“The top of the pyramid is exercise, which is important, but it's not foundational. The foundation is circadian health because that relates to the health of the mitochondria,” explains Dr. Francisco Gutierrez. Dr. Gutierrez has over 25 years of experience in internal medicine. At just 41 years old, he suffered a stroke in spite of living a traditionally healthy lifestyle where he exercised frequently. Then, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Dr. Gutierrez realized that life was too short to continue working in a system that was misaligned with his values. He decided to open his own membership based direct primary care practice, Solymar Direct Health. Today, host Meredith Oke talks with Dr. Francisco Gutierrez about his journey through the healthcare system, his decision to start his own practice, and the importance of metabolic health. Physician burnout and suicide rates are unfortunately extremely high, mainly because physicians within the traditional healthcare system do not get to just be physicians. In order to be able to apply his creativity and apply quantum biology concepts to his treatment regimens, Dr. Gutierrez chose to open his own practice. Many people think that if they eat right and exercise, then that is all they need to be healthy. However, the focus should instead be on circadian biology and mitochondrial health. Without enough daily sunlight, your body will not run correctly regardless of exercising regularly and eating healthy foods. Metabolic health is largely dependent upon circadian biology. It is important to reset your internal clock every day by seeing the sunrise and sunset, eating at the correct times during the day, and getting at least 20 to 30 minutes of direct sunlight into your body. Quotes“When I started back in the year 2000 as a solo practitioner within the system, nobody was employed. No doctors were employed. Now, pretty much every doctor is employed by these hospital systems, and unfortunately, what that creates is an environment where the customer is not the patient, but the customer is the employer. I say that because I lived it and I lived it from both ends, from the clinical end and from the administrative. And so when you look at the statistics and you look at the rate of burnout for physicians, and sadly the rate of suicide by physicians, it's astounding, and it speaks to what you said, that a lot of the doctors, certainly the doctors of my generation, we didn't sign up for this. We signed up to be a physician.” (7:24-8:23 | Dr. Gutierrez) “The top of the pyramid is exercise, which is important, but it's not foundational. The foundation is circadian health because that relates to the health of the mitochondria.” (26:40-26:51 | Dr. Gutierrez)“Our body clock is the director of the symphony that is our metabolism.” (29:10-29:19 | Dr. Gutierrez)“Go outside and walk, if you can barefoot, three times a week for 20 to 30 minutes every single day. But it's gotta be outside, no sunscreen, the fewest clothes possible.” (42:41-42:55 | Dr. Gutierrez) “Being Hispanic in these latitudes north of where we come from puts us at a higher risk of developing chronic disease.” (59:35-59:47 | Dr. Gutierrez)LinksConnect with Dr Francisco Gutierrez:Website: https://solymardirecthealth.com/IG: @solymardirecthealth There's more to QBC: To receive our Podcast Guide, where we break episodes down by category & to receive updates from us, subscribe to our email list here: https://qbcpod.comYou can join the FREE QBC online community here. Find practitioners, ask questions, share experiences:

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