Take Charge of Your Health

In the previous show, Dr. Bar explained how she uses peptides in her practice.   We covered some of the most popular peptides such as BPC 157.   This week Dr. Bar returns with more insights and practice tips and we open the phone lines to some specific questions and conditions. 

Collagen supplements have become very popular.  There are those that target different distinct tissues like the skin.  Does the research show that these supplements deliver?

Methylation is an important detoxification process for estrogens, adrenaline, histamine and more.  Learn how your methylation efficiency can affect your hormones.  https://forum.worldhealth.net/articles/hormones-on-a-methylation-leash-calming-the-endocrine-storm/

The true drivers of appetite, weight and mood. This was the topic that Corinne Furnari explored while she interacted with the audience as her cohost.

Osteoporosis is a serious loss of healthy bone turnover.  Conventional medicine offerings focuses on bisphosphonate drugs which stops bone remodeling.  This looks good on a bone density test but retains poor quality bone.  Bisphosphonate drugs even interfere with cholesterol production just as statin drugs to. 

We wanted to discuss some pearls like vitamin C babies, black seed oil benefits, licorice and DGL and other remedies that might come up.  We discussed erectile dysfunction as the topic came up - included increasing circulation, herbal remedies that improved testosterone and testosterone itself.

This week Corinne was speaking with Seth Greiner, physical therapist. The discussion was about the importance of  maintaining physical strength.  Strength is the foundation of physical function. It underpins our ability to perform everyday tasks, from carrying groceries to getting up from a chair. As we age, we naturally lose strength, which can lead to decreased independence, increased risk of falls and injuries, and a decline in overall quality of life. Even with conditions like Parkinson's, targeted strength training can improve balance, despite muscle-building challenges. Getting stronger, even in later years, can help maintain or regain the ability to do the things we enjoy, improve bone density, enhance balance (in many cases), and increase resilience against age-related physical decline.

If you want to live a long, healthy life, there's one truth you can't escape:  your body needs to move.  Exercise isn't just about shedding pounds or flexing in the mirror—it's a scientifically proven weapon against the ravages of aging. From your heart to your brain, regular physical activity can rewind the clock on many of aging's harmful effects. And yet, despite mountains of evidence, it remains one of the most neglected tools in our health and medical arsenal. Why?

No one really knows what gets endometriosis started.   The estrogen sensitive and estrogen producing plaques can show up virtually everywhere in the body and cycle with the ovarian cycle creating pain and inflammation.  We discuss the nature of endometriosis and some ideas for solutions and relief.

Brain fog is a very common complaint that turns out to have many causes.   We start to cover some of the underlying circumstances that affect brain acuity and the distress that it creates in one's life.

There are lots of studies around progesterone particularly the surge in production after ovulation and critical for pregnancy.  However men made progesterone too in the testes, adrenal glands, brain, nerve cells, and mast cells. Normal serum levels for men are the same as the follicular phase in women. Sadly, the research in men is paltry and conventional medicine likes to treat with finasteride, a non bioidentical molecular attempting to mimic progesterone.  

insulin and glucose dysregulation is pervasive.   High insulin affects other hormones such as estrogen, testosterone, progesterone and thyroid.   Learn about the interrelationships and the keys to managing insulin.    

Insulin resistance is rampant.  There are times at puberty and during pregnancy and during times of famine that high levels of insulin can be needed.  But for most of us, due to the poor quality of our diets and food choices, insulin and glucose become imbalances and leads to health problems body-wide.    

There are so many facets of good healthy sleep.  Often that is a primary directive - get more sleep.  What happens when you can't sleep.  We look into some of the reasons.

At the first of the year, many resolve to change or add something to their lives and unfortunately this resolve can often fade within a few months.  Yet, it is the consistency of new habits that can really make huge positive changes.  We discuss what needs to happen to take charge of your health and your life.

Santa Bob Derezinski joined us to tell us his eye view of the Christmas Holiday Season.  We continue into the many types of exercise modalities and the published benefits from HIT (High Intensity) to slow sustained to lymphatic movement.  Start the new year with movement!  

 We look at the diagnosis of osteoporosis but underlying that we are back to digestion.  Not only do we have to nourish our bodies with good nutrition. we have to ensure that our digestive system is adequate to take in, digest and use the nutrition provided. 

Circulation is pretty basic. Today Corinne takes a deep dive into techniques designed to improve circulation and various herbs and nutrients that can improve the circulation of blood to the tiniest of capillaries. 

 Although inspired by holiday overindulgence, this show covers how critical good digestion is to our well being.   We discuss challenges to our digestive tract and techniques and support to better assimilate the food we eat. Holidays can be especially challenging.  This is a replay covering a theme we regularly focus on for the holiday season.

We have had blockbuster presentations by Dr. Ed Lichten, Dr. James Joseph, Dr. Jeff Baker and Dr. Dale Bredesen - covering hormones particularly testosterone, a chronic fatigue the ended with the use of oxygen, a natural and nutritional answer to migraine headaches and the end of Alzheimer's.   As expected, we had many comments and pearls called in by our listeners.   

Dr. Dale Bredesen dared to publish a book "The End of Alzheimer's"  pointing out that we have looked at this health issue too simplistically.   The causes are multifactoral and most sufferers have  more that one root cause to address.   Dr. Bredesen's book is organized by identifying the problems, helping to define the issue in a particular individual and supplying solutions.   This is precision medicine at its best.   Dr. Bredesen has created an army of trained physicians and coaches to use this method and has published many success stories.

 Dr. Dale Bredesen dared to publish a book "The End of Alzheimer's"  pointing out that we have looked at this health issue too simplistically.   The causes are multifactoral and most sufferers have  more that one root cause to address.   Dr. Bredesen's book is organized by identifying the problems, helping to define the issue in a particular individual and supplying solutions.   This is precision medicine at its best.   Dr. Bredesen has created an army of trained physicians and coaches to use this method and has published many success stories.

Dr. Lichten has been prodigious in his studies and application of bioidentical hormones.  He focused on testosterone and its relationship with diabetes, for instance  Here we try to share pearls of information Dr. Lichten has organized into 10 points.  Dr. Lichten is a bit difficult to understand as he struggles with health issues but this information is too important not to share.

Dr. James Joseph joins us to discuss the many facets of chronic fatigue  To illustrate he shares his personal journey.  In his case, he finally found that a vasculitis problem interfered with microcirculation and the ability for his body to use oxygen.   Oxygen became a key to his recovery.

 Carol and Corinne discuss topics like what doctors have told us about our health. They discuss lycopene and its role in skin health, progesterone deficiency and its impact on women's health and misconceptions about the absorption of progesterone.    

Sodium Bicarbonate has been in medical use since the 1700's.  Our kidneys product about 1/2 pound per day to help keep the blood stream slightly alkaline.  Bicarbonate deficiencies are real and contribute to minor health problems all the way to cancers, lupus, myastenia gravis, MS, scleroderma.  Dr. Tulio Simoncini pioneered treating cancer tumors with direct injections of sodium bicarbonate.

Adrenal fatigue is not readily accepted in conventional medicine. But nonetheless men and women alike can suffer from declining cortisol creating debilitating fatigue. It is not just a lack of one hormone.   Leading up to the fatigue is the excessive production of adrenaline from stressors of all sorts which ultimately exhausts the production of cortisol   The fatigue is multifaceted but taking charge of your health with this information can bring relief.  

Corinne and Carol have a discussion on diets, ways of supporting dietary patterns that influence your 39 trillion resident bacteria to assist your health. Types of diets to benefit healthy microbiomes.

Corinne and Carol discuss Urine Therapy - What is it and what's it all about?

Low boron is easy to diagnose with hair analysis and can be deficient in parts of the world with low boron in the soil. We do a deep dive into the many properties of boron as a pain reliever, antiinfective agent. We round out the hour discussing Chinese herbal cold remedies

Corinne and Carol invite Dr. Phyllis Bronson a research scientist, biochemist, and clinician on the show to discuss all things progesterone. 

Connie and Carol. Discuss Candida - how it develops, what are its symptoms, and how it morphs.

Connie and Carol.. Discuss The physiology of desire, low libido and testosterone in relationship to women. 

Discuss The Food Pyramid - how and why it was created.  Artificial or Imitation foods and the effects on our health today. 

Take charge of your health with Connie and Carol Discuss   Adrenal Fatigue - their function and best way to support them with nutrients to be able to appropriately respond.

Take charge of your health with Connie and Carol  Discuss Epidemic of mass cell activation syndrome

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is complex and often not diagnosed until a woman is unable to get pregnant. Chief problems are insulin and glucose disturbances, progesterone deficiency and testosterone excess.

Parkinson's isn't just a straightforward simple disease. Add l-dopa and that's the best you can do. We discuss all the nuances also present in Parkinson Disease patients and many many avenues which intertwine with these symptoms. See also forum.worldhealth.net for a posting of all the resources we accumulated.

The incidence of Parkinson's Disease is rising and conventional medicine says that there is no cure. People are offered l-dopa therapy with some easement of symptoms but downhill progression continues. There is a much larger story to be told. Listen to the myriad of directions that bear exploring further affecting Parkinson's patients.

 Acne can be severe and debilitating. Chris Masterjohn writes about an old study done with vitamin B5 pantothenic acid. The theory behind B5 is more compelling than the hormone theory and insulin theory

 Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease are increasing in frequency. We discuss the many factors that lead to Alzheimer's disease and some of the changes we can make to avoid having these dysfunctions and how monitoring can help and what can be used to help. Unlike conventional medicine, researchers like Dr. Dale Bredesen find that causes are multifactoral and so must be the treatment.

Testosterone levels are dropping! The labs which measure testosterone levels have adjusted the normal ranges downward. But this is average rather than normal. Corinne and Dr. Deckel discuss the implications and what you can do about it.

 Dr. Chris Shade describes the role of the hormone AMPK and it's rapid effect to achieve ketosis while doing diet modifications. Progesterone is an amazing hormone with multiple functions and applications. Learn what you can do.

 Carol and Corinne take a deeper dive into the complex subject of low thyroid activity. We discuss what lab testing does and does not show and what tests to ask for

 It's confusing. Low thyroid symptoms may be present and causing significant quality of life issue but often testing is incomplete or lacks the sensitivity to confirm. With practitioners spending less and less time with physical exams and more time with computer templates, hypothyroid patients have a hard time finding any relief.

Urinary incontinent products are the top sellers in the pharmacies. It is the biggest driver to entering a nursing hormone facility. However, you can spot it early and take steps to avoid this outcome.

Carol discusses the classes of drugs involved in treating hypertension, how they work and what natural substances do the same thing. Corinne adds herbs that have potential for blood pressure management. Corinnehealth.com Thewellnessbydesignproject.com

We are told that hypertension needs to be treated with drugs for a lifetime. Is that really true? Most of the hypertensive drugs are designed to block or mitigate adrenaline. Can we do that naturally?

Cholesterol builds our cells, creates all of our sex and adrenal hormones, vitamin D, and bile for digestions. Levels less that 160 are associated with increases in all cause mortality. Extremely low levels occur in autism and in AIDS. We discuss what we can do to restore cholesterol levels and what a very high cholesterol might mean.

 Carol and Corinne review a podcast interview with Dr. Peter Atilla and Dr. Andrew Huberman from May 2022. This podcast has well over a million views, lots of praise in the comments and cited by other social media sites. The trouble is that it contains misinformation. For example, Dr. Atilla proclaims that there is a progesterone containing IUD - false. The IUD contains levonorgestrel. The drug does not move from the uterus - also false. The drug continuously goes into the blood stream and affects the whole body. We spend the whole hour unweaving the web.

Dr. Ellen Cutler joins Corinne and Carol to show us how supplemental digestive enzymes can help with candida, food sensitivities, autoimmune issues, weakened immune systems, long covid and more.