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Doctor Attributes IBS and Anxiety to Gravity Intolerance Rather Than Separate Diseases

The Mel Robbins Podcast · The Hidden Reason You Feel Exhausted & How to Feel Better Now · June 8, 2026
Doctor Attributes IBS and Anxiety to Gravity Intolerance Rather Than Separate Diseases
The Mel Robbins Podcast
The Mel Robbins Podcast
The Hidden Reason You Feel Exhausted & How to Feel Better Now
"So many of the problems that we experience in life— pain, anxiety, and depression, dizziness, exhaustion, swelling in your body— all of these have one thing in common: they're forms of gravity intolerance. Most diseases in some way, shape, or form, if you think creatively about the root causes of how we break down in mind and body, is because we're giving in to the planet."
Dr. Spiegel presented a paradigm shift arguing that conditions traditionally treated as separate diseases—including IBS, chronic pain, anxiety, depression, and fatigue—are actually manifestations of the body's inability to manage gravitational forces. This framework suggests these conditions share a common root cause rather than being distinct pathologies requiring separate treatments.
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