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Dr. Patrick Garrett, DC, B.Sci, DCCN, DABFM, FAAFMConcierge Natural Healthcare

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Who are Dr. Garrett

Dr. Patrick Garrett

Chiropractic College / Medical School

12 Years of Functional Lifestyle Practice

Specializing in reversing acute & chronic conditions naturally

Patients / clients all over the country & world

Clinical focus on reversing diabetes, asthma, allergies, eczema, psoriasis, migraines and epigenetic food therapy.

Physician

Postgraduate Educator300 Hour / 2 Year Diplomate Functional Medicine / Clinical Nutrition Program in Denver, Colorado

National Speaker Internal DisordersFunctional MedicineApplied Nutrition & Clinical ChemistryClinical NutritionFunctional Approaches to Reversing Diseases

National Speaker

Lifestyle Medicine ProgramCeliac DiseaseLifestyle Medicine – Metabolic Syndrome & NutritionLifestyle Medicine – Stress ManagementLifestyle Medicine – Weight ManagementLifestyle Medicine – Prescribing ExerciseLifestyle Medicine – OsteoporosisLifestyle Medicine – The Biology of Normal Sleep & Consequences of Insufficient SleepInfertility & Endocrinology & More

Postdoctoral Education

Lifestyle Medicine ProgramLifestyle Practices for Weight Management & Health PromotionModels of Behavior ModificationThe Pressure System Model of Lifestyle Counseling in Primary CareRationale for Lifestyle & Weight Management CounselingWeight Bias in Clinical Settings: Improving Health Care Delivery for Obese Patients

Postdoctoral Education

 Diplomate of the American Board of Functional Medicine

Board Certified in Integrative Medicine

Diplomate of the American College of Clinical Nutrition

Senior Fellow of the American Academy of Functional Medicine

Diplomates & Certifications

 Harvard Medical School Postgraduate Association– Member

American Academy of Integrative Medicine – Member

Physicians Committee on Responsible Medicine - Member

American Board of Functional Medicine - Past President

American Academy of Functional Medicine - Chairman of the Board of Directors

Green Med Info – Board Member

Bloodid - Medical Director

Leadership / Membership

Food as Medicine

Are you drinking yourself to

better health or death?

The good, the bad, and the ugly drinks

Topics by consumption in gallons– Milk - 20.4 – Coffee – 18.5– Fruit beverages – 11.5 – Black tea – 10.3– Sports beverages - 4 – Wine - 2.3 – Value-added water - 1.5 – Distilled spirits - 1.5 – Energy drinks - 1.2 – Healthy drinks – (Not so much)

The dairy myth

50% more since 1950

Over a 1000

pounds today

Myth 1:Diary source of calcium

Calcium – 100 gram of milk = 118 mg of calcium

• Very little bio-availability

– Compare to 100 grams of • parsley (203mg)• kale (187mg)• broccoli (130mg)• almonds (254mg)• sesame seeds (160 mg)• canned salmon with bones (250 mg)• Etc...

Myth2: Diary source of proteinProtein

– 100 gram of milk = 3.4g of protein

• Very little bio-availability

– Compare to 100 grams of • beef – 26g• eggs – 13g• oats – 17g• quinoa – 14g• nuts – 21g• seeds – 17g• kale – 4.3

Myth 3:Diary source of Vitamin D

Vitamin D – Dairy = trace amounts

• 100 IU per 8 ounces

– Compare to 100 grams of • 15 minutes of sunlight (10,000 – 20,000 IU)• cod liver oil (1360 IU)• salmon (566 IU)

Which drug lowers vitamin D?

Myth4: Raw dairy is betterLactose deficiency is the normal

not the disease– 70-90% of Chinese, Japanese,

Ashkenazi Jews, and Mediterraneans lose the ability to digest lactose after around 2 years of old.

– Why? – Is raw any better?

Myth4: Raw dairy is betterDairy Allergens

– 25 proteins that cause allergic reactions– symptoms like gas, bloating, nausea, cramping and diarrhea. – Lesser acknowledged reactions to milk are mental disturbances.– The most common food to trigger mental reactions like depression, weepiness,

feelings of being overwhelmed and an inability to cope with life. – In children symptoms often include bed-wetting, chronic ear infections, persistent

coughs, asthma, and nose bleeds.

Hormonal Nightmare of Dairy

Men – Prostate– Breast cancer– Skin tags– Libido– Moobs

Why are Harvard men more scared of dairy than plastic?

Hormonal Nightmare of DairyWomen

– Endometriosis– Breast cancer– Heart disease– Ovarian failure– Fibroids– Etc…

Hormonal Nightmare of DairyChildren

– Early development– Feminization of boys– Future problems

Coffee

Beneficial or legal drug– Caffeine – Creamer– Sugar– Hormones– Starbucks vs. home

Rank these by caffeine content

1. Coke2. Coffee3. Black tea4. Green tea5. Herbal tea6. Red bull7. Chocolate8. Anxiety9. Death10. Avg US

consumption

• 0 mg• 25 mg• 35 mg• 30-50 mg• 50 mg• 80 mg• 100-200 mg• 200 mg• 300 mg• 350 mg

Caffeinism

• No tolerance – 250 mg = caffeine

intoxication• Anxiety, etc…

– 3000- 5000 mg = death

• Roughly 50 cups of coffee

Coffee creamer dilemma

• Dairy = hormonal problems, diabetes, cancer

• Non-dairy Ingredients– Hydrogenated

vegetable-based fats– Solidified corn syrup – Artificial sweeteners

or/and flavorings – Sodium caseinate

Fruit Beverages

What does the “D” standfor in Sunny D?

DEATH

Benzos

Sodium Benzoate / Benzoic Acid

– Benzoic acid / benzoate is most commonly synthesized from oxidizing toluene and used as a preservative for drinks.

– Toluene is the chemical that is responsible for the smell in paint thinner and is synthesized from benzene.

– Benzene is a highly flammable component of crude oil.

Diet is better right?

Aspartame is metabolized in the body to its components:– aspartic acid – Phenylalanine– Methanol

– A poison that makes you fatter anyways.

Diet is better right?

Black tea or green tea?

Sports Drinks

• Gatorade or salty cool aid• Think petroleum, petroleum, petroleum, &

salt

Red Wine or White Wine

How much water?

Stevia?

Kombucha

Green Smoothies

Food as medicine

Wellness is not a war that can be won or lost, it is a constant dialog between you and your diet.

With each drink you are either choosing to be chronically healthy or chronically sick.

Either the choice is yours.

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