Podcast | Gaps in Western Medicine: Scott Roos

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For more about Scott Roos go to teacherscott.org

Introduction to the episode. 
Welcoming Scott roots to the podcast. Scott is a yogi teaching qigong and practicing Vedic astrology. The resurgence of ancient and indigenous medical practices. An Ayurvedic practitioner vs an Ayurvedic doctor.

American Medical Association only recognises MDs and doctors of osteopathy.
American medical association only recognizes MDs and doctors of osteopathy. The blurring of boundaries between doctors and yoga. The difference between Ayurvedic medicine and western medicine. Vitamin c and Ayurvedic medicine.

What is the problem with western medicine?
Different ways of thinking. Stress causes 75-90% of all disease. How the body mimics the zodiac. The three doshas, Vata, Pitta and Kapha.

What kind of person are you dealing with?
Dealing with different types of people. Differentiating between vedas and kapha. Belief is just the way the world works. The science behind higher veda.

The basic science of Ayurveda
Why cold water with meals is not good. The neuroscience of storytelling and the neuroscience of change. Modern medicine vs acute care medicine.

How to heal a herniated disc? 
Steroids and Ayurveda to heal the body. The story of a student from Meijer. Somatic plasticity of the body. The difference between herniated discs and non-herniated disc

Yoga Training and Kapha pathology. 
Yoga teacher training and Ayurvedic practitioner. The importance of hydrating the body. The Vedic astrologer who inspired Scott. The year program with Dr Laden Albuquerque.

How the vedas describe leaky gut syndrome.
Leaky gut syndrome in Ayurveda and modern medicine. Vedic astrology and Jyotish framework. The difference between western and eastern ways of thinking. The key to understanding eastern thinking.

Where modern medicine gets its start. 
Modern medicine is addicted to being right. The importance of giving up power. The daily show interview with a congresswoman. The American medical association and diabetes association.

How to be healthy in an unhealthy environment?
Society is addicted to sugar and junk food. The modern world is a youtube addict. McDonald's is not the cheapest meal. Keto and paleo eating plans are popular