106. Understanding the Mind-Body-Spirit with Autoimmune with Michele Spring

The Creative Soulpreneur Podcast with Nick Demos

Understanding the Mind-Body-Spirit with Autoimmune with Michele Spring

Episode # 106

On this episode of The Creative Soulpreneur, we talk about the importance of switching between the rest and digest mode and fight or flight mode for our health, and how many people get stuck in the latter mode. Our guest, Michele Spring shares how pranayama or breath work can regulate the nervous system and bring us to a relaxed state. We also discuss the autoimmune protocol, specific ways to reintroduce foods, and how a holistic approach to health can lead to finding clues about a patient's condition. Lastly, we explore qigong, a Chinese movement practice that moves life force energy through the body and helps with energy and blood flow. Our speaker shares a personal experience with thyroid issues and how an elimination diet improved their symptoms drastically.

You'll Learn:

What is the difference between the rest and digest mode and the fight or flight mode?- The body is supposed to switch between the rest and digest mode and the fight or flight mode every few hours.

What can cause someone to be stuck in the fight or flight mode?- Deadlines, bills, past trauma, or triggers in the environment or senses can cause someone to be stuck in the fight or flight mode.

What are some of the important housekeeping activities that are disrupted when someone is stuck in the fight or flight mode?- Toxin removal, tissue repair, immune system function, and memory consolidation are some of the important housekeeping activities that are disrupted when someone is stuck in the fight or flight mode.

How can Pranayama or breath work help regulate the nervous system?- Pranayama can move a person from a state of sympathetic nervous system (fight or flight) to parasympathetic nervous system (relaxation), making it easier to regulate the nervous system.

What are some of the foods recommended to be reintroduced first during the autoimmune protocol?- Nuts and seeds are some of the first things to bring back during the autoimmune protocol.

What are some helpful techniques for uncovering hidden beliefs and traumas that may be holding someone back?- Techniques such as journaling, guided meditation, and hypnosis can help uncover hidden beliefs and traumas that may be holding someone back.

What is the difference between Eastern and Western approaches to medicine?- In Eastern philosophies, a root cause approach is taken, while in Western medicine, doctors tend to focus on individual parts of the body rather than how they work together.

What is Qigung, and how does it help with health benefits?- Qigung is an ancient Chinese movement practice that moves qi or life force energy through the body. It helps unlock stagnant chi that can cause health problems, provides more energy, and moves blood through the body, including joints and places that would not be exercised through normal activities.

What are some of the benefits of taking a root cause approach to health?- Taking a root cause approach could lead to finding clues about a patient's health condition and treating it holistically.

What was the speaker's experience with hypothyroidism and celiac disease, and how did they recover?- The speaker was prescribed medication for hypothyroidism, but after seeing a functional medicine practitioner, was diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis and celiac disease. They went on an elimination diet called the autoimmune protocol, removing problematic foods and reintroducing them methodically. Within three weeks, they felt better than they had in 15 years.

How to FInd Michele Spring

https://thrivingonpaleo.com

https://www.instagram.com/thrivingonpaleo/

https://www.youtube.com/c/MicheleSpring

Nick Demos is a Tony and Olivier Award winning Broadway producer, documentary filmmaker, conscious business coach and manifestation expert With over 15 years of teaching pranayama (breath work), yoga and creativity as well as thirty years in the entertainment industry, he has travelled from the Tony Awards to ashrams and run a multi-million dollar business in between. Nick helps you clear blocks and tap into your creative intuition so you can tell your stories and manifest the business and life of your dreams creating wealth and impact.