[gsmith]

I quit smoking and drinking thirty-eight years ago, both of which I did with gusto. I’m still alive. Nuff said!

[IMA-HelenT]

Two amazing achievements, and so glad you are still alive and well so you can be part of this movement.

[ffpakk]

I have always worked out nearly 5-6 days/week. I was a firefighter for 26years and retired and I am now a PA-C. I have my own practice and do biohacking, HRT, and address, what I believe are the 4 pillars of health: Mental/emotional; Physical; social connections; spiritual health– with each patient. Exercise is a core component that actually addresses all of them!

At 62 I am very active and a few months ago started doing BODY LAVA— a program by Elise Joan on BODi that is amazing. It involves, power yoga, primal moves, balance, strength agility, .. all full body workouts that have done so much for my overall mobility, strength and flexibility. AND– they are only 20 minutes long each day. 5 days week/6 week program. I am in my 5th round of doing it and it never gets old or easier…

[IMA-HelenT]

I love the sound of Body LAVA, I can just imagine how tough it is as we have tried the primal moves and they take so much core strength and balance to do well.

[Tommy Blake]

In the year before Covid I had first time scan of my heart, and first time aneurism (4.2 cm) was found.

So then I was with that plus being diabetic ( my A1C was 10.0 found 5 years ago after a rotten lawsuit I was involved with – it took deep resources from my wife and I). I was 66 years old then. My long term doctor said stress caused my diabetes not the normal causes of terrible eating, no exercise, etc. He had followed me closely during the lawsuit.

So I had to hit ground running on self care. One of the things I had always done was 9 or 10 stair climbs (10’ each) a day and 4 or 5k walking. But no big effort, I slipped many days even on this. Was not a priority.

I started walking 8 to 10k or more 5 days a week.

Then 2 years ago I changed up. I had been studying all things medical rooted in IMA from start. Thank you Dr Kory for talking in front of Congress- he emboldened “self care & care for fellow man”. I listened.

That boldness alone I think saved 100,000’s of Americans from death as he opened the door on health transparency- then Dr Marik, and the other great physicians – to this day. Helped us to see truth through the Fauci slugfest.

I have always been ok fit, puggie in my middle core though. I read that visceral fat was not good for our organs, and it is difference from our outer fat. Improve visceral fat, live longer.

So I started upping my stair climbing. In last 18 months I did 20 stair climbs daily and 6400 steps walking. In last year I started dumbbells and arm exercises. I break a day or so each week. And I eat mostly “forks over knives” eating – I follow closely all IMA protocols – being proactive with all my nutrients, vitamins, microbiome- bless the IMA they have roadmaps for living life large.

The change in my middle torso is amazing. I have muscles in my core and that has changed everything about me. Note my walking dropped to 6400 – I prioritized stair climbing. I work full time – time is priority.

I upped even my vitamin D so now I am in mid 80’s instead of 35 – I do so much better. Mental alertness, sleep less hours & quality sleep. I take magnesium at bedtime.

I read in a massive NIH article of many tests where they showed after 10 months, on average, one’s body chemistry on average changes when rigorous exercise is implemented. That happened in leaps and bounds for me.

And I’m off the Metformin and on the Berberine and an A1C of 6.6, starting to drop slowly – so I will see. Thanks Dr Merck on all things diabetes. And— must be the Berberine (I use pharmacy quality) but my aging spots on my face, arms, back of hands, and back are disappearing – my skin is clearing up.

I have already written in this blog of my asthma disappearing some 3 years ago. I take since early 2021 ivermectin 1x then another 48 hours later another 1x weekly. I am sure the stair climbing is enhancing the no asthma now.

But just that stair climbing – which was a chore at first as I huffed and puffed- has changed this now 72 year old guy. My aneurism is stable at 4.2- my heart doctor said don’t ever stop my stair climbing. He calls it amazing. I take a baby aspirin, low thyroid med, along with berberine and normal good vitamins, clear nasal gargle morning and night. Knock on wood- that’s it.

I so enjoy having lots of energy, creative critical thinking, and so on.

Bless Independent Medical Alliance. All things good flow from them. They are inherently changing my life, my family and my community who follow their protocols – this shy guy speaks loudly of IMA now- why hold back? Oh- and the Cancer Care – such a bonus to my community.

What a gift of grace, Cancer Care.

You guys couldn’t do all this unless you truly cared. And you do care, bless you, each and every one.