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Summary of Transcript:
Dr. Terry Walls was diagnosed with MS and spent four years dependent on a tilt-recline wheelchair. Instead of giving up, she dove headlong into research and created the Walls Protocol, a diet-based rehabilitation program. Twenty years later, she continues to thrive and help countless others with her diet and lifestyle therapies. In response to being diagnosed, Dr. Walls committed to doing everything she could to slow her decline, as she had two young children and wanted to teach them resilience. She read extensively on the subject, changed her diet, and took supplements, which helped her fatigue, but she was still declining. After taking chemotherapy and Tyzabri, she realized she needed to go back to reading the basic science and focus on brain nutrition, mitochondria, and cellular health. Through her research, she discovered that she could slow her decline, even if she couldn’t recover, and that her children were instrumental in her getting through it. She also realized that her pain would turn on if she were exposed to gluten, dairy, or eggs. Through her research, she determined that there were two disease processes with MS: inflammatory and neurological. The inflammatory process causes acute relapses; the neurological function is when the symptoms are remitted.
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Summary of Description:
Terry Wahls overcame her diagnosis of Progressive Multiple Sclerosis by focusing on lifestyle and diet changes instead of treating the symptoms of the disease. In this episode of Health Theory with Tom Bilyeu, she explains the importance of mitochondria, how to create health, and the foods to eat to improve cellular health. She encourages people to be their case studies and to pay attention to research but still figure out what works best for them.
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Dr. Terry Wahls: Creating Health and Vitality Through Cellular Health
When Dr. Terry Wahls was diagnosed with Progressive Multiple Sclerosis, she used a tilt-recline wheelchair for four years. But instead of focusing on treating the symptoms of her disease, she realized that she could improve her health on a cellular level. In this episode of Health Theory with Tom Bilyeu, she explains how focusing on cellular health can lead to extraordinary outcomes, even for people struggling with severe chronic illness.
Fight for Your Life
Terry starts by sharing the story of her diagnosis and how she responded to it. She was determined to fight for her life and not let her disease define her. She realized that if she wanted to get better, she had to focus on her health on a cellular level.
Focus on Mitochondria
Terry explains the importance of mitochondria and why she focused on them. Mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell and are responsible for energy production. By focusing on mitochondria, Terry improved her health and vitality.
How to Create Health
Terry explains that drugs are good for treating symptoms, but they do not create health. She shares stories of transformation due to diet and lifestyle changes. She emphasizes the importance of eating whole foods and avoiding processed foods.
Cytokines 101
Terry explains how wear and tear are repaired in cells and why the process can become overactive, leading to inflammation. She talks about how to reduce inflammation through diet and lifestyle changes.
Be Your Case Study
Terry encourages people to pay attention to research and figure out what works for them. She emphasizes the importance of listening to your body and being your case study.
Eat These Foods
Terry defines a good diet and discusses which foods to add and which to eliminate. She recommends eating various fruits, vegetables, healthy fats, and lean proteins. She also suggests avoiding processed foods, sugar, and refined carbohydrates.
Terry’s story is a testament to the power of the human body and its ability to heal itself through diet and lifestyle changes. Her advice is invaluable for anyone looking to improve their health and vitality.
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Source Description
After being diagnosed with Progressive Multiple Sclerosis, Terry Wahls depended on a tilt-recline wheelchair for four years. However, she realized that she could improve her health on a cellular level by focusing on lifestyle and diet. Her incredible recovery story is about creating health and vitality instead of focusing on treating disease symptoms. In this episode of Health Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Dr. Terry Wahls explains how focusing on cellular health can lead to extraordinary outcomes, even for people struggling with severe chronic illness.
SHOW NOTES:
[0:00] Fight for Your Life: Terry shares how she responded to her diagnosis of Progressive MS.
[7:49] Focus on Mitochondria: Terry describes the importance of mitochondria and discusses why she focused on them.
[18:28] How to Create Health: Drugs treat symptoms but do not create health. Terry shares stories of transformation due to diet and lifestyle changes.
[23:41] Cytokines 101: Terry explains how wear and tear are repaired in cells and why the process can become overactive, leading to inflammation.
[27:48] Be Your Case Study: You should pay attention to research but still have to figure out what works for you.
[31:36] Eat These Foods: Terry defines a good diet and discusses which foods to add to your diet and which to eliminate.
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