YouTube Livestream Q&A Transcript, October 31, 2023

Question

“I am pregnant. Trying to do a carnivore diet. I’m battling nausea and strong meat aversions, mostly eggs and beef. Do you have any helpful tips or information that can help?” [0:02:50]

Answer

Well, you might start, I don’t know what your blood type is. If you are blood type A, you would use digestive enzymes when you do eat meat, eggs, or any high-protein item. We generally recommend that for blood type A. And nausea is usually mitigated or it’s reduced when you have a richer protein diet. So, if you are having nausea or difficulty digesting it, maybe you can find a good protein drink. Ortho Molecular has Opti Cleanse GHI. That is a very good broad-spectrum multivitamin protein drink. You might try that as well. But we are made of protein and fat, so the baby needs lots of protein and fat. So, you have to work through that. Try some digestive enzymes. That is what we would recommend to our pregnant patients. Hopefully, that works out well for you. 

You can, of course, ask your OBGYN if they have any treats up their sleeve. When I was a young doctor, we would hard boil eggs and give them to all the women in the lower income area. They couldn’t afford much of a protein diet. We really reduced the nausea of pregnancy with eggs. So, soft, scrambled, or poached eggs were the best there for helping them. You need protein and fat. That will help suppress the nausea. 

Question

“I was born with an Omphalocele and without my gallbladder, can this or the condition I was born with cause my breast milk when breastfeeding my babies to lack healthy fat and nutrition or cause it to not be nourishing enough for my baby? Twice now with both my babies no matter what I did and how long I breastfeed something was wrong.” [0:04:55]

Answer

Well, you have to eat enough protein and fat to make the milk. So, it’s all about if your blood type is A, you should use your digestive enzymes with your richer protein diet. Fish is very easily digested. Chicken with the skin on it. Poached eggs. Things like that. Use your digestive enzymes and drink plenty of water. 

Question

“I had labs done last week. Today I was told that my cholesterol is 230. I’m 39. I weigh 144 pounds. I eat mostly garden veggies, meat, eggs, and butter. I’m confused on this. Everything else is fine.” [0:05:55]

Answer

Well here is news, your 230 is fine also. A cholesterol of 230 is nothing to be worried about. I would direct you to go on YouTube and look up the title, High Cholesterol is Healthy. It was put out about two months ago by Dr. Ken Berry and Dr. David Diamond, Ph.D. One is a family practice doctor and the other is a PhD. They review the literature on cholesterol, the most recent scientific surveys, and retrospective meta-analysis. The data was inconclusive. You are bamboozled if you are worried about cholesterol. We are made of cholesterol. These membranes, every cell in our body, has cholesterol all throughout the membrane in various parts. You need plenty of cholesterol. Go watch the YouTube. That should help you. You can follow up with your doctor and share that video with them too. 

Question

“NAD, I've heard that it has cognitive benefits as well as building muscle and helps against aging skin. If all are true, which brand do you recommend and what dosage?” [0:08:25]

Answer

I don’t use individualized NAD. I never have and probably will never do so. I just use a methylated B complex. This assists in the whole pathway that is involved in hundreds and hundreds of reactions that build and repair all cells throughout your body. To pick one item out is to take like a Boeing 747 and it probably has two million individual bullets, parts, cogs, and whatnot. To say that one is critically more important, I’m sure there are some that are critical and others that are less so. But in terms of actually flying, they are all important. 

We go through these fads. NAD, Resveratrol, Anthocyanin, coenzyme Q10, and Ubiquinone are other names for it. All of these nutrients that they learn in energy production inside the mitochondria would think that we discovered the source of life. It is actually the balance. Water, without enough water with all this happening, nothing is quite useful. 

Getting enough water, getting exercise, getting a good sleep cycle, and not clogging it up with a high-processed carb diet, these are the things. Taking a good multivitamin once a day is probably adequate for the average patient and not to be sucked into these fads. 

NAD is technically valuable in all these things that are mentioned. But are there good human studies that it will enhance vision, cognitive function, etc? They do rat studies, and biochemical studies on this, and they do not exist. I would spend more time thinking about, do I get into weight training or aerobic exercise, or did I drink half my weight as pounds as ounces, every day of water. Did I eliminate some sugar, starch, and processed food? Did I take the time to plan a good healthy menu that is as organic as I can? That is where you should put your time and effort. There is no vitamin that pulls all of this. 

The closest thing that I would say is the best vitamin would be, the most researched, the greatest amount of human studies on is the Juice Plus Series. That is the most researched in the world and associated with DNA damage, diminishment, immune function enhancement, and children’s studies with weight loss. It just goes on and on. If you want one thing to take, that would have the most science and human studies behind it, as far as a name brand that I would recommend. The second item is vitamin D3 with K2. And let’s see, that is two items. The third would be a multi-mineral that is chelated to amino acids. Minerals that have amino acid chelates. Because minerals are the templates. It’s like God’s cooking pans, pots, and pans, for making new tissue and repair. 

That is pretty much the basis that I would say is critical. 

Question

“Can someone be obese, yet metabolically healthy with normal blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar?” [0:13:36]

Answer

The answer is yes. There are studies that there are just some people who will genetically just carry an extra 30 pounds with them and it will put them in an obese category. Somewhere with a BMI under 39 or 35 to 39. These people have excellent blood sugar, triglyceride, insulin, hemoglobin A1C, and fasting blood sugars, and I’m probably one of those. My blood sugar typically is in the 50s and 60s. My triglycerides are typically 30 to 40, that kind of range. So, the answer is yes. 

Some of the studies have said that these types of people live the longest overall. So, more studies need to be done. There is a doctor by the name of Dr. Lustig. He is a pediatric endocrinologist and he's famous for the book, or the video called, Sugar, The Bitter Truth. And in it, he brought out about 15 years of the fractures and glucose excess and processed foods, and the damage to the children. The fatty liver that is developing and more studies are into the uric acid aspect of this. He became extremely upset with the food systems, the school food eating, you know, all the food recommendations of the American Diet Association, and all the high percentage of contributors to the American Dietetic Association's recommendations, all these lettered individuals, or the vast majority are linked with the process food companies. So, it's like they're bought off to just rubber stamp, saying that Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are better than a hamburger. It’s kind of sad. 

He is the one that points out, Dr. Lustig, and metabolically obese healthy. I think if you put those terms together and Google it, you'll see some of the scientific papers and where he gives the longevity data on that. 

Question

“I'm predisposed to getting preeclampsia as I have had severe preeclampsia with my first baby, my doctor told me to take baby aspirin to prevent pre-eclampsia they said it's safe, but I need to know for sure if is it actually safe while pregnant?” [0:16:42]

Answer

This must be the same as the beginning. If you are pregnant and under the care of an OBGYN you should follow their instructions. It is commonly done. I don’t practice deliveries anymore, that was many years ago for me, we didn’t use aspirin then. We wouldn’t give a pregnant person any immunization shots let alone aspirin. 

But nowadays, there is work that shows that low dose baby aspirin, 81 milligrams, once or twice a day is associated with blocking certain prostaglandin, cyclooxygenase enzyme activity that will promote micro clotting thromboxane I think is a pathway there. Anyway so it's associated with a tiny micro clotting and it prevents that. So, follow your OBGYN. I am aware now that they are recommending it. 

If I had a daughter of my own or a granddaughter and she asked me, I would probably personally advise my family to use stomach enzymes and drink half your weight as pounds as ounces. If you are 150 pounds, you would drink 75 ounces of water every single day. Take a walk. Avoid the processed foods and sugars. And use the enzymes with a multi-mineral. We recommend Juice Plus. That is what our recommendations are. 

But follow your OBGYN. 

Question

“I have some supplements from a company called Premier Research Labs. One is vitamin D3 & K2 that lists D3 as Vitashine 5000 IU and vitamin K2 as Menaquinone 180mcg. Is this fine?” [0:19:20]

Answer

Never heard of that. I think that’s a trade name for a source of Vitamin D. I will have to write that down and look into it. Yeah, that has to be a trade name for the D3. I think it’s probably good. But I don’t know this product. I will try to have for next week more information. There is no such thing as Vitashine in biochemistry. That has to be a trade name for their Vitamin D3.  

Question

“Do you know of the best Christian counselor? Is there a way to reduce or eliminate several policy? What is the best lotion and body wash to use for severe dry and itchy skin?” [0:20:46]

Answer

I don’t quite understand this second sentence. 

I guess there are three questions here. We have a counselor here called Andrea Owens. She’s not here on Wednesdays. So, that would be who I recommend if you are in the area. Outside of that, I don’t know anyone. Hopefully, you are in the area here. 

Second question, I don’t understand and I can’t answer that. 

Third question, well, I would not shower every day. Most Americans shower too often and they dry out their skin. I think taking a shower as cool as you can with as little soap as you can once a week and then to sponge bathing in your armpits and grime and your feet separately. Your skin makes the oils, you can use parent essential oil. You should be eating enough of the natural sources of fat and protein to make healthy skin that preserves your natural oils and such. 

Question

“Put castor oil w heat on liver, broke out v itchy bumpy red raised skin on cheeks. I put Argentyn 23 spray 3 times/day, take quercetin 1500mg, C 1500mg, Zinc, D 10K IU, turmeric, low carb diet, bone broth all day, tea tree oil, shea butter, Eucrisa What are your suggestions? What happened to my body? Is it toxic unloading? Allergic reaction?” [0:22:22]

Answer

You apparently put caster oil with heat on your liver and then broke out with this. I get it now. And you probably were detoxing. Outside of that, I don’t have an answer, to which products you are using, or what fillers you use. But if you have a rash and itching like that you should see your doctor or urgent care. I don’t know how long it has been going. But it sounds like, a herx reach where you are detoxing too quickly. But your age makes a difference. Any medical issues you may be having. The amount of water you drink, what is in your diet, what is your blood type? What are your bowel movement patterns like? All of this comes into play. It is not just about taking supplements, it is about trying to eat as simple of a diet with natural organic, drinking your water, exercising, and getting a good night's sleep, not eating late. You can see your doctor to see through these things instead of taking all types of supplements. 

Question

“I have an 11-year-old son who eats a Whole Foods standard American diet. He has recently developed asthma and allergies since we relocated to the state of Georgia. What can I do about healing this naturally?” [0:24:37]

Answer

People with blood type A, children are at higher risk, that I have seen. This is my clinical experience. As don’t digest as well. They are not making the B12. B12 is very important in exercise and asthma, so many other factors as well. I would find out your son’s blood type. Find a good doctor locally to find this out. I would give him a good methylated B complex. And if your son weighs 80 pounds as an 11-year-old, we can treat him with an adult dose. That is my rule of thumb, 80 to 85 pounds is adult dosing.

Finding out his blood type, when you say Whole Foods, I would tell your son that he has to stay away from chips, bags, and packaged foods. He should be eating fish, vegetables, chicken with the skin, beef, etc. Bread and toast, pancakes, and waffles, those kinds of things, all the packaged stuff I would not do. There is a website that you can go to, ACAM.org. It is probably the oldest organization and has a physician locator. Type in your zip code and you will find that there is an integrative or functional doctor that can look at that. Finding the blood type, if he is A, give him a digestive enzyme. That will help with his digestion. And a good multi-mineral that has magnesium in it and zinc would be very helpful. Have his blood levels checked. That should go a long way to help him. 

Question

“My friend has Rheumatoid lung disease with arthritic lesion in his lungs. Can you explain that disease and maybe some helpful hints for him?” [0:27:39]

Answer

Rheumatoid lung disease, so rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune joint disease and I don't know if you're meaning arthritic lung lesions in his lungs for the chest x-ray is there you can see the spine and there are some spinal and rib connections that can be associated. There are really no lung tissue rheumatoid lesions that I'm aware of. 

I would have your friend stop all processed food, especially grains and dairy, just 100%. If that person could go 100% on a carnivore diet, that's the number one elimination diet, if you went and just all fish, turkey, chicken, beef, eggs, bacon, meat, that kind of stuff. And get all plant food because there are anti-nutrients in plants. And he's probably having some or that friend of yours is probably having some difficulty with processing the plant kingdom foods. Try that for about three months. Find out his blood type. And if the blood type is A, definitely get him on digestive enzymes. Find a doctor who has this. I think this is only available by physicians. 

Now, the other thing is if a person has a different blood type, but older, 50 years or older, then they probably need the enzyme because they are getting old and not digesting well. Then I would give them enzymes. These are systemic enzymes that you take on an empty stomach to help with inflammation of the joints and inflammation of the body. Now remember, if you get all the plant foods out, you become a carnivore to heal with for three months, you'll know within weeks, say a month that you're feeling better. And you might even see the difference in three, or four days if you're a pure carnivore. Because you're getting all these other biochemical signals out of your body. Then you can talk with your healthcare provider about slowly adding back a rotation of other things if you really want to be an omnivore and kind of get some plant things back in. Do some allergy testing for foods. And sensitivities and complete digestive stool analysis. I presume you've got a doctor or he has a doctor and they've done the rheumatoid factors and they've done other autoimmune studies. 

But enzymes, blood type, carnivore, and digestive enzymes would be the start. That's how I would begin.

Question

“Is ham and bacon okay to eat? I think they are considered processed meats, high in sodium?” [0:31:12]

Answer

Yes, they are. Well, we would encourage you to get the uncured kind that doesn’t have nitrates and stuff in it. But bacon and ham are fine. I buy it from the Butcher Box. They are free-range pigs. And so, they are not getting any feedlot grains like that. They are free and out in the wild. They are getting throwaways from the farmer's tables and things like that. But yeah, it’s fine to have ham and bacon. I would not use excessive salt. But some salt is used in curing but it’s not nitrated. That’s what I feel about that. 

Question

“What is your favorite meat, veggie, and fruit?” [0:33:21]

Answer

Well, I never eat fruit, never ever. No sodas. No fruit. No berries. No nothing. I use Juice Plus. 

My favorite meat is a chuck roast, slowly cooked. That is my favorite meat. Veggie, favorite veggie, I don’t eat a lot of veggies either. I would have to say, broccoli, buttered with salt and pepper. That’s where I live. 

Question

“When is it time for testosterone? DHEA may not be working any longer?” [0:33:57]

Answer

You can add in testosterone cream, or topical cream topically even though you are taking DHEA. If your testosterone level is 200 or 300, I believe that is reasonable for a woman because men should be like 800 to 1600. That will help with muscle tension, mass, and strength, and endurance, and health. So, yeah, if your testosterone is not at least 70, and you are taking DHEA, you may want to add in some topical there. 

Question

“What would you recommend to do a week before surgery, to prepare the body as much as possible, for a quick recovery? What would help after surgery?” [0:34:59]

Answer

Fasting. This is the most human growth hormone, repair, atrophy promoting, growth hormone thing to do. So, if they say, fast 12 hours, I would say to fast 24 hours beforehand. I tell my patients to stop the systemic enzymes four or five days before surgery. They are anti-inflammatory. They help prevent blood clotting to a time mild degree. You don’t want to have an ooze. The surgery doesn’t want a tiny little capillary oozing. So, stop the enzymes at least four days before surgery. The day after, double them up. I take five once a day, every day, I would stop it for days ahead of time, but the day after surgery, I would take five twice a day for two weeks. Now after surgery, you know, they're gonna just mindlessly say eat, eat, eat. But I would fast, if you could another 24 to 36 hours after surgery. You will get better cleaning of the wound, bruising, less scarring, a better scar formation will form. If you can get in EDTA chelation with Vitamin C the day before surgery, that will be beneficial. Studies with EDTA on animals show that it helps preserve the microcirculation. The profusion is sluggish. People will get the chelation before surgery and they tend to do much, much better. As soon as you can after surgery, I would do the EDTA with Vitamin C too. I would eat a rich carnivore diet all the way up to the 24 hours before surgery because it takes all that protein and healthy fat to repair all the membranes here and the cutting they have to do. Make sure to take Vitamin D, multi-mineral, B complex, those types of things. 

Question

“Should a 50-year-old female cycling every 28 days on estradiol & progesterone bioidentical creams be concerned with monthly migraine symptoms? Shouldn't HRT buffer hormone fluctuations that influence migraines - assuming low carb, proper exercise/water/sleep/stress mgmt/supplementation? (BP is usually 120/80, so migraines aren't BP related)” [0:37:45]

Answer

Typically we believe that systemic inflammation from your diet is something triggering. You might find some cravings during a  menstrual cycle and you tend to eat. You would have to see your doctor about that. 

I would use systematic enzymes and use four or five twice a day on an empty stomach, especially coming up to the menstrual time. Ovulation is an egg ovulating out of a  corpus luteum and that's inflammation and it calls for an inflammatory response in the body. And that is often associated with triggering migraines as well. So, see your doctor. Make sure it isn't a food. Make sure you're hydrated enough. Make sure you take the enzymes as you start to ramp up towards your menstrual cycle and see if that will stop it. Because the hormones if they're well balanced should not be doing it. And then of course see your doctor.

Question

“I’m 65 years young and never had a colonoscopy. But my liberal family doctor is constantly recommending vaccines and the colonoscopy. I am obtaining a stool sample test to see if there is anything to be concerned about. What are your thoughts?  [0:39:33]

Answer

Well, I am bias. When I was around 39 or 38, and practicing on active duty, my brother-in-law, David was only 45.  My sister is six years older than me. Her husband, the same age. He and my husband were working on construction. My husband is a wonderful carpenter, master carpenter. So, was my father-in-law. They were doing this big job. Everything was great. We had a steak dinner. Then a week later my sister called and said, my husband’s ankles are swollen. I thought, that’s odd for a man of 45 and should be healthy. I said, it should go away, have him put his feet up, and then it should go away in the morning. And about a week later, she called me back and said, the swelling is now up to his knees. I was shocked. And I said, please come to the hospital because I was working in the hospital then. And we got a CAT scan on him, on his abdomen, and he had colon cancer, metastasized everywhere. And he died three weeks later. 

Now, what I’m telling you is, I’m biased. You know he was only 45. The recommendation was just starting to have everyone do it at age 50. And there was no real family history either. So colon cancer is a silent cancer, and our diet is so inflaming and corruptible. It's a challenge. Therefore, I am for getting a colonoscopy done, I would get one in my life for sure. And then they do the Cologuard. It's not a replacement, but depending on what they find, I would get your first and hopefully that would be you know, very normal, and go from there. But please don't push this away. And we see colon cancers are on the rise. So please take it seriously. And don't put it off. 

Question

“Are tingles in the hands and extremities commonly associated with migraines or low magnesium if blood pressure is normal and CAC score is zero in a non-diabetic?” [0:42:16]

Answer

There are many things that can cause paraesthesia, tingling in the extremities in the hands and feet. It could be the minerals, magnesium is the number one mineral that is deficient. Could be potassium. Could be even nerve plexus coming out of our neck and our pelvis into our legs. Could be you know, if you said your blood sugars are good, I would see your doctor and get a good metabolic screen and look for inflammation. And I would take an amino acid chelated, good multi-mineral. Get that checked with your doctor, magnesium, potassium, and calcium. Make sure they are in optimal ranges. I think normal is 1.6 to 2.2. I would like my magnesium to be 2 or higher. I would be stretching. I would do pilates, something like that. I would make sure the microcirculation and water consumption are good. And then you have to get tested for heavy metal. You might be bio-accumulating aluminum, lead, mercury, cadmium, or arsenic. So, see a good functional doctor and start working up and looking down those pathways. 

Question

“Can you give the name of the holistic dentist in Irvine you mentioned before?” [0:44:01]

Answer

I think he is in Newport Beach. His name is Dr. Son, he’s right by the airport there. That’s the one that I use. 

Question

“I’m lactose intolerant, with type A blood. Are dairy milk substitutes like oat, almond, or soy milk okay to consume? I don’t notice any gut issues but not sure if the manner in which they are processed makes it better to avoid.” [0:44:28]

Answer

We're not meant to consume nut milk and things like that. That's not typical. We are getting a high exposure to all the lectins that are in these almonds and stuff, oxalates, and other anti-nutrients that can suck up your zinc levels, and minerals, and could disrupt these things. I am not in favor of these drinks. I am in favor of the way God set it up, water and herbal teas or coffee, black coffee. And that's just the way it is. And trying to find these things are marketable, it's entertaining to the mouth. And it's killing us, trying to, you know, feed this monster of making every time we open our mouth and entertainment. The thought is, what would I like? You know, rather than I will eat, you know, to maintain health. They've worked very hard on brainwashing us and making us addicted to high fructose corn syrup and such so we have to fight back. 

So, I'm not in favor of oat, almond, or soy milk products. Now, a little bit occasionally, what's occasional, once a week. You know, but this concept of making our smoothies and using them all the time No, I'm not in favor of it. I've just seen too many years, too many decades of people having trouble with it. 

Question

“My 17-year-old daughter has been having sudden weakness in her arms and hands (both sides). It will happen about twice a day and will last about 1 hour each time, and says it feels dead. Her bloodwork included an ANA test which came back normal. She had a spine and brain MRI and it didn’t show anything that would explain it. Do you have any guidance?” [0:46:40]

Answer

 So many things to ask. What is her weight? What is her blood type? What is her fasting insulin? What is her blood sugar? If this is twice a day, I'm gonna bet that this might be married up with something she's eating. And there is a gut reaction, inflammation, microcirculation constriction, and hypoxia, and poor circulation. That's the direction I would go. 

If I were seeing her I would probably do a heavy metal challenge and see what or aluminum her mercury from all the vaccination injections, they've had that kind of stuff. And then I would want to know if she received any of the mRNA injections. But please find a good functional doctor. Find out what our heavy metal load is. Please give food allergies a complete digestive stool analysis. Get systemic enzymes, you know put her on a carnivore diet for two months, and see if this all goes away. 

Question

“I sent the question regarding Dihexa, noopept, etc. Curious on your thoughts on AquaLaurin (water-soluble version of monolaurin (WS-GML)), as well. Same patient has high toxins, trouble detoxing. Did series of 30 chelation, no help. In great health physically and blood work-wise, besides the toxins and Alz, which we feel are related.” [0:48:40]

Answer

These are trade names. When we discussed this last week, this is a peptide. Which I thought they were to enhance cognitive function. There are no human studies on this stuff. Same with the PRL-8-53 and Noopept. These are supplements based on polypeptides which act like neuropeptide messengers. I would say, exercise, and eat a high protein, turkey, chicken, and beef with digestive enzymes. Do chelation therapy. Do a good night's sleep. Drink your water. Get on natural hormones, if that is possible. Either the testosterone for males or estradiol progesterone for females, get on systemic enzymes, low carb diet. And that's how I treat all my Alzheimer's patients and they always get better. 

So, why take things that are marketed, have really no human studies, only mouse studies, and those only were helped with injured mice? So, it's really traumatic as opposed to a developmental lifestyle, cognitive Alzheimer's, and dementia dysfunction. So, it has been to seen. 

All these things are not established. They are sold over the counter because they are not a prescription drug, they are peptides. And in rat studies, there seems to be some value at least mild, but nothing jaw-dropping. So, I’m not convinced on that. I would continue chelation. I would continue systematic enzymes. I would exercise, and push the water. And I would be very low-carb. I would eat a very rich, protein-healthy fat, organic diet with digestive enzymes. Get on the hormones. Find a good functional medical doctor and go from that.