Heart Expert Joseph Anew on Mast Cell Matters with Dr. Tania Dempsey

In this episode of Mast Cell Matters, Joseph Anew, a health expert with a transformative personal story, joins Dr. Tania Dempsey to discuss a holistic approach to health that centers around heart-focused fitness and nutrition. Joseph shares how his near-death experiences and personal health journey led him to explore alternative healing practices such as breathwork, heart health, and a connection with one's emotional center. He emphasizes the importance of tuning into the heart as a guide for health, citing that most people live in a sympathetically dominant state that hinders healing. Anew discusses the role of breathwork in managing symptoms, particularly emphasizing respiratory retraining to improve heart rate variability and autonomic function, which could benefit patients with conditions like POTS. He also highlights various pillars of his approach, including nutrition, movement, environmental factors, and the importance of having the right healthcare professional. Throughout, he underscores starting with small, manageable changes that create a foundation for greater health improvements.