Dr. Josh Axe
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Because if you think about it like this, our modern medical system, for the most part, is about 100%.
years old, okay?
I mean, especially when Rockefeller came in and what he sort of initiated, it's about 100 years old.
Someone could argue 150 or 180, but it's not that old.
Chinese medicine has been around for over 3,000 years.
So has Ayurveda.
And to me, it's the most effective form of
medicine when you're talking about the system that is the system that they use.
Japan today has 95,000 centurions.
Think about that.
That's small country Japan.
Almost 100,000 people that are over 100 years old.
And their type of medicine that they use there is really a blend of more of an integrative medicine combined with Chinese medicine they call Kampo.
And that's what they do, and it's very, very effective.
And so, yeah, to me, Chinese medicine, what they do is they look at not only, hey, what's your lab work, and
and what are the nutrients you're deficient in.
They look much more, it's very personalized.
It's okay, you're very unique.
What are the foods that are ideal for you?
What are the herbal teas that are ideal for you?