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A recent study on low levels of vitamin D and schizophrenia has inspired Dr. Martin to do some teaching on vitamin D for today's episode. The evidence is conclusive of the benefits of vitamin D for your entire body, and not just for bones. In today's episode, Dr. Martin shares the 4 ways our bodies produce vitamin D. He also explains how vitamin D is absorbed in our intestines and makes its way to...

The American Diabetic Association is showing that over the last 18 months, the cases of adult-onset type 2 diabetes has doubled in children. Yes, in children! This is an absolute epidemic in North America and it's not getting the press coverage it deserves. Dr. Martin focuses in on this study released at the end of June. Diabetes is about food. You have an insulin problem because you won't change...

Did you know that having low levels of omega-3 is as dangerous to your health as smoking is? That's right, a new study is showing that having low omega-3 is just as strong a predictor of early death as is smoking! Dr. Martin shares more information about the benefits of omega-3 in today's episode. You need omega-3s for your brain, and the HDL chain is especially necessary. HDL has even been shown...

In the 1960s, diet beverages were introduced so that people could enjoy a fizzy drink and not have to worry about their blood sugar spiking. For years, we didn't know exactly what was happening inside the body, but we knew it wasn't good. When you drink a diet pop or other drinks with artificial sweeteners, you are essentially tricking your body into thinking sugar is coming, so it gets ready to s...

Dr. Martin answers questions sent in by our listeners. Some of today's topics include: Anti-inflammatory foods Eliminating free radicals Bleeding gums Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) Choline Slowing osteoporosis Sickle cell disease Metabolic syndrome and vitamin D absorption Healthy weight gain Tune in to hear Dr. Martin's responses!  

When it comes to cancer, the emphasis in medicine is on detection and not prevention. In medicine's mind, you don't have cancer until they can actually detect it. By that time, cancer has grown enough that it's potentially a lethal problem. If you look at the cancer societies, they raise not millions of dollars, but billions of dollars a year! You name the cancer, and there is a society that's int...

Dr. Martin often gets asked if he's a carnivore, and his response is that he's actually a nutrivore! He's big time into nutrients, and getting the proper nutrients. That's why he created The Reset! Many people wonder why Dr. Martin limits you to eggs, meat and cheese, and asks you to avoid fruits and vegetables while on The Reset.  In today's episode, Dr. Martin talks about The Reset diet and shar...

A recent study is showing how polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) make you burn much easier in the sun. That's right… the more seed oils you consume, the more susceptible you are to burning. You need exposure to the sun, but Dr. Martin doesn't want you to burn. This study has prompted him to share 7 things you can do to improve your overall skin health. According to the study, getting your omega-6...

Dairy has been given a bad name over the years and Dr. Martin explains why in today's episode. He urges you not to ditch dairy, but to instead change your dairy – don't ditch it, switch it!  From the removal of fats, to the influence of the cereal companies, milk is not what it was. Despite this, marketing still tells you that you need milk. Dr. Martin disagrees with this sentiment calling today's...

Dr. Martin answers questions sent in by our listeners. Some of today's topics include: Aspirin vs. prescription drugs Blood sludge  Importance of water Restless leg syndrome Nitric oxide Lack of libido Excessive sweating Thyroid nodules DHA and leukemia Low blood oxygen Tune in to hear Dr. Martin's responses!  

Dr. Martin continues his two part series on brain health. Last episode he went over foods you should be avoiding, and today he shares ways to protect your brain. We have a barrier between our blood and brain, much like we have between our blood and gut. It's called the blood-brain barrier. This barrier protects our brains. Your brain needs omega-3s so much that it allows fatty acids such as DHA to...

A study from the University of Florida is showing how terrible high-fructose corn syrup is for the brain. It starts to create amyloid plaque in the cerebral cortex of the brain, unlike any other sugar, because the body sees it as a foreign invader.  When your body sees something foreign, it attacks it. This is what causes inflammation, and it will start to damage blood vessels in the cerebral cort...

There's a mental health crisis in North America – and it's going to kill hundreds of thousands of people. One of the curses in our society today is opioids and addictions.  A study out of The Massachusetts General Hospital is showing that people deficient in vitamin D are much more likely to have addictions, and especially addictions of opioids. Dr. Martin shares the importance of getting your dai...

DHA is crucial for your brain, eyes, and reducing inflammation... and now is associated with reducing the incidence of cancer. The University of Louvain is showing that DHA omega−3 fatty acids can disintegrate solid tumours within a few days. Cancer needs fuel, and when you continue to supply it with sugar, crappy carbs and PUFAs, it can spread quickly. What's happening with DHA is that cancer cel...

Dr. Martin answers questions sent in by our listeners. Some of today's topics include: White bumps on the skin Acupuncture Colonoscopies and your microbiome Polymyalgia rheumatica Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) Skin tags and insulin resistance Plantar fasciitis Caffeine pills Fish or omega-3 capsules? Tilia tomentosa Tune in to hear Dr. Martin's responses!  

An interesting study out of France is showing that the French have less incidents of heart disease than all their European neighbours, and 10 times less than us in North America. This is in spite of the fact that the French smoke more than any other culture! Why is this? Dr. Martin unpacks this study and links it to a listener's question about protein. It's in fact carbohydrates that make you fat,...

The FDA recently approved a new drug for Alzheimer's. The drug was approved despite a panel of doctors voting 10-1 against its efficacy. This decision is troubling to Dr. Martin as it throws the FDA's principles out the window. There are currently no effective drugs for Alzheimer's, and this new one has its effectiveness already in question. Dr. Martin shares why people's brains are shrinking, and...

Annually, 450 million tons of plastic are created in our world. Plastic has been found in the highest parts in the world, Mount Everest, and in the deepest parts of the oceans. It's in the environment. It's in the water. It's in the air. It's in our blood – yes, that's right! 95% of us have plastics in our blood. Dr. Martin shares a study showing that BPA plastics in particular are disrupting men'...

Hemoglobin A1C is a simple blood test that measures your average blood sugar levels over the past 3 months. Every time you breathe, red blood cells go through your lungs and hemoglobin attaches to oxygen, circulating it throughout your body. Sugar also attaches to hemoglobin, and the hemoglobin can't get rid of it, and this is how A1C is tested for. What a recent study is saying is that atheroscle...

Dr. Martin answers questions sent in by our listeners. Some of today's topics include: Bunions Probiotics in raw milk Sand feeling in the eyes Exercises to lose weight Alcohol's effect on blood sugars Potassium sources Sparkling water on the Reset Tingling in the fingertips Krill oil vs high DHA Tune in to hear Dr. Martin's responses!  

It is estimated that 340,000 people die in a typical year in the United States because of a lack of sunshine! Yes, you read that correctly! The number in Europe is 480,000. That's over 800,000 people dying annually because of a lack of sunshine! Dr. Martin looks at a Swedish study of 30,000 women that has concluded that a lack of exposure to the sun is as bad as smoking!  Some benefits of more exp...

Dr. Martin shares a study on chronic constipation and fibre. The study points to your thyroid as a factor, but the biggest factor is dehydration. It's a lack of water why you're constipated and not because you need more fibre. If you ask a physician today about constipation, well over 90% would tell you you're not eating enough fibre. This is the lie cereal companies have made us believe. Dr. Mart...

Dr. Martin shares two recent studies on the effects of eating a plant based diet. When you decide to eat strictly from the plant kingdom, your risk of depression goes through the roof, and worse than that, your risk for colon cancer is greatly elevated. We are meant to eat from both the animal kingdom and the plant kingdom. When you eat exclusively from the plant kingdom, you need to be supplement...

You may not have heard the name Otto Warburg but he is a Nobel prize winning physiologist who was before his time. He started talking about how the cancer cell was different from normal cells and that it had a receptor for sugar and glucose. This was 1931. Dr. Martin teaches on Otto Warburg's theory of cancer in today's episode. His theory was that cancer cells, unlike any other cell, had a genera...

Dr. Martin answers questions sent in by our listeners. Some of today's topics include: Atherosclerosis Collagen protein Estrogen dominance Iodine and selenium Low dualistic blood pressure Calcium deposits on eyelids Cysts and granuloma The Noom diet Colloidal silver Tune in to hear Dr. Martin's responses!