Episode 333 | Natural Healing Through Eastern Medicine with Dr. Josh Axe
For centuries, Eastern medicine has explored various methods of helping the body heal itself through natural processes. Despite this rich history, modern medicine generally frowns upon alternative therapies. However, there is more to alternative medicine — many of its concepts can improve your health through ways that other methods might not even consider. Understanding Eastern medicine better can help you tap into powerful natural techniques for maximizing your well-being.
In this episode, Dr. Josh Axe talks about the working theories behind Eastern medicine. He lends his expertise to explain the root causes of many diseases. Josh also discusses how psychological and spiritual interventions play a role in healing.
Listen now if you want to employ natural techniques for healing!
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Find out what conventional treatments misunderstand about the nature of diseases.
What are the three main health issues linked to your lifestyle?
Learn how holistic approaches to medicine can promote complete healing.
Resources
Ancient Remedies: Secrets to Healing with Herbs, Essential Oils, CBD, and the Most Powerful Natural Medicine in History by Dr. Josh Axe
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Episode Highlights
Josh’s Book
He was passionate about the topic and spent significant time on his book.
The typical mindset is people receive medications that don't address the root cause of many diseases.
Josh thinks people need to come back to the concept of using food as medicine.
Western vs. Eastern Medicine
Western medicine focuses on fixing symptoms instead of targeting underlying disorders. Many people continue to experience additional adverse effects even with therapy.
In contrast, Eastern medicine takes a holistic approach by looking at root causes.
Many diseases involve various organ systems, and Western treatments might be too narrow to cover everything.
Eastern treatments incorporate psychological and spiritual approaches.
How Your Diet Can Cause Health Issues
The three most common issues arising from food involve the digestive, hormonal, or immune systems.
Food that is too complicated increases the effort your body has to exert during digestion.
Eating food rich in broken-down building blocks, such as amino acids, are great for maintaining health.
Food and Hormones
Consuming healthy fats is a powerful way to increase your hormones' effectiveness.
Cinnamon, fenugreek, and holy basil are useful herbs for managing insulin levels.
Milk thistle can remove synthetic estrogen-like compounds that might be causing your PMS.
If you fail today, remember that you can do the next right thing.
How Emotions Impact Your Health
Fear and worry can cause hormonal dysfunction and lead to health problems. For instance, worry can lead to indigestion.
Stress and self-hatred can also influence many immune diseases.
In contrast, positive emotions allow the body to heal itself better.
Strengthening the Immune System
Negative emotions relating to hatred tend to weaken the immune system. You need to embrace forgiveness if you don't want to have a dysfunctional immune system.
Increase your intake of yellow, orange, and green foods, such as vegetables, fruits, and some meat.
Lastly, stock up on nutrients such as zinc, vitamin D, and vitamin C.
Building a Positive Mindset
Despite 2020 being a bad year, you can start working toward a better 2021 by developing a positive mindset.
Josh has a daily spiritual triathlon as part of maintaining his positive mindset.
He begins with praises and gratefulness toward God, reads the Bible, then spends 10 minutes in prayer and meditation.
Your Purpose
People who lose their purpose tend to live shorter lives.
Finding and living your purpose is essential for a long and fulfilling life.
Josh's purpose is based on love, and his mindset also leads to better health.
He feels radically loved by God.
5 Powerful Quotes from This Episode
[09:36] “The thing about digestion is you want to consume foods that are easy to digest, and that are reparative.”
[11:03] “So if you want to heal your digestive system, eating loads of cooked vegetables, organic meat, certain fruits, like pears and blueberries, pumpkin—those are the most easily digestible foods.”
[14:49] “Every single emotion we experience affects the different organ systems both positively or negatively.”
[23:01] “If somebody's saying they want to care for their immune system, the number one thing they can do, the first thing, is forgive.”
[31:23] “One of the most important things I do for my own health—I do think the spiritual triathlon is a big part of it.”
About Dr. Josh Axe
Dr. Josh Axe is a clinical nutritionist and a doctor of natural medicine. He seeks to help people live a healthy lifestyle through balanced eating.
Josh regularly works with professional athletes to improve their health and performance. He also regularly authors books on nutrition, including his most recent book, Ancient Remedies: Secrets to Healing with Herbs, Essential Oils, CBD, and the Most Powerful Natural Medicine in History.
Connect with Josh through Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Pinterest. You can also browse his website for more content on natural health.
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