Terry wahls healed herself from ms and went on to become a best selling author with her well researched book about how she did that. Terry wahls is a clinical professor of medicine at the university of iowa where she conducts clinical trials. Terry wahls, assistant chief of staff at iowa city va healthcare, clinical professor of medicine at the university of iowa, and author of the new book the wahls protocol. Dr terry wahls is a clinical professor of medicine at the university of iowa where she conducts clinical trials. She was diagnosed with a chronic progressive neurological disorder and secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. Terry wahls dramatic success at reversing her own multiple sclerosis symptoms with a paleolithic ketogenic diet. Terry wahls outlines the latest research that validates the program and offers new, powerful tools to arm readers and help them achieve total health. The inspiration for the wahls protocol came from her own life experience when, after several years of waxing and waning symptoms, dr. Terry wahls new book, the wahls protocol released last week. Terry wahls focused on treating her patients ailments with drugs or surgical proceduresuntil she. Wahls and her reversal of ms symptoms was an interesting one. D, is a clinical professor of medicine at the university of iowa carver college of medicine in iowa city. Terry wahls found herself unable to walk or even sit up in a wheelchair, she became determined to improve.
Wahls provides elegant first hand validation that diet. Its not everyday you meet someone who has healed herself from being wheelchair bound with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis ms, and done so mainly via the foods she eats. Why i failed the wahls paleo plus ms wellness route. Her son, zach wahls, is the author of the bestselling gotham book my two moms. Terry wahls joins us to share her story of beating progressive ms and how to treat chronic autoimmune conditions using paleo principles. Similar to paleo, the wahls protocol is a diet and lifestyle developed by dr. My experience with the wahls protocol diet jubilant age. Podcast healing ms beyond observation and anecdote with dr. Terry wahls, a professor at the university of iowa carver college of medicine, a modernday medical marvel, and a friend of mine, who ive known now for a number of years. Terry wahls, a physician stricken with multiple sclerosis, has an incredible story to tell. A radical new way to treat all chronic autoimmune conditions using paleo principles, 1 highlights issues vital to retirees or anyone facing autoimmune conditions. She then teaches you how to eat for healthy mitochondria, a healthy brain and a healthy body in language that is clear and concise, even for those without a science background. Terry wahls, creator of the diet, says it helped improve multiple sclerosis ms symptoms, but there isnt a lot of research that shows it works for other people who have ms.
She has made it her mission to spread the word about the wahls protocol through the book, her lectures and seminars around the globe, her website, the wahls research fund, and her wahls protocol seminars for the public and health professionals. Many of your first questions will be cleared up after reading the book. Wahls explains basic brain biology in simple terms. How i beat progressive ms using paleo principles and functional medicine. The revolutionary modern paleo plan to treat all chronic autoimmune conditions. Wahls is a functional medicine practitioner, clinical researcher and professor of medicine at the university of iowa. Terry wahls used functional medicine to bring herself back from debilitating ms, and now teaches others how to use the wahls diet to heal. Author and professor of medicine by terry wahls, m. Her discovery of a path to recovery from disabling multiple sclerosis after failing to respond to the traditional medical approach is not only a story of great personal triumph but a manifesto of hope for many others with various chronic illnesses for which drug therapy has not worked. She is also a patient with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. A diet you probably havent heard of yet is the wahl s protocol. Wahls teaches you how to eat and live so that you can upgrade dramatically your brain and body. On todays broken brain podcast, our host, dhru, talks to dr. Terry wahls in a discussion about how to heal multiple sclerosis.
But it also modestly avoids the book s central revelation. Terry wahls focused on treating her patients ailments with drugs or surgical proceduresuntil she was diagnosed with. How i beat progressive ms using paleo principles and. Terry wahls, assistant chief of staff at iowa city va.
I found many parts of the book to be relevant, even though i dont have ms. The electrical stimulation of muscles was a large part of dr. How to reverse ms symptoms with the wahls protocol. The revolutionary modern paleo plan to treat all chronic autoimmune conditions wahls m. The wahls protocol audiobook by terry wahls, eve adamson. Terry wahls new book is one of the most important books on health ever written. This was a woman living with multiple sclerosis ms who used food as her medicine, she was able to get out of her wheelchair and was now living a normal life. She is a professor of medicine at the university of iowa and renowned worldwide for defeating her own progressive multiple sclerosis ms through the power of food. Her website, book and facebook page are full of testimonials from people whove found the wahls protocol lifechanging.
Alright folks, returning to the show today is our friend, dr. This is a collection of recipes that fit the wahls way, a diet designed by dr. A radical new way to treat all chronic autoimmune conditions using paleo principles, details how to transform your life using diet and lifestyle. She is also a patient with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, which confined her to a tiltrecline wheelchair for four years. Terry wahls researchbacked strategies to managing multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases. It explains how and why i developed this diet to reduce inflammation and to feed my cells properly to run the chemistry of life. Her discovery of a path to recovery from disabling multiple sclerosis after failing to respond to the traditional medical approach is not only a story of great personal triumph, but a manifesto of hope for many. Wahls astonishing personal story of recovery and details the program, with uptodate research shes now conducting at. We had an excellent discussion about how she overcame multiple sclerosis, her research into ms, the wahls protocol diet, the causes of ms, how the gut and the microbiome influences autoimmune disease, the paleo diet compared to the wahls protocol and much. Wahls own quest to treat the debilitating symptoms she experiences as a sufferer of progressive ms. Terry wahls lives in iowa city, iowa with her wife. But todays guest, dr terry wahls, is that person and her story is now well known around the world.
Wahls bestselling book the wahls protocol stands as her magnum opus and has attracted thousands of followers around the world who refer to themselves as wahls warriors. After she was diagnosed with ms, she began studying food and vitamins. A radical new way to treat all chronic autoimmune conditions using paleo principles, 1 highlights issues. Can the wahls diet help treat my multiple sclerosis ms. Terry wahls new book, the revised and expanded the wahls protocol. The result is an epidemic of depression, aggression, multiple sclerosis and early dementia. Similar to paleo, the wahl s protocol is a diet and lifestyle developed by dr.
When the wahls protocol book was coming out i couldnt wait to get my hands on it. Terry wahls to overcome secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. Wahls restored her health using a diet and lifestyle program she designed specifically for her brain and now pedals her bike to work. Having already seen the best doctors at the renowned cleveland clinic and taken the stateoftheart drugs, she knew she had to do something radical. Podcast healing ms beyond observation and anecdote with. Its named after terry wahls, md, the doctor who created it. It sends a divine message to us all to pay a little more attention to whats on our plates. Terry lynn wahls born november 9, 1955 is a physician who was an assistant chief of staff at iowa city veterans administration health care and is a clinical professor of medicine at the university of iowa. Terry wahls recovery after years of steady decline with multiple sclerosis. Wahls own personal experience dramatically improving severe. These recipes for the wahls diet are helping me gain control of my health. If you want to make better decisions about your health today so you can feel better and live longer, youve come to the right place. Many people have made remarkable improvements in how they feel from just reading my book, the wahls protocol. One of the ancestral communitys bestkept secrets is dr.
Then, she began designing a diet and lifestyle program around those principles. Between the latest online fads and the crazy media headlines, its easier than ever to get confused about your health. As an avid marathoner and mountain biker, when terry wahls, m. But todays guest, dr terry wahls, is that person and her. She has a private practice and conducts clinical trials. Mcdougall diet and wahls protocol multiple sclerosis foundation. Informed by science, she began using paleo principles as guidelines for her unique, nutrientrich plan. Only terry wahls, md, could have written a book as important as the wahls protocol. This longawaited book is a tremendous resource for anyone suffering from multiple sclerosis or other autoimmuneimmune diseases. Terry wahls, assistant chief of staff at the iowa veterans affairs medical center, msstricken, saw herself continue to become severely incapacitated three years after her initial diagnosis in 2000.
Im one of those weird people who just likes reading health books. Terry wahls, a clinical professor of medicine at the university of iowa. Steven gundry about the keto diet, intermittent fasting, whether fruit is really all its cracked up to be, and why glutenfree doesnt always mean theres no. Wahls began reading everything she could find about the science behind ms, ancestral health principles, evolutionary biology, and functional medicine. Wheelchairbound by her disease the same one my wife, donna, struggles with daily she began experimenting with her diet, eventually hitting on an eating plan that enabled her to lead a relatively normal, physical life. Terry wahls improved her multiple sclerosis symptoms. Using the lessons she learned at the subcellular level, she used diet to cure her ms and get out of her wheelchair. The wahls protocol she hosts on line classes to connect with you if you wish to join the wahls warriors and find healthy habits that heal and prevent autoimmune disorders.