If my guest's alphabet soup after his name doesn't impress you, I don't know what will! Today, Dr. Robert G. Silverman, DC, DACBN, DCBCN, MS, CCN, CNS, CSCS, CIISN, CKTP, CES, HKC, SASTM is here to teach us how we can throw away pain medications, how we can heal our gut, how we can cleanse our liver and support our body in removing toxins so we can live a healthy, happy and pain-free life! One of the benefits of cleansing the liver is weight loss becomes very easy for the body to perform.  A major benefit to healing the gut is gaining mental clarity and happiness as there is a direct link between the health of the gut and depression and mental fog! Dr. Silverman graduated magna cum laude from the University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic and has a Masters of Science in human nutrition. His extensive list of educational accomplishments includes designations as a certified nutrition specialist, certified clinical nutritionist, certified strength and conditioning specialist, certified Kinesio® taping practitioner, NASM-certified corrective exercise specialist, and a certified sports nutritionist from the International Society of Sports Nutrition. Dr. Silverman is a diplomate from the American Clinical Board of Nutrition and a diplomate from the Chiropractic Board of Clinical Nutrition. Dr. Silverman is also a HardStyle Kettlebell Certified instructor. He has a full-time private practice in White Plains, NY, where he specializes in the treatment of joint pain with innovative, science-based, nonsurgical approaches and functional nutrition. He has published articles in Dynamic Chiropractic, JACA, ACA News, Chiropractic Economics, The Original Internist, and Holistic Primary Care. Dr. Silverman is also on the advisory board for the Functional Medicine University. Dr. Silverman is also on the advisory board for the Functional Medicine University, a health contributor to Fox News Radio and has appeared on Fox & Friends, Fox News, NBC News, CBS News, The Wall Street Journal Live, NewsMax TV, and Westchester’s Channel 12 as a health expert. Dr. Silverman also appeared on Talks at Google. Dr. Silverman was awarded the prestigious 2015 Sports Chiropractor of the Year by the ACA Sports Council. In 2016 he published Amazon’s #1 Best Seller, Inside/Out Health: A Revolutionary Approach to Your Body. http://amzn.to/2hHL1re Dr. Silverman approach to medicine is to help you understand the "root cause resolution" to treating the system, not the symptom. MDs treat symptoms with drugs, holistic doctors treat the root cause by helping the body heal the system that is causing the symptoms. In our interview Dr. Silverman discusses how proper gut health can help avoid: a) auto-immune problems b) toxic liver overload c) insulin/blood sugar problems d) obesity e) musculoskeletal issues f) brain degeneration Three additional keys to health are: 1) No more sugar: Average American now consumes 152 lb/yr of sugar and children consume 34 tsp/day. High fructose corn syrup is the biggest source of calories in our diet. Sugar is a toxin and is deleterious to our health. 2) Stand- Not sit: Sitting is the new smoking. Worldwide people sit approximately 30% of their day, look at technology 41% of the time, and exercise .69% of the day. Let's stand and get moving. 3) Avoid artificial sweeteners, coloring, emulsifiers in your foods: All have negative health effects - artificial sweeteners, coloring, and emulsifiers negatively affect your gut health and blood sugar regulation. Recommended Reading: Inside-Out Health: A Revolutionary Approach to Your Body by Dr. Robert Silverman http://amzn.to/2hHL1re Grain Brain, and by Dr. David Perlmutter http://amzn.to/2hKEQpT Brain Maker by Dr. David Perlmutter http://amzn.to/2iB3Jpe The Blood Sugar Solution: 10-Day Detox Diet by Dr. Mark Hyman http://amzn.to/2iB8mPZ The Blood Sugar Solution: The UltraHealthy Program for Losing Weight, Preventing Disease by Dr. Mark Hyman http://amzn.to/2iXcINO Conservative Ma