MYAutoimmuneMD

My story is now published on Forks Over Knives https://www.forksoverknives.com//as-a-rheumatologist-ive-/

Giving a talk today on autoimmune disease and plant based diets. See you all there https://plantbasedhealthprofessionals.com/autoimmune-diseas

Happy birthday to my beautiful wife!! Today is her birthday and I am so blessed to have her with me in our adventure together! We have fought through med school and residency together and now private practice! She keeps me grounded and is so strong. We had an eventful weekend celebrating her birthday as well as both of our mothers day.... We are continually learning and striving to be better doctors and people each and every day. Cheers to Melissa and to changing how we practice medicine!

Not gonna lie, this path that I am taking is extremely difficult. Going to private practice straight from training is so hard. No on teaches you how to run a practice during your training. I am grinding 7 days a week learning business, filming, and educating myself on more medicine. On top of that going through my 2nd fellowship in integrative medicine and learning functional medicine has me running around. In this profession, I could have easily done what most physicians... do...get a job and live a comfortable life. But that's not what my passion is. After having experienced my own autoimmune disease and realizing how important food as medicine is, I now have a message to send to the world. Physicians laugh at integrative and functional medicine but in medicine you dont know what you dont know. There is much value to taking extra training and knowing when and how to apply these philosophies to patient care. No there is no mentor out there that is going to teach me how to combine these with rheumatology and figure out how to fix autoimmune disease. This is the path I must go on and figure out on my own by learning from people who know more than me in these fields. There is much mystery to why these diseases happen and the more I learn these practices, the more of an idea I have of the potential root causes. At the end of the day, patients dont really want to go on medications if they dont have to. Conventional medicine is there for me when I need to use it but as a patient I understand how it is to be a patient. This is why I am here on social media, to share this message as well as the education that I am continually going to obtain. #integrativemedicine #entrepreneur #arthritis #autoimmunity #functionalmedicine #business #roadlesstravelled #rheumatology #pain #chronicpain #multiplesclerosis

It's #SmoothieTuesday and today I have a super healthy and delicious mango-strawberry smoothie for you to try out. Throw all of these ingredients into a blender and make this smoothie for the beach or on your way to work! Ingredients: 4 medium strawberries ... 1/2 cup cubed melon 1 peeled and chopped mango about 3/4 cup (7 oz, or 200 ml) of water 1/2 sliced banana 1/2 cup (100 g) of spinach #MyAutoImmuneMD #Autoimmune #DrLifestyle101 #plantbaseddoctor #onthego #healthysnakcs #gutmicrobiome #autoimmunedisease #rhumetoryarthritis #recipe #nutritionaltherapy #plants #breakfastforchamps #breky #doctor #plantbaseddoc #mentalhealth #tropical #mangostrawberry #smoothierecipe #vegansmoothies #veganrecipes #healthyveganfood #fiberfood #gutmicrobiome

Dr. Greger's take on lectins https://nutritionfacts.org//are-lectins-in-food-good-or-/

INSOMNIA!!! Patients with and without autoimmune disease suffer from insomnia quite frequently. There's more to insomnia support than melatonin. Although melatonin is probably the most popular supplement for insomnia, it is not the only one. These are different herbs and supplements that you can use for insomnia. Proper sleeping habits and hygiene should always take priority over taking these supplements. However, sometimes we optimize all the proper sleep habits and w...e still have insomnia. You can find supplements that have a mix of these different herbs. - Valerian - Passion Flower - Skullcap - California Poppy - Magnolia - Kava Always optimize your environment in addition to these supplements: - Remove TV from bedroom - No screen time 1-2 hours before bedtime - Get dark curtains - Avoid having light in the room - Meditate prior to sleeping can help - No caffeine before bed - Avoid meals several hours to bedtime Which one of these have you tried?

I'm laughing because I'm in my 30s and not in a wheelchair. My 20s were haunted by thoughts of me using a cane or being in a wheelchair because of all the pain and swelling I went through. I couldn't live my 20s like everyone else. Couldn't go out all the time Couldn't stay out late... Couldn't have a good time with my friends Had to go home early Chronic illness SUCKS When you are in your 20s you are supposed to feel invincible. I felt everything but that. I felt like a 80 year old. Limping to work. Having to take alleve just to get through the flares. I, just like you, didn't want to take medications. And so I didn't. I flared and flared until I started using food as medicine and started taking care of myself from the inside out. I know everyone won't get better the way I did and my method won't work for everyone either but I want to encourage you that you can get better. That's why I'm digging. Digging for other ways that can work. Digging for answers because no one answer will solve all the problems. I spent 10 years training. I got many more years left in the tank. Autoimmune disease sucks. Chronic illness sucks. Period. So here's a big F U to autoimmune disease. I can walk and run still! #chronicillness #lupuswarrior #mixedconnectivetissuedisease #myositis #ibd #thyroid #hypothyroidism #arthritis #rheumatoidarthritis #arthritiswarrior #sjogrensawareness #scleroderma

LISTEN UP! I keep seeing and hearing about a RA diet, a MS diet, a lupus diet, etc....There is no disease specific diet. These are all autoimmune diseases. Autoimmune disease has nutrition principles that are anti inflammatory and that centers around fiber and phytonutrients. It doesnt matter if you look at functional, integrative, lifestyle....fiber and phytonutrients is key. If you look at WFPB, mediterranean, and paleo...they all have fruits and vegetables. So ...don't go chasing down a specific diet for a specific disease because it doesnt exist. There is no research backing to say that eating a specific item for a specific autoimmune disease will put it to remission. I know what each field of complementary medicine is teaching because I am learning them all. Don't lose the big picture. We are all going to have our individual sensitivities on food so no one diet is going to fix everyone. There is no perfect diet for every individual. But if you keep this principle in mind you will be on your way to a better health. See more

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Is coffee beneficial for the immune system? Caffeine has shown to increase the release of interleukin 10, which is anti inflammatory and mediate release of TNF, IL-2, and IFN-y. RA - Interestingly, caffeine has shown that it can worsen RA. For patients taking methotrexate, theres a study that showed that coffee consumption worsened outcome. ... Thyroid - In patients taking levothyroxine and coffee it showed that coffee showed lowered average rise of thyroxin in thyroid patients. It could potentially interfere with levothyroxine absorption from the gut. Multiple Sclerosis - the studies are mixed on caffeine consumption. In one study it showed that coffee consumption was associated with MS development while several other studies showed that opposite. In a meta-analysis, MS was found to be inversely associated with coffee intake. Lupus - coffee consumption was not associated with lupus development. Caffeine consumption has immunomodulatory effects and can possibly help with an anti inflammatory effect. Overall these are the studies out there but there's not much directly on coffee intake. If you like coffee, then drink it. The studies aren't not strong enough to say yes or no. There are other ways to get caffeine such as tea and those have polyphenols that can help you. What is your experience with coffee? How about other caffeinated drinks? #caffeine #coffee #autoimmune See more