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Published: 2011-11-30
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLjgBLwH3Wc
so I love doing taekwondo and was once a national champion but a lot has changed since then I went off to medical school became a physician I have a son and then a daughter and I developed a chronic disease for which there is no cure in two thousand was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis I turn to the best MSN or I could find the Cleveland Clinic I
saw the very best doctors receive the best care possible taking the latest newest drugs still by two thousand three my disease had transitioned secondary progressive Emmaus I took the recommended chemotherapy I got the to recline wheelchair had one of the motor I could drive around I took place Avary and then sell so the continued become more severely disabled my disease had transitioned I was afraid that's
going to become bedridden I turned to reading the latest research using pub med dot gov I do that brains afflicted with them us over time shrank I therefore went to every night reading the latest medical research about the diseases in which brains shrink these diseases or Huntington's Parkinson's and Alzheimer's I saw that in all three conditions the mitochondria do not work well leading to shrinking brains
with more searching iPhone studies in which mouse brains in the mitochondria been protected %HESITATION up using fish oil creatine and coenzyme Q. I translated the small size doses into human sized ones and beyond my first round of self experimentation the repetitive my decline slowed it I was very grateful but I was still declining next I discovered the institute for functional medicine in through their continuing medical
education course neuroprotection a functional medicine approach to common and uncommon neurological syndromes I learned more brain cell biology and what I could do to protect mine this some of what I learned we have a billion cells in our brains with ten trillion connections all of that connect the wiring must be insulated with something called myelin and multiple sclerosis damages Mylan in order to make healthy robust
Mylan your brain needs a lot of B. vitamins a particular vitamin B. one which is thiamine be nah I'm just folate B. twelve which is cool Balham and it also needs a mega three fatty acids and iodine this is a synapse those beautiful golden drops are the neurotransmitters for your brain to make no transmitters it needs a lot of sulfur and vitamin B. six which is
pyridoxine these are mitochondria they're so beautiful and they're so critical to your lives because it is the tiny mitochondria in each of our cells that will manage the energy supply for about sol with out your mitochondria you would be no larger than bacteria in medical school I had to memorize countless reactions involving my mitochondria but I never learned which compounds my cells could manufacture in which
I needed to consume in order for those reactions to happen properly I now know that I need a lot of B. vitamins soul for an anti oxidants for my mitochondria to thrive in so I added the vitamin soul for an anti oxidants to my daily regimen and then it occurred to me they should get my its long list of nutrients from food that if I did
that I would probably get hundreds maybe thousands of other compounds that science had yet to name and identify but would be helpful to my brain and my mitochondria but you know I didn't know where they were in the food supply and neither do the medical text nor the food science text with whom I consulted but the internet did so it's really very helpful so using that
I was able to design a food plan specifically for my brain then my mitochondria and now before I tell you what that food plan is rejected and to see what Americans are eating I'm gonna start with you guys all so I want to think back plus twenty four hours add up all the fruits and vegetables are you reading don't clued potatoes or corn because those are
starches now if you could cover a dinner plate he thought I raise your hand come out don't be shy raise your hands okay now if you could cover to dinner plates keep your hands up anyone can I have eaten three dinner plates look around see how few hands are up okay now we're gonna check with another family all this is from hungry planet by Peter one
so it shows with this American family will eat in the coming week look closely you're gonna see a lot of processed foods in boxes jars in other containers this is how most Americans eat this is how most the Saudis eat as they become more affluent that's likely why as societies become more affluent their health declines this slide is from work done by professor Lauren Corday he
%HESITATION is showing the percent of Americans whose daily intake is below the recommended daily allowance for variety of important nutrients on the bottom half the slide are the you'll see that was that half of us take enough B. vitamins vitamin C. vitamin a now if you look at the top half the slide you'll see that two thirds of us do not take DHEA and enough calcium
magnesium zinc or iodine and that eighty percent do not take DHEA announced maybe three facts we you are all star being yourselves we are alive because of complicated chemical reactions if you're not providing the building blocks that is the vitamins minerals essential fats those reactions cannot happen properly leading to the wrong structures being made structure simply not being made at all you set the stage for
chronic disease this is why our children are born with draws her two small leading to crooked teeth and smaller brains this is why your blood pressures your blood vessels become stiff as you age this is why one in three American children or wanted to if for African American or Hispanic will become diabetic and obese as children or young adults this is why if you go to
our schools every year we have more and more children severe learning problems in severe behavior problems but it does not have to be this way for two and a half million years humans ate what we could gather in hot the cold foragers also known as hunter gatherers that hunter gatherer diet that paleo diet consists of leaves roots berries meet through it's locally obtain fresh in season
and of course organic the Inuit in the far north eight very differently than the Africans on the Savannah and yet when scientists of analyze these hunter gatherer diets they exceed the recommended daily allowance two to ten fold depending on the Nutri these ancient peoples know more about eating for optimal health and vitality then we physicians and we scientists the hunter gatherer diet has more nutrition then
the American heart association diet more nutrition than the American diabetes association diet and more nutrition than the US today food pyramid diet I therefore started with a hunter gatherer diet to use those concepts it but I structured it to be sure I was getting the nutrition the vitamins minerals nutrients that identifies critical to my brain cells and my mitochondria that diet is this three cups of
green leaves three cups of sulfur rich vegetables three cups of bright color grass fed meat organ meat see we three cops is a dinner plate heaped high I start with greens because they're rich in B. vitamins vitamins a C. K. and minerals and those are two types of kale kale has the most nutrition per tower of any plant the B. vitamins will protect your brain cells
in your mitochondria vitamins ANC support your immune cells vitamin K. keeps your blood vessels and bones healthy and minerals are cofactors for hundreds of different enzymes in your bodies plus having a plate full of daily greens will dramatically lower your risk of cataracts and macular degeneration truth is a leading cause of blindness the U. us so have more detail were parsley more cooked greens have more
smoothies and greens have dehydrator kill chips which you're so delicious my teenage daughter and her friends love them I want to have three cups a plate full of sulfur rich vegetables every day your brain and your mitochondria need sulfur your liver and kidney did saw first week remove toxins from your bloodstream the cabbage family is rich in sulfur that includes cabbage broccoli cauliflower Brussels sprouts turnips
rooted Vegas radishes collards and kale the onion families also rich in sulfur onions garlic leeks chives shallots so were mushrooms are into spiritus also want you to have I played three cops preferably three different colors every single day colors are flavonoids some polyphenols these are potent antioxidants that will support your right now your mitochondria your brain cells and the removal of toxins you can get your
colors from vegetables like beets carrots peppers red cabbage or you can get them from berries and brightly colored fruits like peaches and oranges I want you to have high quality protein that's rich in omega three fatty acids I Meg three fatty acids are very important to insulate that wiring in your brain it's also critical for the development of your jaws seeking have straight teeth and a
larger brain therefore have wild fish in particular salmon and herring also have grass fed meat everyday our ancient societies all valued organ meats an organ meats are concentrated sources of vitamins minerals and coenzyme Q. they're particularly potent at supporting your mitochondria therefore have organ meats like liver and onions heart tongue gizzards sweetbreads once a week the ancients would travel great distances or trade to ensure access
to see read see we need is a rich source of iodine and selenium your brain needs iodine to make myelin the insulation for the wiring it also needs iodine to remove toxins in particular mercury lead and heavy metals and adequate iodine lowers your risk of breast cancer and prostate cancer studies have shown that eighty percent of Americans have a relatively low iodine therefore have C. we'd
at least once a week to ensure and maintain adequate I iodine levels most Americans can't imagine eating nine cups three played fulls of vegetables and buries everyday but if you'll commit to having nine cups but is incredibly healthy wonderful for you vegetables and buries everyday before you have grain potatoes dairy you'll have dramatically increased the vitamin and mineral content of your diet plus you will have
dramatically lowered the risk of food allergies food allergies and food sensitivities are far more common than we realize the difficult to diagnose and in particular sensitivity to gluten the protein in wheat rye and barley and to dairy the protein the casein protein and Terry is associate with a wide variety of health problems including but not limited to Exuma asthma allergies infertility durable ball fibromyalgia chronic fatigue
arthritis chronic headache neurological problems and behavior problems yes it will cost more teeth these beautiful vegetables and berries but I assure you you are going to pay the price you'll pay the price now food that stores your health and vitality or you pay the price for doctor's visits Russian drugs surgeries missed time from work early retirement and nursing home care the choice is yours okay seven
years I get the best care the latest newest drugs I continue to get more disabled by November of two thousand seven I could not sit in the chair like you are now I'd be reclined is zero gravity chair like this at home or at work or in bed I could walk short distances using two canes I was losing my keys my phones was having nightmares that
my chief of staff had pulled my clinical privileges that is one I designed a diet so quickly for my brain cells in my mitochondria that's when I began I became a modern day hunter gatherer three months later I can walk Sweeney exam rooms using one came the month after that I could walk throughout the hospital without a cane at five months I got on my bike
for the first time in a decade and I pedaled around the block nine months it's my new wave eating I pedaled eighteen miles the following year I did a trail ride in the Canadian Rockies I am the Canary in the coal mine here is a warning to all of you we have a choice we can continue to eat that delicious convenient tasty processed food and watch
ourselves and our children grow steadily more overweight oppressed and diabetic or we can continue to watch health care costs balloon out of control bankrupting us individually and collectively as a country or we can eat for mitochondria eating vegetables and berries grass fed meat organ meat and see which and have more vitality we all have a choice I choose to teach the public about the healing power
of food and conduct clinical trials we are testing my interventions and others are secondary progressive a mouse will present our research on Sunday at the two thousand allotment neuroscience conference results are breathtaking we all have a choice I challenge you to become modern day hunter gathers eat for your mitochondria become ambassadors for your mitochondria for if I can rise up from a to recline wheelchair doing
