The Self Rejuvenating Body: Recent Episodes
Dr. Harlan Mittag
It's a law of Nature that bodies rejuvenate themselves when given a chance. So there's no arguing whether or not the body can rejuvenate itself. The issue is "when given a chance". That is, "How do we get out of the way of our body's capacity to rejuvenate and regenerate itself?" That's the focus of The Self Rejuvenating Body.
Say Hello to a Healthier You with Natural Medicine: Beat Autoimmune & Metabolic Challenges Now!
This podcast is the audio portion of the introductory lesson to "Healthier With Natural Medicine" an online course that shows you how to implement the principles of natural or functional medicine in 9 steps for better health and longevity.
It is easier to understand the podcast when viewing the supportive video images.
To watch the video along with the audio click here (Youtube link).
Do you want to get healthier and you believe in natural medicine--but you just don't know where to start?
"Healthier With Natural Medicine--The 9 Step Path To Health and Healing With Natural Medicine" will show you, step by step how to get results and boost your health and longevity.
This podcast episode is the first of a series of approximately 33 episodes. Each episode is the audio portion of a video lesson from the 9 Steps To Natural Healing course.
To watch the video along with the audio (recommended) watch the video on Youtube here.
https://youtu.be/HY4ZyvKdp4o
Being unrealistic about one's health risks can be a slippery slope into ill health. But simply facing one's health risks and doing something about them (correcting them) can be hard at times.
Here's my account of how I refused to face a health issue--and then finally did. In doing so, I am ensuring myself better health for the rest of my life.
Autoimmune conditions are epidemic and are increasing.
But the underlying causes of autoimmune conditions are not being addressed, except in functional medicine.
In this episode I delve into the details of what causes our immune system to go rogue and turn against us. The good news is that knowing what is causing the attack also positions us to be able to stop it.
This episode looks at the factors that are common to all autoimmune conditions. These are the environmental triggers that cause immune system dysregulation and thereby results in an autoimmune condition. Self-attack by a confused immune system is the basis of all autoimmune conditions. The triggers that cause the immune system to become confused are common to all immune conditions. To find out what these triggers are, please enjoy the podcast.
Autoimmune conditions all have one thing in common and that is immune system dysfunction. Immune system dysfunction results in the immune system attacking our own health tissues. We begin this mini-series on how functional medicine treats autoimmune conditions by looking at how the immune system works. This is a necessary background for our next session in which we begin to look at how functional medicine treats autoimmune conditions.
This podcast is actually an audiobook. I wrote a short report "How To Prepare Your Immune System For Winter". (You can get a free copy of the actual ebook here). It's about 10X longer than my typical podcast episodes, but I assure you its worth listening to.
To get the specific wintertime immune boosting supplements mentioned in this podcast, visit my online store at https://drharlanmittag.nutridyn.com. Regarding the 15% discount to anyone buying through this link, the discount is applied at checkout.
What all of the Blue Zone diets have in common is eating large amounts of complex carbohydrates that are rich in micronutrients. The amazing health benefits of these micronutrients are being discovered by researchers daily. And many Americans are scrambling to buy new supplements containing these micronutrients to get their health benefits. But why not go directly to the source? The source of all these micronutrients is the multitude of multi-colored fruits and vegetables available to us directly from the earth where they grow.
If you want to know how to eat to assure your health and longevity, there is a clear answer that fits for 90%+ of people on the planet. There is no longer a reason to hesitate or put it off. Now is the time to start making your food your medicine so that you can enjoy a healthy body that is full of energy.
The blue zone community of Seventh Day Adventists in Loma Linda, California are surrounded by many neighboring communities where the people are sicker and don't live as long. Learning how people in blue zones live is the key to staying healthy and living long. Mentioned in this episode: Subscribe CTA
People in Blue Zones live healthier and longer--by far--than we Americans. And it's not their genetics. Take the case of Stamatis Maraitis who moved from a blue zone (Ikaria) to the United States at age 22. Forty-four years later, diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, Stamatis decided to move back to his birthplace on the island of Ikaria in the Aegean Sea. It's unbelievable what happened to him when he did. Mentioned in this episode: Subscribe CTA
Lori experienced lots of fatigue and low energy, occasional aches and pains, and GERD (gastric reflux). She experienced improvement in her chronic pain and GERD but couldn't get down to her ideal weight (she wasn't severely overweight). This is probably why. Mentioned in this episode: Subscribe CTA
In the last three episodes we've learned of numerous health benefits associated with drinking coffee. In this last episode we discover even more of these health benefits, and the best of all--the benefit of a longer life (research shows). But there's a deeper meaning to coffee's status as a superfood. This secret is revealed at the end of this episode. Mentioned in this episode: Subscribe CTA
Drinking coffee has been shown to reduce the risk of developing a number of different types of cancer: liver, breast, mouth and throat, colon and rectum, prostate, uterus (endometrial). But commercial coffees are loaded with chemicals like never before--so buyer beware! If you want to get all of the health benefits of drinking coffee, drink mold-free organic coffee only, PLEASE! Mentioned in this episode: Subscribe CTA
Numerous studies show that drinking coffee reduces the risk of type II diabetes. For people who have type II diabetes, coffee reduces the risk of death. It's one more reason to enjoy a hot cup of brew. Don't miss the coffee quotes mid way through the episode. Mentioned in this episode: Subscribe CTA
There's been lots of confusion about coffee -- is it good or is it bad? Coffee is actually a superfood with a few caveats. In this episode I discuss a little about the history of coffee, share some joke-quotes on coffee, and then relate some research on it's health benefits. Mentioned in this episode: Subscribe CTA Newsletter Subscription Midroll Call-To-Action
Welcome to The Self Rejuvenating Body by Dr. Harlan Mittag. In The Self Rejuvenating Body podcast we'll discuss how to get your body to rejuvenate itself so that you can have more energy, better health and a longer life. In each episode you'll be given effective, practical and actionable things that you can do to rejuvenate your body and your health. A life long student of natural healing, Dr. Mittag is trained as a chiropractor, nutritionist, acupuncturist, energy healer and practitioner of functional medicine. He spent 33 years treating patients in his clinic in Minneapolis before transitioning to a telemedicine practice in 2021. He now teaches courses and coaches clients online. This podcast releases every Wednesday with a 15 minute episode. In each episode you'll hear information from all of the experts in functional medicine. You'll be able to find this podcast in any podcast app on the planet, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Amazon. If you'd like to subscribe to the podcast newsletter and receive advanced notice of coming podcasts, you can do so at https://SelfRejuvenatingBody.com (https://SelfRejuvenatingBody.com). Remember, bodies rejuvenate themselves when given what they need. So there is no arguing whether or not the body can rejuvenate itself. The real issue is to find and then give what the body needs. That's the focus of The Self Rejuvenating Body podcast. Please subscribe and join the podcast.
In this episode we look at the ill effects of toxic exposure to a common heavy metal that we are all exposed to almost every day. We learn how this toxin impacts our body and the most effective way to avoid exposure to it. At the end of the episode we learn Mary's fate--how she was able to recover from severe depression in a matter of months, and how she also drop some undesired weight while regaining her normal high energy levels. Mentioned in this episode: Newsletter Subscription Midroll Call-To-Action
Chronic stress, long referred to as the "silent killer", is at it's highest level in recent decades according to polls by the American Psychological Association. What can we do about it? And, why should we be motivated to do so? In this episode we look at how chronic stress terrorizes our body and slowly tears us down. The phrase "death by a thousand cuts" is appropriate in referring to the ill effects of chronic stress. Mentioned in this episode: Newsletter Subscription Midroll Call-To-Action
The body will rejuvenate itself if there are no blocks to healing in the way. In the US today typical blocks to healing are chronic stress, insomnia, a body full of toxins, disruption of gut function (leaky gut and dysbiosis), failure of immune tolerance (a freaked out immune system) and a depleted metabolic reserve (depleted levels of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, phyto-nutrients and beneficial fatty acids). In this episode we see how a simple toxin found in food can cause major depression. We look at the many signs and symptoms associated with this common occurring toxin. In the next episode we see how a simple natural remedy is able to detoxify the body and return it to a state of health. Mentioned in this episode: Newsletter Subscription Midroll Call-To-Action
The antithesis or opposite of mind-body healing is stress, and specifically chronic stress. Chronic stress throws a wrench in the body's self healing mechanism. It suppresses the body's ability to repair itself and is perhaps the leading cause of deterioration of the body leading to the diseases of "diet and lifestyle" that plague the world. This episode takes a look at what chronic stress is and how to begin to identify it in yourself. Only by seeing and naming chronic stress for what it is--a robber of health--can we begin to escape it's hold on us. Once we do so, we have removed a major block to our body's ability to rejuvenate itself. Mentioned in this episode: Newsletter Subscription Midroll Call-To-Action
Can going back in time in one's mind and reliving a younger time in our life actually change our body (making it younger too). A doctor helps a group of elderly men go back 20 years in time and relive what it was like. The men were immersed in their past experience for five days. Before the experiment the doctor measures a variety of health markers, and then does it again five days later. Researchers and doctors were amazed at the results. You'll learn why in this episode of "The Self Rejuvenating Body".