Epigenetics Explained: How Your Diet Literally Changes Your DNA
Release Date: 12/02/2024
If You’re a Woman in One of These 5 Stages, Check Your Iron
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Blaming stress, hormones, or aging, for a lack of energy? It could be low iron. 5 Life Stages that can contribute to low iron levels: Pregnancy and Postpartum Puberty and Adolescence Endurance Training & High Physical Output Heavy or Irregular Menstrual Cycles Chronic Fatigue, Illness, or Inflammation -------- ➡️ Get Dr. Matt's to overcoming iron deficiency Ask your lifestyle health questions on social media, tag @drwholeness and use #accumulatehealth. -------- Connect with Dr. Matt online: 📍 Instagram 📍 Facebook 📍 Website 📍 YouTube
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Am I iron deficient? 7 Signs Your Body is Begging for Iron
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If you are tired no matter how much you sleep, if workouts feel harder than they should, or if your brain just doesn’t feel sharp anymore— it could be iron. Iron deficiency doesn’t usually show up as a dramatic crash. It shows up quietly. Gradually. And millions of people are walking around iron deficient without knowing it. Yes, millions!!!! That is a lot of underperforming in life. So today, we’re answering one of the most common questions we get: “Am I iron deficient?” -------- ➡️ Get Dr. Matt's to overcoming iron deficiency Ask your lifestyle health questions on social...
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Why You Can't Lose Weight: Inflammation Explained
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Trying to de-bloat and de-puff? Inflammation is usually at the root of weight loss woes. You've done the detox. You've tried the drops, the shakes, the 21-day reset. It works—for a minute. Here's what I need you to understand: you didn't fail. The quick fix failed you. Quick fixes only address the periphery. They don’t address the underlying inflammation. They can't. Inflammation isn't a surface-level problem you can starve away or supplement out of existence in three weeks. When inflammation becomes chronic, our body goes into metabolic lockdown. Healing our gut—and therefore reducing...
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Supplement Q+A
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Are you a 40+ woman and confused about what supplements to take? Here are my top recommendations. Products mentioned: Blood Vitality: https://drwholeness.myshopify.com/products/blood-vitality-1 -------- Connect with Dr. Matt online: 🌱 Nutrient Support: 📍 Instagram: 📍 Facebook: 📍 Subscribe to DRW YouTube Channel:
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Your 2026 Whole-Food Reset Plan — 5 Things to Start Today
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If your health plan for 2026 involves detox teas, meal replacements, or white-knuckling your way through hunger—stop. That plan has already failed. January is when motivation is high, the gyms are full, all or nothing is on the plate…So today I want to give you a whole-food reset plan that actually works, not for 7 days, but for the next 12 months. For the next 30 days: 1. No ultra-processed foods 2. No canola, soybean, corn oils 3. Protein (whole food form) at every meal 4. Track your steps daily…a simple $15 pedometer will do. 5. Eat meat, eggs, fruit, vegetables, whole dairy. ...
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The Cortisol Mistake Happening Every Evening
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In today's episode, we're talking about optimizing cortisol levels in the evening. We talk a lot about cortisol in the morning. Morning light. Morning protein. Morning routines. All high value, but what may be even more valuable is what happens in our evening hours. From stress (those intensive nighttime conversations), screens, scrolling, blue light, food inputs, alcohol, there is a lot of ground to be made in the evenings. As we have discussed, ideally, cortisol will be really low at night. This is because low cortisol is what permits and promotes a rise in melatonin. Melatonin sends out the...
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What Is Cortisol Really? (It's not the bad stress hormone)
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In today's episode, we're talking about cortisol. If you wake up tired and wired… your cortisol rhythm is likely flipped. And no amount of coffee is going to fix it. I see and hear the scenario on repeat. Stress, stress, stress…must have too much cortisol, belly fat is accumulating, sleep is fleeting and now the person is convinced they have ADHD. Sure cortisol is related to stress metabolism, but that’s only a small part, say 5% of its actual role in the body. Cortisol is really our rhythm regulator, the hormone that decides whether our brain is focused or foggy, our mood is stable or...
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Can Organ Supplements Really Boost Your Iron Fast?
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In today's episode, I'm answering the question, "can eating organ-based supplements help raise iron levels?" There is no clinical evidence that indicates that beef, liver, spleen supplements raise iron levels, it is only assumed. While I believe they can be helpful in conjunction with iron supplements, I have not seen that organ-based supplements alone, can overcome an iron deficiency. However, research does show that eating red meat and organ meats can raise iron levels to some degree. ➡️ Blood Vitality Q+A https://youtu.be/p6kf1Z9VxVk?si=2V1yxgx7zfakPlPS ➡️ Get Dr. Matt's free guide...
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What Is Creatine — and Why Everyone Over 40 Needs It
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In today's episode, I'm talking about creatine - its benefits and addressing common questions I get asked in regard to creatine. If you’re over 40 and want more strength, better energy, sharper cognition, and faster recovery, creatine is one of the simplest, most validated upgrades you can make. ...
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Why Quit Soda | 7 Health Risks Associated with Soda
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In today's episode, we're diving into what happens in our body when we drink soda pop. I'm sharing this knowledge to empower you to decide for yourself and your children if soda pop deserves a spot in your home. I often forget that soda pop is standard operating procedure for most Americans, but then a patient will come in and they are drinking a case of Dr. Pepper or another of late who started their day...
info_outlineIn today's episode, we're talking about epigenetics.
Many people believe that what they eat doesn't matter, so long as they can fit into their jeans.
However, what many people don't realize is that what goes into their mouth, changes how their genes express themselves.
The food you consume can help promote a radical state of health or increase the rate of dysfunction. A couple of food items that we have cancelled in our home are corn syrup and vegetable oils (canola, soybean, corn, sunflower, safflower oils) and this is because they are toxic to our DNA.
High fructose corn syrup decreases the expression of genes that promote ideal insulin signaling which makes it really challenging for the body to regulate blood sugar. Altered gene expression is why many people still have great difficulty keeping their sugar under control and managing their body composition, even after they change their food routine and start physically exerting themselves.
When it comes to gene expression, it is not an overnight phenomenon, it is the consistent barrage of processed foods that leads to the switching off of one gene and the switching on of another gene.
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