The Critical Link Between the Foot, Structure, and Illness
Gordon Medical Forum

The Critical Link Between the Foot, Structure, and Illness

July 1, 202651 min

Most patients with chronic illness focus on biochemistry while overlooking how physical structure affects inflammation, lymphatic drainage, and immune function. Dr. Eric Gordon sits down with Dr. Yonatan Whitten to discuss how loss of spinal curves and foot arches increases all-cause mortality, impairs tissue oxygenation, and perpetuates chronic illness. Dr. Whitten explains why modern footwear weakens foot muscles and flattens arches, how forward head posture reduces lung capacity by 33% and increases chronic neck pain eighteen-fold, and why simple interventions can restore normal structure and reduce inflammatory burden. Episode Highlights: <...

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