725: Mikhaila Peterson's Personal Account of Treating Debilitating Disease Through Diet

In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin speak with Mikhaila Peterson who recounts the horrible health challenges she has faced from the time she was a child and how she finally found relief through diet.

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• Her personal account of her childhood years of dealing with crippling depression and debilitating arthritis. (4:08)
• Convincing myself that all my problems were gone. Through doing her own research she went on the elimination diet and rid herself of her skin issues and arthritis. (25:20)
• The change in me was so drastic, he couldn’t deny it. How she convinced herself and her dad that an all meat diet was the key to getting her health back. (38:12)
• My brain was so fuzzy that I can’t remember anything before that. Does she feel different being off all these painkillers? On guard? (52:00)
• You have to be so paranoid it’s ridiculous. How through her example she has tried to help her parents follow her lead and the difficulties that have come from it. (57:00)
• You are either really sick and you die or you don’t. Where does her inner strength come from? (1:04:00)
• I’m going to keep it pretty limited and monitor it. The ways she will feed her baby. (1:07:00)
• My husband’s parents won’t recognize me. The push back she has received from her own in-laws! (1:10:00)
• It makes me feel bad that I have felt this pain and not tell anyone about it. What she recommends people to do if they have these issues. (1:14:50)
  • Genes load the gun and lifestyle pulls the trigger
• It hasn’t made much of a difference compared to what I eat. Has exercise played a part in her health improvement? (1:23:40)

Links/Products Mentioned:

• Digesting Depression – YouTube
• Coeliac disease and rheumatoid arthritis
• The vaginal microbiome of pregnant women is less rich and diverse, with lower prevalence of Mollicutes, compared to non-pregnant women
• Leaky gut syndrome
• Cannabis and Pain: A Clinical Review
• A proactive charcoal approach shields the gut microbiome from systemic antibiotics
• Fasting triggers stem cell regeneration of damaged, old immune system
• What to Do If You're on Medication - Don't Eat That
• So depression is an inflammatory disease, but where does the inflammation come from?
• Ep 620-Chris Kresser - Mind Pump Media
• From Stress to Inflammation and Major Depressive Disorder: A Social Signal Transduction Theory of Depression
• Ep 715-Mind Pump Goes Deep with Ben Pakulski
• Nutrition During Pregnancy and the Effect of Carbohydrates on the Offspring’s Metabolic Profile: In Search of the “Perfect Maternal Diet”

Featured Guest/People Mentioned:

• Mikhaila Peterson (@mikhailapeterson) Instagram
• Mikhaila Peterson
• Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson)  Twitter
• Chris Kresser M.S., L.Ac. (@chriskresser)  Instagram
• Paul Chek (@paul.chek) Instagram
• Ben Pakulski (@ifbbbenpak)  Instagram

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