WEBVTT 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:03.100 Prepare to have your health questions answered 00:00:03.100 --> 00:00:07.059 here on Safe, Effective Natural Solutions with 00:00:07.059 --> 00:00:10.439 Dr. Todd Binkley, owner of Binkley Healing Center 00:00:10.439 --> 00:00:15.509 in downtown Ventura. Now, here's Dr. Todd. Good 00:00:15.509 --> 00:00:17.469 afternoon. I'm Dr. Todd Binkley, board certified 00:00:17.469 --> 00:00:19.870 doctor of non -force chiropractic and practitioner 00:00:19.870 --> 00:00:22.809 of functional medicine. The focus this week is 00:00:22.809 --> 00:00:26.910 on thyroid conditions, most commonly hypothyroidism, 00:00:26.929 --> 00:00:31.219 but more specifically this week, hyper. Last 00:00:31.219 --> 00:00:34.079 week, I did a really fascinating case study, 00:00:34.140 --> 00:00:36.579 a patient of mine who has Graves' disease, hyper 00:00:36.579 --> 00:00:39.759 -overactive thyroid, and we ran out of time. 00:00:39.840 --> 00:00:42.799 So just to recap, this is a 48 -year -old woman 00:00:42.799 --> 00:00:45.799 with hyperthyroidism. She has been diagnosed 00:00:45.799 --> 00:00:47.600 with hyperthyroidism, Graves' disease, in her 00:00:47.600 --> 00:00:50.060 20s. She had two family members that had also 00:00:50.060 --> 00:00:53.079 been diagnosed with Graves' disease. And at the 00:00:53.079 --> 00:00:55.679 time, her doctor, 20 years ago, recommended the 00:00:55.679 --> 00:00:58.850 complete removal of her thyroid gland. which 00:00:58.850 --> 00:01:02.850 is just usually not necessary. And she was going 00:01:02.850 --> 00:01:05.989 through med school at the time. And so she saw 00:01:05.989 --> 00:01:07.909 some of the horrors of medical care while she 00:01:07.909 --> 00:01:10.230 was in school. She didn't want to do that. She 00:01:10.230 --> 00:01:13.010 did not do that. She took some medication for 00:01:13.010 --> 00:01:15.290 a year and dedicated herself to maintaining her 00:01:15.290 --> 00:01:18.290 own health, got it completely into remission 00:01:18.290 --> 00:01:21.849 under control. She continued monitoring her blood 00:01:21.849 --> 00:01:25.590 tests for years. And only recently, a few months, 00:01:25.609 --> 00:01:29.620 a little over a year ago, came back. So most 00:01:29.620 --> 00:01:31.560 problems with the thyroid, whether underactive 00:01:31.560 --> 00:01:33.519 or overactive, are the results of an autoimmune 00:01:33.519 --> 00:01:36.719 condition. So when she came in to me, she already 00:01:36.719 --> 00:01:38.260 knew a little bit about this, but I explained. 00:01:38.920 --> 00:01:40.599 that most likely we're going to be looking to 00:01:40.599 --> 00:01:43.519 deal with, help our body resolve the inflammation 00:01:43.519 --> 00:01:46.939 that results from autoimmunity, your body's immune 00:01:46.939 --> 00:01:51.319 system overproducing antibodies that attack the 00:01:51.319 --> 00:01:53.579 healthy tissue of the thyroid, creating inflammation, 00:01:53.879 --> 00:01:57.060 scar tissue, displacing the functional tissue 00:01:57.060 --> 00:02:01.319 that is able to normally produce the right amount 00:02:01.319 --> 00:02:05.140 of thyroid when you need it. So this now 48 -year 00:02:05.140 --> 00:02:06.760 -old woman did complete her medical training 00:02:06.760 --> 00:02:10.300 in her 20s in her home country, but never became 00:02:10.300 --> 00:02:12.280 licensed to practice medicine here. She's doing 00:02:12.280 --> 00:02:15.360 other things, got a fantastic career. Outwardly, 00:02:15.360 --> 00:02:18.240 she is in perfect health, but her thyroid ultrasound 00:02:18.240 --> 00:02:21.340 showed a 53 % enlargement of the thyroid gland. 00:02:22.060 --> 00:02:26.439 And her radio tracer thyroid scan showed that 00:02:26.439 --> 00:02:29.259 she definitely had the signs of increased activity 00:02:29.259 --> 00:02:33.020 of the thyroid gland consistent with Graves' 00:02:33.020 --> 00:02:35.729 disease. Well, when I'm talking about functional 00:02:35.729 --> 00:02:38.110 medicine, I often describe it as a means of identifying 00:02:38.110 --> 00:02:41.270 earlier signs of stress on your organs and systems 00:02:41.270 --> 00:02:43.729 so that you don't need to become dependent on 00:02:43.729 --> 00:02:47.129 medical care, drugs, surgery, etc. Well, this 00:02:47.129 --> 00:02:49.349 is a full -blown medical condition. And when 00:02:49.349 --> 00:02:51.629 I saw her blood tests, I had to tell her that 00:02:51.629 --> 00:02:53.710 there was a very good chance she could need to 00:02:53.710 --> 00:02:56.849 go back on medication. Her thyroid -stimulating 00:02:56.849 --> 00:03:00.449 hormone, the hormone the pituitary uses to tell 00:03:00.449 --> 00:03:04.750 the thyroid to make more, was 00. 0 .5, 100 times 00:03:04.750 --> 00:03:07.509 lower than the lower limit of normal, basically. 00:03:08.169 --> 00:03:11.270 barely detectable. Her free T3, just going to 00:03:11.270 --> 00:03:12.770 review a couple of her blood tests, then we'll 00:03:12.770 --> 00:03:15.729 get into the results. Her free T3 active form 00:03:15.729 --> 00:03:17.610 of thyroid hormone was nearly double the upper 00:03:17.610 --> 00:03:20.909 limit of normal. Her TPO antibodies were five 00:03:20.909 --> 00:03:23.210 and a half times the upper limit of normal. And 00:03:23.210 --> 00:03:26.129 her thyrotrophin receptor antibody, this is another 00:03:26.129 --> 00:03:28.289 antibody that's the most important one for evaluating 00:03:28.289 --> 00:03:32.650 hyperthyroidism, was 8 .04, also five and a half 00:03:32.650 --> 00:03:35.050 times the upper limit of normal. She also had 00:03:35.050 --> 00:03:37.330 some elevated liver enzymes, low protein level. 00:03:37.449 --> 00:03:39.189 which is really important for healing proteins 00:03:39.189 --> 00:03:42.770 essential to heal every tissue in your body her 00:03:42.770 --> 00:03:44.830 white blood cell count was also low at only 3 00:03:44.830 --> 00:03:48.169 .7 because of the chronic stress on her immune 00:03:48.169 --> 00:03:52.099 system And on the plus side, she was otherwise 00:03:52.099 --> 00:03:53.740 in great shape. She took great care of herself, 00:03:53.860 --> 00:03:56.780 eating a great diet, regularly exercising. Even 00:03:56.780 --> 00:03:58.439 though she was thin, she had the musculature 00:03:58.439 --> 00:04:01.060 of an athlete. So she's highly motivated and 00:04:01.060 --> 00:04:03.180 equipped to take care of this, even though it's 00:04:03.180 --> 00:04:06.419 a fairly significant condition. You know, we 00:04:06.419 --> 00:04:09.500 had good cause to suggest that it warrant doing 00:04:09.500 --> 00:04:11.740 a course of natural therapy. So I said, let's 00:04:11.740 --> 00:04:13.639 do this for, let's do an intensive program for 00:04:13.639 --> 00:04:16.740 four months and then retest and see how you're 00:04:16.740 --> 00:04:18.569 doing. I should mention before we get into the 00:04:18.569 --> 00:04:21.050 results that we also did some chemical tests 00:04:21.050 --> 00:04:23.949 for chemical toxins that were very, very high, 00:04:24.029 --> 00:04:25.990 which I'm convinced were probably one of the 00:04:25.990 --> 00:04:28.449 primary drivers of her condition. She also had 00:04:28.449 --> 00:04:31.089 some heavy metal exposure that we did a test 00:04:31.089 --> 00:04:35.009 for and documented excessive body burden of lead, 00:04:35.209 --> 00:04:38.990 mercury, and uranium. Uranium especially is related 00:04:38.990 --> 00:04:43.949 to thyroid function. And so we did a four -month 00:04:43.949 --> 00:04:46.550 course of treatment. I recommended some basic 00:04:46.550 --> 00:04:49.649 nutrients for general health, some prebiotics 00:04:49.649 --> 00:04:53.170 and probiotics to support healthy gut, some betaine 00:04:53.170 --> 00:04:55.529 hydrochloric acid to help her absorb more of 00:04:55.529 --> 00:04:57.810 the protein that she was already eating, and 00:04:57.810 --> 00:05:00.209 then some specific things for the heart, L -carnitine 00:05:00.209 --> 00:05:02.550 and magnesium. protect the heart, reduce some 00:05:02.550 --> 00:05:04.769 nervousness that she was having and insomnia. 00:05:05.290 --> 00:05:09.470 So we had all these high results on her toxin 00:05:09.470 --> 00:05:11.829 tests, so I recommended some modified citrus 00:05:11.829 --> 00:05:16.050 pectin and binding agents to help flush out these 00:05:16.050 --> 00:05:19.129 toxins. And I recommended a product called loracetin, 00:05:19.290 --> 00:05:21.730 which is one of my favorites for immune system 00:05:21.730 --> 00:05:25.310 support, which reliably boosts low white cell 00:05:25.310 --> 00:05:27.970 counts. So follow up. Fast forward four months, 00:05:28.110 --> 00:05:30.870 we redid her blood work. Her protein levels had 00:05:30.870 --> 00:05:34.290 improved measurably from 6 .2 to 6 .8. And most 00:05:34.290 --> 00:05:36.529 importantly, the globulin portion of her total 00:05:36.529 --> 00:05:39.850 protein, which is essential for making immunoglobulins, 00:05:39.910 --> 00:05:43.149 went from 2 .2 to 2 .6. That's good improvement. 00:05:43.410 --> 00:05:46.410 The elevated liver enzymes, which are unusual 00:05:46.410 --> 00:05:49.829 for hypothyroidism, one of which was twice the 00:05:49.829 --> 00:05:52.329 upper limit, were now completely back to normal. 00:05:52.970 --> 00:05:56.430 Her TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone, was unchanged 00:05:56.430 --> 00:05:59.750 and still nearly undetectable. So as far as her 00:05:59.750 --> 00:06:01.850 pituitary was concerned, her thyroid gland was 00:06:01.850 --> 00:06:04.529 still making too much, which is not surprising. 00:06:04.689 --> 00:06:08.129 But far more importantly, her TPO, her thyroid 00:06:08.129 --> 00:06:12.509 peroxidase antibodies, dropped from 183 to 134. 00:06:13.089 --> 00:06:17.060 And her thyroglobulin receptor Antibodies, bit 00:06:17.060 --> 00:06:19.360 of a mouthful. This is the most important antibody 00:06:19.360 --> 00:06:22.620 for hyperthyroidism. It had dropped by more than 00:06:22.620 --> 00:06:27.319 half, from 8 .0 to 3 .8. Most importantly of 00:06:27.319 --> 00:06:31.240 all, her active thyroid hormone, free T3, had 00:06:31.240 --> 00:06:34.439 dropped from 7 .1 to an almost perfectly healthy 00:06:34.439 --> 00:06:37.910 4 .0. So this means that in spite of the ongoing 00:06:37.910 --> 00:06:40.430 autoimmune condition, which is far from gone 00:06:40.430 --> 00:06:43.750 yet, her thyroid is no longer overproducing thyroid 00:06:43.750 --> 00:06:46.709 hormone in a way that can damage her heart or 00:06:46.709 --> 00:06:50.069 her bones or her eyes and the other common symptoms 00:06:50.069 --> 00:06:53.509 and sequelae of having hyperthyroidism. She was 00:06:53.509 --> 00:06:56.730 also feeling less anxious and neurotic and sleeping 00:06:56.730 --> 00:07:00.529 better and her energy was good. So after only 00:07:00.529 --> 00:07:03.490 four months in a 48 -year -old woman who technically 00:07:03.490 --> 00:07:06.970 potentially had hyperthyroidism her entire adult 00:07:06.970 --> 00:07:10.949 life, these are amazing results. And this patient 00:07:10.949 --> 00:07:14.089 is very excited because she does stand a good 00:07:14.089 --> 00:07:16.149 chance of being able to put the hypothyroidism 00:07:16.149 --> 00:07:18.750 back into remission without ending up dependent 00:07:18.750 --> 00:07:21.949 on drugs for the rest of her life. I'm Dr. Todd 00:07:21.949 --> 00:07:24.110 Binkley. You're listening to Safe, Effective, 00:07:24.110 --> 00:07:26.970 Natural Solutions to Almost Any Health Challenge. 00:07:27.009 --> 00:07:28.949 So this was a fun case. I don't get many people 00:07:28.949 --> 00:07:32.310 with overactive thyroid. I have, however, had 00:07:32.310 --> 00:07:34.990 thousands of women, especially with underactive 00:07:34.990 --> 00:07:39.459 hypothyroid. 90 % of the time, perhaps more, 00:07:39.560 --> 00:07:41.980 most thyroid conditions that show up are under 00:07:41.980 --> 00:07:44.279 active thyroid, especially when you can include 00:07:44.279 --> 00:07:47.240 the ones, the millions of people that have undiagnosed 00:07:47.240 --> 00:07:49.939 hypothyroidism. Millions of women in particular, 00:07:50.120 --> 00:07:54.920 over 50, have cold hands and feet, dry skin, 00:07:55.100 --> 00:07:58.240 hair loss, inability to lose weight, high cholesterol, 00:07:58.540 --> 00:08:01.379 depression. These are all classic symptoms of 00:08:01.379 --> 00:08:06.139 hypothyroidism that can... look normal if you 00:08:06.139 --> 00:08:09.920 just do TSH or TSH and T4, the standard medical 00:08:09.920 --> 00:08:12.319 tests. Those can be completely normal and you 00:08:12.319 --> 00:08:15.199 can still have functional hypothyroidism that 00:08:15.199 --> 00:08:17.680 can cause all of these symptoms that are easily, 00:08:17.860 --> 00:08:20.420 relatively easy to correct with a few supplements, 00:08:20.579 --> 00:08:24.160 sometimes some diet and exercise changes. So 00:08:24.160 --> 00:08:25.980 if you're curious about that, if you know someone 00:08:25.980 --> 00:08:31.399 who has dry skin, hair loss, cold hands and feet, 00:08:31.620 --> 00:08:33.659 inability to lose weight, high cholesterol, depression, 00:08:34.779 --> 00:08:37.360 inability to lose weight for no reason after 00:08:37.360 --> 00:08:40.519 trying everything else and may have been told 00:08:40.519 --> 00:08:43.360 that their thyroid was normal even. I'd love 00:08:43.360 --> 00:08:48.879 to give them a proper testing to find out. truly 00:08:48.879 --> 00:08:51.399 whether or not they have subclinical functional 00:08:51.399 --> 00:08:54.320 hypothyroidism. I see this so many times, thousands 00:08:54.320 --> 00:08:56.960 and thousands of times. And I'll be sharing. 00:08:56.960 --> 00:08:58.399 If you want some more information about this, 00:08:58.440 --> 00:08:59.940 I'd love to have you join me. I'll be sharing 00:08:59.940 --> 00:09:01.779 some more case histories of some of these patients 00:09:01.779 --> 00:09:05.879 I've seen with hypothyroidism live in my office 00:09:05.879 --> 00:09:09.539 in downtown Ventura on Wednesday, December 3rd. 00:09:10.220 --> 00:09:13.820 Wednesday at 6 p .m., December 3rd. Mark your 00:09:13.820 --> 00:09:15.519 calendar. I'd love to have you join me Wednesday 00:09:15.519 --> 00:09:17.860 at 6 p .m. I'll do a 30 -minute keynote presentation. 00:09:18.220 --> 00:09:20.320 We'll have some light refreshments, and then 00:09:20.320 --> 00:09:23.440 we'll have plenty of time for questions and answers. 00:09:23.639 --> 00:09:26.360 We had a good turnout last month for the talk 00:09:26.360 --> 00:09:28.440 I did on toxins, everything you need to know 00:09:28.440 --> 00:09:30.820 about heavy metal, mold, and chemical toxins 00:09:30.820 --> 00:09:34.840 exposure. I think my assistant posted some clips 00:09:34.840 --> 00:09:38.720 of that talk video on social media. I don't know 00:09:38.720 --> 00:09:40.820 if she's in charge of that. But we had a great 00:09:40.820 --> 00:09:42.679 turnout, so I hope you'll join us this month 00:09:42.679 --> 00:09:46.440 for hypothyroidism. Seating is limited, so please 00:09:46.440 --> 00:09:48.720 RSVP. If you'd like to come and bring friends 00:09:48.720 --> 00:09:50.659 and family, the more the merrier. But we do have 00:09:50.659 --> 00:09:53.840 limited seating, so please RSVP. Let us know 00:09:53.840 --> 00:09:56.159 if you'll be coming by texting my assistant, 00:09:56.360 --> 00:10:02.419 Victoria, at 805 -612 - If you'd like to join 00:10:02.419 --> 00:10:05.179 us for the talk live in the office on hypothyroidism, 00:10:05.200 --> 00:10:12.879 please text an RSVP to 805 -612 -5531. Moving 00:10:12.879 --> 00:10:15.120 on to some of the latest good news in the medical 00:10:15.120 --> 00:10:17.879 press, here's an article entitled, Walking is 00:10:17.879 --> 00:10:22.110 Good for You, Walking Backward Can Add... to 00:10:22.110 --> 00:10:24.590 the benefits. So there's lots of ways to exercise. 00:10:24.809 --> 00:10:26.169 Some people get tired of hearing about exercise. 00:10:26.330 --> 00:10:28.309 Some people are excited to know maybe that it's 00:10:28.309 --> 00:10:30.409 easier than you might think. That's what the, 00:10:30.450 --> 00:10:32.490 there's some, one of the things that we're going 00:10:32.490 --> 00:10:34.370 to cover today is there's several studies showing 00:10:34.370 --> 00:10:36.990 that you may be, it's not as hard as you think 00:10:36.990 --> 00:10:39.990 to get exercise that can make a profound difference 00:10:39.990 --> 00:10:41.809 on your quality of life, your cardiovascular 00:10:41.809 --> 00:10:45.029 health, brain health, et cetera. So this is interesting. 00:10:45.110 --> 00:10:48.340 Taking a brisk walk. is an exercise rich in simplicity 00:10:48.340 --> 00:10:50.679 and can have impressive mental and physical benefits, 00:10:50.779 --> 00:10:52.720 stronger bones and muscles, cardiovascular fitness, 00:10:52.919 --> 00:10:55.720 and stress relief to name a few. But like any 00:10:55.720 --> 00:10:58.299 workout, it may feel repetitive, even boring 00:10:58.299 --> 00:11:00.799 after a while. So backward walking, also known 00:11:00.799 --> 00:11:05.059 as retro walking or reverse walking, could add 00:11:05.059 --> 00:11:08.559 variety and add value to an exercise routine 00:11:08.559 --> 00:11:12.490 when done safely. Turning around not only provides 00:11:12.490 --> 00:11:14.649 a change of view, but puts different demands 00:11:14.649 --> 00:11:18.269 on your body. Janet Dufek, PhD, a biomechanicist 00:11:18.269 --> 00:11:20.110 and faculty member at the University of Nevada 00:11:20.110 --> 00:11:22.690 in Las Vegas, has researched the mechanics of 00:11:22.690 --> 00:11:25.289 both walking and landing from jumps to identify 00:11:25.289 --> 00:11:28.389 ways of preventing injuries and improving physical 00:11:28.389 --> 00:11:30.570 performance. And as a former college basketball 00:11:30.570 --> 00:11:33.690 player and regular exercise, she's done her fair 00:11:33.690 --> 00:11:38.120 share of backward walking. Walking backwards 00:11:38.120 --> 00:11:41.279 can also increase hamstring flexibility, strengthen 00:11:41.279 --> 00:11:45.100 underused muscles, and challenges the mind in 00:11:45.100 --> 00:11:48.000 healthy, effective ways as the body adjusts to 00:11:48.000 --> 00:11:50.929 new movement and posture. Evan Patterson, a personal 00:11:50.929 --> 00:11:53.070 trainer in Nashville, Tennessee, recommends the 00:11:53.070 --> 00:11:56.169 treadmill as the safest place to retro walk. 00:11:56.450 --> 00:11:59.409 You can adjust it to a low speed or you can even 00:11:59.409 --> 00:12:01.750 turn the treadmill off and make it a dead mill 00:12:01.750 --> 00:12:04.590 where you propel the belt on your own, which 00:12:04.590 --> 00:12:06.289 can take a while to get the treadmill going. 00:12:06.830 --> 00:12:08.929 But it's safe. You have to provide the horsepower 00:12:08.929 --> 00:12:12.809 and backward walking on the treadmill is especially 00:12:12.809 --> 00:12:14.750 great for older clients because they can hold 00:12:14.750 --> 00:12:17.320 on. to the handles and reduce the risk of falling. 00:12:17.460 --> 00:12:21.220 So Dr. Dufek also recommends working in a one 00:12:21.220 --> 00:12:23.799 -minute segment of backward walking into every 00:12:23.799 --> 00:12:26.840 10 -minute walk that you do and then adding that 00:12:26.840 --> 00:12:28.779 proportion one -tenth of the time in distance 00:12:28.779 --> 00:12:31.399 or increasing it as you get comfortable. You 00:12:31.399 --> 00:12:33.320 can also do backward walking with a partner. 00:12:33.379 --> 00:12:36.240 So one facing each other, perhaps even clasping 00:12:36.240 --> 00:12:38.320 hands. One person walks backward and the other 00:12:38.320 --> 00:12:41.240 one strolls forward and keeps an eye out and 00:12:41.240 --> 00:12:43.840 then switch. You may want to start out slow because 00:12:43.840 --> 00:12:46.259 there's a balance that brain retraining that 00:12:46.259 --> 00:12:49.000 you need to accommodate. You're learning a new 00:12:49.000 --> 00:12:51.240 skill, but that's also what makes it beneficial. 00:12:51.340 --> 00:12:54.200 You're using muscles in different ways and exercising 00:12:54.200 --> 00:12:57.580 different parts of your brain. And if you really 00:12:57.580 --> 00:12:59.740 get excited about it, some people even actually 00:12:59.740 --> 00:13:04.529 run entire marathons backwards. So backward walking 00:13:04.529 --> 00:13:06.789 is a form of cross -training. You're incorporating 00:13:06.789 --> 00:13:09.929 a mix of moves into a fitness program. Doing 00:13:09.929 --> 00:13:12.649 a range of exercise on different days can help 00:13:12.649 --> 00:13:15.629 prevent overuse injuries. It's much better to 00:13:15.629 --> 00:13:17.649 do something different just because it's different 00:13:17.649 --> 00:13:19.809 instead of using the same muscles, doing the 00:13:19.809 --> 00:13:22.370 same workout over and over again. And for many 00:13:22.370 --> 00:13:24.889 people, CrossFit training means different activities 00:13:24.889 --> 00:13:27.009 and different types of exercise, running on one 00:13:27.009 --> 00:13:29.549 day, swimming the next day, strength training 00:13:29.549 --> 00:13:32.769 on a third day. And that's great. But modification 00:13:32.970 --> 00:13:35.549 like this just walking backwards kind of works 00:13:35.549 --> 00:13:38.389 in the same way but on a more subtle micro level 00:13:38.389 --> 00:13:42.889 and small tweaks can make a big difference walking 00:13:42.889 --> 00:13:44.809 backward is often used by physical therapists 00:13:44.809 --> 00:13:47.850 to help people recover from knee injuries or 00:13:47.850 --> 00:13:49.909 from other forms of rehabilitation recovering 00:13:49.909 --> 00:13:53.190 from surgery because it's different than forward 00:13:53.190 --> 00:13:55.669 walking in a way that you strike your forefoot 00:13:55.669 --> 00:13:59.039 first often quite gently and your heel often 00:13:59.039 --> 00:14:01.340 doesn't even touch the ground, which can reduce 00:14:01.340 --> 00:14:03.220 the range of motion of the knee joint in ways 00:14:03.220 --> 00:14:05.879 that allow you to have activity without stressing. 00:14:06.700 --> 00:14:08.159 the knee joint if you're recovering from a knee 00:14:08.159 --> 00:14:11.700 injury and stretches the hamstrings. And it can 00:14:11.700 --> 00:14:15.100 also improve balance and reduce fall risks in 00:14:15.100 --> 00:14:18.080 older adults by activating the senses that are 00:14:18.080 --> 00:14:20.759 required to do this new activity. There's ongoing 00:14:20.759 --> 00:14:23.539 studies on that documenting the effects of that. 00:14:23.639 --> 00:14:25.980 So we'll see some more about that later. And 00:14:25.980 --> 00:14:28.240 if it still sounds totally crazy to walk backwards, 00:14:28.299 --> 00:14:30.480 just remember basketball players do it all the 00:14:30.480 --> 00:14:33.100 time. So do soccer players and American football 00:14:33.100 --> 00:14:36.389 players, especially defensive backs. walking 00:14:36.389 --> 00:14:39.490 and even running backwards continuously. So maybe 00:14:39.490 --> 00:14:43.090 you might want to try it too. Elsewhere in recent 00:14:43.090 --> 00:14:44.970 medical news, this is an exciting report we often 00:14:44.970 --> 00:14:47.429 hear about. You have to take 10 ,000 steps to 00:14:47.429 --> 00:14:50.370 be healthy if you're using a Fitbit or an Oura 00:14:50.370 --> 00:14:53.370 Ring or a smartwatch to count your steps. Here's 00:14:53.370 --> 00:14:54.850 a study published in the British Journal of Sports 00:14:54.850 --> 00:14:59.909 Medicine reported by Dr. Ryuta Hamaya of Brigham 00:14:59.909 --> 00:15:02.409 and Women's Hospital in Boston and colleagues. 00:15:04.099 --> 00:15:07.940 that just taking 4 ,000 steps one to two days 00:15:07.940 --> 00:15:11.279 per week is associated with lower risks of death 00:15:11.279 --> 00:15:14.340 and heart disease among older women, according 00:15:14.340 --> 00:15:18.259 to a large cohort study. So it's a study with 00:15:18.259 --> 00:15:21.259 13 ,000 women ages 62 or older in the Women's 00:15:21.259 --> 00:15:25.740 Health Study. who walked 4 ,000 steps per day 00:15:25.740 --> 00:15:29.240 on just one or two days a week, was linked to 00:15:29.240 --> 00:15:33.360 a 20 % lower mortality risk and 27 % lower risk 00:15:33.360 --> 00:15:36.340 of cardiovascular disease compared with people 00:15:36.340 --> 00:15:39.379 that didn't walk at all. That's pretty amazing. 00:15:39.659 --> 00:15:42.639 Just 4 ,000 steps a day a couple of times a week 00:15:42.639 --> 00:15:46.200 can have a dramatic result. 25 -27 % reduction 00:15:46.200 --> 00:15:51.120 of heart disease and death. is in research terms 00:15:51.120 --> 00:15:55.059 a huge, huge result. Those who walked even more 00:15:55.059 --> 00:16:00.519 did have better declines in mortality risk. Death 00:16:00.519 --> 00:16:04.360 was lower and 33 % lower death rate in those 00:16:04.360 --> 00:16:07.320 who took 5 ,000 or more steps one to two days 00:16:07.320 --> 00:16:12.340 a week and 46 % less risk of death for those 00:16:12.340 --> 00:16:15.960 who took at least 7 ,000 steps. But increasing 00:16:15.960 --> 00:16:19.100 the step counts did not. further reduce cardiovascular 00:16:19.100 --> 00:16:22.740 disease. So taking 5 ,000 or more steps three 00:16:22.740 --> 00:16:27.100 or more days a week was linked to a 31 % reduction 00:16:27.100 --> 00:16:31.580 and 7 ,000 steps, a 33 % reduction. So about 00:16:31.580 --> 00:16:35.179 the same as just doing 4 ,000 steps a couple 00:16:35.179 --> 00:16:37.820 of times a week for its effect on reducing risk 00:16:37.820 --> 00:16:39.950 of heart disease. Well, here's another interesting 00:16:39.950 --> 00:16:42.610 study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. 00:16:43.029 --> 00:16:45.429 You often hear, and to a certain extent it's 00:16:45.429 --> 00:16:47.669 true, that all steps count. That's why you wear 00:16:47.669 --> 00:16:50.690 any of your devices that can track your steps, 00:16:50.809 --> 00:16:53.450 because all steps are beneficial for your health. 00:16:53.549 --> 00:16:56.269 But this study made a distinction between people 00:16:56.269 --> 00:16:59.250 that are basically just doing normal daily activities, 00:16:59.509 --> 00:17:02.269 never walking for more than five minutes continuously, 00:17:02.750 --> 00:17:06.609 and those that intentionally walked 10 or 15 00:17:06.609 --> 00:17:09.920 minutes or more. uh, all at once or, you know, 00:17:09.940 --> 00:17:12.680 without stopping. And they found a big distinction. 00:17:12.779 --> 00:17:14.619 So those, those people, and these were people 00:17:14.619 --> 00:17:17.220 that walked for, I forget how many people, hundreds, 00:17:17.660 --> 00:17:19.000 thousands, I can't find how many people. It was 00:17:19.000 --> 00:17:21.440 a big study. Uh, however many it was, uh, the 00:17:21.440 --> 00:17:23.599 people that walked, no matter how many steps 00:17:23.599 --> 00:17:27.400 they took, if they walked for, if they never 00:17:27.400 --> 00:17:29.779 walked for more than five minutes, compared to 00:17:29.779 --> 00:17:33.259 those who did walks of 15 minutes or longer, 00:17:33.420 --> 00:17:37.059 those who did the longer walks had a 60 % reduction 00:17:37.059 --> 00:17:40.720 in cardiovascular disease overall and an 80 % 00:17:40.720 --> 00:17:44.240 reduction in mortality. So the takeaway from 00:17:44.240 --> 00:17:46.579 that is all steps count, but it is important 00:17:46.579 --> 00:17:51.259 to walk at least 10 or 15 minutes at a time, 00:17:51.339 --> 00:17:55.160 at least one or two days a week, maybe even three 00:17:55.160 --> 00:17:57.339 or four or five days a week. Obviously, that's 00:17:57.339 --> 00:17:59.220 still going to have some benefits for most people. 00:18:00.279 --> 00:18:03.339 But it doesn't mean you have to walk 30 minutes 00:18:03.339 --> 00:18:06.519 a day. Even 10 or 15 minutes is enough to dramatically 00:18:06.519 --> 00:18:10.119 reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease and 00:18:10.119 --> 00:18:12.400 death. Well, what if you're bored of walking 00:18:12.400 --> 00:18:13.900 and want to do something different? Here's an 00:18:13.900 --> 00:18:15.660 interesting study that came out of Portland. 00:18:16.640 --> 00:18:19.789 Table tennis. Emerging as a surprising source 00:18:19.789 --> 00:18:22.509 of therapy and community for those with Parkinson's 00:18:22.509 --> 00:18:25.390 disease. So playing table tennis, ping pong, 00:18:25.450 --> 00:18:28.589 boosts balance, eases tremors, and creates a 00:18:28.589 --> 00:18:30.890 meaningful connection among the people that are 00:18:30.890 --> 00:18:32.869 playing it. So this is a study that was done 00:18:32.869 --> 00:18:37.190 by an international non -profit called Ping Pong 00:18:37.190 --> 00:18:42.180 Parkinson's. And it shows that... Playing can 00:18:42.180 --> 00:18:44.779 stimulate brain activity, improve motor control, 00:18:44.900 --> 00:18:48.680 and sharpen reflexes in people with Parkinson's. 00:18:48.880 --> 00:18:51.339 And some other studies show that these benefits 00:18:51.339 --> 00:18:54.039 can spill into daily life because you have to 00:18:54.039 --> 00:18:56.079 think fast and anything that involves thinking 00:18:56.079 --> 00:18:58.279 on your feet is definitely going to improve connections 00:18:58.279 --> 00:19:00.980 between the existing nerve cells that you still 00:19:00.980 --> 00:19:05.400 have. I like the studies that show that one of 00:19:05.400 --> 00:19:09.400 the best things for slowing and reversing early 00:19:09.400 --> 00:19:11.640 enough the effects of dementia, for example, 00:19:11.740 --> 00:19:14.779 are things like public speaking. or getting into 00:19:14.779 --> 00:19:16.960 a bait, or just having an animated conversation 00:19:16.960 --> 00:19:19.579 about a contentious subject with a friend or 00:19:19.579 --> 00:19:21.900 family member. Anything that requires you to 00:19:21.900 --> 00:19:26.059 think on your feet is the best way to exercise 00:19:26.059 --> 00:19:30.039 your brain. So ping pong works specifically well 00:19:30.039 --> 00:19:32.400 for Parkinson's because of the specific muscular 00:19:32.400 --> 00:19:34.640 disabilities that go with Parkinson's disease. 00:19:35.339 --> 00:19:38.460 At the Parkinson's Resources of Oregon in Beaverton, 00:19:38.660 --> 00:19:41.680 Coach Rob Solomon says, quote, some of these 00:19:41.680 --> 00:19:43.579 tremors, people show up with tremors, tremors 00:19:43.579 --> 00:19:44.980 that are really bad, and then when they get at 00:19:44.980 --> 00:19:47.720 the table, their hand is just solid. And they're 00:19:47.720 --> 00:19:49.640 getting the psychological and social benefits 00:19:49.640 --> 00:19:52.140 of doing something together with other people 00:19:52.140 --> 00:19:55.240 in a similar situation. I'm Dr. Todd Bankley. 00:19:55.259 --> 00:19:57.319 You're listening to Safe, Effective, Natural 00:19:57.319 --> 00:20:00.180 Solutions to Almost Any Health Challenge. Do 00:20:00.180 --> 00:20:03.039 you have a friend or family member who's not 00:20:03.039 --> 00:20:04.819 satisfied with the care that they're getting 00:20:04.819 --> 00:20:07.579 somewhere in another state? Someone you know 00:20:07.579 --> 00:20:10.980 in New York or Massachusetts or Florida? Colorado, 00:20:11.099 --> 00:20:14.920 Kansas, Nebraska, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, 00:20:15.180 --> 00:20:18.099 New Mexico, Texas. I have patients in all these 00:20:18.099 --> 00:20:20.839 states. They mostly come from local patients 00:20:20.839 --> 00:20:22.839 with relatives and friends that live elsewhere. 00:20:23.240 --> 00:20:26.259 Some people hear the podcast of this show anywhere 00:20:26.259 --> 00:20:28.920 in the country and find me that way. A man in 00:20:28.920 --> 00:20:32.980 Texas recently searched Apple Podcasts for natural 00:20:32.980 --> 00:20:36.119 healing for high blood pressure. And he'd even 00:20:36.119 --> 00:20:38.960 been to another nationally recognized functional 00:20:38.960 --> 00:20:42.079 medicine doctor, but he wasn't getting the results 00:20:42.079 --> 00:20:44.299 that he expected. The other doctor ran an excellent 00:20:44.299 --> 00:20:47.000 list of tests, but he didn't really explain very 00:20:47.000 --> 00:20:49.559 well what the tests meant, and he didn't give 00:20:49.559 --> 00:20:52.519 this patient the instructions he needed to know 00:20:52.519 --> 00:20:54.839 what to do next, and he didn't schedule any follow 00:20:54.839 --> 00:20:56.660 -up to see whether or not things were working 00:20:56.660 --> 00:21:00.440 according to plan. So he had a number of, the 00:21:00.440 --> 00:21:03.000 man contacted me, he had a number of other symptoms 00:21:03.000 --> 00:21:05.619 in addition to high blood pressure. And after 00:21:05.619 --> 00:21:08.480 I consulted with him on the phone, he began doing 00:21:08.480 --> 00:21:10.519 some things on his own to improve his health. 00:21:10.700 --> 00:21:12.839 And I recommended that we do some more tests, 00:21:13.000 --> 00:21:16.299 some toxic, testing for toxic chemicals and heavy 00:21:16.299 --> 00:21:19.599 metals because of some very likely exposure that 00:21:19.599 --> 00:21:22.769 he was getting from his work. And when his test 00:21:22.769 --> 00:21:26.390 came back, I spent over an hour explaining all 00:21:26.390 --> 00:21:28.450 the results to him and gave him a detailed list 00:21:28.450 --> 00:21:31.630 of recommendations. And we've scheduled a follow 00:21:31.630 --> 00:21:34.670 -up in four months. So he's very excited with 00:21:34.670 --> 00:21:37.450 the plan I've laid out for him. I will do my 00:21:37.450 --> 00:21:40.210 best to report on his results in about four months. 00:21:40.809 --> 00:21:42.910 As always, I love receiving any questions you 00:21:42.910 --> 00:21:45.410 have about a subject you'd like to see covered 00:21:45.410 --> 00:21:47.789 on this show. Sometimes I forget to mention the 00:21:47.789 --> 00:21:49.990 questions that I've received. I do use them to 00:21:49.990 --> 00:21:52.849 determine what might be the most popular topic 00:21:52.849 --> 00:21:55.789 for the next show. And so here's a question for 00:21:55.789 --> 00:21:58.309 you. I'm making some notes. There's a bunch of 00:21:58.309 --> 00:22:00.730 great research coming out about all the latest 00:22:00.730 --> 00:22:03.730 gadgets for monitoring your health. Uber rings, 00:22:04.109 --> 00:22:06.410 Apple watches, other smart watches, Fitbits, 00:22:06.529 --> 00:22:10.140 etc. So please let me know your experience. Or 00:22:10.140 --> 00:22:12.099 your questions, if you're using one of these 00:22:12.099 --> 00:22:13.920 devices, please let me know how you're using 00:22:13.920 --> 00:22:16.619 it, how you like it, any questions you may have 00:22:16.619 --> 00:22:19.200 about that. And if you're not using one but wonder 00:22:19.200 --> 00:22:21.700 if you should, let me know that too and what 00:22:21.700 --> 00:22:24.000 you're thinking you might want to be using it 00:22:24.000 --> 00:22:27.420 for. I may even have, for the first time, a guest 00:22:27.420 --> 00:22:30.299 come in. And join me in describing some of the 00:22:30.299 --> 00:22:32.299 various benefits of these devices. There's a 00:22:32.299 --> 00:22:34.900 physician friend of mine that's kind of a gadget 00:22:34.900 --> 00:22:38.380 guru, and he said he wouldn't mind talking about 00:22:38.380 --> 00:22:40.119 some of these things. So if I get enough questions 00:22:40.119 --> 00:22:43.799 about OOA rings and Apple Watches and other smart 00:22:43.799 --> 00:22:47.000 health tracking devices, maybe you won't have 00:22:47.000 --> 00:22:49.059 to listen to just me for once, and I'll have 00:22:49.059 --> 00:22:51.099 a guest. Everyone's always telling me I should 00:22:51.099 --> 00:22:53.559 have a guest on my show, and that would be fun. 00:22:54.139 --> 00:22:55.700 We've got just a couple of minutes left here. 00:22:55.759 --> 00:22:57.559 So I'll remind you that if you have friends, 00:22:57.619 --> 00:23:00.819 family members in any state in the United States, 00:23:00.920 --> 00:23:03.500 I can help them. There are LabCorp and Quest 00:23:03.500 --> 00:23:05.400 blood draw sites. They can get their blood work 00:23:05.400 --> 00:23:09.099 drawn at their local LabCorp draw site. And then 00:23:09.099 --> 00:23:11.140 I go over the results with them with FaceTime, 00:23:11.200 --> 00:23:14.539 Zoom, or even just the telephone. Get their results 00:23:14.539 --> 00:23:17.579 online in a secure website. Go over the results 00:23:17.579 --> 00:23:19.500 and give them a plan of action. I do this with 00:23:19.500 --> 00:23:21.839 people all over the country. I love doing it. 00:23:22.730 --> 00:23:24.670 And as much as I enjoy answering the questions 00:23:24.670 --> 00:23:27.910 you send me via email, it's even more rewarding 00:23:27.910 --> 00:23:30.450 to answer your questions face -to -face, which 00:23:30.450 --> 00:23:32.410 is why I'm doing these live presentations every 00:23:32.410 --> 00:23:34.549 month now, live in my office in downtown Ventura 00:23:34.549 --> 00:23:38.910 at 6 p .m. the first Wednesday of every month. 00:23:39.369 --> 00:23:42.150 In October, I did a PowerPoint presentation about 00:23:42.150 --> 00:23:45.049 breast cancer on November 5th. Last month, we 00:23:45.049 --> 00:23:47.910 talked about toxins. Had a great turnout. December 00:23:47.910 --> 00:23:50.049 3rd, this coming Wednesday, I'm going to talk 00:23:50.049 --> 00:23:52.750 about hypothyroidism. Bring your friends and 00:23:52.750 --> 00:23:54.769 family. We'll have plenty of time to answer any 00:23:54.769 --> 00:23:57.809 questions you may have. Space is limited. Please 00:23:57.809 --> 00:24:03.029 RSVP to text my assistant, Victoria, 805 -612 00:24:03.029 --> 00:24:11.089 -5531. That's 805 -612 -5531. As always, thank 00:24:11.089 --> 00:24:13.710 you for tuning in. And remember, the condition 00:24:13.710 --> 00:24:16.609 of your body is always more important than any 00:24:16.609 --> 00:24:19.210 condition you've been diagnosed with. Go out 00:24:19.210 --> 00:24:20.690 and do something this weekend to be healthier 00:24:20.690 --> 00:24:23.890 than you were last week. Have a fantastic weekend. 00:24:24.230 --> 00:24:27.349 You've been listening to Safe, Effective Natural 00:24:27.349 --> 00:24:30.640 Solutions with Dr. Todd Binkley. 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