hackertube.io

Minding your mitochondria | Dr. Terry Wahls | TEDxIowaCity

TEDx Talks · talk · Watch on YouTube

Nutrition & diet scienceMedicine & infectious disease

What it is

Dr. Terry Wahls tells how she used diet to manage her multiple sclerosis and get out of a wheelchair, drawing on mitochondrial biology. TED flagged the talk as health advice based on personal narrative.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters point to it as a moving personal story that motivated dietary changes, though it is also cited as anecdotal evidence.

  • 7 people recommended it
  • 7 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2011, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “I highly recommend the talk, it is both very informative and very moving.”

    Doctor recounts recovering from MS through diet; informative and moving

    hvass, 2011-12 · Strong recommendation · in “Over 40% of cancers due to lifestyle, says review”

  2. “This TEDx video by Dr. Terry Wahl was very helpful”

    Talk that changed a family's eating habits after wife's MS diagnosis

    abdophoto, 2014-02 · Strong recommendation · in “Depression is an inflammatory disease; where does inflammation come from? [pdf]”

  3. “Here's her TED talk if you're interested”

    TED talk by doctor who reversed her MS with diet

    adammichaelc, 2012-03 · Recommendation · in “Algorithm Finds Thousands of Unknown Drug Interaction Side Effects”

  4. “This Dr Terry Wahls TEDx talk has been very motivating.”

    Motivating talk on mitigating MS through nutrition

    specialist, 2012-12 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: tips for fueling your brain each day?”

  5. “Here's an example”

    Example of MS improvement on a paleo-style diet

    BadCookie, 2015-06 · Recommendation · in “Researchers Find Missing Link Between the Brain and Immune System”

  6. “The Wahl's Protocol is designed for cell and brain health, so it may be exactly what you're looking for.”

    Introduces Wahls Protocol for cell and brain health

    bellwether, 2020-01 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: How can I improve my immune system?”

  7. “An interesting talk about someone who was able to reverse a lot of her MS symptoms with a change in diet”

    Talk about reversing MS symptoms through diet change

    wtetzner, 2022-01 · Recommendation · in “Multiple Sclerosis Causality”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: terry wahls, nutrition, multiple sclerosis, mitochondria, wahls protocol

Also recommended by the same people