{"id":143966,"date":"2025-05-11T15:53:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T19:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=143966"},"modified":"2025-05-16T10:48:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T14:48:52","slug":"the-myers-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-myers-way\/","title":{"rendered":"The Myers Way: Amy Myers’ Autoimmune Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What is The Myers Way? Is it possible to reverse autoimmune disease<\/a>? What lifestyle changes does Myers suggest?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In The Autoimmune Solution, <\/em>Amy Myers shares her method for preventing or reversing autoimmune disease, which she calls The Myers Way. The method includes several lifestyle changes and strategies for improving your immune system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below, we’ll discuss Myers’ method in detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Myers\u2019 Method to Prevent or Reverse Autoimmune Disease<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Amy Myers offers a method to prevent or reverse autoimmunity, which she refers to as The<\/em> Myers Way. <\/em>Her method has four prongs: improving gut health, eliminating inflammatory foods, reducing your exposure to toxins, and addressing hidden infections while managing stress<\/strong>. In addition, she advocates for several health-promoting strategies with a 30-day meal plan as the central element. Since these themes and strategies often overlap, we\u2019ve reorganized Myers\u2019 insights into one overarching goal, two guiding strategies, and lifestyle changes to support them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: While research supports many of Myers\u2019 claims about the stressors that can lead to autoimmunity, her method for addressing them is still unproven. Part of the difficulty is that it involves many factors, such as implementing a restrictive diet, managing your stress, and managing your toxin exposure<\/a>. This makes it hard to identify which factors\u2014if any\u2014are impacting your health. In addition, some readers are apprehensive about the restrictiveness of the 30-day meal plan and the cost of using the supplements Myers recommends.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myers\u2019 Goal: Support Your Immune System<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

According to Myers, supporting<\/em><\/strong> your immune system, rather than <\/strong>suppressing <\/em><\/strong>it, is central to preventing and reversing autoimmunity<\/strong>. Her method focuses on strengthening and balancing your immune system through diet, detoxification, and lifestyle changes. She argues that her method reduces the stress on your immune system<\/a>, which in turn reduces autoimmune symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myers\u2019 method has two guiding strategies to achieve better health: restoring your body\u2019s healthy digestion<\/strong> and avoiding unnecessary stress on your immune system.<\/strong> These strategies help you achieve the goal of supporting your immune system so it retains or regains balance. Below, we\u2019ll explore each strategy and the lifestyle changes to implement them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: While supporting the immune system is important for health, there are instances where suppressing the immune system is medically necessary<\/a> to prevent immediate, life-threatening damage. For example, the immune system can aggressively attack the body, such as in severe autoimmune conditions or after organ transplants. In these cases, immunosuppressant drugs are used to prevent the body from attacking healthy cells and tissues or rejecting a transplanted organ.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strategy 1: Restore Your Body\u2019s Healthy Digestion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Myers argues that because your digestive and immune systems overlap, healthy digestion helps balance your body\u2019s immunity responses<\/strong>. In addition, a healthy digestive system helps your body absorb the nutrients from the food you\u2019re eating, which supports your overall health. Below, we\u2019ll explore the lifestyle changes she offers to help you restore your body\u2019s healthy digestion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Change 1: Implement a Strict 30-Day Diet<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

To restore healthy digestion, Myers recommends a strict 30-day diet where you don\u2019t eat any toxic or inflammatory foods.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we\u2019ve discussed, toxic and inflammatory foods disrupt your digestive system, triggering or exacerbating autoimmune conditions. Eliminating these problematic foods and replacing them with nutrient-dense, healing foods will reduce inflammation, support digestive healing, and restore proper immune function\u2014all crucial aspects of reversing autoimmune dysfunction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myers shares several toxic and inflammatory foods to avoid during the 30-day diet:<\/strong> corn products, dairy, gluten, grains, and soy. Myers also suggests eliminating some foods commonly thought to be healthy<\/strong> which are actually inflammatory, including legumes, nightshade vegetables, nuts, and seeds. She argues that these foods trigger inflammation because they have compounds that irritate the gut, similar to gluten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The healthy foods to focus on eating are high-quality proteins, organic vegetables and fruits, and healthy fats.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n