In today's episode, we are joined by Steve Delvo, Doctor of Oriental Medicine, who shares his thoughts on what the immune system is and how it functions from an Eastern perspective. Rather than choosing between a Western and Eastern approach, our goal today is to learn how to put it all together holistically in a way that helps us to live most vibrantly. Rather than seeking emergency medicine, we should be thinking about staying ahead of the curve to support immunity and prevent illness. Listeners will hear about the foundations of Steve’s holistic approach, with a focus on the spleen, kidneys, and liver and their relationship to one another. We talk about the role of emotions in supporting or degrading immunity, and how a diverse diet supports your energy, and herbs and acupuncture can act as tools to get you back on track. We touch on stress, and why it is the silent killer, and the oriental habit of countering actions that bring imbalance. As we conclude our conversation, Steve tells us why it is so important to make sure your organic structure is healthy and recommends that everyone sees a Doctor of Oriental Medicine alongside their existing healthcare routine. Join us today to hear all this and more!

Key Points From This Episode:

• An introduction to today’s guest, Steve Delvo, Doctor of Oriental Medicine.
• How the gut is an exact replica of the earth’s biome.
• Degradation of diversity as the source of the earth’s decline and nature’s health.
• Why the simple answer is to re-integrate diversity into your diet.
• What it means when we say “you are what you eat”.
• The relationship between the vagus nerve and the brain.
• How the gut has neurons and is the second brain.
• Why the kidneys are the most misunderstood part of the body in the West.
• The adrenals as the root of stories of superhuman strength through the ages.
• A metaphor for the spleen as the alternator and the kidneys as the body’s battery.
• Using a diverse diet to support your energy with herbs and acupuncture as tools to get you back on track.
• How the kidneys are in a mother-child relationship with the liver.
• Why we should be thinking about staying ahead of the curve rather than emergency medicine.
• The role of emotions in immunity and how they can worsen physical conditions.
• Fear as the negative element of the kidneys.
• How there is a symphony of things you need to do to support your health, including herbs, exercise, managing emotional reactivity, and more.
• Stress, the silent killer, and how to stay healthy: Watching our emotional reactions.
• The most important principle: we just start.
• How Steve observed oriental people countering actions that brought imbalance.
• Why it is so important to make sure that your organic structure is healthy.
• His recommendation that everyone sees an oriental doctor for a consult.

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