Anik St. Martin, D.C., DACCP, has owned and led a large holistic family wellness practice for twenty-five years. After a personal journey with autoimmunity and conducting over two decades of extensive research on psoriasis, Dr. St-Martin has developed, refined, and applied her expertise and experience to helping people of all ages overcome and cure their psoriasis.
Dr. St. Martin practices and lives with her husband, Dr. Darin Shook, in Washington State. When she isn't creating something in the kitchen, the couple spends their free time sailing and in the outdoors with their sons, Simon and Marco, and with their dogs, Stella and Charlotte.
In this episode, Dr. Anik St Martin shares how healing her mindset — not just her diet — finally cleared decades of severe psoriasis, and breaks down the gut, hormone, and stress factors driving autoimmune skin flares.
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00:00 – Meet Dr. Anik St Martin & Skin on Fire 01:22 – Sponsor: Peluva Shoes ad 03:09 – Anik's psoriasis story 04:00 – Childhood onset to a severe adult flare 07:07 – The restriction spiral of chronic illness 08:41 – The Secret: rewriting her self-talk 12:01 – Becoming a mindset coach & the mirror epidemic 14:03 – Biology of Belief & the placebo effect 17:25 – Instagram pressure & the inner bully 21:37 – Psoriasis as detox; yoga & sleep-first advice 25:07 – Inside the five days: 20-mile walking meditations 31:05 – Blue Zones & mindset as the secret sauce 37:10 – Gut health: emotions and the gut connection 40:08 – Tara's Higher Coaching, app & retreats 45:08 – Four stressors, leaky gut & skin turnover 48:45 – 90-day gut protocol, LDN & staying in your lane 53:01 – Hormones, cycles & pregnancy flares 55:54 – Gluten, sourdough & real carbs 59:00 – Listening to your body & food freedom
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