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Hi! I'm Doc Mac.

I have practiced hormone, weight, health, and mind optimization for over forty-five years. I retired 9 years ago; at least, that is what I thought. When I retired, my wife and I owned and operated seven medical clinics specializing in hormone and weight optimization. As we enter our pauses (menopause and andropause), our hormones become disrupted, causing us to gain weight, suffer from the inability to lose the extra weight, sleeping disorders, hormonally induced anxiety and depression, loss of interest in being intimate, and lose our motivation to be social. Our internal chemistry, our hormones, governs how we feel, look, live, and think. Subscribe to my free weekly newsletter, which over 30,000 'paused' women and men already have, by entering your email address below and learn the tools we use to optimize our hormones and weight ‘naturally.’

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The Art Of Self-Discipline - Begin at the End

MIND OPTIMIZATION THE ART OF SELF-DISCIPLINE Sponsored by the "Third Act " Optimizers In the last Mind Optimization Course, I wrote about how, in the 1980s, I was a motivational speaker but not a very good one. I explained that the best part of my three-year motivational speaker tour was that I got to hang out with the best in the motivational business, New York Times bestsellers, to this day. I listened and learned and discovered that they were all teaching the same thing. The degree of our...

HEALTH OPTIMIZATION PURIFICATION PROTOCOL Sponsored by the "Third Act " Optimizers HORMONES AND LAUNDRY DETERGENT "Doc, is regular everyday laundry detergent bad for me?" Yes, especially when you are in menopause! Regular laundry detergent can disrupt hormones and cause you to gain weight. They are filled with hormone-disrupting chemicals. Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals in Regular Detergents Phthalates (Fragrances) Found in artificial fragrances, phthalates can mimic or block hormones like...

Garlic Butter Pasture-Raised Chicken with Roasted High-Fiber Vegetables

WEIGHT OPTIMIZATION Meso-Meal "The key to weight loss during your "Third Act" of life is keeping insulin levels low and glucagon levels high." --Doc Mac Our goals are to BE mesomorphs. Mesomorphs have a "just right" body like Goldilock's porridge. That's why I call the menu we use The Meso Menu. In today's Meso Menu recipe, we make the ultimate gourmet Garlic Butter Pasture-Raised Chicken with Roasted High-Fiber Vegetables. Remember, the serving size of a Meso-Protein is one palm-sized...

For 45 years, I have practiced Health Optimization. For the last 15 years, I have exclusively helped women and men in their "Third Act" of life optimize their hormones, weight, health, and minds. When I retired ten years ago, I planned on playing golf, but golf is a great way to ruin a great walk. I rarely got a par on any hole; it's more like a double bogey. However, when I receive testimonials from clients, which I do weekly, I know what a hole in one must feel like. Here is my current...

MIND OPTIMIZATION ENLIGHTENMENT COACHING Sponsored by the "Third Act " Optimizers THE ART OF SUCCESS In the last Mind Optimization Course, I wrote about how, in the 1980s, I was a motivational speaker but not a very good one. I explained that the best part of my three-year motivational speaker tour was that I got to hang out with the best in the motivational business, New York Times bestsellers, to this day. I listened and learned and discovered that they were all teaching the same thing. The...

HEALTH OPTIMIZATION THE LIVER OPTIMIZATION PROTOCOL Sponsored by the "Third Act " Optimizers MILK THISTLE The Third Strand of the HOPE Protocol is called the Purification Protocol. It has three phases. The first phase concerns optimizing the liver. If you’re not as healthy as you could be during your "Third Act" of life, the first step to optimizing your health is optimizing your liver. After four decades of health optimization and the last decade and a half concentrating on optimizing our...

WEIGHT OPTIMIZATION Meso-Meal "The key to weight loss during your "Third Act" of life is keeping insulin levels low and glucagon levels high." --Doc Mac Our goals are to BE mesomorphs. Mesomorphs have a body that is "just right." That's why I call the menu we use The Meso Menu. In today's Meso Menu recipe, we make the ultimate Nutritious Burger. Remember, the serving size of a meso-protein is one palm-sized serving. And remember, eat only if you are hungry. Doc Mac's Meso Burger The HOPE...

The Pause Issue #11 of 2025 Sponsored by the "Third Act " Optimizers Peace, Love, and Flower Power HORMONE OPTIMIZATION "We are nothing more than a reflection of our hormones." Let's work daily to live our best in our "Third Act." It will take work, but the benefits will be bountiful. In today's blog, I share what most clients believe is The Menopause Elixir. It is common sense. If Estrogen Dominance is the cause of the plethora of menopausal symptoms from weight gain to sleeping disorders,...

RONDA'S STORY THIS IS WHY For 45 years, I have practiced Health Optimization. For the last 15 years, I have exclusively helped women and men in their "Third Act" of life optimize their hormones, weight, health, and minds. When I retired ten years ago, I planned on playing golf, but golf is a great way to ruin a great walk. I rarely got a par on any hole; it's more like a double bogey. But when I receive pre and post-photos of my client's success, these are my hole-in ones. I'd like you to...

HEALTH OPTIMIZATION THE LIVER OPTIMIZATION PROTOCOL Sponsored by the "Third Act " Optimizers BERBERINE The Third Strand of the HOPE Protocol is called the Purification Protocol. It has three phases. The first phase concerns optimizing the liver. If you’re not as healthy as you could be during your "Third Act" of life, the first step to optimizing your health is optimizing your liver. Your liver is in charge of hormone conversion and activation. It is also in charge of fat burning. Its primary...