Dr. Josh Axe

Yeah, and I think, you know, all the ancient forms of medicine speak to this in terms of there are seasons when your body probably needs it more than others.

So a lot of these adaptogens are, according to Chinese medicine, if they're in tune with supporting the adrenals and kidneys, those are going to be needed most in the winter, typically, in terms of when you need it the most.

But it just depends.

Yeah, well, I think once your body sort of reaches that level of it's had enough, doing more and more and more isn't going to continue to help you.

And the other thing is too, like sometimes we try and supplement our way out of, there's a lot of people that will try and everyone does this.

We try and supplement our way out of mental, emotional, lifestyle issues.

And you can't fix those with supplements or food.

Yeah.

Yeah, I mean, I would say the biggest fundamental of health that people miss is sort of your spiritual and mental health and having just good lifestyle and habits.

Most people today schedule things from the second they wake up till the second they go to bed.

And a lot of it has to do with this sort of self-help and high productivity lifestyle.

Which, listen, I...

High achievers.

And there's a balance to that.

Yeah.

But I have so many patients and people I've cared for over the years that are sick, not because they're not getting enough of something, it's because they're just doing too much.

I mean, this is a chronic, you know, this is a chronic thing with a lot of people.

Like hypothyroidism would be a good example of this.

A lot of women struggling with hypothyroidism, they're moms, they've got three kids, and they are doing something from the moment they wake up to the moment they go to bed.

And then dietarily, they're also eating completely wrong.