A palliative care nurse has revealed why people should not be afraid of dying, explaining the ways the body is “built to die”.
Julie McFadden41, is a Los Angeles-based registered nurse who specializes in palliative care and has built a social media monitoring of millions sharing ideas to help destigmatize the process of “death and dying.”
The health expert, who previously revealed the “scary things” that happen when you take your last breath, recently got candid with her followers on Youtube and confessed that he’s not afraid of dying, before explaining why no one else should either.
Julie pointed out that the body has built-in mechanisms that “shut down” when you are about to die so that the passing is “natural” and “peaceful.”
A palliative care nurse has revealed why you shouldn’t be afraid of dying, detailing that your body is “made to die”.
Julie McFadden, 41, is a Los Angeles-based registered nurse who specializes in palliative care and has built millions of followers on social media by sharing ideas.
‘I am not afraid of death and here is the science behind our body biologically helps us die, so This is what I have seen and learned how palliative care nurse over the years: our body is literally built to die,” he said.
The hospice nurse revealed that the bodies began to slowly shut down in the six months before death.
He explained that a person on the brink of death would begin to “eat less, drink less, and sleep more.”
‘Why is that happening? bbecause calcium levels in the body are increases and because calcium levels increase, the person becomes more sleepy,” Julie said.
‘Our brains have incorporated mechanisms to make us hungry and thirsty. Biologically, when the body knows that the end of life is approaching, those mechanisms shut down, so the person does not usually feel hunger or thirst, which helps the body to slowly shut down.’
The health expert admitted that although death may seem terrifying when watching another person go through it, to those who die it feels “natural.”
He said that while certain illnesses could make death more uncomfortable, dying itself was not painful.
“There are times when the illness that the person is experiencing may cause symptoms and it is more difficult because they are dying from a certain illness, but the actual process that the body goes through to help them die is actually helping that person “. Julie added.
The health expert recently opened up to her followers on YouTube and confessed that she wasn’t afraid of dying and explained why no one else should either.
Julie explained that death was even ‘comforting’ in a way because when you are about to take your last breath, your body releases endorphins.
“There have been many occasions as a palliative care nurse where I have seen someone die slowly in palliative care and I have not needed to give them any medication because their illness did not cause any symptoms: no pain, no shortness of breath, they were simply more tired and I didn’t eat or drink.
‘They still did all the things any other person in palliative care would do, like slowly passing out, slowly stopping eating and drinking. I didn’t have to give them any medication. They felt perfectly comfortable and had a very peaceful death.’
Julie explained that death was even “comforting” in a way because when you’re about to take your last breath, your body releases endorphins.
‘The body slowly enters something called ketosis, which releases endorphins. In that person’s body, those endorphins dull the pain, numb the nerves, and also give the person a feeling of euphoria, so they feel good,” he said.
‘There are many reasons why I do not fear death. Yes, I’ve had some pretty crazy spiritual experiences. experiences as a palliative care nurse who led me to not fear death, but there are also biological, metabolic and physiological things that happen in the body that really comforted me.
Last year, he dove into ‘end-of-life visions’ and how disturbingly ‘logical’ the exchanges around them can be.
The hospice nurse said her career had helped her learn how the body died “naturally,” adding that it even helps her at the end of life.
‘Our bodies are made to die. “The less we mess with it, the more peaceful it will be,” he continued.
This is not the first time Julie has spoken about death and what she witnessed when someone was dying.
Last year, he dove into “end-of-life visions” and how disturbingly “logical” the exchanges around them can be.
“Usually they are functional and logical and ask me, ‘Why do I see my mother dead?’ “Do you see her?” she said.
Later this year, Julie will also publish a book titled Nothing to Fear, billed as a “comforting and informative guide that demystifies our journey to the end of life.”