Adrenal Meltdown
In this episode of The Chris McKay Show Chris talks with Dr. Brent Agin about the causes, symptoms and dangers of adrenal meltdown.
On today’s show discover…
- …why adrenal meltdown has become a common condition for 80% of people over 40
- …what you can do to correct adrenal meltdown, regain your energy, and good health
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Read the Full Transcript from the Interviewhello there and thanks for tuning in to this week show I’m your host Chris
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McKay and I’m happy to have you along
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right now want to pay close attention because
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if you’re feeling tired no matter how much sleep you get
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are you feeling stressed out and anxious or maybe have
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muscle aches and pains are you experience sudden and unexplained weight
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gain
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maybe you’re dealing with a chronic health condition like high blood
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pressure high cholesterol fibromyalgia arthritis or diabetes
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well you may be suffering from something called
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adrenal meltdown and my guest today Dr. Brent Agin is here to share with
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us
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the exact reason why this is happening to you as well as
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eighty percent of the people that are over 40 and more importantly
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what we can do about it Dr. Agin welcome back to the show
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thank you for having me and for those either may not remember Dr. Agin
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is an nd with a focus on wellness and prevention through an
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integrative approach but actually reflected in his family medicine
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practice
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doctor reagan also is co authored two books on health care
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NEC’s patients have all ages it maintains a diverse array of clientele
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including professional athletes and celebrities
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so Dr. Agin what’s going on out there what what is this
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adrenal meltdown that so many people are experiencing
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well first let me tell you a little bit about the adrenal glands okay so the
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adrenal glands are too small pyramid shaped clans that are on top at the
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kidneys on both sides okay
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and what do they do in these claims are basically there to keep the body in
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balance
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in so what happens is they secrete hormones when you’re under stress
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or fear
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it’s called the fight-or-flight response in the body okay so these claims are
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basically responsible for keeping the body in balance owen et
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secrete these hormones so you can actually get the body ready for this
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fight or flight reaction it also has a responsibility of them bring the body
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back down
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in the balance okay so it’s just like like I’m thinking adrenaline you know
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you get that shot
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when when you have to deal with fear whenever you have to Rahner fighter
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whatever it is that’s what we’re talking about the exactly adrenaline are up in a
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friend and that’s one of the main hormones to get the body going that’s
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what gets the heart rate going
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get you ready for a fight okay and then on the other side but you also have
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cortisol and DHEA which are two other hormones that are also
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release from the adrenal glands to help balance a body out given energy
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and the problem is is that with today’s fast-paced society
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didn’t deter so many things going on as far as asleep in in weight
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in you know bad food choices and in too much stress and emailing texting
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the desired real glands are being taxed all the time
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so now you can see that all the sudden these hormones which is being released
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to released into circulation
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nothing shutting off and eventually they’re just gonna start shrinking
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in actually stop producing the hormone in the body won’t be able to get back to
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those who wear their melting down
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mean early but that’s that’s the you get this situation where they’re just not
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working anymore
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yeah if you can imagine just unopposed adrenaline flowing through the body
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in nothing being able to turn it off were eventually your body’s gonna have
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to start using all its resources to continue to try to put this fight on
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and one of the main things that we lose our nutrients in a specially B vitamins
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or B vitamins okay that they can soon then by the adrenals
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yes the adrenals really rely on B vitamins to both
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put this fight or flight reaction up but it also is essential for calming the
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body down
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so what are some other warning signs me for some relisting right now how
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how would you know that iiiii II might be dealing with this adrenal meltdown
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well there’s a whole whole list ’em of symptoms that you might experience and
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that’s the that’s the rule
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top part about this meltdown but some in the main things youngsters in his lack
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of energy
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that’s one of the many use plain minutes right exactly lack of energy than
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feeling stressed out or being on edge as you in me as you can imagine anything
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with stress you start getting
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zaidi nervousness you’re an edgier double mmm-hmm feeling about depression
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has another big one homelessness rap starts leading having trouble sleeping
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you know obviously weight gain decreased sex drive pain
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I will talk more about the immune system as well the court is all
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which is released by the adrenal glands is essential for immune function
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means another thing you’ll find is that these groups are people that were always
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healthy before
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are now all the sudden getting sick all the time what those let’s talk about
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that a little bit because
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you’re not gonna make this stress go away now the in a perfect world he say
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okay I’ll reduce the stress in your life right all really
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yet rated yeah exactly so what is the way to deal with this how do you go
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about
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getting that adrenal system back up and running like it should be
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well I mention B vitamins and as a man glad you can ask this question because
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one of the things we did as I I went back into the lab in a bassist are
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formulating a very very strong formula B vitamins
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so knowing that the adrenal are being taxed so hard right now in the stressors
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are going away
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I really wanted to get something out of the lab so I a
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put a formula together I’ll be vitamins that are put together with the right
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amounts
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to combat this adrenal fatigue and so this formula that I call vital B-plus
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basically has all the vitamins that we need has vitamin b1
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I N vitamin b2 riboflavin vitamin b3 niacinamide
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vitamin b5 pantothenic acid vitamin b6 pyridoxine
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b12 which is cyanocobalamin B-nine which is fully
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and of course be seven witches by a tool these are the these are the key
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vitamins then a key nutrients that %uh that is required
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by the adrenal system in order to operate correctly
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yeah I mean there the required an essential for the adrenals
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month the B vitamins also have specific roles in the body
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as well and we’ll talk about that a looking good good one so what happens
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then when you start getting these B vitamins
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from from your by to be plus four million your body me wonder what are
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some other things that
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you might be able to feel rolled the first thing that I like to mention is
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energy
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the the vital B-plus formula was you know in the intentions were to give back
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some other an energy as we start building back the adrenal glands mmm-hmm
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but the other things you’re gonna see is it some other irritability starting to
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go away
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in some the depressions going away and as the adrenal start to function better
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you know you can get the sleep in the libido coming back but you know some the
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immediate things that we see is energy
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in that’s one thing driving them to the position anyway is that they want more
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energy
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now are you using Vital B plus in in your practice as well
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oh absolutely and what what what some other feedback that you get from from
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your patience
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both the first thing is a the usually feel the energy and that’s what we can
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and we’re hoping for a year has energy is actually going to get people to start
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cutting down on some of these external sources of caffeine right
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rain you know is we were gonna talk about energy drinks but just in general
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caffeine can actually cause
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the adrenal to be more stressed out and it also different things were caffeine
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and what it’s doing to the jury knows cause people to crave
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you know fatty sugary foods in and you know it just puts people in a vicious
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cycle year
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you know the big thing is a start to feel energy hmm and the next thing you
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know is a stick with it then
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a lot of the other symptoms such as depression in irritability
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the SingStar going away and they just are seeing okay you know what this is a
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healthier option for me
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near alright folks well if you’re just joining us to have Dr. Agin the
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studio again with us today we’ve been talking about
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adrenal meltdown and unfortunately about
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eighty percent of the population over the age of 40 is dealing with this
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situation but the result to that is a is having impact on your health and that
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some other things we’ve been talking about today the energy the anxiety the
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inability to sleep I mean these are just some huge things that I think so many
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people are wrestling with yet what happens is it when you take someone
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that has all the stress on him in there basically keeping that adrenal spew no
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pumping out adrenaline and cortisol trying to balance the body
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and what happens is it everyone will start to get these symptoms have
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decreased energy
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weight gain the immune system starts to function bad
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then you start getting sick in in the get to this vicious cycle then the
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bodies even more stressed and then it goes back around trying to pump out more
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adrenal hormones
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well we don’t have the B vitamins to support the the adrenal glands the
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adrenal glands are already burned out
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and you can just see that they’re caught in this vicious cycle just keep feeling
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worse and worse and worse in the end point
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if not corrected
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can be very devastating how you know it seems to me this is like the perfect
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hell storm if you will is that you know you’ve got these
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the stresses that are burning up the B vitamins in the same time we’re not
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getting enough B vitamins from the foods we eat right
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that’s exactly right so can we talk a little bit about about your by to be
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plus I’ve got some here
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insurer so so the B vitamins are in it what what what exactly B vitamins are in
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here
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what we packed with the important ones for the adrenal glands include the body
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what it needs to
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can to combat this issue and so you know we talked about the them
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initially and thats be one which time in yeah and out so that that’s very
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essential for metabolism
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vitamin b2 as riboflavin that’s very important for getting energy from our
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foods
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news also central for red blood cell production oh okay
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red blood cells basically carry the oxygen to write issues which is very
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important for the body to function
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we also vitamin b3 which is called nice cinema I’d
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and this vitamin is essential for bringing down the bad cholesterol and
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actually
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can be as good as some other medications when taken we also have vitamin b5 ima
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talk more about vitamin b5 is kinda called the anti stress hormone okay
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a woodstock will be six which is called pyridoxine very sensual for the immune
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system helps balance out the fluids in the body
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okay a lot of the women will take b6 and get you know some results as far as a
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fluid retention
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okay it’s also center for brain function and then we have a b7 which is biotin
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which a great one for the listeners his you know often when people are feeling
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adrenal meltdown they start saying that their hairs falling out its getting
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brittle nails are breaking
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and when the bees are getting burned up a lot of times they don’t realize how
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much by it in plays a role
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in the skin and hair alright and then you’re fully which is be nine
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in its it’s essential for you know function even and women that are
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pregnant because it’s a
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essential for the nervous system and babysitter in your old mmm-hmm
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and so it’s also extremely important for cell production in Seoul regulation
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in and the last we talk about his B-twelve and vitamin b12 cyanocobalamin
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is another one essential for the nerves and the nervous system
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is again is just it’s one that you just don’t wanna get depleted in
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in so they’re kinda completes the formula but
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it’s really that mix and the way we put this together in the lab that makes the
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vital B-plus formula that important so let’s talk a little bit more about b5 so
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you said this is kinda the
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the anti-stress vitamin why is a known as that because
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b5 seems to be the one that has the most direct essential
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function and the adrenal glands and when you look at what it does
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basically it’s very important for the break down carbohydrates
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fat and protein into actual energy for the body okay
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as we’re talking about energy being one of the main symptoms
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the people experience you can see that in replenishing the b5
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is so important to get that energy back and it’s also very essential for an
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immune system so
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basically without that be five those adrenal have no chance at recovery
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okay are a while well those sound very important ninos these are capsules
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cracked and at what I guess when things are surprises me doctor is how
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small these are how easy to swallow they would be yeah it’s very important not to
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who put some big capsules together is it is cuz theres imitating the note no
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question now you said you take normally
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to with these a day as that term do take a morning or
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yet to come in the morning I mean you can take a min anytime I always
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recommend with food nom but you know like I said
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i mean sometimes actually have people take four to six capsules
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really six capsules for a month four capsules for a month and then back down
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to the two but it really depends on just what you know how severe symptoms
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well now when you start taking your vital B-plus formula I mean
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how quickly does that work missus is this something that you can see right
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away
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yeah I mean we can actually see it and that’s the interesting thing is it
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the body uses up all the bees in EDS issues
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but sum up all components of the B vitamins we don’t need
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and it’ll go off into the urine turns urine yellow but I just something like
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that so you at least know
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that’s working I am stored in the body wow well what are some of the other
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things that you feel
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when you start taking it well first things you’ll start to see you have more
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energy
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and that’s extremely important but you also start seeing that you’re you know
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less edgy
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are less irritable and approves your mood now looks or less depression
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arm you increase your metabolism are less pain in muscles from decreased
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inflammation
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better sleep I hansen’s mental clarity prove your sex drive
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and then a stronger immune system we just don’t have time to be sick anymore
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or I will if you’re just joining us I have Dr. Brent Agin in the
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studio with the season MD he he has a practice where he works with
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all kinds a different people including celebrities and athletes
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and we’ve been talking about this thing called adrenal meltdown that
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eighty percent %uh the population over 40
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is dealing with this because I’ve the stress because a burned by Armin because
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we’re not getting B vitamins
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through our foods so what’s your take on these energy drinks
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hope we’re all reaching out for solutions to this adrenal
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raisins and and unfortunately the energy drinks are just not a solution
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mean if you can imagine any injury noser are burning upper B vitamins
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in its basically in a in a energy crisis so if you take
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sugary caffeinated energy drink the body’s basically already in a fight or
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flight reaction yeah
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in your giving all this loads a caffeine into its almost causing more stress
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on the body in the injury noser not able to handle that you’re already in a
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stress crisis
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so you can see that it’s Kenny burning a candle from both ends year
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now want to talk a little bit about term multi-vitamins and
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you know they’re love people are listening right now that are taking a
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multivitamin
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hoping that is gonna fill the gap between the foods that they are eating
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and what
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what the nutrients are that their body needs
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why can’t that fill that gap that need
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that exist well the multi vitamin has a lot of good things in it but not enough
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for many of them
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okay so it is just not a solution there’s nothing wrong with taking a
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multivitamin
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yeah but it’s not going to be the solution for the adrenal glands
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from a B vitamin perspective and in getting the B vitamins from your food is
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just another question
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well gosh we will what would you eat what what kind of foods or are
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are Hamby vitamins A well once I tell you I’m sure you’re in a rush hour star
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just fill I
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but things like liver liver us hard not
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I 10 sardines home well these are all in all right at the top of my shopping
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egg yolks even but you know it’s the helps which actually
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also have the most to calories and in even if you were to eat all that you’re
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still not gonna get the right amount two servings
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it’s just impossible I mean the statistics now
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or so strong to support that we’re not even coming close to the right amounts
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are micronutrients
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you know which include the vitamins on it has not been happier
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yeah exactly one of the other things that I know has been talked about a lot
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as metabolism
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particularly when you’re dealing with low-energy is vital B-plus something
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that would have a
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a positive impact on metabolism yeah you mean it comes from two sides again
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some other B vitamins are in the formula specifically necessary
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for metabolism we talked about B one and B five and even be six
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but the other thing is as you know the adrenals are very key for metabolism as
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well
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very important for the way we handle our blood sugars Linda
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so it’s pretty important which which kinda brings up the whole
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diabetic thing and I’m particular you’re just talking about blood sugar
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would buy it’ll be plus have a positive impact on
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someone who is said trying to deal with diabetes
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it’s actually a sensual I really needs you know is
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is we’re starting to see this issue with the jury knows I mean the ability for
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our bodies to handle
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you know blood sugars in in the synergy between cortisol
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insulin is very strong and you know they’d actually done a lotta research
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in regards to diabetes and adrenal spin cortisol and B vitamins
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in actually found it you know even diabetics have a 75 percent less
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amount to be vitamins in our systems and people without diabetes while earning
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talked about the problem
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a burning through men that were so deficient in the bones are ready
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diabetic seem to get even a little bit more reduction in it just because I’ve
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the disease
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in the problem with balancing the sugars how
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I had no idea now again we’ve been talking about your vital B-plus formula
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if somebody calls today in and in get your formula
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what are some other things that they should feel when they start taking well
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energies a very important one in that’s one of the first things you’re gonna see
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is good it clean energy
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and then obviously after then gonna see the irritability stars going down
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you’re depressed mood goes down you start to feel a little bit more
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comfortable
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sleepers a hormone driven your process
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in cortisol which is released by the jury a chance is driving the whole sleep
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cycle
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9 so when you can actually improve someone sleep in
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are you have a very Happy happy patient or I will if you’re just joining us we
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have been talking about
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adrenal meltdown that so many of us are dealing with it again
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these are symptoms like reduced energy fatigue not being able to sleep
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feelings a bank shares nissen anxiety well we’ve been talking about the root
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cause
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being not having enough B vitamins
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now burning up your bees I think you said doctor eg investor and now I’m
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and the solution is to get those B vitamins back in your body a great way
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to do that is with doctor regan’s by Toby plus formula
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why is it so important to take action now
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as opposed to waiting basically you can get to a disabling situation in this is
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this is what the real hard the problem is is that
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we’re talking eighty percent of the population news people are having all
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the symptoms
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and if you don’t take these is warning signs and start to do something about it
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in
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the end result can be devastating and when I say that I can’t stress it enough
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that
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when you start talking about adrenal fatigue syndrome and the
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extreme results %uh adrenal meltdown it can be a point to where people can
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outwork
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they can even handle good stress in so now your people that are sick
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their immune system isn’t working the inflamed they can’t stop the information
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they have no energy their sleeves gone because cortisol drive sleep
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weights going up it to just get to a point where there’s too much pain not
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enough energy
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not enough sleep their moods badder depressed enemy near in a situation
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where they can help you
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21 Sep you know they want the better quality life they wanna be able to
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travel they wanna be able to Excel and
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in the workplace or have the timer and in energy
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to to play with the kids and grandkids are garden me know all these different
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things particularly as you get into your fifties and sixties
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where it sounds like this is even more important to get the
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the the B vitamins from vital B-plus into your body’s
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know your absolutely that’s essential as you get older very essential for even
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the younger generation
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I mean we’re seeing the kids can be almost in the most risky age group at
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this premier
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arm you know you’re in their B vitamins in this formula is safer
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any age
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just as you said I mean getting a quality of life back is really the key
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here in
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and in and I can’t stress it anymore that when when people can hit that
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end into the line yep I A patience to come in and say they can’t even handle
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you know holidays are birthday parties because even that the stress im
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even happy period causes them to crash the just can’t
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smiles back from even a good stress yeah and that’s the end point and you just
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have to do something before you get to that
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so vital B-plus is something you can take every day yes it’s safe
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yes you don’t have to worry about side effects are taking too much you said
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that
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you know if anything the body’s gonna get rid of what it doesn’t use that’s
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correct
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water-soluble vitamin so it’s a new issue any reason not to take but a
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B-plus
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now when you look at the numbers have a numbers guy in statistics
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when you see what’s developing out there from the the obesity
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to the fatigue to the crisis was sleep races with stress
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in just the number of people being affected at this point by journals
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I can find anyone really yeah exactly
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well as we wind down here Dr. Agin um can you come to summarize
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what can buy a B-plus do for the listeners
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well one of the things that’s going to do is help with energy no wanted the
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quickest results that we see in one of the most important because that’s the
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ones that they’re
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that usually getting into the doctor’s offices they need energy mom so b-sides
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energy
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decreases pain we find it actually helps with information
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improves mood helps with anxiety bolsters the immune system
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increases your sex drive and that’s a huge one mental clarity
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and coarsely which is very important for Android think that’s amazing well doctor
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Ian unfortunately we’re about out a time here any
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any final thoughts you wanna leave with their listeners today
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you know listen to your body you know if you have the symptoms
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get the baby plus formula started start reducing your energy drink consumption
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start getting in regulating in working on your sleep you know star eating
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better don’t let these cravings
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you know overtake you interest do something about it now now I think has
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created by San again Dr. Agin thank you so much for being with us today in
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helping us better understand
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this adrenal meltdown and more importantly
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what we can do about it so thank you now thanks for havin or I will that’s all
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