FIX YOUR GUT To Prevent Autoimmune Disease TODAY! | Mark Hyman & George Papanicolaou

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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella term for a variety of symptoms and diagnoses, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Approximately 3 million Americans are impacted by this inflammatory condition that affects the digestive tract and can greatly impact quality of life, disrupt daily routines, and carry very real emotional burdens. Symptoms of IBD include bloating, constipation, diarrhea, urgency, painful cramping, rectal bleeding, and more.
In this episode, Dr. Hyman talks to his UltraWellness Center colleague Dr. George Papanicolaou about the Functional Medicine approach to treating inflammatory bowel disease. They identify root causes and discuss why the health of your microbiome is vital when it comes to treating IBD. IBD is autoimmune in nature and may be helped by following autoimmune protocols also covered in this episode.
George Papanicolaou is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and is Board Certified in Family Medicine from Abington Memorial Hospital. He is also an Institute for Functional Medicine Practitioner. Upon graduation from his residency he joined the Indian Health Service. He worked on the Navajo reservation for 4 years at the Chinle Comprehensive Medical Facility where he served as the Outpatient Department Coordinator. In 2000, he founded Cornerstone Family Practice in Rowley, MA. He practiced with a philosophy centered on personal relationships and treating the whole person, not just not the disease. He called that philosophy “Whole Life Wellness”. Over time as the healthcare system made it harder for patients to receive this kind of personal care Dr. Papanicolaou decided a change was needed. He began training in Functional Medicine through the Institute of Functional Medicine. In 2015, he established Cornerstone Personal Health, a practice dedicated entirely to Functional Medicine. Dr. Papanicolaou joined The UltraWellness Center in 2017.
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[@robinadair8918]

Please Dr. Hyman stop interrupting your guests. 🙄

[@angalmeida29]

Thank u both ! This is such vital information

[@ry2456]

Great, except once again we don’t get to hear the other docs full stories and wisdom due to being cut off. I am thinking ok this is interesting and something I can use and then it gets circled back to the same basic points and the additional info gets left behind.

[@jademazon2825]

Amazing! Where do I find a list of prescribed foods?

[@fluxypoo]

You have to buy the book. He never specifies a regiment in these videos.

[@lathancram5184]

@Jade Mazon in the video titled “how to feed your gut” he mentions cranberry, pomegranate, green tea and acacia fiber.

[@pasqualeabbate2906]

Google

[@samedgonul4149]

What is the name of the book?

[@lathancram5184]

@@samedgonul4149 “Food: What the heck do I eat?” By Mark Hyman

[@melissas1865]

You have posted several videos about getting healthy gut flora if you have already have significant problems. I wish you would post a preventative video (for those of us that don’t have gut problems but would like to remain healthy). We don’t need intense elimination diets. We need a framework that we can use for the rest of our lives

[@christianthames2302]

Sounds like you avoid antibiotics like azithromycin, to make sure your microbiome stays in tact. Also stick with whole foods and non processed foods. Be careful with overdoing anything, like smoking, drinking alcohol, drinking coffee.

[@milkyway52]

This is quite general can you please be more specific on how to get back to normal bowel? Thank you!

[@costa2150]

diet, exercise and managing stress, those are the preventative keystones, there are literally thousands of relevant videos that speak directly to what you are after.

[@sookwoo7749]

Thanks from Florida 👍❤️🇺🇸

[@adsworld17]

I was diagnosed with RA it took me couple of years to find out that paleo is way to go i am much better and yes my foods are really boring but thats the way i am keeping my inflammation flare up down. 😔😄

[@debatthebeach433]

Paleo helped me avoid RA flares for several years. I foolishly tried some new foods a year ago and have been trying to fight back thru inflammation since then. Good luck to you. I think Paleo works if you stick to it.

[@peabeam6231]

Since the healthy soil was mentioned...Could you do an episode on hydroponics, please?

[@PK-se2jh]

thankyou very much :')

[@AlGollas]

Mark Hyman how can I get your help for a friend of mine that is displaying all the symptoms of “leaky gut?” She is having joint pain and has been taking Ducolax for several years to aid in bowel movements. Help please

[@milkyway52]

How do you heal intestinal permeability?

[@KimmersF101]

Anyway this can help my Addison's Disease?

[@christianthames2302]

How do you find a functional medicine doctor?

[@UtikaCollar]

I have ulcerative colitis. Can someone point me to the direction where I can get functinal help? Specificaly w exosomes and ozone. Thank you!!!

[@aman3816]

Having UC can be very tough

[@vmcmillan2]

My goodness the DO is just running on didn’t understand the intro response.

[@celiabarrett999]

If a person is very much under weight, should they be taking probiotics?

[@virtuallyme2518]

I came to this link through an ad claiming “Curing Crohns and Colitis with Dr Papanicolaou” ... NOWHERE do these two talk about a CURE!!!!!

[@christianthames2302]

I only watched the first person so far, but he said exactly what he did to cure many people: AIP diet for those who aren't too far gone, and the elemental diet for those who can't even do the AIP diet. This ensures the person is not adding to the inflammatory condition and allows the mucosal lining to heal. Then the introduction of probiotics to reseed the gut. He said many people had a complete elimination of symptoms within 6 weeks.

[@virtuallyme2518]

@@christianthames2302 Hey Christian, sorry for the late response ... only just discovered you'd messaged. Thank you for that, but still ... they don't talk about a "cure" ... as such ... they are merely talking about all the things one can do to minimize SYMPTOMS ... using diet ... people still have flare-ups throughout their lives ... which still compromises the quality of their lives ... which means they are not "cured" ... the ideas they talk about are not new or revolutionary ... nor life-changing ... they've been around for a long time. Remember ... these talks aren't some kind of magnanimous gesture ... otherwise they'd be bursting at the seems sharing information on TRULY ... how to cure. They are merely selling themselves ... in order to make money from naive people who are desperate ... ESPECIALLY Hyman!

[@susicca]

Look for a herbal infusion that's called HappyTummy from Milamores. Taking that on an empty stomach and avoiding refine sugars, gluten and dairy, made my friends colitis improve hugely

[@Romjen]

What are we supposed to eat? Guidance, please! Thank you!🙏

[@SRV2013]

Go carnivore - Eggs, beef, eggs, beef, eggs beef. You'll feel better shortly. I know because that's what I did.

[@align2source]

That depends on your situation, there is no diet that fits all, what works for me might not work for you. We have different microbiome, reactions to foods etc. But in general it's better to eat food that is as fresh and organic as possible, i.e. avoid toxins like pesticides and processed food. An experienced functional medicine practitioner would probably give the best guidance according to your history and blood/stool tests.

[@SRV2013]

@@align2source Good luck with that. No doctor I've ever met has encouraged my diet.

[@align2source]

@@SRV2013 This video has two examples that would help you, notice I wrote functinal medicine practitioners. They're still not common, but can be found.

[@jamesslesinski6711]

Stop interupting your guests!

[@cwitham69]

never answered or addressed... what did your kid begin with? (not u Dr Hyman)

[@lucabrazi36]

Dr Hyman constant interruption of guest is annoying!! Almost unwatchable!

[@tjgrafiks]

You obviously just keep reposting these videos for viewers bcuz u never answer any of my questions. I’ve reached out trying to find out if your taking patients bcuz my situation is getting worse just when I thought I was improving. My gums have suddenly randomly started bleeding. I don’t trust my convention docs anymore bcuz all they want to do is give drugs. They keep saying they don’t see anything else only high inflammation markers. But after dealing with pain for 3-4 months I started losing weight and having burning and nervous anxious type feelings constantly in my stomach. I don’t know what to eat anymore. Ive been trying to connect with Dr Hyman for the last 6-7 months. they want to promote their business and show their knowledge but when we come knocking nobody answers

[@abukarabdirahman7846]

I think Most of what u need to do is mentioned in this video! Remove things causing inflamation like stress, gluton, diary, processed carbs and sugars, grains etc and eat healthy nutrients dense foods like pre and probiotics and fiber like Sauerkrautt. Also do exercise.

[@kerryvbc1]

I went through what you are describing. Please try this… Eat potatoes yams carrots peas celery and chicken breast in a crockpot with bone broth, overnighted cooked well. This and water. If your real bad you might have to blend this to start . I’m at 85% now but I eat and drink mostly what I want now including coffee and occasional alcohol. I was real bad 2 years ago and lost 30 lbs in a two to three week period . I hope this works for you,good luck

[@tjgrafiks]

@@abukarabdirahman7846 stress is not something u can snap your fingers and remove. yes years of stress probably gave me low grade inflammation but the new stress of how suddenly everything exploded on me is something i can’t just stop especially when i feel like my life is draining away. with no real answers from docs who only know how to give painkillers and immunosuppressive drugs. ive been working on my elimination diet for the last since dec-jan once i realized i was reacting to food with severe pain and swelling throughout the night and following days. just when i think i can eat something, I eventually react to it. feels like my immune system is shutting down. nuts, wheat, gluten, dairy, red meat, processed foods and some veggies have been removed. I would be good for a week or two then it would start again. my weight loss had leveled off at 129-130 for about 4 months then i started to put a few lbs back then after another two weeks i’d lose it all again and more. add 5 then lose 7-8lbs. Ive been doing breathing exercises and cold n hot showers, fasting for 3 days a week for a cpl months and NOTHING seems to stick!

[@tjgrafiks]

@@kerryvbc1 i was really fit and active when this started. u see my logo? i was about to get my mobile juice business off the ground when this all started. Ive been doing bone broth every now and then. i can’t eat chicken bcuz i now react to that. i seem to be ok with beef and calf liver and salmon or fresh fish. I react to potatoes as well. most nightshade veggies. I am not absorbing nutrients properly from my food. my index fingers have been swollen for the last 3 months. they would swell over night and go down once i get up but then stopped going down. same with the outside/bottom of my feet below the small toe were the pad is. have a big hard painful ball there every morning when i get up. it goes down a little after 10-15 mins of moving around but have no idea why they swell there. just woke up one morning 3-4 months ago and it was there and just stayed. I can no longer where shoes bcuz they get worse. i feel something crunchy when i rub the back of my neck which spreads pain down into my arms and sometimes i cant even raise my arms or use my hands. a few times i had lock jaw . one day it would be the left side then next day right side. this is really crazy and random. most days my energy is really good but muscles are weak if that makes sense. when my neck hurts really bad i get nauseous at times. i was getting stronger a few months ago and was doing resistance bands to keep some muscle tone but then i would be i pain the next day or neck stiffness. i noticed if i do manage to get good sleep which is rare i feel much better. when i don’t get sleep my symptoms worsen.

[@QuantumChanti]

Have you researched Colonics? I've been using it to fix my gut, and protein synthesis and nutritional absorption. Life changing. Xx

[@robinfoley333]

I really like you dr hyman … but please STOP interrupting your guests ALL the time. I’m gonna have to stop following…Geeze

[@Stsebastian8900]

What evidence is their that the stomach lining is damaged in people with autoimmune conditions and that it needs to be repaired? Furthermore what evidence is their that cutting out food can achieve this objective? I thought we where talking about the micro-biome, what does a damaged stomach lining have to do with the micro-biome? Are these men doctors?

[@christianthames2302]

I'm not a doctor, but damage to the mucosal lining can cause autoimmune symptoms. I got an antibiotic called azithromycin and ever since my digestion was messed up and I'm now diagnosed with IBS-C (the constipated version), where I never had any issues at all before with motility. Now when my mucosal lining is weak (I can tell because I feel "dry" in my intestines, and I get irritation as food passes through), certain foods can cause total autoimmune symptoms like joint pain in areas that I never did anything to. It sucks to have your wrist or knee start hurting for no reason after you eat something.

[@Stsebastian8900]

@@christianthames2302 I have IBs-D and when it flares up i get mental heaith symptoms and exhaustion. When i eat fiber i get bloated so cant win.

[@christianthames2302]

@@Stsebastian8900 my sister has IBS-D. I think that certain foods probably cause the body to want to evacuate, which is what causes the diarrhea. Perhaps there's a bacterial imbalance from antibiotic use. I've seen people who were lactose intolerant, cure it by drinking spoiled milk. The idea is that spoiled milk is spoiled because there are too many bacteria in there eating the milk and changing it's composition. The reason why someone would drink it is because like a probiotic, it's full of bacteria that eat milk (the very thing they had a problem digesting). So perhaps, missing key strains of bacteria can cause a person to have digestive issues because they're missing the bacteria required to digest that thing. As far as bloating when eating fiber. That makes me think that you have bacteria in there that are eating fiber before allowing it to pass through the colon like it's supposed to. Perhaps from sibo (bacteria in the small intestine instead of large intestine), or slow motility. Have you ever had your vitamin D tested?

[@QuantumChanti]

I love this channel but gosh, let the woman speak! So many interruptions and mansplaining disguised as conversation. I was frustrated for her.

[@christianthames2302]

Oh great another feminist complaining about men

[@eyeflosscandy]

your videos are always way too long....please keep it concise 10 minutes max

[@roseandrade9778]

Tell Mark to stop making goofy faces!

[@sandrajaneharrison8096]

Mark u look VERY VERY EXHAUSTED ...Dark shadows .

[@christellec1289]

Interesting i also thought that.

[@ValN1970]

maybe partied hard. He is a single men now

[@virtuallyme2518]

@@ValN1970 he has ulcerative colitis... he preaches so much stuff... but he looks aged and sick as a dog without makeup...