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I dive into subjects related to chronic ailments and how to finally feel relief from them.
The 2 Types of Stress
There are two types of stress: what your mind recognizes as stress -- things like deadlines and unpleasant obligations -- and what your body recognizes as stress. Because we don't understand what triggers the body's stress response, we don't recognize the effects of...
Your Psychology IS Your Physiology
Your body is not separate from the world around you AND from how you perceive the world around you. The third of three videos about the big myths of medicine. Example Awesome Post example 2 more posts best posts ultimate guide
You Are Not Helpless to Improve Your Health
You are not helpless to improve your health. In fact, you do ALL of the work of healing. The second video on the series about the 3 big myths of health. Example Awesome Post example 2 more posts best posts ultimate guide
Your Body Isn’t Fragile. It’s Just the Opposite
Your body is not fragile. It's actually "anti-fragile". It can heal itself and improve itself based on the health challenges it has overcome. This is the first of 3 videos talking about the 3 big myths of medicine. Example Awesome Post example 2 more posts best posts...
The Secret to Recovery from Illness: Be Grateful for Your Illness
Every person I've encountered who has had a dramatic recovery from a major, life-altering illness has a similar quality: they are grateful for their illness. Example Awesome Post example 2 more posts best posts ultimate guide
Symptoms Are Information, Not the Enemy
Symptoms contain information which tell us what our bodies need for recovery. If we think of symptoms and illness as the enemy, we ignore the information our bodies give us through symptoms. Example Awesome Post example 2 more posts best posts ultimate...
The Way We Talk About Illness is Wrong
The way we talk about illness is wrong and may be keeping your body stuck in illness. Example Awesome Post example 2 more posts best posts ultimate guide
We’ve Got Patient Empowerment All Wrong
Patient empowerment is a hot topic in medicine recently. The conversation around patient empowerment has been focused on helping patients seek the best care and get the treatment which which meets their individual goals and suits their unique values. There’s no doubt...
Why Medicine Doesn’t Make You Well
Becoming truly healthy requires a different approach, something you can't get from any pill or any diet or any procedure. Example Awesome Post example 2 more posts best posts ultimate guide
Unlearning Learned Helplessness
“Fight or flight” We’ve all heard that phrase used — perhaps overused — to describe the body’s automatic response to danger. When we sense a threat to our health or safety, we release stress hormones — cortisol, epinephrine, and hundreds of others — which prepare us...
