{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"From Incurable to Invincible: Overcoming Chronic Pain and Disease","description":"Welcome! My guest today is Marcie Peters, a holistic nutritionist and featured speaker. She is the best-selling author of You Are Not Broken: From Incurable to Invincible, to be released later this week. Marcie is a graduate of the University of Washington and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She founded The Health and Happiness Guide and the Transform Your Health World Summit. Join me as we hear Marcie’s story!\r\nMarcie shares the following about her life and work:\r\n\r\nIn her early 20’s, Marcie began struggling with chronic health issues that began with flu-like symptoms.\r\nShe was given no answers except for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome and was told to manage her incurable symptoms with medications.\r\nBesides crippling fatigue, Marcie experienced body pain, digestive distress, cognitive dysfunction, migraines, weight gain, joint pain, and insomnia.\r\nMarcie began a 16-year journey with many ups and downs, but she finally found answers and changed her life!\r\nHer mission today is to help others bypass the years of confusion and jump right to helpful answers with the right strategy for success.\r\nWhat did she do? The first steps were to change her diet. She eliminated gluten, dairy, soy, eggs, corn, artificial sweeteners, artificial colors, and reduced her natural sugar intake.\r\nMarcie’s advice is to have a doctor or a health coach to help during the transition to a healthy diet, to have the right mindset, and to realize that there will be several days of feeling worse because of the narcotic effect of those eliminated foods.\r\nWhat does Marcie eat for sustainable change? Clean, organic, grass-fed meats, wild fish and seafood, organic fruits and vegetables, nuts, seeds, beans, legumes, quinoa, rice, millet, and lots of coconut products. She drinks LOTS of water, coconut water, herbal tea, and occasional coffee, but NO alcohol. Listen to find out what Marcie says about gluten-free products!\r\nAs you make changes, your body sends you cues that you are doing the right things and improving.\r\n“You have a choice in everything you do in life!”\r\nAs a health coach, Marcie has Seven Steps to Wellness:\r\n\r\nSleep\r\nNutrition\r\nWater Intake\r\nMovement\r\nMindset\r\nSocial Support\r\nLife Purpose\r\n\r\nRegarding mindset changes, Marcie says you have to “re-train” your brain by:\r\n\r\nRecognizing that YOU have a choice.\r\nCreating new associations and responses, called “pattern interrupts.”\r\nCelebrating successes.\r\nBeing aware of “fight or flight” response and change it to activate relaxation.\r\nMeditating to “center” yourself.\r\n\r\n“Symptoms are really communication cues to alert us that something is going on and needs to be corrected.”\r\n“The journey toward yourself is where the real juiciness lies.”\r\nMarcie briefly shares her Pillars of Happiness:\r\n\r\nPersonal responsibility\r\nLiving consciously\r\nAccepting yourself\r\nPersonal integrity\r\nSelf-assertiveness\r\nLiving purposefully\r\nTrust and surrender\r\n\r\nWriting her new book was a cathartic experience, but is a resource that anyone can use to heal. It’s a guide full of tools and information. It’s out later this week, on April 8!\r\n\r\nHow to Reach Marcie and more:\r\nwww.thehealthandhappinessguide.com\r\nYou Are Not Broken: From Incurable to Invincible by Marcie Peters\r\nNow it’s your turn!\r\n \r\nWHAT changes have you made in your diet? \r\nHOW have those changes affected your health? \r\nWHAT has been your biggest challenge while implementing a healthy lifestyle? \r\nWHO do you want to hear from?\r\n \r\nLet me know in the comments below and I will try my best to get them on the show!  I want to answer your burning questions and for YOU to add your thoughts to the conversation.  So go ahead and leave a comment now.  \r\n \r\nAnd if you want even more resources to heal yourself naturally, make sure you sign up for my email updates, because I share some insights in my email updates that I don’t share anywhere else.\r\n \r\nThanks so much for stopping by and until next time, remember to eat consciously, because the world needs a healthy and vibrant you!\r\nBECOME A FOOD AS MEDICINE VIP FOR FREE.  ENTER YOUR EMAIL BELOW AND RECEIVE:\r\n\r\nMy free gift, “The Clean Eating Rules.” It’s my #1 guide for how to eat to lose weight, improve your biometrics, and get more energy.\r\nSummary of Pearls shared on the show\r\nOccasional Love Letters from Dr. Anh, where I share my favorite recipes and products, upcoming events, new information I’ve learned, and other goodies J\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n ","author_name":"Food As Medicine with Dr. Anh","author_url":"http:\/\/dranh.com\/","html":"