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Bendy Bodies with Dr. Linda Bluestein

Dr. Linda Bluestein, MD

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Sure, it’s good to be flexible in life, but all things have their limits! If you’ve ever lived with a connective tissue disorder, you know all too well how often joint conditions like Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) can go unrecognized by doctors and result in life-altering symptoms from pain and fatigue to gastrointestinal issues and insomnia. Whether you’re living with a hypermobility condition, treating one, or know someone living with their own – the greatest secret weapon you can use to ma ...
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Dan Neuffer author of CFS Unravelled and creator of the ANS REWIRE recovery program shares his knowledge on healing and recovery from ME, CFS, Fibromyalgia, POTS & MCS. Episodes include discussions as well as interviews with recovered patients and expert practitioners. **MEDICAL DISCLAIMER**: Dan Neuffer, CFS Unravelled or ANS REWIRE do not provide medical advice, and the information available in this video does not offer a diagnosis or medical advice of any kind. The content are opinions an ...
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This podcast aims to raise awareness of long covid, provide a platform of support, education and the lived experience.My name is Julie, I am a registered nurse in the UK. I became unwell with Covid in May 2020 while working on the front line, during the first wave of the pandemic. Subsequently I live with long covid and POTS ( postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome). I would like to share my journey and lived experience, the symptoms and how each impacts daily life. I aim to not only cons ...
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Discomfort Zone

Jason Herterich

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Discomfort Zone is a podcast about living with chronic illness and disability. Through interviews, conversations, and stories, each episode uncovers what it means to be chronically ill and disabled. Jason helps listeners understand that the best way to cope with the discomfort of illness is to turn towards it and laugh at it. Jason is an engineering graduate who reinvented himself as a podcaster and chronic illness/disability advocate after developing fibromyalgia, myalgic encephalomyelitis ...
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LAUNCHING SPRING 2024 --------------- Welcome to the dys-FUNCTIONAL podcast, where we discuss ways to function with Dysautonomia! Dysautonomia is an umbrella term for a bunch of different conditions that all cause your automatic body functions such as breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, digestion and so on to not work correctly. Here, we bring doctors, practitioners, caregivers, autonomic experts, and Dysautonomia warriors to the mic to discuss tips, strategies, the latest research, treat ...
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Join us in this transformative episode as Lynne, an experienced nurse, bravely shares her journey to recovery from ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). As a medical professional, she had been skeptical about the validity of ME/CFS diagnoses. However, Lynne's perspective shifted dramatically after facing years of debilitating…
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In this episode of the Bendy Bodies podcast, Dr. Linda Bluestein, the Hypermobility MD, welcomes Dr. Tina Wang, a leading expert in physical medicine, rehabilitation, and fascia research. Dr. Wang delves into the complexities of fascia, particularly its role in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD). She explains ho…
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In this episode of the Bendy Bodies podcast, Dr. Linda Bluestein, the Hypermobility MD, chats with Katie and Andrew Dettelbach, founders of Whealth, a program dedicated to helping people with hypermobility and chronic pain. Both Katie and Andrew have hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) and have turned their personal struggles into a platform …
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Send us a Text Message. Following on from the last episode of the podcast, as promised this is part 2 with Rachel Jessey from Benourised. We continue and expand on the short conversation we had at the end of the last episode on faecal implant, Rachel has so much knowledge and this is a really interesting topic. We also talk about the circadian rhyt…
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In this episode of the Bendy Bodies podcast, Dr. Linda Bluestein, the Hypermobility MD, sits down with Emily Rich, an occupational therapist specializing in POTS (Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome), Ehlers-Danlos syndromes, and other chronic conditions. Emily, who is also a patient with hypermobile EDS and POTS, shares her insights on how o…
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Looking for treatments to help you recover from ME/CFS, PVFS (long-covid), Fibromyalgia or POTS or related illnesses should surely be a good thing. It’s what most of us do whilst we are ill until we eventually give up or are told ‘there is not cure, so you can’t recover’. But whilst it can be key to your recovery breakthrough, it can also have sign…
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In this episode of the Bendy Bodies podcast, Dr. Linda Bluestein, the Hypermobility MD, hosts an enlightening discussion with Dr. Karen Herbst, a leading expert on lipedema and other adipose connective tissue diseases. Dr. Herbst shares her extensive knowledge on the complexities of lipedema, Dercum's disease, and their connection to connective tis…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode of the podcast I talk with a fantastic returning guest Rachel Jessey. We talk about all things gut related and the microbiome, Rachel explains how these can be effected by the Circadian rhythm and also how and what we can do to help support a "healthy gut". Listen to Rachel talk about a study that supports th…
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In this episode, Dr. Linda Bluestein, the Hypermobility MD, delves into the intricate connections between the immune system and hypermobility disorders with Dr. Kara Wada. A quadruple board-certified physician and Sjogren's patient, Dr. Wada shares her expertise on mast cell activation syndrome, autoimmunity, and the role of inflammation. Discover …
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In this episode, Dr. Linda Bluestein, the Hypermobility MD, hosts a captivating conversation with Lara Bloom, President and CEO of the Ehlers-Danlos Society. Lara shares her journey in advocating for rare diseases, the progress made in Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD), and the upcoming updates in diagnostic c…
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It’s finally time to share some of my health struggles during the last 6 years. It seems like a good opportunity to speak about how resilient ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, POTS, MCS PVFS (or long-covid) recoveries can be – after all, when we recover we often can’t help but ask ….”will it last?” SHOWNOTES: https://cfsunravelled.com/episode20 **MEDICAL DISCL…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode of the podcast, I have returning guest Rachel Hext. Rachel and I talk ahead of the UK general election, we discuss the floors, failings and ongoing issues around the pandemic, clean air and PPE. Rachel talks about her advocacy work including being part of media interviews and Panorama, and specifically Keywor…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode of the podcast, I talk about reaching the 4 year mark of living with Long Covid. I don't like to acknowledge this as an anniversary but I wanted to acknowledge the time that has passed, and what I have learnt along the way. It is strange how 4 years is such a long time, and in one way it has felt like the lon…
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Dr. Linda Bluestein celebrates 100 episodes of Bendy Bodies discussing the most rewarding part of hosting the podcast and the challenges of podcasting. She emphasizes the importance of balancing the complexity of EDS and the need for healthcare professionals to understand and empathize with the struggles of patients with hypermobility conditions. D…
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Summer Dashe, a former news anchor and advocate for the chronically ill, shares her POTS and EDS journey. She covers how she manages her symptoms in everyday life and the challenges of getting diagnosed with POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) and EDS (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome). #dysautonomia #ChronicIllness #POTSAwareness Takeaways Gett…
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Summary Dr. Tania Dempsey discusses mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) with a focus on environmental triggers of mast cell disease. Takeaways Infections can trigger mast cell reactions and people with MCAS may react differently than those without. Identifying and addressing environmental triggers, such as mold and plastics, is important in managi…
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In this special “EDS Awareness Month” episode of the Bendy Bodies Podcast, founder Dr. Linda Bluestein and guest host Kate Colbert discuss how everyone can learn to spot the signs of Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes. Dr. Bluestein emphasizes the importance of EDS awareness, as many people are still not getting the evaluations and care they need. She also de…
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In this Bendy Bodies with the Hypermobility MD podcast, Susan Chalela, MPT discusses support and bracing for hypermobile joints. She shares how her personal and professional experience with joint hypermobility led her to develop the Finding Functional Foundations approach which is being taught as part of The Ehlers-Danlos Society EDS ECHO program. …
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