About this episode

Dr. Robert Lufkin discusses the importance of addressing metabolic dysfunction as a root cause of chronic diseases and the role of lifestyle and dietary changes in treatment.

Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health. Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com _____ Dr. Robert and I discuss why metabolic dysfunction may be the root cause behind many chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, and even mental illness. We dive into how modern medicine often treats symptoms instead of root causes, why lifestyle and metabolic therapies can reverse disease progression, and how low-carb and ketogenic diets may i...

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Host: Judy Cho

Guest: Dr. Robert Lufkin

Topics covered

• metabolic dysfunction
• chronic diseases
• root-cause care
• lifestyle therapies
• low-carb diets
• ketogenic diets

Keywords

• metabolic dysfunction
• chronic diseases
• type 2 diabetes
• obesity
• heart disease
• low-carb diet
• ketogenic diet
• root-cause care

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