Are you eating clean, training smart, managing stress — maybe even using hormone replacement — but still struggling with fatigue, inflammation, stubborn weight, low energy, or poor recovery?
👉 This isn't "just aging."
In this episode of The Coach Debbie Potts Show, Debbie takes a deep dive into the Cell Danger Response (CDR) — a groundbreaking biological framework developed by Robert Naviaux — that explains why so many people feel stuck despite "doing everything right."
Chronic symptoms aren't random.
They're often signs that the body is stuck in survival mode and hasn't completed the healing cycle.
What the Cell Danger Response is — and why it's protective, not broken biology
The four major triggers that activate survival physiology
The difference between fight/flight and freeze/shutdown at the cellular level
Why digestion, hormones, mitochondria, and inflammation won't normalize if the nervous system doesn't feel safe
Why chronic illness often reflects incomplete healing, not permanent damage
Debbie shares how she connected patterns across multiple functional and metabolic tests to uncover what was really happening under the hood, including:
GI-MAP gut testing (dysbiosis, low butyrate, endotoxins/LPS)
Genetics influencing oxidative stress, detox pathways, and cell membrane repair
mescreen™ mitochondrial testing (ROS, membrane integrity, energy efficiency)
Vagus nerve tone & HRV data
Hormones and thyroid signaling at the cellular level
👉 The takeaway:
It wasn't age.
It wasn't willpower.
It was unmeasured cellular stress driving a prolonged survival response.
Healing doesn't happen by pushing harder.
It happens by restoring safety, calming danger signals, supporting mitochondria, and allowing the body to complete the healing cycle.
This episode explains why testing beats trial-and-error — and how Debbie uses this approach to build a personalized FutureYou Blueprint™ for clients who want to thrive as they age.
Learn more about the Cell Danger Response:
👉 https://chronicillnesstraumastudies.com/cell-danger-response-disease/
Work with Debbie & build your FutureYou Blueprint™:
🌐 https://www.debbiepotts.net
Educational only. Partner with a qualified practitioner—especially if you're on medications, have gallbladder disease, significant anemia, active IBD, are pregnant, or have complex conditions.
