Watch & Subscribe on YouTubeThis week, I welcomed Terry Wahls, MD to my show. Dr. Wahls is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa where she conducts clinical trials, as well as the author of the New York Times bestselling book Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles and the cookbook The Wahls Protocol: Cooking for Life.Dr. Wahls was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the young age of 45. Through her own intensive research and breakthrough in diet through a program she developed called the Wahls Protocol™, she incredibly reversed her symptoms. Within a year of beginning the Wahls Protocol™, she was able to walk through the hospital where she worked without a cane and even completed an 18-mile bicycle tour. She teaches the public and medical community about the healing power of the Paleo diet and therapeutic lifestyle changes that restore health and vitality, and has helped tens of thousands of MS patients reverse their symptoms. Dr. Wahls currently conducts clinical trials in the setting of MS, and is a compassionate and thoughtful leader in this space.Tune in to hear Dr. Wahls' incredible story and gain a new understanding of the power of food to radically transform your health.Key Takeaways(00:00) Diet & Lifestyle Transform MS Recovery(08:18) Recovery and Research in Multiple Sclerosis(14:20) Autoimmune Disease(27:38) Promising Clinical Trials in MS Research(33:25) Wellness Practices and MS Management(48:34) Guest Interview on Taking Back HealthMemorable Quotes"The vast majority of people with genes that put them at risk for autoimmune diseases don't actually develop the condition in question. It's a combination of genetics, an infection, and then these environmental factors that trigger the autoimmune process."Resources MentionedThe Wahls Protocol Book - https://www.amazon.com/Wahls-Protocol-Autoimmune-Conditions-Principles/dp/1583335544Institute for Functional Medicine - https://www.ifm.org/Terry Wahls, MD - https://terrywahls.com/MS Study - https://terrywahls.com/msstudy/Diet Cheat Sheet - https://terrywahls.com/diet/Long Covid Study email - [email protected] with Terry Wahls, MDWebsite: https://www.terrywahls.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TerryWahlsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drterrywahls/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrywahlsdiet

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