Conference Highlights
Day 3
As I type this, I am STILL in Austin Texas at the Forum For Integrative Medicine conference, Breaking Barriers: Advancing Treatment for Complex Chronic Illness.
First of all.
Success!!
I had my Texas BBQ!!
To be honest.
The meat was tasty and I am glad I accomplished my “feat of meat.” It was a “real treat.” I think if I did not eat this for dinner it would have been a “defeat.”
I had about 3/4 lbs of combination brisket and beef ribs. I probably would have been good with 1/2 pound of brisket, but when in Texas, I was told to “Go Big!”. So Big I did.
The meat was a bit salty for what I am used to, but it was still enjoyable. I think I could have eaten all of it. But lunch was provided at the conference each day. Usually hotel food for a few hundred people is not very good. But very surprisingly the food was very very good. So my appetite at dinner was not as big as usual.
Now back to original programing.
Today, Day 3, the Final Day, there were 7 presentations. It was a beautiful sunny day with high temp almost 80. So at both breaks as well as after finishing a quick lunch, out we went to the pool area for some Texas sunshine,
as well as a beautiful view of all the construction happening in downtown Austin. I think they changed the name of their State Bird to a Crane. Think about it…..
So now let’s get to the presentations.
I’ll comment on two of them today.
The first was from Isabella Wentz, aka the Thyroid Pharmacist.
She discussed different protocols for Thyroid and Adrenals and gave me some new ideas to work with, especially for people with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis.
She discussed:
Optimizing the diet by going Gluten Free, Soy Free and Dairy Free.
Optimizing nutritional markers such as Vit D, ferritin and B12.
Methylation and Liver detox support
The use of Carnitine for Thyroid Brain Fog
Mitochondrial support
There was more but too much to go into on a Common Sense Health and Wellness post. We can discuss more next time you are at the Institute for Medical Wellness.
The other presentation given was from Dr. Dayan Goodenowe, a PhD Biochemist. He has created some nutritional supplements that are now being used for all types of Brain imbalances/disorders including Dementia, Parkinson’s, MS, ALS, Autism, etc, etc.
But today he discussed how to use biochemistry in the screening for Cancer as well as his nutritional supplements along with other protocols for the prevention and treatment of cancers. The nice thing about his presentation was that most of his protocols are in line with what we do at the IMW. Fix the metabolism. Make sure your cholesterol is not too low. Get your HDL cholesterol up and your Triglycerides down.
Ready for this???
Dr. Goodenowe explained how people with higher HDL and LDL cholesterol have LOWER risks of Cancer. He also explained how if someone has a cancer diagnosis, the people with higher cholesterol at diagnosis have better outcomes.
He pretty much believes from a biochemistry state, that cancer is a metabolic low energy disease state of mitochondrial insufficiency. To simplify, if a cell can’t create energy easily by burning fat, it can get stuck in a low energy sugar burning cycle which creates the cancer.
Cancer luvs carbohydrates!
Dr. Goodenowe has his own lab which does testing for his biochemical markers which can be helpful in looking for biochemical signs of cancer, cellular brain health and many other things not mentioned today. The testing is not covered by insurance and costs $499. If anyone is interested please let me know.
I will end with a meme. It kind of sums up why I go to all these conferences.
I pick the conferences that are looking for true root causes and not afraid to bring up health issues, diagnosis and treatment outside of the traditional narrative. I am NOT against the traditional system. I just believe it can be greatly improved. That’s one of the main reasons I enjoy my work at the Institute for Medical Wellness.
Looking for root causes of disease processes and hopefully, helping people improve their health instead of just applying band aids.
As always, comments and questions welcome.
Questions and comments always welcome.
Looking forward to discussing some of what you learned.