Dr. Jill Stocker discusses the use of bioidentical estrogen and progesterone hormones to help women restore their youth and vigor and their “juiciness”.  I laid out the topic first by talking about how it was believed for decades that estrogen was protective for the heart, which is why women have a lower risk of heart attack than men until menopause and then their risk increases equal to men’s.  There was however, concern about the increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer.  When the Women’s Health Initiative study was published in 2002 it shook the field of women’s hormone replacement therapy by demonstrating an increased risk of heart attack and stroke in women who took equine (from horses) estrogen and synthetic progestins (Premarin and PremPro). But these results do not necessarily apply to the use of bioidentical hormones, which are much safer.

Dr. Jill Stocker can be reached at   https://www.jillstocker.com/  or here:  http://www.thebodywellusa.com/  

Dr. Jill Stocker discusses the use of bioidentical estrogen and progesterone hormones to help women restore their youth and vigor and their “juiciness”.  I laid out the topic first by talking about how it was believed for decades that estrogen was protective for the heart, which is why women have a lower risk of heart attack than men until menopause and then their risk increases equal to men’s.  There was however, concern about the increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer.  When the Women’s Health Initiative study was published in 2002 it shook the field of women’s hormone replacement therapy by demonstrating an increased risk of heart attack and stroke in women who took equine (from horses) estrogen and synthetic progestins (Premarin and PremPro). But these results do not necessarily apply to the use of bioidentical hormones, which are much safer.

Dr. Jill Stocker can be reached at   https://www.jillstocker.com/  or here:  http://www.thebodywellusa.com/  

Dr. Mike Carragher discusses male hormonal health with Dr. Ben Weitz.

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Symptoms of low testosterone include low energy, low libido, not sleeping well, gaining fat, having trouble gaining muscle, etc. Hypogonadism is not based solely on testosterone levels, but also on symptoms.  Dr. Carragher mentioned that we have seen a 15% drop in testosterone levels in the US in the last two generations.  This is at least partially related to endocrine disruptors in the environment. Dr. Carragher said that he likes to look at free or bioavailable testosterone levels. If free testosterone is low, then he will recommend improving their diet and exercising in a way that will elevate testosterone levels, but in his experience, this is not usually enough without supplementing with testosterone. If it’s a younger guy who is interested in preserving his fertility, he will recommend either clomiphene citrate (Clomid) or HCG, both of which are drugs that stimulate your testes to produce more testosterone and they don’t make sperm counts go down or interfere with fertility.  Dr. Carragher discussed that in order to stimulate your body to produce more testosterone or growth hormone, you should do heavy weight training and high intensity anaerobic exercise, like sprinting or interval training.  He recommends a 20 minute workout 3-4 times per week with high intensity interval training alternating with walking.

I asked about the patient who perhaps is overweight (fat cells secrete estrogen) and who eats a poor diet and get exposed to pesticides and other estrogenic substances, who use personal care products with sodium laurel sulfate and other estrogenic substances, who perhaps have a fatty liver that is unable to filter out toxins appropriately, and if you put them on testosterone, they will likely aromatize some it into estrogen. How do you deal with that? Dr. Carragher said that estrogen that is given to me is actually very helpful for most men, though this is very different than testosterone that is produced peripherally. Dr. Carragher says that if you optimize their hormones with testosterone and perhaps DHEA and thyroid, they will drop fat very quickly. I asked about using nutrients as part of an estrogen detox program? Dr. Carragher said that if he has a patient with gynecomastia, he may use an aromatase inhibitor (an estrogen blocker), such as Arimidex, for a few months.

I asked if Dr. Carragher typically uses injectable testosterone or testosterone gel? He said he loves lipoderm cream, which is very well absorbed. Or he will use injections, esp. if they are concerned about transference to kids or women.  He does not like gels like Androgel, since they are very low in potency and are not formulated well and it is very hard to get appreciable levels in men with these gels.

I told Dr. Carragher about my experience dealing with professional and amateur bodybuilders and saw extreme versions of abuse of testosterone and of anabolic steroids, including guys in their 20’s and 30’s who had heart attacks or whom needed kidney transplants.  And recently I have seen men as patients who come into my office having been prescribed testosterone replacement, but who look like bodybuilders due to very large muscles, and it is clear to me that this is being done for aesthetics and not just for replacement.  Dr. Carragher said that he makes it clear to his patients that he is not in favor of creating bodybuilders. He is trying to help his a patient prevent chronic diseases and the abuse of testosterone will create chronic diseases. The heart has the largest amount of testosterone receptors of any organ in the body.  If you give a patient with the right amount of testosterone, it improves the heart.  But if you give a patient three times the testoste...

Dr. Philip Goglia explains to Dr. Ben Weitz how to improve athletic performance through nutrition.

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Dr. Goglia explained that using the correct macronutrient food pattern that fits each person’s metabolism is crucial. This can be determined via a questionnaire and by looking at a lipid profile.  If you are efficient at burning fats and carbohydrates and you consume a vegan diet, it will not work very well. Some people are efficient at burning fats and proteins, some are efficient at burning carbs, and some are efficient at both.

Dr. Goglia will often utilize a pretraining cocktail with athletes that includes D-Ribose, L-Glutamine, Taurine, Cinnamon, Calcium and Magnesium, and blackstrap mollases. We’ll even add citrulline mallate to it. He mentions that when his athletes have an athletic event in the morning, he will have the athletes eat a “mash” in the evening that includes shredded wheat, apple sauce, almond butter and jam.  They’ll wake up with lots of energy.  He may also have the athlete consume this “mash” several hours before an athletic event, such as a basketball game or an athletic event.

Dr. Philip Goglia can be reached through his website and for nutrition appointments:  http://www.pfcnutrition.com/

Dr. Philip Goglia explains to Dr. Ben Weitz how to improve athletic performance through nutrition.

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Dr. Goglia explained that using the correct macronutrient food pattern that fits each person’s metabolism is crucial. This can be determined via a questionnaire and by looking at a lipid profile.  If you are efficient at burning fats and carbohydrates and you consume a vegan diet, it will not work very well. Some people are efficient at burning fats and proteins, some are efficient at burning carbs, and some are efficient at both.

Dr. Goglia will often utilize a pretraining cocktail with athletes that includes D-Ribose, L-Glutamine, Taurine, Cinnamon, Calcium and Magnesium, and blackstrap mollases. We’ll even add citrulline mallate to it. He mentions that when his athletes have an athletic event in the morning, he will have the athletes eat a “mash” in the evening that includes shredded wheat, apple sauce, almond butter and jam.  They’ll wake up with lots of energy.  He may also have the athlete consume this “mash” several hours before an athletic event, such as a basketball game or an athletic event.

Dr. Philip Goglia can be reached through his website and for nutrition appointments:  http://www.pfcnutrition.com/

Dr. Joel Gould speaks to Dr. Ben Weitz about sleep apnea, deuterium, and vitamin D.  

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I asked Dr. Gould how a dentist became an expert at sleep apnea?  He found out he had sleep apnea and also discovered that patients did not want to go to a sleep lab to find out if they had it. He discovered that there were home methods of testing for sleep apnea, including using a pulse oximeter for two nights.  He also discovered that the reason he had sleep apnea was because he had a vitamin D deficiency. This means that sleep apnea is both reversible and preventable. Dr. Gould also said that since he looks into patients mouths and shines a light down their throat, he’s in a perfect position to discover the early signs of sleep apnea.

Dr. Gould described that if you have trouble breathing while you sleep, then you will probably be more comfortable sleeping sitting up in a chair. When he suspects a patient may have sleep apnea, he will send them home with a pulse oximeter to use for two nights that will record how much oxygen is in their blood and if it drops by 4 points or more when sleeping, it indicates sleep apnea.

Dr. Gould also discussed deuterium, what it is, and how much is in the environment.  Deuterium is also known as a stable hydrogen isotope or heavy hydrogen, since while most hydrogen atoms have a proton and an electron, deuterium has a proton, an electron and a neutron.  Thus, deuterium atoms are twice as heavy as other hydrogen atoms.  Deuterium messes up your metabolism and can’t function like regular hydrogen.  More deuterium atoms will mess up the mitochondrial production of energy.  If deuterium is incorporated into your genes, this creates genetic defects.  Deuterium is the cause of aging, thus, deuterium is the rate limiting step of our life!  Deuterium is also the cause of obesity and the reason why vegetarian or ketogenic diets work, because they reduce deuterium levels.

Dr. Joel Gould   http://www.modernamericandentistry.com/

Dr. Joel Gould speaks to Dr. Ben Weitz about sleep apnea, deuterium, and vitamin D.  

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I asked Dr. Gould how a dentist became an expert at sleep apnea?  He found out he had sleep apnea and also discovered that patients did not want to go to a sleep lab to find out if they had it. He discovered that there were home methods of testing for sleep apnea, including using a pulse oximeter for two nights.  He also discovered that the reason he had sleep apnea was because he had a vitamin D deficiency. This means that sleep apnea is both reversible and preventable. Dr. Gould also said that since he looks into patients mouths and shines a light down their throat, he’s in a perfect position to discover the early signs of sleep apnea.

Dr. Gould described that if you have trouble breathing while you sleep, then you will probably be more comfortable sleeping sitting up in a chair. When he suspects a patient may have sleep apnea, he will send them home with a pulse oximeter to use for two nights that will record how much oxygen is in their blood and if it drops by 4 points or more when sleeping, it indicates sleep apnea.

Dr. Gould also discussed deuterium, what it is, and how much is in the environment.  Deuterium is also known as a stable hydrogen isotope or heavy hydrogen, since while most hydrogen atoms have a proton and an electron, deuterium has a proton, an electron and a neutron.  Thus, deuterium atoms are twice as heavy as other hydrogen atoms.  Deuterium messes up your metabolism and can’t function like regular hydrogen.  More deuterium atoms will mess up the mitochondrial production of energy.  If deuterium is incorporated into your genes, this creates genetic defects.  Deuterium is the cause of aging, thus, deuterium is the rate limiting step of our life!  Deuterium is also the cause of obesity and the reason why vegetarian or ketogenic diets work, because they reduce deuterium levels.

Dr. Joel Gould   http://www.modernamericandentistry.com/

Dr. Mark Kaye is interviewed by Dr. Ben Weitz about the microbiome, which is the healthy bacteria in our gastrointestinal tracts and other parts of our body that is crucial for our health. But this microbiome is under assault from the prevalent use of antibiotics, NSAIDs, pesticides sprayed on the foods, disinfectants used to clean our homes and even disinfectants like chlorine in our drinking water, and from other chemicals in our environment.  Taking the right strains of probiotics, which includes both bacteria and yeast (saccharomyces boulardi) can be very helpful for promoting our health and for a number of conditions, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disorders (IBD), like Crohn’s and Ulcerative colitis.  Dr. Kaye mentioned that to attempt to heal the intestinal wall in conditions like IBD not only are specific probiotics helpful, such as Lactobacillus plantarum 299V, but so are prebiotics, like glutamine, vitamin A, and other nutrients. We discussed the fact that prebiotics that feed the healthy bacteria may also feed undesirable bacteria, so you need to start with a low dosage and then gradually increase it. If you simply avoid fermentable fiber, which can help short term to control symptoms, long term will reduce the health of the microbiome, which can have long term health consequences for us.

Dr. Mark Kaye is interviewed by Dr. Ben Weitz about the microbiome, which is the healthy bacteria in our gastrointestinal tracts and other parts of our body that is crucial for our health. But this microbiome is under assault from the prevalent use of antibiotics, NSAIDs, pesticides sprayed on the foods, disinfectants used to clean our homes and even disinfectants like chlorine in our drinking water, and from other chemicals in our environment.  Taking the right strains of probiotics, which includes both bacteria and yeast (saccharomyces boulardi) can be very helpful for promoting our health and for a number of conditions, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disorders (IBD), like Crohn’s and Ulcerative colitis.  Dr. Kaye mentioned that to attempt to heal the intestinal wall in conditions like IBD not only are specific probiotics helpful, such as Lactobacillus plantarum 299V, but so are prebiotics, like glutamine, vitamin A, and other nutrients. We discussed the fact that prebiotics that feed the healthy bacteria may also feed undesirable bacteria, so you need to start with a low dosage and then gradually increase it. If you simply avoid fermentable fiber, which can help short term to control symptoms, long term will reduce the health of the microbiome, which can have long term health consequences for us.