Protecting Your NEST with Dr. Tony Hampton: Episode 195: How to Assess Your Thyroid and Other Health Conditions with Dr. Michael Biamonte

Episode 195: How to Assess Your Thyroid and Other Health Conditions with Dr. Michael Biamonte

Apr 12, 2024

Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Dr. Michael Biamonte is the founder of the Biamonte Center for Clinical Nutrition. He is a co creator of BioCybernetics, which is an unprecedented computer software program that is able to study blood work, mineral tests and many other lab tests to determine exactly where your body is imbalanced. He holds a Doctorate of Nutripathy and is a New York State certified Clinical Nutritionist. He is a professional member of the International and American Association of Clinical Nutritionists, The American College of Nutrition and is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Clinical Nutrition Certification Board. He is listed in “The Directory of Distinguished Americans” for his research in Nutrition and Physiology.

In this discussion, Drs. Tony and Michael talk about:

(02:32) Why Dr. Michael chose to focus on nutrition and supplementation
(05:55) The future of genetic and functional testing in patient care
(09:13) How functional testing for nutritional deficiencies in a given person works
(15:50) How the average person can know if they are taking the right supplements and how your hair might hold the key to answering this question
(27:30) Tips for people seeking to heal from Candida and Hashimoto’s
(33:07) Dietary treatments for Candida
(34:17) How blood type plays a role in choosing the right diet for you
(39:36) Why people should not be too cavalier when it comes to taking vitamin supplements
(43:25) How medications can lead to deficiencies in the body and make us sick
(45:03) Problems with most vitamin supplements sold on the market
(49:07) How supplements, medications, and diet impact the microbiome and how the microbiome then impacts the body
(52:52) How Dr. Michael’s approach is different from a more standard Western doctor
(54:20) The importance of eating organic and non-GMO foods
(54:56) How to find a good doctor who can test you accurately for nutritional deficiencies

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