Type 2 diabetes is not a blood sugar problem, it's a cell disease, and until the cells are healed, the numbers will keep creeping back up.

In this episode of Common-Sense Wellness, Dr. Gary Martin discusses type 2 diabetes reversal with Dr. Jason Shumard, a functional medicine practitioner who has spent twenty years helping patients heal at the cellular level. Dr. Shumard explains why blood sugar is only a symptom, not the disease itself, and reveals how toxins, inflammation, and insulin spikes quietly damage insulin receptors over time. He shares how deep root-cause testing and personalized nutraceutical protocols have produced an 85 to 95 percent reversal rate in his practice, compared to just 0.23 percent under standard medical care. The conversation closes with his advice for practitioners and patients ready to move beyond symptom management toward true healing.

Key Takeaways:

→ Diabetes is a cell disease, not a blood sugar disease, so lowering sugar numbers without fixing the cells only delays the damage.

→ A 2019 Kaiser Permanente study of roughly 500,000 patients found that standard medical care reversed diabetes in just 0.23 percent of cases.

→ Dr. Shumard's functional medicine protocol achieves an 85 to 95 percent diabetes reversal rate using targeted blood and toxicity testing instead of medication alone.

→ Heavy metals, mold, and environmental toxins damage insulin receptors and are rarely tested for in conventional diabetes care.

→ Switching from pay-per-service to structured, prepaid treatment programs raised patient completion rates from 50 percent to 95 percent.

Dr. Jason Shumard, D.C. has postgraduate education in functional endocrinology and clinical nutrition. Over the last twenty years, he has worked with patients with a multitude of conditions, specifically however focusing on helping people reverse their type II diabetes. Dr. Shumard is passionate about helping patients overcome their diabetes and take control over their health.

Dr. Shumard, DC is the owner of DrShumard.com, which he opened in 2005 with the desire to promote safe alternative reversal strategies and protocols to those suffering with Type 2 diabetes across the United States. Dr. Shumard, DC received a B.S. degree in Kinesiology from San Diego State University in 2000 and furthered his education with a Doctorate of Chiropractic from Life Chiropractic College West in 2004. Dr. Shumard, DC is also a sought-after practitioner and speaker working with type II diabetics and is often found volunteering in numerous charity and community events. Dr. Shumard's goal is to educate patients on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.

DrShumard.com is founded on the principles of true healing, and the founder's intention is to not only help his patients with exceptional corrective care, but also to educate them on healthy and functional lifestyles that will support the patient's health and well-being for the rest of their lives.

Connect With Dr. Jason Shumard:

Website: https://drshumard.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjasonshumarddc/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@drjasonshumard

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/drshumard/

Your labs can look normal while your body is still screaming for help.

In this episode of Common-Sense Wellness, Dr. Gary Martin discusses root cause healing with naturopath Micaela Anderson, co-founder of My Divine Feminine. Micaela explains how she left a path toward pediatric cardiology to build a mother-daughter practice rooted in functional testing, herbal medicine, and iridology. She unpacks the hidden drivers behind hormonal imbalance, from poor liver detoxification to chronic stress and gut health. The conversation is a call for women to trust their bodies and stop settling for normal labs.

Key Takeaways:

→ Normal lab results don't mean nothing is wrong; functional testing looks for imbalances standard bloodwork misses.

→ Poor liver detoxification of estrogen, insulin resistance, chronic stress, and poor gut health are the most common hidden drivers of hormonal imbalance.

→ Tools like iridology and tongue analysis can reveal patterns in the body that lab work alone cannot capture.

→ Healing works best when the body feels safe, supported, and heard rather than rushed through a checklist.

→ Women should trust their own truth over outside authority, because they know their bodies better than anyone else.

Micaela Anderson, ND, is a naturopathic practitioner and co-founder of My Divine Feminine, a women's wellness platform devoted to helping women reconnect with their innate power, hormonal intelligence, and embodied healing. Blending evidence-informed naturopathic principles with feminine energetics and intuitive development, Micaela guides women through transformative experiences that bridge modern wellness with cyclical wisdom.

Connect With Micaela Anderson:

Website: mydivinefeminine.com

Instagram: @mydivinefeminine_

Facebook: My Divine Feminine

One farmer's exhaustion, a copper-zinc imbalance, and the numbers that explained everything — including his personality.

In this episode of Common-Sense Wellness, Dr. Gary Martin presents a detailed case study of an Amish farmer in his early 50s whose severe fatigue was completely explained by his BIA and HMA results. Dr. Martin walks through four successive BIA balance charts, showing how the man's numbers shifted from dangerously concentrated to progressively more level as hydration and nutrition improved. He then analyzes the hair mineral analysis, revealing an extreme copper-to-zinc imbalance that correlated directly with the patient's timid personality — and explains the mineral ratios and refractometer readings that make this kind of insight possible. The episode closes with a look at how the Memgram chart confirmed the emotional pattern driving adrenal exhaustion, and a reminder that the numbers are only as powerful as your willingness to put the truth to work.

Key Takeaways:

→ A severely tilted life-death line on the balance chart — proteins high, sugars low — is a visual fingerprint of adrenal exhaustion and chronic dehydration that doesn't require knowing a single number to recognize.

→ The zinc-to-copper ratio should be 8:1; when copper is off the chart and zinc is critically low, it shows up not just physically but in personality — timidity, lack of confidence, and self-doubt.

→ Detox almost always comes before improvement — a dramatic drop in numbers after starting a protocol is not failure, it's the body finally moving toxicity out.

→ When a perfect number appears alongside all imperfect numbers, the perfect number is the problem; the body is compensating in a way that masks the real deficiency.

→ Your cells cannot tell the difference between real and imagined stress — ruminating on worst-case scenarios exhausts your adrenals just as much as a genuine physical crisis.

Connect With Dr. Gary Martin:

Website: https://biri.org/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commonsense.wellness/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584201081424

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-martin-962403397/

Your body is sending distress signals every day — and a simple urine and saliva test can decode them.

In this episode of Common-Sense Wellness, Dr. Gary Martin discusses how to interpret BIA® test results when the numbers seem contradictory. He explains the relationship between ORP levels, pH balance, metabolism efficiency, and adverse relationships, showing how high stress — whether physical, dietary, or emotional — creates measurable imbalances in the body. Dr. Martin also introduces listeners to practical tools including the client lab kit, the Dr. Martin app, and the Learnistic platform for self-testing and ongoing education. He closes by walking through the Healthy Vibes formulas — Love and Gratitude, Joy and Happiness, and Peace and Hope — and how to use the assay system to determine which frequency your body needs most.

Key Takeaways:

→ A high ORP reading alongside near-perfect BIA numbers signals hidden stress — often from food allergies, dehydration, or inadequate hydrogen water intake.

→ The Adverse Relationship score reveals how much stress is taxing your endocrine system; more ARs than your metabolism efficiency warrants means your body is in a false positive state.

→ Saliva pH below the balanced value is a red flag — a healthy body under stress should see saliva rise, not fall, as it neutralizes acid.

→ Testing yourself when you're sick is one of the most valuable learning experiences available; your numbers tell the story of what's happening inside in real time.

→ The Healthy Vibes assay removes the guesswork from emotional wellness — by answering 20 questions, you can identify the precise frequency your body needs and regulate your intake accordingly.

Connect With Dr. Gary Martin:

Website: https://biri.org/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commonsense.wellness/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584201081424

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-martin-962403397/

At 67, Axay Shah has run eight marathons on zero medications by eating nothing Mother Nature didn't make.

In this episode of Common-Sense Wellness, Dr. Gary Martin discusses raw food living with Axay Shah, founder of RawFoodiest.com. Axay explains how a 100% plant-based raw diet reversed his liver enzyme levels and left him with more energy at 67 than he had at 40. He breaks down the five "poisons" he eliminated: refined sugar, refined salt, refined oil, dairy, and grains. Backed by 21 years of independently verified medical records, Axay makes the case for treating food as fuel instead of comfort.

Key Takeaways:

→ A 100% raw, plant-based diet reversed Axay's liver enzyme levels over 16 years, effectively turning back his biological clock.

→ Eliminating five "poisons," refined sugar, refined salt, refined oil, dairy, and grains, transformed his energy and health.

→ Independent verification from a physician gave Axay's 21+ years of medical data credibility beyond his own testimony.

→ Testing and tracking personal health markers, like urine and saliva analysis, reveals what the body actually needs to heal.

→ The body has an innate capacity to heal itself once toxic overload is removed and brain-to-cell communication is restored.

Axay Shah is the founder of RawFoodiest.com and author of IN NATURE WE TRUST: A Raw Food Manifesto for Energy, Healing & Longevity (Nature Trust Press, March 2026) an Amazon #1 Hot New Release now catalogued by the Library of Congress and carried in California's BiblioBoard library network.

At 67, Axay has lived a 100% plant-based raw food lifestyle for over 16 years, guided by a single mantra: "If it's not made by Mother Nature, it's not going on my plate." He completed his 8th Los Angeles Marathon in March 2026 with zero medications, no chronic conditions, and energy that rivals his 40s. His transformation is backed by 21+ years of publicly documented medical records (RawFoodiest.com/medical-proof), independently verified by physician Dr. Shrenik Shah, who authored the book's foreword.

Through his Energy System Dysfunction framework and SEED / SPROUT / BLOOM coaching programs, Axay teaches biological sovereignty the body's innate capacity to heal when aligned with nature. He has been featured on podcasts across the US, UK, Australia, Europe, Dubai, and India.

Connect With Axay Shah:

Website: https://rawfoodiest.com

Book (Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GTC25W3Q

Medical Proof: https://rawfoodiest.com/medical-proof

Substack: https://rawfoodguru.substack.com

YouTube: https://youtube.com/@RawFoodiest

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rawfoodiest/

Hashtag: #InNatureWeTrust

Your hair holds a physical record of everything your body has lived through, and it does not lie.

In this episode of Common-Sense Wellness, Dr. Gary Martin discusses a real hair mineral analysis from an 84-year-old woman living under extreme stress, using it to teach how the HMA maps a person's entire stress history. He explains how sky-high calcium and magnesium levels signal that the body is mobilizing its defenses against radiation in the form of stress, pain, and trauma. Dr. Martin then walks through the four stages of sodium and potassium depletion on the HMA, showing how the body progresses from coping all the way to nervous breakdown. He closes with a live membrane chart example and a powerful hands-on demonstration showing that when you stop resisting what you are not, the triggering patterns in your life simply lose their power.

Key Takeaways:

→ Elevated calcium and magnesium on the hair mineral analysis always signal that the body senses radiation, whether that radiation is physical stress, emotional pain, inflammation, or literal environmental radiation.

→ The four stages of sodium and potassium depletion on the HMA track the body's progression from stage one vitality all the way to stage four nervous breakdown, and knowing your stage tells you how urgent the intervention needs to be.

→ Hair has memory, meaning the HMA can reveal not just current stress but whether that stress has been a recent crisis or a long-standing pattern embedded over years.

→ The only thing consistently shown to bring down abnormally high calcium on the HMA is membrane processing, because it addresses the root of the stress response rather than the symptom.

→ When you stop pressing back against what you are not, the resistance disappears entirely, and so do the people and patterns that were draining your energy.

Connect With Dr. Gary Martin:

Website: https://biri.org/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commonsense.wellness/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584201081424

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-martin-962403397/

There is only one way to permanently untie a knot, and it is not therapy.

In this episode of Common-Sense Wellness, Dr. Gary Martin discusses the foundational concept of MemGram® processing and why it produces lasting behavioral change when all other approaches fall short. He explains that every person is born with a plan against their life encoded in their cells, and until that invisible pattern is identified, history will keep repeating regardless of who or what we change around us. Dr. Martin contrasts MemGram® processing with traditional psychiatry, noting that talk therapy often rehearses trauma without ever shifting behavior. He shares the remarkable story of an 84-year-old client who, after reaching a new level of membrane processing, responded to a neighbor's irritating behavior with genuine forgiveness rather than anger.

Key Takeaways:

→ The body is your mind made visible, meaning physical symptoms are often the downstream result of emotional patterns and decisions held for a very long time.

→ There is only one way to permanently untie a knot, and MemGram® processing identifies what that exact path is for each individual based on their unique MemGram® chart.

→ Traditional psychiatric care frequently rehearses trauma over and over without changing behavior, while membrane processing targets the root pattern so that behavior actually shifts.

→ Your cells become addicted to the emotional frequency of your earliest experiences, unconsciously drawing in people and events that recreate the same feeling again and again.

→ MemGram® processing does not tell you what to do. It turns on the light so you can see your patterns clearly and stop taking them personally, which is what breaks the cycle.

Connect With Dr. Gary Martin:

Website: https://biri.org/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commonsense.wellness/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584201081424

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-martin-962403397/

Your hormones aren't the problem. Your foundation is.

In this episode of Common-Sense Wellness, Dr. Gary Martin discusses the root causes of hormonal imbalance and chronic symptoms in women with integrative health practitioner and eCornell Certified Nutritionist Mikayla Mersereau. Mikayla explains how gut health, adrenal function, and nervous system regulation form the upstream foundation that hormones depend on, and why treating hormones directly without fixing the foundation rarely leads to lasting results. She walks through how functional lab testing, including organic acid tests and hair tissue mineral analysis, uncovers hidden root causes that standard blood work misses entirely. The conversation also explores the emotional dimension of healing, including how timelines of life events, bitterness, and self-worth are often the missing pieces in a woman's recovery.

Key Takeaways:

→ Your sex hormones are way downstream: healing must start with gut health, B vitamins, and nervous system support before hormonal balance is even possible.

→ Functional lab testing looks for optimal ranges, not just "normal," and uncovers hidden root causes like mold exposure, mineral deficiencies, and yeast overgrowth that standard blood work misses.

→ A two to three week liver detox often produces dramatic hormonal improvements before lab results are even back, because the liver is essential for clearing excess estrogen.

→ Your body is like a rain barrel: when it overflows with accumulated stressors like toxins, nutrient deficiencies, poor sleep, and unresolved emotional triggers, symptoms appear.

→ Eating a nutrient-dense breakfast every morning is one of the most powerful and overlooked steps a woman can take to stabilize her hormones, energy, and cortisol throughout the day.

Mikayla Mersereau is an Integrative Health Practitioner (Level 1 & 2), eCornell Certified Nutritionist, and founder of Modern Holistic Wellness. After 16+ years working behind the scenes in emergency medicine and trauma care, Mikayla left conventional healthcare to pursue a root-cause approach to healing. Trained in functional lab interpretation, muscle testing, hormone health, gut function, detox, and metabolic repair, she now works virtually with women across the country — helping busy moms and women reclaim their energy, balance their hormones, and resolve chronic symptoms that conventional medicine has left unanswered. Her approach blends modern functional science with integrative medicine, meeting each client where they are and building a plan that fits their real life.

Connect With Mikayla Mersereau:

Website: https://modernholistic.org

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/modern.holistic.wellness/