The Medical Advisor

The role of sun exposure for your well-being is a topic that’s close to my heart, and for more than two decades it’s one of the top recommendations that I stand firm on. One of the benefits, of course, is that it allows you to optimize your vitamin D levels — however, the benefits far surpass that, as it actually awakens the essence of your biology. In this podcast (below), I go into the details on why getting optimal sun exposure is one of the cornerstones of health, particularly the role it plays in optimizing your cellular energy. I encourage you to listen to it in its entirety as it will help you understand this groundbreaking information that will help you reach optimal health. Just Like Plants, You Cannot Thrive Without Sunlight There’s no question that the sun powers every form of life on the planet. Plants, for example, cannot survive without sunlight, as they need it for photosynthesis. When the sun’s rays shine on a plant, the elect

Can a root canal procedure increase the risk of disease? The evidence is clear – allow me to explain. Credit: MercuryFreeDentist.com In the book  The Toxic Tooth , Dr. Thomas E. Levy and Dr Robert Kulacz make the case that root canal-treated teeth remain infected, are a focal source of pathogenic bacteria and toxins that disseminate throughout the body, and are a cause of – or contributor to – a host of systemic diseases. Armed with this information, a person who has an infected tooth has an important decision to make:  Do I “keep” this tooth by having a root canal procedure performed on this tooth, knowing that this tooth may subsequently have a  negative impact  on my health, or do I extract this tooth and elect another type of dental restoration? The False Premise Behind Root Canal Procedures Revealed The decision to have a root canal procedure or extract a to

Dr. David Minkoff is a pioneer in natural medicine with an active practice in Clearwater, Florida. In this interview, we dive deep into some of his best strategies to optimize your health and resolve common health challenges that conventional medicine is incapable of resolving. Like me, he’s passionate about exercise and has been an avid athlete since his youth. So far, he’s participated in 43 Ironman competitions and will be doing another in September 2022. “Most of my practice is chronically ill people, but I have worked with some very high-end athletes, and I can really help them because I understand what kind of metabolism you need to do to be able to perform consistently at a high level,” he says. “I've sort of been in the laboratory myself, and that's been very helpful.” Minkoff’s Journey Minkoff has had a rather eclectic medical training, including adult and pediatric infectious disease. In 1995, his wife, a registered nurse, took him

In recent years, researchers have discovered glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup and other common weed killer formulations, may affect your body's ability to produce fully functioning proteins, inhibit the shikimate pathway (found in gut bacteria) and interfere with the function of cytochrome P450 enzymes (required for activation of vitamin D and the creation of nitric oxide and cholesterol sulfate). However, the risks and safety concerns of glyphosate have received very little detailed attention and media coverage. Glyphosate also chelates important minerals; disrupts sulfate synthesis and transport; interferes with the synthesis of aromatic amino acids (shikimate pathway) and methionine, resulting in folate and neurotransmitter shortages; disrupts your microbiome by acting as an antibiotic; impairs methylation pathways; and inhibits pituitary release of thyroid stimulating hormone, which can lead to hypothyroidism. (1,2) Note:  70 to 80% of your immune system resides in