August 30, 2021 • 14 mins
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Unknown (00:01):
Welcome to the functional medicine and natural
healing podcast where we sharethe secrets to upgrade your
digestion, improve yourhormones, restore your immune
system and detoxify your body.
I'm your host, Dr. HoustonAnderson. Now let's get started.
The following discussion is foreducational purposes only. It is
not intended to diagnose.
(00:24):
always discuss medicaltreatments or medical
interventions with your personalphysician.
Hey, guys, welcome back to thepodcast. I'm Dr. Houston
Anderson. And today I'm gonna goa little bit crazy on some
people. So I posted a post on mypersonal Facebook page just the
other day about how I went tothe gym early in the morning.
It's about 5am. And I'm puttingsome weights on the benchpress.
(00:47):
And you this young 18 year oldboy comes up to me and he's
like, he's like, you need somecollars. And I have my
headphones in so I didn'tactually hear him.
And I look at and I kind ofwaved them off. I thought he
asked if I needed them. And hewas going to use them anyway, I
waved them off. He's like, he'slike, you can have a really. And
as I turn my headphones off, Iwas like, No, I'm okay. And he's
like, No, no, really like you,you can use these while you
(01:07):
benchpress. And, and I made thejoke that that's how you know,
you're an old guy, as if if theyoung guys don't think you can
benchpress the weight you haveon the bar, which I think is
pretty funny. Right? So I post Ipost and it is funny because
yeah, when I was younger,obviously, you know more
muscles, bulkier, you know,those aren't my goals these
days. But, but when I did that,you know, obviously no one would
(01:31):
have questioned if I could pushthe weight in the gym. And
anytime you go to a gym for along time, obviously people
start to learn who stacksweights on the on the bars. And
so you people know, like, youknow, you can lift some weight.
So, you know, obviously one I'mnot a regular at this gym at
this time. And to you know, I'mgetting old, right? So that just
is what it is. It's kind of afunny story. So I posted on my
(01:53):
personal Facebook page. Andsomeone not another doctor
colleague, right, a smart guyposts. benchpress is the worst
thing for your shoulders. Ihaven't done bench press in 25
years, you should switch tooverhead press. And I don't even
remember what else it wasoverhead press Oh, cleaning
jerk, right, or power cleans andpresses something like that. And
(02:14):
I said,I said actually, you know, I've
been playing overhead sports. Someaning competitive volleyball
for over 20 years, as well ascoaching, getting 1000s of reps
on my shoulder. And I've beenbench pressing my entire life
since I was like 14. And I haveno shoulders problems, right? So
So why is that? Because here'sthe thing that nobody wants to
understand. There's not a onesize fits all the benchpress is
(02:36):
not bad for your shoulders. Idon't care who you talk to, the
person that's going to tell youit's bad for the shoulders is
the person that doesn't do itthe person that doesn't know how
to do it properly. Okay, sothere's caveats to that is the
benchpress. bad for you. 100% ifyou do it wrong, right, so a lot
of chiropractors and see peopleinjure their shoulders, doing a
super heavy bench press on aweight that they couldn't
(02:58):
manage, because they had neverbeen coached or they're in their
first year of training orsomething like that. Okay, so
but but the statement goes out?
Oh, yeah. benchpress and I'veseen it 1000 times. That's why
I'm ranting on it today. Butdon't worry, I'm going to take
this back to functional medicinebecause probably not many people
care about the bench press onhere. Okay. Let's go back to now
functional medicine, you'regoing to see these things. Oh,
(03:20):
well, I heard the keto diets thebest diet, right. There's a
popular doctor online that youknow, multiple popular doctors
online that are promoting ketoketo keto, this is the best diet
for blood sugar. It makes youthe healthiest things like that.
There's no one size fits all youguys. I can't tell you how many
people get on keto and gain 30pounds. Okay, this is a horrible
plan for their body type. Maybenot even for the body type.
(03:42):
Maybe it's awesome for theirblood sugar, but it doesn't
match their health concerns. SoI don't want anyone to get
caught up in this mess ofthings. Right, let's get more
controversial just because it'sfun, COVID season.
You know, everyone's alwayslike, well, well, I'm taking
vitamin D. So I'm safe fromCOVID. And I go actually,
there's no research that saysthat vitamin D prevents COVID.
(04:04):
What the studies say is that youhave if you have elevated blood,
vitamin D, then you're protectedsomewhat from COVID. And you
have less severe symptoms. Hey,it's important to know that
vitamin D in and of itself isnot protective. Okay, I can't
tell you how many people comeinto my office that are taking
20,000 I use a vitamin D a dayand have horribly low vitamin D.
(04:25):
Okay, for a lot of reasons. One,it's a crappy vitamin D.
Kind of source meaning it's notquality. They're not getting the
D they should the absorptionsound good. It's in some kind of
weird oily filler from Walmartor something like that, that
just the quality isn't there andit's not Walmart's fault. It's
whoever made the supplementright? And they found a way that
they could make it for $1 andsell it to you for 20 so it's
(04:47):
better to do that then sell youthe stuff that came from natural
products and fish and animalsand and actually as has high
quality ingredients. So everyonegoes with that right? And and
the reality is that peopleIf you can get your vitamin D
levels up, then it works. But myquestion to everyone is everyone
that's taking vitamin D thisCOVID year, did you check your D
(05:07):
levels? Did you see if it washigh enough, if you did great,
like you probably are doing yourpart, but there's no one size
fits all, if you take zinc and Dthat you're going to get better.
There was another doc anotherchiropractor that got really
famous recently for beingcontroversial, right suggesting
that, you know, tonic water, andI can't remember what he's doing
tonic water, and zinc was gonnacure all of COVID. This was
(05:29):
early on, you know, he gotcaught by the fbt. FDA, I think
he lost his license for a bid orat least got banned. I'm not
sure exactly how that all playedout. But long story short, let's
get real, like you can't justdrink tonic water and take some
zinc, and think that you'regoing to be better or perfectly
immune from COVID. Hey, thisgoes for every condition. If we
go back to hormones, everyonethinks like, Oh, I have low
(05:52):
estrogen, I'm going to take somesome estrogen, then I'll be
better. It's not like that. It'snot that easy. There's no one
statement, hmm, you need to bethe person that steps out from
the crowd, you need to be thedifferent person because your
body is different, I want you togo ahead and stand next to
someone else in the mirror andlook and see, you know, see if
your feet are the same size, ifyour knees are the same size of
your hips and shoulders are thesame size. If you have the same
(06:13):
face shape, if you gain weightin the same places, right you
gain weight, your thighs andyour shoulders and your breasts
in your head is your the youknow, I always get upset because
I gained weight my face. It'sthe worst, right? Because it's
what everyone sees, though otherpeople might be upset that they
gain weight in their belly andtheir face stays lean right?
These are just different things.
(06:34):
And each one of us is going tohave a different protocol. This
is where a lot of people gowrong, right, the information on
the internet one, I don't knowif I've covered this yet in a
previous podcast, I'll have tore listen to some of them. But
one, most of it is written bywriters that are hired by
popular doctors meaning andthat's fine. Hopefully the
(06:56):
doctors have reviewed thisinformation and hopefully that
they can put their name andtheir stamp behind it. And that
it's actually what they use intheir office. But but that's why
one of the reasons why thispodcast is rarely gonna have a
guest, I hope at least thisseason, or maybe the first 100
episodes, we're not going tohave any guests on here.
Unless I get like a co host orsomething like that, that wants
(07:17):
to be fun and controversial too.
So we can really dive deep intothis stuff. We don't have to go
with the mainstream. As soon asI add 500 people on this podcast
interviews now we get to listento these watered down opinions
from a variety of differentsources. And we don't get to get
really deep into a protocol. ButBut yeah, so all the information
online is regurgitated. Right.
(07:38):
So for example, this is not aknock on any profession. But say
you're a dietitian, and you'rewriting a health article. How
many times has that dietitianworked with an autoimmune case
that they ran labs? And theyreversed it? Or are they just
suggesting dietaryrecommendations based upon the
research? Okay? Take that toreally anything else. Because I
(08:00):
have a, this is always theproblem between clinicians and
PhDs. And and truthfully, MDSkind of lie in the middle, so
naturopaths lie in the middle.
Okay, I always like to say like,I'm going to err on the side of
clinical utility, in most cases.
And the reason why you can dothat is if you're using natural
and holistic supplements, right,people can come into my office
(08:20):
and be taking tons of B 12, likehigher than they could ever
need. Tons of B, one to six tonsof vitamin D, and maybe 50
supplements, I see people allthe time taking like 5000
milligrams of ashwagandha,because it's in every supplement
they buy, cuz they're tired,right, so they have like 5000
milligrams a day of ashwagandha,which theoretically could be
(08:41):
dangerous if they did it for along period of time. But the
nice thing about natural herbsand supplements is there's so
few side effects. So this allowsus to err, once again, going
back to the natural, not justfunctional medicine, the natural
combination of functionalmedicine plus natural medicine
is that if you use naturalproducts, you're going to have
much less side effects, you'regoing to be able to experiment
(09:02):
clinically more with your body.
So that's why you can go onAmazon and buy whatever product
he wants. And and there's norules against that, at least at
this time. Because overall, it'sit's truly safe, they'd have to
prove that it was unsafe first.
You've seen some some risingsabout NAC this year. But we'll
we'll see how that all kind ofplays out. But long story short,
(09:22):
the purpose of this podcast wasnot to talk about benchpress I
see just as many people injuredfrom yoga as benchpress. If you
run a running clinic, you seepeople injured all the time from
running,you know, which isn't heavy and
it doesn't use your shoulders.
People will talk about like, Oh,well, the benchpress has no
purpose. You know, it's just totell people how much you bench
press. I haven't told someonehow much I benchpress in years,
(09:44):
right. So I would like someoneto say yes, I haven't told
anyone how much bench press in25 years. But if you haven't
benchpress in 25 years, thatdoesn't impress me, because it
really has nothing to dowith your overall health. It's
all about you individualizingyour program for
someone walking into my officebenchpress may be the absolute
best, most basic compoundexercise that they can do for
(10:07):
their shoulder and chestcomplex. Right? That may be what
they need to do. Maybe they'veoverworked to their back. Maybe
they've underworked their back,right. So it's all about
balance. It's all aboutintegrating all of these things
together. It's not about b1 isnot about buying the next
supplement. It's about reallyputting these systems together
into a fashion where we'retalking about interactions.
(10:30):
Okay, interactions to whereyou're addressing the liver, the
spleen, the pancreas, thegallbladder, the large and small
intestine, the stomach, thebrain, the heart, all of that
into a single system, where Howdo they interact? How do they
work together? Obviously, that'swhat people hire doctors for, I
will tell every one of mypatients, you actually don't
need me all this information isonline, my only job is to sort
(10:53):
it out for you. Because I'vespent the 20,000 hours doing it.
Right, I've spent all the time.
So if you want to stop your joband spend the next year
researching it, you willprobably be just as smart. If
not smarter than me, you'regonna have to see a few four or
5000 patients just so you canget a feel there, you have to do
some some online coaching,you're gonna have to do some
long distance telecon salts,you're gonna have to have a few
(11:16):
your own health problems, andthen you'll probably be just as
expert as I am. There's noproblem. I have no problem
saying that all my patients arejust as smart as me. It's just
clinical application. Peoplecome in with a digestive
problem. They know everythingabout the gut lining, they know
everything about probiotics,they know everything about fish
oil, they know everything aboutvitamin D. But my question is,
how many people have they helpedto fix their gut problem, you
(11:39):
got to help at least one or two,to have an idea of what works,
okay. And then when you'vehelped five or six, then you're
like, Okay, I kind of have apattern developing. And then
there always be an exception. Soevery session, you develop
another kind of story can. So Idon't want anyone to be
dogmatic. Okay. That's why onceagain, the podcast is just me
for now. I don't want you tofall into any of these hypes
(12:00):
like, you know, like, oh, grainsare bad. I don't care how many
people say gluten free. Youeveryone has to be gluten free?
It's not correct. It's 100% notcorrect. It doesn't make any
sense. And of course, you know,I, because I'm a clinician, and
because I'm a researcher, I'mopen to changing that opinion.
If I change my opinion, in 10years, if things change in 10
(12:21):
years, I can be okay saying thatthe quality of gluten isn't that
good in America, right. So maybeit is always a little bit toxic.
But it doesn't make sense thatthere's never been a grain of
gluten that was safe. There'snever been, you know, a molecule
of gluten that was safe. Onceagain, we can argue that in
general, in America, most peoplecan't tolerate corn. Okay? Most
(12:41):
people can't tolerate corn. Theycan't tolerate gluten, they
can't tolerate a lot of grains.
But what does this have to dowith a lot of us do with their
individual health? Anyway, Iwant you to know you can't dumb
down your entire body. Andeverything you learn as to as to
a single study, or a singleopinion, or a single approach.
(13:05):
It's one of the hardest thingsabout publishing information and
podcasts online, is that everytime I tell you something, I
know, 17 exceptions to thatrule, right. And every time I
suggest something, it's like,well, this is what I mostly do.
But let me tell you about these3000 other cases where I had to
do something different.
So this is also another reasonwhy people get really
(13:28):
discouraged. So don't get toodiscouraged. Because there's
always another way to addressit. There's always another way
to think about the problem.
There's always another way tobuild the internal organs to
start to heal. Where we reallyrun into problem is time
commitments, right time andfinances right. So if you if you
had a health condition that wasgoing to, you know, take your
(13:48):
life in the next month, it mightbe really hard for me or anyone
to help you because we only haveso long. Or if you had a health
problem that was really, reallysevere, it might take a few more
supplements than one that's mildand then it becomes a financial
issue.
But But those are the nuances weneed to pay ahead up pay
(14:11):
attention to. And so the end,what I'm trying to say is don't
get discouraged. Your body isnot simple. And it can't be
simplified to a simple statementor this is better than that.
You're going to find that everyperson individual's health is
very different. And hopefully wegot you excited with today's
podcast. And I think I'm gonnado a little bit more on hormones
(14:32):
in the next podcast and we'llsee you then. Thanks a lot.
Welcome to the functional medicine and natural
healing podcast where we sharethe secrets to upgrade your
digestion, improve yourhormones, restore your immune
system and detoxify your body.
I'm your host, Dr. HoustonAnderson. Now let's get started.
The following discussion is foreducational purposes only. It is
not intended to diagnose.
(00:24):
always discuss medicaltreatments or medical
interventions with your personalphysician.
Hey, guys, welcome back to thepodcast. I'm Dr. Houston
Anderson. And today I'm gonna goa little bit crazy on some
people. So I posted a post on mypersonal Facebook page just the
other day about how I went tothe gym early in the morning.
It's about 5am. And I'm puttingsome weights on the benchpress.
(00:47):
And you this young 18 year oldboy comes up to me and he's
like, he's like, you need somecollars. And I have my
headphones in so I didn'tactually hear him.
And I look at and I kind ofwaved them off. I thought he
asked if I needed them. And hewas going to use them anyway, I
waved them off. He's like, he'slike, you can have a really. And
as I turn my headphones off, Iwas like, No, I'm okay. And he's
like, No, no, really like you,you can use these while you
(01:07):
benchpress. And, and I made thejoke that that's how you know,
you're an old guy, as if if theyoung guys don't think you can
benchpress the weight you haveon the bar, which I think is
pretty funny. Right? So I post Ipost and it is funny because
yeah, when I was younger,obviously, you know more
muscles, bulkier, you know,those aren't my goals these
days. But, but when I did that,you know, obviously no one would
(01:31):
have questioned if I could pushthe weight in the gym. And
anytime you go to a gym for along time, obviously people
start to learn who stacksweights on the on the bars. And
so you people know, like, youknow, you can lift some weight.
So, you know, obviously one I'mnot a regular at this gym at
this time. And to you know, I'mgetting old, right? So that just
is what it is. It's kind of afunny story. So I posted on my
(01:53):
personal Facebook page. Andsomeone not another doctor
colleague, right, a smart guyposts. benchpress is the worst
thing for your shoulders. Ihaven't done bench press in 25
years, you should switch tooverhead press. And I don't even
remember what else it wasoverhead press Oh, cleaning
jerk, right, or power cleans andpresses something like that. And
(02:14):
I said,I said actually, you know, I've
been playing overhead sports. Someaning competitive volleyball
for over 20 years, as well ascoaching, getting 1000s of reps
on my shoulder. And I've beenbench pressing my entire life
since I was like 14. And I haveno shoulders problems, right? So
So why is that? Because here'sthe thing that nobody wants to
understand. There's not a onesize fits all the benchpress is
(02:36):
not bad for your shoulders. Idon't care who you talk to, the
person that's going to tell youit's bad for the shoulders is
the person that doesn't do itthe person that doesn't know how
to do it properly. Okay, sothere's caveats to that is the
benchpress. bad for you. 100% ifyou do it wrong, right, so a lot
of chiropractors and see peopleinjure their shoulders, doing a
super heavy bench press on aweight that they couldn't
(02:58):
manage, because they had neverbeen coached or they're in their
first year of training orsomething like that. Okay, so
but but the statement goes out?
Oh, yeah. benchpress and I'veseen it 1000 times. That's why
I'm ranting on it today. Butdon't worry, I'm going to take
this back to functional medicinebecause probably not many people
care about the bench press onhere. Okay. Let's go back to now
functional medicine, you'regoing to see these things. Oh,
(03:20):
well, I heard the keto diets thebest diet, right. There's a
popular doctor online that youknow, multiple popular doctors
online that are promoting ketoketo keto, this is the best diet
for blood sugar. It makes youthe healthiest things like that.
There's no one size fits all youguys. I can't tell you how many
people get on keto and gain 30pounds. Okay, this is a horrible
plan for their body type. Maybenot even for the body type.
(03:42):
Maybe it's awesome for theirblood sugar, but it doesn't
match their health concerns. SoI don't want anyone to get
caught up in this mess ofthings. Right, let's get more
controversial just because it'sfun, COVID season.
You know, everyone's alwayslike, well, well, I'm taking
vitamin D. So I'm safe fromCOVID. And I go actually,
there's no research that saysthat vitamin D prevents COVID.
(04:04):
What the studies say is that youhave if you have elevated blood,
vitamin D, then you're protectedsomewhat from COVID. And you
have less severe symptoms. Hey,it's important to know that
vitamin D in and of itself isnot protective. Okay, I can't
tell you how many people comeinto my office that are taking
20,000 I use a vitamin D a dayand have horribly low vitamin D.
(04:25):
Okay, for a lot of reasons. One,it's a crappy vitamin D.
Kind of source meaning it's notquality. They're not getting the
D they should the absorptionsound good. It's in some kind of
weird oily filler from Walmartor something like that, that
just the quality isn't there andit's not Walmart's fault. It's
whoever made the supplementright? And they found a way that
they could make it for $1 andsell it to you for 20 so it's
(04:47):
better to do that then sell youthe stuff that came from natural
products and fish and animalsand and actually as has high
quality ingredients. So everyonegoes with that right? And and
the reality is that peopleIf you can get your vitamin D
levels up, then it works. But myquestion to everyone is everyone
that's taking vitamin D thisCOVID year, did you check your D
(05:07):
levels? Did you see if it washigh enough, if you did great,
like you probably are doing yourpart, but there's no one size
fits all, if you take zinc and Dthat you're going to get better.
There was another doc anotherchiropractor that got really
famous recently for beingcontroversial, right suggesting
that, you know, tonic water, andI can't remember what he's doing
tonic water, and zinc was gonnacure all of COVID. This was
(05:29):
early on, you know, he gotcaught by the fbt. FDA, I think
he lost his license for a bid orat least got banned. I'm not
sure exactly how that all playedout. But long story short, let's
get real, like you can't justdrink tonic water and take some
zinc, and think that you'regoing to be better or perfectly
immune from COVID. Hey, thisgoes for every condition. If we
go back to hormones, everyonethinks like, Oh, I have low
(05:52):
estrogen, I'm going to take somesome estrogen, then I'll be
better. It's not like that. It'snot that easy. There's no one
statement, hmm, you need to bethe person that steps out from
the crowd, you need to be thedifferent person because your
body is different, I want you togo ahead and stand next to
someone else in the mirror andlook and see, you know, see if
your feet are the same size, ifyour knees are the same size of
your hips and shoulders are thesame size. If you have the same
(06:13):
face shape, if you gain weightin the same places, right you
gain weight, your thighs andyour shoulders and your breasts
in your head is your the youknow, I always get upset because
I gained weight my face. It'sthe worst, right? Because it's
what everyone sees, though otherpeople might be upset that they
gain weight in their belly andtheir face stays lean right?
These are just different things.
(06:34):
And each one of us is going tohave a different protocol. This
is where a lot of people gowrong, right, the information on
the internet one, I don't knowif I've covered this yet in a
previous podcast, I'll have tore listen to some of them. But
one, most of it is written bywriters that are hired by
popular doctors meaning andthat's fine. Hopefully the
(06:56):
doctors have reviewed thisinformation and hopefully that
they can put their name andtheir stamp behind it. And that
it's actually what they use intheir office. But but that's why
one of the reasons why thispodcast is rarely gonna have a
guest, I hope at least thisseason, or maybe the first 100
episodes, we're not going tohave any guests on here.
Unless I get like a co host orsomething like that, that wants
(07:17):
to be fun and controversial too.
So we can really dive deep intothis stuff. We don't have to go
with the mainstream. As soon asI add 500 people on this podcast
interviews now we get to listento these watered down opinions
from a variety of differentsources. And we don't get to get
really deep into a protocol. ButBut yeah, so all the information
online is regurgitated. Right.
(07:38):
So for example, this is not aknock on any profession. But say
you're a dietitian, and you'rewriting a health article. How
many times has that dietitianworked with an autoimmune case
that they ran labs? And theyreversed it? Or are they just
suggesting dietaryrecommendations based upon the
research? Okay? Take that toreally anything else. Because I
(08:00):
have a, this is always theproblem between clinicians and
PhDs. And and truthfully, MDSkind of lie in the middle, so
naturopaths lie in the middle.
Okay, I always like to say like,I'm going to err on the side of
clinical utility, in most cases.
And the reason why you can dothat is if you're using natural
and holistic supplements, right,people can come into my office
(08:20):
and be taking tons of B 12, likehigher than they could ever
need. Tons of B, one to six tonsof vitamin D, and maybe 50
supplements, I see people allthe time taking like 5000
milligrams of ashwagandha,because it's in every supplement
they buy, cuz they're tired,right, so they have like 5000
milligrams a day of ashwagandha,which theoretically could be
(08:41):
dangerous if they did it for along period of time. But the
nice thing about natural herbsand supplements is there's so
few side effects. So this allowsus to err, once again, going
back to the natural, not justfunctional medicine, the natural
combination of functionalmedicine plus natural medicine
is that if you use naturalproducts, you're going to have
much less side effects, you'regoing to be able to experiment
(09:02):
clinically more with your body.
So that's why you can go onAmazon and buy whatever product
he wants. And and there's norules against that, at least at
this time. Because overall, it'sit's truly safe, they'd have to
prove that it was unsafe first.
You've seen some some risingsabout NAC this year. But we'll
we'll see how that all kind ofplays out. But long story short,
(09:22):
the purpose of this podcast wasnot to talk about benchpress I
see just as many people injuredfrom yoga as benchpress. If you
run a running clinic, you seepeople injured all the time from
running,you know, which isn't heavy and
it doesn't use your shoulders.
People will talk about like, Oh,well, the benchpress has no
purpose. You know, it's just totell people how much you bench
press. I haven't told someonehow much I benchpress in years,
(09:44):
right. So I would like someoneto say yes, I haven't told
anyone how much bench press in25 years. But if you haven't
benchpress in 25 years, thatdoesn't impress me, because it
really has nothing to dowith your overall health. It's
all about you individualizingyour program for
someone walking into my officebenchpress may be the absolute
best, most basic compoundexercise that they can do for
(10:07):
their shoulder and chestcomplex. Right? That may be what
they need to do. Maybe they'veoverworked to their back. Maybe
they've underworked their back,right. So it's all about
balance. It's all aboutintegrating all of these things
together. It's not about b1 isnot about buying the next
supplement. It's about reallyputting these systems together
into a fashion where we'retalking about interactions.
(10:30):
Okay, interactions to whereyou're addressing the liver, the
spleen, the pancreas, thegallbladder, the large and small
intestine, the stomach, thebrain, the heart, all of that
into a single system, where Howdo they interact? How do they
work together? Obviously, that'swhat people hire doctors for, I
will tell every one of mypatients, you actually don't
need me all this information isonline, my only job is to sort
(10:53):
it out for you. Because I'vespent the 20,000 hours doing it.
Right, I've spent all the time.
So if you want to stop your joband spend the next year
researching it, you willprobably be just as smart. If
not smarter than me, you'regonna have to see a few four or
5000 patients just so you canget a feel there, you have to do
some some online coaching,you're gonna have to do some
long distance telecon salts,you're gonna have to have a few
(11:16):
your own health problems, andthen you'll probably be just as
expert as I am. There's noproblem. I have no problem
saying that all my patients arejust as smart as me. It's just
clinical application. Peoplecome in with a digestive
problem. They know everythingabout the gut lining, they know
everything about probiotics,they know everything about fish
oil, they know everything aboutvitamin D. But my question is,
how many people have they helpedto fix their gut problem, you
(11:39):
got to help at least one or two,to have an idea of what works,
okay. And then when you'vehelped five or six, then you're
like, Okay, I kind of have apattern developing. And then
there always be an exception. Soevery session, you develop
another kind of story can. So Idon't want anyone to be
dogmatic. Okay. That's why onceagain, the podcast is just me
for now. I don't want you tofall into any of these hypes
(12:00):
like, you know, like, oh, grainsare bad. I don't care how many
people say gluten free. Youeveryone has to be gluten free?
It's not correct. It's 100% notcorrect. It doesn't make any
sense. And of course, you know,I, because I'm a clinician, and
because I'm a researcher, I'mopen to changing that opinion.
If I change my opinion, in 10years, if things change in 10
(12:21):
years, I can be okay saying thatthe quality of gluten isn't that
good in America, right. So maybeit is always a little bit toxic.
But it doesn't make sense thatthere's never been a grain of
gluten that was safe. There'snever been, you know, a molecule
of gluten that was safe. Onceagain, we can argue that in
general, in America, most peoplecan't tolerate corn. Okay? Most
(12:41):
people can't tolerate corn. Theycan't tolerate gluten, they
can't tolerate a lot of grains.
But what does this have to dowith a lot of us do with their
individual health? Anyway, Iwant you to know you can't dumb
down your entire body. Andeverything you learn as to as to
a single study, or a singleopinion, or a single approach.
(13:05):
It's one of the hardest thingsabout publishing information and
podcasts online, is that everytime I tell you something, I
know, 17 exceptions to thatrule, right. And every time I
suggest something, it's like,well, this is what I mostly do.
But let me tell you about these3000 other cases where I had to
do something different.
So this is also another reasonwhy people get really
(13:28):
discouraged. So don't get toodiscouraged. Because there's
always another way to addressit. There's always another way
to think about the problem.
There's always another way tobuild the internal organs to
start to heal. Where we reallyrun into problem is time
commitments, right time andfinances right. So if you if you
had a health condition that wasgoing to, you know, take your
(13:48):
life in the next month, it mightbe really hard for me or anyone
to help you because we only haveso long. Or if you had a health
problem that was really, reallysevere, it might take a few more
supplements than one that's mildand then it becomes a financial
issue.
But But those are the nuances weneed to pay ahead up pay
(14:11):
attention to. And so the end,what I'm trying to say is don't
get discouraged. Your body isnot simple. And it can't be
simplified to a simple statementor this is better than that.
You're going to find that everyperson individual's health is
very different. And hopefully wegot you excited with today's
podcast. And I think I'm gonnado a little bit more on hormones
(14:32):
in the next podcast and we'llsee you then. Thanks a lot.
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