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How can diseases ‘disappear’?

In the TED Talk video, Dr. Rangan Chatterjee shares how to reverse diseases – especially chronic and dangerous conditions. The video has garnered nearly 6 million views and almost 9,000 comments.

Dr. Rangan Chatterjee is a renowned British physician specializing in functional medicine and is the author of several best-selling books. He stands out for his fresh perspectives on health, particularly in disease prevention and improving overall well-being through lifestyle changes rather than just treating symptoms. Dr. Chatterjee has become a leading figure in health by promoting a holistic approach, which includes improving diet, reducing stress, exercising, and enhancing sleep quality.

Here’s a summary of the video:

Chronic diseases are long-lasting conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, depression, and even dementia. In the UK, around 15 million people have been diagnosed with one of these chronic diseases.

This means that among those of you here today, there could be about 250 people dealing with one of these long-term conditions. Type 2 diabetes alone costs the UK £20 billion each year. And I’m standing here telling you that I can make these diseases disappear.

I’m not a magician, I’m a doctor, a medical doctor—or rather, I’m the kind of doctor I call a “normal doctor.” The reason I can make these diseases disappear is because illness is just an illusion; they are not real. In fact, disease doesn’t really exist, at least not in the way we think.
Fifteen years ago, when I graduated from medical school, I was full of enthusiasm and a desire to help people. But I always felt that something was missing. I started my career as a specialist doctor, then switched to general practice. But I always felt like I was just managing illness or simply reducing my patients’ symptoms.

Then, five and a half years ago, a major event happened. My son nearly died. My wife and I were on holiday in France with our young son when my wife called me and said, “He’s not moving.” I rushed over and found my son lifeless. I thought he was choking, and I tried to clear his airway, but nothing happened, and I stood frozen. My wife screamed, “We need to take him to the hospital.” We rushed there, worried because he still wasn’t moving.

At the hospital, the doctors were concerned because they didn’t understand what was happening. That night, my son had to undergo a spinal tap twice because the doctors suspected meningitis. He stayed in a foreign hospital for three days.

It turned out that my son had a calcium deficiency due to a lack of vitamin D. My son nearly died from a vitamin deficiency that could have been prevented, and I— a doctor—didn’t know about it. It was a terrifying experience I will never forget. But I’m a doctor and the father of the child, and the feeling of guilt still follows me to this day. That experience changed me.

So, I started reading more about this vitamin deficiency. As I read, I learned a lot of science—things I didn’t learn in medical school—and I realized, “Oh, this makes sense.” I started applying this knowledge, first to my son, and I saw great benefits. Then, I started applying it to my patients, and guess what happened? They started getting better, really better.

Addressing chronic diseases at their roots

I learned how to address the root causes of problems instead of just reducing symptoms of disease.

Over a year ago, I had the opportunity to make a documentary series for BBC One, where I introduced this treatment approach. One of the patients I want to share about is Dotti, a lovely 35-year-old woman who was facing health problems – issues with weight, joints, and sleep. Despite her best efforts, she couldn’t change her health sustainably.

I went to Dotti’s home, did blood tests, and diagnosed her with type 2 diabetes. Six weeks later, when I left Dotti’s home, she no longer had type 2 diabetes. She was cured—her disease was gone.

Health exists on a continuum, with illness at the top right and optimal health at the bottom left, and we are constantly moving up and down this continuum.

When I met Dotti, she was at the “illness” point on this continuum. You could think of this as a fire in her body that had been burning for years and had now become uncontrollable. At that point, I told Dotti she had a disease, but what was the cause of it?

What we need to understand is that acute illness and chronic illness are two different things. Acute diseases are things that doctors are quite good at managing. We can easily treat acute conditions like pneumonia. But applying that same thinking to chronic diseases is ineffective.

So, when I met Dotti and she was “diagnosed,” her blood sugar wasn’t controlled, but this wasn’t the problem with type 2 diabetes. Blood sugar is just a symptom, not the cause!

What matters is addressing the root cause, not just the symptoms. And I did that with Dotti, and six weeks later, she was no longer sick.

Whether it’s depression, Alzheimer’s, or any chronic disease, these can be resolved when we understand that the causes of illness come from factors affecting the body and health of each individual.

Watch the full video HERE.

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