DOCTOR REVEALS How She Cured Her Autoimmune DISEASE! | Cynthia Li & Mark Hyman
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2019
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Think about how different our medical system would be if all doctors were required to have an extreme health crisis before practicing medicine. It’s through those toughest times with our own health that many of us turn to Functional Medicine, as we realize conventional care isn’t getting us what we need. But sometimes, being so involved in treating others’ diseases makes it difficult for doctors to even see our own symptoms for what they really are. This week’s guest on The Doctor’s Farmacy, Dr. Cynthia Li, is here to share her personal journey through autoimmunity and realizing her symptoms had deeper meaning.
Dr. Li received her medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. She’s practiced as an internist in many settings, including Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, San Francisco General Hospital, and St. Anthony Medical Clinic serving the homeless. She currently has a private practice in Berkeley, CA and recently published her first book which I highly recommend, Brave New Medicine: A Doctor's Unconventional Path to Healing Her Autoimmune Illness.
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What was the gut health shake that you gave your patient?
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I hope you could debate Dr Mohamed Faid an expert of food science
I’ve been following Dr. Sullivan and the others that are studying all that the thing I don’t like is the type two diabetes medicine metformin that they take so they won’t end up getting type two diabetes and it’s making them younger and they use a lot of synthetic supplements you’re probably talking about him and
NMN AND Risperdal whatever that is in wine but you can get it in teas like Matcha green tea has IgG‘s you know that already I’m sure there anyway Ollie also has a lot of polyphenols but I’m gonna get off here I need to have a UA-cam channel on my own I just like to help people I wanna open a free clinic when I get totally well to people that can’t afford these crazy expensive drugs because you’re gonna have to be rich to be able to take those things they’re very costly and I truly want to help people and if I discover something that can help people I will not share it with the scientist or the medical field or anybody rich because as you know even with regular medication or medicine or doctors or heart doctors or anything you have to have the best insurance or be rich or they won’t help you so I’m going to help people they don’t have the money to afford this and I will become rich believe it or not I know I will because I’m doing gods work and I had this knowledge a word from God that I’m going to live to be 120 be healthy wealthy and wise, my family comes from a blue zone in Italy where people that live over 100 years old live yup OK I’m getting off here before I get in trouble with Google I don’t know how Google deletes my messages that’s what the thing said when they deleted my message before on here makes no sense to me so I know we’re being monitored go figure don’t take me wrong OK but I don’t totally trust anybody that’s on UA-cam because I know if you were telling the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god UA-cam and kick you off of here so I know you’re not telling us everything and you’re probably trying to sell something but I thank you for your input even though I knew everything you were talking about but I added a few words of wisdom in here because I don’t know if you were going to answer the vegans in here that I do appreciate you and I have an open mind but I’ll never trust anybody 100% not in less they’re helping people for free
okay to save time, she tried to get more sleep, changed her diet by studying her ancestral diet, which led her to cut out most gluten, and that made a major impact. she did detoxes which removed toxins from air pollution, . she slowly weaned off thyroid meds over 14 years, and she studied her estrogen and progesterone levels , then slowly weaned off those hormone replacement drugs as the sleep and diet improvements made a positive impact. also she had a witchdoctor or some clairvoyant come into her house to burn smudge sticks of Southwestern US Native Indian sage and herbs around her home to rid the house of negative energy from the previous home owner. she didnt see that one coming,. she didnt in believe any of it but it opened her mind to think positively and to work on a positive healthy mindset. went to some functional medicine conferences and gradually over a decade , everything worked out and healed her.
Thank you!
Absolutely! Nothing like a witch doctor casting spells to ensure a complete remission!
Thank you for this ..I was wondering because I don't have a 1 hour
Thank you...lol I was wondering 🤔
@iztheterrible, Thank you for taking the time to compile this summary.
When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use.
When diet is correct, medicine is of no need.
~Ayurvedic proverb
Exactly!
Exactly!!!! I love how you put it!!!
SO VERY TRUE
Bottom line: YOU DON'T NEED MEDICINE :)
Medicine is like a band aid to help you relieve the pain temporary without fixing the root cause. If you take your time and do your research, you will find the cure from the nature. I said this because I have done it and it helps me tremendously when my PCP only gave me pain killer with side effect :((
Wrong.
"Nothing opens your mind like desperation" ❤ I feel you sister!
it also creates an energetic "intensity"..its how prayers get "answered" asap, because we are all energy and vibration...we are emitting a frequency like radio station...how strong or weak it is is dependent on us and our desire/intent😀
It also makes you consider bad ideas.
I went through every single stage of illness that Dr. Li went through. I'm year 6 into my healing journey but KNOW that my autoimmune journey started YEARS before I hit rock bottom. I decided to take control of my health and saw major improvements and can now say that I absolutely put my autoimmune disease into remission. It propelled me to spread the message as far and wide as I could. I switched careers and made my life mission to help people get over their thyroid/hashimoto's disease!
Where do you practice? I recently took myself off my meds and feel better already. But weight gain and some other issues are a problem. I have growths in my thyroid that so will get rechecked every year or six months. But the meds were giving me heart issues.
@@victoriaaustin2468 I healed myself of a severe asthmatic histamine intolerance/auto-immune disorder in *_5 months_* and lost 26 lbs in the process by adopting a fasting lifestyle with very clean food when I did eat. I intermittent fasted 23:1 80% of the time, 16:8 20% of the time and in those 5 months did four 3-day fasts (one was 98 hours, actually) that aren't included in those percentages. When I did eat I ate organic, non-GMO, you know the drill...no added sugar, etc. _5 months_ is UNHEARD OF. Get Dr. Mindy Pelz's book, "Fast Like a Girl" and beat this without weight gain. I can't imagine taking YEARS to do this. I had as severe an intolerance as one gets - I was nearly anaphylactic every damn day so I was seriously in trouble. If you want to get a hold of this fast...well, *fast!*
I'm reversing hypothyroidism and celiac disease with information I've read from a book called medical medium. It's life changing! You should definately read it and help me spread the word🙂
@@codybain6788what herbs/food helped you?
Carnivore diet will help all that
- Intermited fast, having daily periods of hunger. Eat less often.
- Walk 30 minutes a day, increase as possible.
- 2 days a week do 20 minutes of HIIT with strength training. Increase to 60 minutes when possible.
- Do elimination diet and find out what works for you.
- Take digestive enzymes.
- Meditate at least 10 minutes a day
- Take cold showers
- Weekly shock the system by alternating heat and cold. Example: 10 minutes of sauna, 10 minute of cold by jumping in a swimming pool, alternating between the sauna and pool for 1 hour.
- Find your purpose
- Love and accept others for who they are and the path they are on and the fact that it is different than your path.
- Journal
- Love yourself
- Forgive yourself and forgive all others
- Follow your intuition
These were not mentioned here but I felt the need to put this.
You don’t work our nearly enough. You need to work our every day. HIIT and strength training are both important. HIIT will improve your cognitive abilities and strength training will give you bone density and muscle that increase longevity.
@@johnvictorengland7703 anymore than 3 times a week and you don't give yourself enough time to recover and build muscle properly and it depends what your goal is. For purposes of purely maintaining health this is more than enough.
Thank you cause that video was the most boring thing I ever tried to listen to.
@@shellys.6694 lol yes it was kind of all over the place 😄
@@NintCondition You're correct. 3 times a week is more than enough. Everyday working out actually wears down the body unless you are in your early twenties. Muscles and other systems need time to recover between workouts on the cellular level.
I am 67 and was insulted so many times by regular medicine. I found out I had autoimmune disease by my own research and 30 years down the road I have a great functional doctor. I rely on intuition all the time, my “gut feeling”. I use my community for local organic food and have a garden. I process my own flour, nut milks and on and on. I still have bouts where my body is attacked with debilitating symptoms but I believe it is from the vaccines I had to take to be in the medical field. Being awake to the times gives you great insight and knowing companies have poisoned us for years. Good food, sleep, exercise, supplements, digestive enzymes, no stress and faith in God is a good start to recovery. Our world is changing and we need to open our eyes to the possibilities set before us. I woke up years ago and believe we have knowledge that will be revealed to us soon.
Let food be your medicine! Do yourself a big favor and read up on medicinal mushrooms and first milking colostrum. They help immensely to heal and regenerate your entire body and all it's organs if taken on a daily basis in sufficient, therapeutic amounts. I've been on these for years and they have worked wonders for me. Do your best to avoid all forms of corn and corn starch, soy, wheat, vegetable oil (corn, safflower, canola, soybean, sunflower, etc.), red meat/dairy (except for grass fed) and of course refined sugar/junk/fast food. It's all about prevention of disease rather than treating or masking symptoms with modern drugs. Best of luck and health to you.
True! Going to doctors for chronic illness is same as inviting more severe disease. They don’t have common sense or the ability to apply the medical knowledge. One of the doctor said she doesn’t know what to do and asked me not to see her again. Most of them are just glorified pharmacist. No offense to pharmacists who do their job well.
I have Sjoren’s autoimmune disorder. I am having liver problems as a result.
@@bhatakthirooh Some doctors want tell a person about anything other than a pharmaceuticals.
What is your opinion of the COVID vaccine? I feel the risk of what can happen isn’t worth taking it.
I’m an acupuncturist with a background as a histotechnologist. I am so grateful for this combination that has helped me see health issues in the the eyes of western medicine and how it correlates to disease patterns in traditional Chinese medicine. I love the power of herbal medicine. We treat the whole person, not a named disease. Diseases must be treated on all levels: physical body (electrical, structural), chemical (nutritional, microbiome) and spiritual/emotional. If one area is affected eventually all areas are affected.
Awesome
I began my painful journey when I was pregnant with my 2nd child. Went to doctor after doctor (M.D.'s) Of course my tests were coming up "normal" so they told me I that it was "in your head". Finally I went to a D.O. & was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Took yrs of self help & changing my diet. That was 30 yrs ago. I'm feeling great now & have not had a flare up in 15 yrs. Thanks for sharing your experience!
This should be required listening for every doctor. It’s so frustrating when doctors lable people with mental illness or being a “difficult patient.” The exact same thing happened (is happening) to me. Everyone including my own wife thinks it’s all in my head.
The arrogance/ignorance of so many doctors is just tragic.
So true!!! I'm in Texas as well and almost cried to see she is no longer here:(.
We are difficult patients, or lots of us are. The problem is that the doctors are the reason we become difficult patients. When doctors contradict each other and say things that are completely incoherant or irrelevant we can do nothing other than say "hang on doctor that doesn't make sense". They are incapable of accepting the validity of our remarks and they don't like us questioning their opinion. For many of us our lives are falling appart around us and doctors refusing facts because they don't understand them is very frustrating. Our frustration is legitimate and doctors should take this into consideration and not presume that the frustration is just because we are weak minded hense all are problems are psychological.
When you've seen enough docrors who are all too happy to accept that it's all in your head your friends and familly find it very difficult to not believe them. After all they are doctors and they are supposed to know what is going on.
It most certainly is tragic, and i hope you find the answers that you are in so much need of.
@@robinhood4640 this is so true. Many doctors feel they should not be questioned because they are the "expert"....
I truly feel like this is an epidemic and so many people struggle with a similar story. Mine was 10 years ago and it took so much for me to heal. But even the functional medicine doctors were not helpful. It took so much strength to heal.
@@camendt75 It is an epidemic. The quality of the air on the planet has reached the point where many peoples lymphatic systems can't cope well enough. It's a more crap coming in than going out situation, it all builds up at different speeds for each inividuel. Women are more affected than men because the gas exchange in the lungs is different,they have smaller lungs.
Eating a more healthy diet reduces the crap intake and helps the body cope better with what we are breathig. It's not rocket science.
Eat a vegan diet or a carnivor diet,filter the air and the water and they will both help. It cannot be because of the specific diet they are totally contradictory.
I have a chronic illness and my ex rheumatologist laughed at me. Changed to a different one in the same office. Total difference! Be your own advocate!
Diet will be crucial in your healing
If your open to it. Check out ayurveda or TCM. They tend to be good with chronic issues.
@@dinomiles7999 Yes, I’m vegan. I do eat very healthy. Thanks.
Yes indeed!
My rheumatologist was no help so I got a second opinion. The 2nd did some tests and concluded "I wasn't 25 anymore." Finally, I found a doctor who wanted to solve the mystery and discovered I have intrinsic factor antibodies and needed B12 shots. I feel like myself again! And it only took lots of struggling with doctors and thousands of dollars worth of tests!
This is my story. After more than 15 years of trying to figure out what was wrong with my body, I ended up with a Psychiatrist telling me that I had Clinical Depression. I explained to him that if I had Clinical Depression why do I still have goals? People with depression lose hope. That was not me. I just wanted my body to help me achieve, and my body was tired and in pain, so that was frustrating me. I explained that my body is making me get frustrated, and that leads to depression. He wouldn't listen to me. A couple of times he even dozed off in front of me...like sorry for boring you sir. He waived me off and just handed me the slip for the next appointment.
I have found my own remedies, and today, I own my own wellness clinic specializing in massage. I see many people who are this same position, and I am happy to fast track them to wellness. Now, I refer patients to functional medical doctors who they can go to to get real answers.
This is exactly what is happening with me. I've been sick 13 years which has caused depression. I also have dreams and goals but this pain and suffering is stopping me from Doing anything which is making me depressed. 😢 No ones listening.
Kindly share your solution it might help me and other people with similar situation
I followed Dr. Brooke Goldner and Dr. Berg's advise. They have lots of videos on youtube and they are SOOO helpful. What helped me was changing my diet and introducing more vegetables (juicing them every morning really helps - spinach, kale, celery, chard, zuccini) . Stay away from high inflammatory foods like highly processed foods, gluten, dairy, sugar. Goodluck!!!
Could you recommend me to a functional doctor in Northern Illinois?
"if I had Clinical Depression why do I still have goals?" - they are not mutually exclusive...
"You can only heal what you are connected to... what is going on in your body, you can't heal something you are detached from"....BINGO!! That is the key statement in this whole conversation for me in healing my body and my autoimmune disease. Also, loved learning more about the Ancestral diet, researching that for sure! 💎💜🙏🏼
Awesome statement! Too tired to watch video, but this really helped! Also going no carbs no sugar, etc. 😊
I wanted to briefly share how I got my Hashimoto's thyroiditis in remission. 3 years ago I got a infection in pancreas which cause me to be nauseous so I didn't eat for 9 days (basically fasting, however definitely not planned) but tried to keep up my fluid intake. It just happened that when I recovered I needed to have my labs drawn and my doctor was so surprised because my labs reflected 90% remission of Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Asked all kinds of questions and once found out I hadn't eaten for 9 days, only had fluids asked if would wait 6 months and do another long fast (5-9 days) and see if we would get it in complete remission. That is exactly what happened after the second fast and now 3 years later, I am still in remission from Hashimoto's thyroiditis. :)
wow, very impressive :) Did you have only antibodies for Hashimoto or also low t3/t4, and had to take hormones? and now dont?
Did you have to take in special foods after the fasting?
that's amazing! congratulations!
Sometimes the T3 T4 was out of balance and sometimes spot on. Antibodies were for Hashimoto was always high until I did the 9 day fast and by the 2nd time (6 month later) no more. I had my immune system chinking away at my thyroid for 35 years, so it will take some time to have it recover/regenerate and we are working on that. After the fast, to break the fast (especially since this was a longer fast) I would break it with bone broth and after an hour or so, depending on how I felt, I would have half of an avocado and wait and see how my gut was doing and slowly introduce different food again. Also before the bone broth I would take ion biome on empty stomach to restore gut balance. Dr. Mindy Pelz is a wealth of information on fasting, especially for women (find her on youtube)
@@beardseiibeard2812 thank you so much for the information! I wish i would of found this out a long time ago! My medical Doctors never ever mentioned any of this! But I am going to pursue as much as i can; unfortunately medical insurance wont cover most of the Functional services
Totally agree: The arrogance/ignorance of so many doctors is just tragic.
If you have an arrogant Dr....find another one. Their industry keeps many bound to protocol and “traditional” thinking. Have to shop around sometimes.
Looking for good doctors, change them and one worst then first one, BayCare push them to have as much patience they can during the day. We live in strange world. Good doctor gone.
From my experience: if you have a chronic condition, read as much as possible about it in legitimate scientifically validated sites. Observe your symptoms and keep a notebooks and record everything you do, eat and frequency of your symptoms. NO doctor however skilled can replace your observations. However for urgent need go to UC or ER. Above all follow a healthy lifestyle including proper diet, exercise, meditation and take things easy. After all we are all rushing towards death- so what’s the hurry? Why waste your hard earned money on a ignorant doctors and a shockingly crappy health care system?
@@bhatakthirooh If you do enough research you can often know as much or more than a doctor. In some cases it's not their fault; all doctors have little time. Helps if you can bring some printouts of pertinent articles. Problem is to get them to read them.
Yes, thank you ♥ for your comment - I made a similar experience with one exception then one great doctor who is already retired said to me that he could imaginge that I was treated poorly .... it was a relief someone who believed me and he did not want any money he said to me: I am 75 years old and happy for my fulfilled life I would like to give something back and I want to help you....
I commented in more detail on the thread below regarding the summary of the interview, but overall I'd say, this interview was worth it and think every PCP and medical student should watch it. She clearly expressed what every single person who's suffered from any type of chronic pain and gone through the usual channels in our "healthcare" system feels when no answers are found and every specialist sees you with a narrowed lens and no answers mean it's in your head type of thing
I admire the financial independence of people, But you can live better if you work a little more. After watching this I think there are people out there, on the extreme, who plan to die early just to be able to retire early. To each their own but to me, retirement isn't just about not having to work, it's about having the freedom to do whatever you might reasonably want, such as travel, buying things, enjoying life, etc. I don't think I could retire with less than $3m in income-generating investments, maybe $2m at the very minimum. I plan to work until I'm at least 45
Nobody knows anything, you need to create your own process, manage risk and stick to the plan, through thick or thin while also continuously learning from mistakes and improving
@@BrunoLuke Having an investment adviser is the best way to go about the market right now, especially for near-retirees, I've been in touch with a coach for a while now mostly cause I lack the depth knowledge and mental fortitude to deal with these recurring market conditions, I netted over $220K during this dip, that made it clear there's more to the market that we avg joes don't know
@@MarcusFred-wn3iv Who’s the person guiding you
@@BrunoLuke credits to *MARTHA ALONSO HARA*, one of the best portfolio managers out there. she's well known, you should look her up
@@MarcusFred-wn3iv Thank you, I just checked her out and I have sent her an email. I hope she gets back to me soon.
They always say “it’s stress”.
Some times they act like they don’t even wanna see you.
No this one “ it must be stressing time” 🤣
Also my that the truth😢
Stress can trigger cancer and many serious conditions. My adrenals/thyroid are a mess. This may or may not have been caused by stress, but the physical results are very real. To dismiss "stress" is such a cop out.
In all fairness stress is definitely a major trigger in a lot of conditions, especially autoimmune diseases. Talking from experience.
My symptoms were caused by lyme and bartonella. Late stage.
I'm 63 and avoid doctors, nearly all of whom have failed to help me, and in one case badly scared me with a false diagnosis. What I have learned from self-experimentation is that "less is more," meaning less food, less often. I'm not interested in weight loss, merely feeling optimal, and fasting gives the body time to heal, followed by a healthy diet of real foods. Aside from posting this, I don't discuss my health regimen, as it provokes a lot of unwanted advice and even worry. Do your own research, so much easier these days, thanks to videos such as this one and many more. Best wishes to all for a healthy 2020 and beyond.
Which means u fast
☀️🌺☀️🌺☀️
More is less, so true. More organic and whole food, less calories.
@serendipidus1 I agree. There's a famous quote by Sir William Osler, thought to be the "father of medicine" (I talk about his writing in my last video). He said, "Listen to the patient. S/he is telling you the diagnosis."
Bless you, Luann.
Easily one of the best health videos I've ever seen. Riveting life stories, dovetails into so many things. Makes me think and reflect on my own life and people around me. Thanks so much for sharing.
My wife is Jero Tya. She's very well known for her psychic and clairvoyant abilities. I had no idea how many women are looking for help in this field until we started going public. It was like a flood of clients as soon as we opened the door.
Some think it's rubbish but others can't live without it because it's like a counselor, healer, and psychic giving guidance all in one.
A terrific example of doctors that are allowing themselves to learn so they can truly become healers.
I don't know why so many docs stop learning in med school. I used to think I was practicing "alternative" medicine. Now I think it is an augmented style to all the conventional medicine.
Amazing! Gracias...
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Very interesting can you list the name of the book and authors name?
Except she'd be calling people quacks when she had health...
As a RN who got knocked to my knees a decade ago and became the “difficult patient”, I am grateful to witness this conversation! 🙏🏼💕🙏🏼 I pray that functional medicine becomes mainstream. I truly believe it saved my life! 💓
Could you please name a good Functional medicine doctor?
Appreciate your help 🙏
@@moniryousefian8782 I just saw Dr. Hyman and another doctor at Cleveland Clinic, talk about the hospital being the first in the nation to have a functional unit all to its own. I’m in the same boat!
@@Tinyteacher1111
Hi Kathryn , are you saying that Dr. Hyman is working at Cleveland Clinic ? Cleveland , Ohio ?
@@Tinyteacher1111 wow,,,,,too much to swallow,,, will have to view this again,,, somehow l knew there is something out.there,,,,thanks
Hi Andy, could you please share the name of the Functional medicine doctor who saved you ! 😀
Greatly appreciated 🙏
I am so thankful for this! Excellent topic, I have Hashimoto's too. I am gluten free, alcohol free and now sugar free! Gradually getting better!
Beautiful ❤️ more people need to know our own power of healing!
It’s pretty frightening that medical schools don’t teach preventative medicine and nutrition. I have lost faith in traditional medicine.
Me too!
Conventional medicine is linked to money - Big Pharma. It's only legal in the US to "push" (advertise) drugs.
Big Pharma fund many med schools. They don't even learn basic nutrition at universiry😳
No money in learning that
That is because back in 1924, David rockerfeller, began a purge on all America's natural healing and holistic medicine schools. this birthed the big pharma control of the world. Thankfully, this too, among other things like the private federal reserve bank, the political system, the entire commerce system, the crooked msm, the big tech social media platforms, and many other crooked, big things are all being systematically, painstainstakingly dismantled. I don't know how long this will take, hopefully, not much longer.
I was diagnosed with lupus at 25 yrs. I always rebelled against the high dose, toxic drugs the doctors wanted to put me on. I only took the bare minimum and ate well, got lots of rest and have remained as stress free as possible and I'm still alive 30 yrs later and I'm not a big toxic, bloated mess. Conventional medicine is almost worthless for autoimmune illness in my opinion.
Your words inspires me.
I agree. In the same boat. I believe our food supply is intentionally POISONED.
@@kymberlybade1480 well, with the GMO Frankenfood, you are right on the mark, Kymberly..why France and Italia banned it...
After being diagnosed with connective tissue, RA then lupus over 13 years, I’m scared. I want to remain hopeful but at time I can’t stop myself feeling fearful, lonely and helpless
@@tellyfic1681 me too 😭
Mind blowing! I hate that you both had these experiences with your health but I'm happy you did. It will benefit us all. Please everyone like this video so that others will see. Thank you, thank you for this video!
Loved loved loved this segment. As an intuitive its so refreshing to hear a DOCTOR come to the conclusion that we have intuition as a god given tool to navigate life not to give that right away to another person who is not in your body!
There is a famous saying in Ayurveda (traditional Indian medicine), quite simply put, 'food is medicine'....it cant solve everything, but truly changing your food habits changes the game...
Yes thank God 🙏🏼
Very well said madam
― Hippocrates
I wonder why some people can eat why they want without getting ill?
@@NamiWonderful because Ayurveda says: you are what you digest. Of course, you are what you eat but more importantly: you are what you digest
I love hearing TWO DOCTORS discussing how the basic medical system does not know it all. Acknowledging the body systems tied together with diet. HUGE! Thank you!
I once dared to tell my specialist that certain food trigger an auto immune response on me by experience. He immediately didn't want to listen to that. But I knew that he wasn't going to listen in the first place, I would never bother again because only if he had the disease himself he would know first hand. Yes, Food with Gluten specially cookies makes me feel terrible right the next day, I don't need a doctor to tell me otherwise.
I find that pretty terrifying but I know what you mean
I would change your comment into the medical system knows almost very little.
True. Conventional medicine has failed in some fields. Examples are the orthopedic and autoimmune diseases. Very expensive yet useless
@@livenow1788 That is an understatement. I would look at it upside down, there are few fields where conventional medicine is effective and those are not diseases but trauma and wounds or broken bones and the invention of antibiotics, antifungal and antivirus. 95% of conventional medecine is treating symptoms, knocking down the patient with drugs (opiates) or cutting a part of the body. That sums it up.
such beautiful, honest, caring people, sharing their health crisis and the long road where they found the only way to full recovery. Thankyou for the transparent way you both presented this information. God Bless both of you and everything you are achieving to bring us all self awareness to good health.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH for sharing your journeys with us. ❤ To simply get validated is a gift in itself! I've been through some very LOW lows with a multitude of symptoms that isolated me in my house, exhausted and confused.
I feel I'm now in the phase of DETOX while being on a whole food, organic where possible, dairy free, gluten free diet, eating all my food within an 8-hr period.
I wish i knew what was in Dr. Hyman's "gut shake," but I think i can guess from the things he shared.
My cupboards are nearly bare! I used to think that was a sign of poverty. Now i see it as a sign of knowing its best to get things as fresh as possible from the store rather than keeping preservative-laden things on the shelf. I now don't buy anything with a long list of ingredients. And nothing with "added sugars."
The one thing i didn't hear about was the use of epsom salt baths to help with detox. I've found them to be soothing.
I wish they'd discussed about how to get rid of heavy metals or where to go to get tested for that.
In any case, I wish you all much good health very soon!!! ❤
"let my suffering be someone else's blessing"
Beautiful.
🙏💕🙏💕🙏💕
Every physician should be required to listen to this before entering their official practice in the medical world.
My husband is a doc but he wont listen to them hes like theyre not "real doctors" :/ i dont agree with him tho i think its nice info
@@FB-bo3sj You are a very smart woman. Good for you. Just because you are married, doesn't mean you cannot think for yourself. Yes, you can love him and still have your own mind. : ) Blessings to you.
@@FB-bo3sj they are brain washed with superiority complex...they are so highly programmed to a point they blind to see common sense most if the time. I salute them for putting together body parts, etc. But when it comes to natural healing they are not for it because...no sickly patients, no business. If a person to that has graduate degrees are called doctors...lol... chiropractors, naprapathic doctors also went beyond their master's degree to get there. The bottom line is: Patients. Results. Are they healthy and healed??? It doesn't matter the degrees and practice. So many misdiagnosis are made out here by "Medici" doctors. Money making is the root. Students who are brain washed to disgrace other healers (that are effective) are probably victims of the System of Money Worship, shrink the brains of humans fantastic self healing design. Yes, design.
They have medical liscence. They passed the medical board exam set by US Govt. So they are REAL DOCTORS indeed. But doctors are different in the way they trained and belief. These two doctors are just open minded to all avenues of healing and this include not only they learned in medical school but holistic medicine using broad understanding of human body function.
What an amazing woman and story. Still playing after 3 years. Great Job.
When we don’t even know WHAT we don’t know, it comes down to having an idea of what good health is supposed to look like, and having faith that there is something to look for that will heal us.
Been there many times.
Wow ! I am a doctor, I caught Lyme disease in 2010, I moved into a house with a mold problem in 2015 and got sick, Hypothyroid in 2018, I went to China for training in 2019 and got sick, I had G.I issues and got sick. I had normal traditional test results and kept getting worse. I felt like I was being gas lighted by my colleagues. Functional medicine saved my life, now I am looking forward to Bioenergetics APM this Friday...😊 P.s I love you guys, thanks for leading the way into this paradigm.
What was your process for healing in on a similar path it's been debilitating please if you don't mind sharing
@@nomade438 My big turning points were, Elimination diet, staying gluten and dairy free afterwards. Magnesium and B1 and B12 supplementation. Getting better sleep, breathing exercises, and massively increasing phytochemical diversity...More variety in fruits, vegetables and spices. At one point I needed digestive support.
Do t understand why an American would jeopardize their health by going to China, our enemy. Am I Crazy?
Did you prescribe yourself all sorts of toxic drugs that dont' work? That should be a requirement for a doctor. Then don't listen to yourself complain.
@@Notme-tq4xs No I faithfully listened and followed my doctors advise, no self medicating. The only self medicating thing I did was rage quit taking the meds.
Doctors only give you 15 minutes.... and pills upon pills🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
THIS!!!!!! Just in & out!!! No empathy or compassion!! My rheumatologist can’t even pronounce my name & wants to give me lots of drugs!!! No questions of my past, lifestyle, mental health. Nothing. Like someone else commented, be your own advocate & trust yourself! We live in our own bodies, we know our bodies better than anyone!
True.
It is ridiculous
More like 5 minutes
5 minutes in Australia...
Love the fact that you cover intuition as part of health. So under rated and over looked and my ears pricked up. Thank you so much.
This interview is amazing and a huge help for those who need your guidance. Both of you be blessed and stay safe !
Out of the hundreds of autoimmune doctors I've heard or read about, she resonates the most. I noticed how most doctors are always missing one factor: our own intuition. Not one body is the same and it's very important to connect to our own body to feel what it needs. Yes, docs help to guide us but not many teach us how to connect to and listen to our own bodies, these beautiful vessels that are much more intelligent than we allow them to be! Go Dr. Li!
Yes, we should learn the language of our body
I wish health insurance covered functional medicine. I think this would really help so many people.
bellanatalie333 I agree 100%
Because modern health care doesn’t want you to be cured, so they can make money off all the pills they put us on. It’s fucking horrible
Kathryn Alberalla you are absolutely correct! They want to have you depending on 100 different pills to keep treating side effects from the other 50 pills. It’s a disgusting and sad cycle. And the saddest part is that our society has been conditioned that this is the only way to be treated.
Kathryn Alberalla 100% correct! I’ve been experiencing this for over 10yrs. If the doctors had their way, I’d be on 20 diff medications. Thankfully I know enough and have seen what all this can do to a person, so I refuse and do everything in my power to find alternative ways to help my chronic pain. It’s really disgusting and disturbing how medicine is practiced in the United States by almost all, not all but most, Doctors.
cmariebeauty_ So very true!! Sadly, it is a very accurate depiction of how Medicine is practiced in America. 🤬😞
I honestly have both fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. 😩 amazing I can function. I understand the keep going, keep pushing. This episode is sooo enlightening. Many thanks.
Ever been checked for mold? I heard someone say that those can be caused by mold infections.
Try magnesium glycinate 400mg n potassium99. at night then sleep good cramps go away in thighs n legs which would wake me so many nights..daytime in morning I take nature's made D3 2000mg B12 complex n if needed Vitaman C 500mg this really helps w energy I'm 62 an most days have the blahs..I also do a soothing 3 times a week for morning of greens green apple cucumber celery parsley cilantro spinach an u can add lemon honey
Same.
Great conversation with a lot of takeaways. I've dived deep into dietary healing over the past 5 years due to my declining health with symptoms described by both of you. But 'ah-ha!' moments for me were using intuition, grief healing and mould. I've been renovating an old house for 6 years with a lot of mould and have had 12 years of grief ++ I came across this vid purely by chance searching something entirely unrelated. I was meant to see it. Thank you so much. I'll be getting Cynthia's book xox
23:52 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Dysautonomia.
28:17 Systemic Inflammation and Fibromyalgia
30:38 Recovery (how she recovered)
Sleep: (learn about circadian rhythm) keep to a sleep/awake schedule.
Stress: stick to a schedule reduce stress.
Diet: Meat! Ancestral Diet. Nutrient Dense Food. Avoid Gluten.
Thank you ❤️
Thanks
Thank you!
God bless you!
@Justyn Gervasi Always sort comments by "top comments" and go down from top.
Awesome show, thanks for that. :) I love how earnest and candid you are with a relatable sense of humor that can easily help as a dose of some meaningful medicine. Cheers!
She can definitely help patients better than doctors who don’t face their problems own medical experiences. That’s tough but beneficial at the end.
This video should be mandatory for ALL DOCTORS as part of their CE. They should also mandate 1000 hours of nutrition training for ALL doctors as well. I have less and less faith in the myopic view from doctors who practice allopathic medicine anymore. This video was wonderful. Thank you and God Bless
No class will instill care or character. It’s not education, it’s not caring.
This story with Cynthia Li is MY story too! Becoming violently ill in Mexico while on honeymoon - and I was "never the same since." Later finding out I had chronic Lyme, Endometriosis, Hashimotos Thyroiditis, Celiac Disease, PCOS....and so on after seeing a string of specialists. It was finally a homeopathic doctor that was able to educate me of the cascade effect of the food I was eating and stressful lifestyle I was living (Lean Cuisine was a "healty meal" and running 8-10 miles per day on the treadmill followed by an hour of heavy weight lifting FOR YEARS). I thought I was "so on top of things" and boy was I wrong. After years of coming to terms with my food sensitivities and hormone imbalances, I'm finally starting to recover. After gaining 85 pounds due to exercise intolerance and overall fatigue (and depression) I'm about 75% back to a healthy body. Food is medicine, and so is rest, self care, setting boundaries, finding peace and silence within. Thank you for spreading this message and for helping bring awareness to this very real, very debilitating issue that affects so many.
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Just eat beef
I'd bet money you developed Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. Fyi many are finding remission with low carb diets and addressing healing their gut biome.
@@teresalipot3585 This is what I was just diagnosed with, MCAS. After I got Covid, this MCAS appeared & I have horrible chronic fatigue. On a diet of beef, chicken, fish & low histamine vegetable.
@@thomassaddul JUST BEEF? why?
What an amazing interview! I needed this, truly exceptional! Kudos Dr. Hyman & Dr. Li ❤🎉😊
I love this! Taking the time to explore our own needs. Reconnecting with the old ways, intuition, feeling , body clock.
“That’s why conventional medicine is called ‘practicing’ medicine” I like functional medicine.
They do not take insurance such as Medical or Medicare. Many peeps can't afford $450.00 a visit.
Actually many people recover from Fibromyalgia/ CFS w /o a functional medicine MD per se, but it can take years.
@@sophieoshaughnessy9469 I hope that is the case with me. how to do it though
@@bondjane007 Most people can afford a book.
@@reneebulkley1333 Yeah but most people probably won’t apply what they read in a book or even sit down and read a book anymore. They have to have an off a lot of willpower to do that. Everything is delicious also a lot of patience!
I can totally relate to all of these. I stopped seeing my doctor & started living my life again . Fr the basics. Sleep, movements, rhythm, eating properly ( I thought I was before but I wasn’t doing enough) , and stress ..getting rid of toxic people around me . I was traveling for a many years & the the environmental effects , everything adds up. This was 10 years ago. Until today I’m still learning, food, sleep, our body & mind & getting rid of the rashes & joint aches all over my body. I am healing myself not by traditional medicine but what my grandparents did ...all back to basic & jump start my body . Traditional medicine is not for chronic diseases. Doctors can’t tell what sort of autoimmune diseases I got . Gluten..got rid of that devil 5 years now. Reading all food labels. Preparing all my meals & walking 30mins a day !
Thank you for sharing
Gluten. Devil. You said it! Ha ha ha! It really is. Thanks for sharing!
Would you like say your in remission?
Blessings
Do you have celiac?
I have an autoimmune condition, symptoms of lupus. Lichen Planus, heart, liver, kidnney and spleen pain. I gave up trying to be heard by the doctors, so I started researching. And that made them angry, my doctor's office sent me a letter telling me I couldn't see my doctor any more because I had asked them to stop sending me to specialists. The ones I had seen had given me drugs without telling me they planned to, and were treating me with disrespect. There was a kidney doctor who yelled at me for not wanting radioactive iodine. I had been having thyroid symptoms and my mother has hashimotos. I said I didn't want contrast. And this woman treated me like I was being a difficult 4 year old. She was the last straw. I asked to just give me blood tests and stop sending me to specialists anc they tlld me I couldn't come there for testing or to see my primary anymore.
I have a friend with Lupus. He sent it into remission after decades of battling. He did so by changing his diet to an extremely healthy one. It was a long process. I pray you heal.
@@tiffanyguzman4405 was he still on meds?
Other than Hyman's occasional interruptions, I found Li's retelling of her journey compelling and informative. Thank you for holding space for her experience.
I feel like Dr. Li is giving us back the power, and saying she values our bodies, our worth. We are more than $$$.
My doctor let me use the natural route for a crippling autoimmune disease. She was wonderful. She said she took an oath so if she saw things getting really bad she would have to give me meds as per her oath but it’s my choice to take them or not. As she saw me getting better and better she started learning natural medicine. She was wonderful, supportive and life changing in my healing. I’ve got a great doctor ❤️. The doctor prior to her, when I was noticing little symptoms here and there but didn’t know it was autoimmune, she told me “you’re young, you’re thin, you’re fine. It’s all in your mind”. Meanwhile my body was attacking itself hour by hour.
Yesss!!!!!! Absolutely yes!!! You are correct and your doctor is a doctor and not a parrot repeating what they have been teach since the beginning of their carrier. Mine are like that or I teach them Lol! Some of them are listening carefully now about other ways to do. One of them saved his legs by just receiving a lymphatic drainage! After 17 days hospitalized and receiving the strongest antibiotics ever, he did not improved. I recommend the drainage because it was clear that his system was clogged and was just transporting garbage up and down all day long without having the capacity to clear itself and the body from harming crap. And of course, could not transport the antibiotic to the needed places. He did and a little later he was running like a kid and he is big man! How could he forgot what lymphatic system is about? Well they know what it is but do not know how to holistically work with it. Same with the rest of the body- mind - spirit.
What did you do to be off of medicines?
Could you please tell me who was your Dr, I need for someone that sufferin from autoimmune and lupus, I appreciate it.
@Luisa Gabriela Mendivelso Silva please give me email
I am suffering from lupus since 3 months please 🙏
@Luisa Gabriela Mendivelso Silva
Do you know a good doctor for autoimmune disease?!
Appreciate your help 🙏😊
It took 4 years for Dr’s to diagnose me. Many specialists, many different diagnosis. I was super depressed. I, finally, went to an Internist who decided to do a Pneumo Vac test. She took my blood, then injected me with 12 strains of Pneumonia. I returned 4 weeks later. She compared my blood to the original blood sample. I was diagnosed with CVID. I felt relieved. I started the the IVIG treatment. I did it for 5 years. I still have problems with GI and arthritis but, at least , I know what I have. It is VERY frustrating to repeat your symptoms over and over. I pray for all of you that don’t know what you have. Don’t let Dr dictate to you. There are many times that they are wrong. Insist on tests that you think might shed light. Trust your gut. You know your body. ❤❤
Daily meditation and prayer helps ☯️
Thank you for validating the dismissive, pejorative experience many of us deal with for years before proper diagnosis. The struggle is very real.
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Similar experience but I'm a nurse, I had celiac, Sjogrens, fatty liver, HTN, depression and anxiety from a bad diet. I quit the meds and fasted at 1st then started a diet full of healthy fats and nutrients. I feel so much better. I'm sitting next to a stack of old text books. Learning meditation was a turning point for me. There's too much wrong in our current medical system to mention. Here's to seeking and finding real health!
Can you share what you eat and continue. How are you..l have fatty liver
I am an RN for 45+ years & grateful to witness an AMAZING conversation between doctors .
GOD BLESS !
PRAISE GOD!
HALLELUJAH!
Thank you so much for being humble to share your inspirationally story. I am so happy to know you are in the right path now. Thank you and I am sending my love to all of you❤
I really enjoyed this presentation. Camaraderie between these two doctors is really amazing and their realizations of their illnesses and how that impacts their practice phenomenal. I will watch it again. There is so much to be learned about our health and well-being and this is a good start for lots of us who are suffering, God, immune and other, chronic illnesses. Gives me hope.
I wish the interviewer would stop interrupting! We know you're brilliant...
Totally agree. He was interrupting the lady all the times. He sucks!
He says up front, that this is a conversation. Conversations require 2 people.
Community building !!!!! My God we have to become sick sometimes to learn to do thé right things. " Out of weakness were made strong..."??
True. Irritating.
I like Dr. Hyman's comments. His explanations simplify what's being discussed. Comments are much too hard on him.
The medical system is failing us all. We need a proactive preventative approach not just a reactive one. Instead of just putting a Band-Aid on the wound find out what is causing the wound. When people are needing to see up to six doctors for what should be a simple diagnosis and effective treatment you know something is wrong.
They wouldn't make money off well patients. Lol
@@grose2272 Exactly. That is why they have no real interest in healing people.
I agree, doctors should be paid to keep us well. We should pay them regularly if we are healthy. They shouldn't be paid if we are sick or unable to earn money- work.
Three ophthalmologists and two doctors and not one could figure out i had dermetitis. Even after i went to my primary care doctor and told him i think i have an allergic reaction he dismissed it. Walked myself into an allergist... well i am allergic to neomycin 2nd most common allergy in dermatitis. Seriously? I had to diagnosed myself?
Had a cough for two months was told to take a cough drop. Again walk myself to a pulmonologist had bronchitis triggered by allergic reactions.
The amount of contaminants and carcinogens are too much for living beings to take and our autoimmune systems are under too much stress.
Most doctors are a huge disappointment. Fibromyalgia, Raynauds, Interstitial cystitis are all syndromes .. tell someone their pain isn't real. An women get treated differently too.. We are depressed or hysterical and once we reach 45 we are Perimenopause then Menapouse they have an answer to everything for us but the real one.
Its true, we need grandmas wisdom and herbal meds.
What a beautiful story. I have psoriasis for a year now and was rx Skyrizi something in me (intuition) told me that not the route to go. I am not against medication but if there is a more natural way of doing things I will most definitely take that route. Thank you for this wonderful interview we need more doctors like you! I mean it from the bottom of my heart ❤️
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Physician-Scientist who chose an alternative career path. I tell this to my new medical students every year. “Every Doctor should be a patient at some point in need of medical care; it changes your practice completely”
Thank you esteemed colleagues for a vital conversation!
I am tired of being alone in this battle! Thank you for all your help and hope!!!
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I really think food deals with everything
Inspiring. I am a doctor and will take a lot of these lessons from Cynthia Li to heart. Thank you!
Thank you. I wish your colleagues would do the same. They hurt people in severe pain, every day, by their ignorance and dismissiveness. It is hard enough to have to battle pain, without also having to battle the medical profession. We lose our livelihoods, and sometimes our lives, without any help.
@@mbd6054 doctors trained in modern aka big pharma medicine just don't have the tools to deal with chronic and autoimmune conditions. I haven't seen a doctor in over 10 years now, you have to take matters into your own hands.
@@AP-bo1if Yes, I know, but as these diseases progress they tend to damage vital organs, and when in life endangering situations, one is drawn back into the quagmire of 'modern medicine'.
@@mbd6054 Let food be your medicine! Do yourself a big favor and read up on chaga mushroom, camu camu and first milking colostrum. They help immensely to heal and regenerate the whole body if taken on a daily basis in sufficient, therapeutic amounts. Do your best to avoid all forms of corn and corn starch, soy, wheat, margarine, vegetable oil (corn, canola, soybean, sunflower, safflower, peanut, etc.), GRAIN-FED eggs/poultry/red meat/dairy and of course refined sugar/flour and junk/fast food. It's all about prevention of disease rather than treating or masking symptoms with modern Rx drugs. Best of luck and health to you.
@@tehnewsguy Thank you very much. You are wise. I have tried much of what you recommend, except for the mushrooms and colostrum, which sound very interesting. You are very kind, and I will read up as you suggest. I wish you good health and good fortune, and am most grateful to you.
WOW! Thank you Dr Hyman! I appreciate everything you are doing for so many. I dont even know where to begin to thank you enough. All of your videos are so helpful, but this one really spoke to me so much. I see it came out three years ago! I regret having missed this when my symptoms were new. I plan to buy Cynthias book and continue to watch your informative and comforting videos. My shoulders have dropped about two inches after hearing Cynthias advice. I have never been able to meditate properly, or stick to a regimen for better sleep, but after this i will be able to try yet another new direction to rid my body of this archae and heal my leaky gut.
Thank you so much. It's about time! Love you!
Gosh, feels like I'm listening to my life for the past 10years. And working greatly to reverse it.
Let food be your medicine! Read up on medicinal mushrooms and first milking colostrum. They help immensely to heal and regenerate the entire body and all it's organs if taken on a daily basis in sufficient, therapeutic amounts. Colostrum is especially important for anyone with a weakened or compromised immune system. Do your best to avoid all forms of corn and corn starch, soy, wheat, vegetable oil (corn, safflower, canola, soybean, sunflower, etc.), red meat/dairy (except for grass fed) and of course refined sugar and junk/fast food. It's all about prevention of disease rather than treating or masking symptoms with modern drugs. Best of luck and health to you.
@@tehnewsguy thanks to you two this makes me feel that there is hope and a solution for my thyroid problem too
This is really great to see that doctors are speaking up. I wanted to mention that I learned that alot of cheese is processed with gluten and is not marked as containing gluten. I was in France trying to order a gluten free cheese dish and the chef came out to me and says that alot of these cheeses we produce are made with gluten - it's really made a difference for me to stick to the cheeses that are marked gluten-free.
Wow 😳 I had no idea!
When dairy is pastuerized, it completely changes the structure of it from beneficial to harmful. Raw dairy is healing to the body. Dr. Axe compared pastuerized milk to vegetable soy oil loaded with sugar, whereas; raw milk is fine.
Gluten will kill the body yet everything is made with it. Try finding a loaf of bread without it. Impossible. And, if you do find gluten free it’s unbearable in taste.
@60jane, Thank You!!!! I will make sure to only get gluten free cheeses.
@@mrhollandsopus3960 Or full of other bad things that you shouldn't eat.
This was a very interesting video for me. I went through something very similar ten years ago and I finally healed myself. I'm not a doctor but I would read and listened to everything I could find that I thought would help. I basically went through detoxing and trying to get my gut in a better shape. I learned a lot especially about nutrition. There are many people suffering this type of illnesses (?) so these videos are so necessary, thank you both
Experiencing the same now. May I ask how did you fix your gut?
What did you do
I too have been following your path, but over the last 5 years. Have been lots of blank walls and abrurt turns along the way... but very positive results too!
@@wonderwalk1210 Fasting helps a lot with gut repair... 17-24 hours of fasting... you can watch Dr. Mindy's video on how to treat autoimmune conditions or put then in remission...
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This was such a great podcast! I learned so much!
This was healing just listening. Knowing that sometimes you're not alone
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Dr. Li... you made me start crying my eyes out mid-interview... Dr. Hyman... what a gem you are. I finally started consulting with Functional Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic and just one month in and it is saving my life... I am in disbelief of my own progress.
Ignored so many times for the same issues as these two, wrote a book "Dying for a Diagnosis" after having a near death experience as a result of misinformed doctors. This was a great interview thank you
Is you're book on Amazon,
I just bought your book off of Amazon 😊
Great, informative interview! I appreciate this video. Thank you so much.
Thank you Dr. Cynthia for sharing your journey very powerful and inspiring
Wow! 'Difficult patient' stigma is something I know so v well! also, the way drs treat you with psychiatric meds - anti- anxiety, depression... so glad to hear someone else knows and understands it. Being told often to visit a psychiatrist. Autoimmune is a lonely journey.
I wonder if I will ever encounter a physician who says this to me? They know I am an academic, clinical, and research psychologist with 20 plus years experience, they wouldn't dare! I was just diagnosed with hypothyroidism due to low TSH levels. The diagnosis is always confirmed in lab work, not just symptoms in traditional medicine. This is for insurance coding and billing purposes. We have the same paradigm in clinical psychological practice. Am on thyroid meds. I think this started with a meal in a Houston Chinese restaurant in the late 1980s. Dont remember what I ate. I was 40, dizzy, so dizzy I was throwing up. After a month, I had a MRI to check for brain tumor. I have have had balance issues ever since 30 yrs. FInally after four mos wearing scopalomine patches my vertigo eased up. I had had chicken pox in my childhood. Later in my 60s, Shingles appeared, treating with aycyclovir. I had dental issues took two courses of antibiotics killed all my gold gut bacteria, got systemic candida. Treating that with Fluconazol. Some functional medicine pratitioners have studied thousands of medical studies and found that three common factors were in most thyroid patients a viral infection, followed later, sometimes years later by vertigo, tiredness etc.,. Then high stress becomes a trigger. Finally gluten and sometimes dairy sensitivity. That fits my path. I am certain I have had chronic low level hypothyroidism. The causes were multiple. THe management is multiple.....I have inflammation of nerves with numb feet, cold hands and feet, muscle tiredness and weakness, it is believed the cerebellum in the lower back of the brain is inflammed infectiong balance etc. I have periodic brain fog...my intellect when not exhausted and inflammed, is not affected, not my long term memory. My short term memory IS affected when I am inflammed but not,when I am not inflamed. I am not depressed , I was mystified and curious, not,happy about symptoms but otherwise happy in my life. I know everything has a cause. I was eating a very healthy high plant medium protein diet, low sugar, low gluten diet. Now I know that isnt enough for ME at THIS stage I must have NO sugar, substitutes, or gluten. SO this is a journey for me now my body needs more protein, red meats as I was anemic . More spinach, folic acid supplementation. Zero gluten. Zero sugar.
@@latinaalma1947 i just got the same symptoms low tsh, normal t3 t4. muscle tiredness weakness with just little usage. May i know if you have cured yourself? is the answer zero gluten and sugar?
Just shows most GPS lack of knowledge when they can't figure out what's wrong or their text books don't give them the answers
I am a physician and was treated the same way before being diagnosed with lupus 10 years ago. I am sorry you were treated inhumanely. There is no other word for it. Self trust and nutrition is the beginning of great healing. Hope you are doing better. Be brave.
It's really good to find doctors that got their head out of their ass and realize medical school doesn't have all the answers.
I'm from Poland and it seems doctors are pretty much the same all around the world if it comes to this
@@dawiddawid5533 Profits and cures do not belong in the same sentence.
Such a great interview- thank you for sharing! So inspiring that we have physicians who are taking the time to look at the source of the issues/problems and doing more research instead of just writing a prescription.
Very interesting conversation, I am so glad some physicians are willing to look outside the established narrative! Two great examples here.👍
One very important point the doctor made here was the spiritual/emotional awareness and healing. In my personal experience, emotional baggage tends to get stored in the body and eventually manifests as physical symptoms. Being in touch with your emotions, healing trauma through writing, praying, meditation, forgiveness of self and others is paramount. Finally, l agree with the anti inflammatory/detox/clean diet are important in healing and prevention. But l would also add fasting as an important ingredient in staying healthy. I highly recommend it to all my patients as a means to lose wait and heal/prevent chronic disease and cancer.
Lose wait???
So true.... we are body, soul,and spirit. Physical, emotional, and spiritual. What affects one, affects the others!
And unforgiveness (of self and others) causes all kinds of diseases, especially cancer.
When you say fasting, what did u fast from?
@@elenadecosta l mean abstaining from all foods for a min of 18 hrs to a whole day done once a week. Always with your doctors approval because fasting is not for everyone.
Fasting is the healthiest thing you can do...its for everyone!
I was in pain for 5 years, it affected my mental health, positivity, my work. Five doctors dismissed me and one told me I should get counselling as I was imagining the pain. I described the pain as shards of glass, scratching my insides. I now understand what it was thanks to Sally K Norton. It was High Oxalates in my body.
what do you eat now?
High via me ,+254701427633
So how do you fix that.
Me too! Go to Sally’s website and download the list of high and low oxalate foods. Not just spinach and almonds, but things like black pepper and chocolate. It is helping me a lot.
I had this same symptom when I had endometriosis during mid-cycle and when I had to have a b.m. I was in a horrible amount of pain. When I had a total hysterectomy at age 33 all of the pain went away. The doctor told me my uterus was folded backwards like an envelope from the scarring and it was a miracle I was able to have my son.
Sometimes treatments like herbs and food won't heal things in the body that need to be cut out.
I know many people will disagree with me but my own experience has made it clear to me.
This conversation strengthens my faith in God. We are designed and everything works in unison the way God intended.
I’ve never heard the term Functional Medicine before but I understand it immediately.
I get this 100%. I had "chronic fatigue." Went to UofWashington, Virginia Mason, Centur Wellness Clinic. It wasn't until I went to Dr. Jacob Titelbaum in Maryland (I'm from Montana) and he educated me in so many supplements and told me when I return home find a good naturopath (I found the best) because no regular doctor will have a clue what you're going through. He finally allowed me to have Armour thyroid which cleared me out of a fog. He made sure I was up on D3/K2. He got my iron up to speed. It's been a lifelong journey. But I know when to go to an allopath (and very rarely go) vs. a naturopath. This was very interesting.
As someone who has an autoimmune condition, this is everything. Thanks so much for sharing this :)
Let food be your medicine! Read up on medicinal mushrooms and first milking colostrum. They help immensely to heal and regenerate the entire body and all it's organs if taken on a daily basis in sufficient, therapeutic amounts. Colostrum is especially important for anyone with a weakened or compromised immune system. Do your best to avoid all forms of corn and corn starch, soy, wheat, vegetable oil (corn, safflower, canola, soybean, sunflower, etc.), red meat/dairy (except for grass fed) and of course refined sugar and junk/fast food. It's all about prevention of disease rather than treating or masking symptoms with modern drugs. Best of luck and health to you.
@@tehnewsguy is sunflower oil bad?
My daughter gave me some frozen colostrum. And frozen colostrum milk.. I'm hoping to whip them up into a Balm, (nipple cream/nappy rash)
Perhaps different to what you are speaking about?
@@ralsharp6013 Yes, it's best to avoid the consumption of this oil or any food with sunflower oil due to the fact it is too high in polyunsaturated omega-6 fat and is highly refined and oxidized which greatly contributes to chronic inflammation plus the formation of damaging free radicals in the body. You are much better off eating a small amount of sunflower seed. Avocado, extra virgin olive & coconut oil are much safer and healthier. Grass-fed ghee/butter is also a healthy choice. As for colostrum, it can be taken either directly into the mouth with some water or mixed in food or beverage. It can also be used externally as a paste applied to the skin to heal a rash or minor cuts or wounds more quickly without scarring.
@@tehnewsguy is chaga mushroom part of what you're talking about?
@@DarkAngel-cj6sx Yes, I'm currently taking chaga daily for overall health and disease prevention. More specifically, I'm taking two different mushroom products. One is a blend of five medicinal mushrooms (reishi, chaga, cordyceps, turkey tail, lion's mane) with cacao and coconut palm sugar and the other product is just ground chaga powder. They are both dual extraction and micronized to obtain the full benefits and for better/improved absorption. They are kind of expensive but it's much easier than purchasing the raw material and making my own from scratch at home. Besides the fact that I really like and enjoy chocolate so it's a win-win for me.
33:14 Starts to talk about FOOD. 58:00 Cranberry & Pomegranate TEA
Pat THANK YOU! I'm about to pull my hair out listening to her slow talking ramble!
@@veganista5096 lol
Yeeeessss. Thank you.
Everyone here should just google Medical Medium.
That's all? Cranberry and Pomegranate??? One hour and fifteen minutes for THAT???
I love this episode! Gives me great hope and comfort. ❤️🙏⭐️
I learned so much about eating and drinking to improve my health and hopefully decrease my inflammation. I have plaque through out my body and all I know to do is to fast and try to stay on plant based diet. I was excited about Dr Li being a Vascular Scientist! I look forward to your next podcast. Please advise when your next podcast is scheduled thanks
THANK YOU for this incredibly cathartic interview. I just bought Dr. Li’s book & I can’t wait to read it. Thank you for reaching & teaching so many of us. We aren’t alone.
I HIGHLY recommend Chlorella for inflammatory digestive disorders and ulcers. Also, NAC for detox support, antioxidant effects, lung health, liver support and suppression of viral replication. Get your sweat on, get your sleep, cut out the crap food, get your vitamin D with K, eliminate dairy, wheat and soy.
Soy is healthy … get organic soy!
What about Chees3?
@@MeimeiLovesmusic soy disrupts hormones
@@mariafirenzi4764 actually that is an unfortunate myth. Billions of people who consume soy do not have disrupted hormones. Pls watch the Game Changers. Doctors break down the mis information about soy.
@@MeimeiLovesmusic I speak from my own experience when I transitioned to vegan which I’m not anymore. Thank God
Thank you for sharing Dr Li. Your story has been an eye-opener. Bless you both.
I had a dozen doctors look at me for 3 years, and eventually concluded that my symptoms (head-to-toe nerve issues) were psychosomatic. Therapy did and is continuing to help, but there's so much more to the story. I was basically abandoned after they decided everything was "in my head." Over the past couple years I've been strengthening my body, eating dofferently, sleeping properly, and prioritizing self care. I've been learning about trauma and how it affects the vagus nerve, about histamine intolerance, and about leaky gut -- and I'm slowly fixing myself. Didn't even have to go to med school. 😂 Looking into thyroid health now, thanks! 💕✌️
Hello, I’m not trying to be intrusive, but when you say head to toe nerve issues are you talking about numbness?
Look up Broda Barnes he was brilliant! He was a pioneer in thyroid, his patients greatly loved him! He wrote several books; take a look!
This video is one of the best things I've come across on the internet in the last months. You're both the kind of physician I would have loved to become. Thank you so much for sharing your paths and open generous vision of medicine.
This is BRILLIANT. I love these conversations around breaking out of the “modern medicine paradigm”. It has a strong hold on the masses. The fact that you both had awakenings is NO accident. This is your calling.. to wake up people to the power of ourselves, the power of healing, and the power of how nature intended for us to live!!! Bravo
@Ashley Law, you almost described everything I experienced except for getting pregnant during the time I fell apart. I am now with a Functional Health Care. I still not fully understand my body and why I had inflammation till I listened to Dr. Eric Berg on UA-cam. I was told I could have cancer because of HPV virus and started a strict diet to starve out any possible cancer cells I may have. I removed sugar and gluten in my diet and 6 weeks later had more lab work done. Almost all of my inflammation was gone. Thank you for this interview. It was helpful to listen to your experience and what you did to repair your body. I did listen to entire video.
This was amazing, DR Mark..thank for sharing your story and Dr Li..