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The Health Benefits of Yoga with Sara Lewis

Dr. Nikolas Hedberg Adverse Childhood Experiences, The Dr. Hedberg Show December 7, 2018adrenal fatigue, adrenal stress, adverse childhood experiences, anxiety, depression, health benefits of yoga, insomnia, yoga

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In this episode of The Dr. Hedberg Show, I interview Sara Lewis in a discussion about the health benefits of yoga.

If you struggle with pain, fatigue, depression, anxiety, insomnia, gut issues, or have adverse childhood experiences, this is one episode you should really listen to.

Sara spent 25 years providing program management expertise to international public health projects in South America, Eastern Europe, Africa and South Asia. The work included directing, managing and planning projects in maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition. After her career in public health, Sara began a second career as a Holistic Health Coach and Yoga Instructor. As a Health Coach, she helps clients discover the benefits of using food as medicine and making small lifestyle changes that have big impacts. She has been practicing yoga for over 15 years and teaching since 2014. Her passion for cooking and food led her to yoga when she began studying the connection between mindfulness and stress eating. Sara teaches both vinyasa flow and yin/restorative classes. Her yin classes include pranayama (breath work) and deep relaxation. When she’s not on the mat or working with clients, Sara can be found in the kitchen fermenting foods, experimenting with locally sourced ingredients from the farmers market or out exploring the hills of Western NC on a bicycle.

Healing Adverse Childhood Experiences with Patti Elledge

Dr. Nikolas Hedberg Adverse Childhood Experiences, Depression/Anxiety, The Dr. Hedberg Show September 21, 2018November 5, 2018ACE Score, adverse childhood experiences, anxiety, attachment theory, depression, post traumatic stress disorder, somatic experiencing, trauma

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In this episode of The Dr. Hedberg Show I interview therapist Patti Elledge in a deep discussion about healing adverse childhood experiences (ACE’s), trauma, epigenetics, attachment theory, somatic experiencing, evolutionary biology, and much more.

Patti Elledge has specialized in therapeutic application of neuroscience for more than 40 years. She has a broad clinical background in developmental and attachment based traumas and worked directly with babies, children and families for more than 25 years prior to her SE training in the late 90s. She specializes in interpersonal neurobiology and how that affects social/emotional, language/cognition and sensory processing development. Her blending of somatic and body-mind techniques helps resolve over-coupled elements of the fight-flight-freeze that seemingly becomes intractable with the essence of loving/bonding and “belonging.” By accessing these parts of the nervous system we can return to healthy regulation and functioning, greater flow and creativity. Patti studied directly with Drs. Peter Levine, Raja Selvam and Diane Poole Heller and holds Trauma Informed Touch Certification from Kathy Kain. She serves as Faculty for Diane’s seminal trainings for healing adult attachment wounds, called DARe. Patti has an active private practice in Asheville, NC where she provides therapy as well as mentoring to other somatic practitioners learning SE and DARe.

How to Heal Adverse Childhood Experiences

Dr. Nikolas Hedberg Adverse Childhood Experiences September 7, 2018November 5, 2018ACE Score, ACE Study, adverse childhood experiences, anxiety, depression, EMDR, mindfulness meditation, PTSD, somatic experiencing

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If you’re reading this then you’ve probably taken the ACE Survey but if you haven’t then you can download it here. If you even just scored a 1 on the ACE Survey then this article is definitely for you. The higher your ACE score the more likely you are to have health problems as an adult due to what you went through as a child. Additionally, if you feel like you’ve been doing everything right with your diet, exercise, sleep, managing stress levels etc. but you just can’t get well, then you probably haven’t addressed your ACE’s. This article will give you the tools you need and cover how to heal adverse childhood experiences.

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Hashimoto’s Disease

Dr. Nikolas Hedberg Adverse Childhood Experiences, Autoimmune Disease, Depression/Anxiety, Hashimoto's Disease, Thyroid August 30, 2018November 5, 2018ACE Score, ACE Study, adverse childhood experiences, anxiety, autoimmune disease, brain development, depression, Hashimoto's disease, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, trauma

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Recently I have been researching the fascinating field of childhood trauma and uncovered an interesting link between adverse childhood experiences and Hashimoto’s disease.

One of the studies I discovered came out of a large, important public health study, The ACE Study, but it focused specifically on cumulative childhood stress and autoimmune disease in adults.

What are adverse childhood experiences?

Adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, are experiences that expose individuals under the age of 18 to childhood traumatic stress. These experiences include physical, emotional or sexual abuse; witnessing domestic violence; growing up with household substance abuse, mental illness, parental divorce, and/or the incarceration of a household member.

Healing Trauma and Finding Joy with Dr. Shannon South

Dr. Nikolas Hedberg Depression/Anxiety, The Dr. Hedberg Show August 16, 2018November 16, 2018adverse childhood experiences, anxiety, depression, Dr. Shannon South, meditation, mindfullness-based stress reduction, obsessive compulsive, PTSD, trauma

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In this episode of The Dr. Hedberg Show, I interviewed Dr. Shannon South to discuss healing trauma and finding joy in our lives. Dr. Shannon D. South, aka the “Joy Doctor”, is an award-winning therapist, an Amazon best-selling author, and a professional speaker. As an expert in the field of spirituality and healing trauma for over 20 years, she knows how to assist people in finding wholeness and joy naturally. In 1994, during graduate school, Shannon had a spiritual experience during meditation that healed her debilitating anxiety and depression permanently. Since this transformative experience, she has helped thousands of clients connect to their most loving and joy-filled selves. Shannon also leads workshops and retreats for counselors, chaplains and coaches on how to integrate Spirit and Soul into their practice. Her most upcoming book, Ignite! Turn off the Chaos and Turn on the Joy is a roadmap to this unique, healing process. Shannon loves dancing, being in nature, teaching spiritual psychology and enjoying the beautiful mountains of NC where she resides with her family and friends. She can be found at www.whatsyourjoyiq.com or www.drshannonsouth.com

Can Stress Override a Healthy Diet?

Dr. Nikolas Hedberg Adrenal Fatigue, The Dr. Hedberg Show, Weight Loss July 27, 2018November 7, 2018adrenal fatigue, C-Reactive Protein, cortisol, depression, HPA axis, inflammation, insulin resistance, PTSD, saturated fat, stress

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A fair number of the patients I see are already eating a healthy diet but they’re still not feeling well. Once we delve deep into their history and their lives, it becomes very clear that stress is at the bedrock of their illness. It’s extremely frustrating to be eating well all the time but still experiencing symptoms.

We know that stress shuts down digestion including suppression of stomach acid, bile flow, and pancreatic function. All of these are necessary for healthy digestion but if we’re stressed while we are eating, that healthy food we’re putting into our bodies won’t get digested properly and it may have some more interesting effects on the body.

Meditation for Anxiety and Depression

Dr. Nikolas Hedberg Depression/Anxiety October 6, 2017November 9, 2018anxiety, depression, insomnia, meditation, memory, mindfulness meditation, transcendental meditation, vipassana

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Meditation for anxiety and depression is something I highly recommend for everyone suffering from these symptoms. Sometimes some of the most powerful tools to improve your health are built right into your own body and are absolutely free. Most of you are probably in a state of information overload with your mind racing at night, feeling stressed, out of control and you just can’t seem to calm down your mind to a state of happiness, clarity, and well-being. I’ve been meditating almost every day for the last 14 years with many benefits.

Meditation is one of the most powerful tools you can use to reduce anxiety and depression, sleep better, manage stress, eliminate pain, and get clear on what you love to do on a daily basis. And it doesn’t require any fancy or expensive tools to learn how. Read more

Inositol and Selenium Improve Hashimoto’s Disease

Dr. Nikolas Hedberg Autoimmune Disease, Hashimoto's Disease, Thyroid August 18, 2017November 12, 2018depression, Hashimoto's disease, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, hypothyroid, Inositol, insomnia, PCOS, selenium, Subclinical hypothyroidism, thyroid

I am always keeping up with the latest research on Hashimoto’s disease so I can stay on the cutting-edge and help patients get better as quickly and effectively as possible. We have some great news out of Italy recently that showed inositol and selenium had some major benefits in those with Hashimoto’s disease and subclinical hypothyroidism.

Is Facebook Making You Sick?

Dr. Nikolas Hedberg Depression/Anxiety June 23, 2016November 14, 2018anxiety, causes of depression, depression, Facebook, lonliness, nervous system, social isolation and depression, social media

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Is Facebook making you sick? Many have the false belief that Facebook was created for the benefit of people to stay in touch and see what their “friends” are up to. In actuality, Facebook was created strictly to gather as much data as possible about its users for the single purpose of making a profit. Read more