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Let's use Hashimoto's thyroiditis as an example. If a patient sees a conventional medical doctor, they will prescribe a drug like Synthroid—boom, you're done. That's it. That's all they know how to do, or maybe they'll prescribe an immunosuppressor. Then you have the integrative doctors or nutritionists, who will likely say, “There's one diet for everybody—let's go paleo, let's go keto, let's go vegan.” Then they'll suggest magnesium, Omega-3s, and a few other supplements. That helps some people, but it still doesn't address the root cause.

If you go to one of the top 10–20% of functional medicine doctors, they'll run lab work, look at your symptoms, and assess everything possible to determine why you have autoimmune disease—why you have Hashimoto's thyroiditis. They might run an organic acids panel, micronutrient tests, or a stool test to analyze your gut microbiome. If they find you're incredibly depleted in vitamin D, L-glutamine, and other nutrients, they will treat the root cause.

Instead of simply assessing kidney function, arteries, or hormones, organic acids and micronutrient tests go one layer deeper. Many diseases stem from nutritional deficiencies. If someone is low in magnesium, vitamin D, or B vitamins, their mitochondria won't function properly, energy production will suffer, and essential biochemical conversions won't occur. This can predispose them to disease—even depression. Deficiencies in Omega-3s, vitamin D, magnesium, or B vitamins like B6, B9, B12, and B2 can push someone further into depression.

If I'm seeing a patient, the first thing I do is look at their symptoms. If it's an in-person consultation (which is rare), I'll have them show me a picture of their tongue. My practitioners also collect tongue images because I incorporate a fair amount of Chinese medicine. The tongue reveals a lot about digestion.

Western medicine divides the body into different organ systems, whereas Chinese medicine categorizes it into five systems and treats imbalances rather than conditions. A practitioner will assess whether the body is too hot or cold, too damp or dry, or has too much or too little movement. Pneumonia, for example, often results from stagnation and excess dampness, which is why cupping helps promote movement and bitter herbs help clear dampness.

Our modern medical system is based on Louis Pasteur’s germ theory, which states that germs make us sick. However, another physician, Antoine Béchamp, along with ancient Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine, argued that it’s not germs but rather the internal environment that determines health.

I don't believe in one diet for everyone—I believe in a personalized diet.

For example, if someone has a liver issue, I recommend steamed vegetables and glycine-rich foods like bone broth. Green and sour foods aid detoxification, along with some bitter foods. For cardiovascular issues, bitter and red foods—such as tomatoes, Hawthorn, and pomegranate—are beneficial. Upper GI issues are best addressed with orange foods like sweet potatoes, pumpkin, and beef. The immune system responds well to white and light yellow foods—like chicken soup, ginger tea, garlic, onion, and miso. Pears are recommended for respiratory issues. Hormonal and adrenal issues benefit from mushrooms, as well as purple, blue, and black foods.

Sour foods activate the liver, while bitter foods help clear dampness. All bitter foods contribute to this effect to some degree. The most bitter foods are the strongest in this regard. Every probiotic food is sour, which creates an environment conducive to microbial growth.

I think two things will happen. One, if you want to see a doctor in person, let’s say for an acupuncture treatment, the acupuncturist will be able to lay you on a table, and AI will read what’s going on and tell them exactly where to place the needles. Eventually, wearable devices—like the Oura Ring or a continuous blood glucose monitor—will track not just blood glucose and insulin but also nutrients in real time. Your phone will tell you exactly what to eat based on your deficiencies.

Many people are so busy that their bodies can’t heal. I think busyness one of the biggest roadblocks to recovery today.

Some people have buried things so deeply that they aren’t consciously aware of them, yet these things affect them subconsciously.

That said, I agree with you—if a person is aware of it, wallowing in it is the worst thing they can do. It keeps them stuck and makes things worse.

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