“Sue, I’m sorry.  I don’t know how to tell you this, but you have Cancer… maybe 18-months to live”

Once the news hit, Sue signed early retirement papers and sold the house.

She moved to Florida to be closer to her kids and grand-babies…

She started mentoring inner city kids and helping them get into college… something she never had time for in the past.

Friends and family made it a point to spend more time with her… taking road trips and weekend getaways.

12-months later, she was back in the Doctor’s office…

“Sue – I can’t explain it, but you’re in complete remission”

Is it that far-fetched?

We’ve all heard stories that go something like this… could spending more time with friends and family help reverse chronic illness?

Is there any science to it?

Why locking yourself in the house could make you worse

Typically, when animals are critically injured in the wild they’ll run to a safe, secluded place and lie down.

They give their body the resources to start healing and in some cases, they’ll lay there for days without moving.  If the wound isn’t fatal, there’s usually a point when they know they need to get up and re-integrate with the herd….

But what’s fascinating is: once the injured animals get back with the herd; their wound tends to heal FASTER than when they were in isolation.

A 2003 PNEC study on the Social Facilitation of Wound Healing, found that:

“Social interactions buffer against stress and promote wound healing… The data imply that social isolation impairs wound healing”

The background on this study is interesting so I had to geek out on it (read the full text here).  Scientists wanted to test the impact of social interaction on wound healing.  For this study, they used Siberian Hamster models separated into two test groups:

  • The first group was completely isolated from social contact.
  • The second group was paired up and able to freely interact.
  • Each hamster received similar injuries and had their wounds measured to track the rate of healing (I know it sounds bad… it’s in the name of science right?).

Here’s the fascinating twist: both groups of hamsters were split into two more groups and placed under stress everyday (kind of like going to work)… so it looked like this: [click to continue…]

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Specific Carbohydrate Diet Meal Plans

“No offense Doc, but it feels like you have no clue what’s wrong with me.”

That’s what I said when I fired my Doctor in 2008…

As a kid I was taught to trust in my Doctor… to feel safe with them.  I was taught that when I got sick they would always make me better.

But when I started having diarrhea 10 times a day in 2007 my Doctor started shrugging more…

… and ordering more tests that didn’t give any answers

Sending me to specialists that didn’t have any answers…

… and trying to give me steroids, anti-depressants, and bowel-relaxers.

That’s when I lost my childhood trust and fired my Doctor

And I didn’t feel very trusting of healthcare professionals for a long time after that… until I got introduced to Chris Kresser L.Ac. [click to continue…]

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Have you ever pooped yourself at the office?

I have.

So has Johanna :) .

Or, had a nasty reaction to Humira landing you in the Hospital?

Poked and prodded by the top doctors in Chicago, all in concert singing take more drugs or else, and said umm “No thanks”?

Started a blog, the SCD diet, weekly testing and then sharing those results setbacks and all?

Neither have I.

But Johanna over at the SCD Experiment has.

She’s a courageous, funny young woman who is chronicling her journey back to health.  She wears her heart on her sleeve and tells it like it is. [click to continue…]

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Ever meet someone with contagious energy that’s almost addicting?

Like a breath of fresh air in your life?

Recently, that happened to me after reading a single sentence in an email…

And I got the chance to make friends with one of the most inspirational people I’ve ever met.

Sandi Krakowski is a Mother, Multi-Million Dollar Business Owner, and Certifiable Changer of Lives…

Oh yeah – and she also whipped Ulcerative Colitis into remission using the Specific Carbohydrate Diet!

Just talking with her for a few minutes uplifted me for days… [click to continue…]

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Strong Mind and Body Pose

Could It Really Be Possible to Wake Up Rested and Energized, With a Renewed Passion For Life?

The Answer is YES!

Recently, we sent out a survey asking what you’d like to learn more about and hundreds of you helped us out (thanks, you rock!)

Your response revealed a few key areas you’d like more help with…

In fact, almost 70% of you wanted more help creating a strong mind and body with just a few minutes of easy yoga, meditation, and exercise (see the cool graphic below)

Specific Carbohydrate Diet Survey

What you’re doing isn’t easy… [click to continue…]

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