Today we dive into the development of chronic illness, with a focus on Autoimmune. For a majority of us it wasn't something that developed overnight, it was brewing for years and years.

What was the first symptom you noticed? Was it fatigue? There is a perfectly good reason for that. We are going to look at how these changes happen over time?

I'm excited to share with you the research that Robert Naviaux and his team, have been doing for the past decade on how the body responds to danger and threats which is a key point to the development of chronic illness, and the consequences of this process.

I hope this episode sheds some light and understanding on why your body is reacting the way it is.

This episode was so much fun.

I sat down with two of my best friends Dr. Toni Reid, ND and Dr. Tonia Winchester, ND at a conference I was speaking at. We discuss our top 5 tips, tricks and suggestions to help you improve your overall health.

Tune in to find out our top recommendations and strategies that we use in clinical practice.

I hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did.

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Dr. Toni Reid, ND

Podcast: https://perimenopausalmamas.com/author/drtonireid-nd/

Instagram: @drtonireid

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Dr. Tonia Winchester, ND

https://www.drtoniawinchester.com/

Book: https://coach.toniawinchester.com/book-5120

Are you stuck on a restrictive diet?

Are you wanting to introduce foods back in but are nervous you'll react?

Elimination diets are a short-term way to reduce inflammation and immune response but they are only meant for 30-90 days. Our ultimate goal is to get food back in without reactions.

Today's episode is all about my tips and tricks to successful food re-introductions. We dive into

• The order I use for re-introductions
• Strategies to help make the transition easy
• Immune response vs Intolerance
• what to look that might indicate a problem.

2500 years ago Greek Physician Hippocrates stated "All disease begins in the gut". Turns out he was bang on.

This winter I did a talk for 400 doctors on the new research on the gut-immune connection and it was so well received that I thought I would share it with you.

Today we dive into the research that has come out in the last 5 years on how your digestive health impacts your immune system.

We also talk about some of the things you might be doing that could be negatively impacting your gut health.

In this episode, I answer 3 questions from YOU, the listeners about health, Autoimmune and well anything! Questions we dive into today:

• What is the perfect poop?
• (warning there might be a few cheese poop jokes! I'm sure your 2-year-old will love this one!)

• Are all the plant-based "fake meats" good for us? I've heard plant-based is healthier?
• Additional signs you might have inflammation, beyond blood work.

Episode 68: Goal Setting - Reprogramming the Brain! Research has shown that the subconscious can't tell the difference between reality and a daydream… this is how athletes and successful business leaders use their brains to achieve success. In this episode, I walk you through one of the most powerful tools you can use to program your brain to help you achieve goals quicker.

If you can't see yourself at the endpoint how do you ever expect to get there? This is a technique I've used with so many clients that feel stuck or find they self sabotage before they reach their goal. It helps you get clear on what you want and visualize the possibilities.

Today is an exciting one… we are diving into the different Functional tests that can be used to help figure out the WHY you might have autoimmune.

These tests look at many of the triggers that could give us a hint at what your immune system is working so hard to clean up! They might be useful for looking at the ROOT CAUSE!

A few of the tests we are going to look at are:

• Stool testing
• Pathogen testing
• Inflammatory markers
• Mold testing
• Food sensitivities
• Plus more…

This is the episode so many of you have been asking for.

In today's episode, we are talking all about Lab testing.

We're diving into the basic lab testing that we all have run every year by our MD from an autoimmune perspective. I call these the fundamentals. The fancy functional tests are useful but these fundamental tests can give us a lot of information too. They can tell us a lot about what the body is telling us and where we might need to dive deeper.

Next week we dive into the different functional tests... exciting!

What is one of the most important things that we need to be doing to improve your autoimmune…SLEEP!

There is a strong correlation between disease progression, inflammation, and sleep and we dive into it today in this solo episode.

In this episode we dive into:

• How autoimmune is linked to sleep patterns,
• Difficulting falling asleep
• Difficulting staying asleep
• Other things that impact sleep such as hormones and cortisol!
• AND solutions!!

This episode is such an important part of healing… I hope you enjoy it!

Are you starting your day with a win? Are you setting yourself up for an amazing day? This episode is about creating a plan and taking action. The topic came to me after 4 conversations in a week about routine. In particular morning routine and why it's so important to have you start your day with 3 wins before 8 am. It set you up for an amazing rest of the day.

We walk through my morning routine that does not start at 5 am but is an amazing way to start the day. I share my favourite meditation from Mindvalley, it's game-changer for those of us that need extra help with focus.

Try it out for a week… I promise you will feel amazing after just a few days!

Mindvalley - 6 phase meditation:

https://blog.mindvalley.com/6-phase-meditation-infographic/