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5 Natural Medicines Big Pharma Are Hiding From You! No.1 Herbal Medicine Expert

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Herbal Medicine Confronts Modern Illness: Gut Health, Antibiotic Alternatives, and Diet

Leverage nearly five decades of clinical expertise to understand how common kitchen spices, polyphenols, and deep gut health mechanics offer potent, immediate alternatives to mainstream pharmaceuticals for managing chronic discomfort and daily ailments.

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  • Combat antibiotic resistance by utilizing natural antimicrobial food sources, such as raw garlic, particularly for viral infections where antibiotics are ineffective.
  • Recognize inflammation as a necessary defense mechanism; suppress it only when chronic, focusing instead on upstream causes often found in gut dysfunction.
  • Optimize long-term health by adopting a diverse, colorful diet ("Eat the Rainbow") rich in plant matter, which feeds the critical gut microbiome.
  • Understand specific plant remedies: use warming spices like ginger for conditions responsive to heat, and bitters for cooling digestive support.

This conversation with herbal medicine pioneer Simon Mills unpacks the historical shift from plant-based healing to modern chemical reliance. Explore the necessity of supporting your body’s internal systems—especially the microbiome—rather than simply masking symptoms, offering practical steps to integrate traditional wisdom into contemporary wellness routines.

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Is the root of every illness your gut? Could 5 simple herbs replace your medicine cabinet? Natural remedy expert Simon Mills reveals the herbal medicines that doctors overlook, and the herbs, spices, and daily habits to use instead! Simon Mills is one of the most respected herbal practitioners of our time, with nearly 5 decades of clinical experience treating patients. He created the term ‘complementary medicine’ in the 1970s, has served as a special advisor to the UK House of Lords, and currently works as an Advisor and Author at Herbal Reality. He explains: ▪️ How antibiotic resistance could kill millions and what natural remedies can do instead ▪️ The #1 hidden cause of chronic illness (that no one’s talking about) ▪️ How a common kitchen spice could kill 99% of cold viruses ▪️ The 8 plants that are threatening Big Pharma’s bottom line ▪️ The ancient medicinal plants we’ve been lied to about, and how to use them 00:00 Intro 02:15 The Power of Medicinal Plants 06:05 Why Medicinal Plants Help Like Paracetamol Does 07:22 How Western Culture Is Getting It Wrong 12:24 Why People Should Care About Medicinal Plants 14:46 Helping 10K+ People With Plants 14:48 Patients Simon Has Helped 16:28 Case Study: Healing Through Plants 23:41 The Gut Controls Almost Everything 27:35 The Dangers of Becoming Antibiotic Resistant 33:28 Alternatives to Antibiotics 39:42 Alternatives to Cold Drugs 52:36 Vitamin D and Zinc for Infection Protection 56:27 Garlic Benefits 59:57 Remedies for Chronic Pain 1:03:02 Arthritis Relief Medicinal Plant 1:09:15 Should We Take Anti-Inflammatory Pills? 1:12:49 The Superpower of Purple Vegetables 1:17:27 Your Diet Recommendations 1:18:23 Keto Diet and Sugar 1:20:24 Keto Diet and the Menstrual Cycle Link 1:22:58 Can PCOS Symptoms Increase From Sugar? 1:24:21 Medicinal Plants to Increase Fertility 1:27:41 Healing Benefits of Echinacea, Frankincense, and Myrrh for the Upper Body 1:34:38 Water Fasting and Long Fasts 1:35:58 Cancer Prevention 1:38:03 Cardiovascular Health Improvements 1:39:50 Benefits of Turmeric Consumption 1:42:24 Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Postbiotics 1:44:14 The Shocking Benefits of Curcumin 1:51:17 Cocoa Powder Healing Benefits 1:55:34 Shocking Link Between Alzheimer’s and Green Tea 1:57:28 Cholesterol and Statins — Is There an Alternative? 2:02:54 Omeprazole 2:09:19 How to Keep Up With a Fast-Changing World You can follow Simon, here: ▪️ Instagram - https://bit.ly/4mmYAOh ▪️ Herbal Reality Instagram - https://bit.ly/4fA1jRF ▪️ Herbal Reality Website - https://bit.ly/46KVgaz You can read a selection of articles by Simon Mills, here: ▪️ What is herbal medicine? - https://bit.ly/45iYvDF ▪️ Are herbs safe? - https://bit.ly/453v35U Research document: https://stevenbartlett.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/DOAC-Simon-Mills-Independent-Research-further-reading.pdf The Diary Of A CEO: ⬜️Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ⬜️Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook ⬜️The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt ⬜️The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb ⬜️Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt ⬜️Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Shopify - https://shopify.com/bartlett ExpressVPN - Go to https://expressvpn.com/DOAC and find out how you can get 4 months of ExpressVPN free

Top Comments (10)

@jnetzah-vl2mk 2025-08-14

My six years old son was diagnosed with terminal cancer in the pancreas. Seven months of life was given. But he was only 21 days in the hospital. One night I was crying all night, I saw the stars. Then I saw the sunrise and was in that precise moment in which, I realized that the same energy , force, and power that keep the universe alive that was the one who could help me ! Everything was synchronization that I used intuitively as a signs that indicated that the treatment in the hospital was not helping my son …bought a naturist book , I took my son from hospital … I used all the instructions of the book , I book another book about visual and verbal inner engineering. I have faith so intrepid that when the hospital argued with me that I was losing my mind and the cancer is no curable with natural medicine , I told the you are the who are wrong ! Yes, the entire universe helped me with my son. He will be 43 years this 2025

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@thebeautyofoldage 2025-08-11

I'm 70. I’m leaving this comment here so that every time someone likes it, it will remind me to come back! Thank you so much!

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@OjRN69 2025-08-11

As a nurse of decades, I personally think it’s criminal that healthcare in the USA has nothing to do with HEALTH and everything to do with pharmaceuticals !!!

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@marciaevans-v1s 2025-08-11

May help those short on time: 1:59:cholesterol - more vegetable based diet, exercise, artichoke leaf, dandelion root, 1:03:33 arthritis - use mustard bath, mustard plaster 1:41:45 turmeric benefits 1:47:13 green tea benefits to brain health 1:50:13 rosemary - smelling it for brain health 1:51:39 cacao - dark chocolate is a medicine 😊 for heart and brain blood circulation (>75% cocoa take 50g a day 😊) 21:18 panic attacks - manage sugar cravings 36:03 ginger benefits 37:43 cinnamon 51:48 bitters & coffee benefits 1:16:10 root vegetables and greens - Beets, carrots. Parsnips, cabbages, broccol 1:17:07 lentils Dahl, pees and beans for microbiome 1:18:41 keto diet 1:21:24 insulin resistance

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@TheDiaryOfACEO 2025-08-11

Do you like these types of convos? If so please hit the like button on the vid - that’s the best way to vote for more like this ❤ also, would be doing me a big favour if you could subscribe - its free 🙏🏾🥲appreciate you - SB!

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@Pcvr-o9o 2025-09-29

“PLANTS ARE NOT ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE... THEY ARE THE ORIGINAL.”

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@padmabharani6122 2025-08-17

At 5 i was paralyzed from waist down, from a normal healthy little girl to paralyzed in an instant. Was in hospital for 2 -3 months and they couldn’t even find what is happening before treating. My parents took me to Sidha medicine and in one touch pulse check he said I know what this is. I can make her walk, it will take some time and you need to come every weekend and follow diet restrictions and take the medicines that I prescribe. His medicines are homemade from the herbs from kitchen, he charged ₹20 for every visit. It took me close to a year to stand up and walk. I am going to be 50 next year so far I’m done 3 marathons, and training for 2 world majors now.

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@tttyaht 2025-08-21

My father, when he was about 50, was diagnosed with terminal liver disease and was given six months to live. Following that prognosis, every morning he took one whole garlic chopped and mixed into raw honey and skipped breakfast all together. He went back to his doctor a few months later — his liver had recovered completely. He lived to be 80.

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@theraheemskerk9498 2025-12-24

De farmaceutische industrie is net zo geinteresseerd in onze gezondheid als de wapenindustrie in vrede.

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@suzanadilibero1173 2026-01-20

Studying herbalism, best thing I've ever done, apart from having my son.

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