If you’ve ever felt like your body is stuck in overdrive—wired, inflamed, exhausted—and no amount of supplements or protocols seem to help, this episode is for you. Dr. John Kim, functional medicine pharmacist and expert in cellular health, joins me to pull back the curtain on one of the most overlooked root causes of chronic disease: the cell danger response. Born from autism research and grounded in mitochondrial science, this conversation will completely change how you view inflammation, healing, and the deep impact of childhood trauma on your long-term health.

We’re going beyond symptom management and diving into the mitochondrial-level mechanisms behind hormone imbalance, fatigue, and why so many people—especially women—feel like their bodies are “off” but their labs are “normal.” You’ll learn how sympathetic nervous system dysfunction, unresolved trauma, and environmental toxins trap your body in survival mode… and what it actually takes to break free.

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