256: Decoding Acne: What Your Breakouts Reveal About Internal Health

Ancient Health Podcast

Medicine, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 5 January 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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In this episode of the Ancient Health Podcast, Dr. Motley discusses the connection between acne and internal health. He explains that while topical cleansing is important for treating acne, there is also an internal aspect to consider. Dr. Motley discusses the patterns of acne and how they can indicate issues with specific organs in the body. He explores the pathways of meridians and how blockages can lead to acne breakouts along those pathways. Dr. Motley also delves into the emotional factors that can contribute to acne and recommends acupressure, acupuncture, and herbal remedies to help balance and heal the affected organs. Additionally, he advises eating foods that nourish the corresponding organs and engaging in activities that reduce associated emotions. Dr. Motley emphasizes the importance of understanding the underlying causes of acne to effectively treat and prevent breakouts. Topics Discussed: 00:00 - Introduction to Acne and Internal Health 01:10 - Acne as a Topical Issue and the Importance of Cleansing 02:20 - Internal Aspects of Acne and Emotional Work 03:45 - Chinese Medicine Meridians and Acne Patterns 06:30 - Kidney Meridian and Its Role in Acne 09:50 - Acne and Qi Stagnation 11:25 - Facial Mapping in Chinese Medicine 14:00 - Acne Patterns and Organ Health Indicators 17:15 - Emotional Conflicts and Acne 19:40 - Attack and Soiled Conflicts in Acne Development 22:05 - Emotional Triggers and Organ Associations 24:30 - Acne and the Body Meridian Clock 26:50 - Personal Acne Experiences and Organ Health 29:15 - Emotional Inheritance and Acne 31:40 - Acne as a Sign of Internal Organ Issues 34:05 - Addressing Acne with Acupressure and Acupuncture 36:30 - Herbal Remedies for Organ-Specific Acne 38:55 - Lifestyle Changes and Emotional Work for Acne 41:20 - Eating Habits and Activities for Organ Health 43:45 - Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) for Acne 45:10 - Conclusion and Invitation for Feedback Get 15% off the BON CHARGE Sauna Blanket with code “AXE” at BONCHARGE.COM/AXE Dr. Motley’s Recommended Labs: Bacteria and Yeast: microgendx.com Parasites: parasitetesting.com Parasites: parawellnessresearch.com Heavy Metals and Toxins, Krebs Cycle: gdx.net Mold Toxins and Mold: mosaicdx.com Lyme, EBV, Viruses: vibrant-wellness.com/HomePage Lyme Disease: dnaconnexions.com Lyme and other infections: vibrant-wellness.com/HomePage Follow Dr. Motley on Instagram Follow The Health Institute on Instagram! Join The Health Institute Newsletter!

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Ancient Health Podcast where we educate you on real health solutions that will
0:08.0	help transform the way you live, feel, and overcome disease naturally. I'm your host Courtney Burcage along with Dr.
0:15.4	Josh Axe and Dr. Chris Motley. We're so happy you've joined us. Let's dive into
0:20.5	today's episode. Hello friends, Dr. Mollie here with the Ancient Health Podcast, and today we're going to talk about
0:27.3	acne. What does your acne, your breakout markers tell you about your internal health.
0:34.4	Because we often consider acne as basically a topical issue of the skin.
0:39.6	Many things are advertised saying that if you cleanse the skin and you get rid of the impurities within that area that you'll get rid of acne.
0:47.0	Now I am not arguing against that. I think topical cleansing, cleansing the skin at the sight of acne is very much needed because of the buildup
0:55.8	of certain bacteria or the clogging of pores.
0:59.2	In this podcast I want to tell all of you who are basically burdened with acne that there is also the internal aspect of acne.
1:07.0	I want us to talk about the patterns of acne, where acne is on your body and give you a general explanation of what organs could be in the
1:16.6	process of not only being toxic or infected, but also if it's in the healing phase of the natural metabolism of that organ.
1:27.0	So we want to talk about that activity of patterns
1:31.0	and then what are some of the things that I see help with the
1:34.3	resolution or the help with acne in a person who suffers from cysts, hard acne
1:41.2	boils, regular breakouts, seasonal breakouts.
1:45.0	I see this quite often in the office.
1:47.0	Thankfully, we've seen really good results with using Chinese medicine herbs,
1:50.0	but also doing good emotional work on the individual to help with what we call
1:55.3	attack conflicts or the soiled conflict. So let's first start off with the patterns. I want to explain to you guys that in Chinese
2:03.8	medicine, remember there are small pathways, small, there are lengthy pathways basically
2:09.6	in the body known as meridians. And the meridians, as you can see on the Chinese Medicine doll that I use here
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