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Chris Irwin's avatar

So this article is right in my wheelhouse and exactly the kind of thing I talk about with my content. I've lived it as a retired Navy SEAL. In my view, all of this essentially comes down to a maladapted nervous system response and a brain that thinks it's still in danger, even though the threat no longer exists. The most effective tools I've found are various neural retraining systems like DNRS, Gupta, and re-origin. As well as the app Curable. The interesting twist with veterans exposed to repeated blasts (as in that video) is that we still aren't sure how much the resulting damage to the brain in the form of blast Traumatic Brain Injury (bTBI) is part of the equation. It causes a very specific type of injury called Astral Glial Scarring which so far is undetectable on scans.

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Greg Watson's avatar

Hi Gary and Lilian,

Great article and collaboration. Your timing couldn't be better for me as I am slowly putting together a more refined working hypothesis for the Symptoms I experience.

I have been poking around at Prenatal influences that my birth mother likely experienced, along with ACE's (adverse childhood experiences) that I experienced in my adoptive family.

I have often thought that the "Parkinson" Symptoms and some of the symptoms associated with shell shock were one and the same, so this lead me to do a search to see if ACE's and PTSD were linked.

Bingo! I had already been working with some of the suggestions for dealing with PTSD quite by accident, so am feeling emboldened to narrow my focus and kind of expand it at the same time.

The one aspect of Lilians work I have struggled with has been the vigorous exercise as it always makes my tremor more pronounced, despite her encouraging me to back off the intensity. LOL

So I am now settling into walking 3 km most days of the week and increasing the frequency of my Yoga and Meditation practices.

Reducing the stressors in my life is helping while I bolster my tolerance for said stressors too.

Additionally, I have shifted my diet to one almost solely plant based while removing the usual irritants (gluten, dairy, eggs, etc...) and then some.

So keep up the amazing work you two are doing. Having found this community of alternative thinkers has been an amazing gift to me. I no longer feel alone in my quest to heal myself.

Cheers, Greg Watson

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