Dr. Martin has often spoken about the unintended consequences of the pandemic. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is now reporting a shortage of Zoloft, which is an SSRI antidepressant. The FDA said they ran out because doctors were prescribing it to kids like jelly beans!
A tragic statistic is that nearly 13% of the population in the United States over the age of 12 regularly take SSRI antidepressants. Yes, that’s right. 13% of the population is taking antidepressants on a daily basis.
In today’s episode, Dr. Martin shares how food is the root cause of mental illnesses such as depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.
Dr. Martin answers questions that were missed on Friday.
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Dr. Martin answers questions sent in by our listeners.
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In natural medicine, it is believed that inflammation is at the root of disease. Although that can be true, Dr. Martin believes it’s a symptom of a bigger problem. What’s causing the inflammation in the first place?
At the Martin Clinic, we have identified the “unholy trinity” of disease as insulin, leaky gut, and free radical damage. You get sick from one of these, or all three. Cancer, cardiovascular disease, heart disease, strokes, heart attacks… are all caused by one of these seeds of disease.
Dr. Martin focuses on high circulating insulin, citing it as a food problem. We can’t control everything around us, but we can control what we eat. Listen to today’s episode to learn more about the unholy trinity.
Dr. Martin continues his discussion on brain health in today’s episode. He summarizes the study from the Dementia Research Institute out of the UK that found a healthy microbiome can trigger the formation of new adult brain cells.
In medical school, they teach you that things don’t regenerate. If you damage your heart or lungs or brain or spinal cord, for example, the damage is permanent. But, according to this research, your brain will regenerate, especially at the hippocampus level, if you take care of your gut.
Dr. Martin discusses the ways we harm our microbiome, and how sugar is the most destructive. If you do nothing else in your lifetime, eliminate sugar from your diet and you’ll be doing yourself a huge favour health-wise.
One of the greatest fears people have is losing their memory. Nobody wants their body to outlive their brain, but it’s happening more and more. Alzheimer’s is now the number one killer in the United Kingdom, taking over cancer and heart disease. In Canada and the United States, it’s number three!
A recent study from The Dementia Research Institute in the United Kingdom is showing that a healthy microbiome can trigger the formation of new brain cells in adults. According to the study, If you have a healthy microbiome, your gut will produce what it needs to help with neurogenesis, the regeneration of brain cells.
This is a major discovery that should be heralded across the nation, but sadly won’t be. Listen to today’s episode as Dr. Martin shares what we can do to improve the health of our microbiome, and ultimately our brain.
Do you know how many calories were in that food you just ate? According to Dr. Martin, it doesn’t matter – your body doesn’t work that way! If it were calories in, calories out, we would have fixed weight loss years and years ago. The key is insulin, and not calories!
Dr. Martin teaches on nutrition in today’s episode. He says if you can understand how insulin works, you got nutrition figured out. In comparing bacon and eggs with cereal, yes the bacon and eggs have more calories, but your body needs to secrete way more insulin to process the cereal – and that’s worse!
Also, learn why doctors know so little about nutrition. A clue… it has to do with the pharmaceutical and food industries!
Dr. Martin answers questions sent in by our listeners.
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Dr. Martin discusses a study from the Mayo Clinic that is showing the importance of omega-3 for those with metabolic syndrome. Since 88% of the North American population has some form of metabolic syndrome, the findings of this study apply to everyone.
Dr. Martin shares 5 signs that you already have metabolic syndrome. In medicine, they wait for your blood sugar to come back as high to diagnose you with diabetes. Dr. Martin encourages patients to practice prevention now and not wait for a diagnosis!
The study from the Mayo Clinic is showing how omega-3s, especially the longer chain fatty acids, DHA and EPA, decreases insulin resistance. Not only that, they can decrease the dangerous triglycerides in your bloodstream by 35%. This is a major finding and more evidence that we all need to be getting more omega-3!
Dr. Martin continues his series on questions he always asks. In today’s episode he focuses on questions he asks for women. He talks about the horror-mones women have to deal with and why so many are in a metabolic storm.
From estrogen dominance, to adrenal gland stress, to high levels of circulating cortisol, Dr. Martin shares how some women wake up one day having developed chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia.
Again, from using the power of observation, and asking the right questions, it’s Dr. Martin’s quest is to teach people to think for themselves when it comes to dealing with health issues.
When Dr. Martin used to see patients in his office, he’d first use his eyes to observe, then he’d ask a lot of questions. He’d do this to understand a person’s story as to how they ended up where they are today.
A recent study out of the University of Cambridge is showing that the risk of developing psychosis, meaning, mental health issues later in life, often was associated with food in early life. Basically, what kids eat when they're kids is going to affect their mental health as they get older.
Join Dr. Martin in today’s episode where he shares his logic when it comes to dealing with health issues. From using the power of observation, to asking the right questions, his quest is to teach people to think for themselves.
“Laughter is merry medicine,” was written over 4000 years ago by King Solomon in the Book of Proverbs. Dr. Martin discusses a new study about the good laughter does for our health, and shares how he learned to laugh at himself a long time ago.
The study is showing a boost in the immune system, and a chemical change in the brain to combat the cumulative effects of stress – all because of laughter!
Dr. Martin also shares an interesting study on inflammation. It’s looking at grip strength as an indicator of inflammation. If someone is weak in their hands, there’s a good chance inflammation is happening in their body.
Dr. Martin answers questions sent in by our listeners.
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A recent study on low levels of vitamin D and schizophrenia has inspired Dr. Martin to do some teaching on vitamin D for today’s episode. The evidence is conclusive of the benefits of vitamin D for your entire body, and not just for bones.
In today’s episode, Dr. Martin shares the 4 ways our bodies produce vitamin D. He also explains how vitamin D is absorbed in our intestines and makes its way to every part of our bodies.
During the summer months, it’s so important to get out into the sun. If you can’t, you need to supplement. Same with food. You should be eating your vitamins, but for many of us we need to supplement.
The American Diabetic Association is showing that over the last 18 months, the cases of adult-onset type 2 diabetes has doubled in children. Yes, in children! This is an absolute epidemic in North America and it’s not getting the press coverage it deserves.
Dr. Martin focuses in on this study released at the end of June. Diabetes is about food. You have an insulin problem because you won’t change your food. This is the message Dr. Martin continues to share with the world.
Listen to today’s episode to hear more unintended consequences of the lockdowns. For the first time in history the older generations are more concerned about their well-being than that or their grandchildren. This is a trend that bothers Dr. Martin and he shares his thoughts.
Did you know that having low levels of omega-3 is as dangerous to your health as smoking is? That’s right, a new study is showing that having low omega-3 is just as strong a predictor of early death as is smoking!
Dr. Martin shares more information about the benefits of omega-3 in today’s episode. You need omega-3s for your brain, and the HDL chain is especially necessary. HDL has even been shown to disintegrate cancer cells!
Getting enough omega-3 through diet and supplementation is necessary to your health. Dr. Martin pleas with vegetarians and vegans to supplement if they’re not going to get their vitamins and nutrients from the animal kingdom.
In the 1960s, diet beverages were introduced so that people could enjoy a fizzy drink and not have to worry about their blood sugar spiking. For years, we didn’t know exactly what was happening inside the body, but we knew it wasn’t good.
When you drink a diet pop or other drinks with artificial sweeteners, you are essentially tricking your body into thinking sugar is coming, so it gets ready to secrete insulin. By repeatedly doing this, your cells are becoming less sensitive to insulin, making you insulin resistant.
In addition to this, there is now conclusive evidence showing that your microbiome changes, where bad bacteria can flourish in the absence of sugar. You're consuming fake sugar, but it still has an effect on the gut bacteria, providing fuel to the bad guys, just like sugar does.
Listen to today’s episode where Dr. Martin presents compelling arguments as to why you need to eliminate artificial sweeteners from your diet.
Dr. Martin also answers some questions he missed on Question and Answer Friday.
Dr. Martin answers questions sent in by our listeners.
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When it comes to cancer, the emphasis in medicine is on detection and not prevention. In medicine’s mind, you don’t have cancer until they can actually detect it. By that time, cancer has grown enough that it’s potentially a lethal problem.
If you look at the cancer societies, they raise not millions of dollars, but billions of dollars a year! You name the cancer, and there is a society that’s into raising money. Some of the money goes into research, but the majority goes towards detection and not prevention.
In Dr. Martin’s opinion, medicine needs to change its methods. We’re not winning the war on cancer, and need to teach prevention. This is why Dr. Martin continues his quest to educate the masses on proper nutrition.
Change your life, change your food, change your mind – this is what Dr. Martin teaches with The Metabolic Reset.
Dr. Martin often gets asked if he’s a carnivore, and his response is that he’s actually a nutrivore! He’s big time into nutrients, and getting the proper nutrients. That’s why he created The Reset!
Many people wonder why Dr. Martin limits you to eggs, meat and cheese, and asks you to avoid fruits and vegetables while on The Reset.
In today’s episode, Dr. Martin talks about The Reset diet and shares how we need to take care of ourselves as much as possible. There is so much we can’t control in our world, but things like what we eat, we can.
A recent study is showing how polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) make you burn much easier in the sun. That’s right… the more seed oils you consume, the more susceptible you are to burning.
You need exposure to the sun, but Dr. Martin doesn’t want you to burn. This study has prompted him to share 7 things you can do to improve your overall skin health.
According to the study, getting your omega-6 levels down is crucial. We have a huge imbalance between the omega-6s and omega-3s we consume, and this imbalance creates an inflammation response in the body. This is a bad thing!
Listen to today’s episode to learn the things that can improve your skin health!