MOnday 9/22 @ 12:PM CST

Somewhere along the way, health became fragmented.
Labs over symptoms. Protocols over patterns.
And a lot of smart, well-meaning people were left feeling like something didn’t add up.

If that’s been your experience — in your own body or in your work — this session might bring some clarity.

Nurse Doza will be sharing the exact approach he uses in clinic to connect the dots between digestion, hormones, energy, and mood — especially in cases where nothing else has worked.

No fluff. No hype. Just the part most of us were never taught.

A: Nurse Doza: Bread is comfort food. So is pasta and rice. Today’s bread is not the same type of bread as it was in biblical times nor is every bread around the world the same (I know this because people who travel to Italy tell me they have no problems eating bread over there).  

Bread turns into sugar when we eat it. Very inflammatory sugar that can directly cause damage to your digestive tract as soon as you eat it. Over-eating bread at every meal is a quick way to develop high blood sugar in the gut which can lead to numerous health issues such as diabetes, leaky gut, fatty liver, gallbladder removal, colon cancer and even dementia (remember, the gut is the body’s “2nd brain”). Bread is also so inflammatory that there is a direct connection between bread and such autoimmune disorders like Hashimoto's.  

What happens when we cut our bread from our diet? Our health gets better. I understand it’s “hard” to give up, but how do you feel an hour after eating bread? Cutting out bread will be hard for a few months, but when your inflammation and weight starts to go down, you will not look back. Especially in the future when you finally decide to eat bread again because it will cause so much inflammation that you will not eat it again (no one likes to be bloated).

But how can we “replace” bread? What else besides bread makes you just as “happy”? What besides food makes a person happy? The real reason we eat food is that it gives us dopamine. Dopamine is a hormone/neurotransmitter that gives us pleasure & reward. Dopamine is a double edged sword because it also gives up focus & motivation. Our "favorite" foods tend to give us lots of dopamine, but those foods can also be the source of our inflammation. My goal with autoimmune disorders, gut issues and even weight gain is to reduce inflammation which means cutting out inflammatory foods like bread. If there is resistance to this diet change, the person is not “addicted” to bread. They are “addicted” to the way bread makes them dopamine after a few bites. That individual really needs a healthier way to get dopamine naturally. Once you start doing this, not only will you be able to give up bread for good, but you might be able to cut back or eliminate other comfort foods like sugar, salty foods, dairy, sodas and even alcohol. You deserve to feel better. Bread isn’t the answer. 

How to make healthy dopamine:

Supplements That Help:

Extra credit: watch our “break free from emotional eating” podcast 

Private consults with me start at $399, but inside the School of Doza, you can join me live every Wednesday for Ask Me Anything — included with your membership. Get your questions answered, learn from others, and connect with a community on the same path.

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A: Nurse Doza:  Being sick is costly. You lose time, money, work, fun, and travel. Then once it's over, most need to play “catch up” on work or play harder to avoid FOMO (fear of missing out). Being sick means our body is telling us to slow down or stop completely. 

Stress reduces our immune system. Stress is inevitable but when stress is really high is when a person is more prone to becoming sick. Germs, bad food and alcohol are always there. Why do we get sick at certain times? It’s because the week leading up had more stress than any other week and our bodies were not prepared. Most people experience less sunlight, poor sleep and already have low vitamin D, which can all be a recipe for disaster. If that person also has a poor functioning gut and/or has been stuck in “flight or fight” mode (too much cortisol) then that individual already has a suppressed immune system and can be more likely to get sick when stress is too high (I saw this happen every week in the clinic and especially during the COVID years). 

How to improve your immune system (so you don’t get sick all the time):

Supplements to consider:

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A: Nurse Doza: I imagine you are having a hard time keeping up with life. No energy can do that. We need to figure out what could be causing this. 

Possible causes of low energy:

As you can see, there can be many causes. One thing is for sure…we are not deficient in caffeine. 

Steps to Rebuild Energy:

Supplements to Support Energy:

If you are still having issues with energy after trying this list, let's book a consult to chat more and get to the bottom of this!

Extra credit: watch our “natural energy” podcast 

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