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In this Iron Q+A, I answer the following questions (and more): Are heme iron supplements better than non heme supplements? If my ferritin levels are extremely low, should I also have my copper levels tested? Is it helpful to take enzymes to support iron absorption? Download the Optimize Iron Guide Check out Blood Vitality *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Ask your lifestyle health questions on social media, tag @drwholeness and use #accumulatehealth. -------- Connect with Dr. Matt online: 📍 Instagram  📍 Facebook 📍 Website 📍 YouTube

In todays episode, Im talking about our food routine, and why many patients with conditions like PCOS, diabetes, heart disease, or Parkinson's are rarely told by doctors to adjust what they eat. I share an example of how a patient with hormone dysfunction was never advised to cut daily Starbucks drinks or replace cereal, lattes, and Lunchables with real food. Food is medication and one meal matters, even if you mess up, you can still show up for the next "play."

In this episode, we're talking about how creatine can help muscles take glucose in more effectively, improve insulin sensitivity, and preserve and build muscle tissue. When muscle tissue is working ideally, it pulls sugar out of your bloodstream and uses it for energy. When muscle is weak, inactive, or shrinking—which happens with age and diabetes—blood sugar doesn't have a place to go. A lot of people with diabetes tell me the same thing: I know I should exercise more, but I'm exhausted. This is where creatine comes in. 💪🏽Creatine -------- Connect with Dr. Matt online:   🌱 Nutrient Support: https://drwholeness.myshopify.com/collections/nutritional-supplements 📍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drwholeness 📍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drwholeness 📍 Subscribe to DRW YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxjrZpVN_JrfqaRdb9Z16rw/r  📍 Substack: https://substack.com/@accumulatehealth 

In today's episode, we're talking about cardiovascular health. Heart disease remains the #1 threat to the quality and quantity of life for Americans. And this is not because of a metformin or statin deficiency. We are pumping these drugs out at all time highs, but have yet to make a dent in heart disease. If you are in the traditional medicinal model, you may not be privy to the fact that there are other ways of supporting and invigorating the cardiovascular system and the underlying drivers of heart disease. You can actually improve cholesterol balance, blood sugar, arterial inflammation, and vascular health with natural means. Let's talk about where to start. Two fruit extracts that can help are bergamot and amla. You know I am a big fan of fruit and these two in particular positively influence: LDL cholesterol Triglycerides HDL Insulin sensitivity Arterial stiffness Vascular Oxidative stress You can find these two science-backed fruit extracts in Cardio Supreme.   -------- Connect with Dr. Matt online:   🌱 Nutrient Support: https://drwholeness.myshopify.com/collections/nutritional-supplements 📍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drwholeness 📍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drwholeness 📍 Subscribe to DRW YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxjrZpVN_JrfqaRdb9Z16rw/r  📍 Substack: https://substack.com/@accumulatehealth 

In this episode, I'm sharing a recent YouTube Live where I answer questions regarding overcoming an iron deficiency. Fatigue, lethargy, depression, anxiety, lack of motivation, under performing, shortness of breath, palpitations, feeling cold all the time. These can all be symptoms of low iron.* Download the Optimize Iron Guide Check out Blood Vitality *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Ask your lifestyle health questions on social media, tag @drwholeness and use #accumulatehealth. -------- Connect with Dr. Matt online: 📍 Instagram  📍 Facebook 📍 Website 📍 YouTube

Blaming stress, hormones, or aging, for a lack of energy? It could be low iron. 5 Life Stages that can contribute to low iron levels: Pregnancy and Postpartum Puberty and Adolescence Endurance Training & High Physical Output Heavy or Irregular Menstrual Cycles Chronic Fatigue, Illness, or Inflammation -------- ➡️ Get Dr. Matt's free guide to overcoming iron deficiency Ask your lifestyle health questions on social media, tag @drwholeness and use #accumulatehealth. -------- Connect with Dr. Matt online: 📍 Instagram  https://instagram.com/drwholeness 📍 Facebook https://facebook.com/drwholeness 📍 Website https://drwholeness.com 📍 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxjrZpVN_JrfqaRdb9Z16rw/r 

If you are tired no matter how much you sleep, if workouts feel harder than they should, or if your brain just doesn't feel sharp anymore— it could be iron. Iron deficiency doesn't usually show up as a dramatic crash. It shows up quietly. Gradually. And millions of people are walking around iron deficient without knowing it. Yes, millions!!!! That is a lot of underperforming in life. So today, we're answering one of the most common questions we get: "Am I iron deficient?" -------- ➡️ Get Dr. Matt's free guide to overcoming iron deficiency Ask your lifestyle health questions on social media, tag @drwholeness and use #accumulatehealth. -------- Connect with Dr. Matt online: 📍 Instagram  https://instagram.com/drwholeness 📍 Facebook https://facebook.com/drwholeness 📍 Website https://drwholeness.com 📍 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxjrZpVN_JrfqaRdb9Z16rw/r 

Trying to de-bloat and de-puff? Inflammation is usually at the root of weight loss woes. You've done the detox. You've tried the drops, the shakes, the 21-day reset. It works—for a minute. Here's what I need you to understand: you didn't fail. The quick fix failed you. Quick fixes only address the periphery. They don't address the underlying inflammation. They can't. Inflammation isn't a surface-level problem you can starve away or supplement out of existence in three weeks. When inflammation becomes chronic, our body goes into metabolic lockdown. Healing our gut—and therefore reducing systemic inflammation—is not a quick fix. We are millions of interacting cells, cell signals, and bacteria working in unison. It's a recalibration. And recalibration takes months of consistent, intentional inputs. Let's talk about these intentional inputs for recalibration.   -------- Connect with Dr. Matt online:   🌱 Nutrient Support: https://drwholeness.myshopify.com/collections/nutritional-supplements 📍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drwholeness 📍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drwholeness 📍 Subscribe to DRW YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxjrZpVN_JrfqaRdb9Z16rw/r 

Are you a 40+ woman and confused about what supplements to take? Here are my top recommendations. Products mentioned: Blood Vitality: https://drwholeness.myshopify.com/products/blood-vitality-1 Optimal Aminos Creatine Goat Whey Spartacus Download the 40+ Protocol   -------- Connect with Dr. Matt online:   🌱 Nutrient Support: https://drwholeness.myshopify.com/collections/nutritional-supplements 📍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drwholeness 📍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drwholeness 📍 Subscribe to DRW YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxjrZpVN_JrfqaRdb9Z16rw/r 

If your health plan for 2026 involves detox teas, meal replacements, or white-knuckling your way through hunger—stop. That plan has already failed. January is when motivation is high, the gyms are full, all or nothing is on the plate…So today I want to give you a whole-food reset plan that actually works, not for 7 days, but for the next 12 months. For the next 30 days: 1. No ultra-processed foods 2. No canola, soybean, corn oils 3. Protein (whole food form) at every meal 4. Track your steps daily…a simple $15 pedometer will do. 5. Eat meat, eggs, fruit, vegetables, whole dairy.   ➡️ Download 6 Protein Packed Breakfast Recipes https://drwholeness.com/recipes ➡️ Download Grocery Lists from Costco and Trader Joe's https://go.drwholeness.com/grocerylists   -------- Connect with Dr. Matt online:   🌱 Nutrient Support: https://drwholeness.myshopify.com/collections/nutritional-supplements 📍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drwholeness 📍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drwholeness 📍 Subscribe to DRW YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxjrZpVN_JrfqaRdb9Z16rw/r  📍 Substack: https://substack.com/@accumulatehealth 

In today's episode, we're talking about optimizing cortisol levels in the evening. We talk a lot about cortisol in the morning. Morning light. Morning protein. Morning routines. All high value, but what may be even more valuable is what happens in our evening hours. From stress (those intensive nighttime conversations), screens, scrolling, blue light, food inputs, alcohol, there is a lot of ground to be made in the evenings. As we have discussed, ideally, cortisol will be really low at night. This is because low cortisol is what permits and promotes a rise in melatonin. Melatonin sends out the signals that promote hormone and neurochemical balance leading to deep regenerative sleep. When cortisol stays elevated at night, your active brain never fully shuts down, which means the regenerative cascade never goes into motion. So we end up bringing yesterday, last week, maybe even last years open files into today.   ➡️Download 6 Protein Packed Breakfast Recipes https://drwholeness.com/recipes -------- Connect with Dr. Matt online:   🌱 Nutrient Support: https://drwholeness.myshopify.com/collections/nutritional-supplements 📍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drwholeness 📍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drwholeness 📍 Subscribe to DRW YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxjrZpVN_JrfqaRdb9Z16rw/r 

In today's episode, we're talking about cortisol. If you wake up tired and wired… your cortisol rhythm is likely flipped. And no amount of coffee is going to fix it. I see and hear the scenario on repeat. Stress, stress, stress…must have too much cortisol, belly fat is accumulating, sleep is fleeting and now the person is convinced they have ADHD. Sure cortisol is related to stress metabolism, but that's only a small part, say 5% of its actual role in the body. Cortisol is really our rhythm regulator, the hormone that decides whether our brain is focused or foggy, our mood is stable or chaotic, and our energy is consistent and lasts through the day or tanks after lunch. Today, I'm going to show you exactly how cortisol is supposed to work, why your rhythm might be off, and what you can do in the first 60 minutes of your day to completely transform your energy curve.   ➡️Download 6 Protein Packed Breakfast Recipes https://drwholeness.com/recipes   -------- Connect with Dr. Matt online:   🌱 Nutrient Support: https://drwholeness.myshopify.com/collections/nutritional-supplements 📍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drwholeness 📍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drwholeness 📍 Subscribe to DRW YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxjrZpVN_JrfqaRdb9Z16rw/r 

In today's episode, I'm answering the question, "can eating organ-based supplements help raise iron levels?" There is no clinical evidence that indicates that beef, liver, spleen supplements raise iron levels, it is only assumed. While I believe they can be helpful in conjunction with iron supplements, I have not seen that organ-based supplements alone, can overcome an iron deficiency. However, research does show that eating red meat and organ meats can raise iron levels to some degree. ➡️ Blood Vitality Q+A https://youtu.be/p6kf1Z9VxVk?si=2V1yxgx7zfakPlPS ➡️ Get Dr. Matt's free guide to overcoming iron deficiency https://optimizeiron.com/guide/​   -------- Connect with Dr. Matt online:   🌱 Nutrient Support: https://drwholeness.myshopify.com/collections/nutritional-supplements 📍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drwholeness 📍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drwholeness 📍 Subscribe to DRW YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxjrZpVN_JrfqaRdb9Z16rw/r 

In today's episode, I'm talking about creatine - its benefits and addressing common questions I get asked in regard to creatine. If you're over 40 and want more strength, better energy, sharper cognition, and faster recovery, creatine is one of the simplest, most validated upgrades you can make. Creatine is a compound your body naturally makes from three amino acids—arginine, glycine, and methionine. It's stored mostly in the muscles, but also in the brain. Think of creatine like a backup power generator for your cells.   ➡️ Creatine   -------- Connect with Dr. Matt online:   🌱 Nutrient Support: https://drwholeness.myshopify.com/collections/nutritional-supplements 📍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drwholeness 📍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drwholeness 📍 Subscribe to DRW YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxjrZpVN_JrfqaRdb9Z16rw/r 

In today's episode, we're diving into what happens in our body when we drink soda pop. I'm sharing this knowledge to empower you to decide for yourself and your children if soda pop deserves a spot in your home. I often forget that soda pop is standard operating procedure for most Americans, but then a patient will come in and they are drinking a case of Dr. Pepper or another of late who started their day with a Diet Coke.     7 reasons to stop drinking soda pop 1. Mineral Depletion 2. Insulin and cortisol dysregulation 3. Gut microbiome injury from artificial sweeteners 4. Reduced stomach acid and digestive capacity 5. Uric acid and inflammation 6. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)  7. Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs)   ➡️Download 6 Protein Packed Breakfast Recipes https://drwholeness.com/recipes   -------- Connect with Dr. Matt online:   🌱 Nutrient Support: https://drwholeness.myshopify.com/collections/nutritional-supplements 📍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drwholeness 📍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drwholeness 📍 Subscribe to DRW YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxjrZpVN_JrfqaRdb9Z16rw/r