Dr. Terry Walhs is a physician who has effectively battled her MS with diet principles. Her new book, The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles, is essential brain-food reading.

What you'll learn from this episode:

  • How Dr. Wahls has kept her own symptoms of progressive multiple sclerosis at bay with functional medicine and nutrient-rich foods.

  • The speed at which Dr. Wahls went from relying on a wheelchair to taking a five-mile bike ride simply from modifying her diet.

  • Why Dr. Wahls recommends putting gluten, dairy, and eggs on hold if you're trying to pinpoint the cause of a diet-related problem.

  • The key differences and similarities between the Wahls Protocol and the Paleo Diet.

  • How to know if you're pooping properly.

  • And so much more!

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Resources from this episode:

The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles by Terry Wahls, MD

Dr. Wahls' Website

Dr. Wahls at Instagram

Dr. Wahls at Facebook

Dr. Wahls at Twitter

Dr. Wahls at YouTube

Minding Your Mitochondria by Dr. Terry Wahls, TEDxIowaCity

What Is MS? National Multiple Sclerosis Society

The Paleo Diet: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Foods You Were Designed to Eat by Loren Cordain

Mitoxantrone, National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Tysabri, National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Trigeminal Neuralgia, The Mayo Clinic

The Institute for Functional Medicine

What Is Gluten? Healthline

HLA-DQ2 and -DQ8 Haplotypes Frequency and Diagnostic Utility in Celiac Disease Patients of Gaza Strip, Palestine, Autoimmunity Highlights

Why You're Probably Nutrient Deficient | Chris Masterjohn, PhD, The Genius Life 53

Why You Should Think Twice About Vegetarian and Vegan Diets by Chris Kresser

Vitamin B12, NIH

Methylcobalamin vs Cyanocobalamin: What's the Difference? Healthline

Vitamin D, National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Vitamin A, NIH

Vitamin K, NIH

Magnesium, NIH

Microglia in Neurological Diseases: A Road Map to Brain-Disease Dependent-Inflammatory Response, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Organ Meat Burger, Keto Savage Kitchen

Bone Broth Benefits and Staying Healthy While Getting Your Dream Business off the Ground | Justin Mares, The Genius Life 82

Op-Ed: 5 Reasons to Quit Dairy by Terry Wahls, Furthermore

Why Eggs Can Trigger Allergies and Autoimmune Disease, The Paleo Diet Podcast

4 Reasons Gluten and Autoimmune Disease Don’t Mix by Dr. Deborah Anderson, HuffPost

Glutathione: The Mother of All Antioxidants | HuffPost Life by
Mark Hyman, MD, HuffPost

Sauna Health Benefits: Are Saunas Healthy or Harmful? Harvard Men's Health Watch

Water: How Much Should You Drink Every Day? The Mayo Clinic

Urine Color Chart: What's Normal and When to See a Doctor, Healthline

What to Eat to Have a Great Poop by Terry Wahls, MD, Mindbodygreen

The Arctic Explorer Who Pushed an All-Meat Diet, Atlas Obscura

Botulism, CDC

Secrets of the Carnivore Diet Revealed | Paul Saladino, MD, The Genius Life 64

8 Health Foods That Are Harmful If You Eat Too Much, Healthline

mTOR Signaling in Growth, Metabolism, and Disease, Cell

What Are Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs)? Healthline

The Bountiful Benefits of Bone Broth: A Comprehensive Guide by Chris Kresser

The Truth About Collagen, Optimizing Iron Levels, and the Little-Known Skin Vitamin | Chris Masterjohn, PhD, The Genius Life 66

Important Nutrients to Know: Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Fats, NIH

Flipping the Metabolic Switch: Understanding and Applying the Health Benefits of Fasting, CrossFit

How Fasting Can Rebuild Your Immune System | Valter Longo, PhD, The Genius Life 8

The Power of Time-Restricted Eating aka Intermittent Fasting | Satchin Panda, The Genius Life 13

How to Finally Quit Sugar and Adopt Healthier Habits | Michele Promaulayko, The Genius Life 97

Ketogenic Diets: How to Avoid Pitfalls and Maximize Benefits by Terry Wahls, MD

How to Buy the Best Extra-Virgin Olive Oil | Nicholas Coleman, The Genius Life 31

Starting the Wahls Protocol without the Overwhelm -- from a Wahls Warrior and Health Coach by Terry Wahls, MD

Are You Consuming Harmful Oils? Just Plane Healthy

Everything You Need to Know About Dietary Lectins, Healthline

Why Organic Food Tastes Better and Is Better for You | Bob Quinn, PhD, The Genius Life 47

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The Genius Life: Heal Your Mind, Strengthen Your Body, and Become Extraordinary by Max Lugavere

Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.

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