093 Retrain Your Brain with Annie Hopper.com

Can we wire our brain to heal from chronic illness? … Yes, we can! Author Annie Hopper shares triumphant stories of people who have recovered from chronic, mysterious and often disabling illnesses and relays the science behind remapping the brain for healing. In 2008, Hopper founded The Dynamic Neural Retraining System, a drug-free, neuroplasticity-based healing approach to rewire chronic illness disease patterns in the brain as seen in Chemical Sensitivities, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and many other chronic illnesses. Key Takeaways: Author Annie Hopper is on a global mission to take the mystery out of mysterious illnesses. Recovering from medical PTSD is possible. Feeling invalidated by a lack of recognition. Limbic system dysfunction. “I came to this (DNRS) by way of suffering.”-Annie Hopper Electric hypersensitivity syndrome, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. “I felt poisoned by my environment.” (cellphones, chemicals, detergents) “I had become someone I didn’t know.”-Annie Hopper I was so consumed with trying to stay alive that there was no room for joy in my life.” Thought and behavior patterns impact the way the brain is receiving information. Threat mechanism Limbic system trauma loop-immune, gut, brain inflammation cycle. Limbic system impairment. Pathways of the past-Pillar of recovery. When they come up, redirect the thoughts. IMAGINE-A Recovery Tool I-Intention M-Motivation (expect at least 6 months of practicing for 1 hour a day) A-Awareness and Association (Your senses will convey impaired signals) G-Gratitude and Gains (We are naturally wired to see what is wrong before we notice that is right or good.) I-Incremental Training N-Neurological and Emotional Exposure-dampen the threat response, flood your body with happy hormones. E-Environmental Awareness Resources Mentioned: The Brain That Changes Itself-Available on Amazon Contact My Guest: For General Inquiries and to speak to a DNRS™ representative, call: 1-800-947-9389. General questions can be answered by email within two business days at [email protected] Thank you to this week’s sponsors: Tickwarriors.com Safe Insect protection for you your family, pets, and livestock. Use LYMEVOICE for a 10% discount on all first-time orders!!! Envita.com medical Integrative medicine specializing in chronic Lyme and many other chronic conditions and co-infections. MedicalBillGurus.com Talk to Daniel today at Medical Bill Gurus will help reduce medical bills and provide assistance to patients navigating a complicated medical system. Links Kangen Water- http://www.lymewater.com/ Envita Medical –Envita Medical Lyme Voice Facebook The Lyme Voice Podcast- Lymevoice.com Lyme Documentary-Disappearing From Society, Life with chronic Lyme in 14 minutes…Documentary Little Bite, BIG TROUBLE, available on Amazon –Children’s book about Lyme disease Tick Warriors “Insect Repellent” https://tickwarriors.com/ Organic coffee! https://www.ovaldogs.com