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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 Pause - Menopause and Zinc

Did you know that consuming zinc helps tame the symptoms of menopause? So, why should you eat oysters? I'll HOPE it out for you. HORMONE OPTIMIZATION Most women in menopause have all the symptoms of hypothyroidism, weight gain, weight loss resistance, hair and eyebrow loss, dry skin, and fatigue. They have their doctors test their thyroid function and are told their thyroids are "normal." When I look at their lab work, I often see a Thyroid Conversion Disorder. This is caused by a lack of an...

MIND OPTIMIZATION THE ART OF SELF-DISCIPLINE #6 Sponsored by the "Third Act " Optimizers Now that you know how to set Eulogy, Quarterly, and Weekly Have Goals, Purge your Pantry to rid yourself of temptation, and how to Routine Success, next is that you'll need to fuel the vehicle over the bridge from one side of the canyon to the other side where your have goal sits. THE FUEL EMOTION PROPELS SUCCESS In the first step of building our HOPE Bridge, we decided that our Me-Strand Have Goal was to...

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 I call it a Meso-meal because these meals will make you a Mesomorph, a woman or man whose body is "just right" like Goldilocks porridge. In today's Meso Menu recipe, we make the ultimate gourmet Meso-Meal. Click the link below to download the recipe. Doc Mac's Garlic Butter Lobster Tail with Roasted Asparagus If you want me to customize a...

The Pause Issue #15 of 2025 Sponsored by the "Third Act " Optimizers Thyroid Conversion Disorder Your thyroid tests indicate you do not have typical hypothyroidism. They suggest a Thyroid Conversion Disorder. Now what? “Doc, my doctor told me that my thyroid test is normal. Can you explain to me how my test is normal, but I have most of the symptoms of hypothyroidism?” Most doctors look at just one test: the TSH reading. Let me review the TSH test and its place in the HPT axis. You hear so...

MIND OPTIMIZATION THE ART OF SELF-DISCIPLINE #5 Sponsored by the "Third Act " Optimizers Now that you know how to set Eulogy, Quarterly, and Weekly Have Goals, and Purge your Pantry to rid yourself of temptation, the next step is to "Routine Success." ROUTINE SUCCESS Do you want to be successful at looking and feeling great while in your "Third Act of Life? Success Routines are the key. Ever notice how the most disciplined people never seem stressed They’re not superhuman. They’re not more...

HEALTH OPTIMIZATION THE LIVER OPTIMIZATION PROTOCOL Sponsored by the "Third Act " Optimizers NAC 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 job...

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 In today's Meso Menu recipe, we make the ultimate gourmet meal of: Wild-Caught Salmon & Organic Artichoke Skillet Doc Mac's Wild-Caught Salmon & Organic Artichoke Skillet If you want me to customize a menu for you, your friends, or your family that will help you and them achieve an ideal, bottom, healthy, happy weight, just ask. Click the...

The Pause Issue #14 of 2025 Sponsored by the "Third Act " Optimizers Nuts Here, Nuts There, Nuts are Everywhere OPTIMAL NUTRITION "We are as optimal as our nutrition." I'm nuts about nuts. I eat nuts nearly daily. Nuts are a true superfood, but they are not a weight-loss food. In today's post, I will show you how to test nuts and use them within the Expansion Protocol, a system for testing for food sensitivities, discovering your permanent menu, and simultaneously setting your bottom healthy,...

EATING DOC MAC'S GOURMET MESO-MENU WORKS 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 was more like a double bogey. However, when I receive testimonials from clients, which I do weekly, I know what a hole in...

MIND OPTIMIZATION THE ART OF SELF-DISCIPLINE Sponsored by the "Third Act " Optimizers PANTRY PURGE! Now that you know how to set Eulogy, Quarterly, and Weekly Haves Haves, the next step to improve your self-discipline is to Purge the Pantry. THE PANTRY PURGE Let’s get one thing straight: you don’t need superhuman willpower. You need a better setup. Here’s the truth: willpower is kind of like your phone battery. It starts out full in the morning, but by the end of the day—after saying no to...