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Against the Grain
by Samir Kakodkar
Host: Samir Kakodkar, MD - specialist in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis Medical School: Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Internal Medicine Residency: Rush University Medical Center Fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Advanced Fellowship in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's and Colitis): Northwestern Memorial Hospital Practice Location 7900 N Milwaukee Ave Suite 19, Niles, IL 60714 For appointments: 847-318-9595 Contact: [email protected] YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSzuuqUFGgtcwpAbtL5b0xw
If interested in scheduling a phone conversation with me, please visit https://calendly.com/samir3/against-the-grain
Twitter: @KakodkarSamir
Copyright: Copyright 2024 Samir Kakodkar
Episodes
Top 10 Ready to Eat Foods for Crohn's and Colitis Diets
19m · PublishedI’m happy to announce that my clinic is now equipped for video and telephone visits. For those who would like more personalized attention, you can schedule an appointment with me. I only treat adults - those 18 years old or over. You can email me at [email protected] for more information about a virtual appointment if you are interested.
How Does Stress Affect Crohn's and Colitis? A Review of the Literature and Case Study of a Healed Colon
1h 25m · PublishedReferences:
The Brain-Gut Axis and Stress in IBD by Bernstein: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29173525
Manitoba Registry showing stress not associated with intestinal inflammation:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26077178
UC patients with more inflammation with more stress:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=10811330
Mindfulness Based Interventions in IBD by Hood et al : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29173527
Wim Hof Method Paper: https://www.wimhofmethod.com/uploads/kcfinder/files/PNAS.pdf
Coronavirus in Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
1h 49m · PublishedPlant Based Diet for Crohn's and Colitis: Mitsuro Chiba, MD PhD
1h 35m · PublishedHe believes that inflammatory bowel disease is a lifestyle disease mediated mainly by a westernized diet, and has had many subsequent publications detailing his use of a plant based, semi-vegetarian diet.
He began to provide a plant-based diet for patients with inflammatory bowel disease at Nakadori General Hospital (Akita City, Japan) in 2003, and then continued to provide the diet at Akita City Hospital since 2013. We had a very detailed discussion regarding his well cited paper "Lifestyle-related disease in Crohn’s disease: Relapse prevention by a semi-vegetarian diet" published in 2010 which demonstrated the efficacy of using a plant based diet in combination with infliximab for induction of remission then maintenance with a plant based diet alone.
Though Dr. Chiba’s English is excellent, special thank you to Dr. Chiba’s daughter Kaeko who helped with translation at certain points of the interview.
This podcast should not be interpreted as medical advice as a plant based diet is not FDA approved for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
Dr. Chiba's study:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2877178/
Lester Breslow's 1980 publication regarding healthy habits:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0091743580900420
Over 50 years on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet for Ulcerative Colitis: Judy Herod, Daughter of Elaine Gottschall
1h 52m · PublishedSCD Website: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/
The IBD-AID: Anti-inflammatory Diet for Crohn's and Colitis
1h 52m · PublishedShe published a case series in 2014 of 11 patients with IBD who went on her dietary protcol. Most of these patients had failed one or more medications, or medications had no effect or there was a loss of response. After using the IBD-AID, all patients were able to de-escalate medical therapy to some degree and all had symptoms reduced. Since that publication, she has updated the protocol and kindly shared her insights regarding implementing the IBD-AID clinically. As a disclaimer, this is not an endorsement or recommendation of this diet for the treatment of IBD as the IBD-AID has not been FDA approved for this purpose.
Barbara's website can be found here: https://www.umassmed.edu/nutrition/
Patient Empowerment, Precision Medicine and Next Generation Approaches in Crohn's and Colitis
1h 32m · PublishedMy other guest is Lucy Mailing who has a PhD in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Illinois where her research focused on understanding how diet and exercise affect the composition and function of the gut microbiome in states of health and disease. She was recently named an Emerging Leader in Nutritional Sciences by the American Society for Nutrition and has authored several peer-reviewed journal articles related to the gut microbiome and health. Lucy is also a staff research associate for Kresser Institute and writes about evidence-based gut and skin health on her blog at NGmedicine.com. Lucy plans to continue her training and complete her MD at the University of Illinois in 2024.
We had a wide ranging discussion about several topics in IBD including the strengths and limitations of conventional medicines, potential to reform IBD care, health insurance, supplements, dietary therapy, mitochondrial function, candida, Genova testing amongst many other topics. As a disclaimer, I am not endorsing or recommending any of the supplements or protocols discussed in this podcast as they have not been FDA approved to treat Crohn’s or colitis. This is an open discussion and should not be interpreted as medical advice.
Understanding the Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, and moving towards a "Functional Cure": Michael Briggs, PhD
2h 2m · PublishedBlue Light, EMF, Circadian Rhythm, Mitochondria and Quantum Biology for IBD: Jack Kruse, MD
1h 20m · PublishedIn my opinion, these are topics that require more attention and research in the context of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
This is one of the most high level podcasts I have ever recorded as Dr. Kruse’s knowledge base regarding these topics is unparalleled.
You will hear things in this interview that will make you rethink some of your assumptions about what you think you know about how the human body works. We overall need to do this more often for there to be progress in the treatment of IBD.
Resist the temptation to immediately believe or disbelieve anything that we discussed but actually go into the literature. See for yourself if Dr. Kruse is right. I did this myself on some of these topics..
As a disclaimer, nothing in this podcast should be interpreted as medical advice from my perspective. None of these interventions have been investigated in the context of clinical trials to determine if they affect actual clinical outcomes in IBD. Also increasing sun exposure with IBD, especially while on certain immunosuppressive medications and biologics, comes with the controversial but theoretical risk of skin cancer.
Dr. Kruse's website: https://jackkruse.com
Some referenced mentioned in podcast:
Sun exposure associated with decreased mortality
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26992108
Red light therapy as a drug equivalent
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3643261/
Cell phone radiation and cancer (NTP study)
https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/results/areas/cellphones/
EMF as Risk for Disease
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306987719300040
Ayurveda for Crohn's and Colitis: Dr. Vikram Chauhan
1h 56m · PublishedAs a disclaimer, this is not an endorsement or recommendation of Ayurveda for IBD at this time since there is insufficient evidence published to show efficacy and it is not FDA approved. You must discuss any treatments you decide to use with your doctors.
Against the Grain has 34 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 46:56:55. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on December 25th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on March 24th, 2024 02:21.