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In today’s episode, my guest is dr Laura Ricci.
Laura is a doctor of physical therapy, women’s health advocate, essential oils expert, and an avid weight lifter.
Laura struggled with years of chronic migraines and for a period of time, they were literally a daily thing for her. Doctors had no answers for her, and she was close to signing up for surgery. She had already had 18 surgeries, one of them to remove a cancerous tumor from her abdomen and others to fix her hip pain, so she really didn’t want to have another surgery.
She came across the Curable app and then Alan Gordon’s book “The Way Out”. She realized that her migraines aren’t actually anything dangerous. She started following the advice from the book, and soon realized: It wasn’t the weather, the gluten or dairy that were causing these headaches… It was her nervous system.
Today, Laura is free from chronic migraines. She has some hip discomfort, but she eats all the foods, travels without worry, and lifts heavy weights at the gym.
The second part of the podcast is dedicated to Laura's food and fitness journey. Laura shares with us how weight lifting has literally changed her whole life, and how she has gone from a woman who always used to stay small and felt like she needs to be hiding, to a woman who shows up at the gym, taking up the space she wants, and lifting heavier weights than she ever imagined.
Laura had a long history with severe food restrictions. For over 3 years, she ate very low calories and was scared of many foods. She couldn’t enjoy the delicious traditional family treats and would bring her own food everywhere. She knew that something wasn’t right because she was getting symptoms of anxiety and depression. When we changed her diet and she started to eat more, her anxiety and depression completely went away. No pills needed.
Check out today’s interview, I know that you’re going to find it really inspiring!
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