Following A Stroke, I Healed Myself with Nutrition with Maria Garcia #116

Following A Stroke, I Healed Myself with Nutrition with Maria Garcia #116

Author: Sarah Dawkins - Root Cause Healing and Natural Holistic Health Coach April 10, 2025 Duration: 19:35

Today, we’re diving into an extraordinary health journey with Maria Garcia. At just 25 years old, Maria suffered a massive stroke that completely changed her life. With no knowledge of strokes, their effects or the recovery process, she embarked on a decade-long healing journey, one that would test her strength and determination.


But Maria’s story doesn’t end there. Fifteen years after her stroke, she discovered clean keto and animal based eating, which helped her regain another twenty percent of her health, proving that the body has an incredible ability to heal, even years after trauma.


In this episode, Maria shares her powerful stroke recovery story, the food methodology that transformed her healing and how diet plays a crucial role in long-term health and brain recovery. If you're interested in natural healing, stroke recovery, or optimizing your health through nutrition, you won’t want to miss this episode!


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00:00 Introduction

01:32 Maria had a stroke

08:46 Trying different therapies

10:03 Fifteen years later

11:13 Recovery through food

15:58 Self worth

17:18 Tip to heal a stroke


Maria's Bio


Maria is a unique type of leader who subtly, yet powerfully influences others by modeling. In college, she double majored in Finance & International Business and spent her earliest years working in corporate. Now, she is the author of Breaking Into the Light, A Journey of Self-Discovery and Transformation which she wrote following a stroke. After a recovery that lasted years, she discovered a food methodology that works and today passionately coaches this nutrition program to help others in their own transformation by sharing with them how to reset their relationship with food, and thereby dramatically change their life experience.


Connect with Maria

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=677189864



Hosted by integrative health practitioner Sarah Dawkins, Mind Body Medicine for Self Healers is for anyone who senses there's more to their wellbeing than standard diagnoses and treatments. This podcast digs into the often-overlooked connections between our emotional histories, nervous system states, and physical health. Rather than offering another set of tips for managing symptoms, conversations here explore how unresolved trauma can manifest as chronic pain, what true nervous system regulation feels like, and practical ways to engage the body's own wisdom for healing. You'll find a focus on somatic practices and the underlying principles of natural recovery, all aimed at moving past simply coping and towards reclaiming a genuine sense of vitality. It’s a space for those ready to look deeper, questioning the root causes of imbalance and discovering a more integrated path to lasting wellness. Each episode builds on the idea that you are not just a patient to be managed, but an active participant in your own healing journey. Tune in for thoughtful, grounded discussions that bridge the gap between mind and body, offering a compassionate and insightful companion for your personal health exploration.
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