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A doctor restores her health with a natural diet

12/12/2011

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Dr. Terry Wahls, a physician at the University of Iowa, developed a devastating disease of the brain and nerves called multiple sclerosis. She became so weak she had to use a wheelchair to get around. Just as you and I would do, she took the conventional route for treating her M.S., and because of her medical background and connections she was up to date on the latest therapies. 

But she didn't find an effective remedy. She was getting worse. So she changed things, primarily her diet as she explains in this TED video. And it's primarily through a natural diet based mostly on plants that she got on the road to good health. 
What I found interesting is that like many, Dr. Wahls sought to get all her nutrition (vitamins, minerals and other antioxidants) through pills and supplements. But this didn't work.  

What Dr. Wahls eventually realized was that our cells, and their mitochondria (the energy factories of cells), could get much more nutrition from a diet of mostly plants and organic-fed meat. This is because of synergy -- interactions between vitamins, minerals and other things like fiber w
e know exist in our food and those molecules for which we have yet to discover what they do. This synergy is missing in a pill. And that's why we should aim to get nutrition from food, not from supplements we buy at a store. 

On her diet of "9 cups of vegetables and berries," Dr. Wahls restored her health, getting back on her feet and regaining the strength to practice and speak to audiences. While she isn't on a healthy Indian diet, I believe it's important for you to see how powerful a natural, mostly-plant diet is in restoring good health.   

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Speaking in Galveston this Saturday 10/1/11

9/27/2011

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If you're in Galveston this Saturday, swing by Oasis Juice Bar & Market around 4:30. I'll be speaking for on healthy diets (including the Healthy Indian Diet) to attendees of a yoga retreat at Ms. DiNatale's Oasis, which is a neat place. I'll also be doing a book signing, and it's open to the public.

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