In this episode of Self Powered Healing, I’m going to talk about four factors of illness. These four factors are suggested in a book called “What Really Makes You Ill” by Dawn Lester and David Parker. What they’re saying is that all of the substances and influences that affect human […]
Disease Theory
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In today’s episode of Self Powered Healing, I’m going to talk about that age old question, is it nature or is it nurture? Only it’s going to be phrased a little different. It’s going to ask, is it genetics or is it epigenetics? One of my favorite college courses […]
In today’s episode, I’m going to talk about germ theory as well as another theory that is still considered a rival to germ theory today. As long as humans have been around, there’s been illness and disease that travels from person to person, and so they have been looking […]
In today’s episode of Self Powered Healing, I’m going to dig in and talk about that word SCIENCE. Do you ever hear things or read things on Facebook or other social media that drive you up the wall? Well, here are some that have driven me up the wall, […]
In this episode of Self Powered Healing, I’m starting a series of episodes that are going to explore disease from various perspectives. I’ll be looking at different models for health and disease, as well as a few disease theories. You may not know the term disease theories, but you’re familiar […]
When does the illness really start? When I think about the arthritis in my knees, I feel like I can go back to a certain day or a narrow window of time when I first notice the pain, or if I think about my aortic stenosis that required open heart […]
This episode gives a preview of what’s coming up for Self Powered Healing in 2020. We have a new series – Synergize Your Health. And a lineup of guests. Some of the topics we’ll be talking about again and again are trauma and inflammation because they both work to cause […]
When does illness really start? You might say that it starts with the first symptoms. A cold starts with the first sniffle. Arthritis starts with the first pain. But that’s not always true. Most illnesses start long before the first symptoms. Unless we know how to recognize the earlier signs […]
Inflammation is supposed to be a good thing. It’s an immune system response that works to keep foreign invaders out of the body. Chronic inflammation, though, can lead to many health issues including chronic pain. Left unchecked, that chronic inflammation can result in chronic illness. In this episode of Self […]
Sugar: we love the sweetness but what else is there? Inflammation? Pain? It happened to me. I’m talking about why we really crave sugar and giving tips on how to get real sweetness in your life. Transcript In this episode of Self Powered Healing, I’m going to be talking about […]