The Secret Willpower Formula

How many of your health problems could improve if you had more willpower?

What if you:

• Stopped eating sugary foods?
• Exercised regularly?
• Went to bed on time?
• Drank less (or no!) alcohol?
• Stopped smoking?
• Ate fresh vegetables and lean meats instead of fast or processed foods?
• Didn’t skip meals?
• Stopped eating junk food?

Doing this list (if you only could!) might improve your blood pressure, blood sugar, energy level, concentration, joint pain, cholesterol, weight and make you much happier.

Now, you know this already. So what’s stopping you? (Joke)

The Flip Side

So imagine that you will not be successful with the list above.

• You might have to start (or continue) taking prescription medications that reduce some symptoms while doing nothing to improve your health, which may become worse.
• You may have to continue living with your health problems and any new ones.

Health care has never been as technologically advanced as today. You should be able to find some help and recover your health and happiness. But for many, this can be highly elusive.

Twenty-five years ago, I was stuck in this exact problem. I had a severe health condition and was given a choice, basically, between infertility and possible death. Lovely.

Happily, I was able to get my health back AND have a family.

What I learned could help you as well.

I’ve spent the past 28 years successfully helping over 10,000 patients recover from “impossible” health conditions.

The Secret Formula

A big part of getting your body to improve its health is diet and lifestyle.

So, that puts us right back at the beginning: Willpower!

Here is the formula I’ve discovered that can solve willpower problems:

IT IS NOT DIFFICULT TO DO THINGS THAT WORK.

Changing your lifestyle and diet can be challenging. If you can’t see the difference or if the changes leave you feeling terrible (hungry, hangry, tired, sore, and deprived), it’s hard to be successful.

But what if the changes you tried WORKED? What if you felt better, could think more clearly, lost weight, had less pain… and didn’t feel hungry, hangry, tired, sore, or deprived?

An Example:

You come to me with a health problem that seriously impacts your life. I tell you, “Modify your diet like this, take these supplements every day and come get acupressure treatments a couple of times a week.” You do what I say, and you are so much better within a few weeks.

If I ask, “Was that hard to do?” you’ll say, “No! It wasn’t hard; everything I did worked!”

If I then ask, “Here’s what I need you to do next. Are you up for it?” you will be happy to do whatever I ask—as long as it works.

If you have done treatments, drugs, diets, or exercise that didn’t work, this explains why it all seemed so hard.

The Takeaway:

Diet and lifestyle changes are very hard to do. Unless you get immediate positive feedback, these changes are all but impossible to continue long-term.

Most health conditions are well beyond the point of being cured with only diet and lifestyle improvements. It can take quite a bit more help to get your body “over the top” and healing.

There is a technology that addresses these issues successfully, and can result in regaining your health AND lifetime improvements to your lifestyle and diet.

A big part of getting your body to improve its health is diet and lifestyle.

So, that puts us right back at the beginning: Willpower!

Here is the formula I’ve discovered that can solve willpower problems:

IT IS NOT DIFFICULT TO DO THINGS THAT WORK.

Changing your lifestyle and diet can be challenging. If you can’t see the difference or if the changes leave you feeling terrible (hungry, hangry, tired, sore, and deprived), it’s hard to be successful.

But what if the changes you tried WORKED? What if you felt better, could think more clearly, lost weight, had less pain… and didn’t feel hungry, hangry, tired, sore, or deprived?

An Example:

You come to me with a health problem that seriously impacts your life. I tell you, “Modify your diet like this, take these supplements every day and come get acupressure treatments a couple of times a week.” You do what I say, and you are so much better within a few weeks.

If I ask, “Was that hard to do?” you’ll say, “No! It wasn’t hard; everything I did worked!”

If I then ask, “Here’s what I need you to do next. Are you up for it?” you will be happy to do whatever I ask—as long as it works.

If you have done treatments, drugs, diets, or exercise that didn’t work, this explains why it all seemed so hard.

The Takeaway:

Diet and lifestyle changes are very hard to do. Unless you get immediate positive feedback, these changes are all but impossible to continue long-term.

Most health conditions are well beyond the point of being cured with only diet and lifestyle improvements. It can take quite a bit more help to get your body “over the top” and healing.

There is a technology that addresses these issues successfully, and can result in regaining your health AND lifetime improvements to your lifestyle and diet.

Did You Unknowingly Consent to Damaged Health?

Do you agree with this statement?

“If I had health problems or developed them, I’d go to my doctor to make sure I didn’t have anything serious, and to get treatment options so I can feel better and avoid future complications.”

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So far, so good, right? How about this statement?

“If my doctor diagnosed me with a “chronic” disease and recommended a long-term medication, I wouldn’t be happy about it but would probably take the meds to avoid more problems in the future.”

(“Chronic” means it doesn’t go away or keeps coming back, such as blood pressure, cholesterol, depression, diabetes, digestive problems, anxiety, female hormone problems, etc.)

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Did you accept this, or did you have doubts?

Did you feel that long-term drugs were inevitable, or were you upset that your health had fallen to this?

Did you wish for some other solution than drugs but have no idea what to do?

Did you realize you just received a “life sentence”?

When you are prescribed a long-term medication, you are being told that you’ll have this disease long-term, maybe for the rest of your life.

These medications do not “cure” your condition, they (attempt to) manage the symptoms. Meanwhile, the condition will likely worsen, and new conditions will often occur.

Do you wish for some other solution than drugs but have no idea what to do?

Your prescriptions may be protecting you from some serious consequences of your condition but may not be effective with the concerns and symptoms that affect your day-to-day life. Also, your health isn’t improved by these drugs, and your now-compromised body is very likely to develop more problems.

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Your Prescription May Be Causing New Health Problems

Many medications affect your nutrition:

• The medication can attach itself to a nutrient and pass it out of the body
• The medication can alter the pH in the gut so that the nutrient can’t be adequately absorbed
• Some medications need specific nutrients for them to be able to work and may cause deficiencies.

The Failure of Conventional Medicine

You CAN Be Happy and Healthy

Blood Pressure Medications and Nutrient Deficiencies

Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., DACBN, MS, CFMP

I first want to give you a brief overview on how medications impact important nutrients.

HOW MEDICATIONS AFFECT NUTRIENTS
The following are a few ways that blood pressure medications can affect how our bodies absorb essential nutrients.

• The medication can attach itself to a nutrient and pass it out of the body
• The medication can alter the pH in the gut so that the nutrient can’t be properly absorbed
• Some medications need specific nutrients in order for them to be able to work.

The Following are Blood Pressure Medications, Nutrients Commonly Depleted and the Negative Impact of the Deficient Nutrients

ACE INHIBITORS
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE Inhibitors) are one of the most commonly used families of blood pressure medicines. Examples include; ramipril, enalapril, lisinopril, quinapril, fosinopril, trandolapril and captopril.

Nutrients that can be depleted by these medicines are zinc, magnesium, potassium and calcium.

Deficiencies in these nutrients can cause hair loss, slow healing of wounds, loss of taste or smell, prostate problems, loss of sex drive, frequent infections, leg cramps, weight gain, bone loss, high blood pressure, higher risk of cancer

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS
Another commonly used family of blood pressure medicines. Examples include; amlodipine, nifedipine, felodipine, diltiazem and verapamil.

Nutrients that can be depleted by these medicines are potassium, calcium, vitamin D and possibly Co-Enzyme Q10.

Symptoms that can occur due to deficiencies in these nutrients are fatigue, leg cramps, frequent infections, thirst, muscle weakness, bone loss, confusion, high blood pressure, confusion, heart disease and rapid or irregular heartbeat.

BETA BLOCKERS
Examples of beta blockers include; atenolol, metoprolol, sotalol and bisoprolol.

Beta blockers can deplete the body of Co-Enzyme Q10 and melatonin.

Symptoms that can occur due to deficiencies in these nutrients are insomnia, disrupted sleep, increased risk of cancer, autoimmune disorders, muscle cramps, memory loss.

CENTRALLY ACTING BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATIONS
Clonidine and methyldopa are examples of this.

These blood pressure medications can deplete Co-Enzyme Q10.

Depletion of Co-Enzyme Q10 can result in fatigue, weakness, muscle and leg cramps, memory loss, frequent infection, liver damage, higher risk of heart attack, higher risk of cancer.

Conclusion

The above blood pressure medications may in fact cause nutrient deficiencies making it more important to consider supplementing with these nutrients to decrease the negative symptom consequences

IMPORTANT

Always discuss this important information on blood pressure nutrient deficiencies with your healthcare provider.

Compliments from Functional Medicine University

References:

Pharmavite. Common drug classes, drug-nutrient depletions, & drug-nutrient interactions. www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/about_us/sponsored_resources/Nature%20Made%20Handout.pdf. Accessed September 20, 2019.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5874849/
https://nutritionreview.org/2016/12/practical-guide-avoiding-drug-induced-nutrient-depletion/

Holiday & Winter Depression

A bit of research turned up that the holiday season can be difficult for people who have depression and other mental health problems.

Feeling lonely, financial stress, disruption in regular schedules and activities can cause stress for many people. Overeating sugar and junk food, and drinking too much alcohol are additional stressors.

Physical Health Problems Cause Many Mental Health Problems

The mental health industry (and likely your doctor) is entirely focused on “chemical imbalance” and “brain function” as causes for mental health problems. It’s a very rare doctor who will look for underlying physiological health problems before prescribing antidepressant drugs or talk therapy.

As a doctor, I talk to many people about depression and anxiety. Very few are even aware of a connection between their hormones, blood sugar, digestive system, and psychological state. Because these physical issues are among the most common cause of mental problems, it’s frustrating to see that millions are put on dangerous, addictive antidepressant drugs without any attempt at even checking to see if there’s an underlying health problem.

Mental stresses (such as holiday stress) can be more of a trigger than the cause of anxiety and depression. Typical mental health treatments such as medications or talk therapy mainly work as symptom relievers (at best).

As with any symptom treatment, if nothing is done about the cause of the problem, you must continue to treat the symptom indefinitely. Antidepressant drugs have serious physical and mental side effects. As reported by many of my patients, one of the worst is having little to no feelings about anything. Sure, the depression is less, but there’s no joy or interest either. Patients say their emotions are like cardboard cutouts, and they no longer fully experience their lives.

Another severe downside to antidepressants is that many are addictive and can be difficult or impossible to stop.

Talk Therapy?

Many of my patients have reported that talk therapy has helped them to better control their depression and anxiety.

Anything that helps is great unless that help hides a solution to the whole problem. Someone suffering from anxiety and depression might continue talk therapy for many years to keep their symptoms under control. If they had handled the underlying health conditions that caused their problems in the first place, they would no longer need the therapy and would be much better mentally and physically.

Take Away

Medicine is designed for the most part to treat health problems (symptoms) rather than look for underlying causes. If a doctor sees evidence of holiday depression, then a prescription for an antidepressant drug may seem like the correct treatment. The doctor won’t even think of addressing hormones, blood sugar or digestion, because medicine has virtually no treatments for any of these.

To summarize: If you feel depressed over the holidays and would like to feel better, you have these choices. Seems to me that the first one would be highly preferable!

A: Get evaluated and tested to find the underlying physical cause of your problem and get this resolved.  You may have holiday stress in the future, but you’ll deal with it much better and not have any lasting effects once January comes around.

B: Get on a possibly addictive drug with serious side effects that may prevent you from enjoying your life. Then, have to stay on this medication or go back on it whenever something in your life makes you sad and depressed.

C: Tough it out and try to act like nothing is wrong.

Please Share!

If you know someone with the “holiday blues,” please send them a link to this post. I’ve found that this information is unknown, and most people are convinced that something is wrong with their brain if they feel anxious or depressed.

Here’s a bright ray of truth and hope for the holiday season!

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