Integrative Management of Multiple Sclerosis and Bilateral Uveitis: A Naturopathic Roundtable Case

On the Applied Natural Medicine Podcast Roundtable, host Dr. Kareem Kandil interviews naturopathic physician Dr. Heidi Wenhold about a case from NDNR’s July edition on the integrative management of multiple sclerosis with optic nerve inflammation and recurrent bilateral uveitis in a young woman whose vision threatened her pilot training. After a flare requiring hospitalization, IV steroids, and frequent steroid eye drops, Wenhold added a gluten-free/dairy-free Mediterranean-style diet, supplements for neuroinflammation and support (including curcumin, fish oil, NAC, phosphatidylserine, lion’s mane, skullcap, and magnesium glycinate), and homeopathy with repeated dosing, using remedies including Conium, Natrium sulph, and intermittent Staphysagria alongside attention to trauma and emotional stress. The patient improved steadily, tapered to one steroid drop daily by March, had a calm healed retina and improved MRI findings, and avoided an immunosuppressant.

00:00 Podcast Intro

00:59 Topic and Guest

02:01 Case Background

02:56 Steroids and Flare

04:05 Diet Foundations

08:32 Homeopathy Approach

13:07 Key Remedies Used

15:53 Trauma and Autoimmunity

19:10 Modern Practice Shifts

22:58 Synergy and NAC

27:36 Neuro Support Nutrients

31:28 Outcomes and Remission

37:37 Homeopathy Advocacy

38:34 Resources and Wrap Up