“Remedy” pt. III review

With this installment, I’m wrapping up my review of Nick Polizzi’s “Remedy” series.

It’s also Native American Day, which I thought coincided perfectly with the appreciation this work has for traditional medicine across the world, including herbal remedies inherent in North America’s ecosystem. Take a few moments to appreciate the history and culture of our Native communities, and maybe you’ll learn something you didn’t know before!

The last three episodes have that same balance of thought-provoking discussion and theory, mixed in with lighter topics. The seventh and ninth episodes, energy and sexual health respectively, keep the audience engaged - their topics are also well-documented throughout the history of medicine worldwide, so there’s a lot of data to back up the points the speakers make. Once again, I highly recommend having basic knowledge of Eastern traditions.

No. 7 goes over energy and particularly our society’s struggle with sleep, or rather getting enough of it (I can certainly attest to that!). The speakers comment on our dependence on drugs, like coffee, just to get up in the morning after a night of tossing and turning. 

Many of them recommended getting away from anything that acts like a stimulant; while I got the premise, I don’t think that’s going to happen for the average person. So what’s a more likely solution? Cut it down. Whittle your way to one or two mugs of coffee per day - I get chugging down triple shot dark roasts at some ungodly hour to get your work done, but c’mon.

Now, the eighth episode, which covers cancer, is harder to analyze. While I found a lot of the approaches and stories fascinating and worthy of further inquiry, this topic is not easy to dissect as a lay viewer. I think a longer series focusing specifically on this subject would have allowed more explanation about what we do and don’t know, and everything in between. Polizzi indeed once again does his job of making it clear that none of this is medical advice.

So, my overall opinion? It’s worth it. There’s a lot of content, a wide variety of opinions, and a great new way to look at healthcare and medicine as a whole. As someone who’s just starting out in herbal medicine, I found it to be a good window into the world I may be entering into myself.

Till next time!