The Autoimmune Cure

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

By: Sara Szal Gottfried

Narrated by: Nancy Wu

Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's summary

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

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.

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.

Buy the book - do not buy ai audio book!!!!

Such a dynamic author and such a disappointing audiobook.

The VO is terrible. I want to hear the Dr speak. Wish I could return.