From Medical Mystery to MD: Saved By Sarno (John Stracks, MD)

Like Mind, Like Body

Curable Inc.

Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.7 • 768 Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2017

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Before he was a doctor, John Stracks was the medical mystery no one could figure out. With neurological symptoms extending all across his body, he was desperate for anything that would work. After finally finding a surprising cure, he became obsessed with helping others who seemed “incurable” through the same techniques that he used. Join us as Dr. Stracks reveals his personal journey from patient to MD, and provides insight into why his methods have taken some time to gain popularity.

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0:00.0	The first thing I noticed is that I was dragging my foot a little bit. And I was like, that's
0:06.8	kind of weird. And then I started getting this numbness and tingling in my hands. And it progressed.
0:13.6	And so it was like in my fingers and then like through wrists and up to my elbows. And it just like
0:19.6	kept getting worse. And it kind of And it came to dominate my life.
0:22.5	Like it was the only thing I could think about.
0:23.9	It was the only thing that I could talk about.
0:26.4	And nobody knew what it was.
0:28.0	And then I got better, nine months later, I got better at a cocktail party.
0:32.6	What?
0:33.2	Yeah.
0:33.9	How much vodka did you have?
0:35.4	None.
0:35.6	None.
0:46.1	Yeah. How much vodka did you have? None. This is like mind, like body.
0:49.1	A podcast about the crazy ways our thoughts and feelings can actually shape our physical health.
0:55.7	I'm your host, Laura Sago, and each week I'll sit down with someone who knows way more
1:02.1	about science than I do to soak up their knowledge and help you achieve the best physical
1:07.5	and mental well-being of your life. This podcast is brought to you by Curable, the online program that uses the power of the
1:15.2	mind-body connection to heal chronic pain.
1:18.1	You can check out a free trial at curablehealth.com, C-U-R-A-B-L-E-Halth.com.
1:25.8	Today's episode is what you might call a special edition. I'm interviewing Dr. John
1:31.9	Strax, the premier mind-body physician in Chicago, who just left Northwestern to start his own
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