Dr. Scott Sherr, MD: Why Stress Blocks Healing: Mitochondria, Immune Aging, Hyperbaric Oxygen, and Methylene Blue

About this episode

Dr. Scott Sherr discusses the sympathetic spiral of doom and its impact on healing and health optimization.

There is a state where the body gets locked in sympathetic activation and mitochondrial dysfunction at the same time and no matter what supplements you take, no matter what protocols you run, nothing actually works. Dr. Scott Sherr calls it the sympathetic spiral of doom, and in this episode we break down exactly what it is, why so many people are stuck in it without knowing it, and the right sequence to actually get out. Dr. Scott is a board certified internal medicine physician, certified in hyperbaric oxygen therapy and health optimization medicine, and the chief medical officer of One Base Health, the company behind the hyperbaric chamber you see in every episode. He advises me personally on my hyperbaric protocols, including the ovarian longevity protocol I have been running, and this conversation goes deep into the science behind why that protocol makes sense and what we are actually trying to achieve. This episode is sponsored by Zen Basil. Their certified edible basil seeds are designed for human nutrition, deliver 15g of fiber per serving, and are batch-tested for glyphosate and over 400 pesticides. Use the code KAYLA20 for 20% off. ⁠…

People in this episode

Host: Kayla Barnes-Lentz

Guest: Dr. Scott Sherr

Topics covered

• stress
• healing
• mitochondria
• immune aging
• hyperbaric oxygen
• health optimization

Keywords

• stress
• mitochondrial dysfunction
• hyperbaric oxygen therapy
• immune aging
• health optimization
• methylene blue

Sponsors

Zen Basil

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: One Base Health

Products: Zen Basil, methylene blue, hyperbaric oxygen therapy

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