Ancient Health Podcast

Discover ancient solutions for modern health challenges. Join Dr. Chris Motley, expert in Traditional Chinese Medicine, frequency medicine specialist, and dedicated healthcare practitioner, as he breaks down real-life health issues with insight and approachability. Each week, discover simple, effective tools and techniques to elevate your health journey and pursue a vibrant life. Tune in every Tuesday and Friday for an East-meets-West approach to nurturing mind, body, and spirit.

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  The Hidden Drivers of Heart Disease: Light, Stress, Blood Flow & More

  Sep 28, 20261 hour

  What really causes heart disease, and what can we do about it? In this episode of the Ancient Health Podcast, Dr. Chris Motley sits down with Dr. Stephen Hussey to take a deeper look at heart health, heart disease, cholesterol, blood flow, stress, sunlight, and infrared light. Dr. Hussey shares his personal experience of having a heart attack at just 34, despite being fit, having good metabolic health, and having a calcium score of zero only months earlier. That experience led him to question what we traditionally understand about cardiovascular health and explore other factors that may influence the heart and circulatory system. In this fascinating conversation, Dr. Hussey explores: Why heart disease may involve more than cholesterol and LDL The potential connection between sunlight, infrared light, and heart health How modern indoor living may change our exposure to natural light The role of blood flow and the arterial lining in cardiovascular health How stress and the nervous system may affect the cardiovascular system Why Dr. Hussey believes we should look beyond traditional cholesterol markers• Infrared sauna and its role in his approach to health The concept of structured water and its proposed relationship to blood flow Why the heart may be more than simply a pump• How light, environment, movement, and other factors may fit into the bigger picture of heart health If you’re interested in natural heart health, blood flow, sunlight, infrared light, infrared sauna, and metabolic health, this episode offers plenty to think about. Watch the full episode to hear Dr. Stephen Hussey explain what his heart attack taught him about the hidden drivers of heart disease. Want more of The Ancient Health Podcast? Subscribe to the YouTube Channel. Follow Doctor Motley! Instagram TikTok Facebook Website Follow Dr. Stephen Hussey https://resourceyourhealth.com/ https://www.instagram.com/drstephenhussey/ Buy the book Understanding the Heart: https://a.co/d/0ib1tvZH *Take Timeline’s Longevity Quiz and you’ll get a FREE sample of Mitopure gummies (if you’re not on the Mitopure train yet, this is the perfect opportunity to try them out! https://tinyurl.com/ujbj4r57 *Join Doctor Motley’s newsletter for TCM insights and regular podcast updates https://www.doctormotley.com/ *Do you have a ton more in-depth questions for Doctor Motley? Check out his course on emotions and the body in his membership. You’ll find other courses full of his expertise and clinical wisdom, plus bring all your questions to his weekly lives! To try risk-free for 15 days click here https://www.doctormotley.com/15 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  Your Hashimoto's Might Start in Your Stomach

  Sep 24, 202632 min

  Normal TSH, still exhausted? Dr. Chris Motley explains the thyroid antibodies most people never get tested for, why a stomach infection called H. pylori keeps showing up alongside Hashimoto's, what a 2026 study found when it was treated, and what Chinese medicine has long said about digestion and a cold, tired body.  (00:00) Your antibodies are five times normal, and "nothing to treat yet"  (00:53) Welcome to the Ancient Health Podcast  (01:02) The most common thyroid disease, and the least recognized  (02:15) How your immune system attacks your thyroid: anti-TPO and anti-thyroglobulin  (02:55) What your thyroid does, and how TPO builds T3 and T4  (05:38) Why the antibodies start: Epstein-Barr, and one more pathogen  (06:13) H. pylori is not just a heartburn bug  (07:17) The stomach infection you forgot you had  (08:41) How people actually catch H. pylori  (10:16) A hidden infection and an over-alert immune system  (11:30) Mistaken identity: the molecular mimicry idea  (14:16) The Egypt study: treat H. pylori, watch TSH fall  (15:45) Why H. pylori belongs in every Hashimoto's workup  (16:47) A patient story: lifelong anxiety and a folder of labs  (23:16) Chinese medicine: Spleen and Kidney Yang deficiency  (24:56) The herbs Dr. Motley uses, and what the research shows  (27:40) That old infection could still be hanging around  (28:01) Normal labs, still feel crummy? What to ask for  (29:26) Share this with someone who needs it  (30:02) Disclaimer TSH alone can miss Hashimoto's. Over 90 percent of people with Hashimoto's carry TPO antibodies, and 50 to 80 percent carry thyroglobulin antibodies (StatPearls). Most standard panels check TSH only. Ask for both antibodies. The H. pylori and Hashimoto's link is real in pooled data, not in every study. A 15-study meta-analysis found about twice the odds of Hashimoto's with H. pylori infection (OR 2.16). One Italian study found the link only in Graves' disease. Molecular mimicry is a proposed explanation, not a proven one. 5. Treating H. pylori lowered TSH in levothyroxine-resistant women. TSH fell from 11.87 to 2.56 over four months in a 2026 Egyptian study. Antibodies moved much less. Levothyroxine needs stomach acid to absorb, so better absorption is the likeliest reason. What Doctor Motley Likes to Use:      Golden Thread: https://tinyurl.com/mvf6rftr Scutellaria Supreme (Chinese Scullcap): https://tinyurl.com/4murtnuk Want more of The Ancient Health Podcast? Subscribe to the YouTube channel. Follow Doctor Motley! Instagram Facebook Website *Do you have a ton more in-depth questions for Doctor Motley? Check out his course on emotions and the body in his membership. You’ll find other courses full of his expertise and clinical wisdom, plus bring all your questions to his weekly lives! To try risk-free for 15 days click here https://www.doctormotley.com/15 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  Are You Vata, Pitta, or Kapha? What Each Type Should Eat

  Sep 21, 202652 min

  Dr. Shivani Gupta watched diabetes move through her family in India, then studied Ayurveda to find out what could be done for it. She explains Vata, Pitta, and Kapha, what each type tends to eat and how each sleeps, her daily clock and seasonal eating, and the rockstar power of turmeric! Plus her proposal that menopause is a Vata shift. Code DRMOTLEY will give you 15% off Dr. Shivani’s incredible Ayurvedic formulas at Fusionary Formulas: https://fusionaryformulas.com/. Head here for Dr. Shivani’s first episode of the Ancient Health Podcast! https://youtu.be/i4QXlf4VIHY Key Takeaways Vata types are told to eat three regular meals. At [00:18:56], her first homework for the thin, airy, always-in-motion type is "three square meals a day," and if that fails, keep nuts and tea within reach. She has meals delivered to wherever she is working.  Pitta types are told to cool down, and Kapha types to move. Pitta (medium build, runs hot, driven and organized) gets cooling foods and a warning about summer heat. Kapha (sturdy, loyal, tends to sluggishness) gets a push to walk or move each day before the evening slump.  Turmeric in food is one thing, concentrated capsules are another. She recommends cooking turmeric with black pepper or a healthy fat, which is traditional and low-risk. Ask your prescriber first, especially if you take any medicine or have liver or gallbladder problems. Educational only, not medical advice. Do not stop or reduce any prescribed medicine, including insulin, without your prescriber. If you take any medicine or have liver or gallbladder problems, ask your prescriber before starting turmeric or curcumin supplements. 00:00 Cold open: the spice she wrote her dissertation on 00:41 Sponsor: Timeline and Mitopure (urolithin A) 02:07 Welcome back, Dr. Gupta, in person in Nashville 03:54 A Houston kid, summers in India, and diabetes in every generation 05:33 The night she touched her grandfather's feet 07:07 Why she went to India to study Ayurveda, and the pattern she repeats 12:30 Kitchen spices, a master's, a turmeric dissertation, and black pepper 16:36 Pillar one, your dosha: Vata, the thin and airy type 20:12 Pitta, the fire type: volcanoes, marriage, and parenting two constitutions 26:18 Kapha, the earth type, and why she says they sleep ten hours 29:00 The Ayurvedic clock, an earlier bedtime, and eating with the seasons 34:45 Turmeric: what she says it does, and boswellia 42:47 Sugar, gluten, and two case stories 46:22 Her next book and the "vata syndrome of menopause" 48:31 Where to find Dr. Gupta, and the close Want more of The Ancient Health Podcast? Subscribe to the YouTube channel. Follow Doctor Motley! Instagram TikTok Facebook Website Follow Dr. Shivani! https://www.instagram.com/dr.shivanigupta/  Buy The Inflammation Code on Amazon: https://a.co/d/0cRUSj7S  *Take Timeline’s Longevity Quiz and you’ll get a FREE sample of Mitopure gummies (if you’re not on the Mitopure train yet, this is the perfect opportunity to try them out! https://tinyurl.com/ujbj4r57 *Join Doctor Motley’s newsletter for TCM insights and regular podcast updates https://www.doctormotley.com/ *Do you have a ton more in-depth questions for Doctor Motley? Check out his course on emotions and the body in his membership. You’ll find other courses full of his expertise and clinical wisdom, plus bring all your questions to his weekly lives! To try risk-free for 15 days click here https://www.doctormotley.com/15 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  Why Your Kid's Molluscum Bumps Aren't Going Away

  Sep 17, 202637 min

  The molluscum cream your dermatologist prescribed actually.…doesn't beat doing nothing. A 2017 Cochrane review of 22 trials says so. Dr. Chris Motley breaks down why watchful waiting is actually the evidence-backed call, what the new FDA-approved gel really does (and doesn't) fix, and why some kids' bumps won't quit for years while others clear in months. [00:00:00] - The pediatrician who said "just wait it out"  [00:00:48] - Welcome to the Ancient Health Podcast [00:01:01]- Six million cases a year, and why some kids are more exposed than others [00:02:36] - The jolt: a systematic review of 22 trials says the standard cream doesn't beat nothing  [00:03:39] - A frustrated mother's story: two bumps become ten, then spread to both siblings  [00:08:05] - This isn't about which cream to buy, it's about how the virus hides  [00:08:42] Meet the pox family and the cells the virus sets up shop in  [00:09:28] - The virus's cloaking device: blocking your own inflammation signal  [00:10:44] - Imiquimod was never actually FDA-approved for this  [00:11:58] Why "watch and wait" is the most evidence-backed thing a dermatologist can tell you  [00:12:16] - What changed in January 2024: the first FDA-approved molluscum treatment ever  [00:14:11] - The real question: why some kids clear this in months and others fight it for years  [00:14:27] - The 2025 study connecting eczema and stubborn molluscum  [00:14:54] - Why eczema is a gut and lung problem in Chinese medicine, not just a skin problem  [00:17:12] - Leaky gut, explained  [00:17:50] - Sponsor break: Wavwatch  [00:19:03] - How toxin buildup makes its way out through the skin  [00:20:51] - What to check first if molluscum won't go away: gut and lung dysfunction  [00:23:39] - The labs Dr. Motley actually recommends for gut and lung testing [00:25:29] - How Dr. Motley diagnoses in his own office: EAV testing and kinesiology  [00:27:38] - Three go-to herbal tinctures for viral support, by name  [00:31:09] - Cat's claw and scutellaria for lung and gut inflammation  [00:32:06] - Homeopathic options, and where to research them  [00:33:21] The reassurance: if the bumps cleared and never came back, don't worry  [00:34:42] - Subscribe, share, and the standard medical disclaimer  [00:36:20] - Close Key Takeaways  A 2017 Cochrane review of 22 trials and 1,650 patients found topical imiquimod 5% performs no better than an inactive vehicle cream. Imiquimod was never FDA-approved for molluscum specifically; two decades of dermatologist use were off-label, borrowed from its approval for genital warts and actinic keratosis.  "Watch and wait" is the evidence-backed answer, not a dodge. The same Cochrane review found no tested intervention, cryotherapy, potassium hydroxide, benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid, clearly beat placebo either. Natural resolution remains the best-supported path for most kids.  The virus has its own cloaking device. It infects keratinocytes and actively encodes proteins that block chemokine and inflammation signaling at the infection site, telling the immune system nothing is wrong, sometimes for years. Scratching spreads it to new sites through auto-inoculation.  January 2024 brought the first FDA-approved molluscum treatment ever: berdazimer gel (Zelsuvmi). A nitric-oxide-releasing gel applied once daily for up to 12 weeks. Real, and not a miracle: the FDA-label figure is 32.4% complete clearance versus 19.7% for vehicle at week 12, in an 891-patient phase 3 trial.  Chinese medicine ties eczema to the lungs and colon, not just the skin. The lung and large intestine are paired "metal element" meridians in TCM theory; when either is weakened or inflamed, the skin, their shared detox pathway, is where the overflow shows up as rashes, acne, or persistent viral lesions. If it's not going away, check gut and lung function, not just the skin. Chronic sinus congestion, asthma history, or frequent colds point to lung weakness; constipation, diarrhea, or a history of food poisoning point to gut imbalance, per Dr. Motley's clinical framework. He names specific labs for both. What Doctor Motley Uses:      Astragalus: https://tinyurl.com/39j4xpnx Olive leaf: https://tinyurl.com/32c4sj9a  Elderberry: https://tinyurl.com/kxvnrtep  Cat's claw: https://tinyurl.com/yu8ntvu7   Scutellaria: https://tinyurl.com/4murtnuk Other Recommended Resources: MicrogenDX (respiratory/sinus testing) Mosaic Diagnostics (parasitology and gut testing) Supreme Nutrition Products (Astragalus, Olive Leaf, Elderberry, Cat's Claw, Scutellaria) Hawaii Pharm Woodland Essences DesBio (homeopathic remedies) Metabolics.com Want more of The Ancient Health Podcast? Subscribe to the YouTube channel. Follow Doctor Motley! Instagram TikTok Facebook Website *You can get cell support in gummy form: Mitopure now starts at $79, when you go to timeline.com/DRMOTLEY. *Join Doctor Motley’s newsletter for TCM insights and regular podcast updates https://www.doctormotley.com/ *Do you have a ton more in-depth questions for Doctor Motley? Check out his course on emotions and the body in his membership. You’ll find other courses full of his expertise and clinical wisdom, plus bring all your questions to his weekly lives! To try risk-free for 15 days click here https://www.doctormotley.com/15 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  Your Thinning Hair Might Be a Stomach Infection

  Sep 14, 202634 min

  A viral post claims a stomach infection reversal reversed a man's hair loss in 28 days. Dr. Chris Motley checks the science: how H. pylori shuts down your stomach acid, why that starves your hair follicles of iron and B12 before it shows up on a blood test, and why the popular kill stack for it fails for a specific group of people.  00:00:00 - The claim: hair regrowth in 28 days 00:01:46 - Welcome to the Ancient Health Podcast 00:01:59 - Why this post landed differently this time 00:03:47 - "It is something that is serious": the carcinogen most people shrug off 00:05:24 - Who's carrying it, and the family pattern behind it 00:06:01 - Dr. Motley's own undiagnosed childhood ulcer 00:08:29 - How H. pylori builds an acid-proof shelter out of your own chemistry 00:09:59 - What happens when the ammonia it makes spills into your bloodstream 00:11:25 - How you actually caught it (it's not from someone sneezing on you) 00:14:56 - The acid paradox nobody mentions in the viral post 00:15:46 - Sponsor break: Beam Minerals 00:17:52 - Same bacterium, two opposite acid problems, depending on where it sits 00:21:30 - The real chain from stomach acid to a thinning hair follicle 00:24:51 - "Your hair is the surplus of the blood": what Chinese medicine said first 00:27:50 - Why the mastic gum "kill stack" fails, and for whom 00:31:17 - Where to actually get tested 00:32:45 - Disclaimer and close Key Takeaways Thinning hair is a symptom, not the disease. Dr. Motley's framing: "the thinning hair is not the problem, the thinning hair is the receipt." H. pylori lowers stomach acid for most carriers, acid is required to absorb iron and B12, and hair follicles, among the most metabolically demanding tissue in the body, run out of raw material before a standard blood panel shows anything wrong. Check ferritin, not just hemoglobin. Ferritin (stored iron) drops before hemoglobin does. A normal red blood cell count on a standard panel does not rule out the iron deficiency that's already reached your hair. The mastic gum stack mentioned in the episode doesn't work the same for everyone. It requires an acidic stomach to be active, so anyone on a PPI for reflux is likely working against their own supplement. It's also built for the roughly 90 percent of carriers with low stomach acid, not the smaller group whose infection has pushed their acid up. The same infection can raise or lower your acid, depending on where it sits. An infection spread through the whole stomach tends to lower acid. An infection concentrated in the lower antral portion can raise it. H. pylori usually isn't caught in childhood. Most people acquire it early, often through a household member, most commonly transmitted through vomiting rather than casual contact. It is not a hygiene issue. The WHO classifies it as a carcinogen. It is linked to gastric cancer risk when an active infection is left unaddressed, so, test don’t guess, especially for anyone with two-plus months of reflux, bloating, or digestive symptoms. No trial supports hair regrowth in 28 days. The underlying mechanism (better iron and B12 absorption once acid recovers) is real and can meaningfully help hair health over time, but the hair growth cycle itself makes a four-week full reversal implausible. Extra info: Pylo Guard by Microbiome Labs is an excellent, Dr. Motley recommended probiotic: https://tinyurl.com/bd8paytr Recommended Dosage: Normally one capsule in the evening (Talk to your doctor!). Another gentle probiotic known to work well for H.pylori is Pylopass: https://tinyurl.com/2uj6e7sy Resources Mentioned Mastic gum: resin from Pistacia lentiscus, traditionally sourced from the Mediterranean. Mastic gum complex by Zuma is a great source, but any organic version will do.  Lactoferrin: iron-binding milk-derived protein, typically bovine-sourced Reishi Supreme (Ganoderma lucidum) by Supreme Nutrition Products: https://tinyurl.com/cs2jrzs2 Vibrant Wellness Labs, vibrant-wellness.com: functional digestive and parasite testing panel Uva Ursi Supreme by Supreme Nutrition Products: https://tinyurl.com/w8u9eu4e Want more of The Ancient Health Podcast? Subscribe to the YouTube channel. Follow Doctor Motley! Instagram TikTok Facebook Website *Most of us are mineral deficient and we don’t even know it! Want to get your minerals in? BEAM Minerals is a simple shot of minerals each morning. Try BEAM Minerals at beamminerals.com/DRMOTLEY and use code DRMOTLEY for 20% off your first order. *Join Doctor Motley’s newsletter for TCM insights and regular podcast updates https://www.doctormotley.com/ *Do you have a ton more in-depth questions for Doctor Motley? Check out his course on emotions and the body in his membership. You’ll find other courses full of his expertise and clinical wisdom, plus bring all your questions to his weekly lives! To try risk-free for 15 days click here https://www.doctormotley.com/15 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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