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New article appearing in the Journal of American College of Cardiology is saying the higher your LDL is, the lower your risk of cancer. You read that right! The higher your cholesterol, the lower your risk of cancer!
For years and years, medicine has made cholesterol the bad guy. Doctors were trained to hammer down cholesterol and the lower the levels, the better. For whatever reason, that thinking is now changing.
Join Dr. Martin as he shares several articles that came out in health news recently!
Did you know that 50 years ago, the average grocery store in North America had between 600 to 800 food items on their shelves? Today in 2022, it’s 30,000 items!
The food industry is made up of a conglomerate of about 10 companies that own it all. They’re not interested in our health but instead making us into consumers for life. Their bottom line is more important than the health of their customers.
Join Dr. Martin as he discusses several articles about how the food we eat has changed over the last 50 years.
In each and every cell in your body there’s a miniature battery pack called the mitochondria. Your mitochondria make fuel from the food you eat and turn it into energy.
Several new studies are revealing that the type of fuel you eat is important in powering your mitochondria. Bad fuel like carbs and sugars will give you poor energy, whereas good fuels like steak optimize energy output.
Join Dr. Martin in today’s episode as he explains why our brain cells need steak to function at their optimum level!
A recent article is reporting that those who took tetracycline, an antibiotic often given to youth for acne, are developing thyroid problems later on in life. That’s millions and millions of people who were prescribed the antibiotic drug.
Antibiotics are the greatest discovery of the 20th century but have become the curse of the 21st. They’ll save your life if you have an infection, but the overuse of them will cause you harm. Research is showing when our good bacteria is wiped out, the door to fungal infections is opened.
Join Dr. Martin in today’s episode to learn how antibiotics are harming the thyroid.
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New stats on diabetes shows that 133 million Americans are now diabetic! The annual cost to the healthcare system in the United States is now at $16,752 per person. That’s a financial burden of over 2.2 trillion dollars a year!
Dr. Martin has often shared how health care is now just health management. Diabetics are led to believe they can’t get better and will be on insulin for the rest of their lives. Reversing of diabetes doesn’t begin at the hospital, but instead in the kitchen.
Join Dr. Martin as he teaches how diabetes is a food problem in today’s episode.
If you didn’t already know, there are dangers to regularly consuming sugar. Our bodies do everything it can to remove sugar from our bloodstream as quickly as possible. Sugar, and especially high fructose corn syrup, is viewed as a toxin that must be eliminated.
Glycation happens when sugar attaches itself to protein and fat cells within your body. It causes wrinkled or sagging skin by changing the nature and structure of your skin. It also affects all your tissues as well, causing premature aging.
Join Dr. Martin in today’s episode as he brings you a study on sugar and aging. Sugar really is a toxin we ought to avoid to keep our youthful appearance!
You may be surprised to know that our eyes are made up of 93% DHA. Nutrition, what we eat, plays an important role in the health of our eyes.
Dr. Martin reminds listeners that DHA omega-3 is only found in the animal kingdom. Fish may be a good source of DHA, but steak is even better. Dr. Martin prefers you to eat your DHA and only rely on supplements as a secondary source.
Join Dr. Martin as he discusses why it’s good to have fatty eyes in today’s episode!
Dr. Martin wants you to get the real vitamin E… exercise because it’s good for your mental health. A recent article confirms this.
The overarching principle of exercise is that it's all good. Dr. Martin doesn’t care what you do… just move. Doing some sort of activity is great for regulating blood glucose and for lowering your stress hormone.
Join Dr. Martin in today’s episode as he points out some of the many benefits that exercise has on your mental health!
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It’s being reported that the average American consumes 50 grams of high fructose corn syrup each day. On top of that, they drink 403 cans of soda a year!
These statistics may be shocking to some, but it isn’t to Dr. Martin. High fructose corn syrup is highly addictive and it has so many names that you may not know you’re consuming it.
Join Dr. Martin as he discusses the connection between high fructose corn syrup and heavy metals. We live in a toxic world, there’s no question about that, but knowledge is power, and Dr. Martin wants to educate his listeners.
New research has come out showing that Metformin, the most used medication for diabetes, appears to help bipolar disorder.
An article out of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine says the study is intriguing. The researcher says the potential link between insulin resistance and bipolar disorder is causing a paradigm shift in psychiatry.
Dr. Martin says this is major news. Join him in today’s episode as he explains why insulin resistance is at the root cause of bipolar.
Cancer rates are skyrocketing. So much so that it’s now being reported that 1 out of every 2 people will get a diagnosis of cancer in their lifetime!
Join Dr. Martin as he talks about how we’re losing the war on cancer. Back in the 1970s, the chances of getting breast cancer was 1 in 20. Now it’s 1 in 6. For prostate cancer it was also 1 in 20, but now it’s 1 in 4!
Cancer research has largely focused on genetics, but it turns out that genetics only plays a 5% role in whether or not you’ll get cancer. Dr. Martin says you can override your genetics and explains how in today’s episode.
An interesting article came out saying that some 70% of physicians are still prescribing antibiotics when they shouldn’t. It’s alarming to know that many doctors still haven’t got the memo on overprescribing of antibiotics!
The article goes on to list the top 3 occasions when antibiotics are prescribed. Urinary tract infections for women, precautionary measures at the dentist, and for children’s ear and throat infections. Some of the big players in medicine have even come out and said we're overusing antibiotics.
Join Dr. Martin as he discusses antibiotics and what to do to prevent infections in the first place. Antibiotics are a two-edged sword… they can save your life but can become ineffective if they’re overused.
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One of the most prescribed medications in the world is Metformin. It’s the go-to drug given to diabetics and pre diabetics to regulate their blood sugar. The drug may help control blood sugar but it doesn’t fix the root problem of insulin resistance.
With all medications, there are side effects, and with Metformin it destroys your vitamin B12 levels. You need optimized levels of B12 to help regenerate your brain. In fact, there are many different organs that benefit from B12.
Join Dr. Martin as he discusses Metformin and why he thinks it’s a band-aid solution to the real problem for diabetics.
For the last 25 years, medical research has told us that amyloids in the brain is what causes Alzheimer’s disease. Those proteins are what create plaque in the brain. New research is showing that was never true!
Trillions of dollars has been spent researching a single path, and it has been a colossal failure! Nothing has got better and the pharmaceutical industry has profited immensely.
The number one way of avoiding Alzheimer’s is not getting it in the first place. We now know that insulin resistance is the number one cause of Alzheimer’s. Join Dr. Martin as he discusses how to protect your brain now and avoid a diagnosis later.
Did you know that the number one reason why people are hospitalized in North America is because of iatrogenics? It’s a big word to describe people being hospitalized for side effects from taking pain pills!
If you have pain anywhere in your body, it’s because you have inflammation. This is always the case, no exceptions. It’s the inflammation that causes the pain… and if you’re always in pain, you know how disabling it can be.
Join Dr. Martin as he teaches about pain and inflammation in today’s episode. There are two types of inflammation… with cause, and without. Dr. Martin explains the difference.
If you went door to door in your community asking people what they thought the cause of heart disease is… 99% of the population would say it’s cholesterol. We’ve all been sold the lie that cholesterol is bad and fibre is good for you.
A conference on nutrition will be happening at the White House in Washington. The keynote speaker from Tufts University, who has a PhD in nutrition, has ranked Frosted Mini Wheats, Honey Nut Cheerios, orange juice and ice cream ahead of eggs cooked in butter and ground beef!
Join Dr. Martin as he teaches on why we need cholesterol and shares the history on why we were duped about cholesterol.
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If you’ve ever battled with depression, you’ve likely been told you have a chemical imbalance and were subsequently prescribed an antidepressant drug.
A comprehensive study appearing in Psychology Today has given a decisive blow to the serotonin hypothesis. The study concludes that we were marketed a hypothesis that is a hundred percent wrong!
It was Joseph Schildkraut who introduced the chemical imbalance theory in 1965. Shortly thereafter, the pharmaceutical industry came out with serotonin inhibitors like Prozac and Zoloft which have turned into a multi-billion dollar industry.
Join Dr. Martin as he shares this study debunking the chemical imbalance theory!
Over the years, Dr. Martin has found that people suffering from depression were low in vitamin D, B12, magnesium, and omega-3. A recent study agrees with that and has shown how omega-3 is especially good for improving depression symptoms.
There are different types of omega-3s, but the most effective one is DHA. In fact, our brains are made up mostly of DHA. That’s why it’s important to consume healthy fats like steak and fish.
Join Dr. Martin as he shares the 5 reasons this study found why omega-3 is good for brain health!
A recent article is saying how exercise is a more effective antidepressant than any medication we have on the market. Dr. Martin likes the headline but says when a person is depressed it’s nearly impossible to get them to exercise!
Dr. Martin was around in the 1970s when antidepressants took off. They were intended to be used temporarily and not for long-term treatment. Getting to the root cause of why someone is depressed is something Dr. Martin would do in his practice.
Join Dr. Martin as he unpacks the article and shares why vitamin E, exercise is the key to battling depression!
People often ask Dr. Martin how many cups of coffee he drinks daily. The answer is 4 and according to a new study on coffee, that’s the sweet spot.
If you’ve followed Dr. Martin for some time, you know that one of his favourite topics is coffee – or as he calls it, the real vitamin C.
Join Dr. Martin as he looks at two new studies on the benefits of regularly drinking coffee.