I have been a victim of psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis for over 12 years and was on heavy medication for this. I want to share my story of beating this horrible condition with anyone who cares enough to read on. I was using all kinds of ointments and hydro-cortisone creams up to stage 4 and 5. I had to get light therapy and even got to the point where I had to get injected with prednisone. I hate needles, I always have and was reluctant to get these shots. That fear of needles forced me to look into different ways to get help. Through a herbologist I got word of people getting medicine free through a vegan diet, but I didn't want to, as I loved meat and cheese and dairy. But my fear of needles was bigger, so I decided to go vegetarian first, on my herbologist's recommendation, so I did do that, after three months I noticed I could normally move my hands again without them opening up into gaping open wounds. That's how bad my psoriasis had gotten, I had no normal movement of my hands, my neck, my elbows, my knees everything always cracked open and was bleeding. But now three months on a vegetarian diet I could move normally again and my joints didn't hurt that much anymore. I was elated with joy over this progression. I then was completely convinced that this could be it, and moved to a complete plant based diet. Only after 2 months I could stop most of my medication and my doctor who I got my medicine from for over 12 years at the time was really curious what I was doing to stop my medication, I told him I was eating plant based and was going vegan. He looked at me like I was form another planet and didn't believe me at all. Needless to say I tried telling him the same story on each and every visit, until it really started to get to me. He just didn't want to believe me, he thought I had gotten some kind of special treatment with other doctors or that I was on different medication. He just wanted to prescribe me his medication again, I then asked to be transferred to another doctor, which does believe me and he is actually really supportive of my story and even has other patients of him contacting me with my consent of course, who have any questions about my journey to my cure. I always try to tell them my story and the best advice I can give them. I have been medication and pain free for over 6 years now, my rheumatoid arthritis in completely in regression and have never looked back at eating a normal western diet again. I hope my story will give some of you people, who took the time to read this, some hope, there is a cure for it, it takes time, some sacrifice and you too can have a medicine and pain free live. If I can can do it, you can do it too. Have a magnificent day.
Lalaland Good for you, Lala! Happy to hear you found a good doc, oftentimes it's easy to forget docs work for you and not the other way around. Continued success on your health journey! 🌱
I have scalp psoriasis and I've been Vegan for 2yrs. I've yet to notice any improvement unfortunately 😭. These autoimmune diseases are not a one size fits all unfortunately. What cures/slows the flare ups for one person doesn't always work for the other. I don't care to use any prescription medications. So I just have to keep trying alternative/natural ways to try at least keep it at bay. I'm glad you found the Vegan diet helped you.
@@allisont9107 That is really a bit sad to hear maybe you should try an take an allergy test, it also turned out I had a peanut and nightshade allergy, once I cut those two things out of my diet my occasional flare ups never came back at all. A lot of things were messed up with my gut health and because of those issues having walked around for 12 years on heavy medication my gut biome was completely wasted and almost non existent. So it took me a good while to figure out what exactly was wrong with me, but once I found out about my allergies and the fact I had a gut issue also referred to as Leaky gut syndrome, I had to get on pro-biotics and repopulate my gut biome. After that it took me about a year to get completely of the heavy meds. So I hope you will consider getting your gut checked out and a simple food allergy test, you might find out what is actually causing the scalp issue. I wish you all the best and thank you for sharing your story. Have a magnificent day
@@allisont9107 Vegan says what you don't eat, not what you do. As such I don't know if you are eating a whole food vegan diet or a junk food vegan diet. If you aren't yet eating a low fat (~10% of calories) whole food, plant based diet without added oil, sugar or refined grains, you might consider going "hardcore" WFPB for a few months to see if that makes any difference. Also really up the amount of dark green leafy vegetables and other colorful non-starchy vegetables (eat a big salad for breakfast! without oil based dressing!!) And if that doesn't work then, as Lalaland suggests, see if you also have food allergies/sensitivities such as to nightshade foods (white potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, pepper (both hot and sweet), etc.) or nuts.
So in the beginning of 2000, when I was 20, I was diagnosed with MS while being hospitalized for 14 days. A couple of years later I went vegan and I haven’t had a symptom since! My health is excellent, better than ever, pushing 40! I went vegan for the animals, not for health, but read about the connection between MS and animal protein a few years ago. My docs always told me diet has nothing to do with it.
@@GreenEyEdBeauty-lu2bj No, I quit the meds (Copaxone) sometime right after going vegan. The medicine is not "curing" anything btw; at best, if it works, which they can't promise, it's supposed to take the edge of the episode (I think that's the word in English). Obviously the doctor advised against it (and still do). I haven't taken as much as an aspirin in almost 10 years! :)
@Jake-Nicholas Eames Thanks, man!! Reading the "digestive issues" part I was expecting "until I quit veganism", haha! That is awesome! And yeah isn't it crazy how the "specialists" are not focused on diet (some are more than others I guess)... But I guess it is just like they say: there's no money in telling anyone to eat plants! Yeah, it's beyond heartbreaking. I like think of it is as a bonus and a "thank you" from the animals that my health's improved!
I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis five years ago. I went vegan two and a half years ago. Veganism has not cured me. It has helped me so much. I went from having a flare a month to one flare a year! My quality of life is dramatically better. I will never go back to my old way of eating. Along the way I am helping the animals and the planet.
Are you serious? Please respond!! I have MS. I'm going downhill fast. I'm losing hope.. literally I have tried everything except for a vegan diet...gone, as in she doesn't have it anymore? My neurologist told me diet is not going to really affect my condition. Thanks if you read this!!
@@brielleanyez7113 Hi, of course I wouldn't joke about that. Sorry you are going through it, there is definitely ways out... especially if its newer it's almost peace of cake. It's autoimmune and neurological and those two things my wife and I successfully treated. She does not have it anymore except for if she eats past a certain amount of oil ... we are assuming were she to consume something non vegan it would have the same result. Even too much processed coconut product that's not oil can be too high in saturated fat and trigger it. Oil, dairy, and sugar seem to be the number one offenders along with added chemicals to autoimmune stuff like that from what we've observed with people. My wife has a health coaching program she started in ATL when se went through all that. Of course your neurologist said that, that's what they're told in the cult of pharmaceutical sponsored medical school and it's all they hear bouncing around their echo chamber. Diet and one other thing are the only things that we know of that effect it. Honestly, how could it not? They told her the same thing, they don't know. If it's not written down for them to prescribe it's clueless. I'm not putting down western medical systems, but I am putting down idiocy in pharmaceutical lobbying and people not upholding the hippocratic oath. We'd be glad to give you the tips you need to find the info for yourself or help you in some other way. I'll see your reply if you respond here, I check youtube about everyday for video updates. Have you ever sought a TCM or Naturopath or anything like that? I think integrative medicine , getting politics to where it can't influence the medical system, and looking outside the US for answers is huge. . . we have a REALLY bad healthcare system and it seems to get worse every year. I think if you consider outside of standard measurements it would actually be ranked even lower in the world than it already is
Great video. I have RA (15 yrs) and went vegetarian (4 yrs ago) and just celebrated 1 year vegan. I’ve been waiting for my miracle remission to happen but no luck yet. I continue with a whole food vegan diet and remain hopeful that things will eventually fall into place. Sometimes it takes a person longer to heal. Everyone please send me your healing thoughts. Thank you.
C Golden 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 sending prayers to you. I'm vegan a long time but have to be careful eating certain veg (fresh juices) and fruit (high sugar ones) and can't eat grains/legumes. I have M.E and gut/brain inflammation. I'm trying 'Colostrum LD' at the moment to heal my gut. I hope it helps me as have tried everything else; it's worth a look into. A lot of people have said it's saved their life.
@@CatWoman6 gojiman gives advice on gut issues. Also, get enough D3 and B12, e.g. try taking them sublingually if you have gut issues. Might have problems absorbing nutrients
Gerard Hoornweg Thankyou very much! I do have malabsorption issues (SIBO)/Leaky Gut etc.. getting help but need more.. I will look at Goji man, much appreciated.☺️
My personal experience: after switching to a WFPB vegan diet, my lupus improved a lot. Fewer days of intense pain, lower levels of pain on pain days, less fatigue and less intense fatigue... I'm never going back to the food that was literally killing me.
I have SLE (lupus)/ hashimotos/endo/fibro and since becoming vegan (2 yrs.ago now) I can say I have seen only improvement upon improvement. I am off all meds, except cannabis for the lingering chronic pain I still get here and there, but everyday I feel better. I was diagnosed with lupus in 1999 but had it since 89. Today in 2019 I have never been healthier now in my older age HA! :D
@@Denniss7420 I never said my lupus. I have it. It doesnt have me. I understand what you mean but really...semantics? That said..thanks for the wishes. I am living my best life.
@@TheyLiveWeSleep I bet after you smoke that cannabis you wish you could eat some bbq ribs Or is there no substitute for a diet that has 50 ways to boil an eggplant?
hmmm the idea that its our own immune system attacking our own body .. is a theory, it has NEVER been proven, not once, not for any of the 80-100 autoimmune conditions .. (however the doctors do have drugs for each condition .. while claiming that they don't really have any idea of the cause .. the side effects of their drugs .. are more or less the same as the condition's symptoms ... hmmm u know what Im driving at) .. as someone who has reversed his R.A. without ANY medication I am not sure that is what is happening (Molecular Mimicry = nada) .. I was vegan for 10 years before .. still am vegan .. but that didn't prevent me from getting R.A. .. poor diet, on going stress, a sedentary life style (in front of computer) and way too much sugar .. apple juice and processed sugar did me in .. it took years of a stupid lifestyle tho .. I think autoimmune is viral in cause .. but the virus is feed by poor gut health (leaky gut and then some), poor health in general. There is vegan and then there is healthy vegan ... and sure healthy vegan is key to fixing the situation IMO .. it does take a massive amount of effort tho... however I have seen people get well in a variety of different ways.
@@KeyMakers Seriously? If a condition fits the 4 criteria that isn't good enough for you? It's proving the immune system is reacting to the host cells and providing a mechanism for the disease. What reason do you have to believe it's caused by a mystery virus that has never been detected? I'm guessing you're also an anti-vaxxer?
I wish more people understood how dairy, in particular, is the cause of so many of our ailments. I had a coworker a few years ago who had arthritis (she was only in her 20s) and I recommended that she cut dairy out of her diet. She did, and saw a huge improvement in her symptoms.
dairy is responsible for so many diseases and ailments. I tell people about it too, but they are so addicted. I found making the switch to plant based milks for our family one of the easiest to make, even though I am the only one following a vegan diet, they don't ask for the cow's milk back. However, they are still eating yogurt and cheese daily, and don't want to listen.
This was released on my birthday and I have been searching for a video to explain how a vegan diet could help my Dad with his rheumatoid arthritis! Thank you so much for posting this! Best Birthday present!
yup ... go vegan .. try intermittent fasting .. Liposomal Vitiman C (2 grams a day) ... and Zinc ... reduce stress ... exercise ... celery juice every day (see medical medium) .. it takes about 12 months to really feel improvement .. another 12 to really feel good .. no symptoms ... another 24 months to fix it permanently .. :-) .. I have .. I run 20KM a week now.... good luck
Check out Dr. Brooke Goldner (@GoodbyeLupus) - she has a free online course coming up starting on March 18th. She reverses RA, Lupus, Hashimoto's, etc in the patients using "supermarket foods"!
Over the past 20 years I have had joint issues that no doctor has ever been able to properly diagnose. No medication has ever helped. I used to be unable to walk or sleep. Exercise helped to reduce the amount of flare ups to once or twice per month. Since going vegan 2 years ago, it has been reduced to once or twice per YEAR. I think there is something to this.
My boyfriend's mom went whole food plant based and gluten free (still not sure if that was necessary lol) and she has Hashimoto's thyroiditis which is an autoimmune disease. Over the past 11 years she's been on thyroid meds since her immune system has been attacking her thyroid and preventing it from producing enough hormones (or something more technical than that). Over the years her dose has only gone up and up and her thyroids function has gotten worse and worse. She was vegan for 7 months and her thyroid started producing hormones again for the first time in 11 years. She was actually being over medicated because of her now producing her own hormones which was putting her more into a hyperthyroid state. We have no idea the science behind this or why it even happened but she's healthier than ever and a lot of her symptoms are going away.
I have Hashimoto’s and from my reading, the gluten is an issue because of bio mimicry. It’s similar in structure to the thyroid hormones. I did go wheat free for a while a few years back while following an elimination diet to find my triggers for IBS and I felt healthier when I avoided dairy as well. In general though I haven’t gone gluten free because I’m not celiac and for the same reason I haven’t yet fully transitioned to plant based, I often eat with others and I don’t want to make trouble. Anyway your friend is probably doing the absolute right thing going gluten free as well.
@@naomiquinlivan905 eating unhealthy diet with others is creating trouble, but not to them, to yourself. Not sure how old you are, but think about your future years. It piles up when you get older so take care of yourself now and to hell with what others think.
Love! My family is riddled with inflammatory diseases, including myself! I have Ulcerative Colitis, but don’t have anymore symptoms! Absolutely appreciate this video! Going Vegan has completely changed my health and my life! I have never felt healthier or happier (:
I was (and still am) vegan when I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. It’s frustrating but worth noting that it took a month for them to confirm it was type 1 because it was so well controlled by my diet. I think even if eating this way isn’t the incredible cure-all I want, it does help drastically with managing my disease.
It’s helped my manage my type1 diabetes very well. I’m 19 and I’ve been diabetic for 11 years and vegan for 1, and I’m only taking half the insulin I used to when I wasn’t vegan even though I’m eating significantly more carbs. My doctor still can’t believe that I only need as much insulin as my 10 year old sister who is also a diabetic.
I love Dr. Brooke Goldner's story. She went vegan to lose weight for her wedding to the man of her dreams...and ended up lupus free. I know 2 people in my personal circle who also cured their lupus by going vegan, and one of them was at death's door.
A friend of mine has gone plant based. It's not cured him, but it has made his quality of life a lot better, that's for sure! Plus, after he and his wife went plant based (although she relapsed a few times) they managed to get pregnant and now have a happy 10 month old boy... Before going plant based, they had been trying for a couple of years...
I wish that going whole food plant based vegan would have cured my eczema. The truth is, it made it worse because I ate more soy and nuts. As soy and nuts touch practically everything, it took 8 months to narrow down my reactions to these things that I had eaten my entire life. Sometimes the eczema flares up and I will have no idea why. It’s frustratingly gnarly and consumes my face, mostly (but also my scalp, neck, chest, patches on my arms and hands). I wish there were a reliable source to turn to that takes into consideration diet and gut health along with all the other triggers. I can’t even eat out anymore unless I settle for a less than mediocre salad. The struggle is real. Still, though... I happily remain vegan because the alternative reeks even more havoc and destruction reaching further than just myself. Being someone who still struggles quite a bit with flare ups, I would have loved more information on this topic. Thanks for all your incredibly informative videos !
I don't know if you're still unable to find your dietary triggers, but if so, I highly recommend doing a food diary and trying to see if your flares correlate with any specific foods. I know with my Crohn's disease, my reactions are pretty immediate, but with my Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, that isn't the case (reactions can happen up to a week later). It definitely takes a lot of work to figure these things out but it doesn't hurt to pay special attention to common allergens. It seems there is some data that mast cells play a role in eczema. Mast cells are mainly involved in allergies. Meanwhile with some conditions, they more cause allergic-like symptoms/intolerance symptoms that don't show up on allergy tests. (Mast Cell Activation Syndrome is like that.) I'm wishing you the best; I know chronic illness is tough
When i first went vegan, some of my vitiligo improved and I was so excited. It’s been five years since going vegan, but recently I got a new spot of vitiligo. On my hand of all places. It’s really disheartening. Now I feel like my veganism isn’t “clean” enough. I don’t know if there is any correlation for certain. But I hope yours only continues to improve.
A friend of mine was diagnosed with ms a few weeks ago. I wish she would listen to me or her doctors would inform her about the role of animal proteins in ms. She’s been lactose intolerant for about more than 10 years. She didn’t stop consuming milk and milk products.
Similar to the gluten issue lactose intolerance for a lot people is actually just a big hint they have an under laying digestive issue that is being irritated by lactose. I'd bet money your friend has IBS to.
I've been in remission from Lupus for almost 2 years after going on a whole food plant based diet. I found Dr. Brooke Goldner of Goodbye Lupus and took one of her free webinars and it was life changing! So glad you did a video on this and I hope it can help others suffering with autoimmune issues.
Mic, thank you for finally making this video. I have suffered from hashimoto's thyroiditis since I was 9 years old. I knew pork was an issue for me for a long time, as well as dairy and beef. Unfortunately I was so sick by 20 that I had my thyroid removed, but I still didn't get better until I went vegan at 22. At 24, I still have some problems from my hashimoto's, but I feel this is the best I have ever felt in my life. You are such a gift for vegans by producing such informative and scientific videos. Thank you! ❤
Yes, I "forced" plant based diet on my mother who has rheumatoid arthritis for over 2 decades is off her anti-inflammatory drugs for over a year now and only needs pain killers once in few months than almost every few days before.
Thank you so much for mentioning Crohn’s this time! For someone who started a plant based lifestyle after being diagnosed with Crohn’s, i’ve had quite a hard time finding information or articles connecting the two together. I must say, after a year of eating plant based and living with my disease, i am feeling better than ever. When i just got diagnosed, i could only lie down and sleep, i had constant stomach cramps and barely went outdoors, because i was scared i had to go to a restroom without knowing whether that would be possible. Nowadays, i work 4-5 days a week and do vegan activism in the weekends. It’s been a lifesaving experience. I am no longer insecure about myself and it has made me even more proud about my vegan lifestyle! Plus, keep up the good work! I’m always enjoying your videos so much and it really helps me with my outreach with debunking and arguments about health issues. You’re the best, Mic! Greetings from The Netherlands! Vera
thank you for this! i have hashimotos and type one diabetes- have had type one for ten years and vegan for three, and my diabetes has been managed at its best these past three years :)
Hannah, if you haven't found them yet, the Mastering Diabetes (www.masteringdiabetes.org/) is a great resource for diabetics. The site is run by two guys with type 1 (one who got his PhD in biochemistry after developing Type 1).
@@annsmith482 I definitely agree with you. Sometimes wish I could go back to being a kid and tell my parents to stop giving me milk and all of these terrible foods. My mother definitely has expressed her regret lol and I have been seeing the doctor lately for PCOS, too--it can be overwhelming having so many health conditions. All my love to you!
The inflammatory reactions in multiple sclerosis aren't always from the same sources. E.g. the study on the butyrophilin showed that not every MS patient responds to milk. Still, neu5gc is also present in animal protein, which has bad effects, and there are more biological mechanisms that lead to oxidization or pro-oxidative effects in animal products. This seems to depend on e.g. gut health and other anti-oxidants in the diet. One thing that is really underlying all of the auto-immune problems though, is simply: an immune response to something. So, theoretically, the solution is living an anti-inflammatory lifestyle, so that your immune system doesn't respond too much. Living whole food plant-based is a great way for this, since whole foods are full of anti-oxidants, and the fibre helps feed our good gut microbiota (prevotella), and keep the gut lining intact. The microbiome also differs per person (/on an individual level): some people have gut issues and respond bad to 'healthy' foods. Know yourself and keep feeding the good guys! Health, and prevention of further degeneration is definitely possible!
I’ve been a whole foods vegan for about 15 months now and have had little problems with Health. Contrasting that I just had a coworker tell me that he got gout. He told me it was unavoidable it just comes from, “stuff that we eat” Though I’m sure he was referring to red meat. I was kind of hoping to see gout covered but I also don’t hear about it that often so it makes sense that it wasn’t in your list.
I have some form of myositis, where my body is destroying my muscles. I literally tried every drug therapy and nothing even helped. When I switched to a vegan diet, I improved tremendously. It didn't stop the disease, but going vegan is the only thing that ever even slowed it down.
Please please please talk about Dr. Brooke Goldner (@GoodbyeLupus) and her incredible work! You should interview her, she and her husband are doing such amazing work!
It would be best to stick with your boring, yet knowledgable professor. Seriously, Mic said at the very beginning that in autoimmune disease, your "immune System malfunctions and mistakes foreign invaders for your own tissues and attacks them..." That is so incorrect. This guy is not a Rheumatologist and should really slow his roll.
@@RawNoLimits No. For various, mostly unknown reasons, the body begins to create antibodies against own tissues. Foreign "invaders" (pathogenic viruses, bacteria, foreign material) are always recognized by your immune system (if you are immune competent) and it reacts accordingly.
@@swissladydriver8980 Ah, so his wording was misplaced. With a gut issue though, certain proteins, such as gluten, are treated as foreign invaders, so I understand what he was getting it, it's just that his wording wasn't technically right.
A vegan, glutenfree diet completely healed my psoriasis (and my torso was covered more than 90 %)🌱 Jon Maddison talks about it on his channel, Psoriasisbuddy, but I would love to have a more scientific video to share with people when I tell them of my experience :)
Yeah you bring up gluten which I thing is a really important factor here as a lot people are going to come out on the gluten is the scourge of all things bad and the other that thinks gluten does no wrong. Except those with a genetic gluten allergy its probably not gluten persay but the amplification of digestive issues and inflammation.
@@Furiends A lot of autoimmune diseases have mast cell involvement. What do mast cells do? Cause allergies (and allergy-like reactions in conditions like Mast Cell Activation Syndrome). I'm gonna say it probably really is the gluten.
@@smudge8882 this was 2 years ago lol. Anyway, this is both a vague and circular argument. That'd be like saying breast cancel involves a lot of lymph cells. lymph cells cause cancer. Drinking causes breast cancer. Like nothing that you said follows one another. But on top of that this isn't even related to what I said "Except those with a genetic gluten allergy..." Mast cells by definition are part of an existing allergic reaction. So your presumption is that gluten always causes an allergic reaction in the first place whereas I specific excluded that for genetic instead of acquired allergies.
I suffer from extreme psoriasis, where it was in my joint, my brain would feel inflamed, nails, all over my scalp and all over my face, for 20 yrs I didn't leave the house without makeup: became wfpb vegan not because of my autoimmune disease but for my high cholesterol, high blood pressure and I was pre-diabetic but what happen was my psoriasis 98% went, and now if I crash it's because I eaten dairy either by people lying to me or I've missed it in ingredients..
How long did it take for u.? I have multiple autoimmune diseases PA being one , I'm only 3 months into being wfpb but haven't seen a improvement yet with the psoriasis
@@lollyb8808 pretty much straight away, my inflammation started to disappear, I went makeup free around 6mths, I still have nail and scalp issues but it's comes and goes, I put it down to hormones and stress. But nothing like the crippling inflammation I use to get.. about six months ago I was told by a server it was dairy free, an hour later, I was on the lounge in pain, my brain was hurting my face was a mess it took 3 days for me to feel right again.. since going vegan and have cleared my system out, it only takes a tiny amount of dairy to put me down now..
@@cristiewanchap2645 maybe check out medical medium Anthony William .. he has a different take on it all .. and a solution to fix all your symptoms permanently .. pretty easy too
Out of curiosity, which agency are you using to cast your actors for the segway portions of the video? Their stunning performance made it hard to focus on the actual content of the video
These studies resonate with my life. At 27 I developed chronic inflammation in my hands. It was so bad I had to pry open my hands. The docs would say you have carpal tunnel, arthritis, or you are working out too much. I sucked it up and I lived with it and it just became part of who I was. It later started to affect my hips, knees and feet. It was painful to get out of bed and I had to take tons of painkillers. Ever since I started a whole food plants diet my muscles dont even get sore from working out and all joint pain is gone. I rather eat like this that take pills and lose my mobility. I had never worked out so hard in my life! The power of plants...
I had failed all medications for Rheumatoid Arthritis and was being put on infusions. I was done with the toxic treatments. I started transitioning to vegan (very hard with 3 boys in the house who didnt want to) and my symptoms improved exponentially. Im still new to it but I am off medications and feeling better than I have in years.
Great informative video. Makes you think that if a majority of autoimmune diseases are caused by your body confusing animal proteins with your body; then maybe it's our body's way of telling us we shouldn't be eating that.
I think so too, and it makes sense if one considers humans as an advanced species of apes, and apes primarily eat plant foods, as far as I know. We just developed an unhealthy taste for meat, but our bodies are just not developed to handle that large amount of it, and as a result "the machinery" becomes broken.
Diet cured my autoimmune disease almost completely. Had cysts all over my body for years extremely painful, I went on a diet eliminating processed foods, sugar, dairy, red meat, etc. and I’m completely free of cysts it’s amazing. Diet is EVERYTHING, I was eating chicken and salmon and still had no cysts but I’m now fully vegan for 4 months and forever
Hey, Mic! You've been a big inspiration to me. Just bought my Instant Pot, and have been switching to a whole vegan lifestyle. Looking forward to seeing what happens next! Diabetes, colon cancer, and mental health issues are rampant in my family. Hoping this new way of life means a new way of living longer!
@Peter Rabitt ..I just found out today that now I have hoshimotos (hypo) 👿 my thyroids been fine for 5 years.. UUUGGH..I guess ill have to start drinking celery juice according to the " medical medium"..LOL
My inflammation marker was 26. A normal marker in your blood work is 20. After 6 months my marker went to 20 and I just celebrated one year being Vegan my blood work just came back with an inflammation marker of 20, totally normal. I will mention I had a slight elevation in my thyroid marker that my Dr believes is from a iodine deficiency. Mic, can you do a video on iodine deficiency in s vegan diet? Thanks for all of your great work.
My father had MS since I was little. I watched him get worse and worse until he passed away when I was 21. I miss him every day and I wish I knew this information sooner. Thanks for spreading this information Mike! Hopefully it saves some lives, because MS is a horrific disease. PS: He had the most aggressive form of MS, so he did not get flare ups, he just slowly got worse and worse.
@Janko Dude, this is more of that gym goomba "you need to eat muscle tissue to build muscles, hur dur" nonsense. You don't need to eat bones to build bones and you don't need to eat blood to build blood. The logical conclusion from your insinuation is that we need to eat brains to build brains, not the nutrient constituents. Which is irrational. Our bodies make all the cholesterol they need and don't need auxiliary cholesterol from animal foods. Mike and vegan clinicians do not say to eat no fat--that is your mistaken inference and I'm sorry it caused you to starve yourself of a needed macronutrient--but to eat no or little refined oil. None of them says to avoid nuts and seeds and fatty fruits, _unless_ there is already cardiovascular congestion. If you had MS and eating a ton of animal fat helped you, that's great but does not mean your health will not suffer cascading degradation in other respects in future. Be careful.
@Janko my father's diet was full of different fats, and all it did was make him borderline obese as he became wheelchair bound. Until he could barely eat anymore and he became thinner than me. You have no idea what you are talking about. I find your comment beyond offensive. You come here because you have a burning passion against veganism only to find someone who has shared a personal struggle to shit on them. For your own personal satisfaction? There are many other ways you could have talked about your opinion on the matter without sounding arrogant. The studies clearly show some kind of relationship between dairy and MS. And there are living examples of people who have stopped the progression of MS by becoming vegan. Go find me a study about how eating cheeseburgers every day is going to magically regenerate your mylein sheath, then I might take you more seriously.
I have been a vegetarian for 22 years and was diagnosed with lupus a year ago after having symptoms for over 7 years. I went vegan about three years ago but still ate tons of processed and high fat foods. I found out about Dr Brooke Goldner and now I will start her protocol and see how it goes.
My sister has MS and 30 years ago was a patient of Dr. Swank. When she followed the Swank diet she did very well. She stopped following it after a few years because she liked dairy and meat. Now she can't walk across a room but doesn't think that diet has anything to do with it. We also grew up on a dairy and drank a lot of raw milk. Incidentally our herd was also infected with mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis more commonly known as Johne's disease in the industry. I have been vegan for six years.
Thank you for this, Mic! I have MS. Haven’t had a relapse since I went vegan. My neurologist believes it’s the disease modifying medicine. I think it’s because of the food. I also feel so much better when I eat plant based (vegan) whole food. I just wish my parents would follow my footsteps. They have AS, Chron’s, Parkinson’s, psoriasis (dad), arthritis, gout, allergies, stroke, heart attack (mom)..... it’s so hard to see them suffer while I know a vegan lifestyle would help. 😐
dj121 I’m not symptom free, unfortunately, but I haven’t gotten any new attacks. And I feel much better with a vegan diet. Together with doing yoga, avoid drinking alcohol, try to avoid stress as much as possible, and get enough sleep, I feel ok most of the time. Gluten is tricky. I can eat some without feeling bad, but I don’t feel good either. So I try to minimize it. Sugar is also crap. And coffee.
So happy I went vegan. (Knock on wood) haven't really gotten sick ever since. Don't even feel like I'm in my prime yet and I'm 33! Keep up the great work mic wouldn't have known hardly any of those facts without you! ✌ lol taco hell tho 🤣
I have type 1 diabetes. I believe in my particular case cow's milk alongside a genetic predisposition (my late uncle had it) contributed to the trigger. I had very early exposure to cow's milk...I used to drink it out of a bottle as a baby. Also, I was a vegetarian at the time of my diagnosis and was absolutely 100% ADDICTED to dairy. I'd consume it every single day. Cow's milk in cereal, cheese, cheesecake, ice cream, etc. Man, I remember opening the fridge door and while I was looking for food I would stand there and snack on cheese. There is growing evidence that suggests cow's milk as a trigger for T1D. There is no known cure and while a plant-based diet has helped my health tremendously (including blood sugar management) there is still no cure and I am now insulin dependent for the rest of my life. People really, REALLY need to ditch the dairy. Stop consuming it and for the love of god stop feeding it to your kids!
I can't understand how anyone is addicted to dairy. I am the exact opposite of addicted to it, I am completely repulsed by it, especially cheese. I've been repulsed by dairy my entire life. Going to jail would be easier for me than eating cheese or drinking milk
@@dj-fe4ck We're all different! I did not like drinking cow's milk unless it was in a milkshake. It was mostly pizza, cheesecake, and ice cream I was addicted to.
I’ve had Rheumatoid since the age of 9, now 27, I’ve been vegan for about 2 years now and although I’m still suffering with it a lot, I don’t get ‘normal person sick’ any more which is amazing! And I heal quicker from cuts. So I think it’s definitely given my immune system some sort of boost :) I literally used to get a virus every time I walked out the damn door.
Thank you for this video. I’ve been vegan for almost a year and feeling great. Around Christmas I got incredibly sick, no one could figure out what was wrong with me and they started to tell me it was lupus. In the end they said they can’t tell me I won’t have lupus but as of now it seems that all my symptoms were caused by parvovirus B19. It still worries me though if it turns out I do have lupus down the road. It’s good to know I’m doing the right thing by being vegan. My mom has MS and I’ve been trying to get her to change her diet but she still believes she needs milk and meat to survive.
I have Celiac Disease. The best diet I’ve came across is the SCD diet. It is meant to treat people with certain autoimmune diseases. It cuts out dairy, sugar, soy, grains, processed foods, and other high inflammatory foods. While it does still allow you to eat meat, you can put a vegetarian/vegan twist on it. These two diets combine, have helped me to the point where I don’t even noticed I have an autoimmune disease. I honestly feel better than I ever have, even before I was Celiac. Maybe it’s because back then(before this disease took over), I was eating meat, and other highly inflammatory foods...
I'm 65 with osteoarthritis, eczema, hypothyroid, high blood pressure and autoimmune urticaria [hives]. I am being treated with a monthly xolair shot for urticaria and have been hive free since the 5th month of the shot. One of my knees is pretty shot so still have pain off and on particularly when weather changes. Also still heavy and I'm sure that impacts my knee and perhaps autoimmune system in general. I know that correlation is not causation. Still.... Since becoming vegan, my eczema is nearly gone, I rarely get arthritis flares and even then,the inflammation is so much less. I have lost 45 pounds, feel better in all ways. I don't even have morning stiffness anymore. I went from pre diabetic to normal. Blood pressure is lower though not ideal and thyroid numbers better too. Cholesterol is higher than I like it, so carving out oils in my diet here and there. I still have pain in areas that are damaged, but my back for instance, never hurts anymore. I have always been moderately active, having gotten rid of my car years ago. I walk often. My doctor has reacted as most do..saying it's doubtful that it's my diet. Well, my diet is the only thing that has changed. Thanks Mic, for your videos!
As doctors do - Yup! So true... But how can they make money from a kickback by prescribing broccoli and arugula over Metformin, Crestor and Trexall...? :)
Hi Mike! Huge fan here! I thought of a cool idea for a video and I think you would nail it: Ways we can help spread veganism. I would love to see what a brillant mind like you would have to say about that. Another more bold idea is a video about you personally. Your story. I was curious about you being raised with the practice of meditation and all that. Thank you so much and keep veganizing, my friend!
I wish you mentioned myasthenia gravis, i’ve been able to control it with a vegan diet and exercise. For 5 1/2 years I am so grateful that my doctor was supportive of my choice to go vegan 🌱
tell me more. Are you off medicine? I was diagnosed recently and i have not stated on medicine, my symptoms are not bad and I'm thinking of managing with diet.
Hi Mic! You are so amazing! Your videos are inspiring me to start a research project (I work in neurology) and give so much literature to review. Thanks so much for your work
I was diagnosed with systematic lupus 35 years ago (55 years age) and have been on medication since then. I went vegan six years ago, although I can't deny I feel better I still haven't been able to stop the medication. My lupus seems to be under control , a good thing at least. I will never return to eating animals as the issue has become ethical for me now. We need to be open in as far as that it isn't a one stop cure for everyone. I am convinced that my quality of life is better for eating whole food plant based.
Hi Mic, thanks for another awesome video! Have you looked more into studies by Dr. Longo with regards to fasting and life extension/disease prevention? I saw you mentioned one of his studies in your IF video. I would love a more detailed video on water fasting or the Fasting Mimicking Diet.
I would be interested on a detailed video on beans/legumes and gut disease (autoimmune disease). I read articles of the benefits of beans but they noted that it can be inflammatory on an autoimmune disease so should be avoided (as lectins are not good and there are problems with phytates in seeds and chemicals called FODMAPs). I had a flare up and now I am scared to introduce beans in my diet.
Not only are whole food plant based helping my arthritis, but eliminating SUGAR and OIL are so helpful. I cannot believe how toxic refined sugar and oils are.
Yep, my Crohn's improved significantly after going strict healthy plantbased diet without the vegan junkfood. Wheat and dairy were my biggest triggers.
I’m changing my diet. My body has been doing some weird crap, random aches and pain pins and needles chest pain. I going to make an appointment soon but I’ve decided Vegan it is!!
I've always had this theory in my head. It makes sense that your body doesnt want things that aren't your body and will destroy it. I put my grandma on a vegan diet and her RA is so manageable now that it isn't a constant stressor on her body.
If I'm 100% WFPB I have no fibro symtoms. 1 friggin bag of chips, or a few sleeves of oreos, or a few bowls of kiddie cereal, I'm in pain for 1-3 days.
I firmly believe that it can!! I acquired Colitis from a strain of e-coli because of eating tainted meat. After going to specialists and getting a colonoscopy, going on prednisone to kill the infection, then keeping a food journal(which was one of the most helpful and disturbing parts) I was compelled to turn vegan. Turns out it had an unexpected side effect because on top of the Colitis I have had plaque psoriasis for most of my life and used a cortisone based cream for almost three decades. I used to not be able to go anywhere without my cream. I carried around little “travel” tube just in case i couldn’t make it home. Don’t get me wrong i still have psoriasis and colitis they will never completely go away, but I haven’t had a flare up or filled my cortisone prescription in years. Thank you for making this video. I am going to use it for reference.
I had plantar fasciitis for over a year and it was starting to get bad, like limping every day. I was otherwise young and fit and relied on walking, so I was getting really worried that I would become disabled. Went vegan for other reasons, and after a couple weeks I noticed my foot hadn't flared up or worsened at all, and it actually felt pretty good. Still took a few months to heal because I had been walking on it funny and injuring it I'm sure. I was super confused, because I didn't know about inflammation and I wondered how a diet change could fix an injured foot. My mom who is in her 60s has since gone flexitarian (she is a former athlete and knows the importance of diet, so she is vegan at home but is weak to temptation elsewhere) and her arthritis has vastly improved. She had bad shoulders and used to have me help her with all sorts of things but one day she called to tell me she had loaded her winter tires into the back of her car by herself.
Hey Mic! Thanks for always putting out great content! I would love it if you could cover Psoriasis as my father suffers from it and its getting worse as the years go by. I've been plant based for a few years now and working on getting my family to transition.
I was diagnosed with AS (Ankylosing Spondylitis) after having been vegan for about 13 years, and vegetarian for 5 years before that, but going on a whole foods (no oil/gluten/sugar/nightshade/corn/soy) vegan diet helped me get off medication completely, and I have zero pain, when before I couldn't even walk without unbelievable torment. I consume lots of anti-inflammatory foods, such as berries, cinnamon, curcuma, celery, dark leavy green veggies, sour cherries, buckwheat, sweet potatoes, chia/hemp/flax seeds, etc.. Sugar was the main reason for me. Only coconut blossom nectar and date syrup seems to be OK, but after a few years now, I have been able to reintroduce some soy, corn and even some nightshades once in a while. It really works. Good luck to everyone, and stay disciplined.
Thank you for posting this! I have both Graves and Hashimoto’s and, though I’m not sure diet has effected it, I do find that eating vegan at least keeps me healthier in general, which is always going to help! I actually developed both diseases on a vegan diet as a teenager and was told to eat full fat yogurt to help with weight gain and gut health and I listened to my doctor and my blood levels got wayyyy worse. Eliminated it and, while both diseases still exist, the blood panels definitely improved. Anecdotal, but that is just my experience. Plus I still have gained the weight! (Enough almond milk hot chocolate and avocado can definitely do that lol)
Molecular mimicry and autoimmune diseases are also one of many vaccine reactions. Ie bovine albumin in Hep A vaccines. Injections also mean they reach the bloodstream faster than ingestion. Something to add to the story. Thanks Mic! 😊
This is a very interesting topic. Thanks for presenting it. I love the science behind this. I think people that eat a lot of meat and dairy get sick more often because of autoimmune issues, zoononic diseases and saturated fat. Animal foods are far more effective transmitters of bacteria, also.
Great video, I know 2 people with MS that would laugh at me if I told them this. Both are dieing from it while drinking milk and eating meat dairy and eggs every single day. The industry propaganda is now a rooted tradition that most people would rather die than hear. It's truly ashame.
I have been waiting for this video. I have MS. I changed my diet before I was diagnosed, but maybe it was caused or "encouraged" by animal product consumption. Convention information so far shows no know specific cause or cure, so I am interested to know about other studies. The 50 year follow up is promising, but are there additional studies underway? It is a big deal for a researcher to state a specific cause for MS. Overall, this wide spread of studies for so many diseases is astounding. The dots can be connected. Mass animal consumption is truly killing us on a myriad of levels. I wish I had started living vegan sooner.
Hi Mic! I’m a PA working for a woman with MS. She has been a Lakto vegetarian for around 20 years, about for as long as she has had MS. She keeps slowly getting worse and worse. She is not able to walk or even lift here arms. I should add that here milk consumption is very low, it’s not an everyday thing. English is not my native language, which makes all the facts in your video a little confusing. Are you saying a small serving sizes of milk a week is the reason she keep deteriorating? I would like to discuss this with here, but I wanna get all the fact right first. Love you channel! So glad to have your videos to remind we why I went vegan in the first place!
There was an outbreak of thyrotoxicosis around South Dakota in the 80s I think. The ground beef had pieces of thyroid gland in it, Forensic Files did an episode on it just search "Outbreak".
I NEVER share vegan videos because people shut me down constantly, but this was so informative i actually sent it to my non-vegan parents. I always tell them to reduce since they refuse but maybe this will be a nail in the coffin.
I'm a former colitis ulcerosa (similar to crohn's, different part of the colon) patient. "vegan" didn't do the trick for me, but a whole foods plant based diet did and does. I'm off meds for 1,5 years. Symtoms went away within 2 weeks and never came back, fingers crossed. My doctor still thinks it is luck and it will come back eventually. If you are looking into CU yourself, I followed this books advice: "Self-healing colitis and crohns" by David Klein. I had a very minimalistic whole foods plant based diet for a couple of months (mostly mono meals) to give the gut a chance to heal and afterwards introduced foods one by one. Now I eat lots of legumes, veg, raw veg, fruit, grains and some seeds and nuts - about 70grams of fiber a day, which would have been unthinkable before. I got my life back thanks to taking matters in my own hands and it brings tears to my eyes thinking about what I can do now and how amazing life is again (hiking trip next month, whoop!). My CRP was 4.9 when I was sick - it is "
Zero symptoms after 1-2 weeks happened to me also, that was 6 years ago, I've been in perfect health since then. Doctor thought I was crazy when I said I changed my diet and cleared it up. I was diagnosed with moderate to severe Ulserative Colitis in the military. One thing that I figured out with me is that fruits with higher glucose than fructose were easier on me for the first week, after a week or two, I could digest pretty much all the whole food spectrum again.
There is no such thing as a former colitis patient... you can be without symptoms for 10 years or more and it can still come back. I am also a colitis patient. Need to take immuno-suppressants, tried to get off of it as I have been taking one that is potentially cancer causing. It was not a good idea. I will not experiment getting off meds even if I change my diet as I plan to. It is not wise, all these "self-cure" bullshit, you better listen to the doctor... but now at least my meds are changed to a nicer shot which is less harmful. A plant based diet may be helpful but it is not a cure-all.
@@LuckyStarhun I'm sorry to hear that you are battling this awful disease, but there is no need to be rude and call things bullshit. I still do go to my gastroenterologist, actually only because I want to, he proposed that we don't make further appointments until I might need to, but I still go every half year now for blood tests. So yes, I feel confident in calling it "former". No need to try to put others down. I get that self - healing might have a bad reputation and it might not work for everyone. Every case is different, I suppose, but not speaking about it, because it doesn't work for everyone, isn't an option. I wish I had looked into this earlier because I had a pretty bad time with this disease. Nobody called it a cure-all btw, the person who commented after me and I both just told our story. If it helps one person, it was worth writing it down. All the best with your new diet.
@@Bloxeh I would say everyone should try "self-healing" at their own risk... Feeling better does not mean medications can be dropped in a colitis case because it is not that kind of disease. (I know, those evil doctors are all payed by the pharmaceutical and meat lobby, lol - still they are doctors and should be trusted) Medications are there to prevent flare-ups mostly, even if there are no symptoms. I was feeling awesome for 8 years (on a mixed diet), still I had troubles when I left the medication. I want to change my diet as my doctor said I will be getting shots for one or two years and then it will be stopped... and I don't want more flare ups when the meds are stopped. But my diet change means I will cut dairy (and maybe gluten) to see if I get better. I cut processed and red meats, also cut back on processed foods. However I am not persuaded that beans are a good choice for an autoimmune diet, since so far only vegan sites recommend these foods for people with such disease (but they recommend beans for everyone so that does not mean anything). I had a really bad flare-up and won't risk anything until I find evidence that beans (and seeds) are ok on an autoimmune diet. Until then, I will eat fish, eggs and some organic poultry meat for protein, beside the legumes which are allowed, like lentils.
@@LuckyStarhun It is kind of funny that you complain about people calling a diet a cure-all (even when they don't), but are stating your knowledge with such certainty as if they were facts. It is absolutely ok to drop meds, precisely then when your doctor doesn't prescribes them anymore. There is such a thing as a healed gut. My stool came back negative for colitis ulcerosa three times in a row. Good luck.
I was going to post a joke about Michaela Peterson and her carnivore diet, but she's recently found out that she has Lyme's disease and Cdiff infection, which is interesting in terms of what you've been talking about here and her autoimmune diseases.
Excellent video as always Mic. Would you consider researching the impact of a vegan diet on hormonal problems? I'm thinking specifically of women who are experiencing a difficult menopause due to declining sex hormones. Many thanks and keep up the good work!
More on crohns! Trying to convince My mother to try out a more plantbased diet and if it can Help her crohns it might be easier to convince her 🤷🏼♀️❤️
What about the role that avoiding cooking with oils can play in healing the gut, helping to prevent inflammation? Does oil help cause holes in the gut, leading to more inflammation?
Well...i have been suffering from Ankylosing Spondylitis for 20 years...last decade was constant stiffness, pain, not being able to get of bed some days and have been dropping slow-release painkillers for years. I became full wholefoods vegan less than 3 months ago and.... no more pain, no more meds, I am 47 and suddenly feel 25 again. It's a god-damn miracle is all i can say. Mind-blowing, And all because i was inspired by Game Changers and What The Health on netflix. It makes me sad though that no gps or specialist doctors never once suggested a Vegan diet to me through all those years of suffering. It now truly feels my AS has gone into remission. My partner has even noticed that my head touches the bed now when i lay down where i hadnt for years. So yeah, Mic, i am proof that it certainly helps...if not stopping it in its tracks. :) ps...keep up the great work Mic!
Dr. Haines Ely showed that psoriasis was not just *triggered* by strep. pyogenes infections but that the continued persistence of the lesions (as well as psoriatic arthritis) was caused by "super-antigens" from the LPS membrane of the strep. What is actually happening is a chronic, low-grade infection primarily of the gut which is producing the inflammatory responses. The infection also disrupts your liver's ability to produce bile which further impedes digestion (particularly fat digestion), creates an ideal environment for feeding the pathogens, and can create food sensitivities. I highly recommend his research as he outlines a path to not just treat the condition but CURE it.
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I have been a victim of psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis for over 12 years and was on heavy medication for this. I want to share my story of beating this horrible condition with anyone who cares enough to read on. I was using all kinds of ointments and hydro-cortisone creams up to stage 4 and 5. I had to get light therapy and even got to the point where I had to get injected with prednisone. I hate needles, I always have and was reluctant to get these shots. That fear of needles forced me to look into different ways to get help. Through a herbologist I got word of people getting medicine free through a vegan diet, but I didn't want to, as I loved meat and cheese and dairy. But my fear of needles was bigger, so I decided to go vegetarian first, on my herbologist's recommendation, so I did do that, after three months I noticed I could normally move my hands again without them opening up into gaping open wounds. That's how bad my psoriasis had gotten, I had no normal movement of my hands, my neck, my elbows, my knees everything always cracked open and was bleeding. But now three months on a vegetarian diet I could move normally again and my joints didn't hurt that much anymore. I was elated with joy over this progression. I then was completely convinced that this could be it, and moved to a complete plant based diet. Only after 2 months I could stop most of my medication and my doctor who I got my medicine from for over 12 years at the time was really curious what I was doing to stop my medication, I told him I was eating plant based and was going vegan. He looked at me like I was form another planet and didn't believe me at all. Needless to say I tried telling him the same story on each and every visit, until it really started to get to me. He just didn't want to believe me, he thought I had gotten some kind of special treatment with other doctors or that I was on different medication. He just wanted to prescribe me his medication again, I then asked to be transferred to another doctor, which does believe me and he is actually really supportive of my story and even has other patients of him contacting me with my consent of course, who have any questions about my journey to my cure. I always try to tell them my story and the best advice I can give them. I have been medication and pain free for over 6 years now, my rheumatoid arthritis in completely in regression and have never looked back at eating a normal western diet again. I hope my story will give some of you people, who took the time to read this, some hope, there is a cure for it, it takes time, some sacrifice and you too can have a medicine and pain free live. If I can can do it, you can do it too. Have a magnificent day.
Lalaland Good for you, Lala! Happy to hear you found a good doc, oftentimes it's easy to forget docs work for you and not the other way around. Continued success on your health journey! 🌱
I have scalp psoriasis and I've been Vegan for 2yrs. I've yet to notice any improvement unfortunately 😭. These autoimmune diseases are not a one size fits all unfortunately. What cures/slows the flare ups for one person doesn't always work for the other. I don't care to use any prescription medications. So I just have to keep trying alternative/natural ways to try at least keep it at bay. I'm glad you found the Vegan diet helped you.
@@allisont9107 That is really a bit sad to hear maybe you should try an take an allergy test, it also turned out I had a peanut and nightshade allergy, once I cut those two things out of my diet my occasional flare ups never came back at all. A lot of things were messed up with my gut health and because of those issues having walked around for 12 years on heavy medication my gut biome was completely wasted and almost non existent. So it took me a good while to figure out what exactly was wrong with me, but once I found out about my allergies and the fact I had a gut issue also referred to as Leaky gut syndrome, I had to get on pro-biotics and repopulate my gut biome. After that it took me about a year to get completely of the heavy meds. So I hope you will consider getting your gut checked out and a simple food allergy test, you might find out what is actually causing the scalp issue. I wish you all the best and thank you for sharing your story. Have a magnificent day
Wonderful. So glad you found relief, and keep telling your story. Even if you help one or two people it is worth it. Thank you for sharing.
@@allisont9107 Vegan says what you don't eat, not what you do. As such I don't know if you are eating a whole food vegan diet or a junk food vegan diet. If you aren't yet eating a low fat (~10% of calories) whole food, plant based diet without added oil, sugar or refined grains, you might consider going "hardcore" WFPB for a few months to see if that makes any difference. Also really up the amount of dark green leafy vegetables and other colorful non-starchy vegetables (eat a big salad for breakfast! without oil based dressing!!) And if that doesn't work then, as Lalaland suggests, see if you also have food allergies/sensitivities such as to nightshade foods (white potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, pepper (both hot and sweet), etc.) or nuts.
So in the beginning of 2000, when I was 20, I was diagnosed with MS while being hospitalized for 14 days. A couple of years later I went vegan and I haven’t had a symptom since! My health is excellent, better than ever, pushing 40! I went vegan for the animals, not for health, but read about the connection between MS and animal protein a few years ago. My docs always told me diet has nothing to do with it.
Are you taking any MS medications? While still eating vegan?
Thats amazing David!
It’s the food ....hell yeH g0 vegan
@@GreenEyEdBeauty-lu2bj No, I quit the meds (Copaxone) sometime right after going vegan. The medicine is not "curing" anything btw; at best, if it works, which they can't promise, it's supposed to take the edge of the episode (I think that's the word in English). Obviously the doctor advised against it (and still do). I haven't taken as much as an aspirin in almost 10 years! :)
@Jake-Nicholas Eames Thanks, man!! Reading the "digestive issues" part I was expecting "until I quit veganism", haha! That is awesome! And yeah isn't it crazy how the "specialists" are not focused on diet (some are more than others I guess)... But I guess it is just like they say: there's no money in telling anyone to eat plants! Yeah, it's beyond heartbreaking. I like think of it is as a bonus and a "thank you" from the animals that my health's improved!
I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis five years ago. I went vegan two and a half years ago. Veganism has not cured me. It has helped me so much. I went from having a flare a month to one flare a year! My quality of life is dramatically better. I will never go back to my old way of eating. Along the way I am helping the animals and the planet.
What was your diet like before?
My wife was diagnosed with MS 5 years ago, immediately she went on Whole Food Plant Based lifestyle. It was gone in two months and hasn't come back
Are you serious? Please respond!! I have MS. I'm going downhill fast. I'm losing hope.. literally I have tried everything except for a vegan diet...gone, as in she doesn't have it anymore? My neurologist told me diet is not going to really affect my condition. Thanks if you read this!!
@@brielleanyez7113 Hi, of course I wouldn't joke about that. Sorry you are going through it, there is definitely ways out... especially if its newer it's almost peace of cake. It's autoimmune and neurological and those two things my wife and I successfully treated.
She does not have it anymore except for if she eats past a certain amount of oil ... we are assuming were she to consume something non vegan it would have the same result. Even too much processed coconut product that's not oil can be too high in saturated fat and trigger it. Oil, dairy, and sugar seem to be the number one offenders along with added chemicals to autoimmune stuff like that from what we've observed with people.
My wife has a health coaching program she started in ATL when se went through all that. Of course your neurologist said that, that's what they're told in the cult of pharmaceutical sponsored medical school and it's all they hear bouncing around their echo chamber. Diet and one other thing are the only things that we know of that effect it. Honestly, how could it not? They told her the same thing, they don't know. If it's not written down for them to prescribe it's clueless. I'm not putting down western medical systems, but I am putting down idiocy in pharmaceutical lobbying and people not upholding the hippocratic oath.
We'd be glad to give you the tips you need to find the info for yourself or help you in some other way. I'll see your reply if you respond here, I check youtube about everyday for video updates. Have you ever sought a TCM or Naturopath or anything like that? I think integrative medicine , getting politics to where it can't influence the medical system, and looking outside the US for answers is huge. . . we have a REALLY bad healthcare system and it seems to get worse every year. I think if you consider outside of standard measurements it would actually be ranked even lower in the world than it already is
Great video. I have RA (15 yrs) and went vegetarian (4 yrs ago) and just celebrated 1 year vegan. I’ve been waiting for my miracle remission to happen but no luck yet. I continue with a whole food vegan diet and remain hopeful that things will eventually fall into place. Sometimes it takes a person longer to heal. Everyone please send me your healing thoughts. Thank you.
Best wishes. I have RA too.
C Golden 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 sending prayers to you. I'm vegan a long time but have to be careful eating certain veg (fresh juices) and fruit (high sugar ones) and can't eat grains/legumes. I have M.E and gut/brain inflammation. I'm trying 'Colostrum LD' at the moment to heal my gut. I hope it helps me as have tried everything else; it's worth a look into. A lot of people have said it's saved their life.
@@CatWoman6 gojiman gives advice on gut issues. Also, get enough D3 and B12, e.g. try taking them sublingually if you have gut issues. Might have problems absorbing nutrients
Gerard Hoornweg Thankyou very much! I do have malabsorption issues (SIBO)/Leaky Gut etc.. getting help but need more.. I will look at Goji man, much appreciated.☺️
@@CatWoman6 Good luck!
My personal experience: after switching to a WFPB vegan diet, my lupus improved a lot. Fewer days of intense pain, lower levels of pain on pain days, less fatigue and less intense fatigue...
I'm never going back to the food that was literally killing me.
I have SLE (lupus)/ hashimotos/endo/fibro and since becoming vegan (2 yrs.ago now) I can say I have seen only improvement upon improvement. I am off all meds, except cannabis for the lingering chronic pain I still get here and there, but everyday I feel better. I was diagnosed with lupus in 1999 but had it since 89. Today in 2019 I have never been healthier now in my older age HA! :D
Best wishes to both of you, but remember it's not "your lupus".
@@Denniss7420 I never said my lupus. I have it. It doesnt have me. I understand what you mean but really...semantics? That said..thanks for the wishes. I am living my best life.
@@TheyLiveWeSleep I bet after you smoke that cannabis you wish you could eat some bbq ribs Or is there no substitute for a diet that has 50 ways to boil an eggplant?
@@garypack1709 says the carnist troll...lol
Can a vegan diet help with crooked collar syndrome? No XD
LOL, the content distracts from it :)
I didn't even notice 😅
Mic the Vegan Too busy laughing and paying attention to content to notice the collar. Thx for another gem. 🌱
hmmm the idea that its our own immune system attacking our own body .. is a theory, it has NEVER been proven, not once, not for any of the 80-100 autoimmune conditions .. (however the doctors do have drugs for each condition .. while claiming that they don't really have any idea of the cause .. the side effects of their drugs .. are more or less the same as the condition's symptoms ... hmmm u know what Im driving at) .. as someone who has reversed his R.A. without ANY medication I am not sure that is what is happening (Molecular Mimicry = nada) .. I was vegan for 10 years before .. still am vegan .. but that didn't prevent me from getting R.A. .. poor diet, on going stress, a sedentary life style (in front of computer) and way too much sugar .. apple juice and processed sugar did me in .. it took years of a stupid lifestyle tho .. I think autoimmune is viral in cause .. but the virus is feed by poor gut health (leaky gut and then some), poor health in general. There is vegan and then there is healthy vegan ... and sure healthy vegan is key to fixing the situation IMO .. it does take a massive amount of effort tho... however I have seen people get well in a variety of different ways.
@@KeyMakers Seriously? If a condition fits the 4 criteria that isn't good enough for you? It's proving the immune system is reacting to the host cells and providing a mechanism for the disease. What reason do you have to believe it's caused by a mystery virus that has never been detected? I'm guessing you're also an anti-vaxxer?
I wish more people understood how dairy, in particular, is the cause of so many of our ailments. I had a coworker a few years ago who had arthritis (she was only in her 20s) and I recommended that she cut dairy out of her diet. She did, and saw a huge improvement in her symptoms.
dairy is responsible for so many diseases and ailments. I tell people about it too, but they are so addicted. I found making the switch to plant based milks for our family one of the easiest to make, even though I am the only one following a vegan diet, they don't ask for the cow's milk back. However, they are still eating yogurt and cheese daily, and don't want to listen.
Dairy is most definitely the worst. People seriously need to stop consuming it.
Thank you so much for this. I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 4 yrs ago and plant based helps alot 😊
This was released on my birthday and I have been searching for a video to explain how a vegan diet could help my Dad with his rheumatoid arthritis! Thank you so much for posting this! Best Birthday present!
Have you heard of the Paddison Program? Check out their youtube channel.
yup ... go vegan .. try intermittent fasting .. Liposomal Vitiman C (2 grams a day) ... and Zinc ... reduce stress ... exercise ... celery juice every day (see medical medium) .. it takes about 12 months to really feel improvement .. another 12 to really feel good .. no symptoms ... another 24 months to fix it permanently .. :-) .. I have .. I run 20KM a week now.... good luck
Check out Dr. Brooke Goldner (@GoodbyeLupus) - she has a free online course coming up starting on March 18th. She reverses RA, Lupus, Hashimoto's, etc in the patients using "supermarket foods"!
@@KeyMakers Awesome Info guys!
HannahAdventure Happy Birthday 🥒🥕🥦🥝
75 years old vegan 40 years 0 health problems
Over the past 20 years I have had joint issues that no doctor has ever been able to properly diagnose. No medication has ever helped. I used to be unable to walk or sleep. Exercise helped to reduce the amount of flare ups to once or twice per month. Since going vegan 2 years ago, it has been reduced to once or twice per YEAR. I think there is something to this.
Maybe an autoimmune video that highlights skin disorders like psoriasis. Love the information that you always have. Keep up the awesome content!
My boyfriend's mom went whole food plant based and gluten free (still not sure if that was necessary lol) and she has Hashimoto's thyroiditis which is an autoimmune disease. Over the past 11 years she's been on thyroid meds since her immune system has been attacking her thyroid and preventing it from producing enough hormones (or something more technical than that). Over the years her dose has only gone up and up and her thyroids function has gotten worse and worse. She was vegan for 7 months and her thyroid started producing hormones again for the first time in 11 years. She was actually being over medicated because of her now producing her own hormones which was putting her more into a hyperthyroid state. We have no idea the science behind this or why it even happened but she's healthier than ever and a lot of her symptoms are going away.
I have Hashimoto’s and from my reading, the gluten is an issue because of bio mimicry. It’s similar in structure to the thyroid hormones. I did go wheat free for a while a few years back while following an elimination diet to find my triggers for IBS and I felt healthier when I avoided dairy as well. In general though I haven’t gone gluten free because I’m not celiac and for the same reason I haven’t yet fully transitioned to plant based, I often eat with others and I don’t want to make trouble. Anyway your friend is probably doing the absolute right thing going gluten free as well.
@@naomiquinlivan905 eating unhealthy diet with others is creating trouble, but not to them, to yourself. Not sure how old you are, but think about your future years. It piles up when you get older so take care of yourself now and to hell with what others think.
Love! My family is riddled with inflammatory diseases, including myself! I have Ulcerative Colitis, but don’t have anymore symptoms! Absolutely appreciate this video! Going Vegan has completely changed my health and my life! I have never felt healthier or happier (:
I was (and still am) vegan when I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. It’s frustrating but worth noting that it took a month for them to confirm it was type 1 because it was so well controlled by my diet. I think even if eating this way isn’t the incredible cure-all I want, it does help drastically with managing my disease.
It’s helped my manage my type1 diabetes very well. I’m 19 and I’ve been diabetic for 11 years and vegan for 1, and I’m only taking half the insulin I used to when I wasn’t vegan even though I’m eating significantly more carbs. My doctor still can’t believe that I only need as much insulin as my 10 year old sister who is also a diabetic.
Harrison Jourdan Wow that’s awesome! That’s so cool to hear.
I love Dr. Brooke Goldner's story. She went vegan to lose weight for her wedding to the man of her dreams...and ended up lupus free. I know 2 people in my personal circle who also cured their lupus by going vegan, and one of them was at death's door.
Did those 2 people have to also be gluten free in addition to being whole foods plant based?
@@dj-fe4ck yes, and raw vegan for dr.Goldnet
My boyfriend has Ankylosing Spondylitis and following a vegan diet has really helped his pain :)
I have AS and going vegan has not reduced my pain but has improved my fatigue quite a lot.
A friend of mine has gone plant based. It's not cured him, but it has made his quality of life a lot better, that's for sure! Plus, after he and his wife went plant based (although she relapsed a few times) they managed to get pregnant and now have a happy 10 month old boy... Before going plant based, they had been trying for a couple of years...
I wish that going whole food plant based vegan would have cured my eczema. The truth is, it made it worse because I ate more soy and nuts. As soy and nuts touch practically everything, it took 8 months to narrow down my reactions to these things that I had eaten my entire life. Sometimes the eczema flares up and I will have no idea why. It’s frustratingly gnarly and consumes my face, mostly (but also my scalp, neck, chest, patches on my arms and hands). I wish there were a reliable source to turn to that takes into consideration diet and gut health along with all the other triggers. I can’t even eat out anymore unless I settle for a less than mediocre salad. The struggle is real. Still, though... I happily remain vegan because the alternative reeks even more havoc and destruction reaching further than just myself.
Being someone who still struggles quite a bit with flare ups, I would have loved more information on this topic.
Thanks for all your incredibly informative videos !
I don't know if you're still unable to find your dietary triggers, but if so, I highly recommend doing a food diary and trying to see if your flares correlate with any specific foods. I know with my Crohn's disease, my reactions are pretty immediate, but with my Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, that isn't the case (reactions can happen up to a week later). It definitely takes a lot of work to figure these things out but it doesn't hurt to pay special attention to common allergens. It seems there is some data that mast cells play a role in eczema. Mast cells are mainly involved in allergies. Meanwhile with some conditions, they more cause allergic-like symptoms/intolerance symptoms that don't show up on allergy tests. (Mast Cell Activation Syndrome is like that.) I'm wishing you the best; I know chronic illness is tough
After 25 years of growing VITLIGO and 6 months on a vegan diet I have a re-pigmentation for the first time. Coincidence ???
That's awesome! I hope that it keeps getting better.
Wow!!!
Yes a total and complete coincidence
When i first went vegan, some of my vitiligo improved and I was so excited. It’s been five years since going vegan, but recently I got a new spot of vitiligo. On my hand of all places. It’s really disheartening. Now I feel like my veganism isn’t “clean” enough. I don’t know if there is any correlation for certain. But I hope yours only continues to improve.
so happy for you! xx
A friend of mine was diagnosed with ms a few weeks ago. I wish she would listen to me or her doctors would inform her about the role of animal proteins in ms. She’s been lactose intolerant for about more than 10 years. She didn’t stop consuming milk and milk products.
It's hard to watch people hurt themselves, but unfortunately some won't change their ways. Like alcoholics.
Similar to the gluten issue lactose intolerance for a lot people is actually just a big hint they have an under laying digestive issue that is being irritated by lactose. I'd bet money your friend has IBS to.
I've been in remission from Lupus for almost 2 years after going on a whole food plant based diet. I found Dr. Brooke Goldner of Goodbye Lupus and took one of her free webinars and it was life changing! So glad you did a video on this and I hope it can help others suffering with autoimmune issues.
Do you eat meat or fish at all?
@@KP-ej7gc I don't eat any meat or fish. I eat a lot of beans, greens, vegetables, nuts/seeds/ fruit.
Mic, thank you for finally making this video. I have suffered from hashimoto's thyroiditis since I was 9 years old. I knew pork was an issue for me for a long time, as well as dairy and beef. Unfortunately I was so sick by 20 that I had my thyroid removed, but I still didn't get better until I went vegan at 22. At 24, I still have some problems from my hashimoto's, but I feel this is the best I have ever felt in my life. You are such a gift for vegans by producing such informative and scientific videos. Thank you! ❤
Yes, I "forced" plant based diet on my mother who has rheumatoid arthritis for over 2 decades is off her anti-inflammatory drugs for over a year now and only needs pain killers once in few months than almost every few days before.
Subhajit M
Did you force her!? You should not force nobody into nothing, however, I’m glad she is better now
@@annymus4502 LOL, that was joke.
Thank you so much for mentioning Crohn’s this time! For someone who started a plant based lifestyle after being diagnosed with Crohn’s, i’ve had quite a hard time finding information or articles connecting the two together. I must say, after a year of eating plant based and living with my disease, i am feeling better than ever. When i just got diagnosed, i could only lie down and sleep, i had constant stomach cramps and barely went outdoors, because i was scared i had to go to a restroom without knowing whether that would be possible. Nowadays, i work 4-5 days a week and do vegan activism in the weekends. It’s been a lifesaving experience. I am no longer insecure about myself and it has made me even more proud about my vegan lifestyle!
Plus, keep up the good work! I’m always enjoying your videos so much and it really helps me with my outreach with debunking and arguments about health issues. You’re the best, Mic! Greetings from The Netherlands! Vera
thank you for this! i have hashimotos and type one diabetes- have had type one for ten years and vegan for three, and my diabetes has been managed at its best these past three years :)
Hannah, if you haven't found them yet, the Mastering Diabetes (www.masteringdiabetes.org/) is a great resource for diabetics. The site is run by two guys with type 1 (one who got his PhD in biochemistry after developing Type 1).
papparocket thanks for this link, my sister has type 1 diabetes and hashimotos ☹️
T1D here too! Can definitely say being vegan has helped me tremendously as well.
Hi! I have Graves, Type 1 , Hashmoto, Celiac and PCOS. I wish I had gone vegan before all these AI's erupted in my body.
@@annsmith482 I definitely agree with you. Sometimes wish I could go back to being a kid and tell my parents to stop giving me milk and all of these terrible foods. My mother definitely has expressed her regret lol and I have been seeing the doctor lately for PCOS, too--it can be overwhelming having so many health conditions. All my love to you!
The inflammatory reactions in multiple sclerosis aren't always from the same sources. E.g. the study on the butyrophilin showed that not every MS patient
responds to milk. Still, neu5gc is also present in animal protein, which has bad effects, and there are more biological mechanisms that lead to oxidization or pro-oxidative effects in animal products. This seems to depend on e.g. gut health and other anti-oxidants in the diet.
One thing that is really underlying all of the auto-immune problems though, is simply: an immune response to something. So, theoretically, the solution is living an anti-inflammatory lifestyle, so that your immune system doesn't respond too much.
Living whole food plant-based is a great way for this, since whole foods are full of anti-oxidants, and the fibre helps feed our good gut microbiota (prevotella), and keep the gut lining intact. The microbiome also differs per person (/on an individual level): some people have gut issues and respond bad to 'healthy' foods. Know yourself and keep feeding the good guys! Health, and prevention of further degeneration is definitely possible!
I’ve been a whole foods vegan for about 15 months now and have had little problems with Health. Contrasting that I just had a coworker tell me that he got gout. He told me it was unavoidable it just comes from, “stuff that we eat” Though I’m sure he was referring to red meat. I was kind of hoping to see gout covered but I also don’t hear about it that often so it makes sense that it wasn’t in your list.
Diary of a Single Man I have a Gout video on the way!
I have some form of myositis, where my body is destroying my muscles. I literally tried every drug therapy and nothing even helped. When I switched to a vegan diet, I improved tremendously. It didn't stop the disease, but going vegan is the only thing that ever even slowed it down.
Please please please talk about Dr. Brooke Goldner (@GoodbyeLupus) and her incredible work! You should interview her, she and her husband are doing such amazing work!
Can you please replace my boring, poor excuse for a bio professor? Thanks ✌️🌱
It would be best to stick with your boring, yet knowledgable professor. Seriously, Mic said at the very beginning that in autoimmune disease, your "immune System malfunctions and mistakes foreign invaders for your own tissues and attacks them..."
That is so incorrect. This guy is not a Rheumatologist and should really slow his roll.
@@swissladydriver8980 Is that not what happens though? 🤔 I know at the root it's a gut issue, but that is a symptom of the disease.
@@RawNoLimits No. For various, mostly unknown reasons, the body begins to create antibodies against own tissues. Foreign "invaders" (pathogenic viruses, bacteria, foreign material) are always recognized by your immune system (if you are immune competent) and it reacts accordingly.
@@swissladydriver8980 Ah, so his wording was misplaced. With a gut issue though, certain proteins, such as gluten, are treated as foreign invaders, so I understand what he was getting it, it's just that his wording wasn't technically right.
@@RawNoLimits swiss lady driver trolls all the vegan pages, just ignore her nonsense 😁
I would like to see a video focusing on gluten. It seems to trigger so many issues from numbness to fibromyalgia.
A vegan, glutenfree diet completely healed my psoriasis (and my torso was covered more than 90 %)🌱 Jon Maddison talks about it on his channel, Psoriasisbuddy, but I would love to have a more scientific video to share with people when I tell them of my experience :)
same but I am not vegan, avoiding gluten has cured my psoriaris.
Yeah you bring up gluten which I thing is a really important factor here as a lot people are going to come out on the gluten is the scourge of all things bad and the other that thinks gluten does no wrong. Except those with a genetic gluten allergy its probably not gluten persay but the amplification of digestive issues and inflammation.
Do you consume nightshade? Potatoes and such
@@Furiends A lot of autoimmune diseases have mast cell involvement. What do mast cells do? Cause allergies (and allergy-like reactions in conditions like Mast Cell Activation Syndrome). I'm gonna say it probably really is the gluten.
@@smudge8882 this was 2 years ago lol. Anyway, this is both a vague and circular argument. That'd be like saying breast cancel involves a lot of lymph cells. lymph cells cause cancer. Drinking causes breast cancer. Like nothing that you said follows one another. But on top of that this isn't even related to what I said "Except those with a genetic gluten allergy..." Mast cells by definition are part of an existing allergic reaction. So your presumption is that gluten always causes an allergic reaction in the first place whereas I specific excluded that for genetic instead of acquired allergies.
I suffer from extreme psoriasis, where it was in my joint, my brain would feel inflamed, nails, all over my scalp and all over my face, for 20 yrs I didn't leave the house without makeup: became wfpb vegan not because of my autoimmune disease but for my high cholesterol, high blood pressure and I was pre-diabetic but what happen was my psoriasis 98% went, and now if I crash it's because I eaten dairy either by people lying to me or I've missed it in ingredients..
Cristie Wanchap Perfect man ! What about your prediabetic and blood pressure ? These still exist?
@@Lucian2704 all gone...
How long did it take for u.? I have multiple autoimmune diseases PA being one , I'm only 3 months into being wfpb but haven't seen a improvement yet with the psoriasis
@@lollyb8808 pretty much straight away, my inflammation started to disappear, I went makeup free around 6mths, I still have nail and scalp issues but it's comes and goes, I put it down to hormones and stress. But nothing like the crippling inflammation I use to get.. about six months ago I was told by a server it was dairy free, an hour later, I was on the lounge in pain, my brain was hurting my face was a mess it took 3 days for me to feel right again.. since going vegan and have cleared my system out, it only takes a tiny amount of dairy to put me down now..
@@cristiewanchap2645 maybe check out medical medium Anthony William .. he has a different take on it all .. and a solution to fix all your symptoms permanently .. pretty easy too
Would love to hear more about psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis and how it reacts to a plant based diet. Thanks!
Out of curiosity, which agency are you using to cast your actors for the segway portions of the video? Their stunning performance made it hard to focus on the actual content of the video
These studies resonate with my life.
At 27 I developed chronic inflammation in my hands. It was so bad I had to pry open my hands. The docs would say you have carpal tunnel, arthritis, or you are working out too much. I sucked it up and I lived with it and it just became part of who I was. It later started to affect my hips, knees and feet. It was painful to get out of bed and I had to take tons of painkillers. Ever since I started a whole food plants diet my muscles dont even get sore from working out and all joint pain is gone. I rather eat like this that take pills and lose my mobility. I had never worked out so hard in my life! The power of plants...
I had failed all medications for Rheumatoid Arthritis and was being put on infusions. I was done with the toxic treatments. I started transitioning to vegan (very hard with 3 boys in the house who didnt want to) and my symptoms improved exponentially. Im still new to it but I am off medications and feeling better than I have in years.
Great informative video. Makes you think that if a majority of autoimmune diseases are caused by your body confusing animal proteins with your body; then maybe it's our body's way of telling us we shouldn't be eating that.
Wow this stuff you completely made up sure proves you right
I believe every human need a diet to suit their body. I have read many success stories on every different diets
I think so too, and it makes sense if one considers humans as an advanced species of apes, and apes primarily eat plant foods, as far as I know. We just developed an unhealthy taste for meat, but our bodies are just not developed to handle that large amount of it, and as a result "the machinery" becomes broken.
Diet cured my autoimmune disease almost completely. Had cysts all over my body for years extremely painful, I went on a diet eliminating processed foods, sugar, dairy, red meat, etc. and I’m completely free of cysts it’s amazing. Diet is EVERYTHING, I was eating chicken and salmon and still had no cysts but I’m now fully vegan for 4 months and forever
This is one of your best videos yet. Thank you for tackling such a complex subject and making it so entertaining as well. Kudos!
Hey, Mic! You've been a big inspiration to me. Just bought my Instant Pot, and have been switching to a whole vegan lifestyle. Looking forward to seeing what happens next! Diabetes, colon cancer, and mental health issues are rampant in my family. Hoping this new way of life means a new way of living longer!
I developed graves disease back when I was doing Atkins (20 grams of carbs a day)& it went away as soon as i stopped.
Wow if that doesn't prove it to you.....
@@Vegelicious71 YEAH, the doctor said it had nothing to do with it..LOL
@Peter Rabitt ..I just found out today that now I have hoshimotos (hypo) 👿 my thyroids been fine for 5 years.. UUUGGH..I guess ill have to start drinking celery juice according to the " medical medium"..LOL
My inflammation marker was 26. A normal marker in your blood work is 20. After 6 months my marker went to 20 and I just celebrated one year being Vegan my blood work just came back with an inflammation marker of 20, totally normal. I will mention I had a slight elevation in my thyroid marker that my Dr believes is from a iodine deficiency. Mic, can you do a video on iodine deficiency in s vegan diet? Thanks for all of your great work.
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My father had MS since I was little. I watched him get worse and worse until he passed away when I was 21. I miss him every day and I wish I knew this information sooner. Thanks for spreading this information Mike! Hopefully it saves some lives, because MS is a horrific disease.
PS: He had the most aggressive form of MS, so he did not get flare ups, he just slowly got worse and worse.
So sorry for your loss. Peace to you.
@Janko Dude, this is more of that gym goomba "you need to eat muscle tissue to build muscles, hur dur" nonsense. You don't need to eat bones to build bones and you don't need to eat blood to build blood. The logical conclusion from your insinuation is that we need to eat brains to build brains, not the nutrient constituents. Which is irrational. Our bodies make all the cholesterol they need and don't need auxiliary cholesterol from animal foods.
Mike and vegan clinicians do not say to eat no fat--that is your mistaken inference and I'm sorry it caused you to starve yourself of a needed macronutrient--but to eat no or little refined oil. None of them says to avoid nuts and seeds and fatty fruits, _unless_ there is already cardiovascular congestion.
If you had MS and eating a ton of animal fat helped you, that's great but does not mean your health will not suffer cascading degradation in other respects in future. Be careful.
@Janko my father's diet was full of different fats, and all it did was make him borderline obese as he became wheelchair bound. Until he could barely eat anymore and he became thinner than me. You have no idea what you are talking about. I find your comment beyond offensive. You come here because you have a burning passion against veganism only to find someone who has shared a personal struggle to shit on them. For your own personal satisfaction? There are many other ways you could have talked about your opinion on the matter without sounding arrogant.
The studies clearly show some kind of relationship between dairy and MS. And there are living examples of people who have stopped the progression of MS by becoming vegan. Go find me a study about how eating cheeseburgers every day is going to magically regenerate your mylein sheath, then I might take you more seriously.
@Janko are you still having dairy products?
I have been a vegetarian for 22 years and was diagnosed with lupus a year ago after having symptoms for over 7 years. I went vegan about three years ago but still ate tons of processed and high fat foods. I found out about Dr Brooke Goldner and now I will start her protocol and see how it goes.
Sara Moyers same here did try the protocol pls let me know if it works
Did you try it?
My sister has MS and 30 years ago was a patient of Dr. Swank. When she followed the Swank diet she did very well. She stopped following it after a few years because she liked dairy and meat. Now she can't walk across a room but doesn't think that diet has anything to do with it. We also grew up on a dairy and drank a lot of raw milk. Incidentally our herd was also infected with mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis more commonly known as Johne's disease in the industry. I have been vegan for six years.
I would be interested in information of psoriasis and vegan diet.
Thank you for this, Mic! I have MS. Haven’t had a relapse since I went vegan. My neurologist believes it’s the disease modifying medicine. I think it’s because of the food. I also feel so much better when I eat plant based (vegan) whole food. I just wish my parents would follow my footsteps. They have AS, Chron’s, Parkinson’s, psoriasis (dad), arthritis, gout, allergies, stroke, heart attack (mom)..... it’s so hard to see them suffer while I know a vegan lifestyle would help. 😐
Are you completely symptom free as if you've never had it? Are you also able to eat gluten without it causing any problems?
dj121 I’m not symptom free, unfortunately, but I haven’t gotten any new attacks. And I feel much better with a vegan diet. Together with doing yoga, avoid drinking alcohol, try to avoid stress as much as possible, and get enough sleep, I feel ok most of the time. Gluten is tricky. I can eat some without feeling bad, but I don’t feel good either. So I try to minimize it. Sugar is also crap. And coffee.
I've been wondering about this topic! Thank you for another informative video 🙂
So happy I went vegan. (Knock on wood) haven't really gotten sick ever since. Don't even feel like I'm in my prime yet and I'm 33!
Keep up the great work mic wouldn't have known hardly any of those facts without you! ✌ lol taco hell tho 🤣
3 years vegan 3 years no illnesses here
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I have type 1 diabetes. I believe in my particular case cow's milk alongside a genetic predisposition (my late uncle had it) contributed to the trigger. I had very early exposure to cow's milk...I used to drink it out of a bottle as a baby. Also, I was a vegetarian at the time of my diagnosis and was absolutely 100% ADDICTED to dairy. I'd consume it every single day. Cow's milk in cereal, cheese, cheesecake, ice cream, etc. Man, I remember opening the fridge door and while I was looking for food I would stand there and snack on cheese. There is growing evidence that suggests cow's milk as a trigger for T1D. There is no known cure and while a plant-based diet has helped my health tremendously (including blood sugar management) there is still no cure and I am now insulin dependent for the rest of my life. People really, REALLY need to ditch the dairy. Stop consuming it and for the love of god stop feeding it to your kids!
I can't understand how anyone is addicted to dairy. I am the exact opposite of addicted to it, I am completely repulsed by it, especially cheese. I've been repulsed by dairy my entire life. Going to jail would be easier for me than eating cheese or drinking milk
@@dj-fe4ck We're all different! I did not like drinking cow's milk unless it was in a milkshake. It was mostly pizza, cheesecake, and ice cream I was addicted to.
@Janko Man...I love broccoli and spinach, but I can understand not liking asparagus lol definitely not my favourite vegetable.
I’ve had Rheumatoid since the age of 9, now 27, I’ve been vegan for about 2 years now and although I’m still suffering with it a lot, I don’t get ‘normal person sick’ any more which is amazing! And I heal quicker from cuts. So I think it’s definitely given my immune system some sort of boost :) I literally used to get a virus every time I walked out the damn door.
Thank you for this video. I’ve been vegan for almost a year and feeling great. Around Christmas I got incredibly sick, no one could figure out what was wrong with me and they started to tell me it was lupus. In the end they said they can’t tell me I won’t have lupus but as of now it seems that all my symptoms were caused by parvovirus B19. It still worries me though if it turns out I do have lupus down the road. It’s good to know I’m doing the right thing by being vegan. My mom has MS and I’ve been trying to get her to change her diet but she still believes she needs milk and meat to survive.
I have Celiac Disease. The best diet I’ve came across is the SCD diet. It is meant to treat people with certain autoimmune diseases. It cuts out dairy, sugar, soy, grains, processed foods, and other high inflammatory foods. While it does still allow you to eat meat, you can put a vegetarian/vegan twist on it. These two diets combine, have helped me to the point where I don’t even noticed I have an autoimmune disease. I honestly feel better than I ever have, even before I was Celiac. Maybe it’s because back then(before this disease took over), I was eating meat, and other highly inflammatory foods...
I'm 65 with osteoarthritis, eczema, hypothyroid, high blood pressure and autoimmune urticaria [hives]. I am being treated with a monthly xolair shot for urticaria and have been hive free since the 5th month of the shot. One of my knees is pretty shot so still have pain off and on particularly when weather changes. Also still heavy and I'm sure that impacts my knee and perhaps autoimmune system in general. I know that correlation is not causation. Still.... Since becoming vegan, my eczema is nearly gone, I rarely get arthritis flares and even then,the inflammation is so much less. I have lost 45 pounds, feel better in all ways. I don't even have morning stiffness anymore. I went from pre diabetic to normal. Blood pressure is lower though not ideal and thyroid numbers better too. Cholesterol is higher than I like it, so carving out oils in my diet here and there. I still have pain in areas that are damaged, but my back for instance, never hurts anymore. I have always been moderately active, having gotten rid of my car years ago. I walk often. My doctor has reacted as most do..saying it's doubtful that it's my diet. Well, my diet is the only thing that has changed. Thanks Mic, for your videos!
Vickey Ohm
So emotional and inspiring!
Keep up the good work! I hope that you can keep getting better and god helps you along the way!
As doctors do - Yup! So true... But how can they make money from a kickback by prescribing broccoli and arugula over Metformin, Crestor and Trexall...? :)
Mike B
Maybe, because pharmacies sponsor them and supermarkets don’t?
Hi Mike! Huge fan here! I thought of a cool idea for a video and I think you would nail it: Ways we can help spread veganism. I would love to see what a brillant mind like you would have to say about that. Another more bold idea is a video about you personally. Your story. I was curious about you being raised with the practice of meditation and all that. Thank you so much and keep veganizing, my friend!
I wish you mentioned myasthenia gravis, i’ve been able to control it with a vegan diet and exercise. For 5 1/2 years I am so grateful that my doctor was supportive of my choice to go vegan 🌱
tell me more. Are you off medicine? I was diagnosed recently and i have not stated on medicine, my symptoms are not bad and I'm thinking of managing with diet.
Hi Mic! You are so amazing! Your videos are inspiring me to start a research project (I work in neurology) and give so much literature to review. Thanks so much for your work
I was diagnosed with systematic lupus 35 years ago (55 years age) and have been on medication since then. I went vegan six years ago, although I can't deny I feel better I still haven't been able to stop the medication. My lupus seems to be under control , a good thing at least. I will never return to eating animals as the issue has become ethical for me now. We need to be open in as far as that it isn't a one stop cure for everyone. I am convinced that my quality of life is better for eating whole food plant based.
Hi Mic, thanks for another awesome video! Have you looked more into studies by Dr. Longo with regards to fasting and life extension/disease prevention? I saw you mentioned one of his studies in your IF video. I would love a more detailed video on water fasting or the Fasting Mimicking Diet.
I would be interested on a detailed video on beans/legumes and gut disease (autoimmune disease). I read articles of the benefits of beans but they noted that it can be inflammatory on an autoimmune disease so should be avoided (as lectins are not good and there are problems with phytates in seeds and chemicals called FODMAPs). I had a flare up and now I am scared to introduce beans in my diet.
I’m also very interested in that as well. Lots of conflicting information on those and nightshades.
Not only are whole food plant based helping my arthritis, but eliminating SUGAR and OIL are so helpful. I cannot believe how toxic refined sugar and oils are.
Yep, my Crohn's improved significantly after going strict healthy plantbased diet without the vegan junkfood. Wheat and dairy were my biggest triggers.
I’m changing my diet. My body has been doing some weird crap, random aches and pain pins and needles chest pain. I going to make an appointment soon but I’ve decided Vegan it is!!
Are you still vegan? How is your body now?
I've always had this theory in my head. It makes sense that your body doesnt want things that aren't your body and will destroy it.
I put my grandma on a vegan diet and her RA is so manageable now that it isn't a constant stressor on her body.
I know this video is kind of old, but I love how much you research for these videos. I feel like I learn so much from them. Thank you!
If I'm 100% WFPB I have no fibro symtoms. 1 friggin bag of chips, or a few sleeves of oreos, or a few bowls of kiddie cereal, I'm in pain for 1-3 days.
If you encounter information about Parkinson's disease and diet, I would be very interested. Thank you for the videos. 8-)
Peter Austin sure lemme just go back in time and make this video: m.th-cam.com/video/bSxdNJk-ej0/w-d-xo.html
Another super informative video. I really enjoy and appreciate your efforts!
I firmly believe that it can!! I acquired Colitis from a strain of e-coli because of eating tainted meat. After going to specialists and getting a colonoscopy, going on prednisone to kill the infection, then keeping a food journal(which was one of the most helpful and disturbing parts) I was compelled to turn vegan. Turns out it had an unexpected side effect because on top of the Colitis I have had plaque psoriasis for most of my life and used a cortisone based cream for almost three decades. I used to not be able to go anywhere without my cream. I carried around little “travel” tube just in case i couldn’t make it home. Don’t get me wrong i still have psoriasis and colitis they will never completely go away, but I haven’t had a flare up or filled my cortisone prescription in years. Thank you for making this video. I am going to use it for reference.
I had plantar fasciitis for over a year and it was starting to get bad, like limping every day. I was otherwise young and fit and relied on walking, so I was getting really worried that I would become disabled. Went vegan for other reasons, and after a couple weeks I noticed my foot hadn't flared up or worsened at all, and it actually felt pretty good. Still took a few months to heal because I had been walking on it funny and injuring it I'm sure. I was super confused, because I didn't know about inflammation and I wondered how a diet change could fix an injured foot. My mom who is in her 60s has since gone flexitarian (she is a former athlete and knows the importance of diet, so she is vegan at home but is weak to temptation elsewhere) and her arthritis has vastly improved. She had bad shoulders and used to have me help her with all sorts of things but one day she called to tell me she had loaded her winter tires into the back of her car by herself.
Hey Mic! Thanks for always putting out great content! I would love it if you could cover Psoriasis as my father suffers from it and its getting worse as the years go by. I've been plant based for a few years now and working on getting my family to transition.
I was diagnosed with AS (Ankylosing Spondylitis) after having been vegan for about 13 years, and vegetarian for 5 years before that, but going on a whole foods (no oil/gluten/sugar/nightshade/corn/soy) vegan diet helped me get off medication completely, and I have zero pain, when before I couldn't even walk without unbelievable torment. I consume lots of anti-inflammatory foods, such as berries, cinnamon, curcuma, celery, dark leavy green veggies, sour cherries, buckwheat, sweet potatoes, chia/hemp/flax seeds, etc.. Sugar was the main reason for me. Only coconut blossom nectar and date syrup seems to be OK, but after a few years now, I have been able to reintroduce some soy, corn and even some nightshades once in a while. It really works. Good luck to everyone, and stay disciplined.
Thank you for posting this! I have both Graves and Hashimoto’s and, though I’m not sure diet has effected it, I do find that eating vegan at least keeps me healthier in general, which is always going to help! I actually developed both diseases on a vegan diet as a teenager and was told to eat full fat yogurt to help with weight gain and gut health and I listened to my doctor and my blood levels got wayyyy worse. Eliminated it and, while both diseases still exist, the blood panels definitely improved. Anecdotal, but that is just my experience. Plus I still have gained the weight! (Enough almond milk hot chocolate and avocado can definitely do that lol)
Molecular mimicry and autoimmune diseases are also one of many vaccine reactions. Ie bovine albumin in Hep A vaccines. Injections also mean they reach the bloodstream faster than ingestion. Something to add to the story. Thanks Mic! 😊
This is a very interesting topic. Thanks for presenting it. I love the science behind this. I think people that eat a lot of meat and dairy get sick more often because of autoimmune issues, zoononic diseases and saturated fat. Animal foods are far more effective transmitters of bacteria, also.
This was such a great topic to discuss! I have been thinking about this connection for a long time. Thank you!
Great video, I know 2 people with MS that would laugh at me if I told them this. Both are dieing from it while drinking milk and eating meat dairy and eggs every single day. The industry propaganda is now a rooted tradition that most people would rather die than hear. It's truly ashame.
Hi Mic; I really enjoy your videos. Learning lots and you are humble in your claims. Love it.
I have been waiting for this video. I have MS. I changed my diet before I was diagnosed, but maybe it was caused or "encouraged" by animal product consumption. Convention information so far shows no know specific cause or cure, so I am interested to know about other studies. The 50 year follow up is promising, but are there additional studies underway? It is a big deal for a researcher to state a specific cause for MS.
Overall, this wide spread of studies for so many diseases is astounding. The dots can be connected. Mass animal consumption is truly killing us on a myriad of levels. I wish I had started living vegan sooner.
Hi Mic! I’m a PA working for a woman with MS. She has been a Lakto vegetarian for around 20 years, about for as long as she has had MS. She keeps slowly getting worse and worse. She is not able to walk or even lift here arms. I should add that here milk consumption is very low, it’s not an everyday thing.
English is not my native language, which makes all the facts in your video a little confusing. Are you saying a small serving sizes of milk a week is the reason she keep deteriorating?
I would like to discuss this with here, but I wanna get all the fact right first.
Love you channel! So glad to have your videos to remind we why I went vegan in the first place!
Don't forget, "milk" includes ALL dairy. Cheese, yogurt, butter, sour cream, etc.... There are many dairy products in packaged foods, as well :)
Thank you Mic for your videos! Keep it up!
You and Goji Man are the most scientific vegans, which makes me proud to be subscribed.
There was an outbreak of thyrotoxicosis around South Dakota in the 80s I think. The ground beef had pieces of thyroid gland in it, Forensic Files did an episode on it just search "Outbreak".
I NEVER share vegan videos because people shut me down constantly, but this was so informative i actually sent it to my non-vegan parents. I always tell them to reduce since they refuse but maybe this will be a nail in the coffin.
I'm a former colitis ulcerosa (similar to crohn's, different part of the colon) patient. "vegan" didn't do the trick for me, but a whole foods plant based diet did and does. I'm off meds for 1,5 years. Symtoms went away within 2 weeks and never came back, fingers crossed. My doctor still thinks it is luck and it will come back eventually.
If you are looking into CU yourself, I followed this books advice: "Self-healing colitis and crohns" by David Klein. I had a very minimalistic whole foods plant based diet for a couple of months (mostly mono meals) to give the gut a chance to heal and afterwards introduced foods one by one. Now I eat lots of legumes, veg, raw veg, fruit, grains and some seeds and nuts - about 70grams of fiber a day, which would have been unthinkable before.
I got my life back thanks to taking matters in my own hands and it brings tears to my eyes thinking about what I can do now and how amazing life is again (hiking trip next month, whoop!).
My CRP was 4.9 when I was sick - it is "
Zero symptoms after 1-2 weeks happened to me also, that was 6 years ago, I've been in perfect health since then. Doctor thought I was crazy when I said I changed my diet and cleared it up. I was diagnosed with moderate to severe Ulserative Colitis in the military. One thing that I figured out with me is that fruits with higher glucose than fructose were easier on me for the first week, after a week or two, I could digest pretty much all the whole food spectrum again.
There is no such thing as a former colitis patient... you can be without symptoms for 10 years or more and it can still come back. I am also a colitis patient. Need to take immuno-suppressants, tried to get off of it as I have been taking one that is potentially cancer causing. It was not a good idea. I will not experiment getting off meds even if I change my diet as I plan to. It is not wise, all these "self-cure" bullshit, you better listen to the doctor... but now at least my meds are changed to a nicer shot which is less harmful. A plant based diet may be helpful but it is not a cure-all.
@@LuckyStarhun I'm sorry to hear that you are battling this awful disease, but there is no need to be rude and call things bullshit.
I still do go to my gastroenterologist, actually only because I want to, he proposed that we don't make further appointments until I might need to, but I still go every half year now for blood tests. So yes, I feel confident in calling it "former". No need to try to put others down.
I get that self - healing might have a bad reputation and it might not work for everyone. Every case is different, I suppose, but not speaking about it, because it doesn't work for everyone, isn't an option. I wish I had looked into this earlier because I had a pretty bad time with this disease.
Nobody called it a cure-all btw, the person who commented after me and I both just told our story. If it helps one person, it was worth writing it down.
All the best with your new diet.
@@Bloxeh I would say everyone should try "self-healing" at their own risk... Feeling better does not mean medications can be dropped in a colitis case because it is not that kind of disease. (I know, those evil doctors are all payed by the pharmaceutical and meat lobby, lol - still they are doctors and should be trusted) Medications are there to prevent flare-ups mostly, even if there are no symptoms. I was feeling awesome for 8 years (on a mixed diet), still I had troubles when I left the medication. I want to change my diet as my doctor said I will be getting shots for one or two years and then it will be stopped... and I don't want more flare ups when the meds are stopped. But my diet change means I will cut dairy (and maybe gluten) to see if I get better. I cut processed and red meats, also cut back on processed foods. However I am not persuaded that beans are a good choice for an autoimmune diet, since so far only vegan sites recommend these foods for people with such disease (but they recommend beans for everyone so that does not mean anything). I had a really bad flare-up and won't risk anything until I find evidence that beans (and seeds) are ok on an autoimmune diet. Until then, I will eat fish, eggs and some organic poultry meat for protein, beside the legumes which are allowed, like lentils.
@@LuckyStarhun It is kind of funny that you complain about people calling a diet a cure-all (even when they don't), but are stating your knowledge with such certainty as if they were facts.
It is absolutely ok to drop meds, precisely then when your doctor doesn't prescribes them anymore. There is such a thing as a healed gut. My stool came back negative for colitis ulcerosa three times in a row.
Good luck.
I was going to post a joke about Michaela Peterson and her carnivore diet, but she's recently found out that she has Lyme's disease and Cdiff infection, which is interesting in terms of what you've been talking about here and her autoimmune diseases.
Excellent video as always Mic. Would you consider researching the impact of a vegan diet on hormonal problems? I'm thinking specifically of women who are experiencing a difficult menopause due to declining sex hormones. Many thanks and keep up the good work!
BRAVO! MIC, BRAVO ! THANK YOU! EVERYONE NEEDS TO WATCH THIS.
More on crohns! Trying to convince My mother to try out a more plantbased diet and if it can Help her crohns it might be easier to convince her 🤷🏼♀️❤️
I think you meant to say it's when your immune system mistakes your own tissues for foreign invaders, not the other way around. I love your videos!
What about the role that avoiding cooking with oils can play in healing the gut, helping to prevent inflammation? Does oil help cause holes in the gut, leading to more inflammation?
Well...i have been suffering from Ankylosing Spondylitis for 20 years...last decade was constant stiffness, pain, not being able to get of bed some days and have been dropping slow-release painkillers for years. I became full wholefoods vegan less than 3 months ago and.... no more pain, no more meds, I am 47 and suddenly feel 25 again. It's a god-damn miracle is all i can say. Mind-blowing, And all because i was inspired by Game Changers and What The Health on netflix. It makes me sad though that no gps or specialist doctors never once suggested a Vegan diet to me through all those years of suffering. It now truly feels my AS has gone into remission. My partner has even noticed that my head touches the bed now when i lay down where i hadnt for years. So yeah, Mic, i am proof that it certainly helps...if not stopping it in its tracks. :) ps...keep up the great work Mic!
CIDP-chronic inflammatory demylinating polyneuropathy
Dr. Haines Ely showed that psoriasis was not just *triggered* by strep. pyogenes infections but that the continued persistence of the lesions (as well as psoriatic arthritis) was caused by "super-antigens" from the LPS membrane of the strep. What is actually happening is a chronic, low-grade infection primarily of the gut which is producing the inflammatory responses. The infection also disrupts your liver's ability to produce bile which further impedes digestion (particularly fat digestion), creates an ideal environment for feeding the pathogens, and can create food sensitivities. I highly recommend his research as he outlines a path to not just treat the condition but CURE it.
It's really helped with my Hashimoto's. :)
Could be nice to hear some in depth about Ulcerative Colitis.
Thanks for your videos :)
Can you Please Please do a video on Asthma? I’ve suffered with it my whole life. And I’m allergic to my sweet sweet basset hound Birdie.