The Cabral Concept

It seems like we're creating names for as many diseases as there are people on this planet... This is unfortunate because each "disease" is then matched up with a medication. And often times, the medication is for life and the patient is given no hope of recovery... But there is an alternative. That alternative is the belief (and fact) that what we call a chronic health condition is nothing more t...

Before you ever get healthy, lose the weight, or enjoy the success in life you've been secretly wishing for, you must begin where every success story has ever started... And that place resides in your mind. You can have the best plan, the greatest guru, or the most caring coach, but it is your belief system that will ultimately carry you through to the finish line... In my practice, I've seen canc...

Welcome back to our 2nd Cabral #HouseCall of the weekend! We have 5 more amazing community questions, so let's get right into them: Cassi: Hi Dr. Cabral - thank you so, so much for providing all the knowledge and information you share with is and most of all for free. It is so inspiring to see a person do something for the better of society and not only to make a "quick buck." My question is regar...

Dawn: As a consumer, every podcast I listen to, I get intrigued by another vitamin?  then I think I should add to my diet?  then I don't know if I'm taking too much stuff?  Like, I need more iron, zinc and magnesium.  I'm 47, getting older, skin and hair changing - that freaks me out.  So, I want lots of Biotin, Iron, Zinc - what about fish oil?  What can I do to be looking younger longer or at le...

Every Friday I like to bring you my "best of the week" and review products, research, books, supplements, and foods that I use in my #Boston practice to help people get the results they want... On today's #FridayReview the first item we're going to be talking about is the "Meat Free Monday" philosophy and nutrition tips on learning to be more environmentally and sustainability minded...  Next up,...

For many people after they've been exercising for awhile they seem to get stuck in one style of training... As a result, they miss out on all the benefits offered by using other pieces of fitness equipment that work their muscles in new ways leading to noticeable changes in their physique... Tune into today's #CabralConcept 405 and find out the 5 forgotten pieces of exercise equipment that many pe...

In order to get well, lose weight, or enjoy increased vitality it's important to master your metabolism... One of the best ways to do that is to prevent snacking or overeating by learning to balance your leptin and ghrelin hormones... It is the delicate balance between these 2 hormones that allows you to feel normal hunger signals, but also turn off excessive food cravings and binge eating... Tune...

It's easy to confuse the energy surge that comes along with caffeine consumption as something that's beneficial or good for us... There's no doubt it feels great (for most people) in the short-term, but the long-term effects can wear and tear on your nervous system, adrenals, thyroid, and liver... On today's #CabralConcept 403 I talk about how much caffeine is too much and how and why to wean off...

With goals come expectations. But, these expectations may or may not be based in reality... For some reason we've been conditioned in our Western vision of reality that achieving our goals is supposed to be a straight forward shot to success... The problem is that the real world isn't set up this way, and as a result we become frustrated due to an incongruence with our preconceived thoughts... The...

Every few weeks I'll be adding a BONUS REPLAY show from a previous podcast that was voted by our listeners as one of their favorites (by number of downloads)! The bonus replay will never replace a weekend Cabral HouseCall, but is added as an additional podcast... If you've already listened in to this show I highly recommend a 2nd listen to reinforce what you've already learned and possibly even pi...

Thank you for coming back to tune into our 2nd day of the weekend Cabral HouseCalls! We have another amazing 3 questions today and here they are: Chad: Hi Dr. Cabral, You indicated you live in the downtown area of a major city. I do as well. Do you have any issues with nighttime traffic noise? If so, what do you use to mitigate its impact on your sleep? I've tried earplugs and sound machines, but...

Welcome back to the weekend edition of the #CabralConcept where I answer our community's questions! We have bunch of #HouseCalls to get to today and they cover some amazing questions across the board... I can't wait to share those answers with you now! Karen: My mother has had diarrhea for 14 months. She has struggled with this off and on for ten years but this is the worst yet. In the past she ha...

Today's #FridayReview is going to be a deep dive into women's health, wellness, anti-aging, and weight loss! This show is by popular request and it uncovers the often overlooked factors on how genetics play into weight maintenance, obesity, auto-immune disease, and the aging process and what you can do to silence those gene expressions... I'm also going to review one of the hottest books out right...

The #1 excuse for not working out is a "lack of time," but I believe that we all make time for what we see as a priority in our life... And one of the reasons we don't always make time for exercise is because we can find it boring. So, today, what I'd like to do is actually share how we change up our client's workout programs to make them more fun & motivational... Tun into today's #CabralConcept...

Right now, "intermittent fasting" has become one of the most popular diet trends in the health & fitness industry... The problem is that it's being marketed as an "all-for-one" approach, which is anything but the truth... Like any diet plan, intermittent fasting has its downsides and by skipping breakfast you may just be doing more harm than good... Tune into today's #CabralConcept 397 for why you...

Mushrooms were one of the first forms of "herbal medicine" ever used and to this day are still one of the most researched and prized natural supplements... Literally, the potency of mushrooms, the beta-glucans and other properties they contain are being studied to fight cancer, inflammation, fatigue, blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, and weight gain, as well as for the their longevity nutrien...

Goals are a funny thing. We all have them and we want to strive for more out of life, but we don't always want to do the work required to get there... Part of it is that we can get too comfortable with where we are right now even if it's not a good place. The reason is that it's become routine and although not where we want to be we at least know this familiar ground... And let's face it, to get t...

I hope you enjoyed yesterday's 1st edition of the weekend Cabral #HouseCalls! Today, we have 3 more community questions so let's get started: Deborah: Dr. Stephen Cabral, You (and your team) inspire me and thank you for staying inspired so you can continue to give so freely to people. I'm interested in the wholistic functional medicine approach. I want to begin pursuing foundational training to be...

The weekend Cabral #HouseCalls are back and we have some amazing questions lined up for today and tomorrow! Here is today's community Q&A: Sharlona: I am new to your site and plan and have downloaded the welcome package. I am now trying to access the Functional Medicine Testing and receiving the following message: 404 Error We're sorry but the page you're looking for has gone missing… we'll look f...

I hope you've enjoyed a great & productive week and now you're looking forward to the weekend ahead!  On this week's #FridayReview I am bringing some of the latest research on nutritional supplements (Orthomolecular Medicine) and specifically why you need to keep vitamin K in your daily regimen... Next up, I'll be talking about over a dozen benefits of cayenne pepper (some are very surprising) and...

Not all athletes are born with gifted genetics - Some have to scultp that lean, defined body that helps them win at their sport... That's good news for the rest of us. It means if they can do it then there must be a formula we can use to copy their success... Check out today's #CabralConcept 391 for the type of specific training athletes use to get a lean athletic looking body - Enjoy the show! -...

To be honest there are so many balancing acts within your body in order for you to lose weight effortlessly. However, one factor is far more important than all of them, since it is the underlying root cause that if not rebalanced will never allow you to lose weight or keep it off forever... Tune into #CabralConcept 390 for the #1 factor to losing weight - Enjoy the show! - - - Show Notes: http://S...

I know this may be hard to believe, but almost everyone I meet with wellness or weight loss issues has some type of food sensitivity... Typically it goes undiscovered by conventional medicine doctors because the food reaction doesn't happen immediately after eating and often the symptoms aren't what you'd expect a food reaction to look like... Check out today's #CabralConcept 389 for the 10 signs...

I believe it was Peter Drucker that eloquently said that there is no such thing as time management - there is only life management... I think he was right. We all get the same 24 hours everyday and it's how wisely we use those hours (or not) that allows us to get ahead in life or fall further behind... The beautiful thing is that at any point in our life we can decide to turn things around. We can...

We're back with our 2nd Cabral #HouseCall of the weekend! I really enjoyed answering yesterday's questions and looking forward to tackling today's Q&A... So let's get started! Tracy: Hi Doctor Cabral. Thank you thank you for all the info. I was wondering how you feel about consuming coconut water daily. I try and drink a 16oz bottle of organic harmless harvest coconut water every day (supposedly t...