407: How Toxins, Inflammation, and Food Affect Your Physical and Emotional Health with Dr. Tom O'Bryan
The Adult Chair Podcast with Michelle Chalfant
Michelle Chalfant
4.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2024
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Did you know that your physical health directly impacts your emotional state — and vice versa?
Think about it: when you're not in a good place emotionally, how does your body feel? Full of aches and pains, stomach issues, or other not-so-comfortable symptoms?
In today's episode, Dr. Tom O'Bryan, an internationally recognized speaker on food sensitivities, environmental toxins, and the development of autoimmune diseases, joins me to discuss the intricate link between physical and emotional health.
You may be surprised to know that everyday substances like gluten in modified food, toxins in the environment, and even electromagnetic waves can trigger an immune response that leads to inflammation and a range of health issues, including serious conditions like Alzheimer's.
Dr. Tom shares startling insights into how certain foods, especially those altered chemically to enhance taste, can adversely affect our body's defense mechanisms and even lead to addiction. We'll also explore the crucial differences in the prevalence of chemicals allowed in food and household products across different regions, like the US and the European Union.
Of course, we also talk about small lifestyle adjustments that you can do right now to dramatically improve your health, such as opting for glass Tupperware or incorporating more organic products into your diet.
Listen to discover:
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The link between emotional and physical health.
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How unresolved emotional issues can manifest physically.
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Why inflammation is at the core of most health issues.
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The significant impact of our diet on our health, focusing on common culprits like gluten.
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Why small lifestyle changes can make massive impacts on your overall health.
Listen to continue your wellness journey with us and understand how to take charge of your health in today's complex world.
Quotes to Remember:
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"If there's any area that people don't want to talk about, it's their emotions. And anytime I have a patient that says, 'I've been everywhere, and I've tried everything, and I'm still not better,' it almost always is emotional baggage that's buried so deep, they don't know it's there." - Tom
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"We're born and raised in this world to think that when you have a symptom, you take whatever they tell you to take, and the symptom goes away. Now you're healthy. No, you're not. You didn't have a deficiency of the medicine." - Tom
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"So many people are walking around with trauma, and they don't know it; it's either they haven't touched it, they haven't looked at it, or they're walking around with anger, they're walking around with unprocessed grief, sadness, whatever it might be. And it's contributing physically." - Michelle
Connecting with Dr. Tom O'Bryan:
For those looking to dive deeper into the relationship between chronic inflammation and various health disorders, explore Dr. O'Bryan's resources. His insights into the effects of diet and environment on health are transformative and can be explored further through his published works and his website.
As we wrap up this enlightening discussion, consider how your own physical health could be influencing your emotional well-being. Remember, it's not just about treating symptoms but addressing the root causes that intertwine our mental and physical states. And if you'd like to join Dr. Tom O'Bryan's upcoming summit, just click here.
LINKS & RESOURCES
Dr. Tom O'Bryan Website
The Inflammation Equation Summit
theinflammationequation.com/adult
https://www.instagram.com/thedrtomobryan
Dr. Tom O'Bryan Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/thedr.com.english/
Dr. Tom O'Bryan YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzlefeGh3JA-Nm0jtf9iYoQ
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Michelle Shelfont, Psychotherapist, Holistic Life Coach, and Human, just like you, learning to navigate life challenges. |
| 0:11.0 | With over 25 years experience, I teach people how to get |
| 0:14.8 | healthy using the adult chair model. The adult chair model is where simple |
| 0:19.2 | psychology meets grounded spirituality and it teaches us how to become healthy adults. |
| 0:26.2 | From anxiety and depression to codependency and relationship issues, you can use the adult |
| 0:30.7 | share for just about anything. |
| 0:33.6 | Each week I share practical tips, tools, and advice |
| 0:37.6 | from myself and a wide range of experts |
| 0:40.1 | on how to get unstuck, |
| 0:41.6 | how to love authentically, and how to truly love yourself, all |
| 0:45.6 | while sitting in your adult chair. |
| 0:48.6 | Welcome to the adult chair podcast. |
| 0:56.0 | Hello everybody and welcome to the adult chair podcast. I am Michelle Shelfant. |
| 0:58.0 | As always, delighted to be here with you today. |
| 1:01.0 | And this year I'm really opening up the focus of the adult chair because here's the |
| 1:07.1 | thing I talk a lot about emotional health but when we have a goal of being emotionally healthy, we have to consider our physical health, |
| 1:18.4 | our physical body, what is going on physically speaking, which is why I'm really excited today to have on the show, Dr. Tom O'Brien. |
| 1:28.3 | We got into it today. |
| 1:29.4 | Let me tell you what, we talked a lot about inflammation, we talked a lot about inflammation we talked a lot about |
| 1:33.4 | toxins we talked about chronic disease autoimmune disease all the things all the |
| 1:39.7 | things that are going on inside of us that we may not know. |
| 1:43.0 | He is an internationally recognized speaker |
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