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Dr. Joseph Pizzorno

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135 total appearances

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The Dr. Hyman Show
The Dirty Truth About Environmental Toxins (And How to Protect Yourself)

So it turns out within the quote normal range, 10 to 50, depending on the lab, GGT goes up in proportion to toxic load. And as you detoxify, GGT goes down. So I mentioned that Corporate Wellness Program I did. So I measured my GTT then, and it was 27. And I thought that was okay, because I saw the research saying, once it's 30, you have an eightfold increased risk for diabetes.

The Dr. Hyman Show
The Dirty Truth About Environmental Toxins (And How to Protect Yourself)

Well, it's not concerning to go from 29, no risk, to 30, more risk. So I thought, well, 27 is too high. So I started getting more and more careful. Started getting more careful, went down a couple years later, down to 24. Then I measured a few years ago, went down to 17. I just measured it two months ago, I was down to 16.

The Dr. Hyman Show
The Dirty Truth About Environmental Toxins (And How to Protect Yourself)

Well, it's not concerning to go from 29, no risk, to 30, more risk. So I thought, well, 27 is too high. So I started getting more and more careful. Started getting more careful, went down a couple years later, down to 24. Then I measured a few years ago, went down to 17. I just measured it two months ago, I was down to 16.

The Dr. Hyman Show
The Dirty Truth About Environmental Toxins (And How to Protect Yourself)

Well, it's not concerning to go from 29, no risk, to 30, more risk. So I thought, well, 27 is too high. So I started getting more and more careful. Started getting more careful, went down a couple years later, down to 24. Then I measured a few years ago, went down to 17. I just measured it two months ago, I was down to 16.

The Dr. Hyman Show
The Dirty Truth About Environmental Toxins (And How to Protect Yourself)

So, a GTT between 15 and 20 means you've done a good job of getting rid of enough toxins that the body doesn't have to increase GTT. Why does the body increase GTT? Because it recycles glutathione, because glutathione protects us from toxins. Okay, you're down to 15 to 20, you've probably done a good job getting rid of the toxins.

The Dr. Hyman Show
The Dirty Truth About Environmental Toxins (And How to Protect Yourself)

So, a GTT between 15 and 20 means you've done a good job of getting rid of enough toxins that the body doesn't have to increase GTT. Why does the body increase GTT? Because it recycles glutathione, because glutathione protects us from toxins. Okay, you're down to 15 to 20, you've probably done a good job getting rid of the toxins.

The Dr. Hyman Show
The Dirty Truth About Environmental Toxins (And How to Protect Yourself)

So, a GTT between 15 and 20 means you've done a good job of getting rid of enough toxins that the body doesn't have to increase GTT. Why does the body increase GTT? Because it recycles glutathione, because glutathione protects us from toxins. Okay, you're down to 15 to 20, you've probably done a good job getting rid of the toxins.

The Dr. Hyman Show
The Dirty Truth About Environmental Toxins (And How to Protect Yourself)

Now if you're below 15, it may not mean you have low toxic load, it may mean you have an inability to increase glutathione to protect you from environmental toxins. The people I've seen with the biggest problems with environmental toxins have low GTTs. I call them the yellow canaries. They can't protect themselves. So right there, you have to monitor. Now, what's the next easiest thing to do?

The Dr. Hyman Show
The Dirty Truth About Environmental Toxins (And How to Protect Yourself)

Now if you're below 15, it may not mean you have low toxic load, it may mean you have an inability to increase glutathione to protect you from environmental toxins. The people I've seen with the biggest problems with environmental toxins have low GTTs. I call them the yellow canaries. They can't protect themselves. So right there, you have to monitor. Now, what's the next easiest thing to do?

The Dr. Hyman Show
The Dirty Truth About Environmental Toxins (And How to Protect Yourself)

Now if you're below 15, it may not mean you have low toxic load, it may mean you have an inability to increase glutathione to protect you from environmental toxins. The people I've seen with the biggest problems with environmental toxins have low GTTs. I call them the yellow canaries. They can't protect themselves. So right there, you have to monitor. Now, what's the next easiest thing to do?

The Dr. Hyman Show
The Dirty Truth About Environmental Toxins (And How to Protect Yourself)

Right on. Very, very useful test. So that way you can monitor what's going on. So as my teacher, Dr. Bastier, would say, don't kid yourself. You can think you're living healthily, but you might have this little thing you do here, and all this food you really love, you can't buy it organic, but I'm going to eat that anyway.

The Dr. Hyman Show
The Dirty Truth About Environmental Toxins (And How to Protect Yourself)

Right on. Very, very useful test. So that way you can monitor what's going on. So as my teacher, Dr. Bastier, would say, don't kid yourself. You can think you're living healthily, but you might have this little thing you do here, and all this food you really love, you can't buy it organic, but I'm going to eat that anyway.

The Dr. Hyman Show
The Dirty Truth About Environmental Toxins (And How to Protect Yourself)

Right on. Very, very useful test. So that way you can monitor what's going on. So as my teacher, Dr. Bastier, would say, don't kid yourself. You can think you're living healthily, but you might have this little thing you do here, and all this food you really love, you can't buy it organic, but I'm going to eat that anyway.

The Dr. Hyman Show
The Dirty Truth About Environmental Toxins (And How to Protect Yourself)

You can find how many of your little exceptions, how bad are they at enough? The second thing to do is support the body's own natural detox system. We spent millions of years evolving these things, and we sabotage them. How do we sabotage them? A lot of the toxins are excreted from the liver into the gut, where we then expect to go out through the stools.

The Dr. Hyman Show
The Dirty Truth About Environmental Toxins (And How to Protect Yourself)

You can find how many of your little exceptions, how bad are they at enough? The second thing to do is support the body's own natural detox system. We spent millions of years evolving these things, and we sabotage them. How do we sabotage them? A lot of the toxins are excreted from the liver into the gut, where we then expect to go out through the stools.

The Dr. Hyman Show
The Dirty Truth About Environmental Toxins (And How to Protect Yourself)

You can find how many of your little exceptions, how bad are they at enough? The second thing to do is support the body's own natural detox system. We spent millions of years evolving these things, and we sabotage them. How do we sabotage them? A lot of the toxins are excreted from the liver into the gut, where we then expect to go out through the stools.

The Dr. Hyman Show
The Dirty Truth About Environmental Toxins (And How to Protect Yourself)

But we evolved that system when we were consuming 150, 100 to 150 grams of fiber a day. Now we consume 15 to 20 grams of fiber a day. 89% lower, which means that instead of going out through the stools, it gets reabsorbed through intra-hepatic recirculation. So number one, eat more fiber. Eat more fiber and you'll probably get rid of things more effectively.

The Dr. Hyman Show
The Dirty Truth About Environmental Toxins (And How to Protect Yourself)

But we evolved that system when we were consuming 150, 100 to 150 grams of fiber a day. Now we consume 15 to 20 grams of fiber a day. 89% lower, which means that instead of going out through the stools, it gets reabsorbed through intra-hepatic recirculation. So number one, eat more fiber. Eat more fiber and you'll probably get rid of things more effectively.

The Dr. Hyman Show
The Dirty Truth About Environmental Toxins (And How to Protect Yourself)

But we evolved that system when we were consuming 150, 100 to 150 grams of fiber a day. Now we consume 15 to 20 grams of fiber a day. 89% lower, which means that instead of going out through the stools, it gets reabsorbed through intra-hepatic recirculation. So number one, eat more fiber. Eat more fiber and you'll probably get rid of things more effectively.

The Dr. Hyman Show
The Dirty Truth About Environmental Toxins (And How to Protect Yourself)

Number two, only organically grown foods. And number three, From your kitchen, remove all the plastics, remove all the non-stick things, only use glass and ceramics. It's the only safe things I'm aware of.