Reversing Multiple Sclerosis And Autoimmune Disease With Functional Medicine with Dr. Terry Wahls

Sep 15, 2021

Dr. Terry Wahls, a clinical professor at the University of Iowa, overcame secondary progressive multiple sclerosis using her own Wahls Protocol. She emphasizes the transformative power of functional medicine, focusing on diet and lifestyle changes. The conversation dives into the importance of mitochondrial health, introducing useful strategies like hormesis and nutrient-dense foods. Furthermore, Dr. Wahls discusses personalized health strategies for autoimmune wellness and advocates for a holistic approach to managing chronic conditions.

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Wahls' MS Recovery

Dr. Terry Wahls, a clinical professor, was confined to a wheelchair for four years due to secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.
She restored her health using a diet and lifestyle program she designed and now bikes to work daily.

ADVICE

Hormesis and Temperature Therapy

Incorporate hormesis, mild to moderate stress followed by recovery, into your routine.
Start slowly with temperature hormesis, gradually increasing your tolerance for hot and cold exposure.

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The Wahls Protocol Diet

Follow the Wahls Protocol diet, emphasizing nine cups of vegetables daily.
Include three cups each of greens, sulfur-rich vegetables, and colorful vegetables.

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Reversing Multiple Sclerosis And Autoimmune Disease With Functional Medicine | This episode is brought to you by HigherDOSE, BiOptimizers, and MitoPure

The most profound cases of healing I see are in people who refuse to give up. Even if they’ve found some things that improve their condition, they continue searching for new ways to feel better and better. This is how we break down walls in medicine. It’s how people who are told they’ll never walk again end up biking to work every day. I’m honored to have one of those incredible people on today’s podcast to talk about her journey as a patient with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. Dr. Terry Wahls never stopped searching for answers and has changed the prognosis of MS and autoimmune diseases for herself and so many others in the process. Throughout this episode, we dive into Dr. Wahls latest tweaks and updates to the healing protocol that’s been so successful for her and countless others.

Dr. Terry Wahls is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa. Her secondary progressive multiple sclerosis confined her to a tilt-recline wheelchair for four years, but she restored her health using a diet and lifestyle program she designed specifically for mitochondrial health and now pedals her bike to work each day. She is the author of The Wahls Protocol: How I Beat Progressive MS Using Paleo Principles and Functional Medicine, The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles, and the cookbook, The Wahls Protocol Cooking for Life: The Revolutionary Modern Paleo Plan to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions.

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Here are more of the details from our interview:

The development of The Wahls Behavior Change Model and importance of attending to mental, spiritual, and emotional aspects of overall health (7:00)

Dr. Wahls’ use of hormesis (mild to moderate stress to the body followed by sufficient recovery and repair) to enhance her health (8:14)

The role that stress played in Dr. Wahls’ life prior to her MS diagnosis, and how she now incorporates stress management in her daily routine (13:16)

The Wahls Protocol diet (20:07)

Unique challenges and successes of clinically studying The Wahls Protocol (31:37)

Patient stories of remarkable health improvements and disease management (40:24)

Dr. Wahls’ current study of Clinically Isolated Syndrome and Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: Dietary and lifestyle changes without drugs versus standard of care (44:55)

Why the NIH resists funding diet and lifestyle research, and the idea of creating health vs treating disease (50:37)

Multiple Sclerosis and the gut microbiome (54:27)

Getting to the root cause of autoimmune disease (59:01)

Learn more about Dr. Terry Wahls and her work at https://terrywahls.com and on Facebook @TerryWahls, on Instagram @drterrywahls, and on Twitter @terrywahls.

Get Dr. Wahl’s new book, The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles at

https://www.amazon.com/Wahls-Protocol-Autoimmune-Conditions-Principles/dp/1583335544