20/08/2025
“We’ve all done it — Googled a symptom and scared ourselves silly. Here’s why I think Dr Google can’t heal you — but your body can.”
Why Dr Google Can’t Heal You (But Your Body Can)
It starts with a twinge in your back… and ends with Dr Google telling you that you might have something last seen in the 1800s.
You head to the doctor, try a prescription, then a supplement someone swears by. You bounce between chemists, clinics, and the occasional “miracle cure” from Instagram — but the discomfort lingers.
I call it health hopping.
Modern medicine is extraordinary — it saves lives every day. But for the everyday issues that drain energy, upset digestion, or cloud our mood, medicine often treats the symptom, not the source.
Here’s the truth: your body speaks its own language. That tension in your gut after a stressful meeting? It’s a signal. That fatigue coffee can’t fix? Your body is asking for support — not just a pill.
I had a client last week who was suffering vestibular neuritis, an inner ear disorder causing severe vertigo, dizziness, balance problems, nausea and vomiting. This came after his mother had passed away a year earlier.
During the Ampuku abdominal treatment, I noticed his stomach was very hard, his small intestine was soft and spongy, and his liver/large intestine were very hard. I transferred energy from the stomach and large intestine (too much energy) to the small intestine (too little energy), and we discussed his diet.
Every day he started with a banana/blueberry/almond milk smoothie (too yin), which was weakening his small intestine and making surrounding organs go hard. I recommended some dietary changes, including millet porridge for breakfast and pickles as part of lunch and dinner.
Dr Google recommended smoothies for their nutritional benefits — but in this case, they were adding to the inflammation of the vestibulocochlear nerve of the inner ear.
In shiatsu and holistic care, we don’t just chase symptoms — we find patterns. Touch, nutrition, breath, and awareness can help your body do what it’s built to do: heal.
So before you type your next symptom into a search bar, try this:
Take three slow breaths.
Place a hand over your belly.
Ask yourself, “What’s my body trying to tell me?” — and listen without fear.
Sometimes the answer isn’t online. Sometimes it’s already inside you.
