Feel like your health is compromised even though you've got nutrition, hydration, sleep, movement, stress? Nothing helping your chronic conditions? Dr. Perry shares a different perspective and approach to optimizing health. One that may be simpler, yet not emphasized enough. Dr. Perry shares the origins of his practice and how his practice has evolved as he learned more about how all the systems are truly integrated. Expanding beyond the exact pain point, Dr. Perry shines light on the lymphatic system as a system that connects the whole. With a common focus on nutrient delivery and doing more to see successful results, Dr. Perry shares how less is more and how it may be worth looking at the elimination phase of cellular health. Explaining fundamental physiology, Dr. Perry touches base with the importance of order, nasal breathing, the diaphragm m movement, and stress. With small bouts of tips, Dr, Perry shares the significance of the lymphatic system and how it can be your secret to truly optimizing your health. Finally, he explores the realms of paradigm shifts in pain science, how pain can perpetuate itself with psychological influences, and how pain and inflammation closely relate to efficient and adequate elimination. Let's take a trip down the lymphatic system!

What You Will Learn in this Interview with Dr Nickelston

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4:32 - Is the pain point really the trouble area?

8:31 - Changing the narrative on what pain communicates

10:50 - Thinking about elimination to prevent sickness

13:01 - The importance of order

14:36 - 4 steps to begin addressing your lymphatic system

20:32 - How to know if you’re breathing through your diaphragm

26:59 - How breathing differently impacts our pain

32:39 - How has Dr. Perry’s practice evolved?

37:25 - Paradigm shifts in pain science

41:23  - The pain-fear cycle: anticipation, self-fulfilling prophecy, pain focus

44:47 - Learn more with Dr. Perry!

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