Dr David Jockers

We need to look at mitochondrial health. We know that the heart cells, and the cardiac cells have 50 mitochondria per cell, producing energy within those cells. And we know that mitochondrial dysfunction is very much associated it with many different conditions, particularly brain and nervous system conditions like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, autism, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and migraine headaches. Still, also it's associated with heart disease and cancer as well. And so we really have to take care of the mitochondria. Significant factors that damage our mitochondria are a lousy diet, chronic stress, chronic infections, environmental toxins, poor sleep, and the aging process itself. Because we're under oxidative stress, we produce metabolic waste every time we produce energy in the cells, which will damage the mitochondria. And we need to be able to replace those mitochondria. And that's a process called mitophagy where it's basically this autophagy process but breaking down specifically the MIT. ----------------------------------------- Want to learn more about optimizing your health? Then Listen to my podcast right here: 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-jockers-functional-nutrition/id1497791107 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/5l0LkYqW29ksV9Ut3hPuto

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This is something that we've found in science high amounts of fructose. We used to blame it all on purine and eating too many purines. And we'll talk about that because that can be helpful if somebody has hyperemia, at least for some time. However, reducing purine content in the diet is probably the most important thing to reduce our alcohol and then fructose, right? Fructose drives up uric acid levels. We know it impacts metabolic syndrome. And obviously, males, more often than females, develop gout. But high fructose content in the diet is one of the most significant risk factors for gout. Many people I deal with gout drink soda and soft drinks with high fructose corn syrup. They're consuming a lot of things with high fructose corn syrup, which causes the issue here. ----------------------------------------- Want to learn more about optimizing your health? Then Listen to my podcast right here: 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-jockers-functional-nutrition/id1497791107 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/5l0LkYqW29ksV9Ut3hPuto

This is like Dr. Jocker's dessert right here. I get some Greek yogurt, organic Greek yogurt. I got my multi-collagen vanilla. Put it in there, mix it up. It's like ice cream to me. And I'll have a few strawberries to our organic strawberries. That's a healthy, high-protein, no-sugar dessert. Whereas my wife, on the other hand, she's doing. ''I treat myself on weekends. This is one of my favorites. It's so delicious.'' She's got so delicious. Now she'll tell you on her page with a video of what she likes about it. I look at this, and I see 25 grams of protein and two-thirds of a cup story. 25 grams of sugar, not protein. Protein is good. 25 grams of sugar in that. That's a lot of sugar. Personally, I can't say that's healthy food, right? However, I am married, so I compromised with my wife. But I do the Greek yogurt. ----------------------------------------- Want to learn more about optimizing your health? Then Listen to my podcast right here: 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-jockers-functional-nutrition/id1497791107 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/5l0LkYqW29ksV9Ut3hPuto

Did you know that only 12% of Americans are metabolically healthy? This means 88% of us are in poor metabolic health which carries some serious implications for developing Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other serious health issues. In this video, Dr. Jockers breaks down why you need to stop snacking and instead eat 2-3 protein and healthy fat-rich meals to lower the amount of insulin your body produces. Learn how to reduce inflammation and allow your blood sugar to regulate itself enabling your body to spend more time in fat-burning mode. Keto Metabolic Breakthrough Book: https://drjockers.lpages.co/keto-metabolic-breakthrough-b/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ✅ Subscribe to my Channel: https://www.youtube.com/djockers?sub_confirmation=1 ✅ Listen to my Podcast on Apple, and leave a review! Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-jockers-functional-nutrition/id1497791107 ✅ Listen on Spotify: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5l0LkYqW29ksV9Ut3hPuto

There are many risk factors related to having a higher body mass index (BMI). Hence, the reason it’s important that we take care of our health, from eating the right foods to exercising regularly and getting good sun exposure for Vitamin D. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this episode, Dr. Jockers discuss the correlation between body mass index and transmissibility, and the effects on the immune system. If you are struggling with your BMI, Dr. Jockers shares tips to help you improve and stabilize it. See full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PimwJAr0xoo ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ✅ Subscribe to my Channel: https://www.youtube.com/djockers?sub_confirmation=1 ✅ Listen to my Podcast and leave a review! Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-jockers-functional-nutrition/id1497791107 ✅ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5l0LkYqW29ksV9Ut3hPuto

Stabilizing your blood sugar levels is an important component to a healthy lifestyle. Sweet foods and starches are not genetically congruent to eat on a regular basis. Our ancestors looked at these as rare delicacies. Most people in our society today are raised on a steady diet of sugars, grains and other starches. In this video, you will discover some simple strategies to buffer blood sugar levels so you can have all day energy! Read more here: https://drjockers.com/7-strategies-buffer-blood-sugar-levels/ Find the full podcast episode here: Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-jockers-functional-nutrition/id1497791107 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5l0LkYqW29ksV9Ut3hPuto

Autophagy. I'm a massive fan of a cyclical ketogenic diet. So getting into ketosis from time to time, spending some time in ketosis, but not all the time. Right now, for some individuals who are very overweight, and very insulin resistant, you might need to spend a lot more time in ketosis than somebody else who's lean and hacking active. But everybody can do well spending some time in ketosis, which turns up autophagy and helps us eliminate these harmful proteins. Now, there are some other things we can do. Drinking green tea or black coffee of them stimulates autophagy. Antiinflammatory herbs that I'm going to go through. Apple cider vinegar, believe it or not. Excellent for helping stimulate autophagy. Also, getting good quality exercise, high-intensity interval training, and resistance training. Stimulate autophagy. Good sleep. Super critical. I mean, sleep is really when we drain and detoxify our brain, but also so, at the same time, it's really when we heal. So it's when we heal our cardiac cells, our blood vessels, this is when we heal. And then you can also use heat and cold strategically. And when you eat food, you want to eat good quality, nutrient-dense food that controls. ----------------------------------------- Want to learn more about optimizing your health? Then Listen to my podcast right here: 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-jockers-functional-nutrition/id1497791107 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/5l0LkYqW29ksV9Ut3hPuto

Your circadian rhythm is critical to your sleep-wake cycle, your energy, immune function, digestive health, fat burning and metabolism. In this short video, energy expert Ari Whitten and I discuss the role of the circadian rhythm in metabolism and fat burning. For more info read this article: https://drjockers.com/melatonin/ Find the full length podcast episode here: Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-jockers-functional-nutrition/id1497791107 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5l0LkYqW29ksV9Ut3hPuto

Supplement to cardiovascular health, or particularly the autophagy component of cardiovascular health, is our resveratrol power. Check out Resveratrol Power here: https://bit.ly/3RVX7PB This has got high clinical doses of resveratrol as well as quercetin, which really acts on the mitochondria to stimulate mitochondrial and mitophagy. And they're also perfect for opening up circulation and improving your overall blood flow, and cardiovascular health. So this is something that I think is really good. It's also great for skin health, so a lot of good supplements. We have another one called Inflam Defense which works really great at breaking down circulating inflammatory proteins. Check out Inflam Defense here: https://bit.ly/3DCco3O It's got proteolytic enzymes in it, curcumin, ginger, and things like that. And that's another great one. Other things can be helped, like coenzyme Q ten, which can be very helpful for cardiovascular function. But I really like this resveratrol power for stimulating cardiac. Check out Resveratrol Power here: https://bit.ly/3RVX7PB ----------------------------------------- Want to learn more about optimizing your health? Then Listen to my podcast right here: 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-jockers-functional-nutrition/id1497791107 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/5l0LkYqW29ksV9Ut3hPuto

Stabilizing diet is very good for helping balance your adrenals and helping you balance and become more resilient to stress. So we always prioritize a lot of healthy proteins, grass-fed animal products, healthy fats, avocados, olives, olive oil, extra virgin olive oil, coconut oil, and other things. All really good. Lots of dark green leafy vegetables and, in general, lots of vegetables, low glycemic fruit like berries can all be beneficial and a significant part of the nutrition plan, so that's always great. Also, implementing some intermittent fasting, and a lot of times, we'll start with like 12 to 14 hours fast overnight. So if you finish dinner at 07:00 P.m., you fast till, let's say, 09:00 a.m. The following day before you eat anything, you hydrate your body well, and then we can push it out, and we may do 16 hours or 18 hours and kind of gradually lean into that and see how your body responds to it. And then trying to consume either two large meals or, for some people, they're not ever consuming those large meals. So three meals, no snacks, but three meals, three good solid meals, three meals in there. So you get the calories that you need, but you also have an excellent fasting window so your body can't. ----------------------------------------- Want to learn more about optimizing your health? Then Listen to my podcast right here: 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-jockers-functional-nutrition/id1497791107 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/5l0LkYqW29ksV9Ut3hPuto

There are many risk factors related to having a higher body mass index (BMI). Hence, the reason it’s important that we take care of our health, from eating the right foods to exercising regularly and getting good sun exposure for Vitamin D. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this episode, Dr. Jockers discuss the correlation between body mass index and transmissibility, and the effects on the immune system. If you are struggling with your BMI, Dr. Jockers shares tips to help you improve and stabilize it. Read More Here: https://drjockers.com/post-viral-syndrome/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ✅ Subscribe to my Channel: https://www.youtube.com/djockers?sub_confirmation=1 ✅ Listen to my Podcast and leave a review! Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-jockers-functional-nutrition/id1497791107 ✅ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5l0LkYqW29ksV9Ut3hPuto

One of my favorite superfoods is raw cacao, otherwise known as chocolate. The issue here is that chocolate, most chocolate, is highly processed. And the more you process chocolate, the more you strip it of critical nutrients that support your mood, your memory, and your cardiovascular function, reducing inflammation in your body. The more you actually create more inflammation and damage to your system. In fact, most chocolate consumed in western countries is high in sugar. It's highly processed, tested, very low in antioxidant compounds, and often combined with milk. Milk chocolate and milk actually inhibit the absorption of critical polyphenols. Read more here: https://drjockers.com/6-ways-use-chocolate-ketogenic-diet/ ----------------------------------------- Want to learn more about optimizing your health? Then Listen to my podcast right here: 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-jockers-functional-nutrition/id1497791107 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/5l0LkYqW29ksV9Ut3hPuto

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In this episode, hear Dr. Van Vliet’s recommendations for someone who wants to optimize their muscle protein synthesis and recovery from exercise. Find the full podcast episode here: Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-jockers-functional-nutrition/id1497791107 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5l0LkYqW29ksV9Ut3hPuto

So I consume a lot of healthy fats. Avocados, avocado oil, olives, olive oil, coconut oil. Grass-fed butter is fantastic. I consume a lot of grass-fed butter. Eggs are great, healthy fats. So you're looking for ways to get those healthy fats into your diet and proteins. And then I'm a huge fan of berries. Berries are lower in sugar but really high in phytonutrients. Really, really good for your body. So I consume berries almost every single day. Blueberries, raspberries, strawberries. How well your body handles sugar will depend on how much you can handle it. For some people, it might be a quarter or a half cup. For other people, it might be one to two cups of berries. But that's my favorite fruit. So that's what I'm consuming. Again, it's the most nutrient-dense, lowest sugar-impact type of fruit you will be consuming, outside of lemons, limes, avocados, and olives, which, believe it or not, is our fruit. ----------------------------------------- Want to learn more about optimizing your health? Then Listen to my podcast right here: 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-jockers-functional-nutrition/id1497791107 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/5l0LkYqW29ksV9Ut3hPuto

Intermittent fasting is a type of fasting. We can also call it time-restricted feeding, where we eat during the day but in a consolidated time window, meaning that we would eat. For example, a common one is a 16 eight approach where we fast for 16 hours, and we eat in an eight-hour eating window during the day. So it could be from like 10:00 A.m. To 06:00 p.m.. Or 12:00 p.m. To 08:00 p.m. So you wouldn't eat breakfast, and then, you would eat breakfast, but that would just be pushed out later because breakfast actually means breaking fast, right? So if you had it at like 12:00 rather than in the morning, and then you ate meals, you could eat two or three meals between twelve and eight, that would be an eight-hour eating window and a twelve-hour 16 hours fast. So that's a form of time-restricted feeding or intermittent fasting. ----------------------------------------- Want to learn more about optimizing your health? Then Listen to my podcast right here: 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-jockers-functional-nutrition/id1497791107 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/5l0LkYqW29ksV9Ut3hPuto

What can you have during the fasts? Certainly water. Lots of water. You can have salt, right? So putting some salt on your tongue can actually be a great strategy. A lot of people feel a lot better doing that. Just getting a few electrolytes in. You can do herbal teas and electrolyte mixes, possibly. Many of them are flavored with stevia, a good sweetener. However, if you consume anything sweet during your fasting window, I know it triggers more cravings for me. I get an insulin release, and my blood sugar goes down. I have more cravings. I feel lightheaded. I don't feel as energized or mentally clear, so I choose not to do that. And really, with fasting, one of the best benefits of it is it helps reset your dopamine receptors. So anytime you're consuming sweet foods or hyper-palatable types of things, things that have a lot of flavors, it's stimulating all your dopamine receptors in your brain. So you're getting this considerable stimulation. And that's a good thing. That's a beautiful thing. It's a way that we enjoy life however we want to be doing all day long. Otherwise, we dampen down our dopamine receptors, and we need more and more stimulus to get the same response. So it's actually a lot better to go periods where we're not getting sweet. Lots of salty kind of garbage, potato chips, and things like that. Stimulate your palate so much. ----------------------------------------- Want to learn more about optimizing your health? Then Listen to my podcast right here: 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-jockers-functional-nutrition/id1497791107 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/5l0LkYqW29ksV9Ut3hPuto

Now, the rule with coffee is this if you drink coffee and you should feel great, coffee is a performance enhancer. So if you drink coffee, you should feel fantastic. If you have more cravings, feel lightheaded a few hours later, or feel like you need to nap a few hours later, it's a sign that your body over-responded to coffee. Or possibly I can't metabolize the caffeine very effectively. Perhaps you have a genetic issue, and we do see this when we do genetic testing where some people have inferior CYP liver enzyme function. Phase one liver detox, it's a phase one liver enzyme function, and they're not able to metabolize caffeine effectively and therefore, they have poor foods. So if you drink coffee, if you own rate, continue to drink that. If you're not feeling good, try lowering the caffeine dosage. You can actually get coffees with different amounts of caffeine in them. You can also try a different type of coffee. Some coffees actually have more mold, toxins, and microtoxins than others. So try to get a micro toxic and free coffee. It might be the micro toxins that you're responding to. The brand I like is life boost coffee microtoxin free. Try just taking it out and see after a few days, after you get off of kind of the caffeine overload, see how you feel. Some people, feel better without coffee. ----------------------------------------- Want to learn more about optimizing your health? Then Listen to my podcast right here: 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-jockers-functional-nutrition/id1497791107 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/5l0LkYqW29ksV9Ut3hPuto

In this episode, Dr. Jockers talks about the relationship between apples and variations in blood sugar. For more info go here: https://drjockers.com/7-strategies-buffer-blood-sugar-levels/ Find the full podcast episode here: Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-jockers-functional-nutrition/id1497791107 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5l0LkYqW29ksV9Ut3hPuto

For some individuals, especially if you're very insulin resistant, meaning that your body just it's very hard for your body to get sugar out of the bloodstream and into the cells because you're insulin resistance, meaning a more extended period for fasting. And what I highly recommend for most people is to do 20 to 24 hours fast once a week only, like a dinner, a dinner fast, or a lunch-to-lunch fast. So you're consuming one meal that day and then you're fasting until the same time the next day. And that's a great way to ensure that you are driving up cell repair, cellular healing, and detoxification every week. So you're stimulating that off the mechanism. So for me, on Wednesday, I typically eat lunch and then I usually fast until lunch on Thursday right before I break my fast. On Thursday, I exercise really high intensity and I feel great. I think lovely doing this. And I'm really breaking down old, damaged muscle tissue that we probably should get rid of. And I'm turning that into energy. And then when I eat and I consume food after that, my body is creating new muscle cells, new healthy cells, new liver cells, right? It's creating new healthy storage cells with intense stress and resilient mitochondria. That allows me to have greater stress resilience throughout the day and better brain function and energy, and I just feel so much better. ----------------------------------------- Want to learn more about optimizing your health? Then Listen to my podcast right here: 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-jockers-functional-nutrition/id1497791107 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/5l0LkYqW29ksV9Ut3hPuto

In this episode, Dr. Jockers shares key things you can do in a week to achieve blood sugar stability. For more info go here: https://drjockers.com/7-strategies-buffer-blood-sugar-levels/ Find the full podcast episode here: Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-jockers-functional-nutrition/id1497791107 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5l0LkYqW29ksV9Ut3hPuto

My favorite protein source is 100% grass-fed beef. When you get 100% grass-fed beef, the cows are raised and grazed on grass their entire lives. You get a tremendous amount of nutrients. In fact, grass-fed beef is very rich in omega three fatty acids that reduce inflammation. Conjugated linoleic acid supports your immune system supports your metabolism. Really good for reducing inflammation throughout your body. There's also somewhere between two to five times more antioxidants and 100% grass-fed beef. One of the things that I use a lot is these little grass-fed beef sticks. They're great when you're on the go. They're great when you need something quick that will stabilize your blood sugar and is full of good-quality protein. 100% grass-fed beef sticks from Paleo Valley. Guys, check them out. Go to Paleovalley.com, use the coupon code ''jockers'' at checkout and save 15% off today. ----------------------------------------- Want to learn more about optimizing your health? Then Listen to my podcast right here: 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-jockers-functional-nutrition/id1497791107 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/5l0LkYqW29ksV9Ut3hPuto

There's a lot of relationship between the gut, what's happening in the gut, and your histamine response, because I know I have some symptoms of histamine intolerance. Read more here: https://drjockers.com/suffering-histamine-intolerance/ So if I feel like I'm hydrating and pooping well, I detox well. It's like I don't notice because I'll get itchiness, stuff like that. If I feel like maybe I'm not pooping as well, I'm not hydrating as well. Doing some of the critical components of a good, healthy lifestyle, I get more itchiness in my ears. Different areas. And I did a genetic test that showed that I have weaker areas. Histamine metabolism. For those who don't really understand intoxication or the detox pathways very well, everything we take in has to come out, right? It comes out via urine, sweat, poop, and other things. With histamine tolerance and especially mass activation syndrome, people tend to not be very good at doing that. They don't want to tend to be good at pushing things out. That's why if you and someone else walk into a moldy room, you may feel like you're dying, and they may not even notice a thing. They could sleep there for five days and be fine, but they're very good at pushing toxins out. Is histamine Intolerance the Cause of Your Mysterious Symptoms? Watch the short video to find out. ----------------------------------------- Want to learn more about optimizing your health? Then Listen to my podcast right here: 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-jockers-functional-nutrition/id1497791107 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/5l0LkYqW29ksV9Ut3hPuto

Hey, guys. One of the most common questions that I get is: how often should I do intermittent? Do I do fasting daily? I talk a little bit about that in my book The Fasting Transformation. But a quick synopsis is for everybody. I recommend doing something like twelve to 14 hours fast overnight fast, every day, seven days a week, twelve to 14 hours. It's actually pretty easy. You'll find that it's pretty easy. And if you're more motivated, you want better benefits, more fat burning, more inflammation reduction, more autophagy, and deep cellular healing. If you want to do that, do 16 to 18 hours fast at least three days a week, or three to maybe five days a week. And do 20 to 24 hours. Or maybe up to 36 to 48 hours fast once a week for me, off the 24 hours fast once a week. Get deep autophagy deep healing that way, and it's super powerful. Have a feast day if you're able to. If you're not looking to lose significant weight once a week, you just don't worry about it as much. And if you do that, it's powerful. ----------------------------------------- Want to learn more about optimizing your health? Then Listen to my podcast right here: 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-jockers-functional-nutrition/id1497791107 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/5l0LkYqW29ksV9Ut3hPuto