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Dr. Martin: Well, good morning everyone. How are you, and once again, welcome to another live this morning. Hope you're having a great start to your day, and we sure appreciate you guys coming on this morning if you can. We love you dearly. What an audience that we have. Guys, we love you dearly, and you guys are the greatest audience ever, and thank you for making this the number one health podcast in Canada. I'm not even sure if it's not the number one podcast of Canada, but I know it's the number one health podcast in Canada, and wouldn't we love to make it number one in the USA too. Thank for all of you joining us and when you can you join us live. We love that. We understand not everybody can, but we love you for doing it. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Now, before I get to a couple of other stories or studies or whatever, because that's what we're doing, let me just talk about Tylenol again, okay, because we got a lot of feedback. I posted something, I don't post enough guys, but yesterday I posted on our private Facebook group. Now put your hand up if you are part of our private Facebook group. And if you're not, you should be okay. You should be part of our private Facebook group, okay? We got 25,000 people as part of that private Facebook group, and we love it because again, a lot of times there's good feedback, there's questions, there's people posting. We like that. And sometimes I'll go on there and challenge because I am very biased. So, the other day someone posted something on coffee and I jumped on it because I saw it, and you guys know me, I've been defending coffee for 50 years, okay? So nothing's new under the sun when it comes to coffee. It's just good for you, the real vitamin C.
Anyway, I jumped on it because someone had something negative about coffee and I won't tolerate that. No, no, listen, you can post it, but just understand if I see it, I might comment on it. I might, I might not. Okay, so yesterday I posted something again on Tylenol and autism and some people were upset about that. I don't think they were upset at me, but they're upset because they don't like the simplicity of just naming Tylenol. Listen guys, listen Linda's, listen Larry. Okay, here's what I said. Okay? Here's what I said when we did our program a couple of days ago, I just want to clarify it, okay? And this was mentioned, it didn't come out just the other day, but it has come out in the last few years that there's a cause and effect, meaning that Tylenol appears, okay, there seems to be a link, not the only link, but a link to autism when during pregnancy, mama is taking Tylenol.
And it's interesting because there was a lot of pushback about that. Come on. No, no, no. This came Harvard School of Public Health put out a statement. They reviewed all the literature and they said there's a link. They said, they said there's a link between Tylenol usage during pregnancy and autism. And as a matter of fact, the makers of Tylenol who denied that, by the way, they denied there's any link, but they said the makers of Tylenol said you shouldn't be taking Tylenol during pregnancy. That's what they said. Okay? So even though they said there's no link between Tylenol and autism, according to the makers of Tylenol, they said you shouldn't be taking it and consult with your doctor. Okay? That's all. I just wanted to clarify that.
And by the way, Harvard's School of Public Health said this also. It appears that one thing we all know about Tylenol, rule of thumb, okay, rule of thumb. Tylenol, liver, okay? The rule of thumb, Advil, kidneys, okay? Advil, kidneys. Tylenol, mostly the liver. And Harvard even gave us the mechanism that they believe is the link between Tylenol and autism and ADHD by the way, they said both. And it was interesting because they talked about a substance that you and I talk about a lot, and that is glutathione. What is glutathione? An amino acid. Your liver makes it. Velcro. That's what glutathione is. You know me, I always have these mental images, these pictures in my brain. When I think glutathione, I think Velcro. Why? Because glutathione is a master detoxer.
People ask me all the time, Dr. Martin, should I do a detox? Yeah, I like the idea. Do the reset and you do a detox. What? You mean I don't have to drink anything special and hold my nose and drink something to do a detox? No, eat eggs, meat and cheese, no sugar. And you know what'll happen? You empty your liver. You know what happens when you empty your liver? Your body produces even more glutathione. And glutathione is Velcro. It detoxes your body because it's Velcro and it attaches itself to yeast, to heavy metals like mercury, lead, cadmium gets rid of plastics in your body, gets rid of all the toxins in your body. Your body is a lean, mean fighting machine. Your body is fearfully and wonderfully made. I say this all the time. If you don't believe in God and you study the human body, I don't know what to tell you. It's unbelievable how your body operates. It's incredible. Come on.
Anyway, glutathione is Velcro and the school of public health of Harvard said, when during pregnancy you take Tylenol, it depletes your mitochondria's ability in the liver to produce glutathione. It diminishes it. Now, toxins stay in the bloodstream of mummy and baby, and that can have an effect on baby's brain. But I didn't say it, Harvard said it. And Robert Kennedy, Jr. and his group at NIH and the CDC, they're going to put a warning out now. Tylenol already said it. The maker said it. Don't take it during pregnancy. So that's what was said, guys, okay? Because some people come out, Dr. Martin, we got an autistic child and we never took Tylenol. It's not the only cause, okay? Because you know me, I did this the other day. Leaky gut, leaky brain. I am so convinced that I am right about this. I've been saying it for so long, talking about this leaky gut, leaky brain. Okay?
Now the other thing, and this bothered some people again, okay, at least one, listen, I want you to have your opinions. So if you go on our site, just understand that I might push back, okay? Because if I see something that I don't think is right or true, because the leaky gut thing, what causes leaky gut? What did I say? Tylenol has an effect on the liver, but what it also is showing non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, painkillers over the counter, Tylenol, is not exactly what they call an nsaid. Doesn't matter. It's in the same family. It affects the microbiome in the gut. So not only does it affect the liver, it affects the gut and it causes a dysbiosis. It affects the good bacteria and the good bacteria make up part of the border between your gut and your blood. You've got a border there, okay? You have a border just like there's a border between Canada and the United States and between Mexico and the United States, we all understand that, okay?
I'm going into the states next week for some meetings. I'm going to have to cross the border. There's border guards and sometimes they're nice, a lot of times they're not. You know what I mean? Who are you? Where are you going? And now they know everything ahead of time, right? When you're flying, at least you get up to the border guard and they got everything on you, okay? They have everything on you. They know everything. And especially I have a NEXUS, which is, it's a pre-clearance. So they go, Dr. Martin, what are you doing here? Where are you going? When are you coming back? But guys, you have that, or at least you should on your southern border, what? Go south in your body, north is your head. Go south to your gut on your southern border between your gut and your blood, you ought to have a real good border guards there.
And bacteria, the friendly guys, they make up part of that, okay? They make up part of that and they don't allow anything into your blood that doesn't belong. Isn't that wonderful? Think of it. No, you can't come in. Yeast, get out of here. You're not allowed. Mercury out, cadmium out, lead out, aluminum out. You can't come in. What are you doing? You don't have a passport. You're not coming in here. But what happens when your gut is compromised? What happens? You took an antibiotic and you didn't regenerate or replenish the bacteria. What happens? Well, you got little leaks, and now the border is compromised and toxins can come into the bloodstream. Folks, that is the essence of autoimmune disease. It's the essence of it.
And again, if you've followed me for any length of time, I've been talking about this for eons of time because I have been talking about the border, your microbiome, 40 years at least, when nobody knew anything about it. And I can't say I knew compared to what I know today, but I've said this consistently since the 1980s, that autism, and in 1980, it was so rare, like one out of 50,000 or something like that. Are you kidding me? Why did you talk about a doc? Well I had a colleague that had two autistic sons, and I'm telling you guys, there was nothing you could read about autism. I couldn't find it anywhere. But because I'm a radio guy and I did a radio show and I've written many, many, many books, and I did a lot of TV and radio interviews, I talked about the importance of your gut and the microbiome, even in chronic fatigue syndrome, I wrote a book about it. It was a factor. Toxins get into the body. How do they get in? Through the southern border, in your body. That's how they get in.
And you get leaky gut, leaky brain, because the same bacteria, guys, the same microbiome that's in your gut, mostly in your gut, okay, mostly. You have trillions of bacteria in your gut, not billions, trillions, but you also have a blood brain barrier here. It's invisible. You can't see it, but it's there. Okay?One thing I did know in school in the seventies, okay? We were pretty stupid compared to what we know today, but okay, we did study the blood-brain barrier, and what if we knew about it? Nothing. Just that there was a barrier and we didn't know how it worked, really. It tried to protect the brain, and that's what you and I have, and everybody has a blood-brain barrier. But if it's compromised, listen Linda and Larry, listen. If it's compromised in the southern border, you get compromise in the northern border of the blood brain barrier.
I kind of like that. I just made that up. No, I've always used the illustration of the borders because people understand that, okay? Canada, Canadians want to go into the United States. You got to cross the border. If Americans want to come into Canada, they've got to cross the border. We understand that. Well you have borders in your body between your gut and your blood and your brain, okay? The blood brain barrier, the northern border. Oh, geez, I like that. I'm an illustrator, guys. Some people think my illustrations are silly, but that's how I remember stuff. Okay? So that's what we were talking about when it came to Tylenol, okay? And yeah, it affects the liver. No doubt about it. We've always known that, by the way. By the way, because people think that Tylenol is harmless. Well, I read this years ago, about 200,000 people a year are hospitalized with Tylenol poisoning.
I know it's over the counter, and people take that, I know people that take it every day, and I used to try and warn my patients, don't do that. I know, doc, but I get a headache every day. I need a Tylenol. I know, I'm on your side, but you have no idea what you're doing to yourself. It's an over the counter medication, but and there's a big butt there. The problem with the liver is it can sneak up on you and then all of a sudden you've got scarring in that liver and it can be irreversible at times. Anywho, I just thought I would comment on it. And by the way, you look at things that cause liver problems, okay? And the depletion of glutathione, I'll tell you one of the other big things is the proton pump inhibitors, like over the counter, the purple pill, Prilosec, Nexium, and Pepcid Complete. All the things that block your acidity also block the glutathione.
So this is one of the reasons that we, here, we talk a lot about this is fixing the stomach. The first thing to fix your stomach is to change your diet. There's nothing that affects your stomach like eating the wrong food. And this is what happens in our population today. Why do you think, again, these medications are so popular? Like antacids, Rolaids, Tums, people got acid reflux. And I'll tell you, when you got acid reflux, it ain't no fun. Okay? I'm very sympathetic, guys. I'm very sympathetic. Dr. Martin, I can't stand it. I got so much acid reflux. Yeah. Now, trust me here, you need to trust me. You're not eating enough steak. What? No, you're not. I proved it to people. You're a carboholic. That's why your acidity in your stomach has been creeping up, okay? You don't have enough of it. You're not eating like a lion, yet your stomach is built like a lion. You should have more acidity in your stomach than a lion has.
And folks, the reason you need acidity in your stomach is you need to break down food, but especially protein. You see, your body guys was made so that you would eat your amino acids, the essential ones and the non-essential ones, the ones that you need to eat are found in eggs, meat, and cheese. Now, there's a few proteins and vegetables, but they're, they're not essential in a sense that you need complete protein. You need the building blocks of life, and they're found in eggs, meat, cheese. Your body was designed for it. Designed for it. And when you don't eat it, you eat salad. I love my salad, doc. I heard that a million times. You mean I can't eat salad? I said, well you can eat it, but I don't want you to live on it. I want you to live on steak. Oh, women had a hard time with that one. They really did. They bought it in the eighties.
Guys, I was around when it happened. When the world went stupid, I watched it. I was John the Baptist, screaming in the wilderness. What are you eating? You're not a rabbit. You are not a cow. Cows eat salads, so you don't have to. Want to have a salad, go for it, I mean it. You want to have a salad, go for it. But just don't fool yourself, okay? Don't fool yourself. Doctor Martin, a million times I heard it, on the radio, in my office. Well, it's alkaline. So what. What does that mean? Steak is a acidic. So what. What's that mean? Well it's acidic. You're going to die. Nah, your body will buffer it out. Your body knows how to fix it because you need to eat it. That's where all your vitamins are. That's where all your minerals are. That's where all your amino acids are. That's where they are. They're in your steak and eggs and dairy. Eat it. It'll change your pH.
And you'll see after 30 days, I must have taken tens of thousands of people off antacids. I said, look, I can understand you got to take a tum because you had a pizza, but you better not be on that all the time. You don't know how dangerous that medication is. It's worse than Tylenol, in my opinion or antacids, because your stomach, first of all, is made to eat meat. But second of all, you need that acidity. It's an anti-pathogen. What? Well, yeah, you got a defense mechanism right in your stomach to get rid of pathogens that come in into your gut before they get to your gut. Your stomach, that acidity ought to just burn them right off. But not if you don't have enough acidity in your stomach.
And guys, you know this, but I'll say it again. Look, when you get acid reflux, it's not because you have too much acid in your stomach. It's because you have too much acid coming up the esophagus. And that happens when your body tries to compensate for the lack of acidity in the stomach. Your proton pumps make more acidity and they come up the esophagus. One of the biggest reasons, by the way, we see so much esophageal cancer used to be rare. Now it ain't rare no more. Esophageal cancer is a fast growing in terms of numbers cancer. People are carboholics. They weren't carboholics a hundred years ago, but they are today. But they've been lied to. Anyway, I didn't even get at the other things I wanted to talk about. I was down some real rabbit trails today.
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