Cultivate: Exploring Hope and Wellness and MND

I’ve always been happy to deal with the situation privately, knowing that anyone who really needed to know - my family and closest friends - were already in the loop. The book was made for the small number of people who find themselves facing a diagnosis of MND. So, why go public now? Follow me at: https://www.graham-dargie.co.uk https://www.instagram.com/grahamdargie/ Buy The 1% Chance on Amazon...

"Glutamate is responsible for moving bioelectrical signals across the tiny gaps between one neurone and the next. It’s a pretty neat system, but when it isn’t working properly, we can have problems..." Follow me at: https://www.graham-dargie.co.uk https://www.instagram.com/grahamdargie/ Buy The 1% Chance on Amazon and Audible: UK - https://amzn.eu/d/b54kFeX   US - https://a.co/d/e7px4a8...

"Maybe it was a case of my own unspoken expectations going unmet, but I quickly realised that the kind of support I thought would be on offer, wasn’t going to materialise. If I was going to build my health, support my body and guard my mind against what was to come, I’d have to find out how to do it in my own way..." Follow me at: https://www.graham-dargie.co.uk https://www.instagram.com...

Living with MND / ALS throws up an overwhelming array of physical challenges but it could be argued that the mental and emotional obstacles are just as great. Polyvagal theory gives me a practical toolkit for managing my emotional wellbeing. Follow me at: https://www.graham-dargie.co.uk https://www.instagram.com/grahamdargie/ Buy The 1% Chance on Amazon and Audible: UK - https://amzn.eu/d/b54kFeX...

You’ve probably heard the term gut-brain axis , and understand there’s a connection between the gut and the brain, but the health of our gut microbiome can have a profound effect on our overall health and wellbeing. Follow me at: https://www.graham-dargie.co.uk https://www.instagram.com/grahamdargie/ Buy The 1% Chance on Amazon and Audible: UK - https://amzn.eu/d/b54kFeX   US - https://a.co/d/e7px...

"I sat down, aware of fasciculations fluttering and tapping insistently around my body. The sensation can be distracting, but by ten minutes into the meditation, I noticed the fasciculations had reduced significantly. I’ve had this experience again countless times since..." Follow me at: https://www.graham-dargie.co.uk https://www.instagram.com/grahamdargie/ Buy The 1% Chance on Amazon a...

Mitochondrial dysfunction is a hallmark of MND. But what are mitochondria and how can we help them? Follow me at: https://www.graham-dargie.co.uk https://www.instagram.com/grahamdargie/ Buy The 1% Chance on Amazon and Audible: UK - https://amzn.eu/d/b54kFeX   US - https://a.co/d/e7px4a8 AU - The 1% Chance: Hope, Wellness and Discovery in the Face of MND CA - The 1% Chance: Hope, Wellness and Disco...

"I’d already set up a synthetic voice app - but the artificial voice sounded frail and debilitated, leaving me feeling disempowered. In my experience, there’s always another way or a workaround. So, I started to look for alternatives." Follow me at: https://www.graham-dargie.co.uk https://www.instagram.com/grahamdargie/ Buy The 1% Chance on Amazon and Audible: UK - https://amzn.eu/d/b54k...

Beneath the outward symptoms of MND / ALS, a vicious cycle of problems are at work to drive disease progression. Among these, is protein aggregation. But, what is protein aggregation? Follow me at: https://www.graham-dargie.co.uk https://www.instagram.com/grahamdargie/ Buy The 1% Chance on Amazon and Audible: UK - https://amzn.eu/d/b54kFeX   US - https://a.co/d/e7px4a8 AU - The 1% Chance: Hope, We...

Dr Jeffrey Rediger is a physician, psychiatrist, a best-selling author, and is on the faculty of Harvard Medical School. You can understand why the title of his bestselling book, Cured: The Life-Changing Science of Spontaneous Healing (known in some markets as Cured: The Power of Our Immune System and the Mind-Body Connection), caught my attention. Here's a brief review. Follow me at: https://www....

According to research, a single cause of MND / ALS is unknown, but possible mechanisms include, among other things, oxidative stress. But what is oxidative stress? Follow me at: https://www.graham-dargie.co.uk https://www.instagram.com/grahamdargie/ Buy The 1% Chance on Amazon and Audible: UK - https://amzn.eu/d/b54kFeX   US - https://a.co/d/e7px4a8 AU - The 1% Chance: Hope, Wellness and Discovery...

When we think of a diagnosis like MND / ALS, we can easily understand some of the physical challenges that come along with it. Often, it’s harder to grasp the mental and emotional challenge of facing a relentless disease, associated with inevitable decline. Follow me at: https://www.graham-dargie.co.uk https://www.instagram.com/grahamdargie/

Aaron Lazar  is a Broadway performer, film and television actor who was recently diagnosed with ALS. Aaron's thoughts about his diagnosis echo so many of my own, and he uses his platform and talents beautifully, to communicate a message of hope around MND / ALS. Follow me at: https://www.graham-dargie.co.uk https://www.instagram.com/grahamdargie/

Introducing myself and the purpose of the podcast. Find out more at http://www.graham-dargie.co.uk Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/grahamdargie/