The science of epigenetics reveals the super power of your mind: your thoughts can change your genes. Epi (above) + genetics (genes) is the study of gene expression, or the changes in how our DNA folds, thereby turning particular genes on or off. While genetic mutations are rare occurrences that happen largely out of our control, our genes turn on and off on a daily basis -- depending on what we eat, drink, breathe, feel, and think. So we have much more of a say over our

Got brain fog? Mood imbalances? Adult acne? Chronic fatigue? I did. I also had chronic dizziness, insomnia, hypersensitivity to sounds, and other symptoms often dismissed by doctors. In the eleven years since my own diagnosis of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, I learned how central detoxification is to maintaining good health, as well as to healing. From nutrition doctors like my colleague and mentor Mark Hyman, MD , prescribing detox diets and patients sharing their miraculou

What is functional medicine? Inside the growing health trend. March 10, 2022. Functional medicine aims to understand the root causes of symptoms that people are having, and the health trend is steadily growing in popularity. NBC’s senior medical correspondent Dr. John Torres joins the 3rd Hour of TODAY to talk about how this approach differs from traditional medicine, as well as its most common treatments. Dr. Torres interviews functional health coach Palmer Kippola and Cynt

Awakin Calls is an initiative of ServiceSpace, a global, all volunteer-run community dedicated to inner change and outer service. In Awakin Calls, we engage in deep conversations with individuals gently shaking the world, and inspiring us to transformative action. A Catalyst for Healing: Creating Energetic Fields for the Critically Ill to Access the Immaterial We don't have to exclude one dimension of our being. We can be holistic, meaning we can have a mystical side and a

"One cannot think well, love well, or sleep well if one has not dined well." -Virginia Woolf Nutrient-dense foods are a cornerstone to restoring imbalances and maintaining vitality. They enhance the texture and flavor of any meal, as well as satisfy our deepest cravings. The following foods were parts of many traditional cultures, and our ancestors ate these with great regularity: naturally-fermented foods: pickles, kraut, kvass, yogurt/kefir homemade bone broth organ meats

Awakin Calls is an initiative of ServiceSpace, a global, all volunteer-run community dedicated to inner change and outer service. In Awakin Calls, we engage in deep conversations with individuals gently shaking the world, and inspiring us to transformative action. Wisdom Healing & Demonstration from the Qigong Master Whether you're healthy, unhealthy, whether you're diagnosed with a disease or not, whatever challenge you're facing, it's always a result of your whole past. A

Cynthia Li was a successful doctor in her 30s when an autoimmune disease torpedoed her health. She and her doctors were baffled. Her test results were normal, but mysterious symptoms wracked her body. Li's memoir, Brave New Medicine: A Doctor's Unconventional Path to Healing Her Autoimmune Illness , follows her long journey to understanding her condition, rethinking the way medicine is practiced, and finding her way back to health. Michael: You were able to move in a differen

(Recorded in October 2023) Cynthia’s experiences as both doctor and patient through an internal “dark night of the soul” and a medical condition affecting her immune system point to tools for building personal immunity and resilience in the face of crises. She has been deeply involved with Commonweal’s work in environmental health, Healing Circles, and Rachel Remen’s Healer’s Art program at UCSF School of Medicine, which began at Commonweal. Host: Michael Lerner, PhD Michael

Awakin Calls is an initiative of ServiceSpace, a global, all volunteer-run community dedicated to inner change and outer service. In Awakin Calls, we engage in deep conversations with individuals gently shaking the world, and inspiring us to transformative action. Tapping into the Wisdom of the Gut Gut-based decision-making—the supercomputer in that case is the vast database of experiences from early life onward, stored somewhere, likely in the brain. Every time you experie

Awakin Calls is an initiative of ServiceSpace, a global, all volunteer-run community dedicated to inner change and outer service. In Awakin Calls, we engage in deep conversations with individuals gently shaking the world, and inspiring us to transformative action. The Healing Power of Sound and Vibration Losing all of the basic functions of being a human being was the greatest teacher. It was an opportunity to go fully into the teachings I had received around energy, soun

I see this 30-day diet more as anti-inflammatory foods than an "elimination" (don'ts) "diet" (therapy), because these guidelines return you to whole, nutrient-dense foods. They offer you foods to replace the ones that might be driving inflammation in your body. So beyond a list of don'ts, see if you can give true nourishment to yourself. Why Do an Elimination Diet? A 30-day elimination diet can be hard to do, but it's free and effective. It's also finite -- just for a month!

To combat infections, most people, including healthcare professionals, focus primarily on the outer shield. That is, minimizing contact. As you may remember during the Covid epidemic, the outer shield includes physical distancing, washing hands with soap and water, alcohol sanitizers, disinfecting surfaces, and wearing masks. This is the first line of defense is important. But there is a second, equally important and often overlooked line of defense: the inner shield, or your

The Infinity of an Open Heart: Writing Stories From Heart Coherence I sometimes wonder, what would it be like if we changed the phrase from "my heart is full" to "my heart is empty"? The stories that life might fill into that space are often much braver and much bolder than my small self would dare to share. Stuck in your writing or creative project? Stuck in your healing journey? Telling new stories has to do with new perspectives, new observations, new dimensions of ourselv

Awakin Calls is an initiative of ServiceSpace, a global, all volunteer-run community dedicated to inner change and outer service. In Awakin Calls, we engage in deep conversations with individuals gently shaking the world, and inspiring us to transformative action. The Science and Embodiment of Integrated Medicine This podcast is part-conversation, part-embodied workshop. Peter Wayne, PhD, a researcher and professor at Harvard Medical School, is an esteemed researcher—the pr

Awakin Calls is an initiative of ServiceSpace, a global, all volunteer-run community dedicated to inner change and outer service. In Awakin Calls, we engage in deep conversations with individuals gently shaking the world, and inspiring us to transformative action. Cultivating an Inner Stillness for Compassionate Service This podcast is part-conversation, part-embodiment workshop. Make the world your Temple. In 2019, Sarah Tulivu had been given this clear instruction to go o

Awakin Calls is an initiative of ServiceSpace, a global, all volunteer-run community dedicated to inner change and outer service. In Awakin Calls, we engage in deep conversations with individuals gently shaking the world, and inspiring us to transformative action. The Middle Way in Medicine and Healing: Where East Meets West, Ancestral Meets Novel When Dr. Akil Palanisamy faced a debilitating illness during medical school, he was prescribed bone broth. The Ayurvedic practit

Awakin Calls is an initiative of ServiceSpace, a global, all volunteer-run community dedicated to inner change and outer service. In Awakin Calls, we engage in deep conversations with individuals gently shaking the world, and inspiring us to transformative action. This podcast is part-conversation, part-embodiment workshop. Unlike Greek, Aramaic presents a fluid and holistic view of the cosmos. The arbitrary borders found in Greek between "mind, "body," and "spirit" fall aw

Awakin Calls is an initiative of ServiceSpace, a global, all volunteer-run community dedicated to inner change and outer service. In Awakin Calls, we engage in deep conversations with individuals gently shaking the world, and inspiring us to transformative action. Compassion & Science in Appalachia: Healing Opioid and Other Addictions I'm Steve Loyd, and I'm hurting. With these words, Stephen Loyd, MD, began his first 12-step group meeting. His addiction to pain pills had e