Dr. Martin answers questions sent in by our listeners in today's episode.
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Dr. Martin: Well, good morning everyone. Once again, welcome to another live this morning. We're always thrilled to have you guys on. Q&A Friday. Hope you had a great, great new year. Here we go. Now guys, what we'll do, okay, we'll do this. We'll pump up the tires again on Monday because Friday's Q&A. So I want to continue on, you got to one point on why you do the reset. Okay. Okay. So guys, let's get to the questions here this morning. There's a lot of good ones. Now, Samia, okay? 52 years old. I have fibromyalgia, advanced osteoarthritis, and sleep apnea. Okay, no fun. What are the chances I have chronic fatigue for mesatine bar virus? How can you tell the difference between CF chronic fatigue and fibro? Or could I have both? Yeah, you got both. Listen, I wrote this years ago. I did my thesis in clinical nutrition on chronic fatigue syndrome.
Okay? That's how I got my PhD. And I published it. In a book, I published my thesis in a book called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The Modern Woman's Curse. Okay? That's the title of the book. And it was a huge, big cellar. I had a publicist at the time, and I traveled over North America to talk about chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia. And I believed at the time that chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia were two sides of a coin. They're together. You'll never see fibro without CFS. And I believe, let me go back to the roots of it. I believed it was adrenal gland exhaustion and renals on top of kidneys, releasing cortisol. Cortisol's on your side till you overuse it. And then it drains the living life out of you. It is an accelerant. And one of the things that it accelerates and pours gasoline on is the fire of inflammation, thus fibromyalgia. Sleep apnea. Listen, CFS. They're exhausted. They used to come into the office and say to me, "Dr. Martin, I'm tired of being tired and not taken seriously because generally, generally, all the testing that was done came back within normal limits. Okay?
So they fell through the cracks. Then they would hear about me, someone that specialized in this. I did biomarker testing. They were shocked. Many of them came into my office and cried like babies. When I told them what was happening, why it was happening. And then more importantly, what to do about it. And I always started with food. Always started with food. Okay? And when you're exhausted, your mitochondria, the little battery packs within your cells are exhausted. You need to do the following things. One, food, change fuels. You're going to want to eat carbs. You're going to want to eat something that just gives you a quick fix. And we'll talk about this in a question later because many of these patients had hypoglycemia, low blood sugar.
But low blood sugar comes from what goes up must come down. So with cortisol, cortisol elevates your blood sugar. That's its job to get you ready for the fight or flight. It elevates your blood sugar. It elevates your blood pressure. What goes up must come down. Blood sugar goes up, you secrete a lot of insulin and your blood sugar comes down and sometimes it comes way down. And thus, the exhaustion. Thus, the hypoglycemia. And the idea was to change fuels, not to give them paper and twigs to get their wood stove operating, but to give them logs, eggs, meat, and cheese, the high protein, high fat diet, fuel. Okay? The results that we got were incredible. One of the products that became famous, really, at the time ... Okay, go back now. You're going back more than 30 years ago. Oh yeah, more than that.
You had a product called Navitol, Pine Bark Extract. And because it crossed the blood brain barrier, it brought extra oxygen up into the brain. And patients that had chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, it was an anti-inflammatory pine bark and it was an antioxidant. It crosses the blood brain barrier, brought more oxygen, the cotton in the brain, because that was one of the symptoms was a foggy brain that would lift with pine bar. I was big on probiotics because they all had leaky gut. And remember now, okay? Again, cortisol is a diversion. It's an accelerant. It's a diversion, meaning your blood supply is going to your muscles and not your gut, to your muscles and not your brain, because your body's getting you ready for fight or flight. That's why I called it the modern woman's curse is because it was mostly women. Not always, but mostly. They're the ones that got hit the hardest with this condition because it messed up their hormones.
It made their thyroid slow to a crawl. And there was all of the above. So I used to look at this as a perfect storm. So when you get sleep apnea, fatty tongue, it's an insulin thing. Change your fuel, change the diet. Cortisol formula came out of that. And have a look at that formula, cortisol formula, and compare it to anything else for the cortisol. I'm telling you guys, you can't compare it. It helps not only to balance cortisol, it also helps with the sleep because when you fix cortisol, you fix sleep. Anyway, all of those things. Okay? Thank you for the question. That was a very good one. It got me going. Even started early this morning. Samia Jean.
Thanks for that question. Okay? Is it a virus? No. Look, a virus, you asked about Epstein-Barr. No, it's not a virus because Epstein-Barr was only present. And I talked about this in my thesis because they were calling it the Epstein-Barr virus or the yuppie flu. Okay? That word yuppie, you don't hear it anymore, but it was big in the '80s and '90s. The yuppie flu. People that were not really low class, more in the upper middle class people. The yuppie flu, they called it. But it wasn't the virus. It was a perfect storm and it was adrenal. I think I was the first guy ever to talk about that. And I traveled around North America. I traveled to Europe. I talked about this. I did conferences in, I don't know, a hundred radio shows and probably three or 400 interviews because I had a book and they were all interested in this like an epidemic that was going around at the time, the chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia.
I never learned about CFS in school. I mean, were people fatigued in the 1970s? Yeah, but not like this. Fibromyalgia, never heard of it. In school in the '70s, wasn't even a term. You can look at my medical books, wasn't even discussed. Fibro? Anywho, I talked about the history of it, might as well tell you a little bit of that. Okay? The history, most people that had the diagnosis of CFS, and usually you got a diagnosis when they couldn't find anything else. CFS and fibro is just a symptom of CFS. Antibiotics in their history, almost invariably, followed by a lot of times, a lot of stress. Okay? Family dynamics, divorce, separation, sick parents, kids, you name it. And guys, because I was a history taker. Always have been, always will be. History, give me history. Why? Because very important. Okay? History is so important. I loved history in high school.
Okay, I did. A teacher accused me of cheating one time because I got 100% in history. Okay. I love history. Okay. Elizabeth. I would like to hear Dr. Martin discuss teenage girl who complicated, diagnosed with HSD, same family as POTS and EDS. You know what that is? That is low, usually very low blood pressure. They'll pass out. Fatigue, exhausted. Look, this is a hormonal problem big time. When I see and I saw patients like this, here's what I saw usually. Okay? Number one, food. They were bad eaters. They emphasized carbohydrates rather than protein. Okay? They emphasized they usually were carboholics, bad eating, lots of sugar, not enough protein and fat, not enough eggs, not enough meat. A lot of them were vegetarians, but they couldn't eat anything that had eyeballs. I heard that a thousand times in my office. Well, Dr. Pardon, I can't eat anything that's got eyeballs.
I said, "You're sincere, but you're sincerely wrong." Okay? I used to grab their little faces and I said, "You're very sincere. I can see that. But you're sincerely wrong. Your body was meant to eat the animal kingdom. And if you don't do it, you've decided to be unwell. Don't let anybody tell you you can live on fruits and vegetables the rest of your life. Well, you might, but your life will be short." Okay? Oh, Dr. Martin, what about the blue zones? The blues moose zone. It's all a bunch of bunk.
It's a bunch of bunk brought to you by the vegans and vegetarians of the world. It's a bunch of nonsense. The longest living and the healthiest people are not in the blue zones. They're in Japan where they eat the most fish. Okay. So no, they can get out of this. Okay? They can get out of this. I'm a balancer. They need to get balanced. They need to change their fuel. They're usually, and I saw this so often, they're usually anemic. Very low levels of B12 and they don't even check it. Most doctors don't check B12 because they don't know anything about B12. Isn't it funny in medicine? In the 1950s ... I was talking about this to my son-in-law who's a physician. I said, "Read the history of medicine. In the 1950s and the 19, you got a B12 shot. You were tired. You got a B12 shot." In the 1920s, everybody and their dog had high vitamin D levels and now they're down to nothing because they're scared, skinny.
Your B12 might be a little bit high. You want it high. You want it optimized. Your vitamin D might be a little high. Good. That's what I'm aiming for. That's when you feel better because they don't learn anything in medical school. It's crazy. And nobody in the world overdosed on B12. With these patients, they were usually anemic. Their red blood cells. When I used to look at their blood, they had large red blood cells. The larger, the better, no. The larger, the worse. They don't carry near as much oxygen. And they didn't have enough B12. And again, protein. So I used to do all of the above, and then I'd balance out. They had way too much estrogen, not enough progesterone. I'd balance that out. Their thyroid was slow to a crawl because of estrogen dominance. So I would fix that. We would balance that out, and it was amazing how well they would do. Okay? Good question. Merci beaucoup. And that was Elizabeth.
Roxanne, you're going to give me a migraine, but I love you anyways because Roxanne's going to say something that gives Dr. Martin a migraine. And it's instant. Another natural path that I listen to. I know what you're going to say before I read the rest of the question. Consuming too much coffee and caffeine can cause and contribute to leaky gut. It is so much nonsense, Roxanne. You see my headache? You see my migraine? It's nonsense. From the day I graduated, I've been defending coffee. It's people that they ... It's almost like they got too much time on their hands and all they want to do is like coffee. It's acidic, Dr. Martin. One. Two, it dehydrates you. Dr. Martin. Okay? Coffee, bad.
I was a defender of coffee, and I used to say this on my radio show. I got 150 studies to defend it with. Now it's up to over 200. So when you hear that, Roxanne, that it causes ... It fixes leaky gut. It helps to fix it. It is a powerful antioxidant because somebody ... Let me do this one. Let me do this one. Wendy is asking. I've been reading a lot about butyrate. B-U-T-Y-R-A-T-E, butyrate. Or whatever they pronounce it. Wendy, I'm glad you asked the question. Okay? I'm just saying this because I'm going to change my voice for a sec, because you're hearing from so- called experts, the same people that tell you the coffee's acidic is bad. And here's another one. I'm hearing a lot about butyrate and how it's needed. And that's why we need fiber because of butyrate. Otherwise, you can't feed that bacteria.
Guys, that is a bunch of gunk. Okay? It's brought to you by the cereal company. It's brought to you by the vegans and the vegetarians of the world. Fiber, you can't live without it. Your gut needs it. No, that's what irritates your gut. You get too much butyrate. The best things for your gut are coffee and water. The best fibers. The best things that feed your friendly bacteria, coffee, water, and steak. It's nothing better for your friendly bacteria than the best fuel in the world. Steak. Read the book, sun, steak, and steel. I talk about it in there. Fiber's overrated. It's way overrated. But again, you're going to get the gurus telling you different. Well, I've been consistent. I've stood up to it. I've said it was wrong for a long, long time. And look, I get it. I understand where it comes from. And I'm glad you asked the question, Wendy. I'm really happy. You're going to hear different opinions, just like on coffee. Okay? So Roxanne heard another natural path that I follow, and all I'm saying to you guys is I beg to disagree. And I say this all the time in all due respect. I do. I respect their opinion. But they're wrong. Oh, I love it. Okay? That was Roxanne.
And then I did Wendy's too, right? Like fruit, vegetable, and beans. Wendy don't live on fruit, vegetables, and beans. Okay? I know a lot of people do, but they're missing massive amounts of nutrients that you don't get in fruits, vegetables, and beans. Okay? You just don't. You can't get heem iron. It's not there. You can't even get cholesterol. It's not there. You need cholesterol. You can't get all the bee vitamins. It's not there, especially B12. You can't get them. They're not in the plant kingdom. You want to have a big stool? Well, good for you, but that don't make you healthy. Okay. That was Roxanne and I answered Wendy's at the same time. Gloria, what would Dr. Martin recommend for a perforated eardrum? Well, look, I mean, 83 years old, Gloria, good for you. Or maybe that's someone in your family.
When it ever comes to lungs and sinuses, I like the combination for several reasons of Circetin with a cue. I love cursitin. It lowers your uric acid. Curcetin is in coffee, by the way. Did you know coffee has kercetin in it? It's one of the best sources of kercetin. That's why coffee's so good for you. But I love cursitin as a supplement and navitol. Navitol opens blood supply. Curcetin is an antihistamine. Curcetin is so good for anything in the sinuses, allergies, in the lungs. I love kercetin. I love the combination of kercetin and navitol. Okay? I'm a combo guy on certain conditions, combined different things. And I found really good results. But when you get a perforated eardrum, it's difficult to ... You want to get extra blood supply, lower the inflammation there. Okay? Thank you very much. And that was Gloria. Luis, what causes leaky heart valve?
Well, usually, okay? Leaky heart valve don't come first. It comes after. Here's a few of the things that I've seen over the years with a leaky heart valve. Diabetes. Remember, sugar destroys blood vessels and blood valves over a period of time. Sugar is so toxic. Your body knows that, but we don't know that. People don't know it. They've been taught moderation rather than elimination. That's why the reset is so good, because it eliminates sugar. You don't need sugar. And I'm not saying you'll never have it. I'm just saying you don't need it. If your body needed sugar, it will take steak and turn it into glucose. Okay? So the other one I saw a lot over the years is infection. Okay? Remember I talked about the bacterial connection between your gums and the heart the other day? Okay. This has gone back a long time that they've determined that's why dentists talked about it a long time ago, that bacterial.
This is why I love oil of oregano, guys. I'm a big oil of oregano guy if you never heard of it. Well, you heard it here. Okay? Oil of oregano. It is so good. Brush your teeth with it. Brush your gums with it because it kills those bad guys, not your good guys. Take probiotics. Why? Because probiotics, they go everywhere. Different strains do different things and live in different places. Okay? That's why you want a broad spectrum probiotic. They're the best. Okay? You want to replace that microbiome all the time. We live in a world where we kill our microbiome. Renew, replenish, regenerate probiotics. Again, have I been consistent? Yep. Very consistent about that. Probiotics. You never get used to them, by the way. Somebody asked a question the other day. And guys, don't we love that? On the private Facebook group, they asked the question, "Dr. Martin, don't you get used to taking probiotics?" No, you need trillions.
You know how much more a trillion is than a billion? It's from here to the moon. When I was a kid, we had millionaires and that was rare. And holy moly, the guy's a millionaire. We were a millionaire. And when we were kids, a millionaire. And then we get billionaires. You're kidding me. A billionaire? Right? You couldn't spend that money if your life depended on it. A billion. And now we got a trillion. It's crazy. Okay. That was Louise. Peggy. Dr. Martin's inflammation formula get CRP down. C-reactive protein while we spent the whole program, didn't we? On CRP. Why I love that. It's an inflammation marker. And remember, silent inflammation over a period of time is very destructive. Glycation, sugar, inflammation, eh, sugar insulin, and oxidation. You want to break down blood vessels? So Peggy is saying it shot up to five, to zero to five. Well, something's going on. And I like curcumin. Okay? If you're in the US of A, you can get inflammation formula. Canada, not yet, then maybe soon. I don't know. It's not up to us guys. It's up to Health Canada. Anyway, the inflammation formula. I love it. I love Kurcumen, guys. I love Navitol. You combine. Remember the combination, Navitol, curcumin? Even Kerceton is an anti-inflammatory. Those things are really, really good to lower inflammation. So is high DHA. DHA is very important to lower inflammation.
Okay? It puts out the fire. Okay. Charlene, let's see. How many more do I got here? Okay, let's get done. We can do it. Okay. Charlene, she had thyroid nodules. Very common. That's what Dr. Martin said. That's what she said. Okay, you're right. My doctor wants to get an ultrasound on them. Of course, they see any kind of a nodule. They want to react to it. Look, I'm not telling you not to get it done. I'm not too worried about it. Thyroid nodules are a lot more common than you think. Like me, I personally don't like playing around with stuff that's not bothering you. Just stay on EMC. Be very careful with sugars. You know what feeds stuff? I love high DHA because it gets rid of any kind of tumor and I'm not saying your nodules are tumors. I'm just saying that your body usually encapsulate things.
Your body has an immune system. What does it do with cancer cells? It encapsulates them. And then they go do biopsies on them. They open them up. I don't like that. Now, because I'm saying never to get it. No, I'm not saying that. I'm just telling you my theories, my experience. What else now? You've been taking a thyroid supplement. Well, then you continue to do it. Take our thyroid supplement. It's built for you. Okay? Keep estrogen down. Keep insulin down. Those are growth hormones. Insulin's food. Estrogen is dim it out. Flaxseeds. I love flaxseeds. Okay, that was Charlene. Karen. I have a very low white cell count. You usually have low levels of vitamin D. She eats eggs, meat and cheese. You're a smart girl, Karen. You take probiotics. You're a smart girl. You take DHA, you take vitamin D, take B12, you take Navitol.
You're a smart girl. I get so frustrated. I do everything right and I always catch a cold going around. Well, Karen, listen. Everybody's unique. Everybody's different. And generally, everything you're doing is the right thing to do. You're saying your vitamin D are optimized. Good. Okay? You're doing everything right. You might try a little vitamin A. Okay? Cod liver oil because I like vitamin E, especially with the immune system. Okay? Because it covers. Remember, vitamin A is your mask. It's the invisible mask. Wear a mask to bend. Cover your eyes. Wear a mask, the invisible one. Don't wear the other one. Why would you wear a mask? I see people. I was flying the other day. They still put a mask on. They think it's helping them. It's not helping them. I almost feel like saying, "Hello. I know you feel better because you got a mask on.
" But if you think that a virus can't get through that thing, you're just fooling yourself. Plus, now you're breathing in your own CO2. That's not the best thing for you. You weren't meant to wear a mask. You're meant to wear the invisible mask, vitamin A. That's what I call it, because it covers your eyes. You don't see it, but it's a mask because you're going to touch your eyes. Your nose, your mouth, the invisible mask, vitamin A. Take a little bit of vitamin A. You can get it on its own or take it in cod liver oil. Okay. And hypoglycemia. Well, I talked about it. Low blood sugar. Often found in chronic fatigue syndrome, high levels of cortisol. What goes up What comes down? And there are some people that need to eat more frequently because they're more susceptible to hypoglycemia. But remember what I'm saying here.
It's the choice of fuel. Don't eat a granola bar if you have hypoglycemia because it'll shoot your blood sugar up and then it won't come down again pretty quick. Protein is king. Eat an egg. Eat meat. Eat cheese. That's the best. Okay, guys. I got them all. Okay. So Monday we're going to go back to sign up to do the reset. I know a lot of you are going to start Monday. Okay? And a lot of you have already started. Let me pump your tires up again on Monday. We'll do that. Okay? And we'll look at next week at lots of other studies. And by the way, if you got the book, Rebuild Your Temple, the sales are through the roof and two, the reviews are unreal. And that's you guys. Thanks to my audience. Okay? If you got the book, get into our group. It's a private Facebook group. Rebuild your temple. Book club. Okay? It's private Facebook group. Plus, I'm going to go live there. Okay? We're going to do a little devotionals in there and some practical tips physically and spiritually. Okay? You don't have to be religious. Okay? Not meant for that.
It's meant to pump up the tires. You got a soul if we want to pump that up too. Okay? Not just your physical body. Okay. Guys, we love you guys. You guys are the greatest. Have I ever told you that by far? The smartest audience in podcasting is our audience. Okay? You know when they do standardized tests and they test and they do students? I know in Ontario they do it and they go, "Ugh." They're not getting it. They're not getting their math. They're not getting their English or whatever else they're testing them in, right? But you guys get it when it comes to health. Smartest audience in the world right here. Okay. We love you. We'll talk to you soon.
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