Open Your Eyes with Dr. Kerry Gelb

Dr. Robert Lustig is Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco. He is the author of "Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease" and "The Hacking of The American Mind: The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of Our Bodies and Brains". He is a leading public health authority on the impact sugar has on fueling the diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome epidemics, and on addressing changes in the food environment to reverse these chronic diseases. This podcast is brought to you by MacuHealth. For more information go to https://www.macuhealth.com

Dr. Chris A. Knobbe is the founder of the Cure AMD Foundation and the author of "Ancestral Dietary Strategy to Prevent and Treat Macular Degeneration". Topics covered include: a brief history of macular degeneration’s connection to processed foods, the danger of vegetable oils in our diets, the nutrition imbalance caused by our widespread processed food consumption, why we should adopt an ancestral diet, mystifying data on our current epidemic of chronic disease.

Dr. Richard Hults has been practicing optometry for over 30 years and resides in the Cleveland area. Topics covered include: The history of contact lenses, refraction, astigmatisms, bifocal and multifocal contact lenses, side effects of contact lenses, how to clean contact lenses, and more! Please subscribe to our channel for more eye opening content.

Dr. Stuart Richard is Chief of optometry and James Lovell health center in northern Chicago — PhD in human physiology and biophysics from Chicago Medical School — associate professor of family and preventive medicine at Chicago Medical School, Illinois College of Optometry, and the University of Missouri St. Louis — active in primary care — still active in conducting antioxidant research -- practicing optometry with the federal government Topic covered include: How the eye can be such a clear biomarker for systemic disease, why it’s important to maintain a good gut environment of bacteria, the importance of the personal interaction between patient and the doctor, how vitamin c and lutein benefit the eye, what the omega blood spot test can reveal about your overall health, the dangerous effect of blue light from our devices

Topics covered include: Nutrition’s aid to vision, oxidative stress vs. inflammation, vision’s tie to bright light, adapting to different light conditions, the importance of exposure to sunlight, the trinity of nutrients, the concerns of blue light.

Dr. Tom Lewis — a medical scientist, has PhD, from MIT and Harvard, public health -- Expert in alzheimer’s, neuroscience-generative disease. Topics covered include: The importance of reducing your body’s engagement with toxicity, the three disease mechanism hypothesis, how supranuclear cataracts are adequate in diagnosing alzheimer’s, the optimal white blood cell count, the ways in which OCTs are better than MRIs for optometrists, why a nutrient dense diet is so vitally important

Topic covered include: Why we give way to our impulses, lifestyle factors that will reduce internal inflammation, the importance of daily meditation and exercise for the body, intentional technology usage, the capitalization of our personal reward circuits, blue light and its association with sleeping patterns, how to manage acute stress so that it doesn’t become chronic.

Dr. Zsolt Tapaszto is a Doctor of myopia in Budapest, Hungary Topics covered include: Different side effects of myopia, the causes of myopia we’re experiencing now, reducing the time we look at screens, why it’s important to start treatment with myopic children as soon as possible, signs to look for if your child is myopic, how ortho-keratology works, the benefits of combination therapy

Dr. Despotidis — practices in Hamilton, New Jersey, diplomat of the American Board of Optometry, lead author of “A Parent’s Guide to Raising Children with Healthy Vision,” ted talk “A Childhood Disease worth Preventing” Topics covered include: Slowing down myopia in children, reducing screen time, macular degeneration, the issues that stem from onset near-sightedness, how orthokeratology works to improve vision overnight

Dr. Renzi-Hammond is a Visual Neuroscientist at the University of Georgia College of Public Health Topics covered include: The retina’s role in regular eye exams, oxidative stress and macular degeneration, importance of lutein and omega 3’s in a daily diet, challenging inflammation with antioxidants, and what you can do to avoid cataracts

Dr. Jennifer Lyerly, an optometrist in Raleigh, North Carolina — specializes in contact lenses and ocular aesthetics — website called eyedolatry — published in many magazines, medical journals, etc. — has her own podcast called “de-focus” Topics covered include: Preservatives to avoid in your skincare and how they affect your body, why products labelled organic may not necessarily be better for you, how to prevent dark circles and eye bags, what beauty products to altogether avoid, the importance of a cosmetics detox Thank you for listening! Please subscribe to our channel for more eye opening content.

Topics covered include: Insulin resistance and energy toxicity, fat and its ability to supply energy, comprehending metabolic syndrome, the significant role of the cell’s mitochondria, and the importance of understanding the hunter-gatherer ideology when shaping your diet. Thanks for listening. Please subscribe for more eye opening content.

Topics covered include: The most effective hand washing technique, the symptoms of viral disease, zinc deficiency, why it’s important to conduct regular liver cleanses, the best diet to live by (the Mediterranean diet), mimicking exercise with infrared saunas, regulating antiviral supplements, what really happens during a cytokine storm. You can find Dr. DeSilva at www.CS-Supplements.com Help us get off the ground so that we can bring you more eye opening content. Please subscribe to this feed and leave us a review below.