“A whole food is something that grounded in the ground fell off, walk the earth or swim in the sea.”

Dr. Cathy Eason is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Licensed Massage Therapist in private practice in Portland, Oregon. A writer, public lecturer, and holistic health practitioner mentor. She has been a Senior NTP Lead Instructor for the NTA for over 12 years and loves witnessing the many successes and incredible works of NTA graduates far and wide.

Dr. Cathy Eason will enlighten you about the correlation between trauma and inflammation in the body. She will educate you on the importance of the vagus nerve and the techniques around the vagus nerve support. Dr. Cathy will also recommend you choose the foods that are going to serve you well to prevent the neuroplasticity in your body from becoming entrenched.

This is what we’re here for:

    • The definition of inflammation

    • What are the roots of inflammation?

    • How trauma can be an inflammatory stressor?

    • How to address trauma?

    • How to better yourself out of a traumatic situation?

Episode highlight

[01:22] Introduction to Dr. Cathy Eason

[03:03] Dr. Cathy Eason’s background

[05:04] A functional medicine approach

[06:17] The relationships between trauma and inflammation in the body

[07:06] Different forms of inflammation

[07:50] Where does inflammation start

[09:33] What is the source of inflammation

[11:21] Inflammation is the by-product of the breakdown

[13:09] Healthy lifestyle habits that can be more inflammatory to the body

[15:13] What are mineral glucocorticoids

[18:55] Defining what trauma is

[20:06] Trauma encompasses that can affects how we feel at a cellular tissue

[21:02] The concept of hormetic stress

[21:22] Examples of building traumatic response

[27:33] The one who gets us out of the hole is ourselves

[30:56] The autonomic nervous system is the parasympathetic state

[32:56] Techniques around the vagus nerve support

[35:42] Acetylcholine is what helps us have a good brain focus

[35:54] The importance of vagus nerve

[36:34] The state where you are aware that you’re safe

[40:47] Neuroplasticity means that the brain and the nervous system are developed

[42:27] Choose the foods that we are going to serve you well

[44:21] Amanda Love a functional nutritional therapy practitioner

[46:41] Dr. Cathy is a fan of supplementation

[48:46] Final remarks

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