The Medical Advisor

In this interview (below), Dr. Stasha Gominak, 1   a neurologist and sleep coach, explains the curious synergy between vitamin D deficiency, a changed microbiome and poor sleep. I met Dr Gominak at the American College for the Advancement in Medicine’s annual meeting in 2019 in Nashville. Her lecture was about ways to improve your sleep. I thought I was aware of most of them, but the connection between vitamin D and sleep surprised me. Gominak’s research suggests lack of vitamin D causes impairment in your brain stem’s ability to produce normal sleep. So far, she’s treated more than 7,000 patients with her innovative “sleep repair” approach. She’s also published scientific papers on her theories. Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Sleep Disorders Gominak had no interest in vitamin D, initially. She was fascinated by sleep, and was trying to figure out why so many young and otherwise healthy patients were having such trouble sleeping. Many also had sleep apnea. Over time, it be...

The Root Cause Protocol (RCP), developed by Morley Robbins, is a health and nutrition program designed to address underlying health issues through targeted dietary and supplement recommendations. It offers various kits to guide users through different phases, promoting overall wellness. Morley Robbins, MBA, CHC, a repeat guest, is the founder of the Magnesium Advocacy Group. He’s best known as the Magnesium Man, and is the author of “ Cu-RE Your Fatigue: The Root Cause and How to Fix It on Your Own ,” in which he explains the roles of magnesium, copper, iron, vitamins A and D and other essential nutrients. His Root Cause Protocol  is the implementation of that information. Morley Robbins and Dr Joseph Mercola are currently planning to write a book together, which will focus on the little-understood importance of copper and its interaction with iron. As explained by Robbins, if copper is lacking in your diet, iron will build up in your liver, which changes its physiology and immuno...

There’s growing interest in magnesium, and the discourse about it has skyrocketed in recent years. An article published in Vogue in 2024 says that social media is partly responsible for the renewed interest in this nutrient, with various videos promoting it as a “miracle mineral” with a wide array of health benefits. You might remember magnesium from science lessons at school—it emits a brilliant-white light when burned. “Magnesium is an essential chemical element, the fourth most abundant mineral in the body after calcium, potassium, and sodium,” says Carolyn Dean, author of The Magnesium Miracle . “All these minerals are essential but magnesium seems to do the most—it acts as a cell mineral ion gatekeeper, allowing the appropriate amount of the other minerals to enter the cells,” she explains. Magnesium is  one of the seven essential minerals we cannot live without . Magnesium is also a cofactor in more than 300 enzyme systems that regulate diverse biochemical reactions in the b...