Healing Autoimmune Disease Using A Functional Medicine Approach with Dr. Sunjya Schweig

This episode is sponsored by Athletic Greens and InsideTracker. The
array of frustrating symptoms that come along with autoimmune
diseases leave those who are suffering constantly looking for
answers. Simply put, autoimmune diseases—like rheumatoid arthritis,
celiac sprue, inflammatory bowel, type 1 diabetes, Hashimoto’s,
Graves’, lupus, fibromyalgia, and so many more—are conditions where
the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues rather than a
foreign molecule like bacteria. This happens when something
confuses the immune system. Today, I’m joined by Dr. Sunjya Schweig
to discuss why autoimmune issues are on the rise and how we can
treat them using a Functional Medicine approach. Sunjya K. Schweig,
MD, is deeply committed to building a cutting-edge, data-driven
ecosystem for the prevention and reversal of chronic illness. As
the founder and president of the California Center for Functional
Medicine, Dr. Schweig and his team provide personalized, precision
medicine care to help people with chronic illness recover their
health. In 2021, Dr. Schweig founded the Functional Medicine
Research and Technology Center, which aims to prevent and reverse
chronic illness through research, education, and innovation. A
graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Dr. Schweig
completed his MD at the University of California, Irvine, and his
family medicine residency at the University of California, San
Francisco, Family Practice Residency Program in Santa Rosa, CA. He
is board certified in family practice (ABFM) integrative and
holistic medicine (ABIHM). This episode is sponsored by Athletic
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(audio version / Apple Subscriber version): Common root causes of
autoimmune disease (6:32 / 4:04)   Diet and gut health
(8:49 / 6:23)  What is autoimmune disease? (9:39 / 7:12) 
The most common autoimmune diseases (10:39 / 8:17)   The
conventional medicine approach to treating autoimmune disease
(12:17 / 9:50)  Case study of a patient Dr. Schweig treated
(15:31 / 12:57)  Healing the gut with diet and foods to avoid
when treating autoimmune disease (25:01 / 22:15)  My personal
experience with autoimmune disease (34:33 / 32:25)  Chronic
infections and autoimmune disease (35:57 / 33:22)  The
California Center for Functional Medicine (42:47 / 40:21) 
Learn more about the California Center for Functional Medicine and
the Functional Medicine Research and Technology Center.