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Live Well Podcast | Ep #63 Montel Williams shares what helps him thrive with Multiple Sclerosis
Live Well Podcast | Ep #63 Montel Williams shares what helps him thrive with Multiple Sclerosis

Today on The Live Well Podcast I have the honor of interviewing TV-personality Montel WIlliams about his personal experience with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).  Montel is an amazing advocate in the autoimmune and chronic illness community and I’m absolutely honored to speak with him! Join us as we speak about the importance of being your own advocate, the holistic approaches that most helped Montel heal, and his daily mindfulness practice that helps him stay positive and thrive with chronic illness!

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Podcast, AutoimmuneChristina TidwellMultiple Sclerosis, MS, Montel Williams, Chronic Disease, Autoimmune Disease Comments
Why Our Current Healthcare System Isn't Enough
Why Our Current Healthcare System Isn't Enough

Our Western medical establishment typically defines alternative medicine as any practice that doesn’t come from evidence gathered using the scientific method.  And while I believe standards and regulations to be crucially important when creating guidelines to treat human beings, (do you want your surgeon doing anything other than the gold standard?) I do believe this labeling creates a very limited viewpoint.

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Healthy Lifestyle Tips, Autoimmune Disease, AutoimmuneChristina Tidwellholistic health, functional medicine, healthcare, nutrition, alternative health, holistic, holistic nutrition, Autoimmune Disease, Chronic DiseaseComment
Being Your Own Health Advocate
Being Your Own Health Advocate

Have you ever gone to a doctor’s appointment with questions, concerns, and data you’ve gathered and left without being able to get a word in before the doctor had to whizz off to her next patient?  Or have you voiced concerns about your current treatment plan and asked for alternative options only to be met with a statement such as “this is how things are done.” Or maybe you feel like you don’t even know what questions you would ask your health care providers if given the chance.

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Healthy Lifestyle Tips, Autoimmune Disease, AutoimmuneChristina Tidwellpatient advocate, patient, empowerment, Chronic Disease, health care
My Story [Part 2]
My Story [Part 2]

The diagnosis of a chronic illness can provide relief at finally having answers to questions, but it is only the starting point in the journey of returning to health again. I began this journey at 18 years old and never imagined all the places it would take me.  This discovery is my passion, my purpose, and what I want to share with you!  Whether you are living with a chronic illness or simply crave health and balance in your life, I want to guide you and show you how it is possible to find sustainable, attainable health by nourishing your body and mind.

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Autoimmune Disease, AutoimmuneChristina TidwellStill's Disease, AOSD, Autoimmune Disease, Chronic Disease, RheumatologistComment