The Power of "Two-Eyed Seeing": From Primary Care Provider to Ayurvedic Practitioner with Amy Eldredge

How often do we hear the term “integrative medicine” and what people are really practicing is symptom suppression medicine with more natural, herbal or supplement methods?I think it’s very hard to break away from that “treat the symptom” approach when you’ve been indoctrinated into it, and when so many patients are familiar with it.But occasionally I’ll have a client who says they want to get to the root of what’s going on, and when faced with some of the lifestyle and dietary changes they may have to make, they’d rather not go there.Which is totally fair. But there’s only so much bandaid approaches can do.Like yeah, you can reduce the severity of your menstrual cramps in the moment, but if you don’t explore you circulation, the tension you may be holding in your pelvis, some of your ongoing stressors, your sleep, your nutrition, triggers for inflammation etc… well, it’s likely just going to keep being there cycle after cycle.Which doesn’t mean it has to be hard, sometimes very simple shifts can make a huge difference, but they DO have to be made in order to make the difference.Which is what I love about this conversation with NP and Ayurvedic Practitioner, Amy Eldredge. She shares about how some of the simplest changes can be profoundly impactful and in some cases even clear up a condition entirely.She also talks about the wisdom of samprapti, which is essentially an understanding of HOW disease manifests in the body (or mind) and how identifying it when it’s in the earlier stages (before it sets in) is true preventative medicine.She speaks to how the western paradigm doesn’t even recognize disease until it’s in the fourth stage.Annnnd we speak to her journey from conventional medicine into Ayurveda, her visions of what could be possible if primary care providers worked alongside Ayurvedic practitioners to help reduce the onset of disease in the first place.Her visions (and her on the ground work) is inspiring, and I hope it helps you to feel a little more hope in what sometimes feels like a broken healthcare system.Another world is possible. We just have to create it.Listen to learn:where Ayurveda and western medicine overlap and where they differHow Amy went from 7 years as a Primary Care Provider seeing 700+ patients to her private Ayurvedic practiceWhat her insider vision is on how true integrative care could lookAbout the phases of disease from the Ayurvedic lens (they’re subtler than you might think)How simple healing can beResources:Episode 3: Ayurveda and your hormonal healthEpisode 97: Nourish Your Nervous System with Ayurvedic WisdomEpisode 147: Agni? Ayurvedic concept of digestive fireFREE Womb Connection and Clearing guided visualizationIf you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom.  And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you.  ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.Click here to send me a quick message :)