• Why chronic inflammation is linked to many modern diseases
• The difference between symptom treatment and root-cause medicine
• How stress, diet, and lifestyle quietly drive inflammation
• Functional medicine testing and how doctors identify hidden health issues
• The connection between hormones, gut health, and immune balance
• Practical lifestyle changes that help reduce inflammation naturally
• Why prevention and education are becoming the future of healthcare

• Chronic inflammation can affect energy, mood, brain function, and overall health.
• Gut health plays an important role in immunity and brain function.
• Leaky gut can contribute to inflammation throughout the body.
• An unhealthy gut microbiome can become a major source of inflammation.
• Food sensitivities may be an overlooked trigger of chronic inflammation.
• Functional testing can help identify hidden health issues and root causes.
• High sugar and processed foods can contribute to inflammation.
• Stress, diet, and lifestyle habits can all influence chronic inflammation.
• Toxic exposure, mold, and heavy metals may also affect overall health.
• A personalized approach can help address the underlying causes of health problems.

[00:00:05] Try to stay away from high sugar loaded
[00:00:09] food such as tropical fruits like a
[00:00:11] mango and watermelon like you mentioned
[00:00:14] pineapple. Those are loaded with
[00:00:17] fructose.
[00:00:18] >> [music]
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[00:00:30] >> Today's conversation is about
[00:00:32] inflammation, the silent fire in the
[00:00:35] body. Most of us only notice it when
[00:00:37] things go wrong. Fatigue, brain fog,
[00:00:40] hormone issues, pain. We typically see
[00:00:43] doctors to treat the symptoms, but we
[00:00:45] rarely ask why am I going through this?
[00:00:48] So my guest today is my doctor, Dr. Joy
[00:00:51] How. She's a functional and integrative
[00:00:53] medicine physician in Boca Raton. She
[00:00:56] helps people uncover the root cause of
[00:00:58] chronic issues by blending western
[00:01:00] science and eastern healing. Dr. How,
[00:01:02] welcome to Vibe Your Vibe. Thanks for
[00:01:04] being here. Oh, thank you. Thank you
[00:01:06] Kirk for inviting me. Today, you know,
[00:01:09] we want to talk about a chronic
[00:01:10] inflammation. So if you could stop a
[00:01:13] single process in your body and that one
[00:01:17] can silently drive a heart disease,
[00:01:21] Alzheimer's, autoimmune disorders, and
[00:01:24] even cancer. So would you want to know
[00:01:26] how? This process is our topic is the
[00:01:30] chronic inflammation. Chronic
[00:01:32] inflammation majority of us all
[00:01:34] experience and is low grade
[00:01:38] systemic inflammation. Sometimes you
[00:01:40] don't even see. You cannot eat
[00:01:43] invisible. Well, it's like it's like the
[00:01:46] the frog in the pot, right? And you just
[00:01:48] keep turning the heat up a little by
[00:01:49] little by little. The inflammation keeps
[00:01:52] growing very gradually over time.
[00:01:55] >> Exactly. And you don't even really and
[00:01:57] the next thing you know, now you've got
[00:02:00] all these different symptoms I went
[00:02:01] through with chronic the brain fog, the
[00:02:04] fatigue, your hormone, pain.
[00:02:06] >> Yeah, lots of people wait until like
[00:02:09] we normally ignore
[00:02:11] the little signals. Yeah.
[00:02:13] >> What are some of those small signals
[00:02:14] that we might not
[00:02:15] >> Small signals, small signals like you
[00:02:18] know, fatigue persistently.
[00:02:22] Persistent fatigue and when you rest
[00:02:26] the fatigue continues.
[00:02:28] So the the rest couldn't fix the
[00:02:31] fatigue. So that's a very common one of
[00:02:34] the common symptoms.
[00:02:35] >> Ah, so you're resting, but you're not
[00:02:38] really resting. Yeah. Yeah, you're
[00:02:40] resting, but you still after you rest,
[00:02:44] the fatigue is still continue. Like you
[00:02:46] still feel like low energy. You don't
[00:02:48] feel you refreshed. Mhm. So that's one
[00:02:53] and the brain fog is a very common like
[00:02:56] we hear clinically and
[00:02:59] probably the next one, the second most
[00:03:03] common
[00:03:04] complaint right after fatigue.
[00:03:07] >> not you're just not
[00:03:08] You're not sharp. You have a trouble
[00:03:10] concentrating. You couldn't finish your
[00:03:13] task. So sort of is it sort of like ADD
[00:03:16] or ADHD, but that you don't have a
[00:03:18] history of it?
[00:03:19] >> Yeah. And and so all of a sudden you're
[00:03:22] having struggles with concentration.
[00:03:24] >> patient mentioned to me, she said my
[00:03:26] husband and my mother both confronted me
[00:03:30] said we had some conversation, but I
[00:03:33] don't remember them at all. Oh, wow.
[00:03:36] >> Yeah, so she just don't remember. She
[00:03:38] just she doesn't remember. Yeah.
[00:03:40] >> Both her
[00:03:41] husband and her mother
[00:03:42] >> mother said yes, we talked about this.
[00:03:45] Yeah.
[00:03:45] >> but I she has no recollection So that
[00:03:48] really That's kind of a definition of
[00:03:50] kind of what this brain fog is. Is there
[00:03:52] a clinical term for brain fog? It's kind
[00:03:54] of like a precursor to cognitive
[00:03:57] decline. You know, it's not that severe
[00:03:59] yet. Mhm. But it's just like also you in
[00:04:02] your brain is in a cloud or like we have
[00:04:05] a patient patients coming here and you
[00:04:09] know, you explain to you explain certain
[00:04:12] concept and so you I have to explain
[00:04:14] like a three or four times because they
[00:04:17] just very slow for them to understand.
[00:04:22] That's also brain fog. Okay. Yeah, also
[00:04:25] if you tell them to do certain thing the
[00:04:27] following is not like they are not
[00:04:29] willing to. They just don't remember.
[00:04:31] >> Is this age based at all or do you see
[00:04:33] it at all ages or
[00:04:35] >> All ages. All ages. Yeah, especially
[00:04:38] post pandemic and we we see lots of
[00:04:43] young people. Younger people
[00:04:45] >> Younger people also have a brain fog.
[00:04:47] Mhm. Is this impacting
[00:04:50] like their work and
[00:04:51] >> Oh, yeah, absolutely.
[00:04:53] Job situation,
[00:04:55] relationship.
[00:04:56] >> I guess in any relationship, right? I
[00:04:58] think maybe they're not remembering,
[00:05:01] they're forgetting, people are losing
[00:05:03] their patience or maybe even getting
[00:05:05] angry with them. And they're not doing
[00:05:08] they're Yeah. Like they're doing it on
[00:05:09] purpose, I guess is what I'm saying and
[00:05:11] they're not doing it on purpose. They're
[00:05:12] just they're just not the the brain
[00:05:14] doesn't working like it used to.
[00:05:15] >> Exactly. It's it's not
[00:05:17] >> people are people that they've known. So
[00:05:19] they've known them before and now
[00:05:21] there's this situation going on and
[00:05:24] you're saying this is a this is part of
[00:05:26] the
[00:05:27] chronic
[00:05:27] >> of like the chronic inflammation.
[00:05:29] >> Yeah, your body give you the red flag or
[00:05:35] we call signals. But lots of times we
[00:05:37] just ignore it, you know, but we do have
[00:05:40] we also do have a people of try to be on
[00:05:43] top of things. So they realize this is
[00:05:45] not normal. Those are the common
[00:05:48] clinical signs like indicating you do
[00:05:51] have a chronic fatigue. Fatigue we talk
[00:05:54] about chronic inflammation. We talk
[00:05:56] about a fatigue. We talked about a brain
[00:05:58] fog. Also lots of joint pain, body
[00:06:00] aching, muscle soreness, weight gain.
[00:06:04] Weight gain is a big deal. Lots of
[00:06:06] weight gain unexplained. Like you know,
[00:06:09] I'm eating right, you know, I try to
[00:06:11] exercise. So I'm still have a weight
[00:06:14] gain. So weight gain, skin problem. Lots
[00:06:17] of people come in for skin problem
[00:06:20] because skin is our largest organ.
[00:06:22] Largest by weight or by
[00:06:25] >> Largest by the surface. Surface.
[00:06:27] >> Yes, so acne, psoriasis, eczema, you
[00:06:31] know, we treat those, you know, on daily
[00:06:33] basis. Oh, wow.
[00:06:35] >> So but but that is not just your skin.
[00:06:39] Really indicating the chronic
[00:06:41] inflammation.
[00:06:42] >> is being a functional functional and
[00:06:44] integrative
[00:06:46] medicine physician. Yeah. Is that you're
[00:06:49] not just giving a creams that are not
[00:06:50] itching anymore. Right. Yeah, we tried
[00:06:53] to
[00:06:53] >> okay, we can you know, you can go to the
[00:06:55] doc, they're going to give you a you
[00:06:57] know, I don't know, hydrocortisone or
[00:06:58] some other kind of cream that would
[00:07:00] prevent itching. I guess that's Is that
[00:07:02] the main complaint and discomfort with
[00:07:06] psoriasis as an example is does it itch?
[00:07:09] I don't have psoriasis so I don't know.
[00:07:11] Yeah, you know, acne you know, like acne
[00:07:13] now is not just
[00:07:16] limited to like you know, teenager and
[00:07:19] young people, but a lots of adults like
[00:07:21] older also have acne problem. Recently I
[00:07:24] saw a patient
[00:07:26] 41 year old. So her she just couldn't
[00:07:30] have control her acne. Really? So she
[00:07:33] went through possibly acne in
[00:07:34] adolescence and she grew out of that
[00:07:37] and now as a 40 year old
[00:07:39] >> 41 year old. So she's still
[00:07:41] dealing
[00:07:41] >> still dealing with acne and can be
[00:07:44] sometimes can be cystic bad for her.
[00:07:47] Definitely I needed to dig out, you
[00:07:49] know, what exactly
[00:07:52] wrong. Also where is her inflammation?
[00:07:56] Where is the location? How we
[00:07:58] you know, how we how for her control the
[00:08:01] inflammation.
[00:08:02] >> And then how how do you find that out?
[00:08:04] >> yeah, we are going to talk about the
[00:08:06] treat the diagnosis. So what are some of
[00:08:09] the things that you can you can do that
[00:08:13] you we talked kind of about these subtle
[00:08:14] signs and the hidden triggers and
[00:08:16] whatnot. I guess what I want to get into
[00:08:18] now is how is functional medicine
[00:08:20] different? And maybe talk about your
[00:08:22] background cuz did you did you start out
[00:08:24] in functional medicine? Was that how you
[00:08:26] got started or Yeah, so Kirk, you know,
[00:08:30] my background is very unique. So I had
[00:08:35] my medical education in China. And in
[00:08:39] China we have two different types of
[00:08:42] medical school. One kind is all western
[00:08:46] medicine teaching, you know, all the
[00:08:48] western medicine. But in my medical
[00:08:50] school was a mix. We trained us for both
[00:08:54] both western medicine and the Chinese
[00:08:56] medicine. And also I did a like eight
[00:08:58] years training in China. Five years
[00:09:01] medical school in China, then I also did
[00:09:04] a my master
[00:09:06] degree in longevity medicine. And so but
[00:09:09] you know, so I have a both trainings.
[00:09:11] Western medicine and the traditional
[00:09:13] Chinese medicine.
[00:09:14] >> viewers who don't quite understand the
[00:09:16] difference, can you maybe explain a
[00:09:17] little bit what the difference is with
[00:09:19] the
[00:09:20] the Chinese The differences?
[00:09:22] >> Yeah, medicine.
[00:09:23] >> So western medicine,
[00:09:26] you know, I'm
[00:09:27] I'm kind of like because I have both
[00:09:29] trainings. So I see
[00:09:33] both at event, you know, both have their
[00:09:34] advantages. Western medicine is good for
[00:09:37] urgent care, surgery, acute care. But in
[00:09:41] terms of a chronic disease prevention or
[00:09:45] treatment or management, so definitely
[00:09:48] not sufficient or not even that's not
[00:09:52] their advantage. Not a western medicine.
[00:09:54] Not
[00:09:55] >> Right, when you talk about that, It's
[00:09:57] the
[00:09:58] like the care process or something. Like
[00:10:00] you come see a doctor, the way it works
[00:10:03] is you really the way Western medicine
[00:10:05] works is you go for like an annual
[00:10:07] checkup. They run maybe some traditional
[00:10:10] laboratory blood laboratories. They look
[00:10:12] at those results and as long as
[00:10:14] everything's in range, you're good.
[00:10:16] Right. Yes.
[00:10:18] >> come back and see me if you get, you
[00:10:19] know, sick or you get an infection or
[00:10:21] something like come back and see me I
[00:10:22] can give you you know, medicines and
[00:10:25] prescriptions to
[00:10:26] to address those issues. And typically
[00:10:29] those medicines address the symptoms.
[00:10:32] Right. Almost like we can think about
[00:10:36] Western medicine as
[00:10:38] firefighter. Like when the fire really
[00:10:41] visible, okay, let's go. Let's let's put
[00:10:43] it down the fire, you know, like the
[00:10:45] patient already develop a heart disease
[00:10:47] and you know, diabetes
[00:10:49] out of control and Alzheimer's and
[00:10:54] autoimmune, you know, Crohn's, colitis,
[00:10:58] psoriasis,
[00:10:59] psoriatic arthritis, you know, like have
[00:11:02] to really visible like a really to the
[00:11:05] extreme. Okay.
[00:11:06] >> Okay. Okay, let's let's see we have
[00:11:08] anything we can put it down the fire.
[00:11:11] But after put it down the fire, so it's
[00:11:13] not the fire is not a completely gone
[00:11:15] because the the still is the inside is
[00:11:17] still still boiling. Really not try to
[00:11:21] solve the problem from the root.
[00:11:24] It's almost like a Like you could get a
[00:11:26] I guess a good example would be even you
[00:11:28] could get a like a stent put in. Yeah.
[00:11:31] >> Which actually fixes the problem. If you
[00:11:33] don't change some behaviors and living
[00:11:36] if you don't change any behaviors
[00:11:39] >> what you're doing on a daily basis,
[00:11:41] you're probably going to have to
[00:11:43] possibly redo that or am I right? Is
[00:11:45] that Yeah, yeah, no. I had a patient uh
[00:11:48] had
[00:11:49] five or six stents put in. So it's
[00:11:52] really not really not a good solution,
[00:11:55] right? So Well, it it it fixes the
[00:11:58] initial
[00:12:00] you know, risk of of of
[00:12:03] >> yeah. So like Firefighter. I think
[00:12:04] [laughter] I I think that's a good
[00:12:05] that's a really good Yeah, but it's
[00:12:06] still there's still some smoldering
[00:12:08] going on.
[00:12:08] >> Exactly. Yes.
[00:12:10] And there's there's some structure
[00:12:12] that's damaged.
[00:12:13] >> Yes. Yes, absolutely. And also now we
[00:12:17] talk about the Now we talk about a lots
[00:12:19] of uh
[00:12:20] not a lifespan, health span. Like how
[00:12:23] many years you can live a healthy,
[00:12:27] uh productive, a joyful life. Exactly.
[00:12:31] >> not like you laying in your bed Yeah.
[00:12:34] and then you're popping these drugs to
[00:12:36] manage that pain and you don't have the
[00:12:39] energy you used to and you're just the
[00:12:41] quality of life just isn't quite the
[00:12:42] same as if you're feeling invigorated
[00:12:45] and you wake up every day and you're
[00:12:46] ready to go and Yes. and uh Yeah, so
[00:12:50] >> a restful and you have a restful sleep.
[00:12:52] I mean cuz you can I guess with the meds
[00:12:54] they work, right? There's meds that you
[00:12:56] can take that help you sleep and I'm
[00:12:58] sure you're able to prescribe those too,
[00:13:00] right?
[00:13:00] >> Yeah. Except there's always a counter to
[00:13:03] that.
[00:13:04] >> Yeah. Typically. Mhm. Usually there's
[00:13:06] pages of all the potential side effects
[00:13:09] and things that can happen. Yeah. And
[00:13:12] versus going in really addressing a lot
[00:13:16] of the things that you can do as an
[00:13:18] example I go back to the sleep thing. I
[00:13:19] just happen to know this cuz I know
[00:13:21] someone who's struggling with this and
[00:13:23] you know, having a good routine for
[00:13:25] sleep is probably again going back to
[00:13:28] the root cause if someone's not asking
[00:13:30] the right questions like hey doc, I'm
[00:13:31] not sleeping very well, which is why you
[00:13:33] have longer sessions with your patients.
[00:13:35] Mhm. Yeah. So you can dig in a little
[00:13:37] deeper. Yeah, that's that's another
[00:13:39] problem, you know,
[00:13:41] I practice the under insurance coverage
[00:13:44] for for a while. So I realized I cannot
[00:13:49] I couldn't just continue like that
[00:13:51] because you couldn't you you you go go
[00:13:54] go. You didn't they limit
[00:13:56] >> limit your time and
[00:13:57] >> Did they limit your time or is it just a
[00:13:59] matter of the pay was just you had to
[00:14:02] see so many patients just to make it
[00:14:03] worthwhile. You got a large facility,
[00:14:05] you have staff, you got obviously
[00:14:07] there's a cost to running a practice,
[00:14:09] right?
[00:14:10] >> You're right, but many factors in the
[00:14:13] reimbursement are really bad and also uh
[00:14:16] the time limit and plus you you have to
[00:14:22] follow so-called the guidelines. That's
[00:14:25] go back to what I was talking about the
[00:14:26] guidelines.
[00:14:27] >> so it's a really
[00:14:28] >> What's that What are those guidelines
[00:14:29] called?
[00:14:30] >> You know, like you you have
[00:14:32] >> guideline.
[00:14:32] >> Yeah, you you give this, you treat a
[00:14:35] cholesterol, high cholesterol, you give
[00:14:37] a statin, you know,
[00:14:39] uh pre-diabetes, you give a metformin
[00:14:43] and you know, if already
[00:14:45] diabetes, you you treat it like this
[00:14:48] drugs. So it's really really limit the
[00:14:53] physicians to you know, try to educate a
[00:14:57] patient, find out a root causes, to
[00:15:00] educate patient on lifestyle changes,
[00:15:04] mental health, weight you know, good
[00:15:07] weight control, weight management
[00:15:09] anti-inflammatory diet, you know, so
[00:15:11] many I want to talk about. So it's just
[00:15:13] a really not no way to do it. Now I feel
[00:15:18] definitely I'm you know, I don't take
[00:15:20] insurance. We are fee for service. I
[00:15:22] think it's giving me so much uh power.
[00:15:26] So much uh time also to to do what you
[00:15:30] know, the things I want to do. The
[00:15:32] message I want to relay to the patient
[00:15:35] and also I see them, you know, one by
[00:15:38] one. We help people I always tell my
[00:15:40] staff
[00:15:41] my team. So we help one patient at a
[00:15:44] time. Mhm. Yeah. Right. Yes, we want to
[00:15:47] also educate our community. But when
[00:15:49] patient come to me, we are the office
[00:15:52] really treating patient. Lots of Now
[00:15:56] like you you know,
[00:15:58] quite a lot of centers and clinics. So
[00:16:03] they they do IVs, they sell products and
[00:16:07] then So the some of them don't even have
[00:16:10] a physician on site. Most of the lots of
[00:16:13] them don't treat a patient. Don't like
[00:16:16] you know, do like a face-to-face
[00:16:18] conversation or consultation with the
[00:16:20] patients and we do. I spend a whole hour
[00:16:24] or even longer if a patient desires. So
[00:16:28] and to go through detail
[00:16:31] medical history and you know, symptoms,
[00:16:35] their concerns, their you know, their
[00:16:38] their goal, their lifestyle. So
[00:16:41] we able to you know, what to order, what
[00:16:45] to test, what to you know, how to
[00:16:47] identify their root causes, their the
[00:16:50] problem of their problem, clinical
[00:16:52] symptoms. And that's the thing is that
[00:16:54] it's still a layered approach. Yeah. I I
[00:16:57] don't I guess can I share my story? I
[00:16:58] guess I can. It's my choice, right? It's
[00:17:00] my story. So I came to Dr. Hall Well, I
[00:17:04] came to Dr. Hall before this. This is
[00:17:06] while Dr. Hall was still my physician.
[00:17:08] And so I came to Dr. Hall after she's my
[00:17:10] physician and I was having some gut
[00:17:13] issues. She's like, oh wow.
[00:17:15] Yeah, that's not good. So we did some
[00:17:18] tests, took the test and she's like,
[00:17:19] okay, we're going to put you on this
[00:17:21] diet, put me on the diet and then I
[00:17:23] didn't get any better. And this is the
[00:17:25] whole thing.
[00:17:26] >> [laughter]
[00:17:27] >> So she's like, hmm, this isn't making
[00:17:29] any sense. We need to do another test.
[00:17:31] So what the test that we did I forgot
[00:17:34] what it's called. It's
[00:17:35] >> Food sensitivity.
[00:17:37] >> and we found out that the diet I was on
[00:17:39] she it's really good. It's highly rated.
[00:17:41] You go look at the reviews, you look at
[00:17:43] the research, you look at everything
[00:17:45] about that particular diet supplement
[00:17:47] shake thing that you had me on to try to
[00:17:50] help me.
[00:17:51] And guess what? It had I don't know,
[00:17:53] three or four five
[00:17:54] >> [laughter]
[00:17:55] >> ingredients
[00:17:56] >> Yeah. from the food sensitivities going
[00:17:58] back to causing inflammation, which is
[00:18:00] why I wasn't getting any better. So then
[00:18:02] we focused on the food sensitivities,
[00:18:05] changed up the diet. We did several
[00:18:07] tests cuz we found out there was
[00:18:08] yeast cuz I had been chugging kombucha.
[00:18:13] >> [laughter]
[00:18:14] >> So my yeast was out of control and so
[00:18:18] the supplement What was that supplement?
[00:18:19] Cuz it originally you had put me on it
[00:18:21] was in a in a capsule form. Mhm. Then we
[00:18:24] had to go to like large amounts of
[00:18:26] powder. Was that probiotic? Is that what
[00:18:29] it is? I believe you I put you on high
[00:18:32] dose probiotic. Right. I'm not on it
[00:18:35] anymore.
[00:18:36] >> 350 billion a day for you. Yeah.
[00:18:40] But it worked.
[00:18:40] >> Yeah. So we got rid of the inflammation
[00:18:43] inflammatory foods,
[00:18:45] on a high probiotic and wow, I'm doing
[00:18:49] great now and then found out that I'm
[00:18:50] low on fiber.
[00:18:52] Um we did another test and so
[00:18:55] So I'm doing the avocados. Yeah. For
[00:18:58] those folks out there, I'm just going to
[00:19:00] tell you it's it's really tough cuz
[00:19:01] you're like, you know, you have to
[00:19:03] really weigh do I like eating this or do
[00:19:05] I want to feel better? I'm going to I'm
[00:19:07] not going to lie to you. I do not like
[00:19:08] eating avocados.
[00:19:10] >> [laughter]
[00:19:10] >> But they make me feel better and they're
[00:19:12] so dense in fiber.
[00:19:13] >> Yes. I mean what is it? 4 g for one
[00:19:15] avocado or something crazy?
[00:19:17] >> One medium size avocado give you 9 g of
[00:19:21] fiber.
[00:19:22] >> And plus you have no trouble like on
[00:19:25] your food sensitivity test you had no
[00:19:29] trouble with avocado.
[00:19:31] >> So it's a it's a That's the thing like
[00:19:33] if avocado was on what is it? orange red
[00:19:36] or definitely don't eat it, you wouldn't
[00:19:38] we wouldn't be going down that path. But
[00:19:40] But I have two of those. So I'm getting
[00:19:41] like
[00:19:42] >> a 18 plus you know, you probably got a
[00:19:45] fiber from other foods. Well, I do a
[00:19:47] shake and I add fiber to that. So I'm
[00:19:49] getting another it's what is it? 4 g per
[00:19:52] 4 g per scoop? I'm doing two scoops of
[00:19:54] that, so that's giving me
[00:19:55] >> That's eight. Yeah. So, I'm at like 26.
[00:19:59] >> plus eight you got 26.
[00:20:03] >> And I'm probably getting a little bit
[00:20:04] from some other stuff.
[00:20:05] >> Yeah, you got the other stuff, so you
[00:20:06] good.
[00:20:07] >> Yeah. And that's and and the thing is is
[00:20:10] you don't Everybody's different.
[00:20:12] >> Yeah, everybody different.
[00:20:13] >> You could eat the exact same diet that
[00:20:14] I've got and you're going to be having
[00:20:16] way too much. Yeah.
[00:20:17] >> Right? Like you could have you could eat
[00:20:19] the two scoops and the avocados and all
[00:20:21] that and you could be going like, you
[00:20:23] know, for whatever reason the way your
[00:20:24] body reacts to everything, I'm not
[00:20:26] advocating everybody eat avocados. It's
[00:20:27] just you have to come see Dr. Hahl, you
[00:20:29] got to do these tests, you got to figure
[00:20:31] out
[00:20:32] >> Yes. what is my approach going to be to
[00:20:35] get to where I want to go.
[00:20:36] >> Yeah, but once you mentioned that
[00:20:39] I do want to tell you
[00:20:42] my patient of from yesterday. He's in
[00:20:44] her in his early 30s. So, this yesterday
[00:20:49] was his second visit with me. The first
[00:20:52] visit
[00:20:53] was
[00:20:55] a few weeks ago. He came in really low
[00:20:58] mood because he's he has been suffered
[00:21:02] from Crohn's disease since age of 16.
[00:21:05] Oh, wow. Um over the years saw so many
[00:21:09] GI doctors, you know, specialists for
[00:21:12] his Crohn's and they put him on many
[00:21:16] different biologics, steroids, you know.
[00:21:20] I kind of like like I mentioned to you
[00:21:21] is like a firefighter. Okay, oh yeah,
[00:21:24] it's another flare up. Okay, we we just
[00:21:26] threw the do this, do every flare up.
[00:21:28] Okay, steroid and after steroid, okay,
[00:21:31] you are immune suppressant, you are
[00:21:34] biologic. Two or three years ago he
[00:21:36] said, "I'm done. I'm just fed up so it
[00:21:39] because I just don't feel well at all."
[00:21:42] And those drugs actually made me really
[00:21:45] even sicker. So, he gave up that. In
[00:21:49] between he kind of like a saw a couple
[00:21:51] other, you know, so I don't know
[00:21:53] functional
[00:21:54] providers. I don't really know. He said
[00:21:57] that he didn't feel didn't feel right.
[00:22:00] So, when he came to me, he was really
[00:22:02] like in no appetite, losing weight
[00:22:05] quickly
[00:22:07] and still like have,
[00:22:09] you know, blood in the past in the
[00:22:11] stool,
[00:22:12] really weak. So, he said, "Dr. Hahl, can
[00:22:15] you like I need a feel better as soon as
[00:22:19] possible and I cannot work like this.
[00:22:22] Uh
[00:22:23] you know, I cannot function like this. I
[00:22:25] also affect my work. And so, I look at
[00:22:29] it he brought some bunch of blood work.
[00:22:31] So, I look at I said, "Okay, we needed
[00:22:33] to get your iron up. Your iron is really
[00:22:36] extremely low." So, I I said, "I'm going
[00:22:38] to let you do some stool testing and
[00:22:42] food testing, food sensitivity testing
[00:22:45] because those two testing are essential
[00:22:46] for you." He said, "Okay, let's do it."
[00:22:48] He's very compliant. So, I said, "After
[00:22:51] you send out your stool kit, you know,
[00:22:54] to for the testing,
[00:22:55] I want you to start taking high dose
[00:22:58] probiotic,
[00:23:00] uh the one I put you on, 350." He
[00:23:03] definitely followed the instructions.
[00:23:04] Yesterday he came back. He was like
[00:23:07] completely like already like a different
[00:23:09] person. He said, "Dr. I feel so much
[00:23:12] better. My stool started to form to be,
[00:23:15] you know, formed and I have a better
[00:23:18] energy." So, we review the food
[00:23:21] sensitivity testing together. And very
[00:23:23] interesting you mentioned avocado and
[00:23:26] he's think he he actually eats avocado
[00:23:30] on daily basis. He thought avocado is
[00:23:32] good for him.
[00:23:33] >> Yeah, cuz of the fiber.
[00:23:34] >> Yeah, so he actually have a few things
[00:23:36] he's eating a not a not a good for him.
[00:23:40] So, yesterday we find out avocado is he
[00:23:43] has a moderate sensitivity to avocado
[00:23:45] and he has a moderate sensitivity to
[00:23:47] gluten and dairy. There you go. You
[00:23:51] know, so he's doing it to himself. He's
[00:23:52] thinking he's eating right.
[00:23:53] >> Yeah, yeah. You know, by having an
[00:23:55] avocado.
[00:23:56] >> moderate sensitivity to apple and the
[00:23:58] white potato. That's the few things we
[00:24:01] circled. I said, "Okay,
[00:24:03] take a home point,
[00:24:04] >> [laughter]
[00:24:04] >> stay away from those for three to six
[00:24:06] months."
[00:24:06] >> I was eating apples, too, and apples on
[00:24:09] my list is since it sensitive.
[00:24:11] >> Yeah. So, it's a very important is this
[00:24:14] is we call it individualized
[00:24:16] or personalized medicine.
[00:24:18] >> Mhm. Yeah. I have since you're talking
[00:24:19] about the test, I thought this is kind
[00:24:20] of funny, too, cuz I you had me come in
[00:24:22] you're like, you know, "How's your mood?
[00:24:24] How's this?"
[00:24:25] And I was like, "I'm good. I'm all
[00:24:27] right. How's your anxiety? Yeah, I'm all
[00:24:29] right. I don't have any anxiety." So, I
[00:24:31] don't know why we did it, but we decided
[00:24:33] to do a
[00:24:34] neurotransmitter. Yeah.
[00:24:37] >> [laughter]
[00:24:37] >> And I'll I'll never forget it. It was
[00:24:39] like very I don't know what the word is
[00:24:43] and she's like, "So, you even asked me
[00:24:44] again, so how's your anxiety?" Like I'm
[00:24:46] okay. And she's like, "Well, this test
[00:24:49] here says a little different."
[00:24:52] >> [laughter]
[00:24:53] >> I guess you can't fake out the the test,
[00:24:56] can you?
[00:24:57] >> [laughter]
[00:24:58] [gasps]
[00:24:58] >> So, it's a very important to do
[00:25:00] functional testing. So, now you know,
[00:25:04] ask we can ask producer Christian over
[00:25:06] here, how is how is dad's mood?
[00:25:09] Is it better? I'm not perfect, but it's
[00:25:12] [laughter] definitely better. So, yeah,
[00:25:14] so that's it's very important to do all
[00:25:17] of these different
[00:25:18] >> interesting. Come back to our chronic
[00:25:20] inflammation. So, the chronic
[00:25:23] inflammation, you know, affecting almost
[00:25:25] every everything in your body, right?
[00:25:28] The energy, the brain function, the
[00:25:30] mood, Well,
[00:25:32] well, you I'm going to I'm going to
[00:25:34] interrupt you cuz maybe you can speak to
[00:25:36] this, too, cuz a lot of this information
[00:25:38] is contained in the gut.
[00:25:39] >> Yes. But isn't the gut like the second
[00:25:42] brain or something?
[00:25:43] >> Yes. Can you maybe talk about that a
[00:25:45] little bit about how cuz if you got all
[00:25:47] this inflammation and it's all happening
[00:25:49] down here and this is like your second
[00:25:51] brain or first brain maybe even?
[00:25:53] >> Yeah. So, the
[00:25:54] gut is so so important we cannot
[00:25:58] emphasize enough.
[00:26:00] So, you think about 90% of your
[00:26:04] serotonin produced in the gut.
[00:26:06] >> In the gut?
[00:26:06] >> Yeah. And you need that in the brain.
[00:26:08] >> Yes. And also over 70% of our immune
[00:26:12] system reside in the gut. Really depend
[00:26:15] on
[00:26:15] >> gut's not healthy,
[00:26:17] >> IGA level.
[00:26:19] So, [snorts] it's a very important and
[00:26:20] also don't overlook our the little
[00:26:24] friends, you know, the good bacteria.
[00:26:26] So, the good bacteria is so important
[00:26:29] for our immune function. And so, we have
[00:26:32] over the years because I test the gut
[00:26:34] function a lot. Almost every single
[00:26:38] patient I would recommend
[00:26:40] recommend the gut function testing.
[00:26:43] So, majority people don't have enough
[00:26:46] good flora, the little guys, the good
[00:26:49] guys, especially the lactobacillus
[00:26:52] family
[00:26:53] and the bifida bacterium family. So, we
[00:26:56] big on like we really big on give you
[00:27:00] the high quality,
[00:27:02] high
[00:27:03] right dose, not a high dose, but the
[00:27:05] right dose probiotic.
[00:27:07] >> Based on based on you your personal
[00:27:09] situation. Now,
[00:27:10] one of the other results of that that
[00:27:13] stool test, if I'm not mistaken, was
[00:27:15] also parasites. Yes. Now, mine came back
[00:27:18] negative for parasites. Do you come
[00:27:20] across people here in the United States
[00:27:22] that are patients that still end up
[00:27:24] having parasites? Yes. We do find a
[00:27:27] parasites. Yeah. Uh even some patients
[00:27:31] >> that impact inflammation?
[00:27:33] Oh, that's definitely work
[00:27:35] function as
[00:27:37] inflammation trigger. Mhm. Yeah. Uh not
[00:27:40] only, you know, like in the gut you can
[00:27:42] find a so many inflammation triggers
[00:27:46] like
[00:27:47] dysbiosis, which is bad bacteria
[00:27:50] overgrow like in your gut. And also
[00:27:54] uh
[00:27:54] candida, yeast, parasites like you
[00:27:57] mentioned, even like poor digestion. If
[00:28:00] you don't digest your food really well,
[00:28:03] the food particle can be inflammation
[00:28:05] trigger. And don't even mention the
[00:28:09] leaky gut. Lots of people suffer from
[00:28:12] leaky gut.
[00:28:13] >> What what is that? Leaky gut is
[00:28:15] basically means your intestinal
[00:28:18] permeability
[00:28:19] uh increase.
[00:28:21] So, they they normally is like a bricks.
[00:28:23] They they tightly joint together.
[00:28:27] A tight junction. But uh when you have
[00:28:30] certain triggers make them
[00:28:32] almost like a wall you have a many
[00:28:34] holes. Some of the food particle, the
[00:28:37] bad bacteria certain can leak out from
[00:28:41] your intestinal wall to your bloodstream
[00:28:44] Oh, really? causing low grade systemic
[00:28:47] inflammation. So, for leaky gut we uh we
[00:28:50] yeah, we we actually specialize in
[00:28:52] treating leaky gut. So, you you
[00:28:55] definitely How would you know you have a
[00:28:57] leaky gut? So, that's the the functional
[00:29:00] gut testing can No, but
[00:29:02] what's like one of the small Is that
[00:29:04] back to your Back to the inflammation.
[00:29:07] fatigue and brain fog and stuff like
[00:29:09] that. It could be just caused maybe by a
[00:29:11] leaky gut. Oh, yeah. Absolutely. Leaky
[00:29:14] gut the researches show the new research
[00:29:17] show lots of autoimmune disorders
[00:29:20] actually link to leaky gut.
[00:29:23] Oh, really?
[00:29:24] >> Yeah, because why you why your body
[00:29:26] develop a autoimmune? So, why your
[00:29:28] immune system get a confused attacking
[00:29:30] your own tissue or even your DNA, your
[00:29:34] spine, you know, everything, you know,
[00:29:36] so many autoimmune conditions, you know,
[00:29:39] a countless now.
[00:29:41] So, because certain things irritating
[00:29:44] your immune function they make them get
[00:29:46] confused. Almost like you have a
[00:29:48] watchdog. See if guarding your house,
[00:29:50] now the dog attacking the owner. Right.
[00:29:53] That's exactly what happened. So So,
[00:29:55] inflammation, yeah, we can So, two of us
[00:29:59] can probably talk about
[00:30:01] chronic inflammation for forever, but
[00:30:05] but I want to send a message out is like
[00:30:08] a chronic inflammation is a big deal.
[00:30:11] Right. So, it's treatable. Yeah, it's a
[00:30:13] reversible, but it's a big deal because
[00:30:16] now like a really like more and more
[00:30:18] research
[00:30:19] link the chronic inflammation
[00:30:22] as as one of the like
[00:30:25] serious like a health threat threats to
[00:30:29] us. You know, heart disease You know,
[00:30:31] heart disease is leading cause of death
[00:30:34] globally. Type 2 diabetes, you know, so
[00:30:37] many. This year last year actually 2025
[00:30:41] way before 2025 the prediction is the by
[00:30:44] 2025 half of the country are
[00:30:46] prediabetic.
[00:30:48] Half of the That means half of the US
[00:30:51] population suffer
[00:30:53] from prediabetic. You know, prediabetic
[00:30:56] the next step is the is diabetic. So,
[00:30:59] type 2 you know, Alzheimer's,
[00:31:01] Parkinson's,
[00:31:03] you know,
[00:31:04] even cancer, autoimmune we already
[00:31:06] talked about it, you know, like
[00:31:08] you can go on and on. Right. You just
[00:31:10] really have to watch that sugar intake,
[00:31:12] right? I mean, it's in so much of the
[00:31:14] what we eat. You are right. Cook, it's
[00:31:17] like a diet is super important. High
[00:31:20] sugar, refined sugar, and too much
[00:31:24] carbohydrates,
[00:31:26] gluten, preservatives.
[00:31:28] >> Is sugar one of the causes of
[00:31:29] inflammation? Yeah. Yeah, absolutely.
[00:31:32] Yeah.
[00:31:32] >> So, how So, reducing your sugar intake
[00:31:35] could be one thing that you do to
[00:31:36] reverse inflammation. What are What are
[00:31:38] some other ways that you can do to
[00:31:40] change your daily habits to reverse
[00:31:43] inflammation? You can do so much. Like
[00:31:45] you know, the daily habits, the
[00:31:48] exposures, the stresses is all
[00:31:51] contributed to chronic inflammation. So,
[00:31:56] daily habits such as eating clean. Clean
[00:32:00] means you
[00:32:02] to me
[00:32:03] Look, I normally tell my patient to stay
[00:32:07] away or reduce or try to eliminate three
[00:32:12] things. Sugar,
[00:32:14] carbohydrates, and dairy because it's
[00:32:17] not just I came up with this.
[00:32:19] >> Those are all on my list, too, by the
[00:32:21] way, on my
[00:32:22] food sensitivity list. Yeah, based on
[00:32:24] research and the science, but also based
[00:32:28] on
[00:32:29] so many years clinical experience. I I
[00:32:33] see so many
[00:32:35] patient reports and you know, talking to
[00:32:39] each individual and so, this is like
[00:32:42] come down to
[00:32:45] This is the key.
[00:32:47] You know, the sugar, the carbs,
[00:32:50] and especially refined carbs. So, it's
[00:32:52] not so much So, So, what you're saying
[00:32:54] at least one of the things at least me
[00:32:56] personally cuz I'm on the downward trend
[00:32:59] it's not so much quantity. Not so much
[00:33:02] quantity. You are right.
[00:33:04] >> you're eating. Qua Quality.
[00:33:06] >> Quality
[00:33:07] Quality matters. And what I've found is
[00:33:10] if you upgrade your quality, the
[00:33:12] quantity goes down naturally. Yeah.
[00:33:15] That's at least my personal experience
[00:33:17] for the last few months.
[00:33:18] >> Yeah. That's interesting you mentioned.
[00:33:20] It's almost like you upgrade your
[00:33:23] eating. Mhm. You upgrade your sleep
[00:33:26] sleep.
[00:33:26] >> I this morning as an example, I had a
[00:33:29] hot and even today I skipped, you know,
[00:33:31] I think I feel seem pretty up with it,
[00:33:34] you know, awake. [laughter]
[00:33:35] I've been up since 4:45 this morning and
[00:33:40] I had my hot water with salt and lemon.
[00:33:43] So, I haven't had coffee yet. Do I want
[00:33:44] a coffee? I still want a coffee. I'm not
[00:33:46] going to lie. I still like to have a
[00:33:47] coffee. I'm having a I don't know what
[00:33:49] is this? Matcha. Matcha.
[00:33:51] >> a matcha tea for you.
[00:33:52] >> a matcha tea for me. It's very good.
[00:33:53] >> This is my water.
[00:33:56] And so, I have it So, Dr.
[00:33:59] Sorry. I can go down so many different
[00:34:00] rabbit holes. Hopefully you don't mind
[00:34:01] me do this.
[00:34:03] So, I get a herbal tea. So, Dr. How is
[00:34:05] also an herbalist. Yes. On top of
[00:34:08] everything else. Yeah. So, what I
[00:34:09] usually do is I start the morning with
[00:34:11] my hot water, lemon, salt. Then I'll
[00:34:13] have my herbal tea, and then I have my
[00:34:17] coffee.
[00:34:18] And I usually don't want to have more
[00:34:19] than one cup of coffee.
[00:34:21] That's crazy.
[00:34:22] >> started I started with the water,
[00:34:23] started with the herbal tea.
[00:34:25] >> Yes. And I actually
[00:34:27] Dr. How has actually made me two
[00:34:28] different teas, so I still have one of
[00:34:29] the older ones. So, I I sometimes even
[00:34:31] have two teas cuz they're different cuz
[00:34:33] she made them for different things. Just
[00:34:34] really upgrading what I'm eating. Yeah.
[00:34:37] And then I had three eggs this morning
[00:34:39] with Well, I ran out of avocados.
[00:34:41] Typically I'd have two avocados with
[00:34:43] those three eggs. Yeah. And so, this
[00:34:45] morning all I had was three eggs. I feel
[00:34:47] satisfied. I'm not hungry. I feel What
[00:34:50] What's the word I'm looking for? I guess
[00:34:52] satisfied. Satisfied. Yeah.
[00:34:54] >> Satisfaccion in
[00:34:55] >> [snorts]
[00:34:55] >> Spanish. So, I've upgraded. Yeah. And
[00:34:58] you know, it's not a
[00:35:00] How do I want to say this? Is I don't
[00:35:01] think you can just flip a switch and it
[00:35:03] happens. I think it did take some effort
[00:35:05] mental mentally mental effort on my part
[00:35:09] to cut back on some things. Yes. Eating
[00:35:12] >> And I'm still I'm still not eating 100%
[00:35:14] clean cuz I'll have to say that with a
[00:35:16] got a witness over here who's going to
[00:35:17] go, "What are you doing? You're still
[00:35:20] having your little chocolate bars and
[00:35:22] stuff." But they're higher they're
[00:35:24] higher concentration of uh You are
[00:35:26] eating dark chocolate? Yeah.
[00:35:28] >> Yeah, dark chocolate is you know, it's
[00:35:30] fine. It's lots of full of antioxidants.
[00:35:33] >> moderation.
[00:35:34] >> Moderation, exactly. Moderation. So,
[00:35:37] yeah.
[00:35:38] So, the So, the So, the
[00:35:39] >> no no three musketeers or a Snickers or
[00:35:42] Milky Way. Yeah. Besides
[00:35:44] you know, food choices, but how about
[00:35:46] your movement? You know, you want to
[00:35:49] move. So, for people like a sedentary,
[00:35:52] so probably the best way for them to
[00:35:54] just start walking. Just start a walk
[00:35:57] walk like 15-20 minutes, right?
[00:36:00] >> Well, I have a I have a neighbor who was
[00:36:03] severely overweight. Mhm. And I I
[00:36:07] thought he was on that shot. And I was
[00:36:09] like, "Oh, you're doing that?" No. No, I
[00:36:10] don't want to do that cuz that has its
[00:36:13] concerns, too, right? And I said, "Well,
[00:36:15] what are you doing?" He's like, "I'm
[00:36:16] just watching what I'm eating and I'm
[00:36:18] walking." And he [clears throat] was
[00:36:19] down 60 lb.
[00:36:21] >> Wow. Yeah.
[00:36:22] >> Yes. And he looks great.
[00:36:23] >> Yes. And that was it. Yeah. Nothing
[00:36:27] you know, it's not I mean, I still think
[00:36:30] I don't want to discount going to the
[00:36:31] gym and lifting weights. I think that's
[00:36:33] important. I think maybe mixing in some
[00:36:34] cardio is important. I don't think he'll
[00:36:37] disagree with that, but not everybody
[00:36:38] can do that.
[00:36:39] >> Yeah.
[00:36:39] >> And the point you're trying to make is
[00:36:41] everybody can go out and walk for 10 or
[00:36:43] 15 minutes a day.
[00:36:44] require any equipment, doesn't require a
[00:36:47] special place to go. You just go
[00:36:49] outside, you get some sunlight,
[00:36:51] particularly in the morning, I guess I
[00:36:52] understand what my wife is telling me.
[00:36:54] >> Yes, with the sun rising. Yes.
[00:36:57] Because you want the universal energy
[00:37:00] like rising because our cortisol
[00:37:03] normally at a peak naturally at a peak
[00:37:05] around 7:00 a.m. So, that's that's good.
[00:37:08] You know, like get your body energy also
[00:37:11] go with it. Go with it.
[00:37:13] >> Yeah.
[00:37:14] >> Yeah, cuz your body is warming up. Yes.
[00:37:16] And the sleep, you know, you didn't you
[00:37:19] you kind of like a mentioned sleep a
[00:37:20] little bit, but sleep is also very
[00:37:22] important.
[00:37:23] >> That's important for inflammation.
[00:37:25] >> Yeah, like adequate sleep, like a high
[00:37:27] quality sleep. So many people
[00:37:30] either couldn't sleep, you know, just
[00:37:33] have a trouble falling asleep or staying
[00:37:36] asleep. The studies show like the best
[00:37:38] time for bedtime should be 10:00 p.m.
[00:37:42] Oh, really?
[00:37:42] >> 10:00 to 3:00 are super essential. Super
[00:37:46] important because that's the time your
[00:37:48] body
[00:37:49] your night crew the detox process start
[00:37:52] to carry out.
[00:37:54] And that's your body produce the most
[00:37:58] GH, growth hormone. Oh, really?
[00:38:00] >> Growth hormone, yeah. You know, for kids
[00:38:02] they really need a growth hormone to
[00:38:04] grow, but for adults we need a growth
[00:38:06] hormone to repair our tissue.
[00:38:09] Very still very important. Yeah. Very
[00:38:11] important.
[00:38:12] >> Yeah. So, to that end what We talked
[00:38:14] about some of the supplements you talked
[00:38:15] about. What other things do you do? Like
[00:38:18] do you do
[00:38:19] testing or what did you want to go into
[00:38:22] like the testing part of it?
[00:38:23] >> So, yeah. So, I do want to talk about
[00:38:26] testing. When patient come to us, lots
[00:38:30] of people suffer from certain chronic
[00:38:33] symptoms for a long time. So, they want
[00:38:36] to get a comprehensive testing. So,
[00:38:37] please Dr. How, help me you know, find
[00:38:40] out why you know, why I'm this way.
[00:38:44] Regular labs, lots of them are fine.
[00:38:47] They can Oh, I don't you know, yeah,
[00:38:49] they they my doctor my primary doctor
[00:38:53] told me I'm fine, but I'm not fine.
[00:38:55] That's you hear of very often. So, for
[00:38:58] to focus focus on our chronic
[00:39:01] inflammation, how we identify
[00:39:04] chronic inflammation because it can be
[00:39:06] hidden, can be silent. We have some
[00:39:09] regular blood we can do like a high
[00:39:11] sensitivity CRP,
[00:39:13] homocysteine,
[00:39:15] fasting insulin, interleukin 6, TNF
[00:39:20] alpha. We can also do
[00:39:24] you know, sugar like a
[00:39:26] ferritin, hemoglobin A1C. Those all can
[00:39:30] give us some idea. And
[00:39:33] high sensitivity CRP is very specific
[00:39:37] can for cardiovasculature. We test the
[00:39:40] high sensitivity CRP a lot uh like
[00:39:43] basically for everybody. Homocysteine is
[00:39:46] also super important. And that that one
[00:39:49] that a particular inflammation marker
[00:39:52] can predict your heart attack and the
[00:39:54] stroke risk. Oh, really?
[00:39:56] >> Yeah.
[00:39:57] So, uh homocysteine we do check. After
[00:40:00] long COVID after uh pandemic, so many
[00:40:03] patients suffer from long COVID. It's
[00:40:07] just like a prolonged uh period of uh
[00:40:11] not feeling well. And we also called a
[00:40:13] post uh COVID syndrome. So, we also for
[00:40:17] that we also adding on
[00:40:19] >> That's a real thing. Yeah, real thing.
[00:40:20] We add on interleukin-6
[00:40:23] and TNF uh alpha. We also sometimes
[00:40:26] sometimes we test the um histamine,
[00:40:30] other neurotransmitters to really figure
[00:40:33] out, you know, the inflammation.
[00:40:35] But uh besides the regular blood work,
[00:40:38] the those kind of like a
[00:40:40] those type of blood work we can use a
[00:40:42] Quest or LabCorp. But we also do the
[00:40:46] many advanced functional testing, you
[00:40:49] know, such as the one you already
[00:40:50] familiar, the gut testing, the
[00:40:53] comprehensive gut analysis. We also do
[00:40:55] food sensitivity testing because food
[00:40:57] can be a trigger. We also do uh
[00:41:00] neurotransmitter testing to find out,
[00:41:03] you know, what's going on with the brain
[00:41:05] uh chemistry.
[00:41:06] And we do um can greatly impact your
[00:41:10] mood and anxiety levels.
[00:41:13] >> the cognition
[00:41:14] >> And cognition.
[00:41:15] >> movement, you know, Parkinson's patient
[00:41:16] have that's the movement disorder.
[00:41:19] And we also do, you know, toxicity.
[00:41:22] Toxic toxic exposure is a bigger bigger
[00:41:25] deal now. It's bigger problem, bigger
[00:41:28] issue. So, we also do like heavy metal
[00:41:30] testing, toxic metals, toxic chemicals,
[00:41:34] toxic uh
[00:41:35] >> all hidden mold toxicity. That's a big
[00:41:37] deal also. These are all hidden that you
[00:41:40] wouldn't normally get from a normal
[00:41:41] blood test.
[00:41:42] >> Yes. Yes. So, we also
[00:41:44] >> typically get tested. So, you don't
[00:41:46] know. You could be suffering from some
[00:41:49] of these toxicity exposures that you may
[00:41:52] have.
[00:41:53] >> Yeah. And uh also uh very important to
[00:41:57] be noted is some people have a trouble
[00:42:01] detoxing genetically. We also do genetic
[00:42:04] analysis to see are you a good
[00:42:07] detoxifier or you are sluggish
[00:42:10] detoxifier, which is the uh very
[00:42:13] well-known
[00:42:15] uh enzyme called a MTHFR.
[00:42:18] Um some people uh have some knowledge
[00:42:21] about that because lots of research on
[00:42:23] that gene mutation. If you have a gene
[00:42:26] mutation of MTHFR,
[00:42:31] so you could be a sluggish detoxifier.
[00:42:34] So, I had a patient that she has strong
[00:42:37] family history of cancer. Many of her
[00:42:40] family members either suffering from
[00:42:43] cancer or died of cancer. So, she came
[00:42:45] in. She had herself had lots of
[00:42:48] gynecological problem like
[00:42:50] ovarian cysts, a breast cyst. She asked
[00:42:54] me actually to check her to check
[00:42:56] genetically. So, we did a methylation
[00:42:58] detoxification cycle
[00:43:01] test including the MTHFR gene. So, she
[00:43:05] had a double mutation on that enzyme,
[00:43:08] the MTHFR.
[00:43:10] So, basically she's a very sluggish
[00:43:12] detoxifier.
[00:43:13] >> Oh, so is that is that basically maybe
[00:43:16] like part of the cause of cancer? Yes.
[00:43:19] The body's not able to Yeah. detox.
[00:43:22] >> Detox. That's also explain why when you
[00:43:25] exposed to certain toxicities like a
[00:43:28] such as mold. So, you know, in Yeah, I'm
[00:43:31] highly allergic to all of that stuff.
[00:43:33] >> Really? Yes.
[00:43:34] >> So, if you let's say like you you live
[00:43:36] in the moldy environment like your
[00:43:38] family family of before, but only one
[00:43:41] person sick. That happened a lot. So,
[00:43:44] that's why makes the mold toxicity is
[00:43:47] also hidden because oh, my husband feels
[00:43:50] fine. My kids are fine. They're only me.
[00:43:52] But that's true. That's that's that's
[00:43:55] normal
[00:43:56] because the mold toxicity also only
[00:43:58] affect about the 25% of population. So,
[00:44:02] like certain patient certain people like
[00:44:04] exposed to mold toxicity, but their body
[00:44:07] able to get rid of them or remove them.
[00:44:11] And then the certain percentage of
[00:44:13] population so couldn't. They got a
[00:44:15] sicker and sicker. They can cause that's
[00:44:18] also become a chronic inflammation. So,
[00:44:20] toxicity is a toxic exposure. It needed
[00:44:24] to also to be investigated.
[00:44:27] >> Oh, wow. Yeah. You know, once we get
[00:44:30] that testing and they start taking some
[00:44:33] corrective actions on it, maybe some
[00:44:35] life changes, what typically is the I
[00:44:39] mean, I know for myself, but I'm just
[00:44:40] curious cuz you get to see all these
[00:44:42] folks. Yeah. What's kind of the first
[00:44:44] thing that starts happening for them for
[00:44:46] the better, you know, whether they
[00:44:48] notice first?
[00:44:49] >> Yeah, so weight is a very um good uh
[00:44:54] indication. People can start to once
[00:44:56] they eat better, started to move, uh get
[00:45:00] a adequate sleep, get on some targeted
[00:45:03] supplements. And so, they lots of lots
[00:45:06] of them start to lose weight because the
[00:45:09] weight is a you know, you know, we have
[00:45:11] we are really
[00:45:13] um overweight uh country, right? Right.
[00:45:15] >> Yeah. Like obese rate is so high. Their
[00:45:18] weight start to drop. Their brain their
[00:45:21] brain clarity um are better energy. Just
[00:45:25] real quick, when you mentioned the
[00:45:27] weight, dropping the weight also impacts
[00:45:29] your ability with the um with the uh
[00:45:32] diabetes. Right. So, you might be like I
[00:45:36] might be on that edge right now where if
[00:45:38] I drop 10 or 15 lb, my body is going to
[00:45:42] be naturally able to deal better Yeah,
[00:45:44] even
[00:45:45] >> with that. Is that The yes, the study
[00:45:48] shows even you drop a 5% of your body
[00:45:51] weight, it will really significantly
[00:45:54] impact your sugar level. Like it will
[00:45:56] drop your sugar. So, I had a patient
[00:45:59] >> that work? Cuz
[00:46:00] does that mean you could eat the same
[00:46:02] amount of sugar or you just your body
[00:46:03] doesn't crave it or No, it means to
[00:46:06] uh impact your glucose blood glucose
[00:46:09] level. So,
[00:46:10] >> So, it's make your sugar drop.
[00:46:12] >> It makes your sugar drop just losing the
[00:46:14] weight.
[00:46:14] >> Losing the weight, yeah. The weight is
[00:46:17] >> So, does the fat cells do they hold
[00:46:19] sugar? The fat cells, too many fat cells
[00:46:23] inflammatory.
[00:46:25] >> [laughter]
[00:46:25] >> Okay. So, that's another
[00:46:27] >> yeah. Pro-inflammatory, yeah. So, Back
[00:46:30] to the whole inflamma- inflammatory
[00:46:32] >> Yes.
[00:46:32] >> issue. So, it's almost like a vicious
[00:46:34] cycle. You don't eat it right, you gain
[00:46:36] weight, then your sugar go up, then the
[00:46:39] high sugar is inflammation. So, make
[00:46:42] your weight weight
[00:46:44] weight loss harder, then you continue
[00:46:47] gain weight, you know, it's like go up
[00:46:50] up up.
[00:46:50] >> Right. Yeah, you mentioned that. It's
[00:46:51] interesting cuz I know I know somebody
[00:46:53] that was struggling with weight and we
[00:46:55] had we're having this conversation. He
[00:46:57] was uh he said it's it's interesting the
[00:47:00] way the body works is so and it works
[00:47:02] both ways. On the way up as he was
[00:47:04] gaining weight, yeah. He said he would
[00:47:07] then plateau for a little bit. And then
[00:47:09] all of a sudden he'd go and he just he
[00:47:10] literally gained like 10, 15 lb. Boom.
[00:47:13] Yeah. On the way up. And I think he got
[00:47:15] up to maybe 400 lb. And he he might have
[00:47:18] been on on one of those drugs. I can't
[00:47:19] remember cuz at the time this is back in
[00:47:21] the 2007, 2008 period. He couldn't get
[00:47:24] it here. Whatever he was taking, he
[00:47:26] couldn't get it here. He had to get
[00:47:28] order it from Europe. I was like, well,
[00:47:29] maybe I need that. He cuz he admittedly
[00:47:32] had said he had an eating disorder. And
[00:47:33] then he's like, well, let me ask you a
[00:47:35] few questions. He's like, so when
[00:47:38] you get a craving for ice cream, do you
[00:47:39] just go to the store and buy it? I'm
[00:47:41] like, well, no. He goes, I'll get a
[00:47:43] craving at 2:00 a.m. and I've already
[00:47:45] ate all the ice cream in the house and
[00:47:46] I'll go buy
[00:47:48] I won't buy one gallon, I'll get two.
[00:47:50] I'll eat one on the way home and then
[00:47:52] only eat the other one when I get home
[00:47:53] at 2:00 a.m. I'm like, yeah, no, I don't
[00:47:57] think I do that. He goes, yeah. He goes,
[00:47:59] you know,
[00:48:00] I'll go out and buy donuts for the
[00:48:01] office. I'll buy
[00:48:03] I won't buy, you know, office needs one
[00:48:05] dozen donuts. I'll buy two dozen donuts
[00:48:08] and I'll eat one dozen on the way to the
[00:48:10] office.
[00:48:12] I was like, oh, okay. Yeah, I don't have
[00:48:14] an eating problem. But I guess there are
[00:48:16] people out there like that. He's talking
[00:48:18] about how the body plateaus. And he said
[00:48:19] it was the same way coming down. Mm.
[00:48:21] Like he would So, I'm I'm wanting to
[00:48:23] mention it cuz there are people like,
[00:48:24] I'm eating right, nothing's happening.
[00:48:26] It's like it takes a moment and it's
[00:48:29] just like the body's going to like
[00:48:30] equalize. And so, you're doing the right
[00:48:33] things and then all of a sudden boom,
[00:48:34] you'll drop a few pounds. And then
[00:48:36] you'll probably plateau a little bit.
[00:48:37] And you keep eating right, eating right.
[00:48:39] So, I guess I'm saying it cuz I don't
[00:48:41] want people to get frustrated that
[00:48:42] they're not seeing like immediate result
[00:48:44] results aren't immediate. It's more
[00:48:46] about starting the habits and doing the
[00:48:48] right things, getting out and moving,
[00:48:50] eating the right foods, and getting the
[00:48:51] right sleep.
[00:48:52] >> Yeah.
[00:48:53] Yeah.
[00:48:54] >> No, I'm glad that you
[00:48:55] I'm glad that you uh
[00:48:57] >> [clears throat]
[00:48:57] >> mentioned this topic. Like, you know,
[00:49:00] some people do feel frustrated and uh
[00:49:03] they don't lose weight. And last summer
[00:49:05] I had a 19-year-old
[00:49:08] college student. She plays uh sports in
[00:49:12] in college. And she uh
[00:49:14] 5-hour training every day. Very um
[00:49:18] muscular and uh strong girl. And just
[00:49:22] weight is just continue going up. And
[00:49:24] she uh very frustrated because her
[00:49:27] sister and you know, much skinnier than
[00:49:30] her. And here she
[00:49:33] exercises, you know, so much and
[00:49:36] uh according to her, she tried to eat it
[00:49:39] right and the mom brought her here. She
[00:49:41] cried and frustrated. So we said okay,
[00:49:45] let's do some like you you think of you
[00:49:49] eat it right
[00:49:50] healthy maybe not. You know, we don't
[00:49:52] know. Let's see we check your gut
[00:49:55] function do a food sensitivity testing.
[00:49:58] Maybe you think you are eating the right
[00:50:01] food but it's not the right food for
[00:50:03] you. Her mama actually once she walked
[00:50:07] out her mom said doctor I have to tell
[00:50:09] you I think she eats lots of real sugar
[00:50:12] but I cannot tell her. She got upset
[00:50:14] with me.
[00:50:15] >> [laughter]
[00:50:15] >> Very interesting. So when her reporter
[00:50:18] came out she actually have a high
[00:50:21] sensitive
[00:50:22] high sensitivity to sugar to all sugar
[00:50:25] cane sugar honey
[00:50:28] agave you know all this yeah so
[00:50:31] sensitive to sugar sensitive to carbs
[00:50:34] and the sensitive to dairy. So she she
[00:50:37] does
[00:50:38] have a lots of food sensitivity because
[00:50:41] it's a summer she's a home she's more
[00:50:43] relaxed and her her her mother said
[00:50:46] that's good that's good you know because
[00:50:48] of she's
[00:50:49] you know she's a pre-med student she's
[00:50:51] very scientific so she will follow this
[00:50:54] to the T. So she did she followed before
[00:50:57] she left the home she lost 10 pounds.
[00:51:00] She lost 10 pounds but also I also fixed
[00:51:02] her gut you know she also have a GI
[00:51:05] dysfunction. Mhm. So she's she just she
[00:51:08] cannot she couldn't be happier.
[00:51:11] Right.
[00:51:11] >> Yeah. And that could be the case I mean
[00:51:13] even if you're not adding the sugar
[00:51:14] factor to it. I'll tell you one that was
[00:51:16] on my list that I ate a lot of
[00:51:18] watermelon. Okay.
[00:51:20] >> Now who would think watermelon be bad
[00:51:21] for you but it was bad for me.
[00:51:23] >> Yeah but a
[00:51:24] high
[00:51:25] glycemic index fruit. That's also yeah.
[00:51:29] So it's so and I and sugar was on my
[00:51:31] list too so I got a high glycemic high
[00:51:35] fruit plus I'm sensitive to it. Yeah.
[00:51:38] That doesn't make for a good
[00:51:40] food for you. Yeah you know it's really
[00:51:43] so many factors you know play into the
[00:51:46] game right and
[00:51:48] when we do testing actually certain test
[00:51:51] like when we do micronutrient testing
[00:51:53] at the lab actually
[00:51:56] is able to give us is this patient okay
[00:51:59] with the fructose metabolize
[00:52:02] glucose normal you know they actually
[00:52:05] give you those information. So we have a
[00:52:08] certain percentage of patient cannot
[00:52:10] tolerate the fructose you just couldn't.
[00:52:14] So they could be eating fruits and
[00:52:15] vegetables
[00:52:15] >> Yeah they could be eating lots of fruits
[00:52:17] They're not eating candy bars and chips
[00:52:18] and all this they could be eating
[00:52:20] natural foods and it's still not good
[00:52:23] for them technically.
[00:52:25] >> like a for those patient I always tell
[00:52:27] them try to stay away from high sugar
[00:52:31] loaded food such as tropical fruits like
[00:52:35] a mango
[00:52:36] and watermelon like you mentioned
[00:52:39] pineapple those are loaded with
[00:52:42] fructose. Okay.
[00:52:43] >> Yeah. All right wow. We want to send the
[00:52:46] message to our viewers
[00:52:50] or listeners like you know it's never a
[00:52:53] one trigger
[00:52:55] the
[00:52:56] for chronic inflammation.
[00:52:58] So it's normally you know comes with
[00:53:01] daily habits
[00:53:03] toxic exposures life stresses food
[00:53:06] sensitivity
[00:53:08] uh And then the thing is you hit
[00:53:10] you hit all of those things and then
[00:53:12] boom you just not in a happy camper.
[00:53:15] >> so that will keep your immune system on
[00:53:18] high alert for months or years. That's
[00:53:22] why that's
[00:53:24] eventually break down your body break
[00:53:26] down your tissue break down your blood
[00:53:29] vessel and the break down your DNA even.
[00:53:32] When the DNA got to break down or or
[00:53:35] damaged that's cancer come.
[00:53:38] I see. The cancer showed up. But we
[00:53:40] normally when patient come in like I we
[00:53:43] already talk a lot so we always look at
[00:53:46] gut function. So if you have a gut a
[00:53:50] microbia imbalances
[00:53:52] we have to fix that
[00:53:54] metabolic dysfunction like you know
[00:53:57] pre-diabetes diabetes high class
[00:54:00] hyperlipidemia we fix those chronic
[00:54:04] stress so destress is mandatory
[00:54:08] in the
[00:54:09] modern life right.
[00:54:11] >> [laughter]
[00:54:11] >> Kirk you know so have to destress
[00:54:14] yourself you have to find a way
[00:54:17] to control your stress level like if you
[00:54:19] need a
[00:54:20] we call I call the me time.
[00:54:23] So when you go home if you feel like oh
[00:54:25] I just had a stress day don't talk to
[00:54:28] your family members lock yourself in
[00:54:30] your own room and give yourself of me
[00:54:33] time me just you for 15 minutes. You can
[00:54:37] do just some do a meditation or play
[00:54:40] with your pet you know if that can relax
[00:54:42] you or do some gentle stretch listen to
[00:54:46] some music you really enjoy. Not on your
[00:54:48] phone with social media. Am I right
[00:54:51] you're not on your phone with social
[00:54:53] media that's not destress just to be to
[00:54:55] be clear. Yes avoid no devices. No
[00:54:58] devices so avoid the toxicity exposure
[00:55:01] as much as you can and get adequate
[00:55:04] sleep start to move move any kind of
[00:55:07] form of exercise you enjoy what but you
[00:55:10] know if you never have a regular
[00:55:13] exercise habit just start a walk just to
[00:55:16] do just walk. Walk. 15 minutes Yeah 15
[00:55:20] 20 minutes yeah
[00:55:21] avoid ultra processed the food you know
[00:55:25] avoid like when you buy anything if like
[00:55:28] more than four ingredients be careful or
[00:55:31] if the ingredients you don't even know
[00:55:33] how to pronounce pronounce right.
[00:55:35] >> [laughter]
[00:55:36] >> Or you don't really know what
[00:55:38] what
[00:55:39] what are they are yeah. Yeah so when you
[00:55:42] look at your coffee it just says coffee.
[00:55:44] So you guys can learn more about
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[00:56:13] you can call 561-998-0309
[00:56:17] or text 561-334-3208
[00:56:21] and her website is drhaucmd
[00:56:25] drhaomd.com.
[00:56:28] Who's this event good for and what can
[00:56:30] people expect if they come? This event
[00:56:34] we are open for everybody
[00:56:37] willing to learn about hidden
[00:56:40] inflammation so we welcome them all to
[00:56:43] come.
[00:56:44] Is educational event we are going to
[00:56:46] have different topics we are going to
[00:56:49] talk about but all related to chronic
[00:56:51] inflammation. We are going to talk about
[00:56:53] anti-inflammatory diet.
[00:56:55] We are going to talk about how to how to
[00:56:59] identify
[00:57:01] accurately the root causes of your
[00:57:03] chronic inflammation
[00:57:05] and how to reverse it and
[00:57:08] give you some knowledge and
[00:57:11] and to bring home and also empower you
[00:57:15] to upgrade like we talk about it the
[00:57:18] word upgrade upgrade your life upgrade
[00:57:21] your food upgrade your sleep upgrade
[00:57:24] your mind upgrade your nutrition.
[00:57:28] Mhm. And for you to live a
[00:57:31] healthy long life.
[00:57:34] >> [laughter]
[00:57:34] >> Yeah. Yeah happy also. Happy too right.
[00:57:37] I mean I really think that's just an
[00:57:40] amazing
[00:57:41] opportunity for everybody to they get a
[00:57:44] chance to actually meet you and kind of
[00:57:46] learn
[00:57:48] you know the chronic inflammation it
[00:57:50] affects millions of people and
[00:57:53] you can reverse it once you have some
[00:57:55] understanding right.
[00:57:56] >> Yeah yeah so you don't want to wait uh
[00:57:59] for the bad consequences you know happen
[00:58:02] to you like you know you
[00:58:04] already have like heart disease or
[00:58:06] cancer you know stage four what do you
[00:58:08] you have to manage right you know to
[00:58:10] certain extent it's hard to reverse or
[00:58:13] manage but once we pay attention to
[00:58:16] once we have the knowledge we all can do
[00:58:19] better.
[00:58:20] That's my belief. Yeah for sure. I think
[00:58:23] that's the whole thing I think a lot of
[00:58:24] people don't really understand this and
[00:58:26] I think it's becoming more and more
[00:58:29] prevalent out there with the different
[00:58:31] you know
[00:58:32] you know can't think of
[00:58:34] some of the people forging ahead but I
[00:58:36] know
[00:58:37] what's the guy's name
[00:58:39] I don't know if you heard of Paul
[00:58:40] Saladino.
[00:58:41] He's really big into the microplastics
[00:58:43] and stuff so he he brings
[00:58:46] he had this one Instagram that I saw
[00:58:48] that was hilarious.
[00:58:50] He goes on the plane he doesn't want
[00:58:52] plastic so he brought coconuts with a
[00:58:55] metal straw.
[00:58:57] >> [laughter]
[00:58:59] >> They actually let him bring his coconuts
[00:59:00] on for his water cuz that's what he
[00:59:02] wanted on the plane. So yeah there's
[00:59:04] there's a lot of stuff out there.
[00:59:07] I was just curious are there are there
[00:59:09] any books out there that kind of cover
[00:59:11] some of these topics if people want to
[00:59:13] do some of their own reading
[00:59:15] and research do you know of any that we
[00:59:17] could recommend to take a look at or
[00:59:19] Chronic inflammation yeah I believe uh
[00:59:23] I believe there are some books about
[00:59:26] chronic inflammation.
[00:59:28] Chronic inflammation is such a such a
[00:59:32] big topic, right? Like you can go on and
[00:59:36] on. I'm not aware there is a book to
[00:59:38] cover all the aspects. Mhm. Yeah. Like a
[00:59:41] primer like give somebody a baseline
[00:59:43] knowledge, but but you're going to have
[00:59:45] that May March 28th. March 28th, we
[00:59:49] would try to cover as much as possible.
[00:59:52] So, the one thing I'm you know, you
[00:59:54] mentioned a microplastic.
[00:59:56] So, that's the one thing I want to tell
[00:59:58] you. Recently, we have I have one
[01:00:00] patient came in with recurrent sinus
[01:00:03] infection. And he just finished one
[01:00:06] antibiotic, you know, couple weeks later
[01:00:09] another uh sinus infection. So, I said
[01:00:12] that's not normal. And the very
[01:00:14] interesting is that he actually still on
[01:00:16] the antibiotic nasal spray that the ENT
[01:00:20] gave it to him. And then he developed
[01:00:22] another sinus infection. So, he plays
[01:00:24] the go golf a lot. So, I said maybe you
[01:00:28] might have some
[01:00:29] toxic exposure. And I just got his
[01:00:32] partial report back. He has very high
[01:00:36] some high levels of uh
[01:00:38] uh chemicals in his body. Oh, really?
[01:00:42] And produced by herbicide. Like you
[01:00:45] know, the Roundup. Oh, wow. Yeah. So,
[01:00:48] those are things you you all you just
[01:00:51] it's just like a so many things you have
[01:00:52] to think about
[01:00:54] in terms of chronic inflammation. Like
[01:00:57] Like me, I had I went and
[01:00:59] tell them I had a plugged ENT's. Go see
[01:01:02] your ENT.
[01:01:03] >> Yeah. Need to get checked out.
[01:01:04] >> Yeah. And um
[01:01:06] cuz you never know what's going on Yeah.
[01:01:08] in there. And I had a if there was some
[01:01:11] kind of measure of it, but a very bad
[01:01:14] deviated septum to the point that it
[01:01:16] required surgery. Yeah. And I'll never
[01:01:18] forget when he took all the unpacking
[01:01:20] out finally. Mhm. Um in his office it
[01:01:23] happened to be I think during the
[01:01:24] holidays cuz it was just him and his
[01:01:26] wife there that were she's a nurse and
[01:01:27] so she was the assistant that day. He's
[01:01:29] like, "Okay, you can breathe through,
[01:01:31] you know, both nostrils." And I breathed
[01:01:33] in and and I started tearing up and he's
[01:01:34] like, "Yeah, you never breathed like
[01:01:36] that before, have you?" And I'm like,
[01:01:38] "No."
[01:01:38] >> [clears throat]
[01:01:39] [laughter]
[01:01:39] >> Like in my entire life I never remember
[01:01:42] breathing that well through my nostrils.
[01:01:43] I was a mouth breather. Wow.
[01:01:45] >> Because I couldn't breathe. Okay. So,
[01:01:47] now you can. Yeah. And I'm sharing that
[01:01:49] story because it's it's similar to the
[01:01:51] things that you're trying to help
[01:01:52] patients with.
[01:01:52] >> Yeah. These things are invisible. We
[01:01:54] don't even understand that we're
[01:01:55] fighting them and and have these
[01:01:57] conditions. I had no idea that I
[01:01:59] couldn't breathe.
[01:02:00] >> Yeah. No, that's good you mentioned that
[01:02:02] because I always
[01:02:04] want them to get a check out by the
[01:02:07] specialist. You know, we want to rule
[01:02:09] out any
[01:02:10] >> I'm I'm going back to the whole
[01:02:11] >> problem, yeah. Right, but I'm also going
[01:02:13] back to the whole inflammation thing. Is
[01:02:15] that here I had this issue and didn't
[01:02:18] even
[01:02:19] know it Yeah. until I finally got to a
[01:02:22] specialist like yourself Yeah. that can
[01:02:25] can address this and do some diagnostics
[01:02:29] to find out what's actually happening in
[01:02:31] my life Yeah. and why I'm having this
[01:02:34] fatigue and can't sleep at night and and
[01:02:37] whatnot. I've been I've been I've been
[01:02:39] pitching you hard to a friend of mine in
[01:02:41] St. Louis. I go, "Dude, it's worth it.
[01:02:42] You just need to fly down to Florida,
[01:02:44] come visit me, go see Dr. Hou."
[01:02:46] And we'll see. I'm still working on him.
[01:02:49] But I I want to do a mention really
[01:02:52] quick here.
[01:02:53] We're sponsoring this with Myia Soap. Um
[01:02:56] Myia Soap is a small batch handcrafted
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[01:03:06] attention to detail. We're still in
[01:03:08] pre-launch. We're working on it.
[01:03:11] Pre-launch phase. Um she's got the
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[01:03:34] uh just in case this even
[01:03:37] even though somebody told me not to say
[01:03:38] this, I'm going to say it anyway. Even
[01:03:39] if this episode happens to go viral, I
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[01:03:47] >> [snorts]
[01:03:47] >> Yeah, 78 cents is pretty cheap bar soap.
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[01:03:59] So, we're also working on building out
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[01:04:03] form. So, you'll we'll have a link in
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[01:04:08] a drawing or something. But if you send
[01:04:10] me a card, you're going to go to the top
[01:04:12] of the list and we'll try to make sure
[01:04:14] that you get there. Best luck. Yeah. So,
[01:04:17] as we already heard, I just want to do
[01:04:18] another plug really quick at the end.
[01:04:20] Chronic inflammation affects millions of
[01:04:23] people. It's reversible once you
[01:04:24] understand the root cause. Dr. Hou has
[01:04:27] the experience and access to the
[01:04:30] diagnostics that can get you to that. If
[01:04:33] you feel like this conversation
[01:04:36] resonated with you, be sure to join Dr.
[01:04:38] Hou March 28th from 10 to 2 here at her
[01:04:41] Center for Optimal Health and Longevity
[01:04:43] in Boca Raton. You can learn more at
[01:04:46] drhoumd.com. That's drhaomd.com.
[01:04:49] On her website, I think she sends out
[01:04:51] newsletters on a regular basis with
[01:04:53] Yeah,
[01:04:56] we do send out the weekly
[01:04:58] emails, yeah.
[01:05:00] >> anybody interested to they can just send
[01:05:03] us to go to the website put in your
[01:05:05] email, yeah. It pops up right away to
[01:05:08] sign up for the email.
[01:05:10] And so yeah, so Dr. Dr. Hou, thanks for
[01:05:12] coming in and sharing all about this
[01:05:15] information. I think it's just not out
[01:05:17] there enough. People need to to hear
[01:05:20] about it and know and and have now you
[01:05:22] can got somewhere to go and get some
[01:05:25] more education and hopefully get help if
[01:05:27] you need it.
[01:05:28] >> Thank you. Knowledge is power. So, when
[01:05:31] I see a patient, I always
[01:05:33] try to
[01:05:35] empower that person. You know, empower
[01:05:38] give them power to help themselves also.
[01:05:41] Thank you.
[01:05:41] >> Right. Yeah, and I'll I'm going to add
[01:05:43] to that too. So, she
[01:05:45] you're in control of your own health.
[01:05:47] Dr. Hou's not going to twist your arm
[01:05:49] and force you to do something you don't
[01:05:50] want to do.
[01:05:51] >> [laughter]
[01:05:51] >> Right?
[01:05:52] >> Right. Right. I mean, you're going to
[01:05:53] have you know, so she's very easy to
[01:05:55] work with, but she also has the
[01:05:57] knowledge to give you the help you may
[01:05:59] not want to hear some of it probably. I
[01:06:02] know I don't like the fact I'm not
[01:06:03] supposed to eat sugar like I like to,
[01:06:05] but
[01:06:06] >> [laughter]
[01:06:07] >> it's
[01:06:08] >> Change your lifestyle is not easy. You
[01:06:10] know, we realize, yeah.
[01:06:11] >> I feel so much better.
[01:06:12] >> Yeah. You know, you can take a baby
[01:06:14] steps, you know, as long as you upgrade
[01:06:17] yourself on daily basis. Mhm. And that's
[01:06:20] the key, baby steps. Don't try to do it
[01:06:22] overnight.
[01:06:23] >> Yeah. Yeah. All right. Well, thanks Dr.
[01:06:25] Hou. Thanks so much.
[01:06:26] >> Thank you. And appreciate you being
[01:06:28] here. Bye.
[01:06:28] >> [music]
[01:06:33] >> Bye.
[01:06:35] >> [music]
[01:06:36] >> Bye.