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Food As Medicine: Eating your way out of virtually any disease
Dr. Patrick Garrett, DC, B.Sci, DCCN, DABFM, SFAAFM, BCIMConcierge Natural Healthcare
301 North Main Suite 301316-212-5429
[email protected]/doctorgarrett
This is what conventional wisdom leads to:
1. Heart disease 2. Cancer 3. Stroke 4. Accidents 5. Alzheimer's disease 6. Diabetes 7. Influenza and Pneumonia 8. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and
nephrosis9. Septicemia
This is what conventional wisdom leads to:
FROM RARE TO EPIDEMIC
Heart disease 1:218 times higher mortality than for your grandparentsHeart attacks / Bypasses younger & youngerFoam cells in 10 year olds
Diabetes (type 2) 1:3Went from RARE to epidemic in 60 years Pre-diabetes / metabolic syndrome 1:2Overweight & Obesity up to 3:4
Cancer rates 1:8000 1:1 / 1:3Went from RARE to 10th to 2nd to 1st Ageism? Cancer at younger ages
– Childhood cancer 1:500 Brain Cancer (Aspartame)– 1 out of 3 will be leukemia (Benzene)
What is the conventional risk of doing the same?
Rates of Prostate deaths - 28 yearsThis is what conventional wisdom leads to:
Rates of Heart Attacks / Strokes - 109 years
This is what conventional wisdom leads to:
Rates of NEW Diabetes cases - 30 years
This is what conventional wisdom leads to:
Rates of Diverticulosis – 40 years
This is what conventional wisdom leads to:
Multiple Sclerosis Rates – 20 years
This is what conventional wisdom leads to:
Autism Rates – 34 years
This is what conventional wisdom leads to:
Obesity rates – 23 years
This is what conventional wisdom leads to:
Conventional Wisdom Change in 2006
Which is the most dangerous?
Eat your way out of disease!
Can Exceptional Wisdom Reverse this mess?
Lifestyle changes can:– Prevent 92% of all heart disease / stroke – Prevent 80% or more of all disease– Prevent 60-80% of cancers– Prevent 100% of type 2 diabetes
Exceptional Wisdom: Food as Medicine
Eating your way out of Heart Disease
Balancing Cholesterol with food
Eating your way out of Cancer
Eating your way out of Diabetes
Exceptional Wisdom: Food as Medicine
Prevention 2009 Boston University School of Medicine
5 Lifestyle Changes that slashed heart attack risk by 92%
Moderate alcohol: < 1 glass per day of wine (or dark grapes?)Healthy Diet: based on Fruits, Vegetables, Whole Grains, Fish, LegumesDaily Exercise: more than 40 minutes of walking plus 1 hour a week of strenuous
activityHealthy Body Weight: Waist size is 85% or less of hip sizeNot Smoking: never smoked or stopped 1 year or greater
Heart Prevention Study2nd heart attack
Fish twice a weekLots of fruit & Veggies
Vs.Cutting down on fat in your diet
Exceptional Wisdom: Food as Medicine
Heart Prevention
Eat like a fish1. Blocks platelet aggregation2. Reduces blood vessel constriction3. Increases blood flow4. Lowers fibrinogen5. Increases fibrinolytic activity6. Lowers triglycerides7. Raises antioxidant rich HDL8. Increases cell membrane flexibility9. Lowers blood pressure
Exceptional Wisdom: Food as Medicine
Heart Prevention Study
Harvard School of MedicineStudies on Heart Attacks and
NutsGarlic
AlcoholOnions
Exceptional Wisdom: Food as Medicine
Specifics - Heart PreventionAngina – Remove Alcohol
Arrhythmia – Remove Coffee
Exceptional Wisdom: Food as Medicine
Foods that fight clots
Garlic’s effect is heat stabileCornell – Red wine’s resveratrol (red
grapes too)Zhejian Medical University of China –
Green tea’s tannin (catechin) blocked platelet clumping as strongly as ASA
Swedish Study – Fruits / Vegetables lowers fibrinogen
Exceptional Wisdom: Food as Medicine
Balancing Blood Pressures
University of Naples, Italy12 months on high K Diet81% cut meds use in half38% cut meds out completely
Low K = High Na = High Water = HTN
HIGH potassium(more than 225 milligrams
per 1/2 c. serving)Apricots AvocadoBanana
CantaloupeHoneydew
KiwiLima beans
Oranges and orange juicePotatoes Prunes
SpinachTomatoes
Vegetable juiceWinter squash
Exceptional Wisdom: Food as Medicine
Exceptional Wisdom: Food as Medicine
Balancing Cholesterol (NOT LOWERING)
Foods that help:Oats, Apples, Carrots, Olive oil, Avocados, Almonds, Beans, Walnuts, Garlic, Onions, Fruits, Vegetables, Vitamin C and Beta Carotene Rich Foods, Grains High in Soluble Fiber
Exceptional Wisdom: Food as Medicine
Balancing CholesterolGoals:
Raise HDLPrevent LDL Oxidation
Beans are the cheapest, most widely available, fastest acting, and safest medicine to balance cholesterol.
Exceptional Wisdom: Food as Medicine
Balancing Cholesterol
Lower TriglyceridesEliminate: Refined Sugar, Refined Flour, Fruit Juices, Dried Fruit, and Excessive Alcohol
Remember all bread is sugar
Exceptional Wisdom: Food as Medicine
Exceptional Wisdom: Food as Medicine
You are not genetically
designed to have cancer!
You are causing cancer through diet and environmental
toxins
Anti Cancer Diet
National Cancer InstituteDirector of Cancer Prevention and Control
“The more fruits and vegetables people eat, the less likely they are to get cancer from the colon, stomach, breast and lung”.
#1, 2, 3Up to 75% decrease risk in smokers!
Exceptional Wisdom: Food as Medicine
Anti Cancer DietVegetables, GARLIC, Cabbage, Soybeans, Onions, Carrots, Tomatoes, All Green / Yellow Vegetables, Fruits (especially) Citrus, Fatty Fish, Tea
The Encourage Cancer DietMeat, High Fat Foods, Vegetable Oils (especially Corn), Excessive Alcohol
Anti-Spread Cancer DietSeafood, Garlic, Cruciferous Vegetables (like Cabbage / Broccoli, and Collard Greens
Exceptional Wisdom: Food as Medicine
Anti Cancer Diet
Recommends – Garlic, Cabbage, licorice, soybean, ginger, carrots, parsnips, celery, onions, tea, turmeric, citrus fruits, whole wheat, flax, brown rice, tomato, eggplant, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, oats mint, oregano, cucumber, rosemary, sage potato, thyme, chives, cantaloupe, basil, tarragon, barley, berries.
Soup & Salad Anyone?
Exceptional Wisdom: Food as Medicine
Anti Cancer Diet
University of MinnesotaBest foods by Cancer Site:Lung – Carrots, Green Leafy VeggiesColon – Cruciferous Veggies and CarrotsEsophageal, Oral, Pharyngeal – FruitsLaryngeal - Fruits, VeggiesStomach – Fruits, lettuce, onion, tomato, celery, squashPancreas – Fruits, VeggiesBladder – Veggies, Carrots, FruitsThryoid – Cruciferous Vegetables
Exceptional Wisdom: Food as Medicine
DIABETES
Help us find that elusive cure!
The cost of being overweight
$4800
Exceptional Wisdom: Food as Medicine
The cost of being diabetic
$11,744
Exceptional Wisdom: Food as Medicine
Number of Obese to be DiabeticExceptional Wisdom: Food as Medicine
Pre-Diabetes / Metabolic Syndrome
6 Factors prediction – Low HDL– High Triglycerides – High Glucose– Hypertension– Obesity– Chronic Inflammatory Markers
• What’s the prediction?
Exceptional Wisdom: Food as Medicine
STOP CHRONICALLY MANAGING CHRONIC CONDITIONS
Choose drugs or food, either way, it is always a choice
Who is 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