It is possible to self-heal your IBS. Why? By analogy, the human body is just like a mobile phone. By this I mean there is more than one mode to operate it, and if you know how to activate that mode, the mode of self-healing, you can be your own doctor.
So why is self-healing possible?
Before we talk about why self-healing is possible. Let me ask you one question.
Have you tried IF (intermittent fasting)?
Some experts claim that it is not a good idea for IBS people like you and me. However, I gave it a go one night after I felt discomfort in my guts (bloating). From 9 pm that night till 9 am next morning I ate nothing but only drank water and green tea. Guess what? The bloating went away and most important of all, my poo turned back to its normal shape.
So what is the mechanism of self-healing? In the words of a medical giant, Dr David Sinclair, fasting is way to activate our survival mode, a mode in which the body protects itself during times of adversity. In this mode, three defense components (sirtuins, mTOR, AMPK) of our cells take care of our bodies. Put simply, when you fast, you activate another mode, a mode that boost DNA repair proteins, a mode that help you fight diseases.
Dr Chopra, 2018 The Healing Self: A Revolutionary New Plan to Supercharge Your Immunity and Stay Well for Life: vaccinations (P.9) is a proof that immunity can be boosted (we don’t have to wait for the process of revolution, which takes a long time ——>
What is so good about self-healing? (P.7)
- lifestyle choices —–> to boost your immune system
- lifestyle choices ——> prevent cancer
- healing occurs before it is ‘too late’ (the stage of symptom begins)
Who (in the medical world) advocates self-healing?
I favour sell-healing not just because of my own experience. It is, in fact, an approach advocated by many renowned scientists and doctors:
- Dr William Li, a physician, scientist, TED speaker
- the groundbreaking New York Times best seller: Eat to Beat Disease
- Dr Deepak Chopra, the leading expert in the field of integrative medicine
- author of The Healing Self: A Revolutionary Plan for Wholeness in Mind, Body, and Spirit
- Dr Susan Blum, a pioneer in functional medicine
- author of The Immune System Recovery Plan: A Doctor’s 4-Step Program to Treat Autoimmune Disease
What is self-healing: integration of mind and body
Cambridge professor of psychiatry Bullmore (2018) —> no boundary between mind and body (link between depression and inflammation of the body and brain, mental disorders can have their root cause in the immune system)
Dr Chopra: the bodymind (P.14) —-> mind is in your body: a liver cell sends and receives messages (chemical ones) all the time —> through the bloodstream + along with the central nervous system —-> pathways in which information run through our body
no boundary between mind and body: 50 trillion cells are ‘joined’ together
brain chemicals (neurotransmitters) present everywhere
(P.16) the immune system (though separated from the brain) —> part of a vast network of chemical messages
