Dr. Fred Clary's Podcast

Earthing is a "holistic medicine" therapy where individuals "connect" with Mother Earth's negative surface charge (excess electrons). This is supposed to help you "balance" your internal electrical circuitry and restore a lost electrical charge.  Going barefoot and purchasing "grounding" pads and earthing electron catching blankets are part of the cult/ure.  This Episode explains the positive effects of efficient thalamic integration (placebo effect) and how the VAK model can apply.  Don't throw your shoes away yet, but we do need increased lower extremity proproiception in this modern world, some more than others. Dr. Fred Clary, founder of Functional Analysis Chiropractic Technique and lifting and life coach and gym chalk covered philosopher opens a conversation on the pseudoscience of Earthing/Grounding .

Robert V. Rood died in 2013.  Bob began lifting in 1969.  Coach Rood competed from 1974 until 2012. I can't count the number of National Titles he won, but it was over 30, yes, THIRTY. Bob left a mark on Mid Atlantic Powerlifting that is still felt today. He was always quick with a smile or laugh or a slap to get the frustrated athlete back in shape mentally.  His knowledge of lifters in the sport was unapproachable.  He knew lifter's 'numbers'  like a baseball junkie statistician. One of the last of the tough guys that was always in the gym no matter his personal circumstances or the apparent external problems.  His philosophy carries on in many lifters and coaches today.  We can all learn something from his life and training methods summarized in this podcast. Thanks Bob. 

The biological mechanism of  the progress of Coronary artery disease and it's treatment urgently requires a paradigm shift. Despite popular belief among doctors, the media and the public, the conceptual plumbing model of dietary saturated fat clogging a pipe is just plain wrong. A  recent milestone systematic review of dozens of medical studies showed: NO association between saturated fat consumption and (1) all-cause mortality (death), (2) coronary heart disease (CHD), (3) CHD mortality, (4) ischemic stroke or (5) type 2 diabetes in healthy adults. This is a gigantic SHIFT in our 'reality'.  Similarly in the secondary prevention of CHD there is no benefit from reduced fat, including saturated fat, on myocardial infarction, cardiovascular or all-cause mortality. It is important to note that in an angiographic study of postmenopausal women with CHD, greater intake of saturated fat was associated with less progression of atherosclerosis whereas carbohydrate and polyunsaturated fat intake were associated with greater progression.  There are many studies that show that moderately high cholesterol leads to a longer life.   So what is the problem here?  It is inflammation!!!  Inflammation combined with higher cholesterol can be dangerous.  Dr. Fred Clary, founder of Functional Analysis Chiropractic Technique and lifting and life coach and gym chalk covered philosopher opens a conversation on Cholesterol and Inflammation and your heart health.

Walking in someone else's moccasins hurts your nervous system, wear your own shoes! For the best performance in life, rituals and familiar environments set the brain for higher performance and function.  Making sure you walk in your own worn out lucky shoes first leads to better brain processing! Your environment can unconsciously control your performance in your relationships, sports, home and office.   Dr. Fred Clary, founder of Functional Analysis Chiropractic Technique and lifting and life coach and gym chalk covered philosopher opens a conversation on the use of rituals in your daily activities (hint you are already performing and interacting with rituals that are controlling you...why not control those rituals and the environment so it serves you not the other way around )

For hundreds of years , the theory of what causes Earthquakes was hampered by scientists not researching into the obvious.  This was/is because of the human mind's ability to search for continuity not an exception to the many rules and beliefs we own. Some of these rules are truly not ours but placed in our mind by others. Perhaps we need to look in a different direction to get our health back.  The "experts" at the time were WRONG about earthquakes.  Perhaps there is a different path for your health journey that will achieve better results.    Dr. Fred Clary, founder of Functional Analysis Chiropractic Technique and lifting and life coach and gym chalk covered philosopher opens a conversation on who is an expert and maybe we need another look in a different direction to find our answers. 

Sparked by an contemporaneous news article "Man who had transplant finds out months later his DNA has changed to that of donor 5,000 miles away" and a request by Dr. Tammy of Milwaukee,  Dr. Clary explains why genetic material (DNA, RNA)  is so powerful and is currently being looked at by the scientific community to address a whole host of diseases and conditions.  But like Dr. Victor Frankenstein should we pause to understand what we are dealing with or 'make it up as we go" like so many other failed scientific endeavors.  Should we play the long game?  Dr. Fred Clary, founder of Functional Analysis Chiropractic Technique and lifting and life coach and gym chalk covered philosopher opens a conversation on genetic manipulation. 

Your Body is driven by survival not your emotional needs. Survival in the NOW not next week or next month. Immediate resource utilization dynamics rules our biology. Dr. Fred Clary, founder of Functional Analysis Chiropractic Technique and lifting and life coach and gym chalk covered philosopher opens a conversation on why our body's are "brilliant at basics". 

Neurophysiological Partitioning: since the CNS controls and regulates all physiological process of the human body, these optimizations must occur at the microscopic cellular level in the nervous system first. All these changes can be explained by considering the process of energy efficiency of neural communication and neural processing.  Energy (available ATP) is finite.  It is reasonable to assume that the limiting factor for this energy efficiency optimization process is the use of available ATP.  Thus, to optimize neurological programs, the CNS will shunt and mobilize ATP to the areas of greatest physiological need in the CNS.  Synergistic Neurophysiological Efficiency: Over time, all neural processing moves to the most energy efficient state.  Neuroplasticity is driven by long term efficiency of the information processing NOT the long term survival needs of the individual.  

Neuronal communication and computation are efficient when considered in the dual (synergistic) context of energy and information rather the either context alone. 

In Part II of this topic, Dr. Fred introduces percentages  and cyclic training concepts you can apply today. Start using science today to your training.  The secrets to athletic success and performance have been studied and researched since the 1950s by the Soviets. These methods have been available to the West since the 1980s and have been modernized and adapted. You don't have to be an Olympic hopeful to utilize these scientific approaches to your athletic endeavors.  If you want to lift at the local lifting meet or are a high school athlete or just want a better 5K, proper programming is for everyone. Utilizing a programming plan that can maximize your efforts and results is within your grasp.  Dr. Fred Clary, The founder of Functional Analysis Chiropractic Technique, World Champion and World record holder in Powerlifting (record still stands from the 1980s) has studied and  utilized  Soviet methods since the 1980s on himself and hundreds of athletes he has coached in dozens of sports.  

Pain is more than an emergency signal.  It involves reception and perception and interpretation and suffering.  Each component of the 'pain process' requires different controls and can these control interact with each other.  Pain is a complicated recipe of many ingredients.   Dr. Fred Clary, founder of Functional Analysis Chiropractic Technique and lifting and life coach,  starts a conversation on the number one reason humans seek health care...PAIN!  

The serotonin receptors influence various biological and neurological processes such as aggression, anxiety, appetite, cognition, learning, memory, mood, nausea, sleep, locomotion, respiration, cardiovascular function, sexual desire and performance and thermoregulation. The serotonin receptors are the target of naturally produced sertonin as well as a variety of pharmaceutical and recreational drugs, including many antidepressants, antipsychotics, anorectics, antiemetics, and antimigraine agents.Dr. Fred Clary, founder of Functional Analysis Chiropractic Technique and lifting and life coach,  finishes a conversation on a neurotransmitter that is involved in so many life functions all around us!