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EPISODE · Dec 31, 2025 · 50 MIN

Why ‘Reduce Your Stress’ Is Terrible Advice

from Peptides and Longevity: Redefining Aging and Transforming Health with Dr. Kent Holtorf · host Kent Holtorf, MD

Trauma doesn’t stay in the past. It changes how your brain and immune system respond. In this episode of Peptides and Longevity, Dr. Keesha Ewers joins us to discuss the different kinds of trauma and how perceived stress can mirror brain changes in PTSD. We also dive into why healing requires shifting the patterns of your nervous system.Dr. Keesha Ewers is a board-certified functional and Ayurvedic medicine practitioner, trauma-informed psychotherapist, Doctor of Sexology, and integrative family nurse practitioner with over three decades of clinical experience. She is the founder and medical director of the Academy for Integrative Medicine Health Coach Certification Program and a MAPS-certified MDMA-assisted psychotherapy therapist.After leading the HURT Study on unresolved trauma, Dr. Ewers developed the HURT Model and Freedom Framework, approaches she used to reverse her own autoimmune disease and now applies with patients worldwide. She is a sought-after speaker, a TEDx presenter, and the best-selling author of Solving the Autoimmune Puzzle, The Quick and Easy Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook, and Your Libido Story.Dr. Keesha EwersWebsite: drkeesha.comInstagram: instagram.com/drkeeshaewersLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/keeshaewersVisit ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.integrativepeptides.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use the code PODLIFE to get 10% off your first purchase.Holtorf Medical GroupWebsite: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://holtorfmed.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/holtorfmed/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/holtorfmedicalgroup/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kent Holtorf, MDYouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0S6Kaa1V9-dfo2sPyZPT6A⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Produced by DrTalks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drtalks.com/podcast-service/⁠

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