#267 - How trauma can contribute to autoimmune disorders, and what you can do | Dr. Sara (Gottfried) Szal and Mike Haney

Oct 24, 2024

Dr. Sara (Gottfried) Szal is a New York Times bestselling author and expert in women's health, focusing on root cause medicine. She discusses the profound effects of trauma on the nervous system, potentially leading to autoimmune disorders. Personalized precision medicine is highlighted as a key strategy in addressing these health issues. The conversation also explores the emerging role of psychedelic therapies in trauma treatment, offering hope for healing through innovative approaches.

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Intro

00:00 • 3min

Exploring Personalized Medicine and the Impact of Trauma on Autoimmunity

03:25 • 3min

Personalized Medicine: A Shift from Average to Individualized Healthcare

06:18 • 4min

Empowering Health through Personalized Medicine

10:28 • 5min

Understanding Autoimmunity and Health Interventions

15:30 • 8min

Understanding Remission in Type 1 Diabetes and Beta Cell Function

23:15 • 3min

Trauma and Autoimmunity Connection

25:54 • 30min

Exploring Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

55:55 • 17min

Trauma causes physiological changes to the nervous system. Over time, these impacts may place someone on a trajectory from health to a pre-disease state to a disease state, leading to autoimmunity or autoimmune disorders. Dr. Sara (Gottfried) Szal and Mike Haney discuss Szal’s new book “The Autoimmune Cure,” trauma and how it can contribute to autoimmunity, how personalized precision medicine may help individuals reverse autoimmunity and return to a state of health, and how psychedelic therapies can help with addressing trauma.

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🎙 What Sara (Gottfried) Szal, MD, & Mike Haney discuss:

(07:36) — What is precision medicine?

(13:17) — How tools that give you a “window” into your physiology can help

(17:24) — Why catching autoimmunity in a pre-disease state is important

(34:22) — A person’s life history, especially their trauma, matters for their overall health

(38:17) — The three components that lead to autoimmunity

(42:42) — More people are living in fight-or-flight mode all the time

(49:53) — A food-based approach is a great place to start for reversing autoimmunity

(51:34) — How do you find someone who practices precision medicine?

(1:02:56) — How psychedelic therapies may help with trauma

(1:06:05) — The difference between recreational and therapeutic use of psychedelics

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Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/R0BbP4_xEfo