One ailment people suffer with when they age is arthritis.

The most common I see in the clinic are:

•Knees
•Shoulders
•Hands
•Hips
•Back & Neck

Time & time again I’ve had patients reduce their pains naturally.

THREAD First, I will cover the most common overlooked root cause that seems to never be addressed.

Next, I will lay out the 4 steps I tell patients on how to relieve their pain naturally.

Let's dive in....

For years I was confused by dairy.

Ancient texts would regularly talk about the benefits of dairy.

Even the Bible describes the Promise Land as “the land flowing with milk and honey.”

Both were very good & prized food sources!

But yet, I would see so many patients in the clinic have issues with dairy.

Why?...Then I figured it out.

THREAD Again, dairy products were prized and instrumental in:

•Biblical Times

•For The Pilgrims Surviving The Journey To America

•Every Family Farm In America From The 1700’s – mid 1900’s

But yet, in recent decades it seems to be more & more problematic causing all kinds of health issues.

Anyone who watches the slow demise of someone suffering with dementia, knows it can be emotionally and mentally hard.

The increased rates of the disease over the last few decades are astounding.

And the costs to treat it in the future will be even worse.

THREAD First, let’s cover the broader topic of dementia, or slow memory and cognitive loss.

There are multiple causes, but as you can see below, the majority of cases come from Alzheimer’s Disease.

Your doctor may order all kinds of bloodwork to check your health.

Multiple labs can indicate your current metabolic health.

However, there is one test that predicts your metabolic health better than the rest.

Most doctors don’t order it.

THREAD I regularly direct patients to check/know their numbers for:

•A1c
•Triglycerides
•Homocysteine
•CRP
•HDL
•Cholesterol to HDL Ratio
•Vitamin D
•Fasting Glucose
•And Others

Fact: Omega 3’s lower inflammation

Inflammation is at the heart (no pun intended) of chronic diseases

•High Blood Pressure
•Cholesterol
•Diabetes
•Autoimmune Diseases
•And So Much More

But what are the best sources?

THREAD I’m in Texas.

This is beef country.

Roughly 30% of all beef consumed in this country come from feed lots that are within a 50-mile radius of Amarillo/Canyon, TX.

I love beef.

Your metabolism affects nearly every aspect of your body:

Including your:

•Weight
•Heart Health
•Brain Health
•Joint Health
•Mental Health
•Immunity
•And So Much More!

Most stay in dysfunction because they don’t address the 4 main root causes at the same time.

THREAD Most stay in dysfunction because they don’t address the 4 main root causes at the same time (this is key!).

Below, I'm going to cover:

•My typical new patient
•The 4 main root causes of metabolic dysfunction
•Why these are essential to fix

Let's dive in...

When it comes to alcohol consumption, there are 2 camps I’ve observed:

Those who drink alcohol and proclaim the researched health benefits.

Those who vehemently stay away from alcohol, and practically demand others do the same.

I’ll share my thoughts below.

THREAD Before I start, I want to state the obvious.

If you have an addiction to alcohol, of course you should not consume any. Sobriety is the path.

If you’re struggling with addiction, I’m going to highly encourage you to get help.

Just this past week I had a conversation with 2 patients, who are husband & wife.

They were going to begin juicing to improve their health.

I cautioned them against this.

Often fruit & vegetable juices are promoted to be part of a healthy diet.

I’ve heard many “gurus” promote juice cleanses and detoxes.

However, they often cause more harm than good, metabolically speaking.

Let me explain.

THREAD When I was

•growing up as a kid
•throughout high school
•throughout college

I regularly drank orange juice at breakfast.

After all, it was promoted as being healthy.

And I was getting my Vitamin C too!

Almost daily I see patients who want to get off their meds for:

•Cholesterol
•Blood Pressure
•Reflux
•Diabetes
•Sleeping Pills
•Antidepressants
•Anxiety Meds
•And More

I help patients lower & get off these by doing one thing…yes, only one thing.

THREAD All the above are often symptoms of the same issue, happening in different parts of the body.

Ultimately, it is cellular dysfunction in the body.

Which is ultimately metabolic dysfunction.

These sunscreens disrupt hormones & more.

Yikes!

The toxins commonly used in sunscreen can negatively affect your health too.

I’ll explain & cover what ingredients to stay away from.

THREAD You don’t want to get burned by the sun this 4th of July weekend

But what you put on your skin gets absorbed in your body

So, the sunscreen you choose is important

Many sunscreens contain toxic chemicals that affect your hormones & health

For decades, the advice for those who have high blood pressure has been to consume a low salt diet.

But this only moves the needle slightly or doesn’t help at all.

So, why is this advice still being given?

THREAD In physiology, there is a phrase that “water follows salt”.

The thought is that if you increase salt, you increase the water in the body.

And just like a garden hose, if you run more water through arteries, the pressure will increase.

Many of my patients come in this time of year with seasonal allergies

•Sneezing
•Watery Eyes
•Coughing
•Runny Nose
•Itching Eyes

They are miserable.

But there are natural remedies that are very effective

THREAD Most people who suffer with seasonal allergies jump to an over-the-counter or prescription medication.

They temporarily address the symptoms, but often leave people feeling groggy and unfocused.

They also don’t address the root cause, and the symptoms return.

Is It A Deep Dish Pizza?

No.

It's an Egg & Sausage Casserole with Green Chiles & Oaxaca Cheese 😋

GREAT to make ahead of time & then warm up quickly for breakfast.

Recipe below... My wife & kids love this. And it's easy to make!

Here's what you'll need:

•1 lb. breakfast sausage
•12 eggs
•4 oz. can of diced green chiles
•1/2 cup shredded Oaxaca cheese
•2 tsp. sea salt
•2 tsp. onion powder
•1/2 tsp. black pepper
•1 Tbsp. butter/bacon fat

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is the leading cause of infertility among females.

PCOS may not commonly be associated with metabolic dysfunction, but there is a direct correlation.

But not only a correlation, metabolic dysfunction is the causation of PCOS & infertility.

I know that’s a bold statement, but I will explain why.

THREAD First, for those who are not familiar with PCOS, I want to start with a description from the Mayo Clinic’s website.

They state, “Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a problem with hormones that happens during the reproductive years...

For years I’ve been cautioning patients against the use of artificial sweeteners.

People are told they are healthy.

They are regularly promoted for diabetics & others with metabolic dysfunctions.

However, they are causing further harm.

THREAD New research is showing a very popular artificial sweetener, aspartame, is creating spikes in insulin.

Ultimately, this is causing damage in arterial walls.

And leading to plaque buildup.

A.K.A. Clogged arteries

Cancer cells have dysfunctional mitochondria & cannot generate energy sufficiently.

Think of mitochondria as engines for your cells.

Because of this dysfunction & their increased energy demand, they require as much as 400X the amount of glucose as regular cells do.

THREAD There is a reason patients are given a glucose drink when doing a bone scan for cancer.

It "lights up" the cancer....because it feeds it metabolically.

My cousin has an 11 year old daughter who has been suffering with the following for years:

•Anxiety
•Gut Issues
•Aches & Pains

I didn't know about this until recently.

Here's what I told her parents on how to fix these
THREAD I had worked with both my cousin and his wife in my clinic, and had helped them both.

When he told me his daughter had been suffering with anxiety for years, I was a little surprised.

So, I dug in a little more and asked questions.

Often when I first start working with patients, they will tell me they have a desire to snack.

Really, it’s more of a craving.

And then I have those who think eating multiple small meals in a day will “boost” their metabolism.

It doesn’t.

THREAD There was once in my metabolic journey that I would snack a decent amount.

My wife did too.

I didn’t think anything of it.

I had a craving- usually for something crunchy, sweet or made from bread.

I would eat it & move on.

Most have never even heard of the name Abraham Flexner.

However, this non-physician was instrumental in changing American medicine forever.

With the help of the Carnegie Foundation & the Rockefellers financially backing him, the changes were made.

THREAD Abraham Flexner was a teacher at a college-preparatory school he founded in Louisville, KY.

He took a nonstandard approach to education.

In 1908, he wrote a book called The American College: A Criticism, where he strongly criticized higher education.

This gained him attention.

Too many with hypothyroidism resort to only taking:

•Synthroid
•Armour Thyroid
•Levoxyl
•Tirosint
•Levothyroxine

They don’t address the underlying root cause of their low functioning thyroid.

THREAD Typically, patients will go to their doctor and have their TSH, T4 Total, T4 free, or T3 tested.

Some combination will be low and out of range.

They are then given a prescription and told to take it.

However, 1 important question is never asked.

Antidepressants are some of the most prescribed drugs in America

They often help

But time & time again, patients tell me they really want to get off them

When root causes are addressed, they routinely do exactly that

I’ll guide you in what I instruct patients to do

THREAD IMPORTANT:

Before I get started with the root causes, first, NEVER stop your antidepressants “cold turkey”.

You need to work with your prescribing provider to wean yourself off them.