Viruses, interestingly, are not alive. They could be compared to a floppy disk with pre-programmed instructions. They lie dormant until they can be injected into the cell, like inserting a floppy disk into the computer drive. Viruses become alive or active when your cells allow them to come through the door. They can be inserted into your cells when your resistance to viruses becomes weakened.

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Let’s get into why people gain weight or simply plateau.

First of all, the maximum fluid weight loss a person can experience is almost unlimited. I have had people lose 10 pounds per day for many days. But the maximum fat loss is only 1 to 2 pounds per week. If your friend is losing 8 pounds per day and you are only losing 2, you might think you are doing badly, when in fact what you’re experiencing is normal. Not knowing this can cause you to give up.

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From a hormone point of view, insulin is the most important hormone to keep on the low side—for two reasons:

1. In the presence of insulin, the body cannot burn fat.

2. In the presence of insulin, the body goes into fat mode.

This is a double-edged sword: insulin forces the body to burn only sugar fuel and changes this sugar into fat and cholesterol.

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I frequently run into this situation: A person wants to lose weight after dieting with very little result. Upon testing the individual, I often find that most of the weight is water weight. We have a machine to detect fluids inside the cells versus outside the cells. I recently had a guy come into the office who was 170 pounds overweight; we found it was mainly water not fat. You can see it around the eyelids, fingers, arms, belly and especially the ankles. If your socks leave indentations on the ankles at night, suspect water retention.

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Did you realize that there are just as many deaths from having low cholesterol as from having high cholesterol? In particular, cancers and immune problems can occur when your cholesterol is too low. Yet you don’t hear many people talking about the danger of having low cholesterol.

I had a 79-year-old man recently tell me that five years ago his cholesterol was 120 (normal is 180 to 200). His doctor then put him on a statin drug to lower it even more. After three years, it went to 110. This doctor then told him to continue taking the drug until his cholesterol reached 100. I told the man to get a new doctor—this was ridiculous!

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I’d like to give you some natural solutions to ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).

I’m always amazed to hear that while the origin is “unknown” and there is “no cure,” the only accepted treatments are drugs. If you don’t know what caused it and can’t fix it, then don’t mess with it!

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Recently I’ve had several people tell me they are consuming mega amounts of calcium because they want to avoid osteoporosis (bone thinning). In most cases they are taking an excessive amount of calcium and it’s not going into the bones. In order to absorb calcium, you need several conditions. The first one involves pH (acid-base balance). If a person is too alkaline (blood pH), they will not be able to absorb calcium. 

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One of the most frequently asked questions is, “Why do my hormone levels on blood tests keep showing normal despite my having hormonal symptoms?”

When you are dealing with the endocrine system, the body will do ANYTHING it can to KEEP THE BLOOD CHEMISTRY NORMAL, no matter what!

This is a survival mechanism because the blood is the medium through which the tissues can receive instant communication. BUT what you don’t see behind the scenes are failing glands.

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There is an interesting thing that happens to many people after going on a diet. At first they might lose some weight but then, three weeks later, the weight not only comes right back but a little more is added on. Each time the person attempts to lose, it becomes harder and harder.

Why is this?

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I’d like to shed some light on one of the biggest mistakes people can make when attempting to lose weight.

A CALORIE is a unit of energy in food. People have been putting a huge importance on counting calories, thinking that if they eat food lower in calories, somehow this will lower their weight because more calories turn into fat.

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