Ep. 242 Low-Carb Diet on a Budget and Food Insecurities with Dr. Mark Cucuzzella

Everyday Wellness with Cynthia Thurlow ™

Cynthia Thurlow

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Science, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2022

⏱️ 64 minutes

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I am honored to connect with Dr. Mark Cucuzzella today. He is a Professor from West Virginia University School of Medicine, and a retired Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Colonel who practices Family Medicine and advocates for evidence-based policy and education. Dr. Cucuzzella has a fascinating background! He spent forty years as a humble yet seriously dedicated athlete, competing in over a hundred marathons and ultra-marathons. In this episode, he shares his perspective on shifting the paradigm to a low-carb diet, the impact of that on metabolic health, needing guideline Centrals for low-carb diets for patients, and hindrances to changing the narrative within the traditional allopathic medical model. We also talk about low-carb on a budget and food insecurity. I hope you enjoy listening to today’s conversation with Dr. Cucuzzella and find it beneficial. I look forward to reconnecting with him next year for a second podcast! Stay tuned for more! IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: How the unconventional treatments Dr. Cucuzella received from an innovative orthopaedist motivated him to become a doctor. How working with obesity in the Air Force led Dr. Cucuzella to understand that nutrition is fundamental to metabolic health. The significant shifts Dr. Cucuzzella has seen in his patients and himself over the last thirty years. Why Dr. Cucuzzella focuses on getting people with diabetes off their medications. The art of deprescribing. What is MODY? Some of the barriers to the acceptance of promoting lifestyle management for addressing and treating metabolic disorders. Why should obesity and food addictions be treated as medical conditions? Some tips for doing low-carb on a budget. How to support teenagers to make better food choices. Bio: Dr. Mark Cucuzzella is a Professor from West Virginia University School of Medicine and a retired Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Colonel. Mark practices Family Medicine at WVU’s Jefferson Medical Center and directs their Cardiovascular and Stress Testing lab. An advocate for evidence-based policy and education, Mark is a founding member of The Nutrition Coalition, the Low Carb Action Network, The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners, and The Hypoglycemia Foundation and is a scientific advisor for Diet Doctor. As an athlete, Mark has competed for 40 years, achieving a streak of 30 consecutive years running a marathon in under 3 hours. He has finished events up to 100 miles. He lives in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, where he owns a small community running store and directs running races and camps for youth and adults. His book “Run For Your Life” summarizes the science and the soul of running, nutrition, and physical activity to help you maintain a vigorous life. Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on Twitter, Instagram & LinkedIn Check out Cynthia’s website Connect with Dr. Mark Cucuzzella On his website Run For Your Life (Dr. Cucuzzella’s book) Recommended books: Chasing Cupcakes: How One Broke, Fat Girl Transformed Her Life (and How You Can, Too) by Elizabeth Benton

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0:00.0	Welcome to Everyday Wellness Podcast. I'm your host, Nurse Practitioner Cynthia Thurlow.
0:07.0	This podcast is designed to educate, empower, and inspire you to achieve your health and wellness goals.
0:14.0	My goal and intent is to provide you with the best content and conversations from leaders in the
0:19.2	health and wellness industry each week and impact over a million lives.
0:23.4	Today I had the honor of connecting with Dr. Mark Kukella, who is a professor from West Virginia
0:34.0	University School of Medicine and a retired Air Force reserve lieutenant colonel.
0:38.7	He practices family medicine and he's an advocate for evidence-based policy and education. I had the
0:44.6	honor of meeting him earlier this summer we both spoke at an event. He has a
0:48.8	really interesting perspective about the paradigm shifts to low-, the impact on metabolic health, the need for guideline
0:57.6	centrals for low-carb diets for patients, the impediments to changing the narrative within the traditional aliphatic medical model,
1:06.4	low-carb on a budget, as well as food insecurity.
1:10.2	I had a really amazing conversation with Dr. Kugazella. I know you will find it incredibly beneficial and I look forward to reconnecting with him in 2023 for a second podcast.
1:20.0	Welcome, Dr. Kukozella. It's so nice to reconnect with you.
1:26.7	It's great to be here, Cynthia, a privilege and was awesome to meet you a couple months
1:30.8	ago in the great state of Virginia.
1:33.0	Yes.
1:34.0	But not too far from me, I'm in the other Virginia.
1:37.0	Yes.
1:38.0	Yes, no, it's wonderful.
1:40.0	And so I think let's start the conversation you have such an interesting background you have a military background and you were a serious runner you were very humble when I met you you were talking about your humble running practice.
1:53.2	It's a serious running practice.
1:54.9	Over 100 marathons and ultra marathons,
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