For years, we at Integrated Supplements have been educating
the masses on the true nature of the health food and nutritional supplement
industries. ?We?ve repeatedly shown that
many of the most heavily-marketed health foods and supplements may not be quite
as healthy as they?re made out to be.? In
fact, many of the nutritional products currently marketed towards athletes and
fitness enthusiasts may be no healthier than the junk foods they?re supposedly
meant to replace.
Unlike most supplement companies that seem to promote dozens
of unnecessary (and even potentially harmful) products, our philosophy has
always been to offer a select few high-quality nutritional supplements ? while
emphasizing the importance of? integrating
them into a healthy diet and intelligent exercise program.
That?s why it?s so exciting for us to see the Integrated
Supplements philosophy in action.
Several years ago, we received a call from Dr. Mike Morea ?
founder and namesake of the Morea Chiropractic Wellness Center located in
Fruitport, Michigan.? Dr. Morea had read
some of our articles on IntegratedSupplements.com and noticed many parallels
between the Integrated Supplements philosophy and his own.? After discussing the details of exactly why
we formulate our products the way we do, Dr. Morea decided to make Integrated
Supplements products available to his chiropractic patients. ?
As it turned out, Dr. Morea was not only a medical
professional with a keen eye for quality, but was, himself, an accomplished natural
bodybuilder and fitness enthusiast.?
Unlike many bodybuilders these days, Dr. Morea knew full well that he didn?t
need to sacrifice his health to be a great athlete.? He knew as well that only quality
foods and supplements build quality physiques.?
So, both personally and professionally, Integrated Supplements were a
perfect fit. ? ? ?
After adding the full array of Integrated Supplements
products to his regime, Dr. Morea was able to reach new levels of muscularity
and leanness, allowing him to earn natural bodybuilding professional status at the 2013 NANBF Natural Southern States Classic as well as an overall first place finish at the 2013 IFPA Pro North American bodybuilding
championships earlier this year ? at 43 years of age, no less.
Dr. Morea?s success is especially exciting to us at
Integrated Supplements.? It reinforces
what we?ve been saying all along: with a little hard work and dedication, we
really can forestall the ravages of aging and reach our full potential at any
age. ??The good doctor truly is the Integrated
Supplements philosophy in action.
Dr. Morea and Integrated Supplements are both dedicated to education
as well, and, along those lines, we recently conducted a question and answer
session to gain insight into the universal principles driving his success.? We discussed the many unrecognized benefits
of chiropractic care, how the quality of what goes into our body influences our
health and athletic success, and how limiting beliefs so often hold people back
from reaching their full potential.
Integrated Supplements: As a chiropractor, you require
expert knowledge of the muscular and neurological systems of the body.? As a bodybuilder, you?ve no doubt gained
practical experience as to how the body responds to even the most subtle
changes in diet and exercise.? How does
your bodybuilding experience influence the type advice you give your patients,
and how does your chiropractic expertise influence your success as a
bodybuilder?
Dr.
Morea: First as a ?Doctor? of Chiropractic, the word Doctor in Latin means to be
a teacher.? We have to give good advice
that we ourselves would follow and do follow.?
As a bodybuilder, my experience has helped out in many ways.? First, our patients here at Morea
Chiropractic know that when I give advice it is genuine and is something that I
am not just promoting, but actually doing and living.? Being a lifetime natural drug-free athlete
has allowed me to truly know about living a drug-free lifestyle, not just in
regards to not taking steroids, but also taking other unnecessary medications. As
a bodybuilder, when it comes to nutrition and supplementation, it is easy for
me to give information that has not only been researched extensively, but also
that I have done in regards to brands and foods that have worked for me as
well.? So many times advice is given
because it is standard of practice.? I
feel that each person has an athlete inside of them and it is up to me to give
them advice that is true and tried.? When
it comes to exercise and stretching, I have to realize that if I am not willing
to do it, they shouldn?t either ? so we keep our recommendations simple, to
easily fit into their busy schedules and lifestyles.
?As a chiropractor, I have had a
fascination with biochemistry and physiology.?
It is a given that all chiropractors have extensive training in the
structure of the body.? After all, that
is what we work with every day.? However,
nutrition has really peaked my interest, as well as the effect that lifestyle
plays in my patient?s overall quality of life.??
It is this fascination with body chemistry and incorporating whole foods
into my diet that I believe has allowed me to become a champion
bodybuilder.? I have attended seminars
around the country taught by chiropractors who have shaped my thoughts on human
nutrition including Dr. Dan Murphy and Dr. James Chestnut.? Both of these researched chiropractors have
hammered home the points of a whole-food diet with the elimination of the
omega-6 fats and a healthy omega-6-to-omega-3 ratio.? Since eliminating almost all processed carbohydrates
and increasing my fruit and vegetable content, I have eliminated a tremendous
amount of inflammation in my body.?
I have
also incorporated many of the Integrated Supplements products including the
Whey Protein Isolate, Bio-Available Magnesium, and the Fiber Balance.? This has allowed me to add over 6 pounds of muscle in the
past two years, and feel overall energized.?
As a chiropractor, I have done the research and have eliminated all
cheap protein concentrates loaded with artificial chemicals, and added Green Detox
and another greens product to alkalize my body tissues.?
I have
also researched the best training protocols for natural athletes incorporating
changing rep ranges, time between sets, and different exercises.? Every week is different than the one before
and this also benefits my soft tissue and joints as I am not doing the same
repetitive movements week-in and week-out that can lead to a tremendous amount
of scar tissue in the body.? I also, over
the last few years, started to study weight loss and realized, ideally, a very
slow loss of weight would lead to the least amount of muscle loss and
subsequently, the least amount of strength lost ? which means a tremendous
amount when you are trying to preserve that precious muscle tissue.?
As a
chiropractor, I also had the best care possible for my body as well: regular
adjustments to keep my body functioning optimally and every other week massages
to allow greater recuperation and blood flow for recovery.? Just like I document patient notes
meticulously, I did the same with my nutrition and workouts.? Every day over the last two years, I knew how
much food I was getting and exactly what workouts I did, as well as the reps
and weights.? This allowed me to track
precisely if I needed to make any changes.?
I felt that my chiropractic knowledge and experience helped me
tremendously against guys many years younger, and am grateful for this
experience.
Integrated Supplements: A lot of people probably still think
of chiropractic care as something they only need if they?ve suffered an injury,
or if they?ve developed a problem such as chronic back pain.? The typical overweight person with elevated
cholesterol/triglycerides, pre-diabetes, and 20+ pounds to lose, however, may
not immediately consider chiropractic care for their issues. ?What would you want this person to know about
the benefits of chiropractic care in general, and about your services in
particular?
Dr.
Morea: You?re right.? Unfortunately, we
as chiropractors have not done such a good job of educating the public about
what we really do.? Yes, we are good at
helping relieve a lot of acute and chronic conditions like migraine headaches,
neck pain, sciatica, shoulder pain, etc., but most people don?t realize what
chiropractic even works with.? It is the
nerve system.? Unfortunately, our ?why?
does not get explained really well.? Why
would someone who has chronic health conditions see a back pain doctor for
their problems?? I get this question a
lot actually.? What we need to understand
in regards to our health is that every health related problem that we have has
a cause or reason behind it.? If we have
high blood pressure, or elevated triglycerides, or LDL?s, or even back pain,
there is a reason.? We have been taught
that the problem is the symptom; but it?s merely the manifestation of the
problem.? The true problem is the cause.? And that cause more often than not is our
lifestyle choices. When I have a patient who wants to get off some medications,
or even just reduce them, it is important for them to realize that we need to
look at what got them there to start.?
Just blindly trying to get their blood pressure decreased or cholesterol
lowered without educating them to what caused it to increase in the first place
is the same thing that the Medical doctors do with prescription medication.? It is my job as a chiropractor to show them
ways ? naturally with food choices, supplementation, and exercise ? to decrease
a symptom.? And, as I start making changes
to their nerve system by realigning vertebrae that connect with their vital
organs, they will often say, ?Wow this is a miracle.?? And I tell them what I believe, and that is
the truth.
Integrated Supplements: So many people blame age and
hormonal/metabolic slowdown as the factor responsible for their poor health,
expanding waistlines, and deconditioned physiques. Their implicit assumption is
that the human body is just designed to start to wear out after only a couple
of decades.? But you, and so many other
over-40 bodybuilders, simply prove this assumption wrong in every conceivable
way ? your level of bodyfat is remarkably low, your level of muscle mass is
high, and, as natural bodybuilders, you?ve got to work with what nature gave
you in the hormonal department. Obviously, you never could have achieved this
success if you believed that your body began an inevitable decline after your
30th birthday.? What, do you
believe, are some other limiting beliefs that may be holding people back from
reaching their full potential ? and how do you address these limiting beliefs
with your patients?
Dr.
Morea: Some other really common limiting
beliefs are ?It?s genetics, Doc.? ??I will
often see people my age (43) and younger letting me know that their bad knees,
or weight problem, or arthritis, is related to their mom and dad passing it on
to them.? They have been told this by
their doctor who, in turn, took care of their parents who had the same
condition. By association, this could seem very true on the outside.? Upon further review, we find out in the case
history that they eat the same foods as their parents ate; processed
carbohydrates and too many trans fat foods.?
They exercise even less than their parents because more of them have
sedentary jobs, and they get continued reinforcement in drug ads and television
commercials about the next miracle pill that will save them.? If we believe that old age and disease is
related to our genetic lineage then we have an easy way out.? This limiting factor must be broken, and
self-responsibility taught, for us to make true strides.? Once we show each of our patients that their
lifestyle is what is causing their ill woes, we can move forward.? For those that don?t want to believe this,
their reliance on pain pills and surgeries continue to occur.? Another limiting belief is that the body is
not self-healing.? In chiropractic, we
truly believe in the body?s incredible ability to heal itself.? Think about it: what happens when we have a
cut?? Do we have to intervene?? Most of the time no ? the body repairs itself
through natural clotting mechanisms ? white blood cells help invade the area,
and within a week or so the body has done what it is supposed to have
done.? For most things that go on in the
body, we have a built in homeostasis that regulates us and keeps us in great
shape.? As I get patients to understand
with greater clarity the power animating their body, they start to take more
responsibility in keeping it in shape.
Integrated Supplements: In your practice, you offer a full
gamut of health solutions including nutritional and exercise consultations,
supplements (including Integrated Supplements), massage, and yoga ? ?in addition to traditional chiropractic
services.? I think it?s important for
people to recognize that you can help them make meaningful improvements to
their health precisely because you address the many different aspects of
health in a natural and sustainable way.?
How would you contrast your approach to that of other chiropractors?
Dr.
Morea: As a chiropractic doctor, there are
different schools of thought on how to take care of the patient.? There are some who try to be everything to
everyone, there are some who only work with the spine and don?t want anything
to do with supplement or exercise suggestions, and there are those who only
work with nutrition and don?t adjust the spine at all.? Having had severe back pain back in my early
20?s, I found a chiropractor who just adjusted, and it worked great for me for
the few visits before I attended chiropractic school.? When I got to Life University, the
chiropractic college I attended, that is when I knew that there were many other
approaches out there.? So with that being
said, with the 11 years now being in practice, I have recognized, more than
ever, the importance of coaching my patients, and giving real lifestyle advice
that they can apply today and start getting results.? Every other week, we have our WOW talk, our
wellness orientation workshop, that discusses chiropractic care, lifestyle
stressors, exercise, supplements that almost every American is deficient in,
with emphasis on whole food that is simple yet so effective in combatting many
of today?s major illnesses.? We also
discuss the importance of creating simple habits that can been implemented
right away ? whether it is to create more abundant energy, to drop 15-20
pounds, or to just break away from the myriad of medications they are currently
on.? So I believe overall that besides
walking the talk, I give patients plenty of opportunity for understanding and
application that they can use right away.
Integrated Supplements: Traditional physicians often take a
lot of heat from the natural-health and chiropractic communities for
over-relying on pharmaceuticals to treat problems (e.g., overweight, obesity,
diabetes) which respond well to dietary and lifestyle changes.? But in fact, traditional physicians often
implore their patients to improve their diet and exercise more.? The problem is that, more often than not,
their patients simply don?t do it (at least not with any meaningful
consistency).? Why do you think so many
people struggle to consistently implement even the most basic diet and exercise
strategies, and what approaches have you taken to make diet and exercise a more
permanent part of your patients? lives?
Dr.
Morea: The major challenge is that there is
no accountability when they see their primary care health doctor.? It is so easy to say to a patient, ?eat more
fruits and vegetables? ? and most people already know that anyway, and they
already know they need to lose weight.?
Why do they continue to struggle and yet some make it look so easy?? The answer is that the majority of patients go
to their doctor only when they are sick, or have some type of symptom.? Maybe their blood pressure is high, maybe
their energy is low, maybe they have had some other recent scare.? When they do their follow up appointment with
their doctor, it is to check usually some diagnostic value whether it is blood
pressure, a cholesterol reading, or an MRI.?
And occasionally, on those follow up visits, the doctor will ask if they
have lost weight or started eating better.?
But that is not good enough.?
There has to be more one-on-one support with the patient on a more
regular and consistent basis to make true change.? In my office, follow up appointments are much
more regular, sometimes in the beginning up to three times a week, and we do
regular reexaminations where we get to ask questions related to changes in
their diet, changes in their medications, and what exercise have they
started.? Many times, we will get
patients that truly start a lifestyle approach to eating better and we address
the common foods to eat, the ones to stay away from, and even how many times
they should be eating in the day.? We get
to follow up with them on how often they are doing the recommended stretches,
exercises, etc.? So, by checking them
regularly and holding them accountable, they feel more motivated to continue
with those positive action steps that have helped them along the way.
Integrated Supplements: At Integrated Supplements, our
philosophy has always been that there?s really no such thing as ?sports
nutrition.? ?There?s really just human
nutrition.? Athletes and bodybuilders may
need different amounts of nutrients than the average person, but the same
overall nutritional principles apply to pretty much everyone.? This is why our product line contains effective
?sports nutrition? staples like Whey Protein Isolate and Creatine, but also
products such as Fiber Balance, Green Detox, and Bio-Available Magnesium which
fill the most important nutritional gaps encountered by athletes and
non-athletes alike. ?What particular
benefits do you feel green foods, fiber, and magnesium have for bodybuilding?
Dr.
Morea: As a chiropractor and bodybuilder, I
have been able to witness on myself and my patients the deficiency in greens,
fiber, and minerals.? The problem is
obvious to anyone who studies nutrition, and that is that most of us take in
way too many processed foods that contribute to the very acidic bodies that we
have.? Ask how many people get at least
5-7 servings of fruits and vegetables a day, and one hand in ten may go
up.? That is why we need a greens product
in our diets.? We are just not getting
enough and this addition helps alkalize our systems which helps out with
chronic inflammation and lowers our acidity which helps out with our bone
density.? When we are very acidic our
bloodstream uses minerals from our bone to neutralize it; good for the blood,
very bad for our bones.? Obviously,?fiber
at the recommended amount of 30-35 grams a day is also not being gotten because
of our lack of whole food nutrition.? The
addition of fiber in our diets help our digestive tract tremendously and, as
bodybuilders, this can help with allowing our bodies to become more regular as
many of us stick to the same basic foods.?
Fiber in addition can help out with keeping our sugar levels more
sustained and that is always a good thing when it comes to weight loss and
sugar metabolism issues.? I include both
Green Detox and Fiber Balance every morning in my diet.? And finally Magnesium!? Of all the minerals as a chiropractor and
bodybuilder that I see deficient it is Magnesium.? Once again this mineral is so deficient
because we are not getting it through whole foods and the soil today is
depleted of this vital mineral.? Since
magnesium is found in many green foods, including seaweed, spinach, turnip
greens, and spirulina, you can see why we may not be taking in enough of this
incredible mineral.? As a chiropractor, I
have seen magnesium deficiency lead to muscle weakness, insomnia, anxiety, phobias,
brain fog, and even suicidal thoughts.?
Magnesium is important for a good mood and helping stabilize blood
pressure.? I have seen deficiencies in
magnesium even lead to cardiac and blood sugar issues ? so as an athlete
looking to maximize their muscle potential and sugar usage, magnesium
supplementation is a must.
Integrated Supplements: In almost two decades in the supplement
and nutrition business, I?ve encountered thousands of people who want to take
supplements to improve their health or physiques. Very rarely, however, do I
encounter people who have actually sat down and calculated their overall nutritional
intake for any period of time to see which nutrients their diets may be lacking.? Bodybuilders are better than most, although
they often have a tendency to calculate their protein intake and not much
else.? Most people I?ve met (bodybuilders
included) often have almost no idea what their caloric intake is ? never mind
their intake of vitamins, minerals, fiber, fatty acids, and fatty acid ratios.? I think not having this knowledge really
holds a lot of people back from reaching their full potential.? Can you share with our readers how important
nutritional tracking is to your success as a bodybuilder?? Were you ever surprised to find that what you
thought was a healthy diet was actually missing a few nutrients that you then
needed to supplement?
Dr.
Morea: First of all, that is a great
question.? My bodybuilding knowledge in
the last 20 years has come a long way.?
When I first began competing back when I was in my early 20?s, I would
eat the same 4-5 foods every day and wonder why I was so burned out and
exhausted.? At that time I included quite
a few processed carbohydrates, like bagels, as long as it fit in my protein,
carbohydrate, and fat macros.? Little did
I realize the importance of a lot of green leafy vegetables and the colorful
array of other vegetables out there as well.?
At that time, it was not uncommon for me to have a lot of muscle
cramping and fatigue too, as I was definitely deficient in a lot of the
minerals greens give us.? When I won my
natural pro bodybuilding card this year, I was definitely getting a much
broader group of foods including fish, some lean steak and grass fed beef,
healthy cage free eggs, and a small amount of organic peanut butter in my diet
to supply my healthy fats while eliminating almost all omega-6 fats.? I also included every night a huge salad with
a mixture of dark green lettuce, different color peppers, tomatoes, and low fat
cottage cheese.
For me, I have always tracked my protein,
carbohydrates, and fat and knew exactly how much I was getting each day.? This past year, however, I made it a point to
include the Green Detox and an array of colorful healthy vegetables in addition
to the healthy fats and I believe this was by far the best I ever looked on
stage and the best I ever felt. I owe that to my increased knowledge of eating
whole foods and just being part of my lifestyle and not just a diet.? One month after my IFPA Pro North American
bodybuilding win, I am still incorporating the same nutrition that allowed me
to take home the first place award and my first overall pro card win at 43
years old!
Integrated Supplements: To me, one of the most frustrating things
about bodybuilding is that it has the potential to be the single most
health-promoting activity in which a person can engage, but, in actual
practice, many would-be bodybuilders aren?t particularly healthy.? It?s very common, for example, to see
bodybuilders who, though muscular, still carry quite a bit of extra body fat
year round.
And while bodybuilders often give lip service to the value
of fresh, nutritious, ?real? food, too many of them don?t practice what they
preach.? In fact, processed ?junk? foods
have become intertwined into the very fabric of bodybuilding nutrition.? At Integrated Supplements, we?ve written many
times about the true nature of things like whey protein concentrate, casein
powder, protein and energy bars, so-called ?good? fats, ready-to-drink protein
shakes, and artificial sweeteners.?
Judging by the evidence in the scientific literature, these are the
sorts of foods and ingredients that even a marginally health-conscious person would
probably seek to avoid, and yet these ingredients are all staples in products
marketed towards bodybuilders and other fitness enthusiasts.
That?s why it?s so refreshing to see a successful
bodybuilder like yourself who knows the value of natural, high-quality products
like ours.? We?ve always said that serious
bodybuilders don?t fill their bodies with junk, and you?re living proof of
that.? Can you tell us how you came to
place such an emphasis on natural, high-quality supplements and how you think
such products helped you in your recent bodybuilding efforts?
Dr.
Morea: When I competed two years ago, I
overheard a guy who was 43 years old say this was the best he ever looked and
he owed that to getting rid of all the artificial sweeteners and other pre-workout
products that he used to take.? At the time
I was taking all the major brands that you see in Supplement Warehouse and
Bodybuilding.com.? I started looking into
them and found that every one of them had an artificial sweetener in them
whether it was aspartame or sucralose. I also found that almost every one of
them was not pure; they almost all had a protein concentrate listed in their
ingredients.? Then one day after my
contest was over, I ran into an old friend that had a smaller gym and he told
me about a new protein he was selling that tasted great, had no artificial
ingredients, and was a pure protein isolate.?
I was directed to your website, started reading the articles and the
philosophy of Integrated Supplements, and decided first to try your whey
protein out.? I was pleasantly surprised
that I was taking something so pure that tasted so good.? And it had a totally different effect on my
digestive system.? When I used to take
some of the cheaper products, I always had an uneasy stomach and just
attributed that at the time to being on a contest diet.? After I started taking the Integrated Whey
Protein Isolate, I had no bloating, no stomach discomfort, and no
uneasiness.? That is when I began
promoting Integrated and invited some of my friends to try it out as well.? No doubt, I felt better and knew that I was
not putting junk into my system; no artificial ingredients, no cheap fillers,
and truly a product that was being absorbed to help the muscles recover as
quickly as possible.
And then I started analyzing my
pre-work out products and recognized that I was actually creating free radicals
by taking in these NO products.? That was
the last thing I wanted to do as a natural bodybuilder trying to live the best
life I could.? I am clearly interested in
eating as many healthy whole foods that I could, to have as many natural
antioxidants in my system to help encounter those free radicals, and to turn
back the clock on the aging process.? I
got rid of the pre-work out products, started taking some extra caffeine before
my work out with some simple sugars and felt much better.? Since then, I have been taking the Herbal
Energy and feel that I am alert but not wired and that has made a difference. I
also have always taken creatine and now use exclusively the Creapure Creatine carried by Integrated Supplements as well.?
I do five grams before my workout, 5 grams during, and 5 grams after my
workout.? And finally I believe that
upping my greens with my salad and lots of veggies, and taking Green Detox has
helped out with my inflammation tremendously and allowed me to stay injury
free.? I take your magnesium every day
and this was the first bodybuilding contest that I did not have a Charlie horse
in my calves when I was posing.?
Obviously, increasing my magnesium levels was paramount to my muscles
feeling less tight and overall stronger.?
I continue to use Integrated Supplement products and will continue to
endorse them as I feel that you stand behind what you believe and you
understand the difference between hype and truth.? Thank You!
Integrated Supplements:?It's our pleasure, Dr. Mike. ?Keep up the great work!
Those interested in Dr Morea?s services can visit the
website for Morea Chiropractic Wellness Center.
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