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1:02Turn Off Your Brain's Smoke Detector Reduce Stress Now!
Dr. Schilling explains how a chronically overactive amygdala — the brain's "smoke detector" — keeps your stress response stuck in alarm mode. Learn why lowering cortisol is essential to restoring calm, clear thinking and a regulated nervous system.
1:03Trauma Healing:7 Days to Overcome Crying and Find Peace
Dr. Schilling shares one participant's experience with a combined neurofeedback and QNRT approach to trauma processing, and discusses how supporting the nervous system may help build emotional resilience. Individual results vary.
52:24Dr. Schilling is a guest on the Centered Podcast with Dr. Molly Brown
In this episode of the Centered Podcast, Dr. Molly Brown sits down with Dr. Daniel Schilling, founder of Secoya Health, to discuss a holistic approach to health and wellness — addressing root causes, empowering participants to take control of their health, and integrating functional and natural therapies into modern care.
1:08Are Symptoms Affecting Your Daily Life?
Dr. Schilling discusses how emotional stress can contribute to physical symptoms like shoulder pain and headaches, and shares one participant's story about addressing the underlying stress. Individual results vary.
1:49Unexpected Vagus Nerve Training Tool Found at the Pool! 🦄
Dr. Schilling shares a surprising everyday tool for vagus nerve training: blowing up pool toys. Learn how slow, extended exhales — whether from inflating floats or practicing pursed-lip breathing — activate the vagus nerve, calm the nervous system, and signal safety to the brain. A practical, playful reminder that nervous system care can happen anywhere.
1:34Brain Fog Explained Software vs Hardware Issue
Dr. Schilling breaks down the difference between brain fog and dementia using a memorable analogy: brain fog is a software problem (too many tabs open), while dementia is a hardware failure. Learn why brain fog doesn't mean permanent cognitive loss — and how reducing neurological "bandwidth" can restore mental clarity.
54:08Understanding and Resolving Brain Fog Naturally
Dr. Schilling breaks down the root causes of brain fog — including hormonal shifts, gut dysbiosis, sleep deprivation, toxic load, and mitochondrial dysfunction — and explains why standard labs often miss it. Learn how the gut-brain axis, glymphatic system, and estrogen levels all directly shape cognitive performance, and what you can do to restore mental clarity naturally.
1:41Boost Adrenals Morning Sunlight Secret Revealed!
Dr. Schilling shares his top free wellness habit: getting morning sunlight within 30 minutes of waking. Learn how light exposure activates the suprachiasmatic nucleus, regulates circadian rhythms, supports adrenal health, and even builds a natural "solar callus" that reduces sun sensitivity over time.
1:12Stop Using Your Phone Before Bed Fix Your Sleep!
Learn how evening screen use disrupts your brain's melatonin and cortisol cycles, preventing deep, restorative sleep. Dr. Schilling explains why your body can't distinguish screen light from daylight — and what that means for your health.
3:5128 Days of Breathwork: Nervous System, HRV & Anxiety — What Actually Changes?
Wrap up a 28-day breathwork challenge with a reflection on what intentional breathing actually builds — vagal tone, HRV, CO2 tolerance, and lasting self-regulation. Learn how to anchor a daily practice so nervous system changes compound over time.
3:08Don't Lose Your Breathwork Progress: How to Keep Going After a Challenge
Dr. Schilling closes out a 28-day breathwork challenge by reframing the ending as a beginning. Learn how journaling and "consolidation learning" can cement new breathing habits into a lasting identity shift — so calm becomes something you create, not something you chase.
4:03Breathwork Accountability: Why Practicing in Community Helps You Heal Faster
Dr. Schilling explores the neuroscience behind why breathwork practiced in community leads to faster, lasting habit formation. Learn how dopamine circuits, mirror neurons, and self-identity labeling work together to keep you consistent — and how to find an accountability partner to extend your practice beyond any single challenge.
3:49Breathwork Not Working? Fix These 3 Common Breathing Mistakes
Dr. Schilling breaks down the three most common barriers to a consistent breathwork practice — no time, forgetting, and boredom — and offers practical, actionable fixes for each. Learn how to design your environment and reduce friction so breathwork becomes an effortless part of your daily routine.
3:57What to Do After a 28-Day Breathwork Challenge: Create Your Long-Term Plan
Learn how to turn a 28-day breathwork challenge into a lifelong wellness habit. Dr. Schilling covers habit stacking, short sustainable sessions, and how consistent breathwork builds heart rate variability and long-term nervous system regulation.
3:49Best Time to Do Breathwork: Morning vs Night for Anxiety, Sleep & Energy
Dr. Schilling breaks down the optimal times to practice breathwork for anxiety, energy, and sleep — and why timing changes everything. Learn which techniques (box breathing, 4-7-8, physiological sigh) work best in the morning, midday, and evening to regulate your nervous system all day long.
4:208 Powerful Breathing Exercises for Anxiety, Sleep, Focus & Energy (Complete Toolkit)
Dr. Schilling consolidates eight essential breathing techniques into a practical cheat sheet — covering box breathing for panic, 4-7-8 for sleep, breath of fire for energy, and stealth breathing for anxious social situations. Learn which technique to reach for in any stressful moment and how mastering your breath builds lasting resilience and lowers cortisol.
3:03Breathwork Before Reacting: Using Your Breath to Change Your Stress Response
Learn how breathwork builds real-world stress resilience — not just in-the-moment calm. Dr. Schilling explains the difference between reacting and responding, introduces the concept of metacognition, and explores how consistent breath practice increases vagal tone and nervous system flexibility.
3:57Skipped Your Breathwork Practice? How to Reset Without Shame or Starting Over
Dr. Schilling normalizes missed breathwork days and explains why guilt and self-shame actually increase sympathetic nervous system activation — undoing your progress. Learn a simple 5-breath forgiveness reset to calm the vagus nerve and return to practice without starting over.
1:33Anxiety Isn't in Your Head — It Starts in Your Gut (The Gut-Brain Loop Explained)
Dr. Schilling explains the gut-brain feedback loop and why anxiety often originates in the body, not the mind. Learn how stomach tension and racing thoughts fuel each other in a cycle — and why most people stay stuck in it for years without realizing the root cause.
3:39How to Build a Daily Breathwork Habit That Actually Sticks (Busy People Edition)
Dr. Schilling shares practical strategies for turning breathwork into a lasting daily habit — including spatial conditioning, sensory cues, and tracking methods. Learn why starting with just 2 minutes beats skipping, and how rituals signal safety to your nervous system to help you crave calm instead of resist it.
Neuropathy
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4:16What is Sanexas?
Clinic Manager Anissa and Nurse Practitioner Paula break down how Sanexas cell signaling technology works — combining electrical impulses and suction to rewire nerve pathways and interrupt chronic pain signals. Learn who can benefit, from neuropathy and migraines to post-surgical recovery and edema, plus a remarkable participant story of restored sensation after 20 years of numbness.
1:24Nerve Pain at Surgical Adhesion Sites
Dr. Schilling answers a viewer question about nerve pain at a surgical adhesion site, covering multiple modalities to restore nerve flow — including cell signaling technology (Sanexas), PEMF, myofascial release, and brain-body work to address the deeper neurological patterns keeping pain active.
2:22What is your opinion of PEMF: The Fountain Of Youth Explained by Dr. Daniel Schilling
Dr. Schilling breaks down why PEMF (Pulsed Electromagnetic Field therapy) is one of his most-recommended wellness tools. He explains how PEMF energizes cells at a foundational level — moving lymph, activating nerves, and giving the body the energy surplus it needs to heal beyond mere survival. Used with every participant at Secoya Health, from neuropathy to fibromyalgia to gut health.
Neuropathy Success with George
George shares how diabetic neuropathy robbed him of sleep, sensation, and joy — until treatment at Secoya Health. After his very first session, he could feel the ground beneath his feet for the first time in years. Within a month, he was sleeping through the night and feeling like himself again.
1:08George B Neuropathy Success
George shares how diabetic neuropathy gradually stole his sense of feeling — until his first treatment at Secoya Health, when he felt the ground under his feet for the first time in years. A powerful testimonial about life-changing results from integrative neuropathy care.
2:39Penny Y Knee Pain Success
Penny, a participant in her 70s, shares how years of knee pain and hip discomfort left her unable to sleep on her right side or stay active throughout the day. After Sanexas (cell signaling technology) care at Secoya Health, she reports an 85–90% improvement — sleeping on her side again and walking twice daily without limitations.
5:17Mark H Clinic Success Story
Mark shares how he went from debilitating foot pain and a 40-pound weight gain to becoming completely pain-free and active again at Secoya Health. After years of conventional treatments and avoiding steroid injections, he found a root-cause approach that addressed his neuropathy, diet, and emotional health — restoring his ability to bike, garden, and keep up with his grandkids.
4:52Mark H Foot Pain Success
Mark shares how chronic foot pain — described as needles and throbbing with every step — left him struggling to walk and gaining weight. After conventional options failed, he found lasting, pain-free results through integrative neuropathy care at Secoya Health.
5:59Chronic Pain Success | Secoya Health
Herb, a general contractor, shares how chronic leg pain left him unable to work full days or move freely — until Sanexas cell signaling therapy changed everything. By his sixth treatment, he experienced zero pain. A powerful story of perseverance and finding the right care.
5:33Knee Pain Success | Secoya Health
Theresa shares how 7 years of Lyme-related knee pain — limiting stairs, kneeling, and daily life as a mother of eight — improved by 80% after just four Sanexas (cell signaling technology) treatments at Secoya Health.
6:095 Secrets of Neuropathy
Dr. Schilling reveals five key truths about peripheral neuropathy — including why it's a circulatory (not local) issue, why medications only mask symptoms, and why nerves can actually regenerate. Learn how Secoya's multi-modality approach using PEMF, Sanexas, and nutrient therapy makes neuropathy fixable.
5:02At Home Neuropathy Test | Secoya Health
Dr. Schilling demonstrates a step-by-step home screening for peripheral neuropathy using everyday household items. Learn how to test sensation, temperature, light touch, and vibration across fingers, feet, and limbs — and what hyperesthesia (over-sensitivity) signals about nerve health.
4:54Newly Renovated Clinic Tour! 9/2/2020
Take a tour of Secoya Health's newly renovated clinic space in Woodbury, MN. The team walks through updated treatment rooms, the neurofeedback brain training suite, and dedicated spaces for IV therapy, neuropathy treatment, and QNRT — plus a special announcement about a new Schilling family member!
10:50MSCs can change your life!
Dr. Schilling breaks down how medicinal signaling cells (MSCs) — harvested from umbilical cord tissue — reduce inflammation, minimize scar tissue, and regenerate cartilage, tendons, ligaments, and nerves. Learn why MSCs are especially powerful for joint injuries, neuropathy, and chronic pain that the body has stopped trying to heal on its own.
3:46Intensive Week Testimonial - Keys To Success - Severe Foot Pain
Kelli shares how 2.5 years of debilitating foot pain — and anxiety and depression — resolved after just one week at Secoya Health. She reflects on the intensity of the detox process and why full commitment to every therapy and supplement protocol was her key to success.
4:37Kelli G Plantar Fasciitis Success Story
Kelli suffered from debilitating foot pain and anxiety for 2.5 years, seeing neurologists, podiatrists, and orthopedic doctors with no relief. After one week of treatment at Secoya Health, her pain was completely gone — no more inserts, splints, or limitations.
17:58Regenerative Therapy
Dr. Schilling breaks down regenerative cellular therapy — how mesenchymal stem cells from donated umbilical cords work, why our healing capacity declines with age, and who may benefit most. Covers joint injections, PRP therapy, and conditions like neuropathy, autoimmune disease, and arthritis as alternatives to surgery.
5:16Peripheral Neuropathy
Dr. Schilling breaks down the root causes of peripheral neuropathy — from diabetes and hypothyroidism to statin medications, gluten, and structural nerve entrapment. Learn how metabolic, neurological, and microbiome factors all play a role, and what you can do to prevent it.
Success Stories
See All →1:08Are Symptoms Affecting Your Daily Life?
Dr. Schilling discusses how emotional stress can contribute to physical symptoms like shoulder pain and headaches, and shares one participant's story about addressing the underlying stress. Individual results vary.
2:36Hormone Balancing with Jen
Jen shares her journey overcoming chronic stress, poor gut health, and hormonal symptoms like hot flashes after frustrating experiences with traditional approaches. Since joining Secoya Health, she reports 70% improvement in energy, stress tolerance, and gut health — and a renewed belief in her body's natural ability to heal.
3:12Digestive Success with Debbie | Secoya Health
Debbie shares how she found relief from chronic GI issues after over a year of no answers from conventional medicine. She describes going from a "2 to a 10" in energy, regaining control of her health, and being surprised by Secoya's whole-person, multi-modality approach.
3:23Memory Success with Chris | Secoya Health
Chris shares how a concussion left him with debilitating memory loss and brain fog that no medication or treatment could fix. After QNRT and neurofeedback at Secoya Health, he regained his focus, memory, and confidence — with measurable results he could see on paper.
2:57Nate's Success Story | Secoya Health
Nate, a plumber and father, shares how chronic lower and upper back pain — with radiating leg symptoms — was limiting his work, golf game, and relationships. After treatments at Secoya Health, his pain reduced significantly and he's back to the active outdoor lifestyle he loves.
5:33Heartburn Success with Erik | Secoya Health
Erik shares how 11+ years of heartburn, chronic fatigue, and emotional dysregulation transformed after Secoya Health's gut health program. He eliminated his dependency on omeprazole, regained his energy, and found his mood and stress response dramatically improved — calling the results "life-changing."
5:13Breast Health Success with Sherrell
Sherrell shares her journey navigating a breast cancer diagnosis and choosing integrative wellness over conventional-only care. She describes how Dr. Schilling's stress-reset work, supplement guidance, and metabolic testing helped her feel stronger, calmer, and more in control of her health and relationships.
1:06Success Story: Explore the Power of Transformation
Erin shares how her journey at Secoya began with PEMF therapy and expanded into direct primary care for Hashimoto's and neurological reset therapy (QNRT). She describes discovering the deep connection between emotional wellness and physical healing — and how addressing both transformed her approach to managing her autoimmune condition.
4:03Intensive Week Success with Mikayla || Secoya Health with Dr. Schilling.
Mikayla, a former collegiate cheerleader, shares her recovery from years of daily nausea, brain fog, sharp abdominal pain, and food restrictions following a concussion. After one intensive week at Secoya Health, she describes reduced anxiety, improved appetite, and clearer thinking — with more improvement from a single brain-based session than a decade of traditional chiropractic care.
5:38Digestive Success with Rob
Rob shares his decade-long struggle with ulcerative colitis, autoimmune disease, and a GI tract abscess — including a colon removal he now wishes he'd avoided. Discover how Secoya's root-cause, whole-life approach gave him renewed engagement, better health, and hope for others facing similar diagnoses.
4:29Kari S Direct Primary Care Success
Kari shares how switching to Direct Primary Care at Secoya Health transformed her healthcare experience after years of avoiding doctors due to insurance frustrations. She highlights transparent pricing, no surprise bills, and the warm, attentive care from Dr. Jessica as reasons she'd never go back to traditional insurance.
5:15Cancer Recovery Success with Pam
Pam, a Reiki master and cancer survivor, shares how QNRT at Secoya Health helped her stay healthy after multiple myeloma remission. She describes reduced fear of recurrence, improved sleep, and better bloodwork results — outcomes she credits to addressing the emotional roots of physical health.
Neuropathy Success with George
George shares how diabetic neuropathy robbed him of sleep, sensation, and joy — until treatment at Secoya Health. After his very first session, he could feel the ground beneath his feet for the first time in years. Within a month, he was sleeping through the night and feeling like himself again.
4:20Cheryl High Blood Pressure Success
Cheryl shares how she found real relief from high blood pressure after medication failed to help. After 3–4 months at Secoya Health, her blood pressure improved significantly — along with her energy, strength, and emotional clarity through brain training.
1:08George B Neuropathy Success
George shares how diabetic neuropathy gradually stole his sense of feeling — until his first treatment at Secoya Health, when he felt the ground under his feet for the first time in years. A powerful testimonial about life-changing results from integrative neuropathy care.
5:25Hailey N. Migraine Success
Hailey shares how debilitating migraines — rating 8–9 out of 10 daily for two years — took away her softball career, college experience, and relationships. After exhausting neurologists, the Mayo Clinic, and ER treatments with no relief, she found lasting improvement at Secoya Health, reducing her pain to a manageable 4–5 and reclaiming her life.
6:02Angela C Success Story
Angela shares her remarkable recovery after decades of cancer treatment — including Hodgkin's lymphoma, breast cancer, and uterine cancer — that left her battling chronic fatigue, heart issues, and thyroid failure. After hitting rock bottom, care at Secoya Health restored her energy by 80% and got her back on the dance floor.
2:39Penny Y Knee Pain Success
Penny, a participant in her 70s, shares how years of knee pain and hip discomfort left her unable to sleep on her right side or stay active throughout the day. After Sanexas (cell signaling technology) care at Secoya Health, she reports an 85–90% improvement — sleeping on her side again and walking twice daily without limitations.
3:53Bridget E. Childhood Trauma Success Story
Bridget shares how neurological reset therapy helped her break free from childhood trauma, emotional distress, and alcohol dependency after other approaches fell short. She describes clearing a decades-long stuck pattern tied to her mother — a relationship that went from years of animosity to living together. A powerful testament to how QNRT can heal deep emotional wounds quickly and thoroughly.
4:19Meghan K Lyme Disease Success
Meghan shares her journey recovering from chronic Lyme disease after years of undiagnosed illness, failed antibiotic protocols, and debilitating symptoms. After a two-week intensive program at Secoya Health, she returned to college, regained her energy and sleep, and experienced a profound mental health shift — learning that her illness no longer defines her.
Brain & Body Connection
See All →1:02Turn Off Your Brain's Smoke Detector Reduce Stress Now!
Dr. Schilling explains how a chronically overactive amygdala — the brain's "smoke detector" — keeps your stress response stuck in alarm mode. Learn why lowering cortisol is essential to restoring calm, clear thinking and a regulated nervous system.
1:03Trauma Healing:7 Days to Overcome Crying and Find Peace
Dr. Schilling shares one participant's experience with a combined neurofeedback and QNRT approach to trauma processing, and discusses how supporting the nervous system may help build emotional resilience. Individual results vary.
1:08Are Symptoms Affecting Your Daily Life?
Dr. Schilling discusses how emotional stress can contribute to physical symptoms like shoulder pain and headaches, and shares one participant's story about addressing the underlying stress. Individual results vary.
1:49Unexpected Vagus Nerve Training Tool Found at the Pool! 🦄
Dr. Schilling shares a surprising everyday tool for vagus nerve training: blowing up pool toys. Learn how slow, extended exhales — whether from inflating floats or practicing pursed-lip breathing — activate the vagus nerve, calm the nervous system, and signal safety to the brain. A practical, playful reminder that nervous system care can happen anywhere.
1:34Brain Fog Explained Software vs Hardware Issue
Dr. Schilling breaks down the difference between brain fog and dementia using a memorable analogy: brain fog is a software problem (too many tabs open), while dementia is a hardware failure. Learn why brain fog doesn't mean permanent cognitive loss — and how reducing neurological "bandwidth" can restore mental clarity.
54:08Understanding and Resolving Brain Fog Naturally
Dr. Schilling breaks down the root causes of brain fog — including hormonal shifts, gut dysbiosis, sleep deprivation, toxic load, and mitochondrial dysfunction — and explains why standard labs often miss it. Learn how the gut-brain axis, glymphatic system, and estrogen levels all directly shape cognitive performance, and what you can do to restore mental clarity naturally.
1:12Stop Using Your Phone Before Bed Fix Your Sleep!
Learn how evening screen use disrupts your brain's melatonin and cortisol cycles, preventing deep, restorative sleep. Dr. Schilling explains why your body can't distinguish screen light from daylight — and what that means for your health.
3:5128 Days of Breathwork: Nervous System, HRV & Anxiety — What Actually Changes?
Wrap up a 28-day breathwork challenge with a reflection on what intentional breathing actually builds — vagal tone, HRV, CO2 tolerance, and lasting self-regulation. Learn how to anchor a daily practice so nervous system changes compound over time.
3:08Don't Lose Your Breathwork Progress: How to Keep Going After a Challenge
Dr. Schilling closes out a 28-day breathwork challenge by reframing the ending as a beginning. Learn how journaling and "consolidation learning" can cement new breathing habits into a lasting identity shift — so calm becomes something you create, not something you chase.
4:03Breathwork Accountability: Why Practicing in Community Helps You Heal Faster
Dr. Schilling explores the neuroscience behind why breathwork practiced in community leads to faster, lasting habit formation. Learn how dopamine circuits, mirror neurons, and self-identity labeling work together to keep you consistent — and how to find an accountability partner to extend your practice beyond any single challenge.
3:49Breathwork Not Working? Fix These 3 Common Breathing Mistakes
Dr. Schilling breaks down the three most common barriers to a consistent breathwork practice — no time, forgetting, and boredom — and offers practical, actionable fixes for each. Learn how to design your environment and reduce friction so breathwork becomes an effortless part of your daily routine.
3:57What to Do After a 28-Day Breathwork Challenge: Create Your Long-Term Plan
Learn how to turn a 28-day breathwork challenge into a lifelong wellness habit. Dr. Schilling covers habit stacking, short sustainable sessions, and how consistent breathwork builds heart rate variability and long-term nervous system regulation.
3:49Best Time to Do Breathwork: Morning vs Night for Anxiety, Sleep & Energy
Dr. Schilling breaks down the optimal times to practice breathwork for anxiety, energy, and sleep — and why timing changes everything. Learn which techniques (box breathing, 4-7-8, physiological sigh) work best in the morning, midday, and evening to regulate your nervous system all day long.
4:208 Powerful Breathing Exercises for Anxiety, Sleep, Focus & Energy (Complete Toolkit)
Dr. Schilling consolidates eight essential breathing techniques into a practical cheat sheet — covering box breathing for panic, 4-7-8 for sleep, breath of fire for energy, and stealth breathing for anxious social situations. Learn which technique to reach for in any stressful moment and how mastering your breath builds lasting resilience and lowers cortisol.
3:03Breathwork Before Reacting: Using Your Breath to Change Your Stress Response
Learn how breathwork builds real-world stress resilience — not just in-the-moment calm. Dr. Schilling explains the difference between reacting and responding, introduces the concept of metacognition, and explores how consistent breath practice increases vagal tone and nervous system flexibility.
3:57Skipped Your Breathwork Practice? How to Reset Without Shame or Starting Over
Dr. Schilling normalizes missed breathwork days and explains why guilt and self-shame actually increase sympathetic nervous system activation — undoing your progress. Learn a simple 5-breath forgiveness reset to calm the vagus nerve and return to practice without starting over.
1:33Anxiety Isn't in Your Head — It Starts in Your Gut (The Gut-Brain Loop Explained)
Dr. Schilling explains the gut-brain feedback loop and why anxiety often originates in the body, not the mind. Learn how stomach tension and racing thoughts fuel each other in a cycle — and why most people stay stuck in it for years without realizing the root cause.
3:39How to Build a Daily Breathwork Habit That Actually Sticks (Busy People Edition)
Dr. Schilling shares practical strategies for turning breathwork into a lasting daily habit — including spatial conditioning, sensory cues, and tracking methods. Learn why starting with just 2 minutes beats skipping, and how rituals signal safety to your nervous system to help you crave calm instead of resist it.
3:105-Minute Daily Breathwork Routine for Stress, Anxiety & Burnout (Follow Along)
Dr. Schilling explains why consistency — not technique or duration — is the real key to nervous system regulation. Learn how five minutes of daily breathwork builds vagal tone and neuroplasticity more effectively than one long weekly session, and how to set a simple daily anchor practice.
3:09Discrete Breathing Exercise for Anxiety in Public (Long Exhale Technique)
Dr. Schilling teaches the "stealth breath" — a discreet 3-second inhale / 6-second exhale technique you can use anywhere without anyone noticing. Learn how the extended exhale stimulates the vagus nerve, activates acetylcholine pathways, and shifts your body into a calm, parasympathetic state on demand.
Gut Health
See All →54:08Understanding and Resolving Brain Fog Naturally
Dr. Schilling breaks down the root causes of brain fog — including hormonal shifts, gut dysbiosis, sleep deprivation, toxic load, and mitochondrial dysfunction — and explains why standard labs often miss it. Learn how the gut-brain axis, glymphatic system, and estrogen levels all directly shape cognitive performance, and what you can do to restore mental clarity naturally.
1:33Anxiety Isn't in Your Head — It Starts in Your Gut (The Gut-Brain Loop Explained)
Dr. Schilling explains the gut-brain feedback loop and why anxiety often originates in the body, not the mind. Learn how stomach tension and racing thoughts fuel each other in a cycle — and why most people stay stuck in it for years without realizing the root cause.
3:40What are the Secoya Health Workshops?
Dr. Schilling outlines Secoya Health's year-long workshop series built around sustainable weight loss — covering gut health, detoxification, hormone balance, and metabolic flexibility across four quarters. Learn the root-cause foundations your body needs before lasting weight loss becomes possible.
1:22Cortisol vs. Gut Issues: SIBO, IBS, Bloating Explained
Dr. Schilling clarifies how high cortisol doesn't mimic gut conditions — it amplifies them. Learn the key differences between SIBO, SIFO, and IBS, and why chronic stress acts like "gasoline on the fire" for gut dysfunction and bloating.
5:03Secoya Health Workshop Series 2026! (Month By Month Breakdown)
Dr. Schilling previews Secoya Health's full 2026 workshop series — a month-by-month deep dive covering gut health, detox, hormones, and metabolic weight loss. Topics include cortisol's impact on digestion, SIBO and bloating, the anxiety-gut loop, liver detox, parasites, sleep and circadian rhythms, thyroid function, perimenopause, insulin resistance, and natural GLP-1 activation.
1:092 PM Crash? Blame Your Blood Sugar & Gut-Brain Axis
Dr. Schilling explains why the 2 PM energy crash is rooted in blood sugar swings, insulin spikes, and adrenal stress — not just willpower or poor sleep. Learn how the gut-brain axis constantly monitors blood sugar and signals your adrenals to regulate cortisol throughout the day.
1:12Anxiety: Gut vs. Brain Connection Explained
Dr. Schilling breaks down the bidirectional gut-brain connection and how anxiety can originate from either direction. Learn how stored stress patterns in the gut communicate with the brain via the vagus nerve — and why it's not "chicken or egg," but which pathway is driving your anxious feelings.
1:50Chronic Fatigue: It's Not Just Busyness, It's Cortisol!
Dr. Schilling challenges the "I'm just busy" excuse for chronic fatigue, explaining how overextension dysregulates cortisol and accelerates aging. Learn why caffeine habits and overcommitment are signs of a stressed system — not a productive lifestyle.
1:22Stress & Gut-Brain Connection: The Key to Digestive Health
Dr. Schilling explains why stress is often the hidden root cause of digestive issues — and why treating the gut alone rarely works. Learn how the bidirectional gut-brain loop drives symptoms like bloating, constipation, and loose stools, and why addressing emotional stress is the missing key to lasting digestive relief.
1:20Cortisol, Food Reactions & Your Gut-Brain Axis Explained!
Learn why eating "clean" doesn't always mean your body is stress-free — hidden food sensitivities can spike cortisol without you knowing. Dr. Schilling explains the gut-brain axis, how food reactions affect your stress response, and shares a simple $10 pulse oximeter hack to monitor your body's real-time reactions to food.
1:13Cortisol & Sleep: Is It Ruining Your Mornings?
Dr. Schilling explains how inverted cortisol patterns and adrenal insufficiency can leave you exhausted every morning. Learn which evening habits — from alcohol and chocolate to dairy and gluten — silently disrupt your sleep cycle and tax your adrenals overnight.
2:36Hormone Balancing with Jen
Jen shares her journey overcoming chronic stress, poor gut health, and hormonal symptoms like hot flashes after frustrating experiences with traditional approaches. Since joining Secoya Health, she reports 70% improvement in energy, stress tolerance, and gut health — and a renewed belief in her body's natural ability to heal.
8:575 most common causes of knee pain
Dr. Schilling breaks down the five root causes of knee pain — inflammation (often originating in the gut), muscular imbalances, metabolic dysfunction, wear and tear, and sedentary modern lifestyles. Learn why the knee is rarely the real problem, and how a functional medicine approach addresses the whole system.
2:35Triad of Health
A Secoya Health clinic manager breaks down the "Triad of Health" — biochemical (labs, hormones, gut health), structural (muscles, bones, injury recovery), and neuro-emotional (stress response, anxiety, PTSD). Learn why the brain-body connection is the most overlooked pillar of healing and how Secoya Health specializes in addressing all three.
7:36The Dangers of weight loss | Secoya Health
Dr. Schilling breaks down the real risks of GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro — including muscle mass loss, hormone disruption, and alarming psychiatric side effects. Learn why a gut-first, hormone-first approach leads to sustainable results that injections alone can't deliver.
3:12Digestive Success with Debbie | Secoya Health
Debbie shares how she found relief from chronic GI issues after over a year of no answers from conventional medicine. She describes going from a "2 to a 10" in energy, regaining control of her health, and being surprised by Secoya's whole-person, multi-modality approach.
1:28When in Doubt - Seek Medical Attention
Dr. Schilling advises a participant on when to seek urgent medical attention after physical trauma, covering warning signs like floating stools, pale stool color changes, and gallbladder irritation — and why you should never accept being dismissed by providers.
1:26Pain wrapping around the Breast
Dr. Schilling explains what pain that spreads under the breast and wraps around the torso may signal — including gallbladder colic, liver inflammation, and intercostal muscle spasm. Learn what stool changes to watch for and how liver-gallbladder support, castor packs, and PEMF may help.
1:30Do I Need to Quit Drinking Forever?
Dr. Schilling discusses the relationship between alcohol, stress, and pancreatic health, and why he views reducing alcohol as a positive step for long-term wellness. Acute pancreatitis is a serious medical condition — please follow your physician's guidance.
1:27Clogged Ear
Dr. Schilling explores the root-cause perspective on chronic clogged ears, connecting one-sided ear congestion to brain stress, lymphatic drainage, liver health, and unresolved emotional conflict. Learn why your ear may never have been the same after flying — and what to do about it.
Quick Watches
See All →1:02Turn Off Your Brain's Smoke Detector Reduce Stress Now!
Dr. Schilling explains how a chronically overactive amygdala — the brain's "smoke detector" — keeps your stress response stuck in alarm mode. Learn why lowering cortisol is essential to restoring calm, clear thinking and a regulated nervous system.
1:03Trauma Healing:7 Days to Overcome Crying and Find Peace
Dr. Schilling shares one participant's experience with a combined neurofeedback and QNRT approach to trauma processing, and discusses how supporting the nervous system may help build emotional resilience. Individual results vary.
1:08Are Symptoms Affecting Your Daily Life?
Dr. Schilling discusses how emotional stress can contribute to physical symptoms like shoulder pain and headaches, and shares one participant's story about addressing the underlying stress. Individual results vary.
1:49Unexpected Vagus Nerve Training Tool Found at the Pool! 🦄
Dr. Schilling shares a surprising everyday tool for vagus nerve training: blowing up pool toys. Learn how slow, extended exhales — whether from inflating floats or practicing pursed-lip breathing — activate the vagus nerve, calm the nervous system, and signal safety to the brain. A practical, playful reminder that nervous system care can happen anywhere.
1:34Brain Fog Explained Software vs Hardware Issue
Dr. Schilling breaks down the difference between brain fog and dementia using a memorable analogy: brain fog is a software problem (too many tabs open), while dementia is a hardware failure. Learn why brain fog doesn't mean permanent cognitive loss — and how reducing neurological "bandwidth" can restore mental clarity.
1:41Boost Adrenals Morning Sunlight Secret Revealed!
Dr. Schilling shares his top free wellness habit: getting morning sunlight within 30 minutes of waking. Learn how light exposure activates the suprachiasmatic nucleus, regulates circadian rhythms, supports adrenal health, and even builds a natural "solar callus" that reduces sun sensitivity over time.
1:12Stop Using Your Phone Before Bed Fix Your Sleep!
Learn how evening screen use disrupts your brain's melatonin and cortisol cycles, preventing deep, restorative sleep. Dr. Schilling explains why your body can't distinguish screen light from daylight — and what that means for your health.
1:33Anxiety Isn't in Your Head — It Starts in Your Gut (The Gut-Brain Loop Explained)
Dr. Schilling explains the gut-brain feedback loop and why anxiety often originates in the body, not the mind. Learn how stomach tension and racing thoughts fuel each other in a cycle — and why most people stay stuck in it for years without realizing the root cause.
2:35Morning Breathwork for Energy: 2-Minute Breathing Exercise to Wake Up Naturally
Dr. Schilling demonstrates the Kapalabhati "breath of fire" technique — a fast, rhythmic breathing pattern designed to activate the sympathetic nervous system and sharpen mental clarity without caffeine. Learn how nervous system flexibility supports energy, focus, and brain activation, plus who should avoid this exercise.
2:50Humming Bee Breath (Bhramari) for Anxiety, Vagus Nerve & Deep Relaxation
Dr. Schilling guides viewers through Bhramari (Bee Breath), explaining how the humming vibration boosts nitric oxide, increases heart rate variability, and shifts the body from fight-or-flight into parasympathetic rest. Especially grounding for trauma survivors and those managing chronic stress or anxiety.
2:054-7-8 Breathing for Sleep: Fall Asleep Fast with This Guided Exercise
Learn the 4-7-8 breathing technique — a guided, sleep-inducing breath pattern developed by Dr. Andrew Weil. Dr. Schilling explains how the extended exhale activates the vagus nerve and acetylcholine to down-regulate your nervous system, improve heart rate variability, and help you fall asleep faster.
2:22Physiological Sigh Breathing for Instant Stress Relief (Huberman-Inspired)
Dr. Schilling breaks down the physiological sigh — a double inhale through the nose followed by a long slow exhale — and explains why it's one of the fastest ways to calm your nervous system in real time. Learn how this breath pattern regulates CO2, expands alveolar sacs, and signals your body into a safety state within seconds.
2:44Box Breathing for Anxiety: 4-4-4-4 Calm Breathing Exercise (Guided)
Dr. Schilling teaches the 4-4-4-4 box breathing technique — a guided breathwork exercise that resets the nervous system in 60–90 seconds. Learn how breath-holding activates the Bohr effect and why slow exhales engage the parasympathetic system to ease anxiety and racing thoughts.
1:22Cortisol vs. Gut Issues: SIBO, IBS, Bloating Explained
Dr. Schilling clarifies how high cortisol doesn't mimic gut conditions — it amplifies them. Learn the key differences between SIBO, SIFO, and IBS, and why chronic stress acts like "gasoline on the fire" for gut dysfunction and bloating.
1:092 PM Crash? Blame Your Blood Sugar & Gut-Brain Axis
Dr. Schilling explains why the 2 PM energy crash is rooted in blood sugar swings, insulin spikes, and adrenal stress — not just willpower or poor sleep. Learn how the gut-brain axis constantly monitors blood sugar and signals your adrenals to regulate cortisol throughout the day.
1:12Anxiety: Gut vs. Brain Connection Explained
Dr. Schilling breaks down the bidirectional gut-brain connection and how anxiety can originate from either direction. Learn how stored stress patterns in the gut communicate with the brain via the vagus nerve — and why it's not "chicken or egg," but which pathway is driving your anxious feelings.
1:50Chronic Fatigue: It's Not Just Busyness, It's Cortisol!
Dr. Schilling challenges the "I'm just busy" excuse for chronic fatigue, explaining how overextension dysregulates cortisol and accelerates aging. Learn why caffeine habits and overcommitment are signs of a stressed system — not a productive lifestyle.
1:22Stress & Gut-Brain Connection: The Key to Digestive Health
Dr. Schilling explains why stress is often the hidden root cause of digestive issues — and why treating the gut alone rarely works. Learn how the bidirectional gut-brain loop drives symptoms like bloating, constipation, and loose stools, and why addressing emotional stress is the missing key to lasting digestive relief.
1:20Cortisol & Your Brain: Stress, Blood Sugar, and Decisions
Dr. Schilling breaks down the real relationship between cortisol, blood sugar, and decision-making under stress. Learn why your brain prioritizes survival over complex thinking when cortisol rises — and why "hanger" is actually a glucose problem, not a cortisol problem.
1:20Cortisol, Food Reactions & Your Gut-Brain Axis Explained!
Learn why eating "clean" doesn't always mean your body is stress-free — hidden food sensitivities can spike cortisol without you knowing. Dr. Schilling explains the gut-brain axis, how food reactions affect your stress response, and shares a simple $10 pulse oximeter hack to monitor your body's real-time reactions to food.