Autoimmune conditions are more common than ever, and the number of conditions caused by autoimmunity is increasing. From rheumatoid arthritis, to lupus and psoriasis, to Crohn’s disease, Celiac disease and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, autoimmunity is one of the most common health issues I help with in my practice. And what I’m aiming to prevent in my own health.
The perspective I take is: by figuring out what triggered autoimmunity to turn on in your case, we can then address that trigger and get the autoimmunity to turn off again.
The most common trigger for autoimmunity is stress, of one form or another. Stress can be emotional or physical, toxin exposure or a viral infection, or all of the above. To solve autoimmunity, we need to understand how stress has affected your health, then we can take steps to support your body to heal.
We need to test for food sensitivities and leaky gut, imbalanced gut bacteria or microbiome, cortisol and adrenaline levels that are not optimal, Epstein Barr (EBV) activation, mold toxicity, and more. Once we have that information, I guide you to address what we found with a strategic, step-by-step protocol.
In this episode I’ll talk about:
What is autoimmunity
Common autoimmune conditions
Causes of autoimmunity
What is molecular mimicry
What turns on a genetic predisposition to autoimmunity
How stress and toxin exposure are related to autoimmunity
Tests to help understand underlying causes
How addressing underlying causes can turn off autoimmunity
What I’ve seen help reverse autoimmunity in patients
Listen in to get a better understanding of how we can address autoimmunity, either alongside medications or in order to prevent the need for immuno-suppressive medications. I’m also covering the topic of autoimmunity and how to reverse it in my blog at DoctorDoni.com. Please reach out if you have questions about how I can help you.
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Have you ever wondered if the health issues you are experiencing are telling you something more?
In this episode I talk with naturopathic doctor and friend, Dr. Serena Goldstein about how our physical symptoms can have a message for us to learn about life and our choices going forward.
For me, it was migraines. After experiencing hundreds of them and missing out on so much of what I had planned, or so I thought, I realized that the migraines were telling me that I needed a day off. So I started planning days off, and you know what, the migraines stopped happening.
Serena learned a similar lesson from her body and in her experience helping patients with hormone imbalances. With a background in psychology, she was already aware that the emotional level needs attention. But after working with a shaman in Ecuador and working through her own struggles with maintaining her body weight, she had an epiphany that she wasn’t being her true self nor offering her patients the spiritual guidance she was capable of.
Join me in this conversation if you’ve been feeling stuck or frustrated with your symptoms, wondering if you’ll ever feel better, and/or if you have a funny feeling there may be a lesson on a deeper level that you’ve been missing.
In this episode we talk about:
• How psychology is part of the training of a naturopathic doctor
• How emotional and spiritual issues sometimes show up in physical symptoms
• Understanding the struggle of weight loss and hormone imbalance
• How to become more aware of the messages your body is sending you
• Life is about the journey and self-expression
• Going deeper in your healing by understanding what is locked inside
• Getting to your intuition and deep soul wisdom
• Finding and working with a practitioner who can help guide you on a spiritual level
No matter what your faith or religion is, connecting with yourself on a deeper, spiritual level can make all the difference in understanding yourself and what your body needs in order to heal.
I highly recommend that you seek out ways to support your spiritual journey on a deeper level. Look into the resources we mentioned in this episode and talk with your naturopathic doctor or practitioner about this so they can help guide you.
If you enjoyed this topic, be sure to connect with Dr. Serena.
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Stress Warrior Book (FREE)
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Stress Warrior Stress Resiliency Facebook Group (FREE)
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7-day Stress Reset (FREE)
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HPV & Cervical Dysplasia Guide (FREE)
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Do you struggle with anxiety, fatigue and/or overwhelm as a parent?
I interviewed Shelley Kemmerer PA-C of @runtellmom in this episode of How Humans Heal. We talked about all the pressure parents experience and what is needed to help parents keep up.
Shelley is a parent and physician’s assistant who realized from her own experience that parents need help to prevent burnout. It’s a lot to keep up with working, taking care of responsibilities at home, taking care of children, and finding time for ourselves, as parents. And this is not something offered in a usual doctor’s office.
So Shelley created RunTellMom where she offers a wide range of parental wellness resources, including help after having a baby, returning to work, getting enough sleep, and finding other parents to connect with, to name a few.
She also collaborates with like-minded practitioners in complementary and related fields with a vision of providing support for parental wellness that benefits all parents!
In this episode we talk about:
How to know if you are on the brink of experiencing parental burnout
What is the impact of prolonged stress on our bodies
Why it’s often hard to ask for help and to feel isolated
Steps parents can take to prevent burnout
How Shelley helps parents address burnout
And more!
It’s not about being a superhero and powering through. It’s about planning ahead, making sure you have the support you need as a parent, and stepping back when you do feel overwhelmed to figure out what needs to be addressed.
I encourage you to make sure you prioritize your health while parenting your child or children. If you are overwhelmed, frustrated or at your wits end, I’m here to help too. We can do testing to understand how stress has affected your body, hormones, and neurotransmitters and determine what is needed to help you recover.
Parents are human too! Listen in to the conversation I had with Shelley to find out more how to parent in a way that doesn’t have to involve burnout.
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Stress Warrior Book (FREE)
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7-day Stress Reset (FREE)
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HPV & Cervical Dysplasia Guide (FREE)
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Personalized Solutions:
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In this episode of How Humans Heal, Dr. Doni got to speak with Dr. Debi Silber! She is the founder of the Post Betrayal Transformation Institute and is a holistic psychologist, a health, mindset and personal development expert, the author of the #1 bestselling book: The Unshakable Woman: 4 Steps to Rebuilding Your Body, Mind and Life After a Life Crisis and her newest book: Trust Again: Overcoming Betrayal and Regaining Health, Confidence and Happiness.
Her recent PhD study on how we experience betrayal made 3 groundbreaking discoveries that changes how long it takes to heal. In addition to being on FOX, CBS, The Dr. Oz Show, TEDx (twice) and more, she’s an award winning speaker, coach and author dedicated to helping people move past their betrayals as well as any other blocks preventing them from the health, work, relationships, confidence and happiness they want most.
In this episode we talk about:
What is Betrayal?
How betrayal can get us stuck in survival mode
How to know if betrayal is negatively affecting your health
What Dr. Debi discovered in her research of people who experienced betrayal
The key steps to get out of survival mode and transform your health and your life by recovering from betrayal
Dr. Debi’s new book – Trust Again
The online and virtual support program Dr. Debi created to help you be successful
And more!
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Post Betrayal Syndrome Quiz: https://thepbtinstitute.com/quiz/
Post Betrayal Transformation Institute: https://thepbtinstitute.com
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Stress Warrior Book (FREE)
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7-day Stress Reset (FREE)
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HPV & Cervical Dysplasia Guide (FREE)
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Personalized Solutions:
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