#333 Nervous System Dysregulation: What It Really Means and How to Heal It with Dr. Kelly Livingston
How Humans Heal
Welcome to How Humans Heal. In this episode, I'm talking with Dr. Kelly Livingston about nervous system regulation and dysregulation — what these terms mean, and what we can do to regulate our nervous system. Dr. Kelly is the founder of Roots Deep Medicine, and is a licensed naturopathic doctor, like me. She is host of the Vital Spirit Podcast, where she explores nervous system regulation, the gut-brain connection, and psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology. Dysregulation is more often mentioned in scientific as well as public audiences, as a way to honor the experience of having a human nervous...
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#332 The 5 Things to Do Every Morning to Heal Your Body and Reset Your Health
How Humans Heal
Welcome to How Humans Heal! If you find that you wake up and race straight into an endless list of tasks, helping others, and rushing through the day, without a minute for yourself, then this episode is for you! In this episode, I cover the importance of a morning routine, especially the first 30 minutes after you wake up. This is a key part of the day for you to take care of you and for you to give your body what it needs to support your health and healing. Recovering from stress and trauma starts with taking care of you. I share my morning routine, as an example and work in progress. I cover...
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#331 Why Diets Don't Work: The Hidden Roots of Emotional Eating with Tricia Nelson
How Humans Heal
Welcome to How Humans Heal. In this episode, I'm joined by Tricia Nelson, an emotional eating expert and the best-selling author of Heal Your Hunger: 7 Simple Steps to End Emotional Eating Now. Tricia is also the host of the Confessions of a Binge Eater podcast. After struggling with her weight for years, Tricia realized that diets weren’t working because the actual issue what not the food she was eating, but the emotions that were driving her to eat instead of feel. She healed herself and became inspired to help others. I'm so glad to have this opportunity to talk with Tricia and for her to...
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#330 The Lab Tests Every Woman With HPV Should Ask For!
How Humans Heal
Many women are told their labs are “normal,” or they aren’t offered certain tests that would provide additional information, including nutrient levels. But these levels matter when it comes to clearing HPV and preventing HPV-related cancer, as well as other health issues. In this episode, I explain why getting “normal” lab results doesn’t necessarily mean everything is fine. And 6 tests I feel should be ordered for women who are testing positive for HPV. I also explain that the reference ranges on lab reports are not necessarily “optimal” levels, and what levels you do want....
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#329 Bones, Hormones, and Happiness: Rethinking Osteoporosis with Margie Bissinger
How Humans Heal
Welcome to How Humans Heal. In this episode, I'm talking with my friend Margie Bissinger, a Physical Therapist and Integrative Health Coach who has spent over 35 years helping women prevent and manage osteopenia and osteoporosis. Bone loss is especially important to think about during peri-menopause and menopause, because the greatest loss in bone density happens within 2 years of menopause (or cessation of your menstrual cycle). More than 50% of women will experience an osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime. Wow! There is SO much we can do to help prevent bone loss – and it’s...
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#328 Forget Stress-Free: How to Actually Recover from Stress and Become Resilient to It
How Humans Heal
Welcome to How Humans Heal! In this episode I'm talking about how we can recover from stress even while we're under stress. I explain how it is that stress and trauma can make us susceptible to health issues, including HPV, why it’s imperative to know your Stress Type®, and how your Stress Type influences your stress and trauma recovery plan. I want to be clear from the start: I'm NOT going to talk about how to reduce your stress to zero or try to become stress-free, because as humans we're always going to have some stress exposure. Aiming to be stress-free is impossible, and chasing it...
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#327 The Happiness Nutrient: How Fiber Boosts Mood, Gut Health, and Longevity with Farzanah Nasser
How Humans Heal
Welcome to How Humans Heal. In this episode, I sit down with Farzanah Nasser, a Registered Nutritionist and Certified Functional Medicine practitioner who has specialized in gut and immune health for over ten years. She is the author of the book “The Everyday High-Fibre Plan: 130 delicious recipes to help you feel younger and live longer.” It’s packed with delicious, gluten-free recipes, and I could not wait to talk with her about why fiber deserves so much more attention than it gets. We’re here to help you! LINKS FROM THE EPISODE: Get Farzanah’s book: Try The...
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#326 Why Avoiding Sugar Is the First Step to Clear HPV
How Humans Heal
Welcome to How Humans Heal. In this episode I’m going to be covering the most important first step you can take to improve your ability to clear high-risk HPV and for your general health: Avoid Sugar. Many women who are dealing with an abnormal Pap and HPV ask me: what can I do to start turning this around and prevent HPV from causing abnormal cells? I'm so glad you're asking, because in a standard doctor's office, you are likely to be told to wait six or twelve months to see if things get worse or turn into cancer. That's unsettling, to say the least! It is much better to take action and...
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#325 The Bloat Stops Here: Cracking the SIBO Code with Alexa Ress
How Humans Heal
Welcome to How Humans Heal. In this episode, I'm speaking with Alexa Ress, a holistic nutrition and functional medicine certified health coach who specializes in SIBO, IBS, and gut health. So many people struggle with bloating, gas, heartburn, constipation, or diarrhea, and get confused by conflicting information online. I wanted to bring Alexa in to clear things up. Many people start their journey with an IBS diagnosis, which really means serious conditions have been ruled out, without explaining what is actually happening. Research is increasingly pointing to SIBO, or Small Intestinal...
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#324 The Gut-HPV Connection: Why Healing Your Gut May Be the Key to Clearing HPV
How Humans Heal
Welcome to How Humans Heal. In this episode, I want to talk about something that surprises a lot of my patients: the connection between gut health and testing positive for high-risk HPV. It may sound unrelated, but from a naturopathic doctor's perspective, all health starts in the gut. From that premise, I always take my patients’ gut health into consideration. This isn't just a principle, it's based on research and 26 years of clinical experience helping thousands of patients, including many women with abnormal pap smears and high-risk HPV. It's not simply about exposure to the virus,...
info_outlineTrying to conceive (TTC) a pregnancy can be confusing and overwhelming. Dr. Aumatma @Holistic_Fertility_Expert, my friend and colleague, and I talk about all things involved, including mindset and relationship with one’s self and body.
Naturopathic medicine has so much to offer women and families that is not offered in standard fertility care.
With naturopathic medicine, we have the ability to empower women by identifying why they may be struggling to conceive, looking at lab results and see what is happening and helping them understand how to embrace their body and support it to achieve pregnancy.
It is not uncommon for reproductive endocrinologists to say scary things to women, especially over age 40, about the likelihood of pregnancy. Dr. Aumatma asks: “How can we – doctors – have such little belief in the body’s ability to do what it is designed to do?”
“Instead of judgement about the past, let’s look at the reality of what is happening with your body at this point and figure out a plan to get you there. I’m a stand for women and couples to have babies when they are ready. It’s okay to have children later in life if that is what we are choosing. We can be empowered around it.”
In this episode we talk about:
-How NDs hold a different space for women and couples
-How to preserve fertility by being your healthiest self
-How fertility is about releasing the struggle with perfectionism
-How TTC is a stressor and how releasing control improves fertility
-How to get into a new rhythm by seeing the power of your body to heal
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It’s like going on a journey. The better women feel about themselves and in their bodies, the more trust they are gaining in knowing their body knows how to do this, so they can move out of the way and let it do that.
I think of it as creating an environment of safety for your body, mind and spirit so the ovaries get the signal to do their thing.
Dr. Aumatma explains: The ovary is the overachiever! It wants to produce and will go above and beyond, but what is needed is to not overachieve. We need to help women get to the place of believing they are perfect the way they are, then things magically transform.
Age and AMH (anti-mullerian hormone) levels are two of the biggest myths of fertility. AMH came about as an observation that when the number dropped below 1.06, women had poorer IVF outcomes. It doesn’t mean anything about whether or not you will have a child. There are many other ways to support fertility that can work even with a low AMH.
Dr. Aumatma encourages women to let go of the pressure on themselves and find the path that works best for you. It’s okay to say – we don’t want that, or we do! It is your choice.
There is a big gap in how women are being supported with TTC. Dr. Aumatma and I believe everyone should have access to the tests that can help and the support that is needed as soon as you are ready to start preparing for pregnancy.
Connect with Dr. Aumatma at @Holistic_Fertility_Expert, www.HolisticFertilityInstitute.com and in her book: Fertility Secrets: What Your Doctor Didn’t Tell You About Baby Making.
If you are TTC and prevent a miscarriage, I’m also happy to help you. Reach out to my assistant at office@doctordoni.com. To not feel alone and to feel supported is essential, I believe. That’s what has made such a difference for the women I’ve helped to have successful pregnancies.
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