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