What is autoimmune myositis ? I How to prevent this ? #samantha

Actress Samantha has revealed that she has been diagnosed with autoimmune myositis. I am using her popularity to create awareness of how intermittent fasting can help/prevent autoimmune diseases. The simple method good prevents long-term chronic diseases including cancer so that we can create a better healthier community.

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Dr. Palaniappan Manickam MD, MPH
Internal Medicine | Gastroenterology | Epidemiologist
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[bavanir]

Dr.pal, your videos are simple to understand yet powerful.
I first started to watch Jason fung and accidently found your talks. Now I watch all your talks. IF has been very effective for me in reducing my hba1c from 7.2 to 6.2. Started this practice from March this year. My average time keeps at 17hrs fasting and my weight has come down to 69 from 80. Thanks to all the crusaders like you.

[rmajagavi]

You are a gem of person. I am able to go without food for 12 to 14 hours. Thank you 🙏🏻

[Tully]

When I started IF (time restricted eating) primary objective was to reduce weight which I did successfully. Reduced my weight by 24Kgs by doing 17-19 hour fasting & 5-7 hr eating window. But being a victim of autoimmune skin disorder (Psoriasis) for close to 5 decades, a surprising positive side effect of this fasting has been the excellent control over my psoriatic flare-ups. It has been a great relief to me and I feel much more liberated now. Many of my other smaller discomforts or conditions too have reversed. Good video Dr. and please continue your good work of motivating people and creating awareness 🙏. God bless you!

[vigneshsukumar]

My experience of fasting:
There are three stages of fasting which I progressed from one stage to the other:
1. The 12 hrs fasting which Dr Pal advocates. This is the first stage which is the starting point. This is the easiest. Each and everyone should adopt their own ways. Main enemy for this 12 hr fasting is our coffee/tea addiction. Trust me, if you overcome this addiction at the start of the day you can easily adopt to this. Even if you eat at 8pm and wake up at 6AM, many of us will not have breakfast at least till 8 30 except coffee/tea. So, eliminate this morning coffee/tea and you will win. Unless of course you are binge eater in the night and then you need to change a lot obviously.

2. The second stage is 14 to 16 hrs fasting. I found it difficult and I gradually progressed from 13 hrs to 15 hrs. Still unable to go for 16 hrs because it makes me eat entire calories in 8 hrs and it makes me to eat without being hungry at times. But still your body will adapt.

3. Avoid any form of sugar for 60 days while still fasting 14 to 16 hrs. This is your nirvana. Once you attain this, there is no going back. Most lifestyle diseases you acquired over the course of years will slowly go away. After 60 days, you will never have sugar craving. You may still tend to cheat by taking sweets but you will not crave for sugar because you no longer have that mental hunger. I failed in the third stage after 20 days but i will challenge myself again.

Dr Pal is doing yoeman service by educating the world about fasting. Thank you sir

[divyamurthy]

Thanks for your enlightening videos. I do IF for 14 hours during weekdays and 13 hours during weekends. During weekends my daughter wants to have tea ( milk for kids) together as a family. I just can’t miss that.

[sashi]

Hi Dr. Pal,
I have been active playing tennis and badminton for 3 to 6 days a week (each game 1.5 - 2 hrs) since Covid started (about 2.5 yrs) but had a stubborn belly that did not go down.

After watching your videos I started intermittent fasting for 12hrs (because of my work/schedule I follow 12:am to 12:00 PM) and modifying my diet with added fruits and veggies and completely away from food drinks with sugar (only pepsi-Zero now and then).

It has been abot 3-4 months since I started and I was able to loose about 30lbs and my waist size "shrunk" from 38 to 34.
I was fortunate to sumbled on one your videos. THANK YOU Dr. Pal

[naerkode]

Close to 15 hours of Fasting. Sometimes 16 hours is the most I am able to as of now without disturbing my regular schedule.
Thank you for sharing, Doctor. Wonderful content

[prathimavinay]

I feel so good doing it, I don’t eat anything between 6pm to 7:30am the next morning. I’m already feeling very light and lot more energetic than earlier. Thank u Dr. Pal!

[lavinamadhan]

Excellent post..i had IBD chrons now following your instructions of IMF and feel so good.. thanks for your motivation.. keep motivating..God bless

[pryad]

This is so true in my experience. Thankyou so much doctor for spreading this awareness ❤ I had started with having an early dinner before six and eating breakfast little late to give a good time break. Last two months due to Shravan I had started fasting with a friend of mine, on every Monday(sometimes no water). This has made so much improvement to my gut issues 😢❤❤ I had almost given up the idea of becoming normal and this happened! I’m so grateful that I found something that really works ! 😊

[vishnukanchan]

yes Dr..
adopted you 12 hr fasting from sunset to sunrise and found it very beneficial in
reducing belly fat
sugar level control
thanks a lot for your videos

[tulikabiswas]

Hello sir,
I'm a SLE patients .since 2004 I diagnosed with it. But i follow moderate lifestyle n food n till today I live with out any organ failure n gave birth a beautiful daughter without any complication. Thanks for your awareness!!

[Midhun]

As someone who has this auto immune gene and effected with related lifestyle disorders (Thyroid, cancers in family, etc) I can tell that fasting is a game changer. I have been on 2 day fasts couple of times and a keto + IF on cyclic basis. It heals my body like magic.

Dr. Pal... You're doing amazing work and a heartfelt thanks for your fun educational videos. One of these days I'll travel from Fremont to Sacramento just to catch up with you... Let's get high on salads and probiotics 😂

[AshokKumar-wspj]

I have started the 16 hr fasting after watching your videos and since then am seeing a difference in my life style and my weight. Thank you for sharing the knowledge..!!

[mayurdugar]

Amazing! Watching this makes me even proud of Jain systems where fasting is the fundamental part of our lives including meditation and dispassion.

[smitapatil]

I am a lupus patient since last 7 yrs.After gone through dr.pal's videos, i have been on If from last 20 days. I have seen significant reduction in body inflammation within 2 weeks.
A big thank you to Dr.Pal.

[deepakk]

Hello sir... Iam a naturopathy student from Karnataka Fasting is the major therapy in our system. Iam really happy that it is getting wide spread awareness all around and feeling proud too.. thank you for boosting our confidence by ur works and words❤

[AsmithaSP]

I attempted intermittent fasting 8/16 and going on for 3 years now. Feeling healthy 🙏 Thanks for all your guidance and encouragement. I reduced 10kg and maintaining idle weight for last couple of years

[venkataramaniramya]

Thank you Dr Pal for your informative and encouraging videos on fasting. I have been fasting for last three years staring at 12 hours reaching an average of 19 hours a day. First two years I never took breaks however in the last year i have often done 13-21 hours. I had lost over 25 kgs and gained about 3 kgs in the last 6 months due to shorter fasting window. I love the lifestyle. I exercise everyday as well for at-least 30 mins. I have understood it’s important to fast as well as exercise. Kindly continue to educate us. Appreciate your support in my weight loss and health journey.

[AnrlSirisha]

With time restricted eating I lost 10 kgs of my post delivery weight in 6 months. The best part is that the weight loss is permanent and I am enjoying the lightness of my body. Very happy and energetic. Kudos to you Dr.