Technique to Help Recover from Loss, Pain, Anxiety and Depression

Negative emotions can be very scary, especially when they are powerful and deep. Some people fear they will be overtaken if they let themselves embrace these emotions, that they will be knocked down and unable to recover, so they try to suppress, repress, hold them in, ignore.
The problem is, the negativity remains, it is buried, but pulsating and growing in power, draining you, limiting your ability to feel happy and whole.

What has helped my clients and me work through difficult painful emotions, is understanding that emotions are like ocean waves. They can appear large and scary, but they always have a beginning, a peak, and an end when they ebb away.

While standing firm with your back to the wave might let you momentarily pretend it isn't there, not facing it will ultimately cause the painful wave to knock you on your face, leaving you bruised with a mouthful of sand.

If instead you swim out deep and face the wave, take your feet off the ground and float, and ride the wave and let it peak, it will eventually lessen in strength and lead you back to the shore, where you can get back on your feet again, tired, but alive and ready to move on and fill that space with joy and gratitude instead.

Whenever fear, anger, or hurt start encroaching into your consciousness, I encourage you to allow it in, to breathe deeply and let yourself feel it fully, let yourself cry if you need to, don't fight it.
If you let yourself feel it and embrace it, it will peak in strength, and then eventually fade away, since it cannot sustain itself at that level for long.

If something traumatic has happened, these waves may come on more than once, sometimes more than once a day.  Each time they come, remember the ocean waves, let go and let it through you. Over time, the tides will change, and the pain will lessen. This is called processing your emotions.

When I had a miscarriage a few years back, I cried through waves of horrible pain multiple times a day for about a week before the pain lifted and breathing became more comfortable again, without feeling a heavy weight on my chest. I have clients that have never let that kind of pain through them, and they still feel the loss of a baby from many years ago as if it happened today.

If you feel pain from an event in your past as if it just happened, you have unprocessed stuck emotions that need to come through you.
When the feelings come, let them through, breathe and release your body to the waves of emotion. You will get back on your feet again. 

Love Dr. G


Brooke Goldner, M.D.
The Vegan Medical Doctor
VeganMedicalDoctor.com

Dr. Brooke Goldner is board certified in psychiatry and neurology, and helps clients recover from trauma, anxiety and depression using Skype and phone to see them in the comfort of their own homes.
She is certified in plant-based nutrition. 10 years ago, she healed herself of a deadly disease, Lupus, entirely with her nutrition protocol. She now used her healing protocol to teach clients how to use simple Supermarket foods to heal their bodies and live vibrant lives.
To learn more about Dr. G, go to VeganMedicalDoctor.com.

Wired or Tired? Is there a Dark Side to Being Skinny?

I have seen some interesting trends in the media nowadays concerning fitness and and the downside to being thin.
 - I read an article about Kelly Clarkson where she said she is done with "starvation diets" and is trying to accept her body and the fact that she "cannot have a fast metabolism."
 - I read a blog where a woman says she used to be very fit and athletic but was miserable because she was always hungry and exhausted. Now that she is obese, she is happier and spends more time with her family.
 - Today while I warmed up on the stair-climber at the gym, I saw a commercial for Dr. Oz where the announcer's startling voice commanded, "Wired or Tired! The Dark Side of Being Skinny", while images of fit women flashed on the screen.

These stories make me a bit sad and a LOT motivated to help people understand the truth about metabolism, and how to get the body they want without starving themselves, or feeling exhausted.
In fact, my husband Thomas Tadlock and I teach this at our Metabolic Mastery Intensive.

Here are the basics:

1. Your metabolism is a measurement of the health of your cells.
When you have a fast metabolism, it means that your cells are completely nourished and perform any functions you ask of them quickly and easily, whether that means losing fat, building muscle, or healing disease.  If you struggle with any of these areas, you have a slow metabolism, even if you are thin.

2. You can be thin and be unhealthy.
Yes, your waistline is not the ultimate measurement of your health, since you can starve yourself skinny (or work out until your burn the few calories you consumed). If you have a fast metabolism, you can eat a large meal, or take off a couple weeks from the gym, and your body will maintain it's fitness level and you will not gain fat. If you have a slow metabolism, then as soon as you indulge, like over the holidays, your waistline starts to grow and the tears start to flow.

3. Don't count calories, because calories don't count.
As Thomas Tadlock teaches, calories are a measurement of how much heat is released when you set a food on fire. Therefore, counting the calories in your food as a way of measuring how healthy they are, is like trying to determine the value of your house by burning it down.   A diet cupcake might have less calories than a your vegetable stew, but it isn't going to get you the health you want.

4. Counting Macronutrients (proteins, carbohydrates and fats) is a guessing game that won't build your metabolism.
While programs that have you measuring these macronutrients might provide temporary results in building muscle and losing fat, they do not take into account the micronutrients your cells need, like vitamins and minerals, and do not build your metabolism.
They are also a best guess as to what building blocks your body might need, and the same numbers do not work the same way for every body.

4. LOAD UP ON MICRONUTRIENTS and watch your cells Leap into action!
We get essential vitamins and minerals, as well as enzymes and phytonutrients from raw greens, vegetables and fruits. These are the building blocks your cells need to function - and provide energy and the power to heal and change as we exercise. The best part? The more raw plant foods you eat, the fitter you become. That means you never have to be hungry.

5.If you are HUNGRY you are MALNOURISHED
Hunger is your body's way of signaling to you that it needs MORE nutrients. Some folks are in the habit of trying to trick their body with chewing gum or tea, or a diet bar that is low on micronutrients but is filling. I encourage you to LISTEN to your body, and when you are hungry, eat tons of greens and veggies, and some fruits, and fill your tummy. You won't get fat - it's not possible - but you will feel energized and motivated to continue on with your day.

What's the moral of the story? If you are tired, you are malnourished, not caffeine deficient.
The choice is not "wired or tired", it's EAT or DEPLETE!

Dr. G

Brooke Goldner, M.D.
The Vegan Medical Doctor
VeganMedicalDoctor.com

Dr. Brooke Goldner is board certified in psychiatry and neurology, and is certified in plant-based nutrition. 10 years ago, she healed herself of a deadly disease, Lupus, entirely with her nutrition protocol. She now used her healing protocol to teach clients how to use simple Supermarket foods to heal their bodies and live vibrant lives.
To learn more about Dr. G, go to VeganMedicalDoctor.com.

Can Nutritional Yeast cause Candida Infections?

I just had a healing-with-nutrition client tell me her other doctor told her she can't have nutritional yeast because she has a history of candida. Sigh.
Silly medical doctors, nutritional yeast can't cause candida!
It is a great source of protein, B12, and cheesy flavor, not infections!

Here is why.

Candida infections are an overgrowth of a yeast called Candida Albicans. Candida lives in moist places on your skin and in your intestines. Normally, it's growth is inhibited by close contact with the friendly bacteria that live there as well.
Candida infections in the gut typically come from overuse of antibiotics and some other medications that kill off too many friendly bacteria, making a nice clear path for the normally small colonies of yeast to grow like wildfire and spread to the point there are signs of illness like bloating, poor digestion, flatulence, and abdominal pain.

These infections can be worsened by a diet high in sugars, which encourage yeast to grow
(mmm... yeast love sugar),
as well as processed foods and saturated animal fats, which decrease the healthy bacteria in the gut and keep the yeast large and in charge in your gut.

If you tend to be chronically bloated and probiotics don't have lasting effects, you might have candida overgrowth.

So what about nutritional yeast?
Can eating a type of yeast make this worse?
Well for the uneducated consumer, that makes sense, and sadly in the nutrition world, most MD's fit in that category, heck I did too 10 years ago.

Nutritional yeast, also known as Nooch or Hippie Dust, is  made from the deactivated yeast species S. cerevisiae.
By deactivated, I mean it cannot reproduce and infect you.

It can however, infect vegan sauces with a wonderfully cheesy and delicious flavor, while providing a great source of vitamins, minerals (especially B12), and protein.

Got bloat? Don't nix the nooch!

Here is what you do:

1. Stay away from meat and dairy, which directly harm the friendly bacteria in your gut.
2. Avoid processed sugars.
3. If necessary, try a Candida Cleanse. (I like this one personally http://amzn.to/1JCLV15)
4. Nourish your body with healthy whole plant foods and plenty of water.
5. Enjoy your nooch!

Dr. G

Brooke Goldner, M.D.
The Vegan Medical Doctor
VeganMedicalDoctor.com


Dr. Brooke Goldner is board certified in psychiatry and neurology, and is certified in plant-based nutrition. 10 years ago, she healed herself of a deadly disease, Lupus, entirely with her nutrition protocol. She now used her healing protocol to teach clients how to use simple Supermarket foods to heal their bodies and live vibrant lives.
To learn more about Dr. G, go to VeganMedicalDoctor.com.