When I begin working with patients, I learn their weight is often contributing to some type of pain.

The most common are:

•Knee Pain
•Back Pain
•Feet & Ankle Pain
•Hip Pain
•Plantar Fasciitis

There’s 3 ways I help patients reduce & eliminate their pain(s).

THREAD The way I help the patients get relief is not by working with the joints or tissues directly.

Instead, I address the pain from a different perspective.

The reason you keep giving in to your bread & sweet cravings is NOT due to your lack of willpower.

It’s your metabolism & it’s hormones.

I’ll explain why & how to overcome.

THREAD When patients come to me to get help with weight loss and improve their metabolic health, they very often have bread and sweet cravings.

Having metabolic dysfunction and these cravings practically go hand in hand.

Today is my last day in the clinic before Christmas.

I will give you the same advice, as I told patients last week.

For those who are celebrating Christmas Eve & Christmas, and are also trying to improve their metabolic health, it's ok to "cheat" on your diet.

I'll explain... First, you are not going to be 100% perfect the rest of your life with your diet & lifestyle habits.

To think you are going to be, is setting yourself up for failure.

The key is to make healthy choices the large majoity of the time.

I know Ozempic & other semaglutide injections are all the rage right now, but you need to know it can bring serious health consequences in the long term.

For both weight loss & Type 2 Diabetes, the root cause is actually made worse long-term with Ozempic.

I'll explain.

THREAD For those that are unaware, Ozempic and other semaglutide medications (Wegovy & Rybelsus) are FDA-approved for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes.

They can also be used for weight loss.

Weight loss is why it has gained a lot of popularity in the last ~2 years.

Asian countries eat a lot of rice & noodles, but don’t gain weight.

Americans & Europeans eat the same thing and tend to get fat.

Why is this?

I’ll explain.

THREAD 90% of the world’s rice production is located in Asia. It’s been cultivated in the region for close to 10,000 years.

The region’s occupants tend to eat a fair amount of rice (and noodles), but yet they don’t gain weight.

Autoimmune diseases have skyrocketed in the last 2 decades.

A recent study showed how to naturally reduce these by 30%!

Chances are you know someone suffering with one of the following 9 conditions:

1) Rheumatoid Arthritis
2) Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
3) Psoriasis

THREAD 4) Multiple Sclerosis
5) Vitiligo
6) Lupus
7) Celiac Disease
8) Type 1 Diabetes
9) Polymyalgia Rheumatica
10) And More!

These diseases not only decrease the quality of life for the individual...

An HbA1c (aka A1c) is commonly run on fasting bloodwork.

You may have been told yours is high, but what does it really mean?

Let me explain…

THREAD Before we get started, you need to know this:
An elevated or high A1c is a strong indicator of poor metabolic health.

An elevated A1c is commonly associated with prediabetes and Type 2 diabetics.

But it has more implications for overall metabolic health that just a diagnosis.

The 3 root causes I see most commonly with patients’ health problems are:

•Increased Systemic Inflammation
•Insulin Resistance
•Gut Dysfunction

These lead to SO many health issues.

Today, I will discuss how to improve gut function.

THREAD Early in clinical practice, I underestimated the importance of proper gut function in human health.

Then about 15-16 years ago, I had my own gut issues.

I had to figure out for myself, because none of the traditional treatments were helping.

GMO plants are referred to as "Roundup Ready".

The active ingredient in Roundup is glyphosate.

Monsanto (the producer of Roundup) says glyphosate does no harm to humans.

Frankly, they are lying.

I'll explain

THREAD Monsanto says glyphosate doesn't harm humans (or animals) because we don't have the shikimate pathway like plants.

However the ~33-39 trillion beneficial bacterial cells in our gut do have this pathway.

Which glyphosate destroys and alters the function of our gut bacteria.

Fluoride is added to nearly every toothpaste because it is thought to prevent cavities.

This is based on outdated science.

The truth is, it’s actually harming your health in many ways.

I’ll explain.

THREAD First, I need to give you a little background on how fluoride was originally added to water.

And then how it subsequently was added to toothpaste.

Keep falling back into bad health habits?

Often times I will see patients state they want to make changes in their health.

But they fall right back into the old habits they know aren't helping them.

They get frustrated with themselves & have guilt.

There's a reason they... ... keep doing the things they know they shouldn't do and don't want to do.

Maybe you can relate.

Hopefully, the below will help you out.

We need to dig a little deeper first...

Skin health is very closely tied to gut & liver health.

If you want to improve your skin, look at healing your gut & liver.

THREAD A lot of:

•People
•Products
•Pharmaceutical Companies

Will have you focus on putting products on your skin to fix it.

These often mask the issues, only slightly improve them, or don’t work at all.

First, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Second, I've had many conversations the last 2-3 weeks with patients about what to do for Thanksgiving.

They're on a plan & making great progress, and don't want to ruin anything.

I'm going to share with you what I told them.

THREAD There are 4 items I've shared with patients over these last few weeks.

The first one will probably surprise you, but there is a reason I start with it when discussing with patients (and you).

A few weeks ago I had a new patient who came in because she wanted to lose weight.

Not only was she tired of how she looked, but she was tired of how she felt- emotionally & physically.

She is in her early 50’s & she's taking 15 medications!

You won't believe this...

THREAD Frankly, I almost couldn’t believe it myself.

Her list of meds just kept going on her health history.

So, I asked Mary (not her real name) about them.

Many patients come to me when their metabolisms have slowed down.

What used to work for them to drop weight, no longer works.

There’s often several underlying reasons why.

THREAD It typically occurs for patients in their late 30’s, 40’s, or early 50’s.

Something changes.

However, it’s not just one issue.

There are usually several confluences of root problems.

Imagine a free habit that can be done in 2 minutes a day that provides:

•Less Anxiety
•Less Depression
•Better Metabolism
•Increased Immunity
•Boosted Metabolism

Sound too good to be true?

It’s not.

I’ll explain.

THREAD What I aim to do is show you the MANY benefits of this simple habit, and with overwhelming proof hopefully influence you to begin taking up the habit daily to better your life.

If you do, I know it will improve your life in so many ways!

It’s probably not what you think.

High cholesterol?

No.

High LDL?

No.

A Harvard Study showed otherwise… but has sadly been “hidden”.

THREAD I say it’s been “hidden” because you’d think findings like this would be “shouted from the rooftop” to let everyone know.

You probably use deodorant or an antiperspirant daily

You probably think nothing of it

I was surprised to find out the harmful effects of antiperspirants and some deodorants

You can learn from my mistakes

Here’s what you need to know so they don’t harm you

THREAD I will cover the 4 harmful chemicals commonly found in these products

You'll want to avoid these

I will then share a website where you can check your brand for these chemicals

I will also give you my go-to product & the brand I suggest for women's products

Let's dive in

Should you buy organic, or are you fine just buying conventionally grown food?

I get this question from patients.

I’ll share my thoughts on both options.

THREAD Below I’m going to cover:

•Differences between conventional & organic practices
•Dirt vs. soil
•What to consider purchasing organic
•Budgetary restraint options
•What my family does

Let’s dive in…

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.

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

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.