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Life At Optimal with Dr. John Bartemus

Dr. John Bartemus; sharing the latest research and clinical findings in Functional Medicine and Chiropractic to help you achieve and maintain optimal health and wellness via fitness, nutrition, weight loss, and more.

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Dr. John Bartemus will share the latest research and clinical findings in Functional Medicine and Chiropractic to help you achieve and maintain optimal health and wellness. Do you suffer from thyroid problems, adrenal fatigue, leaky gut, dysbiosis, hormone imbalance, trouble with weight loss, or any of the host of common chronic diseases plaguing the developed world? Then this is your hub for information on how to take back your health naturally.
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The Serotonin Hypothesis of Depression has never been proven correct. In fact, it has been disproven by multiple researchers. In today's video, I show you the research that shows why SSRI medications and the doctors who prescribe them (and the researchers who study them) fail so many patients. See the video on YouTube HERE Get a FREE AUDIO copy of …
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No diagnostic test is 100% accurate. All tests have potential for reporting false negatives. This can lead to unnecessary suffering. Especially in people with chronic conditions that have seen many doctors who cannot find anything wrong. Perhaps you are a victim of a false negative... This podcast is best understood by viewing the graphic below or …
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Many people slave their whole lives with the goal of retiring and then beginning to live the life of their dreams. Unfortunately in America, by the time the average person makes it to 55+, they are too unhealthy to live their dream life. And conventional medicine does not have the tools to help them return to health. Functional Medicine does. This …
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Dr. Nayan Patel is the inventor of a novel nanoparticle technology that allows him to raise your glutathione levels within 45 minutes of use. This has ground-breaking implications for autoimmune disease, athletic performance, and anti-aging. Learn more about the technology, the product, and how to get it in this podcast. You can find the product he…
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Helping People Live Their Optimal Life Through a Podcast and a Book – Publish. Promote. Profit. with Rob Kosberg Episode 047 Dr. John Bartemus Dr. John Bartemus is a Chiropractor, Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, and Board Certified in Integrative Medicine. He is the #1 International Best-Selling author of “The Autoimmune Answer,” and he…
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Research reveals that for years science has known that vitamin D deficiency promotes acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Even before COVID hit the scene. A recent publication states that 90% of COVID deaths could be prevented if vitamin D deficiency was addressed. Over 1 billion people worldwide are vitamin D deficient.…
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COVID-19 is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The elderly are the main age group at risk for severe course of infection, cytokine storm, and death. Early in the pandemic, the CDC and many mainstream media outlets claimed that vitamins and nutrition were useless in prevention and recovery from COVID. As I said then, they were wrong. They were the purv…
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If you fear COVID, the most important thing to do is to clean up your diet and nutrition. By doing so, you optimize your immune system, specifically the anti-viral capacity. Despite the mainstream media's chronic refusal to admit that nutrition and many vitamins are key to immune health, the research cannot be denied. If you strip away all financia…
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There is a sparkly creative muse inside each of us. As children, everything is perfect and whole in our curious, open eyes. Creativity is our effortless language. We play games and explore our world with delight. We build hospitals for teddy bears and perform rock concerts in our bedrooms. We design blueprints for castles and draw maps for hidden t…
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Why do people seek out proactive or preventative health strategies? Is it to deal with acute issues or chronic issues? Is it to improve quality of life today or for the future? Is it to delay death? Yes. Proactive/Preventive strategies like the Functional Medicine paradigm achieve all of these. How? By compressing morbidity. A concept that was firs…
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Sleep impacts health in more ways that we can count. We are evolved to sleep in a circadian rhythm that is entrained with the light and dark cycles of the sun. When we break from our evolutionary programming, we may develop circadian rhythm dysfunction. This can contribute to immune system issues, liver and metabolic issues, and/or gut microbiome d…
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New research out of Stanford helps reveal why some people infected with SARS-CoV-2 experience mild COVID symptoms while others experience a severe clinical course. What is really exciting is that this research reveals immune targets that we can take action toward optimizing in order to prevent infection and/or optimize recovery if infected.…
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Parkinson's Disease is often termed idiopathic by conventional medical doctors. Idiopathic means unknown cause. If a disease is idiopathic, the patient is hopeless. No disease is idiopathic. There is always a cause. Treatment for Parkinson's disease should go far beyond just prescribing Levodopa. Levodopa only suppresses symptoms. What about healin…
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Many people suffer with anxiety and are not helped by psychiatric medications. If this is you, today's video lays out 2 physiologic mechanisms that may be involved in your case. If one or both of these are involved, there is a possibility that magnesium supplementation, in the correct form, could be a simple yet life-changing fix for you.…
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Biofilms are suggested by the research to be involved in up to 80% of infections. The common presentation of a biofilm-based infection is one that responds to the same antibiotic everytime, but always comes back. What is a biofilm? Why aren't antibiotics effective? Where do biofilms occur? Are they involved in "die off" reactions (aka Herxheimer Re…
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If you suffer from heartburn or acid reflux you have probably been told by your doctor that you have GERD. You likely also received a prescription for a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) such as Nexium, Prilosec (omeprazole), or Protonix. How long have you been taking it? Did you know you are not supposed to take it for longer than 2 weeks at a time? Did…
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Are you a 30+ year old woman with low sex drive and you don't know why? Are you the spouse of one of these women and wish their sex drive would improve? There is a big role for you to play. Today's episode is an expert interview with Dr. Abbie Ballard discussing all the possible influences to women's low sex drive; from physiological (sex hormones)…
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Gut complaints are SUPER common in clinical practice. Leaky Gut is also known as Intestinal Permeability and is a common driver of Constipation, Diarrhea, Gas, Bloating, Stomach Pain, and/or IBS. There are many systemic symptoms that can be caused by leaky gut that most people wouldn't associate with it: Food Allergies Autoimmune Disease Fatigue Mo…
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All the manufactured hysteria over Flupocalypse 2018 has led to many questions in the practice regarding natural anti-viral strategies, particularly Elderberry. This podcast dives into the research regarding safety and efficacy of Elderberry vs. Flu. It also addresses the following questions: How does Elderberry effectiveness compare to Tamiflu and…
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Dr. Ryan Cedermark (DrCedermark@gmail.com) DC Diplomate in Neurology Trained by the top minds in Functional Neurology - Dr. B/Dr. K BSN - Duke FNP - Georgia State Speaker at the 2017 world conference of IAFNR Speaker on Brain Health Summits on Gut/Brain Axis and TBI YouTube video: https://youtu.be/jdRK_3UIAI8…
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Dr. Abbie Ballard of Ballard Family Chiropractic in Effingham, IL. Dr. Ballard's expertise and specialty is in Maternal and Pediatric Chiropractic. She is an expert in optimizing health and function from pre-conception, through pregnancy, birth, and post-partum for both mother and child. Autism One conference in May 2018 http://www.BallardFamilyChi…
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One of the most common questions I am asked when partnering with a person on an Action Plan to address their health challenge(s) is: "When will I feel better?" The truth is...I have no idea. A key differentiator of Functional Medicine is that we honor the fact that every person is a unique individual with their own unique list of contributing facto…
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Gas and bloating are two of the most common symptoms that present in clinical practice. According the the Journal of the American Medical Association, gas and bloating can be diagnostic of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO). Do you suffer from gas and bloating after meals? Do you suffer from gas and bloating all day long? If you do, you m…
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Using a semen analysis to determine the cause of male infertility is like using the exhaust to diagnose a problem with your car. It can be helpful, but to figure out the real cause to the problem, you have to get your hands dirty and dig deeper. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRcpmsIUrCE
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I recently sprained my ankle during a workout and thought I'd use the experience as a teaching platform. Today I dig in to the idea that the commonly voiced R.I.C.E. strategy for soft tissue injury is hurting you and slowing your return to action. I cover the science proving that ice is a poor recovery strategy, and I present a strategy that truly …
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Brain Fog and associated signs and symptoms such as decreased mental clarity, decreased mental performance, increased occurence of loss of keys, and increased occurence of forgeting names with faces should not be shrugged off as old age. This may be an early sign of neurodegeneration that could progress to Parkinson's or Alzheimer's. How can we kno…
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