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EPISODE · Sep 12, 2025 · 57 MIN

Reversing Progressive MS: How Dr. Terry Wahls Got Out of Her Wheelchair With Diet & Lifestyle

from Live Beyond the Norms · host Chris Burres

Support the show and get 50% off MCT oil with free shipping—just leave us a review on iTunes and let us know!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-beyond-the-norms/id1714886566 A medical doctor gets an incurable diagnosis, lands in a wheelchair, and is told there’s no hope. Instead of accepting her fate, she created a protocol that not only stopped her disease but reversed it.In this episode, I sit down with the incredible Dr. Terry Wahls, who shares her stunning story of going from being unable to sit up on her own to walking, biking, and jogging again. Dr. Wahls explains how she used functional medicine and a deep understanding of mitochondrial health to reclaim her life from progressive Multiple Sclerosis. She reveals the specific diet, exercise, and electrical stimulation methods that were central to her recovery."I was happy to die today to avoid being disabled tomorrow." ~ Dr. Terry WahlsMentioned in the Episode:Dr. Wahls' Clinical Trials: https://terrywahls.com/trials About Dr. Terry Wahls:Dr. Terry Wahls is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa, where she conducts clinical trials. She is also a patient with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, which confined her to a tilt-recline wheelchair for four years. Dr. Wahls restored her health using a diet and lifestyle program she designed specifically for her brain and now pedals her bike to work. She is the author of 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.Connect with Dr. Terry Wahls:- Website: https://terrywahls.com/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drterrywahls/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TerryWahls/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TerryWahlsMD Connect with Chris Burres:- Website: https://www.myvitalc.com/ - Website: http://www.livebeyondthenorms.com/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisburres/ - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@myvitalc - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisburres/ 

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