#63: Dr. Eva-Maria Hasenbeck - Concrete Steps for Battling Autoimmune Conditions

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Digging deep into the world of autoimmune diseases with the leading medical doctor and author of the book How to Use Functional Medicine to Successfully Treat Your Rheumatoid Arthritis, Dr. Eva-Maria Hasenbeck.☺️

Dr. Hasenbeck shares Concrete Steps to Battling Autoimmune Conditions and what Functional Medicine truly is. She is one of the leaders of this movement in Germany that inspires a change in the current system that should evolve from Sick care and disease management to Health care. 

Dr. Eva-Maria Hasenbeck is an ophthalmologist who is also a Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO), a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

After suffering from the symptoms of Hashimoto's disease for over ten years, she looked for opportunities to work on her own health. That was when she found functional medicine. Shortly after she became a member of the Institute For Functional Medicine(USA) and started the IFM certification process. 

She is the first German doctor to be certified by the Institute For Functional Medicine, The Wahls Protocol (Dr. Terry Wahls), and ReCODE 2.0 (Dr. Dale Bredesen). 

When working with her clients, she focuses on advanced functional medicine laboratory tests and then creates a personal treatment plan based on the laboratory results to achieve the best possible result. Dr. Hasenbeck is a huge advocate for personalized medicine and treatment.

Show Notes

0:30 Introduction to Dr. Eva-Maria Hasenbeck

2:05 How did you become interested in functional medicine?

7:40 Why the sudden increase in autoimmune conditions?

11:42 What is an antibody?

13:30 What you can do for better antibody response?

16:20 What types of tests do you usually start with?

21:05 Seasonality with the Acid Markers test

23:20 What is multiple sclerosis?

28:00 Deciding if your practitioner is a good match for you

31:05 What other things can people do against autoimmune conditions

33:20 Best diet for autoimmune diseases

37:30 Where can people learn more about you?

40:18 Dr. Hasenbeck final advice

Connect with Dr. Eva-Maria Hasenbeck

Website: https://drhasenbeck.de/

Book: http://book.rheumatoidarthritissolution.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_eva_maria_hasenbeck/

Resources:

The Wahls Protocol https://terrywahls.com/

Autoimmune Protocol Diet https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/aip-diet-autoimmune-protocol-diet

Acidic Marker Test https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31254929/