Robert George says any advice on re-growing my head hair. All right, Rob, is that supposed
to be a jab or something? How can a guy like me answer this question?
Hey, wellness warriors. You know how I like staying connected with you? So, in today's
video, I'm going in the comments section and I'm going to respond to your comments. Some
of them are going to help you optimize your health naturally and others will be just for
fun. Let's go ahead and dive in.
Toluca 47 asks, “How do you diagnose poor gut health?” First of all, you'll typically
know you'll have a problem. You'll have some irritability, some pain, some digestive issues.
And then from there, what I like to do is a stool analysis. If you're not familiar with
what that is, it's basically a poop test. There's no other way to say it. A stool analysis
does a lot of great things for you. It tells you good information like, do you have parasites,
do you have a bacterial infection, do you have intestinal permeability, do you have
problems with yeast infections? It'll tell you all of this information and you want to
make sure that you identify these issues if they're going on so that you can work to reverse
them. Some people just for longevity purposes, they'll go in and do a stool analysis like
once a year so that they can constantly work to improve their microbiome in their gut health.
It's a great test that I like to do with my patients. That is a good way to go with.
JonathonJ – “How many hours do you typically work in a week?” A lot of people ask me
this question cause they see me doing this YouTube stuff and they'll see me on Instagram
and then they'll see that I work a lot of hours in the clinic.
Here's the answer on the light end. I typically will work 60 hours. On the heavy end, I'll
work upwards of 80 hours. I know that that's a lot of hours. I've worked six days a week
for the past five plus years. You know what? I'm on a mission to help people. And you know,
that's just what it takes I guess.
From John443 – “How to fix non-diabetic hypoglycemia?” I've actually dealt with
this a little bit myself. Typically, what happens is even though you don't have a diabetic
issue, you can sometimes run into this problem with hypoglycemia. There's a couple of things
that work really well. You can take some B vitamins. That helps like a broad spectrum
- B vitamin, adaptogenic herbs help, and then also electrolytes can help. A lot of times
you'll run into this with people who have a lot of stress in their life -stress from
not sleeping enough, stress from too much work. And you can run into these issues with
the non-diabetic hypoglycemia, where you get a little dizzy, you're getting shaky, you're
not feeling good. All these things I just mentioned can really help out. A lot of times,
I see this in people who are doing like one meal a day, intermittent fasting, those all
help quite a bit. So, give that a whirl.
Dr. Mero – “What's the dose of DHA I should take?” For somebody who is like a healthier
individual, I really like having them take some around like 500 milligrams of DHA, where
somebody who's got brain issues - and brain issues doesn't mean that you like or needing
to be in like a mental institution - brain issues in the way of like you just notice
you're having some cognitive decline, you notice that you have some poor brain endurance,
you have a lot of brain fog, maybe you have a little anxiety, some depression, I like
boosting it up to upwards of 1.3 to 1.4 grams of DHA. And this helps a lot because as DHA
is very powerful for the brain. You can get it from fish, but a lot of times we're just
supplementing with it so that we get a good, pure source. That's what I would do there.
Rob Jorg says, “Any advice on re-growing, my head hair?” Alright, Rob, is that supposed
to be a jab or something? How can a guy like me answered this question? It's a good question.
I get all the time. And like, honestly, there's a lot of different gimmicks out there. But
for me, I look at my whole family. It's more of a genetic thing and I really don't care.
He goes on to say, “It's now growing on my back and I look like a balding Wookie.
You know what, Rob, it's just called being a man. I have no advice for you, but I will
say this though, I guess, is one of the things that I find to be really interesting right
now is collagen generators in the body. For years, people have been taking collagen, but
actually using a collagen generator. Sometimes when you look at consuming collagen, you may
not be utilizing it well, so just helping your body produce more is really cool. And
some of the research shows for both men and women, it really helps with some balding issues.
What I'll do is I'll put a link in the description because it's got a funny name to it and I
won't be able to explain it on here. You can look the research up and check it out.
Celia Mance – “Thank you for being such a caring person.” Hey, you know what, Celia,
I could take way more comments like that. I like that. That's real nice. I appreciate
it. I just truly try to help people who are struggling in their life to live a better
life and do it holistically and naturally. Thank you for that comment.
Rolando Perez says, “Hi doc, I am more cut, clothes fit better, but scale is not moving.”
Who cares? Not who cares about your question, but who cares that the scale is not moving
because here's the thing that I tell people to focus on: eating better and exercise. This
individual is even saying, Hey, look, my clothes are fitting better. Things are looking up.
I'm losing belly fat. Clearly, I'm losing fat on my arms. I'm losing fat around my body,
but yet the scale isn't moving. It's very common for people who are losing weight or
just improving their lifestyle in general because you're improving your bone density.
You're increasing muscle mass, it's heavy. But you're losing fat on your body. Look at
the mirror and don't pay attention to the scale and continue doing what you're doing,
because it sounds like you're doing everything right. Just don't get caught up in the wrong
thing.
Aram Khorikyan says, “Love your content, Dr. Nick. I fractured my neck bone C7. Would
fasting help me heal my neck quicker. The answer to this is yes, because the research
actually shows this when you have any type of injury in your body or if you even went
through surgery or you're recovering from major condition like cancer, the research
shows that fasting can be highly beneficial. For me, I grew up on a farm and one of the
things that's very interesting just to watch in nature is that animals, when they get hurt,
they typically fast in order to help heal quicker. It's a natural instinct. Humans we’re
taught like, Oh, if you're sick, make sure you're pushing the food and make sure you're
pushing the fluids and all that stuff. Fasting actually is highly beneficial for healing
in general. And so, I do think it can help. Not only is it going to help with healing
the area, but it'll help with inflammation as well.
Radha Romensa says, “Has research been able to tell, I mean, really tell when we actually
begin to be in autophagy?” The truth is, is it goes like this. Imagine I'm eating donuts
and I'm drinking Coca Cola and I'm eating big, huge carby meals. And then you’re going
and eating low carb. You're not eating any sugar. You're exercising, drinking, lots of
water. You're doing all the right things. Now, let's imagine you and I both start fasting
cause we're interested in autophagy and the benefits of ketosis. Who do you think is going
to go into autophagy first? It won't be me. It's going to be the person living the healthier
lifestyle - depends on the individual and the lifestyle you live. These hours will always
be different based on you as an individual. And if you're eating healthy and you're exercising,
you're going to get into the state of ketosis or autophagy quicker. No doubt about it.
I'm your trance – “Dr. Nick, I love apple cider vinegar with ice. Is chewing a glass
of ice going to break my fast? Not if it’s zero calorie, diet water. It won't break your
fast. If the ice cubes are made of zero calorie, diet water. No ice is not going to break your
fast if it's just water because water doesn't break your fast and turning it into the solid
form isn't going to break your fast either. Now, if you're asking maybe if the chewing
process will break your fast. No, that won't do it either. I think you're good if it's
apple cider vinegar with ice, that's completely fine.
Victoria Siberon says, “Hi doctor, I've been eating a ton of fruit lately. I pick
at it all day and I've also began juicing beets, celery, cucumber, et cetera. Is there
such a thing as too much fruit? It's one of those things is too much of a good thing,
a good thing? I would say too much fruit is not going to be good for you. When we look
at fruit, it is something that's naturally occurring. It's healthy in that way, but too
much of it is going to be too much sugar. When we look at some of the bigger fruits
you think of like a mango, for instance, there's like 40 grams of sugar in some of these mangoes.
You're going to be consuming enormous amounts of sugar every single day if you're eating
a lot of fruit. Sure, it's not like eating table sugar where it's just straight sugar
without the fiber and all the other nutrients and benefits that fruit has to offer, but
the fact is it's still a ton of sugar, and I'd say, keep these high sugar fruits to a
minimum, especially if you don't want to gain a lot of weight or if you're trying to lose
weight or heal from a certain condition.
Sabine S – “What can I do when I'm craving sugar? What can I eat instead? When I teach
people to start eating a healthier diet, one of the most important things I teach them
is that it's very important to figure out those things that you love and find lateral
shifts. You can't discipline your way to good health. Now discipline to a certain point
is good, but discipline to the point where you're miserable is not. If you're somebody
who really, really loves soda, for instance, finding a stevia soda instead of the Coca
Cola is going to be the way to go. If you're somebody who really loves eating chocolate,
finding a stevia-sweetened chocolate versus a Hershey's chocolate is the way to go. If
you're someone who loves bread, find some ways to make some coconut flour, almond flour
type of bread, or find a store where you can buy it. It's not that we need all of them,
but there's typically one or two that most people’s success will hinge on. And if your
success hinges on it, you have to make sure that you make that shift so that you can make
that new, healthy lifestyle for you really sustainable.
Janny99 – “You’re soooooo handsome.” Janny, you're gonna make me blush here. I
mean, come on, take it easy a little bit. I'm a married man. Thank you, by the way.
Thank you.
Ell Doe says, “How do you have money to raise kids and go to med school?” First
of all, I want to point out that I only had one kid in school. I was married with one
child. And the fact is it was very hard. It was very difficult. Sometimes people will
say to me, things like you don't know what it's like to maybe struggle a little bit.
It's like, I know exactly what it's like to struggle. I know what it's like to be flat
broke. I know what it's like to not be able to afford groceries. I know all of those scenarios
because when you're in school and you can't work because you're going to the class eight
hours a day and you have a family, like, you know how to live on a budget, to live on nothing,
and you know what it's like to struggle, but that's a choice we made - not complaining
about it. You just do it. I mean, it's like anything in life, you know, you just do it.
Sometimes people ask me like for all of the steps and the details, and I'm like, I don't
know. I just did it. If you want to help support the channel and support the work I'm doing
here with you, join the community. In the comment section below, we have a community
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and my family.
November, January says, “I'm 49. And I currently have no health issues. I have decided to do
alternate day fasting as a lifestyle. Do you believe that's okay for me to do this?”
Sure. Sounds really good. I mean, a lot of people ask me all the time should I do intermittent
fasting? Should I do OMAD? Should I do alternate day fasting? At the end of the day, it really
comes down to what works for you. I don't know much about most of the people who ask
these questions. In this particular case, 49, no health issues. No problem. Choose any
fasting methods you want choose whatever one sustainable for you. Choose whatever one makes
you happy.
Senta Cunningham says, “I stopped eating sugar today.” High five, Senta. That's awesome.
And thanks for sharing this with us because it's cool when you share your success. It
motivates me, but it also motivates your fellow wellness warriors. I mean, come on. We all
need a little motivation here and there. Eating sugar is something that's really hard for
people. I mean, sugar is like a drug - the way it acts on the brain, it can be tough.
Once again, thumbs up. Congratulations.
Mccabeious says, “Keto has made me ill, skinny fat, depressed, and anxious. I'm scared
to reintroduce carbs now. The whole thing is ruined my eating and I an eating disorder
now. Please help me. This is a big thing that has been frustrating me lately, because a
lot of people are going into these different diets that are very strict and they do it
because it's kind of the bandwagon thing to do. Right now, keto just happens to be the
one. It used to be vegan. We go through these different things where people are trying to
all follow one type of diet. For instance, right now you're going to find a lot of health
professionals just pushing keto like crazy because it's what gets them attention. I have
really stepped back from really pushing keto because I find that it's not good for a lot
of people. So, we don't want to follow a diet that's not right for us. First question I
ask is if you are following a diet, why are you following it? What is the purpose of it?
If you're following a diet and you don't have a reason for it, maybe you shouldn't be doing
it. Maybe chill out a little bit on the diet. Next thing is, is when it comes to reintroducing
carbs, I know you're scared to do it. You just have to do it. You need to transition
from that keto to a low carb diet. And you're probably very happy. It's very satiating.
And it also is a diet that is going to allow you to constantly improve your health and
offer a lot of benefit to you. We think in terms of going as strict as possible when
we look at diet or intermittent fasting, and a lot of times strict as possible, isn't a
good thing. Like I said, many people who are following some of these very strict diets
are developing eating disorders. I've worked with some of them personally and it's a very
difficult situation. Make sure that you're not doing that and make sure the diet you're
following is right for you.
Razzaque888 - “ I'm a diabetic. What is the best workout for me? The best workout
for diabetic, type II diabetics is going to be the hit training. Hit training is where
you're going to do high intensity training for a very short period of time. I want to
point out that when you're doing hit training, the intensity is all about the intensity that
you can handle as an individual. When I'm working with somebody who's Type II diabetic,
we'll do a five-minute hit session in the morning and then a five minute to 10-minute
hit session at night. And that alone will bring down their blood sugar through the entire
day. If we have somebody who's on lots of medications and we're trying to move them
more towards the natural side of things, and we're using more natural herbs in order to
help bring down their blood sugar, we also want to introduce lifestyle as well. Hit training
is great. Do that, and don't get turned off by it cause you're like that intensity is
too high. I can't do that. You can do it. It's just the right intensity for you is important
and I have on my channel, some different videos of those scenarios as to how you would do
it, so check those out.
The next question is, what do you do for exercise? For me, for exercise, I typically do a little
bit of everything. Right now, I'm doing weight training and I'm doing running. My running
typically is like four miles. Weight training typically lasts like an hour, typically working
out about five days a week right now. And that's what's up.
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