Top 5 Foods NOT to Eat For Inflammation and Autoimmune Diseases +2 BONUS Tips |Dr. Micah Yu 

Food groups to avoid 1. Ultra processed foods 2. Fried foods 3. Refined sugars 4. Dairy 5. Salt (in excess) 6. Processed meats 7. Gluten (certain types)

Great video, I would prefer no background music. Foods that give me inflammation in the joints are diary, tuna fish, wheat bread and calcium or a lot of protein like when I eat a can of tuna fish, the joints in my fingers get swollen.

I appreciate how you condense information and make it accessible to a broad cross-section of learners. Keep it up doc! Society needs this information. Your calm and open communication style will reach more people.

I found that my immune system is especially sensitive to the first meal of the day (breakfast) which is when your gut is empty of food, esp. if you are sensitive to gluten and eat cereal or pancakes/muffins/waffles/toast for breakfast. Some people feel better if fasting from 8pm to midday and then have a big lunch because whatever 'bad' food you eat in your lunch will be diluted by the other foods. The AIP diet plan should be done by all AI patients to find out if you are sensitive to any foods. It takes 4-8 weeks for the first stage (cutting out all 'bad' foods) - if you feel much better, you can continue with the diet but then start stage 2 which is to slowly re-introduce a bad food each week to try to find out which ones cause flares. Flares are caused by eating/drinking something which triggers your immune system, it's not about eating 'good' food, it is about avoiding 'bad' food. 'Bad' food may trigger your immune system or may exacerbate a leaky gut and indirectly stimulate your immune system by allowing substances through your gut wall - but either way, it can cause flares and joint pain.

Interesting and measured👍🏻 I was reactive to sugars, gluten, tomato and eggplant peels not dairies, I did strict detox with green plants and eggs for 4 months, plus Curcumin and pepper. Today in full remission after almost 4 yrs, I had a severe flare up after a very stressful experience, almost died, went into hospital. Now, after 4 months of chemo, that caused lots of secondary effects, no meds since 2020, I now only avoid gluten, and just a bit of sugar occasionally. My life style quite healthy, exercise 2 hrs a day Monday to Monday. I’m a natural health practitioner and nutrition consultant, and appreciate you say it as it is‼️

All our warmest thanks to you, Dr Micah Yu for all the videos you’ve made concerning this Invisible Illness called Arthritis!!!!!! You are really a Fantastic and Humanist Dr who can advise people around the World who are mainly concerned with Arthritis what should be done to minimize the pains. Dr Yu yourself explained how you reversed your Arthritis and since you are also a Rhumatologist, we are so grateful to you and listen to all the important advices and explanations given on the videos. 🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍

Doctor, our family will heed your most timely advice. Thank you, once again.

I suffer from hormonal acne and inflammation and noticed , all the foods you mentioned, i have been avoiding and started taking supplements and my acne has been clearing up. Most of all my body is feeling so much better

Love this! I am an Osteopath and EM physician. Kind of learning by accident and now on purpose what I can and cannot eat. Lots of autoimmune issues!! Ugh! Thank you for this!!

It’s really nice to hear someone who doesn’t say gluten is always really bad. I don’t react badly to it, I eliminated it for 3 months but still had joint pain during that time.

I have RA and I'm still trying to find exactly which foods cause flares, but going on AIP diet definitely helped, so I know I need to make some permanent changes to stay healthy. Thank you so much for starting this channel!

Thanks! It’s great that you’re emphasizing diet! I also watch Dr. John McDoughal and have followed the Gerson Therapy dietary recommendations but not the full program. You will be, in my opinion, a much better doctor, because you have looked into the relationship between diet and disease! My downfalls are sugar, gluten and dairy!

Thank you SO, so much for your most interesting and highly informative video.

I’ve been doing so good avoiding these foods n drinks. But it is definitely hard when all other family members do not eat like you.

Thanks Dr Yu for sharing your personal experience.

Thank you for your knowledge and time that you share. Even as a nurse of 30 years, nutrition wasn't taught or touched on much at all. Back then, a 6 week self study course with a test that we were given answers too. Things have changed over 30 years. Definitely feel like a novice for nutrition especially with autoimmune conditions.

I find your channel so helpful and enjoy hearing your story. What works for you and the nutrition. I've not yet head you discuss exercise or whether you've found supplements helpful. Before making an appointment with a Rheumatologist, what test(s) should one have in you opinion? Thank you!

Thank you for all the information, it is very helpful!

I like this Dr. He is funny, kind, sincere, knowledgeable . Would you teach us sometimes how to cook tasty vegetarian meals? Thank you Dr.

I just watched this video where you addressed some of my questions (thank you!). I don't have a very good external symptom body barometer for foods I should or should not eat...or I'm not recognizing the ones being given to me. For instance, you mention gluten sensitivity or dairy sensitivity - I don't seem to have either, but my GI physician has convinced me to steer as much away from dairy as I can manage based on (UC, moderate-to-severe) colonoscopy results. My UC symptoms are managed with medication - at present, Stelara is the new one I just started on. The other symptom we have been able to improve is numbing in my feet (the bottom soles) where my PCP advised I get foot pads (totally not helpful) and my GI doc hypothesized my gut was leaking electrolytes. I began drinking (I found Pedialyte makes a no-sugar) electrolytes, which definitely improved my foot sensations. However, My PCP doc has warned me not to overdo the electrolytes, watching toxicity. I'm still trying to find the "best dose" of electrolytes as neither doctor has given me a good guideline since "leaking electrolytes" doesn't seem to be provable medically with a test. My GI doc was able to advise me to begin adding table salt to my foods since I was at the bottom of the scale - he warned me that to go lower was to risk seizures. (Side note: I was sent to a Urologist to check my kidneys - all seems well there. The Urologist did put me on Estradiol (a woman's hormone) for a couple of months (which also improved my energy). From what I can read, Estradiol helps relieve the adrenal gland? Perhaps you could go into the relationships between salt and the adrenal gland/hormone system in a future video? How much of this is common to immune system disorders?) While the Pedialyte helped restore some needed electrolytes, and improve foot sensation (go figure), my foot numbness is still not fully cleared up, but the sensation/numbness comes and goes. Something else that is undefined is contributing. I have occasional really annoying pain in the plantar nerve of the left foot leading to the left go (bottom of the foot for readers). This is so weird, what are your thoughts on what to consider further? Are there foods that can help with nerve function? I have for years avoided fried foods to keep my weight down, watched my sugar in moderation, and avoided what you describe as highly processed foods. I'll have to think about your definition of processed foods (I enjoy canned peaches, but it is hard to find them packed in water so I buy the ones in juice. Should I rinse them off and throw away the juice?). I also recently switched to eating soy vanilla yogurt instead of ice cream. Is Stevia a problem? I add that as a sweetener instead of sugar to my tea. Thanks in advance. I hope I've given you more topics for future videos.

That’s was good presentation thank you 🙏

Thank you so much for all your advice

Great information. Thanks!

Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with us

Thank you soo much doc, for motivating and sharing ur experience and specially fr suggestions.

Love your content!!!thank you so much for your great contribution to humanity:)

I kind of knew some of these foods were not nutritional but like you stated they taste so good. I’m currently experiencing stiffness, knee and ankle pain as well as sporadic tingling in feet. I want to improve my diet and see some positive effects. Your videos are very informative and I will continue to watch.

If you have autoimmune disease you should avoid gluten as it can also cause other problems. Highly recommend reading Medical Medium books, they talk about why we should avoid gluten and what is does to our bodies.

The problems eating bread is that in America they process wheat by using roundup. The herbicide quickens the harvesting period. The herbicide also gives you a risk of getting cancer. Lymphoma. The problem is these large companies making these foods for us, so that they can sit on shelves and last for quite some time. If we went back to locally sourced foods and fresh foods. I’m sure we would have less issues with our health. It’s crazy to me, because typically diabetes is thought of as an overweight disease, but I noticed that more normal body type people are getting diabetes. Once you go down that road, everything else is haywire. It’s crazy to me that these large companies employ chemist that find the additive or the perfect ratio of sugar/salt/flavoring, so that we can be addicted to food. They are no different than the cartels pushing street drugs. The only difference is the legality of what they are pushing. The food and drug administration have companies that synthesize street drugs, and allow them for sale. It’s crazy how big of a racket everything is. But we keep prescribing in people keep taking. They feed us tainted food and drugs. And then they also sell a cure for it. 😑

I am so glad I happened upon your channel. Very helpful information and I really appreciate the fact that you are speaking from personal experience as well as from your professional studies. I also like the calm and easy going way you present the info. I have psoriatic arthritis and find that wheat, dairy and emotional stress cause my flares more than anything else. I also am a 33 year survivor of Stage IV Hodgkin's, therefore, I have chosen to NOT take any meds for the PsA...other than Tylenol and an occasional Advil because of the potential side effects of those "big gun" meds . So, I am extremely interested in your info about treating these autoimmune diseases in a "natural" way. Thank you for sharing!!

many RA doctors know nothing first hand about the pain of this condition! thank our Lord for your journey...

Thank you for explaining it i a way that's easy to understand 😊

Great vid!!!

Would you tell me your view on lectins? I've been told I have Shogren's, btw. Also, do you recommend a recipe book for people with autoimmune? Thank you for your videos.

Thank you! I hardly ever have a flare anymore, with being on Xejanz, for my RA. I mainly hurt from what I do every day. With overusing my hands with gardening or painting, etc. I have to take good breaks.

Nicely explained

Great videos, (whisper)... is the background music distracting to anyone else?

Thanks for sharing

Thank you!

Thank you for your videos. I am learning more about this condition. I am not sure what causes my flare ups. I am currently off wheat, but still have issues. I would prefer not to take methotrexate, but with the pain coming back more in different body parts I am now considering it. The worst part is when everything is so swollen up. I could no longer bend my knee it was so bad. After an injection it gradually went down 4 inches but is still swollen. I am not sure how to work out what is causing the inflammation. I have stopped the sugary treats (pastries), and bread. But have not noticed any change. Fried foods might be an issue, as I tend to have fried mushrooms for breakfast.

Thank you for all the information, very helpful. I have rheumatoid arthritis.

These are foods that cause more pain after eating: rice and corn. I love rice, but cannot have it. Thanks for your great videos. You really help those, like me, who are upset and discouraged having autoimmune.

Thanks Dr so much ❤❤❤❤

I have RA and my trigger is cold weather and humidity.

Great info! Sea salt and Himalayan salt have minerals and are needed along with magnesium and potassium. That could be a good vlog for all of us. We need to understand that processed foods don’t usually use good salts…

Good video, so informative👍

Funny I didn’t even hear the music til some one said it but it’s very good just like your info

I have been having allergic reaction as of a spring flu all my life, everyone around me kept telling me that nothing is wrong with its just a psychological thing I have. But I knew that something was up, and by the time I was 21 I had so much pain in my gut and my allergy was going crazy. No doctor put a finger on it and all they told me was me having high antibody levels (IgE)which shows I have an allergy (I was also having some discomfort in my spine and my elbow &Knee joints) Then I've done a search from books and I cut some food, I felt healthy and no flares for a year, but then somehow I couldn't resist to some food and got all the reaction twice as much. Now for the first time in my life, I saw my knees swollen and my gut hurts a lot, I dont go to toilet for number 2 for days and I feel down all the time. So its probably time for me to start eating clean back again and make it a lifestyle, not a big deal but the real problem is that my family and my relatives are telling me I'm making a big deal out of this its just a thing I have in my mind and I should eat everything just as they do (they have health problems too, crazy) Hard to explain, I'm a molecular biologist and they refuse to think that I know something they dont. I hope to fix my body and I don't care what others think at this point, thank you so much for sharing precious informations

Just start following you. Thanks for all the educational info. I have diabetes and minimal arthritis and gout runs in our family, so sometimes my toe feels like a hammer pounding on it.

Very helpful.

Thank you so much❤❤

Thanks doc👍

Thanks Doc

Very informative video👍

Grilled food I would think is not a good choice but I still do once in a while

Thank you,!

As regards the "background" music, I am too intrigued by the important content of this amazing video, to be aware of any "background" music.

Thanks for this great video! I also really appreciate your take on gluten. I recognize that it can be beneficial for individuals to avoid it, but as far as I know, science does not support this claim for everybody.

Surprise you did not talk about lactose-free diets, especially as Asians are sensitive. Love the channel and your journey. Same journey. Got the gout in control after going keto and then Mediterranean diet. I think cutting ultra-processed food and sugar probably did it. Non-smoker. Rate drinker. Daily sport.

Thnks for d information, please how can you help me with my arthritis problems am from Nigeria.

God Bless Alll Of Y’all. Locally grown Organic Veggies, Fruits, Nuts, Seeds other than that can expect disease. Yes, seeds are controversial. I grew up this way w grandma that has lived through the depression era. It’s easier for me However not my mother & sunny. Go figure. I’m not perfect. I’m coaching tho. Keep the Faith🙏

Thank you a lot

Please consider the definition of ultraprocessed food from Zoe channel.

Will watch

Thanks 👍

I can totally live with this.... I love how you say occasionally when socializing, but don't bring it into the home. I've been told by several Drs that I have severe inflammation. The advice ranges and sometimes conflicts. Go vegan. Try Mediterranean. Try keto. I, instead, claim this as my own journey in 2024 to find what brings healing to my body, and also helps me lose up to half my body weight over the next five years. I have no logical reason for the change in my metabolism that doubled my weight over 25 years. Diets don't help. If the inflammation recedes, maybe that will work. Thank you.

Ive just been diagonised with artritis in my knees , All i eat is fruit vegetables , smoothie now i snack on olives and bannah . Losing weight well for me and diet changes

Hello doctor, really great videos. I have a question about quality cold. Press olive oil. Is that good for your body? I listen to a Cardiologist who says that we should be consuming between one and two tablespoons daily for a good health. How do you feel about that?

Everyone is different, different blood types too. I'm O positive. I fast 16/8. I can't eat certain foods as a result. Don't eat processed foods, or drink alcohol, or eat sugar.

How about food that is high in Fodmap?

Thank you for your very informative video. Your informatoon is clear, simple and easy to understand. Although it's difficult to give up these foods, bring inactive and in psin is dufficult as well. Eliminating these things little by little is doing able and easier than going fold turkey 100%. I appreciate your nutritional teaching. Thank youaldo congratulations on your acheivement. Thank you for being so honest in showing that you too are tempted by foods that nutritionists would not approve of.😊😊😊😊😊

auto immunine dieases generally due to chronic stress this is what ı discovered in my particular case which is gout and artiriths

I wondering if my breast cancer hormonal treatment anastrozole, which is an aromatase inhibitor, cause me joints inflammation. All started when I get into this treatement, this year. A lot of stiffness in my fingers and pain and stiffness in my heels when I get up. Ultimately, when I sitted in crossed legged posture in yoga practices i felt pain in my knee goosefoot ... just when I get out from that asana, just left knee....looks like the enthesis inflammation you talked about in other video. What do you think, doc? It is probable? Thank you! 🙏

Doctor please,do you know any natural for hip and waist pains ?

I think it is more on being stressful caused your body to weaken and can no longer fight the inflammation. If your immune system is strong, your gut, colon, liver and kidney will be able to filter the bad foods.

I have RA and noticed that what triggers the RA in me is soft drinks, I am not drinking them anymore. I avoid them all the time.

What do you think about white rice???😮

What about if you become lost or unsure of what to eat, you could just do a rotational diet. Don’t eat the same foods in a week? I am confused because other than obvious, now I hear about “Oxalates” or “Night Shades.” So then that excludes certain vegetables.

Here are 2 questions: where is the balance of salt intake if one has low blood pressure and anemia and is encouraged to add more salt to their diet? However, they may have other undiagnosed autoimmune conditions due to the 5-month wait to see a rheumatologist?

I just subscribed. Thank you for your videos. I have RA and manage it naturally. What do you recommend to satisfy a sweet tooth? This happens to me at night :)

I've been considering seeing a rheumatologist or neurologist for my plethora of issues. Rheumatologist seems more holistic from what I've seen. Do you think seeing a rheumatologist would be worth seeing If I have already tested negative for rheumatoid arthritis?

I would like to know if the blood type of an individual has anything to do with their success with a plant based diet for arthritis?

Eating chicken makes me flare up, after watching this video now I found out the culprit, it is chix, thanks for sharing Dr.

Plant based yoghurt is very processed?

Thnx

all the yummy stuff. So a fried egg in a healthy oil is no good?

Thank you! I get worse when I eat fried foods, sugar and processed gluten. I also react bad on a diet like Atkins. I eat plant based and use vit d, e, k, b-complex, magnesium, amino acids, boron and green lip mussel. I am doing fine now.

Please doctor 🙏 do a video about lupus nephritis

Hat about soyrizo? Is it better than chorizo or sausage? It has a lot of salt,anyudeas for substitute?

May I eat canned or tuna in pouches? I love seafood.

Dr please do a video of Dermamiositis also

Dairy and fried foods

AMEN 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

Are home baked breads ok to eat? Thank you

Can gluten be linked to acne? I have RA, but I also notice that I get acne when I eat more gluten (& possibly dairy). Also, do you have recommendations for RA fatigue? Really enjoy your channel, and thank you for this helpful content! 🙏🏻

I think I have written this in another video. I had a car accident and surgery on my knee and since suffered from posttraumatic osteoarthritis and chondromalacia but no doctor has been able to help me so a lot of research to help myself. No alcohol, no wheat products (i.e. bread, pasta), no rice, no sugar; instead replace with buckwheat, millet, quinoa. Lots of veggies, legumes and nuts (bell peppers, tomato in moderation and preferably cooked), lots of water and herbal tea. I use Himalayan salt because it is full of minerals, acv for my dressings, I supplement with Boswellia and a multivitamin tablet because there are periods where I follow religious fasting, and when I don't fast I also eat eggs and goat milk or sheep milk products but make sure they are organic as much as possible that is because they are pricey as well as fatty fish (sardines being my fav) Maintaining an alkaline ph in our body when suffering from autoimmune diseases is key. And finally when I flare I put a castor oil compress on the area. Love from Greece 🥰

Hello, doctor! I want to ask if black coffee can cause a flare-up of autoimmune diseases.

I drink tea plus I make with lactose free milk , would be okay?

Dr please be kind and do video about poliomiositis

I m a Crohn patient I just refused to treat with medication, any suggestion to help me