2878: Knee Surgery & Naproxen, Diet & Psoriasis, Lack of Muscle Definition, Hypothyroid and Low Testosterone (HouseCall)

Welcome back to our weekend Cabral HouseCall shows! This is where we answer our community's wellness, weight loss, and anti-aging questions to help people get back on track! Check out today's questions: Chris: Hello, An orthopedic surgeon has determined that my xray states I need a knee replacement. I am in pain every day and am on Naproxen and have not worked since May 9, 2023. 1. Should I get a 2nd opinion on my knee? 2. Is naproxen killing my microbiome? Joopie: hi dr i do have psoriasis my head is all over with scalp and i do have blisters on my body if leave the blisters to long i get infections but i do open them and then i put cream on i use persivate cream and pills is there a diet what i must take thanks joopie Mandy: Hi doctor Cabral. My question is about muscle definition. I've been lifting for about 10 years, and can definitely feel that I've gained a lot of muscle, but I can't see them. There's not much definition. I would love to hear your thoughts about what could be some of the reasons why. To give you some background: I am a 47 year old female. I lift 5 days/week and for cardio I walk 15-20K steps/day. I am not overweight, eat a healthy diet of about 2000 calories/day. My hormones and thyroid are a bit lower, but I've been getting treatment for this. Thanks so much for your answer! Antoine: Hi im new here and loving it because my doc dont help me and i try to find a cause of my hormones problèmes thyroid and testostérone and now digestive probleme for 5 month. I am a 21 athlétique men and since 2 and a half years i started to feel bad , low énergie brain fog no libido feeling depress after that i start to loose muscle strengh and muscle pain (trigger point). For the last 5 month i started to have food sensitives like lactose and other do i dont known witch food because i continue to have diahrrea every morning . I have done blood test urine test and poop test and what it show it very low testostérone hypothyroid and a bit a anémia. I dont drink im lean « healthy » really good diet and little bit a supplementation zinc magnésium omega 3. Now i feel like im dying . I started to have hypothyroid and low testostérone for 2-3 years and i dont know why and my doc just what to give me drug without looking what the cause i did irm brain scan and no cancer here Im 21 years old and athletic Thank you for tuning into today's Cabral HouseCall and be sure to check back tomorrow where we answer more of our community's questions! - - - Show Notes and Resources: StephenCabral.com/2878 - - - Get a FREE Copy of Dr. Cabral's Book: The Rain Barrel Effect - - - Join the Community & Get Your Questions Answered: CabralSupportGroup.com - - - Dr. Cabral's Most Popular At-Home Lab Tests: > Complete Minerals & Metals Test (Test for mineral imbalances & heavy metal toxicity) - - - > Complete Candida, Metabolic & Vitamins Test (Test for 75 biomarkers including yeast & bacterial gut overgrowth, as well as vitamin levels) - - - > Complete Stress, Mood & Metabolism Test (Discover your complete thyroid, adrenal, hormone, vitamin D & insulin levels) - - - > Complete Food Sensitivity Test (Find out your hidden food sensitivities) - - - > Complete Omega-3 & Inflammation Test (Discover your levels of inflammation related to your omega-6 to omega-3 levels) - - - Get Your Question Answered On An Upcoming HouseCall: StephenCabral.com/askcabral - - - Would You Take 30 Seconds To Rate & Review The Cabral Concept? The best way to help me spread our mission of true natural health is to pass on the good word, and I read and appreciate every review!