Eps 21. Mary Ruddick - Remission from Dysautonomia, the grit and mindset needed

Meet Mary, the "Sherlock Holmes of Health," a renowned ancestral nutritionist and experiential anthropologist.🕵️‍♀️💡Specializing in neuromuscular disorders, infertility, and chronic diseases, Mary fearlessly explores the world's untouched corners to distill the wisdom of traditional cultures. 🌏🔍Shown Notes:1:44 – Mary shares her story of chronic illness recovery and what kept her motivated9:10 – Pushing through the dips of recovery, even when it feels like a “living hell”12:25 – Cultivating mental hardiness of those in indigenous cultures 13:40 – shifting the needle by looking at the “now” down tothe smallest things and trying to remain calm for repair15:50 – Pivoting from fight or flight to a state ofgratitude by caring more about getting well than being validated19:11 – Practical ways to positively affect hormonal balanceand immune function21:35 – Cholesterol is not the villain, but is the hero inregulating nervous system and cell regeneration as it focuses on blood sugarregulation in lieu of non-essential functions25.20 – In this healing journey, everything is upside down26:00 – Mary speaks on the ketogenic diet and being inketosis along with the myriad of other spokes in the wheel that aid recovery.29:35 – Intuition verses bacterial overgrowth, when to relyon our gut instinct.  Comfort in remaining the same versus transformation.32:32 – What am I willing to do consistently to see change33:33 – We need to focus in on the systems that needsupport: the nervous system, immune system, etc.  The roller coaster of highs and lows36:36 – dysautonomia and histamine intolerance, ramifications to our dietary choices and strategizing38:10 – Focus on stopping the knee-jerk reactions becausethere are far too many factors that affect these conditions with the nervous and immune systems.39:25 – Using the negative to propel you into action thatultimately has positive result.40:00 - The cost of medications, difficulty in traveling toand from appointments and equipment needs42:10 – Mary’s work on program development: a passiveprogram for dysautnomia and histamine intolerance that will be cost-effective and accessible43:40 – the body’s communication to itself, posture,exercise; honoring where your body is currently at and being consistent with incremental steps46:40 – understanding that recovery isn’t swift, but is ahumbling experience.48:22 – The difficult choice of giving the practice away tofocus on dysautonomia and teaching other practitioners to spread the knowledgeand reach more 50:25 – Twelve week kickstart program with practitionersthat hold live calls 4 days a week and over 900 videos for self-paced learning.  52:22 – So many ways to summit the mountain and climbtowards remission  Contact Info:maryruddick.com enableyourhealing.com YoutubeInstagramFacebook LinkedIn Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@functionallyenlightened⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to be notified when new interviews with amazing functional practitioners and chronic illness warriors are published Visit ⁠⁠⁠www.functionallyenlightened.com⁠⁠⁠ for information on how we can help you DETOX YOUR LIFE or to subscribe to our newsletter.