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The Benefits Behind Supplements

There is an abundance of published information on this topic. I would like to cover here a couple of important highlights regarding supplementation.

Providing the body nutrients by optimizing diet and selecting nutrient-dense foods is the preferred option. However, even adherence to a carefully planned diet may not provide adequate amounts of key nutrients due to soil and water quality.

It is important to augment nutrient deficiencies as they lead to chronic diseases or limit response to therapy. For example:

– Vitamin D deficiency has been shown to impact insulin sensitivity and the immune system, which increases the risk for developing type 2 diabetes and autoimmune conditions.

– Sugar cravings are often caused by deficiencies in magnesium or zinc.

Long-Term Supplements for Good Health

To maintain good health it is worth considering long term supplementation of:

– Multivitamin

– Vitamin D

– Omega 3 fatty acids / fish oil

– A quality probiotic, especially if consuming gluten, alcohol, or sugar, or during and after treatment with antibiotics.

Tailoring Supplements to You

Supplements should be carefully tailored to you, based on your general health, medical history, symptoms, medications used and laboratory nutrition evaluation.

Did you know that certain prescription medications may result in specific nutrient deficiencies? For example, it is well researched that:

– Statins can cause CoQ10 deficiency

– Metformin may result in vitamin B12 deficiency

Quality Matters

Several quality assessment projects utilizing third party investigators demonstrated that many national retailers were selling dietary supplements that were fraudulent and in many causes contaminated with unlisted ingredients. In addition, counterfeits of recognized brands can be purchased in online stores like Amazon and Ebay.

Testing of supplements purchased from Walmart, Walgreens, Target and GNC showed that roughly four out of five of the products contained none of the herbs listed on their labels. In many cases, authorities said, supplements contained little more than cheap fillers like rice and house plants, or substances that could be hazardous to people with food allergies. 

I reviewed several reports and I didn’t like what I found. This is just one example of fraudulent supplements from a long list of supplements tested.

Gingko Biloba:    No gingko biloba found. Did detect allium (garlic), rice, spruce and asparagus.

St. John’s Wort:  No St. John’s Wort found. Did detect allium (garlic), rice and dracaena (a        tropical houseplant).

Ginseng:                No ginseng found. Did detect rice, dracaena, pine, wheat/grass and citrus.

Echinacea:           No echinacea found. Did detect rice in some samples.

Valerian Root:     No valerian root found. Found allium, bean, asparagus, pea family, rice, wild carrot and saw palmetto.

Say No to Poor Quality Supplements

You may be actually paying to ADD to the cumulative toxic burden in your body.

That is why I partnered with Fullscripts, to provide my patients with verified quality supplements at a reasonable price (I secured a minimum 15% discount for all purchases). 

Fullscript provides professional-grade supplements that you can trust, because unlike ordering from other places, supplements from Fullscript are never past their date of expiration, contain no counterfeit ingredients, nor are they stored incorrectly. For questions, Fullscript provides a dedicated support team so you never have to worry!

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What an inspiring health transformation! She is M What an inspiring health transformation! 
She is MY HERO! 

I love working with people who know what they want and why they want it! 

Every time I work with someone with clear goals like this, I am amazed how FAST your body take to say THANK YOU. 

It was not easy, but it is so worth it. 

Can you imagine from 6 injections a day to ONE a week AND better glucose levels AND weight loss. 

Type 2 Diabetes is a disease of TOO MUCH INSULIN already, treating it with MORE insulin does not make any sense (except for very late stage). Focus on insulin resistance instead. 

We have a monthly meeting on ZOOM, open to anyone interested. If you would like to attend, email me at WORKSHOP@ BEWELLENDOCRINOLOGY.com to receive email with link for the meeting. 

It is not about normal sugars, weight loss, less meds. It is about having healthy and long life!
Worshipping together! What a blessing❤️ Worshipping together! What a blessing❤️
Yay! It will take up to 9 months for the integrat Yay! 
It will take up to 9 months for the integrated systems like Omnipod 5 and Tandem to get it working. I hope weeks for DIY loop! 
Finally
There was a time when glucose meter was and AWESOM There was a time when glucose meter was and AWESOME INVENTION. Being able to prick your finger, wait 5 minutes (YES 5+ minutes) and see glucose level was a true progress. 
Then we got A1C = a measure reflecting EVERAGE glucose level over last 3 months. 
The problem is: AVERAGE OF VERY BAD AND VERY BOOD is quite perfect. 

Before CGMs, person taking insulin and  having A1C below 6.5% sounded DANGEROUS. Often it indicated SEVERE HYPOGLYCEMIA at night. 
This is the reason why CONCERN is still a knee jerk reaction of a doctor looking at A1C of someone on insulin. If below 6% it must be a problem. 

CGM = Continuous Glucose Monitor - changed it all. 
It is not anymore about AWERAGE but about TIR = time when your sugars are within goal you set. 
SD= STANDARD DEVIATION shows you how much fluctuations there is between days and glucose levels at certain time. 
Officially set goal for people on insulin
TIR 75% +
SD <30 
These numbers give you more precise info on your glucose levels. 

For people NOT on insulin, CGM provides the best information. A1C is very vague, one-time glucose check means ... nothing. 

Nowadays ANYONE can try CGM, LIbre 3 is AWESOME and not expensive ( $75/ 288 days of sensor - yes, you do need Rx). 

Remember
IT IS JUST A NUMBER, 
but how can you improve something if you are not aware of a problem?
My personal health goal is NOT to have well contro My personal health goal is NOT to have well controlled diabetes, NOT AT ALL. 
It is about having energy, feeling great, and ultimately having long and healthy life. 

This applies to patients I work with. 
We can't focus on ONE problem; it will never work!  EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR HEALTH / LIFE NEEDS TO BE OPTIMIZED in order to achieve great results. 

More post on this topic coming. 
Example is my recent A1C, I still can't wrap my head around it. 
Sure, A1C is awesome, YAY. 
But 
- I feel great
- I have a great sleep 
- I wake up full of energy and excitement about what the day will bring
- I lost 50 Lbs (I even didn't know I have so much weight to lose LOL
- I am increasing my muscle mass despite getting older
 
This is what counts: BETTER
My recent blood test surprised me. A1C 5.1 with n My recent blood test surprised me. 
A1C 5.1 with no serious low blood sugars! 
WOW!

I don't check A1C often, only when I run blood tests for other reasons. CGM data is way more valuable. 

For years after diagnosis my A1C was 6.2-7.8% with me doing my best, getting ups and downs or regular basis. 

2017 - this is when I started THERAPUTIC CARBOHYDRATES RESTRICTIONS aka KETOGENIC DIET , this is when it became easy to have A1C below 6 with no hypoglycemia. It would be 5.4-5.9 % every time I checked. 

A1C 5.1 with a person living with T1D used to be unthinkable and ... unsafe = high risk of LOW GLUCOSE LEVELS> 

Not, it is a FACT in my life, and in lifes of many of my patients. 
Just the right mixture of low carbs/ resistance training/ insulin and technology. 

Thank you to all my patients who showed me this is even possible! 

WE DESERVE TO LIVE LONG AND HEALTHY LIFE
WE DESERVE to have NORMAL glucose levels. 

#type1grit #type1diabetes #insulin #letmebe83 #diyloop #type1keto #cgm #dexcom #drbernstein #typeonegrit #carnivore #diabetes #omnipod #fiasp
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Gaja Andzel, MD

ABIM Board Certified in Endocrinology and Internal Medicine
IFM Certified Functional Medicine Specialist

Loma Linda, CA
Sequim, WA
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