Dr. Alejandro Junger
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But functional medicine tells you, like Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic medicine and many other ancient modalities. Yep. that the body is not really a set of divided organs. Actually, it's a set of systems. So in functional medicine, we think in systems. And there are seven systems, right? And each system has many organs participating in it. And different organs participate in different systems.
But functional medicine tells you, like Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic medicine and many other ancient modalities. Yep. that the body is not really a set of divided organs. Actually, it's a set of systems. So in functional medicine, we think in systems. And there are seven systems, right? And each system has many organs participating in it. And different organs participate in different systems.
For example... the intestines, right? They are part of the digesting and absorbing system. They are also part of the immune repair and defend system. They're also part of the nervous system. The intestines participate in most systems or all systems of the body, right? And that's where all systems kind of meet, physically meet in the intestines.
For example... the intestines, right? They are part of the digesting and absorbing system. They are also part of the immune repair and defend system. They're also part of the nervous system. The intestines participate in most systems or all systems of the body, right? And that's where all systems kind of meet, physically meet in the intestines.
For example... the intestines, right? They are part of the digesting and absorbing system. They are also part of the immune repair and defend system. They're also part of the nervous system. The intestines participate in most systems or all systems of the body, right? And that's where all systems kind of meet, physically meet in the intestines.
So that is the big difference between functional medicine and Western modern medicine.
So that is the big difference between functional medicine and Western modern medicine.
So that is the big difference between functional medicine and Western modern medicine.
So if I'm having a chronic disease, If I'm having a chronic problem and I don't know, I'd rather have both opinions. I would go to a functional medicine doctor and be thought of holistically.
So if I'm having a chronic disease, If I'm having a chronic problem and I don't know, I'd rather have both opinions. I would go to a functional medicine doctor and be thought of holistically.
So if I'm having a chronic disease, If I'm having a chronic problem and I don't know, I'd rather have both opinions. I would go to a functional medicine doctor and be thought of holistically.
This goes back to when we started talking about our separation from nature. So when you look at ancient civilizations or cultures, you see that the people that were in charge of healing, the, you know, what we would call the doctors now, were not just the doctors. They were also like spiritual healers. And sometimes the priest and the doctor was the same person.
This goes back to when we started talking about our separation from nature. So when you look at ancient civilizations or cultures, you see that the people that were in charge of healing, the, you know, what we would call the doctors now, were not just the doctors. They were also like spiritual healers. And sometimes the priest and the doctor was the same person.
This goes back to when we started talking about our separation from nature. So when you look at ancient civilizations or cultures, you see that the people that were in charge of healing, the, you know, what we would call the doctors now, were not just the doctors. They were also like spiritual healers. And sometimes the priest and the doctor was the same person.
You know, the healers in the Amazon tribes, you know, It's a different thing. Medicine today in our culture, in our modern culture, became completely prostituted and degenerated and distorted by interests, right? So you go there. They have five minutes to see you. They're going to write you a prescription. Next.
You know, the healers in the Amazon tribes, you know, It's a different thing. Medicine today in our culture, in our modern culture, became completely prostituted and degenerated and distorted by interests, right? So you go there. They have five minutes to see you. They're going to write you a prescription. Next.
You know, the healers in the Amazon tribes, you know, It's a different thing. Medicine today in our culture, in our modern culture, became completely prostituted and degenerated and distorted by interests, right? So you go there. They have five minutes to see you. They're going to write you a prescription. Next.
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