Scientists from Israel make a compelling case that Vitamin D should be a major part of the conversation when it comes to preventing severe COVID-19 and respiratory infections.

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0:00 Intro
0:25 Most convincing study to date 
4:25 Strange trend in science
5:11 Vitamin D and your immune system 
5:38 Various studies show it's protective 
5:45 Vitamin D lowers background inflammation
7:00 Vitamin D receptor and NFKB, TNF-alpha and IL-6
8:31 Sunscreen is being recommended often, worsening deficiency 
9:35 People over 60 need to consider vitamin D supplementation 
9:50 WATCH: This table tells the story!!  
11:30 Majority of patients with mild disease had sufficient Vitamin D3 levels
12:41 Super-majority of critically ill patients were deficient in vitamin D
13:07 Pre-infection levels of Vitamin D were assessed in this stuy

Shawn Baker, MD discusses the science behind why you NEED to build muscle as you age and easy ways to stay strong and prevent muscle loss with nutrition and exercise. 

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Show Notes

0:00 Intro
02:25 Mike recommends a carnivore diet to his clients with autoimmunity, and they are getting great results. 
03:19 Autoimmune disease is becoming more prevalent. Immune modulating drugs can sometimes help. If they work, they tend to wear off. They suppress the immune system. They can have some acute side effects. 
04:30 Mental health is improved with a carnivore diet. Systemic inflammation, reduced with this diet, also affects your brain, affecting mood and cognition. 
06:45 We have fewer cows in the world than we did 50 years ago, but cows are blamed for greenhouse gas increases. Red meat consumption has gone down 30 to 40% in the US over the past 50 years, yet diseases become more prevalent. Our obesity rate is almost 45%. 
08:33 Meat is an essential part of the diet. 
08:35 Efficiency of producing beef can be improved with improved nutrition, genetics, and animal healthcare. The US has 90 million head of cattle and produces more beef than anywhere in the world. Brazil has 250 million head of cattle, yet it produces less beef than the US. 
09:09 Meat production can be increased through vertical integrated pasturing, pasturing multiple grazing animals together. This could double or triple our output and improve our environmental footprint.
10:29 There are 4 major meat packers in the US. They control 85% of the beef supply. They suppress cattle prices to the ranchers and high cut the prices at the retail end. 
11:25 Algae supplements for cattle can almost completely suppress their methane emissions. 
11:35 USDA approved facilities are too expensive for ranchers to set up. Work directly with a local rancher. 
17:11 Meat is a health food. It is a superior food to most other food in the supermarket. 
24:15 An alternative to the Coronary Calcium Score is and AI driven dye contrast study, which also measures soft plaque.   A calcium score is recommended at about age 40 to 45, taken every 3 to 5 years. 
28:15 The baseline of health is sleep, exercise and nutrition. 
29:40 Resistance training is one of the most powerful levers you can pull, with regard to longevity, functional longevity, disease resistance, and metabolic capacity. Continue to challenge yourself. You can put on muscle at any age. 
31:30 Resistance training gives objective progress feedback and health feedback. Lifting high volume heavy weight it is aerobic and anaerobic. 
36:22 Dr. Baker pushes himself to failure several times a week in several sets in 5 to 20 reps. Super heavy weights raise the risk of injury.  
42:52 Try to do some sort of exercise/movement every day. Avoid sedentary behaviors. 
44:20 Surgical masks protect surgeons from flying body fluids produced from surgery, not viruses or bacteria. Surgical masks are not worn to protect the patient.
 48:35 Carnivore Diet Study (observational) found: Weight loss, feeling better, reduced or eliminated symptoms, 94% of diabetics were able to get off their insulin, and 84% were able to get off all oral medications, including metformin. 
57:25 It is very hard to get funding for a study on meat.  Most funding is provided by industry to those studies that will be favorable to them.

New research suggests Vitamin D influences the structure and function of fat cells and may even impact how much body fat is stored and released to be burned as energy.

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0:00 Intro
00:26 Vitamin D is sequestered in fat tissue.
00:30 Vitamin D influences your metabolism
00:58 Vitamin D insufficiency causes a dysregulation within your fat cells,
01:30 vitamin D cutaneous synthesis.
02:25 Vitamin D in adipose (fat) tissue affects,
02:40 When you are overweight and obese, your fat cells become necrotic, and they can die.
03:22 The active form of vitamin D
04:30 Vitamin D exerts significant effects on the formation of fat cells (adipogenesis).
05:00 Sufficient levels active metabolites of vitamin D suppress the accelerated adipogenesis, shown in animal and cellular models.
06:00 Vitamin D2 VS vitamin D3
07:00 Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) is acquired from your food or sun exposure. Food sources are fatty fish, dairy, ruminants, the flesh/skin of vertebrae animals, egg yolks and dietary supplements.
08:10 Vitamin D5, sitocalciferol, is derived from an Ayurvedic herb called Rauwolfia serpentina.
09:05 Your liver is responsible for hydroxylating pre-vitamin D into the somewhat active form, calcidiol. This is what is measured in your blood, 25-hydroxy vitamin D.
09:20 Either your fat cells or your kidney further hydroxylates it into 125-dihydroxy vitamin D, calcitriol, is the active form.
09:55 The conversion from 25-hydroxy vitamin D to the 125 dihydroxy vitamin D is down regulated In fat cells, particularly in overweight people.
12:09 Vitamin D activates the vitamin D receptor. Generally, vitamins are cofactors. Vitamin D receptor is found in your fat tissue, kidney, muscle, and bone. When it is activated, it effects your immune system, calcium homeostasis and binding and many inflammatory pathways.
12:55 The vitamin D receptor impacts lipolysis, the release of lipids from your fat cells for energy.
13:18 Your fat tissues store between 35 and 75% of your total body levels of vitamin D.
13:46 People who have diabetes or insulin resistance or are obese, there is less fat cell turnover, which releases vitamin D that was stored in fat cells. So less vitamin D is released to the resto of the body.
14:00 Vitamin d deficiency is 35 to 40% higher in overweight or obese people, or diabetics.
14:30 Vitamin D impacts many functions within the fat cell, including the upregulation of fat cell creation.
15:08 Lipid accumulation decreases with increasing calcitriol (125-dihydroxy vitamin D) dosages.
15:40 Fat cell inflammation is mediated by leptin.
16:40 Chronic activation of immune system cells can trigger inflammation in obesity related pathogenesis in which insulin resistance is involved.
17:03 Nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) transcription factor triggers inflammatory cascades within your cells. Vitamin D can inhibit this NF-kappa B activation.
17:30 Overweight or obese individuals have a higher prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency.
18:00 Dosing of supplemental vitamin D should be based upon body fat and health status.
18:23 Vitamin D impacts calcium metabolism. The balance of calcium affects apoptosis, preprogrammed cell death.
19:35 Serum vitamin D levels
20:00 Exercise helps to promote fat cell health and metabolism. It can mobilize fat cell lipids. Flux of fat cells is healthy. Fasting also promotes a healthy churn of your fat tissue.
22:00 With supplemental vitamin D, there are reductions in fasting glucose, hemoglobin A1C, and increases in triglycerides, improving metabolic health.

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A new Intermittent Fasting study review suggests health benefits linked with Intermittent Fasting are amplified by exercise. We dive into these details and discuss fasting plan options to consider based upon your current fitness level and health.  Accelerate your fast with Berberine HCl & Alpha Lipoic Acid by MYOXCIENCE Nutrition: https://bit.ly/berberine-biotin-ala-stack
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0:00 Intro
2:06 Fasting is easier than calorie restriction 
2:45 Dieting usually fails, customize a fasting program that works for you 
3:10 Exercise accelerates the benefits of fasting 
3:40 Fasting, metabolic health, high blood pressure and heart disease
5:22 Fasting lowers blood pressure, studies find 
6:15 Berberine HCl accelerates your fast 
7:15 How fasting causes fat loss 
8:06 Fasting doesn’t necessarily catabolize protein 
9:30 Ketones are muscle sparing, anti-catabolic 
10:32 Time after fasting when fat oxidation increases
11:34 Metabolic Flexibility 101
14:33 Fasting, hormones and the adrenals 
17:10 18 Hours of fasting and fat oxidation 
19:12 Exercise accelerates the benefits of fasting
21:12 Discovering the right fast for you!

The glycocalyx is a very important gel-like barrier that protects the cells of your lung and blood vessels from inflammatory damage and pathogen invasion. Poor nutrition and common health issues cause this lining to shed, paving the way for infections.  ➢ Support Your Sleep with the new Ashwagandha Sleep Aid: https://bit.ly/ashwagandha-sleep-aid
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We discuss more about: 

-Why the health of your glycocalyx is important right now 
-Ways to prevent glycocalyx shedding 
-Why sulfur in the diet is important 
-Possible assessment tools for glycocalyx health 

Time Stamps: 

0:00 Intro 
1:02 Shedding of the Glycocalyx is a problem 
1:33 NAC and Sulfur in the diet is important 
2:50 Germ Theory presented by Louis Pasteur 
3:11 Claude Bernard and the terrain theory 
4:00 Sulfur helps make the glycocalyx protective 
5:20 The paper we’re discussing 
6:00 Ashwagandha and sleep 
7:30 Measuring your Glycocalyx 
7:50 What causes glycocalyx shedding 
10:01 Listen to This!! Important Quote 
11:26 Sulfur and the Glycocalyx
13:46 Excellent image of the glycocalyx
15:18 Glycocalyx shedding and severe disease
16:47 How to support your barriers (glycocalyx) naturally

Natural immunity (from prior infection) was found to be 6 times stronger during the delta wave than vaccination according to this new CDC report. Let's break it down. 

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0:19 Israel reported on this six months ago 
0:46 New CDC Study reporting prior infection is indeed protective 

1:40 Public is losing trust in our institutions 

1:54 Proof of T cell immunity from 2003 

2:29 Damage has been done because we ignored this 

2:52 Marty Makary, MD’s thoughts

4:19 Thanks for sharing and commenting 

5:50 Israel report from August 2021

7:00 October report claimed prior infection wasn’t protective 

8:51 Details of New Paper

9:52 New York and California 

11:15 Main finding here

13:01 Important quote from CDC researcher 

13:39 This image tells the story nicely 

16:00 55 fold lower hospitalization rates after prior infection 

17:40 Better late then never 

Glutathione deficiency is a common feature that complicates infections. We review new research linking suboptimal glutathione levels with increased disease severity and discuss how glutathione is related to vitamin D status as well as ways to support glutathione levels from a nutrition and lifestyle standpoint.

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0:06 Vitamin D and Glutathione levels appear to be related

0:42 Diseases linked with low glutathione levels

1:43 Glutathione is found in high concentrations in the liver

3:04 Mitochondria health depends on glutathione status

3:31 Exercise and Glutathione: very important for mitochondrial health

4:50 Fatty liver, mitochondrial dysfunction and glutathione

5:34 Fascinating paper about glutathione and Vitamin D you should read

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11:03 Glutathione and The C*19 virus

12:14 Low Glutathione even in young people who get infected

14:47 Glutathione impacts vitamin D binding and metabolism

17:42 Glutathione Testing: GGT and liver enzymes

18:33 GGT is a marker of environmental chemical exposure

19:46 Cysteine rich foods that can increase glutathione levels

New science suggests circadian rhythms, sleep cycles and meal times powerfully influence how you age. As boring as it sounds, being a creature of habit and minding your circadian rhythms may be among the top ways to optimize the biology of aging.

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00:36 As we age our circadian rhythm becomes altered. Phenotypes of ageing: wrinkles, gray hair, decline in function, muscle mass loss, metabolic disease, high blood pressure, insulin resistance, sleeplessness and alterations in sleep/wake cycles, can be the result decreased amplitude and intensity of your circadian clock system.

01:24 Be vigilant about your sleep and wake times and meal timing. Food influences your body’s peripheral circadian clock system, which provides feedback to the central clock system.

03:13 Your circadian clock system is intimately connected with your metabolism and the rate at which you age.

03:26 Take screens out of your bedroom. Go to bed at the same time every night. Be strict.

06:52 Be consistent with your meal timing. Your body has a second meal effect and is anticipating food at your regular mealtime. Food and exercise influence your peripheral circadian clock system.

08:26 Your metabolism, nutrient sensing enzymes and receptors are improved with exercise, fasting and low carb diets. These enzymes and receptors influence the circadian clock system.

09:16 Poor sleep negatively impacts metabolic health. Improving your metabolic health works to improve imbalances in the circadian clock system, which improves sleep, which improves metabolic health. Night shift workers have higher rates of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and cancer.

10:41 The ageing phenotypes that you express at the end of your life, is connected to the health of your circadian clock system.

11:56 Take blood sugar support supplements later in the day when you are more insulin resistant.

12:31 Chrononutrition and chronopharmacology utilizes genetic and metabolomic analysis to determine timing of cancer drugs. Your immune system is more active earlier in the day.

14:51 Light exposure in the evening, not just blue light, alters the function of your circadian clock rhythm.  Match your light exposure to that of your outdoor environment.

17:40 Children are more sensitive to light exposure, especially at night. They have a greater degree of melatonin suppression when they are exposed to light. Screens at night for children accelerates their ageing, alters their metabolism, alters insulin metabolism, causes cravings of junk food, alters behavior, and impacts memory, sleep quality, and facial development.

18:51 Invest in a pair of blue light filtering glasses. Mike prefers BLUblox.

References

Sato, S.,  (2021). Tuning up an aged clock: Circadian clock regulation in metabolism and aging. Translational Medicine of Aging, 1–42.

“We don’t have time to get healthy…Being fit and not having diabetes or underlying health conditions won’t help you against this ‘new’ virus,” they said. Well, it turns out many of the ideas we shared in 2020 are now true and being healthy is no longer a conspiracy, data shows. 

Hope you enjoy this breakdown!

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0:01 Intro: summary of unrealistic expectations created by the media that have destroyed careers, relationships and trust in our institutions

LINK: COVID-positive nurses say they're being pressured to work while sick, and they're petrified of infecting patients

10:25 #1 Everyone’s risk of dying is the same. About 80% of COVID 19 deaths in the USA occurred in individuals over the age of 65.
13:55 #2 Nutrition and exercise have nothing to do with the virus.
17:05 #3 Use cases to gauge the trajectory of the pandemic.
19:05 #4 Mandates and restrictions are the solution. NYC, LA and Seattle are leading the nation in new cases, proving that restrictions do not work.
14:40 #5 We don’t have time to get healthy.
28:18 #6 All masks are equally effective. We know this is not the case.
30:00 #7 Media fear mongering does no harm.
33:23 #8 The indirect effects of COVID to young people are less harmful than the direct effects of COVID.
36:29 #10 The virus is going to be eradicated, just like smallpox and polio.
38:39 #11 Promoting healthy living causes vaccine hesitancy.
430:19 #12 “Natural immunity is not durable,” they said. Wrong
42:25 #13 People in the hospital are there because they have COVID.
43:50 #14 Closing fitness centers and gyms will help flatten the curve.
34:59 #15 Closing schools is a good idea. School can be an escape from abuse for some children.
46:25 #15.5 Lockdowns were necessary. The virus was spreading months before lockdowns were implemented. It was not going to be kept out. There were many unintended harms.
47:54 #16 Voter ID is racist, but a vaccine passport is equitable. Selective policies apply in one context but not others.
49:30 Public health is designed to maximize the quality adjusted life years of a population.

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It seems that the cold is widely circulating this winter season.

After helping friends and coaching clients bounce back and regain their lost sense of smell, I thought you might benefit from this short science summary.

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In brief, we discuss the importance of prophylactic cleansing of your nasal passages with real salt and liquid iodine.

Equally important, we explore red light therapy and zinc as tools to restore the olfactory dysfunction that seems to occur after this cold.

Last, but certainly not least there’s evidence to suggest prolonged olfactory dysfunction may signal increased risk for cognitive decline and future dementia, especially in APOE4 carriers.

Hope you find this short video and associated references helpful!

Episode Time Stamps:

0:22 The cold is going around

1:13 Vitamin D and A are important, it’s tacitly implied you’re taking these nutrients

1:52 Iodine is helpful, for pre and post exposure prophylaxis

3:12 A liquid iodine solution that doesn’t stain

3:49 NeilMed nasal rinse is amazing, so many applications

5:15 Zinc, the olfactory bulb and loss of smell and taste

5:40 Loss of smell, taste and APOE4 genotype

6:49 Physiology of smell loss and infection

8:35 Great interview about cognitive decline and olfactory dysfunction w/ Lew Lim, PhD

10:00 Loss of smell: a warning of future cognitive decline?

10:58 Zinc and sense of smell study

12:18 Zinc Glycinate and Zinc Taste Test

13:35 How Zinc gets depleted with exercise and sauna therapy

14:37 Light Therapy and smell

15:23 Portable Red Light Therapy device

16:23 Intranasal red light applications

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