Ancient Health Podcast

Discover ancient solutions for modern health challenges. Join Dr. Chris Motley, expert in Traditional Chinese Medicine, frequency medicine specialist, and dedicated healthcare practitioner, as he breaks down real-life health issues with insight and approachability. Each week, discover simple, effective tools and techniques to elevate your health journey and pursue a vibrant life. Tune in every Tuesday and Friday for an East-meets-West approach to nurturing mind, body, and spirit.

Episodes

Chronic Strep: Why It Never Actually Left Your Body

July 14, 2026 • 27 mins

If you had a chronic case of strep as a kid it may be lingering around your organs. Here’s what you can do about it. In this episode, Dr. Motley explains why recurring strep infections are not new infections at all, they are the same bacteria getting more antibiotic-resistant each time. He connects chronic strep to anemia, autoimmune disease, and PANS/PANDAS, then walks through the herbs and lab tests he uses to root it out. ...

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Mastic Gum Won’t Cure Cancer - But What It Does For Your Gut is Impressive Enough

July 10, 2026 • 30 mins

Mastic Gum is an ancient remedy that's been shown in a clinical study to kill off H-Pylori, and other research suggests it reduces oral bacteria. Is this viral cure hyped up or is there weight behind these claims? Mastic Gum is composed of resin from the chios tree in the Mediterranean: Hippocrates prescribed it to patients and it's been used medicinally for over 2,500 years. In this episode, Dr. Chris Motley examines the research...

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Take off your sunglasses: how light in your eyes secretly runs your hormones, sleep, and mood

July 7, 2026 • 33 mins

Should you be wearing sunglasses? We always thought the eyes just had one job: to see color and send pictures of our environment to our brains, but did you know that they also have a sensor that tells the brain when it’s time to get going for the day and when it’s time to sleep? That sensor can get disrupted when you head out with sunglasses on. In this episode, Dr. Motley weighs the pros and cons of sunglasses (at leas...

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Heart Flutters But a Perfect EKG? It Might Be Your Kidneys! (Repost)

July 3, 2026 • 30 mins

Do you have heart flutters, palpitations, or chest tightness , but your EKG comes back "perfect" and your stress test says you're fine? Dr. Chris Motley breaks down a connection most doctors never check: the direct link between your kidneys, bladder, and urinary tract system and the health of your heart. In this episode, Dr. Motley explains how hidden kidney infections, bladder infections, UTIs, and even kidney stones can create h...

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Banned in Europe, flowing from your tap: the Atrazine story they tried to bury

June 30, 2026 • 37 mins

This chemical was banned in Europe 20 years ago...so why is it in the tap water of over 40 million Americans? In this episode, Doctor Chris Motley breaks down what the research found on frogs exposed to Atrazine and what this means for you. The company that makes this herbicide went to great pains to keep this research hidden, but in this episode you'll learn how it can get into drinking water, the possible hormonal effects and -...

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The Organ Western Medicine Threw Away: How Fascia Proves Chinese Medicine was Right All Along

June 26, 2026 • 29 mins

For the last 400 years when medical researchers conducted an autopsy they would throw this away as medical waste, not realizing it was actually a powerful connective organ...now Western science has finally caught up with Chinese Medicine in discovering the power of fascia. What is fascia in your body and how can learning about it benefit you? In this episode you'll learn: What fascia tissue is and how it connects every system in ...

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Don't Ask AI for a Diagnosis….Ask It This Instead: Lorrie Rivers on Using ChatGPT for Healing

June 23, 2026 • 55 mins

Have you ever wanted to see how AI could help with your health journey, but you had concerns, or you were too overwhelmed to know where to start? Holistic practitioner and recovery coach Lorrie Rivers joins Dr. Motley to walk through practical tips and best practices for using ChatGPT in your quest to be the CEO of your own health. Lorrie teaches how to empower yourself by approaching modern technology with the ancient arts of curi...

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The Sunscreen Debate: Why the Most Protected People Are Getting Melanoma

June 19, 2026 • 35 mins

There's a viral social media post claiming that you're 300% more likely to develop skin cancer when you use sunscreen. What's the truth? Is sunscreen safe to use? In this episode Doctor Motley breaks down the research, and brings a new lens to the debate: what did ancient cultures do for skin health? Here's what you'll learn in this episode: *Research has found chemicals in your sunscreen like oxybenzone can affect your estrogen...

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Your Body Is Carrying Your Mother's Trauma — How to Break the Cycle of Generational Pain and Chronic Disease

June 12, 2026 • 55 mins

What if the chronic illness you've been fighting your whole life began with your childhood and your family of origin? Unresolved childhood trauma lives in your thyroid, your gut, and your joints, and it can be inherited. Nurse practitioner Dani Williamson and mental health specialist Dr. Stacy Jagger join Dr. Chris Motley and Dr. Anis Khalaf to discuss this hopeful message: you can reverse these cycles of physical and emotional pai...

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Infertility Is a Nervous System Problem | Dr. Kela Smith & Terry Barga on Hormone Health

June 9, 2026 • 51 mins

Having trouble getting pregnant and can't figure out why? Struggling to lose weight even if you're a gym rat? The answer to both problems may be that your nervous system doesn't feel safe. And if so your body will block fertility, weight loss, and hormone balance every single time. In this special live episode of the Ancient Health Podcast, Doctor Chris Motley, along with Dr. Anis Khalaf, interviewed Dr. Kela Smith, a hormon...

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Most People Skip This Spiritual Practice — And It's Costing Them | Fr. Dan Reehil

June 5, 2026 • 55 mins

Who is better equipped to teach us about spiritual health than an exorcist? Father Dan Reehil, Roman Catholic priest, exorcist for the Diocese of Nashville, and host of the Battle Ready podcast, joins Dr. Chris Motley and Dr. Anis Khalaf for a live conversation that bridges spiritual warfare, self-discipline, and whole-body health in a way you've never heard before. How’s your spirit these days? We’re pretty conscious ...

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Jordan Rubin Was Given 90 Days to Live — His Faith-Filled Journey Against All Odds

June 2, 2026 • 66 mins

Can your beliefs impact your healing? As science begins to catch up to what people of faith have always known, it’s clear that believing you can be healthy is key to beating the odds. Jordan Rubin, health coach, natural health entrepreneur and author of The Biblio Diet and The Makers Diet, would call this faith. In this special live episode of the Ancient Health Podcast at 2026’s WillCo WellFest, Jordan shares wi...

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Cold Water Cured My Anxiety: The Science and Soul Behind Cold Therapy with Wyatt Ewing

May 26, 2026 • 54 mins

What if the thing that saved your mental health wasn't a pill, a program, or a therapist — but a stranger in a gym telling you that you looked terrible and needed a cold shower? Get 12% off an Ice Barrel or Chiller with code DRMOTLEY at https://shorturl.at/3Ejhb. That's the real origin story of Ice Barrel. Wyatt Ewing didn't build Ice Barrel for athletes. He built it because cold therapy stopped his anxiety and depr...

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Women Are Being Given Antidepressants for a Hormone Problem — Dani Williamson on How to Fix It at the Root

May 22, 2026 • 56 mins

Went to your doctor in your early 40s with sudden anxiety, insomnia, brain fog or unexplained weight gain — and walked out with an antidepressant? Author and nurse practitioner Dani Williamson joins Dr. Chris Motley to explain why SSRIs are not the answer to perimenopause, what's actually happening in your body as estrogen drops, and how healing your gut can bring your thyroid and hormones back into balance. Key Takeaw...

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A 33-Year-Old Pharmacist With Normal Labs Had a Heart Attack — What His Cells Were Hiding & How He Healed

May 19, 2026 • 60 mins

After a serious heart attack with no conventional warning signs, Dr. John Kim went searching for answers. He was shocked to find what conventional testing never unearthed: he was unknowingly fighting a Bartonella infection, a heavy mycotoxin load and parasites. This was when the pharmacist turned functional medicine practitioner learned the role cellular energy plays in health breakdowns, and, vitally, in healing. In this ep...

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A Sugar Found in Beef Triggers Immune Chaos — How Tick Bites Create Alpha-Gal Syndrome, and How to Heal

May 15, 2026 • 29 mins

Your horrible reaction to beef could be from a tick-bite. In this episode, you’ll learn about Alpha-gal Syndrome, which could be the reason you can’t stomach red meat, and why it’s all to do with tick saliva. If you have Lyme disease, you may already understand how ticks can wreak havoc with your immune system. Here, Dr. Motley shares his thoughts on why allergic reactions to beef may be on the rise, and the treat...

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Traditional Chinese Medicine Saved This Doctor. Now He Wants to Pay it Forward. | Dr. Anis Khalaf

May 12, 2026 • 57 mins

Dr. Anis Khalaf’s life was saved by TCM and he doesn’t want this to be a rare experience. That’s why Dr. Khalaf, a practitioner with a background in both Western Medicine and Chinese Medicine, is on a mission to share as many different holistic health options as he can with families in his local community. So the Williamson County WellFest was born! Come see the Ancient Health Podcast LIVE, for a day’...

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Hope for Hypothyroidism in Menopause: What to Know | Dr. Amie Hornaman

May 8, 2026 • 47 mins

Menopause, with its period of incredible hormonal imbalance, can intensify thyroid issues and conventional medicine only offers limited help. Dr. Amie Hormanan, aka the Thyroid Fixer, is back to break down the complexities of hypothyroidism for you, giving you straight answers about what to do next while sharing her own personal thyroid journey. Topics discussed: How to get tested thoroughly Thyroid medication...

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Heavy Metals Are Making You an EMF Antenna — Dr. Noah Lebowitz on How to Clear Them Herbally

May 5, 2026 • 68 mins

What if your sensitivity to phones, Wi-Fi, and electronic devices isn't in your head — it's in your blood? In this fascinating conversation, Dr. Chris Motley sits down with Dr. Noah Lebowitz of Supreme Nutrition Products to discuss how heavy metal accumulation turns your body into a kind of electromagnetic antenna — and what you can do to change that. But that's just where the conversation starts. Dr. Noah pulls back t...

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You're Eating Away Your Memory — Dr. David Jockers on Reversing Cognitive Decline

May 1, 2026 • 60 mins

It's estimated that more than 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's, and that number is expected to climb. Today on the podcast, Dr. Motley sits down with Dr. David Jockers of the chart-topping podcast on functional nutrition, to understand how we can nourish our bodies to help keep our brains sharp. Learn how to tackle vitamin deficiencies through key nutritional strategies, sleep and sunlight can help address dem...

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Episodes

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Take off your sunglasses: how light in your eyes secretly runs your hormones, sleep, and mood

Heart Flutters But a Perfect EKG? It Might Be Your Kidneys! (Repost)

Banned in Europe, flowing from your tap: the Atrazine story they tried to bury

The Organ Western Medicine Threw Away: How Fascia Proves Chinese Medicine was Right All Along

Don't Ask AI for a Diagnosis….Ask It This Instead: Lorrie Rivers on Using ChatGPT for Healing

The Sunscreen Debate: Why the Most Protected People Are Getting Melanoma

Your Body Is Carrying Your Mother's Trauma — How to Break the Cycle of Generational Pain and Chronic Disease

Infertility Is a Nervous System Problem | Dr. Kela Smith & Terry Barga on Hormone Health

Most People Skip This Spiritual Practice — And It's Costing Them | Fr. Dan Reehil

Jordan Rubin Was Given 90 Days to Live — His Faith-Filled Journey Against All Odds

Cold Water Cured My Anxiety: The Science and Soul Behind Cold Therapy with Wyatt Ewing

Women Are Being Given Antidepressants for a Hormone Problem — Dani Williamson on How to Fix It at the Root

A 33-Year-Old Pharmacist With Normal Labs Had a Heart Attack — What His Cells Were Hiding & How He Healed

A Sugar Found in Beef Triggers Immune Chaos — How Tick Bites Create Alpha-Gal Syndrome, and How to Heal

Traditional Chinese Medicine Saved This Doctor. Now He Wants to Pay it Forward. | Dr. Anis Khalaf

Hope for Hypothyroidism in Menopause: What to Know | Dr. Amie Hornaman

Heavy Metals Are Making You an EMF Antenna — Dr. Noah Lebowitz on How to Clear Them Herbally

You're Eating Away Your Memory — Dr. David Jockers on Reversing Cognitive Decline

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