The Autoimmune Cure

Healing the Trauma and Other Triggers That Have Turned Your Body Against You

By: Sara Szal Gottfried

Narrated by: Nancy Wu

New York Times bestselling author Dr. Sara Gottfried reveals how trauma can rewire your body to trigger autoimmune diseases—and provides a comprehensive plan to reset your immune system and finally heal.

We know that autoimmune disease—a condition when the body’s immune system attacks its own healthy tissue and cells—affects about one in ten Americans, or 24 million people, with prevalence increasing worldwide. But as New York Times bestselling author Dr. Sara Gottfried explains in this eye-opening new book, autoimmune disease may be even more pervasive than we realize—and its root cause may surprise you.

Conventional medicine falls short when it comes to both diagnosing and treating autoimmune disease. Many people suffer from mysterious symptoms—like severe fatigue, brain fog, aches and pains, feelings of tingling and numbness, stubborn weight gain, abdominal pain, digestive problems, hair loss, insomnia, and even anxiety—and don’t realize their immune system is at the root of their symptoms. In her precision medicine practice, Dr. Gottfried noticed a seemingly unusual pattern: many of her patients who suffer from autoimmune disease and symptoms have a history of trauma. Emerging research shows that up to 80% of patients with autoimmune disease experienced significant emotional distress before getting sick.

With The Autoimmune Cure, there is hope on the horizon for the tens of millions of people who suffer from autoimmune disease. Dr. Gottfried has created a powerful program designed to break the vicious cycle of autoimmune disease, reset your immune system, and restore your health, with advice on:

• diet
• sleep
• supplements
• breathwork
• microbiome restoration
• somatic therapy
• ketamine-assisted treatment
• microdosing psilocybin
• MDMA-assisted therapy

The Autoimmune Cure offers a roadmap to lasting relief from autoimmune disease by addressing the root cause of the condition and healing the body, mind, and spirit.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2024 Sara Gottfried (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers

What our medical world needs

Understandable yet expansive presentation of material and concepts that can bless and help ANY one who listens. Practitioners and patients alike. Thank you Dr. Gottfried. I will be a better practitioner because of you. <3

Loving the symphony of hormones!

With this book we can realize how everything we do and every stage in our life’s, good and bad, including traumatic events small or big, influence how our hormones work together. Dr G really opened my eyes to the symphony that goes on in our bodies, minds and hearts.

she does not understand nutrition.

she doesn't understand the importance of nutrition and its role in managing mental health. Her "elimination" suggestions will cause a nutrition deficit that will cause more problems than it solves.

Really informative!

This book was really helpful in how to help one’s body overcome auto immune disease! Definitely recommend and one I’ll be coming back to!

Love the book, hate the narration

Was there no post production on this book?? The narrator’s constant rapid intakes of breath are really distracting. Also, does she really need to sound so breathy? She has a lovely voice but this content would be better presented in a more straightforward, solid voice and tone. Frustrating because the material is so interesting and valuable. I’ll power through because I want this information and don’t have the bandwidth for a regular read. I was so happy when I learned the author didn’t narrate (which rarely goes well) and darn if it wasn’t nearly ruined anyway.

Good information. Hard to get past the narrator

While I’m enjoying the content of the book, the narrator has me close to chucking the audiobook and checking the printed book out of the library. She has a growl to her voice that is distracting and at times almost sounds snide.

Good information but horrible narration

This book is full of good stuff but the narration makes it tolerable in only short bursts. One day I’ll make it through….maybe…… ugh

Naturally done ✔️ not a pill pusher

A different approach to Healthcare that I agree with. Well written and easy to understand. Thanks again

NOT the Autoimmune Cure!

If you are looking for a book that discusses how to reduce inflammation and how to possibly cure your autoimmune disorder, then this book is not for you. If you want more information regarding trauma and PTSD remedies with psychadelics, then this is a book for you. The narrator was irritating in the delivery of the text. There was nothing about this book that I enjoyed. If you are looking for a good book for Autoimmune, then you should check out Dr. Sarah Ballantyne, PhD or Dr. Terry Wahl, MD.

Difficult to listen to

This book is in need of editing. At times I thought I was listening to the same chapter twice, but looking more closely I had not. The content is just repetitive almost as though I'm listening to multiple drafts of the same topic.

When the author does cite research, which is not very often, the sample sizes are small which doesn't seem robust.

The title is misleading. There is no cure, but she offers a way to manage symptoms mainly focusing on dietary changes, supplementation, stress reduction and experimental methods.

I think she has some interesting ideas, but using primarily personal experience and anecdotal evidence is not convincing.