Is it possible to heal autoimmune conditions using nontraditional approaches? That’s where we’re going on  this week’s episode! Dr. Micah Yu, a Rheumatologist AND Integrative/Functional Medicine physician is our guest. He has a fresh approach to tackling autoimmune diseases and knows personally how important diet, lifestyle and hidden stressors can impact the immune system. By changing his diet, he was able to reverse his own autoimmune condition. If you are battling autoimmune problems, don’t settle for just the prescription approach. Listen up and learn how to advocate for your health, find the root cause and make long lasting changes instead of patching a problem with a pill. PS: He has some super fun social media posts you need to follow too! More about Dr. Yu; Dr. Yu is an integrative rheumatologist who incorporates complementary medicine with traditional rheumatology. He is triple board-certified in Rheumatology, Internal Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. He obtained his MD from Chicago Medical School and holds a Masters in Healthcare Administration and Biomedical sciences. He completed his internal medicine residency and rheumatology fellowship at Loma Linda University in Southern California. He has been accepted with a full scholarship to the Andrew Weil Integrative Medicine Fellowship at the University of Arizona. In addition, he has also taken courses in functional medicine through the Institute of Functional Medicine. Dr. Yu has a very unique perspective on autoimmune disease and arthritis as he is both a patient with arthritis and physician. Dr. Yu was diagnosed with gout at the age of 17 and later diagnosed with spondyloarthritis as well. He is able to understand his patient’s medical problems from a patient perspective. The foundation of his practice is to combine allopathic medicine with complementary medicine. He works with his patients to come up with a treatment plan that not only fights the disease but also is aligned with his patient’s goals. Find Dr. Yu here: https://myautoimmunemd.com/ Autoimmune MD And also on TikTok, IG, FB and LI as myautoimmunemd Instagram: myautoimmunemd Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/MYAutoimmuneMD Linked IN:https://www.linkedin.com/in/micah-yu/ Our Advice! Everything in this podcast is for educational purposes only. It does not constitute the practice of medicine and we are not providing medical advice. No Physician-patient relationship is formed and anything discussed in this podcast does not represent the views of our employers.  The Fine Print! All opinions expressed by the hosts or  guests in this episode are solely their opinion and are not to be used as specific medical advice.  The hosts,  May and Tim Hindmarsh MD, BS Free MD LLC, or any affiliates thereof are not under any obligation to update or correct any information provided in this episode. The guest's statements and opinions are subject to change without notice. Thanks for joining us! You are the reason we are here.  If you have questions, reach out to us at doc@bsfreemd.com or find Tim and I on Facebook and IG. Please check out our every growing website as well at  bsfreemd.com (no www)  GET SOCIAL WITH US! Instagram:: https://www.instagram.com/bsfreemd/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bsfree