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129: The Biology of Trauma f. Aimie Apigian MD

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In this episode of the Health Upgrade Podcast, we sit down with Aimie Apigian MD, to explore the biology of trauma. Dr. Aimie shares her personal journey, from adopting a foster child with severe trauma to her own struggles with burnout, chronic fatigue, and autoimmunity, which pushed her to uncover how trauma imprints itself on the body at a cellular level.

Together, we discuss how trauma differs from everyday stress, why unresolved trauma responses get stored in the body, and how this affects long-term health. Drawing on science, personal experience, and clinical insight, Dr. Aimie explains how trauma alters mitochondrial function, immune regulation, and even DNA repair. The conversation also touches on polyvagal theory, resilience building, and why recovery depends on learning to balance sympathetic stress responses with parasympathetic repair.

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JP Errico
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JP Errico
Key Strategic Advisor. JP provides capital markets and strategic advisory services to companies, Boards, and management teams covering several areas of expertise, including access to both private and public capital markets, clinical and regulatory affairs, R&D, manufacturing, M&A negotiations and integration, Board governance, and intellectual property portfolio management.
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Navaz Habib
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Navaz Habib
Author, Speaker, Founder of Health Upgraded. Helping high performers address inflammation and health challenges by activating their Vagus Nerve.
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129: The Biology of Trauma f. Aimie Apigian MD

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