Fasting for Autoimmune Diseases

The benefits of fasting for autoimmune disease. Various fasting regimens have been attempted for inflammatory autoimmune diseases such as lupus, ankylosing spondylitis, chronic urticaria, mixed connective-tissue disease, glomerulonephritis, and multiple sclerosis, as well as osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia.

Here are more videos on using diet to prevent and treat autoimmune diseases:

Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution!
-Michael Greger, MD FACLM

[lollyb]

I suffered from a systemic neurological autoimmune disease for 20 years intermittent fasting and wfpb no oil put me in remission actually 2 years ago today.

[WorldCompilationsVideo]

Fasting is the only safe effective way i deal with my autoimmune diseases so far.

[bringhomethebasil]

In 2009 I would wake up with red swollen joints in my hands and feet .. pain in my legs/joints .. terrible rosacea, loss of hair and constipation .. 3 days on a gluten free diet cured the joint/tissue inflammation and my bowls returned to normal. As long as I was gluten free .. it didn’t matter what I ate — I felt great. However, I also started having extremely high blood pressure which was only cured going plant based .. today I’m plant based and gluten free. I fear that others going plant based who unknowingly carry the DQ2 gene are going to become disenchanted with this diet quickly when their health issues don’t improve because they are consuming whole grains (with gluten)..
so many social media vegans quit their diets complaining of health issues and blaming the diet. Some feel better on protein diet (often they omit the gluten carbs & this is why they feel better)...

If you have the DQ2 gene .. your body does not tolerate gluten in it. Appx 40% of the population of the world has this gene.

[TheWodeh]

I just completed an 8 day water-only fast. It was interesting. The first 3 days were the hardest. As the days went on it got easier mentally but felt physically weak and unproductive. I also felt really cold, even with warm clothes and heat. Around day 6 and onward I started belching quite a bit and that was weird. What I enjoyed was how calm and peaceful I felt.

[vanessaliochon]

I eat a whool food plant based diet no oil with no restriction and fast (between 12 and 14H, it depends) for 5 months now and my allergies are almost complety gone!
I was not expecting that at all! So glad! So graceful!
Continuing for my weight loss and helping fixing my organism.
Because of the allergies medecines (I was taking them every day for 2years and a half) I weight 3kgs more...
I know it will take some time because my fast is not very long but I'm not in a hurry. The most important is my health.
❤🌱❤

[TrueWomanOfSubstance]

Can I just say this...How Not To Diet!!!! Is one of the best cook books I have purchased...ive had it for 4 days and have make 3 of the recipes already and they were easy to make and taste delicious! Thanks for such a great book🙂

[jaythesun]

Your body can do miraculous things when we remove water and food intake for a few days. I hear a lot of people doing the carnivore diet to treat autoimmune diseases and I wonder if they would benefit more from dry fasting for at least a few days. Of course this anecdotal, but in my experience diets covers up symptoms, deep fasts will get to the root issue and help to cure it.

[aniaczepek]

I used to suffer from severe menstrual pain and since I stoped eating animal food the pain disappeared and also the painful facial cyst you get before period gone for good 😊

[bikeboy]

After three years of 5:2 fasting and going plant-based, I've dropped 30 lbs., my diverticulitis has disappeared as have my kidney issues, my pollen allergy symptoms are 1/10 of what they were. I have more energy and, although I don't have objective measures to prove it, my memory seems improved. Never going back.

[Kirkland_Drip]

The information and presentation on this video is incredible to say the least. Truly well done.

[djilyaz]

The carnivore diet works for some people to cure autoimmune conditions.

[nosoftspot]

Hi, hope all is well, I have glaucoma and I'm on a topical carbonic anhydrase inhibitor/beta blocker eye drop, which is triggering systemic autoimmune issues, no matter how healthy I'm eating or fasting. Any suggestions? Thank in advance

[seanleeduncan]

Thanks doc! Bless u. Ps Anything on vitiligo and fasting?

[lovepeacehappy]

That is great to hear...I must tell my friends with SLE Lupus.

[alexl]

Please more on Ulcerative colitis. We are following all the Nutrition facts recommendations but still barely controlling it with multiple meds a day..

[rogeryoung]

Has anyone had experience of the effect of fasting on scleroderma?

[alexandriapeters]

I had to watch twice. I kept missing the actual fasting recommendation. Is it just liquids, like water, tea, and broth for up to 4 days?

[krishnaveganathar]

Thank you for all that you do. It’s changing the world for the better.

[brianmatthews]

Note to all YouTubers: Please stop giving me things to read while I'm supposed to be listening to you. Some YouTubers give you things to look at, multiple things to read, and narration all at the same time. One Tuber even had two different narrations going at the same time.

WHY?

[dumdubbs]

It's Jeff Goldblum's spirit brother