The wait is over!
Time to Gain Understanding
DISH 101 is for anyone who struggles with unexplained sensitivity, chronic overwhelm, or conflicting health advice. It introduces an approachable way to explore why your body may react differently and what that might mean.
Defensive
Protects our Body
Individual
Unique to Everyone
Shield
Tool We Need
Hypothesis
My Educated Guess
HEARD THIS BEFORE?
I felt like there were no new answers
If you've felt this way, you're not alone. The promise has been a long time coming, but we still don't have answers. It is time to start asking new questions if we want some new answers!
PAIN OF HOPING?
Mounting fatigue of no change
I saw and heard of so many things working for others, but when I would try...they didn't work for me. Fatigue. Frustration. No fixes. It took a toll on my willingness to continue to hope for something to change, for something to get me at least halfway back to who I was before the "something happened" that we hear so much about in autoimmune disease circles.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY FOREVER
Make Sense of What’s Never Made Sense
Find relief through newfound clarity and perspective
Recognize the bigger picture with confidence
Replace self-blame with understanding and insight
Feel more in control of daily life
Understand patterns that once felt random
Finally make sense of your experiences
Why DISH 101?
After years of figuring this out myself, for me and my family, it feels urgent to make this perspective available to others who need clarity and insight.
A beginner-friendly, step-by-step introduction to the Defensive Individual Shield Hypothesis (DISH).
Six simple lessons. Real-life examples. Clear explanations.
No medical claims, just a fresh, organized way to understand your experience differently.
In this course, DISH is presented as a conceptual framework, not established science.
OUR SOLUTION
Stop Guessing. Start Understanding.
Learn the foundational concepts of DISH: a new way to understand why some bodies react differently and how that perspective can help you navigate your own health journey more confidently.
How solid is the science behind DISH?
DISH connects several established scientific principles into one hypothesis. Logically, the pieces fit together:
Observation
Missing mechanism
Proposed model
Possible intervention path
However, like any new hypothesis, DISH would need measurable predictions, controlled testing, and peer-reviewed research before it could be considered a validated scientific model.
SIMPLE FRAMEWORK
DISH 101 Gives You Clarity.
Finally understand patterns in your own experiences—without confusion, overwhelm, or complicated science. It’s designed for people who’ve felt dismissed, misunderstood, or stuck without answers.
TESTIMONIALS
Hear what our clients are saying
Leslie H.
Our bodies have the amazing ability to heal themselves, and she has figured out a way to work on very complicated and also very simple health issues.
What makes this course different?
This course doesn’t claim to diagnose or cure anything. Instead, I share with you what I have discovered works for me when nothing else would. It enabled the methods I was using—to no avail—to now work when they fell short before! DISH 101 gives you a logical, easy-to-follow framework that helps you make sense of what’s happening in day-to-day life and why we might react differently than others.
Why DISH 101?
After years of figuring this out myself, for me and my family, it feels urgent to make this perspective available to others who need clarity and insight.
A beginner-friendly, step-by-step introduction to the Defensive Individual Shield Hypothesis (DISH).
Six simple lessons. Real-life examples. Clear explanations.
No medical claims, just a fresh, organized way to understand your experience differently.
In this course, DISH is presented as a conceptual framework, not established science.
FAQ
Still got questions?
DISH 101 is an introductory course that explains the Defensive Individual Shield Hypothesis, an educational framework for understanding why some people may react more sensitively to foods, environments, stress, or daily stimuli.
The course is broken into simple daily lessons that guide you through:
What DISH is and why it matters
The science behind DISH
How inflammation may shift from acute to chronic
How a manual DISH works
A real-life case study
DISH 101 is designed for people who feel confused, dismissed, or overwhelmed by unexplained sensitivities or chronic discomfort, especially when standard tests come back “normal.” If you want clarity, language, and a framework to understand your experience without medical claims, this course is for you.
DISH is a hypothesis, not an established scientific model.
It’s a logical, coherent framework that connects observations many people experience—such as unexplained sensitivities or chronic challenges—with a proposed mechanism that might help explain them.
While the concepts are plausible and fit together logically, DISH has not been scientifically tested, peer-reviewed, or validated through clinical research.
DISH 101 is an educational course, not a medical program or treatment.
Because DISH offers something people often struggle to find:
a clear, organized way to understand daily experiences that don’t always show up on tests.
Many students use DISH to:
recognize patterns in their reactions
understand why they may respond differently to stressors or environments
gain language for experiences that were previously confusing
make more informed decisions in their own lives
You’re not learning “a cure” or “a diagnosis”—you’re learning a framework that can help you interpret your own experiences more clearly.
No. DISH is not a medical diagnosis, treatment, or substitute for care. It’s a perspective that helps people understand why their reactions may differ from others and what they can do about it if they so choose.
You’ll walk away with a clear understanding of the DISH framework, how to spot patterns in your own reactions, and how to apply the concepts to everyday situations. While DISH doesn’t diagnose or treat anything, it does give you a grounded starting point for a new perspective of understanding your personal patterns and advocating for your needs.
Not only will DISH 101 show you a whole new perspective about chronic inflammation, but the knowledge you gain will empower you to advocate for yourself more. Share what you have learned!
DISH 101 was created by Cynthia Wilson, a writer (penname Cyndi Whatif) and independent researcher who spent years trying to understand her own unexplained sensitivities, chronic overwhelm, and conflicting health experiences. With a Bachelors of Science, but no formal medical background, she began studying patterns, scientific principles, and environmental triggers that eventually led her to form the Defensive Individual Shield Hypothesis (DISH).
This course reflects what she discovered through lived experience, research, and experimentation, shared in an accessible, beginner-friendly way.
Currently free and readily available in the free community on Skool, The DISHer Tribe. In the future as it is refined, DISH 101 will open (at a price) in limited groups throughout the year. The schedule tentatively will be released monthly thereafter.
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