How I REVERSED my ARTHRITIS NATURALLY as a Rheumatologist 

Tell me about YOUR journey with your chronic illness. We are all on a unique journey with our health and will take different paths. But what we all have in common is that we just want to feel better and get back to the way we once were before we had our illness.

The best doctors are those who had been sick before. They walked the experience.

THANK YOU! We need more doctors like you! My rheumatologist treated me for lupus, Raynaud’s and fibromyalgia with only medication. I asked repeatedly about diets. She said they were FADS that didn’t work. After 3 years and desperate to stop hurting and enjoy life again, I did the anti-Inflamitory diet by Andrew Weil. It worked so well I weened myself off of all the drugs. At my 4 month check up my rheumatologist looked at the labs and said your in remission for the first time the meds must be working. I told her no the meds didn’t work. I took myself off of them and choose the diet. She got mad and raised her voice and said if I refused to take the meds then she couldn’t be my doctor anymore. I said okay. I’m fine with that. Because I’ve seen you for 3 years and I only got worse than I was when I first saw her. And I chose the diet and for the first I’ve I feel great and I want to feel like this all the time. She said it won’t last and you’ll be back and walked out. Guess what? I’ve never had any symptoms of those 3 diseases again. That was 9 years ago. Then I became scared of seeing any rheumatologist. But I wanted labs to just check my progress. I found a rheumatologist when I told him my story, he said he understood. Because he cured his heart disease with the vegan diet and refused the statin drugs. His friend his cardiologist got mad and they were no longer friends anymore because of it.

I think the elimination of processed foods, sugar, excess carbs, inflammatory oils like seed oils is the key

I understand what you went through. I'm a dentist who has suffered from autoimmune arthritis since my teenage years. It got really worse when I was 19 years old and doing 2nd year BDS. I suffered so much 😅. I've been through so many doctors/ specialists and had different diagnoses. The diagnosis I believe I have is chronic reactive Arthritis ( 2 of the 5 drs diagnosed me with this). I was so desperate ,I went on reddit to find my solution. Elimination diet was what I learned and discovered that gluten was my biggest flare ( discovered this when I 24). Eliminating gluten helped me so much that I'm 35 now, and I'm not on any chronic meds. I couldn't stand or walk 😢 and now I hike every weekend. A blessing in deed. I hope I can help someone with my experience.

I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease more than 10 years ago and have flare ups. I too declined methotrexate. This summer was so bad that i finally decided to change what i call a boundry-less diet to see if this would help. So i cut the sugars and carbs to mainly vegetables and a daily protein shake. Its been 50 days and i have lost weight and no flare ups till last week. Because my food intake has been so monitored i was able to see what i had eaten different. A soup with tomato and canned red beans. Turns out both can contain high levels of lectin. I added apple cider vinegar to my water and have noticed an almost immediate relief from the pain. I’m hopeful this might help someone else suffering from joint pain. Lectins are what i think might be my culprits. A splash of apple cider vinegar in water my cure.

My rheumatologist told me diet didn't matter. He said it would not correct the disease and now after yrs with RA i find out it is correctable. Thank you for your honesty.

Thank u so for telling your story...I am a practitioner of Chinese medicine, I am 73 ,a practicing Budhist and I suffer too of flares of pain every winter now in different places in my body...I am vegetarian 50 years I don't drink alcohol, but I did binge on dairy products .. You inspired me to give it up too...thank u

Hi friend, I saw your video on RU-vid. From the moment it started, I recognized your problem, but I waited until the end of the video to comment. I must say, you are a fighter. The way you handle your problem so positively is admirable. Please don’t take this the wrong way, but as a psychologist, I handle lots of patients who complain of severe arthritis. They take medicine for years, but they don’t find any solution, and even doctors can't figure out the exact problem. By chance, some patients come to me and say, "Ma'am, I have had this type of problem for the last 2 years, but the medicine is not working." So, I check their history, and you will be shocked: most of the time, they have a psychological problem. I advise them to change their diet immediately and start doing yoga. The plant-based foods you mentioned have the power to heal psychological problems. For example, Vitamin D: go out and take a sunbath. In their diet, I prescribe mushrooms. Mushrooms provide important nutrients, including selenium, potassium, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin D, proteins, and fiber. They have a long history as a food source and are important for their healing capacities and properties in traditional medicine. They have reported beneficial effects for health and the treatment of some diseases. Many nutraceutical properties include carrots, spinach, and fish. I also advise them to consume plenty of water and get proper sleep, which is very important for this type of problem. Additionally, doing yoga helps balance the body and mind. In my opinion, all diseases start from our gut, so always balance your gut first. It helps to balance your body..

At 18 I started having severe, quite debilitating flare-ups. I had a consistent low grade fever and bilateral joint inflammation (initially though I was sleepwalking or something as i woke up every morning with a new joint looking like i banged it real bad). I had test and imaging done and then given the ominous diagnosis of severe RA. I was presented with grimm perspectives and made to understand that not only will my whole life be different but there is a risk of being cut short as the form of RA i have can affect your internal organs leading to cardiac and other complications. I was young and rebellious already so I was not going to accept the story point blank. And I will be forever grateful I did not. The anti-inflammatory drugs I was on later became a well known class action law-suit as there were related deaths. Within that year a lot happened in my life that revealed to me that my R.A has a very deep cause and it is not a physical one. I had a troubled childhood. Split family, parental alcoholism, cruel physical discipline, abandonment you name it. By the age of 18 I hated life, I believed people are not to be trusted and hateful to one another by default, I hated my self, I had a terrible relationship with my body. Looking at my disease…it was a clear as daylight I hated my self, my very own immune system had turned against it’s self, I turned against my self. I was suicidal l, disillusioned and defeatist. I decided I will make a change that will work or else check out for good. Just the simple act of doing some mental hygiene, grounding my thinking and intentionally engaging positively with life stopped flare-ups. I never had another one since. What I did have for a while was residual pain in the affected joints. Another change entered my life as I was becoming more serene and clear in my thinking and actions. I cleared my diet or started approaching food more on the basis of how it makes me feel versus what i was conditioned to eat and how. I stopped forcing my self to eat at a schedule 3 times a day (for my constitution one big and one small meal a day is plenty to feel energized and not weighed down and I let this settle naturally by just listening to the body more then the mental chatter about it). I never cut these items out off my life completely but they are used very sparingly and in their most “natural” possible form: bread, sugars (never white, i use primarily honey which seams to also keep the flu away as I am noticing; maple and some fruit every day); no alcohol ever (i fully believe it is corrosive to the whole body and causes short and long term damage, it’s basically poisoning your self and anyone whom had had a hangover knows that); sleep and proper rest is now as important as exercising and healthy stretching is not optional. It’s been now 25 years and I fee better then ever in my own body. Cold days come and my body may feel a bit stiff but not RA stiff if you know what I mean. Yet ultimately if I am to trickle the miraculous healing down to one major thing, it’s the mind stuff. If one does the proper hygiene, the physical changes demand them selves naturally, they come. When you are in a good place psychologically, you are more likely to start making good choices physically. And intentionally left it for last as it is the greatest tool in my toolkit: mindfulness meditation! It had afforded me to understand my self (body and mind) profoundly and clearly making these changes evident. Hope everyone finds the path towards health💖 with grace and ease🙏

Really sorry you were in pain for so long. Your story gives me hope. Thank you foe making this video. This is going to help a lot of people. It gives mw hope.

Like you, I was diagnosed with spondyloarthritis 13yrs ago. However, I am not a doctor so my understanding of the condition took a little time. I didn't really want to take the meds either but did as I was desperate for some relief. I still experienced regular flare ups but they were less intense. Over time the effectiveness of the meds became less and less. My Rheumatologist told me to take even more powerful meds. I just couldn't do it so declined. My spondyloarthritis kept getting worse until to point I couldn't even walk from my car park to the office. I could open jars or bottle tops and I couldn't play with my young kids. I had disfigured hands, fingers, wrist, knees, achilles, toes. I ended up in a pretty dark place. I saw a naturopath for another view but this for some reason on made things worse. I read everything I could find for a better understandin but nothing I tried seemed to work. My diet was pretty good with very little processed food, so it didn't seem diet related. I kept a diary for many months of everything I ate to see if there was anything that caused flare ups. The only two things I found was BBQ food and food cooked with sesame oil. There was a curious coincidence. My spondyloarthritis was always much worse during hay fever season then mellowed after about 6 weeks after hay fever season ended. I never had hay fever until I developed spondyloarthritis. I brought this up with my Rheumatologist and was told it was a coincidence. This coincidence happened every single year. That's more of a coincidence to me. Both spondyloarthritis and hay fever are autoimmune disorders so I figured there must be some kind of underlying connection. After about a year of trying all sorts of things I revisited something that the naturopath told me that didn't work. I sort of resonated with my understanding with physiology, so I took a different approach. My readings lead me down the path of gut health and leaky gut and the body's resulting autoimmune reponse to circulating immune complexes. The naturopath approach was a kin to using a sledge hammer but in my experience gentle persuasion is usually a better approach. I tried using a natural mild intestinal cleanse supplement that you can take for relatively long periods that gently does over time what other interstinal cleanse methods seem to try and achieve in a day or two. I took this supplement with probiotics and proteolytic enzymes. When I started it was in the middle of hay fever season. Two days later I had no hay fever. I was blown away, so I thought that if I had hit the jackpot, my arthritis should subside in 6 weeks or so, and it did. You can't imagine the relief. I finally ditched the meds after 5yrs! I now take the proteolytic enzymes everyday and use the intestinal cleanse supplement and probiotics periodically and always at the beginning of hay fever season. Most of my disfigurements (bone edema) disappeared after about 1yr and the worst disfigurements took a little under 2yrs. I am now completely normal and have had no flare ups for 8 years. I have never had hay fever again either. I also read about how taking colostrum can strengthen intestinal lining health. I did this for 2yrs. It may or may not have helped but I do believe that my digestion is stronger for it. This might not be for everyone but it worked for me. It gave me my life back.

Congratulations!!!! So happy for you!!! This is excellent news!!! 💕

I've been fighting arthritis pain for nearly 30 years now. Time for a change. Thanks for sharing.

My arthritis began 4 months ago at age 80. Healthy before that. Glad it didn't happen earlier!

Thank you for sharing! Very encouraging. Im 63. Black mold was what started my challenges 15 years ago with two drastic periods of worse symptoms after an accident and more mold exposure. Labs always came back normal so never a clear diagnosis - leaky gut, perhaps seronegative RA, D3 was low. So I research a lot and self-treat with diet and alternative supplements and homeopathic medications. Joint pain and stiffness in my hands, neck, shoulders, and rib cage is the worst but mostly manageable. Migraines too. I eat healthy and only eat grass fed meat and butter, imported cheese, line caught fish, and fruits and vegetables.Refined sugar and bread will definitely cause flares. I make my own sourdough bread with rye and whole wheat that doesnt bother me. I bake with maple syrup, honey, coconut sugar, or organic brown sugar. Daily short walks and an afternoon nap also help.I've never taken medication as I'm very sensitive and also allergic to most antibiotics. I believe God heals and I will live healed completely at some point. Ive seen improvement over this past year - I can finally drive again. I appreciate doctors that take the time to learn and treat beyond med school!

Thank you!! This is SO HELPFUL! And I’m so glad you were helped with the diet ...for all of the pain you were in!

Hey thanks for sharing your journey! Lifestyle medicine and a more plant based diet has helped me with my gut and skin issues too. But I love that you stressed it’s not just diet but also sleeping and other aspects to healthy living. Keep up the great videos 👍

I can say that I'm so thankful that you made this video because I have been going through this for a few years now and it just continues to get worse and worse and nobody can tell me what it is and I feel like your video has gave me some life-changing answers. Thank you so much.

I am so sorry you had to endure this at such a young age. You are quite amazing. Thank you so much for sharing this it is priceless information. Alot of us are suffering but you offer hope beyond toxic medications. Thank you doctor

Thank you for this encouraging video! Every person's healing journey is one step at a time. Pain is discouraging, but you shined a light on the path ahead. Just keep moving forward!

I am so sorry you have been going through this. I am not young but have been struggling with osteoarthritis. Joint pain, whilst hard on everyone, is so unfair when it happens to young people. I too have found much relief by changing lifestyle and diet.

Thank you so much for truly helping people. The world needs more doctors like you!

Oh my man … this is not just inspiration .. it’s more than that .. still kindness and good hearted people do exists in this world ! So much of pain u undergone in your younger age and more important u by yourself decided to fight against it and finally u got a remedy or solution .. wow ! .. no words .. god bless u. !! Love u for passing this wonderful message to others ! U live long !

Thank you for sharing your story and all of the information you are providing for helping people treat rheumatic disease. I was diagnosed just over a year ago with seronegative RA. I was put on methotrexate which ended up causing liver toxicity after about 10 months. It was making me feel horrible; my hair was falling out, and I was always tired and sick to my stomach. I even developed an aversion to meat at that point. My doctor stopped the methotrexate and I’ve been feeling so much better. Anecdotally, we went on a trip to Europe after I stopped the medicine and even though we were on vacation and not eating our normal diet, I started feeling pretty good. I think the food over there is less processed than in the United States. I tend to eat fairly healthy, limit processed foods, eat vegetables, etc. I’ve started keeping a daily log of my pain level and what I’m eating to try to pinpoint what affects me negatively. I started eating very low carb and my symptoms improved pretty dramatically. My hands are moving better than they have in over a year. I will start adding things back slowly to determine what affects me negatively. Your videos are giving me valuable information and things to consider as I continue along this journey. My goal is to try to avoid medication for as long as possible. I go to the gym and visit the sauna there almost every day. It really seems to reduce inflammation and my hands feel better after about 10 minutes. I’m wondering if you’ve had other patients mention a dry sauna being helpful for them. I also recently have been showing symptoms of Raynaud’s and wonder if you have recommendations for that as well.

i cant tell you enough how much hope this video has given me. i was diagnosed with arthritis and fibromyalgia afew months ago. im 18. i started feeling the pain maybe 2 years ago but never thought much of it. started suspecting something was wrong in may of 2023 when the pain was persistent with my stress. anyways, ive been feeling beyond depressed. feeling so hopeless because it feels like theres no way out of this and feeling like theres so many things ive wanted to do and now i cant because it’ll only get worse from here. people not beliving me, telling me im too young, constantly telling me i’ll never make it in the world because of my conditions. ive been so hopeless. i cant thank you enough for this video. i know it’ll take alot of work to get to a place where i can manage my pain and feel more confident and not hopeless anymore. thank you ❤️

Deeply deeply grateful to you for sharing this amazing journey of your healing process, I’m going through this severe knee pain and this video can help a lot of people who consume protein when doing gyms. , your story is worth sharing with them as well 👌

Deep thanks for sharing your story! After my liver was damaged by methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis, I stopped all medications and went on a diet that was kind to my struggling liver. No simple sugars, mostly plant-based -but still ate fermented organic milk products and pasture-raised organic eggs. Time restricted eating. Stress reduction. I have been in remission for over six months. No flares so far. Fingers crossed.

Wow!!! YOU DID THAT!!! BRAVO!! HELPING PEOPLE BETTER.

Experiential learning has led you to a deeper understanding and or perspective of your craft! You can truly act as a practitioner with both compassion and empathy.

Thanks for the talk. I've seen research papers that talk about how various diseases like arthritis have markers/patterns in the body's microbiota and how probiotics and prebiotics have helped manage symptoms. Correcting the microbiome seems to be a pretty big part of the puzzle.

Outstanding! I have never heard of some of this information until now. Thanks sharing! Having chronic pain for decades this makes a lot of sense!

I just watched your video and subscribed because I truly belive in what your doing. I currently have arthritis and have it pretty bad. I had it since my early 20's and it's been very rough cause I'm literally always in pain. My lower back is really bad and just had surgery on Thanksgiving due to a bulged disc and sciatic pain. At this point in my life I'm willing to try anything as I'm only 38 and I'm tired of not having a life and always being in pain. So thank you for the hope that you have given me. 🙏. There is a reason why we are put through certain things in life and I truly believe your journey was to help others like myself. So thank you so much from, the bottom of my heart!

Thank you very much Dr Yu! Your testimony gave me a giant hope! With gratitude, Gabby

Thank you for speaking about your journey with pain and illness and how you have changed❤

Thank you for sharing your story. My daughter is Asian and we found out the hard way that her ancestors did not live consuming dairy from cows so she is essentially lactose intolerant. When you mentioned all of the milk and protein powder that you were consuming as a teenager, my brain went “ah ha”! I’m of European descent but suffered from kidney stones for years after overdoing with protein powder in my youth. It takes years to reverse these “injuries” to your system and diet is crucial. Now in my late 50’s I’m finally piecing everything together. Keep steady on your healing and thank you for spreading the word so that others can follow in your direction too. Most doctors will suggest improving our diets but with little hope that the patient will so continue down the path of prescribing “bandaid” drugs, surgeries, etc. Lacking conviction, people are too often taking that path instead of lining themselves up for success. It usually starts at the grocery store.

Thank you for sharing your journey! I've suffered with asthma for my entire life 54yrs. All those years of steroids has triggered arthritis in my body left ankle right knee! Imagine the pain and inability to move or walk. I have changed my asthma, by getting the chemical cleaners out of my home. Now I'm ready to fight my body back with this arthritis!!! I cannot do all things plant based because I'm allergic to so many plant based foods but I'm still determined to win this battle with what I'm not allergic to eating. Thanks again!! By God's grace I will conquer 🙏 ❤

Good job doing the deep dive to educate and heal yourself.

I was diagnosed at 14 yrs old. That was 50 years ago. There wasn't as much information for me then, so I had to figure oit how to work with it. I don't take anything except OTC motrin, or arthritis pain meds in occassion. Keep your body moving, as much as possible, keep your weight under control, pay attention to food reactions, and stay dedicated to not letting this take over your life. I'm am active, but have a lot of fatigue - so I rest when I need to and ask that my friends and family understand when I can't be a part of their plans because I have to hyper manage my energy amd time. Best wishes to all that deal with RA, you can manage this!!

Yep. You are on the right path. This is the way. People don’t understand how much food and lifestyle choices affect their overall health. I’m glad you figured it out. Well done 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Thank you for sharing! I’m a 54 y/o nurse that’s been struggling with similar issues for 30 years now. It’s tricky…seems you figure it out and then surprise..it changes just enough to cause issues and confusion. I’m constantly trying to figure out the “everything” .. I too use to think it was a curse but because of these issues, I’m in great shape and eat healthy..living the healthiest life I can with what I know.

Thank you for sharing your experience. You have taken quite the remarkable journey which makes you a better physician.

Holy crap! So sorry took soo long to get diagnoses. Thankfully you have great health coverage. This is a harsh reality for many.

one of the best, most honest videos i've ever seen. thank you. I am a musician and for the past 2 weeks my middle joint on my middle finger has become painful. I begin my journey of self healing today.

OMG just found your channel, you are describing my life, I was told for years it was all in my head. I am on my sixties now finally was diagnosed in my 50s

This is a terrific experience you shared. I'm so happy that you were persistent in your education. Im also very happy that you were flexible and observant enough to understand that lifestyle alone wasnt enough in every situation, and were open to using medication in your practice. Happy that you're here on social media. Thank you, Dr.

Thank you for sharing your time experience with us. I agree unhealthy eating habits will catch up with you. You encouraged me to make better eating choices. I’m so happy your health has immensely improved 🙏

wow, i congratulate you on being such a forward thinker & educating yourself to such a tremendous way. i think your patients are very fortunate. thank you for sharing.

I appreciated your honesty and am so happily that there are Dr.’s like you ..🦋

Thank you so much Dr. for your story .I' m suffering from ostroarthritis right now. Am inspired and felt that I need more patience and in God's time He'll make everything beautiful.God bless you and continue to use you as a blessing to others.Yes, you're "blessed to be a blessing."

Great video and glad to see you, as a practitioner, making a concerted effort to do so much studying, etc. as opposed to just handing out medicine and acting like food doesnt matter - it certainly does. As you say it doesn’t completely help everyone. I have been using a clean diet for a very long time - doesnt do it completely for me but keeps me off strong meds. Thanks for your video.

Thank you for sharing your story and I was doing well and then I started to go down hill when my dad passed. It just tore me down. Just hearing your words is helping me to put that motivation back in me. I only have myself to push me so when my dad passed it was hard. I was grieving and just depressed. So thank you. I will start to think I’m worth it again and push on.

Tysm Dr...my has gone through a lot ,he started feeling better after counseling and music therapy... even now he feels better with music and good diet...now ill send this video to my son hopefully he will follow u ....

Thank you so much for your transparency. I am 71 and have had rheumatoid arthritis for over two decades and have seen some differences since using food as medicine. It is true that many doctors seem to be making guesses on how to handle your illness, then finally they recommend another medication - then it becomes a vicious cycle. Please keep sharing this vital information. Thanks again!

I am so grateful for your work. I wish my mother would have had this knowledge. She was a medical guinea pig and suffered a great deal. She passed in her early 60's I miss her very much. She ended up having very bad digestive and bowel systems and came dowb with cancer ...every med they put her on had horrible side effects of course they offered her experimental meds playing on her hope of relief. It felt very helpless.

Thank you soooo much for sharing your journey. I have a 14 year old son who is dealing with what may possibly be JRA and I'm really sad and nervous about it, but you give me hope. God bless you.

Love this video! Down to earth and it shows the struggle of an actual rheumatologist dr! This dr went through it and he will be able to HELP more people than just offer meds!!! Thanks for sharing!!!🙏🏽♥️God bless you

I once heard that a right of passage for the true healer is they are one who has first healed themselves. Thank you for your journey. I am in the process of trying to find a right relationship with food so that I can fast and eat what is right for my body. I am still trying to figure out what is right for me. I am a veteran who has what they call Gulf War Syndrome. Also my era was experimented on with Sarin Nerve Gas that they put in our Anthrax vaccines. I am dealing with a host of issues I am trying to unravel. You inspired me so much just listening to your journey. Thank you so much for sharing. You have a new subscriber today.

Wow, what a precious testimony. Aw, I like the part how your true friends stuck by you. I am 58, and never drank, but always ate sugar and love veggies too. I have never had any serious illnesses, not even a head ache. I have always sang worship songs, all the day long,written many songs too. I always loved exercising. I have dr. Greger's book and I have been thinking I should go back on that. I just loved hearing your story. I felt so bad for you. My son is 20 and he listens to me and let's me give him organic vitamins from Dr. Group. Learned not all vitamins are good source, like ascorbic acid is bad for vitamin c, so now I do acerola cherries capsules. Anyway, so glad that you found a way out. You have a sweet spirit.

Dr Yu ...thank you for sharing your story. This was so inspiring , and glad to know that you've brought yourself to a place of better health and are now helping your patients too. Wishing you continued good health and success.

Thanks for the video! Makes me feel hopefull to help my mom out with her pains. I can't thank you enough.

The same thing happened to me with my Rheumatologist! I had so many conditions and was in so much pain. I eliminated seed oils, carbs and sugar and went on a Whole Food Meat based diet of mostly beef and seafood with a few berries and cruciferous vegetables and I have been pain free and all my bloodwork and tests have been GREAT for 3 years. I was needlessly in pain and suffering for years, but no more!

I will certainly work on my diet. I have been on medication for a while and sometimes I feel like throwing them away . Your story is very inspiring. Thanks a million

Not too long to me! I appreciate you sharing your journey! You give this 62 year old hope and confirmation I am heading in the right direction. God bless you abundantly, and thank you for being such a caring doctor! Keep walking by Faith and not by sight. ❤️🙏🏻❤️

Thank you! When you said you’ve been dealing with arthritis since 17, I knew I had to watch your entire video. You’re inspiring! I have been having knee pain, swelling, joint stiffness, abnormal gait for the past 4 months. Never experienced these prior. Nothing has been normal since then. On my 49th bday a week ago my ortho went over my MRI result and said I have moderate osteoarthritis on my knees and complete meniscus tear. My doctor said I have to learn how to manage this disease. Since hearing this news, I’ve been on a mission to educate myself as to what lifestyle changes I can make to significantly impact symptom severity and overall quality of life. (Supplements, best antioxidant and artiinflammatory foods, worst foods for arthritis, exercises for arthritis.). Journey to a healthier me has just begun. Thank you for sharing your situation and giving many of us knowledge, guidance, and HOPE.

Your journey gave me so much hope that I can recover I was diagnosed with RA at 67 first six months I was overwhelmed but I can continue this journey to find my own path back to health thank you 🙏

Very inspiring. Thanks for sharing your story. Good to hear you got better and doing great.

I appreciate you so much for the experiences you narrated about your Arthritis journey. I have learned a lot. Thank you 👍

Thank you for sharing your story! God bless you Dr. Micah! 🙏

Dr Yu, Thanks so much for sharing your own story of managing and healing autoimmune illnesses. I really admire you for your passion in continuing to study and educating yourself on different methods of healing. As I live in Australia, there is no chance of ever making an appointment with you in your clinic. I’ve done the next best thing and subscribed! Thanks again 😊

Great video! I was diagnosed at thirty and it’s been a roller coaster since. You got a subscriber 😊

I got on Carnivore and will never look back. I was on many types of meds and immunosuppressive meds, primarily. I was in excruciating pain and would cry like a baby every time I had to move, basically. Well I got on carnivore and gave up all meds. All of them. I'm pain free and psoriasis free. Have been for months. For me veggies and fruits, are inflammatory. I'm pain free now. Also fully reversed non-alcoholic cirrhosis. I wouldn't put a plant in my mouth if you paid me. My labs are perfect. Vitamin D more than doubled without me taking any pills. My cholesterol dropped even if I eat lots and lots of animal fat. I have no cravings and my digestion is on point. Also reversed PCOS,IBS,GERD and heartburn. Never going back!

Dr.Yu, Thank you for sharing your testimony ! Good news, and SO many tools to use on my journey to heal !

Respect! Thank you for highlighting the fact that healthy diet is very nourishing to the body and is the foundation of good health 😊

Dr your story is really inspiring! Thanks for sharing

Seronegative RA took my 20s away. Vague, evasive, and even arrogant answers from rheumatologists made it worse. They seemed to be interested in me as a young study case at first, then they quickly lost interest every time. I totally understand how it controls your social life in your 20s when everyone else was enjoying life, staying up all night, traveling without much planning, sleeping on sofas or floors, etc. 43 years later, doctors still tell me "your blood work looks fine. All in normal ranges." But I know I'm not fine. Long story, but I'm so glad I found you recently! I'm just getting started with Lifestyle Medicine. Thank you!

A BIG THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR STORY . Gave me immense strength and confidence 💪

Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us. I was diagnosed with RA in 2013, both of my ankle were swollen and can barely walk, it all started after eaten 3lb roasted cashew nuts in 2wks. My primary Dr referred me to se a Rheumatologist after seeing him got my diagnosis. I learned about it being an Autoimmune Disease after reading the literature that was given to me. I was my life flashing before me because I had to work and take care of my family. Before my diagnosis l have been eating pork triggers my headaches, meat causes pain in my hardly eaten Chicken or Turkey now I mostly eat fish. I'm currently not on any medication, I had a short on my right knee which is the most painful one and told to do a replacement on both knees. RA is every where my neck, both shoulders, my spine and lower back. I'm on semi refined diet but after watching this video, I'm going to start a plant based diet. Thank you so much may God you and your family.

I must tell you, I am so impressed with you, your choice’s and your journey to get well. I have had a lot of orthopedic doctors over the years, and I have to say it’s very very rare to find a doctor that will go the alternative route. I suffer from arthritis from several broken bones from a severe car accident over 30 years ago. I no longer take pain medicine. I have been on a clean diet for several years. I grow a lot of organic vegetables and I volunteer at an organic farm to get things like sweet corn, and different types of melons that I’m not able to grow in the space I live in. Turmeric, ginger and cayenne are pain relievers for me. I use them in dried powder form in capsules, or I just mix the powder in hot water and drink. I also use them fresh. I have to take vitamin D, especially in the winter months because my bones ache when I’m low on vitamin D. Thank you for sharing your story. It’s very inspirational. I wish more doctors could figure this out like you have.💕

Thanks for sharing your experience, it gives hope for the rest of us with a chronic disease. I was 29 years old when I was diagnosed with polyarthritis. and I started with medication straight away, in this case, methotrexate, at that time I was very scared and I wanted the inflammation to reduce as I was afraid of getting deformed. Since I started with the medication I've had no pain whatsoever, from time to time a little bit but it always goes away one day after. Now I am starting to get scared about what the methotrexate can do to my body. I would like to try something else but I'm scared to leave the medication and feel that pain again. Your story does give hope.

I'm very glad i found your channel. Your presentation style is the best I've come across.

Thank you so much for sharing this journey with us, my sister is suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and already has deformed small joints and has undergone knee transplant. But I still want her to follow this as I really want her to live pain free and to give a little smile to her children’s face

Excellent video. I have psoriatic arthritis, pustular psoriasis, and mild Chron’s. With diet changes, I was able to stay off meds for 30 years (currently 49 years old; dx’ed w/ IBD at 14). I did finally have to go on biologics a few years ago, but with the combination above along with prayer, faith, and sleep, I’ve been able to stay healthy and active in the martial arts. Thanks for all the great info! God bless!

Glad you turned your health around. Such a positive story.

Thank you so much for sharing your journey. It is inspiring to hear your story and approach to healing your autoimmune condition.

Thank you so much for this video I started having my flare ups in my 40’s I’m 53years now and it really started affecting me a lot major body aches and it’s attacking my fingers My RA doctor wants me to take meds but i really don’t want meds for 2 weeks I’ve been on the green smoothie to reverse this disease 🥲🙏🏽I came across your video very inspirational I hope it turns around for me Thank you💕

When my hand surgeon told me I needed thumb replacements at age 40 I said no! I did my research and changed my diet to vegan/plant based and I have full use of my hands again. Doesn't work as well for my knee arthritis, but I'm sure it helps!

Thankyou for sharing your story and healing journey ❤

Thank you for sharing I'm happy your cured you should know ur biggest supporter was u because u never stop trying n continued w ur life

Thank you for sharing your story!!! You are such a blessing!!!!

I was at the beginning of Rheumatoid arthritis in my 20s. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I was young (26) and felt so tired and like an old lady. I reversed RA and fibromyalgia by detoxing and changing my diet. I’ve had major stress since middle school and was abused for a long time. I felt better in my 30s than when I was in my 20s. Now that I’m 40, I feel better than when I was in my late 20s. Whenever I feel stiffness or aches starting, that means I’ve been having too much sugar or wheat, so I cut it out. It’s stupid and preposterous to believe that diet doesn’t play a role in your health. How stupid are so many medical doctors that they can’t understand basic common sense: you are what you eat! Your gut health is so important!

Thank you for sharing your journey. You gave me a ray of light in the battle of RA. Please continue to share your tips to getting well. God bless you.

Ontario Canada here. Thankyou. I will share this video with my husband.

Food as Medicine works everytime. I know this personally and with my clients. Congratulations on pursuing more and on your "healing."

Thank you - this is so helpful and confirms so much of what I’ve realized over the years about not eating sugar, alcohol, processed food, dairy. I felt like I was imagining the benefits of staying away from these foods and it is helpful to hear your findings :). Also, skin inflammation issues are triggered by the same foods. Thank you!

Loved your story ❤ Thank you. I'm dealing with pain right now and it was up lifting to see your story 👏👏👏

I’m so happy for you!

Amazing journey! We would love to see here in your channel some whole food recipes, thank you for sharing your knowledge!

Thank you for honestly sharing your story and for pursuing a career in integrative medicine and alternative therapies. Our current medical system seems for the most part to be controlled by Big Pharma more and more. We need more physicians like you! 🥰

wow just the video I was looking for. I was just diagnosed wit arthritis in my lower back, but I believe is not just my lower back I have paint all over my body. thank you dr for sharing this video.