Dr. Martha Beck

By the end of 12 years, I'd largely given up on medical treatments because they all told me, we don't know what's wrong with you. But I was diagnosed with three measurable, observable autoimmune conditions, all of which they told me were poorly understood and incurable and progressive. Yeah.

By the end of 12 years, I'd largely given up on medical treatments because they all told me, we don't know what's wrong with you. But I was diagnosed with three measurable, observable autoimmune conditions, all of which they told me were poorly understood and incurable and progressive. Yeah.

Yeah, actually, they gave me a pamphlet for one of the things, interstitial cystitis. All you icy people out there, three cheers. Constant internal pain. And they gave me a pamphlet when I was diagnosed, and I opened it randomly, and it said at the top of this one page, to keep yourself from committing suicide, remind yourself of your religious beliefs. And I was like, that's your treatment? Wow.

Yeah, actually, they gave me a pamphlet for one of the things, interstitial cystitis. All you icy people out there, three cheers. Constant internal pain. And they gave me a pamphlet when I was diagnosed, and I opened it randomly, and it said at the top of this one page, to keep yourself from committing suicide, remind yourself of your religious beliefs. And I was like, that's your treatment? Wow.

Yeah, actually, they gave me a pamphlet for one of the things, interstitial cystitis. All you icy people out there, three cheers. Constant internal pain. And they gave me a pamphlet when I was diagnosed, and I opened it randomly, and it said at the top of this one page, to keep yourself from committing suicide, remind yourself of your religious beliefs. And I was like, that's your treatment? Wow.

Yeah, it was gnarly.

Yeah, it was gnarly.

Yeah, it was gnarly.

All of the above, yeah. What I had was, I think now I would probably call it tension myofascial syndrome, but it did reach levels in my organs where it caused other disease, but it's basically just a spasmodic tightening of different muscular systems in the body. They don't really know, but... And actually, I finally got that diagnosis when I was 31. I was 18 when I got hit.

All of the above, yeah. What I had was, I think now I would probably call it tension myofascial syndrome, but it did reach levels in my organs where it caused other disease, but it's basically just a spasmodic tightening of different muscular systems in the body. They don't really know, but... And actually, I finally got that diagnosis when I was 31. I was 18 when I got hit.

All of the above, yeah. What I had was, I think now I would probably call it tension myofascial syndrome, but it did reach levels in my organs where it caused other disease, but it's basically just a spasmodic tightening of different muscular systems in the body. They don't really know, but... And actually, I finally got that diagnosis when I was 31. I was 18 when I got hit.

In 31, a doctor went out and came back with one of his med school books. He was just a newly-fledged doctor, and he goes through this huge book. He said, I think you have this. And it said the only treatments they had were vacations and exercise. Yeah. And I said, can I have a note to that effect? Oh, and massage, yes. And I went directly from there to the gym.

In 31, a doctor went out and came back with one of his med school books. He was just a newly-fledged doctor, and he goes through this huge book. He said, I think you have this. And it said the only treatments they had were vacations and exercise. Yeah. And I said, can I have a note to that effect? Oh, and massage, yes. And I went directly from there to the gym.

In 31, a doctor went out and came back with one of his med school books. He was just a newly-fledged doctor, and he goes through this huge book. He said, I think you have this. And it said the only treatments they had were vacations and exercise. Yeah. And I said, can I have a note to that effect? Oh, and massage, yes. And I went directly from there to the gym.

And I was so weak, I couldn't lift a two-pound leg extension weight. Leg extension, I couldn't lift two pounds. And it was excruciating, but I had learned it probably wasn't harming tissue. And so I found that exercise was actually a magic bullet for me as long as I also stayed very relaxed as I could. And this is the key, only did things I enjoyed. Why?

And I was so weak, I couldn't lift a two-pound leg extension weight. Leg extension, I couldn't lift two pounds. And it was excruciating, but I had learned it probably wasn't harming tissue. And so I found that exercise was actually a magic bullet for me as long as I also stayed very relaxed as I could. And this is the key, only did things I enjoyed. Why?

And I was so weak, I couldn't lift a two-pound leg extension weight. Leg extension, I couldn't lift two pounds. And it was excruciating, but I had learned it probably wasn't harming tissue. And so I found that exercise was actually a magic bullet for me as long as I also stayed very relaxed as I could. And this is the key, only did things I enjoyed. Why?

Because anything else, you know, the reason lie detectors work is that when we say things that we know aren't true, everything in the body reacts against that. Our muscles tighten, our perspiration increases, our blink rate, our hand sweat, they can measure immediately. All these things happen when we lie. Right. And they can pick that up on a machine.

Because anything else, you know, the reason lie detectors work is that when we say things that we know aren't true, everything in the body reacts against that. Our muscles tighten, our perspiration increases, our blink rate, our hand sweat, they can measure immediately. All these things happen when we lie. Right. And they can pick that up on a machine.

Because anything else, you know, the reason lie detectors work is that when we say things that we know aren't true, everything in the body reacts against that. Our muscles tighten, our perspiration increases, our blink rate, our hand sweat, they can measure immediately. All these things happen when we lie. Right. And they can pick that up on a machine.