Overcoming an Invisible Illness

Amy Kurtz is the author of the trailblazing book Kicking Sick: Your GO TO GUIDE for Thriving with Chronic Health Conditions, a health and wellness coach, patient advocate, and speaker. Facing debilitating pain and health issues since her teenage years, patient advocate and author Amy Kurtz well knows the frustration, fear and isolation that comes with chronic illness.

Chronic Health Conditions – from Celiac Disease to major parasite infections to a thyroid condition– led Amy on an intense journey through doctors’ offices, medical clinics, IV labs, specialist offices and assorted spiritual communities. Through these experiences – the trials and the errors, Amy learned the importance of identifying her individual needs and putting a team together to support the whole of her body/mind/spirit. She became an active participant in her own health and got more involved, educated and invested in the healing process. She supports her clients in finding the right system so they can focus on healing instead of being mired in managing their care. Prior to starting her private practice, Amy built the health coaching program at The Morrison Center, a top integrative practice in NYC as a means of better supporting the patient by providing individualized guidance regarding their health condition and treatment plan.

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The Power of Herbs for Lyme and Chronic Disease

For over 30 years, Dr. Bill Rawls has dedicated his life to medicine. When a health crisis with chronic Lyme disease abruptly changed his quality of life, he came face to face with the limitations of modern medicine and began to explore the vast possibilities of alternative treatments. Restoring his health through holistic and herbal therapies inspired him to share his revelations on the importance of cellular wellness for defending against microbes and other root causes of illness.

Today, he works to bring life and vitality to others as he helps them establish their own paths to wellness through modern herbology. Through his bestselling books, Unlocking Lyme and The Cellular Wellness Solution, Dr. Rawls demonstrates why crucial herbal phytochemicals are key to protecting cellular health and strengthening the body’s defense against illness. Dr. Rawls is also the founder of Vital Plan, a holistic health company, where he developed the signature Restore Kit™, an advanced herbal protocol that has helped thousands to reclaim vibrant health.

In this episode, Dr. Rawls shares his story and how he uses herbs to support the immune system and prevent against chronic disease.

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Mental Health Awareness Month: What it Means to Be a Survivor

Someone recently asked me, “What do you mean when you say you are a survivor of bipolar disorder?” I paused for a second. What does it mean?

I ended up responding with this, “I no longer exhibit the symptoms of bipolar disorder.“

I’ve been thinking about this conversation ever since.

Does not exhibiting symptoms of bipolar disorder mean that I no longer suffer from this illness?

Did my diagnosis match my symptomology in the first place?

This caused me to reflect back on the symptoms of bipolar disorder, which consists of fluctuation between a depressed state and a manic state.

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Looking Beyond One-Size-Fits-All Solutions for Our Health

Is science ever settled? How can we continue to be our own health advocates, look beyond the one-size-fits-all solutions, and find what is helpful for our unique bodies? There are so many different opinions, so how do we know what to do that’s right for our health?

If you’ve listened to my podcast, you know that I like to keep an open mind, and I am willing to have discussions that you won’t hear from many popular news outlets or even other podcasts. Why? Well, I never learned anything from only listening to people I agree with. In fact, I’ve found that some of my most teachable moments came when I stepped into the hard places, the places most would prefer not to dip their toes into. I am constantly on a quest to learn more – and if that means stirring up some controversy, that’s fine with me!

Del Bigtree is an Emmy-winning producer who is raising awareness for body autonomy and medical freedom. His internet news show, The Highwire, is the fastest growing program in the natural health arena. His non-profit, the Informed Consent Action Network, or ICAN, is leading worldwide investigations into drug and vaccine fraud that have already resulted in multiple winning lawsuits against US Government agencies Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, CDC and FDA.

In this conversation, we dig into some controversial topics in order to better understand all sides of the growing conversation on medical risk and medical freedom. Download here or listen wherever you get podcasts!

Topics include: the pro/anti vaccine debate, the history of informed consent, the importance of being able to make choices for your own body, lawsuits that ICAN is involved with, chronic disease rates in kids, and how we can arm ourselves with knowledge moving forward.

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Check out the current lawsuits and information on his nonprofit organization by clicking here.