Episode 7: How To Heal Trauma Through Nutrition And Meditation

Join us as we discuss trauma, nutrition, and the microbiome with post-traumatic stress expert, Dr. James Gordon. In this episode, Dr. Gordon shares his insight as a trained psychiatrist on the process of transformation towards healing trauma that people experienced in their lives.

Guest Bio

Dr. James Gordon is the author of The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma. As the Founder and Executive Director of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C., he has created and implemented the world’s largest and most effective program for healing population-wide psychological trauma. Dr. Gordon and his 130 international faculty at The Center for Mind-Body Medicine have brought this program of self-care and group support to more than 6,000 health professionals and other communities here in the US and overseas and they, in turn, are using it in a wide variety of clinical, educational, and community-based settings.

He and his colleagues have also developed community-wide programs for refugees from wars in the Balkans, the Middle East, and Africa; for New York City firefighters and U. S. military personnel and veterans and their families; for students, parents, and teachers who have survived school shootings; for Native American children and their families; for those affected by the opioid crisis in Allegany County; and for communities in the aftermath of climate-related disasters in New Orleans and Southern Louisiana, Houston, Puerto Rico, and Sonoma, Shasta, Butte, Napa, and Siskiyou Counties. To learn more about Dr. James Gordon click here.

Episode Takeaways:

What is Trauma?

Trauma means injury - injury to the body, mind, or spirit  We must learn to deal with the world in which calamities known as traumas are going to happen disappointments, abuse, neglect, discrimination, loss, or age Sometimes the source of our behavior and distress comes from the trauma we’ve experienced Humans find comfort in sharing their experiences Sharing speeds up the healing process

 Important Components of Transformation

 The knowledge that there is hope  Simple techniques that give the physical experience of making a change Breathing exercises Expressive meditations (shaking and dancing)

Nutrition’s Role in Transformation

  Our gastrointestinal system gets disrupted when we experience trauma. Head: how we think about food Mouth Esophagus Small intestine Pancreas Liver  Rebuilding the gut Mindful eating (eating slower and meditatively) Eat more whole foods Add more fiber (soluble and insoluble) Add a multivitamin to your normal diet

Where to learn more about Dr. James Gordon...

JamesSGordonMD.com Center for Mind-Body Medicine Book: The Transformation  Instagram: @drjamesgordon Facebook: jgordonmd Twitter: @drjamesgordon