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The Sacred Medicine Podcast

Welcome to The Sacred Medicine Podcast where we explore how to overcome chronic illnesses using functional medicine. Your host, Margaret Romero NP-C, is a Columbia-trained functional medicine nurse practitioner who overcame lupus nephritis using functional medicine and hasn't had a flare in over a decade. She shares tips and advice that won't be found in a conventional medicine setting. Her passion is to guide women in overcoming lupus and empowering women to lead their healthiest lives. She also loves sharing about sacred rituals and spirituality to help de-stress and encourages women to tap into their intuition.
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Now displaying: October, 2021
Oct 28, 2021

I'm talking all about two medications commonly given, to this day, without providing proper lab work and evaluation to figure out what's going on.

 

Do you know how often a woman will see her PCP saying she doesn't feel well and something is off? Basic lab may be done, real basic, and when nothing shows up, "it must be psychosomatic."

 

So many of my clients have told me this. And it's beyond frustrating because neither of these meds will work if she has thyroid issues, gut problems, etc.

 

*This excludes anyone with a mental illness requiring medications and therapy.

 

Want to connect with Margaret?

Follow and connect with Margaret on Instagram  -  https://www.instagram.com/margaretromero/

 

Learn more on her website - https://www.margaretromero.com/

 

Take a walk with Margaret as she goes deeper into her personal journey when she was first diagnosed with multi-organ involvement lupus nephritis - From Flare to Fabulous -https://amzn.to/3uGsLoM

 

Listen to another episode relating to Lupus - https://www.margaretromero.com/151-3-must-supplements-women-lupus/

 

Now is your time to start feeling better & finally living the life you have always wanted! Grab your copy of Margaret’s free e-book: https://margaretromero.us16.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=a7ca94b07bda863bfdad3a311&id=edd1c9600b

 

Want to learn the simple steps that have helped so many others transform their lives?  Join the 7-day Lupus Challenge - https://margaretromero.com/challenge/

 

If you’ve been loving The Sacred Medicine Podcast, please be sure to subscribe and leave a review!

 

Oct 22, 2021
In this week’s podcast my guest, Dr. Beverley Rider, who is a speaker and nutritionist, and Founder of Rider4health. She wrote a book called Hives, Headaches and Heartburn: Heal Your Histamine Hangover.

 

This book and our conversation highlight the blind spot that happens in conventional medicine. Someone walks into urgent care or PCP office and is given prednisone for a recurrent rash or itching. Now, in a dire situation, yes, it's absolutely appropriate but when a rash pops up every other week, it's time to take a closer look at what may be actually happening. 

 

We covered what histamine intolerance is, its symptoms, and what to do about it. 

More about Dr. Beverley Rider

  • PhD in microbiology and Immunology
  • Former biotech scientist
  • A histamine intolerance expert
  • Just accepted position as a teacher at Bauman College: Holistic Nutrition and Culinary Arts
    • who was initially introduced to functional nutrition as a patient
    • She struggled with many of the same issues she helps heal
      • Now… she has made it her mission to help patients globally with her virtual practice.
  • Founder of Rider4health.org and Histamine Hangover 
  • Author of Hives, headaches & heartburn: Heal your H hangover on Amazon

rider4health.org- has a free survey to see if you have histamine intolerance

Facebook and Instagram: @histaminehangover

Want to connect with Margaret?

Follow and connect with Margaret on Instagram  - https://www.instagram.com/margaretromero/

 

Learn more on her website - https://www.margaretromero.com/

 

Take a walk with Margaret as she goes deeper into her personal journey when she was first diagnosed with multi-organ involvement lupus nephritis - From Flare to Fabulous
https://amzn.to/3uGsLoM

Now is your time to start feeling better & finally living the life you have always wanted! Grab your copy of Margaret’s free e-book: https://margaretromero.us16.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=a7ca94b07bda863bfdad3a311&id=edd1c9600b

Want to learn the simple steps that have helped so many others transform their lives?  Join the 7-day Lupus Challenge - https://margaretromero.com/challenge/

If you’ve been loving The Sacred Medicine Podcast, please be sure to subscribe and leave a review!

 

 

Oct 13, 2021
I've got a FREE masterclass coming out today!

 

Even if you don't have autoimmunity or lupus, you will absolutely still benefit from this class. Spend an hour with me and learn:

 

7 Daily Habits to Prevent Lupus Flares from Ever Coming Back.

 

It can help anyone from chronic fatigue syndrome to fibromyalgia. Do you feel pain every day or hate getting out of bed due to exhaustion?

 

Register for free at  margaretromero.com/masterclass

 

Be well and see you there!

 

Margaret xo

 

Want to connect with Margaret?

 

Follow and connect with Margaret on Instagram  - https://www.instagram.com/margaretromero/

 

Learn more on her Website -https://www.margaretromero.com/

 

Take a walk with Margaret as she goes deeper into her personal journey when she was first diagnosed with multi-organ involvement lupus nephritis - From Flare to Fabulous -https://amzn.to/3uGsLoM

 

Listen to another episode relating to Lupus - https://www.margaretromero.com/151-3-must-supplements-women-lupus/

 

Now is your time to start feeling better & finally living the life you have always wanted! Grab your copy of Margaret’s free e-book: https://margaretromero.us16.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=a7ca94b07bda863bfdad3a311&id=edd1c9600b

 

Want to learn the simple steps that have helped so many others transform their lives?  Join the 7-day Lupus Challenge - https://margaretromero.com/challenge/

 

If you’ve been loving The Sacred Medicine Podcast, please be sure to subscribe and leave a review!

Oct 8, 2021
191: Wild & Well: Dani’s Six Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing

Dani Williamson is my guest today, and let me tell you, she has been through so much with her health until she found functional medicine after she was diagnosed with lupus. Today she is thriving! Yes, she is another example that you can overcome autoimmunity!

 

She's coming out with her new book, "Wild and Well, Dani's 6 Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing."

 

Dani Williamson MSN, FNP is a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Nurse-Midwifery and Family Nurse Practitioner program, Dani practices the art of medicine by balancing traditional and integrative therapies. Dani encourages her patients to step out of the realm of “normal” and reach “optimal” health.

Dani was diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome in 1985.  She struggled with chronic itching of her arms and legs for several years, was diagnosed with Lupus in her early 30’s and then, not surprisingly, prescribed psych medications to manage her emotions. Not once was she ever told “your diet controls your symptoms” or asked, “what are you eating?” by the 10 specialists she saw over 24 years. She continued eating a Standard American Diet as her symptoms progressed, and prescriptions to treat those increased as well.  It wasn’t until she began practicing integrative medicine after graduating from nurse practitioner school that she was educated on the importance of healing the gut. Her story of healing is an inspiration and source of hope to her patients.

Dani owns Integrative Family Medicine in Franklin, TN. She focuses on gut, thyroid, hormone, and adrenal health with her patients. Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, which is autoimmune thyroid disease, is her passion.  Her approach embodies a physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual process to healing.  She believes God designed our bodies to heal themselves in our 40’s, 50’s, 60’s or even 70’s.  She stresses the importance of eating real food, as well as cleaning up the environment around us one step at a time.

Dani is a sought-after speaker at various conferences and workshops where she leads discussions on gut, thyroid, adrenal, hormone, and brain health. She is on the board of Middle Tennessee chapter of the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention and believes strongly in addressing issues of adverse childhood trauma and its relation to overall long-term health conditions.

Dani is a single mother of two grown children and attends Brentwood Baptist Church.  She loves traveling and participating in medical mission work. She runs a support group for her Hashimoto’s thyroiditis patients, offers community education at the clinic and has a weekly Facebook Live show on Sunday evenings named “Sunday Night Service” which addresses various health topics.  She is also the founder of a Facebook community that continues to grow monthly with members from across the world that are dedicated to healing their bodies from the INSIDE OUT:  Inside~Out Healing from Within.

Her first book Wild & Well: Dani’s Six Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing is being released November 9, 2021.  She believes your health is not rocket science, and healing shouldn’t be either.

 

Please join Dani’s email list for her weekly newsletter at http://www.daniwiliamson.com  and follow her on social media. Links below.

 

Facebook- private community:  Inside Out~Healing from Within:

Facebook:  Dani Williamson Wellness

Twitter: @wildandwelldani

Instagram: @daniwilliamsonwellness

YouTube: Dani Williamson Wellness

Click your favorite bookstore to Pre-order Dani’s book Wild & Well: Dani’s Six Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing:

Amazon               

Barnes & Noble              

BAM!: Books a Million                   

Powell’s             

Parnassus Books

Want to connect with Margaret?

Follow and connect with Margaret on Instagram  - https://www.instagram.com/margaretromero/

 

Learn more on her Website - https://www.margaretromero.com/

 

Take a walk with Margaret as she goes deeper into her personal journey when she was first diagnosed with multi-organ involvement lupus nephritis - From Flare to Fabulous -https://amzn.to/3uGsLoM

Now is your time to start feeling better & finally living the life you have always wanted! Grab your copy of Margaret’s free e-book: https://margaretromero.us16.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=a7ca94b07bda863bfdad3a311&id=edd1c9600b

 

New Lupus Masterclass: 7 Daily Habits to Prevent Lupus Flares From Ever Coming Back

Register here- www.margaretromero.com/masterclass

 

Want to learn the simple steps that have helped so many others transform their lives?  Join the 7-day Lupus Challenge - https://margaretromero.com/challenge/

If you’ve been loving The Sacred Medicine Podcast, please be sure to subscribe and leave a review!

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