20+ Healing Foods Most People Have Never Heard Of | Jordan Rubin
October 22, 2026
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5 min read“If you are weak, if you are older and you want to be young again, Deer Antler is absolutely awesome.” That line, from Jordan Rubin on the Dr. Josh Axe Show, captures the episode’s core premise: that the most powerful healing foods are often the least familiar. Rubin, who healed himself from Crohn’s disease and cancer using food-based medicine, joined Axe to walk through over 20 little-known superfoods—from organs and glandulars to fermented soy, bee bread, and indigenous berries. The conversation is less a list of ingredients and more a deep dive into the mechanisms behind peptides, growth factors, and traditional fermentation practices that modern nutrition has largely overlooked.
Peptide-Rich Foods: Organs, Glandulars, and Bone Marrow
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Jordan Rubin healed himself of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and cancer using food as medicine — and the foods that saved his life are ones most people have never considered putting on their plate. In this conversation, Jordan and Dr. Axe walk through more than 20 underused healing foods, from organ meats and glandulars packed with natural peptides, to ancient fermented foods like kefir and natto, to wild berries consumed by the world's longest-lived cultures. Each food comes with the science, the history, and practical ways to actually use it.
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