82: Dr. Daniel Roytas: Can You Catch A Cold?

Dr. Daniel Roytas has qualifications in naturopathy and human nutrition with 10 years of clinical experience.In this episode, you're going to learn why the idea that germs cause disease may not be the whole truth, how environmental factors and nutrition play a bigger role in illness than we thought, and the historical misconceptions behind germ theory. You’ll gain insights into what research shows about contagions and how you can take control of your health by focusing on simple lifestyle changes.In late 2022, Dr. Daniel resigned from his position as a Senior Lecturer of Australia’s leading natural medicine educational institutions after becoming disillusioned with the curriculum he was teaching. This allowed him to focus on other projects such as his book "Can You Catch A Cold? Untold History & Human Experiments" which was published in March of 2024. Timestamps:[03:38] Introduction to germ theory and why it’s good to be skeptical[08:38] The difficulty of finding research on non-contagious diseases  [12:43] Historical debate on contagion versus terrain theory  [20:19] Difference between bacteria, viruses, and the body's response  [32:24] How flu viruses were replaced by germ theory  [40:03] Koch’s postulates and the flaws of germ theory  [50:01] Environmental factors and lifestyle as major drivers of diseaseCan You Catch A Cold? Check out Dr. Daniel’s book and challenge your understanding of infectious disease.Catch up with Dr. Daniel through Humanely’s Website, Facebook, Instagram and on their Telegram Channel.Ask Kelly your burning questions with a monthly Vital Life Project Membership.Resources Mentioned:Dissolving Illusions by Roman Bystrianyk | Book or AudiobookFind more from Kelly Brogan:Instagram: @kellybroganmdWebsite: kellybroganmd.comJoin Kelly's monthly membership, Vital Life Project here.Get Kelly’s new book The Reclaimed Woman here and join the companion program, Reclaimed, here.Affiliates:This episode is sponsored by Samahdi Moss. Use code KELLY10 for 10% off your sea moss!

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It hurts to have unmet needs. And it sucks to scurry after crumbs when you’re starving. Join Kelly Brogan MD, as she teaches us how our pain points are portals. She’ll help you discover a world where every seeming challenge is a new chapter in your most audacious story. Plot twists, body symptoms, and heartbreak each represent an opportunity to own ourselves and learn to better wield the power of choice. Kelly will take you on a reclamation journey from the battlefield of victim consciousness to the sovereignty of self-devoted pleasure and expose every surprising place you’ve given your power away. Explore the tools you’ll need to find out what you want, how to ask for it and how to stand in fierce alignment with yourself.Kelly Brogan is a soul alchemist and threshold guardian devoted to the transformation of collective consciousness. As a young know-it-all atheist, candy-addict, straight-A MIT neuroscience major and Ivy-league trained psychiatrist, she specialized in feeding women, herself included, straight into the mouth of the medicated beast. After a Hashimoto’s healing journey inspired her to sound the alarm on the bait-and-switch of big pharma, she became a renegade activist—authoring the New York Times bestseller, A Mind of Your Own, and its follow-up, Own Your Self; co-editing the landmark textbook, Integrative Therapies for Depression; and eventually becoming an honorary member of the Disinformation Dozen. She is the creatrix of Vital Mind Reset, the online health reclamation program, and the membership community Vital Life Project. She’s a human, cat, and chicken mom.