482: Learn How to Heal Your Autoimmune Disease Through Diet & Lifestyle | Dr. Terry Wahls

<p>Dr. Terry Wahls (IG: @<a href= "https://www.instagram.com/drterrywahls/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">drterrywahls</a>) is a functional medicine practitioner and a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa where she conducts clinical trials.</p> <p>She’s a patient with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, which confined her to a tilt-recline wheelchair for four years. Dr. Wahls restored her health using a diet and lifestyle program she designed specifically for her brain and now pedals her bike to work each day.</p> <p>She’s the author of <a href="https://geni.us/dMei" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">The Wahls Protocol</a>.</p> <p>Today, Dr. Wahls and I go deep into the specific diet and lifestyle she used to heal her MS. This is a powerful protocol for anyone suffering from an autoimmune condition or chronic disease.</p> <p><strong>In this episode, we discuss:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Dr. Wahls diagnosis of a progressive pain disorder & multiple sclerosis (MS)</li> <li>Mitochondrial dysfunction and multiple sclerosis</li> <li>Signs & symptoms Dr. Wahls was experiencing</li> <li>The power of positive affirmations for healing chronic disease</li> <li>The supplement protocol that changed her life</li> <li>Shifting the focus to what you CAN eat</li> <li>The possibility of recovery exists</li> <li>How changing her diet had a big impact on MS recovery</li> <li>Starting a clinic to share her diet & lifestyle with patients</li> <li>You have to inspire hope</li> <li>The Wahls Protocol helps you heal from chronic disease</li> <li>Are you a meat-eater or vegetarian/vegan?</li> <li>Supplement recommendations for vegetarians and vegans</li> <li>The benefits of sulfur-containing vegetables</li> <li>9 cups of vegetables & fruit a day</li> <li>Monitoring your vitamin D levels</li> <li>Getting a homocysteine test</li> <li>Eating 200 different plant foods a year</li> <li>Taking time to meditate</li> <li>Committing to daily exercise when you have a chronic disease</li> <li>Peer support is important for any b