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!!Rebecca:!He!frequently!appears!on!national!TV!shows,!like!Dr.!Oz,!CNN,!the!doctors!on!the!Today!Show,!as!well!as!in!print!media.!And!of!course,!he!wrote!The$Adrenal$Reset$Diet.!He’s!coming!up!here!today!to!educate!you!all!about!how!important!these!adrenal!glands!are.!!Please,!if!you!could!get!to!your!feet!and!give!Dr.!Alan!Christianson,!New!York!Times!bestIselling!author,!a!huge!welcome!!!Dr.!Alan:!All!right!!Wow!!This!is!awesome.!Thank!you!guys!so!much.!I!realized!something!a!few!moments!ago,!totally!impromptu.!!Do!you!know!how!bacteria!can!become!so!resistant!so!quickly,!what’s!different!about!them?!!Normally,!we!have!traits,!right?!We’ve!got!our!genes,!and!our!traits!change!over!long!periods!of!time,!parent!to!child.!So,!bacteria…!If!we!had!bacteria!in!this!room,!and!someone!poured!in!penicillin!in!the!vents,!and!this!gentleman!right!here!had!an!enzyme!called!penicillinase!and!he!could!eat!that!stuff!up!and!not!get!sick,!you!wouldn’t!have!to!wait!for!his!children.!He!could!actually!snap!that!out,!give!that!to!the!gal!next!to!him,!she!could!pass!that!along,!and!soon!everyone!is!immune.!!It’s!called!horizontal!gene!transmission,!rather!than!vertical!gene!transmission.!It’s!a!pretty!wild!idea.!So!what!I!realized!about!five!minutes!ago,!I!was!talking!to!David!Wolfe!just!before!I!came!on!here,!and!there’s!something!really!powerful!happening.!!!Do!you!guys!feel!it?!!!

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Yeah.!!!There’s!a!transformation!going!on,!and!the!level!of!thought,!of!engagement,!of!eagerness!for!growth,!and!now!the!connectivity!we’ve!got!I!you!know,!we’ve!come!from!all!over!the!world.!I’ve!been!honored!to!meet!people!from!everywhere.!We’ve!got!many!that!are!watching!at!home!right!now.!!So,!in!a!way!we’re!kind!of!like!getting!that!super!power!that!bacteria!have.!We’re!creating!a!super!organism!that’s!able!to!heal!and!repair,!and!it’s!not!just!based!upon!any!one!member!of!the!group.!It’s!based!upon!our!collective!strength,!the!things!that!we!know!we!can!share.!!We!can!connect!with!the!speakers!that!have!been!here.!We!can!connect!with!people!like!David.!We!can!connect!with!each!other.!!!Part!of!it!is!that!we!can!share!the!power!of!information.!But!the!other!thing!the!hard!science!makes!me!think!may!be!as!powerful,!maybe!more!powerful!I!we!can!connect!on!a!heart!level!in!ways!that!we!never!could!before.!!!We!can!support!each!other,!and!we!can!honor!each!other’s!journeys.!!!So,!the!capacity!for!not!just!healing!of!ourselves,!but,!honestly,!healing!of!the!planet,!healing!of!our!governments,!healing!of!our!world!I!this!is!more!possible!than!ever!before.!And!this!is!the!superorganism!that!we’re!forming!that’s!going!to!make!that!happen.!!What!do!you!guys!think?!!Yeah.!Yeah.!I’m!really!excited.!!So,!this!has!been!a!phenomenal!thing,!great!meeting!everyone.!And!I’m!jazzed!for!the!signing.!Come!say!hi.!It’s!going!to!be!a!whole!lot!of!fun.!!So,!David!reached!out!to!me!in!the!spring!and!said,!“I’d!love!to!have!you!come!and!talk!to!my!people!about!the!adrenals!and!about!how!important!that!is,!life!or!death,!how!it!affects!your!health.”!!And!I!thought!it!through,!for!sure!I’d!love!to,!and!I!want!to!really!honor!you!all,!serve!you,!give!you!everything.!!!

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The!adrenals!make!more!than!57!hormones.!They!have!about!30!ways!they’re!regulated.!I’m!not!going!to!cover!all!those,!but!I!guarantee!you’re!going!to!walk!away!with!some!confidence.!!!You’re!going!to!have!a!perspective!about!this!issue!that!will!put!you!above!all!the!conventional!practitioners,!probably!most!alternative!practitioners.!You’re!going!to!get!some!insights!you!wouldn’t!really!get!otherwise.!!And!as!you’re!hearing!this!I!and!you’ll!learn!about!how!your!adrenal!function!is!I!you!may!think,!“Hey,!this!really!matters!to!me.!Wow!!This!could!be!affecting!my!life.!This!could!be!a!factor!for!my!husband!or!for!my!girlfriend.”!!If!this!really!makes!a!difference,!I!don’t!want!you!to!feel!stressed,!to!think!that!confidence!is!not!enough.!If!you!want!mastery,!I’ve!made!a!program!just!for!you!and!I!promise!I’ll!take!care!of!you.!You!can!have!mastery,!so!don’t!stress!about!that!part.!Are!we!good?!!I!want!to!talk!about!Laura.!Laura!first!saw!me!probably!15!I!17!years!ago!or!so.!Some!people,!you!would!look!at!them!and!think,!Wow,$you$must$just$have$a$perfect$life.!!We!all!see!everybody’s!outsides,!and!we!see!ourselves!from!the!insides.!She!was!a!young!woman!in!her!30s,!well!groomed,!well!dressed,!fit!looking.!You!know!about!second!opinions?!I!think!I!was!her!fifth!opinion.!!Despite!the!fact!that!it!seemed!like!she!had!all!the!things!in!the!right!place!I!new!husband,!wonderful!guy!I!She!was!on!medical!disability,!and!she!couldn’t!leave!bed!for!more!than!a!half!an!hour!at!a!time!per!day.!Her!life!had!shrunk!down!to!pretty!much!nothing,!and!it!was!showing!no!signs!of!changing.!!Her!first!doctor!that!she!had!seen…!!You!know,!I!always!take!people!as!being!well!intentioned,!but!he!really!chalked!it!up!to!depression.!!!He!said,!“Well,!we!all!have!bad!days,!right?!Pull!yourself!up!by!the!bootstraps.!It!will!pass.!If!not,!try!some!Celexa.”!!

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That!was!the!new!medicine!back!then.!So!she!did.!She!wanted!to!get!better.!It!wasn’t!something!she!really!resonated!with,!but!she!was!willing!to!try!anything.!!You!know,!the!nausea!just!kept!getting!worse!for!her!after!the!first!week!or!so.!The!anxiety!kicked!in.!She!couldn’t!stay!on!it,!and!it!was!not!helping!at!all.!So!he!referred!her!to!a!rheumatologist.!She!also!had!bad!muscle!pain.!!You!know!what!it’s!like!when!you!overdo!it!when!you!work!out,!you!haven’t!done!something!for!a!long!time!and!it!hurts?!The!guys,!we!work!the!mirror!muscles.!We!work!all!the!stuff!we!can!look!at,!so!you!kill!your!biceps!and!they’re!on!fire.!Imagine!if!that’s!what!it!felt!like!everywhere,!and!you!hadn’t!moved!for!months.!!That’s!how!Laura!was!feeling.!So!the!rheumatologist!said,!“You!know,!this!could!be!chronic!fatigue!syndrome.!This!could!be!fibromyalgia!syndrome.”!!Syndrome!is!a!buzzword.!It!means!we!don’t!know!what’s!going!on,!but!this!stuff!tends!to!go!together.!It!is.!!He!said,!“There’s!really!no!treatment,!but!there!have!been!a!few!papers!saying!that!antidepressants!might!help.!You!could!try!Celexa.”!!She!said,!“Well,!no!thank!you.”!!Then!she!sought!out!holistic!care.!She!took!the!next!step.!Thankfully,!this!person!did!listen!to!her,!did!do!some!more!detailed!analysis,!and!found!a!significant!finding.!!We!call!this!thing!the!cortisol!slope.!And!I’ll!talk!more!about!this.!That!blue!and!that!green!line,!those!are!the!parameters!for!a!healthy!cortisol!curve.!That’s!your!morning!cortisol,!and!that’s!your!nighttime!cortisol.!!Laura’s!was!like!that!orange!line.!This!is!like!your!morning!internal!jumpstart.!She!wasn’t!getting!that!jumpstart.!She!was!flatlined!across!the!day.!!So!this!doctor,!also!well!intentioned,!said,!“Hey,!you’ve!got!adrenal!fatigue.!That’s!the!problem.!That’s!why!you’re!not!feeling!well.!Plain!as!day,!you!don’t!have!enough!cortisol.”!!

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So,!simple!logical!thing,!you!need!more!cortisol.!So!he!prescribed!hydrocortisone.!Pharmacies!carry!it.!You!can!get!it!as!a!pill.!It’s!pretty!much!the!same!as!cortisol!with!a!few!differences,!but!by!and!large!it’s!cortisol.!!You!know,!in!the!first!few!days,!Laura!thought,!Wow!$This$is$it.$I’m$feeling$so$much$better.$My$energy$is$back$again.!!She!was!so!hopeful,!but!that!didn’t!last.!She!was!no!more!than!a!week!into!it,!and!suddenly!now!she!had!significant!fluid!retention.!She!had!these!bizarre!headaches.!She!couldn’t!sleep.!She!was!getting!palpitations,!and!the!energy!benefits!did!not!last.!They!just!went!away.!And!it!was!so!hard.!!She!had!been!in!this!dark!place,!and!now!to!have!her!hope!raised!for!a!few!days...!And!it!seemed!also…!!!You!know,!I!think!about!pain!and!I!think!about!suffering.!So!the!pain!comes!I!I!just!hit!my!toe.!I!could!have!wiped!out,!that!jump!wasn’t!that!great.!I!could!have!had!some!pain.!!!But!then!there!could!have!been!suffering.!I!could!have!been!thinking,!Why$did$I$do$that?$Why$did$I$even$try$that?$I$should$have$known$better.!That’s!suffering.!Sometimes!that’s!even!worse!than!the!pain.!Right?!!So!Laura,!when!she!was!at!least!given!the!validation!of!a!diagnosis,!she!had!a!relief!from!her!suffering.!She!was!like,!Oh,$wow!$I$know$what’s$happening.$It’s$not$just$crazy$or$weird$or$broken.$There’s$a$thing$I$can$point$at,$and$there’s$a$straightforward$route$to$fix$it.$But!then!when!that!didn’t!work,!her!suffering!amplified.!!!See,!I!want!to!talk!about!these!little!adrenals!and!why!they’re!such!a!big!deal.!You’ve!got!two!of!those,!and!they!sit!right!on!top!of!the!kidneys.!They’re!no!bigger!than!a!pair!of!dice!or!little!sugar!cubes!or!something,!and!they!control!pretty!much!everything.!They’re!governing!so!many!facets!of!your!body’s!chemistry.!!Back!in!medical!school,!we!had!a!ton!of!things!to!remember,!and!it!was!important!that!we!remember!them!correctly.!Unfortunately,!I!didn’t!have!access!to!people!like!Jim!Kwik,!so!I!didn’t!have!his!tricks!back!then.!!

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So,!in!medical!school!we!had!a!lot!of!offIcolored!mnemonics!to!help!us!remember!things.!I’ll!give!you!guys!a!PG!one.!A!lot!of!them!I!would!never!repeat!anywhere.!!So!you!have!three!layers.!You!have!three!big!parts!to!your!adrenal!glands,!and!the!one!on!the!outside!makes!a!group!of!hormones!that!control!your!salt,!your!electrolytes!I!chloride,!calcium,!magnesium,!these!things!that!will!let!currents!move!through!your!bloodstream.!So!that’s!the!outside.!!In!the!next!layer!you!have!hormones!that!control!your!blood!sugar!I!your!glucose.!Those!are!called!the!glucocorticoids.!They!also!control!inflammation,!they!control!whether!you’re!awake!or!asleep,!and!they!affect!the!rate!of!metabolism.!!Inside!that!you’ve!got!one!more!layer.!These!are!like!those!stacked!nesting!dolls.!The!one!inside!is!a!backup!for!the!testicles!and!ovaries,!so!that!makes!reproductive!hormones.!!Are!you!ready!for!the!mnemonic?!Remember,!we!have!salt,!sugar,!and!then!sex!on!the!inside.!So,!the!mnemonic!is:!“Salt,!sugar,!sex.!The!deeper!you!go,!the!sweeter!it!gets.”!!So,!now!you!know!what!the!adrenals!do.!They!do!pretty!much!everything,!and!they!also!regulate!how!all!of!the!other!hormones!work!inside!your!body.!Imagine!yourselves…!!Hormones!are!magical!things.!You!know,!microscopic!amounts!of!them!float!throughout!your!body,!and!they’re!life!or!death.!Take!thyroid!hormones.!If!you!could!take!the!whole!day’s!allotment!and!put!it!by!itself!in!your!hand,!you!wouldn’t!be!able!to!see!it!from!here.!It’s!microscopic.!But!if!that!was!gone,!you’d!have!no!more!than!a!few!weeks!before!lapsing!into!a!coma.!And!if!that!little!squirt!became!ten!squirts,!your!heart!would!give!out.!!These!hormones!are!so!powerful!and!so!fascinating.!With!the!adrenal!glands,!their!cortisol!determines!how!every!other!hormone!gets!into!your!cells!or!not.!It’s!only!when!you!have!a!nice!cortisol!curve!that!you!can!absorb!hormones!when!you!want!them!and!block!them!when!you!don’t!want!them.!That’s!one!of!the!many!levels!of!regulation!that!your!body!has.!So!when!the!adrenals!are!off,!all!your!other!hormones!cannot!work!properly.!!!

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So,!here’s!why!this!matters!to!me.!I!had!a!promising!career!as!an!astrophysicist.!When!I!was!three.!Haha!!No,!that’s!what!I!thought!my!future!direction!would!have!been.!These!were!good!times.!Happy,!happy!childhood!times.!I!was!adopted!by!this!most!wonderful!farm!family!ever.!I!grew!up!in!rural!Minnesota.!!Minnesotans.!Yah,!sure,!you!betcha’.!Haha.!!!Hey,!if!you!don’t!know!about!wild!rice,!you!have!to!check!out!wild!rice.!It’s!the!best!food!ever,!and!the!stuff!from!Minnesota!is!real.!Most!of!the!stuff!you!get!is!not!real.!!So,!best!farm!family!ever.!I!was!a!happy,!clumsy!bookworm.!Life!was!good.!I!was!out!in!the!middle!of!nowhere,!and!I!had!my!books.!Mom!read!to!me.!I!read!to!Mom.!I!had!the!encyclopedia,!and!I!was!trying!to!figure!out!this!whole!big!world.!This!was!during!the!whole!Apollo!missions,!so!Apollo!8!circled!the!moon,!came!back,!didn’t!land.!The!day!I!was!born!was!the!day!they!took!off.!This!was!the!buzz!in!the!air.!Everyone!was!into!this!stuff,!and!I!was!in!a!big!way.!!Along!about!adolescence,!it!shifted.!I!mentioned!I!was!a!clumsy!bookworm.!I!had!cerebral!palsy!and!a!lot!of!physical!complications!from!that.!I!really!couldn’t!run!or!play!or!do!those!sorts!of!things,!and!I!got!really!heavy.!So!by!the!time!adolescence!rolled!around,!the!things!that!mattered!to!me!I!that!scope!expanded.!!I!started!thinking!about!the!social!sphere,!and!I!thought,!Oh,$wow!$There$are$other$people$in$the$world.$How$they$think$about$me$seems$to$matter.$Okay.$I’ve$gotta$do$something$different.!!And!I!wanted!to!be!one!of!the!cool!kids.!I!wanted!to!be!accepted.!I!wanted!to!have!some!friends!and!thought!it!would!be!cool!if!girls!noticed!me!at!some!point.!!So!here!was!my!thought!process:!I!thought!the!antithesis!of!a!nerdy,!clumsy,!totally!socially!awkward!kid!was,!like,!the!football!stars.!They!were!the!diametrical!opposite.!!So!I’m!thinking,!OK.$I’m$going$to$play$football.$These$guys$are$cool.$Everyone$notices$them,$and$they’ve$got$friends,$and$they’re$tough.$I’m$going$to$play$football.$That$will$turn$this$thing$around.!!So!I!signed!up!for!the!football!team.!The!coach!gives!me!the!gear.!I!didn’t!know!what!to!do!with!the!gear.!I!had!never!used!these!things!

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before.!It’s!pretty!wild.!You’ve!got!little!pads!and!pockets!that!all!fit!in!certain!places.!I!didn’t!know!how!it!worked.!I’m!trying!to!get!it!on,!more!or!less.!I!did,!but!it!took!awhile.!!!The!coach!comes!in!and!says,!“Hey,!kid!!Come!on!!You’re!holding!up!practice.!You’ve!gotta!get!out!here.!We’re!going!to!go!across!the!field!and!start!practice.!Hurry!up.!The!team’s!out!there!waiting!for!you.”!!“All!right!!All!right!”!I!get!the!stuff!in!place,!and!I’m!heading!out!across!the!field!where!practice!was;!I!more!or!less!had!my!gear!on.!That’s!where!my!football!career!ended!I!on!the!way!to!practice.!I!was!in!such!bad!shape.!I!couldn’t!have!been!doing!all!that.!I!blacked!out!like!halfway!out.!It!was!a!tough!thing.!!So,!I!went!on!a!bender!and!hit!the!books!pretty!hard.!And!I!stumbled!across!this!whole!other!section!of!books.!Who!knew!there!was!more!than!Carl!Sagan!and!Isaac!Asimov.!There!were!other!things!in!the!library.!There!were!health!books.!!This!was!the!70s,!like!Adelle!Davis,!Let’s$Get$Well.!And!I!found!these!things,!and!I!thought,!Wow!$So,$I’ve$gotta$change$my$diet.$I$can’t$just$sign$up$for$football.$I’ve$gotta$eat$differently.$And$it$says$that$I$should$exercise,$but$I$probably$shouldn’t$be$stupid$about$it.$I$should$probably$pace$it$and$roll$into$it$gently.!!And!I!did.!Over!the!course!of!the!next!couple!of!years…!!!You!know,!you!change!your!health,!and!you!change!your!life.!It!is!so!big.!!!You!know,!I!became!a!football!player,!and!I!got!to!have!friends!and!do!other!things!and!not!just!be!a!geeky!kid.!And!it!left!me!with!a!really!big!burden.!I!had!seen!some!things!as!a!12IyearIold!that!many!had!not!seen.!I!knew!that!there!was!something!broken!in!the!world.!!!I!had!seen!doctors!for!years,!and!I!had!been!given!medications.!They!damaged!my!teeth.!They!caused!side!effects.!They!caused!brain!damage!I!all!the!seizure!meds.!And!the!stuff!that!I!read!in!a!book!as!a!kid,!and!the!stuff!that!I!did,!that!changed!my!life.!!The!dietary!change!I!that’s!when!the!seizures!stopped.!That’s!when!I!could!gradually!start!getting!coordinated!again.!That!changed!my!life!in!the!most!profound!ways,!and!I!had!a!burden.!I!knew!that!there!was!this!

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huge!gap!between!what!was!known!and!what!could!help!people!and!what!people!were!really!hearing,!what!they!were!being!exposed!to.!!So,!I!want!you!all!to!know!something.!You!are!a!healer,!and!I!want!to!really!honor!all!the!healers.!!And!if!you!haven’t!thought!of!yourself!that!way!before,!now!is!the!time!to!start.!I!don’t!care!what!it!says!on!your!tax!form,!you’re!actually!a!healer.!That’s!your!occupation.!And!maybe!it’s!been!yourself!you’ve!been!focused!on.!That’s!awesome.!That’s!where!you!really!have!to!start.!!!Sometimes,!just!seeing!another!person!do!something!differently,!that’s!what!it!takes!for!that!person!to!have!their!transformation.!Or!maybe!it!was!someone!being!the!food!police,!who!said,!“Hey,!do!you!really!want!that?!Do!you!want!a!water!instead?”!That’s!being!a!healer,!too.!!!Maybe!it’s!being!there!for!a!friend.!And!now!I!know,!a!lot!of!you,!too,![healer]!is!what’s!on!your!tax!form.!How!many!health!coaches!have!we!got?!!!Yeah!!!!How!about!nutritionists?!!!How!about!acupuncturists,!massage!therapists,!body!workers?!!!All!right!!!!Psychologists?!Head!workers?!!!Great,!great,!great.!!So,!shall!we!let!the!doctors!in,!too?!Haha!!What!the!heck?!Haha!!!!Moms!!For!sure,!they’re!the!biggest!healers.!That’s!my!biggest!picture!I!moms,!definitely.!And!chiropractors,!naturopathic!physicians,!osteopaths,!medical!doctors.!Yeah!!!That’s!what!we’re!all!up!to.!That’s!what!this!is!about.!And!as!powerful!as!this!is,!I!want!to!talk!briefly!about!why!these!don’t!work!and!then!how!significant!this!is!to!your!health.!!

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The!important!part!is!how!you!can!flip!it!around,!how!you!can!totally!turn!it.!The!things!people!think!about,!especially!in!the!conventional!world,!are!a!couple!of!diseases.!!So!the!glands!sometimes!just!give!out!physically.!!!Has!anyone!ever!seen!Star$Trek!before?!Space!geek,!remember?!!!So,!Jim,!they’re!being!sucked!into!the!black!hole,!and!Jim’s!yelling!at!Scotty,!“We!need!warp!nine.!We’ve!gotta!get!out!of!here.”!!And!Scotty’s!like,!“Captain,!they!can’t!take!it!any!longer.”!!That’s!Addison’s!disease.!It’s!tragic,!but!it’s!rare.!So!Jim!is!your!pituitary!gland,!and!Jim!is!telling!your!adrenals,!“We!need!more!cortisol.!We’ve!gotta!get!out!of!this!black!hole.!We’ve!got!stress.!We’ve!got!trauma.”!!!But!the!adrenals!cannot!respond.!They’ve!been!damaged!by!autoimmunity.!They’ve!been!damaged!by!infection.!It’s!a!real!thing.!It’s!sad.!It’s!manageable,!but!it’s!real.!!Then!we’ve!got!this!issue!with!excess!I!way!too!much.!That’s!Cushing’s.!That!comes!from!the!glands!overproducing.!That!comes!from!the!body!taking!medications!I!too!much!prednisone,!Kenalog,!things!that!are!like!cortisol.!!Then!we!have!this!idea!of!adrenal!fatigue.!This!came!about!in!the!late!‘90s.!!And!I’ve!done!all!the!training!I!could!find!in!the!conventional!world!and!the!alternative!world.!So!we’ve!got!the!American!Academy!of!Clinical!Endocrinology.!That’s!like!the!guys!who!make!the!wooden!plates!with!the!commandments!for!endocrinology.!So!they!have!position!papers!saying!there!is!no!such!thing!as!adrenal!fatigue,!that!it’s!not!real,!that!it!doesn’t!exist.!!You!know!what?!I!actually!agree!with!that.!Is!that!a!little!twisted?!Is!that!a!little!unexpected?!I!agree!with!it,!but!also!I!disagree!with!it.!!So!here’s!how!I!agree!with!it.!In!the!case!of!someone!like!Laura,!she!has!low!cortisol!like!someone!with!Addison’s!disease!has!low!cortisol.!But!the!big!difference!is!that!Jim!is!not!yelling!at!Scotty!to!crank!up!the!

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engines.!Jim!is!telling!Scotty,!“Hey,!we’ve!got!to!stay!at!half!impulse,!max,!because!the!ship!is!not!stable.”!!That’s!what’s!going!on,!and!the!conventional!world!does!know!that!part.!That’s!why!Laura!didn’t!feel!better!when!taking!cortisol.!Her!body!did!not!want!more!cortisol.!Her!body!actually!wanted!less!cortisol,!and!it!was!strategically!changing!it.!Now,!if!we!call!this!dysregulation!or!adrenal!stress,!that!could!be!different.!!The!pituitary!gland!and!the!hypothalamus,!they!run!the!show!for!the!hormones.!They’re!controlling!what!goes!on!with!the!glands.!In!the!case!of!Addison’s,!they’re!asking!for!more!but!they’re!not!getting!it.!In!the!case!of!adrenal!fatigue,!they’re!not!asking!for!more.!The!ship!is!about!to!fall!apart,!and!they’re!saying,!“No,!we!cannot!go!into!warp!right!now.”!They’re!intentionally!slowing!the!system!down.!!So!the!whole!mindset…!Thankfully,!the!alternative!world!recognizes!that!this!thing!exists,!but!the!mindset!about!how!to!go!about!fixing!it!needs!to!shift.!And!you!all!are!going!to!be!ahead!of!the!curve!on!that.!!So!think!about!it!more!like!not!so!much!that!something!is!broken,!but!more!like!an!adaptation.!You!know,!if!you!took!this!tree!that!was!standing!up!straight!and!you!tacked!on!some!2!x!4s!on!the!side,!it’s!still!going!to!break!from!that!wind,!but!it’s!able!to!adapt.!And!that’s!the!wisdom!of!our!bodies.!!So!often,!there’s!a!mindset!that!denies!that!wisdom.!Something!that!frightens!me!is!that!that!mindset!is!very!central!to!the!conventional!world!I!that!we!have!to!stop!these!symptoms,!we!have!to!take!medications!to!lower!the!blood!pressure!I!and!it’s!spilling!over!in!some!cases!in!the!alternative!world.!!There!are!times!when!they’re!thinking!in!the!same!mindset,!but!using!different!remedies.!So!rather!than!force!the!blood!pressure!down!with!medication,!they!may!find!an!exotic!herb!to!do!so.!!!But!the!issue!needs!to!always!come!back!to,!“Why!is!the!body!doing!that?!What!is!the!true!cause?”!!Now,!if!we’re!talking!about!acute!care,!like,!heaven!forbid,!a!train!wreck,!that’s!a!symptom!to!stop.!That’s!a!time!to!suppress!the!symptom!of!bleeding!or!do!a!surgery.!But!ongoing!issues!are!happening!for!some!reason.!The!wisdom!of!our!bodies!is!just!inestimable.!

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!So,!what!I!want!you!to!realize!now!is!that!this!is!more!than!just,!“Are!you!run!down?!Are!you!stressed?”!!!This!is!the!biggest!factor!that!will!predict!the!quality!and!duration!of!your!life,!bar!none.!And!here’s!some!proof!of!that.!This!is!a!study!that!I!stumbled!across,!and!it!rocked!me!to!the!core.!!!So,!I!was!working!on!a!manuscript!for!a!book,!probably!about!five!years!ago.!You!know,!since!my!experience!I’ve!worked!really!hard!to!take!care!of!myself!and!do!the!right!things.!I!feel!awful!if!I!don’t.!I!just!have!to.!If!I!deviate,!life!is!terrible,!so!I!don’t!deviate!too!much.!!But!I!was!working!on!this!manuscript,!and!it!was!later!than!it!should!have!been.!I!normally!go!to!bed!pretty!early,!but!I!was!up!late!reading!some!more!studies,!and!I!saw!this!thing!called!the!Whitehall!II!study.!It!came!across!my!desk.!So!this!is!a!small,!small!subset.!!!There!were!actually!over!10,000!people,!and!they!were!tracked!from!1985!to!2010,!so!for!25!years.!The!idea!was!that!they!wanted!to!measure!tons!of!different!things!with!these!people!and!see!which!medical!markers!predicted!death,!either!from!just!any!cause!or!from!cardiovascular!death!I!heart!attacks!Iyou!know,!after!the!fact.!They!measured!anything!you!could!think!of,!pretty!much.!!There!were!actually!seven!stages.!This!is!the!testing!in!Stage!5,!so!things!like!height,!weight,!blood!pressure,!smoking!status,!some!new!exotic!things!like!genes!I!the!APOE!genotype,!markers!of!inflammation.!They!even!did!some!pretty!advanced!scans!I!you!know,!heart!scans!where!they!looked!at!the!thickness!of!the!lining!of!the!coronary!arteries.!!So!they!gathered!all!this!data.!Now!the!reason!this!came!across!my!attention!was!that!second!line!I!that!neuroendocrine.!That’s!my!world.!So!they!were!looking!at!heart!rate!variability,!which!is!one!very!good!marker!of!your!fight!and!flight!versus!your!regeneration!I!fightIandIflight!v.!breedIandIfeed,!you!know!stress!repair.!So!the!heart!rate!variability,!that’s!a!predictor!of!that.!!!They!also!measured!this!hypothalamicIpituitaryIadrenal!axis.!They!measured!that!with!the!cortisol!slope.!They!had!these!people!do!salivary!cortisol!studies!every!year!over!the!course!of!those!25!years,!and!this!is!what!that!slope!should!look!like.!!

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So,!there’s!a!waking!response!during!your!first!half!hour!of!being!awake.!It’s!called!the!Cortisol!Awakening!Response.!!!I!was!talking!to!David!before,!and!probably!the!number!one!thing!you!can!do!to!help!with!this!is!a!habit!that!David!does!every!day.!He!wakes!up!with!the!sunrise.!That’s!so!huge.!If!you!can!see!sunlight!or!something!like!it!within!your!first!hour!of!being!awake,!that!will!correct!so!many!other!stressors.!It’s!powerful,!powerful,!powerful!I!based!on!research.!!So!they!measured!this!cortisol!slope,!and!what!they!contrasted!was!the!morning!versus!the!nighttime!cortisol.!So!think!about!a!ski!slope.!You!want!a!steep!ski!slope.!You!want!to!go!fast.!If!that!slope!is!backwards,!you’re!going!to!go!backwards!and!get!hurt.!If!that!slope!is!flat,!you!can’t!go!anywhere.!You’re!just!stuck.!So!that’s!the!cortisol!slope,!and!that’s!what!they!were!looking!at.!!Over!time!I!a!tragic!thing!I!people!passed!away!in!the!study.!They!were!a!broad!range!of!ages,!and!there!were!deaths!that!did!happen.!And!they’d!look!back!afterwards!to!see!how!they!could!have!predicted!that!death.!“Of!the!things!we!measured,!which!ones!correlated!with!the!death!risk?”!!Smoking!is!bad!as!far!as!your!health,!your!longevity,!your!age.!Make!that!a!top!priority.!There’s!nothing!else!you!can!do!that!will!extend!your!lifespan!more,!except!for!addressing!your!adrenal!health.!!!You!could!be!a!smoker!who’s!heavy!with!a!bad!heart,!but!you!could!be!completely!resilient.!However!you’re!living,!you’re!living!right,!happy,!comfortable,!and!your!slope!is!good.!!Then!this!other!person!could!be!doing!all!the!right!things.!They!could!be!lean.!They!could!be!in!good!cardiac!health.!They!could!be!the!nonsmoker.!They!could!have!good!blood!pressure,!all!those!numbers.!But!say!they’re!staying!up!too!late!reading!studies,!or!any!other!number!of!things!that!can!screw!up!that!cortisol!rhythm.!Yeah,!the!smokers!will!outlive!them,!statistically.!The!smokers!will!survive!longer!than!they!will.!!That![smoking]!was!the!second!leading!cause!of!death,!but!the!adrenal!stress!was!the!highest.!So!in!terms!of!total!deaths,!nothing!else!was!even!close!to!that.!All!the!other!markers!I!mentioned,!they!didn’t!even!make!honorable!mention.!They!were!so!low,!as!far!as!predictive!value.!!

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So!this![the!adrenals]!is!the!thing,!and!no!single!variable!can!predict!duration!or!quality!of!life!greater!than!this!one!can.!That’s!why!I’m!so!excited!to!talk!to!you!guys!and!give!you!some!tools!to!help!get!it!right!again.!!So!if!this!dysfunction!thing!is!real,!and!the!body!does!self!regulate,!then!what!throws!it!off?!What!would!change!it?!What!would!make!it!irregular?!!I!think!about!stress!in!a!different!way!than!the!word!is!often!used.!It!may!be!good,!it!may!be!bad.!!When!we!think!about!stress,!our!first!thought!is!about!what!I!would!call!mental/emotional!stress.!You’ve!got!a!spouse!that!is!just!not!getting!it.!Or!maybe!you!have!a!boss!that’s!just!a!jerk,!or!you!have!awful!traffic.!Those!are!quick!mental/emotional!stressors.!And!they’re!real.!They’re!part!of!this.!They’re!powerful.!I!think!about!those!as!the!visible,!apparent!stressors.!!!It!may!be!chronic!pain.!Maybe!you’ve!had!that!fibromyalgia.!Or!maybe!there’s!a!joint!that!just!does!not!function!right.!Something!is!hurting.!It’s!going!on!and!not!stopping.!That’s!a!visible,!obvious!stressor.!That’s!real.!Digestive!symptoms!can!be!that!also.!!Then!there!are!some!stressors!that!are!invisible.!There!are!some!you!can’t!see!and!you’re!not!aware!of,!but!they!work!in!the!same!ways!on!your!body.!Things!like!BPA!(the!chemical),!dioxin.!Things!like!lead.!They!will!cause!your!visceral!fat,!your!belly!fat,!to!hijack!the!adrenal!hormones!and!amplify!the!stress!version!of!them.!Is!that!wild?!They’ve!shown!that.!!So!kids!in!inner!cities!that!have!lead!exposure,!like!in!Flint,!Michigan,!for!example!I!and!that’s!not!unique,!that’s!actually!a!common!thing!throughout!the!country!I!you!can!measure!their!weak!stress!hormone!cortisone!and!their!strong!stress!hormone!cortisol,!and!you!can!look!at!the!lead!content!in!their!visceral!fat.!And!the!higher!that!is,!the!more!their!body!creates!worse!stress!hormones.!!Now,!the!other!big!category!I!think!of!is!what!I!call!historical!stress,!and!I!want!to!give!credit!to!a!really!good!friend,!Marcelle!Pick,!for!making!me!think!about!the!relevance!of!this!one.!The!ACEs!I!adverse!childhood!experiences.!!

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Have!you!ever!heard!about!this!concept!before?!Really!good!TEDTalk.!I!would!highly!encourage!you!to!watch!that.!It’s!a!good!introduction!to!that.!!These!are!really!tough!things!that!happen!before!you’re!18.!These!are!events!like!a!parent!being!incarcerated,!like!substance!abuse!in!the!home,!neglect,!or!overt!abuse,!or!other!types!of!severe!trauma.!There!are!actually!a!dozen!different!items!that!are!asked!about.!So!they’re!saying!that!before!age!18,!has!this!happened!to!you!I!yes!or!no?!Your!score!is!0!to!12.!!The!predictive!value!of!this!score!for!your!health!outcomes!is!staggering.!Suicide!risk!is!14!times!greater!for!those!whose!score!is!greater!than!4.!Yeah.!Substance!abuse!risk!is!8!times!greater!for!those!with!a!score!greater!than!4.!Cancer!risks,!longIterm,!are!3!to!4!times!greater!for!certain!cancer!types.!!!This!is!huge.!And!this!is!something!we!don’t!see!on!a!dayItoIday!basis!or!think!about!as!an!immediate!stressor!to!our!health.!But!it!is.!So!be!aware!of!those!things.!Even!just!having!awareness,!having!some!communication!is!powerful!and!can!start!to!reverse!these!effects.!!But!the!idea!here!is!that!it’s!not!so!much!just!one!thing,!it’s!how!much!stuff!is!on!this!side!of!the!scale!that!matters.!This!is!the!bad!side.!These!are!all!the!things!that!stress!us!I!stress!in!a!big!sense.!On!this!side!of!the!scale,!we!have!our!resilience,!our!homeostasis,!our!ability!to!regulate.!So,!whenever!this!side!has!too!much,!then!we’re!in!the!state!of!dysregulation,!the!state!of!dysfunction.!!What!our!body!is!trying!to!do,!like!that!tree,!is!it’s!trying!to!adapt.!It’s!trying!to!survive!with!this!overwhelming!load!of!stressors.!So,!the!solution!for!this!I!whatever!we!can!identify!here!and!change,!that’s!awesome.!!Haha!!Is!that,!like,!applause!from!a!dog?!Haha!!!And!whatever!we!can!amplify!over!here,!that’s!also!powerful.!We!have!many!things!that!we!wouldn’t!think!about!in!modern!life!that!add!to!the!stress!load.!Things!like!not!getting!cold!at!night.!Our!bodies!expect!to!chill!in!the!evening.!The!little,!easy!things!we!can!change!are!huge.!Things!like!our!sleep,!medications.!!I’m!not!a!big!fan!of!medications!for!chronic!disease.!When!we!look!at!their!actual!efficacy,!there!is!so!little!data!showing!that!they!work.!Let!

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me!give!just!one!quick!example.!I!was!talking!about!this!right!beforehand.!!Take!cholesterol!medications!I!you!have!to!distinguish!between!a!marker!and!an!outcome.!So!cholesterol!is!the!marker,!and!the!outcome!is!heart!attack.!We!don’t!really!care!about!the!marker,!except!to!the!extent!to!which!it!predicts!the!outcome.!So,!we!say!that!cholesterol!medications!lower!the!risk!of!heart!attacks.!Well,!I!have!to!say!that!they!actually!do,!but!let’s!get!down!to!the!details.!The!devil’s!in!the!details.!!What!do!I!mean!by!“lower!the!risk?”!!!If!you’re!a!woman,!and!you’ve!not!had!a!heart!attack,!and!the!doctor!says!you!should!take!cholesterol!medication!to!lower!the!risk!of!a!heart!attack,!the!odds!are!that!if!you!had!600!just!like!you!and!you!were!put!into!two!groups!I!300!in!each!group!I!and!one!group!takes!a!statin!for!their!cholesterol!and!one!group!does!not,!and!you!watch!each!group!for!ten!years,!the!group!on!the!statins!will!probably!see!…!am!I!interrupting!something?!Haha!!!The!group!on!the!statins!will!probably!see!one!less!heart!attack!over!the!course!of!those!ten!years!than!the!group!not!on!the!statins.!One!less!out!of!300!on!each!side.!That’s!ignoring!the!fact!that!25%!of!those!people!would!have!sustained!liver!damage!had!they!stayed!on!the!medication.!It’s!also!ignoring!the!fact!that!10%!would!become!diabetic!from!taking!it!and!probably!another!10!I!15%!would!have!developed!Alzheimer’s!disease!from!taking!it.!!If!we!ignore!all!that,!yeah,!there!was!one!less!heart!attack!out!of!300,!but!is!that!really!helpful?!So,!Harvard!researchers!have!written!about!this,!and!they!said!these!are!lottery!ticketItype!odds.!This!isn’t!something!that’s!protecting!you.!This!is!a!lottery!ticket.!!If!you’re!down!to!your!last!dollar,!you!don’t!buy!a!lottery!ticket!because!you’re!probably!not!going!to!get!anything!out!of!it.!And!all!the!medications!for!chronic!disease,!when!we!look!at!their!actual!effect!on!the!outcomes…!!I!don’t!care!if!it!lowers!cholesterol.!I!don’t!care!if!it!lowers!blood!pressure.!I!don’t!care!if!it!lowers!your!blood!sugar.!I!don’t!care!if!your!bone!density!scores!look!better.!Those!are!all!markers.!We!only!care!about!the!outcomes,!and!the!data!on!the!outcomes!is!completely!different.!

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!There’s!a!great!article!called,!“Hall!Pass!or!Lottery!Ticket.”!Google!that,!and!you!can!see!so!many!more!citations!in!depth!about!this.!Medications!are!stressors,!and!taking!them!long!term!is!rarely!helpful.!!Psychosocial!stress.!The!microbiome.!Noise!pollution.!This!is!all!the!stuff!that!we’re!dealing!with.!These!are!things!that!gather!together,!and!it’s!that!total!load!of!all!this!stuff!on!our!side!here!that’s!creating!this!level!of!dysfunction.!It’s!not!enough!that!it!causes!these!symptoms!and!risks.!!!What!we’re!seeing!now!is!that!this!is!behind!pretty!much!all!the!big!diseases!we!think!about.!Autoimmunity!I!there’s!a!lot!of!attention!being!given!to!that.!Rightfully!so,!because!it’s!on!the!rise.!And!we’re!not!getting!better!at!diagnosing!it.!There!is!more!of!it.!!Things!like!thyroid!disease,!thyroid!cancers!I!the!rates!have!gone!up!threefold!in!the!last!decades,!three!times.!That’s!the!fastest!increase!in!North!America,!and!this!HPA!adrenal!thing!is!behind!that.!!So!menopause!and!andropause.!Menopause!we!know!about.!Andropause!is!what!happens!to!men,!where!we!have!a!big!reduction!in!our!reproductive!hormones.!Our!testosterone!goes!down.!!So!what!goes!on!behind!the!scenes?!Remember!those!adrenal!layers!I!the!three!layers?!That!innermost!layer!makes!reproductive!hormones,!so!imagine!you’re!passing!off!a!baton.!!Actually,!there’s!a!gal!that!hopefully!is!here.!I!saw!her!at!the!booth!yesterday,!and!she!has!a!bunch!of!gold!medals!for!races.!I!think!one!of!them!was!a!baton!race,!so!she!could!do!this!better!than!I!could.!!Imagine!you’re!passing!a!baton!off!in!a!race.!Perimenopause!is!the!ovaries.!They’re!getting!done!with!their!lap,!and!now!it’s!time!for!the!adrenals!to!grab!it!and!do!the!next!lap.!That’s!what!perimenopause!is.!!Menopause!is!the!adrenals!that!keep!on!going!and!finish!out!the!race.!That’s!the!transition.!Specifically,!estradiol!that!the!ovaries!make!is!diminishing,!and!the!adrenals!make!estrone!to!compensate!for!it.!The!women!you!may!have!known!that!have!had!easy!perimenopause!or!easy!menopause,!that’s!why.!The!adrenals!were!right!there.!They!were!all!set.!They!got!their!hand!up!and!they!were!good.!It!was!a!smooth!transition.!!

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But!whenever!those!changes!cause!big!symptoms!and!big!trauma,!it’s!because!the!adrenals!weren’t!ready.!They!dropped!the!baton,!or!they!didn’t!go!very!fast.!They!had!their!plate!full.!They!weren’t!ready!to!take!on!one!more!thing.!That’s!the!difference.!!Same!thing!for!men.!We’re!doing!our!transition,!as!well.!They![the!adrenals]!make!more!androgens.!They!make!testosterone.!They!make!more!DHEA.!They!make!more!androstenedione,!and!that!makes!our!transition!smoother.!!So!passing!andropause!and!menopause!is!not!weird.!It’s!not!a!disease.!Our!bodies!are!set!up!for!that.!It’s!just!a!matter!of!how!resilient!we!are!as!to!how!well!it!goes.!!Chronic!infections.!Weight!loss!resistance.!This!is!a!huge!thing.!!!Since!1980,!the!rates!of!weight!gain!in!animals!has!gone!up!by!about!10%!per!decade.!Yeah,!we’re!animals,!but!I!mean!other!animals,!like!the!ones!that!are!furrier.!Wild!animals,!animals!living!in!laboratories,!and!domestic!pets,!as!well.!All!three!of!those!groups!have!had!weight!gain.!!Primates,!our!closest!relative,!that!are!in!cages!to!where!their!food!is!counted!out!and!their!activity!is!monitored,!they’ve!gained!about!10%!body!weight!per!decade!for!the!last!several!decades.!!And!guess!what?!It’s!exactly!parallel!to!the!rate!of!human!obesity.!But!there’s!a!big!difference.!In!humans!we!blame!people.!We!say,!“Oh,!you’re!not!trying!hard!enough.!Oh,!you!must!be!really!eating!more!than!you’re!telling!me.!You!don’t!have!will!power.”!!The!evidence!doesn’t!support!any!of!those!ideas!at!all.!There!is!no!evidence!on!that.!The!chimpanzees!in!the!cage!I!that’s!not!about!willpower.!They’re!not!sneaking!bananas,!but!they’re!gaining!weight.!And!it’s!the!sum!total!of!factors,!including!the!pollutants!that!we’re!exposed!to,!that’s!shifting!our!adrenal!glands.!!!So!why!would!that!make!us!gain!weight?!!Well,!we’ve!heard!about!fightIorIflight.!So,!there!are!more!Fs!that!go!along!with!fightIorIflight.!Some!of!them!we!actually!don’t!say.!One!of!them!is!famine.!So!we!have!fightIorIflightIorIfamine.!!

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So,!your!body!I!anything!bad!or!scary!I!when!we!think!way!back!in!evolutionary!time...!If!there!are!predators,!predators!normally!don’t!choose!me!because!I’m!not!quite!as!easy!to!catch,!a!little!dangerous!at!times,!but!if!they!are!catching!me!it!means!they!have!fewer!food!options.!That!means!there!is!food!scarcity.!That!means!I!have!to!hunker!down!and!reroute!all!these!calories!away!from!my!muscles!and!towards!this!visceral!fat.!!You!know!what!this!stuff!is?!That’s!cash!under!the!mattress!when!times!are!tight.!So!imagine!some!random!relative!you!kind!of!heard!of,!didn’t!really!know,!they!just!left!you!this!big!inheritance.!!!Wow!!Cool!!!!And!you!get!a!note!at!work!that!your!department!is!downsizing.!!!Ooh!!Not!good.!!!So!where!does!that!inheritance!go?!!!That’s!going!in!the!bank!in!savings!or!maybe!literally!under!the!mattress.!You’re!sure!as!heck!not!going!to!invest!in!something.!You’re!not!going!to!buy!a!frog!farm.!You’re!not!going!to!buy!that!second!vacation!home!you!wanted.!You’re!going!to!hold!onto!that.!!!That’s!what!stress!does!to!your!body’s!calories.!This!heightened!stress!load!puts!your!body!into!a!famine!state,!and!this!stuff!is!now!cash!under!the!mattress.!Things!are!bad.!Things!are!tight.!There!may!not!be!food!tomorrow.!I’m!going!to!get!ready.!I’m!going!to!put!this!right!there!on!my!organs!where!I!can!get!to!it!in!a!hurry.!So!that’s!the!tieIin,!and!it’s!more!than!humans.!!Brain!aging.!Every!type.!Remember!the!middle!layer?!The!innermost!one!was!the!sex.!The!outer!one!was!the!salt.!The!middle!is!all!about!glucose.!We’re!going!to!talk!about!that!a!bunch!more!still.!!Do!you!know!that!Alzheimer’s!is!called!the!diabetes!of!the!brain?!!!There!was!a!paper!I!saw!yesterday!arguing!that!more!than!60%!of!Alzheimer’s!is!related!to!what!they!call!dysglycemia.!!!You!may!have!heard!of!hypoglycemia,!where!your!blood!sugar!gets!low.!There’s!now!a!newer!concept.!It’s!not!just!low!or!high,!it’s!what!you!do!with!it.!It’s!how!well!you!regulate!it.!!

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!You!may!be!neither!low!nor!high,!but!if!you’re!all!over!the!board,!even!within!a!range,!if!you’re!up!and!down!and!up!and!down,!that!will!hurt!your!brain.!When!things!work!great,!the!adrenals!prevent!that.!They!keep!it!all!stable.!!How!do!we!know!if!your!adrenals!are!healthy!or!not?!You!guys!are!about!to!find!out.!!Have!you!got!the!equipment!ready!for!blood!testing!to!bring!in?!Oh,!that’s!not!going!to!make!it!today?!We’ll!do!something!else!instead.!That’s!all!right.!Sorry.!!So,!there!are!blood!tests.!They’re!actually!not!good!for!what’s!important!to!us.!The!blood!tests!are!really!good!for!the!adrenal!diseases,!but!they’re!not!very!good!for!the!adrenal!dysfunction!because!they!show!your!cortisol!at!one!time.!!!And!guess!what?!They!show!your!cortisol!when!you’re!getting!a!blood!test!done.!Hahaha!!Could!that!change!your!cortisol,!do!you!think?!Hahaha!!For!a!lot!of!us,!it!can.!Some!more!than!others,!but!a!lot!of!us!it!can.!!So!we’ve!also!got!urine!tests.!There!are!byproducts!of!cortisol.!I!won’t!go!into!too!many!nuances.!They’re!useful!in!some!disease!states.!They’re!not!useful!for!many!other!things.!!Salivary!tests.!There!are!mountains!of!research!about!these!tests!being!meaningful!for!cortisol.!So!the!amount!in!your!saliva!is!very!proportionate!to!the!amount!in!your!blood,!and!you!don’t!need!to!do!something!traumatic!to!get!it!out.!!The!nice!thing!about!them!is!that!you!can!see!how!several!scores!look!over!the!course!of!one!day.!So!you!can!do!it!morning,!noon,!night,!evening,!and!you!can!see!what!your!curve!looks!like.!They’re!noninvasive!and!medically!accurate.!!I’ve!investigated!salivary!tests!and!tested!them!for!a!lot!of!other!hormones.!They’re!a!little!more!hitIorImiss!for!some,!but!they!are!pretty!good!in!terms!of!cortisol.!!There!is!also!hair!cortisol.!That’s!useful!for!wholeIbody!output.!!!

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So,!I’ve!done!all!these!things!on!lots!and!lots!of!people!and!asked!a!lot!of!symptoms,!and!I’ve!made!a!survey!from!that.!And!I’m!going!to!take!just!a!second!and!give!you!guys!a!quick!quiz,!and!you’ll!know!where!your!adrenals!are,!since!the!blood!test!people!can’t!come!in.!Haha.!!So,!grab!some!paper.!There!are!going!to!be!a!few!quick!questions.!We’re!going!to!blow!through!these!really!fast,!and!it’s!yes!or!no.!It’s!just!that!I!yes!or!no.!Don’t!find!yourself!struggling!or!trying!to!make!a!big!distinction.!Just!what!pops!into!your!mind.!“Yes,!this!is!me.!No,!really!not!me.”!We’re!going!to!go!fast!on!these.!!

1. Anxiety!2. Depression!3. Frequent!urination!4. Fidgetiness!5. Hard!to!concentrate!6. Headaches!7. Irritability!8. Jaw!pain!or!teeth!grinding!9. Lack!of!joy!10. !Poor!memory!11. !Picking!at!skin!or!nails!12. !Poor!sleep!13. !Sighing!frequently!14. !Worse!allergies!15. !Vision!growing!poor!16. !Blood!pressure!off!17. !Fatigue!throughout!the!day!18. !Facial!swelling!19. !Heart!rate!too!fast!20. !Cold!is!difficult!21. !Midbody!weight!22. !Muscle!cramps!23. !Muscular!weakness!24. !Stiff!neck!25. !Bright!lights!are!difficult!26. !Shaking!(trembling)!hands!27. !You!need!caffeine!to!get!going!28. !Constipation!29. !Craving!heavy!foods!30. !Dehydration!31. !Afternoon!fatigue!32. !Gas/bloating!33. !Heartburn!

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34. !Stools!irregular!35. !Irritability!if!meals!are!delayed!36. !Joint!pain!37. !Nausea!38. !Salt!cravings!39. !Sugar!cravings.!

!Just!jot!down!the!yes!I!Yep,$that$happens$a$lot.!!You!guys,!you!can!find!all!these!on!www.adrenalquiz.com,!too.!!!Each!yes!counts!as!one!Y.!One!Y!for!each!one!that!resonates.!!So!take!a!look!at!how!many!Ys!showed!up.!Just!get!a!quick!tally!on!that.!I!heard!someone!ask!to!go!back.!Here’s!the!one!prior.!And!again,!if!I!went!way!too!fast,!www.adrenalquiz.com!does!have!these.!!Okay.!So,!if!you!had!several!Ys…!If!you!had!very!few,!like!0I5!Ys,!you!are!thriving.!That’s!cool.!You!want!to!stay!there.!Things!will!add!to!the!stress!load.!They!will!happen,!but!I!want!you!to!be!able!to!keep!thriving!and!stay!resilient.!!If!you’ve!got!a!higher!number!of!these!stressors,!you!may!be!at!one!of!these!states.!We!have:!

1. Stressed,!when!there’s!a!few!2. Wired!or!Tired,!or!!3. Crashed,!when!there’s!a!lot.!

!Here’s!how!these!things!look!visually!with!that!cortisol!slope.!!!So,!stressed!is!where!you’re!making!a!lot!of!cortisol.!!!Crashed,!there’s!very!little.!!!Wired!or!Tired,!over!here,!it’s!backwards.!You’re!making!too!little!early!and!too!much!later!on.!This!is!important.!!So,!here’s!where!Laura’s!score!was!again.!She!was!at!that!Crash!stage.!Remember,!this!is!the!biggest!predictor!of!your!lifespan.!The!exciting!fun!news!is!that!you!can!totally!change!this.!This!is!easy!to!shift.!!So!I!thought!a!lot!about!the!variables!that!affect!it,!and!some!things!we!can!change!more!than!others.!Here’s!the!prescription!I’m!going!to!write!for!all!of!you!right!now:!

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!I!want!you!to!have!a!pleasant!hut!on!a!beach.!Nice!weather,!not!too!hot.!It!can’t!be!somewhere!crowded,!so!no!traffic!and!no!noise.!I!want!a!wait!staff,!a!very!gracious!wait!staff,!who!is!taking!care!of!you!I!daily!massage,!excellent!culinary!staff,!fresh!gardens!onsite.!!That’s!the!kind!of!thing!that!would!be!ideal,!and!if!I!could!wave!a!magic!wand!you!guys!would!all!be!there.!!If!it’s!a!prescription,!your!insurance!might!pay!for!it.!Right?!Hahaha!!!If!it!would!help,!I!would!do!it.!So!we!can’t!always!all!do!that!realistically.!But!there!are!some!things!we!can!change.!And!of!the!things!we!can!change,!they!can!make!a!huge!difference.!!I’m!going!to!talk!a!lot!about!diet!I!our!decisions,!our!mindsets.!This!is!powerful!towards!this.!This!is!a!huge!influencer!for!it.!Doses,!adaptogens,!these!things!are!so!powerful.!The!right!kind!of!herbs!can!completely!just!shift!how!your!body!is!working,!your!whole!stress!response.!They’re!phenomenal,!and!we’ll!talk!more!about!those,!too.!!Diet.!The!herbs,!that’s!why!it’s!nice!to!know!where!your!level!is,!because!they’re!different!to!lower!cortisol!than!if!your!goal!is!to!raise!cortisol.!Those!require!different!strategies.!Now,!the!diet!and!others!can!help,!regardless!of!where!you!are.!!Daily!habits.!This!is!a!big!thing!here,!too.!You’ve!got!to!really!have!simple!routines!that!allow!you!time!to!regenerate.!!Dependence.!I’ll!be!honest.!I!wanted!to!make!it!all!be!Ds.!I!wanted!to!do!a!proper!alliteration,!but!then!I!thought!it!through.!This!is!a!word!that!at!first!pass!we!have!negative!responses!to!in!our!culture,!and!that’s!not!right.!We!need!a!sense!of!cohesion!and!dependence.!This!is!essential!for!us.!!There’s!a!hormone!called!oxytocin,!and!all!the!bad!things!about!cortisol!when!it’s!off,!oxytocin!heals.!Let!me!hear!a!shout!out!about!how!you!raise!oxytocin.!!

Hugs! Hand!holding! Sex! Nursing! Chocolate!

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Physical!connection! Emotional!connection!

!That’s!the!antithesis!of!all!the!damage!and!all!the!bad!things!about!cortisol.!!!Now,!if!your!score!was!higher,!again!this!may!be!an!area!in!which!you!need!more!than!just!confidence.!You!may!need!mastery.!I!want!to!give!you!a!mindset!that!I!gave!to!Laura.!!Here’s!a!scenario:!One!of!your!closest!loved!ones!I!it!could!be!a!spouse,!a!child,!a!parent,!a!girlfriend!I!they’re!in!a!bad!situation.!They!need!you!by!their!bedside.!They’re!hospitalized.!They’re!going!to!pull!out,!but!they!need!you!by!their!bedside!for!about!two!hours!a!day!for!the!next!three!months.!They!need!you!there.!!I!want!you!to!think!about!all!the!things!you!do!right!now!on!a!daily!basis!I!all!your!activities,!all!your!habits,!all!your!commitments!that!you’re!involved!in.!Can!you!find!time!for!your!best!friend!right!now?!Are!there!things!you!could!let!go!of!that!you!would!change!for!them!I!your!spouse,!your!child!I!if!they!needed!you?!!You!bet.!You!wouldn’t!think!twice!about!taking!your!schedule!and!taking!an!axe!to!it.!Nope,$sorry,$not$going$to$do$it,$not$that$important,$later,$never,$delegate,$defer,$no$problem$at$all.!!So!guess!what?!If!your!adrenals!aren’t!in!good!shape,!you’re!that!loved!one.!And!those!things!that!you!thought!of!that!weren’t!all!that!important!that!you!could!let!go!of,!let!them!go!for!yourself.!Because!then!you!can!be!there!for!your!loved!one!and!you!can!do!more!for!them!and!connect!with!them!better!and!serve!them!more!effectively.!Chop!some!of!the!busy!stuff!out.!You!didn’t!really!need!it,!and!you!won’t!need!it!for!yourself.!You!need!time.!You!need!time!to!heal!and!focus!on!yourself.!!So!that!was!one!of!Laura’s!first!prescriptions.!I!had!her!do!the!Reset!Diet.!I’ll!talk!more!about!that.!We!did!custom!adaptogens!for!her!level,!intravenous!nutrients.!You!have!access!to!that!here.!That’s!so!cool.!That’s!an!awesome!thing.!And!then!light!therapies.!!So,!I!talked!a!little!bit!about!the!relevance!of!getting!that!bright!light!in!the!morning.!That’s!critical,!and!you!really!want!sunlight!or!artificial!light!that’s!more!than!10,000!lux!(lx).!Without!a!fancy!special!light!box,!

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you!don’t!get!that.!So!right!here,!I’m!under!maybe!4,000!lx!of!light,!probably!3,000!I!4,000!lx!of!light!intensity.!!Outside!on!a!cloudy!day,!it’s!50,000!to!60,000!lx.!Our!brains!don’t!get!the!magnitude!difference!of!indoor!versus!outdoor!light.!We!can!adapt,!but!we!don’t!see!how!huge!it!is.!But!subconsciously!we!do.!That’s!morning.!That’s!the!time!to!start!the!roller!coaster!when!we!get!that!light!burst.!And!nothing!else!substitutes!for!that.!So!actual!sunlight!or!the!light!box.!!Then!in!the!evening,!you!can’t!have!the!electronics!before!bed.!There!is!so!much!data!on!this.!Apple!made!updates!because!they’ll!block!the!blue!light.!It!suppresses!your!melatonin.!It!raises!your!breast!cancer!risk.!And!it!screws!up!the!cortisol!rhythms.!So!your!last!hourIandIaIhalf!before!bed…!!My!favorite!trick!I!turn!the!bedroom!into!a!red!light!district.!Hahahaha!!Yeah!!I’m!sorry!that!my!version!is!a!little!more!boring!than!you!might!have!thought.!So,!get!yourself!a!red!bulb!from!Amazon!or!elsewhere!and!put!that!in!a!reading!lamp.!Curl!up!with!a!good!book.!Turn!off!the!other!lights,!and!that!does!it.!Those!things!are!powerful!for!the!glands.!!So!in!her!diet,!we!cut!out!a!lot!of!things!that!were!obvious.!She!did!not!do!well!with!caffeine!and!sugar.!!!I!wanted!to!add!back!in!glucose.!You!know,!carbs!have!gotten!a!bad!bad!rap,!and!I!would!argue!against!that.!Glucose!is!essential!for!cortisol!to!be!healthy.!Now,!not!fructose.!Not!carbs!as!a!category,!but!actually!glucose.!So!legumes,!beans,!quinoa,!buckwheat,!wild!rice!from!Minnesota.!She!needed!more!glucose,!and!especially!later!on!in!the!day.!!Without!glucose,!you!can’t!build!serotonin!or!melatonin,!and!you!can’t!suppress!cortisol.!You!can!survive!without!it.!You!can!do!zero!carb,!but!guess!what?!You!still!have!glucose,!but!you’re!making!your!muscles!into!it!and!using!cortisol!to!do!that.!So!if!your!cortisol!is!off,!this!is!a!strategy!that!can!help!with!it.!!She!was!also!lower!in!protein.!So!we!did!a!study!about!this!approach,!and!this!was!so!exciting.!We!looked!at,!from!the!perspective!of!weight!and!that!weight!loss!resistance!but!also!on!the!cortisol!curve.!So!I!wanted!a!group!of!people!that!I!knew!was!having!a!tough!time!with!their!cortisol!response.!!!

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So!I!said,!“Hey,!if!you’ve!had!a!bunch!of!diets!not!work,!let’s!participate!in!this.”!!So!they!had!had!at!least!three!that!hadn’t!worked!in!the!last!several!years,!mostly!women.!The!group!was!88%!female.!There!weren’t!88%!females!in!the!group,!if!that!makes!sense!for!the!distinction.!The!wording!is!kind!of!strange!on!that.!So!no!one!person!was!88%!female.!Hahaha!!The!group!was!88%!female.!!For!thirty!days!I!said,!“I!don’t!want!you!to!start!meditating,!make!radical!changes,!do!some!good!transformation.!All!I!want!is!for!you!to!do!this!dietary!shift.!Same!amounts!of!food,!cutting!a!few!foods!out.”!!But!there’s!a!timing!pattern!that!I’ll!tell!you!about.!So!I!tracked!their!cortisol!via!all!those!methods!that!I!was!mentioning!before.!And!also!we!looked!at!inches,!pounds,!body!fat.!!So!overall,!a!lot!of!steps!that!would!make!sense.!We!cut!out!some!common!toxins!I!the!sugars,!the!binding!proteins!that!many!are!reactive!to,!the!gluten,!the!casein,!the!albumin.!We!went!off!the!sugars,!minimized!the!pesticides.!We!did!a!lot!more!fiber.!!Did!you!guys!know!there!are!at!least!16!different!types!of!fiber?!There!are!a!lot,!and!they’re!very!different!from!one!to!the!next.!That’s!why!I!love!a!broad!range!of!foods!in!the!diet,!a!broad!range!of!natural!foods.!!One!thing!I!really!focused!on!in!the!study!was!high!amounts!of!resistant!starch.!So,!if!stable!blood!sugar!heals!cortisol,!my!thought!was,!What’s$the$medical$situation$with$the$least$stable$blood$sugar?!!Many!would!think!diabetes.!Not!even!close.!There’s!a!thing!called!Glycogen!Storage!Disease.!Imagine!that!tragic!state!prior!to!1985,!people!that!had!this,!kids!I!they!didn’t!have!a!long!lifespan.!Kids!couldn’t!go!more!than!an!hourIandIaIhalf!to!two!hours!without!eating,!or!else!they!could!go!into!a!coma!and!die!soon!afterwards.!That’s!how!bad!it!is.!You!and!I!can!store!some!glucose!in!our!muscles!and!our!fat.!We!can!put!that!out.!Those!people!cannot!do!that.!!!So!what!happened!in!the!midI1980s?!They!discovered!that!these!highly!branched!amylopectin!compounds!were!digested!so!slowly!that!they!could!give!these!people!seven!to!nine!hours!of!stable!blood!sugar.!That!meant!that!a!family!could!sleep!through!the!night!for!the!first!time!in!the!kid’s!life.!And!it!meant!that!their!lifespans!got!longer.!Huge!benefit.!

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!To!me,!that!thing!about!stable!blood!sugar!I!that’s!the!game!changer!for!cortisol.!That’s!one!of!the!bigger!stressors!for!cortisol.!So!I!was!so!jazzed!to!be!able!to!think!about!that!as!a!tool!for!helping!cortisol!and!helping!the!adrenals.!!!I!put!a!ton!of!that!in!the!shake!that!Laura!used!and!that!we!used!in!the!study.!!!All!the!clinical!trials!on!resistant!starch,!they!use!10,000!mg!or!more.!So!I!always!feel!conflicted,!because!I!always!want!to!do!foods.!There!are!so!many!great!foods,!and!there!are!a!lot!of!great!foods!that!have!it.!But!they!don’t!have!the!amounts!that!were!used!in!clinical!trials,!and!the!smaller!amounts!may!not!always!work!quite!as!well.!!Then!the!trick!was!the!carb!cycling!idea.!This!was!unique!to!this.!In!the!morning,!I!encouraged!a!higher!protein!diet!with!less!carbs.!And!in!the!evening,!I!wanted!them!to!have!more!good!carbs.!!!Remember!that!cortisol!slope?!If!your!blood!sugar!is!too!low,!you!need!more!cortisol!to!raise!your!blood!sugar.!!At!nighttime,!remember,!that!was!bad.!That’s!when!you!want!your!cortisol!to!be!lower,!so!having!some!healthy,!very!slowIburning!carbs!with!lots!of!resistant!starch!allowed!them!to!have!that!low!blood!sugar!and!low!cortisol!in!the!evening!that!led!to!sleep!and!repair!and!a!reset.!That’s!the!cool!trick.!!!When!our!bodies!come!back!into!sync,!when!they!come!back!into!rhythm,!then!we!raise!that!homeostasis.!Even!though!stuff!is!going!to!go!wrong,!now!we’re!more!resilient.!We!have!a!leg!up!on!that,!and!once!we!get!into!that!place!we!can!stay!there.!So!we!gravitate!towards!natural!health!and!vibrancy!and!vitality.!That’s!our!birthright,!and!it’s!so!phenomenal!to!see!that!happen!for!people.!!Here!are!a!few!ideas!about!the!kinds!of!foods!we!did.!Good!shakes!for!breakfast.!Things!like!stews.!Little!bits!of!carbs.!Healthy!proteins.!In!the!evening,!more!good!carbs.!Really!good!recipes.!These!are!here!if!you!want!them.!There’s!a!whole!recipe!book!that!we!used!from!the!study!at!www.adrenalresetdiet.com.!You!can!grab!those!and!play!with!those!and!work!this!thing!out.!!Now,!for!Laura,!I!also!talked!about!adaptogens.!!!

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So!I’m!an!empiricist.!I’m!a!scientist.!My!motto!is,!“Keep!an!open!mind,!but!don’t!let!your!brains!fall!out.”!So!I’m!into!hard!core!research.!There!are!a!lot!of!ways!your!brains!can!fall!out,!and!there!are!a!lot!of!ways!your!mind!may!not!be!open.!It’s!a!balance.!!!But!when!I!read!the!data!on!adaptogens,!ah!!I!want!to!use!words!like!magic!or!elixirs.!There!are!so!many!herbs!that!will!repair!the!body,!that!will!fix!us.!And!the!mind!blowing!thing!is!that!some!of!them!can!work!whether!you’re!too!low!or!too!high.!They!will!regulate!either!direction.!They!will!coax!you!back!into!balance.!They!will!raise!your!own!natural!level!of!resilience.!!!Reishi!is!one!of!my!favorites!I!Ganoderma.$!!So!I!talked!a!little!bit!about!the!brain,!brain!aging.!That’s!an!important!thing!I!your!brain!function.!And!when!the!blood!sugar!and!the!cortisol!are!off,!that’s!when!we!start!losing!our!brain!cells.!They’ve!shown!in!clear!experiments!that!the!cells!on!the!right,!all!those!squiggly!things!coming!out!of!them,!they’re!growing.!They’re!repairing.!They’re!regenerating.!The!ones!in!the!middle!are!doing!it,!too.!The!ones!on!the!left!are!not!doing!it!all.!!!These!are!cells!that!have!been!exposed!to!high!amounts!of!cortisol,!all!of!them.!The!ones!on!the!middle!and!on!the!right!were!also!exposed!to!Ganoderma.$!!So!your!brain!cells!can!grow.!They!can!regenerate.!Things!like!these!herbs!can!help!with!that.!And!this!is!hard!science.!This!was!a!test!tube!study,!but!clinical!outcome!studies!have!shown!the!same!thing!I!that!people!can!see!improvements!to!their!memory.!!Here’s!the!big!picture!idea.!We!really!wanted!to!build!a!day!kind!of!like!this,!to!where!you’ve!got!good!protein!first!thing.!You’ve!got!that!bright!light.!You’ve!got!a!little!carbs!midday!I!about!half!a!cup.!Veggies!if!you!want!snacks!throughout!the!day.!More!good!carbs!later!on!I!things!like!a!shake,!a!salad,!a!stir!fry.!And!then!deep,!restorative!sleep.!!And!on!just!the!foods!we!did!the!study.!On!just!the!foods.!And!here’s!what!we!saw.!This!was!so!cool.!!!We!did!see!weight!loss,!which!was!great!I!a!lot!of!it.!Actually,!there!was!a!gal!named!Susan,!a!neat!lady.!She!said,!“Hey,!I’m!in!this!study,!but!my!husband!Marco!and!I!are!going!to!be!on!a!cruise!and!I!don’t!want!to!screw!up!your!numbers.”!

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!I!said,!“You!know!what?!I!want!you!to!stay!in!the!study!so!you!get!the!benefits.!And!I!want!you!to!go!on!your!cruise.!I!want!some!real!world!experience!in!this,!too.!I!want!to!see!what’s!happening!in!life,!because!we’re!in!life.!This!can’t!be!like!a!remote!laboratory!thing.”!!So!she!actually!had!more!than!five!inches!of!waist!loss!in!the!first!month,!which!was!phenomenal.!She!griped!at!me!about!all!of!her!clothes!not!fitting!anymore.!Okay.!I’ll!take!that.!Good!problem.!!But!here!was!the!thing!that!really!excited!me.!So,!the!cortisol!variation…!Remember,!it’s!not!always!high!cortisol,!and!it’s!not!always!low!cortisol.!It’s!cortisol!out!of!balance.!It’s!cortisol!not!being!where!you’re!thriving.!And!wherever!they!started!out,!they!moved!halfway!back!to!target!I!54%!back!to!target!I!whether!they!were!too!low,!whether!they!were!too!high.!It!didn’t!matter.!!The!body!could!selfIregulate!just!by!that!trick!of!timing!carbohydrates.!Good!proteins,!good!fats!throughout!the!day,!but!healthy!carbs!I!a!little!bit!in!the!morning,!not!much,!about!¼!cup.!About!½!cup!for!lunch.!And!then!¾!cup!in!the!evening.!!If!someone!was!training!hard!and!they’re!at!a!good!weight,!they!could!do!a!little!more.!Otherwise,!¼!I!½!I!¾.!Crazy!simple.!And!we!saw!that!reset!these!cortisol!cycles.!!So!here’s!the!exciting!part!I!how!this!all!played!out!for!Laura.!She!was!struggling!with!fertility!before,!too.!She!couldn’t!conceive!properly,!and!she!had!a!beautiful!baby.!This!was!like!more!than!a!decade!ago.!She!got!back!to!her!career,!got!a!new!career!going,!and!it!was!just!simple!things.!That’s!it.!!!That’s!the!big!message!I!your!health!is!your!life.!!!If!you’ve!got!your!health,!you!can!crank!out!a!thousand!goals.!You!can!think!about!so!many!awesome!things!to!do.!But!if!you!don’t,!you!have!one!goal.!There’s!nothing!else!you’re!going!to!think!about,!nothing!else!you’re!going!to!focus!on!but!getting!that!back!again.!That’s!all!that!matters.!!So!you!can!get!that![your!health]!back.!You!can!reclaim!that,!and!it’s!by!simple!things!that!are!within!your!power!to!change.!It’s!not!medications.!It’s!not!anything!that’s!crazy!or!hard!or!weird.!It’s!dayItoI

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day!strategies!that!you!implement,!you!share!with!others,!and!you!persist!on!and!continue!on.!That’s!the!health!part.!!!So!once!you!free!that!up,!everything!else!just!goes!exponential.!Your!connectedness,!the!state!that!you’re!in,!it!all!improves!from!there,!and!that’s!the!foundation.!It’s!health!from!the!start.!!So,!closing!up!here!I’m!going!to!do!some!Q&A.!But!there!are!some!forms!that!offer!a!program.!We’ve!done!this!thousands!of!times.!For!those!to!whom!this!is!something!you!think!you!need!more!than!a!level!of!confidence,!you!need!real!mastery,!we’re!offering!this!now.!And!I!actually!guarantee!the!results.!We’ve!done!it!so!much,!I!know!it!works.!So!in!60!days,!your!quiz!score!will!be!at!least!one!level!up.!I!guarantee!that.!I’m!totally!confident!in!it.!!The!forms!that!are!out!to!order!this,!they!have!a!typo!on!them.!They!have!the!price!listed!a!lot!lower,!actually!at!$97,!which!is!not!the!proper!price.!But!I!saw!it!just!as!we!were!coming!in,!and!I!said,!“You!know!what?!This!is!Longevity!Now.!This!is!David’s!people,!I’m!doing!it.”!!I’ve!got!a!couple!minutes!left!for!Q&A.!I!was!asked!for!that.!So!I!think!I’ll!have!a!mic!runner!going!around.!Is!that!how!it!works?!Yes.!!Question:!I’m!just!kind!of!awakening!with!things.!I!am!your...for!15!years!I’ve!been!on!Synthroid!and!for!15!years!I!have!been!taking!cholesterol!medicine.!I!stopped!the!cholesterol.!I!went!to!the!doctor!and!said,!“I!want!to!get!off!this.”!I!don’t!even!know.!Do!I!have!Hashimoto’s?!I’m!just!learning!about!all!these!things.!I!know!you’re!a!thyroid!person!from!the!stuff!that!I’ve!read.!How!does!that!fit!into!this!adrenaline!that!you’re!doing!I!the!tests!that!you’re!doing,!this!program?!!Answer:!Yeah,!yeah.!Good!question.!So,!that’s!been!my!biggest!area!of!focus.!My!whole!thing!is!natural!endocrinology!I!blood!sugar,!thyroid,!adrenals.!My!focus!has!probably!been!80!I!90%!Hashimoto’s!all!along.!That’s!why!I!also!talked!a!lot!about!adrenal!health,!because!they’re!inseparable.!They!really!do!relate!to!one!another.!!!So!adrenal!dysregulation!can!drive!autoimmunity,!especially!Hashimoto’s.!It!can!also!make!it!to!where!your!body!can’t!use!the!thyroid!hormones!properly,!to!where!you!may!not!convert!the!Synthroid!to!T3!or!T2,!to!where!you!may!not!have!the!control!of!inflammation!from!that.!So,!they’re!essential!steps.!!

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!I!see!many!authors,!who!I!think!are!wellIintentioned,!but!they’ll!say,!“Oh,!you!must!treat!the!adrenals!before!you!treat!the!thyroid.”!Or,!“You!must!treat!the!thyroid!first.!You!must!do!it!in!this!order.”!!Honestly,!if!it’s!all!off,!it!all!should!be!treated.!There’s!not!really!a!sequence,!per!se.!You!can!start!anywhere,!and!it!will!only!help!you.!If!you!do!reset!your!adrenal!health,!please!do!be!staying!on!top!of!your!tests!because!you!may!need!much!less!thyroid!medication.!That’s!very!common,!so!you!can!be!left!over!medicated!if!that!wasn’t!caught.!So!it!can!totally!help.!!!And!keep!alert.!Keep!reading.!There!is!so!much!great!awareness!about!Hashimoto’s.!I’ve!put!a!lot!of!things!out.!Probably!my!best!friend!in!that!space!has!been!Isabella!Wentz.!I!couldn’t!speak!highly!enough!about!her!work,!as!well.!But!you’ve!got!great!resources!out!there!that!can!totally!guide!you!back.!!Question:!So,!when!my!son!was!younger,!about!8!years!old,!he!had!fallen!and!had!his!adrenal!ruptured.!Is!there!a!longIterm!effect!on!that?!!Answer:!Yeah,!great!question.!Adrenal!trauma.!Someone!at!the!booth!yesterday!had!had!one!of!their!glands!removed.!When!the!body!is!healthy!enough,!the!opposite!one!usually!adapts.!That’s!why!we!have!two!of!a!lot!of!things.!It’s!builtIin!redundancy.!It’s!like!a!spare!tire.!In!a!good!world,!in!a!good!scenario,!we!can!physically!accommodate.!!In!most!cases,!adrenal!fatigue!or!adrenal!stress!is!not!broken!adrenals.!It’s!your!body!trying!to!slow!down!it’s!own!output!of!energy!so!it!can!heal.!In!most!cases,!you!can!do!well!with!one.!Smart!to!watch!his!renal/kidney!function!and!his!adrenal!function,!but!in!almost!all!cases!he’ll!be!just!fine.!!Question:!You!mentioned!something!earlier!about!the!evening!time!and!coldness!I!the!body!needs!to...something!about!that.!Can!you!elaborate!a!little!bit!more!of!what!you!meant?!!Answer:!Thank!you.!I!didn’t!go!very!deep!in!that.!!!So,!our!ancestors!got!cold!at!night.!And!our!body!expects!that!as!one!of!the!signals!to!say,!“Now!it’s!nighttime,!and!soon!it’s!going!to!warm!up!and!it!will!be!daytime.”!!!

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It’s!crazy,!but!that!circadian!cycle!I!any!hormone,!any!appetiteIcontrolling!neurotransmitter,!any!brain!chemical,!any!chemical!pathway!you!could!think!of,!it’s!on!a!circadian!cycle.!Everything!is,!and!cortisol!is!the!conductor!of!the!whole!band.!So,!temperature!is!a!factor!for!that.!The!gradient!is!probably!about!7!to!10!degrees,!as!far!as!daytime!average!to!nighttime!average.!So!a!great!trick!is…!!You!know,!I!live!in!the!Sonoran!Desert,!so!we!have!air!conditioning!going!all!year!round.!So!we!just!make!it!cooler!at!night.!If!you’ve!got!heat!going,!don’t!make!it!quite!as!hot!at!night!during!certain!times!of!the!year.!It’s!a!huge!strategy!that!makes!a!big!difference.!!Question:!I’ve!been!on!Armour!Thyroid!60mg!for!about!five!years.!Is!there!any!possible!way!through!your!program!I!could!actually!get!off!thyroid!medication!forever.!Or!is!that!something!that!is!a!lifetime!sentence?!!Answer:!So,!two!answers!for!you.!One!answer!is,!we’ve!always!got!goals!with!our!health!and!goals!for!our!life.!I!wouldn’t!encourage!you!to!make!what’s!inside!your!medicine!cabinet!be!the!highest!goal.!!!You!probably!need!vitamin!D.!There!are!few!things!we!have!a!hard!time!getting!without!taking!pills.!You’ll!probably!be!taking!a!pill!for!something!for!some!time,!so!I’d!focus!on!being!as!vital!and!as!perfectly!healthy!as!can!be.!Whatever!pills!are!there,!whatever.!Do!your!best.!I!wouldn’t!make!that!your!highest!goal.!!!You!could!not!take!that!Armour,!and!you!wouldn’t!die.!That’s!about!half!of!your!needs.!So!you’re!not!completely!underperforming,!but!I!don’t!want!you!to!do!that.!!!The!mindset!is!not!so!much,!Can$I$skip$this$pill?!The!mindset!is,!Can$I$feel$my$best?$I!would!encourage!you!to!make!that!the!biggest!priority.!!Now!to!give!you!an!answer!to!the!question!you!really!asked!me!I!in!many!cases,!yes.!And!you!did!tell!me!the!dose.!That!was!helpful.!!!You’re!a!petite!woman.!Your!thyroid!would!make!about!a!little!more!than!two!times!that!much!all!by!itself.!!!So,!if!your!gland!was!removed!you!would!need!about!2.5!times!that!dose,!or!a!little!less,!to!be!stable.!So!assuming!you’re!stable!and!you’re!taking!that!dose,!you’re!making!a!lot!by!yourself!I!half!or!more.!So!in!

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those!cases,!it’s!not!uncommon!to!see!your!output!improve!to!a!degree,!and!sometimes!all!the!way.!!Question:!I’m!a!vegetarian,!and!I!noticed!your!menu!out!there!was!all!meat!options,!so!do!you!deal!with!vegetarians,!and!have!you!had!good!success?!!Answer:!Thank!you!so!much!for!that!question.!Oversight!on!my!part.!All!the!recipes!have!vegetarian!and!nonIvegetarian!options,!so!totally!fine!I!vegetarian,!vegan.!The!shake!is!vegan.!!!I!totally!honor!that!path.!There!are!so!many!reasons!I!environmental,!ethical,!spiritual!I!so!I!completely!support!that.!!Question:!I!recently!had!some!success.!I!stopped!my!thyroid!medication,!which!was!Armour,!in!2013,!and!at!first!my!numbers!shot!up.!The!TPO!and!TSH!I!one!was!1,000!and!the!other!was!225.!And!then!I!got!tested!again,!and!the!one!that!was!1,000!is!now!200!and!225,!and!the!other!one!is!down!to!9,!and!I!didn’t!even!start!the!homeopathy!yet.!I!worked!on!the!diet!and!exercise,!and!that’s!what!dropped!it!down.!So!what!I’m!wondering!is,!what!do!you!recommend!to!get!it!down!so!that!it’s!totally!normal?!!Answer:!So!your!TSH!has!remained!at!9!off!of!Armour?!Did!I!hear!that!correctly?!!She!answers:!“Yeah,!I!haven’t!had!any!medication!since!2013.”!!He!says:!OK.!Thank!you!for!that.!I!hear!that!question!a!lot.!I!manage!diabetes,!metabolic!syndrome,!and!my!patients!want!to!get!off!the!insulin.!Their!goal!is!to!get!off!the!insulin.!!Cool,!let’s!get!you!healthy.!Let’s!make!that!the!prime!goal!and!think!about!that![getting!off]!as!a!side!effect!that!could!show!up.!!There!are!some!things!we!do!that!affect!how!we!feel!and!some!things!that!do!not.!!!In!medicine,!when!we!do!a!service,!we’re!aware!of!things!that!are!longIterm!risks!that!are!not!always!evident!by!database!symptoms.!You!may!feel!fine.!You!may!function!well,!but!I!would!do!you!a!disservice!if!I!didn’t!tell!you!that!a!TSH!of!9!is!not!okay.!That’s!not!safe!for!you.!That!raises!the!risk!of!a!lot!of!things!you!really!want!to!avoid.!!

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So,!in!your!path,!maybe!being!on!medication!for!longer!would!be!appropriate.!!!The!paradox!is!that!the!TSH!being!high!means!your!brain!is!yelling!and!begging!for!more!thyroid.!And!when!it’s!doing!that,!that’s!a!bigger!trauma!on!your!thyroid!than!any!gluten!or!toxin!in!the!world!that!you!could!think!of.!That’s!stressing!your!thyroid!to!no!end!to!be!yelled!at!like!that!everyday.!!!So!by!lowering!the!TSH!with!safe!natural!treatments,!when!it’s!appropriate,!that!actually!makes!things!nicer!for!your!thyroid,!and!that!can!raise!the!chances!of!it!working!better!by!itself.!So,!take!care!of!yourself.!!Question:!Talking!about!the!thyroid!and!the!adrenals!both,!if!!somebody’s!had!their!thyroid!removed!from!surgery!and!they’re!looking!at!possibly!being!taxed!on!the!adrenals!as!well!via!tests.!How!do!you!proceed!with!that?!!Answer:!Yeah.!Great!question.!So,!thyroidectomy,!thyroid!being!removed,!is!more!and!more!of!a!common!procedure!from!higher!rates!of!nodules.!If!you’ve!got!thyroid!disease,!two!things!I!want!to!tell!you.!!!If!you’re!on!thyroid!medication!and!you!needed!it,!you!have!Hashimoto’s,!almost!certainly.!The!question!always!comes!up!and!they!say,!“Oh,!no!!I!don’t!have!Hashimoto’s.!Dr.!____!says!I!don’t!have!it.”!!!That!means!you!had!negative!thyroid!antibodies.!That!is!not!a!ruleIout!for!Hashimoto’s;!40%!of!people!with!Hashimoto’s!never!have!thyroid!antibodies.!So!barring!a!few!unusual!circumstances,!hypothyroidism!is!pretty!much!Hashimoto’s.!!The!other!thing!that!I!want!to!say!is!that!if!you’re!on!thyroid!treatment,!probably!you’ve!never!had!an!ultrasound!done.!Please!get!an!ultrasound!done.!You’re!supposed!to!get!them!every!couple!of!years,!and!so!many!doctors!are!remiss!for!not!recommending!them.!!!The!rate!of!nodules!in!the!population!of!those!that!have!Hashimoto’s!is!at!least!25%,!and!a!percent!of!those!are!cancerous.!This!is!the!biggest!increase!in!cancer!in!North!America.!!!If!you!have!thyroid!disease,!you’ve!got!Hashimoto’s!almost!certainly!and!you!need!an!ultrasound.!There!are!more!and!more!thyroidectomies!happening,!because!this!cancer!is!on!the!uprise.!

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!So!how!does!that!affect!someone’s!health!afterwards?!Well,!the!thyroid!has!glands!on!the!side!that!make!parathyroid!hormones.!When!surgeries!go!well,!they’re!left!alone.!They’re!not!affected.!The!gland!makes!T4,!T3,!and!T2.!!!There!are!good!medications!nowadays.!I’m!not!being!paid!by!this!company,!but!WP!Thyroid!is!my!favorite!that!has!all!three!of!those!hormones.!It’s!clean.!It’s!well!standardized.!With!that!at!the!right!amount,!you’re!honestly!no!different!than!someone!who!is!making!all!their!own!hormones.!!!So,!still!manage!the!adrenals.!Take!care!of!yourself,!but!you!can!do!fine.!!One!last!tip:!Those!who’ve!had!a!thyroidectomy!I!this!is!kind!of!counterintuitive!I!they’re!actually!the!easiest!to!manage!for!your!thyroid!dosing.!You!need!a!higher!dose,!but!it’s!easier!to!manage!because!there!are!no!moving!targets.!!So!someone!like!the!gal!who!was!on!60mg!of!Armour,!she’s!making!half!of!that!or!more,!so!her!needs!could!change.!When!you’re!making!none,!your!needs!don’t!change.!!Question:!That!was!amazing.!I!want!to!say!you!basically!described!me!in!that!whole!thing.!I’m!24!years!old,!and!I’m!pretty!sure!I!no!doctor!has!ever!told!me!this!I!but!I’m!pretty!sure!I!had!an!adrenal!crash!about!2I½!years!ago.!My!hormones!and!my!cycles!are!crazy.!So,!my!first!question!is!I!feel!like!I’m!premenopausal!when!I!look!up!all!the...whatever!the!things!are!I!match!all!of!that.!So!my!first!question!is,!do!your!adrenal!glands!affect!your!cycles!and!how!do!you!regulate!your!hormones!so!you!don’t!have!10Iday,!11Iday,!13Iday!cycles!and!you’re!not!a!crazy!bitch!all!the!time?!!Answer:!So!I’ve!got!a!conflict.!I!want!more!information.!I!want!to!respect!your!privacy.!Can!I!ask!if!they’ve!stopped!or!if!they’re!erratic?!!She!answers:!Actually,!right!now!I’m!late!and!it!hasn’t!come,!and!yes,!they’re!very!erratic.!!He!says:!Okay,!so!the!top!three!common!things!that!would!change!a!menstrual!cycle!at!your!age!I!the!top!three!(this!is!going!to!be!easy!because!they’re!all!the!same)!I!PCOS,!PCOS,!and!PCOS.!Polycystic!Ovarian!Syndrome.!So!we!got!the!syndrome!back.!!

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A!broken!leg!is!a!broken!leg.!There’s!the!break.!A!syndrome!is!a!whole!lot!of!things!that!seem!to!go!together,!but!we!don’t!know!why.!!!This!is!a!syndrome.!It’s!driven!by!the!adrenal!glands.!They’re!controlling!the!blood!sugar.!When!the!blood!sugar!is!not!controlled,!there!are!higher!amounts!of!insulin!and!too!much!androgen,!too!much!DHEA,!too!much!testosterone!that’s!made.!That!causes!mood!changes.!That!causes!cycles!to!get!erratic!or!heavier.!And!it’s!really!about!adrenal!function.!!Do!look!at!PCOS.!I’ve!got!a!friend!of!mine,!and!I’m!totally!gaffing!on!her!name,!but!if!you!go!to!Amazon!and!look!up!PCOS,!there’s!a!new!book!that!just!came!out.!And!if!you!come!to!the!signing,!I’m!sure!I’ll!have!her!name!by!then.!But!there!are!several!good!books!that!talk!about!detailed!strategies!for!PCOS.!That’s!your!focus.!!Question:!I!just!wanted!to!know!what!you!thought!of!Nature!Throid.!I’ve!had!Hashimoto’s!my!whole!life,!since!I!was!like!5,!and!I!just!switched!over!the!Nature!Throid!about!six!or!seven!months!ago,!and!I!feel!really!good.!!Answer:!With!thyroid!medications,!there!are!big!categories!with!the!synthetics!and!the!naturals.!And!the!naturals,!they’re!primarily!dessicated!thyroid,!so!it’s!dessicated!pig!thyroid.!If!there!was!one!that!was!actually!plantIbased!with!all!the!hormones,!I!would!be!down!for!it,!but!it!doesn’t!exist.!So!that’s!probably!the!closest!replication!of!human!thyroid.!!There!are!brands!of!that.!There’s!Armour,!there’s!NP!Thyroid.!There’s!Nature!Throid.!There’s!Westhroid.!There’s!WP!Thyroid.!Those!are!all!the!current!brands!on!the!US!market,!and!there’s!the!generic.!!Now,!my!least!favorite!is!Armour!in!terms!of!the!standardization.!It’s!quite!variable!from!batch!to!batch.!That’s!why!it’s!not!really!recommended!by!the!endocrinology!groups.!And!that’s!also!true!of!NP!Thyroid.!So,!Armour!and!NP!are!not!well!regulated.!!So,!Nature!Thyroid,!Westhroid,!and!WP!Thyroid!are!all!made!by!one!manufacturer.!They’re!all!well!regulated.!I!love!WP,!because!it’s!the!cleanest!of!all!of!them.!The!inactive!ingredients!are!two!I!coconut!and!artichoke!I!and!that’s!it.!So!no!weird!stuff!to!make!trouble!with!your!thyroid.!!And!it!is!just!as!well!regulated.!It’s!by!the!same!people.!They’re!friends!

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of!mine,!but!WP!is!cleaner.!And!they!would!love!to!have!one!product,!but!many!are!used!to!one!brand!so!they!still!carry!some!of!their!old!brands.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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!Statements!made!in!this!booklet!have!not!been!evaluated!by!the!Food!and!Drug!Administration.!These!recipes!are!not!intended!to!diagnose,!treat,!cure,!or!prevent!any!disease.!!If!you!are!pregnant,!nursing,!taking!medication,!or!have!a!medical!condition,!consult!your!physician!before!using!advice!included!in!these!recipes.!!The!content!of!this!work!is!not!to!be!reproduced!or!distributed!without!express!written!consent!from!David!Wolfe!and!New!Horizon!Health,!Inc.!or!their!legally!delegated!representatives.!!Copyright!©!2016!David!Wolfe!and!New!Horizon!Health,!Inc.!All!Rights!Reserved.!