Mary Ruddick - Remission from Dysautonomia, the Grit and Mindset Needed

Meet Mary, the "Sherlock Holmes of Health," a renowned ancestral nutritionist and experiential anthropologist.🕵️‍♀️💡

Specializing in neuromuscular disorders, infertility, and chronic diseases, Mary fearlessly explores the world's untouched corners to distill the wisdom of traditional cultures. 🌏🔍

Shown Notes:
1:44 – Mary shares her story of chronic illness recovery and what kept her motivated
9:10 – Pushing through the dips of recovery, even when it feels like a “living hell”
12:25 – Cultivating mental hardiness of those in indigenous cultures
13:40 – shifting the needle by looking at the “now” down to
the smallest things and trying to remain calm for repair
15:50 – Pivoting from fight or flight to a state of
gratitude by caring more about getting well than being validated
19:11 – Practical ways to positively affect hormonal balance
and immune function
21:35 – Cholesterol is not the villain, but is the hero in
regulating nervous system and cell regeneration as it focuses on blood sugar regulation in lieu of non-essential functions
25.20 – In this healing journey, everything is upside down
26:00 – Mary speaks on the ketogenic diet and being in
ketosis along with the myriad of other spokes in the wheel that aid recovery.
29:35 – Intuition verses bacterial overgrowth, when to rely
on our gut instinct. Comfort in remaining the same versus transformation.
32:32 – What am I willing to do consistently to see change
33:33 – We need to focus in on the systems that need support: the nervous system, immune system, etc. The roller coaster of highs and lows
36:36 – dysautonomia and histamine intolerance, ramifications to our dietary choices and strategizing
38:10 – Focus on stopping the knee-jerk reactions because there are far too many factors that affect these conditions with the nervous and immune systems.
39:25 – Using the negative to propel you into action that ultimately has positive result.
40:00 - The cost of medications, difficulty in traveling to and from appointments and equipment needs
42:10 – Mary’s work on program development: a passive program for dysautonomia and histamine intolerance that will be cost-effective and accessible
43:40 – the body’s communication to itself, posture, exercise; honoring where your body is currently at and being consistent with incremental steps
46:40 – understanding that recovery isn’t swift, but is a humbling experience.
48:22 – The difficult choice of giving the practice away to focus on dysautonomia and teaching other practitioners to spread the knowledge
and reach more
50:25 – Twelve week kickstart program with practitioners that hold live calls 4 days a week and over 900 videos for self-paced learning.
52:22 – So many ways to summit the mountain and climb towards remission

Contact Info:
⁠www.maryruddick.com⁠
⁠www.enableyourhealing.com⁠

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