Truth Cells - Mercola
Segment #394
I am not crazy about this video; however, the message is important. Modern medicine in many situations treats the symptoms and not the cause. It is necessary to get beyond the medical barriers that are empowered by vested interests that make money off keeping us sick. MAHA is about challenging accepted protocols and asking questions. Why are we suddenly seeing benefits to chlorine dioxide and ivermectin. Why? They have been around forever.
Stop Chasing Symptoms and Fix This First | Mercola Cellular Wisdom - YouTube
Story at-a-glance
Cellular health is the driving foundation of overall wellness. It plays an essential role in biological functions, including immune response and disease prevention
Modern medicine focuses on symptom management rather than addressing cellular dysfunction. This leads to temporary fixes that fail to resolve the foundational cause
The supplement industry has been compromised by profit-driven motives. Consumers are at risk of buying low-quality products that often lack efficacy and fail to support genuine cellular health
Effective health products must prioritize high-quality, clean ingredients, advanced delivery systems and complete transparency about sourcing and manufacturing processes
A paradigm shift is needed in health care, where the focus moves from symptom suppression to supporting the body's intrinsic healing capabilities through energy-centered medicine
The Importance of Comprehensive, Energy-Centric Medicine
Imagine visiting your doctor for a persistent joint pain and receiving nothing more than a painkiller to mask the discomfort. Worst of all, there's no discussion about what's causing the issue. While the prescription might offer temporary relief, it completely ignores the deeper problem.
•A simple shift in perspective marks a significant difference — Now, what if your doctor instead asked, "What's driving the inflammation or imbalance triggering this pain?" That simple shift in perspective — from managing symptoms to uncovering root causes — marks the difference between temporary fixes and true, lasting healing.
•Your symptoms are warning signals — Chronic symptoms, whether they manifest as pain, fatigue or inflammation, are not the problem themselves. They're warning signals, much like a warning light on your car's dashboard alerting you that something deeper needs attention. Unfortunately, for too long, medicine has treated symptoms like a game of whack-a-mole — treat one, and another pops up.
•This reactive approach has left countless individuals trapped in cycles of chronic illness — One issue arises as soon as another is suppressed. Comprehensive energy-centric medicine breaks this cycle by focusing on cellular health, specifically mitochondrial function, to restore energy production.
•When energy production improves, so does everything else — Your immune system becomes more responsive, your tissues regain the ability to rebuild and processes that had slowed or stalled begin working efficiently again. Instead of managing a collection of symptoms, your body starts to heal at its core.
Symptomatic vs. Foundational Approaches
Make no mistake — modern medicine is beneficial in emergencies, where quick action helps save lives. But when it comes to chronic conditions, this model falls apart, as it's designed to suppress symptoms, not to heal.
•The treatment for high blood pressure illustrates this perfectly — A prescription lowers the numbers on a monitor and reduces the immediate risk of heart attacks. But what caused the high blood pressure in the first place? Was it stress, a poor diet or a deeper cellular dysfunction? Without addressing these root issues, the problem persists, quietly undermining health.
•Diabetes is also another good example — Blood sugar-lowering medications are the standard treatment, but they fail to address the metabolic dysfunction driving this condition. Similarly, if you're struggling with relentless fatigue, simply taking stimulants isn't the answer. What is draining your energy? Is it a nutrient deficiency, toxin overload or disrupted mitochondrial function?
•The same is true for chronic inflammation — This is a driving force behind arthritis, depression, and even cancer. Anti-inflammatory drugs suppress the pain or swelling, but the source of the inflammation remains. Worse, these medications often come with side effects that create new problems. Addressing root causes, like gut dysbiosis or cellular dysfunction, offers sustainable solutions without collateral damage.
•Symptom-based care is disempowering — It treats patients as passive recipients, reliant on medication to keep illness at bay. Foundational care, by contrast, engages patients as active participants in their recovery. It fosters understanding — why their body is struggling and how to support it — which leads to better outcomes and long-term health. Ultimately, a foundational approach restores faith in the body's intrinsic capacity for healing.
•Integrating foundational care doesn't mean rejecting modern medicine — It enhances it and offers a deeper, more comprehensive approach to wellness. By combining symptom relief with root-cause resolution, this model creates a path to sustained health and resilience. The result is not just an improvement in symptoms but a transformation in how we understand and support health.