by Sean Croxton

This was classic.

When I read Dr. Peter Glidden’s book The MD Emperor Has No Clothes a few months ago I knew it would make for an eye-opening show.

Dr. Glidden, a naturopathic doctor, doesn’t hold anything back. And he’s apparently not afraid to ruffle a few feathers.

While some may find his words controversial and unsettling, no one can question his passion for ensuring that everyone get the medical care they need — a type of care that addresses the root cause of symptoms and disease.

Click the player at the bottom of this post to listen to the entire episode.

Be sure to buckle up.

Here are my notes….

4:17 – How Dr. Glidden and I are twin sons from different mothers.
4:51 – Where Dr. Glidden’s intense passion for wholistic health comes from
8:03 – How the Carnegie Institute and its Flexner Report changed medicine forever
11:34 – “We do not have a free medical market in North America.”
11:51 – The real purpose of the American Medical Association
13:47 – The reductionist philosophy of medicine
16:57 – Health defined…from a wholistic perspective
19:09 – How symptoms are an indication of the body’s wisdom
22:29 – Hering’s Law of Cure…how healing is done in layers (super fascinating!)
26:30 – How homeopathic medicine works
29:53 – Caller Q: How to deal with skeptical, closed-minded medical docs
37:39 – The shocking statistic about drug and alcohol addiction among ER docs
38:48 – Is Alzheimer’s a physician-created disease?
41:09 – The relationship between cholesterol and heart disease
41:59 – How MDs use genes to explain away their treatment failures
44:33 – “Which gene is it, doctor?”
45:34 – Caller Q about homeopathy and the placebo effect
49:18 – Caller comment from former pharma rep
50:57 – Pharma ties to Nazi Germany
52:13 – Caller Q: This is BS!
53:00 – Proof that the majority of chronic diseases are caused by nutrient deficiencies
54:55 – What it takes to become a naturopathic doctor
56:46 – What you can do to turn this around
58:32 – Wrapping up

Don’t miss tomorrow’s episode of The Underground Wellness Show with Dr. Peter Osborne. We’ll be discussing The Gluten-Free Lie.

Out.

Sean
Author, The Dark Side of Fat Loss

by Sean Croxton

How’d it go?

Around this time last year, you were likely mentally preparing yourself for the big day.

You know, the day when you’d turn over a new leaf and set forth on a journey to achieve the body, finances, and life you know you deserve.

So again, how did it go?

My hope is that you have used these past 354 days to become the healthiest, wealthiest, and most adventurous version of yourself — that your leaf has remained turned over.

But that’s not always the case.

According to staticbrain.com, only 8-percent of us actually succeed in achieving our resolutions for the new year.

That’s pathetic.

When I see a statistic like that, my brain starts pondering what those 8-percent are doing that the other 92-percent are not.

In my experience, I find that successful goal-setters are those who set goals that are in alignment with what they value in life.

If you’ve read my ebook, you may recall a story I told in chapter ten about a woman — Diane, I called her — who had been trying to shed 30 pounds since the Reagan Administration.

Diane had tried every diet under the sun, and worked with dozens of health coaches and trainers.

It was hard for me to believe that in thirty years she could not find a single diet to stick to. I also could not believe that her time with me would turn out any different from the many failed experiences she had had with coaches in the past.

Something didn’t add up.

Listening to Diane tell her story, I could not help but be reminded of a quote from Dr. John F. Demartini in THIS INTERVIEW. It goes like this…

“Your life is demonstrating what your real values are. Any time you set a goal that doesn’t match those values, you’re automatically going to live with a moral dilemma. You’re going to beat yourself up. You’re going to wonder why it’s not happening. You’re going to be asking why you can’t stay focused. You’re going to be looking for outside authorities to motivate you. The key is to be congruent with your highest values, so you are setting goals that are congruent, so you confirm and achieve what you say. And you develop the habit of knowing and building confidence that every time you say something, you do it. The key is knowing what your values are.”

How’s that for a mind-blower?

I walked Diane through a very brief exercise to get some idea of what she valued most in life. After ten minutes or so, she came up with these…

* God
* Travel
* Family
* Community
* Career

I asked if she noticed anything missing. After an extended silence, she exclaimed…HEALTH!!!

For three decades, Diane had been attempting to realize a goal that simply wasn’t that important — or valuable — to her.

No fad diet would have ever addressed this misalignment. And no amount of money paid to calorically-dogmatic health coaches would have ever overcome it.

Diane needed a values adjustment, not another diet and exercise program.

Instead of spending these next 11 days fixated on what only 8-percent of us hope to achieve in 2013, it may be time better spent to understand WHY we’ve been part of the 92-percent year in and year out.

To consider just how important these resolutions really are to us.

To find a big enough reason to achieve them.

This week, Paul Chek addressed this very topic on the radio show, discussing why most of us have such a challenging time staying motivated. I felt like I was listening to myself!

Watch the video below to hear what Paul thinks.

You may listen to the entire broadcast by clicking the player below.

By the way, we set a record for live show listeners this week! Thanks for tuning in.

You can learn more about Paul’s 4-step process for determining your values, as well as his program for scientific goal setting below.

The Last Four Doctors You’ll Ever Need

PPS Success Mastery Course

I want to hear from YOU! What goals will you achieve in 2013, and how much do they align with your values?

How will you make sure you’re leaf stays turned over?

Sound off!

Sean
Author, The Dark Side of Fat Loss

by Sean Croxton

YOU made this happen.

I remember way back in the day when I shot my first YouTube video in my bedroom with an old-school webcam that had an earpiece and microphone.

Gosh, a lot has happened since then.

Who knew that YouTube would be the beginning of such an awesome journey?

The journey turned a new chapter this month when I opened up the Underground Wellness office/studio in Downtown San Diego.

It’s funny, I’ve had this picture in my mind of shooting videos with a brick wall in the background for a while now. Turns out that the first office I looked at had just that. Weird how my life works!!

Thank you so much for all of your support — by spreading the word about this website, sharing content, and/or purchasing DSFL, Protandim, or the summits. We (Allyson the Assistant and I) really appreciate you.

Take a tour of our new spot. It’s not much, but it’s certainly going to help us reach more people.

Check it out!

Out.

Sean
Author, The Dark Side of Fat Loss

by Sean Croxton & Reed Davis

This was cool.

Last Thursday, my main man Reed Davis — founder of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN) — and I got together for another one of our FREE functional medicine webinars.

This time we covered adrenal dysfunction, an extremely common hormonal imbalance that often lies at the root of health challenges. Unfortunately, most doctors completely ignore it.

Over 600 people attended this webinar live. The response through email, Twitter, and Facebook was amazing!

If you missed it, check it out below. Be sure to hang around to the very end when Reed offers a generous discount on the FDN course, which includes a bonus 1-hour call with me.

Taking the FDN course back in 2008 was one of the best decisions I ever made. I built a successful home-based business with it, and it has given me the knowledge and skills to help thousands of people through video, podcasting, consulting, and my ebook.

Hope to have you on board!

F.Y.I. — Our recording came out a bit out of synch, so Reed re-recorded the presentation for you. Also, be sure to check out TONIGHT’S live Q&A session with Reed and I. We’re going on the air at 5pm PT/8pm ET. If you have questions, please dial 347-237-5608 during the show, or you can post your questions below.

UPDATE: Click the player below to listen to the Q&A session.

Check. This. Out.

Out.

Sean
Functional Diagnostic Nutritionist
Author, The Dark Side of Fat Loss

by Sean Croxton & Troy Casey

Yo! Meant to post a new blog about Will Allen’s book The Real Food Revolution today. But I’ve been recording my presentation for Todd Durkin’s upcoming Impact Summit. Taking much longer than I thought.

I’ll get that post up tomorrow. In the meantime, check out this video clip from last night’s UW Radio broadcast with Troy Casey, a.k.a. The Certified Health Nut.

Listen to the entire interview HERE!

Check back tomorrow for a new bloggy blog.

Out.

Sean
Author, The Dark Side of Fat Loss

by Sean Croxton

Whack-a-Mole.

You know, the arcade game where a mole’s head pops up and it’s your job to smack it as fast as you can with a giant rubber mallet. Then as soon as you whack the mole, another pops up.

I used to love that game. I had crazy mole whacking skills back in the day.

It had been at least fifteen years (damn, I’m getting old) since I had even thought about that game. Then, a few days ago, I was reading Dr. Kalish’s new book The Kalish Method: Healing the Body, Mapping the Mind and came across what I consider to be the most genius analogy for our health care system…

We’re playing Whack-a-Mole medicine.

Think about it. We go see a doctor when we’re feeling some kind of symptom, only to be prescribed a medication that in no way addresses the actual root cause of what ails us.

Whack!

The medication may make us feel better for the moment, but eventually another symptom rears its ugly head and we find ourselves back at the pharmacy filling the doc’s next prescription.

Whack!

And then…well, you know where this is going.

When the root cause of any symptom is left unaddressed, the problem will continue to persist regardless of how many times you smack your symptoms with the medication mallet. In fact, your health will most likely worsen.

Dr. Kalish outlines how and why Whack-a-Mole treatments for weight loss, depression, fatigue, digestive complaints, and female hormonal imbalances simply don’t work in the long term. The weight eventually comes back (and then some). The antidepressants damage healthy brain cells and deplete neurotransmitters. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) increases the risk for a variety of different conditions including heart disease and cancer.

Moles! Moles! Moles!

Potentially deadly moles.

Of the examples Dr. Kalish gives, the one that resonated with me the most was that of medications for heartburn and acid reflux. One in twenty Americans are now taking some kind of acid blocker. Prilosec and Zantac are big business, with US sales totaling $13.9 billion a year.

Yes, these drugs block 90-percent of stomach acid production thus relieving symptoms. But since stomach acid is pretty darn important for digestion and immunity, relief may comes at a significant cost.

First off, it is the acidity of the food (chyme) leaving the stomach that flips the switches on the pancreas and gallbladder to do their jobs of breaking down nutrients in order to facilitate absorption. When stomach acid is low, absorption of vital nutrients like calcium and B12 is significantly reduced. The former may lead you down the road to osteoporosis and bone drugs. The latter leading to fatigue and antidepressants.

Whack! Whack!

We must also keep in mind that it is the acidity of the stomach that acts as protection from bacteria and parasites that may be present in our food and drink. A healthy stomach is sufficiently acidic to kill these critters. But when it is in a state of drug-induced hypochlorhydria (low stomach acid), the gates are wide open for unfriendly infections. In other words, you get gut bugs which bring their own set of symptoms including constipation and/or diarrhea, gas, bloating, frequent belching, and other fun stuff. And, of course, more prescriptions.

Whack!

What’s even more interesting is that it has been known for quite some time that heartburn and reflux are often symptoms of not enough acid in the stomach. This can be due to the presence of a bacterial infection called Helicobacter Pylori in the stomach. H. Pylori — which can be treated with antibiotics or more naturally with Matula Tea and lifestyle modifications — attacks the acid-producing cells lining the stomach walls. It also has been shown to be the cause of ulcers, for which these drugs are commonly prescribed.

According to David Healy, author of Pharmageddon, GlaxoSmithKline — the maker of Zantac — has known about this bacterial connection since Australian physician Barry J. Marshall discovered it way back in 1984. Writes Healy, “Marshall made overtures to Glaxo but found they had no interest in a cure for ulcers. The beauty of H-2 (acid) blockers was that once they began taking them, many patients remained on them indefinitely.”

Now that’s just whack.

I assume that most of us continue to play the Whack-a-Mole medicine game because we simply don’t know of any other options. Even in the year 2012, people’s eyes still glaze over when I bring up alternative approaches like naturopathic or functional medicine, both of which aim to address the root cause(s) of symptoms not suppress them.

I can go on and on about finding the root cause. I actually wrote an entire e-book about it. But if you’d like a primer on what functional medicine is and how it can help you forever eradicate what Dr. Kalish calls The Big Five — weight gain, fatigue, depression, digestive problems, and female hormone imbalance — listen to the podcast below. The doc and I recorded it with you in mind.

Stop whacking symptoms. Find the root cause, my friends!

Out.

Sean Croxton
Author, The Dark Side of Fat Loss

See you in Late August!

Sean