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Dr. Devaki Lindsey Berkson shares decades of experience as a hormone and nutrition specialist to help you live a healthier, happier life. Disclaimer: The entire contents of these podcasts are based upon the opinions of Dr. DL Berkson, unless otherwise noted. Individual discussions are based upon the opinions of the respective individuals, based on their research, experience and communities. The information on this podcast or any related websites are not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified health care professional and is not intended as medical advice from practitioners that know your personal medical situation. All material is educational and is intended only as a sharing of knowledge and information from the research and experience of Dr. Berkson and her community. Dr. Berkson encourages you to make your own health care decisions based upon your research and in partnership with a qualified health care professional. If you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition, you must consult with your health care professional before using protocols or products based on any of this content.
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Apr 25, 2019

Pomegranates are as close to a miracle food as Mother Nature gets. Pomegranates protect your heart, safeguard your estrogens, “sensitize” insulin receptors better than many diabetic drugs without nasty side effects, slow down aging, and fight cancer.

 

Pomegranates fight against lots of bad stuff.

  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Anti-oxidant
  • Anti-bad cholesterol
  • Anti-heart disease
  • Anti-kidney disease
  • Anti-cognitive disease
  • Anti-diabetic
  • Anti-obesity
  • Anti-carcinogenic

 

Pomegranates support a lot of good actions:

  • Pro-nitric oxide availability and levels
  • Pro-kidney health
  • Pro-blood vessel health
  • Pro-heart health
  • Pro-bone health
  • Pro-immune supportive
  • Pro-mitochondrial support
  • Pro-brain protection

 

In this show you will learn exactly how pomegranates protect heart health:

  • Makes APOCIII genetic glitches work better.
  • Lowers bad cholesterol
  • Lowers Oxidized Cholesterol
  • Makes cholesterol less dangerous and less sticky.
  • Boosts enzymes that keep blood fats healthier.
  • Reduces size of plaque (atherosclerotic lesions).
  • Lower blood pressure
  • Reduce Blood clotting
  • Increases nitric oxide
  • Treats angina

You’ll discover that allparts of pomegranates contain healthy plant compounds.

  • The reddish kernel(referred to as a pomegranate “aril”), and
  • The whitish seed corein the middle of the kernel where the distinct oiland fiber
  • Pomegranate juicecontains all of these components, though it contains more available sugars then chewing the arils whole.

Hard to conceive that pomegranates contain a one-of-a-kind omega fatty acid, omega-5 fatty acid. No other plant on earth contains this special compound. You will hear what omega-5 fatty acid does for the human body, including liver, brain, breast and prostate tissue.

It is rather stunning to realize that numerous scientific articles conclude that pomegranates are type-2 diabetics best friend. Why?  Because Punicicacid, the main ingredient of pomegranateomega-5 seed oil, is a “peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma” agonist. This means it signals insulin receptors. Yet, unlike synthetic insulin signalers, such as the diabetic family of drugs called thiazolidinedione’s, pomegranate oil has no nasty side effects.

Pomegranates also fight insulin resistance..

You will hear a discussion on pomegranates as an “Adaptogenic Food Estrogen” and how consuming pomegranates regularly effects sex steroid hormones, such as estrogen.

Pomegranates also fight cancer. The compounds in the arils fight tumors cells as well as inhibit cancer stem cells. It's cancer stem cells that cause most of cancer recurrences.

Pomegranateseed oil blocks most (90% inhibition) of proliferation of ER+ laboratory breast cancer cells (called MCF-7cells, first harvested from a nun and then cultured continually in experimental cancer labs all over the world).

Pomegranates cause 54% of cancer cell death in ER- breast cancer cells (MDA-MB-435).

Pomegranates are strikingly kidney protective and reduce both renal and heart complications in kidney patients down the road.

After this show you will know exactly what a pomegranate aril is, where to get it and how often to consume it. And you will realize the few pomegranate contraindications.

This show is jammed packed with “food as medicine” facts! Also, don’t miss Berkson Blog on pomegranates coming soon, too, at drlindseyberkson.com

Apr 9, 2019

Dr. Zach Bush is one of the few triple board-certified physicians in the country with expertise in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Hospice/Palliative care. Yet, besides medical science, Dr. Bush has now focused his research and spirit toward the planet and it’s link with the human gut. Dr. Bush started out designing chemotherapy drugs and now formulates nutraceuticals that can overcome ubiquitous toxins, such as his revolutionary liquid gut product: “Restore”.

In this show you join in on a dynamic dialogue that inspires you to rethink not only how you eat and live, but also what it means to be a conscious and engaged human occupying this precious planet we all share.

Dr. Bush’s new research and nutraceuticals link macrocosm and microcosm. Listen to learn what that means. You will understand subjects like soil degeneration and regeneration and why eating “phallus” shaped tubers and beans boosts your health as much if not more than greens. You’ll also learn exactly how and why to cook your rice in a unique and easy manner.

Dr. Bush reminds us it’s time to stop messing around. Mankind is ruining the body of our planet and of ourselves. It’s now or never to get educated and to take back control of our personal well-being and that of the Mother Earth we inhabit.

Dr. Bush’s research unearthed a family of “carbon-based redox molecules” made by bacteria. Dr. Bush demonstrated that this cellular communication network functions to compensate for glyphosate, and many other dietary, chemical, and pharmaceutical toxins that disrupt our body's natural defense systems. 

Dr. Bush’s science resulted in a new class of dietary supplements, including the liquid product, RESTORE. Use of this daily, according to Dr. Bush, helps reboot the microbiome and protect it from pollutants such as glyphosate, that is ubiquitous in air, food, and even in our rain. 

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Mar 29, 2019

Cardio and respiratory fitness has enormous impact on your heart health, and far-reaching implications for a host of other diseases and illnesses. In this show, Dr. Berkson takes a look at recent studies from Harvard and shares how exercise—and high interval intensity training (HIIT)—promotes biome diversity, helps fight cancer, and more. Your gut health isn’t determined by your food choices alone. When you “push” yourself physically, your whole being is rewarded. Learn how physical fitness impacts your gut, your heart, and your mind. And discover how to exercise to gain the most benefit. 

Mar 21, 2019

Dr. Mark Houston will take you on a journey of your heart health that will leave you spellbound.

Dr. Houston lectures for A4M, the Anti-Aging Certification Coursefor MDs. Dr. Houston has been training medical doctors in functional cardiology for over 30 years. Dr. Houston and Dr. Berkson are colleagues, lecture together, are friends, and Dr. Mark is also Dr. Lindsey’s doc!

Dr. Mark Houston is a renowned “iconic functional cardiologist”, looking deeper under the “hood” of your heart than most heart or even hypertension doctors ever would. He has been in practice for 44 years bringing together the best state-of-the-art traditional western medicine with natural medicine, functional medicine and metabolic medicine.

You’ll hear all these words defined.

You will learn how Dr. Houston’s approach integrates the whole person‚ mind, body and spirit.

You will be shocked at the in-depth manner in which he evaluates the heart, the lining of your blood vessels and even blood pressure analysis. He leaves no stone unturned. 

In this show you will learn:

  • What is functional cardiology?
  • Why do so few cardiologists do this?
  • Why there is a huge difference between different functional cardiologists?
  • How an exam at Dr. Houston’s clinic might differ from an exam at a typical cardiology clinic.
  • Why Dr. Houston tests the ApoC3 gene, what it does, and if it’s out of balance how to fix it.
  • Why you may wantyour blood pressure checked for 24-hours especially at night.
  • What is “nocturnal hypertension”?
  • What is the calcium score test?
  • Why run a blood gene panel on the genes that influence heart health?
  • What test evaluates the “flexibility” or “stiffness” of the lining of your blood vessels?
  • Why use fish oil supplements and which kind are the best?
  • Why recommend nutraceuticals?
  • Why a wise healer uses that which works, not just runs yearly blood tests and tells you all is fine even when you still don’t feel well?
  • What about stents, statins and more!

 

  • USA Todaywrote that Dr. Houston is the Most Influential Doctor in both Hypertension and Hyperlipidemia.
  • Houston was named one of America’s Top Physicians in 2008 and 2009.

 

Learn how a patient of Dr. Berkson’s went to many expert cardiologists who did not find the answer, but Dr. Houston found it in the first visit and fixed it.

Books By Doctor Houston

  • What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Hypertension
  • What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Heart Disease
  • Nutritional & Integrative Strategies in Cardiovascular medicine
  • The Handbook of Hypertension

You will hear a bit about these molecules of mass destruction, too:

  • Galectin 3
  • TMAO
  • Cystatin C
  • ADMA - Asymmetric dimethylarginine.
  • SDMA - Symmetric dimethylarginines

 

Contact Dr. Houston’s Office In Nashville, TN.

http://hypertensioninstitute.com/

 

Mar 14, 2019

Dr. Gokani and Dr. Berkson met at MindShare in San Diego and have become close colleagues and friends. You will learn fascinating information within the context of live dialogue and sisterhood.

Dr. Gokani believes that chronic pain, especially migraines, as well as debilitating fatigue, manifest from humans becoming out of touch with Mother Earth and normal physical body/mind rhythms.

Dr. Gokani heals “pain” and “fatigue” by identifying a patient’s unique “disconnect” between their mind, body and humanity from Mother Earth.

Dr. Gokani is the Founder of The Gokani Method: Master your Migraine Pain Program. In this program patients learn the “purpose” of their pain. Once you learn what your pain is trying to tell you, it is easier to let it go.

Patients discover how to heal themselves through a deeper appreciation of their mind-body-spirit connection. 

Dr. Gokani recommends specific foods, nutrients, herbs, imagery, meditation, and medications if needed, all explained during in-depth time with each person.

Dr. Gokani combines Western Medicine Neurology (science of the nerves) with Ayurveda

Medicine (Hindu system of medicine) together with transcendental meditation.

You can watch Dr. Gokani on Dr. Oz. Click HERE 

Zira Mind and Body Center, Founder
333 Waukegan Road, Suite E
Glenview, IL
www.truptigokanimd.com

Mar 9, 2019

Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome is an epidemic happening to teen and college age young women. It is a bit like having parts of menopause extremely prematurely. PCOS is a systemic illness that puts the body into an insulin resistant state. It is partially often treated with birth control pills, that are often part of the “perfect storm” cause.

Dr. Felice Gersh, a double board certified OBGYN and Integrative physician, is passionate about spreading the word. Too many gynecologists, endocrinologists and even integrative therapists do not understand the cause or the best natural answers.

In this show YOU will learn:

  • What is PCOS.
  • Why PCOS is on the rise.
  • Why we need “SOS” for PCOS.
  • What are the causes
  • What are effective long-term natural answers.
  • Why the “Pill” is not a good long-term answer
  • And more.

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Feb 28, 2019

This exciting and factoid packed show is a true meeting of the minds and hearts of two docs that have spent their lives studying hormones every which way. You can’t help but hear loud and clear their passion for keeping women around the world safe. In this show Dr. Felice Gersh tackles mammograms and birth control pills.

Dr. Gersh has a brick and mortar practice in Irvine, California. She writes, is an investigative researcher, forensic expert witness plus regularly sees patients.

Dr. Gersh explains the pitfalls of mammography and the ups and downs of ultra sound.

While doing the interview Dr. Gersh texted Dr. Berkson, “Are you my long lost cousin, we’re two peas in a pod. Your “voice” is so like mine on science, hormone-altering-chemicals and hormones, I was floored.” 

In this show you will hear explored:

  • Mammograms, the truth about whether they save lives or not.
  • What is ionizing radiation and how it both saves and/or causes cancer.
  • Should women be given “informed consent” forms before getting a mammogram?
  • What are dense breasts? What’s the problem with imaging them?
  • Do digital-mammograms do a better imaging job for dense breasts?
  • What about the dangers of gadoliniumcontrast?
  • Who should get mammograms and how often?
  • How birth control pills are well-recognized “endocrine disruptors” and women should be required to sign informed consent forms before being put on them. Why? Women need to understand their inherent dangers.
  • The critical rhythms of a woman’s body that keep her health and how synthetic hormones disrupt these making women more vulnerable to diverse diseases.
  • How the practice of birth control synthetic hormones borders on malpractice.
  • And more.

You’ll also hear a mention about Sonocine, a new type of video ultra-sound coming down the pike, picking up tumors supposedly before 10 years before mammograms, without ionizing radiation. But we need more studies.

Soon the inventor and radiologist, Ken Kelley MD will be on this show. Stay tuned.

Feb 21, 2019

Birth control pills are used by approximately 100 million women world wide, yet few doctors and women understand the many potential dangerous side effects and complications well described many times over the scientific literature.

In this show you learn that birth control pills (BPCs):

  • Rinse multiple numbers of critical nutrients out of the body (and the baby’s body if the baby is conceived only weeks after a woman goes off the pill and hasn’t repleted her own natural stores). You will learn exactly which nutrients, all that should be ingested for protection while on the pill.
  • Can cause an approximate 10% decreased “blunting” of emotions and recognition of facial cues. So much so that scientists suggest that women, when given scripts for the pill, should be warned that use of BCPs might contribute to intimacy/relationship problems.
  • Are linked to a higher incidence of mood disorders like depression and anxiety.
  • Are linked to promoting obesity.
  • Profoundly increase the risk of inflammatory bowel disease and leaky gut in women with genetic predispositions or with other individual vulnerable issues.
  • Can adversely effect thyroid functioning as they rinse out the critical minerals needed to convert “inactive” T4 to “active” T3, which is the main thyroid-signaling molecule. The pill can also increase thyroid binding globulin, which can inactivate thyroid signaling.
  • Can adversely affect adrenal function.
  • Can adversely affect cortisol and anti-inflammatory function.
  • And more!

Synthetic estrogen (ethinyl estradiol) and progesterone (progestins) are hormone-altering-forms of sex steroids. They are not natural. They can have serious consequences in some, not all, well intentioned females.

Birth control pills work by suppressing the natural brain/hormone cross-talk. 

Birth control pills are often used to treat perimenopausal symptoms such as hot flashes. This is not a safe idea for several very important reasons, which you will learn why. 

Feb 6, 2019

We all love sweets but which sweets love us? Sugar is bad for us. Yet artificial sweeteners might be worse, especially for your microbiome integrity.

Dr. Berkson interviews the President of Swerve Sweetener, Andress Blackwell. Andress used to be a radio host, so she is very savvy and dynamic on air. 

You will learn multiple factoids, recipes and healthy chats to enlighten your meal capabilities and sweeten your food in healthy ways that don’t up your risk of metabolic disorder and obesity.

With headlines like this, you need to hear this show. 

  • The Association Between Artificial Sweeteners and Obesity. Curr Gastroenterol Rep.2017 Nov 21;19(12):64. doi: 10.1007/s11894-017-0602-9.
  • Artificial sweeteners induce glucose intolerance by altering the gut microbiota. 2014 Oct 9;514(7521):181-6. doi: 10.1038/nature13793. Epub 2014 Sep 17
  • Non-caloric artificial sweeteners and the microbiome: findings and challenges. Gut Microbes.2015;6(2):149-55. doi: 10.1080/19490976.2015.1017700. Epub 2015 Apr 1.

For more information on this plant-based healthy sweetener alternative, plus lots of yummy recipes, go to:

https://swervesweet.com

Feb 1, 2019

David Brownstein, M.D. is a board-certified family physician that combines conventional with alternative therapies.  He is the Medical Director for the Center for Holistic Medicine in West Bloomfield, MI. 

Dr. Brownstein has lectured internationally to physicians and the public about his success in using natural hormones and nutritional therapies in his practice. He and Dr. Berkson are graduates of the University of Michigan.

In this show you’ll learn:

  • Why regular medicine isn’t enough and how and why Dr. Brownstein changed his practice.
  • Why salt is good and which ones are best.
  • Where iodine “lives” in the body and how it protects against cancer and other diseases.
  • The best thyroid blood tests.
  • How Dr. Brownstein tests and addresses issues to find natural solutions for his patients.
  • And more!

www.drbrownstein.com 

www.centerforholisticmedicine.com

Jan 24, 2019

Dr. Shallenberger is known as the "Godfather" of Ozone. Dr. Shallenberger's certification Course on Ozone Therapy is the oldest and most comprehensive Ozone Therapy course in the Western world. Shallenberger has been giving this course every year since 1991 and has trained thousands of practitioners from all over the world.

 

In this show you will learn:

  • What is ozone?
  • What are the different ways it is safely delivered into the body?
  • How ozone effects or reboots mitochondria.
  • The different health issues that are treated with ozone.
  • The use of ozone for pain.
  • Dr. Berkson’s healing eye journey using ozone. This is based on Dr. Menendez’s work. In several studies, Dr. Menendez and her colleagues were able to show a consistent improvement in patients with macular degeneration and visual field loss, using ozone therapy alone. Ozone therapy – all by itself (no drugs, supplements, or foods) – consistently enhanced both visual acuity and visual field.
Jan 16, 2019

In this show Dr. Berkson reviews the science and safety of testosterone therapy in some breast cancer survivors. Dr. Berkson walks you through the studies. You hear how and why testosterone (T) might be a safe answer for some breast cancer patients to improve quality of life and reduce rate of recurrence. 

In this show you’ll learn:

  • How maleness protects femaleness (how T protects breast tissue).
  • The differences between estrogen receptor alpha and beta.
  • All about 3β-Adiol. In both genders.
  • How T protects prostate tissue.
  • The shadow side and controversy of T.
  • Aromatase enzymes.
  • The Estrogen Quotient.
  • The Testosterone Metabolic Profile.
  • The ratios of metabolites of female hormones (estrogens) to male hormones (androgens) and how to test for these, and where to get the kits.
  • Finally, you learn specific natural answers to improve these ratios and decrease risk of hormonally driven cancers.

 

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Jan 10, 2019

People want to be happy. Why? Science is showing that happy people live longer and have better health.  But getting your “happy on” leans on your physical, emotional and cognitive habits. 

In this show Dr. Berkson discusses:

  • How to cultivate happy.
  • Why peace is more sustainable and desirable than happy.

Dr. Berkson’s explores the science showing that happiness and optimism effect health issues like breast cancer and high blood pressure.

Did you know there is World Happiness Report 2017, sponsored by the NIH? It names Norway the world’s happiest country while the US is way down the list.

We discuss why.

In this show you’ll learn what do to become more peaceful and congruent inside your body suit.  

Positive emotions have such a powerful effect on your cells, there is a branch of psychology now called “Positive Psychology”. 

But having bad things happen to good people is part of life.

Dr. Berkson discusses how to avoid the “new age guilt” of “the law of attraction” on rhoids.

We explore the true Vitamin D = discipline.

You’ll learn why getting you “why” on, helps get your vitamin D on.

You’ll learn the effectiveness of Vitamin L = luxury, and getting your “luxury” on.

You’ll meet: “She Who Swims With The Fireman” and the power of compassion on the human spirit.

Dr. Berkson share’s personal 5 steps she’s taking to get her “happy” on this New Year, 2019.

Jan 3, 2019

In the introduction, you will learn one of the new uses for oxytocin as well as a huge meta-analysis review study demonstrating that the most commonly used drugs for Alzheimer’s disease not only don’t work, but make dementia worse.

The major part of this show discusses the science on how “maleness” protects “femaleness” — how Mother Nature designed breasts to be protected by male sex steroid hormone signals.

Dr. Berkson dives into the peer review literature from 2010 to the present. We explore the use of testosterone therapy immediately “after” breast cancer treatment has ended, and one case study in which testosterone and aromatase inhibitor pellets were placed next to the tumor during chemo.

Much of this research comes from prestigious multi-centers across the globe from Greece to the NIH.

The science is suggesting that breast cancer patients on aromatase inhibitors and testosterone, have less recurrence of cancer. And the aromatase therapy works better in tandem than by itself. This means testosterone helps control growth in the breast (the hallmark of cancer is growth out of control). Testosterone along with aromatase inhibitors also appears to make breast cancer cells “die” more effectively (apoptosis).

Hormones signal receptors. The human breast has many testosterone “receptors” to receive testosterone signals. Testosterone delivers “anti-cancer” protective signals to the breast.

When testosterone sex steroid signals are delivered into a receptor, when the signals get deep into the genes of these receptors, breast cells are informed to “stop growing out of control”. Breast cancer cells are encouraged to “die” especially when the patient is also on an aromatase inhibitor (a drug blocking testosterone’s transformation into estrogen).

The ratio of “free” estrogens to “free” testosterone has much to do with breast safety.

Stay tuned for the next show on the underlying mechanisms describing exactly how testosterone acts as an anti-cancer hormone at the breast. You will also learn that testosterone protects against prostate cancer too, not just breast cancer. You will learn more of how to test your estrogen to testosterone ratios, and even learn about foods, nutrients and lifestyle habits that help maintain healthy T to E ratios (testosterone to estrogen).

Dec 9, 2018

A fan wrote Dr. Berkson a note stating that certain health gurus on the Internet were warning against flaxseeds, especially for high-risk women. Could we do a show on flaxseeds? 

This show is the answer.

Dr. Berkson tackles the science and safety of flaxseeds head on, and gives you a complete picture of the question: To flax or not to flax?”

And you also learn what flaxseeds offer for those of us carrying a little extra weight.

Nov 29, 2018

Shiroko Sokitch MD is a medical physician who blends Chinese and Western techniques with a deeply spiritual and emotional bent to help complex medical patients finally get well. Especially if they have been struggling for a very long time.

While Dr. Sokitch worked as an emergency room doc, she went to acupuncture college.

She realized that allopathic medicine was just one path, and needed to be combined with more tools to help complicated people finally achieve brilliant wellness.

Dr. S’s new book – Healing When It Seems Impossible – 7 Keys to Defy the Odds, puts all that she has learned into one place for you.

In this interview with Dr. Berkson, you’ll learn all the basic points, from Dr. S’s balanced expertise, to her approach to healing in a new and complete way.


Go here for free gifts and to purchase the book- http://hearttoheartmedicalcenter.com/book/
Go here to make and appt. with Heart to Heart Medical Center: drshiroko@hthmc.com

 

Nov 20, 2018

Why do we get ill? What molecules lurk beneath the surface that act as the “molecules of mass destruction" that put your tissues at risk? If we could identify these molecules, and, if elevated, bring them down to optimal levels, would we reverse disease, pain and even resistant obesity?

This show takes an in-depth look at two main molecules that help initiate and propel diseases such as heart, kidney, diabetes, obesity and even cognitive decline. Research on these molecules comes from respected academic institutions and has been replicated and published in peer review literature.

These molecules are the new terrain of “root cause” medicine, whereby we understand why you are getting ill and how to stop it.

You will learn all about galectin-3. This is a super sticky lectin, like gluten on rhoids. You will also learn about TMAO. This molecule even helps you decide whether a Ketogenic diet is healthy for your body, or not.

If these molecules are elevated, even if your yearly blood work looks normal, you feel tired, wake up with less hope, and your most disciplined dieting efforts don’t work. Learn the new tools of becoming the best version of YOU. 

Nov 13, 2018

Vertigo is life changing. It makes you out of sync with your world. Your balance is off. You get nauseated. Sometimes you get brain fog and can’t think. It’s scary, like an existential crisis. Sometimes even your taste buds change. What are the best action steps to take when you have a severe acute attack of nausea, dizziness which is sometimes accompanied by sudden hearing loss in one ear? This show takes you through personal experiences, debunks the myths, and gives action steps, interventional herbs, and more.

Oct 25, 2018

In contemporary life, there are a growing number of assaults on restorative sleep. But insomnia can be very difficult to fix. Sleeping pills are linked to dying earlier from diverse causes and many natural solutions lose their effectiveness over time.

Thus, it’s critical to have a large tool bag of natural answers. Plus, nothing works for everyone. And sometimes, sleep issues aren’t the issue, but rather a flashing red light suggesting a hidden underlying disease.

Sleep is complex. In this show you will get unconfused.

You’ll learn about a large number of natural aids, lifestyle tips, as well as safe drug alternatives.

Some points shared:
· The unappreciated enemies of sleep.
· The dangers of sleeping pills.
· How excessive coffee consumption can shrink the gland that makes melatonin.
· What growth hormone has to do with sleep.
· What herbs are best for sleep. Which one is safe for pregnancy.
· What melatonin does to cancer as you sleep, in what doses, and if it’s safe for women on aromatase inhibitors.
· And more!

Stay tuned for an in-depth blog on sleep by Dr. Berkson at Berkson Blog at DrLindseyBerkson.com

Sep 27, 2018

Dr. Ann is a best-selling author that has yet another best-selling book. It's her 35th book, called Radical Metabolism: A Powerful New Plan to Blast Fat and Reignite Your Energy in Just 21 Days Hardcover.

You will hear about the “good” omega 6 fatty acids, what the gallbladder has to do with your thyroid, why bitters are better, what is omega-7 fatty acid and why should you care, and a new 21-day program to get difficult losers shedding pounds fast and safely.

Don’t miss learning cutting-edge nutritional, weight loss and detox info. Learn what bile has to do with fat soluble vitamins and weight loss.

Learn how to sip your cup of Joe each morning to start losing weight the minute you wake up.

If you go to www.radicalmetabolism.com, there are free gifts and coupons, downloads and info about how to purchase this new best selling book.

Aug 30, 2018

There is a documented epidemic of low testosterone (T) in males, even young males. Insufficient T is not only linked to erectile dysfunction, it is being reproducibly linked to dying prematurely (losing a few years off your life) from diverse causes, referred to as all-cause mortality. Sufficient levels of T, often higher than the lower end of most lab reference ranges, prevents a long list of serious illnesses such as cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease, and Type-2 Diabetes.

One of the first symptoms of insufficient T is low energy. This is because testosterone protects mitochondria, the energy production factory in most cells.

Insufficient or low T causes mitochondria to become dysfunctional and you to become fatigued, and not the spry confident guy you used to be.

Often, as males’ age, they may become grumpy, loose their zest for life, and be more prone to prostate cancer. Much of this is reversible or preventable by proper testing and treatment with bioidentical hormones.

But hormones do not exist in a vacuum. A well-rounded hormone doctor will test three kinds of T, at least two kinds of estrogen, adrenal and thyroid hormone health, sometimes other hormones like growth hormone and oxytocin, and sometimes other blood factors, like sex hormone binding globulin. To have proper medical evaluation of your T, the smart doc, to get the best results for you, needs the bigger picture of everything related to your testosterone.

Why is there such an epidemic of low T? Listen to this show and learn. And discover exact steps you can take to protect the males you love.

You can read more about the facts and controversies of T, answered in an easy read in SEXY BRAIN, Dr. Berkson’s latest book.

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Aug 3, 2018

Dr. Jack Monaco is a board certified OB/GYN, anti-aging functional medicine MD along with a masters in nutrition. Dr. Berkson and Dr. Monaco were lecturing together at PCCA, sponsor of symposiums for pharmacists, MDs and NPs.

It was a meeting of the minds immediately.

This is a must-not miss show that will arm you with knowledge and hormone power. You get “in on” a masterful dialogue on hormones that will answers many of your questions!

PS: Dr. Jack is known for downloading complex information rapidly, making it very easy and very entertaining to grasp. And to immediately translate into your own life and decision making processes.

In this show you will learn:

  • The hormonal phases of a woman’s life.
  • Who is a candidate for hormone therapy and who is not, and how to help your doctor figure this out.
  • The “good” and “bad” of estrogen.
  • What exactly does estrogen do.
  • How estrogen does different things in different tissues.
  • What exactly does progesterone do?
  • Should women worry about chin hair growth?
  • Should women worry about breast cancer?
  • What is the difference between “synthetic” and “bio-identical” hormones?
  • What is the problem with birth control and how to do it naturally and as safe as possible?
  • What was the “Women’s Health Initiative” and why should we care?
  • What you must know to take hormones safely.
  • What is the difference between “physiologic” and “replacement” dosages that most doctors’ don’t know?
  • Why is it dangerous to ask most doctors about hormones?
  • What are the facts about what is taught in med school about hormones even to gynecologists?
  • Why should women consider hormone therapy?
  • What are the exact benefits of hormone therapy?
  • Heart disease is the number one killer of women of ALL ages, how do hormone therapies prevent this tragedy?
  • Why is it “natural” to consider hormone technologies versus aging “naturally” without hormones.
Jul 26, 2018

Today’s show explores your microbiomes, the different biomes between breast cancer and healthy breasts, and even how pollution can attack these microbes.

You’ll also learn how Pollution Attacks Your Biomes and what you can do about it. 

Inside the human body are nooks and crannies, called biomes, teeming with microbial life that includes viruses, bacteria and fungi.  We have “biomes” throughout our entire body.

We have biomes in our eyes (the ocular biome), mouth (oral biome), in our esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon (most commonly thought of as our microbiome), in our tonsils, vagina, respiratory tract and lungs, in the uterus, urethra, prostate, skin, and even inside our brain. There are biomes deep inside the chambers of your heart.

Your colon is your most biome dense organ. It’s the most studied so far. But in today’s radio show you learn about your many biomes, especially inside the breast!

Biomes give off peptide signaling molecules that allow biomes to cross-talk with each other and also with distant tissues like your brain. Biome signals and cross-talks are how biomes enormously influence our state of wellness or illness.

Biomes are so powerful they are now being referred to as our “third brain.”

  1. First brain—in your head
  2. Second brain—enteric nervous system inside your gut
  3. Third brain—sum total of microbial life inside all your biomes

We inherited healthy ancestral microbiomesfrom long ago. But with today’s lifestyle, including the Standard American Diet (SAD) and toxic exposures from the environment, these healthy protective microbes are getting “ill” and making us ill.

There are “disease signature dysbiotic” conditions. This means there are distinctive microbial fingerprints for various diseases. For example, patients with multiple sclerosis will have common dysbiotic microbial patterns. So will bulimic patients. So will breast cancer patients, inside their breast tissue! So do Crohn’s inflammatory bowel disease patients. So do post-bariatric surgery patients. And kidney stone formers. And even for Alzheimer, Parkinson, diabetes, and heart disease sufferers. The list goes on and continues to grow.

Diet is the most powerful driving force for the health of these biomes.

Hormone-altering chemicals from your personal care products, or from plastic containers you wash in the dishwasher and use for food, or from sitting in polluted traffic, can all adversely affect your precious biomes.

Cleveland Clinic researchers discovered that breast cancer patients have different breast biomes than breast tissue without disease. “Healthy” breast tissue, from women who didn’t have breast cancer, contains more of a healthy bacterial species called Methylobacterium. Women with breast cancer had much less, if any, Methylobacterium.

Different types of breast cancer have different symbiotic signatures. ER positive and Her2 positive shared a microbiotic signature, while triple negative and triple positive shared a similar microbial pattern.

A lactating breast has a microbiota based on what the mother eats, the bugs on her skin and her gut, and the pollutants she’s been exposed to throughout her life. In contrast to vaginally delivered infants, the gut microbiotaof infants delivered by C-section are significantly less similar to their mothers. Cessation of breast-feeding, rather than introduction of solid food, is what turns a baby’s microbiome into an adult-like microbiota. At three years old, a child’s microbiome starts to look like an adult.

How a baby is delivered initiates the health of their microbiota (the sum of all their biomes). A new born moving through a healthy vaginal biome gets a healthy start. Obese junk-food eating moms will have less healthy vaginal biomes and babies will get a less healthy start. Breastmilk’s microbiota takes it from there, and continues to influence the health of the newborn’s microbiota.

Breast milk stimulates healthy organisms in the infant’s gut like Bifidobacteria, Lactobacillus, and Bacteroides. Short-chain fatty acids in breastmilk activate receptors on T-reg cells and specific genes, so the baby won’t have leaky gut or gut inflammation. Other components of breastmilk (defensins, lactoferrin, etc.) inhibit pathogens and further contribute to microbiota composition. Healthy breastmilk and the vaginal microbiome stimulate baby’s intestinal microbiota to prevent asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, type 1 diabetes and even illnesses when the baby grows up.

The World Health Organization published that polluted air, with excess particulate toxins, is a major contributor to diverse diseases from diabetes to cancer to dementia. Hold on to your hats, air pollution is also being linked to “biome damage.” You’ll hear more about all this on today’s power packed show.

 

Jul 19, 2018

Grammy winning musician, activist and author Judy Collins shares how she conquered her “food addiction” and maintains a stellar figure and career at age 79!

Judy Collins has influenced the world through her music.  If you’re a boomer you might remember Judy’s rendition of  “Both Sides Now” from her album, Wildflowers. That recording resides in the Grammy Hall of Fame. Her version of “Send in the Clowns” also won "Song of the Year” at the Grammies.

That was 1975.  Judy is still going strong. She’s almost 80—but move over Jane Fonda—her career is more than robust and totally envious. She travels worldwide singing her heart out at 150 performances a year. She’s still being nominated for major awards. She has a figure that Barbie would envy. She’s a Renaissance woman who’s also a painter, filmmaker, record label head, musical mentor, activist and in-demand keynote speaker for mental health and suicide prevention.

Why is Judy on this health show today?

Judy Collins is also an author. Today Judy shares her third book, Cravings: how I conquered food. Dame Collins tells us exactly what she eats, how much she eats, and how she works out on the road, to maintain her energy, vitality, and amazing looks. She explains exactly how in the heck she can keep going on strong like this!

PS: Ms. Collins also discusses the “power of womanhood” as it has been evolving over the years, especially relevant with the Me Too Movementof 2018.

Cravings is a no-holds-barred account of Ms. Collin’s struggle with compulsive overeating and her journey that led to effective answers. Since childhood Judy had a tumultuous relationship with food. When she quit smoking, she developed bulimia.  She had already overcome an addiction to alcohol earlier in her life. These issues with addiction and impulsive eating nearly claimed her career and relationships.

For decades Judy thought she simply lacked self-discipline.

In this show, you’ll hear Judy explain that’s she’s learned, beyond a doubt, that her addiction to processed foods caused and maintained her cycle of her addictive cravings and behaviors.

Judy’s “Kryptonite foods” are sugar and grains, flour and wheat.

By avoiding those as well as all unprocessed foods in eating in carefully measured portions, Judy has “easily” maintained a healthy weight and sobriety for years. She also enjoys a sense of mastery over her body and life, which leads to the highest goal: inner peace. 

Check out Judy's book, Cravings, on Amazon.

Jul 10, 2018

Unless you're Bill Gates you're just one serious illness away from bankruptcy.

The paradox is that the US has the costliest health system in the world, yet it performs so poorly compared to many other countries.
In today’s episode, Jeff Kanter and Dr. Berkson delve into this growing health care crisis surrounding health insurance. Health insurance is supposed to protect against possible “future risks” —but today’s systems are not offering all Americans adequate protection.

Jeff Kanter is no stranger to politics and concern about regulatory health care and protection of the individual. Mr. Kanter was the campaign manager for Irwin Schiff’s 1996 Libertarian Presidential campaign.


Now, Mr. Kanter is tackling health insurance. In today’s world of medicine, insurance companies have more and more control over how patients get treated. Doctor’s work directly for insurance companies, not for you, their patient. To create a new paradigm, Mr. Kanter co-founded a new company. In Health Excellence Plus, the doctor and patient have direct control. This new paradigm eliminates the insurance company as the middleman, and is an insurance game-changer.

This new form of insurance, called “bottom-up patient-centric” health care, allows Americans to take back control of their health from third-party interference by insurance companies. Why does health care cost so much? Why are many Americans, even if they are insured, at risk of losing everything with a serious diagnosis? Why do health insurance policies presently—with high deductibles, co-pays, and excessive exclusions—offer little protection during a serious illness? Why are so few talking about this horrific problem for so many Americans?


New options are emerging, especially for younger and healthier Americans. This information does not YET address the growing issues in Medicare-aged Americans, which are being threatened by decreases in coverage and by privatization.

We need answers. And this show offers creative solutions for these serious health concerns. A serial entrepreneur, Mr. Kanter saw an opportunity to put libertarian ideas into action with the inception of the Affordable Care Act. You will be hearing more and more about insurance alternatives, and Mr. Kanter’s company is pioneering this direction.


On this show you will learn:
1. Why is the free market the only solution to our problem?
2. What does a self-pay patient look like?
3. Why do you need to have a strategy when it comes to your health?
4. What is the difference between insurance and medical cost sharing
5. What direction are doctors going?
6. Which direction is medicine in general going?


Check out HealthExcellencePlus.com for more information

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