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Micah Yu, M.D. Integrative Rheumatologist

This is how my Autoimmune disease became a lifelong passion to help others.

According to the National Institute of Health, there are 24 million Americans who have autoimmune disease and the number is rising. I’m one of them.

Restoring through Nutrition Healing Your Body From Within

My holistic approach to support mind, body and spirit

Physical Health

  Routine exercise and a healthy environment supports your immune health

Spiritual Well-being

Your soul needs nourishment through prayer, purpose, mindfulness, meditation

Mental Acuity

Healthy thoughts and resilience strengthens the relationship with your body

Integrative Rheumatologist

Hi I’m Dr. Micah Yu

I am both a physician that treats autoimmune disease as well as a patient with autoimmune disease also.  Just like you, I am a patient who is fighting autoimmune disease each day. Treating autoimmune disease has made me realize that its more than just pills.  It is about the daily habits that we form that can help us fighting this epidemic. Being a patient made me realize that it takes more than one form of medicine to truly understand how to fight this, holistically.  That’s why I combine allopathic medicine with integrative medicine.  This approach gives me the most flexibility and tools to help my patients all over the world. There is still a lot of mystery and unanswered questions when it comes to autoimmune disease.  That is why I have made it my mission to find the root causes to these problems.

 

 

My Story
Micah Yu

My “WHY” is to get people to live and enjoy life again as if their autoimmune disease never happened.  I want people to understand that there is more than one way to fight autoimmune disease and that is with an integrative approach.  We have the power to heal and get better.

Healing and Restoration starts with each meal.

I have an integrative approach to healing

One of the most important factors to chronic inflammation is the food we eat.  A majority of the population eats a Standard American Diet and I am here to change that.

My integrative approach to healing not only focuses on nutrition, but also focuses on overall lifestyle.  We have the power to transform our bodies into a much healthier state.  We are stronger than we think.

Harness Your Body’s
Ability to Heal

 

  • NDecrease your joint pain, rashes, aches, and flares
  • NIncrease your intake of healthy nutrients
  • NIncrease your intake of healthy nutrients
  • NRebuild your immune health
  • NStrengthen your immune system
  • NRestore your energy
  • NReduce unhealthy stress and find inner peace
  • NRegain vitality and strive for longevity

Dr. Micah Yu provides his clients with the highest standard of care

I am dedicated to educating you on autoimmunity, nutrition, environment, integrative healing methods. My goal is to find the root cause of autoimmune disease and to harness the body’s ability to heal itself. I tailor my treatment plans based on your preference and needs combining modern medicine with alternative therapies.

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A big change in my life coming from just one visit..

I just got diagnosed with Lupus SLE in 2020 during covid and all the madness. I’ve followed Dr.Yu on Instagram since early last summer and only dreamed of having a rheumatologist like him near me in Oklahoma. After two rheumatologists I needed someone who actually cared for their patient and wasn’t just thrown meds at with no plan. Thankfully Dr.Yu got his license for my state and after one visit I’m already filled with hope and confidence that I lost all last year. I feel a big change in my life coming from just one visit so far with Dr. Micah and Dr. Melissa 💛 I’m excited for this journey and if you feel like you lost hope with how the specialist and doctors around you are treating you, just do yourself and favor and see them. Excited to be apart of this!

Jess

He opened my eyes to a quality of life…

I’ve struggled with psoriatic arthritis for 20 years. I have been on every medication, including methotrexate and biologics. Although some of these medicines worked for a while or had no effect on me, I realized that I pretty much gave up on myself. After spending a month in the hospital and nearly losing my kidney functions I decided to get a second opinion. I found Dr. Yu and he put me on a path to health that I forgot existed! He opened my eyes to a quality of life that for 20 years I had been seeking! I give him all the credit for my reinvigorated life and he, being the humble man he is tells me, “ you did all the work!” I have my life back and feel only joy, a joy that has replaced my pain! Thank you Dr. 1000 times thank you!

Alejandro

He is genuine and really listens…

Doctor Yu is extremely nice and makes you feel really comfortable straight away. He is genuine and really listens when going over your medical history. He has a genuine approach to his practice and it really helps when getting down to the bottom of what is going on with you. He had a theory about what was going on with me before even getting my test results back and it was correct. I believe it’s because he really spends time with his patients and is very thorough. He really cares about his patients and even helped me out financially. I recommend going with him as your doctor if you want to know more about your problems and feel more comfortable with a doctor that cares.

Brittnee

He was never in a hurry…

I’m glad I met Dr. Yu.

I’m a 31-year-old woman, mom of two little ones, and I was very scared with the possibility of having an autoimmune disease. Dr. Yu was knowledgeable and very caring. He took his time to talk and listen to me. He gave me a final diagnosis and went through the treatment options and has been guiding me to a path of wellness with a lifestyle approach, which has been amazing.
He makes you feel comfortable, which is an a great thing for doctors nowadays. He was never in a hurry. And, whenever I needed his help for extra questions and guidance, he was super helpful through e-mail. Very easy to communicate with.
Thank you Dr. Yu. I’m on my way to full remission 🙂

Ellen

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Environmental medicine is a key piece to integrative medicine. We don't talk about environmental toxins enough but they are integral to our health. While I have been away I have been learning more about these toxins that play a role in our health. These chemicals can be endocrine disruptors and also affect our immune system. Some of the toxins I have been learning about are: 🔹 PFAS 🔹 Phthalates 🔹 Parabens 🔹 VOC 🔹 BPA 🔹 Heavy metals 🔹 Dioxins 🔹 Insecticides 🔹 Styrene This is just a very small list of so many different important environmental toxins that exist. Some of these are carcinogenic. For example, styrene is known as a probably carcinogen by the international agency for research on cancer. Different universities have departments that have research and talk about these toxins. There are also different healthcare groups that are shedding the light on these toxins such as the group Doctors for Social Responsibility. We don't learn about environmental medicine in traditional medical training. Thats why i am doing integrative medicine to get a well rounded perspective for my patients. There are natural ways for your body to get rid of these toxins and thats through biochemical pathways in the liver. Food matters as well as decreasing exposure as well. We as patients need to educate ourselves because your doctor isn't going to teach you about these toxins. Prevention is key and by learning about these toxins we can learn to minimize risk of disease in the future. #integrativemedicine #environmentalmedicine #toxins #environmentaltoxins

Environmental medicine is a key piece to integrative medicine. We don't talk about environmental toxins enough but they are integral to our health. While I have been away I have been learning more about these toxins that play a role in our health. These chemicals can be endocrine disruptors and also affect our immune system. Some of the toxins I have been learning about are:
🔹 PFAS
🔹 Phthalates
🔹 Parabens
🔹 VOC
🔹 BPA
🔹 Heavy metals
🔹 Dioxins
🔹 Insecticides
🔹 Styrene

This is just a very small list of so many different important environmental toxins that exist. Some of these are carcinogenic. For example, styrene is known as a probably carcinogen by the international agency for research on cancer. Different universities have departments that have research and talk about these toxins. There are also different healthcare groups that are shedding the light on these toxins such as the group Doctors for Social Responsibility. We don't learn about environmental medicine in traditional medical training. Thats why i am doing integrative medicine to get a well rounded perspective for my patients. There are natural ways for your body to get rid of these toxins and thats through biochemical pathways in the liver. Food matters as well as decreasing exposure as well.

We as patients need to educate ourselves because your doctor isn't going to teach you about these toxins. Prevention is key and by learning about these toxins we can learn to minimize risk of disease in the future.

#integrativemedicine #environmentalmedicine #toxins #environmentaltoxins ...

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I'm so ready to be with my tribe of Integrative rheumatologists!! Going to be linking up with like minded folks next week through my Integrative medicine fellowship. There are only a handful of us in the whole nation. As integrative doctors we understand that pills are not always the answer. There's a time and place for each field of medicine. There a place for natural medicine and a place for conventional medicine. So pumped to have all these different options to help patients. My next module is going to be favorite: integrative approach to pain and Integrative rheumatology. 😊😊😊😊 #lupus #autoimmunedisease #autoimmunewarrior #intregativemedicine #multiplesclerosis #fibromyalgiawarrior #functionalmedicine #chronicpain

I'm so ready to be with my tribe of Integrative rheumatologists!! Going to be linking up with like minded folks next week through my Integrative medicine fellowship. There are only a handful of us in the whole nation.

As integrative doctors we understand that pills are not always the answer. There's a time and place for each field of medicine. There a place for natural medicine and a place for conventional medicine.
So pumped to have all these different options to help patients.

My next module is going to be favorite: integrative approach to pain and Integrative rheumatology.

😊😊😊😊

#lupus #autoimmunedisease #autoimmunewarrior #intregativemedicine #multiplesclerosis #fibromyalgiawarrior #functionalmedicine #chronicpain ...

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The autoimmune disease space is such a unique patient population. Autoimmunity has triggers which is where the integrative and functional medicine space digs for. The triggers can be hard to find and sometimes they are never found. When you have a name to your diagnosis then at least its easier to treat whether it is integrative or conventional medicine. However, when you go from doctor to doctor and there is still no diagnosis...thats the hardest part. I think thats where integrative medicine can be useful as well when conventional medicine doesn't work. In integrative medicine, the approach to the patient takes on a holistic approach that conventional medicine does not offer. Going through my integrative medicine fellowship has taught me just how overlooked the environmental medicine space is. Environmental medicine means investigating your drinking water, your makeup, your air, indoor pollution, plastic, endocrine disruptors. These can also affect your immune system as well. In rheumatology we find the diagnosis and we put patients on medications but were not taught to investigate some of these deeper reasons on why someone has a certain autoimmune disease. This is why I find my continued education in integrative medicine and functional medicine so valuable. We are getting to the root cause. Im working hard everyday. Balancing my entrepreneurial spirit, passion for education, and figuring out this whole autoimmune madness is difficult but I want to let you know I am here for you and will continue to explore for us. I wish I could tell you there is one straight path to healing our diseases but there isn't. Every individual is different. Genetics are different. Our microbiome is different. #autoimmune #rheumatoidarthritis #lupus #multiplesclerosis #mixedconnectivetissuedisease #ankylosingspondylitis #chronicfatigue

The autoimmune disease space is such a unique patient population. Autoimmunity has triggers which is where the integrative and functional medicine space digs for. The triggers can be hard to find and sometimes they are never found. When you have a name to your diagnosis then at least its easier to treat whether it is integrative or conventional medicine. However, when you go from doctor to doctor and there is still no diagnosis...thats the hardest part. I think thats where integrative medicine can be useful as well when conventional medicine doesn't work.

In integrative medicine, the approach to the patient takes on a holistic approach that conventional medicine does not offer. Going through my integrative medicine fellowship has taught me just how overlooked the environmental medicine space is. Environmental medicine means investigating your drinking water, your makeup, your air, indoor pollution, plastic, endocrine disruptors. These can also affect your immune system as well. In rheumatology we find the diagnosis and we put patients on medications but were not taught to investigate some of these deeper reasons on why someone has a certain autoimmune disease. This is why I find my continued education in integrative medicine and functional medicine so valuable. We are getting to the root cause.

Im working hard everyday. Balancing my entrepreneurial spirit, passion for education, and figuring out this whole autoimmune madness is difficult but I want to let you know I am here for you and will continue to explore for us.

I wish I could tell you there is one straight path to healing our diseases but there isn't. Every individual is different. Genetics are different. Our microbiome is different.

#autoimmune #rheumatoidarthritis #lupus #multiplesclerosis #mixedconnectivetissuedisease #ankylosingspondylitis #chronicfatigue ...

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Is styrene toxic to our body? Well the International Agency for Research on Cancer states that styrene is a probable carcinogen. Styrene is used to make styrofoam. What about for autoimmune disease? Does exposure to it add risk to autoimmunity? In this study they found a positive association between styrene and systemic sclerosis. Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that is typically characterized by thickening of the skin among other manifestations. It has been associated with trichloroethylene, benzene, toluene and other organic solvents. So far this is one of the few if not only study on assessing autoimmune rheumatic disease and styrene exposure. No other associations were found with other autoimmune rheumatic diseases. This is only a suggestion but the environment does play a role in autoimmune disease and there has to be more research done. Questions are at how much exposure can it possibly tip us into autoimmunity particularly systemic sclerosis? With environmental toxins in general, low levels of exposure over long periods of time can potentially wreck havoc on our lives. Take for example endocrine disruptors like BPA. Our body can filter out toxins but some of us arent as good as others at filtering the toxins out. This is where genetic differences come into play. This is a topic i am most excited about these days and so happy to share more data with you all. #environmentaltoxins #environment #styrofoam #styrene #

Is styrene toxic to our body? Well the International Agency for Research on Cancer states that styrene is a probable carcinogen. Styrene is used to make styrofoam. What about for autoimmune disease? Does exposure to it add risk to autoimmunity? In this study they found a positive association between styrene and systemic sclerosis. Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that is typically characterized by thickening of the skin among other manifestations. It has been associated with trichloroethylene, benzene, toluene and other organic solvents.

So far this is one of the few if not only study on assessing autoimmune rheumatic disease and styrene exposure. No other associations were found with other autoimmune rheumatic diseases. This is only a suggestion but the environment does play a role in autoimmune disease and there has to be more research done.
Questions are at how much exposure can it possibly tip us into autoimmunity particularly systemic sclerosis? With environmental toxins in general, low levels of exposure over long periods of time can potentially wreck havoc on our lives. Take for example endocrine disruptors like BPA.

Our body can filter out toxins but some of us arent as good as others at filtering the toxins out. This is where genetic differences come into play. This is a topic i am most excited about these days and so happy to share more data with you all.

#environmentaltoxins #environment #styrofoam #styrene # ...

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Happy sunday everyone! This is me this past week eating some yummy plant based food near my workplace. As a rheumatologist, I get patients who are sometimes straightforward cases but I am also getting cases that no one can figure out! These past several weeks, I have had some patients who have gone from specialist to specialist with no answers. As much as you are all learning from me, I am learning from you also. Keep up the education. We are all learning together!!! What are you excited about for the week? For me, I am excited to share with you some environmental factors that can contribute to autoimmunity.

Happy sunday everyone! This is me this past week eating some yummy plant based food near my workplace. As a rheumatologist, I get patients who are sometimes straightforward cases but I am also getting cases that no one can figure out! These past several weeks, I have had some patients who have gone from specialist to specialist with no answers. As much as you are all learning from me, I am learning from you also. Keep up the education. We are all learning together!!!

What are you excited about for the week? For me, I am excited to share with you some environmental factors that can contribute to autoimmunity. ...

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ROOT CAUSES OF AUTOIMMUNITY! There are so many factors that are the root causes of autoimmune diseases and you really have to dig into each aspect to figure out what is potentially underlying each patients problems. 🔹 Gut microbiome 🔹 Stress 🔹 Trauma 🔹 Diet 🔹 Sleep 🔹 Infections 🔹 Drugs 🔹 Medications 🔹 Environmental toxins I go through all these aspects with my patients as I believe a complete holistic approach is not complete without going through these factors. Most doctors will have you go in and out of their office to talk about your symptoms, diagnose you, and send you on your way with medications. NOT HERE! Thats not what I do in my office. In my office I go through all these aspects while weighing the risks and benefits of supplements and medications. From there we come up with a plan that you are comfortable with. This is what integrative medicine is. Incorporating different aspects of your health in order to give you the best treatment possible. There is no one perfect treatment plan for each patient just like there is no perfect diet for each patient. Each individual is different. Who believes in this? Do you go over this at your doctor's office? Comment below! If you need me I am taking new patients and seeing clients all over the USA and the world. DM me! #integrativemedicine #autoimmunity #spoonie #lupus #ra #ms #ankylosingspondylitis #alopecia #chronicfatigue #brainfog #musclepain #arthritis #rash #lupus #mctd #psoriasis #psoriaticarthritis #multiplesclerosis #thyroid #hashimoto

ROOT CAUSES OF AUTOIMMUNITY! There are so many factors that are the root causes of autoimmune diseases and you really have to dig into each aspect to figure out what is potentially underlying each patients problems.
🔹 Gut microbiome
🔹 Stress
🔹 Trauma
🔹 Diet
🔹 Sleep
🔹 Infections
🔹 Drugs
🔹 Medications
🔹 Environmental toxins

I go through all these aspects with my patients as I believe a complete holistic approach is not complete without going through these factors. Most doctors will have you go in and out of their office to talk about your symptoms, diagnose you, and send you on your way with medications. NOT HERE! Thats not what I do in my office.

In my office I go through all these aspects while weighing the risks and benefits of supplements and medications. From there we come up with a plan that you are comfortable with. This is what integrative medicine is. Incorporating different aspects of your health in order to give you the best treatment possible.
There is no one perfect treatment plan for each patient just like there is no perfect diet for each patient. Each individual is different.

Who believes in this? Do you go over this at your doctor's office? Comment below!

If you need me I am taking new patients and seeing clients all over the USA and the world. DM me!

#integrativemedicine #autoimmunity #spoonie #lupus #ra #ms #ankylosingspondylitis #alopecia #chronicfatigue #brainfog #musclepain #arthritis #rash #lupus #mctd #psoriasis #psoriaticarthritis #multiplesclerosis #thyroid #hashimoto ...

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As a patient, its important to understand that you have to be your own advocate. There is a doctor for every patient...you just have to find the right one. If you are more of a patient who wants to be in and out of an office with a prescription, theres a doctor for you. If you are more of patient who wants to spend an hour with a doctor knowing the different types of alternative therapies for you, there's a doctor for you also. The reason why I am talking about this is because we sometimes dont get the diagnosis right as patients or we dont get a satisfied treatment answer and sometimes were right. Patients should explore second opinions. I encourage all my patients to look for second opinions because I may not always be right and I want whats best for my patients. There are many patients like you and me, we are offered a diagnosis and a pill for our treatment but there is nothing else discussed. Nothing about food or alternative options. The healthcare system as it is built is not perfect. After going through the process as a patient I know that there is something out there for all patients that they are seeking. They just need to explore. Which is why I am pursuing my extra education, to find out more for myself and my patients. Double tap and comment if you agree! #integrativemedicine #alternativemedicine #secondopinion

As a patient, its important to understand that you have to be your own advocate. There is a doctor for every patient...you just have to find the right one. If you are more of a patient who wants to be in and out of an office with a prescription, theres a doctor for you. If you are more of patient who wants to spend an hour with a doctor knowing the different types of alternative therapies for you, there's a doctor for you also.
The reason why I am talking about this is because we sometimes dont get the diagnosis right as patients or we dont get a satisfied treatment answer and sometimes were right. Patients should explore second opinions. I encourage all my patients to look for second opinions because I may not always be right and I want whats best for my patients.
There are many patients like you and me, we are offered a diagnosis and a pill for our treatment but there is nothing else discussed. Nothing about food or alternative options. The healthcare system as it is built is not perfect. After going through the process as a patient I know that there is something out there for all patients that they are seeking. They just need to explore. Which is why I am pursuing my extra education, to find out more for myself and my patients.

Double tap and comment if you agree!

#integrativemedicine #alternativemedicine #secondopinion ...

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