INNER PHARMACY

INNER PHARMACY

The concept of the body as a self healing organism is not new. 6000 years ago, ancient doctors noted that given enough time and support, the body will often correct itself. Our minds and bodies are naturally bent toward healing - it’s not just a trick of the mind. It taps into our inner pharmacy: chemicals with a drug like effect that are naturally produced in our body. Our bodies have one job and that is to survive. It is always trying to get better and soon will figure out what it can shut down without initially harming itself.

Along with the miraculous cures of the 20th century, has come an expectation that there must be a pill for every ill. This expectation has produced incredible cures, but it has also warped our understanding of what it means to be healthy:

20% of Americans take at least 5 prescription drugs

Medical errors rank as the 3rd most likely cause of death

Prescription drug errors alone kill more than 100,000 Americans a year.

A synthetic drug forces your body to do something. If it is mimicking a natural chemical you are deficient, your body will assume it can stop trying. Sadly the synthetic form is going to cause side effects that many times require another synthetic pharmaceutical to manage which starts to cause a vicious cycle. It is rare that you will find someone taking just one peripheral drug. Finding the root cause of why there is a deficiency or even excess is key to tapping into your inner pharmacy. I don’t think anyone ever said they want nasty side effects from a synthetic substitute! We have to find the reason the body isn’t recovering, remove it or supplement it naturally and let nature do the rest.