Natural Medicine For Arthritis

Natural Medicine For Arthritis with Dr. Josh Levitt

This episode of What’s YOUR Medicine is all about joint pain…and more importantly, how to get rid of it! There are millions of people with arthritis, osteoarthritis, degenerative joint disease, degenerative discs, and other painful joint problems...for which mainstream medicine has two main options: drugs and surgery.

But, there is lots of scientific evidence and decades of clinical experience that proves that joint pain can be fixed without drugs and without surgery. If you have trouble with your knees, hips, spine, shoulders, hands, or feet... this episode is for you!

[00:00] - Welcome! (and a gift for listeners)

[02:47] - Introduction to Natural Medicine for Arthritis

[03:20] - "Bone on Bone" and other painful things

[04:00]- Why mainstream medicine is so bad at joint pain

[06:30]- A crazy (and common) story.

[09:00]- An even crazier story about a pain in the neck!

[12:15] - Where I came from and how I got here.

[18:45]- The PAIN MATRIX

[20:00]- Injury

[22:45]- Inflammation

[25:55]- Pop Quiz!

[27:00]- Muscle Tension

[28:30]- Fibrosis- and a story about two meaty steaks!

[29:30]- Sponsor break

[30:00]- Different problems --> Same Solution?!

[33:30]- Food as medicine for joint pain

[36:45]- Lifestyle as medicine

[39:30]- This is AWESOME!

[40:50]- Supplements as medicine

[42:15]- My top 6 nutritional/herbal medicines for joint pain

[45:00]- Movement as medicine

[46:45]- The SURF protocol (Stretching exercises, Unlocking techniques, Resistance training, Functional movements)

[50:00]- Why didn't my doctor tell me about all this?

[51:00]- What's up next on What's YOUR Medicine?

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