The "What is Money?" Show

The Healing Secrets Doctors Gatekeep w/ Josh Macin

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Jan 2, 2026
Joshua Macin, founder of Detox Dudes, shares his transformative journey from severe illness to recovery through detoxification and emotional healing. He discusses the impact of toxins like heavy metals on mental health and how spiritual work guided his recovery. Josh highlights the importance of emotional healing, explaining how repressed emotions can manifest as physical ailments. He advocates for breathwork and men's retreats focused on authenticity, encouraging ongoing emotional honesty for lasting health.
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ANECDOTE

Three Lifetimes: Collapse And Resurrection

  • Josh Macin lived three distinct lifetimes: athletic success, severe illness, then recovery and reinvention.
  • He describes the illness period (2013) as four years of relentless panic, suicidal ideation, and loss of agency.
INSIGHT

Toxins Tip The Mind's Radio Dial

  • Josh argues toxins, trauma, stress and tension accumulate until the body reaches a collapse point and the mind shifts to darker states.
  • He describes this as hitting a 'body burden' where mental illness is an aftereffect of cellular collapse.
ADVICE

Sequence Detox: Stabilize Gut First

  • Stabilize mast cells and heal the leaky gut before aggressive chelation to allow binding of circulating toxins.
  • Use binders (citrus pectin, charcoal, silica) then intracellular chelation (DMSA, DMPS, ALA) for cellular restoration.
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