Darin Ingels, ND

Health in Current Times

Aired on: January 29, 2021

Episode Description

Dr. Ingels discussed how to maintain health regardless of the environmental challenges

Alarming Health Statistics

• 6/10 adults have a chronic disease
• 4/10 have more than one chronic disease
• Over 50 % children have a chronic disease: it used to be 18 %
• 90 % health care costs occur with treating chronic diseases
• Disease is a continuum: it is not either- or
  • Kaiser study: for every point morning blood sugar is above 84, the risk for diabetes increases by 6 %
  • We don’t know where we lie on that spectrum.
    • Chronic disease is like an iceberg; we don’t know what is underneath
• If you have a chronic illness, take action now
• Disease is not a statin deficiency
• We need to look at underlying causes of diseases
• Diet, lifestyle, poor sleep contribute to the above
• These factors plus environmental factors are the perfect storm
  • Environmental factors include toxins, chemical exposures affect metabolic system, immunity and gut

Diet

• There probably is little agreement on diets except
  • Fresh, locally grown, organic food many colours
  • Avoid foods in a box, or center of super market
  • Meat grass fed: fish wild
  • Healthy oils
    • Vegetable/ corn oils are highly processed
  • He advocates an alkaline diet
    • Cells function best in alkaline state
      • Cells function better and repair better
      • Detoxify better
      • Is a sustainable diet not a fad diet.
      • Nutrient dense
      • Has everything body needs
      • Not hungry
    • Food Categories
      • Alkaline forming – most plants, some legumes, nuts seeds
        • Can eat as much as like
      • Neutral or Slightly acidic. 25 %
        • All animal proteins, eggs, many fruits
      • Acid forming. Avoid
        • Junked food, processed foods, high sugar
        • Dairy products, coffee
          • Coffee gives energy but does not address the underlying problem
        • Avoid sugar
          • Depletes magnesium
          • Likely increased risk for infectious diseases
    • Acidic regions
      • the bladder, ski, stomach and vaginal area
      • The acidity in these areas protect against outside invaders
  • Paleo diet
    • Mostly plant based
    • Meat not likely a large part of diet
  • The fewer hands that touch the food, the better; less processed and manipulated

High protein diet. unhealthy

• Hard on the kidneys
• Too much meat without fat raises blood sugar levels

US Diet

• convenience foods
• whether it is in or our of season (meaning preservatives are used
• are we getting foods that feed our gut and cells

How do we minimize our risk for the current virus

• Our health system is challenged especially with covid
• Build immunity
  • Avoid things that challenge immunity
    • EMF
      • Opens blood brain and gut barriers
      • Interferes with intercellular communication
      • Increases risks for cancers
      • Study in northern California, firemen  with 2 G towers
        • Got lost, tired, fatigues
    • Lower toxic load
  • Risk factors
    • Obesity, diabetes
    • Nutritional factors
      • Vitamin D deficiency big risk factor
• Healthy diet
  • Supports gut system
    • 80 % immune system comes from the gut
  • Supports immunity
• Treat allergies
  • Are overactive response of the immune system
  • Fluids are good breeding grounds for bacteria
  • Leaky membranes increase risk of infectious agents entering the body
    • This can trigger the immune system giving an inflammatory process which makes membranes more leaky
    • Minimize exposures that elicit allergies
      • Food allergies, toxins

Recommendations from his experience if a virus in the early phase

• He uses same approach for any virus
  • Nutrients and herbs
  • Take zinc
    • Is antiviral
    • Inhibits viral replication
    • Use with hydroxyquinine (or quercitin ) to usher zinc into cell
    • Vitamin C
      • Supports immune system
      • Used successfully in Whuhan, China
    • Vitamin A
      • Helps support secretory IgA
        • First line of defense in mucous membranes
        • Extra protection at mucus membranes
    • Vitamin D
      • Take with vitamin A and magnesium
    • Mushroom extracts
      • Support T cells and natural killer cells.  Go after infection/ virus
      • Mitocki, rheisi
      • Mycologist. Paul Stamos documentary fantastic fungi
    • andrographis 
      • antiviral
      • good for influenza, cold viruses
    • astragolous    

For sore throat at beginning of infection

• gargle with liposomal vitamin C, HOCl, biocidin
• There have been studies that mouth was helps
• Gargle with silver hydrosole

Toxins

• The average American is exposed to over 80,000 chemicals per year
  • Less that 10 % of these chemicals have been studied for their long term effects
  • Some estimate that only 200 are studied each year
• Toxins deposit in fat cells
  • Losing weight slowly and increasing lean muscle mass lightens the load
  • Some people feel worse when they lose weight because the toxins come out of th fat ells
• A large part of diabetes caused by toxins
• Toxins act synergistic by working with different mechanisms
• BPA free is substitute with other BP-s which are just as toxic
• Lead, fluoride, and PCBs each can decrease IQ by several points
• Interferes with hormones, endocrine: He sees
  • Girls getting menstrual cycles at 8 to 9 years old
  • Boys have precocious puberty
  • Women with premature menopause and ovarian failure
  • Young boys with testosterone levels of a 90 year old man

Pesticides

• EPA’s labs to test these did not exist

Glyphosate

• Opens blood and brain barriers
• Interferes with intercellular communication
• Interferes with detox pathways
• Through the shikimate pathway interferes with making tertiary amines such as serotonin and tryptophan
• Every vineyard in California had glyphosate even in organic wines
• Strong association with autism (Stephanie Seneff)
• Wheat is sprayed with glyphosate before harvesting
• Possible carcinogen per WHO
• Serolini found inert ingredients in roundup extremely toxic as well