Unlocking the Body’s Innate Capacity for Healing: From Colds and Injuries to Anxiety and Heart Health | Dr. Victoria Maizes

2026-02-09

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Our bodies are brilliant at healing. An integrative doctor on how to tap that resource. Victoria Maizes, MD, is the founding executive director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. Her new book is Heal Faster: Unlock Your Body's Rapid Recovery Reflex to Feel Better—Quicker. In this episode we talk about: What integrative medicine is (and isn't) How lifestyle, stress, sleep, and relationships factor into healing Why "a pill for every ill" often falls short What the Rapid Recovery Reflex is and why the body wan...

Our bodies are brilliant at healing. An integrative doctor on how to tap that resource.

Victoria Maizes, MD, is the founding executive director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. Her new book is Heal Faster: Unlock Your Body's Rapid Recovery Reflex to Feel Better—Quicker.

In this episode we talk about:

What integrative medicine is (and isn't)
How lifestyle, stress, sleep, and relationships factor into healing
Why "a pill for every ill" often falls short
What the Rapid Recovery Reflex is and why the body wants to heal
The biggest things that block recovery in modern life
Practical ways to improve our health, ranging from sleep to stress
Why patients have more power than they think
How AI can help people ask better questions and work smarter with doctors
Why what and when you eat matters
How environmental toxins and social connection quietly shape our health more than we realize
Tips for handling colds and flu more effectively
Smarter ways to recover from pain and injuries
Practical tools for reducing stress and anxiety without immediately turning to medication