Your 2 Brains And The Link To ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, And Autoimmunity with Dr. Mel Hopper Koppelman

The Energy Blueprint Podcast

Ari Whitten

Chronicfatigue, Energy, Hypothyroidism, Fatigue, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Chronicfatiguesyndrome, Adrenalfatigue, Howtoincreaseenergy, Adrenals, Hashimotos

4.7 • 751 Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2024

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I’m back with Dr. Mel Hopper Koppelman, discussing what she believes is one of the most important and overlooked areas in health—how brain development in childhood might be at the root of the health problems you’re experiencing as an adult.

You’ll likely have some ‘aha!’ moments (maybe big ones) while listening to the podcast.

In this podcast, Dr. Mel and I discuss:

The fascinating fact that we actually have 2 brains…and how brain imbalances impact your immune system and overall health
How evolution led to our specialized, complex brain design and the main purposes it serves
Myths debunked: The misunderstood idea that the left brain controls math and logic and the right brain controls creativity, and whether it’s true that we only use 10% of our brain
The overlooked brain imbalance called “functional disconnection” and why this might be at the root of health problems such as autism, ADHD, gut dysfunction, autoimmunity, dyslexia, depression, anxiety, or even chronic infections
The surprisingly easy-to-test primitive reflexes (that start in the womb!) and how they’re connected to chronic disease
Could you have an immature brain stem? Dr. Mel tells us the symptoms that let you know AND how to address this issue
Why some popular health solutions might actually make you worse based on the specific brain imbalance you’re experiencing
How brain imbalance can lead to changes in blood tests, such as low white blood cell count
Practical ways you can assess if you have an imbalanced brain, accounting for your particular skills, health history, and childhood experiences
The important distinction between pathologizing neurodiversity vs. helping those who wish to improve their brain’s functionality in certain areas
The liberating knowledge that our brains are malleable and trainable, and we can heal even longstanding brain-related issues!

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, this is Ari. Welcome back to the Energy Blueprint Podcast. With me today for round two is Dr. Mel Hopper Coppelman.
0:14.0	If you haven't already, before you listen to this episode, I'd strongly recommend you go back and listen to part one with her to get sort of a bigger picture sense of her background and her paradigm of health.
0:26.6	In this episode, we talk all about brain development during childhood and how that is a big and very overlooked determinant of adult health problems, health problems
0:42.0	in adulthood. I think it's a really fascinating topic that is rarely talked about. I've certainly
0:50.1	very seldom ever heard anyone discuss this. And she's got a lot of thoughts, a lot of ideas and science built out around this.
1:00.0	And I think there's a lot of insights to be had here.
1:03.0	And I would say for individuals who are experiencing, really, I mean, to some extent, I think she'll make the case for sort of all
1:14.6	health problems, but certainly things that are overtly brain-related health problems, or just
1:21.3	certain traits, certain symptoms that you may have experienced during your life, things like
1:26.0	you may struggle with ADHD, for example,
1:30.2	or many other types of brain related issues.
1:34.6	I think you'll get a lot of value from hearing this perspective,
1:37.7	and you might just have some aha moments
1:40.6	that give you a new layer of insight into the origin of some of those symptoms or things
1:47.4	that you've been dealing with. So with no further ado, enjoy this podcast, part two with Dr. Mel
1:52.6	Hopper Coppulman. Mel, welcome back for part two. Thank you. I'm excited to be here. Yeah. So we have a lot
2:00.2	to talk about. I have a feeling we're probably going to end up doing a part three because I've watched some of your lectures.
2:05.3	And I feel like we could probably have a good 10 hours of discussion, if not more.
2:10.9	So we'll start with the second hour and see where it goes from there.
2:16.9	As a suggested topic for exploring here, you had me, you linked me to
2:25.2	some of your presentations that you've given in recent months and years. And I think brain
2:30.1	development as a determinant, brain development in childhood as a determinant of adult health
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