162: The Lost Science of Medicine - From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Health Care

For thousands of years, medicine revolved around one simple truth—all disease begins in the gut. The ancient healers, from Hippocrates to the early Roman physicians, saw digestion as the key to health, using fermented foods, fasting, and herbal remedies to restore balance. Then, everything changed. With the rise of Germ Theory, antibiotics, and industrialized medicine, doctors stopped treating the gut and started waging war on bacteria. This shift erased centuries of wisdom, leading to an explosion of autoimmune disease, mental health disorders, and metabolic dysfunction—all traced back to the gut. But now, science is proving what medicine once knew. Thanks to pioneers like Dr. Jeffrey Bland, Dr. Sidney Baker, and Dr. Alessio Fasano, and the groundbreaking Human Microbiome Project, we are finally rediscovering the gut’s true power.   TOPICS DISCUSSED: How the ancient Greek and Roman physicians treated disease The four humors of health  The rise of Germ Theory 200 years of medical mistakes and hubris and the price humanity has paid How the 2007 Microbiome Project changed science forever What our future can look like if we polay our cards right   Did you like this episode? Click here to sign up for email updates on my new book   Leave us a Review: https://www.reversablepod.com/review   Need help with your gut? Click the link, or visit gutsolution.ca for help: Get help now   Contact us: reversablepod.com/tips    SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram  Facebook  YouTube  

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Gut health governs everything and science now indicates that ALL diseases start in the gut. We also know that 93% of the leading causes of death in the United States are chronic inflammatory conditions directly linked to your gut! So what can we do to avoid the 93% and stay healthy? Josh Dech is a Crohn's and Colitis and IBS specialist, who helps reverse the worst cases of gut disease, and this podcast is dedicated to helping you with your gut, using holistic healing methods and natural remedies at all stages of your health journey. We're interviewing some of the world's most famous doctors and health professionals to ask them this question: "What does your gut have to do with it?" ReversABLE is a top 2% globally ranked podcast for those who are looking for answers outside of western medicine, and are sick of simply being given drugs to mask symptoms. If you want real solutions to begin healing yourself naturally, we're here for you. You can also find me on social media as @joshdech.health