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Hi there! Welcome to another episode of the Root Cause Clinic podcast.
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We have a ton of questions and topics on root cause healing to cover
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today, so I'm just going to jump straight into it.
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The first question for this week was, I've heard of shingles possibly developing down
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the line after having chicken pox as a kid.
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Yeah. Is this something that could be avoided, and if so,
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maybe through doing root cause work to balance out the immune system?
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They say the dead virus can reactivate down the line with the right conditions,
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and I'm curious what your view on this would be.
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So first off, yes, the possibility to develop shingles later on in life is
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there if you've had chicken pox. This is one reason why.
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Root cause work is so important.
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There are many different viruses in your body at any given time,
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but they remain dormant when your immune system is healthy.
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However, when your immune system becomes compromised,
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viruses like varicella zoster virus,
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which is what causes shingles, can become reactivated.
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It's the same thing for viruses like Ebola.
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We don't want to fear these viruses.
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Instead, we want to turn to terrain theory versus germ theory,
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like I talk about in the RCC online course.
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When we clear toxins out of the body and create safety for the immune
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system to function normally with the right nutrition,
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environment, and emotional support, we don't have to spend our life fighting worrying about
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reactivated viruses. It's pretty rare for shingles to develop unless you are severely
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immunocompromised, but the work you're doing
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now inside RCC is the best thing you can do to avoid future outbreaks.
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Okay,
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next question was about mind-body-spirit release.
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How can this help release stored emotions and trauma and support the healing journey?
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So, as you probably know by now,
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I am a huge fan of mind-body-spirit release,
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not only for emotional health, but for resolving trauma.
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physical symptoms as well. I myself am an MBSR
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practitioner, but I no longer do clearings,
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so if you're interested, I will link my friend Chelsea's practice in the notes
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below. Her MBSR team is incredible,
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and I can't recommend them enough. The goal of MBSR is to
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access, identify, and release cellular imprints within the body
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left behind by negative emotions,
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experiences, and trauma. In an MBSR session,
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the practitioner uses muscle testing to identify what emotional imprints need to be released
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from the body. These imprints are then released by using a cold compress.
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The cold laser over acupressure points,
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meridians, and reflexes in order to calm down the nervous system response to
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the emotions and release them from the body and the subconscious mind.
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It sounds a little out there if you've never done it before,
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but I will say, beyond drainage and detox work,
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this was one of the most important sessions and aspects of my own healing
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journey. It's especially helpful when there are certain symptoms that feel stuck
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or you hit a plateau in your healing pro- MBSR
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is especially helpful when there are certain symptoms that feel stuck or you hit
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a plateau in your healing progress.
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That's when you know there's an underlying emotional component that needs to be addressed.
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It is one of those supports where consistency is key and it can take
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some time to see results with it, so keep that in mind as well.
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As you all know by now, I absolutely love MBSR,
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so if you ever have any questions about it,
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feel free to chat me. All right,
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the next question was, how to let go of outcomes regarding your health?
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This is a question that comes up for almost every podcast,
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and I want you to know that if you're feeling hypervigilant or extremely attached
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to a certain timeline or outcome for your health, then you know that is
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totally normal. I've been in your shoes,
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and this isn't necessarily a bad thing.
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This is your body and nervous system constantly fighting to reach better health.
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However, when we hyperfocus on a certain health outcome,
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we often numb out to the present,
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and that stalls our healing progress because healing happens in the present.
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Constantly worrying about health outcomes is actually a trauma response our bodies
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use to avoid feeling the painful feelings of the present.
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One thing you can do, One can do when you're feeling this way is
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try to gently drop back into your body,
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even through the symptoms that may feel uncomfortable.
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Close your eyes, take a couple of deep breaths,
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and try to pinpoint where you're feeling the anxiousness or tension in your
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body. Is it in your stomach?
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Your chest? Does it have a certain level or certain color or texture?
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Does it move around? Does it feel like drifting smoke or a hard
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rock in your gut? Tapping into your body and your emotions takes
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time and patience. When I first started,
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I could only feel into it for a few seconds at a time.
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In somatic work, we call this titration.
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After years of chronic stress and trauma buildup,
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it's not going to feel safe to be in your body all the time.
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But if you can tap in just a couple of times per day for
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just a few seconds, it makes a huge difference because your body begins to
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realize that it is in fact safe,
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and you don't have to constantly be in that state of stress,
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searching for external factors to fix your symptoms,
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or over-attached to a specific health outcome.
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For a lot of my clients, as well as myself,
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working from home, working with a somatic-experiencing practitioner makes this process a lot
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easier, too. I'll go ahead and link the directory for SEPs in the podcast
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notes if you want to check it out. Okay,
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the next topic suggestion was oral health and receding gums from
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a young age. Typically, when I see receding gums,
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especially from a young age, I'm looking at nutrition deficiencies.
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And then deeper than that, what's driving those deficiencies?
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With chronic gum recession, there's usually something impacting nutrient absorption
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if a healthy diet is already in place. For example,
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there may be heavy metals in blocking mineral absorption or helminth parasites creating permeability
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in the gut. Vitamin D and calcium are two very important nutrients
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for oral health. And like I discussed in the Root Cause Clinic course,
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Weston A. Price found that indigenous communities eating diets high in animal
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products with a lot of vitamin D and calcium had zero history of dental
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disease and had perfectly aligned teeth and jaws.
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So the best way to support oral health is getting plenty of pastured meat,
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wild fish, and organic fruits and roots.
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Focusing on those foods is going to super boost your diet with nutrients that
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are supportive to the oral microbiome.
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Then, we obviously want to work through any toxins impeding nutrient absorption
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as well, which we'll be doing throughout your protocol.
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Lastly, with oral health, make sure to assess for any hidden infections like wisdom
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tooth cavitations or infected root canals.
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The bacteria that leach out of those infection sites can also negatively impact oral
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microbiome. The next question was,
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are essential oils endocrine disruptors?
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There's definitely some hot debate about this on the internet right now.
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There is potential for oils like lavender,
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which contains linalool and linalool acetate,
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to increase endocrine estrogenic activity in the body.
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For this reason, I don't recommend lavender oils in large amounts,
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especially in young boys where there is a slight risk of breast tissue development
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based on recent studies. But overall,
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my advice is everything in moderation.
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I know recommend slathering yourself with essential oils every day.
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They are incredibly potent, and I think they're overused without
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much warning of the potential risks.
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However, if you're educated on the brand you're using and why you're using it,
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I don't see it as a problem. I personally use and trust the Vervita
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brand. of essential oil blends, and I absolutely love them.
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I will link their website below if you want to check it out.
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All right, the next question was,
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does your partner need to parasite cleanse?
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If you are, is there a relationship in which he or she can pass
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parasites or bacteria back to you?
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I heard H. pylori you could get from your partner too.
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For example. So yes,
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it is definitely possible to spread pathogens this way.
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However, it's not something I would be fearful of because it's not something you
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can really avoid. The last thing you want to do is live in fear
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at the end of the day. Parasites are everywhere,
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bacteria are everywhere, and if you aren't exposed to them sexually,
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you'll probably be exposed to them some other way.
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Exposure to these pathogens is inevitable.
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And almost everyone already has H.
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pylori in their body, it's just when it overgrows that it becomes a problem.
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If your partner is HIV is symptomatic and shows signs of extreme overgrowth
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like gut imbalances, fatigue, or brain fog,
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then it can be a good idea for them to do a parasite cleanse
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too, but otherwise I wouldn't worry about it.
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Again, instead of focusing on this, we want to switch our focus to healing
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our terrain. If your immune system and stomach acid are strong enough,
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it won't matter if your partner carries these pathogens because they'll die off as
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soon as they enter your body anyways. So overall,
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is it possible to spread these pathogens via sexual contact?
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Yes, but it's not something I would worry about because you could also pick
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up those same pathogens from eating at a restaurant the next day.
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All right, the next question was how long do you think I will continue
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to pass parasites? Is this a long process?
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So when it comes to parasite cleansing, the timing is going to look different
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for everyone because everyone has a vastly different toxin load.
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I have some clients that clear parasite overgrowth in three months and others where
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it takes a lot longer. And obviously,
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I'm like, we're not only working on parasites during that time,
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we're also working on chemicals, molds, metals,
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etc. because the supplements we're working with are multifunctional.
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But the only real way to know when your body is done clearing parasite
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overgrowth is when you stop testing strong for antiparasitic.
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support. Because we're not trying to kill every single parasite in
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your body, we're just clearing the overgrowth enough so that your immune system can
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kick back in and take over from there.
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Okay, last question for today.
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What are the pros and cons of using zeolite over supplements containing active
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carbon? And this is referring to different kinds of toxin binders.
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So carbon binders, like the binders we use from Cellcor,
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are selective binders, whereas zeolite binders aren't.
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Cellcor carbon binders are designed with a highly specific binding capacity
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that targets and absorbs toxins.
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harmful substances without binding to essential nutrients
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or minerals. Zeolites,
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on the other hand, can sometimes bind to beneficial minerals leading to potential
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nutrient imbalances, especially calcium,
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magnesium, and potassium. Carbon binders also bind a
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lot more toxins. than zeolite is able to,
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including volatile organic compounds,
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endotoxins produced by bacteria,
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mycotoxins from mold, and,
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of course, heavy metals, whereas zeolite is really just binding heavy metals.
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There are a lot of other reasons why carbon is superior to zeolite,
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but those are, are the most important reasons,
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in my opinion. All right,
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that is all of the questions and topics for today.
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Thank you for submitting your questions,
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as always, and please let me know your thoughts on this episode.
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I hope you have a great rest of your day.
