Why Can't You Stay Consistent? What I Learned from Failing My Own Protocol

About this episode

Dr. Shivani Gupta shares her personal struggles with maintaining a health protocol and the lessons learned from her experience.

You know what you need to do. You have the supplements on the counter. You set the alarms. You started strong. And then, somewhere around week two, it all fell apart. Not because you are lazy. Not because you do not care about your health. But because the protocol was asking more of you than your real life could give. I know because that was me. This past fall, I could not follow my own protocol. I have a PhD in turmeric research. I am an Ayurvedic practitioner. I help women heal from chronic inflammation every single day. And I completely failed at my own mold detox plan. Not because I did not know what to do, but because I tried to do too much at once on top of an already full life. And in this episode, I am going to tell you the whole story, including the client who succeeded where I failed, the moment my functional medicine doctor told me to prioritize myself, and the one shift that made everything finally click. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: Why my client Maria healed completely on a protocol just as involved as mine and exactly what made the difference The difference between symptomatic and asymptomatic healing and why it changes everything about your ability to stay consistent Why…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Shivani Gupta

Topics covered

• consistency in health protocols
• personal health challenges
• functional medicine
• women's health
• supplement organization
• prioritizing self-care

Keywords

• health consistency
• functional medicine
• chronic inflammation
• self-care
• supplement routine
• Ayurvedic practices
• mold detox

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ayurvedic

Products: turmeric

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