Dr.David Seaman

  For parents, there is no greater tragedy than the loss of a child, particularly a young child. In this context, most parents will do virtually anything to protect their children and make their lives better. When COVID emerged, state and federal authoritarians continuously delivered their key COVID talking points: social distance, wash your hands, and most importantly, wear a mask. One family of four took this even further. When the father came home from work, he disinfected his shoes, immediately put his clothes in the wash, and quickly took a shower. In other words, this family thought they were doing everything they possibly could to protect against getting infected. Unfortunately, this was not the case and the 12-year old daughter died from COVID-19 (1). At this point, very few would likely argue that mask-wearing has NOT become a media focus…you don’t just need to social distance; you need to social distance and wear a mask. In fact, we are also repeatedly told that if you do...

  Everyone knows that a lack of impulse control is why people overeat and indulge in other unhealthy vices. The problem for most people is that they do not understand the nature of the pleasure-driving impulses…that is, where the impulses come from and how to modulate their power, so the impulses are less compelling. Instead, most people “feel” and “believe” that they “are” the impulses and so rather than fighting the impulses, most indulge. The especially difficult challenge with food is that we need it to survive. That is, we cannot live without food. In contrast, one can live without infidelity, drugs, over-drinking, and gambling, which is why most people are able to avoid these vices. Food is more problematic because we need it to survive and now in the modern day, an excess amount of calories are everywhere we go in our “obesogenic” environment, so it is not surprising that most people are overweight or obese. To over come eating and other vices, we need to understand the natu...

Zinc has historically been a popular supplement for supporting immune health. In my view, zinc has been used with a broadly incorrect mindset, such that it is viewed very much like a drug to be taken when one starts to get a cold. In fact, studies do indicate that zinc supplementation should begin within 24 hours of the onset of a cold to reduce its duration (1). For many, this is the singular view that people have when it comes to zinc supplementation. With the above in mind, the DeFlame view is to create an anti-inflammatory state within the body so that one does not get a cold or the flu, or will only develop minor symptoms if one does. This same anti-inflammatory state is needed to prevent chronic disease expression, such as prostate cancer. Interestingly, you may have read or heard that oysters are “good” for the prostate and this because they contain high amounts zinc, which is beneficial to the prostate gland (2). Men usually find out about the importance of zinc for prostate he...

 A success plan for pain-free living: an antidote for the opioid crisis As most people know, there is an opioid crisis in America. Not well known is that opioids have been one of the most common prescribed medications in America for several decades. My friend and colleague Dr. John Rosa is an opioid crisis expert and functions as a White House Surrogate/Consultant and a Law Enforcement Consultant (Homeland Security, DOJ, DEA). He was asked by Jack Canfield’s people to write a chapter for Jack’s new book to be released in early 2019 entitled The Recipe for Success. As I have spent many years writing about pain and inflammation, he invited me to coauthor the chapter with him. If you like the chapter and interview, you are welcome to share them on social media or however you choose. You can download the chapter here. We were also interviewed by Jack for his show Hollywood Live, which you can view here : Get More Info  :  Dr David Seaman Write A Chapter In Jack Canfield’s New...

At the end of June 2020, various news outlets reported that taking vitamin D has no benefit for COVID-19. To see this for yourself, do an internet search with the following phrase: no evidence to support vitamin D for COVID-19. You will see that multiple articles appear in America and in the UK. The information originated in the National Health Service in the UK from the National Institute for Health Care Excellence. The study looked at vitamin D status and found no relationship to COVID-19 outcomes. Here is a link to the report. https://www.nice.org.uk/advice/es28/evidence/evidence-review-pdf-8777674477 It was not a supplementation study, although it says the UK government recommends that people take 400 IU of vitamin D per day. This is 10 times less vitamin D than the 4000 IU that are considered to be a physiologic dose by vitamin D researchers. Here is the conclusion in the report itself: “There is no evidence to support taking vitamin D supplements to specifically prevent or treat ...

In recent years, many people have been convinced that counting calories is not necessary if you want to lose weight and then manage your weight properly . I do not understand this view; it is, in fact, quite foolish. Calories in food come from three macronutrients, which include carbohydrate, protein, and fat. We get about 4 calories for every gram of carbohydrate and protein we consume. In contrast, we get about 9 calories for every gram of fat consumed. You can witness this math in action on the label of any packaged food. The total calories are provided based on grams of carbohydrate, protein, and fat contained in a serving size. Whenever we exceed our caloric needs, the body stores the excess calories as fat in specialized cells called adipocytes, which are more commonly known as fat cells. There is an odd misconception that it is primarily dietary fat that stored in fat cells; which is COMPLETELY incorrect. If you were to eat a low carbohydrate and low protein diet, th...