Dr. Jockers Functional Nutrition

In this episode, Dr. David Jockers breaks down the single most dangerous medication that millions of people take every day without realizing the risks: proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), commonly prescribed for acid reflux under brand names like Prilosec and Nexium.
 
You will learn how PPIs suppress stomach acid by up to 99%, why that leads to deficiencies in B12, magnesium, calcium, zinc, iron, and fat-soluble vitamins, and what two major studies from the UK and Sweden revealed about long-term use and all-cause mortality, cancer, and heart disease.
 
Dr. Jockers also explains why acid reflux is usually caused by too little stomach acid rather than too much, how H2 blockers compare to PPIs, simple diet and lifestyle fixes to address the root cause, and practical strategies for anyone dealing with a hiatal hernia.
 
In This Episode: 
00:00 PPIs Linked to Mortality
00:14 Podcast Intro and Help
03:03 Most Dangerous Medication
03:54 How PPIs Harm Digestion
06:19 Studies on Long Term Risk
07:15 Nutrient Deficiencies Explained
10:21 Low Acid Causes Reflux
11:54 Safer Meds and Diet Fixes
13:59 Hiatal Hernia Strategies
14:49 Key Takeaway and Wrap Up
 

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"When people have acid reflux, it's not because they have too much acid. It's because they have too little acid." 
~ Dr. Jockers
 
 
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Need help getting off acid-blocking medications? Email our health coaching team at info@drjockers.com

 
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In this episode, Dr. David Jockers walks you through a complete 14-day progressive fasting protocol built specifically to burn visceral fat, the inflammatory fat that wraps around your liver, pancreas, heart, and intestines, applying pressure to those organs and choking off circulation.
 
You will get the exact day-by-day schedule: a 14/10 fast for days one through three, a 16/8 upgrade for days four through six, an 18/6 window for days seven through thirteen to activate autophagy, and a single 24-hour water fast on day fourteen that triggers a growth hormone surge of up to 2,000 percent in men and 1,300 percent in women.
 
Dr. Jockers also covers the three eating rules that make or break the protocol, how to supercharge your fast with hydration, coffee, and light movement, the protein and fat first rule for breaking a fast correctly, and his answers to the eight questions he gets asked most often, from sweeteners and dizziness to whether the fat comes right back.



In This Episode: 
00:00 Hunger Before Fast Ends
00:18 Podcast Intro and Resources
02:58 Why This 14 Day Fast Works
03:27 Visceral vs Subcutaneous Fat
04:20 Days 1 to 3 14 10 Plan
06:21 Days 4 to 6 16 8 Upgrade
07:20 Days 7 to 13 18 6 Autophagy
09:40 Day 14 24 Hour Fast
11:18 Eating Rules During Windows
14:05 Supercharge Your Fast
18:58 Breaking Your Fast Right
21:02 Common Fasting Questions
28:17 Hunger Hacks and Ghrelin
29:40 Will Weight Come Back
30:24 Safety and No Failed Fast
31:48 Protocol Recap and Results
33:42 Final Thanks and Outro
 
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"There's no such thing as a failed fast. Every fast is going to move you in the direction of healing."

~ Dr. Jockers
 
 
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Website – https://drjockers.com/
 
If you are interested in being a guest on the show, we would love to hear from you! Please contact us here! - https://drjockers.com/join-us-dr-jockers-functional-nutrition-podcast/

In this episode, Dr. David Jockers sits down with Dr. Sara Pugh, who holds a PhD in molecular mechanisms and was the first board-certified quantum biologist, for a conversation about the health input almost nobody is optimizing: light. Quantum biology, as she explains it, is simply looking at health through light, water, and magnetism, with a heavy focus on the mitochondria and the electrons that carry our life force.
 
You will learn why the specific blend of red, blue, and violet light at sunrise sets your body clocks and switches on hormonal cascades in the pituitary gland, why glass blocks roughly half the red light and all of the grounding benefit, how UVA builds the serotonin you will convert to melatonin later, and when UVB is actually available to make vitamin D from cholesterol. Dr. Pugh and Dr. Jockers also dig into the sunscreen and sunglasses debate, the dietary strategies that build real sun tolerance, and why DHA is a quantum molecule that can turn light into electricity and back again.
 
From there the conversation turns to Dr. Pugh's nine-day water fast, why she ended it a day early when her leptin came back at 0.7, what refeeding after an extended fast actually requires, and how sauna, cold plunges, and other hormetic stressors build resilience when the dose is right.
 

In This Episode: 
00:00 Flying and Clot Risk
02:38 Meet Dr. Sara Pugh
03:27 Quantum Biology Explained
04:49 Why She Got Into It
06:34 Sunrise and Body Clocks
08:29 Sunrise Indoors vs Outdoors
09:57 Morning Ritual and Awe
13:01 Sunset and Sleep Signals
15:07 Evening Light Hygiene Tips
17:24 UVA UVB and Vitamin D
20:44 Sunscreen and Sunglasses Debate
25:15 Dietary Sun Protection
26:38 Omega-3 DHA and EZ Water
29:54 Airplanes Dehydration and Flow
31:42 Structured Water and Fresh Fruit
34:46 Seasonal Eating and Summer Sun
35:22 Muscadines and Gut Fuel
36:23 Fasting Boosts Akkermansia
36:47 Nine-Day Fast Experiment
39:30 Low Leptin Explained
44:02 Symptoms and Lab Testing
46:15 Refeeding After Long Fasts
51:30 Sauna for Autophagy
55:37 Cold Face Plunge Benefits
58:45 Hormesis and Cortisol Balance
01:01:37 Carbs, Keto and Mitochondria
01:03:52 Wrap Up and Takeaways
 
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"Poor light exposure, something called malillumination, is to the body what malnutrition is to the body."
 
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Connect with Dr. Sara Pugh:
Website: https://busysuperhuman.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/busy_superhuman/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@busysuperhuman

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Thebusysuperhuman

Substack: https://drsarapugh.substack.com/

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-quantum-based-podcast-with-dr-sara-pugh/id1787588995


 
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In this episode, Dr. David Jockers breaks down the seven daily habits silently fueling the surge in Alzheimer's, dementia, and other neurodegenerative conditions, and lays out exactly how to reverse each one before symptoms ever appear.
 
You will learn why blood sugar dysregulation and insulin resistance have earned Alzheimer's the nickname "type 3 diabetes," which three nutrient deficiencies are quietly damaging brain cells, how everyday medications like statins and acid-reflux drugs contribute to cognitive decline, and why environmental toxins, inactivity, sun avoidance, and poor sleep round out the list of brain-degrading habits, plus the specific, actionable steps to reverse every one of them.
 
In This Episode: 
00:00 Drugs and Dementia Risk
00:28 Podcast Intro and Coaching
03:44 Alzheimers Slow Burn
04:37 Blood Sugar and Type 3
06:27 Nutrient Deficiencies
11:37 Medications and Mitochondria
12:41 Toxins, Movement, Sun, Sleep
15:16 Reverse It All Today
18:17 Final Thanks and Reviews
 

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"Alzheimer's doesn't just happen. It's a disease process that takes over 30 years of silent brain inflammation before you begin to notice the signs and symptoms." 
~ Dr. Jockers
 
 
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In this episode, Dr. David Jockers goes solo to break down the 10 everyday foods quietly wrecking your metabolism, and exactly what to swap them for. From table salt and seed oils to soy, processed meat, microwaved popcorn, non-organic produce, artificial sweeteners, margarine, canned tomatoes, and modern wheat, 
 
Dr. Jockers explains why each one drives inflammation, blood sugar spikes, and hormone disruption, plus the cleaner alternatives he uses in his own kitchen.



You'll also get three of Dr. Jockers' go-to fat-burning, anti-inflammatory meals, including a wild-caught salmon plate, a grass-fed beef and sweet potato dinner, and a protein-rich yogurt and collagen dessert, so you walk away with a full game plan, not just a list of foods to avoid.



In This Episode: 
00:00 Canned Tomatoes Warning
00:20 Podcast Welcome and Resources
02:59 10 Foods That Wreck Metabolism
03:30 Food 1 Table Salt Swap
04:08 Food 2 Toxic Seed Oils
05:59 Food 3 Most Soy Products
07:40 Food 4 Better Meat Choices
08:52 Food 5 Microwaved Popcorn
09:40 Food 6 Non-Organic Produce
10:58 Food 7 Artificial Sweeteners
13:45 Food 8 Margarine Myth
15:18 Food 9 Canned Tomatoes BPA
16:35 Food 10 Modern Wheat Problems
17:56 Fat Burning Meal Ideas
20:19 Dessert Yogurt Collagen Bowl
21:51 Final Swaps and Closing
 
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"Many restaurants cook with these and call them olive oil when they're really 50% or more corn or canola oil."

~ Dr. Jockers
 
 
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Website – https://drjockers.com/
 
If you are interested in being a guest on the show, we would love to hear from you! Please contact us here! - https://drjockers.com/join-us-dr-jockers-functional-nutrition-podcast/