#86 Dr. Michele's Story: Healing From Autoimmune Disease

Welcome to Season 3 of the Body Wisdom Podcast with Dr. Michele.

This season the podcast we're focusing on healthy habits. As your host, I’ll be recording solo episodes which will answer some of the most common questions I’m asked as a physician such as “how do I build a new habit?” "which habits are essential to get healthy again?" "what can I do to lose weight?" "how can I look and feel younger again?" "how can I start exercising again if I haven't done it in years?" and more. I will also be coaching patients and clients live on-air, and conducting interviews with other health & wellness experts. Of course, I am always open to new topic ideas, so if there is a topic you would like me to address or if there is a question you would like answered, please reach out. Email me directly at [email protected].

Today Dr. Michele tells her story and how she healed from autoimmune disease.

Enjoy the show!

About Dr. Michele:

As a physician & surgeon, certified Ayurvedic and Autoimmune health coach, yoga teacher, anatomy & physiology professor, and overall health & wellness expert, Dr. Michele Summers Colon is an Advocate for Women's Health. Her passion is helping women help themselves to heal their body. She is the author of Body Wisdom: 10 Weeks to Transformation, the creator and host of the Body Wisdom with Dr. Michele Podcast, and the leader of the Body Wisdom Membership Program.

She has been interviewed and quoted in many prominent publications including USA Today, US News & World Reports, Health Magazine, Yahoo! Makers, and Bloomberg BusinessWeek. One of Dr. Michele’s greatest strengths is her ability to help women create balanced, healthy lives by looking at the whole picture. She combines the best of Eastern and Western medicine to create individualized health & wellness plans for her patients and clients. For 25 years, Dr. Michele has dedicated herself to maintaining a private medical practice and providing exceptional care to her patients while at the same time studying holisitic and integrative medicine. Dr. Michele believes that food is medicine and that yoga, Ayurveda, and meditation are the keys to perfect health.

Dr. Michele has a Bachelor’s degree in Physiology from UCBerkeley, a Master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences and a Doctorate degree in Podiatry from Barry University, and graduated from a Foot & Ankle Surgical Residency in Los Angeles. Dr. Michele is also certified in Ayurvedic as well as Autoimmune Health Coaching, Yoga, Reiki, Reflexology, and Laser Therapy. Dr. Michele specializes in Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, and Therapeutic Yoga to provide the most healing, relaxation, and rejuvenation to her patients and clients. Dr. Michele has studied Ayurvedic Medicine extensively and has worked with some of the best practitioners throughout the United States to bring Ayurveda to the forefront of medicine.

Combining yoga, Ayurveda, and meditation is one of Dr. Michele’s passions so that she can spread the word to as many people as possible that this is the path to perfect health.

Show Notes: Dr. Michele shares her personal story of how she healed her body from pain and autoimmune issues, including Crohn's disease, interstitial cystitis, sciatica, migraines, and insomnia.

Here is part of her story:

Before I found Ayurveda, I was sleep-deprived, overly stressed, and overweight. Like you, I wanted to eat well. I wanted to feel good in my body and work out daily, but I just couldn’t get it together. As a busy working mom who owned her own business, I had a lot of responsibilities and I put everyone else first. It got so bad that I developed two autoimmune diseases that I needed to address before I ended up in the hospital or worse. Doctor after doctor told me that I needed strong medications or surgeries to treat the Crohn’s disease and interstitial cystitis that were taking over my body. That was what it took for me to get my life and my health in order. That was when I found Ayurveda and yoga, and that is when I healed my body. I don’t want it to get that bad for you. I can help you before it gets to that point. Let’s do this. Together. We can hold space for each other and for the other women in the membership, and we can beat the things that are holding us down and making us sick.

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Namaste,

Dr. Michele

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