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Wild Medicine


Jul 23, 2019

Cait Mizzi  is the holistic nutritionist at the Poppy Clinic, an amazing and inspiring woman that has a passion about functional health and nutrition. During this episode, she shares lengthy her knowledge about autoimmune diseases and the crucial role nutrition plays. Cait talks about her personal health journey and how autoimmunity brought her to practice holistic nutrition.

This episode is filled with valuable information about autoimmunity, what exactly is, how to prevent and treat it, tackling the dietary triggers and making the lifestyle changes to heal and reverse this condition that affects 20% of the population. 

Food is powerful, and learning about food from passionate people is a true inspiration. Cait made her mission to help people heal, teach them about the benefits of food, and empowering every patient she works with. 

 

Key Takeaways:

[4:26] Cait talks about her own healing journey

[14:50] Find out she had Guttate Psoriasis.

[17:46] Starting an autoimmune paleo protocol.

[21:25] Shifting careers.

[24:53] The risks of taking biologics for psoriasis.

[26:53] Being rebellious pays off! 

[28:39] You don’t have to say yes to your doctor.

[29:15] You can reverse a diagnosis through lifestyle and diet change.

[30:25] What your immune disease does for your body.

[34:46] What is an autoimmune disease?

[36:13] Genetics load the gun but lifestyle pulls the trigger.

[37:13] The vegan to paleo transition.

[42:03] The autoimmune paleo protocol

[44:25] Dealing with the emotions related to changing your diet.

[51:55] It is all about prevention.

[53:00] Life now for Cait.

[56:51] The focus needs to remain on the diet and the environment.

[57:10] Every mistake you make can propel you forward.

[58:01] Question what you are told..

[58:33] Rapid fire questions.

 

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Learn more about Cait Mizzi:  

Cait Mizzi is a Certified Nutritional Practitioner (CNP), having graduated with first class honors from the Institute of Holistic Nutrition in Canada. She has dedicated thousands of hours and years of research and study into understanding the intricate relationship between the human body and the foods that we eat. 

Having sent two autoimmune conditions of her own into remission, Cait’s passionate journey in health and wellness began. After leaving a successful 15-year career in Fashion & Entertainment, Cait now spends her days educating and empowering others to heal themselves and strive for a life of optimal, vibrant health. 

Cait’s practice focuses on pediatric nutrition (the best place to begin setting up dietary habits for a life without dis-ease). She also works with men and women for both libido, fertility, autoimmune disease, mental health and more. 

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