Health Made Simple

I suspect that you and I are not that different. I want to be energetic, have fun, and explore what life has to offer. To do this, it helps to be healthy. Health can be a simple topic, it doesn’t need to be complicated or frustrating. The truth is our bodies were designed to feel good and heal on their own. Our job is to help them along the way. Maybe even get out of the way. It’s a simple process: get educated, become empowered and take action!-Doctor Bart Subscribe to the podcast here- https://www.drbartprecourt.com/healthmadesimple Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/drbartprecourt/Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/drbartprecourt/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoJi_yJFowQJnLV5D2gbH568lttEQ2T1f

I suspect that you and I are not that different. I want to be energetic, have fun, and explore what life has to offer. To do this, it helps to be healthy. Health can be a simple topic, it doesn’t need to be complicated or frustrating. The truth is our bodies were designed to feel good and heal on their own. Our job is to help them along the way. Maybe even get out of the way. It’s a simple process: get educated, become empowered and take action!-Doctor Bart Subscribe to the podcast here- https://www.drbartprecourt.com/healthmadesimple Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/drbartprecourt/Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/drbartprecourt/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoJi_yJFowQJnLV5D2gbH568lttEQ2T1f

Does Fat make us fat, is cholesterol dangerous, Is arthritis and heart disease genetic? Calorie in vs. Calorie out theory, Do you need carbs for fuel?   I suspect that you and I are not that different. I want to be energetic, have fun, and explore what life has to offer. To do this, it helps to be healthy. Health can be a simple topic, it doesn’t need to be complicated or frustrating. The truth is our bodies were designed to feel good and heal on their own. Our job is to help them along the way. Maybe even get out of the way. It’s a simple process: get educated, become empowered and take action!-Doctor Bart Subscribe to the podcast here- https://www.drbartprecourt.com/healthmadesimple Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/drbartprecourt/Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/drbartprecourt/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoJi_yJFowQJnLV5D2gbH568lttEQ2T1f

(1:58) Your tribe is the no.1 thing to become the best version of yourself because of the power of proximity. 5-6 people who are your closest friends are your representation.(3:23) What is your tribe? People who influence you (friends, family, teachers), and also the content you absorb (books, podcasts, social media).(4:05) You want to become a sharpshooter when it comes to health, wealth, relationships. If you want to be wealthy, you have to be around wealthy people, take health advice from healthy people and relationship advice from happy people.(6:31) You get what you put in; there is no magic pill. You need your tribe to give you advice and get you straightened out when you are on the wrong path.(7:18) There is a big difference in being healthy to not being sick, and not being broke and being wealthy. (8:04) One of the foundational human desires is to belong. Identify who in your tribe is going to support you to grow, in health, wealth, and relationships.(9:30) Once you identify who are unhealthy people in your life, you shouldn't just cut them off immediately. We have to start with knowing that we want to be healthy and stick to healthy habits despite bad influences.(11:00) Health is the new currency of the wealthy, and not necessarily wealthy in money, wealthy in mindset. Health has become a priority and focus many people. Massages, meditations, acupunctures were considered luxury and eccentricities, but not anymore. (15:18) Sometimes your tribe will think its excessive that you do certain things, but if you buy in and make a habit of something, then it becomes easy. You have to identify your tribe and who is the proper person to listen and seek advice. (17:47) Does your tribe inhibit you from moving forward? Sometimes it can be your spouse who inhibits you. There are certain rituals in your tribe that are not beneficial but are considered normal. And what is normal in one tribe it doesn't have to be normal in another.(20.25) If you drink alcohol, reduce the number of days that you drink. Humans need time off to recover and cleanse.(22:08) Replace bad rituals and bad habits with healthy ones. You can’t remove a pattern of behavior without a new one.(23:44) Who are you in your tribe? Do you help and encourage others to be better individuals, or do you gossip and buy into the BS of other people? (25:38) It’s hard not to see somebody without limitations. Part of great leaders is seeing the potential in others and giving them space and opportunity to succeed. We shouldn’t leave people in our tribe hold onto their limitations.(28:43) What questions do I need to ask myself or what are the better statements that I can have? If you talk to yourself in either a negative or positive way - it will show in reality. The more you say it, the more you believe it, and your mind will follow it.(30:35) The question you should never ask yourself or your tribe is this: ‘’What's wrong with me?’’ You will always get a bad answer. You have to change negative terminology into positive and improve the labels you have about yourself.(32:30) If you can ask the right questions, and not look at life with a victim mentality - you will set yourself to change the outcome. Your tribe should support you and push you up, and vice versa. I suspect that you and I are not that different. I want to be energetic, have fun, and explore what life has to offer. To do this, it helps to be healthy. Health can be a simple topic, it doesn’t need to be complicated or frustrating. The truth is our bodies were designed to feel good and heal on their own. Our job is to help them along the way. Maybe even get out of the way. It’s a simple process: get educated, become empowered and take action!-Doctor Bart Subscribe to the podcast here- https://www.drbartprecourt.com/healthmadesimple Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/drbartprecourt/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/drbartprecourt/ I suspect that you and I are not that different. I want to be energetic, have fun, and explore what life has to offer. To do this, it helps to be healthy. Health can be a simple topic, it doesn’t need to be complicated or frustrating. The truth is our bodies were designed to feel good and heal on their own. Our job is to help them along the way. Maybe even get out of the way. It’s a simple process: get educated, become empowered and take action!-Doctor Bart Subscribe to the podcast here- https://www.drbartprecourt.com/healthmadesimple Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/drbartprecourt/Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/drbartprecourt/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoJi_yJFowQJnLV5D2gbH568lttEQ2T1f

I suspect that you and I are not that different. I want to be energetic, have fun, and explore what life has to offer. To do this, it helps to be healthy. Health can be a simple topic, it doesn’t need to be complicated or frustrating. The truth is our bodies were designed to feel good and heal on their own. Our job is to help them along the way. Maybe even get out of the way. It’s a simple process: get educated, become empowered and take action!-Doctor Bart Subscribe to the podcast here- https://www.drbartprecourt.com/healthmadesimple Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/drbartprecourt/Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/drbartprecourt/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoJi_yJFowQJnLV5D2gbH568lttEQ2T1f

I suspect that you and I are not that different. I want to be energetic, have fun, and explore what life has to offer. To do this, it helps to be healthy. Health can be a simple topic, it doesn’t need to be complicated or frustrating. The truth is our bodies were designed to feel good and heal on their own. Our job is to help them along the way. Maybe even get out of the way. It’s a simple process: get educated, become empowered and take action!-Doctor Bart Subscribe to the podcast here- https://www.drbartprecourt.com/healthmadesimple Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/drbartprecourt/Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/drbartprecourt/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoJi_yJFowQJnLV5D2gbH568lttEQ2T1f

Episode Highlights: (0:46) Every single day there is so much advice out there about diets, and that is paralysis by analysis. Health is actually very simple, but humans get in the way of that.(2:27) Other than shock value here and there, the message about healthy diets is almost always constant.(3:12) Diets are not complicated; the challenge is that there are different uses for different programs and dietary plans, and that can confuse people. Keto, paleo, vegan - are all strategies that we can use to gain different results.(4:21) Orthorexia is the term for overdoing and overthinking that everything needs to be healthy, which has the opposite effect due to the constant stress about what you put in your body.(5:15) Before you try to get fancy with diets and nutrition, get the fundamentals right first.(6:20) The best and simplest diet plan that will get you rid of constant worry about what to eat - is called God's Garden and has five rules.(6:50) First rule: If it comes from a root, a plant or a tree; and if it walks or swims - eat it. If it comes in a bag or a box, and you can't recognize its original form - don't eat it.(7:50) Second rule: Food needs to be organic; it needs to be non-GMO. Organic means without pesticides and herbicides, which are the root cause of gut issues. Commercial vegetables are often overfarmed and have a deficiency in nutrients.(9:15) Third rule: If it wasn't here 10000 years ago - don't eat it. Separate the food that needs to be farmed from the food that can be picked out of the forest.(9:28) Fourth rule: If you do not know the answer to the first three rules - the answer is no, don't eat it.(9:56) Fifth rule: Always take the best eating option available.(11:06) Culturally we have built eating habits over time, and we eat foods not meant for humans. Koala eats only one type of food, it's the only food that fuels their body correctly. Humans are the same way - Snickers is not human food. Alcohol is similar; it's poison for our liver.(13:54) FFP rule - every time you look at your plate check if you got fat, fiber or protein on it. Good oils help create strong lipid layer (outer level of the cell) which serves for protection and builds a strong immune system. Also, fats are good for the brain; we need good fats on a regular basis for proper brain function.(16:55) Fiber comes from the complex carbohydrates, like kale and broccoli. Fats are the protectors, and fiber cleans the organism. We need around 30 grams a day (7-10 servings of vegetables), which many people don't do.(18:28) Protein is the building block of cells, but be mindful about how much protein are you taking, don't eat too much of it.(19:22) If you follow God's Garden diet plan, you can confidently say that you are eating the food for humans, without complicating anything.(19:44) Diet plans like Keto, Paleo, Intermittent fasting are not bad, there is a time and place for them. Dr. Precourt uses the vegan diet from time to time, for cleansing purposes and to bring the inflammation down.(20:35) A good diet is a foundation of health; it's not the end of be all for all health problems. If you are eating perfectly you are still going to be deficient in certain vitamins and minerals. Things like fish oil and magnesium are valid supplementation. If you have health problems despite eating well, then you need to figure out where the problems lie with a doctor, but at least you will know that diet is not the main issue.(23:34) Be aware of bad eating habits and alcohol. Don't go cold turkey on alcohol and sweets; it will not stick.(25:15) It would be best if you ate from God's Garden for as long as you live. I suspect that you and I are not that different. I want to be energetic, have fun, and explore what life has to offer. To do this, it helps to be healthy. Health can be a simple topic, it doesn’t need to be complicated or frustrating. The truth is our bodies were designed to feel good and heal on their own. Our job is to help them along the way. Maybe even get out of the way. It’s a simple process: get educated, become empowered and take action!-Doctor Bart Subscribe to the podcast here- https://www.drbartprecourt.com/healthmadesimple Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/drbartprecourt/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/drbartprecourt/

(1:18) Your gut relates to all of your overall health.(3:45) Anatomy - Mouth, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, intestines, small and large colon, rectum - each of these have their role and are designed to handle certain foods and specific processes.(5:40) Gut-brain anatomy, a second brain. Any time that your gut has any input it has to send feedback to your brain, which determines ultimately how your body will function and how is going to respond.(6:36) We have a gut response to emotional things because the gut is always signaling the immune system. (7:57) Everything that goes into your body sends a message to your brain. If we overeat processed food, our brain can’t recognize it properly, and you can have an immune response and brain fog.(9:54) Antibiotics are a big destroyer of gut flora - they destroy bacteria that is supposed to send messages to our brain. If you go to antibiotic therapy be aware of growing back good bacteria.(12:05) Chew your food. The more you chew, the more brain prepares for the digestion and signals the body. If the brain can't identify what goes into the body, it doesn't know what system to activate.(14:50) The signs and symptoms of a gut imbalance (leaky gut, gut dysbiosis); if you have a high sugar diet, if you often have high sugar cravings - you probably have a gut and blood sugar imbalance.(17:31) If you burp a lot or have a lot of gas and bloating, or constipation, diarrhea, unintentional weight changes - antibiotics destroyed your gut flora.(21:12) Poor sleep is almost always related to the gut, 95% of serotonin is made in your gut, and it's a precursor to melatonin.(22:15) Constant fatigue - the body is always in an immune response because our gut flora is beaten up and the body doesn't know what's coming in. Tribulus, Korean ginseng are great herbs for fatigue, but we have to ask ourselves why are we losing energy?(23:14) With autoimmune conditions the challenge is to heal the gut, we see more and more of them.(24:52) Food intolerances and allergies - when your gut flora is beaten up you will start to develop random food intolerances.(25:59) Signs and symptoms of the gut-brain connection: anxiety, depression, brain disorders, mood imbalances, ADD, ADHD.(27:11) What's destroying our gut? Two biggest things are Antibiotics (kill live bacteria) and GMO foods.(28:30) Glyphosate is in GMO foods, it's what kills pesticides. That's starting the weaken the lining of our intestines, and it has a whole different array of symptoms.(31:12) You want to have prebiotics (garlic, onion, bananas, artichoke, apples) and probiotics (kimchi, kombucha, sauerkraut, miso, kefir), especially if you are using antibiotics, to improve your gut flora and microvilli.(32:24) Fiber foods (Brussel sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower) and collagen-rich foods (bone broth, coconut oil) clean the intestines of harmful bacteria help to build healthy gut flora.(33:35) The specific test for the gut - organic acid test. It's a simple urine test that gives an excellent picture of what is going on with your gut (bacteria, yeast, markers for dopamine, serotonin).(36:58) No.1 action step should be eating the food from the God's garden (food that comes from a root, a plant or a tree; and if it walks or swims, not the food that comes in a bag or a box)No.2 - Go get yourself an experienced practitioner to check your gut imbalances.No.3 - Be patient, it's a process to clear the gut flora and to grow it back healthy. I suspect that you and I are not that different. I want to be energetic, have fun, and explore what life has to offer. To do this, it helps to be healthy. Health can be a simple topic, it doesn’t need to be complicated or frustrating. The truth is our bodies were designed to feel good and heal on their own. Our job is to help them along the way. Maybe even get out of the way. It’s a simple process: get educated, become empowered and take action!-Doctor Bart Subscribe to the podcast here- https://www.drbartprecourt.com/healthmadesimple Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/drbartprecourt/Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/drbartprecourt/

Mental health problems lost a big part of the stigma they used to have; especially since famous athletes like Kevin Love (anxiety, panic attack), Demar DeRozan (depression), Tyson Fury (depression, panic attack) and musicians like Kanye West (bipolar disorder) stepped up and talked about their problems. With mental health discussion more prevalent than ever, this blog will discuss some remedies and causes to anxiety and depression.One of the reasons there is more talk about mental health is because there are more cases of mental health problems than ever, especially in young people.Symptoms include excessive worry, restlessness, difficulty concentrating, tense muscles, trouble falling/staying asleep, and panic attacks.The root of all these issues is the gut imbalance. (1:59) More cases of anxiety than ever, especially in young people.(3:33) Symptoms: excessive worry, constantly agitated, restlessness, difficulty concentrating, tense muscles, trouble falling/staying asleep, panic attacks.(4:51) Panic attack - people end up in the E.R. thinking they have a heart issue. (7:04) The root of all these issues is the gut imbalance. If we have an imbalanced gut, we are going to have imbalanced neurotransmitters.(7:36) Serotonin is a feel-good neurotransmitter; dopamine helps us feel satisfied. If we can't produce them due to a poor diet, then we develop symptoms like anxiety and depression.(9:06) Too often we are trying to correct mental issues with behavioral modification when they, in fact, stem from nutritional deficiencies.(10:06) 85-95% of all neurotransmitters are in the gut, and anxiety and depression are imbalance rather than the disease. Rarely we think we have to fix the gut first to fix those mental issues.(11:00) Problems like leaky gut, constipation, diarrhea, gallbladder issues - affect your ability to make serotonin and dopamine.(11:36) A big part of the problem is GMO foods, specifically glyphosate, a pesticide that is in our food and damages microvilli in our gut (inside of our gut that absorbs our nutrients).(14:43) Along with a quality organic diet, we have to get toxins out of our blood. We have to poop correctly, at least one-time daily.(15:46) The organic acid test for gut imbalances is a simple urine test that gives great clinical evidence about your gut health.(16:39) Excessive yawning is the body's way to cool the brain, which is suffering from inflammation if we didn’t sleep properly.(17:49) Magnesium supplementation - an excellent tool for anxiety and an excellent habit to produce serotonin and melatonin.(19:32) A diet that is high in carbs and sugar burns neurotransmitters; causes more inflammation and blood sugar imbalances, and feeds anxiousness. Many kids have ADD and ADHD because they eat a lot of sugar.High-fat diets with enough vegetables are a much better alternative for tackling symptoms of anxiety and depression.(24:45) One of the critical things we need to make serotonin is tryptophan. It’s an amino acid which comes from meat eggs dairy, nuts, and seeds.(26:07) Drugs and medication are equally damaging to our gut and production of neurotransmitters, especially antibiotics which are designed to kill all bacteria – and thus creating an imbalance in the gut flora. We need to use antibiotics only in the most critical times.(28: 30) Blue light from the phone affects the production of serotonin and melatonin. If you don’t sleep that messes up your growth hormone and testosterone, which creates other imbalances – it’s all connected.(31:55) People who are always in the ‘’go mode’’ and are running on fatigue produce a lot of cortisol. That also creates hormonal imbalances and sets the ground for anxiety.(32:54) Remedies for stress: meditation, praying, breath work. That is a huge help in alleviating mental issues. It only works if you practice it - the more you do this is the most powerful strategy to avoid panic attacks.(35:04) Breathe into your nose through your belly. Count the time in 3 seconds, and exhale for 6 - if you slow exhale you are not in sympathetic dominance which will get you rid of a panic attack.(39:01) Replacing the depleted nutrients and fixing the imbalances - supplements to use:• Broad base minerals, take them 1st thing in the morning.• Don't chase any mineral and decide of your own which one to use.• Magnesium, nearly end of the day.(41:33) Power of sunshine is really important for mental health, try to get at least 45min a day.(42:45) A great tool to use for anxiety is Kava herb. It's a chill-out pill, helps you unwind. Use natural, water-based kava, not the synthetic one. Subscribe to the podcast here- https://www.drbartprecourt.com/healthmadesimple Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/drbartprecourt/Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/drbartprecourt/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoJi_yJFowQJnLV5D2gbH568lttEQ2T1f

You had probably heard about food supplements sometime over the last 20-30 years when they gained in popularity. People who are not using them usually think of supplements regarding weight loss and bodybuilding. However, quality supplements can benefit everybody, and this is the article about four best supplement you can use to improve your everyday life.The mindset for using supplements should be ‘’what can I do to be the best version of myself?’’ People often say ‘’Well, I am eating healthy, why do I need supplements?’’ While it’s true that a proper diet should be the no.1 priority and the staple of healthy living, there are certain deficiencies you can have even with the best nutrition.Busier lifestyle than any time before is one of the reasons we are so deficient in some essential nutrients. Things like stress, 24-7 availability, and smartphone use hinder with our sleep and are affecting the health of many adults. (1:45) The mindset for using supplements - what can you do to be the best version of yourself?(2:43) Busier lifestyle than any time before is one of the reasons we are so deficient in some essential nutrients. Another huge reason is farming practices. GMO veggies and fruits have become deficient in nutrients, soils are depleted and fed with chemicals.(4:35) No. 1 supplement - Fish oils (tung oils, cod liver oil, krill oil) - are all essential fatty acids that our body needs, rich in omega 3. We have to eat them because we don't make them and our brain is made of 50% fat, and DHA is made from fish oil. (7:04) Benefits: reducing inflammation, protection. Essential fatty acids are building the protective layer of the cells. (9:46) Rotate different fish oils because each has their benefits and your body reacts differently. Put your oil through the bite test - if your fish oil tastes terrible it's probably not that good.(11:37) A symptom of a deficiency in essential fatty acids; other than inflammation, is brain fog. Fish oil is a great way to clear brain fog, and also for joint paint.(14:00) The no.2 supplement is broad-based minerals. The primary reason that we need them is that our soils are depleted. The quantity of nutrients in fruits and vegetables is 50% less of what we had 50 years ago.(16:50) The best time to supplement minerals is to drink them with water first thing in the morning because we are dehydrated during the night.(18:03) It's challenging to mimic natural processes, and because many minerals are correlated, it's important to use whole food supplements. Probably 90% of supplements are synthetic and come from drug companies, which is not beneficial in the long run.(19:43) Sea salt (Himalayan) is excellent for getting minerals back in your body. Table salt is processed and is bad for us, that's why salt has a negative reputation.(20:36) When kids become deficient in minerals, ADD and ADHD are much more likely to happen.(22:18) No.3 is Magnesium, which is responsible for 300 different biochemical reactions. Probably 75% or more people are depleted in magnesium. Sugar, alcohol, and meat deplete it at twice the rate, stress also. (24:40) Magnesium is an exchange mineral, detox mineral. It will help you stay asleep at night, helps parasympathetic activity to rest and recover. Most people will benefit from it and improve sleeping, pooping, mood, and energy level.(27:26) Different types: magnesium lactate, citrate. Magnesium oxide is not really absorbable. 400mg a day is ideal but find your personal magnesium tolerance. Most important is to take it later in the day.(30:47) Whole food supplements are way better than synthetic - secret for realizing if the supplement is organic is the label on the back. If it says (some sort of vitamin) AS something else, it means it only mimics something natural.(33:47) No. 4 – Catalyn. Developed in the 1920s, a great supplement that covers a lot of most depleted minerals and vitamins. Made from whole foods, a great source of natural extracts. Make sure you use Catalyn when you buy it because it will lose nutritional value over time. I suspect that you and I are not that different. I want to be energetic, have fun, and explore what life has to offer. To do this, it helps to be healthy. Health can be a simple topic, it doesn’t need to be complicated or frustrating. The truth is our bodies were designed to feel good and heal on their own. Our job is to help them along the way. Maybe even get out of the way. It’s a simple process: get educated, become empowered and take action!-Doctor Bart Subscribe to the podcast here- https://www.drbartprecourt.com/healthmadesimple Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/drbartprecourt/Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/drbartprecourt/

Many people who are overweight often go on different diets, and they struggle to keep up with them. Are you struggling to lose weight? This article explains what are the possible causes behind weight loss inability. The most important thing about weight loss is to make sure we have the right goal in mind. You should have a realistic goal, and know how to get there, and trust the process behind it. The worst thing people do is when they decide to go on a diet on a whim and start starving themselves to death. That ultimately leads to stress, anxiety about food, bad mood, and the yo-yo effect because it’s not maintainable. We all should have an ideal functional weight while being really healthy. That means we should not have a lot of excess body fat and be properly nourished at the same time. But what makes people fat? What is the process behind it? (1:27) The most important thing about weight loss is to make sure we have the right goal in mind.(2:07) We all should have an ideal functional weight while being really healthy.(2:40) Insulin is a fat storage hormone. It's released when we have sugar in the blood, and then it converts into fat, to protect us from inflammation.(4:10) If you are drinking alcohol or eating sweets before bed, you are producing insulin and storing fat at night.(6:02) If you are eating too frequently, you will always burn food for energy instead of fat, even if you eat healthily.(7:36) Stress produces cortisol. If you don't slow down and stay in sympathetic dominance - you are starting to use cortisol for fuel. And then cortisol releases sugar, which releases insulin and we store fat.(11:26) Adrenal dysfunction and fatigue happen if you produce too much cortisol. If you struggle with constant soreness after workouts, you likely have adrenal fatigue. (12:20) The second wind of energy at night is another indicator of adrenal dysfunction. That late wind of energy interferes with sleep, which then, in turn, creates hormone imbalance that makes it harder to lose weight.(15:26) If you are always sore from working out, you should reduce it to a minimum. ASI (adrenal stress index test) is a fantastic saliva test to see how much cortisol you are producing at what time.(16:42) Great herbs that help adrenals are Ashwagandha, and Ramana. Even though you will benefit from using them, make sure you are working with a practitioner when it comes to your health, don't dabble.(17:45) Cellular toxicity - the outer layer of the cell is a fat layer that serves for protection. If that layer has become toxic, a good diet won't be enough. If we continually eat bad fats, they get stuck in the lipid layer of the cell.(20:20) In the last 10-15 years, chemicals in GMO foods such as glyphosate have significantly impacted the lipid layer of the cells, and our body is becoming worse at filtering.(22:47) Intermittent fasting is taking a block of time when you don't put food in your body, and eating in a specific time window. It's a great strategy to starve toxic cells to death.(26:25) Get your body more fat-adaptive, so it burns fat for fuel. Avoid snacks and create a 12-16 hour fasting window.(28:50) Antibiotics kill all bacteria (good and bad) in the body, and imbalance the gut flora. If you use antibiotics once or twice year after year, that breaks down your gut flora. It makes you more vulnerable, and you can develop weight loss resistance.(28:50) If you think you have cellular toxicity, your starting point to recovery should be fixing your diet and eating the food from God’s garden (roots, plants, animals, fish). Also, consult a practitioner familiar with this because it’s possible that your digestive system is not working well.(31:54) Don’t do the same thing over and over again, diet variation and workout variation are critical. We are not designed to eat a certain way all the time, and intermittent fasting should be seasonal as well. I suspect that you and I are not that different. I want to be energetic, have fun, and explore what life has to offer. To do this, it helps to be healthy. Health can be a simple topic, it doesn’t need to be complicated or frustrating. The truth is our bodies were designed to feel good and heal on their own. Our job is to help them along the way. Maybe even get out of the way. It’s a simple process: get educated, become empowered and take action!-Doctor Bart Subscribe to the podcast here- https://www.drbartprecourt.com/healthmadesimple Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/drbartprecourt/Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/drbartprecourt/

I suspect that you and I are not that different. I want to be energetic, have fun, and explore what life has to offer. To do this, it helps to be healthy. Health can be a simple topic, it doesn’t need to be complicated or frustrating. The truth is our bodies were designed to feel good and heal on their own. Our job is to help them along the way. Maybe even get out of the way. It’s a simple process: get educated, become empowered and take action! -Doctor Bart   Subscribe to the podcast here- https://www.drbartprecourt.com/healthmadesimple   Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/drbartprecourt/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/drbartprecourt/

I suspect that you and I are not that different. I want to be energetic, have fun, and explore what life has to offer. To do this, it helps to be healthy. Health can be a simple topic, it doesn’t need to be complicated or frustrating. The truth is our bodies were designed to feel good and heal on their own. Our job is to help them along the way. Maybe even get out of the way. It’s a simple process: get educated, become empowered and take action! -Doctor Bart   Subscribe to the podcast here- https://www.drbartprecourt.com/healthmadesimple   Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/drbartprecourt/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/drbartprecourt/  

I suspect that you and I are not that different. I want to be energetic, have fun, and explore what life has to offer. To do this, it helps to be healthy. Health can be a simple topic, it doesn’t need to be complicated or frustrating. The truth is our bodies were designed to feel good and heal on their own. Our job is to help them along the way. Maybe even get out of the way. It’s a simple process: get educated, become empowered and take action! -Doctor Bart   Subscribe to the podcast here- https://www.drbartprecourt.com/healthmadesimple   Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/drbartprecourt/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/drbartprecourt/  

Sleeping pills, melatonin pills, tranquilizers, and various other substances are now used by millions of people to be able to go to sleep. It’s reported that over 80 million people in America are having trouble with sleep which is seriously affecting the quality of their life. If you are one of those people, you must realize that it shouldn’t be that way and that sleeping should happen naturally. So, how do we get we get the best night of sleep? Sleeping used to be more simple than it is today. Life has gotten faster, more connected and more hectic 24/7, and it’s harder to follow a circadian rhythm. Circadian rhythm is a natural cycle which nature and humans have been abiding by for 10000 years. We used to rise with the Sun and went to sleep when it got dark out, like all the other creatures. There was simply no other option, and today that is a challenge for humans. We are living in a world of constant buzz. Commercials, infomercials, emails, messages, and notifications are omnipresent. In a world like that, it takes conscious effort to sleep properly. And if you don’t have good night sleep, you are not the half the person you can be. What does proper sleep mean? It means 8-9 hours of interrupted sleep, naturally, every day. Of course, we can operate with less sleep, and many people do so on a daily basis. Some people even brag about sleeping less and being able to work more hours. Young, motivated people usually fall into that category. It’s okay to do it for some time, but it’s not healthy in the long run, especially if you are older and can’t recover that fast. Two most common sleeping problems that we face today is falling asleep and staying asleep. It’s possible to have both issues, and each of them has different causes. If you are having trouble with waking up during the night, more than likely it’s between 1-3 a.m., as it is the most common time of waking up. That’s an indication of your liver detoxing because that is when it is most active. Improving diet and eliminating toxins is a great way to battle this. If you are waking up between 3-5 a.m., that indicates lungs issues. That's when we build up the immune system in which lungs have a huge role. If you have trouble falling asleep, your first thought should be setting up the proper conditions to sleep. As it goes dark, we get a signal from eyes to the pineal gland which releases melatonin, and that makes us drowsy. If it’s bright and light, your body shuts off the production of melatonin. Melatonin’s primary role in the human body is detox, so it destroys cancer cells, and that’s another significant reason to have a healthy production of it. When you go to sleep, your room should be pitch black, without any source of light. It should be cool and quiet. Back in Neanderthal days, there was no source of light at night, and it was colder, there were no sounds, and people slept well. That’s the environment you should try to accomplish. Shut down the heat in your apartment, and decrease cell phone use because blue light stimulates your eyes and shuts down production of melatonin, the same goes for LED lights. LED lights are popular at workplaces, and if at your work you have LED lights, remember to walk outside the office for at least 20-30 min during the day to get natural sunlight to increase melatonin levels. Develop healthy ways to fall asleep. If you are using alcohol to go asleep, you will often wake up because you will not produce melatonin and not go into REM (Rapid eye movement). REM is when you restore and develop your short-term memory and the ability to focus. Lack of REM may cause anxiety, irritability and other cognitive shortcomings, especially if you are having prolonged sleep issues. Some people are exhausted during the day, and they have a second wind of energy at night. That may be indicative of an imbalance in cortisol production and release in the body, which gives them energy and they become too wired to sleep. It’s a chance that there is adrenal insufficiency, and taking herbs such as Ashwagandha may help with that unwanted energy boost. People who use marijuana to fall asleep claim that it’s the best sleeping aid and that they are sleeping like babies. While marijuana can have benefits with relaxing your muscles and have a soothing effect on the organism; it has other health risks, such as decreased grey matter in the brain, heart, and lung function. Unlike alcohol, marijuana has proven to have some health benefits, but you risk grogginess and reduced brain function the next day. Some people use melatonin pills to fall asleep, and they justify that by saying it’s a natural hormone which we release anyway. While that is correct, you must realize that melatonin is not a sleeping pill and that it’s a hormone which simulates darkness, and there are some side effects like grogginess and headaches. You shouldn’t use it every day as a crutch to go to sleep, but for short-term use you shouldn’t have any problems. Eating habits are also fundamental when it comes to proper sleep. Sugar and carbs interfere with sleep because sugar releases serotonin, the feel-good hormone. If we consume too much sugar, we deplete our reservoir of serotonin. Since serotonin is a precursor of releasing melatonin, our sleep gets imbalanced. The ketogenic diet (high fat, medium protein, low carb) has a positive influence on sleep because it has low carb and sugar consumption. Before you go to bed, it’s best to eat a good source of healthy fats, because fats are slowly digested, and when you're sleeping your body uses fat for fuel. Carbs give us energy, and it’s best to eat them during the day because if you eat them at night, they will be the energy that we will not spend and it will be stored as fat in your body. Vegan and vegetarians often develop sleep challenges, because they are eating more carbs. Eating meats (especially liver) is an excellent source of b vitamins and tryptophan. Tryptophan is an amino acid, a precursor to making melatonin, and it’s prevalent in meat and eggs. A derivative of bad sleep is stress, and managing it is extremely important. If we go to bed with smartphones, with work, and keep a busy mind – we are not going to produce melatonin. If your mind is stressed, because of a mind-body connection you will you twitch, twist and turn during the night, and it will cause you to wake up and have less quality sleep. We should remove all electronic devices out of the room at least one hour before we go to sleep. Having TV, laptops, and smartphones in the bedroom will affect your sleep. As the old saying goes, we should use the bedroom for two things only, and they both start with the letter S. Developing a breathing practice such as meditation will calm you down before bed, and it will have a positive impact on your stress levels. For people who are always on the go and have much stress, Kava (organic, water-based) is a remarkable herb, to shut things off and unwind before bed. Magnesium is another great supplement that is great for the overall function of the organism, and it will also help us stay asleep. Almost every adult lacks it because of the stress, sugar, alcohol and meat consumption, which double the rate of magnesium expenditure. Try to go to sleep at the same time and to wake up at the same time, for your body to fall into a routine. If you have decided to improve your sleep maybe you will stare at the wall for some time before you get drowsy, but that’s ok, don’t reach for your smartphone. It’s a process, and it takes discipline to develop healthy sleeping practices, but it is definitely worth it and shouldn’t be taken lightly. Subscribe to the podcast here- https://www.drbartprecourt.com/healthmadesimple Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/drbartprecourt/Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/drbartprecourt/