Hope For Chronic Pain

Is it possible to lead a happy, fulfilled life while suffering from chronic pain? One expert says yes, absolutely. In this podcast Amberly Lago tells us how.

We have been conditioned to believe that healing is a slow process, and... it can be. However, you are either getting worse, or better. The moment that moves your momentum in the direction of healing, instead of slow decline, can happen lightning fast. Listen to a world expert to find out how.

Inside of your body is a nerve with magical healing powers. This nerve may stop functioning optimally because of chemical, physical or emotional stress. In this podcast, we talk about the power of this nerve, and how you can help to heal it on your own.

After treating hundreds of patients who suffer from chronic severe pain, we have noticed that many of them suffer from PTSD, childhood sexual trauma, and past emotional trauma that left scars on their psyches. While choosing to try and forget past trauma may seem like the easiest and least painful path, burying past trauma can cause physical pain. The body always tells. Healing past (and possibly suppressed) trauma is one of the hardest things you will ever do... In this podcast, we discuss why it is worth it.

Warning: This episode contains stories about suicide. We are adding a strong trigger warning for those who may be affected by this content. If you are having suicidal thoughts, please always have the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number on hand. That number is 800-273-8255.

Almost every chronic pain patient will, at some point, have suicidal thoughts. This is the shadow of pain that we often don’t talk about. Patients may find this shameful, and therefore hide it. We believe that by casting light on this issue, we can open a dialogue and bring this dark, physical and emotional pain out of the shadows. It is very important that the patient’s loved ones understand this side of chronic pain. Recognition decreases isolation. Hold on, pain ends.

It’s impossible to be human and not suffer from emotional stress as you navigate life. What if, however, stress not only makes you feel negative emotions, but also prevents your body from healing itself?  In this episode, Dr. Katinka and Dr. Lucas discuss how emotional stress is often at the root of chronic pain, and how appropriately coping with that stress allows your body to thrive.

Worldwide, 1.5 billion people suffer from chronic pain. Traditional medicine does not treat the root of chronic pain, but rather focuses on an approach of treating symptoms. Dr. Katinka van der Merwe discusses the fallacy and inherent danger of this approach and how it is affecting every pain patient trapped in the maze of traditional medicine.

In this episode, Dr. Katinka van der Merwe shares an interesting and potentially groundbreaking commonality that she discovered most chronic pain patients share: hidden viral and/or bacterial infections.  She also interviews Dr. Hannelie van der Merwe, an expert in holistic functional blood analysis and supplementation.