Are we eating too much (or not enough) protein for good health? with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

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Dr. Mark Hyman

Nutrition, Medicine, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 3 July 2019

⏱️ 55 minutes

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These days, we hear a lot about carbs versus fats. But what about protein? It’s become the forgotten macronutrient. The diet-wars have been tough on protein, as strict vegans and believers in Paleo strongly disagree on the best forms of it to consume. But protein plays an essential role in good health. So despite the emotional response it elicits in many, it’s about time we pay it more attention. Protein is responsible for the growth and maintenance of new tissue (the building blocks for a strong body!) and makes up certain hormones that act as messengers, as well as the enzymes that we need for metabolic reactions. Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I talk with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon about the importance of protein and why we should shift our dietary focus. Dr. Gabrielle Lyon is an integrative physician who completed her fellowship in Nutritional Sciences and Geriatrics at Washington University, St. Louis. She is board-certified in Family Medicine and completed her undergraduate work in Human Nutrition Vitamin and Mineral Metabolism. Dr. Lyon works closely with current and retired Special Operations military operators as a part of the Task Force Dagger Foundation. Find more information about Dr. Gabrielle Lyon at her website https://drgabriellelyon.com/ Learn more about Dr. Lyon’s work with taskforcedagger.org

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0:00.0	Coming up on this week's episode of the doctor's pharmacy, the more muscle mass you have in mid-life,
0:06.1	the better your trajectory of aging.
0:12.0	Welcome to the doctor's pharmacy. This is Dr. Mark Hyman and that's pharmacy with an FFAR
0:17.1	MACY, a place for conversations that matter. And I think you're going to love this conversation
0:22.3	today with a good friend of mine, an extraordinary physician, a leader in the world of protein,
0:27.6	which is not something you hear a lot about, except in a negative way. We're going to talk about
0:33.0	all aspects of protein in terms of health, in terms of aging, in terms of what does the science
0:39.7	actually say and not the media headlines. Dr. Gabriela is a functional medicine doctor. She completed
0:46.4	her fellowship in nutritional sciences and geriatrics at Washington University, one of the best medical
0:51.4	schools in the world. She is board-certified in family medicine. She completed her undergraduate
0:57.2	work in human nutrition, environment and mineral metabolism. She's been studying nutrition in an
1:01.6	academic way for seven years in school, which is a lot. She works closely with retired special
1:08.2	operations, military operators as part of task force dagger. We're going to talk about that. And she
1:13.1	serves professional athletes executives, anyone looking to level up their health. Her man had
1:18.3	based practice focused on the finding physical and mental optimization. She's been featured in
1:23.3	multiple media outlets. She's taught me a lot about protein. And welcome to the Dr. Swarmacy.
1:30.0	Thank you. Yes, we've had many conversations about protein. Yes. And this is a controversial
1:36.3	area because we on one hand here, science says that we need the right kinds of protein and the right
1:44.6	amount of protein in order to maintain our muscle mass. And we're going to talk about why muscle
1:49.9	mass is so important in this concept you created called muscle centric medicine, which I think
1:54.1	is a really cool name. And at the same time, we also hear about the need to reduce our intake of
2:01.4	animal protein and the dangers on the planet and climate change and the destruction of habitats and
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