Join Dr. Martin in part 1 of a two part series on why your gut may be inflamed. From antibiotics, to fiber, to dehydration, there are many reasons why your microbiome can get disrupted.
Probably 99% of the population will go through a period in their life when their gut bothers them. But for some, their gut is the most sensitive area in their body. They struggle big time with issues like irritable bowel syndrome that diminishes their quality of life.
Dr. Martin answers questions sent in by our listeners.
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In the summertime when you're hot or sweating, you lose salt. Most people know this, but many don’t know about the importance of electrolytes.
Dr. Martin was reading a study on electrolytes and wanted to talk about salt in today’s episode. We know we need to drink water, but what about salt for restoring our electrolytes? Salt is important, but so is calcium, sodium, magnesium, potassium, and chloride!
Why Doctors Struggle to Fix Hormones was the subject of an email Martin Clinic recently sent. Dr. Martin says the email was quite significant as hormones are something he dealt with every day with patients. Doctors just aren’t taught how to properly deal with hormones.
If you’ve followed Dr. Martin for some time, you know he refers to hormones as horror-mones, as that’s the experience for many women. In today’s episode, Dr. Martin further expands on that email explaining the hierarchy of hormones.
The United States has only 5% of the world’s population yet they consume 50% of all pharmaceutical drugs. This stat comes from an article Dr. Martin read, Pill Popping Nation.
When it comes to health statistics, Dr. Martin usually groups Canada into the number, as we’re often similar to the US. When someone develops a sickness, the first response is always prescribing drugs, and never lifestyle changes.
Join Dr. Martin as he explains how North America lives in a society that’s dominated by big food and big pharma.
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Continuing from yesterday’s episode, Dr. Martin looks at how young people are young chronologically, but they're becoming old biologically.
A lot of diseases that were considered predominantly “old man” diseases are now showing up in young people. As talked about in the last episode, kidney stones and kidney disease are showing up in far younger people than ever before.
Join Dr. Martin as he sheds more light on what’s happening to cause such rapid biological aging in our young people.
When Dr. Martin thinks of kidneys, he can’t help but think of Niagara Falls. We need to be continually flushing out our kidneys with water to prevent kidney stones.
An article Dr. Martin read is saying that kidney stones are on the rise among children and teens, and especially girls. This is totally unheard of as kidney stones were considered a disease of the middle aged white man 30 years ago.
Why is this happening? Why are so many young people developing kidney stones? Dr. Martin blames it again on sugar, and especially high fructose corn syrup. Join us on today’s episode to learn more!
Did you know that having low levels of vitamin D puts you at risk of getting diabetes? According to a study coming out of India, your risk of getting diabetes goes up big time when you’re deficient in vitamin D.
When you're low in vitamin D, a lot of bad things happen, and Dr. Martin says we can now add poor glucose absorption to the list.
Join Dr. Martin as he again shares the importance of having optimal levels of vitamin D!
There’s been a huge increase in chronic diseases such as diabetes, autoimmune disorders, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and sleep apnea. Dr. Martin asks why these are becoming more prevalent in today’s world?
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There’s a hot mess going on in the brain when it comes to depression. Depression never comes first and almost always precedes a stressful event. Dr. Martin looks at the underlying factors in today’s episode.
Magnesium is a major deficiency today. Most of us end up peeing it out, and there's a few reasons for that, but join Dr. Martin to learn the primary cause of magnesium deficiency in today’s episode.
The number one reason why people get leaky gut is due to antibiotics… and if you have leaky gut, there’s a good chance you have trouble absorbing vitamin D.
Dr. Martin shares a new study saying that vitamin D actually feeds your good bacteria!
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Atrial fib can be a dangerous condition where the heart’s rhythm gets out of whack. It can lead to stroke and Dr. Martin says that should never be taken lightly. And now there’s a new study showing a direct link between atrial fib and low levels of omega-3!
Dr. Martin says we see so many problems with atrial fib today because of weak heart muscles. We need way more omega-3, as our ratio to omega-6 is completely out of balance. Dr. Martin explains in today’s episode.
You’ve probably heard Dr. Martin discuss the numerous benefits of eating cheese curds, and it seems PubMed is now catching on. They’ve published a study showing how all cause mortality goes up when cheese consumption decreases.
Dr. Martin says he’s only reporting the news. He’s not making this up. Join him in today’s episode to hear more about this study!
The Journal of the American Heart Association has published a study showing the connection between heavy metals and the heart. They’re saying that metals like mercury, lead, cadmium, aluminum can cause atherosclerosis leading to heart disease.
Dr. Martin says it doesn’t matter where you go in the world, you’ll be exposed to heavy metals. What’s most important though, is getting rid of those heavy metals in your body. Join Dr. Martin as he discusses how to do this in today’s episode.
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How do you end up getting sick? Dr. Martin says it happens when we’re not getting enough of something, and he’s got nine examples to share in today’s episode. Do these things and you’re bound to get sick.
Dr. Martin has released his new book, Sun, Steak & Steel and in it, he’s included a Q&A about the Metabolic Reset. Over the years, Dr. Martin has received a lot of questions about the Reset, and he answers some 40 questions in the book.
The Reset isn’t a diet per se but is instead about changing your fuel, changing the food you eat. Join Dr. Martin as he gives an overview of the Metabolic Reset in today’s episode.
Dr. Joseph Lister performed the first antiseptic surgery in 1865, but he may be better known for developing the mouthwash Listerine. Dr. Martin explains why you should switch your mouthwash, and not ditch it.
Dr. Martin shares an article that made false claims about red meat. The article claimed that eating red meat causes colon cancer. Consumption of red meat is down 40% in North America over the last 50 years, but during that same time, colorectal cancer has increased by 300%. How can eating meat cause colon cancer?
Join Dr. Martin as he reviews this article and also shares several studies he found interesting in today’s episode.
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It’s crazy to think that the average American drinks 765 grams of sugar every 5 days. It’s the equivalent of 17 cans of Coke, and it turns out that sweetened beverages increase endometrial cancer by 78%. That’s what a new study on sugar is saying.
Dr. Martin always tells his listeners to never, never drink sugar. Part of the problem is that high fructose corn syrup is used in nearly all sweetened beverages. Dr. Martin says it’s like sugar on steroids and it’s highly addictive!