Interview with Terry Wahls, MD

In this episode, functional medicine nurse practitioner Brigitte Sager interviews Dr. Terry Wahls, MD, a pioneer in functional medicine and an expert in managing chronic immune conditions. Dr. Wahls shares her personal health journey with multiple sclerosis (MS) and how functional medicine and lifestyle changes, including the Wahls Protocol, transformed her life and clinical practice. Key takeaways include how dietary interventions like the paleo and ketogenic diets can support cellular health and improve MS symptoms, as well as the powerful role of lifestyle medicine in reversing chronic illness.

Dr. Wahls discusses her latest research on the efficacy of diet in improving quality of life for people with MS. She shares insights on why diet and lifestyle should be core components of managing autoimmune conditions and how nurse practitioners and RNs can apply these principles to their own practice, offering hope and healing to patients. This episode is a must-listen for any RN or NP interested in the intersection of functional medicine and chronic disease management.

She is the author of The Wahls Protocol: How I Beat Progressive MS Using Paleo Principles and Functional Medicine, The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles, and the cookbook The Wahls Protocol Cooking for Life: The Revolutionary Modern Paleo Plan to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions.

 

You can find and follow Dr. Wahls through her website and socials below:

https://terrywahls.com

https://www.instagram.com/drterrywahls

The Wahls Diet Cheat Sheet

Efficacy of Diet on Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis is recruiting people with multiple sclerosis for a clinical trial. Learn more at www.terrywahls.com/msstudy.  Scan the QRS code to complete a short survey to see if you are eligible to participate in this important study.

 

Hosted by Brigitte Sager, NP, a functional medicine nurse practitioner, nurse coach, and an RN and NP FM educator.

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Be well!