In this week’s social media recap, I have a fun throwback, my first million-view video on statins, and of course, a SMH. Enjoy!

Well, it happened. My first million-view video with iHealthTube.com. In this video, I talk about statin drugs and what you can do to naturally in order to not need to take them. Watch video here.

Also, Dr. Casen and I want to hear from you! Our final Facebook Live will be on December 26th and we would like to know what you would want us to talk about. Feel free to leave your suggestions on my Facebook page.

Flashing back to why I love spending the winter in Naples. Come and join me this upcoming season 😎.

Did you know modern manufacturing strips away many nutrients and even though this season is filled with plenty of cookies and pastries (also a SMH!!), I have witnessed first hand many health challenges come to a halt when gluten was removed. Watch this video for more info.

Are you tired of forgetting even the most easiest things to remember? I share in this blog, how food affects your memory, and what you to can to help improve it starting today. Also, visit my HEALTH TOPICS page on memory to complement my blog.

Have a blessed week!

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We had a great week sharing drugless content over social media this week, including the new “What Can I Do For” on sleep apnea. Enjoy – and share with your friends who you know can benefit.

In this “What Can I Do For …” I am sharing about how you can help #PreventSurgery for sleep apnea. For more information, visit this link

If you have been following me for a time, you know optimal health is about cleaning up your liver.

For more info, visit here for the “Importance of Optimal Liver Function” from my “Drugless Guide to Balancing Female Hormones” chapter.

One question we always get, either here on social media or at our practice is, “Is breast thermography safe?” Dr. Casen shares how and why it is.

Click here for more information about breast thermography returning to The Drugless Doctors in Ohio and Naples in a few weeks!

Dr. Bob continues the conversation of why your liver is so important when it comes to breast cancer prevention in this #NoMeds video.

Last week was World Mental Health Day, and Dr. Bob and Dr. Casen shared their drugless tips to keep your brain functioning at its best. Go here to watch! 

Last week was Dr. Bob’s birthday, and the team at The Drugless Doctor wanted to celebrate with this vintage throwback picture. Happy Birthday, Dr. Bob!

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Today is World Mental Health Day, and we created this special video to help show how chiropractic and drugless care can help you on your road to optimal health. Please share with anyone who you know can benefit.

Mental Health and Your Brain

What is mental health?  Defined by WHO as a state of well-being, in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community.

Why are we, as Chiropractors, talking about mental health?  Brain & Nervous System – Current research is showing that chiropractic care alone can increase brain function by 20-50%.

How does someone’s mental health impact their body and current state of health?  Humans are the only animals who regularly experience a stress response without an actual stressor present.

1. Common conditions include: depression, anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), drug addiction, worry, social anxiety, phobias, and panic attacks.
2. Research: Alzheimer’s and Dementia have been linked to high aluminum levels in the brain.
3. Aluminum comes from: soil, water, air, foods, drugs, deodorants, cosmetic products, and toothpastes. You may also find it in aluminum products, including: containers, foils, and cooking tools.
4. Traditional medical approach for mental health include: medications or therapy.

The Drugless Doctors approach: What can we do about these items from a natural perspective?

EFA Bloodspot test, lab work, zinc taste test, pH test, and hair mineral analysis; to name a few.

The Brain Diet; A good diet = A happy brain.

1. Stable source of energy: protein. (The brain uses roughly 20% of your energy, but is only about 2% of your body weight.)
2. Nutrients: nourishing food (green leafy vegetables, and a rainbow and variety of vegetables)
3. Antioxidants: reduce oxidation; keep the brain “clean”
4. EFA’S: protect the brain, decrease inflammation, and transmit messages
5. Water: drink ½ your bodyweight in ounces everyday (the brain is 78%water), thirsty = dull
6. Avoid: sugar, wheat, and soy (it takes minerals and zinc out of the body)
7. Get involved: don’t isolate yourself- BROGA, relationships, and social activities
8. Exercise!

Nutritional support for brain:

o   Coconut Oil

o   Vitamin D-Mulsion: Immune support, take 2-3 drops on tongue until April

o   Essential Fatty Acids: Optimal EFAs for brain support, take 3 capsules/day or 1 teaspoon/day

o   Li-Zyme Forte: a vegetable based lithium for mental stress and depression, 3 tablets, 3x/day

o   Bio-B Complex: B vitamins for stress, take 1-3 tablets/day with meals

o   Celtic Sea Salt: minerals get depleted during stress, use liberally

More Info: Here

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Thank you all for watching, to help you on your road to optimal health, you may consider a thirty-minute consultation with me. Please use the code: Wellness10 to receive 10% off (offer is only good if it’s your first consultation).

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This month can either be the “most wonderful time of the year,” or quite taxing on the family in regards to the chaos a new school year brings. That said, I have seen that overall focus in both kids and adults is at a crossroads. I love technology and social media, but our ability to focus for long periods of time has diminished significantly.

In our monthly live video, Dr. Casen and I look at what foods and minerals can help aid our mental clarity and how we can help symptoms of ADHD naturally. Thanks for watching – come visit us in Cleveland or Naples, Florida, you’ll be glad you did!

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I know this may seem a bit odd but what you eat can literally sabotage your ability to think and recall. Your body takes the food you consume (including hot dogs, Jell-O, cookies and everything else you eat—now you can see why so many experience subpar health) and combines it with the nutrients available to make brain fat. This process requires magnesium, which comes from green foods, and zinc from beef and seeds from plants like pumpkins. If you have family members experiencing Alzheimer’s and you are following their footsteps enjoying the same favorite “grandma” recipes—you will be just like them!

The fat in your brain used for mental acuity can be impaired by digestive aides and medications because those medications stop the absorption of minerals from your small intestine. If you have digestive distress I would encourage you to stop fluids with your meals—especially ice cold beverages (they dilute the already low levels of digestive acids) and consider a digestive enzyme. Digestive enzymes promote optimal absorption. It is safe to say, from my experience, that Alzheimer’s and dementia may be collateral damage from a digestive challenge and made worse by drugs which have poorly manage digestion issues (commonly called proton pump inhibitors such as Nexium®, Prilosec® and Tagament®). The minerals, and this is an important fact, are needed to collectively bring the long chain fat your brain so critically needs; DHA or docosahexaenoic acid is created by eating precursor foods that are reassembled into your brain power.

We are now able to measure the fats in your body. I must say in my over 35 years of experience this is one of the most significant breakthroughs in our technical ability to help patients. I have more information in “Dr. Bob’s Guide to Stop ADHD” and “Dr. Bob’s Trans Fat Survival Guide”—they are must reads if you want the ability to remember if you had lunch or if you took a shower when you hit 65 or 70 years old.

Drugless Action Steps for “Brain Power”

1. Avoid trans fat and/or partially hydrogenated fat—one serving can linger for months sabotaging the creation of “good” brain fat.

2. Avoid artificial preservatives, taste enhancers, colors and other items for processing—these sabotage DHA long-chain fat production.

3. Add either one tablespoon of omega-3 organic flax oil per one hundred pounds of body weight or two teaspoons of Biomega-3 anchovy/sardine oil (or 3 capsules) daily.

4. Do not take aspirin—it tricks the body and interrupts DHA production.

5. Do not use proton pump inhibitors.  If you experience digestive distress, supplement with Hydro-Zyme™, one in the middle of each meal

6. Avoid gluten; it interrupts the absorption of minerals stopping DHA production.

7. Have your EFA Bloodspot Test at least one time a year. You don’t want your $250,000 in IRA money to go to the Dementia or Alzheimer’s unit – You will thank me later!

Watch Dr. Bob describe the EFA Bloodspot Test!

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Like anything else regarding health, what you put in and on your body impacts your brain and therefore the body’s ability to communicate at full capacity. The critical component for optimal brain function is a long chain fatty acid called docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). DHA can be created in the body via two primary pathways:

– Directly via marine or fish-based sources or

– Indirectly via the alpha-linolenic or the ALA pathway.

The food you choose impacts the formation of DHA via the ALA pathway. I discuss this in great detail in “Dr. Bob’s Trans Fat Survival Guide” .

Omega-3 foods are the building blocks for DHA, and can be created by consuming precursor food factors, including but not limited to: Walnuts, greens, and flax oil. These foods must be metabolized in your body through a series of steps requiring these nutrients: Magnesium, vitamin B, and zinc.

Statistically speaking, the ALA pathway, when functioning at normal capacity, has an efficiency factor of ten percent. That may seem ineffective, but it really is spot on. It has been suggested by “test-tube” science, we as a human species are not currently creating DHA through this pathway because of genetic alterations. The system is actually working, but why you benefit from having your DHA assessed is learning what you apply to and/or on your body may be unknowingly sabotaging DHA production- by preventing the absorption of the “ingredients” needed to create the final product of the recipe — DHA.

Man-made fats (margarine and low fat) which were considered in the past (by the “test-tube scientists”) to be heart-healthy lifesavers, contain ingredients that contribute to heart disease.  Trans fat or partially hydrogenated oils, the primary component of these fats, literally impede the development of DHA production. I suggest avoiding anything artificial, including all fake or artificial sweeteners. Memory lapses, poor attention span, and even depression are a result  from low DHA levels because of the trans fat or partially hydrogenated fats found in your breakfast pastry, dessert or snack food you crave.

I encourage you to incorporate the EFA Bloodspot Fatty Acid test, which assesses DHA levels,  especially those who are suffering with memory lapses, behavior challenges with their kids or grandchildren. I have seen depression, which impacts nearly eighteen percent of the US’ population, and initial Alzheimer’s symptoms, be managed effectively by properly addressing the issue of DHA levels.

If you  or a family member has a memory concern, it’s time to modify your lifestyle choices. If you follow the same dietary pattern your loved one did or still does, and they have Alzheimer’s, you more than likely will be dealing with those symptoms at some point. I would suggest having your DHA levels checked and modify your lifestyle accordingly so you have a DHA number of at least 1.40 in the reference range of normal levels.

Alzheimer’s Fighters:

1. Biomega-3 and Anchovy/Sardine-based oils. You can take one or two teaspoons daily.  Do not take any oil if you are taking aspirin unless you are having your blood levels monitored. Dr. Bob takes three per day.

2. Other excellent sources of oil:  High Lignan Flax Oil from Omega Nutrition (capsule or liquid). Dr. Bob takes six capsules per day as general maintenance protocol, and/or one tablespoon per day per 100 pounds of body weight to help brain function. Twelve capsules are equivalent to one tablespoon.

3. Flax Powder from Omega Nutrition is a great source of omega-3 components that can be added to any smoothie or vegetable juice.

4. Optimal EFA’s from Biotic’s Research Corporation- up to two teaspoons daily.

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