In today's episode, I'm talking about why iron deficiency is an overlooked, underlying reason for ADHD. It may not be the end all, be all solution but it can be a cog in the wheel for many who have ADHD and can be used as a therapy to help overcome iron deficiency. The answer to ADHD isn't just to take loads and loads of iron, the answer to ADHD is to figure out nutritional imbalances and fix those nutritional imbalances and then you have a a clean slate, a baseline, to figure out behavioral and learning strategies.

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In today's episode, we're talking about microplastics! Coffee cup liners are a huge, overlooked contributor to microplastic accumulation in your body. In fact, drinking a single cup of hot coffee could send trillions of plastic nano particles into your body. What was even more disturbing is that your drinking doesn’t have to be piping hot for it to be problematic. At 100F plastic nanoparticles were shown be released. Recognize that most coffee drinks are served between 130-160F and the hotter the liquid, the greater the breakdown of the polyethylene lining. In our current world so much of health accumulation is side stepping the destruction brought on by convenience.

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In today's episode, we're talking about the necessity of making your health a priority today.

I find that a lot of people think their health state, pain state, disability state will magically get better without life adjustment. Are you giving up your health for what you are convinced will be worthwhile 5-10 years from now?

Do you have enough health margin to throw your health under the bus while you take care of business? These are the questions that most of us don't want to ask ourselves.

Boundaries are a beautiful thing like we have discussed before. They are uncomfortable but they support health freedom which is extremely comfortable.

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In today's episode, we're talking about why pregnant women need on average 30mg of elemental iron per day. This is 2x what their body normally requires. In some women iron requirements can increase by eight fold during the 2nd and 3rd trimester. This is to meet the new demands of extra blood volume, the growing baby and the placenta. Prenatal vitamins can rarely make up for these needs as there are too many other minerals, calcium being the main one competing for absorption. It may also be that the form of iron in that prenatal is not well utilized by the body. Making sure iron levels are sufficient and that chronic stressors are managed efficiently can be a powerful means of promoting pre and post-natal brain development. Be sure to get your iron and ferritin levels checked to make sure they are optimal, even if they were normal in the 1st trimester.

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In today's episoder, we're talking about sauna therapy. You can definitely waste a lot of time and money on quick fixes, but one modality that's a win for your health is sauna therapy. Just remember consistency is key. My general rule is to start with short bouts of time, even as low as 5 minutes or just to the point of light perspiration and then hop out to allow your body to acclimate and to minimize potential side effects. I also recommend starting at the lower end of the heat spectrum. And one last thing, if you are going to buy a sauna, be sure to check on the amount of EMFs, glues, and any fake wood or plastic used in their creation. Basically, if any of those are present I would pass.

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In today's episode, we're talking about breaking barriers in health and in life by changing who you surround yourself with.

Consider the breaking of the 4 minute mile.

It couldn’t be done. Then a guy did it and now breaking the 4 minute mile is standard for world class runners. Now, a 3:59 mile won’t even get you a top 10 finish.

Many of us have parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles who we have watched shrivel up mentally and physically with each passing decade. 

Tell me your story. Are you young and feel lost in your health, your work, your lifestyle, your family? Who are you getting around? Who are you reaching out to? What are you reading? Who are you emulating?

Are you finding examples of people living outside the norm of "I'll get my life together when I retire"? Are you past the 40 year mark and your body is breaking down and your zest is gone? This is the day, this is the year to recalibrate, to reassess the voices you are listening to, the life patterns of people who you are consciously or unconsciously following.

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In today's episode, we're talking about the habits that can lead to acute conditions such as appendicitis.

Some of us got a lot of life margin from our parents and can put all manner of destructive information into our body and still seemingly do okay. Others have very little margin and find ourselves on the cusp of infections, chronic disease, emergency room visits with the slightest insult.

I often think and even ask patients, what are you waiting for?

If you're not experiencing an acute disease condition, you still have the opportunity to make simple lifestyle adjustments. Lifestyle adjustments in the form of eating habits, work schedule, sleep, mindset, emotional health. It's easy to think that conditions such as gastritis pancreatitis, appendicitis, a gallbladder attack, or atrial fibrillation are a result of something we did in the past week or month but the reality is that they are a compilation of a lifetime of choices.

The bottom line is your daily habits have to be addressed and potentially adjusted if you don't want the disease and dysfunction that comes with the standard American way of living.

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In today's episode, we're talking about Aspartame, Sucralose (Splenda), and acesulfame potassium (Ace K). These are truly artificial substances created by taking molecules in a lab combining them and creating something that will produce an artificial sweet surge that is 100's of times greater than nature could produce on its own.

It would seem that if I removed sugar from my food and instead used a zero calorie artificial sweetener that I would experience positive body composition changes, improved blood sugar and insulin regulation but when we go from a natural substance to an artificial one, we end up with fat gained, bacterial imbalance, and blood sugar dysregulation.

Artificial sweeteners are made in the lab through the combing of multiple molecules. They are supposed to mimic the flavor of sugar without having a caloric or energy value.This sounds great in theory.

But in reality the consumption of artificial sweeteners is short sighted, and the idea that we can trick human physiology and neurology is childish. When artificial sweeteners are consumed, our brains, bacteria and pancreas, metabolize them through a different pathway than actual sugar. The end result is more fat gained, less impulse control when it comes to food, and overall increased caloric intake.

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In today's episode, we're talking about non-food items we would do well to avoid in our diet. When it comes to the 40,000+ items in the grocery store, walking in with boundaries in place, equals total freedom. If you walk into a grocery store without boundaries and you permit the grocery store to direct your food choices, you are sure to walk out with a whole lot of calorie-rich, eternally shelf stable food items that are nutritionally defunct because a grocery store is created to make money for its owner.

I have 5 absolutes that we would do well to make sure are outside our boundaries.

• Artificial sweeteners/flavors (aspartame, sucralose, Splenda, acesulfame potassium)
• Corn syrup
• Soy, corn and canola oils
• Food coloring - people still buy Gatorade.
• Propylene glycol and polysorbate 80

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In today's episode, we're talking about natural ways to lower blood sugar. Type 1 diabetes is reasonable in most cases to blame on your genes or an exposure that was out of your control. However, type 2 diabetes is a lifestyle-induced affliction. Blood sugar is a modifiable factor directly associated with our lifestyle and the choices we make every day.

Here are 6 lifestyle-based opportunities to get your sugars regulated:

1. Go for a walk after you eat

2. Build muscle

3. Decrease or eliminate added sugars

4. Drop the artificial sweeteners

5. Hydrate

6. Avoid popcorn

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