From Anxiety to Abundance: Kevin's Life-Changing Journey at SummaUp

0:00 Okay, guys, it's Dr. Ryan. And today we're gonna talk with Kevin, Kevin has been a member of the clinic for, oh, just about a year. And he's going to describe a little bit about his experience working with me and utilizing our therapeutic regimen. So Kevin, why don't you start by telling us a little bit about yourself, where you're from some of your hobbies what you do? Sure, 0:22 Kevin Jeremiah from Topeka, Kansas, hobbies are pretty simple. Going to the gym, breeding my sport hobbies now or, or boxing, not as much as I used to, but I'm 47 years old now. So started doing some weight training. Again, thanks to Dr. Ryan and some up and still do some yoga, especially the flexibility part of it now, because that tremendously helps when you're when you're lifting a lot of weights. I have a janitorial service, we have grown quite a bit over the last couple of years, we have over 50 properties we service now. So doing well. 0:58 Yeah. Well, I mean, I know that you had mentioned you started, you know locally, and then you move to regionally and now the goal at some point or another is to go multi state and then ideally nationally, and and it will happen, I can see it happened, let's transition a little bit to how you felt and some of the reasons that you had for joining the clinic. So I want you to think to about a year ago when you're investigating options and kind of remember how you felt. So what was it like before you started working with myself and seminar board some of the problems that you were trying to solve with your physique and overall health, 1:38 my goal is to, you know, gain weight and muscle. And that's not easy to do, especially as you age. So I have a lot of anxiety also. So we're looking for something to help with that of some PTSD. So, anxiety is, unfortunately, the daily issue for me. And for many people, not just me, but I was looking for help with that mainly just support with with the diet plan, really. Because that's key. Obviously, when it comes to fitness, 2:08 as you mentioned, you alluded to if it was harder for you to maintain a lean physique, and you wanted to build some muscle and decrease your body fat percentage, it sounded like, you know, you were dealing with a lot of anxiety, right, and maybe some component of depression. That's one thing a lot of people don't recognize your hormonal balance can make a big difference in terms of your mental state. I'm really happy that you recognize that. And, you know, you look for ways in which to improve that. I guess the other thing I'm kind of curious about is I think it's it's easy to kind of assume how these things might affect your family and career. But what I would like to read it tells me is how exactly the problems you were you were experiencing in terms of your health, your physique, your mood, how did they affect your career and your social situation with your family, friends and colleagues? 2:58 Just it was hard to maintain every day, the energy to get these things done that I wanted to get done work, family, hobby, gym time is obviously as you get older, it's hard to do if you're not doing the right things. So that's how it affected me just just energy levels mood. 3:18 Was there like an event that made you say, hey, I need to go ahead and start working with Dr. Ryan? Because we're just working with the clinic? Was there a particular event and that period of time, you're just you're deciding on on investigating options that made you say, Okay, enough is enough. I can't deal with how things are. 3:35 Yes. When I found you guys believe it was on Facebook, I was just scrolling through Facebook and found one of your ads and was curious and went to it and and look look great. And then what really made me decide is when your body stops making testosterone naturally, it's hard to find a good a good doctor to help with that. Because a lot of PAs are or family physicians, they don't they don't understand the proper use of testosterone. And it's hard to hard to get through your local doctor and pharmacy. They don't like to prescribe it really. And then also, I was taking one shot a week, which was not good when I found you guys and Dr. Iron, and then you do the microdosing, which is much better. So that's really about it is there's lots of benefits to it, plus the pharmaceutical grade supplements you guys offer and vitamins and things like that, too. So you're not just to testosterone. 4:30 Yeah. Well, I mean, I understand that. And it's not really my place to question how other individuals decide to treat their patients. I think I think all of us in the healthcare field are just trying to do the best we can for our patients. Right. My approach is really just to optimize patients hormonal levels, and I draw upon a wealth of experience I've had with many patients along you know, with myself, because I've been on TRT for for many years, so why don't we transition a little bit to Your experiences after joining the clinic. So what are some of the changes you notice in your physique, overall health. And before you start, I do want to just kind of brag on you for a second, I am just amazed at some of the changes you've been able to accomplish when you came to the clinic, you already were in pretty decent shape. You know, a lot of my patients that come to me they are in poor health, they are significantly overweight. But in your case, you know, you have a decent frame on you. But what you're able to do is really optimize that further. You're somewhat athletic when you when you started, but man, when he caught on, and you really pushed yourself, it's just remarkable to see the transition, you gained a lot of muscle, you're much leaner. And you know, just looking at your countenance, you seem to be a lot happier, maybe some of the issues, you have anxiety or focus or just your moods, you know, uproots evidence, maybe by the pictures just just really amazing. The other thing that I wanted to talk a little bit about was the lipid panel, that was something that you were a little bit concerned about when you started with me. And it is really, really great to see the changes you've made, your total cholesterol has dropped about 34 points here going from 235 to 201. A really big trap and your LDL went from 140 to 106. And your triglycerides dropped dramatically from 170 to 107. And this is done just with diet and training and supplementation, no statins. So I was really, really impressed with what you're able to accomplish, what other changes that you notice, you know, 6:35 the the anxieties, non Neris is bad on a daily basis. The bad thing about anxiety is that it doesn't go away, you just have to learn how to manage it. And what Dr. Robbins program some up, it's my anxiety has definitely been a lot more manageable also loads better, obviously, less anxiety, better mood, a lot more energy, faster recovery, which is key, especially as you get older. So I mean, it's key anytime, but it's harder as you get older to recover quicker. So and yeah, folk focus, my business has gotten better, 7:07 actually, let's talk well, let's kind of tamp down a little bit on on some of the changes you notice in your business. So obviously, with increased energy levels, and improved health, and maybe a better self confidence, because you you'd like the way you look right? How's that manifested in your business? Have you grown significantly? 7:27 Yeah, significantly, we've probably gone 30% That's pretty remarkable. That is it is and contribute to that to just good customer service, which, you know, obviously, you know, when you're in a better mood, and you're more confident, you're gonna be able to stay a lot more positive, which is pretty key in this industry, when you have to talk to a lot of people and constant communication with property owners and managers and stuff like that, it's it helps to be in a good mood, we deal with a lot of different personalities, and some you don't click with, so you got to get past that. And being in a good mood definitely helps because you're constantly selling yourself and your business and your employees and your expertise and stuff. So mood is key in energy levels, too. Because sometimes you don't want to deal with these things or go sell or, you know, the old saying is is true. If you're if you're not growing, you're dying, we always have to have to be out there selling this program has helped me do that. 8:29 Yeah, one thing that's about to me consistently, from my experiences with patients is the only thing constant in business has changed. Right? And so your experience in your business as demonstrated that, and I'm glad that you've been better able to weather the changes and thrive your situation. And I'm glad that the therapy is this up. What about some of the changes you noticed in terms of your relationships with your family, and friends, and 8:59 yes, the same same type of deal your family or they're going to be the first to notice your mood, mood change, which is key. Because if you're not happy at home, or if your friends and family if you're not happy and enjoy being around them is going to reflect everything else in their life. I mean, if you're not getting getting along with people at home, then that's going to carry over into your business. And we know your other aspects of life too. So they've noticed a difference. Yeah, a good difference home less because I have so much more energy, so maybe I should refocus that. But yeah, that's that they've definitely noticed a difference. 9:37 Very cool. And then on top of the benefits you saw, in your health, in your physique, and your business, in your band, in your relationships with your family. Are there any other benefits you want to talk about that you noticed? 9:49 Yeah, I'm a religious person, at least try to practice my religion and yeah, spirituality. It's helped with that, you know, because again, It takes focus to learn into practice a religion. You have to read, you have to listen, you have to pay attention. I read the Bible, and it's it can be confusing. So yes, again, focus and staying positive, you know, in this in this world, it's hard to stay positive and look at the bright side. So yeah, there's helped me with that, as well. Probably the most important thing to me, actually. 10:23 Well, the key thing is, I'm all about focusing on what my patient's needs are met in certain in certain cases that might be fuzzy considering cases that might be how might be optimizing a panel and other cases of maybe spirituality and, and I'm happy that I was able in some regard to help you with your connection with God. So that's, that's wonderful. Yeah, thanks. So what would you tell someone who's watching this now and is uncertain about joining the clinic? What would you tell that person? 10:54 Sure, don't even hesitate, go for it seriously, don't hesitate. No reason to should hesitate. 11:00 That's perfect. All right. Well, Kevin, I really appreciate you taking the time to talk a little bit about your experiences. And we're glad to have you as a patient. 11:09 Thanks, Darren. Appreciate it.