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How Modern Medicine Makes Us Sick with Dr. Ahmad Ammous
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Is modern medicine actually making us sicker?
Today’s guest is a board-certified physician who nearly walked away from medicine when he realized the entire system was built on the wrong foundation. But instead of quitting, he did something far more dangerous: he stayed. He finished med school, crushed his residency, passed his boards… and then turned his back on the profit-driven pharmaceutical playbook.
We're here with my friend Dr. Ahmad Ammous: a doctor who treats patients with sunlight, movement, and real food instead of an endless cascade of prescriptions.
We’re talking about how modern hospitals became some of the worst places on Earth to actually heal, why medications are now the third leading cause of death, and how the same fiat thinking that broke our money has also broken our medical system and our food.
We’ll dig into:
Find Dr. Ahmad Ammous and his work at:
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Today’s guest is a board-certified physician who nearly walked away from medicine when he realized the entire system was built on the wrong foundation. But instead of quitting, he did something far more dangerous: he stayed. He finished med school, crushed his residency, passed his boards… and then turned his back on the profit-driven pharmaceutical playbook.
We're here with my friend Dr. Ahmad Ammous: a doctor who treats patients with sunlight, movement, and real food instead of an endless cascade of prescriptions.
We’re talking about how modern hospitals became some of the worst places on Earth to actually heal, why medications are now the third leading cause of death, and how the same fiat thinking that broke our money has also broken our medical system and our food.
We’ll dig into:
- The hidden dangers of statins, antidepressants, and peptides
- How the American Medical Association helped erase traditional and lifestyle-based solutions from modern medicine entirely
- Why circadian biology, light, and EMFs may matter more than the macros on your plate
- And much more...
Find Dr. Ahmad Ammous and his work at:
- Website: https://ammousmd.com
- X: @AmmousMD
- Instagram: @ammous_md
- LinkedIn: @ahmadammous
You can also join Substack as a free or paid member for ad-free episodes of this show, to comment on each episode, and to hit me up in the DM’s. Join at abeljames.substack.com. And if you’re feeling generous, write a quick review for the Abel James Show on Apple or Spotify. You rock.
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