Show notes
Today Dr. Maggie Yu interviews Kim,
who has an incredible story. They talk about Kim’s lack of diagnosis and someof the major, unexpected changes that happened as a result of the TransformAutoimmune Disease Naturally program. Frankie Niwot, the functional nutritionistof the program, also joins in.Kim had no diagnosis but had been
searching for one for thirteen years. She describes her symptoms as “crazy,”but doctors would also tell her that her test results were within the normalrange. Still, Kim knew that something was wrong. It has been extremely hard forher, spending years not being herself and having a low quality of life. Kim wasexhausted and took naps daily just to make it through her day. Other symptomsshe had were anxiety, depression, fevers, irregular menstrual cycles, numbnessin her extremities, and insomnia. Dr. Yu brings up the diagnosis process thatconventional doctors go through, sparking Kim’s memory of doctors telling herthat she just needed to calm down.Graduating from Dr. Yu’s program
about a month and a half ago, Kim is asked about the physical results she hasexperienced. She says that the best thing is that she doesn’t take naps anymoreand sleeps well at night. Kim has enough energy to do all of the things she haswanted to do for the past thirteen years but wasn’t able to. These include simplethings like working more, hanging out with her kids, and participating inoutdoor activities. Her monthly cycles are slowly but surely getting back tonormal as well. We hear about Kim’s dramatic change in eating habits and hergoal of trying a new vegetable every week.Moving on to her mental results, Kim
reveals that she discovered the cause of her anxiety, brain fog, and more washer blood sugar level. Kim is amazed that conventional doctors don’t understandthis link and talks about her cheat days, which made her realize very quicklythat cheating on her diet isn’t worth it to her. Dr. Yu and Frankie discuss theempowerment of knowing how to make intelligent food decisions before Kim tellsus about a welcomed, unexpected side effect she is experiencing.The power of community is a crucial
aspect of the Transform Autoimmune Disease Naturally program, so Dr. Yu asksKim about how this played into her journey. Kim expresses that for the firsttime, she didn’t feel alone. She was able to learn an abundance of informationfrom other people in the program and feel their care towards her. Kim and Dr.Yu then reflect on when Kim found out that blood sugar was the catalyst of heranxiety while on a group call. Frankie talks about how Kim’s self-doubt wasturned around by seeing the results of others.Because of the program, Kim says that she loves herself and is her own best friend. This newfound confidence has even enabled her to begin fixing the rocky relationship that she has with her father. Kim firmly believes that the outcomes she is seeing now are unquestionably worth the investment she has made in herself. She asserts that joining Dr. Yu’s program is the best thing she has ever done and encourages us to never give up on ourselves.



