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What happens when an electrical engineer combines his passions for nutrition and biochemistry to help others live healthier lives? That's exactly what Craig Emmerich and his wife Maria have done by creating a successful nutrition business and co-authoring numerous books on the benefits of a low-carb, ketogenic diet. In this jam-packed episode, Craig explains the science behind nutrition, how...

What happens when you go against the consensus and challenge commonly held beliefs in your industry? One of the world's most prolific and accomplished ghostwriters tells us about the power of being "so good they call you fake." From metabolic health to cultivating organic haters for your brand, we explore how breaking barriers and going against the grain can lead to extraordinary re...

80 to 90% of the medical bills in the United States have mistakes, and it’s not in favor of the patient. It wasn’t until Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington, an internal medicine physician, and a health insurance executive, witnessed how her hospital roommate was taken advantage of financially that she knew, more than helping insurance companies, it is the patients that need her help the most.  With the p...

Ever heard of a business owner providing valuable insight about the importance of health? Jeffrey Feldberg, the founder of Deep Wealth, started his business in his parents’ attic. He ultimately sold it for nine figures.  But that's not why he's here. He learned to reverse engineer his failures to make better business decisions. When he experienced the death of his father, it left him dev...

Reading the science changed Nina Teicholz’s perspective on nutrition. She’s a journalist and author who is known for her work on nutrition and health. As a vegetarian with a food review column, she had to eat red meat—exactly the dishes she stayed away from. However, upon checking with her doctor, she was surprised to find that her cholesterol actually improved. This experience led Nina to read th...

At 16, she was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and was told she would never be able to have children. To manage her symptoms , the doctors prescribed a bunch of drugs, but offered her no hope of ever reversing her disease. In the ensuing years, she also developed IBS and put on more and more weight. Maria Emmerich was on a slow train to oblivion and a miserable end. Then... she tur...

They didn't teach this in medical school. Orthopedic surgeon Carlos Moreyra had to do his own research to learn that  diet plays a crucial role in maintaining orthopedic health. A variety of factors can affect bone strength and density. Your choice of food can either help prevent orthopedic disease or increase the likelihood of orthopedic diseases including osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and e...

From patient care to employee satisfaction, Dr. Sean Murphy gives the lowdown on how the model of physician-owned hospitals improves the quality of care, why nothing escapes the impact of economics even healthcare, and how in this model, their employees go to work with a sense of ownership and pride. It's all a win-win. It’s time to put the care back into healthcare. Quick Guide 07:14 A fully...

Dr. Tony Hampton believes that the key to healing lies in addressing the root causes of illness rather than just treating symptoms. This involves knowing the true state of his patients - physically, emotionally, and even mentally. With his NEST and ROPE approach, Dr. Hampton can identify the root cause of his patient's health issues and create a plan that works for them. In this episode, Dr....

Dave Feldman was an engineer on the verge of developing diabetes. In an effort to better his health, he made the decision to try a low-carb, high-fat diet. His sister and father followed suit. Dave's LDL cholesterol levels increased, but his family's did not. The different results fueled his curiosity to explore the reasons behind this inconsistency. Many people believe that genetics det...

Why are pregnant women advised to avoid eating fat when fat is one of the building blocks of the human body? Dr. Robert Kiltz provides clear answers and dispels many of the misconceptions that have plagued us for far too long. As a fertility expert who focuses on metabolic health and incorporates nutrition in his practice, he challenges the generally accepted idea of a healthy diet and how it rela...

If the ketogenic diet can help people who struggled with metabolic and mental illnesses, how come it was never taught in medical school?  Dr. Bret Scher, a trained cardiologist, completed a combined preventive and general cardiology fellowship. As a certified cardiologist, he was hesitant when a health coach advised they try keto diets with their patients. Fat is bad. But after conducting extensiv...

Andy Schoonover was frustrated that, despite paying $1,200 a month for coverage, his insurance refused to pay for his daughter's $8,000 ear infection procedure. Foregoing his insurance led him to develop a solution that could help those who are uninsured. He founded CrowdHealth. He shares that the idea behind CrowdHealth is medical health crowdfunding, which is a return to the notion of neigh...

Addiction is a primary chronic illness that can manifest in various forms, including food addiction. This is what Bitten Jonsson wants to emphasize. She was a nurse who struggled with smoking and alcoholism at the onset of her career. She was forced to enter rehab and during that time, she learned addiction medicine, which helped her overcome her drinking and smoking habits. Yet she continued to s...

A yoga instructor and professional equestrian turned personal trainer, Kem Minnick noticed a decline in her physical and health after years of veganism. Her personal quest for health revealed the importance of tryptophan, which is necessary for the production of serotonin in the brain. She realized that insufficient serotonin was a  root cause of her chronic physical ill-health and lack of mental...

One may assume that a socialized healthcare system, in which the government pays for the majority of medical expenses, would be more concerned to prevent illnesses in the first place.  Nevertheless, Dr. Max Gulhane, a general practice registrar, describes the Australian healthcare system as one that operates more like the profit-driven healthcare system of the US. The change in the population&apos...

Almost 30 years after earning her bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics as well as her master’s degree in Medical Science, Nutritionist Jen Cleveland continues to unlearn a lot of things she was taught about nutrition. She has spent 30 years in the same big academic children’s healthcare institution. In that time, she has observed what she describes as an alarming increase in the number of...

Dr. Ovadia was quoted in a Huffington Post article. The headlines were mostly accurate, but the body of the article was a comical mish-mash of misinformation, mal-information, and outright ignorance. In this recording from a live Twitter Spaces, Dr. O sets the record straight. He also takes questions from the audience. A few excerpts on The 5 Harmful Myths About Food's Effect on Heart Health:...

Chronic diseases are preventable.  Dr. Paul Kolodzik has seen enough people losing their legs or needing dialysis in his emergency medicine career - all of which can be avoided. For the last 5 years, he focused on metabolic health practice. He knows there’s an opportunity to prevent the patients’ chronic illnesses and their potential side effects. And it begins with spending enough time with the p...

What started as a venture for better cash flow became a passion project for Hal Cranmer. From flipping houses and running rental properties, he switched to the assisted living industry. He has visited several homes, and he knew he didn’t want residents just laying down or watching TV as if waiting for their end to come. He wanted the residents to enjoy and live a quality life. To learn more, he re...

Al Danenberg thought he was a poster boy for a senior healthy living lifestyle and eating habits, but one sharp pain in the shoulder led to back pains, chest pains, and breathing difficulty. He found out he had incurable bone marrow cancer and had only a few months left to live. That was 2018. What helped him was a series of unconventional cancer protocols that he tweaked as he went along, but tha...

Dr. Tro Kalayjian - a formerly 350-pound doctor - had to unlearn much of what he'd been taught in medical school to get his health back. Dr. Laura Buchanan - a former athlete - had the same sort of experience. She learned early on that she wanted to integrate metabolic health into her medical practice.  Despite having different backgrounds in both personal health and medicine, Dr. Tro  and Dr...

For some people, being healthy is always associated with weight loss. Krisna Hanks never had that problem. Having spent 30 years of her life as a professional dancer, she was a vegetarian, did Pilates and swimming to strengthen herself, and took care of her body as her topmost priority. But at one point in her life, a bad joint pain made her struggle to stand up or sit down. For 2 years, doctors c...

With 15 years of professional experience in health and fitness, Michael Stanwyck probably finds maintaining a healthy lifestyle easy. Yet he admits he still struggles just like everyone else who gets tempted to eat a small piece of cookie or skip a workout for the day. He also recalls how they struggled during the early days of creating a program for the CrossFit community. As self-improvement jun...

Immediately putting a patient on medication has been normalized. Dr. Efrat Lamandre (Dr. E) maintains that it should not be. In this episode, she shares her story of how she started her functional medicine practice, how she has taken more time to listen to her patients than before, and why she'd check nutrition and sleep first before any exercise recommendation. Healthcare professionals frequ...