DR. PATRICK GARRETT, DC, B.SCI, DCCN, DABFM, FAAFM

CONCIERGE NATURAL HEALTHCARE

301 NORTH MAIN SUITE 301

316-212-5429

DOCTORGARRETT@YAHOO.COM

Who is Dr. Garrett?

Dr. Patrick Garrett

Chiropractic College / Medical School

12 Years of Functional Lifestyle Practice

Specializing in reversing acute & chronic

conditions naturally

Patients / clients all over the country & world

Clinical focus on reversing diabetes, asthma,

allergies, eczema, psoriasis, migraines and

epigenetic food therapy.

Physician

Postgraduate Educator

300 Hour / 2 Year Diplomate Functional Medicine

/ Clinical Nutrition Program in Denver, Colorado

National Speaker

Internal Disorders

Functional Medicine

Applied Nutrition & Clinical Chemistry

Clinical Nutrition

Functional Approaches to Reversing Diseases

National Speaker

Lifestyle Medicine ProgramCeliac Disease

Lifestyle Medicine – Metabolic Syndrome & Nutrition

Lifestyle Medicine – Stress Management

Lifestyle Medicine – Weight Management

Lifestyle Medicine – Prescribing Exercise

Lifestyle Medicine – Osteoporosis

Lifestyle Medicine – The Biology of Normal Sleep &

Consequences of Insufficient Sleep

Infertility & Endocrinology & More

Postdoctoral Education

Lifestyle Medicine ProgramLifestyle Practices for Weight Management & Health Promotion

Models of Behavior Modification

The Pressure System Model of Lifestyle Counseling in Primary Care

Rationale for Lifestyle & Weight Management Counseling

Weight Bias in Clinical Settings: Improving Health Care Delivery for

Obese Patients

Postdoctoral Education

Diplomate of the American Board of Functional Medicine

Board Certified in Integrative Medicine

Diplomate of the American College of Clinical Nutrition

Senior Fellow of the American Academy of Functional

Medicine

Diplomates & Certifications

Harvard Medical School Postgraduate Association– Member

American Academy of Integrative Medicine – Member

Physicians Committee on Responsible Medicine - Member

American Board of Functional Medicine - Past President

American Academy of Functional Medicine - Chairman of the Board of Directors

Green Med Info – Board Member

Bloodid - Medical Director

Leadership / Membership

What does the thyroid do?

Metabolism - BMR

Hormone cycle

Reproduction

Brain development

Pretty much

everything else too

Your

Thyroid

Hormones

TSH

(high) (low)

rT3 T3 T4

T3

Bound T3 Free T3

Your Thyroid Should Work

But then again, we are Americans

We create our own epidemics

How do we

mess up the

thyroid with our

lifestyle?

TSH

(high) (low)

rT3 T3 T4

T3

Bound T3 Free T3

CHRONIC Stress

We cause it through our lifestyles

Why the meds make worse

Let’s stop exhausting our cortisol

Let’s stop exhausting our thyroid

Let’s eat for our thyroid

Let’s live a lifestyle that is consistent with life and longevity

Complexity sells – Simplicity cure

So let’s un-cause it

Alfalfa Anise Apples Carrots Cherries

Dates Fennel Green Beans Garlic Hops

Licorice Parsley Peas Pomegranates

Potatoes Sweet Potato Pumpkin Pumpkin seeds

Red beans Rice Sage Sesame

Eating for Progesterone

Selenium rich foods

2 Brazil nuts a day, button mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, cod, snapper, tuna,

halibut, calf's liver, and salmon.

Iodine rich foods

Sea Salt, Kelp (Highest by a long shot), wakame, nori, strawberries, tuna,

salmon

Eating for Thyroid

1. Purposeful & Mindful Meditation

a. 10 to 20 minutes a day

2. Power posing for 2 minutes, 3 times a day

a. Wonder woman pose

b. No crossed legs / arms

c. Cuts stress hormones by 45%

d. Increase testosterone by 25%

3. Imagery (Find your happy place)

a. Take a mini mental vacation

b. Engage all 5 senses in the memory

4. Take mini breaks throughout the day to visualize a safe,

relaxing thought

a. Imagery (finding your happy place)

b. Staring at a fish tank

c. Petting dog / cat

d. Lava lamp

Stop EXHAUSTING Hormones

Stop EXHAUSTING Hormones

•Repetitive prayer

1.Mini prayers in which you find solace

2.Positive & motivating

•Positive self talk

1.You can do this

2.You will improve

3.Things will always work out

4.That’s not the worst thing in the world

•Repetitive physical exercises

1.Exercise that you find enjoyable. 10 minutes

2.Up to 3 times a day for quick moments of exercise

3.Jogging the stairs, desk pushups

4.YOGA

Stop EXHAUSTING Hormones

•Breath focus

1.Deep slow breaths that extends the stomach

2.Fill that ball in your belly up

3.Breathe through your nose & hold for 2 seconds

4.Breathe out through pursed lips

•Low glycemic foods & drinks

1.Decreases epinephrine & cortisol

2.Real food, raw or least amount of cooking

3.Sweet fruits but not sugar foods

4.GREEN SMOOTHIES!!!!!!!

•SUNLIGHT

1.15 minutes a day between 10am and 2pm

2.No sunscreen, increase B vitamins in food

1.No SPF as much as possible

What ifs….

• Auto immune driven

• Hyper versus hypo

• Cysts or nodules

• Family history

• Worst case ever

• High numbers

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