This Over the Counter Drug Is Quietly Killing You! Top Herbal Medicine Expert Simon Mills (Video)

Is the root of every illness your gut? Could 5 simple herbs replace your medicine cabinet? Natural remedy expert Simon Mills reveals the herbal medicines that doctors overlook, and the herbs, spices, and daily habits to use instead! 

In this 11 August 2025 video, host Steven Bartlett talks with Simon Mills, one of the most respected herbal practitioners of our time, with nearly 5 decades of clinical experience treating patients. He created the term ‘complementary medicine’ in the 1970s, has served as a special advisor to the UK House of Lords, and currently works as an Advisor and Author at Herbal Reality.

He explains: 
▪️ How antibiotic resistance could kill millions and what natural remedies can do instead 
▪️ The #1 hidden cause of chronic illness (that no one’s talking about)
▪️ How a common kitchen spice could kill 99% of cold viruses
▪️ The 8 plants that are threatening Big Pharma’s bottom line
▪️ The ancient medicinal plants we’ve been lied to about, and how to use them

https://youtu.be/5Jk5XCLAr6w

00:00 Intro
02:15 The Power of Medicinal Plants
06:05 Why Medicinal Plants Help Like Paracetamol Does
07:22 How Western Culture Is Getting It Wrong
12:24 Why People Should Care About Medicinal Plants
14:46 Helping 10K+ People With Plants
14:48 Patients Simon Has Helped
16:28 Case Study: Healing Through Plants
23:41 The Gut Controls Almost Everything
27:35 The Dangers of Becoming Antibiotic Resistant
33:28 Alternatives to Antibiotics
39:42 Alternatives to Cold Drugs
52:36 Vitamin D and Zinc for Infection Protection
56:27 Garlic Benefits
59:57 Remedies for Chronic Pain
1:03:02 Arthritis Relief Medicinal Plant
1:09:15 Should We Take Anti-Inflammatory Pills?
1:12:49 The Superpower of Purple Vegetables
1:17:27 Your Diet Recommendations
1:18:23 Keto Diet and Sugar
1:20:24 Keto Diet and the Menstrual Cycle Link
1:22:58 Can PCOS Symptoms Increase From Sugar?
1:24:21 Medicinal Plants to Increase Fertility
1:27:41 Healing Benefits of Echinacea, Frankincense, and Myrrh for the Upper Body
1:34:38 Water Fasting and Long Fasts
1:35:58 Cancer Prevention
1:38:03 Cardiovascular Health Improvements
1:39:50 Benefits of Turmeric Consumption
1:42:24 Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Postbiotics
1:44:14 The Shocking Benefits of Curcumin
1:51:17 Cocoa Powder Healing Benefits
1:55:34 Shocking Link Between Alzheimer’s and Green Tea
1:57:28 Cholesterol and Statins — Is There an Alternative?
2:02:54 Omeprazole
2:09:19 How to Keep Up With a Fast-Changing World