{"id":8259,"date":"2019-04-01T06:00:52","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T13:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.everywomanover29.com\/blog\/?p=8259"},"modified":"2019-03-27T16:15:21","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T23:15:21","slug":"dr-mark-hymans-broken-brain-2-mold-toxicity-the-heart-brain-connection-genetics-inspiration-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everywomanover29.com\/blog\/dr-mark-hymans-broken-brain-2-mold-toxicity-the-heart-brain-connection-genetics-inspiration-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Mark Hyman\u2019s Broken Brain 2: mold toxicity, the heart-brain connection, genetics, inspiration and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dr. Mark Hyman has done it again with a powerful all-new online docuseries called Broken Brain 2<\/em>: <\/strong>The Body-Mind Connection<\/strong><\/em><\/a> as a follow-up to his very popular earlier online docuseries. Some of the big topics that are covered mycotoxins and mold toxicity, the heart-brain connection, the role of genetics and your environment and of course diet and lifestyle.<\/p>\n

In the first episode, Dr. Hyman shares his own and very recent personal story with mold toxicity, \u00a0how it damaged his brain and how he recovered:<\/p>\n

My mold toxicity started off as a cough I just couldn\u2019t kick. After seeing several doctors (something even a doctor has to do sometimes!) I was advised that it could be mold. My house was the prime suspect and my hunch was right, and so began the process of healing my body and gutting my home. I was at one point so sick I couldn\u2019t get out of bed; my mind and body felt like they were failing me and I was desperate to feel like myself again.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In a later episode, Dr. Hyman also shares how the connection between the heart and brain is a great example of the body\u2019s interconnectedness at work:<\/p>\n

People often think the brain is the one sending signals to the heart, instructing it to pump blood throughout the body. But there is much more to the story. The heart actually sends MORE signals to the brain than the other way around. <\/strong>The rhythm of the heart is extremely influential\u2014it can signal a state of calm or one of stress, which the nervous system and brain register and share with the rest of the body.<\/p>\n

That means your emotional and physical experiences all tie back to the rhythm of the heart. When we\u2019re in a chronic state of stress, that disordered heart rate becomes our norm, and the amygdala gets familiar with it; the brain actually gets comfortable with it and sees it as our baseline.<\/p>\n

For this reason, heart rate variability, or HRV, can\u00a0be used as a dynamic tool to reset our heart-brain connection. We want to strive for a state of coherence\u2014a smooth wave pattern in heart rate variability over time. This coherence is a reflection of a balance between the parasympathetic or relaxation nervous system and our sympathetic nervous system, which is the fight or flight system.<\/p>\n

Coherence is the natural state of feeling good and it sends the most beneficial signals to the brain; it actually means we are able to send more information through the vagus nerve to the brain and when we\u2019re in this state frequently it sets a new baseline, one that keeps the body relaxed, enhances cognition, and keeps our physiology balanced.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The powerful evidence behind the heart-brain connection has given birth to a concept called HeartMath, a methodology that assesses HRV and encourages self-regulation practices to promote heart-brain coherence for optimal health.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dr Hyman and the experts will be doing a deep dive into HeartMath and the importance of the heart-brain connection in <\/strong>Broken Brain 2: The Body-Mind Connection<\/em>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are some gems and inspiration from a few of the 70 health experts you can expect to learn from in the docuseries.<\/p>\n

Dr. Chris Kresser on mitochondrial dysfunction and chronic disease\u2026.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Ben Lynch on our genes and the environment \u2026<\/p>\n

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And some inspiration from Dr. Ann Shippy during her discussion on mold toxicity and brain health \u2026<\/p>\n

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I am privileged and honored to have a very small cameo section in the docuseries!<\/p>\n

Here is some of my advice to find something you love to do and have fun\u2026<\/p>\n

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And my closing words of wisdom about hope and finding your unique root cause \u2026<\/p>\n

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\u00bb Click here to Reserve your SPOT to see Broken Brain 2<\/a><\/p>\n

In Broken Brain 2<\/em><\/strong>, you\u2019ll hear from me and leading health experts AND hear inspiring stories from recovering patients. You\u2019ll discover:<\/p>\n