The Berman Method

**What causes Insulin Resistance? It might be more than just the food you’re eating…  (2:32): Insulin Resistance, High Blood Sugar, Prediabetes, Diabetes (3:26): IR is a metabolic dysfunction in which the body does not metabolize food efficiently.  (4:40): Potatoes are sugar. Carbohydrates and sugars are interchangeable (7:15): The Effects Insulin Resistance has on the body (12:50): Who is at Risk...

(0:40): Cortisol can affect our mind, hunger, weight.  (1:20): Abdominal weight, diabetes, high blood sugar, high cholesterol, metabolic dysfunction can be caused by elevated cortisol.  (2:20): Cortisol is a glucocorticoid hormone which can redistribute white adipose tissue to the abdominal area.  (2:40): WHY Cortisol levels elevate… (3:15): There is a release of epinephrine which is a hormone rel...

Dr. Jake Berman, PT, DPT explains why Medicare is killing your healthcare - why he has an Out of Network clinic from all insurances…  Dr. Berman drives to give you the Maserati experience - give you what you need, no more, no less and to get you better faster.  (1:39): If you have Medicare and you’re going to Physical Therapy, you just find a clinic in your network and they will cover a certain am...

**You can improve strength, inflammation, and mobility until the day that you die! (Hopefully not in the next one year)!  **You do not need to live with pain, weight, headaches, or other various forms of inflammation! (2:40): Healthy weight loss is 1-2 pounds of fat lost per week! (3:26): There is a difference between Maintainable Weight Loss and Quick Weight Loss (5:36): If you do the right thing...

**Jenni, Physician Assistant, and Dr. Jake Berman, DPT discuss the 3 most common Objections that we hear when clients are resistant to our programs **The Berman Method treats Problems, Not Symptoms!  **This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Consult with your primary physician prior to any changes in your exercise or dietary regimen.  (3:40): The most common objection Jenni hears is that...

**Picking up from last week to continue speaking about Regular, Quarterly Functional Medicine Check Ups because we are too subjective to be objective for our own corrections!  (:30): If you have never seen someone specializing in functional medicine and nutrition - just go to start! Nutrition can cause SO MANY diseases, autoimmune conditions, weight gain, but also athletes may not be getting the r...

**You are too Subjective to be Objective. You cannot treat yourself. You cannot heal yourself.  You need objective testing, eyes, and results to get where you want to be.  **Quarterly Nutrition, Exercise, and Physical checks should be done!  (1:20): Too subjective to be objective - “feeling, thinking” is subjective, this is not black and white. Subjectivity is variable. Objectivity is not variable...

**Dr. Jake Berman, PT, DPT discusses the most common cause of rotator cuff pain and gives you a special tip to improve shoulder pain!  (2:20): Rotator Cuff injuries are increasing after the Pandemic. (4:00): When we sit it is easy to fall into poor posture, leading to shoulder pain.  (6:00): Often the pain response is related to something being “pinched” (7:45): Poor posture puts increased stress...

**Dehydration can cause severe impacts on the metabolism, headaches, bowel movements, energy, sleep, and much more!  (3:50): Causes of Dehydration (7:45): When Jenni was sick, she was drinking nearly 2 gallons of water and was still constantly dehydrated. This is a sign of a GI issue or other metabolic concern.  (8:26): Effects of dehydration.  (10:45): Dehydration can cause WEIGHT GAIN! (12:00):...

Weight loss specialist, Jenni Berman, PA-C discusses her 5 Tips to Prevent Weight Gain (or maybe even lose Abdominal Weight) (0:44): Targeted for postpartum, post menopause, or the struggle with abdominal weight.  (1:00): The 3 primary reasons for abdominal weight, then we will discuss 5 tips to prevent weight gain or to help you to lose weight.  (1:40): Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Dysfunction,...

First Chapter of the book “Treating Problems, Not Symptoms” by Dr. Jake Berman, PT, DPT The story behind changing our thought process from Western Medicine to Eastern Medicine, to identify and treat problems instead of treating symptoms, came from Jenni getting very, very sick.  (1:23): The same thing can be said for physical ailments like knee pain -- surgeon finds arthritis, recommends injection...

**The Berman Method treats PROBLEMS and NOT Symptoms **Dr. Jake Berman, PT, DPT specializes in back pain and the symptoms related to back, hip, or knee pain. He evaluates where the problem is actually coming from, which may not really be from the back even if you’re having back pain! **Dr. Jake has a Book “Treating Problems, Not Symptoms” which you can find on Amazon or by clicking this link - htt...

**The Introduction to the Berman Method - who are we?  **Dr. Jake Berman and Jenni Berman are here to help you identify and treat PROBLEMS and not just treating the SYMPTOMS that are a result of the actual problem.  **We are here to lead you away from the Corporate Medical System and to LEARN how to help yourself naturally to Keep Active and Healthy without medications, surgeries, or unnecessary m...