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The mindbodygreen Podcast

565: The link between metabolic health & chronic disease | Robert Lufkin, M.D.

The mindbodygreen Podcast

mindbodygreen

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.62.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

“Nutrition cannot be underestimated – it is the medicine we take everyday,” says Robert Lufkin, M.D.  Robert Lufkin, physician, medical school professor, and New York Times bestselling author, joins us to discuss everything from lifestyle modifications to reversing chronic diseases and how to reimagine the current healthcare system, plus:  - The obesity lie (~2:02) - The calorie model (~3:10) - The impact of ultra-processed foods (~6:47) - 3 nutritional guidelines (~11:53) - Reversing chronic diseases (~15:40) - The importance of nutrition (~22:13) - Pharmaceutical use with lifestyle modifications (~26:18) - Rapamycin and mTOR (~28:15) - When to start making changes (~35:54) - The future of longevity (~38:20) - The importance of mindset (~40:55) - Final message of hope (~41:40) Referenced in the episode:  - Connect with Robert Lufkin online (https://www.robertlufkinmd.com/) - Follow him on X, Instagram, and LinkedIn (@robertlufkinmd)  - Pick up his book, Lies I Taught In Medical School  - Read the first chapter of his book (https://www.robertlufkinmd.com/lies/) - Research on rapamycin for longevity (doi: 10.1007/s11357-020-00274-1)  - Visit shop.mindbodygreen.com/coffee20 to get 20% off your first order.  We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Mind Buddy Green podcast. I'm Jason Wachab, founder and co-CEOce CEO of My Buddy Green and your host.

0:07.2

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0:14.5

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0:20.0

plus here at MindB Green, third-party

0:22.1

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0:32.7

Have you been told that the key to better health is simply exercising more and eating less?

0:37.3

Well, you're not the

0:38.2

only one. And today, we're debunking all of that. Joining us is Dr. Robert Lufkin, a physician, professor,

0:44.5

and New York Times bestselling author of Lies I Talked in Medical School. He's here to expose the

0:50.8

truth about what's really driving chronic disease and obesity. And this eye-opening

0:56.1

conversation will dive deep into why the old calorie model is outdated, how ultra-processed foods

1:02.7

and seed oils are damaging your body, and why pharmaceuticals aren't the long-term solution to chronic

1:08.6

disease. Dr. Lufkin will also share the future of longevity

1:12.8

science, including breakthrough discoveries like rapamycin and mTOR, and explain why mindset is the real

1:18.7

game changer and making lasting health changes. This conversation will open your eyes to the real causes

1:24.0

of chronic disease and give you practical tools to take control of your health.

1:28.6

Buckle up.

1:32.5

So of all the lies you list in your book, which is a fantastic read, what's the most egregious lie?

1:41.0

Wow, that's a great question. I think I would start off with the obesity lie just because most

1:50.1

adults, certainly in America, are either obese or overweight, and obesity drives diabetes,

1:58.9

heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's, mental illness, drives everything else,

2:03.8

all the other chronic diseases in the book.

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