Your Brain and Body on Ketones with Dr. Dom D'Agostino

Ok, well…. Today’s episode is a bit unique…. The intention was to discuss the important benefits of a trace mineral called boron. It is an important mineral, make no mistake. But, as we started recording, we got bored. Turns out talking about boron is kind of boring! So, we do hit the boron highlights, but then, in typical Patti & Michael fashion, we veer off into debate and discussion. The topic became the danger of misinformation by health influencers and how to remain skeptical.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 3:10 Thirty seconds on boron
• 4:35 A dose of skepticism toward health influencers
• 7:55 Health information changing tides  
• 11:20 Methylation SNPs and reductionism
• 15:30 GLP-1 agonists and total body systems
• 21:30 Wrap up – always be curious and skeptical

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Genova’s nutritional testing offers precision results and personalized recommendations to create a nutritional treatment plan for optimal health and wellness. But for patients and clinicians, this can seem overwhelming when there is a significant amount of nutritional need. In addition to dietary counseling, clinicians often reach for supplements. VitaminLab is a premier supplement company in Canada that can customize results from the NutrEval and Metabolomix+ into as few pills as possible to help with patient compliance. Dr. Lydia Thurton is a naturopathic physician who works with clinicians through VitaminLab to help them through the process.

In today’s episode, we talk to Dr. Lydia Thurton and discuss the process of customizing nutritional formulas, cautionary tales you should be aware of when choosing a supplement company, and the quality controls used by VitaminLab.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 4:25 Meet Dr. Lydia Thurton and hear about her path to the supplement industry
• 7:30 Combining supplements into as few pills as possible
• 9:40 Pill fatigue and compliance
• 11:00 Line between optimizing diet vs. supplementation
• 13:00 Choosing where to get your supplements – VitaminLab quality controls
• 17:35 Lydia’s private practice – passion for women of color
• 20:10 Online Mental Health Facebook group
• 22:10 Where to connect with VitaminLab and Dr. Lydia
• 23:15 The Fireball 

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Dr. Lydia's Thai Inspired Chicken Meatball Soup

VitaminLab

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Cayenne pepper, derived from the Capsicum annuum plant, is a fiery herb renowned for its intense heat and vibrant flavor. It contains a compound called capsaicin which is not only responsible for its spicy punch, but also numerous health benefits. Beyond its culinary uses, cayenne is highly regarded for its medicinal properties in gut health, pain relief, and even cardiometabolic disease.

In today’s episode, we turn up the heat as we delve into the fiery world of cayenne. From its origins to its culinary and medicinal uses, we’ll uncover the secrets and surprising health benefits of this spicy superstar.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 3:20 Why are we talking about cayenne?
• 4:40 Ethnobotany of cayenne
• 8:30 Capsaicin, the heat, and substance P
• 9:50 Cayenne and metabolic syndrome
• 11:40 GI tract effects – how counterintuitive!
• 15:30 Cardiovascular disease and cayenne
• 16:40 Headaches and pain, topical cayenne – intranasal cayenne? WHAT!
• 18:55 Wilbur Scoville rabbit hole re: Scoville Units
• 22:50 What’s in a Name?????  

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Genova’s Endo+ Profile is the first of its kind in hormonal health, offering the unique ability to test saliva, blood, and urine simultaneously. This flexibility lets providers create tailored hormonal profiles that reveal insights and connections between sex hormones, thyroid function, adrenal health, melatonin rhythms, and estrogen metabolism. While creating this product, we spent years scouring the research for the most up-to-date clinical information. Some of what we found, or more importantly didn’t find, calls into question what gets repeated in the echo chambers of functional medicine.

Today is part 3 of our series where we challenge common doctrine in hormone testing. It’s good to be humble, take a fresh look at dogmatic concepts, and rethink what we thought we knew. 

Today on The Lab Report:

• 4:35 Endo+ - we are learning new lessons
• 6:05 Salivary testosterone in females
• 8:10 Urinary cortisol and the effects of dietary sodium
• 10:50 Steroidogenic pathway and aromatase enzymes
• 12:15 Ben Bikman, insulin resistance, and aromatase
• 13:50 Salivary collection – passive drool vs. devices
• 16:20 Serum hormone levels and BHRT
• 18:25 Salivary progesterone and stress
• 20:20 Estriol and estrogen metabolism              

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Foods come in and out of favor all the time. Eggs are good for you… no wait, they are bad… nope, good again – let’s not even discuss butter! There are many disease correlations related to specific foods and literature continues to evolve. One such focus is on red meat and its correlation to cardiovascular disease.  But why? Is all red meat bad? Can you eat red meat and not increase heart disease risk? What about it should cause concern? Interestingly, the answer lies in the microbiome’s ability to metabolize the carnitine in red meat into a metabolite called trimethylamine (TMA). What happens from there is the key!  But be warned, there is more to TMA than red meat and carnitine.

Today we discuss TMA and how it becomes a cardiovascular risk factor (TMAO). We tell you about TMA’s many sources - besides red meat - and why you should care.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 2:10 Food controversies
• 3:50 Break it Down: Trimethylamine (TMA) and trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO)
• 6:40 TMAO, carnitine, and choline
• 10:00 Wait, which foods are actually the problem?
• 13:50 Red meat, TMAO, and cardiovascular risk
• 18:40 Dietary microbiome changes
• 20:05 Question of the Day:
  • Which Genova profiles can help?

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NutrEval

Cardio Check

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Patti & Michael are on the road! We recorded this unique episode from the Genova Diagnostics booth as a sponsor of the Metabolic Health Summit 2024 in Clearwater Beach, Florida. This conference brings together cutting-edge research, world-class speakers, and the leading experts in metabolic health. As you can imagine, Genova’s testing is a key element in getting to the root cause of metabolic disfunction and optimal health. The personalization of our testing and results can help guide therapeutic modalities that may not be so obvious.

In today’s episode, you’ll hear Patti & Michael recorded live from the Genova booth at Metabolic Health Summit 2024. We recap some of the incredible clinical insights we gained from attending the lectures. We also chat live with some of our friends, old and new, to keep you up to date with the latest innovations in the metabolic health industry.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 4:00 - Where are we? And, what is Metabolic Health Summit?
• 4:50 - Dr. Ben Bikman's Research on Adipose Tissue
• 6:45 - Pearls from Dr. Andy Galpin's Lecture
• 10:10 - Metabolic Psychiatry 
• 13:00 - Using Specialty Testing for Metabolic Health 
• 16:15 - Dr. Sheila Dean Stops By
• 17:15 - Dorian Greenow - Co-Founder of Keto-Mojo
• 24:15 - QOTD - Can you be metabolically health if you aren't on the ketogenic diet?

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Dr. Bill Rawls was a practicing OB/GYN physician for decades before his health began to suffer and he was faced with the limitations of modern medicine. Embarking on his own health journey, he dove headfirst into holistic and herbal therapies and found ultimate wellness. Dr. Rawls now teaches and writes extensively about the power of herbal medicine. He’s written several books including Suffered Long Enough, Unlocking Lyme, and his latest book The Cellular Wellness Solution. Dr. Rawls even started his own herbal supplement and wellness company called Vital Plan.

In today’s episode, Dr. Bill Rawls discusses his new book, The Cellular Wellness Solution, a fresh take on the critical role our cells play in unlocking wellness and supporting health. He champions the power of herbal medicine and explains why you should too.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 4:00 Meet Dr. Rawls and hear his journey to herbal medicine
• 8:45 The Cellular Wellness Solution – 5 underlying cellular stressors
• 14:05 Microbial stress, chronic disease, and cancer?
• 21:10 Germ theory vs. Terrain theory
• 25:50 Difference between pharmaceutical drugs and herbs
• 32:15 Isolated constituents vs. whole herbs, adaptogens
• 33:20 Daily-use herbs, adaptogens, antimicrobials, anti-inflammatories
• 40:40 Current-day farming, primitive foraging, and the effects on our plants
• 44:30 Vital Plan and cautionary tales regarding supplement quality
• 50:20 The Fireball  

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Dr. Taz Bhatia is a conventionally trained physician who has always been way ahead of her time. For years she’s been combining the best of modern science with eastern medical wisdom to help patients get to the root cause of chronic disease. As one of the OGs in functional and integrative medicine, Dr. Taz has become a national social media influencer, author, speaker, podcaster, television star, and go-to expert in women’s health. Her latest book “The Hormone Shift” offers patients the tools they need to navigate life’s hormone changes with ease.

In today’s episode, we meet the one and only Dr. Taz Bhatia - a world-renowned expert in women’s health. Listen in as we discuss her brand-new book “The Hormone Shift.”

Today on The Lab Report:

• 4:20 Meet the one and only Dr. Taz!
• 8:15 Eastern medicine influences
• 11:45 Advice for clinicians wanting to make the leap!
• 18:05 Women’s health and Power Types
• 22:25 The Hormone Shift and approaching hormonal imbalance
• 25:40 Diet and Lifestyle factors
• 29:25 Behavior change and the art of medicine
• 31:50 Taz on social media and YouTube
• 33:40 The Fireball  

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Endo+

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Genova’s new Endo+ Profile is the first of its kind in hormonal health, offering the unique ability to test saliva, blood, and urine simultaneously. This flexibility lets providers create tailored hormonal profiles that reveal insights and connections between sex hormones, thyroid function, adrenal health, melatonin rhythms, and estrogen metabolism. While creating this product, we spent years scouring the research for the most up-to-date clinical information. Some of what we found, or more importantly didn’t find, calls into question what gets repeated in the echo chambers of functional medicine.

Today is part 2 of our series where we challenge common doctrine in hormone testing. It’s good to be humble, take a fresh look at dogmatic concepts, and rethink what we thought we knew.  

Today on The Lab Report:

• 3:40 Reference ranges – population vs. healthy cohort
• 8:15 Reference ranges - comparing HRT dosages vs. actual symptoms
• 10:10 Making sense of urine hormone testing
• 12:50 Circulating hormone levels vs. tissue effects
• 18:15 Sex hormone binding globulin vs. free testosterone
• 20:15 Question of the Day
  • What are the logistics of customizing the Endo+?

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Hormones are complicated! The body makes dozens of hormones that influence each other. Fine-tuning that full hormonal symphony can lead to significant symptom improvement and well-being. Genova’s testing can help and the new Endo+ Profile is a great place to start. With this latest product upgrade, we’ve spent almost 2 years scouring the literature for the most up-to-date clinical information to help guide clinicians. However, while we were knee-deep in research and literature, we found ourselves with conflicting messaging and realized the echo chamber in personalized medicine might need to be re-examined.  

In today’s episode, we begin to challenge a few concepts in hormonal testing. Sometimes it’s good to be humble, take a fresh look at dogmatic concepts, and rethink what we thought we knew. 

Today on The Lab Report:

• 3:50 Endo+ Support Guide and literature diving
• 6:10 Salivary hormones – Why? How? What does it mean?
• 9:55 Super-secretors
• 12:45 Topical hormone replacement therapy and saliva
• 15:30 Bound vs. unbound, bioavailable vs. inert hormones
• 18:00 Megalin proteins and androgens
• 20:30 Free testosterone and the Free Hormone Hypothesis
• 22:00 Dear Sir……. What is Prestidigitation?

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