Podcast Summary
Neuroimmune conditions: Neuroimmune conditions like chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, long COVID, mold illness, chemical sensitivities, and pain syndromes are related as they involve the brain and immune system and are characterized by the brain overreacting and over responding, according to Ashok Gupta. Effective coping strategies and understanding underlying causes can help individuals manage symptoms.
That neuroimmune conditions, such as chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, long COVID, mold illness, chemical sensitivities, and pain syndromes, are related in their underlying components and causes. Ashok Gupta, a guest on the ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, believes these conditions are neuroimmune conditioned syndromes (NICS), meaning they involve the brain and immune system and are characterized by the brain learning to overreact and over respond. Gupta, who recovered from chronic fatigue syndrome himself, has dedicated his life to helping others with these conditions through research, medical papers, and an app called the Gupta Program. By understanding the underlying causes and learning effective coping strategies, individuals with NICS can work towards improving their health and finding relief from their symptoms.
Brain's role in chronic conditions: The brain's response to stress, trauma, and perceived threats from gestation to early childhood shapes the development of chronic conditions such as chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, ADHD, and autism. An overactive threat response system can explain their symptoms.
Syndromes, such as chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and neurodivergent conditions like ADHD and autism, are unique to each individual and are characterized by a collection of symptoms. These conditions are interconnected, and their root cause often lies in the brain. The brain's response to stress, trauma, and perceived threats, starting from the gestation period and early childhood, plays a significant role in shaping the brain's threat perception and response system. This overactive threat response system can explain the attention and focus issues seen in ADHD and the heightened sensory and social sensitivity in autism. The bucket analogy illustrates how our ability to handle stress is impacted by both internal and external factors, leading to a shrunken capacity to cope with threats as we age. This shrinking bucket, combined with physical threats from toxins and pollution, can further exacerbate symptoms and create a risk factor for chronic diseases.
Childhood experiences and health: Childhood experiences, including trauma and family dynamics, can significantly impact our perception of threat and our ability to handle stress, leading to neurodivergent conditions and even physical chronic illnesses. Brain retraining can help update and retrain the brain to respond in a healthier way.
Our childhood experiences, including trauma and family dynamics, can significantly impact our perception of threat and our ability to handle stress. This, in turn, can lead to increased sensitivity to emotional, physical, and biological threats, and a conditioned overresponse to threats in the environment. This combination of nature (genetics) and nurture (childhood experiences) can contribute to the development of neurodivergent conditions, such as ADHD, and even physical chronic illnesses. It's important to understand the role of both genetic and environmental factors in shaping our health and wellbeing. The amygdala, which is responsible for threat detection and processing, plays a key role in this process. Brain retraining can help update and retrain the brain to respond in a way that is best for us, rather than just prioritizing survival.
Neuroplasticity and emotional disorders: Neuroplasticity offers a new approach to treating neurological and emotional disorders by reprogramming and adapting the brain, particularly for conditions where drugs are not effective. Techniques include nervous system regulation, brain retraining, and joy reengagement, delivered through an app or online.
The future of treating various neurological and emotional disorders lies in neuroplasticity, which is the brain's ability to reprogram and adapt. Traditional medicine, focused on fixing hardware problems, is not as effective for addressing the electrical system issues in the brain. Neuroplasticity offers a new approach to rehabilitating and strengthening neural pathways, particularly for conditions where drugs are not an effective solution. The speaker's program, based on over a decade of one-on-one work, uses techniques such as nervous system regulation, brain retraining, and joy reengagement to help individuals calm their nervous systems, shift their responses, and maintain wellness. The program, delivered through an app or online, includes videos, exercises, weekly webinars, and daily Zoom calls for support.
Neuroplasticity programs: Neuroplasticity programs offer validation, community, and effective techniques for individuals with chronic conditions, leading to significant progress and improvement
The compassionate approach of neuroplasticity programs can make a significant difference for individuals who have felt invalidated and abandoned by conventional medicine, particularly in managing long-term, chronic conditions. These programs offer a sense of community and validation, as well as techniques to access the brain's neuroplasticity, leading to progress and improvement. Extreme cases, such as an 80-year-old man with fibromyalgia, have shown remarkable recovery. Although mainstream doctors are becoming more open to these alternatives, the shift in the medical model towards a more holistic approach takes time. Neuroplasticity programs, when combined with other integrative approaches, have gained popularity and are now recommended by thousands of doctors and practitioners worldwide.
Gupta Program improvements: The Gupta Program, a mind-body treatment, significantly reduces symptoms of various conditions including fibromyalgia, long COVID, and Lyme disease by up to 116% in three months through managing the brain with breathwork, meditation, relaxation, and specific nutritional choices, offering a free trial, weekly webinars, daily sessions, and a one-year money-back guarantee.
The Gupta Program, a mind-body treatment, has shown significant improvements in various conditions such as fibromyalgia, long COVID, and Lyme disease, among others, in multiple randomized control trials. The program reduces symptoms by up to 116% in three months, with notable improvements in pain, functional capacity, depression, anxiety, fatigue, and energy levels. The program's core process focuses on managing the brain, leading to downstream symptom improvement. The treatment includes breathwork, meditation, relaxation, and specific nutritional choices. The program offers a free trial, weekly webinars, daily sessions, and a one-year money-back guarantee. The ultimate goal is to make the treatment accessible and affordable through large-scale phase three trials and integration into primary healthcare services.
Nervous System Regulation, Goopta Program: The Goopta program, offering tools for nervous system regulation, can be beneficial for individuals dealing with conditions like OCD, ADHD, and physical conditions. Daily practices include somatic work, breathing exercises, and meditation. Nervous system regulation can help alleviate ADHD symptoms and lessen their impact.
The Goopta program, available on their website gooptoprogram.com and as a free app on the App Store or Play Store, offers tools and techniques for nervous system regulation. This can be particularly beneficial for individuals dealing with conditions such as OCD or ADHD, as well as physical conditions. The daily good size, a free part of the program, includes somatic work, breathing exercises, and meditation to help regulate the nervous system. The interconnection between nervous system regulation and the alleviation of ADHD symptoms was discussed, highlighting the potential for further exploration and research in this area. It's important to note that anyone can join the daily good size without a paid subscription. The podcast guest, Ashok, emphasized the importance of nervous system regulation for managing ADHD symptoms and lessening the heightened response that exacerbates them. Overall, the Goopta program provides accessible resources for individuals seeking to improve their quality of life through nervous system regulation.