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Meet Doctor Micah Yu – The Integrative  Rheumatologist

Here is my podcast with Clint Paddison on my approach to autoimmune disease.

Featured Articles

 

Featured Articles

 

CREAKYJOINTS

Gluten-Free Diet and Arthritis: Does It Help Improve Symptoms?

CREAKYJOINTS

What Is a ‘Cytokine Storm,’ Exactly? What Autoimmune Disease Patients Need to Know

FORBES MAGAZINE

Food As Medicine: Understanding The Importance Of Food To Gut Health

INSTITUTE FOR PATIENT ACCESS

Our Shared Struggle with Gout

RICK SCOTT, JANEUNCHAINED

Healing Arthritis By Ditching Dairy

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My Lectures & Webinars

 

CHEF AJ

How to Fight an Autoimmune Disease?

LUPUS LA

Lupus + Integrative Medicine: A Panel Discussion

LUPUS LA - FACEBOOK LIVE

Lupus and Lifestyle Medicine During the Coronavirus Pandemic. Lupus LA.

Spondylitis Association of America

What Lifestyle Medicine Offers for Spondyloarthritis.

Lupus LA

Latest on Lupus Patient Conference Loma Linda 2019

Featured Podcasts

 

RHEUMATOID SOLUTIONS WITH CLINT PADDISON

MEET DR. MICAH YU – The Plant-Based Rheumatologist

PLANT TRAINERS PODCAST

Overcoming Autoimmune Diseases

THRIVE BITES

Bringing Lifestyle Medicine into Medical Education

VEGGIE DOCTOR RADIO

Dr. Melissa Mondala and Dr. Micah Yu on the effects of a WFPB Diet on their Lives and Careers

UNINVISIBLE PODCAST

Integrative Rheumatologist Dr. Micah Yu

ARTHRITIS LIFE

How can Lifestyle and Integrative Medicine Help People with Rheumatic Diseases?

SURVIVING MEDICINE

From Patient to Doctor with Dr. Micah Yu MD

Featured Podcasts

 

RHEUMATOID SOLUTIONS WITH CLINT PADDISON

MEET DR. MICAH YU – The Plant-Based Rheumatologist

SURVIVING MEDICINE

From Patient to Doctor with Dr. Micah Yu MD

PLANT TRAINERS PODCAST

Overcoming Autoimmune Diseases

ARTHRITIS LIFE

How can Lifestyle and Integrative Medicine Help People with Rheumatic Diseases?

THRIVE BITES

Bringing Lifestyle Medicine into Medical Education

VEGGIE DOCTOR RADIO

Dr. Melissa Mondala and Dr. Micah Yu on the effects of a WFPB Diet on their Lives and Careers

UNINVISIBLE PODCAST

Integrative Rheumatologist Dr. Micah Yu

"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."

Dr. Micah Yu

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Every color of the rainbow has something unique about it. That's why its the foundation to my a healthier life. You dont need these to survive but you can benefit from adding these to your diet to keep you healthy. I strive to get nature's skittles in my diet every day. Just starting with 1 piece of vegetable or 1 fruit is a great start to get the momentum going. ⠀ ⠀ You don't have to only eat these foods if you dont want to but you should incorporate different colors to your diet. What is your favorite color of the rainbow? Right now I am craving WATERMELON!!! Full of lycopene!⠀ ⠀ To read more on phytonutrients, please visit my latest blog posted today on my website and dont forget to subscribe to my newsletter. New newsletter is coming out today. https://buff.ly/3DK1ndm

Every color of the rainbow has something unique about it. That's why its the foundation to my a healthier life. You dont need these to survive but you can benefit from adding these to your diet to keep you healthy. I strive to get nature's skittles in my diet every day. Just starting with 1 piece of vegetable or 1 fruit is a great start to get the momentum going. ⠀
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You don't have to only eat these foods if you dont want to but you should incorporate different colors to your diet. What is your favorite color of the rainbow? Right now I am craving WATERMELON!!! Full of lycopene!⠀
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To read more on phytonutrients, please visit my latest blog posted today on my website and dont forget to subscribe to my newsletter. New newsletter is coming out today. https://buff.ly/3DK1ndm ...

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Not sure where this road leads and how many twists and turns are ahead in this journey but I do know what my end goal is. @melisssamondala.md and I are constantly learning. We are attending seminars and conferences and reading books that will further our knowledge. We are keeping up with our allopathic knowledge but the integrative medicine knowledge is what intrigues us the most. ⠀ ⠀ Earlier in my career I thought that allopathic medicine was the best and it was the end all be all. Boy was I wrong. My thinking has changed. My disease changed me. ⠀ I have added ayurveda to my education this year. Dont laugh at medicine that you don't think has much evidence.⠀ ⠀ There is evidence. You just have to find it. There arent billions of dollars flowing into these different modalities so you arent going to find all these randomized clinical trials ready to go. Some of you laugh at acupuncture and traditional chinese medicine but I dont. I grew up seeing the potential healing of TCM and acupuncture. Acupuncture is part of the rheumatology guidelines for osteoarthritis. There is evidence my friends. Don't look down on other ways of healing. The MD behind my name are just letters and signify my expertise in one viewpoint of medicine. ⠀ ⠀ One day I hope to get a better grasp at these different views of healing. We tend to think that our way is the best way while being quick to dismiss other opinions before doing our research. I am here to do the research and find out why another way can work and how I can add it to my toolbox. Stay open minded and humble friends.⠀ ⠀ #alternativemedicine #integrativemedicine #complementarymedicine #autoimmune

Not sure where this road leads and how many twists and turns are ahead in this journey but I do know what my end goal is. @melisssamondala.md and I are constantly learning. We are attending seminars and conferences and reading books that will further our knowledge. We are keeping up with our allopathic knowledge but the integrative medicine knowledge is what intrigues us the most. ⠀
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Earlier in my career I thought that allopathic medicine was the best and it was the end all be all. Boy was I wrong. My thinking has changed. My disease changed me. ⠀
I have added ayurveda to my education this year. Dont laugh at medicine that you don't think has much evidence.⠀
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There is evidence. You just have to find it. There arent billions of dollars flowing into these different modalities so you arent going to find all these randomized clinical trials ready to go. Some of you laugh at acupuncture and traditional chinese medicine but I dont. I grew up seeing the potential healing of TCM and acupuncture. Acupuncture is part of the rheumatology guidelines for osteoarthritis. There is evidence my friends. Don't look down on other ways of healing. The MD behind my name are just letters and signify my expertise in one viewpoint of medicine. ⠀
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One day I hope to get a better grasp at these different views of healing. We tend to think that our way is the best way while being quick to dismiss other opinions before doing our research. I am here to do the research and find out why another way can work and how I can add it to my toolbox. Stay open minded and humble friends.⠀
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#alternativemedicine #integrativemedicine #complementarymedicine #autoimmune ...

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Nothing is more important than out health. We suffer from chronic pain, brain fog, rashes, neuropathies and it takes a while to get diagnosed and treated. There is no one way to treat these diseases. There is no one perfect system to treat these diseases. ⠀ ⠀ I dont think there is one absolute way you must go about treating your disease. Its about how severe it is and what direction you want to go down on. Usually my philosophy is...if its severe then allopathic medicine and medications right away and using integrative medicine to wean off medications. If its more mild and time is on our side then we have some wiggle room to try more complementary medicine.⠀ ⠀ Do medications work? Yes ⠀ Do supplements and herbs work? Yes it can⠀ Integrative Medicine? Yes ⠀ Functional Medicine? Yes it can⠀ ⠀ Ive seen each of these fields of healthcare succeed and each of them fail. Combining it to find the right blend for patients takes time. Patient's sometimes expect a magic fix in my office. Sometimes things get fixed on the first visit and others takes time. ⠀ ⠀ I havent posted much on here lately. Been tied up with work and planning some cool things for social media in the future. Ill be more consistent moving forward. ⠀ ⠀ #rheumatology #Autoimmune

Nothing is more important than out health. We suffer from chronic pain, brain fog, rashes, neuropathies and it takes a while to get diagnosed and treated. There is no one way to treat these diseases. There is no one perfect system to treat these diseases. ⠀
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I dont think there is one absolute way you must go about treating your disease. Its about how severe it is and what direction you want to go down on. Usually my philosophy is...if its severe then allopathic medicine and medications right away and using integrative medicine to wean off medications. If its more mild and time is on our side then we have some wiggle room to try more complementary medicine.⠀
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Do medications work? Yes ⠀
Do supplements and herbs work? Yes it can⠀
Integrative Medicine? Yes ⠀
Functional Medicine? Yes it can⠀
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Ive seen each of these fields of healthcare succeed and each of them fail. Combining it to find the right blend for patients takes time. Patient's sometimes expect a magic fix in my office. Sometimes things get fixed on the first visit and others takes time. ⠀
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I havent posted much on here lately. Been tied up with work and planning some cool things for social media in the future. Ill be more consistent moving forward. ⠀
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#rheumatology #Autoimmune ...

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Yes you've probably noticed that I haven't been around the past couple weeks. I'm still alive and working hard. Our clinic got much busier and on top of that I am going to conferences and taking several different integrative medicine programs. My reminder for you today is to continue eating plants friends. It's important to be plant forward. Everyone has different wants and needs and I want you to keep striving for good health. For those of you who are interested in seeing me virtually, I have 15 state licenses and getting 5 more on the way. Every week, month, and year my knowledge keeps getting added. There's no one way to fix all patients the same way. Nutrition is important but may not fix everyone. This is why I keep learning because all of you deserve to know all the available tools and the risks and benefits of each one.

Yes you've probably noticed that I haven't been around the past couple weeks. I'm still alive and working hard. Our clinic got much busier and on top of that I am going to conferences and taking several different integrative medicine programs.

My reminder for you today is to continue eating plants friends.
It's important to be plant forward. Everyone has different wants and needs and I want you to keep striving for good health.

For those of you who are interested in seeing me virtually, I have 15 state licenses and getting 5 more on the way.

Every week, month, and year my knowledge keeps getting added. There's no one way to fix all patients the same way. Nutrition is important but may not fix everyone. This is why I keep learning because all of you deserve to know all the available tools and the risks and benefits of each one. ...

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Dont neglect your diet during this period. ⠀ This study was based on 6 countries centered. It was a web based survey on frontline healthcare workers who had high exposure to covid 19.⠀ ⠀ There were 568 covid 19 cases and among those 138 had moderate to severe covid whereas 430 had mild covid 19. What they found was that patients following plant based had 73% lower odds of having moderate to severe covid and plant based or pescatarian diets had 59% lower odds of having moderate to severe covid vs those who did not follow these diets.⠀ ⠀ This is great information and not surprising once you understand the pro inflammatory effects of a standard western diet.⠀ ⠀ Plant based diets are rich in phytonutrients and fiber, both of which are anti inflammatory. In addition pescatarian diets are high in omega 3 fatty acids which are anti inflammatory. By eating a pescatarian or plant based diet, we decrease the amount of omega 6 fatty acids we intake our body which can be inflammatory. ⠀ ⠀ We need to decrease the pro inflammatory cytokines enough at this time where we dont set off a severe inflammatory cascade in our body to the point our organs get damaged. However, we do need the pro inflammatory cytokines to work to fight off the virus itself. ⠀ ⠀ Keep eating plants everyday.⠀ #plantbased #pescatarian #mediterranean #inflammation #myautoimmunemd

Dont neglect your diet during this period. ⠀
This study was based on 6 countries centered. It was a web based survey on frontline healthcare workers who had high exposure to covid 19.⠀
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There were 568 covid 19 cases and among those 138 had moderate to severe covid whereas 430 had mild covid 19. What they found was that patients following plant based had 73% lower odds of having moderate to severe covid and plant based or pescatarian diets had 59% lower odds of having moderate to severe covid vs those who did not follow these diets.⠀
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This is great information and not surprising once you understand the pro inflammatory effects of a standard western diet.⠀
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Plant based diets are rich in phytonutrients and fiber, both of which are anti inflammatory. In addition pescatarian diets are high in omega 3 fatty acids which are anti inflammatory. By eating a pescatarian or plant based diet, we decrease the amount of omega 6 fatty acids we intake our body which can be inflammatory. ⠀
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We need to decrease the pro inflammatory cytokines enough at this time where we dont set off a severe inflammatory cascade in our body to the point our organs get damaged. However, we do need the pro inflammatory cytokines to work to fight off the virus itself. ⠀
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Keep eating plants everyday.⠀
#plantbased #pescatarian #mediterranean #inflammation #myautoimmunemd ...

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Obesity is a risk factor for severe covid 19 infection. Obesity is a chronic inflammatory state and can lead to dysregulated immune function. T cells and NK cells have impaired function in obesity. T cells and NK cells are necessary to fight viruses properly. Also there can be dysregulation of the blood vessels as well leading to a higher chance of blood clots due to a pro inflammatory state.⠀ ⠀ We talk about vaccines a lot and people are very divided over it. However, one thing we can all agree on is that underlying health and lifestyle plays a role in the outcome of covid. Cutting down on obesity is a start to having a better immune response against viruses in general. One way to tackle this is to eat a plant based or plant predominant diet. Plants have a low amount of calories compared to other calorie dense foods and can help fill you up. Keep exercising as well as that is anti inflammatory.⠀ ⠀ #immunesystem #viruses #obesity⠀ PMID: 32622449 ⠀ Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Obesity is a risk factor for severe covid 19 infection. Obesity is a chronic inflammatory state and can lead to dysregulated immune function. T cells and NK cells have impaired function in obesity. T cells and NK cells are necessary to fight viruses properly. Also there can be dysregulation of the blood vessels as well leading to a higher chance of blood clots due to a pro inflammatory state.⠀
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We talk about vaccines a lot and people are very divided over it. However, one thing we can all agree on is that underlying health and lifestyle plays a role in the outcome of covid. Cutting down on obesity is a start to having a better immune response against viruses in general. One way to tackle this is to eat a plant based or plant predominant diet. Plants have a low amount of calories compared to other calorie dense foods and can help fill you up. Keep exercising as well as that is anti inflammatory.⠀
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#immunesystem #viruses #obesity⠀
PMID: 32622449 ⠀
Mayo Clinic Proceedings ...

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Booster for the covid vaccine is now recommended for immunocompromised patients in line with the ACR recommendations. Go talk to your doctor about this to see if you qualify

Booster for the covid vaccine is now recommended for immunocompromised patients in line with the ACR recommendations. Go talk to your doctor about this to see if you qualify ...

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Dermatomyositis not only includes weakness of the muscles but also has a number of signs that you can see to help with diagnosis. I have seen all of these signs throughout my career, but not every patient needs to exhibit all of these signs.⠀ ⠀ Dermatomyositis can be controlled. Much like RA and other autoimmune diseases, we have to pay attention to our environment and the food we put into our body. ⠀ Usually high dose steroids needs to be started to help control dermatomyositis but eventually patients can get off the steroids and just continue with steroid sparing agents.⠀ ⠀ 🔷Heliotrope rash - rash around the eyes⠀ 🔷Gottron's papules - rash on the fingers⠀ 🔷V sign rash - rash at the front of the neck, like a V neck tshirt⠀ 🔷Shawl sign rash - red rash that goes across the top of the back⠀ 🔷Mechanic hands - the hands will be very dry on the fingers, it looks like the person's been working on the car for a long time⠀ ⠀ Have you seen this before or do you have it?⠀ ⠀ #dermatomyositis #myositis #polymyositis #autoimmune #rash

Dermatomyositis not only includes weakness of the muscles but also has a number of signs that you can see to help with diagnosis. I have seen all of these signs throughout my career, but not every patient needs to exhibit all of these signs.⠀
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Dermatomyositis can be controlled. Much like RA and other autoimmune diseases, we have to pay attention to our environment and the food we put into our body. ⠀
Usually high dose steroids needs to be started to help control dermatomyositis but eventually patients can get off the steroids and just continue with steroid sparing agents.⠀
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🔷Heliotrope rash - rash around the eyes⠀
🔷Gottron's papules - rash on the fingers⠀
🔷V sign rash - rash at the front of the neck, like a V neck tshirt⠀
🔷Shawl sign rash - red rash that goes across the top of the back⠀
🔷Mechanic hands - the hands will be very dry on the fingers, it looks like the person's been working on the car for a long time⠀
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Have you seen this before or do you have it?⠀
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#dermatomyositis #myositis #polymyositis #autoimmune #rash ...

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