Get Healthy Alabama

Episode 25:30 Want Your Body To Heal Itself? Do These 3 Things   The power that made the body… heals the body. However, to do so, it must have the right environment. That is, in order to heal itself, your body needs an internal environment that is conducive to healing. That's where you come in. There are things you can do to help create an environment in which your body can heal. On this episode I...

Episode 25:29 How To Be A Health Coach  Can you imagine becoming a Health Coach? Yes, you! I think you'd make a great one. After all, you love health, especially natural approaches to health and healing, and you like to help others. Plus, the world NEEDS you… a person who can provide health care solutions that don't rely on drugs. Natural solutions that address the CAUSE of disease and work WITH t...

Episode 25:28 Supplements That Help Lower Blood Sugar One of the questions I am most frequently asked is this: "Are there natural supplements I can take to help lower my blood sugar levels?" On this episode I answer that question. Specifically, I talk about several whole food nutritional products and herbs that I recommend to patients in an attempt to optimize their blood sugar levels. Some of the...

Episode 25:27 How To Prevent, And Reverse, Insulin Resistance If you listened to the last two episodes of the Get Healthy Alabama podcast you learned three "health facts": 1) High cholesterol does not cause heart disease. Insulin resistance does. 2) Insulin resistance also causes many other disease: Type 2 Diabetes, Alzheimer's, Cancer, PCOS, erectile dysfunction, fatty liver disease, and arthriti...

Episode 25:26 The Signs, Symptoms And Blood Tests That Define Insulin Resistance Believe it or not, there's a really good chance that the cells of your body are Insulin Resistant. That's not good because Insulin Resistance is THE cause of many major chronic conditions. Conditions such as heart disease, fatty liver disease, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, cancer, obesity, Alzheimer's, PCOS,...

Episode 25:25 The REAL Cause Of Heart Disease Guess what? The REAL cause of heart disease is NOT high levels of cholesterol. Nor is it a diet high in saturated fat. A diet that includes foods such as meat, eggs, butter and cheese. The REAL cause is this: Insulin Resistance! Yes, Insulin Resistance is the number one cause of heart disease. It's also the best predictor of it. In fact, Insulin Resist...

Episode 25:24 Does High Cholesterol REALLY Cause Heart Disease??? For years we've been told that high levels of cholesterol increase our risk of developing heart disease. We've also been told that lowering high cholesterol levels, primarily through the use of statin drugs, decrease our risk. In both cases, what we've been told is wrong. The truth is much different. You see, while taking statin dru...

Episode 25:23 Taking A Statin Drug? Listen To THIS! Did you know that, for most people, taking a statin (cholesterol lowering) drug does nothing to reduce their chance of having a heart attack? It's true.  It's also something I'll discuss on NEXT week's episode. For THIS week's episode I want to focus on the potential side-effects of taking a statin drug. Side-effects you DON'T hear enough about....

Episode 25:22 It's Not Your Thyroid… It's This! When is a Thyroid problem, NOT a Thyroid problem? That's a great question. One I answer on this episode. Specifically, I talk about a patient of mine who saw her Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) levels spiral out of control. However, the problem WASN'T with her Thyroid. Nor was it with her Pituitary gland… the part of the brain that makes TSH. It wa...

Episode 25:21 How To Dramatically Improve Your Health, And Bloodwork, By Taking The 99 Days Of Summer Challenge There are 99 Days from Memorial Day to Labor Day. 99 Days of Summer. 99 Days to improve your health.  To become a better YOU. Are you up for it? If so, I want to help you. That is, I want to help make this your best summer ever. The summer you improve your health… and your bloodwork. To...

Episode 25:20 Understanding Your Blood Work (It's Easy!) At some point your doctor has probably had your blood tested. And at some point you probably received the results. Pages and pages of results. Results, unfortunately, you couldn't understand. Today, that changes. Today, on this episode, I teach you how to understand the results of your blood test. Well, at least the most important results. T...

Episode 25:19 The ONLY 3 Things You Need To Know About Cholesterol EVERYONE knows that Cholesterol is important and that "high levels" can lead to heart disease. Or, at least that's what everyone is told. The truth is this: The correlation between your Cholesterol levels and your health is not as straightforward as you may think. For example, you can have "high" levels of cholesterol and still be...

Episode 25:18 How To Lower Blood Pressure, Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels Naturally High Blood Pressure. High Cholesterol. High Triglycerides. Each year, these three conditions create billions of dollars in profit for the medical profession and pharmaceutical industry. BILLIONS. These three conditions also create for them "customers for life." That is, once a person is given a drug for one of...

Episode 25:17 You're Not Sick… You're Inflamed. Here's What To Do About It Most chronic diseases have one thing in common. One "root" cause: Inflammation. For example, chronic inflammation has been linked to Alzheimer's, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity, autoimmune disorders, depression, anxiety, headaches, joint pain, IBS, colitis, bronchitis, psoriasis, and eczema. Reducing the level of...

Episode 25:16 Natural Remedies For Overcoming Blood Sugar Issues On last week's episode I told you that most Americans are heading down a path that leads to one or more of the following diseases: Alzheimer's. Blood Pressure. Cancer. Diabetes I also said there was a way of knowing whether or not you were on such a path. Specifically, I said there were five blood tests that, when abnormal, put you a...

Episode 25:15 ABCD - Is There A Common Cause Behind Alzheimer's, Blood Pressure, Cancer and Diabetes? Most Americans, as they age, will have to deal with one or more of the following "ABCD" conditions: Alzheimer's Blood Pressure Cancer  Diabetes Each of these conditions are treated as separate conditions requiring separate specialists: A Neurologist for Alzheimer's. A Cardiologist for Blood Pressu...

Episode 25:14 The SECOND Worst Food You Can Put In Your Body In my opinion, processed sugar is the worst substance you could put into your body because it raises blood sugar levels, triglyceride levels, and cholesterol levels. It also increases your risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer's, cancer, liver disease… and a host of digestive and hormonal disorders. My guess, however, is...

Episode 25:13 How To Use Nutrition To Heal Yourself Your body has an amazing ability to heal itself. An ability that needs to be "activated" in order to be effective. One way to activate the healing power of your body is through nutrition. On this episode I talk about HOW to do that. HOW to activate the healing power of your body. Specifically, I share five nutritional tactics you can employ to he...

Episode 25:12 What To Do When Your Doctor Gives You A "Bad Report" Imagine receiving a bad report from your doctor. A report telling you that you have a potentially deadly disease. What do you do? How do you incorporate your Faith? How do you combat fear? These are all great questions. Real questions. Questions people oftentimes don't get answers for. Until now. On this episode I address these que...

Episode 25:11 The Quickest And Easiest Way To Be Healed Believe it or not, there is a quick and easy way to be healed. It involves a method that has been around for thousands of years. However, despite its impressive history this healing method has been pretty much forgotten. Neglected. On this episode I share with you this forgotten method. WHAT it is and HOW to get it to work for you in your lif...

Episode 25:10 Need A Healing? Ask Yourself "WWJD?" Jesus had an amazing healing ministry. So amazing that two thousand years later we still talk about it. People who were blind, deaf and dumb… healed. A man who was paralyzed. A woman with an issue of blood. Healed! On this episode I talk about several of the healings performed by Jesus. More importantly, I talk about HOW He healed. The things He w...

Episode 25:9 The REAL Reason Why Jesus Fasted… And You Should Too! Fasting, especially when done for more than 3 days, is good for your health.  For example, many people with High Blood Pressure and/or Type 2 Diabetes oftentimes experience dramatic improvement and, at times, a complete HEALING after Fasting. In addition, tumors, skin lesions, joint pains, and brain fog often disappear from a prolo...

Episode 25:8 A Powerful Healing Tool From The Bible… That Very Few Christians Know About What if I told you there was an herb that had amazing healing properties. A popular herb from the Bible that was shown to help people… - Lose Weight - Lower Blood Pressure - Reverse Type 2 Diabetes - Avoid Alzheimer's  - Prevent Cancers - Improve Skin - Decrease Joint Pains - Strengthen Immunity - Enhance Ment...

Episode 25:7 "As A Man Thinketh…" There are many things you can do to be healthy. Things such as exercising, eating right and getting enough sleep and sunlight. However, there is one thing that's even more powerful. Something that will impact your health more than your diet. More than your supplements. More than your exercise routine. And more than any prescription drug you might be taking. It's y...

Episode 25:6 Health And Healing By The Book (Bible) Why are Christians so sick? That is, why are people who believe in Jesus just as sick as those who don't? And, why don't we see miraculous healings today… healings similar to the ones Jesus and His disciples performed two thousand years ago? These are questions I've pondered for over forty years. Questions I believe I have answers to. Answers tha...