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If you've done everything right, the clean eating, the functional labs, the supplements, and something still won't budge, this episode was made for you. I sat down with nervous system and trauma coach Mitch Webb, and honestly, this one hit really close to home because I was exactly that person for years.

Mitch has been through Lyme disease, black mold, heavy metals, two traumatic brain injuries, and long COVID. And what he found underneath all of it was a nervous system that never learned to feel safe. What he shares here is some of the most honest, practical nervous system work I've come across.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• Why your body is not broken and your symptoms are actually an intelligent response to what you've been through.
• The difference between nervous system dysregulation and sensitization, and why the people who try hardest to fix themselves are often the most stuck.
• How the drive to optimize and biohack can quietly become a form of emotional avoidance.
• A simple somatic scanning practice you can do in five to ten minutes that combines body awareness, emotion, and belief work.
• Why healing is not about never having a hard day again. It's about building the capacity to move through hard days without getting lost in them.

About Mitch Webb: Mitch is a nervous system and trauma coach who blends somatic work, parts work, and emotional processing to help people with chronic symptoms get out of the cycle of efforting and into real healing. He meets his clients in the truth of it, without shame and without pressure.

Resources Mentioned: https://mitchwebb.com/free-resources/

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4 Key Takeaways

• Your mouth is a window into your whole body. If you're chronically sick and nobody can find the root cause, the answer may be in your teeth. Root canals, hidden infections, and old dental work can silently fuel systemic inflammation, sinus issues, joint pain, fatigue, and more.
• Referred pain can fool everyone, including your doctors. Pain you feel in your sinus, jaw, or joints may actually be coming from a tooth on the same meridian (the body's energy pathway). Understanding this connection is why working with a true biological dentist matters so much.
• Peptides can be powerful allies in healing. BPC-157 and TB-500, amino acid compounds your body naturally produces, may support rapid tissue repair, reduce inflammation, and help regenerate bone and gum tissue after dental procedures. Samantha credits them as a turning point in her recovery.
• Functional lab testing helps you go deeper than standard bloodwork. The DUTCH test, organic acid testing, GI panels, and food sensitivity testing can reveal hidden hormone imbalances, poor methylation, gut dysfunction, and mold exposure that standard labs routinely miss.

What if the source of your chronic illness was hiding in your mouth?

In this episode, Dr. Rachaele Carver sits down with Samantha Lander, a functional diagnostic nutritionist and passionate advocate for biological dentistry, who spent years searching for answers to debilitating chronic health issues before finally tracing them back to her teeth.

Samantha's story is one a lot of people will recognize: sinus infections that wouldn't quit, fatigue that no one could explain, and practitioner after practitioner who couldn't find the cause. She saw six ENTs. She lived on antibiotics. She tried everything. And it wasn't until she started working with a biological dentist, and eventually had multiple root canal teeth removed, that her body finally began to recover.

Samantha Lander, FDN-P

Website: SeeFitLiving.com

Instagram: @SeeFitLiving | Free clarity calls available for those interested in functional lab work

Peptides discussed:

• BPC-157 (Body Protecting Compound): supports tissue repair and gut healing
• TB-500: promotes tissue regeneration and reduces inflammation
• Thymosin Alpha-1: supports immune system function
• KPV: may help calm mast cell and histamine responses

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Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only. Information discussed is not intended for diagnosis, curing, or prevention of any disease and is not intended to replace advice given by a licensed healthcare practitioner. Before using any products mentioned or attempting methods discussed, please speak with a licensed healthcare provider. This podcast disclaims responsibility from any possible adverse reactions associated with products or methods discussed. Opinions from guests are their own, and this podcast does not condone or endorse opinions made by guests. We do not provide guarantees about the guests' qualifications or credibility. This podcast and its guests may have direct or indirect financial interests associated with products mentioned.

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In this episode of Oral Health: The Root of the Matter, Dr. Rachaele Carver sits down with Karese Laguerre, registered dental hygienist and myofunctional therapist, founder of The Myo Spot. Karese's journey into myofunctional therapy started at home, with four kids whose struggles, ranging from ADHD and bedwetting to chronic ear infections and sleep issues, turned out to have one surprising thing in common: airway.

What unfolded was a story that so many parents will recognize. And what Karese discovered changed everything for her family, and for the families she now helps every day.

4 THINGS YOU'LL TAKE AWAY FROM THIS EPISODE

• Your child's "common" symptoms may not be normal. Bedwetting, teeth grinding, mouth breathing, crowding, and chronic ear infections can all point to an underlying airway issue, and there's a lot more that can be done than waiting it out or reaching for a prescription.
• There's a 70% overlap between sleep deprivation in children and ADHD symptoms. That's not a small detail. It's a conversation worth having with your child's provider before trying a fourth medication.
• Myofunctional therapy is not just exercises. It's a step-by-step process of retraining the muscles of the face, jaw, and tongue, in the right order, for lasting change. Think of it like physical therapy for the mouth.
• It's never too late, but earlier is easier. Whether you're looking at a five-year-old or a forty-year-old with TMJ, the body has an incredible capacity to adapt and heal. Starting sooner just means a shorter road.

WHAT THEY COVER

Dr. Carver and Karese unpack what myofunctional therapy actually is, and why so many people have never heard of it until something goes wrong. They talk about the four pillars of healthy oral function, nose breathing, lips closed at rest, tongue resting on the palate, and teeth slightly apart, and why getting these right from an early age can shape everything from jaw development to immune health to anxiety levels.

RESOURCES + GUEST INFO

Karese Laguerre, RDH Myofunctional Therapist | Founder, The Myo Spot Serving patients in-person in New Jersey and Florida, and virtually worldwide 🌐 www.themyospot.com | Free consultations available

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