Dr. Josh Axe
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You know, there are probably some statistics to where certain diseases decrease with taking GLP-1.
But do I think it increases overall longevity and decreases mortality?
No.
Here's another one.
Do I think we would be better off getting rid of 90 plus percent of all medications and all of 90 percent of all mainstream medicine?
Yes, we would be healthier for it.
I mean, if we keep emergency medicine, true emergency medicine, I want to keep that.
We're the best in the world at that.
But healthcare, I mean, if you're comparing us to Japan or a number of these other countries, we're not even close.
No, we're not even close.
We rank like one of them.
It's either life expectancy or quality of life.
It's number 70.
I mean, here's what would fix most problems.
And one, let me say this too, though.
I believe that going to see a functional medicine doctor will save you more money, not to mention save your life.
But we'll save you more money in the long term.
Well, one, you'll pay less on insurance premiums.
Yeah, but what you're paying, because listen, insurance gets expensive when you have a pre-existing condition.
So my point is you're paying more on your insurance.