How Humans Heal

One of the latest trends in nutrition and health is intermittent fasting, and for good reason. And yet, it is not new. Intermittent fasting has been around as long as humans have existed. 

So, what is it that has brought our attention back to the concept of “time-restricted eating”? 

As Dr. Sally LaMont [IG @drsallyskitchen], a naturopathic doctor for 40 years and good friend of mine, explains in this episode, intermittent fasting is associated with decreased obesity (weight loss), improved blood pressure and memory, and increased longevity.  

That means we could add years to our lives by not eating for at least 12 hours overnight. 

How does that happen? When our bodies fast for at least 12 hours, it turns on something called autophagy, which is how our bodies clean out damaged cells and debris inside our cells. As we get rid of what we no longer need, it stimulates the growth of new healthy cells, including in our nervous system. 

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Fasting also turns on the ability to burn fat, which is what often wish we could do all the time. The default for our bodies is to burn carbs (glycogen) and muscle tissue first. But once we’re in a fasted state, we start burning fat, such as that stubborn fat that likes to hang out on the waist and hips. 

Meanwhile, when the fasting window of 12 to 16 hours is over, then it is time to eat. What you choose to eat is just as important as when you choose not to eat, according to Dr. Sally.  

She has created a blog, videos, and online course teaching viewers how to choose the healthiest, nutrient-dense, antioxidant-filled, tasty foods. You can find it at https://drsallyskitchen.com.  

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By eating well in a finite eating window, and then not eating from after dinner, overnight, and into the morning, you’ll be making a big difference in your health. Be sure to listen in to this episode to find out all the details of how to do it and where to get more support. 

If you have diabetes, are pregnant, or have a major health issue, be sure to check with your doctor or practitioner before starting a new diet or fasting plan..

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It is becoming more common to hear the phrase – “Address the Root Causes.” 

That is a phrase that is ingrained in my training as a naturopathic doctor (I graduated from Bastyr University in the year 2000). Professors and mentors challenged us to think about what could be underlying a patient’s health issue, whether that be a past trauma or stress, a toxin exposure, an injury or infection, the use of a medication, the loss of a loved one or a relationship, and so on.  

It is this way of thinking that, I have to say, has made the biggest impact on my life and health. And it has informed the way I help my patients for over 21 years now.  

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Whether you are struggling with fatigue, sleep issues, anxiety or depression, digestive troubles, weight gain, skin rashes, migraines, menstrual-related or fertility issues, autoimmunity, cancer, and/or chronic viral infections, such as HPV and EBV…when you address the underlying causes, you are much more likely to achieve lasting resolution.   

And this is the case no matter what your genes are! I say this because every week I receive phone calls from people asking me whether I can help them with their genes. The answer is yes, and I have an upcoming episode on that topic to go into more detail.  

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But the best way to address your genes is to address your stress, which is another way of saying “address the underlying causes.” We have to figure out what has turned on your genetic predispositions and take steps to give your body the support it needs to turn those susceptibilities back off again.  

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In this episode, I encourage you to consider:  

-How past stresses and traumas could be underlying your health issues 

-Common limiting beliefs set in childhood that could be sabotaging your health now 

-How we become susceptible to addictions that perpetuate our stress 

-The connection between mind and body, and how it can show up 

-Ways you may leave yourself vulnerable that you didn’t even realize 

-How to start raising your awareness for underlying causes  

By simply asking the question of yourself – what is at the root of this health issue – you may already get a download of information from within yourself and your intuition.  

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To do that, however, sometimes requires that we create space in our day and life for self-reflection, even for 1 to 10 minutes at a time. Be sure to listen in to the examples I provide and ways you can start to become more aware of connections and underlying unresolved issues that you can now address.  

I believe it is possible to live a life you love with passion and purpose…without ruining your health. It does require awareness, self-reflection, acceptance, forgiveness, and willingness to choose differently. 

I look forward to your comments, and if you enjoy this episode (and others) please leave a review on Apple podcast or your favorite place for listening in to How Humans Heal.

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The quality of health and life women put up with is much less than what is possible. We accept it as the norm – to feel terrible – but the opposite is possible – to feel amazing. 

Hearing this from an OBGYN is eye-opening. Dr. Kyrin [@kyrindunstonmd] is saying what women have been noticing – that conventional care is good at emergency care, but not reversing chronic issues. 

Whether perimenopause, postmenopause, menstrual irregularities, HPV and abnormal paps, recurrent infections, anxiety and depression, fatigue, weight gain, and/or low sex drive – this message applies.  

You don’t have to keep on dealing with feeling uncomfortable, in fear, and alone, blaming yourself. And a fist-full of prescriptions is not going to fix it. 

But the answers are not likely to come from a visit with your standard doctor’s office. This is coming from an MD who has decided to tell the truth.  

Living in a state of hormone impoverishment. It’s not okay. Even if your labs are all “normal.” 

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In this episode we talk about: 

-How to see past the confusion to see the real cause and address it 

-Weight gain is not a math problem, it’s a communication problem 

-It’s possible for your health to change when you have the right support 

-If there’s no drug for it, you’re not going to hear about it in medicine 

-Stress and cortisol are hidden disruptors that need to be addressed 

-The hormones are all connected and affect each other 

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Instead of waiting until you have a disease to prescribe a medicine or perform surgery so doctors can be victors, it’s time to provide information that can stop the pattern from progressing in the first place.  

Dr. Kyrin even covers the myths of health care and insurance, and she breaks down the truth about hormone replacement therapy.  

Please listen in for a conversation that will give you a bird’s eye view of health care and your health and empower you to make choices that has the potential to completely shift the trajectory of your life. 

And if you have been diagnosed with HPV and/or an abnormal pap, join me in my upcoming free, online workshop – 5 Days to Heal HPV. Sign up at DoctorDoni.com/HPV. 

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Mother of four sons, Dr. Madiha [IG @holisticmommd], family physician, has taken what she learned in functional medicine and applied it at home with her family.  

While it’s not what she learned in medical school, she quickly figured out that to heal herself from autoimmunity, she needed to change her diet and start seeing food as medicine. She’s been teaching her children the same power of nutrition and helping them to learn how to choose foods based on what their bodies need.  

Now she’s put all that information into a book – The Holistic Rx for Kids – complete with references, recipes, and tips for helping your kids through common health issues.  

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In this episode we talk about:  

-How to talk with your kids about food and health 

-How prioritizing health as a family can help you too 

-What it looks like to eat a rainbow of foods 

-How anxiety and attention issues are often linked to food choices 

-What a difference healthy eating can make in your child’s lifetime 

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Join me as I talk with Dr. Madiha, and also about her new book for kids, to help them learn how to choose for themselves to eat less sugar and more colorful foods.  

You can find about Dr. Madiha at https://HolisticMomMD.com. Her books are available starting this week on Amazon. 

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Cortisol is our main stress hormone made by the adrenal glands. It is a normal hormone we need every day, and when we are stressed, cortisol output changes to signal throughout our body to respond to that stress.  

When we are exposed to ongoing stresses – from trauma, to toxins, to lack of sleep – which is going to happen to us as humans, our cortisol levels can get stuck at a higher or lower level. That’s what I call getting stuck in “stress mode.” 

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Instead of trying to escape stress, I encourage you to embrace it! Embrace that we are going to be exposed to stress and that our bodies are going to respond.  

Then the question becomes – how is your cortisol responding? We tend to assume that our cortisol is too high, but that is actually not always the case. It is also possible that your cortisol is too high at certain times of day, and too low at other times of day.  

And then we also need to consider adrenaline, which also responds to stress, because it can become too high or too low. 

The way your body responds to stress is unique to you. The best way to know what your cortisol and adrenaline are up to at this point in your life is to test the levels.  

Then we can help get your cortisol back to optimal levels using natural approaches – such as dietary changes, nutrients, herbs, and stress recovery activities. We are actually supporting your adrenal glands to heal and recover from stress so that they can make the right amount of cortisol and adrenaline again, without relying on an outside source. 

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In this episode I talk about:  

-How to know if you are stuck in stress mode 

-How to best test your cortisol and adrenaline levels 

-How cortisol affects all other areas of your body and health 

-How optimizing cortisol levels is essential for healing 

-How the treatment for high cortisol is different than for low cortisol 

-How focusing on helping your cortisol come back to optimal is a better strategy 

-How I’ve figured out how to most efficiently and effectively heal adrenal distress 

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I want you to feel empowered about your body and your health. I believe that is possible when you learn and understand what is happening inside your body and how it responds to stress. Then you can make choices for yourself about how you’d like to help your body recover from and become resilient to stress.  

Instead of taking over for your adrenals, or ignoring them, it’s time to find out what they need and provide it 

You’re not going to receive this type of information from your standard medical visit. And yet, in my opinion, it is the most important information for your health now and into the future.  

Listen in to this episode as a starting place and sign up to hear from me as soon as my newest book is available.  

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In the new book – Master Your Stress, Reset Your Health – I teach you how to know your stress pattern, how to get out of stress mode, and how to become resilient to stress, for good. Sign up here:  https://doctordoni.com/master.  

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Finding your purpose in life can be a matter of seeing what is right under your nose. But we often miss it because we are so caught up in being who we think we are supposed to be. Learning to know yourself and listen to yourself is essential for healing and transformation. 

Visionary, Britta Aragon [IG @brittaaragon], shares how listening to her intuition has shaped her life. From overcoming Hodgkin’s lymphoma, writing her first book in her 20s, starting a successful skincare line, selling that company, getting a divorce and traveling around the world, Britta has trusted her vision and herself.  

Even when fear or her ego told her not to do it, she took risks and took it as a chance to listen to her authentic self.

Now she works with people one-on-one and in groups online and in retreats to help them transform their lives by helping them to find their purpose and follow their vision. 

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In this inspirational interview, Britta shares: 

-Ignorance can be bliss 

-Our cells listen 

-What is the narrative we are listening to 

-We get to choose again 

-How she has learned to harness her sense of urgency 

-Unhealed trauma leads to addictive patterns 

-Healing happens in priority order 

-How to get good at listening to your inner voice 

-You are worthy already 

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A Course of Miracles teacher and creator of a program called Detox to Destiny, Britta helps people to do things like write a vision plan for a new business, to change careers, write a book, or get ready to leave a marriage.  

She says it is about learning how to shift from external power to internal power. When you take away the things you thought defined you, and are with yourself, in your internal power, and you have a guidance system for your personal plan, you are the most powerful person you can be. 

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She teaches clients how to tune in to the listening, to download a business idea, book, or what’s next. How to listen to the whispers of the soul. Once you have trained your mind to listen to that voice, then when it comes to making a decision, you know how to hear the voice, and what does and doesn’t feel right. 

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How do humans heal? By learning who we really are, be our own best friend, and see ourselves from a different perspective. Prayer and meditation shifts us from fear-based thinking, to universal intelligence. Then we can see all the ways to look at the same situation and be able to choose powerfully. 

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Learn more about how to know and listen to yourself in Britta’s online summit – Back to Center Life Reset. It is free, 11 days, and online starting November 11th. I’m honored to be one of her guest speakers on the topic of resetting from stress.  

Sign up here: https://brittaaragon.com/events/o/drdoni/ 

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You’ve probably heard of hypnotherapy as a way to help a person stop smoking, start sleeping, or deal with a fear of flying. It does do that, and more!  

In today’s episode I had the chance to talk with my friend Alexandra (Sasha) Tarakanov, clinical hypnotherapist all about the benefits of hypnotherapy and the life-changing results her clients experience.  

Clinical hypnotherapy, like many things, has specialties and established methods therapists can be trained in and offer to clients, including past life regression. Alexandra is 1 of 26 people who have completed level 3 of Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique (QHHT), a process that allows participants to access a part of themselves that holds the answers.  

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In this episode, Alexandra shares about:  

-Why she chose to become a hypnotherapist 

-Example experiences from her clients over the past 8 years 

-Why people fear hypnosis, and why there is nothing to be afraid of 

-How hypnotherapy helps us to become more “in control” of our lives 

-Why revisiting your past, with hypnotherapy, can help you change your future 

-How spiritual transformation occurs during hypnotherapy sessions 

-Why it is especially helpful for Highly Sensitive people to use hypnosis 

-How it is possible to use hypnotherapy in a group and in an online program 

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Alexandra is now sharing her own hypnotherapy method, where she teaches people to use self-hypnosis for personal growth. She uses her spiritual guidance to help people find and connect with their own spiritual guides. 

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If you have been struggling with your health and have a feeling that having a spiritual connection would help you, then definitely listen in to this podcast. Don’t leave hypnosis as a “last resort” – it offers gentle and yet profound healing opportunities to know yourself better and give yourself the support you need. 

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You can find out more about her www.AlexandraTarakanov.com and sign up for her free 5-day workshop 5 Ways to Connect to Spiritual Knowledge at https://www.alexandratarakanov.com/webinar-registration. 

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Statistics show that 30 million Americans have struggled with an eating disorder at some point in their lives. The most common eating disorders are anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and orthorexia. Over exercising, overeating, and using food to avoid intolerable situations are also forms of disordered eating. 

Many people with eating disorders go through conventional treatment, which is strict and based on managing weight and calories. It’s not focused on how the person’s psychology is underlying the condition, or how the condition is affecting their psychology.  

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In this episode of How Humans Heal I spoke with Mindy Gorman-Plutzer of The Freedom Promise [@thefreedompromise] who is changing the way support is offered for those with eating disorders.  

Mindy herself recovered from an eating disorder, and in the process, observed what was missing from the treatment, and became passionate about offering other solutions for people going through eating challenges and desiring the same sort of transformation.  

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We discuss: 

-How all systems of the body and mind are connected 

-The difference between “Doing recovery” versus being recovered 

-The power of story to understand the context of the behaviors 

-The behaviors started out as a solution; they are not the problem 

-Eating disorders versus disordered eating 

-How digestive issues are so common with eating disorders 

-The gut-brain axis 

-The benefits of supporting vagal tone 

-And so much more 

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Mindy explains that the definition of recovery is to regain what was lost. When we lose ourselves to compulsive behaviors, we lose a part of ourselves. The part that is left is bound by rules. Mindy thinks of recovery as liberation. She emphasizes that recovery looks different for everybody because we are unique individuals.  

Our first experience of being seen in life was related to eating. As we start to develop autonomy, if we don’t feel safe, we always have food to turn to. It helps us and represents love and safety. Pile on cultural messages related to food and diet, and we end up in comparison instead of connection. We become disconnected from the wisdom of our bodies. It is no wonder that eating disorders are so common. 

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90-98% of people with eating disorders today also have severe digestive distress. Children who have digestive issues, have a higher predisposition to an eating disorder later in life. It is important to address digestion and reactions to foods in the recovery process, to really allow the person to understand and reconnect with their own bodies. 

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I love how Mindy shares her insight into how humans heal: “Humans heal when they feel empowered. When they are involved in a therapeutic partnership with a practitioner who knows how to listen. We can become the masters of our own healing.”  

She wishes she could get the decades of her life back that she gave up to the scale and the image she thought she needed to project. Now she helps others find the sacred space of solitude in themselves where there is no fear. 

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If you are someone you know is struggling with eating or your relationship with food, please listen in to this episode. To know that there is another way of supporting you through the process of recovery can be empowering itself. 

To learn more about Mindy and her online program and book, go to www.thefreedomporimise.com. 

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In this episode, we’ll be discussing metabolism. One of the most common questions I am asked is “what is metabolism?” I’m glad you asked! Metabolism is the essential process our bodies do to turn our food into energy.  

That’s the energy we use to wake up in the morning, get through our day, create art, play music, dance, and enjoy our loved ones.  

In our busy lives, it is easy to take metabolism for granted. It’s just what our bodies do.  

If you start to notice weight gain, fatigue, brain fog, or if you are diagnosed with diabetes, cancer, high cholesterol, fatty liver, and/or cognitive decline, it is likely your metabolism is struggling.  

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Listen in to this episode where I talk about what bogs down the metabolism, including: 

-Stress 

-Environmental toxins 

-Imbalanced gut bacteria 

-Inflammatory foods 

-Sugar and a high carb diet 

-Leaky gut 

-High cortisol 

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What helps improve metabolism?  

-Eat less sugar 

-Include protein in every meal 

-Eat smaller meals 

-Stress reducing activities 

-Choose organic food and toxin-free products 

-AND…one of the best examples of eating to improve metabolism is the Mediterranean Diet. 

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Research shows that the Mediterranean Diet can decrease inflammation and improve blood sugar levels. It comes down to choosing real, whole foods like vegetables, fruits, nuts, whole grains, and fish or poultry. 

I hope you’ll join me in this episode recorded while I was visiting the Mediterranean region of the world. I share about my favorite discoveries and meals.

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In this episode, Dr. Doni and her colleague, Dr. Carol Lourie [@carollouriehealth], also a naturopathic doctor, talk about how to prevent and recover from breast cancer by giving women the support they needed all along. 

Carol points out that 1 in 8 women will experience breast cancer in their lifetime. After assisting her close friend through breast cancer treatment, and observing what worked and what was lacking, Carol was inspired to help other women. 

Now Carol uses nutrition as well as Chinese medicine and homeopathy to help women to prevent side effects, such as anemia, during chemotherapy treatment, and then to recover from treatment and prevent a recurrence.  

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In this episode, Carol explains:  

-How cancer cells do whatever they want 

-We need to make our bodies inhospitable to cancer 

-Cancer is a metabolic disease 

-How to feel EMPOWERED against recurrence 

-Why she suggests to let go of adversarial language related to cancer 

-Why it’s important to listen to messages from your tumor 

-How processing past trauma helps to prevent cancer 

-Sugar feeds cancer 

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Breast cancer can become an illness like any other chronic disease in that it requires ongoing support and treatment. It’s important that women have a feminine and compassionate approach to addressing what caused the cancer in the first place. 

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We also talk about how to eat in a way to prevent cancer, and other health issues, including a discussion of the Mediterranean Diet. And why being willing to prioritize selfcare is essential. 

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As Carol says, “we’re supposed to be able to do everything ourselves” is an unfortunate message that needs to change. 

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In her program, Path of Breast Cancer, Carol has helped thousands of women to navigate breast cancer and prevent it from coming back. If you or someone you know has been looking for this kind of support, be sure to check out Carol’s website at www.CarolLourie.com. 

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Books and Resources: 

Stress Warrior Book (FREE) 

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7-day Stress Reset (FREE) 

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HPV & Cervical Dysplasia Guide (FREE) 

HTTPS://DOCTORDONI.COM/HPV-AND-CERVICAL-DYSPLASIA-GUIDE/  

Personalized Solutions: 

If you’d like to meet with Dr. Doni one-on-one for your health, request a Health Breakthrough Session: HTTPS://DOCTORDONI.COM/BREAKTHROUGH  

To get an idea of more comprehensive options, read about Dr. Doni’s Signature Consultation Programs: HTTPS://DOCTORDONI.COM/SERVICES