Is the Healthcare System Designed to Keep You Sick? | Dr. Casey Means

Summary

في هذه الحلقة من برنامج الدكتور جوش أك، يُرحب بالدكتورة كيسي مينز، التي هي طبيبة مدربة من ستانفورد ومؤسسة ومدير طبي رئيس لشركة "ليفلز"، التي تركز على الصحة التمثيلية. تناقش الاثنان موضوعات مثل النمو في الرعاية الصحية ولماذا نصبح أكثر عطبًا رغم النمو في الإنفاق، وتأثير العواطف مثل الخوف على الصحة التمثيلية، وأهمية الخلايا الوسطية كمصدر للطاقة للخلايا. يشير الدكتورة مينز إلى مشاكل نظام الرعاية الصحية الحالي، وكيف يؤدي هذا إلى زيادة الأمراض التمثيلية. وتتحدث حول أهمية الحركة، وتأثير الأكل على الصحة الخلوية، وتشير إلى أهمية الأكل ببطء وممارسة المشي كعوامل رئيسية لتحسين الصحة. وتشير الاثنان إلى أهمية الصلة بين الجسم والعالم، وتأثير القلق الوجودي على الصحة الخلوية. وتشير الدكتورة مينز إلى أهمية الاهتمام بالبيئة الخلوية وتحسين تزويد الخلايا بالطاقة اللازمة من خلال الأكل السليم والحركة المستمرة.

Takeaways

• 🚫 **الرعاية الصحية التقليدية**: الدكتور كيسي توضيحًا عن التحول من الطب التقليدي إلى الطب الطبيعي، بسبب التركيز على الأدوية بدلاً من الطرق الطبيعية للشفاء.
• 📈 **نمو المصروفات في الرعاية الصحية**: يشير الدكتور كيسي إلى الزيادة المستمر في نفقات الرعاية الصحية في الولايات المتحدة مع تصاعد حالات الأمراض المتابية.
• 🌱 **التحول إلى الطب الوظيفي**: تحدث الدكتورة كيسي عن التحول إلى التركيز على الرعاية الصحية الوظيفية، والتي تركز على الأدوية والعلاجات الطبيعية بدلاً من العلاج التقليدي.
• 🧬 **الصحة الMitochondrial**: يشدد على أهمية الخلية الMitochondrial كمحرك للخلايا، وكيف يمكن من خلال الحفاظ على صحتها تحقيق الطاقة ال正面.
• 📊 **البيانات المستمرة لمراقبة السكر في الدم**: يشيرت إلى الفوائد الكبيرة لاستخدام أجهزة مراقبة السكر في الدم بشكل مستمر، والتي تساعد المرضى على مراقبة تأثير الأطعمة على مستويات السكر في الدم.
• 🍽️ **الأكل وال饮食**: تشير إلى أهمية الأكل ببطء وممارسة الأكل الملتزم به للحد من خطر الإصابة بأمراض متابية.
• 🚶‍♂️ **المشي كخطوة رئيسية لالصحة**: يشير إلى أهمية المشي كخطوة بسيطة ولكن فعالة لتحسين الصحة، وتقليل خطر الإصابة بأمراض متابية.
• 🌿 **الغذاء الطبيعي**: تشير إلى أهمية تناول الغذاء الطبيعي والأقل معالجًا لتحسين الصحة الخلوية والخليةية.
• 🧘 **الصحة العقلية والروحية**: يشدد على أهمية الصحة العقلية والروحية في الحفاظ على الصحة الجسدية، وكيف يمكن أن تؤثر الخوفات والقلقات على الصحة الخلوية.
• 🌐 **الارتباط بين الجسد والبيئة**: يشدد على أهمية التعرف على الارتباط بين الجسد والبيئة، وكيف يمكن أن يؤثر ذلك على الصحة الخلوية.
• 📚 **التعلم المستمر**: يشير إلى أهمية التعلم المستمر والبحث عن طرق تحسين الصحة الخلوية والخليةية.

Q & A

ما هي الرسالة الأساسية التي يريد الدكتور كيسي أن يأخذها الجمهور من كتابه "الطاقة الصالحة"؟

الرسالة الأساسية هي أن الفصل يعتبر جذر مدى مرض الأمراض ال kronique في مجتمعنا. إنها على عدة أصعدة، و:both practical و spiritual. يجب أن نبني نظامًا للرعاية الصحية يركز على تحسين الوظائف الحيوية الأساسية في جميع خلايا الجسم، ويجب أن ننمو بشكل يحترم العلاقات و العلاقات الروحية بيننا و كل شيء آخر في الكون.

لماذا تعتقد الدكتورة كيسي أن التدخين السريع له تأثير سلبي على الصحة الMETABOLIC؟

الدراسات أظهرت أن الأشخاص الذين يأكلون بسرعة أكبر يعانون من الصحة الMETABOLIC السيئة، بينما لديهم من يأكلون ببطء أقل من مخاطر تطور الأمراض الMETABOLIC بمرتين إلى أربع مرات. يساعد الأكل ببطء في تلقي الشعور بالامتلاء، ويقلل من كمية الطعام المستهلك، ويتيح للشخص مزيدًا من الوقت لالاستمتاع بطعم الطعام.

ما هي العوامل الرئيسية التي تؤثر على خلايانا وتسبب تغيرات في الوظائف الخلوية؟

العوامل الرئيسية تشمل الغذائية المعالج، نمط الحركة، مستويات ال应激، النوم، السمات البيئية، والعلاقات مع الضوء. كل هذه العوامل تؤثر على mitochondria، التي هي القوة الرئيسية للخلية، وعندما لا تعمل بشكل صحيح، فإنها تؤثر على الصحة العامة.

ماذا يشير المصطلح "الطاقة السيئة" إلى في كتاب الدكتورة كيسي؟

الطاقة الصالحة يشير إلى حالة الخلية الHLTHY حيث تعمل mitochondria بكفاءة عالية لإنتاج الطاقة اللازمة لعمل الخلية بشكل صحيح. وعندما تكون الخلية تعمل بسلاسة، فإن الشخص يكون صحيًا، ولكن عندما لا توفر الطاقة بشكل صحيح، فإن الخلية تظهر تغيرات في الوظائف وتؤدي إلى المرض.

لماذا ينصح الدكتور كيسي بضرورة السير بشكل مستمر على مدار اليوم؟

السير بشكل مستمر يساعد في تحسين الصحة الMETABOLIC، لأنه يعزز الحركة الخفيفة بشكل متكرر على مدار اليوم، مما يساعد على تحسين تدفق السكر في الدم وتقليل فرص الإصابة بالسكري العالي وأمراض الocardiovascular. يساعد السير أيضًا على تسريع التمثيل الخلوي وتحسين وظائف mitochondria.

ما هي الفوائد الرئيسية التي يمكن أن تحصل عليها الشخص من كتاب الدكتورة كيسي "الطاقة الصالحة"؟

يحتوي كتاب الدكتورة كيسي على معلومات قيمة حول كيفية تحسين الصحة الMETABOLIC وتحسين وظائف mitochondria. يحتوي الكتاب على نصائح حول الأكل والنوم والحركة والعلاقات الأخلاقية والروحية، وكيف يمكن لهذه العوامل الأساسية أن تؤثر على الصحة الجسدية والعقلية والروحية.

ما هي الخطوات الأساسية التي يجب اتباعها لتحسين الطاقة الخلوية وصحة mitochondria؟

الخطوات الأساسية تشمل تحسين الغذائية ب摄入 Molecules الضرورية لبناء الخلية بشكل صحيح، تقليل العناصر المسببة للضرر، تحسين نمط النوم، زيادة الحركة، وتحسين الصحة العاطفية والروحية.

كيف يمكن لسجل الأكل أن يساعد على تقليل الوزن في برنامج levels؟

يساعد سجل الأكل في تقليل الوزن من خلال التركيز على ال mindfulness والوعي بما ي摄入ه الشخص، مما يساعد على تقليل كمية الطعام الم摄入.

ماذا يشير المصطلح "الطاقة السيئة" إلى في سياق الalking من الدكتورة كيسي؟

الطاقة الصالحة يشير إلى حالة الخلية الHLTHY حيث تعمل mitochondria بكفاءة عالية لإنتاج الطاقة اللازمة لعمل الخلية بشكل صحيح، مما يؤدي إلى الصحة الجسدية والعقلية والروحية.

لماذا يعتبر السير أكثر أهمية من التمارين الرياضية التقليدية من حيث البقاء على الصحة الMETABOLIC؟

السير يعتبر أكثر أهمية لأنه يساعد على تحسين الحركة الخفيفة بشكل متكرر على مدار اليوم، مما يساعد على تحسين تدفق السكر في الدم وتقليل فرص الإصابة بالسكري العالي وأمراض الocardiovascular.

ماذا تشير الأحداث التالية في النص إلى: تغير نمط الأكل، نقص الحركة، تCSI في الصحة العاطفية، تCSI في النوم، وتعرض الخلايا للسمات البيئية؟

هذه الأحداث تشير إلى عوامل يمكن أن تؤثر على وظائف mitochondria وبالتالي على الصحة الMETABOLIC، مما يؤدي إلى زيادة خطر الإصابة بالأمراض ال kronique.

ما هي الأهمية الأساسية لـ 'التواصل' في تحسين الصحة الMETABOLIC؟

التواصل يشير إلى الارتباط بين الخلية والبيئة المحيطة بها، بما في ذلك العناصر الغذائية والهواء والتفاعلات الاجتماعية والشمسية. الحفاظ على هذا النوع من التواصل هو بالضرورة لتحسين وظائف mitochondria وتحسين الصحة الMETABOLIC.

Outlines

00:00

🎤 Introduction to the Show and Guest

Dr. Josh ax introduces himself as the host of the show and welcomes Dr. Casey Means, a Stanford-trained physician, chief medical officer, and co-founder of the metabolic health company Levels. The episode focuses on the increasing healthcare spending and the paradox of deteriorating health despite it. They discuss the importance of understanding metabolic health, the role of emotions like fear, and the significance of mitochondria in cellular energy production.

05:00

🔬 The Shift from Conventional to Natural Medicine

Dr. Casey Means shares her journey from traditional medical training to focusing on natural healing methods. She expresses her concerns about the western healthcare system, where financial incentives are misaligned with the true goal of healing. Dr. Means discusses the realization that many institutions profit from sickness and the need to address root causes of diseases rather than just treating symptoms.

10:01

🌱 The Impact of Industrial Complex on Health

The paragraph delves into the various industries contributing to the sickness of people, such as food production, marketing, and healthcare. Dr. Means emphasizes the concept of 'bad energy' versus 'good energy,' which relates to the health of our mitochondria. She explains that bad energy stems from metabolic dysfunction and that addressing this at a cellular level can lead to improved overall health.

15:01

🤔 The Cellular Approach to Understanding Health

Dr. Means discusses the importance of understanding cellular energy and metabolism to achieve good health. She explains that our body is a constellation of trillions of cells that require a consistent source of power to function properly. The focus should be on how our diet, lifestyle, and environment impact the quality of this energy, which in turn affects our health.

20:04

🍽️ Dietary Principles for Optimal Health

The conversation shifts to dietary principles that can support good cellular energy. Dr. Means recommends a diet rich in micronutrients, antioxidants, healthy protein, omega-3 fatty acids, probiotics, and fiber. She advises against consuming refined and industrially processed foods, added sugars, and emphasizes the importance of whole, unprocessed foods.

25:05

🚶‍♂️ The Power of Movement and Mindfulness

Dr. Means highlights the importance of regular movement throughout the day for metabolic health. She discusses the benefits of walking and how it can significantly reduce the risk of chronic diseases. Additionally, she touches on the impact of eating habits, such as the speed of eating and mindfulness, on our health.

30:09

🌿 The Connection Between Health and Environment

The final paragraph emphasizes the interconnectedness of our health with the environment and the cosmos. Dr. Means argues against the modern western view of separation and advocates for recognizing our connection to the soil, sunlight, and the global ecosystem. She stresses the importance of spiritual connection and overcoming fear for achieving true health at the cellular level.

35:09

📚 Conclusion and Where to Find Dr. Casey

Dr. Josh ax thanks Dr. Casey for her insights and discusses the importance of addressing mental and spiritual health alongside physical health. Dr. Casey provides information on where to find her, including her website and social media handles, and expresses her enthusiasm for people to embark on their 'good energy' journey.

Keywords

💡الطبيب جوش أكس

الطبيب جوش أكس هو مضيف البرنامج والعالم الطبية الذي يناقش在节目中讨论各种健康主题. في هذا النص،يتحدث عن أهمية المعرفة الطبية وكيف يمكن أن تؤثر التقنيات الطبية على الصحة.

💡الطبيب كيسي مينز

الطبيب كيسي مينز هي الشخصية الرئيسية في النص، مدرب طبي من ستانفورد ومؤسس شركةLevels. تتحدث عن تغيرات في نظام الرعاية الصحية والتأثير على الصحة، وكيف تركز على الأدوية الطبيعية بدلاً من الأدوية التقليدية.

💡مراقبة السكر في الدم

يُشير إلى استخدام أجهزة مراقبة السكر في الدم المستمر لتتبع مستويات السكر في الدم بشكل مستمر، وهو أحد التقنيات الطبية الموصى بها لتحسين الصحة واكتشاف المشاكل ال_METABOLIC.

💡الاضطرابات التمثيلية

الاضطرابات التمثيلية تشير إلى مجموعة من الأمراض التي تنشأ من مشاكل في التمثيل التمثيلي، مثل السكر الناجم ومرض القولون الناجم والد메نش. يُشير في النص إلى أنها تبدأ غالباً بهرم مثل الأنسولين.

💡ال_METABOLIC

ال_METABOLIC يشير إلى الوظائف الحيوية الرئيسية في خلايا الجسم، مثل إنتاج الطاقة. في النص، يُشير إلى أنه إذا كانت خلايا الجسم تعمل بشكل صحيح، فإننا نتمتع بالصحة، ولكن إذا لم تكن，则可能会导致各种慢性疾病.

💡القلق والمشاعر

يُشير النص إلى أن القلق والمشاعر يمكن أن تؤثر على الصحة، وخاصة على الصحة التمثيلية. يُشير إلى أن الإعلام المروع يؤثر على الخلايا ويشجع على الشعور بالأمان داخل الجسم.

💡المياه الصالحة

يُشير إلى أهمية ال饮健康水 في الحفاظ على الصحة الخلية. يُشير في النص إلى أنه من الضروري تحسين مياه وهواء ومنتجات العناية الشخصية لتحسين الصحة الخلية.

💡الحركة المستمرة

الحركة المستمرة تشير إلى أهمية التحرك بشكل مستمر خلال اليوم بدلاً من الاكتئاب. يُشير في النص إلى أنه التحرك القليل والدائم يساعد على تحسين الصحة التمثيلية.

💡الغذاء ال천연ي

يُشير إلى أهمية تناول الغذاء ال천천 الطبيعي، بعيداً عن المواد الصناعية والمعالجات، لتحسين الصحة الخلية. يُشير في النص إلى أنه يجب التركيز على المغذيات والفيتامينات والألياف.

💡الانتباه الكامل

الانتباه الكامل يشير إلى أهمية التركيز والاهتمام بالمواضيع والأحداث الحالية. يُشير في النص إلى أنه التركيز والانتباه الكامل يمكن أن يساعد على تحسين الصحة، سواء كان ذلك من خلال الأكل ببطء أو الحركة المستمرة.

Highlights

Dr. Josh ax interviews Dr. Casey Means, a Stanford-trained physician, on the increasing healthcare spending and the paradox of worsening health conditions.

Dr. Means discusses her transition from conventional medicine to a more natural approach, focusing on root causes of diseases.

The conversation delves into the impact of fear on metabolic health and the significance of mitochondrial health for cellular energy.

Dr. Means highlights the misalignment of incentives in the healthcare system, which prioritizes treatment over prevention and health maintenance.

The show explores the role of diet and lifestyle changes in healing and preventing chronic diseases.

Dr. Means emphasizes the importance of understanding the root causes of metabolic dysfunction to improve health.

The discussion reveals the influence of ultra-processed foods, lack of movement, stress, poor sleep, and environmental toxins on cellular health.

Dr. Means provides insights on how to improve mitochondrial function and overall health through diet and lifestyle modifications.

The importance of community and support in adopting a functional medicine approach is underscored by Dr. Means' experience.

Dr. Means discusses the Levels health company and its continuous blood glucose monitoring system, emphasizing the value of data in personal health management.

The interview touches on the spiritual aspect of health, suggesting that addressing one's spiritual needs is integral to achieving optimal health.

Dr. Means shares surprising findings from Levels' data, such as the correlation between food logging and weight loss success.

The significance of walking as a form of daily movement for health benefits is discussed, with references to scientific studies.

Dr. Means advocates for a shift from focusing solely on exercise to incorporating regular movement throughout the day for better metabolic health.

The final message from Dr. Means emphasizes the importance of connection—between body systems, with the environment, and on a spiritual level—for true health and healing.

Dr. Means' book 'Good Energy' is recommended for readers interested in a comprehensive approach to health that includes cellular, mental, and spiritual aspects.

Transcripts

hey everyone welcome to the Dr Josh ax

show I am your host Dr Josh ax and each

and every week I cover the science and

principles and how to grow in Body Mind

spirit and take your health and your

life to the next level on today's

episode I have Dr Casey means she's a

Stanford trained physician the chief

medical officer and co-founder of the

metabolic Health company levels which I

have use their continuous blood glucose

monitor and absolutely love it and

recommended it to many patients and

clients over the years

and um we're going to dive into a lot of

things today we're going to cover why

Health Care spending is

increasing and I'm going to ask you the

question why are we getting sicker today

when you look at the numbers of people

getting metabolic conditions it

continues to increase even though we're

spending more and more money also we'll

get into different emotions like fear

and how that affects metabolic health

and we're going to get into all the

blood work blood testing and talk about

something called good energy which is

mitochondrial Health there's something

called mitochondria which is like the

engine for your cells if you keep that

healthy you're going to have good energy

if not you won't so we'll get into all

that and more Dr Casey welcome to show

so happy to be here thank you for having

me well I know um you know I've read

this about you and I know that I I hear

this often is that often times people

like yourself you get a traditional

medical uh traditional medical training

and you don't end up doing conventional

medicine and all of the thing the things

that you were trained in school and so

for yourself you've taken a very

different career path rather than

prescribing medications you've really

focused on using natural ways to help

people heal what what caused you to sort

of switch gears and go from one career

path and more conventional to one that's

much more natural yeah so for me Josh it

was it was really that I was 9 years

into my training you know four years of

medical

school close to being done with 5 years

of surgical training and I was train I

trained as a head of neck surgeon and I

kind of was looking around me and

looking at the realities of what's going

on in the western Healthcare System and

the reality is the patients in America

they're getting sicker every year like

we're not we're not getting better as a

country in terms of health even though

we're spending Monumental resources on

health and then kind of going deeper

than that realizing you know every

single institution in America that

touches our health from hospitals to

clinics to pharmaceutical companies

medical schools even insurance companies

they all make more money when we are

sick and that's a huge problem and I was

a doctor working in a system in which

the business model for the business you

know people sometimes think healthcare

is like a philanthropic organization or

a nonprofit it's not it's a business and

that bu that business is designed to

grow and as a doctor you're a worker in

that system and the C the the incentives

are totally misaligned right now and so

even though I and my colleagues all go

into this profession with the noblest of

intentions to help people this is a

massive $4 trillion do system that makes

more money when we're sick and that's a

huge problem and I left the system to go

figure out ways to um really keep people

healthy um through through different

means um and I think what every patient

unfortunately needs to understand is

that no matter no matter how wonderful

your doctor is the way we're trained the

way the research is done on every level

this Invisible Hand of gigantic

Financial incentives is corrupting the

way we think about the body it's

corrupting the way we think about

disease it's making us not look at root

causes and connections between diseases

and put on these very siloed goggles

about the body and about disease that is

not serving patients truly getting

healthier so that is why I made that

sharp right turn to really focusing on

the it's a major issue you know many

people have heard this but the United

States and New Zealand are the only two

countries that can Market medicine the

way that we do today via all of these

commercials and also the financial in in

interests and government officials

there's lots and lots of issues here in

fact you know when I look at all of

those different sort of big uh you know

Industries today I really think the

pharmaceutical industry today is the

most corrupt of all of them and it's

it's it's the and even more so than

government even more so than the food

and agricultural industry I think it's

the most correct

and I think it should be and and the

reason why is it's so far from what it

really should be I mean really medicine

should all be about just helping sick

people heal get to the root cause of

their issue and getting well and it

doesn't do that at all in fact the crazy

part is you take one medication

typically causes another disease so then

you have to take another so it really

actually perpetuates the cycle making

people worse and everybody breaks the

Hippocratic Oath uh most MDS especially

first Do no harm because anytime you

prescribe a medication another another

one you're actually doing more harm than

if you would have typically recommended

a diet or supplement or lifestyle change

and so it's obviously a massive massive

issue and and why why do you think today

because one of the things that I've

heard people say before is well you know

what it's a lot of good people like

doctors are good people they're just in

bad health care now I personally don't

even think that's an excuse though I I

think that there is a lack of virtue and

integrity because there are people like

yourself or Dr Mark Hyman or you know

people that were more medically trained

as MDS who were able to see through it

and say well you know what I'm going to

do the right thing and help people

because I can see this isn't doing it

for people what what what are your

thoughts about that I think what's so

interesting is that when we get caught

up in this Matrix you know you invest so

much into becoming a doctor you know

hundreds of thousands of dollars years

of the healthiest years of your life and

and with such good intentions and I

think it's very difficult sometimes to

see this wild Matrix of multiple

industries that you are actually

embedded in and so you don't even

actually see I think where some of the

toxicity and some of the compromised

interests come in you've got this

Devil's bargain you know between a$6

trillion doll food industry and the4

trillion doll Healthcare System and you

know a multi- trillion dollar industrial

agriculture system which all together

basically shaped the way like what our

cultural norms are you've also got the

school system you've got all these

things that are kind of working together

to create Norms in our culture um that

that make it very difficult to see your

place in it I think and when you've

invested that much time there are such

strong cultural norms you don't even

have the government or Healthcare

organizations coming out and talking

about you know root cause approaches to

health I think it's very easy to just

get lost in all of it and to believe so

strongly in this you know in this golden

tower that you've really like hits Your

Wagon to for your life so so actually

stepping out it's not just about saying

like I don't really believe I think

there could be a better way it's

actually like turning your back on you

know 10 years of your life hundreds of

thousands of dollars you know and also

kind of giving a bit Big M middle finger

to some of the some of the biggest

industries in our country that we feel

like we should trust because if we don't

then your world kind of starts to

crumble and so it's it's kind of bigger

than just saying I'm going to take a

different career path it's actually

saying like I going to walk on my own on

a path that is different from what 99%

of people are saying and I think that

what you speak of though is very

important I think there is

unfortunately such fear in people kind

of going out and and forging their own

path um and I feel very lucky because I

had a family that supported that and I

had friends that supported that um you

know I have a lot of privilege in terms

of you know even having a family that

would support me if I you know kind of

on my my face and so I think there's a

lot of things that push people to stay

in the lane but at this point

there's there's a couple things I would

say to that one is that there actually

is a lot of community on the other side

of what's going on in conventional the

Norms like the functional medicine

Community as you know and sort of like

gr it's strong and it's incredible and I

think the second thing is from a

spiritual perspective I think like

really following that call of of digging

deeper and following what you know you

kind of what you're inkling noses right

you look at the system and it's failing

the system's abjectly failing $4

trillion do and patients are getting

sicker every year there's something

wrong there and I think if you don't

scratch that itch and start to go deeper

it can be very spiritually depleting

because on some level you know that the

system you're working in is not working

and we see huge rates of depression huge

rates of suicide huge rates of burnout

in healthcare and I do not think it's

because we're working long hours a lot

of fields work long hours I think it's

because we know there is a mismatch

between what we're doing and what would

be actually best for people and we just

don't know how to fix it but we all have

a voice and I think it's really

important for people to step up and

realize we got to use it doctors are

respected in society and it is really

our job as individuals to create a

movement and the unlocking of I think

that spiritual purposeful fulfillment is

something that you cannot underestimate

like we have such a short life and I

think that that one of the reasons we're

seeing doctors suffering so much um as a

community is because you know they feel

trapped in a system that they know is

broken and they don't know what to do

about it yeah well well to your point

one of the good good things is we see

functional Integrative Medicine growing

you know I remember when I first got

into the field you had people like

Andrew W and Joe marola and Mark Heyman

and Daniel Aon they were some of the

only people who were really diving into

some of this stuff and now there are so

many more I mean there's at least 10

times more people in functional medicine

or more than that likely than there were

10 15 years ago and so we're definitely

seeing this wave and and I think I think

social media where I think it's negative

in most cases I think in this case it's

positive because people are able to get

more self-educated they can see through

the lies more those are being uh

revealed and so I think that that's

that's a big part of of why we're seeing

that big growth in functional medicine

and I do think you know that um you know

a lot of people in that industry if

you're turning your eye to people you

you if you were God designed you to be a

Healer and somebody who's there to help

people heal um and you're not doing that

or you're taking advantage of sick

people that that is going to sicken your

soul and so you know I can see some of

the the repercussions of that as you're

sharing you know one of the things I

think that you know as you mentioned

four trillion in spending it's actually

that's just within that one industry

there are so many industries that are

contributing to the sickness of people

you know it's like okay you have a

company that creates a food like a

sugary cereal with food coloring and

sugar and then you have a so a food

company and then you have a marketing

company that's marketing that to kids

and then you have the pharmaceutical

industry and and health care that's sort

of take taking advantage of these sick

people made Sick by the food and

agriculture industry and all the bad

media out there so anyways there's

really a lot of industries that have a

level of

uh you know there there's an evil

element to them that are contributing to

one of the things that you talk about

which I think is so brilliant in your

book is bad energy versus good energy

and you're not just talking about our

own energy which I think is important

you're talking about something that can

happen at a spiritual level but also

something that can happen at a cellular

level at the health of our mitochondria

but break down for me what you mean by

bad energy in your book versus good

energy yeah so this builds perfectly on

what we've been talking about which is

that really the financial incentives of

Healthcare Drive it to be this very like

siloed reactive system because if you

think about the way that our system

profits right now is that the more you

do to someone for a longer period of

time the more money you make so like

that is that basically lends straight to

okay we want to have a lot of

chronically ill patients in the system

because chronic illnesses are the type

of diseases that you're going to have

for years and that need to be managed

for years do visits every year and the

way we look at chronic disease in our

country is it's like okay they're each

different high cholesterol is different

than high blood pressure is different

than heart disease is different than

stroke it's different than dementia it's

different than arthritis it's different

than cancer they're all different so

that's a bunch of Specialists we can go

see for life and that is super

profitable now the the the other side of

the way you could look at the body is

okay well all those symptoms are

different but what's actually happening

inside the body invisibly under the hood

that's leading to these diseases what's

the physiology what is the actual stuff

going on inside the cells that are

leading to these diseases and if you

looked through that lens what you would

find is that there's a really core set

of not very complicated things going on

inside the bodies of most Americans that

are actually leading to all of those

different diseases and that's what I

call bad energy that is essentially a

set of you know core cellular physiology

that make ourselves not work properly

and when when cells aren't functioning

properly when they're not powered

properly when they have bad energy

they're going to express dysfunction and

dysfunction in a brain cell could look

like dementia and dysfunction in a liver

cell could look like fatty Delver

disease and dysfunction in an blood

vessel cell could look like heart

disease and so bad energy is essentially

a different way to look at Health

through the lens of root causes and when

we truly go to the research what is the

research showing us about the actual

core mechanisms that are leading to

disease and the great news is it's not

that complicated it is metabolic

dysfunction which I call uh bad energy

and so I think the core thing for people

to understand is that you know just a

visual in our system we look at every

single one of these different chronic

diseases in an individual Silo and we

treat them in different specialist

office but the reality is the more we

have specialized in healthcare we now

have over 100 Medical Specialties the

sticker we're getting a different way of

looking at it is a tree the trunk of the

tree is this physiology of bad energy

metabolic dysfunction and underpowering

of how our cells you know essentially an

underpowering of our cells and the

branches of that same tree are all these

different diseases that we think of as

separate but they're actually connected

so what we really need to do and I think

what the future of Health Care is is

actually treating just the trunk of that

tree treating the bad energy turning it

to good energy which is metabolic health

and then what we'll find is that a lot

of those different branches that we have

conventionally seen as separate will get

better I think a key overarching

framework for people to understand is

that we have trillions of cells in our

body 40 trillion cells or more and our

life our body is just the constellation

of all these cells and every single one

needs a a consistent source of power to

work properly each of these cells are

got little factories Little Machines

little cities and they need constant

energy to do their jobs and when our

cells do their jobs properly and are

well-powered we have health and when

they don't we have disease and so a a

huge focus of what we need to think

about individually and collectively is

how do we understand how ourselves are

power how do we understand if we have

good or bad energy what is impacting

whether we have good or bad energy in

our diet and our lifestyles and the

world we're living in and then how do I

improve it and so that's really um of

all this digging over the years leaving

the surgical field and trying to really

figure out like what is the root cause

of what's ailing Americans why are our

kids ourselves our parents all getting

sicker every year and the reality is

it's it's a it's this issue this core

fundamental issue in how our environment

is hurting our cell's ability to make

energy to power themselves and we're

basically it's we're broken machines and

they we underpowered and it's showing up

as all these chronic diseases that we're

that we're seeing today

well you know what this is a really

powerful concept and by the way I I've

you read a lot of Health books in my

career and discussed a lot of

philosophical uh you know ideas around

health and a lot of principles and and

this is one of the best and the reason

why I love what you're sharing is it has

really this basis in Western medicine

but also Eastern medicine if you look at

Chinese medicine you're describing

something they would call Chi um to a te

essentially uh in that and and so and or

or cellular energy ATP you know some of

these things we talk about in related

relation to mitochondria and Western

medicine but this is the driving force

for everyone's health and and for

everyone listening I want you to think

about it like this uh you know it's it's

funny we keep listing more and more

types of metabolic illness or types of

diabetes so we've all heard of type 1

diabetes we've all heard of type two

diabetes so there's two types well

people a few Year many years ago started

talking about Alzheimer's and all

dementia as type 3 diabetes I read an

article recently that called PCOS

polycystic ovary syndrome and

infertility type four diabetes and then

you look at obesity all of those issues

I just mentioned plus so many more

really are metabolic issues many of them

start with a hormone like insulin and

when that gets off when your blood

glucose gets off it's sort of like a

domino effect that's off then all of a

sudden your inflammation markers are off

your sleep markers are off your estrogen

progesterone your testosterone

everything else it gets tipped over and

so that's what Dr Casey here is really

getting into is is that what she's

getting into is how to stop that first

Domino from following if you can do that

or get that one back up right everything

else starts to heal in your body if you

can get rid of and eliminate the bad

energy start getting the good energy

start repairing your cellular Health

that's ultimately going to lead to you

having Better Health one of the

questions I have for you what are the

biggest thing give me a list of it could

be one thing 2 3 four five somewhere

between one and five of the top things

that feed bad energy and then some of

the things the top things that can feed

good

energy the most important question we

could be asking today in the Health Care

system is that um

so the the the overarching concept that

people need to kind of really

internalize is that for this cellular

power to happen we need the PowerHouse

of the cell the mitochondria flashback

to high school biology to be optimally

working to make energy and the things

that are affecting the creation of bad

energy are the things in our environment

that are basically targeting the

mitochondria and making this precious

little machine not work properly we have

sometimes thousands of these in every

one of our cells and they are right now

just being hurt so the main things that

are hurting our mitochondria are the way

we're living over the past 50 to 75

years and are rapidly changing modern

industrial World across the pillars of

ultra processed food our diet has

changed radically in the past 50 to 75

years our movement patterns we are

sitting over 80% of the time of the

waking day we're not moving enough uh

our stress levels and our emotional

health the devices in our hands that are

streaming petrifying fear inducing media

to our brains and creating a sense of

threat in our body uh all the time our

sleep patterns have Dr drastically

changed over the past 100 years we're

sleeping 25% Less on average that's key

sleep is key metabolic optimizing time

that we're basically just

slashing um and then I would say if

we're if we're only going to choose five

the next one I would probably mention is

environmental toxins there's over

880,000 synthetic toxins in our food

water air personal care products homes

cars everywhere that are unregulated for

safety largely and which some of which

are directly impairing our mitochondrial

function so food sleep movement patterns

emotional health toxins I'd also

probably throw in our our our distorted

relationship to light basically since

the invention of the light bulb and the

fact that we've really thrown a huge

rened into our dial circadian Cycles but

really with the Advent of modern

technology uh you know industrial living

very recent just a blip in human history

we've changed everything about what our

cells are exposed to and the type of

information they're getting every day

and our chronic disease epidemic is

essentially our cells saying we don't

know what the heck to do with this

changing industrial Western environment

and we we can't function properly our

mitochondria are literally damaged from

every angle and that that is why we're

having an explosion in a chronic disease

epidemic so how we improve it is

essentially going through each of those

pillars

and thinking from the standpoint of a

cellon a mitochondria what does it need

to function properly and how do I give

it to the cell and the mitochondria

without going backwards in time we're

not going to go back to an agrarian

culture with no light bulbs but how in

the modern world do I build an

environment of real nutritious

highquality Whole Food adequate quality

quantity and consistency of sleep

non-toxic food water air personal care

products really regular movement

throughout my days not sitting all day

and then just doing a 20-minute exercise

but really figuring out how to build

movement back into my life and then in

terms of emotional health this is the

key question how do I create a sense of

safety inside my body for my cells even

though the world and technology and the

TV and the computer all want to make me

think this is the most petrifying scary

world to live in how do I create a sense

of safety in my cells so it's it's it's

looking at our culture honestly taking

stock of Our Lives honestly and then

giving ourselves back what they need to

function in the confines of our modern

digital knowledge working

world yeah wow it's it's great advice

and I think one thing for everybody to

know is is that uh if your cells are

sick you're sick and so if you can start

to heal your cell you'll get well I mean

really it's the the key to all Health

your body is made up of trillions of

cells and if you can start to heal your

cells you'll get better

and again there's a lot of ways to

complicate this but the basic truth is

this is that if you have good cellular

energy you're going to heal you you know

a lot of times people think and and I

see this a lot Dr Casey with people with

certain conditions like if they get

overrun with viral infections could be

Lyme disease could be mold

toxicity uh it could be a number of

things somebody with chronic fatigue

syndrome often times they're always

looking for a pill or a supplement or

even a diet to help help them heal and

fix them and I think the thing they need

to realize it's sort of uh you know that

that their batter is too low you know I

I use this analogy all the time with my

patients is that you know imagine you've

got your phone and what's the battery at

you know if your batter is at 80 90% you

know you it's going to function very

well if it's down at 20 30% your body

isn't going to function very well so the

number one thing you can do hands down

period in order to heal yourself because

the reason why most people have lime

like I I've had patients with Lyme

disease they have zero symptoms in fact

we I remember years ago I did a blood

test myself my mom my dad my brother my

sister I all of them do a lime profile

all of them or three people in my family

had lime but they had zero symptoms at

all and it's like well how did they have

lime and have zero symptoms and someone

else has lime and and they're just an

absolute wreck well it's because one

group has good cellular energy so their

body is able to naturally eliminate lime

or keep it at base what never they even

have a symptom and another person they

don't have good cellular energy so the

lime the infection overtakes their body

and they have all of these symptoms

constantly so so that's really the

reality almost every person right now

that's suffering with a chronic health

condition it's not due to a bad gene or

a bad virus or bad luck it's due to poor

cellular energy and if you can take your

cellular energy up and start to

regenerate your cells and heal your

cells you'll get well talk to me about

diet you know there are so many

different diets out there there's

carnivore there's Bean there's paleo

there's keto what are some of the

dietary principles you recommend and I

know just for everybody U watching here

one of the things Dr Casey has done is

invest founded Kell founded a company

that's incredible that does continuous

blood glucose monitoring so you you you

put a patch on your arm and it tells you

where your blood sugar is constantly it

is incredibly helpful I think it's

probably maybe the best single test you

could do knowing where your blood sugar

is at and seeing what foods affect you

um and so really Dr Casey's an expert in

this but Dr Casey again what is some of

your advice to people when it comes to

diet so I'm always looking at diet

through very first principles no diet

Wars no diet Dogma we have this

incredible machine of the body like

we've talked about many times 40

trillion cells and health is if those

cells are working properly so we need to

think about food through the lens of how

do we give the cells the molecules they

need to function properly and be built

properly and how do we take out the

things from the diet that are

overwhelming or hurting or causing

damage to our cells and when we look at

that very unemotional view of food we

can just really start to identify

components that we want to have in each

meal that would work for a vegan they'd

work for a keto person paleo

Mediterranean so when I was really

looking at the data and trying to figure

out what are those key factors the

things that came up were we want to have

a diet that's rich in M micronutrients

and antioxidants we want to have very

adequate healthy protein levels we want

to have a very good sources of omega-3

fatty acids we want to make sure we're

getting in probiotic sources and then we

want to make sure we're getting in fiber

and if we can really focus on

understanding which sources of each of

those food antioxidants omega-3 fats Pro

probiotics Pro protein and fiber our

favorite types of foods from each of

those categories and then turn creating

meals into almost like a mix and match

of different components from each of

those categories we are going to load

the body with a lot of the key building

blocks and functional Messengers and

molecules that we need to have good

energy and to build cellular health and

resilience then the things that we

really want to eliminate from the diet

which do nothing literally nothing

positive to support cellular function or

structure and that actually are like

throwing little bombs on the system and

do not help are the refined industrially

processed seed oils the refined

industrial processed uh grains and

refined industrial process added sugars

so these things are just wasting

opportunities with bites and that are

going to hurt our cellular health and

something just absolutely astonishing to

me is that we eat 7 metric tons of food

in our lifetime like I don't even I

can't even imagine how much food that is

it's probably like a football field or

more but we eat 70 metric tons of food

and that 70 metric tons is like the it's

not only the bricks that will build our

body each day because you know this this

conception I think in the Western World

you've brought up sort of like more

Eastern Traditions but like we have this

such a such

a an incorrect view of the body in the

Western World of this thing it's like a

static thing I am am Casey and you are

Josh and we are separate and I am a

thing and I'm going to live and then I'm

going to die but that's really not the

way the body's true nature is at all we

are actually billions of cells are dying

every day and being reborn we're

constantly discarding cells and you know

atoms from our body we're we're re and

replenishing them we're you know making

a whole new gut lining and a whole new

skin you know every every few weeks and

what need to realize is that food that

70 metric tons is literally the the ink

that we 3D print the next version of our

body with and we are constantly

exchanging matter with the world through

food and so every day this is the reason

we have to be consistent about putting

those five factors into our body is

because every day we're recreating the

next version of our s which is both a

responsibility but it's also such an

exciting opportunity because we're we

can just you know always have the

opportunity to improve our health by

rebuilding a better functional system

and that's that's where food is just so

special so foundational and unavoidable

so the goal really is how do we make the

most of that 70 metric tons of

opportunity we get by eating the most

nutrient whole on processed food and

this is why we do need to really

eliminate Ultra processed food from our

diet the packaged foods that are made in

factories of you know Frankenstein like

ingredients that we

andiz are rad phenomen inory these are

justad they are now 70% of our calories

that we're eating they are not good

instructions or building blocks for our

bodies and they are the root of our

cells being just in total cellular

disarray so really step one is just

eliminating Ultra processed food and

moving towards more unprocessed

minimally processed even thoughtfully

processed foods you can buy Foods in

pack packages but just making sure you

really understand and recognize the

ingredients and then ideally buying as

much food from as close to the source as

possible the farmers markets and people

might think oh that's kind of frivolous

or a nice to have but the reason it's

not just a nice to have it's actually so

important to eat the unprocessed food

ideally from as close to your home as

possible is because we want maximal

nutrients per bite we want to maximize

the 70 metric tons and we know that once

food is harvested it starts drastically

losing its nutrient composition each day

it's separated from the earth and so the

fresher food that we can get higher

quality you know Farms soil knowing the

source and reducing processed food

aiming for those five you know

categories of food I talked about that

that is really going to set you up for

great great cellular health no matter

whether you're vegan or keto or

somewhere in between it's great advice

you know one of the things I think

you've had a really unique unque um

situation with is in being a co-founder

of levels is looking at a lot of data

that's constantly coming in from people

their blood glucose levels and also

you've spent some time writing a new

book good energy what are maybe what is

one or two things that have really

surprised you as you look at the data

that's coming from levels and as you've

worked on writing your book what are

some things that again have been you

know some of those surprise learnings oh

there have been a bunch of surprises I

think from our level

data one of the things that's been so

interesting is that people who start the

program with a BMI above 30 so basically

in the obese range which is now about

45% of Americans um so very very common

um if they log more food logs in the app

so basically they're recording what

they're eating they're mindfully writing

down what they ate they actually lose

the most weight with the levels program

so levels is a continuous glucose

monitor paired with an app and some

people will log food and some people may

just look at the data but not log meals

but logging meals was associated with

the most weight loss and people are

losing I mean we've had people lose over

80 pounds that's not you know not

everyone but um that was really

interesting and it actually mirrors a

really large study done by Kaiser

Permanente where they had um close to

2,000 patients going through a 20we

weight loss program and they found

something very similar but but not

through an app they found that the the

more meals that people recorded in a

food journal that was one of the

statistically significant things that

actually was associated with weight loss

so levels data and that data also show

that taking the time in the weight loss

journey to record your food can be a

very valuable way to accelerate progress

and I think it comes down to mindfulness

right like actually you know not not

kidding yourself about what's going into

mouth and really being clear about it so

that was a surprising thing and um when

I was much younger I was actually very

overweight and keeping a religious food

journal was something that really really

helped me stay accountable I don't do it

anymore um but it it's I think it's a

great tool and I certainly had my

patience when I was practicing keep food

journals because you think about it

we're eating two to three pounds of food

per day that's a lot of molecular

information imagine a patient was taking

two to three pounds of pills every day

which is you know just molecular

information and they weren't telling you

about it you'd have no idea how to

councel them so we we really do need to

know what molecules are going in the

body that's what food is so um I think a

second Super surprising um thing I

learned for the book was actually about

how speed of eating has a huge impact on

metabolic health and blood sugar and our

propensity to basically have good or bad

energy and there have been several

studies actually showing that people who

eat the fastest

have the worst metabolic health and the

people who eat the slowest have like a

two to four times lower risk of

developing metabolic diseases you know

which are essentially rooted in bad

energy and so this is such a great

message for people who maybe they're not

ready to give up particular Foods or

change their diet but they can change

the how of how they're eating not the

what necessarily but the how ideally

both but if you are going to eat

processed food you know that's where

you're at right now that's fine try

eating it much slower and I think what

you'll find is that it changes the whole

experience it gives you more time to

trigger Sati mechanisms you might not

eat as much and you might actually tune

in with how it's actually tasting and

whether you're really getting as much

you know satisfaction out of it as you

think so so that's been really impactful

for me because I from my surgical

training I wolf down food you know I'm

just like always was eating on the go

and now really focusing on deep breaths

and mindful eating and focusing on

gratitude while eating um those things

all have an association with um with

better metabolic Health um so those are

two with food I would say the one other

and this is just it's it's fairly basic

but probably the most astounding data I

saw for the entire book um is the power

of walking it sounds underwhelming but

it's it's one that the you know we

should reiterate because the average

American is actually only walking 3,500

steps per day but if you look at data

from big journals so I'm talking like

jamama Journal of the American Medical

Association they're looking at 2,000

adults over 10 years looking at their

steps and the people who just walked

7,000 steps or more per day had a 50 to

70% lower chance of dying in the

follow-up period than the people who

walked less than 7,000 steps a day and

this has been recreated in several other

studies um some with different step

amounts but there was another study with

thousands of participants for 10 years

and if they watch between 8 and 12,000

steps a day they had a 50 to 65% lower

chance of dying in the follow-up period

and you see this for every chronic

disease lower dementia risk lower cancer

risk lower diabetes risk lower obesity

risk with the rates in the 40 to 60%

lower just by taking these steps and I

think a key Point here is you know it's

it's not just about steps steps is us

you know that's great but what I believe

this is a proxy metric for is how much

you're moving throughout the day because

if you are moving 7 8 12,000 steps a day

it means you're getting up regularly

throughout the day and moving most

likely it's probably not that you're

taking just a f mile run at the end of

the day you're probably moving more

throughout the day and we know that this

moving regularly in small low intensity

spurts throughout the day like walking

around the block you you know every hour

throughout the day is

actually extremely important for

metabolic Health even more so than if

you sat all day and exercise just for 30

minutes or an hour at the end of the day

and the reason is this and I this is

something that I really think is helpful

for people to visualize every time you

take even a little two to three minute

walk throughout the day you are actually

signaling through muscle contraction for

your cells to push glucose channels from

inside the cell to the cell membrane

muscle contraction can do that and so if

you're doing little spurts of activity

throughout the day you are signaling for

your cells to keep glucose channels at

the cell membrane all day to take up

glucose process it by the mitochondria

turn into energy as opposed to just

letting it sit in the bloodstream and

get converted to fat and so you're

creating this totally different

physiology at your cell membrane and

inside the cell you can think of the

alternative which is someone who may

consider themselves active but they

actually sit you know at work for 8

hours a day those glucose channels are

stuck inside the cell not doing the work

they need to do and then maybe they take

a jog for 40 minutes at the end of the

day that's great but it doesn't change

what happened at the cellular level for

the rest of the day so I think the real

framework shift here is a way from this

we have this religiosity about quote

unquote exercise which is very very

valuable and important but I think what

we really need to do is rebuild the

concept of motion throughout the day our

bodies our cells in motion have

different metabolic physiology than than

a body that is sitting so how in our

modern world do we find ways to take

some of the activities that we're doing

seated and do them either standing or

walking and that's sort of like a like a

reflection that each of us should do you

know how can I convert my seated

activities to to movement so that can

push those glucose channels to the cell

membrane as much as

possible yeah it's fantastic advice I

think yeah I mean when I when I first

saw that research on walking I was just

blown away I mean I thought for a year

as well weight training is going to be

the number one form of movement for

longevity and it is important and it's

the second most but walking is number

one I mean it really really is

mindblowing and it makes sense what

you're saying and this is why for myself

I try and walk three times a day even if

it's for five minutes I try and write

around breakfast right after lunch and

then right uh sometimes do an evening

walk right before or a lot of times

right after dinner just get a little bit

of movement in and it makes a huge

difference and so especially if you're

at work if you can eat a slow lunch take

your time go for a 15-minute walk right

afterwards it does so so much for your

health um you know one of the things I

noticed is I was wearing a level's blood

glucose monitor and measuring my blood

glucose what and by the way everybody

it's so important that your blood sugar

levels stay balanced that they're not

spiking up and down throughout the day

or staying very high because that's an

indicator of well numerous things one is

this metabolic syndrome as Dr Casey's

talking about but with that inflammation

when the sugar is not inside your cell

when it stays inside outside your

bloodstream or it stays spiked it's

going to cause inflammation in your body

and it's going to cause you to age more

quickly so you really want to make sure

that's balanced one thing I noticed Dr

Casey was there were numerous times

where there were I would do things and I

thought I would see my blood sugar go up

and I thought and it had nothing to do

with food most of the time for me it was

for instance driving driving a car you

know I thought hey is this it was a

fairly high stress thing for me and and

other people too this wasn't just a Josh

a you know get stressed uh driving thing

I was really surprised where if I was

doing that that caused my blood sugar to

raise as example so anyway there are

some PR surprising things I've had uh

over the years is I've started to really

pay attention to metabolic heal

which again everybody this is so

important for your overall health you

know last couple questions for you um

what is the you know you've talked about

bad energy we've talked about good

energy what is the single most important

message you want your listeners to walk

away and understand uh based on your

book good

energy the number one message um that I

think is really valuable for people to

understand is that we have been sold a

story about disconnection being normal

that fundamentally disconnection is the

root of our chronic disease epidemic and

so this is on several levels both

practical and also I think spiritual I

think that on one level we've built a

system of Health Care that is focused on

fragmenting the body into dozens of

different parts 100 plus Specialties

20,000 plus pharmaceutical medications

everything's about separation and that

is just not the way the body works even

though I know that's the way we're

taught and the what we learn about our

bodies and what we internalize it's just

not true we're a connected system with

core physiology happening in all the

different cells around our body and we

need to optimize that through a

connected root cause lens to be healthy

you know period end of story the second

piece of connection that I think we need

to really internalize is this idea of

connection between our bodies and

everything else in not only the world

but like the cosmos really I think that

our Western modern view of the body like

we talked about earlier is very much

about separation it's me it's you you

know food is just calories they just go

in and calories a calorie and you know

and I think really realizing like we're

connected in an interdependent Global

and Cosmic ecosystem that you know we

it's it's that is the reality so we we

have to live in a way that respects that

so the food we're eating literally is

incorporated into our cells and is the

information that changes our gene

expression the air we breathe you know

and whether it's got pollutants in it or

not that's going to actually go into our

body incorporate into us the way we

interact with other people connect with

other humans and animals even totally

changes our physical biology like us

interacting as other humans with

trusting humans changes the hormone

levels in our bodies instantly oxytocin

serotonin we are our own little

manufacturing plants of Health promoting

or disease promoting hormones and the

way we connect with other people

directly impacts that um our connection

with sunlight you know I mean we're

we've been told to fear the Sun but the

reality is that the sun literally the

photons speak to our cells and our

retina and our skin to change gene

expression and change hormone function

so we need to start seeing oursel

embedded not embedded in but actually

one with everything around us because

everything about our modern culture in

the west is about you know very much

seeing things as isolated so we don't

respect the environment we don't we we

accept things like social isolation

which is insane you know we accept this

this this reality of Separation which is

false and then we end up locking

ourselves you know on our computers

inside the four walls of our homes and

we end up getting sick so connection of

root cause physiology connection between

us and everything else and respect of

those connections and nurturing those

connections and then I think um oh and

also yeah just like soil Health like you

know our food is literally we're

connected to the soil we're connected to

all the microbes in the soil all of that

um and then I think on the biggest

picture level a real deeper sense of

that spiritual connection I think to and

this gets into this concept of

fearlessness that you mentioned in the

beginning of the episode but also it's

like the last chapter of the book and I

think it's one we cannot under recognize

we have a very secular very desanctified

very despir Health Care system I mean

100% despir healthare system and even

our culture too and I think what that

does to us is it makes us in a way we

can't even probably even understand

fully because we're so a part of it it

makes us so existentially afraid as

humans we're afraid of mortality we're

afraid of we're afraid of any we're

afraid of so much and we just so we just

are glued to our screens you know

looking at all the fear sensationalist

media because we want to understand this

world we're living in and I think what

people really would would so benefit

from understanding is that that that

very like fearful world where we're

afraid of mortality we're afraid of

everyone else you know things happening

5,000 miles away it is crushing our

metabolic Health that constant

existential fear it literally through

our hormones and neurotransmitters and

nerve impulses changes our mitochondri

andrial function that that that belief

system and that fear on our psychology

and what it does is through a process

that is fascinating called the cell

danger response which is Medi bettered

mitochondria these psychological fears

change the resources in our cells from

going towards thriving and rebuilding

and health promotion to actually like uh

threat and defense signals in our body

so it actually pushes us more towards

using all our precious energy and

resources not towards cellular health

but towards defense and alarm and

inflammation so just to wrap this all

up going down that harder journey of

unpacking what are the deepest fears in

your life what are those rooted in how

are you having poor boundaries with the

information that's coming into your head

totally changes our cellular biology

totally changes our mitochondrial health

and so I think a big part of the process

of truly getting well as a culture is

actually deeply meditating on this

concept of connect

in ourselves ourselves and everything

else in the cosmos and you know this

more existential connection um that you

might call spiritual that is what

creates the the foundation for us to

truly heal as a country because we could

spend $50 trillion on our fragmented

approach right now it will not make us

healthy we could spend much less on a

much more A system that focuses on

respect for connections and we would all

heal mind body and spirit so that I

think that's the biggest message from

the book even though it's uh pops up a

little bit from like the technicalities

of glucose monitoring and all that I

think it's really the most important

part well I absolutely agree and I think

that's one of the principles of the show

that I I constantly teach on is is that

health is absolutely physical but it's

also mental and spiritual and I even

think today you know when you look at

the mental health issues which have far

outgrown over the past seven years

almost every other condition

uh of of by by category um it's due to

uh really the the you know if I go way

back back to the 50s and 60s it's when

we pulled God out of schools and

religion and spirituality out of schools

and learning morality and ethics of that

type uh now we're we're paying for it

with with that with with this generation

in terms of the mental identity and the

instability and uh people really being

lost in a lot of these ways they don't

know the uh a lot of the moral stories

anymore and and how to navigate the

world based on what truth is and so

anyways to to your point I think you

know a six Soul equals a sick body and

there's a lot of people today with sick

Souls sick Spirits which are then

affecting their physiology and so we see

that in a number of ways uh today and of

course there's so many other things you

I've talked about how you know

television today and movies and songs

they're darker and darker and darker uh

o over the past 50 years and so I think

that affects us uh and along with so

many of the other things you shared

today so I think these are amazing

pieces of advice and I want to also just

let everybody know um Dr Casey's book I

I I I recommend it want to encourage you

to go out and buy it it's called good

energy and it's really a beautiful blend

of getting into this cellular

mitochondrial Health how do you overcome

this first Domino that makes us all sick

how do you start to heal at that

cellular level along with not just a lot

of these physical you know you know

advice from the Physical Realm but also

mental and spiritual ideas in terms of

here's how we get a six cell well which

is so so important for for for our

overall health so Dr Casey I want to say

thanks so much for coming on and sharing

your wisdom with us today tell us a

little bit more about where we can find

you and and anything else you'd like us

to uh to check out thanks so much Dr a

so I'm at Casey means.com that's the

website that sort of has the Hub of all

of my stuff all my social media links

I'm at Dr Casey's Kitchen on Instagram

Dr Casey's kitchen I have a newsletter

called good energy living I'm on all the

social platforms and um yeah I you know

can't wait for people to get their hands

on good energy and you know can't wait

to hear uh what people's experience with

this with this good energy journey is so

thank you so much for for the

opportunity to share here well of course

again you know I I always like having

people on that have uh great messages

your message is an incredible one and

again you know getting into these things

that I love of course cellular health

which is so important along with health

of Body Mind spirit so really appreciate

your work and what you're up to also

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