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Apr 2 19 tweets 12 min read
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:Image 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.Image
Mar 30 4 tweets 6 min read
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.Image
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Mar 27 26 tweets 11 min read
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:Image 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.Image
Mar 25 50 tweets 19 min read
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:Image 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.Image
Mar 18 11 tweets 6 min read
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:Image 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.Image
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Mar 17 24 tweets 19 min read
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:Image 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%).Image
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Mar 13 22 tweets 13 min read
The benefits of MAGNESIUM are nearly endless.

It combats high cortisol, depression, insulin resistance, heart disease and is vital for gut health.

Why you need to double down on your intake for optimal health:Image Magnesium deficiency nearly doubles risk of death.

The thing is, even this definition of deficiency (<2.4 mg/dL) is still higher than ~75% of people!

We are all constantly losing magnesium from poor diet, stress and mitochondrial dysfunction.Image
Mar 12 17 tweets 8 min read
If you've tried EVERYTHING and still can't lose weight, this is for you.

This is why your GUT is making you FAT (& what to do about it):Image 20 years ago, it was discovered that:

1. Obese people have distinct gut bacteria vs lean people
2. Transferring the gut bacteria from an obese donor to a lean animal makes the animal fat

without changing diet.

The key is in the gut. Image
Mar 11 13 tweets 6 min read
The key to finally losing the weight for good is where you least expect it.

If you feel like you've tried EVERYTHING and still can't slim down, this is for you.

This is why your GUT is making you FAT (& how to fix it):Image 20 years ago, it was discovered that:

1. Obese people have distinct gut bacteria vs lean people
2. Transferring the gut bacteria from an obese donor to a lean animal makes the animal fat

without changing diet.

The key is in the gut.Image
Mar 6 24 tweets 16 min read
It's been demonized for a century, yet is actually a powerful medicine.

It's anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, cognitive enhancing and even aids in fat loss.

The benefits of NICOTINE will shock you:Image Nicotine reverses aging, improves metabolism.

A recent study showed that low dose nicotine:

◇ Enhances mitochondrial function
◇ Increases NAD+ levels (which decline in aging)
◇ Upregulates SIRT1 (an "anti-aging" gene)

mimicking that of youth.Image
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Mar 1 24 tweets 13 min read
People are NOT fat because they eat too much and move too little.

Here's the proof that we've been lied to (and something much bigger is going on):Image Average calories (US):

1909: 3,500
1990: 3,500

yet, obesity increased by ~5X during that time.

People will often only show these numbers from 1960-2000 where calories increase as obesity does.

That fails to take into account much more.Image
Feb 26 18 tweets 12 min read
One of the most potent cancer remedies on the planet is sitting in your cabinet, and cost you next to nothing.

It reduces the risk of getting and dying from literally every cancer you can think of.

It’s ASPIRIN, and you won’t believe the science behind it:Image Aspirin reduces pancreatic tumor growth.

One of the most deadly in existence, with just 12% surviving past 5 years with it.

Aspirin:

◇ Reduces inflammation
◇ Reduces cancer stem cells
◇ Inhibits fibrosis

Giving it effectiveness on its own, & enhances chemo treatment.Image
Feb 21 16 tweets 7 min read
Bloodletting was awesome, actually.

I’m serious. Modern research has proved it time and time again.

BLOOD DONATION - the science, benefits, and how to know if you might benefit:Image UNDERSTANDING THERAPEUTIC PHLEBOTOMY (blood donation).

Iron is somewhat paradoxical:

It's absolutely essential and many are deficient in it.

However, it's also toxic and many are high on it.

Excess iron promotes the Fenton reaction - which creates free radicals.

This:

◇ Damages cell structures (lipids, DNA, proteins)
◇ Interferes with normal signaling + metabolism

In other words, it's bad.

Excess free radicals (oxidative stress) is present in literally every disease or symptom you can think of.Image
Feb 18 24 tweets 9 min read
Ringing in your ears? Read this.

This is all about TINNITUS - how it happens, and what you might be able to do about it:Image The ears are connected to the brain through the cranial nerves system.

The cochlea (those little snail looking things in the ears) are what absorb + transmit sounds.

It does this through the vestibulocochlear nerve to the cochlear nucleus in the brain stem, eventually to the auditory cortex where your brain makes sense of these waves.Image
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Feb 14 25 tweets 19 min read
Time to come back to reality. Smoking weed is NOT harmless.

It literally shrinks your brain, drops your IQ, and might even cause cancer.

Let’s talk about it:Image HOW WEED WORKS.

You get high from THC, a chemical in weed known as a cannabinoid.

The cannabinoid receptors in the brain are pre-synaptic, meaning they regulate how much of a neurotransmitter a neuron puts out.

Cannabinoids, with chronic use, are known to DECREASE:

◇ DOPAMINE: vital for motivation, attention, reward and movement
◇ ACETYLCHOLINE: important for maintaining attention / alertness and memory formation, learning
◇ GABA: Important for relaxation and anti-anxiety effects
◇ GLUTAMATE: Needed for synaptic plasticity, neurogenesis, maintaining consciousness

It should come as no surprise that these functions are significantly altered when using weed.Image
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Feb 11 22 tweets 8 min read
Keeping your skin glowing and youthful is easier than you expect.

Problem is, everyone is looking in the wrong places.

Here are 7 research backed tools to reverse aging in your skin:Image 1. COLLAGEN

Oral collagen has routinely been shown to:

◇ Improve skin elasticity
◇ Reduce wrinkles
◇ Reduce skin roughness
◇ Improve skin hydration

All of which contribute to a more youthful look.

Collagen is one of the primary extracellular proteins that makes up skin.Image
Feb 7 39 tweets 17 min read
The key to unlocking your metabolism, mood, energy and gut health is sitting under your tongue being ignored by your doctor.

This is the ULTIMATE AND COMPLETE GUIDE TO THYROID HEALTH so you can optimize it:Image The most COMMON symptoms of poor thyroid function are:

◇ Always being COLD
◇ Constantly being TIRED (no matter how much you sleep)
◇ Poor mood.

But bad thyroid health can manifest in seemingly infinite ways.

Here are some of the symptoms documented by Broda Barnes, MDImage
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Feb 6 4 tweets 2 min read
The benefits of METHYLENE BLUE are out of this world.

◇ Improves mitochondrial function
◇ Increases brain metabolism
◇ Antioxidant
◇ Antifungal
◇ Powerful antidepressant
◇ Anti-cancer
◇ Increases dopamine
◇ Protective against cognitive decline
◇ Anti-anxiety
◇ Prevents migraines
◇ Anti-inflammatory

An increase in mental clarity, motivation and athletic performance are some of the common benefits.

I find starting low, maybe 0.5 mg, seeing how you feel, and increasing up to 15 mg is a good strategy.

(Not to be taken if on an SSRI or those with G6PD)Image
Feb 4 32 tweets 12 min read
40% of people have this, and most don't even know it.

This is a fatty liver, and you can have it even if you're skinny.

If you do nothing about it, it can kill you.

Here's how it happens, and what to do to fix it:Image The liver is the body's central hub for metabolism, including that of fat.

The problems arise when the liver has more fat than it can deal with.

There are 3 sources of fat the liver deals with:

1. Fat from the diet
2. Fat it makes from carbs
3. Free fatty acids from the fat tissue

There are 2 ways the liver can get rid of fat:

1. Burn it for energy
2. Send it back into the blood for other organs

If you have more of the first 3 than the second 2, you get a fatty liver. Pretty simple - it's an imbalance of fat metabolism in the liver.

But what actually causes this imbalance?Image
Feb 2 14 tweets 5 min read
Zinc Carnosine is, without question, one of THE most powerful supplements to help heal your gut.

It is a potent anti-inflammatory and treats a ton of symptoms.

Let's talk about the science and how to implement it:Image Zinc carnosine prevents "leaky gut."

37.5 mg, 2x daily, completely halted the permeability in the intestine.

This permeability drives:

• Various gut symptoms
• Food intolerance
• Systemic inflammationImage
Jan 27 16 tweets 6 min read
N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) is potent anti-aging medicine.

It extends lifespan, lowers inflammation, improves metabolism and even sexual function.

Let's cover the numerous benefits, the science and how you can implement it:Image N-Acetylcysteine + glycine increases lifespan by ~25%.

As precursors to the master antioxidant glutathione, this combination:

✓ Reduces organ damage
✓ Preserves mitochondrial function

even at low amounts.Image