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Top 3 Foundations for Autoimmune Healing and Addressing Genetic Mutations with Rajka Milanovic Galbraith, MD
Saison 1 · Épisode 63
mardi 2 septembre 2025 • Durée 50:59
Dr. Rajka is a double board-certified physician in Family and Integrative Medicine, and a certified Functional Medicine practitioner who has helped countless people reverse autoimmunity, regain energy, and age powerfully through her Executive Edge™ and 3D Protocol™ which we will explore today. She wrote the book, Energized: Feel Fantastic Forever which provides an easy-to-follow plan to unlock the power of your body and mind.
I first met Dr. Rajka in 2017 at a health and wellness influencer conference… in the ladies room lounge! We struck up a conversation, had an instant connection, and have been supporters since.
Dr. Rajka not only brings a wealth of clinical expertise but also deep personal experience which includes overcoming not one but two autoimmune disorders — and with that, so much hope for anyone facing chronic illness. I’m excited for you to hear her story and how she helps people with both foundational healing elements and important information about dealing with genetic mutations, which are very common in people with autoimmune disorders.
Quote: “If you have symptoms, get in [for testing] yesterday. If you don’t have symptoms, get in today.”
What’s Inside:
01:49 Dr. Rajka’s autoimmune and integrative medicine story
07:28 What she wished she would’ve done differently when she first received her diagnoses
11:03 What Dr. Rajka’s seeing as the top autoimmune drivers in her clients and the importance of nervous system regulation
19:20 What exactly is self-imposed stress?
24:08 Toxins, genetics, and invaluable testing
38:20 Dr. Rajka’s “3D Protocol”
46:40 Final words from Dr. Rajka
Resource mentioned:
Free 4 week course: Fatigue to Fabulous - a $297 value
Beat Autoimmune Amazon #1 best-selling book with a powerful foreword by Mark Hyman, MD addresses the 6 key factors to reverse and prevent autoimmune disorders. Available in paperback, kindle and audio formats: https://amzn.to/4169Y8u
Beat Autoimmune Academy a self-paced online course with live monthly group coaching sessions to help you heal efficiently and effectively: http://beatautoimmuneacademy.com/
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Top Hormonal Imbalances in Autoimmune Disorders & How to Fix Them Naturally with Anna Cabeca, DO
Saison 1 · Épisode 62
mardi 19 août 2025 • Durée 48:50
Dr. Anna Cabeca is a triple-board-certified physician who specializes in integrative medicine, sexual health, and bioidentical hormone therapy. She’s affectionately known as “The Girlfriend Doctor,” she’s the bestselling author of The Hormone Fix, Keto-Green 16, and MenuPause, and she’s the creator of the highly acclaimed Magic Menopause program.
Dr. Anna helps women balance hormones, boost energy, and reignite intimacy with humor, heart, and practical solutions. She’s also developed natural products like MightyMaca® Plus and Julva® cream to support women through every stage of life. She lives in Dallas with her daughters, horses, and dogs.
Today she joins me for a deep dive into the top hormone imbalances linked to autoimmune disorders—and how we can bring them back into balance naturally, effectively, and for optimal health and wellbeing.
Quote:
“It takes more than hormones to fix our hormones.”
What’s Inside:
01:08 Dr. Anna’s personal story of trauma, profound grief, PTSD, infertility, early menopause; and then, complete healing, reversing menopause, and naturally conceiving a child at age 41
11:24 Dr. Anna’s hormone hierarchy and university metaphor
14:50 The Queen Mother and most powerful hormone in our body and how it balances out our stress hormones
18:46 Dr. Anna’s personal experience of high cortisol, low oxytocin and what she did to lose weight, fix depression, and burnout
22:10 Why urine pH is the most important and inexpensive marker to help give you insights on your cortisol and oxytocin levels
30:07 What Dr. Anna does to determine cortisol levels over the course of a day
32:57 Why circadian rhythm is crucial for health and wellbeing
A Masterclass on Finding Freedom and Ending Autoimmune Suffering with Shani Robins, PhD
Saison 1 · Épisode 53
mardi 8 avril 2025 • Durée 01:04:12
Dr. Shani Robins is a licensed psychologist and the founder of Wisdom Therapy™, a therapeutic approach he pioneered in 1998. He teaches psychology and wellness courses at a number of schools including Stanford University, Foothill College, and College of San Mateo.
Dr. Robins holds a B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy from UCLA, an M.A. and Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from UC Santa Barbara, and a second Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. He has been a California Board Licensed Psychologist for over 20 years.
Blending the best of Western psychology—including Emotional Intelligence and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)—with Eastern practices like mindfulness, compassion, gratitude, and humility, Dr. Robins helps people reduce suffering and live with greater wisdom.
He specializes in psychotherapy for anxiety, anger management, and career counseling, working with individuals, couples, and groups. His integrative approach combines CBT, Mindfulness Meditation, and Wisdom Therapy to help clients lower stress and enhance well-being.
In this inspiring episode, Dr. Robins shares practical strategies and timeless wisdom to help you break free from anxiety, pain, and emotional struggles—whether you’re healing from an autoimmune condition or simply seeking to live a more meaningful life. Learn how to reframe challenges, overcome cognitive distortions, practice mindfulness, and cultivate self-compassion, gratitude, optimism, and humility. Dr. Robins shows us how to be wiser and freer, starting with your very next thought.
Quote: “How we think significantly influences how we feel.”
What’s inside this episode?
02:26 How wisdom and well-being can be defined when it comes to dealing with and healing chronic illness
13:54 Wise vs. unwise thought patterns, and the understanding that how we think directly correlates with how we feel
20:05 How we can approach and respond to new health challenges in a wiser and more skillful way
Solving the Autoimmune Puzzle with Dr. Keesha Ewers
Saison 1 · Épisode 52
mardi 25 mars 2025 • Durée 55:17
I’m delighted to be joined again today by Dr. Keesha Ewers, a board-certified Functional and Ayurvedic medicine expert, Doctor of Sexology, trauma-informed psychotherapist, conscious dying doula, MAPS certified MDMA-assisted psychotherapy therapist, and founder of the Academy for Integrative Medicine Health Coach Certification Program.
With over 40 years in medicine, she developed the HURT Model to understand how childhood trauma impacts adult health, leading to her Freedom Framework for reversing autoimmune disease.
Dr. Keesha is a best-selling author of several books, including Solving the Autoimmune Puzzle: The Woman’s Guide to Reclaiming Emotional Freedom and Vibrant Health. She also co-hosts Liberating Generations with her daughter, a podcast on breaking free from intergenerational trauma.
I’ve had the pleasure of being part of Dr. Keesha’s Reverse Autoimmune Disease Summit and she has been on the podcast before (episode #50) discussing the profound links between childhood trauma and autoimmunity. In this episode we dive deeper into the opportunity for healing from autoimmune disorders by listening to our bodies and applying both ancient and intuitive wisdom ideally as early as possible.
Quote: “You can’t bathe yourself everyday every minute in resentment and think you’re going to get better, it won’t happen.”
What’s inside this episode?
03:12 Dr. Keesha Ewers story and how perfectionism drove her body into overdrive and autoimmunity
14:10 The four corners of where Dr. Keesha Ewers suggests that people start on their healing journey
22:35 How your body is trying to communicate to you
27:55 Highly sensitive persons (HPS’s), autoimmune relationships, and boundaries
34:00 Trauma as imprinted patterning that’s no longer serving you
40:04 The best way to let go of conditioned self-criticism and how to change your mind and the way you think
A Functional Medicine Approach to Autoimmunity with Sunjya Schweig, MD
Saison 1 · Épisode 51
mardi 11 mars 2025 • Durée 52:56
Sunjya Schweig, MD is an integrative medical doctor and the founder and president of the California Center for Functional Medicine. A leading expert in complex chronic illnesses, Dr. Schweig specializes in rigorous investigation and personalized management strategies. With over 25 years of experience, he takes a deeply investigative, data-driven approach to patient care.
He is also the founder of the non-profit Functional Medicine Research and Technology Center, which advances research and programs focused on first responders, tick-borne illnesses, long COVID, and data visualization.
In this episode, Dr. Schweig shares the investigative steps his functional and integrative practice takes to detect and treat chronic illness—plus foundational steps you take to support your health starting today.
Quote: “You're not crazy, you have a lot of things going on, and any one of these could be the reason you're sick.”
What’s inside this episode?
01:26 Dr. Sunjya Schweig’s story and what caused him to go into integrative and functional medicine as a conventionally-trained medical doctor
08:54 The landscape of autoimmune disorders today based on conditions he sees most commonly in his practice
19:06 Foundations for healing that you can get started on before even starting to work with a functional medicine practitioner
26:36 After taking on the foundational components of healing what’s the next step while working with a practitioner
30:16 Why it’s so important to address infections when you’re facing autoimmunity
34:48 Gut and stool tests that Dr. Schweig’s practice prefers
38:07 When mold comes into the hypothesis of what may be wrong with somebody, and what it's like to work with a “mold dog”
46:28 A message to those who are feeling fearful and overwhelmed
How to Digest Trauma to Heal with Dr. Keesha Ewers
Saison 1 · Épisode 50
mardi 25 février 2025 • Durée 56:40
My guest today is Dr. Keesha Ewers, a board-certified Functional and Ayurvedic medicine expert, Doctor of Sexology, trauma-informed psychotherapist, conscious dying doula, MAPS certified MDMA-assisted psychotherapy therapist, and founder of the Academy for Integrative Medicine Health Coach Certification Program.
With over 30 years in medicine, she developed the HURT Model to understand how childhood trauma impacts adult health, leading to her Freedom Framework for reversing autoimmune disease.
Dr. Keesha is a best-selling author of several books, including Solving the Autoimmune Puzzle: The Woman’s Guide to Reclaiming Emotional Freedom and Vibrant Health. She also co-hosts Liberating Generations with her daughter, a podcast on breaking free from intergenerational trauma.
I’ve had the pleasure of being part of Dr. Keesha’s Reverse Autoimmune Disease Summit and deeply appreciate our generative and expansive conversations. Today, we’re diving into the well-established connection between childhood trauma and autoimmunity—and the profound potential for healing.
Quote: “You weren’t robbed of a life you were supposed to have, you’re living the life that you’re supposed to live.”
What’s inside this episode?
02:30 Dr. Keesha’s big “wake up” and how she discovered the connection between trauma and autoimmunity
11:53 Understanding the perception and belief that everyone has some level of trauma
25:28 The approach of curiosity for reversing autoimmune, and when are you “done” working on your trauma?
34:42 What well-digested trauma looks like
39:55 What the best form of trauma healing is
44:27 The impact or trauma on you if you consciously or subconsciously forget it
49:20 Ways to access trauma that your body knows or feels, but that you can’t remember
How to Balance Your Immune System Naturally with Heather Moday, MD
Saison 1 · Épisode 49
mardi 11 février 2025 • Durée 46:57
Dr. Heather Moday is a board-certified physician and immunologist who specializes in integrative and functional medicine. In addition to her medical degree, Dr. Moday pursued a fellowship in integrative medicine at the University of Arizona, under the guidance of Dr. Andrew Weil. She is also a certified functional medicine practitioner through the Institute for Functional Medicine.
Dr. Moday is the author of "The Immunotype Breakthrough: Your Personalized Plan to Balance Your Immune System, Optimize Health, and Build Lifelong Resilience," a wonderful book that explores different immune system types with strategies for achieving optimal health.
Today Dr. Moday helps people transform their health by teaching them how to optimize their environment, nutrition, and stress management to balance their immune systems. I’m delighted to have her join me today to share simple lifestyle habits you can embrace to balance your immune system so you can both heal and prevent autoimmunity.
Quote: “Your immune system doesn’t care if you have a deadline.”
What’s inside this episode?
02:30 Dr. Moday’s story and transition from allergist and immunologist to integrative and functional medicine practitioner
08:45 The patterns Dr. Moday saw emerge and the four different immunotypes
14:35 Where you can find quizzes and other resources to help you identify what type of immune system you have
15:16 What Dr. Moday is seeing as the main drivers of autoimmunity
23:54 What’s the first step Dr. Moday takes when a patient comes to her with a constellation of symptoms and autoimmune disorders
29:00 Top solutions and strategies you can do to address chronic stress and other things that are contributing to autoimmunity
35:24 How to identify types of stress reduction techniques that work for you
Healing Chronic Lyme Naturally with Bill Rawls, MD
Saison 1 · Épisode 48
mardi 28 janvier 2025 • Durée 01:09:41
Dr. Bill Rawls has spent over 30 years in medicine as an OBGYN, but a personal battle with chronic Lyme disease in his 40s led him to discover the limitations of conventional medicine and the potential of alternative treatments. Through holistic and herbal therapies, he restored his health and became passionate about promoting cellular wellness to address and defend against microbes and other root causes of illness.
Today, Dr. Rawls helps others achieve wellness through modern herbology. He shares his insights in his bestselling books, Unlocking Lyme and The Cellular Wellness Solution, highlighting the importance of herbal phytochemicals in protecting cellular health and boosting the body's defenses.
I’m thrilled to have Dr. Rawls back with me again today (previously featured in episode #41 talking about healing at a cellular level through herbal medicine) to dive into healing from chronic Lyme.
Quote: “Cells are what make us work and when they’re not working right you get symptoms.”
What’s inside this episode?
01:18 Dr. Rawls primary chronic Lyme symptoms, what didn’t work, and what did work
03:10 What is Lyme? How long has it been around? How do you get it? And, is it a life sentence?
07:35 The ways that Lyme can be transmitted
11:20 Why some people who get bitten by ticks never have symptoms and some people are taken down
17:15 Is healing from Lyme about eradicating the disease completely or to keep the microbes dormant?
24:16 Lyme as an autoimmune condition, and what makes the host more susceptible to Lyme
31:05 A recap of what lifestyle factors are necessary to heal
35:35 Cellular health and wellness explained
Replay: Find Your Path That Fits with Adrian Klaphaak
Saison 1 · Épisode 47
mardi 14 janvier 2025 • Durée 55:43
Adrian Klaphaak is the founder of A Path That Fits, a holistic career and life coaching company that serves clients all over the world. His company IS his life’s work – his path that fits. He’s poured all of himself into creating the most effective and meaningful coaching programs possible because he wholeheartedly believes that everyone has a path that fits, and he knows what a difference it makes to find it. Adrian’s formal training comes from The Coaches Training Institute, Hakomi Mindfulness & Somatic Psychology, and Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS). He’s one part coach, one part purpose guide, one part entrepreneur, and one part therapist. He’s also studied mindfulness meditation, rites of passage, and has a deep reverence for nature and its wisdom.
Now, you may be wondering, What in the world does career coaching have to do with autoimmune healing? Here’s my short answer: healing is about becoming who you truly are, whole and aligned with your authentic self, mind, body, and spirit.
I personally worked with Adrian many years ago when I was struggling with finding my own path that fit. While I was good at and enjoyed my corporate roles in high tech sales and marketing I intuitively knew that these jobs in the corporate world weren’t the meaning I was seeking or my life’s purpose. That there was something else deeper, more meaningful, and more authentically me that I was seeking, and Adrian helped me Find My Path That Fit.
In this replay episode which originally aired as episode #20 in January 2024, I’m thrilled to be able to reshare this timely and meaningful conversation with Adrian about alignment, about finding purpose, about becoming more YOU.
Quote:
“There is a lot of vitality, wellness, and health in doing work that you love and feel aligned with.”
What’s inside:
02:22 Adrian shares his own career crisis and mismatch
06:24 Back pain and sciatica was a big catalyst for change but would last 15 years
Aging Well and The Importance of Health Coaching with Sandra Scheinbaum, PhD
Saison 1 · Épisode 46
mardi 31 décembre 2024 • Durée 53:38
Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum (aka Dr. Sandi) is the founder and CEO of the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy (FMCA), a collaboration with The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM). Dr. Sandi is a leader in the field of health coaching education.
An educator and licensed clinical psychologist for over 35 years, she was a pioneer in blending functional medicine principles with positive psychology, cognitive-behavior therapy, and mind-body medicine. She is the author of Functional Medicine Coaching, Stop Panic Attacks in 10 Easy Steps, and How to Give Clients the Skills to Stop Panic Attacks. She has her own healing story of overcoming ADD, panic attacks, and Reynaud’s Syndrome.
In today’s conversation we discuss a number of important topics including:
How people seeking to heal from autoimmune disorders can apply powerful positive psychology techniques
How people can address anxiety and panic attacks and
What’s important about working with a health coach and what the future is like for health coaching as a profession.
Quote: “You can always say, I have more to achieve. That’s the key to healthy aging.”
What’s inside this episode?
01:55 Dr. Sandi’s story, how she went from teaching, to getting a PhD in clinical psychology, to focusing on mind-body medicine, to learning about nutrition and functional medicine, to starting the FMCA program at age 65
07:10 The importance of having meaning, purpose, mission, and passion in your sixties and beyond and how Dr. Sandi is able to be a leader in this field
09:05 Get inspired: check out how many pushups Dr. Sandi does EVERY day – at age 74. It’s not twelve; it’s twelve sets!
15:08 The importance of intrinsic motivation and how there is always another level to attain; and how to get started developing healthy habits
34:45 How aging and stress cause estrogen dominance and what signs you can look for
38:04 The cacophony and cascade of hormone imbalances: high Insulin, low vitamin D, low thyroid, low testosterone, high cortisol and the connection to autoimmunity
40:37 What Dr. Anna recommends as starting points to balance your hormones
42:19 Dr. Anna’s thoughts about progesterone and how to replace it naturally and safely
Beat Autoimmune Amazon #1 best-selling book with a powerful foreword by Mark Hyman, MD addresses the 6 key factors to reverse and prevent autoimmune disorders. Available in paperback, kindle and audio formats: https://amzn.to/4169Y8u
Beat Autoimmune Academy a self-paced online course with live monthly group coaching sessions to help you heal efficiently and effectively: http://beatautoimmuneacademy.com/
#beatautoimmuneandthrive
25:26 Understanding mindfulness as a practiced skill that allows us to consciously observe our thoughts and create the opportunity to shift them
35:35 How shifting our perspective through actively changing our biological default for survival and practicing gratitude frees us from suffering
43:50 How we can practice more humility, self-compassion, and optimism
59:00 Final words from Shani on the practice of living a wise life
If you are determined and committed to reclaiming your best health and life, I offer Functional Natural Medicine Autoimmune Reversal Programs over Zoom. Get on my calendar for a free 30-minute discovery call, here: https://palmerkippola.com/functional-medicine-autoimmune-reversal-program/
40:50 Final message from Dr.Moday regarding patience and being gentle with the healing process
If you are determined and committed to reclaiming your best health and life, I offer Functional Natural Medicine Autoimmune Reversal Programs over Zoom. Get on my calendar for a free 30-minute discovery call, here: https://palmerkippola.com/functional-medicine-autoimmune-reversal-program/
41:00 Healing in a moldy environment
45:38 How you can use herbs to heal
54:15 Top herbs for addressing Lyme and their effectiveness
58:30 How long should you take the herbs
01:02:00 Addressing the cell and the power of root cause functional medicine
01:05:57 Where to find Dr. Rawls and free resources for your healing
If you live in the continental U.S. and are committed and determined to reclaim your best health, I offer Functional Natural Medicine Autoimmune Reversal Programs over Zoom. Get on my calendar for a free 30-minute discovery call, here: https://palmerkippola.com/functional-medicine-autoimmune-reversal-program/
10:22 The birth of Adrian’s daughter was the event that brought healing and a pursuit of mind-body medicine
14:51 Adrian discovers that he was not in touch with internal anger and grief; that being a people-pleaser, a nice guy, and putting pressure on himself to achieve was keeping him from expressing more difficult emotions.
17:51 My riff on the autoimmune personality types: people pleaser, perfectionist, overachiever, striver, and the added risk for autoimmune issues decades later
22:15 One of the things Adrian sees often in clients is, “What I thought I should be doing…;” or “Because my parents wanted me to do this…” or “I grew up without resources…”
24:26 I share my experience working with Adrian in 2012 when I was trying to find my path that fit.
33:29 Adrian highlights the steps of his process for career change
38:20 The importance of the informational interview
39:50 How doing a career change “test drive” can make the change easier, more real, and more natural
47:00 How pain or illness can be a huge teacher or catalyst for growth. And how it’s about doing the best we can while still being human.
51:23 Where to find Adrian and a bit about his group coaching program.
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If you live in the continental U.S. and are committed and determined to reclaim your best health, I offer Functional Natural Medicine Autoimmune Reversal Programs over Zoom. Get on my calendar for a free 30-minute discovery call, here: https://palmerkippola.com/functional-medicine-autoimmune-reversal-program/
20:15 Why understanding your strengths is so important to developing a positive mindset, especially when it comes to overcoming autoimmunity
25:36 What “PERMA” stands for and why we need it for a life well lived
33:01 Delving into panic attacks: Dr. Sandi’s personal experience with panic attacks in her twenties, how she healed, and what you can do to change your thoughts, distract yourself, recover fully, and prevent panic attacks
42:00 Anxiety is tied to the future; depression is tied to the past. How to be free in the present moment
43:13 What is a functional medicine health coach; why are they so important in helping others take control of their health; and how they undergo transformation themselves
47:27 Where can you learn more about becoming a health coach or to connect with Dr. Sandi
Stay tuned for Dr. Sandi’s upcoming book: Your Health Coach Will See You Now
Want my help reversing an autoimmune condition?
If you live in the continental U.S. and are committed and determined to reclaim your best health, I offer Functional Natural Medicine Autoimmune Reversal Programs over Zoom. Get on my calendar for a free 30-minute discovery call, here: https://palmerkippola.com/functional-medicine-autoimmune-reversal-program/
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