Wise Traditions
2: The deeper reasons behind why people get sick
Jan 7, 2016
Dr. Tom Cowan, a holistic doctor known as 'Doubting Thomas,' challenges mainstream medical practices and promotes a skeptical approach to health. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the root causes of illnesses rather than just treating symptoms. Cowan discusses the critical role of nutrition and advocates for exploring traditional healing methods. He critiques the failures of cancer research and encourages listeners to take charge of their health decisions, urging them to question the status quo in both holistic and conventional medicine.
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- Emphasizing a holistic approach, the podcast argues for identifying root causes of health issues rather than merely treating symptoms with conventional medicine.
- Listeners are encouraged to question established medical narratives and explore traditional healing practices and nutritional insights from pre-civilized societies to promote long-term health.
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Holistic Approach to Health
A holistic view of health emphasizes the need to understand the deeper reasons behind illnesses instead of merely treating symptoms. Holistic practitioners focus on the whole person, aiming to identify and address the root causes of diseases. For instance, the analogy of a splinter in a finger illustrates that treating the pus as a disease is misguided; the real problem is the splinter itself. By recognizing this distinction, holistic medicine advocates that healing should involve removing the cause, thereby allowing the body to heal naturally.
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