Renegade Remission: Holistic Healing and Nutrition for Chronic and Terminal Illness, Cancer, ALS, MS, Dementia, Heart Disease

28. The Healing Power of Gratitude — A 2-Minute Thanksgiving Practice to Reset Your Nervous System | Day 4 of the 12 Days of Resilience | Hope for Cancer, Dementia, Alzheimer’s, MS, ALS, Heart Disease


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What if practicing gratitude could shift your biology and reset your nervous system in less than 2 minutes?

On this special Thanksgiving episode of Renegade Remission, we explore gratitude not as a mindset exercise, but as a biological tool that alters your stress hormones, inflammation levels, emotional regulation, and healing capacity.

For those navigating cancer, autoimmune disease, neurodegeneration, chronic pain, or any serious illness, gratitude is far more than a holiday sentiment. Research shows it can lower inflammatory markers, improve mood, regulate the nervous system, enhance immune activity, and create a healing-prone internal landscape.

Today we break down how gratitude actually changes your body — chemically, neurologically, and emotionally — and why this practice becomes even more powerful during times of fear, grief, or uncertainty.

By the end of this episode, you’ll learn:

  • How gratitude lowers inflammation, including research showing reductions in CRP after only weeks of practice.
  • How gratitude shifts brain chemistry, reducing depressive symptoms by activating emotional regulation centers of the brain.
  • How gratitude supports your nervous system, increasing heart rate variability and lowering cortisol.
  • Why gratitude expands perception, creating a biological state where healing signals can take root.
  • A guided 2-minute Thanksgiving gratitude ritual you can use today — even if this holiday feels complicated, emotional, or heavy.

This isn’t about pretending everything is fine. It’s about finding one real thing your body can anchor to — and allowing that moment to shift your internal world.

Listen now for a calming, grounding gratitude practice designed specifically for people on a healing path. Use it today — before dinner, during a quiet moment, or anytime you need a soft place to land.

Join us tomorrow for Day 5, where we’ll explore how to stay grounded when family dynamics feel triggering or when the holidays feel lonely. Healing requires emotional safety too — and we’ll walk through how to create it within yourself.

Disclaimer

This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not offer medical advice. Consult your licensed healthcare provider before making any changes to your treatment or health regimen. Reliance on any information provided is solely at your own risk.

This podcast explores stories and science around ALS, dementia, MS, cancer, mind body recovery, healing, functional medicine, heart disease, regression, remission, integrative medicine, autoimmune conditions, chronic illness, terminal disease, terminal illness, holistic health, quality of life, alternative medicine, natural healing, lifestyle medicine, and remission from cancer, offering hope and insights for those seeking resilience and renewal.

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