{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fdbbc35bd-677e-4c4b-af9f-0b5f8eedf694","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"EP 107: Mitochondrial Poison & Breaking Free From The Prescription Paradigm","description":"\u201cStatins are prescribed like they\u2019re candy\u2014they\u2019re not. They\u2019re mitochondrial poison,\u201d says Francisco Gutierrez, MD, allopathic trained physician specializing in internal medicine, who joins the Quantum Biology Collective podcast to explain why these drugs\u2014which remain among the top three most prescribed in the U.S\u2014not only do nothing for the primary prevention of heart disease but, for most people, do more harm than good. The mass overprescription of statins is based on a misunderstanding of the role cholesterol plays in the body, a misguided correlation between LDL and heart disease, flawed metrics and propaganda. \n \nToday, Dr. Francisco explains what we\u2019re getting wrong about metabolic syndrome and how having a stroke at age 41 led him to first question the traditional medical paradigm. He discusses how many of the symptoms we associate with poor diet are just as much if not more a case of circadian misalignment. He shares stories of clients who have healed many of these symptoms. He also explains the difference between relative risk and absolute risk, how the pharmaceutical industry creates confusion between the two to promote products.\n \nJoin today\u2019s episode to learn more about what we\u2019re getting wrong about food, calories and exercise, and we truly build muscle\u2013and it\u2019s not about calories or exercise. \n \nQuotes\n\n\u201cThe guardians of the ship of resiliency are the mitochondria. The mitochondria are basically what dictates if we\u2019re sick or we thrive\u2026mitochondria are quantum antennas, they pay attention to a lot of different inputs.\u201d (15:10 | Francisco Gutierrez, MD)\n\u201cBy just helping people fix their desynchronized circadian clock, I can show them how their mitochondria function is improving\u2014how? By showing them with a body composition scan\u2014that they\u2019re reducing their body fat and increasing their muscle without exercise\u2026Everybody has this idea that you have to go to the gym and spend an hour and a half and pump iron and that\u2019s the way you\u2019re going to make muscle. Nope. Nature makes your muscle.\u201d (17:45 | Francisco Gutierrez, MD) \n\u201cThere are two things that really annoy me in how medical care is being promoted: one of them is cholesterol\u2026The other one is the idea of calories.\u201d (19:01 | Francisco Gutierrez, MD)\n\u201cFood is important, but food is the easiest thing to fix and I\u2019ll explain why. More fundamental is the realization that you can get insulin resistance and fatty liver and high insulin with the resulting metabolic syndrome just by not enough sunlight and too much artificial light.\u201d (23:02 | Francisco Gutierrez, MD)\n\u201cI was one who thought that the prescription pad was a solution. That\u2019s it. What changed my view was my own stroke because I had to ask myself the question: \u2018Why did this happen if I\u2019m doing the things that they tell me to do?\u2019\u201d (40:36 | Francisco Gutierrez, MD)\n\u201cStatins are prescribed like they\u2019re candy\u2014they\u2019re not. They\u2019re mitochondrial poison.\u201d (58:27 | Francisco Gutierrez, MD)\n\n \nLinks\nConnect with Francisco Gutierrez, MD:\nwww.solymardirecthealth.com\nSocials: @solymardirecthealth \n \nBon Charge Discount Code: at checkout enter the code: QBC to receive 15% off\nhttps://us.boncharge.com/collections/blue-light-blocking-glasses\n**If you're in the US and have a Health Savings Account (HSA or FSA) BonCharge products are an eligible expense**\nTo receive a FREE infographic of the Ideal Circadian Day and join our email list: https://www.quantumbiologycollective.com/qbc-newsletter-aqb\nTo find a practitioner who understands quantum biology: www.quantumbiologycollective.org\nTo see details about the Applied Quantum Certification: www.appliedquantumbiology.com\nFollow on Instagram and Facebook: @quantumbiologycollecitve\nTwitter: @quantumhealthtv\n \n \nPodcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/e09aad95-7168-4061-a25c-32b3ed43f989/QBC-Cover-Art-2025-Aug-07-v1.jpg"}