When it comes to depression and anxiety, we don't realize how bad things really are. Statistics from 2021 are showing that a quarter of the US population over 18 years are on prescription meds for mental health!
Doctors wrote an astonishing 300 million prescriptions for antidepressants, and another 70 million for patients with ADHD.
Dr. Martin teaches about the cause of depression and anxiety in today’s episode and discusses alternatives to prescription drugs. Getting to the root cause of why someone is depressed or anxious is the first step.
We don’t really think of our hearts unless something is going wrong. We actually take for granted the hundred thousand times our hearts beat in a day!
Our heart is a muscle, and the best thing we can do for our heart is to strengthen it. New research is showing how being a cardio bunny isn’t the best exercise to make your heart strong. Dr. Martin isn’t against cardio, he used to jog all the time, but there’s a better way.
Join Dr. Martin in today’s episode as he shares the best way to strengthen your heart!
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Back in the 70’s, there was only one type of major liver problem and that was cirrhosis of the liver caused by alcohol. Today, you may have heard of non-alcoholic fatty liver, or NAFL for short. It’s a very dangerous condition that Dr. Martin thinks needs a new name. Fructose fatty liver is better because it describes the cause of the condition… fructose!
Join Dr. Martin as he teaches on fructose fatty liver and why it’s so dangerous to your health. If you have fructose fatty liver, you have problems. Dr. Martin shares ways to correct the condition in today’s episode.
In North America, 70% of the population has some form of sleep disorder. Dr. Martin isn’t talking about sleep apnea, but instead the micronutrients people lack for a good sleep. Proper levels of melatonin is important for a good night’s sleep.
Dr. Martin isn’t a fan of supplementing with melatonin, but instead wants you to get out in the sun. Letting sunlight into your eyes is one of the best ways of creating melatonin. But even better, when you’re eating properly, melatonin is produced from your food.
Join Dr. Martin as he explains how getting the proper micronutrients can increase melatonin levels and improve your sleep!
Exercise is one of the best things you can do for your health. Any movement is good. Walking, biking, swimming… whatever you like, it's all good. But there’s an exercise that’s best. Resistant exercises, lifting weights, is the best exercise you can do for your health!
Resistant exercises build muscle, and this is especially important for the health of your liver. Our muscles act like bins for storing excess fat. The larger your muscles, the more storage you have, and the less your body has to depend on your liver for storage.
This is especially important for women. A study out of the British Medical Journal has shown that resistant exercise reduces breast cancer by 41%. That’s significant and it confirms what Dr. Martin tells his patients… to get strong!
There’s reports of a new strain of antibiotic resistant E. coli that’s been found in chicken. We all know to make sure chicken is fully cooked before eating, but that doesn’t always prevent the transfer of bacteria.
The overuse of antibiotics has contributed to the creation of superbugs found mostly in hospitals. We live in a different world now, but Dr. Martin says there’s hope and it comes in the form of a broad spectrum probiotic.
Join us in today’s episode to learn more reasons why Dr. Martin loves probiotics!
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There are dangers to having low levels of omega-3. That’s what researchers are now saying. It turns out that a lack of omega-3 fatty acids is as risky for your health as smoking!
Dr. Martin has spoken before about the importance of fatty acids. This study is making a pretty significant statement as to why omega-3s are important, and especially for heart disease and dementia.
Join Dr. Martin as he discusses the dangers of low omega-3 and the impact it could have on your health!
Dr. Martin recently read an article that reviewed a study on nutrition coming out of Stanford. The headline said that half the world is starving while the other half is trying to lose weight. This statement would actually be comical if it weren’t so sad!
The study has concluded that nutrition is not about how much you eat, but instead what you eat. Dr. Martin agrees with this as he’s always said it’s not about calories. It’s about the quality of the fuel you’re putting in your mouth.
Join Dr. Martin as he reviews this study in today’s episode.
Dr. Martin shares two new studies on processed foods and diets in today’s episode.
The British Journal of Medicine, a very prestigious journal, has published that ultra processed foods are very detrimental to your health. The study followed 200,000 people and came to the conclusion that regular consumption of processed foods is linked to cancer and early death.
The second study is showing how sugar disrupts the microbiome by eliminating protection against obesity and diabetes. Regularly consuming sugar sets off a cascade of problems with the friendly bacteria found in your gut.
One thing that Dr. Martin talks about, and will always talk about as long as he’s living, is the dangers of sugar. It always boils down to the food we eat, and these studies further prove that!
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Metabolic syndrome is the most serious condition that nobody's ever heard about – and that’s despite the fact that 93% of the population is now affected by it!
Dr. Martin has had physician’s eyes glaze over when he’s talked to them about metabolic syndrome, as if they really didn't know what he was talking about. Doctors are trained to look for certain symptoms when diagnosing disease, but they don’t look at nutrition.
Join Dr. Martin as he teaches on metabolic syndrome and why it is a fat storing problem.
Two important studies were recently published about protein and about water. Dr. Martin has always said that protein is king of the castle when it comes to nutrition. He has also said how only water is water when it comes to hydration.
It turns out that protein is necessary to keep water and sodium inside your blood vessels. This is what a study out of Washington is saying. The other study is showing how water is necessary to burn fat. Being sufficiently hydrated helps to metabolize fat better.
Join Dr. Martin in today’s episode as he explains why these two studies are so important.
Glutathione is important for your liver. At the Martin Clinic, we have a saying that glutathione is like Velcro for your liver. It’s the master detoxer that removes harmful toxins from our bodies.
The problem for most of the population is that we don’t make enough glutathione. Our livers are so gummed up from the sugars and crappy carbs we consume. What we’re told is ‘healthy eating’ doesn’t match up with what our bodies actually need.
Join Dr. Martin as he talks about detoxing your liver and how to naturally make more glutathione in today’s episode.
We all know what stress is. There isn’t anyone that doesn’t experience stress. The problem is when our stress is prolonged, it becomes dangerous to our bodies.
When we are stressed, our adrenals produce cortisol. Cortisol is fine in the short-term, but it’s the constant drip, drip, drip over a long period of time that is very damaging. Too much cortisol affects all parts of our bodies.
Join Dr. Martin as he teaches on the connection between stress and low levels of testosterone in men and progesterone in women.
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You may think losing one night of sleep isn’t a big deal, but a new study is suggesting otherwise. Just one night of bad sleep decreases the activity of your T cells which in turn affects your immune system. This leaves you more susceptible to catching a virus.
Sleep is very important and 70-80% of the population never get into the four stages of sleep. They’re not getting the sleep they need and Dr. Martin says a lack of sleep has become an epidemic!
Join Dr. Martin to learn the 3 areas our bodies are most affected when we’re sleep deprived.
Brown University is saying in a recent study that fish is what’s causing melanoma. Dr. Martin says the study sounds fishy and explains why he doesn’t agree with their deduction.
There are 3 basic types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma. Melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer, and Dr. Martin agrees that melanoma rates have really skyrocketed. But, not because of mercury in fish. It’s because of high fructose corn syrup!
Join Dr. Martin in today’s episode as he teaches on the real cause of melanoma and explains why cases are now so prevalent!
An article came out in The Lancet, one of the most respected medical journals, saying that cancer deaths from metabolic risk grew the most over the last 10 years. Dr. Martin says it’s an astonishing headline but unfortunately the mainstream media won’t be picking it up.
We live in a different world now with some cancers occurring so rapidly. Lung cancer is still the number one killer, but not because of smoking. It’s because of aldehydes!
Join Dr. Martin as he explains why cancer is on the rise and how it’s linked to metabolic disease. It’s now being reported that 9 out of every 10 people are metabolically unwell!
Gout has been around as long as people have been. In the annals of history, some famous people such as Napoleon have suffered from gout.
But why are we seeing so much gout today? It’s up about 300% from what it was in the 1970s!
Join Dr. Martin in today’s episode as he refreshes your thinking and explains why the condition is more prevalent today. A hint is that it has to do with sugar!