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And we are ready. Health and Wellness Wednesday, Rush to Reason, Denver’s Afternoon Rush, KLZ 560. For those of you up in Wyoming, I got a message from one of you listeners, one of the texters. Appreciate this, by the way. For those of you that are up there that may not know this, there is a statewide weather radar disruption, and it’s bad weather up there as we speak. So those of you that are in that area, just be careful, be looking out, do whatever else you need to do to check the weather and make sure that you’re safe. weather stormy here in the Denver metro area as well northwest side of town there’s an alert out right now as we speak as well so yeah for those of you uh don’t let the weather um you know get you I guess is what I should say be very careful be alert vigilant all those different things and thank you by the way for the update on that I appreciate that greatly we have a lot of great listeners up and down our listening audience so thank you very much for that I do appreciate that I know our listeners do as well Yesterday’s impossible question of the day. Researchers have found that some songs are safer to drive to than others. Can you name the safest song to play while driving? It is Billie Eilish, Bad Guy, which I probably would know that song if I heard it, but I don’t know the name, so my bad. Again, as I said yesterday, I don’t listen to a lot of music anymore. Most of the music that I listen to is older music. I don’t listen to much new music anymore. And I listen to a lot of audio books. That’s more of what I do of late versus actual music. So today’s impossible question, though, as we get into this Health and Wellness Wednesday. In Super Bowl 50. Von Miller took home MVP honors while forcing two fumbles of Cam Newton in the Broncos’ 23-10 victory. Miller also led his team in sacks. How many did he collect? So, again, Super Bowl 50. which we did really well in, by the way. How many sacks did Von Miller have in that particular game? That is the question of the day. All right, we’re going to get going here in a moment. We’ll take a break here momentarily, come back to a long segment as well. But before we do that, a couple of things. And I didn’t realize today was National Hot Dog Day. But today is National Hot Dog Day. Now, some of you probably stay away from hot dogs. Others love hot dogs. I love hot dogs. I don’t know why. I just do. I love the taste of them. I love, I think, maybe the ease of eating them and so on. And I love hot dogs, even though they’re not always the best for you. And there are some better hot dogs than others, of course. Now, I learned… where the hot dog, the name hot dog, actually came from. Again, you guys heard me yesterday talking about, or maybe Monday, I was talking about Paul Harvey, and I now follow some of his old radio, you know, rest of the stories and so on, and I always enjoy those. Even when I was a kid, I enjoyed Paul Harvey. I still enjoy him today. Some, I don’t know, 40-some years later, I still listen to them. And the origination of the name hot dog Now, hot dogs and frankfurters and things like that, they date back all the way to like the 1700s, I want to say, Charlie. I think that’s when even frankfurters and things like that actually sort of came on the scene as a food. But the actual hot dog came about from a particular vendor, you know, the guy that would go around the ball games with the – in that day, it was a wooden crate that had all of the food in it, and they would carry that around and serve their different people that wanted one. they had the hot dogs themselves, so the meat portion of that, they had come up with ways to serve that, and for the longest time, they would actually give gloves while serving that particular food because it was hot, super hot, hotter than what people were used to eating at the time, I believe, is what Paul Harvey had said. And so they would give out gloves along with the hot dog, with the meat portion. Then somebody came up with an idea. This particular vendor had, I think, a brother that decided, let’s bake a bread and put the hot dog, put the meat inside of the bread. Then we don’t have to give out gloves, and they can consume all of it. That way we’re not having to deal with gloves and throwing those away and all of that rigmarole. Let’s just put that wiener, quote-unquote, inside of the bread. And at the time… you know, wienerschnitzels, if you would, you know, the dachshund, the dog, was what they were calling these. They were calling them hot dachshunds. Well, there was a sports writer that happened to be at a game on a particular day in the early 1900s where he was watching these things get served, and he thought, man, what a great concept, what a great idea. These things are fabulous. And because… this sports writer couldn’t spell Dachshund. No surprise, Charlie, because it’s a very hard word to spell. And he had a deadline to meet in the article that he was actually writing, but he wanted to include that part of what he saw in the article about this football game, by the way. It wasn’t even a baseball game. It was a football game. He wanted to include what he saw being served at this particular game. And since he couldn’t spell Dachshund, He knew Dachshund was a dog, therefore the name hot dog was born. And it has stuck ever since. So originally it was the hot Dachshund. And then it got turned into hot dog by a sports writer. And as Paul Harvey would say, that’s the rest of the story. So that’s where the name hot dog actually came from. Today is National Hot Dog Day. There’s probably free and bargain hot dogs all around town if that’s something you’re inclined to go find. Yes, I know it’s Health and Wellness Wednesday and Thursday. A hot dog probably isn’t the most healthy of things to eat, although we talk about all the time how you need to have balance, and it’s okay occasionally to even eat something that you may not normally eat on a daily basis. And it’s National Hot Dog Day. I will tell you right now, if you want to go out and enjoy a hot dog this evening or this afternoon, then you know what? Be my guest and enjoy your hot dog. All right, we’ll be back in a moment. 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All right, back. Rush to Reason, Denver’s Afternoon Rush, KLZ 560. And here’s something that this is health and wellness related. President Trump. Actually, this came out just a few minutes before coming on air. Charlie might enjoy this. Trump is talking to Coca-Cola. And they have agreed, Coca-Cola has agreed, to start using real cane sugar in their Coke products like they do in other countries here in the U.S., which I will tell you right off the bat, I’m not a huge soft drink drinker. Anybody in my family, Charlie, knows that, my wife included, with one exception. When I go to Mexico, and you can buy it here as well, but you’ve got to search around for it. But when I go to Mexico, I will occasionally have a Coke there because their Coke is made from cane sugar, and the taste is way different than it is here. I’ll just tell you straight up. So those of you that have never had cane sugar Coke, not recommending you drink a lot of it because it’s not the most healthy with the dyes and so on that are in it. But if you want to treat on an occasion – and you want something that tastes different than you probably have had in the past, yes, try a real cane sugar Coke. Now, here’s another tip. Learn this from watching different videos and so on, like I did with the Paul Harvey video I was mentioning. There are certain times of the year where certain things come up in the Jewish calendar whereby they have to have kosher Coke, let’s say. And the Coke bottles will have a green cap. Those are made from cane sugar because they’re kosher when they’re made that way. Some of you may or may not know that. Some of you that are in that would know that better than I. But there’s different times of the year where you can actually buy, just on the shelf in a lot of places, kosher Coke, I guess you could say. And it has cane sugar in it as well. And I believe it’s a green cap. If some of you out there listening want to tell me for sure, you can text me and tell me. But I’m pretty sure it’s a green cap. Now, you can also buy… And these are in different places. Sometimes they’re even, believe it or not, at Home Depot. You can buy cane sugar Coke in a bottle, and I’ll tell you straight up, I don’t think Coke tastes the same coming out of a plastic bottle as it does a glass bottle. That’s me, and I know everybody’s different. But anyways, I’m not advocating you drink a lot of Coke anyways because it’s not best for for your health and wellness. But like I said with the hot dog, is it okay, like today, to have a cane sugar Coke and a hot dog on a day where it’s National Hot Dog Day? Absolutely. Knock your socks off. Enjoy. I just wouldn’t do that on, of course, a daily basis. So here’s an article that actually Jersey Joe sent me. And as I was reading through this, I thought, hmm, this is a very interesting article. And it’s high IQ people… are strikingly better at forecasting the future. Now, what does this have to do with health and wellness? Well, for those of you, and I have a lot of you as listeners, by the way, that I believe have very high IQs. I can tell by a lot of the things that you will send me and some of the conversations we have back and forth, whether it’s on air, whether we’re talking via the text line or whatever. We have a lot of listeners that I believe have high IQ. Charlie, my producer, engineer, being one of those with a high IQ. I’m on the other end of this spectrum, so forecasting the future in my world probably doesn’t work out so well, but high IQ people are strikingly better at forecasting the future. They did a study over in England. This was done several years ago, but they basically did a study whereby they asked 3,900 older adults in England… that had higher IQs, and they put them through a series of tests and predicting certain things, in some cases forecasting their own lives, how long will they live, for example. And strikingly, the folks with higher IQs were much better percentile-wise at predicting even their own life expectancy than those that had lower IQ. And this article goes into talking about how Typically speaking, not always, but typically speaking, higher IQ people make better life choices. They’ll make better financial decisions. They won’t do some of the things that folks that maybe that have a lesser IQ will actually make. And I found it very interesting. to the point that should these studies and this is the this is the probably the criticism of these studies and or the risk of these studies is do you start separating things out even when it comes to things like car insurance and life insurance and things along those lines based upon somebody’s intellect And I know this gets into some really wild stuff, but I’m going to tell you, folks, this is a predictor I have. With AI coming along and getting stronger and stronger, will you start to see it as people interact with it more? Will you actually start to see some things built, insurance for example, around some of what I’m talking about? And I’ll be honest, I wouldn’t be shocked to see that. In fact, my prediction is you will see that. As people start interacting more and more with AI, and some use it more than others, I honestly, I know this is health and wellness for a Wednesday, but I encourage a lot of the folks that I consult with, business-wise, as a business consultant, I actually encourage my clients to use it. Some of you are thinking, geez, John, why would you do that? Because it makes them better. Not because it makes them worse, but because it makes them better. And what I mean by that is somebody that’s even writing an invoice, for example. And normally in, for example, the auto world that I came out of, when you’re writing a repair order for somebody, back in the day, we hand wrote a lot of things. The handwritten things went into printed things that we could then do out of programs. And some of the programs then started to become a little more sophisticated where certain things were already pre-populated for you. But none of them are super accurate and perfect for that particular job that you’re presenting to the client until now. AI has the ability to literally that invoice, that repair order, that estimate that you’re giving to the client, you can now get so dialed in through AI and you’re doing very little keystrokes in the process. Yeah, and Charlie says, and the customer needs to understand it, which AI is doing. Yeah, well, the business owner needs to understand all this as well. Yes, and this is where I’m trying to help the business owners understand the help that can be here, because at the end of the day, what you’re presenting to your client And the ability for AI to put the things that you would normally be doing on a vehicle that for a lot of people they would look at as gobbledygook. I’m being serious. Most people that aren’t car people, they would read an invoice and look at it and have no clue what that technician or what that shop just did. And as a coach, I try to get my clients to not be that way. I always wanted my repair shops for every single client to know exactly what they’re buying and the value of. And you do that with words because they don’t understand what the technician’s doing. But they understand words on paper. People can read, so they can read what’s on the paper. So even in my shops, when we had to hand do a lot of things through typing, I wanted a book written literally on what we just did to the vehicle so the customer can look at it and understand, wow, you guys did a lot. Because there’s a lot that goes on. People don’t give the trades near enough credit for what they actually have to do to get something fixed. Because in most cases, and I’m sorry to say, but in most cases, a lot of the trades will put in three or four words as to what they did. You know, for example, R&R brake pads. That means remove and replace, but a lot of people use the short form, and they’ll do R slash R brake pads. Well, the customer doesn’t have any idea what that means. So AI is helping with that and creating more tools. words more explanation i guess i should say as to what’s happening with those jobs anyways to get back to this whole the higher iq making better decisions i i am one that believes and this does have to do with health and wellness because trust me as we get further down the road And I’ve got an article that I’ll talk about maybe towards the end in regards to Alzheimer’s and dementia, which they’re now starting to be able to figure out folks that are even in their 20s as to whether or not there’s a chance for them having Alzheimer’s and dementia when they’re at that young age. I believe that as we start to interact more and more with things like AI, it may very well start picking up on some of those things and giving you a clue as to, hey, you know what? Hey, John. Hey, Charlie. Be watching for X, Y, Z because I, as a computer, can see some patterns here. So going back to the article Joe sent me in regards to IQ level and the intellect and being able to predict things, basically this entire article is all about the fact, the fact, the study, Proved that folks with a higher IQ make better decisions, therefore can predict more of what may happen down the road, not only in their life, but what might happen financially and so on. Now, can anybody predict the future? No. Nobody’s got a crystal ball. Nobody can predict the future. Nobody knows what tomorrow holds. But… the more data and the more things that you receive that now you have the ability to look at and base better decisions on, whether that be something you’re thinking about as a household, whether you’re thinking about it in your business, whether we’re doing something here even on air. I do believe that the better information we’ve got coming in, the better some of those decisions can be made. And a lot of what I talk about, even in regards to you folk, in regards to politics and so on, I do think that the better we do at some of those things, the better there will be predictors along those lines. For example, during COVID, we had some really smart people that joined me on a weekly basis on Thursdays. That was Dr. Kelly Victory and Steve House talking about a lot of the things that you should do or not do. back to the whole health and wellness thing, what you should do, shouldn’t do in regards to COVID to keep yourself healthy. And I had some great help, and I learned a lot from those individuals on Thursdays as to what to do, what not to do. And by the way, a lot of you as listeners that have been with us the past five, six years, you learned as well. We all learned together, and in a lot of cases, you kept your families safer Through those high intellect individuals, Dr. Kelly and Steve House, who, by the way, are both very high IQ individuals. You were able to do some things in the future based upon the things they told you. Again, going back to this article and proving that high intellect people do have the ability to look at things differently than others. And if you follow some of that, and I’m not saying they’re always right, you know, high intellect people, Dr. Kelly and Steve, by the way, have been pretty right all the way through. We talk about that on a weekly basis. Bob Duco and I actually were talking about that. You’ll hear that tonight in the podcast. Bob Duco and I were talking about that this morning about all of COVID and the fact that there were folks like Bob and I. and even Neil, talking about what was going on during COVID and what you should or shouldn’t be doing during COVID and some of the nonsensical things that government was telling us to do, which frankly made no sense. There were radio shows like ours talking about utter nonsense that was happening at the time to the point where Bob, I, and others had death threats against us because we were going so against the grain of what was happening during that time, nobody wanted to listen to us. I’m still waiting for my apologies, by the way. I’m still waiting for apologies from those people that literally said I should die, Bob should die, others along those lines should die, because we had no idea what we were talking about. We were all correct, by the way. I’m not saying that I have a high IQ and that I knew things during COVID because of that. I knew things through COVID because I was surrounding myself with very smart people like Dr. Kelly and Steve House that were able to decipher a lot of the things that were happening that, frankly, just were not backed up by science. They were all made-up things that were being pushed by government, the Fauci types, if you would. And we knew right off the bat none of those things were true. But going back to the article that Joe sent— Interesting article. I’ll have it in my notes. You’ll be able to look at that in our show notes a little later. It honestly is a good read because it talks about how basically high IQ people in their genes, in their judgment, the ability for them to even decipher the noise, quote unquote, that might be around them and what they need to be doing in regards to to decision making and so on. Very, very interesting. Now, I will also tell you that we’re going to have an interview in a moment with Troy Duell. He joins us on a routine basis. He is the head of president of Centurion Labs, and it’s a supplement company. And I will tell you that his supplements are second to none and I believe are very instrumental in helping with some of the things that we’re talking about along those lines when it comes to a You know, keeping your brain sharp, keeping that quote-unquote noise down, whether it be just in health or other areas of your life. There are aids today. We can supplement because of the way of our food sources right now. We can supplement through actual, you know, the taking of. And we can actually supplement our own lives and help in some of those areas and keep us sharper than what we normally would be. Ridgeline Auto Brokers coming up next. And I’ll tell you right now, when it comes to vehicles, they’re the place to call. They’ll look at buying your current vehicle if you’re looking to sell. They’ll help you take that vehicle on trade on something they’ve got for sale. They’ll help you with the financing end of things. They give a warranty on the vehicles that they sell. 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All right, and we will get Troy Dual lined up here in just one moment. And again, I appreciate all of you listening. And thank you also. I meant to say this as I was coming into the program today. Several of you today sent me several different articles, videos, things that I can go look at, which I normally do. It might take me a little bit of time to actually do so, but I appreciate that as well. So thank you. Keep sending me those, I guess is what I should be saying. I appreciate that very much. Andy also asking me, what are my thoughts on Bratwurst? One of my weaknesses. I’ll be straight up honest. I love Bratwurst. It is one of those things that… If I have a choice between a hot dog or a bratwurst, of course, I’m typically going to take the bratwurst. I love them, and that is one of my weaknesses. And no, not always the healthiest thing that you could eat either, but I do enjoy one on occasion. Troy Duhl joining us now. Troy, welcome. How are you? Good, John. How are you, man? I’m great. Always a joy having you. I was telling folks a moment ago, Centurion Labs, the high-quality supplements that you guys make, which, by the way, I appreciate greatly. And I think before we get going, we’re going to talk about your gut is talking, are you listening? But before we do that, explain to us the difference between what you guys do at Centurion Labs versus what maybe some of the other, and I know you don’t always like talking about yourself, but you have high-quality products. Give yourself a little commercial here.
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Yeah, you know, our big thing is we want to make sure that we’re bringing quality products to market. So we’re always going to look for the vitamins, supplements, minerals, whatever it is that your body’s actually going to be able to use. And then we will test all the ingredients and make sure that what’s in it, what we say is in it, is actually in it and make sure that the manufacturers are getting everything right for us. So we want to go above and beyond any time we can to ensure that people can come back and truly take ownership of their health. Because if somebody is willing to go out and get a supplement and they’re willing to invest in their health, we want to make sure that what they’re getting is what is actually in the bottle and what they’re looking for.
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Okay. So here’s a question. Does every other supplement company out there, and there’s some all around the world, by the way, but do they all do the same thing?
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They are supposed to. Now, the biggest difference that you’ll probably see, and there are some horror stories out there. I actually know of one particular company that went out. and they were testing some of the competitors on Amazon specifically, and they had fake testing that was out there. So they had put up these test results. They ended up calling the company to see the testing company to see if they actually did it, and they had not been tested at all. They said it was a fraud and that it wasn’t real. So that does happen, and those are things that I think when you’re getting things online, you have to be very, very wary of. And then the other thing is they may do testing, but it may not be the high-quality, most bioavailable ingredient. So you always want to make sure that whatever you’re getting, your body can actually use. Most of the cheaper supplements that are out there, they’re using what I call the synthetic vitamins or kind of the lab-tested vitamins that don’t really give your body as much value as it should, and you end up just kind of
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getting rid of it is run through your system right that’s right that’s right so you don’t actually get to use it okay now for those folks that are listening a use centurion labs you don’t have to worry about that everything is on the up and up because that’s what we’re talking about but let’s say they’ve got some things maybe troy that are already in you know the medicine cabinet is something i don’t think you and i’ve ever talked about number one do those things expire
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You know, that is a question we get a lot. And what I have seen and read is most products, honestly, whether they’re pharmaceutical products or even supplements, will last easily five years if they’re in climate-controlled. And I’ve seen some studies that suggest up to 10 years. Now, what you may end up having, especially if it’s a pharmaceutical-type product, is it becomes less effective. Okay. the power of it becomes a little bit less. But it doesn’t expire to the extent that you may get sick from it. It’s usually just it’s not going to be as effective as when you first bought it.
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Got it. Its potency starts to drop, I guess, is what you’re saying. Correct. Okay. Correct. So for those of you listening, that may be something where you want to take some time here over the next week or two and just kind of go through the medicine cabinet. Do you have a lot of supplements and things like that that might be even getting to that five-year mark? And if so, I would recommend that. A, what is it and why haven’t you been taking it? Did you just buy it on a whim and you’ve never really taken it and it’s gotten old? Well, if that’s the case, then dispose of it. Now, this is something, again, Troy, I don’t think I’ve asked anybody ever, you included. How do you dispose of them? Is that something on a supplement you can just throw in the trash or should we do something different with them?
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Yeah, I mean, most of those do just go in the trash because they’ll end up most supplements and other things like that are really vitamins that are found in nature, but maybe synthetically made in some cases. And they’ll just bio, you know, they’ll end up breaking down over time if they go into a landfill.
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OK, now, for some of you that like to do some things differently where you don’t want to sell, you know, put the whole bottle in because it’s plastic and so on. If you want to empty those out and then do something else with the bottle, you know, be my guest. In some cases, you might even be able to reuse the bottle for nuts and bolts or things like that you have around the shop or whatever you feel like doing. But let’s get into the your gut is talking. Are you listening into things, Troy, which we talk on this program, especially during this hour? a lot about gut health because I’ve learned through the years, especially from doing interviews like this, that it’s a lot more important than we think. In other words, if your gut’s not happy, your body’s not happy.
SPEAKER 15 :
That is very true. And I think that’s one of the reasons with gut health, they talk about the gut now being the second brain. So it’s one of those things that it helps with your immune system. It helps with your skin. We know that it also helps with your mood, and affects really just about everything. There are studies that show about 90% of your serotonin is actually produced in your gut, which is that neurotransmitter that helps us feel good. kind of the feel-good neurotransmitter, if you will.
SPEAKER 13 :
Okay. So, I mean, I’m going to speak from experience because I think most of us can relate to this. You know, you have a big meal for whatever reason. You went out and you celebrate it, or it’s a holiday or whatever the case may be, and, you know, you end up eating a little more because all the food is delicious, and, you know, maybe lots of family have brought different things over, and you sort of gorge yourself, if you would. And I will just tell you straight up that when those events – happened, Troy. I know I, I don’t know about everybody else, but I know that I in particular, when that’s done, it’s sort of like, you know, that old commercial, I can’t believe I ate the whole thing. You know, you just feel awful and exhausted.
SPEAKER 15 :
Yes. And we have all been there in the United States where we eat way more than we should. and that’s because it’s in front of us and we’re indulging our taste buds. We’re not necessarily doing what’s best for our body, and it does. It will affect your outlook. It can cause you to be more sluggish, and you’re just creating a huge drain because your body is taking all the blood from the other places that it needs to and going to your gut because you’ve now created a scenario where you’ve got to digest blood this large amount of food, and it’s tough to do.
SPEAKER 13 :
Now, I know the other end of the spectrum is also where you’re hungry, you maybe should have stopped to eat, you didn’t, you maybe haven’t even drank as much water and fluids as you should be, so now you’re hangry and you’re not making really good choices and or you’re probably reacting to things in a way that you shouldn’t be because, again, now we’re at the opposite end of the spectrum.
SPEAKER 15 :
That’s right, and that really probably has more to do with your blood sugar levels than it does with the gut itself. So blood sugar levels can fluctuate. So if you’re not getting the blood sugar you need, that’s where most people get into the angry mode and start to bite people’s heads off because they haven’t had their fix and blood sugar regulated.
SPEAKER 13 :
Talk to us about some of the common digestive issues that folks have. I mean, we can talk about fatigue and bloating and some of that like we just did, but I know there’s other things that, and I know this is where it gets very, I think, difficult because even inside of a family, Troy, it’s not a one-size-fits-all. What may work really well for one may not work for the other, even husband and wife or one kid to another. This isn’t an everybody’s created equal thing, is it?
SPEAKER 15 :
It is not. And I think you can look no further than the fact in one family, somebody could be lactose intolerant. Somebody else could have sensitivities to gluten and some of the processed foods that are out there. And I think really that’s where the biggest issue comes in is how highly processed all of our foods are right now. I was actually talking to a young lady from Germany the other day and she was we were out. to eat with family. And she was talking about how she had been so bloated and felt so horrible since she had been in the States because of how highly processed our food is. And the, the wheat is different here than it is oftentimes in Europe. And she says she doesn’t feel that way when she eats the same food in Europe than she did here, which was pretty eyeopening. And you hear a lot of people talk about when they go over to Europe and how they feel much better. It’s rare that I get to talk to somebody about their experience when they come here.
SPEAKER 13 :
Troy, I mean, it’s funny. I was talking about this a couple of weeks ago. I go south of the border quite often. It’s one of my funner places to go vacation. I think for me, the service level is just second to none in other places, and I like that part of it. I mean, I think for me, I’m usually serving and doing so many things for everybody else on a daily basis that to go somewhere and have the alternative is great and I enjoy it. And on top of that, I will tell you that, and my wife and I were mentioning that just this last trip, whereby I feel different because of what you’re talking about even there versus here.
SPEAKER 15 :
Yeah, and a lot of it has to do with the fact that we know that Most of our grains, most of our wheat specifically, is going to be loaded up with a lot of supplemental vitamins. Fillers. Yeah, they did fortification in 1998, and every pasta, bread, cookie, cracker, anything that has wheat in it, They have put in folic acid. They’ve put in B vitamins, all kinds of things to it. And I think that, along with some of the way that we process the wheat now, has a big, big impact on how we can digest things.
SPEAKER 13 :
I can tell you firsthand that we notice a big difference. You know what it’s like when you’re on vacation. You tend to eat just a little bit more than you would normally. But it’s funny. I will eat what I consider to be maybe a little bit larger meal than I would have here and yet feel literally no adverse effects. If I were to eat that same meal here, I would feel completely different is my point. It really, to me, it’s becoming more and more eye-opening to the point where here it’s like, okay, I want to make sure I eat as clean as I possibly can because you just feel better.
SPEAKER 15 :
You feel a lot better. And it’s amazing when you go to a place like that where they don’t have a lot of these additives. And the next morning when you get up, your joints don’t hurt near as bad as they do here. It is very interesting how that happens for sure.
SPEAKER 13 :
All right, talk to us about gut health having an impact even on, and you mentioned it early coming in, you know, skin, biggest organ that we have. Our gut health and immune system both, you know, I should say gut health has a big impact upon our skin and our immune system both. Talk about that if you would.
SPEAKER 15 :
Yeah, I mean, about 70% of our immune cells are actually made in the gut. So they’re in the gut lining. That’s where… a lot of times is the first introduction of some kind of bacteria or a viral infection is in our gut. So you’ve got a lot of immune health tied to that. So if you do not have a strong or healthy gut, then it makes it that much harder for us to fight off any bacteria or viral infection that we may take in. And from a skin standpoint, they have linked gut health to things like acne, eczema, and even rosacea. So those things we know have a huge balance between having good gut health and proper skin. and skin reactions to what’s going on. So it’s a big deal, definitely.
SPEAKER 13 :
Yeah, and I think a lot of times when you’re teenagers, you realize that, oh, gosh, I ate such and such and I had a breakout. It’s almost like, okay, we get through that phase, puberty and things like that, Troy, in our lives, and yet when we become adults, we sort of forget that there’s a correlation there.
SPEAKER 15 :
We do, and a lot of it’s because we don’t have as much inflammation there going on when we’re older, at least from our skin standpoint, as we do when we’re going through that stage of we’ve got all kinds of hormones raging and everything else when you’re in the teenage years. So that, on top of a bad gut with the things that you eat, increases the inflammation and it comes out in our skin. But as adults, we still deal with it from time to time, too, with either breakouts or if you suffer from eczema, then that can be one of the things that flares it up and makes it even worse.
SPEAKER 13 :
So if those are things that you’re very sensitive to, it’s something else to remember. Okay, when it comes to the supplement end of things, are there things that, and I get it, it’s not a one-size-fits-all, so I’m not trying to, you know, you or any of our listeners hold you to anything, Troy, but, you know, if you’re sensitive to certain things or if you struggle with certain things, are there certain supplements we could be taking to help us with that?
SPEAKER 15 :
Yeah, there are a lot of things that you can do. First, I think it goes back to what we talked about earlier, which is your diet, making sure that you’re avoiding those processed foods, that you’re getting whole foods and you change your diet and that will help change your gut. The next thing is find a good quality probiotic or prebiotic to kind of help. And then there are things like psyllium husk that can be good for taking in the fiber to make sure that you’re staying regular and getting your gut working again. And then betaine, which is kind of your stomach acid. They found that, which I thought this was interesting, if… You have reflux. Most of us think that it’s because we have too much stomach acid going on, but there have been some studies to suggest that that usually is because you have too little stomach acid that is available. So taking betaine will help increase that and they found that it actually helps reduce reflux. So there are some great things that you can do with just those three or four items that I think would be really good for people to start taking.
SPEAKER 13 :
For years and years, and I’m not sure how accurate some of these things are, and this is a question I had for you when it comes to, you know, we need more fiber in the diet, fiber in the diet, fiber in the diet. And then there’s some cereal ad or something along those lines, which, by the way, usually contains all sorts of other things besides fiber that I’m not sure really is good for us to eat. But what’s the rule of thumb on how much fiber we should be getting, and does it change with age?
SPEAKER 15 :
It does change a little bit with age. The typical recommendation is about 25 to 35 grams of fiber per day. And you want to have the two forms that are there. You’ve got soluble fiber and insoluble fiber. So that insoluble is what kind of adds the bulk to it and helps prevent constipation. And the soluble is just going to help really more with the probiotics and your gut health overall. Two different forms, about 25 to 35 grams per day.
SPEAKER 13 :
Okay. So it’s not something we should ignore on the same token. And I guess this is a question. I mean, what type? Again, a lot of those commercials are for cereals, which frankly contain all sorts of things we probably shouldn’t be eating in the first place. So when it comes to fiber, where should we be getting that from? I mean, is there a supplement we should be taking? Is it the food? Is it a combo? What is it?
SPEAKER 15 :
It’s a combo. And I would always recommend, again, going back to the diet. And the diet, you can add those fermented foods in there. You can get that for your probiotics, but then you want your leafy greens to help get the fiber in. And we know that if you’re eating your vegetables, you’re eating your fruit, just like mom always said, then you’re going to get more fiber in your diet. And the more we do that, the healthier we’ll be. So it really does come back to just common sense things. We don’t have to go and do anything special. If it’s processed, meaning if it’s cereal in a box and it’s talking about all the fiber that it has, it’s probably not the best choice. But if it’s the only thing you can do and the only possibility for you to get the fiber that you need, then definitely do that. But I would recommend getting the fruits, the vegetables, and making sure you’re getting it from Whole Foods. And then adding a supplement on top of that if you can’t get the full fiber that you need or if you need a little bit more to kind of help your body kick into gear.
SPEAKER 13 :
I know last time you were on, you have a new website or a new URL to go to, a website as well because I’ve been there. So talk about that. Let folks know how they can find you.
SPEAKER 15 :
Yeah, so you can go to centurion.health. So that’s C-E-N-T-U-R-I-O-N.health.
SPEAKER 13 :
and that’s our new site love to have anybody come out there and check it out and happy to help any way we can yeah and i say this a lot but i mean it folks if you have a question as well there’s a button there you can click on that or a link i should say click on that ask questions get your answers if you would a lot of times you guys will text me for things that i’ll just be straight up honest i’m a car guy i don’t have the answer to a lot of these things. I have to refer you to guys like Troy because, Troy, I’m at the mechanical end of things. I’m at the opposite end. I do this just because I enjoy it. I learn a lot every Wednesday. It’s a lot of fun. I believe wholeheartedly that the healthier and part of why I do this… This is not a health and wellness show all week long, but we do this hour each week because I do believe that the healthier that we are, the more clear we have our heads, the better decisions we make, the better we are as, in my case, husbands and fathers and workers and all of that. So I firmly believe that the better health we have, the better we are for all those folks that are around us and the better lives that we lead. That’s why I spend an hour each week doing this.
SPEAKER 15 :
Totally agree. I think the more we do that and the more we can take ownership of our health, the less we have to rely on anybody else to kind of take care of us and the more we can start taking care of other people. So, right there with you.
SPEAKER 13 :
Well, and as conservatives, I believe in being responsible. That’s one of the core principles of what we as conservatives believe in. So, again, I add that into this whole conversation, Troy, and why we spend an hour each week I do get a question every now and then on, you know, why do you spend an hour each week when there’s all these other important things, you know, around the world going on? We’ve got wars and we have this and we have financial woes and, you know, talk of the Fed chair, you know, either resigning or being fired and all these other things that we could talk about. Why do you spend an hour each week talking about health and wellness? Well, Troy, I just gave the example because I do feel like as conservatives, we should be responsible for ourselves and not rely on someone else to do that.
SPEAKER 15 :
I totally agree, and one thing always sticks out in my mind. When 9-11 happened, one of the things that stuck out to me, I was watching an interview, and somebody was talking that they wanted to be in shape because they didn’t want to be one of the ones at the top of the building, forcing firefighters up to rescue them. Great point. they were not in shape to get down the stairs. So that’s always stuck out to me, and I think that is our duty with our communities and our families to be in the best shape possible so we can help take care of them if we need to.
SPEAKER 13 :
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SPEAKER 13 :
All right, one of you sent me this. Thank you, by the way. This is a little quote that was sent to me a moment ago, going along with what we talked about with Troy a moment ago in regards to your body and our health and so on. Your body doesn’t lie. It reflects every decision you’ve made until now, the way you look, the way you feel, the person you’re becoming. It’s all shaped by the habits you repeat day in, day out. Thank you, by the way. That is very appropriate for what we were just talking about with Troy a moment ago. Great listeners. Thank you guys so much for sending those things in. I appreciate it. It makes my job way easier. All right, two more hours coming your way. That was health and wellness this Wednesday. We’ll be back, though. Don’t go anywhere. Rush to Reason, Denver’s Afternoon Rush, KLZ 560.
SPEAKER 1 :
The Rich Guy.
