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Ancient Health Podcast

Ancient Health Podcast

Ancient Health Podcast 505 Episodes Sep 17, 2026

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.

Episodes

Why Your Kid's Molluscum Bumps Aren't Going Away
Why Your Kid's Molluscum Bumps Aren't Going Away Sep 17, 2026 2219 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 "j
Your Thinning Hair Might Be a Stomach Infection
Your Thinning Hair Might Be a Stomach Infection Sep 14, 2026 2072 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 -
Why You're Seeing Squiggly Lines (It Might Not Be Floaters)
Why You're Seeing Squiggly Lines (It Might Not Be Floaters) Sep 11, 2026 2050 Your eye exam came back normal, but your vision still isn't right. Dr. Chris Motley explains the Traditional Chinese Medicine case for why liver health, not just age, may be behind your floaters, flashes, or dim vision, including his own story of vision loss and recovery. He covers the real embryology behind "the eyes are a map of the brain," the labs he uses when a standard eye exam comes back cl
Lyme Rage: Why Your Calm Kid Suddenly Became Someone Else
Lyme Rage: Why Your Calm Kid Suddenly Became Someone Else Sep 7, 2026 2537 A child is doing fine, doing homework, laughing easily, getting along with everyone, and then over a few weeks they become someone else. Explosive anger over nothing. Can't sit still. Can't focus. Grades fall off a cliff, and the school has one word ready: ADHD. In this solo episode, Dr. Chris Motley asks the question almost nobody in that meeting asks: what if the personality change didn't start
The 2 PM Brain Fog Clue: How to Tell If Your Brain Isn't Detoxing While You Sleep
The 2 PM Brain Fog Clue: How to Tell If Your Brain Isn't Detoxing While You Sleep Sep 4, 2026 2551 If you have swollen lymph nodes, this episode will teach you how your mighty glymphatic system drains toxins from your brain to what in Chinese Medicine is called your stomach 12 point. In this episode, Doctor Chris Motley explains the ins and outs of caring for your lymphatic system and how to promote lymphatic drainage through the activation of your triple warmer in Chinese Medicine. He also sha
The Hidden Infection Behind Your Post-Nasal Drip
The Hidden Infection Behind Your Post-Nasal Drip Aug 31, 2026 2284 Fall doesn't always cause your sinus congestion. It just knows how to find whatever was already sitting there. In this episode, Dr. Chris Motley walks through the Traditional Chinese Medicine map that connects the exact location of a headache or a patch of sinus pressure to a specific internal organ, and why that map keeps showing up in his practice. Key Takeaways Your headache location is diagn
Your Gut Is Recirculating Your Own Bad Estrogen
Your Gut Is Recirculating Your Own Bad Estrogen Aug 27, 2026 3839 Why are so many young women experiencing painful periods, endometriosis, Hashimoto's and hormonal chaos? After falling ill with Graves Disease in medical school, functional endocrinologist Dr. Cassie Smith made it her life’s mission to chase these kinds of questions. In her new book Fix Your Gut, Fix Your Hormones (https://a.co/d/0gbCrVD6) she tackles the real gut-hormone connection behind estroge
Ask Your Doctor These 4 Words Before You Take a Statin with Dr. Philip Ovadia
Ask Your Doctor These 4 Words Before You Take a Statin with Dr. Philip Ovadia Aug 24, 2026 3683 After performing thousands of open-heart surgeries, Dr. Philip Ovadia recognized that the vast majority were preventable…if his patients had improved their metabolic health in the first place. In this episode, Dr. Chris Motley sat down with heart surgeon, author and podcaster Dr. Philip Ovadia to learn about the underrated relationship between insulin resistance and heart disease, and what you nee
Is Your Child Dysregulated? This Therapist Calls for a 30-Day Family Digital Detox
Is Your Child Dysregulated? This Therapist Calls for a 30-Day Family Digital Detox Aug 20, 2026 3273 Children are on screens 7 to 9 hours a day according to the latest data. In  this episode, Dr. Chris Motley sat down with Dr. Stacy Jagger, aka “Dr. Sassy,” family therapist, mental health expert and author of The 30-Day Blackout to learn how a month-long digital detox for the whole family regulates a child’s nervous system, resolves many behavioral issues and even ADHD symptoms naturally, an
Alzheimer's Is Up 134% Since 2000 — Dani Williamson on the Lifestyle Triggers and How to Prevent It
Alzheimer's Is Up 134% Since 2000 — Dani Williamson on the Lifestyle Triggers and How to Prevent It Aug 17, 2026 3785 Alzheimer's disease has increased 134% since the year 2000. Over 7 million Americans are currently living with full-blown Alzheimer's disease. Not mild cognitive impairment, not brain fog, but diagnosed Alzheimer's. One in five women and one in ten men will receive that diagnosis in their lifetime. And according to ALZ.org, the risk has gone up 134% in just 24 years. For many people, this is not a
Your Mold Attack May Not Be About Mold: Emotional Root Causes with Dr. Howard Cohn
Your Mold Attack May Not Be About Mold: Emotional Root Causes with Dr. Howard Cohn Aug 13, 2026 4314 What if that moldy AirBnB wasn’t the true cause of your illness, even after you found mycotoxins in your lab work? What if there was a deeper emotion behind it? In this episode, Dr. Chris Motley sits down with Dr. Howard Cohn to talk about emotional root causes, stacking protocols to truly get well and the tool that gives his patients six months of therapy in under a minute. Learn more at https://
The 25-Year Rash: Dr. Steven Zodkoy on Biofilms, Buried Trauma, and Why Your UTI Isn't a UTI
The 25-Year Rash: Dr. Steven Zodkoy on Biofilms, Buried Trauma, and Why Your UTI Isn't a UTI Aug 10, 2026 3885 A rash baffled 25 years of dermatologists. It disappeared in a week once Dr. Steven Zodkoy traced it to a childhood memory. Here's what that case, and the concept of a "biofilm," has to do with your migraines and your bladder. Dr. Chris Motley sits down with Dr. Steven Zodkoy, a chiropractor and applied kinesiologist who became the first in his field to pass the American College of Nutrition exam,

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