Author: Dr. Matt

How to breathe for abundant health

The main reason I think breathing often gets overlooked (even though we’re doing it 20,000 times a day) is that we don’t give credence or respect to our autonomic nervous system or limbic system.  The limbic system is always working for us whether we are working, sleeping, playing, or eating. We have failed to realize […]

Thyroid Health: How to optimize T4 to T3 conversion

Your thyroid gland is a big deal right? I mean what doesn’t it affect? Every cell in your body has thyroid receptors. Without proper action of the thyroid gland and the hormones it produces, all manner of havoc can show up in the body. From liver and kidney function, to blood sugar regulation, weight gain or loss, […]

Post COVID lingering fatigue and neurological symptoms

I have had multiple questions about post COVID lingering fatigue and neurological symptoms.  For those who have suffered for years with chronic viral illness and have been told ‘it’s all in your head’, one inadvertent blessing of the onslaught of media coverage around covid, is it’s also bringing to light the fact that chronic post […]

Are artificial sweeteners making you fat?

What if I told you that artificial sweeteners like sucralose, Splenda, aspartame, sweet n low, NutraSweet were actually increasing your risk of fat accumulation.  Crazy right?  I mean we are told by the American Diabetic Association that zero-calorie sweeteners don’t count and if you are macro counting for weight loss, there are no carbs in […]

What does it mean when serum iron is high but ferritin is low?

This question comes up all the time. Patients are baffled when their serum iron levels come back elevated and their ferritin levels come back low even though they have all of the symptoms of iron depletion. What’s going on? Often doctors or even patients who see this think ‘oh no we better stop taking iron support’ […]

11 Thoughts for Holiday Health Accumulation

1. Know your boundaries.  Do not wait until the meal, dessert, alcohol, late-night is upon you to decide what your boundaries are on the path of health accumulation. Make your decision now.  How you are going to respond, what are you going to do when presented with tempting food or drinks? 2. When making desserts, strongly […]