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Chiropractor and Chinese medicine practitioner Dr. Drew Peterson discussed natural health strategies, healing mechanisms, and answered caller questions about chronic conditions and alternative therapies. He emphasized the body's innate ability to heal, particularly by improving digestive health. Peterson also cited the positive effects of prayer and meditation on healing, explaining that these practices redirect blood flow from the brain's cortex —the thinking part that can interfere with healing —to the brainstem, which controls vital metabolic functions such as breathing, heart rate, and tissue repair.
One caller, Mark from Indiana, asked about his daughter's autoimmune and gastroparesis symptoms. Dr. Peterson recommended focusing on restoring digestive health as a foundation for immune recovery, and advocated far infrared sauna use to induce sweating and detoxification, and supplementation with digestive enzymes and probiotics. He also stressed the importance of "food combining" to reduce gut putrefaction, such as not eating fruits and heavy proteins together, and suggested incorporating wheatgrass juice and algae-based greens. Further, he recommended consulting a Chinese medicine practitioner to address "damp heat," a traditional diagnosis linked to such conditions, and using natural diuretics like dandelion greens to support liver detoxification.
On the topic of nutrition for high-altitude adaptation, Dr. Peterson relayed advice from his Chinese medical teacher: consuming duck or goose meat, which is rich in myoglobin and supports oxygen transport in the blood, and is beneficial for climbers. He also recommended eating red foods like beets and pomegranates for blood building and detoxification.





