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Joshua Sharp, DC Season 2 Episode 25

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Doctors told former NFL player Dan Esposito he needed four joint replacements and would live with chronic pain and fibromyalgia for the rest of his life. Instead, he reversed it naturally — and came back as a world-class masters sprinter. In this episode, Dr. Joshua Sharp sits down with Dan to unpack exactly what was happening inside his body, and the hidden root causes silently driving almost every chronic pain condition.

In this episode you'll learn:
✅ The hidden danger in "healthy" juicing — how oxalates from spinach, beets, and almond milk quietly damage your collagen and soft tissue
✅ Why "your labs are normal" doesn't mean nothing is wrong
✅ The $8 remedy that brought down severe lymphatic swelling overnight
✅ Why folic acid (not folate) hiding in your bread may be fueling anxiety, histamine overload, and ADHD-like symptoms in kids
✅ The omega-6 to omega-3 ratio most Americans get backwards — and why it's driving chronic inflammation
✅ The 5 root causes behind nearly every chronic pain and autoimmune condition
✅ Dan's top 3 free things you can start doing today to begin healing

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Chapters:
00:00 Meet Dan Esposito — from NFL to chronic pain to world-class sprinter
02:40 Childhood trauma & the dream of playing in the NFL
07:06 Breaking his jaw & getting signed by the Saints
09:19 How lifestyle choices started breaking down his body
11:41 After football: unexplained chronic pain begins
12:02 "Your labs are normal" — hitting the medical dead end
14:22 The juicing mistake: hidden danger of oxalates in "superfoods"
17:15 Restless legs, narcotics & giving up on conventional answers
19:38 The castor oil breakthrough for lymphatic swelling
20:06 Acidic water, hydration & cellular health
21:01 Red light therapy and the "click" of relief
22:30 Fasting, fibrin & the body's hidden detox switch
23:28 From atheist to believer: the spiritual side of healing
25:11 Pork, glycation & the bacon math that will shock you
26:35 The frequency of fabric — linen, wool & polyester
31:04 The folic acid problem hiding in your bread
34:22 Folic acid vs. folate: anxiety, histamine & the ADHD connection
36:30 Why your omega-6 to omega-3 ratio is wrecking your joints
39:52 Recap: how inflammation quietly becomes chronic pain
43:39 Why every "-itis" diagnosis is really just inflammation
44:24 Your body is always rebuilding — even "bone-on-bone"
46:36 Dan's top 3 tips to start healing chronic pain today
49:46 The 5 root causes behind nearly every chronic condition
51:43 Connect with Dan Esposito & the Undo Method
53:08 Closing thoughts

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