7 Stages Health Cycle Principles
The everyday foundations to put in place before any treatment for complex chronic illness. Adapted by Dr. Bruce Hoffman from Dr. Robert Naviaux's Health Cycle, and the base of everything he teaches.
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- 13 pages
- 23 principles
- For patients and practitioners
Why start here
Many people with complex chronic illness have already tried detox programs, supplements and specialist after specialist. In Dr. Hoffman's experience, treatments often struggle when the body isn't ready to receive them. The Health Cycle is that readiness: sleep, light, food, breath, movement, environment and connection, restored first, so the body can respond to whatever comes next.
What's inside
15 self-guided principles
Things anyone can start at home, without a practitioner.
- Relocation
- Avoid pollutants and toxins
- Hydration
- Breathing
- Local seasonal diet
- Good sleep
- Exercise and stretching
- Avoid non-native EMF
- Reset day and night cycles
- Grounding
- Hot and cold therapy
- Restore daylight cycles
- Stress and self-regulation
- Strong social connection
- Self-referral
8 clinical or guided principles
Areas to work on with a practitioner or expert, alongside the self-guided ones.
- Detoxify
- Dentistry
- Normalize the macro
- Structural issues
- Early developmental trauma
- Amygdala retraining
- Cognitive insight and retraining
- Family systems
A look inside
About Dr. Bruce Hoffman
Dr. Bruce Hoffman has worked in integrative and functional medicine for more than 30 years, focusing on complex chronic illness, mold illness and mast cell activation. He co-authored Diagnosis of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome: a Global "Consensus-2" with Dr. Lawrence Afrin and others, and teaches the 7 Stages to Health and Transformation framework to practitioners in more than 12 countries.
Questions
Is the guide really free?
Yes. You answer a few short questions about who you are and what you're interested in, then the guide opens straight away and a copy is emailed to you.
What is the Health Cycle?
A set of everyday practices first described by Dr. Robert Naviaux, a physician-scientist known for his work on mitochondria and the cell danger response. They support mitochondrial function, circadian rhythm, stress regulation and the body's ability to repair.
Who is the guide for?
People living with complex chronic illness who want to understand where to begin, and practitioners who want a clear foundation to set with their patients before anything else.
Is this medical advice?
No. The guide is educational. Talk to your own doctor or practitioner before changing your treatment.
Will I get other emails?
Yes: a short welcome series from Dr. Hoffman, then occasional writing on complex chronic illness. Every email has a one-click unsubscribe.
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