Dr Andrew Weil on How To Reduce Inflammation and Create Health #200

Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Alternative Health, Medicine, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

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🗓️ 14 September 2021

⏱️ 114 minutes

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Summary

I’m kicking off this season of the podcast with a very special guest. Dr Andrew Weil is a pioneer in the field of integrative health and is the founder and Director of the University of Arizona’s Center for Integrative Medicine – where he’s also Clinical Professor of Medicine and Professor of Public Health. He’s achieved global recognition as an expert on medicinal plants and alternative medicine and is blazing a trail for medical education reform in the US and around the world. Andrew has been out there for more than 50 years promoting a healing-oriented approach to healthcare, bringing together mind, body and spirit. Andrew describes integrative medicine as the “Intelligent combination of conventional medicine with natural and preventative strategies and selective use of alternative medicine.” It puts an emphasis on lifestyle medicine, mind-body interactions and the patient-practitioner relationship. We discuss this relationship and the lost art of listening. We talk about the shortcomings of modern, Western medicine – how being a doctor today can mean simply giving out drugs to mask symptoms (which can ultimately prolong and even worsen them). It’s this frustration at being unable to truly help that drives most medics to study Andrew’s revolutionary course. We delve into the topic of chronic inflammation – now a widely accepted cause of many serious health conditions, thanks in no small part to Andrew’s instincts and research. He shares some practical suggestion from his own anti-inflammatory eating plan, as well as the importance of mitigating stress. Breathwork, he says, is the game-changer here. Stress is a clear example of the mind-body connection at work, yet it remains a link modern medicine fails to address. We talk about how terms like psychosomatic or ‘all in your head’ have negative connotations, when the placebo effect is in fact proof of our mind’s healing power. When it comes to research and treatments, it’s a result scientists should be ruling in, not out. This is a whistle-stop tour of wellbeing, from the healing potential of psychedelics and the benefits of matcha tea, to the future of national healthcare systems, the value of sacred rituals, and some good news about dark chocolate. So much of my approach to health is aligned with Dr Weil’s and it was a joy to discuss our common ground and goals. This is a positive and practical conversation that I hope will inspire you. Show notes available at https://drchatterjee.com/200 Support the podcast and enjoy Ad-Free episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/3oAKmxi. For other podcast platforms go to https://fblm.supercast.com. DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.

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0:00.0	When I finished my clinical training, I was very disillusioned because I saw the methods that I'd been taught do too much harm, particularly adverse drug reactions, as well as not teaching people how to avoid illness.
0:12.1	And I felt there had to be a better way, but I didn't know what it was.
0:15.7	Hi, my name is Rangan Chatsji.
0:19.7	Welcome to Feel Better Live More.
0:28.4	Hello, this is the first episode that I'm releasing after the summer break. I know that
0:33.8	over the summer the podcast has picked up thousands of new listeners. So thank you to everybody who has shared the show and previous episodes with your communities.
0:43.8	This is your first time coming to my show.
0:46.4	Welcome.
0:47.6	And to my long-term listeners, welcome back.
0:50.1	I hope all of you had a good summer.
0:52.8	Now, on to this week's episode, which is episode 200. Wow,
0:57.3	where did all the time go. I have a very special guest, Dr. Andrew Weil. Now, Andrews credentials
1:04.3	really are second to none. He started off his career studying at Harvard Medical School back in the 1960s, and he's regarded as a
1:13.6	pioneer in the field of integrative health. He's the founder and director of the University of
1:19.5	Arizona's Center for Integrative Medicine, where he's also clinical professor of medicine
1:25.2	and professor of public health. Andrew is someone who
1:29.0	I've been wanted to speak to you for quite some time because I feel he's someone who's always
1:33.5	been ahead of the game and in reality, ahead of the mainstream narrative around health for
1:38.9	more than 50 years. He, much like myself, believes in a healing-orientated approach to healthcare, bringing together
1:47.4	mind, body and spirit. In today's conversation, we cover a wide variety of different areas,
1:53.8	including inflammation, what it is, where it comes from, how it's responsible for many modern
1:59.8	diseases like cancer, heart disease and depression,
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