The body wants to return to balance. It just needs the tools to do so. Heal Yourself: Mind ~ Body ~ Spirit helps you discover the messages your body is sending, and it also shares the tools to aid your body in healing itself.
"Part One: Body" covers Sandie's whole-body approach to healing: rebuilding and rebalancing the body, removing stress, and addressing the root causes of chronic illness. All key systems in the body are covered, including functional laboratory test analysis to determine what support your body needs and the forms of supplements that are right for you. Because everything in our body is connected, we must also focus on our mind and spirit in order to heal.
"Part Two: Mind" dives deep into all areas of personal growth, from empowering language to the laws of attraction, building healthy relationships to wealth consciousness, and so much more.
"Part Three: Spirit" is focused on meditations to help further your spiritual journey. Through meditation, you learn to become the observer of the body. From here suffering becomes optional, allowing you to shift to a vibration of peace where the body, mind, and spirit can heal.
The body wants to return to balance. It just needs the tools to do so. Heal Yourself: Mind ~ Body ~ Spirit helps you discover the messages your body is sending, and it also shares the tools to aid your body in healing itself.
"Part One: Body" covers Sandie's whole-body approach to healing: rebuilding and rebalancing the body, removing stress, and addressing the root causes of chronic illness. All key systems in the body are covered, including functional laboratory test analysis to determine what support your body needs and the forms of supplements that are right for you. Because everything in our body is connected, we must also focus on our mind and spirit in order to heal.
"Part Two: Mind" dives deep into all areas of personal growth, from empowering language to the laws of attraction, building healthy relationships to wealth consciousness, and so much more.
"Part Three: Spirit" is focused on meditations to help further your spiritual journey. Through meditation, you learn to become the observer of the body. From here suffering becomes optional, allowing you to shift to a vibration of peace where the body, mind, and spirit can heal.
In modern allopathic medicine, we find doctors specializing in only one area of the body or a single aspect of health such as endocrinologists, immunologists, gynecologists, rheumatologists, and so on. Each area of the body is isolated as though they are not connected.
When I first started coaching, my business coach emphasized the importance of finding a niche. Even in the functional and holistic world there are niches. Practitioners specialize in hormones, adrenals, candida, Lyme Disease, and so forth. Just like in allopathic medicine, many holistic practitioners tend to focus on treating only one area of the body as though nothing is connected.
I thought long and hard on what my niche would be. Due to my own experience healing from chronic illness, I was unable to pick one. I knew that regardless of what symptoms or diseases are present, the entire body, mind, and spirit must be addressed as a whole because everything is connected. As you will see below, each system is important, and none can be left out.
The brain is the master organ. If it isn’t balanced, nothing else will be. Sadly, the brain is left out by most practitioners. Most are not trained in balancing neurotransmitters. Few understand the genetics behind the enzymatic processes in the brain and how to analyze test results, nor have they heard of amino acid therapy to balance neurotransmitters. Amino acid therapy was my first step to healing as I was getting off of Effexor (antidepressant); it was my catalyst. In working with hundreds of clients, I have seen balancing neurotransmitters be the missing link, which is why we will spend a lot of time discussing it.
General nutrient deficiencies need to be addressed right from the get-go as do mitochondria (our energy generation centers). If our bodies are not able to efficiently produce energy, healing will be at a standstill. Any stressors on the body deplete nutrients. Deficiencies then lead to dysfunction and imbalances, which cause the body to no longer be able to cope with stress. It becomes a vicious cycle. We interrupt the cycle by removing stress and giving the body the tools that it needs in order to repair itself. The foundation tests I use in my program will show what the body needs for both of these areas.
Detoxification pathways are the next most important part of healing. New discoveries in genetics show us how our enzymes of detoxification are impacted by our genes. Since delving into the world of genetics, my success rate and the time it takes me to help people see results have improved dramatically. Being able to customize our supplements based on our genes is an amazing scientific discovery. Milk thistle, turmeric, methyl donors, and so many other supplements are not beneficial to everyone. These popular supplements can actually do more harm than good. Many health-minded people claim they are working on their detoxification pathways, but in reality, without testing, they are throwing paint at the wall and hoping it will stick.
Many practitioners place a big emphasis on treating adrenals and sex hormones whenever a client complains of fatigue. While adrenals and sex hormones do play a role in energy levels, the saliva panel many practitioners are still using to test them is outdated. I have found that imbalances and dysfunctions in adrenals and sex hormones tend to be due to dysfunctions in other systems such as detoxification pathways, deficiencies, mitochondria, and neurotransmitters. Since adrenal function is impacted by chronic stress, fear, and depression, I prefer to first address mindset and get foundational support on board before testing adrenals and hormones. This gives the body enough time to rebalance hormones and adrenals itself with the tools we give it.
The thyroid is another area I see people concentrate on with limited success. Many doctors have not even heard of Reverse T3. In some countries, the test is not even available; as you will see in the “Thyroid” section, you cannot see a true picture of what is going on without this test. Thyroid dysfunction is a result of other dysfunctions in the body. I test it early on using a full blood panel, but as with sex hormones and adrenals, I prefer to first support other systems.
Healing the gut and detoxing from heavy metals are done last in my program because through experience, I have found gut work to be unsuccessful in most people until the rebuilding and rebalancing steps are in place. The mind needs to be in a calm state with little stress for gut work to be successful. When the stress response is chronically active, the immune response is suppressed, and it is difficult to eliminate pathogens. We need the body on board to help us remove the pathogens. Detoxification pathways must be functioning well; otherwise, killing pathogens will create a toxic burden that is too much for the body to handle, and the person will end up having to stop. The stress itself on the body would make it unsuccessful, even if they were able to complete their protocol.
Diet is another factor to increase the chances of clearing pathogens. I have found that in order for gut work to be successful, eating a ninety percent whole food diet is necessary. Many practitioners make clients go on a strict diet right away. This is rarely successful because people feel isolated and deprived. They become depressed, then at some point, they end up with feelings of shame when they binge on unhealthy foods due to intense cravings. Having time to slowly transition to a balanced diet is ideal, and my program allows for time before gut work to make this transition while we rebuild and rebalance the body.
Most people believe their gut, or pathogens like candida or Lyme, are causing their symptoms. I have found it is actually imbalances and deficiencies in the body and issues with detoxification pathways causing these issues. Once these are addressed, the symptoms go away, enabling us to easily clear up the root causes. The root causes are the overall body burden: stress, toxins, pathogens, and metals. It ends up looking like the chicken and the egg paradox: which came first? I believe stress causes dysfunction, which leads to symptoms and disease. Most practitioners try to kill the pathogens or remove the toxins by force, which often results in the person becoming sicker. Their body is unable to handle any more stress. I turn the process around and work with the body so it can heal. I remove the emotional stress, reduce toxin exposure, run tests to identify imbalances and deficiencies, aid the body in repairing detoxification, and then, when it is ready, assist in removing pathogens and metals. First, I clear parasites, protozoa, and biofilm. Then, I address bacteria in the large intestine. After that, SIBO and yeast are eliminated if still present. Last, if needed, I address any systemic pathogens. During gut work, gentle binders are used to clear metals. The body wants to be healthy; it just needs the tools and time to heal.
Here is an overview of my healing program for the average person. Some people with certain genetic mutations require another round of blood work before Phase Two to ensure detoxification pathways are functioning. They also may need further testing. These are more complex cases. I have focused on the basics of the program in this book. It is truly a whole body, mind, and spirit approach.
Phase One: Rebuild, Rebalance, and Repair
-Nutrition: slowly move to a ninety percent whole food diet
-Begin mindset training and meditation
-Order Organic Acids, genetics, and blood work testing
-Rebalance neurotransmitters
-Support mitochondria and thyroid
-Address nutrient deficiencies
-Repair detoxification pathways
Order DUTCH Test and support adrenals and hormones
-Rerun blood work or further testing, if needed
Phase Two: Remove Stress
-Order gut tests
-Address parasites, protozoa, and biofilm
-Begin safe/gentle heavy metal detoxification
 -Retest to ensure success and address bacterial dysbiosis
-Address SIBO, yeast and other systematic pathogens
Heal Yourself Body - Mind - Spirit by Sandie Gascon is a book about, as the name suggests healing yourself. "This book is just that: educational information that I have gathered on my journey and am sharing with you."
As a person who has read a lot of Health and Well-being books, my initial thoughts were mediocre. But reading the first pages made me realize this might be one of the useful health and well-being books I've read.
In the 'Why a Whole-Body Approach Is Needed to Heal' section, she talked about specialization and isolation in modern allopathy. As a person who has experienced and still experiencing the drawbacks of these, I don't know why people aren't addressing this issue. Also, she mentioned the issue that most practitioners aren't trained in balancing neuro transmitters. A couple of years ago I had brain nerve damage and finding out that the problem was in my brain, took them some time. And cut to the present, I'm still suffering from those damages. Even after all these events, I still haven't learned anything about the brain or neurotransmitters, all I've learned are the name of the medicines I consume.
Even at the time of writing this, I'm going through another situation where my neurologist and my physiotherapist are treating me, but I still don't know what is the problem? Or where is the problem?
As I said before, this is one of the most useful health and well-being books I've read. You can find anything and everything here. As a person who was illiterate about our body, mind, and meditation, reading this book helped me understand myself. For anyone who has struggled with chronic decreases, this is a must read. Or for those who don't have specific health issues, but want to obtain optimal health- both mentally and physically. I would totally recommend this book to everyone.