ENLIGHTENMENT COACHING COURSE WEIGHT LOSS SUCCESS 102 “Doc, your Meso-Menu is a high-protein menu. I don't eat seafood or lamb or pork. How can I do your program when my choices are so limited?” Let me explain how. The HOPE Protocol's first phase has four components on the left and four on the right. The four components on the left are: Tame Estrogen Dominance The Insulin Glucagon Seesaw De-fat the Liver Strengthen Self Discipline The four components on the right are: Accountability...
13 days ago • 4 min read
ENLIGHTENMENT COACHING COURSE WEIGHT LOSS SUCCESS 101 “Doc, what’s the secret to achieving the weight I desire? Is it my hormones? Or is it the menu? You write about the importance of a healthy liver, is it that? Or is it, what do you call it, managing my thoughts?” I love it! You’ve been reading my newsletter. It’s a combination of all four. But there is one tool more critical than hormone optimization: eating the Meso-Menu, de-fatting the liver, and managing your thoughts when it comes to...
19 days ago • 4 min read
THE STRESS HORMONE "Doc, I keep hearing about cortisol. Is it possible that it's what's causing me not to get a good night's sleep?" Cortisol has been nicknamed the "stress hormone," but like melatonin, it's more of a rhythm hormone. Where melatonin is the soft and subtle, the pianissimo, of your daily hormone cycle, cortisol is loud and harsh, the forte of your daily hormone symphony. The 2024 election results came in while I was sleeping. My dog jumped on the bed and pounced on Vicky and...
27 days ago • 4 min read
THE RHYTHM HORMONE "Doc, since I went into menopause, I can't sleep well. Will melatonin help?" YES! If you understand how it works and use it correctly. I love to write at Lover's Point in Pacific Grove, CA. When I wake, I walk across the street from the hotel, sit on a bench, and watch the sunrise from the Pacific Ocean. But wait a minute. Pacific Ocean! The sun sets when you are sitting on the Pacific coast of California. Not here. The Monterey Bay is cocked in such a way that depending on...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
THE SLEEP HORMONE "Doc, since I went into menopause, a good night's sleep has become nearly impossible. I've tried many different remedies, but none have worked. What the heck happened?" I am sorry, but I need to repeat myself. "Menopause is caused by not ovulating." When you no longer ovulate, your ovaries no longer produce progesterone or testosterone. This is when all the trouble begins. Let me first remind you what progesterone does. "The main function of progesterone is to prepare the...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
MENOPAUSE AND SLEEPING I was about twelve years old when someone broke into my house and shot me. I was lying on the floor, and I realized that I had been shot in the arm. I couldn't move my arm. With my arm paralyzed, I couldn't get myself up off the floor. I started screaming for help. HELP! HELP! HELP! The next thing I felt was someone shaking me. Wake up! Wake up! My eyes opened, and Mom seemed perturbed with me. "What?" She turned around and left the room. I tried to get up, but I...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
EXERCISE FOR YOUR HORMONES When I was 30, I tried my best to be good at golf. I golfed twice a week and even hired a pro in Lake Tahoe who played with me daily for a week. By the time I was 40, I realized it was a losing cause, so I put my clubs in storage. Then, I retired from practice and thought I'd try to retry my swing. Isn't that what we are supposed to do when we retire? It didn't take too long before the clubs were back in storage. Me giving up golf is why you're reading this. Instead...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
EXERCISE YOUR HORMONES THE FOUR-MINUTE WORKOUT Science has discovered that exercise becomes essential the older we become. Two exercises become critical as we age. The Internal Exercise Internal exercise improves internal organs, such as our hearts and liver. Aerobic exercise is the best internal exercise. Aerobic exercise is a physical activity that increases heart rate and the amount of oxygen your body uses to produce energy. The External Exercise External exercise is the exercise that...
2 months ago • 3 min read
EXERCISE FOR MENOPAUSE - 101 STROLLING After forty-four years of practice and helping tens of thousands optimize their health, I can say without a shadow of a doubt that a 30-minute stroll in nature five times a week is the best exercise for optimizing hormones and increasing lifespan and health span. And it also helps you lose weight when you are in your "Third Act" of life. Do you need some evidence? Have you ever studied the Blue Zones? A Blue Zone is a geographic area where people live...
2 months ago • 2 min read
