SOSH 24: Joyce Hale
Stories of Self-Healing with Nurse Kristin
In the episode of Stories of Self-Healing, you are going to hear Joyce Hale share her story about overcoming Lupus. Just a few years ago, Joyce’s Lupus had advanced to the point where her medications were not stopping the progression of her illness and almost every organ in her body attacked by this disease. She was having daily seizures which were causing her to face the reality that soon, she would no longer be able to work. Joyce already had a titanium plate holding one side of her jaw together and was recently informed that she would need to get another plate to hold the other side of...
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SOSH 23: Jeannine Elder
Stories of Self-Healing with Nurse Kristin
One thing about a vegan diet that I find really interesting is how many subcultures there are within it. There are plant based vegans, vegans who follow a fruit only diet, there’s the high carb low fat approach, and there are also people who follow a potato diet. Have you heard about this kind of diet? Where you eat only or mostly potatoes? I know what you might be thinking “But potatoes make you fat”... Well, Today I have Jeannine Elder with me who is going to share her story about following a potato diet. In February of 2017, Jeannine ate only potatoes for an entire month. She...
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SOSH 22: Eric O'Grey
Stories of Self-Healing with Nurse Kristin
Just a few years ago, Eric weighed over 320 lbs and was spending over $1000 per month on medications for a host of health problems, including Diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and more. Then one day Eric decided to pay a visit to a Naturopathic doctor, and this doctor recommended that he make some lifestyle changes, which included diet changes and also, adopting a dog. In this interview, you'll discover how Eric went from rock bottom to finding happiness, joy, and health in life, with help from his dog Peety.
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SOSH 21: Dr. Steven Lawenda
Stories of Self-Healing with Nurse Kristin
Dr. Lawenda, a Family Practice Provider for Kaiser Permanente, struggled with obesity and had a family history of diabetes and heart disease. Both his father and grandfather suffered heart attacks at a young age and Dr. Lawenda worried that if he didn't make some serious improvements to his own health, that he was destined for a life of similar health struggles. Not learning much about nutrition in medical school, Dr. Lawenda tackled his weight with the only two strategies he knew, exercise and portion control. After years of yo-yo dieting, he felt like a failure and like he was simply...
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SOSH 20: Dr. Monica Aggarwal
Stories of Self-Healing with Nurse Kristin
Dr. Aggarwal is a Board Certified Cardiologist. She has expertise in heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and prevention. Her path in prevention started with her own illness when she was diagnosed with RA. It was then, with the fear she would not practice medicine again, that she found her path to whole body medicine. In this interview we discuss: -Being Diagnosed with RA -Going from MD to becoming a patient -What is the Leaky Gut and what is it's association with auto-immune disease and inflammatory illnesses -The impact of dairy and inflammation and it's connection to Leaky Gut -The...
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SOSH 19: Kate McGoey-Smith
Stories of Self-Healing with Nurse Kristin
Kate, like myself, is a nurse, she was living a busy life like many of us do and one day, she developed a cough. Now, this was no ordinary cough and it developed into a lung condition which put Kate on the lung transplant list in a short amount of time. Not only that, Kate quickly developed Diabetes and heart failure. Kate was told she had 2-5 years left to live. A stroke of luck led Kate to a plant based lifestyle and today Kate is thriving and contributes to the whole food plant based community as a Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Life Instructor at Fork Smart.
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SOSH 18: Paul Chatlin
Stories of Self-Healing with Nurse Kristin
"My Cardiologist gave me two options, bypass surgery or try "Plant Based Nutrition." - Paul Chatlin. Paul has a story of chronic debilitating chest pain, and a diagnosis of coronary artery disease that will stop you in your tracks, just like it did to Paul. Through a series of miracles, Paul was able to avoid having major heart surgery, no longer has chest pain and he has watched his health transform. Paul is the founder of the Plant Based Nutrition Support Group, is now devoting his life to giving back, and is here to share his story with you today.
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SOSH 17: Tim Kaufman
Stories of Self-Healing with Nurse Kristin
In this episode, Nurse Kristin interviews Tim Kaufman. Tim is such a great example of what happens when we stop making excuses and start accepting challenges. In his late 30’s, Tim weighed over 400 pounds and struggled with an addiction to painkillers and had just kind of accepted that this might be how his life is going to be. But then one day, he was told by his doctor that he was on his way to an early death. So, Tim stopped making excuses and started making changes. Today, Tim is a Marathon runner, a motivational speaker and an inspiration to so many who are seeking to make a healthy...
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SOSH 15: Josh LaJaunie
Stories of Self-Healing with Nurse Kristin
Born and raised on the bayou in Southern Louisiana, Josh grew up with a lethal relationship to food that caused him to become over 400 pounds. It was when the New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl in 2010, that Josh realized the impossible is possible. This forever changed Josh. Something that he believed could never and would never happen, happened. Soon after this, Josh changed his way of thinking and let go of what he thought was normal. Josh went to college, got an education, started working out, started losing weight, and then started running. Once Josh...
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SOSH14: Jill Brunkhardt
Stories of Self-Healing with Nurse Kristin
Jill had a hard time losing weight no matter how much she exercised, and she was eventually diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. One day, Jill stumbled across an opportunity to be featured on the reality television show, The Big Fat Truth. She got on the show, and within 10 days of following The Big Fat Truth Diet, an entirely plant based, whole food diet, she was able to reverse her Diabetes and get off those medications. Jill has a story that is sure to inspire and really shows how our health destiny is in our own hands.
info_outlineOne day, Emily had trouble getting out of bed...
Then, her feet felt heavy when she was walking. Pain crept up her body...
From her feet, to her knees, to her hips, and then her shoulders...
She had bones that started protruding out and had tingling sensations...
It all happened very quickly...
From August of 2015 to December 2015, pain and tingling had taken over her entire body.
When Emily went to see a doctor, she was told she would need to start taking a chemotherapy agent to manager her symptoms.
She didn't want to take those pills..
So instead, she was given a medication that helped with her pain and inflammation, but it also made her face fat, gave her suicidal thoughts, made her lethargic, sad, moody, and tingly.
At only 35 years old, Emily knew there had to be a better way to deal with the symptoms of her now crippling Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Fast forward to today...
Emily is medication free and is no longer dealing with the side effects of her medications.
Her pain is almost gone and she knows how to manage it with what she chooses on the shelf at her local grocery store.
Listen to this episode of Stories of Self-Healing to hear Emily's incredible story...