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Abel James
How Modern Medicine Makes Us Sick with Dr. Ahmad Ammous
1 hour 1 minutes Posted Jul 30, 2026 at 12:30 pm.
Opening question: Is modern medicine making us sicker?
Why Ahmad Amous stayed in a broken system
How the AMA reshaped medicine and erased alternatives
Diet, circadian biology, sunlight, and movement
Carnivore lessons and why diet is individual
Hospitals, medications, and the pill cascade
Antidepressants, statins, and pharmaceutical dependence
Fiat medicine, government power, and food propaganda
Inflation, Bitcoin, and escaping the system
EMFs, peptides, longevity, and practical next steps
Speaking out, Palestine, and where to find Ahmad
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Is modern medicine actually making us sicker?

Today’s guest is a board-certified physician who nearly walked away from medicine when he realized the entire system was built on the wrong foundation. But instead of quitting, he did something far more dangerous: he stayed. He finished med school, crushed his residency, passed his boards… and then turned his back on the  profit-driven pharmaceutical playbook.

We're here with my friend Dr. Ahmad Ammous: a doctor who treats patients with sunlight, movement, and real food instead of an endless cascade of prescriptions. 

We’re talking about how modern hospitals became some of the worst places on Earth to actually heal, why medications are now the third leading cause of death, and how the same fiat thinking that broke our money has also broken our medical system and our food.

We’ll dig into:
  • The hidden dangers of statins, antidepressants, and peptides
  • How the American Medical Association helped erase traditional and lifestyle-based solutions from modern medicine entirely
  • Why circadian biology, light, and EMFs may matter more than the macros on your plate
  • And much more...
If you’ve ever felt like the conventional medical system treats you like a lab rat, don't miss this episode. 

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