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Apr 2

One of the healthiest foods you can incorporate into your diet.

Its rich medicinal properties protect against inflammation, depression, heart disease and even cancer.

Let's talk about the benefits of EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL:

Olive oil prevents diabetes by 40%.

A large study found that the "Mediterranean diet" was healthy in a variety of ways, but this was largely due to the olive oil in the diet.

Without the olive oil, there was no protective effect against diabetes.

2 tablespoons of olive oil a day cuts risk of death, heart disease and cancer by over half.

◇ 60% reduction in death
◇ 78% reduction in cardiovascular death
◇ 68% in cancer

You'd be hard pressed (pun intended) to find anything that improves your odds this dramatically.

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Mar 30

HEAVY METALS - the complete guide on how you get exposed, sick, and what to do about it:

SOURCES OF HEAVY METAL EXPOSURE:

The main heavy metals of concern are aluminum, nickel, cadmium, lead, arsenic, and mercury.

Due to pollution and industrialization, these elements that normally reside deep in the earth have been introduced to our environment in unprecedented amounts.

As a result, heavy metals have made their way into damn near every aspect of our modern lives.

● Vegetables - due to soil contamination
● Grains (especially brown rice)
● Canned foods - using metals
● Chocolate (especially dark)
● Pesticides - which incorporate heavy metals
● Seafood (especially larger fish) - as the ocean gets contaminated from pollution
● Vaccines - used as preservatives
● Water
● Medical devices
● Cigarettes / vapes
● The air itself
● Supplements
● Dental devices
● Utensils
● Aluminum foil
● Cookware (+ utensils)
● Drugs
● Jewelry
● Tattoos
● Glassware
● Cars (especially working on engines)
● Batteries
● Wires
● Paint (especially old)
● Piping
● Sewage
● Ceramic
● Gasoline / oil
● Grills/charcoal
● Personal care products
● Cosmetics
● Baking powder
● Food additives

If you work in a lab, with batteries, cars, if you’re a welder, electrician, or any type of manual labor that requires contact with metal, oil, gas, or other industrial processes, chances are you’re getting disproportionately exposed to these.
HEAVY METAL TOXICITY SIGNS / SYMPTOMS:

These poisons have such a fundamental way of disrupting normal biology / biochemistry that they can impact nearly every aspect of health.

◍ Mental / cognitive health
◍ Fat gain
◍ Hormonal disruptions
◍ Liver problems
◍ Cancer
◍ Gut issues - IBS, IBDs
◍ Respiratory issues
◍ Fatigue
◍ Kidney problems
◍ Heart diseases
MECHANISMS OF HEAVY METAL TOXICITY.

While metals can be toxic, our body NEEDS certain metals, or minerals.

Zinc, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, etc. etc.

These are essential elements that are intertwined, literally, with every fiber of our being.

Toxic heavy metals use this property, essentially “hacking” the role of many of these nutrients, due to their chemical similarity.

As a result, they:

◍ Bind to native proteins and enzymes
◍ Deplete antioxidants
◍ Cause oxidative stress
◍ Drive inflammation
◍ Increase intracellular calcium
◍ Impair mitochondrial function

However, while this property creates their toxicity, it also leads to the most logical way to deal with them - by “outnourishing” them.

Many of our essential minerals have built in ways of protecting us from heavy metals.

◍ Iron deficiency increases lead and cadmium absorption
◍ Iron also mitigates arsenic toxicity
◍ Calcium deficiency increases lead absorption and impairs excretion.
◍ Zinc stimulates the production of metallothionein, which binds heavy metals
◍ Selenium protects against mercury toxicity
MOLYBDENUM is a little known nutrient that literally prevents death from mercury poisoning.

Research has shown that giving molybdenum alongside mercury completely prevented death from an otherwise completely lethal mercury treatment.

Molybdenum also helps increase the excretion of heavy metals.

Molybdenum has shown protection against lead poisoning, too.

Lead can be incredibly dangerous by replacing iron and inhibiting red blood cell formation, which we need to breathe and survive.

Molybdenum prevents that.

Molybdenum is most abundant in liver, as well as grains and beans, plus cottage cheese.

Supplementing during heavy metal toxicity can have benefits.

Selenium markedly improves mercury toxicity & increases its excretion.

Mercury interacts with selenium dependent proteins, causing oxidative damage.

Supplementing selenium binds to mercury and supports its elimination, while preventing oxidative stress.

Selenium is in brazil nuts, beef, organ meats and more.
One study showed that a zinc & selenium combination mitigate heavy metal toxicity.

A mixture of various toxic heavy metals was combatted by supplementing zinc+selenium:

• Restores antioxidant enzymes
• Lowers inflammation
• Prevents cell death, tissue damage
• Lowers absorption of heavy metals

A study in battery workers found that zinc + vitamin C powerfully reduces heavy metals in the body.

‣ Both prevent absorption of lead, cadmium, etc
‣ Zinc directly promotes their excretion by producing metallothionein
‣ Both critical for antioxidant protection against them

Trace minerals are some of our best protection.

Aluminum is known to induce Alzheimer's plaques, but Vitamin E reverses it.

Aluminum is higher in neurodegenerative conditions in the brain - causing oxidative damage and cognitive decline.

Vitamin E is one of our primary protectors.
Another paper demonstrated that vitamin E + selenium mitigate mercury poisoning.

Due to their therapeutic effect on oxidative stress, they are able to prolong survival during mercury exposure.

Magnesium also improves lead toxicity & enhances its excretion.

Lead likes to accumulate in the bones and become a slow poison over time, but ample magnesium can mitigate this.

Magnesium supplementation is a no brainer for most, especially during heavy metal overload.

Silicon is a mineral that lowers aluminum in tissues.

➢ Brain
➢ Liver
➢ Bone
➢ Spleen
➢ Kidney

all have drastically reduced aluminum content when enough of this mineral are included in the diet.

Prevents aluminum absorption and improves excretion.

Thiamine (vitamin B1) can lower lead stores in the body.

B1 binds lead and prevents it from being locked up in tissues where it can cause toxicity.

Something important to remember is that heavy metals get excreted in large part through the feces.

That means if your gut is slow or not functioning well, you're going to have a tough time getting it all out - sorting out gut health is going to be VITAL.

Some things that aid in the binding and excretion of heavy metals through the gut:

✦ Fiber: insoluble fibers like wheat bran
✦ Pectin: especially modified citrus pectin
✦ Humic / fulvic acid (found in shilajit)
✦ Bentonite clay
✦ Charcoal
✦ Taurine / glycine (for bile)

You'll also want to support your detoxification systems in general.

The body has a myriad of ways to inactivate and excrete various toxins.

There are also a number of natural compounds that can bind and aid in the excretion of heavy metals.

◈ Glutathione (made from glycine)
◈ N-Acetylcysteine
◈ Taurine
◈Allium sativum (garlic)
◈ Milk thistle
◈ Cilantro
◈ Ginkgo
◈ Turmeric
◈ Triphala
◈ Phytochelatins

There are also chemical chelators of heavy metals.

◈ DMSA
◈ ALA
◈ EDTA

and others.

I would exert EXTREME CAUTION if trying to go this route, since these can take metals and redistribute them into different tissues.

Done properly, it can be helpful, but doing it properly is very difficult.

TESTING FOR HEAVY METALS:

Blood testing is considered the gold standard, and is more reflective of recent exposure.

Urine is more representative of excretion and long term exposure.

Hair testing is relatively unreliable since it can easily be externally contaminated.

Nail testing is more promising, but not very well studied.

I would opt for blood + urine in most cases, if suspecting heavy metal toxicity.

This is how you know for sure. I would not undergo any of these interventions without a strong suspicion of heavy metal toxicity.

You can get heavy metals tested in the blood, no doctor needed, at a huge discount here: revelationdiagnostics.com/product-page/h…

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For more on gut optimization check this out:

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Mar 27

An incredibly powerful tool for mental & cognitive health.

It heals depression, brain damage, Alzheimer's, and keeps your mind sharp.

The benefits of RED / INFRARED LIGHT THERAPY for the brain are astonishing:

Red light therapy reduces Alzheimer's plaques.

The main way that this light works is by improving mitochondrial function.

Downstream, this:

◇ Reduces oxidative stress & inflammation
◇ Controls intracellular signaling & gene expression

That reduces amyloid production.

Near infrared light is therapeutic for Alzheimer's.

Improvements in the primary cognitive assessments within weeks.

Near infrared light is not visible - wavelengths slightly longer than red light.

This allows it to penetrate tissues and reach the brain more effectively.

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Mar 25

Diabetes & insulin resistance plague nearly 90% of the Western world,

because modern medicine doesn't understand, prevent or treat it properly.

Let's talk about the TRUTH about INSULIN RESISTANCE - how it REALLY happens, and what to do about it:

WHAT IS INSULIN RESISTANCE?

It is the unresponsiveness of the body to the actions of the hormone INSULIN,

which primarily exists to take carbohydrates (glucose or sugar) from the blood and put it into tissues, where it can be used for energy, stored, or converted into other important compounds.

If you don't respond to insulin, the sugar stays in your blood. You get high blood sugar.

The problem is that insulin resistance is framed as such - an insulin-centric problem.

In reality - ANYTHING that impairs your ability to break down (metabolize) carbohydrates will cause insulin resistance.

In order to fix it, you need to address ALL possible reasons that your cells and mitochondria cannot metabolize sugar.

NUTRIENTS for insulin resistance:

Vitamins & minerals are needed for your cells to metabolize glucose.

⬩B1
⬩B2
⬩B3
⬩B6
⬩Magnesium
⬩Zinc
⬩Copper
⬩Iron
⬩Sulfur
⬩CoQ10
⬩K2

Just to name a few.

If you're low on any, you're already screwed.

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Mar 18

You can eat AS MANY CARBS as you want, while LOSING weight and REVERSING insulin resistance.

Scientists have been studying it for decades.

Here’s the proof, and why an ULTRA HIGH CARB DIET can actually help you AVOID obesity and diabetes:

A high carb diet causes fat loss, without reducing calories.

In this study, people cut their fat calories from 38%➜28%,

and increased their carb intake accordingly.

They were told they could eat as much as they wanted.

Their weight dropped like a rock.

Eat as much as you want & lose weight.

3 diets, people could eat as much as they want:

1. 58% calories from carbs, 12% protein, 30% fat
2. 45% carbs, 25% protein, 30% fat
3. A 40% fat diet

Diets 1 & 2 substantially reduced belly fat.

Diet 3 gained weight.

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Mar 17

SEED OILS have been fattening us up for a century.

In fact, they've made sure you'll have trouble losing weight for the rest of your life.

Yet, the mainstream media wants to sweep it under the rug.

The science of how they contribute to obesity:

Seed oils promote obesity, without changing calories.

Seed oils have TONS of LINOLEIC ACID.

This is a fat is not very abundant in nature,

but we now MASSIVELY over consume it.

A diet that has as much we eat today (8%) induces fat gain relative to an "ancestral" amount (1%).

Lard also induces obesity.

Lard normally should have small amounts of linoleic acid if pigs are eating their normal diet,

but now we feed them soy and grains, turning their fat into, essentially, seed oils.

Lard cause tons of fat accumulation around the organs.

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