Are you visiting your dentist's office? Know what dentists can do (and should do) to protect their clients and themselves from COVID-19.

I'm with Doug Thompson of the Wellness Dentistry Network. Today, we'll talk about telemedicine, teledentistry, and the connection between gum disease and prediabetes. Plus, some updates on COVID-19.

I'm doing Prolon again after a 2-year gap. For the past 6 months, I've been doing a weekly 2-day water fast. Why would I try the FMD (Fasting Mimicking Diet) after getting a regular pattern of weekly water fasts? First of all, I noticed the 40-48 hours of water fasts are now passing by pretty quickly. It seems I'm adapting to it. I'm wondering if that has a biochemical adaption as well. I'm thinking it may be better to mix it up.

But there's the biggest thing: over 3/4 of my patients have a problem with weight. This is a great way to manage your weight. Sure, other things work - like water fasts. But I've seen VERY few people do water fasts. Low carb and Intermittent Fasting/ Time Restricted Eating also work very well for a long-term lifestyle change. But again, there are many methods for getting control of your weight - and CV inflammation - and Insulin Resistance. And these things are killing and disabling so many of us - any valid option should be seriously considered.

Patient - Directed Care is happening! & it's one of the biggest components of the future of medicine. The goal of this channel is to stop heart attacks, strokes, dementia, blindness, erectile dysfunction, and a lot of other bad things. The scientific medical community is learning things every day that help us prevent these problems. One of our Forum subs, Fatmax, shares his recent experiences. Knowing what he now knows, he prepped for his first meeting with a new endocrinologist. She was impressed with his detailed knowledge and prep. She ordered everything he requested. It was a very pleasant experience for both of them.

In this episode, I'll first talk about Alzheimer's disease, insulin resistance of the brain, and T3DM (type 3 diabetes mellitus). I also touched topics/questions from viewers about Gymnema Sylvestre ("the sugar destroyer"), statins, CV inflammation, FH, magnesium, HIIT, and sitting as the "new smoking."

Debilitating symptoms can last long even after a person’s body has gotten rid of the coronavirus. Many COVID-19 survivors find themselves unable to shake sickness, fatigue, and other illnesses, weeks after they're cleared of the virus.

This video describes the typical process for managing chest pain. Too bad it doesn’t work.

I talked here about cardiovascular (CV) inflammation, the different laboratory tests for inflammation, as well as insulin resistance, and diabetes.