PRIMAL or Programmed? How Our Iatrogenic Economy Manufactures Consent
PRIMAL or Programmed? The Iatrogenic Economy & Manufactured Consent | Club Thrive Inspired by two Joe Rogan conversations on vaccines, chronic disease, and captured healthcare By Cate Stillman · March 10, 2026 · 8 min read PROGRAMMED Chronic Disease PRIMAL Health Sovereignty Liability shields Captured regulators Industry-controlled data Ancestral rhythms Anti-inflammatory habits Rewilded microbiome Which […]
Detoxing DARVO: Holistic Women Leaders Breaking the Cycle of Backsliding Into Family Drama
There’s a moment in every holistic woman leader‘s life when she realizes she’s been the Chief Operating Officer of everyone else’s emotions—at home and at work. And the day she quietly resigns, the whole family system panics. What you keep calling “family drama” is often your nervous system registering: “I just built a New Floor, […]
How to Turn Your AI Into a Bowen Family Systems Coach
At work, your command energy builds teams and ships projects. You’re the one people turn to when things need to get done, and you’ve built a life around that capacity. At the family reunion? That same energy quietly turns you into the planner, the peacekeeper, the one your parents vent to, the one your siblings […]
Your Fat Tissue Is Lying to You: The Gut Reset That Changes Everything
Here’s something most wellness conversations completely miss: your fat tissue isn’t just sitting there quietly, storing energy until you need it. It’s talking to you. Constantly. It’s the voice behind your 3pm chip craving. The reason you want that second glass of wine even when you know you don’t. The signal that whispers “you need […]
Serpents, Red Caps, and the Central Channel: Re‑mything Eden with PRIMAL Habits
1. When the serpent was still holy Before Genesis turned the serpent into a liar and Eve into a problem, the Near Eastern world was full of stories where snakes meant wisdom and trees meant direct access to the divine. In Mesopotamian myths and early iconography, humans sit beside a sacred tree with a serpent between them, reaching […]
PRIMAL Brain Risk: Amanita Citizen Data vs. Processed Food Dementia
What happens to the human brain when we play with primal poisons and modern processed “food”? In UNINFLAMED I argue that we’re not just inflamed in our tissues; we’re inflamed in our stories. We fear red‑capped mushrooms we hardly understand, yet we normalize an ultra‑processed diet that quietly erodes cognition, mood, and memory over decades. […]
From Sneezes to Ease: My Allergy Relief Through Ayurveda
Every spring and fall, as a 9th grader in Western civilization class, my allergies would go haywire. Right after lunch, it was as if someone turned on a faucet in my nose that just wouldn’t turn off! Picture me, the kid who always had a mountain of tissues, sneezing and sniffling through history dates and […]
Can you pinch more than an inch?
Adipose tissue is now considered a bona fide immune organ,at the cross-roadbetween metabolism and immunity.— Kassem Makki: adipose tissue scientist When I was writing Uninflamed, I dug deep into fat cells. (Fat cells are adipose tissue.) Why?Because either your fat cells are releasing anti-inflammatory blood markers. Or your fat cells are generating inflammation How do […]
The Fast Mimicking Diet Demystified
In a world where ancient practices meet modern science, the Fast Mimicking Diet (FMD) emerges as a bridge between tradition and cutting-edge health research. Rooted in the age-old wisdom of periodic fasting, FMD is gaining attention for its potential to promote cellular rejuvenation, enhance mental performance, and contribute to overall well-being. So… What is Fast […]
Five days to feeling amazing in 2024
Hey Thrivers, Today, I want to share a little secret that has been a game-changer for me – the Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD). So, what’s the FMD all about? In a nutshell, it’s a modified fast that allows for some calories, giving you the benefits of a fast without going completely calorie-free. It’s like a […]