Episode 24: The Mind-Body Connection with Donna Jackson Nakazawa

This episode of the Phoenix Helix podcast delves into the mind-body connection: How our thoughts and emotions can either increase or decrease inflammation in our bodies. My guest is Donna Jackson Nakazawa, a woman living with autoimmune disease herself, who is also an award-winning science journalist. She conducted a year-long self-experiment into the power of mindfulness techniques to reverse her own autoimmune symptoms. She wrote about her results in her book, "The Last Best Cure." We also talk about a new field of science showing the connection between childhood trauma and autoimmune disease, and how we can heal the negative impact of those experiences.