Join Dr. Patrick Garrett to learn everything you ever wanted to know about how to reverse your menopause symptoms.

1. The Menopause Protocol
How to be slim, sexy and sane!
FAMILY HEALTH & WELLNESS
Dr. Patrick Garrett, DC, B.Sci, DCCN, DABFM, FAAFM, BCIM
104 East Broadway Newton, Kansas
316-212-5429
doctorgarrett@yahoo.com
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2. Who Is Dr. Garrett

3. Dr. Patrick Garrett
Chiropractic College / Medical School
12 Years of Functional Lifestyle Practice
Specializing in reversing acute & chronic
conditions naturally
Patients / clients all over the country & world
Clinical focus on reversing diabetes, asthma,
allergies, eczema, psoriasis, migraines and
epigenetic food therapy.
Physician

4. Postgraduate Educator
300 Hour / 2 Year Diplomate Functional Medicine
/ Clinical Nutrition Program in Denver, Colorado
National Speaker
Internal Disorders
Functional Medicine
Applied Nutrition & Clinical Chemistry
Clinical Nutrition
Functional Approaches to Reversing Diseases
National Speaker

5. Lifestyle Medicine Program
Celiac Disease
Lifestyle Medicine – Metabolic Syndrome & Nutrition
Lifestyle Medicine – Stress Management
Lifestyle Medicine – Weight Management
Lifestyle Medicine – Prescribing Exercise
Lifestyle Medicine – Osteoporosis
Lifestyle Medicine – The Biology of Normal Sleep &
Consequences of Insufficient Sleep
Infertility & Endocrinology & More
Postdoctoral Education

6. Lifestyle Medicine Program
Lifestyle Practices for Weight Management & Health Promotion
Models of Behavior Modification
The Pressure System Model of Lifestyle Counseling in Primary Care
Rationale for Lifestyle & Weight Management Counseling
Weight Bias in Clinical Settings: Improving Health Care Delivery for
Obese Patients
Postdoctoral Education

7. Diplomate in Functional Medicine
Diplomate in Integrative Medicine
Diplomate in Clinical Nutrition
Board Certified in Integrative Medicine
Senior Fellow of the American Academy of Functional Medicine
Diplomates & Certifications

8. Harvard Medical School Postgraduate Association– Member
American Academy of Integrative Medicine – Member
Physicians Committee on Responsible Medicine - Member
American Board of Functional Medicine - Past President
American Academy of Functional Medicine - Chairman of the Board of Directors
Green Med Info – Board Member
Bloodid - Medical Director
Leadership / Membership

9. Fixing the 3 major parts of menopause
1. Hormonal Imbalances & Mood Swings
2. Anxiety & Depression
3. Exhaustion & Brain fog

10. Hormonal Imbalances & Mood Swings
• What are hormones?
• Are synthetic hormones dangerous?
• Are bio-identical the answer?
• Can I balance my hormones naturally?

11. What are hormones?

12. What are hormones?

14. What are hormones?

15. Are synthetic hormones dangerous?
Risk?
• Cancer of the uterus
• Heart attacks
• Strokes
• Breast cancer
• Blood clots
• Dementia
• Breast pain/enlargement
• Vaginitis
• Leg cramps
• Vaginal spotting
• Vaginal bleeding
• Painful menstruation

16. Are synthetic hormones dangerous?
Women’s health Inititive
Researchers concluded the study
was too risky to complete the study
The study was canceled
Risk
Stroke by 41%
Heart attack by 29%
Combo therapy 87%
Breast cancer by 26%

17. Are bio-identical the answer?

18. Are bio-identical the answer?

19. Can I balance my
hormones naturally?
MENOPAUSE MYTH AND/OR LIE
• Doctor: Sorry, after
menopause, you don’t make
hormones anymore.
• Patient: Wait, did you fail
endocrinology?

20. Can I balance my hormones naturally?

21. Can I balance my
hormones naturally?
Before menopause
• 80% from ovaries
• 20% from adrenal glands
After menopause
• 20% from ovaries
• 80% from adrenal glands

22. Can I balance my hormones naturally?
Silence menopause
Journal Transcultural Nursing 2010
“Asian women generally reported low rates of a variety of
physical and psychological symptoms related to
menopause; these rates were much lower than in women
from Western countries.”

23. Can I balance my hormones naturally?
Silent Menopause is about lifestyle balance
• Purposeful Movement or Exercise
(not gyms)
• Having Daily Purpose
(why I wake up each day)
• Purposeful Meditation
(down shifting & stress reduction)
• 80% Rule: Eat for hunger, not for fullness
(healthy caloric restriction)
• Plants first, then a little meat
(bulking up on nutrition)

24. Can I balance my hormones naturally?
Silent Menopause is about lifestyle balance
• Wine / Green Tea at 5
(red wine + friends)
• Loved Ones First
(more family = less stress + more support)
• Faith
(denomination doesn’t matter)
• Right Tribe
(social groups with healthy behaviors)

25. What About Anxiety & Depression?
Inducing
Depression
through
diet.

26. What About Anxiety & Depression?
Inducing
anxiety
through
diet.

27. What About Exhaustion & Brain fog?
Exhaustion
is just
hormonal
bankruptcy

28. What About Exhaustion & Brain fog?
Brain fog is
caused by a
lack of basic
bacterial
derived
B vitamins

29. Food Therapy
1 handful of nuts = 1 Prozac for mood
Simple solution - Nuts and dried fruit are
the ideal combination of healthy fats,
fiber and protein.
• Not with M&Ms!

30. Food Therapy
High-fiber foods = less sugar spikes
which translates into sustained
energy without anxiety or
depression.
Simple Solution – Eat real food
instead of taking fiber pills

31. Food Therapy
Eggs are naturally full of brain building
choline and rich in B vitamins.
Simple solution – Eat free range (if you
can) eggs daily

32. Food Therapy
Whole grains that are naturally gluten
free are packed with complex
carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins and
minerals that provide sustained energy.
Simple solution – Start adding black rice,
brown rice, red rice, quinoa and steel cut
oats to your diet.

33. Food Therapy
Magnesium rich foods (green ones) are going to
help balance hormones, mood, bowel, and sleep.
Simple solution – Try green smoothies every
morning for an easy breakfast
Spinach — 1 cup = (65% DV)
Collard Greens — 1 cup = (44% DV)
Turnip Greens — 1 cup = (42% DV)
Mustard Greens — 1 cup = (26% DV)
Romaine Lettuce — 1 cup = (19% DV)

34. Food Therapy
Beans are chocked full of folate for
improving brain, sleep, memory, mood,
and DNA!
Simple solution – eat cheap & nutritious
by basing meals off of beans and spices

35. Food Therapy
• Without enough water, we cannot metabolize
the food we eat into fuel and ultimately
cease to function properly.
• Simple solution – drink ½ of your body in
water each day.

36. Food Therapy