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About Dr. Folkers
Dr. Jacey Folkers is doctor of chiropractic, functional medicine practitioner, author, educator, co-founder of Blokes and Joi.
Dr. Jacey Folkers is a graduate of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln with a degree in Exercise Science and Sports Medicine studies. Dr. Folkers completed his Doctorate degree in Chiropractic from Cleveland Chiropractic College. He has completed postgraduate studies in areas of clinical nutrition, rehabilitative exercise, and functional medicine. Dr Folkers’s has owned and/or operated several clinics across the country that emphasized and specialized in areas of treatment including hormone replacement therapy, peptide therapy, regenerative medicine, weight loss, cognitive therapies, thyroid conditions, autoimmunity, diabetes, functional testing, DNA testing.
Dr. Folkers has worked with a wide variety of patients all the way from professional athletes working to increase performance to the everyday person with various chronic health challenges. Dr. Folkers is the creator of his own methodology of treatment referred to as “The RISEN Method” in which he used to help countless patients reclaim their health with his unique functional medicine approach. Using a holistic and root cause approach, Dr. Folkers addresses core underlying barriers to health which allows individuals to thrive and live their best lives.
Dr Folkers is one of the Co-Founder of Blokes and ChooseJoi. Diagnostic lab testing, advanced peptide therapies, hormone optimization and lifestyle enhancements give Dr Folkers and his team at Blokes and Choose Joi the ability to offer a top to bottom approach to maximizing health and vitality. Dr Folkers is a girl-dad to 6 amazing daughters, 3 grand kids and also a husband to an awesome wife.
Top things you’ll learn from Dr. Folkers
- Dr. Folker’s health, body performance & bioharmony non-negotiables.
- Importance of self-quantification and diagnostics
- Total vs. Free testosterone
- Qualification vs. Self-quantification
- What will be included if Dr. Folker’s designs an efficient and cost-effective lab testing program
- What is hormones and hormone optimization therapy
- Myths about testosterone
- Why optimal testosterone leads to optimal estrogen in men
- What is optimal level of testosterones
- Growth hormones
- Taking Growth Hormone-Releasing Peptides (GHRP) and Growth Hormone Releasing Hormones (GHRH) together
- What is the DAC or Drug Affinity Complex peptide
- Dr. Folker’s advice to enhance physical performance and BPC 157 use.
- Usage of nasal spray-type medication
- Troches vs. traditional oral medication
- Peptides for hair health or GHK-CU + ZN THYMULIN
- Peptides that aids weight loss or Glucagon-like Peptide-1 and Semaglutide
- Alternative supplements and peptides for weight loss
- Use of protein for weight loss
- Semax and Selank nootropics
- What is Semax nootropic and how it works
- Medications vs peptides and the reasons why Dr. Folkers chose peptides
- Connect with Dr. Folkers
- Myths about hormonal optimization, peptides and other compounds
- Things Dr. Folker’s interests and researching these days
- Interesting fact about Dr. Folkers
- Dr. Folker’s final thoughts
Resources mentioned
- Related video: Methylene Blue Benefits & Science
- Related video: The New Science of Cardiovascular Health & Performance
- Peptides: BPC 157
- Peptides: GHK-CU + ZN THYMULIN
- Supplement: Methylene Blue
- Supplement: Berberine
- Teacher: Dr. Clarence Gonstead
- Teacher: Dr. Josh Axe
- Book: Understanding the heart
Connect with Dr. Folkers, Blokes & Choosejoi
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