Ancient Health Podcast

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 and testosterone levels and block Vitamin D, - which is an important hormone, not just a vitamin! - plus some healthy sunscreen ingredients to look for.

*What is the "sunscreen paradox"

*Why heavily sun-protected, indoor populations showed higher melanoma rates in UK research

*How to build a solar callus: the traditional method of safe, gradual sun exposure that builds your skin's natural protection

*How to create a healthy skin protocol this summer: Develop early morning sun exposure over time, plus take good vitamins (like B3), minerals and herbs!

*Skin protection from a TCM perspective: In Chinese Medicine, the strength of the skin is connected to the strength of your lungs. Find out how to protect your skin with TCM herbs.

Research:

FDA Findings:https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2733085#google_vignette

The Sunscreen Paradox https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231027110724.htm

Chemicals in Sunscreen: https://www.ewg.org/sunscreen/report/the-trouble-with-sunscreen-chemicals/

Vitamin B Study: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1506197

https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17071240

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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 pain. From digital detox to elimination diets to EMDR, this episode is a roadmap for breaking the generational cycle of pain, disease, and disconnection — for good.

Content Advisory: This episode discusses suicide, mental health struggles, and emotional distress. Viewer discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger or considering self-harm, please seek professional help or contact local emergency services.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

Healing from childhood trauma is possible and available

Children need help: the fastest growing age range for suicide is 10-13

Help starts with the whole family: a digital detox allows for connection and nervous system regulation

Physical markers that your fight-or-flight might be affecting your health

Healing inflammation through an elimination diet gives the gut brain connection a fighting chance

For women, trauma most often manifests in the thyroid and the gut

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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 hormone + fertility specialist, and creator of the Hormone Puzzle and the Hormone Puzzle Podcast, and Terry Barga a restorative fitness expert and producer of Nashville Fit Magazine for a mastermind on nutrition, fitness, and how to get your body to rest, relax, repair and reproduce. Hint: over-working out and calorie deficits can leave your system feeling unsafe, leading to hormonal disruption.

In this episode, you'll learn:

Why your body won't conceive, lose weight, or balance hormones while it's in fight-or-flight, and the simple daily practice that shifts you out of survival mode

How overexercising tanked Dr. Kayla's own fertility as a personal trainer, and how she pregnant twice, with her second child born at 40

The truth about intermittent fasting for women: it may be wreaking havoc on your hormones

How joy, stress-relief, whole food and a 20 minute walk can do more than you would have thought possible.

Expert opinions on the carnivore diet, seed-cycling and more

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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 of our minds and bodies, but we also must be aligned with our spiritual health for true balance. Father Dan’s message to us? Spiritual growth requires discipline, and in our modern world, discipline is in short supply. Father Dan makes the case that spiritual discipline isn't just a religious practice, it's your strongest protection against the forces that keep you stuck, sick, and spiritually depleted. In a culture that's abandoned discipline entirely, that protection is more urgent than ever.

Check out the episode to learn his remedies for spiritual discipline AND find out what exorcism training really looks like. 

In this episode you'll discover:

*The one thing Father Dan sees in every single case of spiritual oppression, and the daily practice that closes that door

*Why self-discipline is not a restriction on your freedom but the key to it

*How to shift your perspective so there are no more "bad days"...only days of grace

*What exorcism training in Rome actually looks like, and what it taught Father Dan about spiritual oppression

*Why the family that prays together genuinely does stay together — how shared spiritual practice is protective

*How morning prayer, fasting, and intentional living transform not just your soul but your physical body

*Whether you're coming from a place of faith or simply searching for deeper meaning, this episode will challenge the way you think about spiritual health — and give you practical tools to strengthen it starting today.

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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 with Dr. Motley and Dr. Anis Khalaf how he found healing amidst a dire health prognosis (twice!) and how essential faith and hope are for conquering both chronic and terminal illness. He advocates for biblical nutrition, natural healing and a faith-filled imagination when doctors give up. 

In this episode you’ll learn faith based visualizations for healing, what healing leaves are and why a bible verse inspired Jordan to plant nearly a million fruit trees, plus hear a live Q+A with Jordan!

To learn more about healing leaves, what they are and how to use them, download this free chapter of The Biblio Diet here: https://www.jordanrubin.com/home#healing-leaves

  

In this interview you’ll learn about:

The importance of imagining ourselves healed, healthy and whole

The healing power of prayer

Jordan’s critical recipe for health outcomes you won’t hear elsewhere: peace, faith, and a community that believes with you

The importance of empathy and encouragement from practitioners

An in-depth look at Crohn’s disease and what triggered Jordan’s healing

Jordan’s inspiring cancer journey

Visualizations for healing

The danger of identifying too closely with an unwanted prognosis

The need for practitioners to provide abundant hope in the face of health battles

The biblical secret behind healing leaves, what they are and his vision for this tea

This episode shares one person's personal experience and is not intended as medical advice 

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