Doctor Reveals SHOCKING Truth About Water

0:00 Damn, I need to start drinking water on this podcast. Yes. And look, yes, you should. And I will also say that water isn't just water, right? A lot of people drink purified water. That's not water. That's just fluid. So your brain doesn't just want something wet. It wants water with electrolytes and minerals and salts because it's the combination of these factors that really supports hydration. So tap water is fine as long as it's clean, right? And one thing that we did at home is that we installed this ginormous filter for the entire house where the water is now filtered in a way that removes all the impurities but preserves all the electrolytes. What else have you done sort of scientist lab of a house that you're building this?

0:45 You mentioned toxins. I'm a little bit strict. Sounds like it. And yes. So there's no plastic in my kitchen. Not at all. Everything is just glass. Why? Because plastic is really an issue is a very very common contaminant and pollutant. And what happens is that when you heat it, the particles can penetrate into your food and drinks and beverages, but also in the m also when you put plastic in the dishwasher, right? The hot water will make it leak and then it leaks into your plates and glasses and what not. And then you drink it right back or you eat it right back when you put plate food on a plate. So pollutants in general accumulates in an organism, concentrate in an organism by

1:33 bioaccumulation, which means that you start at lower doses, but they stick around for a really long time. So they keep piling up over time. And that's especially an issue for women and for children, but for women in particular because we have more body fat than men for instance. And pollutants tend to accumulate in body fat, especially breast tissue. So they've been linked to an increased risk of reproductive issues like reproductive infertility, endometriosis, thyroid disease, and more recently to dementia as well. Not plastic in particular, but pollutants in general. Breast cancer. Breast cancer. Yeah. Reproductive cancers as well. You could never say it's 100% this or that. But the fact

2:19 that there is a strong association is reason enough for me to stay away from plastic. And what else? What do you put in your mouth in terms of food? Uh so there's plenty of research showing that the brain really wants and needs very specific nutrients to function at its best because the reality is so when I was studying my favorite class always been neurochemistry and I was learning about this all these different molecules and all these different chemical reactions that are so important for brain function and neuronal health and whatn not and then I realized well we're really looking at potassium and sodium and magnesium and omega-3 fatty acids and protein and glucose and those are nutrients. So the

3:07 nutrients that we obtain from the foods that we eat literally become part of the fabric of our brains. So every day we have a number of opportunities, breakfast, lunch and dinner to either make a smart choice that supports our brain health or the opposite and feed our brain garbage that is going to be unfortunately incorporated in the fabric of your brain. And I don't want that for my brain for sure. I don't want that for my brain. Exactly. So, it's really important to focus on clean foods that are nutrientdense and that prioritize the nutrients that your brain wants. The brain is not a sponge. I keep saying that because I think

3:52 there's some confusion in the world where people think that whatever you eat can have a direct impact on brain health. For instance, I learned that individuals who really are interested in brain health would say things like the brain is mostly fat, has a lot of cholesterol, which is true. Therefore, you need to eat a lot of cholesterol to support the fat inside your brain, which is absolutely not correct. The cholesterol from the diet can never get inside your brain. There's no way for that substance to actually get inside your head. I mean your head, yes, but not inside your brain. So eating cholesterol rich foods will not help your brain at all. Eating antioxidant

4:38 rich foods will. So the nutrients that your brain really relies on are antioxidants like vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium, betaarotin, um things that you find in fruits and veggies basically and some nuts and seeds preferentially. uh lean protein, so amino acids, the essential amino acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids, which can be from plant-based sources or animal sources, but they really have to the polyunsaturated fatty acids that the brain really wants and needs and need to be replenished consistently. So, you're saying if I'm on if I'm struggling with menopause, then I should be aiming at the Mediterranean diet pretty much. Yes. Thank you. That's the bottom line. So a

5:24 Mediterranean style pattern seems to be correlated or at least associated with better outcomes overall for women's health. What about supplements? Supplements are typically used to supplement a healthy diet, not to replace it. And I think that's important because at least here there's a tendency to recommend really high doses of supplements to everyone across the board. But we do know that supplements only work if you have a deficiency or at least a subclinical deficiencies. Whereas giving high doses of something that your body or let's let's say the brain at least I just stay in my lane. But high doses of something that your brain doesn't want or need are not going to be very helpful. You're just going to

6:10 either pee them out or don't they're just going to accumulate in other parts of the body. So they're not as helpful. Because everyone that talks to me about the brain talks to me about omega-3 as a supplement that I should take for. Every time I take omega-3, I think I'm doing my little brain a favor. You may or may not. So, the research shows that the brain seems to need a certain amount of omega-3 fatty acids that are between three and six grams per day. Now, if you're able to obtain that from a diet, then maybe supplements are not necessary. But if you're not, then supplements may be helpful. Omega-3s. Yes, those are the polyunsaturated fatty acids that the brain really needs. Antioxidants as well. I I take vitamin C. Oh, okay. So,

6:55 you are on the supplements. You were just trying to keep them all to yourself. No, I'm joking. I wasn't. Well, I you know what I really like is more extracts. Okay. And botanicals. Okay. I'm not a take my pill kind of person. I I actually get quite annoyed when I need to take pills. I just don't like it. I think because I work in a hospital, so I associate that as being sick. I don't like that feeling. But what I really enjoy is to get my nutrients from either extracts or concentrates from plants and veggies and fruit. So in the morning, the first thing I do is that I drink water immediately, but also then I have noni juice, which is a sometimes you give me the eyebrow, you just Yeah. Yeah. Noni juice. Noni. N O N

7:42 I is a wonderful juice from the Pacific Islands that has a little bit of a bitter taste which is always good because beers are really good for digestion and gut health and that's important for brain health and and elimination as well and clearance and is very rich in vitamins and minerals and a lot of phytonutrients. So that's a good concentrated source and it's mixed with blueberry juice. So that's that's also really good to have. One of the things I found quite um fascinating is I read that there was a study done on legumes that proved Yeah. Yeah. It was in your book. It was in chapter 14 where it says there's a legumes apparently to be seemed to be a bit of a miracle food for delaying menopause. Yeah. So a diet that

8:29 is rich in legumes and also fish, fatty fish, Yeah. has been linked with the later onset of menopause by how much? Three years. Whereas women who follow the standard American diet like the sad diet with more lots of sugary beverages and processed foods and packaged meats and whatnot. That's been linked with an earlier onset of menopause by about 3 4 years. And the last thing you want is to go through menopause earlier in life if you don't have to. Right. I was reading as well in your book that um women who do con consume enough omega-3 may experience

9:15 different types of menstrual pains and fertility issues and stuff. Is that true? Yeah. Well, the research shows an association between consumption of omega-3 fatty acids and um well also lower risk of depression and recurrent depressive symptoms in menopause as well as better fertility overall and the same for antioxidants. Antioxidants have also been linked with a gentler menopause overall and fewer menstrual cramps and less pain uh and the lower risk of premenstrual syndrome as well. All of this begs the question because it seems that the human body is designed,

10:01 if you believe the theory of evolution, which I do, to be very smart and to do things for a clear and obvious survival benefit and reason. But when I think about menopause, it, you know, it's hard to see on the surface what the evolutionary reason for such a process is. Why does it happen? Why don't women just, you know, why don't women's estrogen levels just stay the same throughout their life until they die? in, you know, cuz it seems to be the case that it's not the same for men. So, is there an evolutionary basis for everything we've talked about today? The theory of evolution was developed by Charles Darwin, who did not love women. Oh, really? Yes. Let's move on then. And the theory makes sense if you're a man, but not if you're a woman. Because the theory of evolution says that pretty

10:47 much the only reason to be alive is to pass your genes on to the next generation. So the fact that women will stop being reproductive in midlife and be able to live after that is clearly against the classic theories of evolution. But I I was thinking about this and I was thinking well is it is it not just because in the what 1700s 1800s the average life expectancy was like 3540. Yes. But there was a notion already back then that women who were able to live past that age at some point in their lives would stop being reproductive and hopefully remain alive. So for

11:33 this is what I will tell you that if you're born with ovaries that menopause seems to be just a fact of life. There is an understanding that at some point your ovaries will stop ovulating and you'll go through menopause. But in reality, menopause is a biological puzzle. Is a big question mark because most animal species in most animal species, females actually die right after menopause. So your lifespan as a female animal tends to match your reproductive spin, which is what Darwin was talking about. Now this theory only makes sense if you

12:19 are not able to outlive menopause. And there are two different theories when it comes to menopause. There are people who like Darwin say well women should just die or women are supposed to die after menopause like all other animals on the planet except just a few like killer whales for example. killer whales are able to live long past menopause. They do some elephants and some giraffes and some insects, interestingly enough. But then there's another theory that says, "No, no, no. It's not just medical improvements are supporting women and enabling women to live past menopause. The reality is that menopause makes sense for a number

13:05 of reasons. And this is called the grandmother hypothesis. And what this hypothesis says is in a nutshell is that evolution is much more complicated than what Darwin was thinking perhaps. And what makes more sense if you are a woman and you have to bear this children you have to grow a child and there's a strong risk of dying from child birth the older you are. And there's also a risk to the offspring, to the children, the older the mother is. Then it makes a lot more sense to stop being reproductive at some point in your life and remain alive to help your daughters and your sons and your grandchildren by

13:50 providing all the resources that they need for them to outlive, you know, to keep on going and keep having children. So the theory is that this at some point in the course of evolution where our ancestors were still cavemen that the strongest women who were able to leave past multiple pregnancies. The most fit of women at that point somehow underwent these mutations that enabled or perhaps just were able to activate it to activate their longevity genes where their bodies evolved to be able to outlive menopause by many many years if put in the right environment of course. And that means that yes, you're

14:36 not passing on your own personal genes to the next generation, but you are effectively stepping into the role of grandmother and caregiver. And that helps your own children have more children. And then you're going to make sure that your grandchildren don't die because you're going to be there to provide for them. This is very important when your babies can't really take care of themselves for a really long time like human babies can't. They're basically helpless for many many years. The parents had to keep providing for them. The grandparents had to keep providing. So that makes sense for humans. The women will stop being reproductive but will keep being productive and stay

15:21 alive. And anyone who's ever had a grandmother would know that that's very very important to have. So this idea that menopause is actually an issue because we're living longer. Yes. I really don't get that. Well, some people think it's true, some people think it's not. From what I can see clinically, our bodies have this unique capability to really remodel themselves and change themselves to adapt to menopause. Our brains rewire, our bodies rewire, and the idea that there is such a mechanism in place suggests adaptation. If you love the D CEO brand and you watch this channel, please do me a huge favor. become part of the 15% of the viewers on

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