Protecting Your NEST with Dr. Tony Hampton

Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Stefahn Daniel Jasper is a 45 year old truck driver and a patient of Dr. Tony's. Despite the challenges of life on the road, Stefahn's commitment to the low carb diet has led to many measurable health improvements. Against all odds, he has transformed his truck into a rolling haven of health and has been moving steadily toward greater and greater wellness. In this discussion, Dr. Tony and Stefahn talk about: (00:00) Intro (02:02) Why Stefahn initially started looking into the low carb diet (03:11) Stefahn's motivation for working so hard on his health (05:51) The moment when Stefahn realized he needed to make a lifestyle change (09:16) How Stefahn plans his meals when he's on the road driving the truck (12:10) How the low carb diet and clean eating causes you to desire snacks less (13:31) How Stefahn cooks his food on the road and why cooking for yourself is the cheaper way to go (17:12) How Stefahn stays alert and awake on the road and why coffee can spike your blood sugar (20:10) Navigating the fast food desert that many truck drivers must frequently drive through (21:43) Stefahn's improved liver and kidney function on the low carb diet (24:37) Eating low carb at Subway and other burger/sandwich restaurants (27:03) Low carb snacks on the road (30:08) How Stefahn keeps track of his heath metrics and tracks his macros (33:12) How Stefahn stays in touch with people and finds support for his healthy lifestyle while he's on the road (36:53) How following a low carb diet and learning about metabolic health has transformed Stefahn's understanding of why we get sick and what it truly means to be healthy (39:28) The power of lemon water and hydration for mastering your hunger (42:06) Some situations on the road where Stefahn has had to get creative in order stay eat low carb (44:28) Stefahn's message to his fellow truckers out there struggling with poor health (47:24) Outro Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below. Links: Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Roshani Sanghani: https://reisaanhealth.com/ Healing Humanity Documentary: https://healinghumanity.movie Dr. Tony Hampton: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/drtonyhampton Instagram Account: https://www.instagram.com/drtonyhampton/ LinkedIn Account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtonyhampton/ Ritmos Negros Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ritmos-negros/id1534043495 Q Med: https://qmedcme.com Symposium for Metabolic Health Lectures: https://www.lowcarbusa.org/smhp-symposiums/san-diego-2022/ How Waking Up Every Day at 4:30 Can Change Your Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOEB1Fr0_MM • • Keto Mojo: https://keto-mojo.com/speakers/tony-hampton/

Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Sam Apple is on the faculty of the MA in Science Writing and MA in Writing programs at Johns Hopkins. Prior to his arrival at Johns Hopkins, Apple taught creative writing and journalism at the University of Pennsylvania for ten years. He holds a BA in English and Creative Writing from the University of Michigan and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Columbia University. He is the author of Ravenous: Otto Warburg, the Nazis, and the Search for the Cancer-Diet Connection. In this discussion, Dr. Tony and Sam talk about: (00:00) Intro (02:32) Why Sam is a writer and why he decided to write non-fiction (04:23) How Sam and his sister, Jessica—the co-founder of The Metabolic Revolution—became interested in metabolic health (07:00) The book that Sam wrote with Jayson Tatum (09:31) What got Sam into basketball (12:55) Why Sam chose to research and write about the cancer-diet connection (14:34) The Warburg Effect (17:17) Awareness in culture about how cancer can be prevented with nutrition/diet (21:15) Why sugar consumption puts you at a higher risk for cancer and how we can use it without running serious health risks (24:51) Who Sam's book, Ravenous: Otto Warburg, the Nazis, and the Search for the Cancer-Diet Connection, is for (28:23) The writing process for articles versus books (30:35) The power of stories and how Sam's book advances awareness about metabolic health Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below. Links: Resources Mentioned in this Episode: The Metabolic Revolution: https://www.metabolicrevolution.org Petition to Ban Ultra-Processed Foods from School Meals: https://petition.qomon.org/healthy-futures-ban-ultra-processed-foods-from-school-lunches/ Gary Taubes (website): https://garytaubes.com/ Nina Teicholz (website): https://ninateicholz.com/ Sam Apple: Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001HMPI0M/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=9c72ad44-1a9a-41a3-921f-b3bee7d7ed18 Website: https://www.samapple.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samapplebooks/?hl=en X: https://x.com/Sam_Apple1 Dr. Tony Hampton: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/drtonyhampton Instagram Account: https://www.instagram.com/drtonyhampton/ LinkedIn Account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtonyhampton/ Ritmos Negros Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ritmos-negros/id1534043495 Q Med: https://qmedcme.com Symposium for Metabolic Health Lectures: https://www.lowcarbusa.org/smhp-symposiums/san-diego-2022/ How Waking Up Every Day at 4:30 Can Change Your Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOEB1Fr0_MM • • Keto Mojo: https://keto-mojo.com/speakers/tony-hampton/

Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Scott and Sylvie are a low carb couple that Dr. Tony met on the Low Carb Cruise. They have an amazing story of healing and weight loss which they share in this episode. Their personal experience with the keto and carnivore diets has made them incredible resources for anyone considering following one of these dietary paths to metabolic health. In this discussion, Dr. Tony, Scott, and Sylvie talk about: (00:00) Intro (02:24) How great Dr. Ben Bikman is (03:59) Scott and Sylvia's health journey and how they discovered low-carb and keto (08:53) How keto and low carb saved Scott and Sylvie's marriage (13:56) How Scott and Sylvie's keto diet has evolved over time (16:56) Healing IBS, diverticulitis, and mental health on carnivore (23:02) Healing migraines, oral health, ED, heartburn, and joint pain (26:43) How Scott's labs improved on the keto diet (31:53) Scott and Sylvie's new online Keto group (43:12) Scott and Sylvie's favorite meals (45:05) The slowly growing, but still small, acceptance of keto and carnivore in Canada (47:48) The biggest struggles Scott and Sylvie still face trying to stick to their new lifestyle (50:28) How we can help to spread the message of metabolic health (52:44) The power of mixing keto with exercise and why sun exposure is not an issue when you are keto/carnivore (55:22) Highlights from the most recent Low Carb Cruise (58:03) Advice for skeptics of the keto or carnivore diet (01:01:33) Outro Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below. Links: Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Neisha Berry's Ketovore Meatloaf: https://neishalovesit.blog/?p=3858 Scott and Sylvie: Low Carb For Longevity Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/617673703316604 Email: lowcarbforlongevity@gmail.com Dr. Tony Hampton: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/drtonyhampton Instagram Account: https://www.instagram.com/drtonyhampton/ LinkedIn Account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtonyhampton/ Ritmos Negros Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ritmos-negros/id1534043495 Q Med: https://qmedcme.com Symposium for Metabolic Health Lectures: https://www.lowcarbusa.org/smhp-symposiums/san-diego-2022/ How Waking Up Every Day at 4:30 Can Change Your Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOEB1Fr0_MM • • Keto Mojo: https://keto-mojo.com/speakers/tony-hampton/

Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Colonel (ret), practices at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Martinsburg, West Virginia. He is a Professor at West Virginia University School of Medicine and developed the US Air Force Efficient Running Program. Mark has run competitively for four decades, with more than one hundred marathon and ultramarathon finishes, and he continues to compete as a masters runner with thirty straight years under a 3-hour marathon. Mark owns the first minimalist running and walking shoe store, Two Rivers Treads. He has also been named a Distinguished Mountaineer by the Governor of West Virginia, a Blue Ridge Outdoors Pioneer, Air Force Athlete of the Year, Colorado Academy of Family Physicians' Teacher of the Year, is inducted into the Marine Corps Marathon Hall of Fame (2018), and has received the President's Award from the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine. Mark's innovative work and story has been featured in the New York Times, NPR, Outside Magazine, Running Times, Runners World, Air Force Times, the Washington Post, JAMA, and other medical and media outlets. In this discussion, Drs. Tony and Mark talk about: (04:29) Why Dr. Mark chose to speak at the Metabolic Revolution Rally and what he spoke about (07:02) The recent USDA meeting that Drs. Mark and Tony were a part of (10:38) Why metabolic health advocacy has become such a huge part of Dr. Mark's life (19:27) Why Japan's obesity rate is drastically lower than that of the US (24:13) What the 'Double Burden of Disease' is (32:12) Childhood obesity statistics and preventing obesity in children in the US (36:37) Pottenger's Cats and how this study relates to generational health and childhood health (41:00) Understanding the obesity epidemic in Appalachia (45:10) Dr. Mark's physician's pharmacy program and how it is making his community healthier by offering effective incentives (53:19) Government subsidies for farm products—pros and cons—and how the government could effectively contribute to public health (01:00:10) How people can take control of their health for the long term Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below. Links: Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Public Health Collaboration Infographic Comparing Low Carb to Low Fat Diets for Weight Loss: https://phcuk.org/wp-content/uploads/LC-v-LF-RCTs-26.10.2023.png Is it Time for a Lock Down on Sugar? (Article): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34009796/ Pottenger's Cats (book): https://www.amazon.com/Pottengers-Cats-Francis-Marion-Pottenger/dp/0916764060 Dr. Mark Cucuzzella: US Air Force Efficient Running Program: http://www.efficientrunning.net/ Two Rivers Treads: http://bit.ly/rfyl-trt Website: https://www.drmarksdesk.com/ Dr. Tony Hampton: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/drtonyhampton Instagram Account: https://www.instagram.com/drtonyhampton/ LinkedIn Account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtonyhampton/ Ritmos Negros Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ritmos-negros/id1534043495 Q Med: https://qmedcme.com Symposium for Metabolic Health Lectures: https://www.lowcarbusa.org/smhp-symposiums/san-diego-2022/ How Waking Up Every Day at 4:30 Can Change Your Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOEB1Fr0_MM • • Keto Mojo: https://keto-mojo.com/speakers/tony-hampton/

Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Amelia Wood is a Food-First Personal Trainer and Metabolic Health Coach based in the Seattle, Washington area. She is an ACE-Certified Personal Trainer and the founder of Primitive Pulse Fitness. In this discussion, Dr. Tony and Amelia talk about: (03:37) How Amelia transitioned from working in the entertainment industry to working as a nutrition/health coach (10:05) Amelia's health and wellness philosophy (14:30) The most common barriers to success that people face on their health journey (19:50) How Amelia utilizes creativity in her approach to personal training and health coaching (25:30) Why Amelia focuses on cooking, meal-prepping, and grocery shopping with her clients (34:14) In person versus virtual coaching (38:09) How your culture can impact the success of your health journey (45:07) Why Amelia moved to an island and how this has impacted her approach to health and wellness (51:49) How Amelia helps her clients start and maintain healthy habits Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below. Links: Amelia Wood: YouTube Primitive Pulse Fitness Instagram Dr. Tony Hampton: Linktree Instagram Account LinkedIn Account Ritmos Negros Podcast Q Med Symposium for Metabolic Health Lectures How Waking Up Every Day at 4:30 Can Change Your Life • • Keto Mojo

Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Dr. Wayne Gradman graduated from Harvard Medical School with honors. He moved to California and completed his postgraduate studies at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he practiced vascular surgery for over forty years. He is the author of The Fall Guy: How to Keep Gravity from Ruining Your Day, a primer on fall prevention. He won the Teacher of the Year award in 1998 and retired in 2018. In this discussion, Drs. Tony and Wayne talk about: (03:48) Why Dr. Wayne chose to write a book about falling (06:29) Why falling poses a significant risk to people and how you can fall-proof your house (14:50) The "20 Foot Rule" for avoiding falls and why even young people should exercise caution (18:06) How exercise and strength training increase your defense against falling (21:57) The role that diet and body-weight play in fall avoidance (26:14) The fear of falling and how your mental health can be effected by a life-changing fall (29:05) Medications that may increase your risk of falling (34:47) How to avoid falls in cold environments where people face icy conditions outdoors (39:02) Living in a place with earthquakes versus a place with hurricanes (40:26) Technology and mindsets that can help reduce your risk of falling Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below. Links: Dr. Wayne Gradman: Wayne Gradman's Website: https://wgradman.com The Fall Guy (book): https://wgradman.com/the-fall-guy/ Dr. Tony Hampton: Linktree Instagram Account LinkedIn Account Ritmos Negros Podcast Q Med Symposium for Metabolic Health Lectures How Waking Up Every Day at 4:30 Can Change Your Life Keto Mojo

Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Jessica Apple is a writer, editor, and co-founder of a nonprofit magazine focusing on metabolic health and low-carb diabetes management. Her personal health journey involves personal experiences, including her mother's illness, her own struggle with autoimmune diabetes, and her family's health challenges. Jessica's quest for understanding led her to question traditional dietary advice and explore the ketogenic diet. In this discussion, Dr. Tony and Jessica talk about: (02:28) Jessica's personal and family health history and how her past experiences have effected her outlook/decisions (06:50) Jessica's personal experience with gestational diabetes (14:21) The differences between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes (19:53) What inspired Jessica to plan and put on the Metabolic Revolution Rally (26:10) Why the current dietary guidelines are not helpful (31:00) Why your genetics do not have to be your destiny (35:11) Systemic changes that must be made in our current healthcare systems (40:18) What you can do to start effecting real change in nutrition education and healthcare in our country (45:12) How to navigate our politically shared world while effectively advocating for change Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below. Links: Jessica Apple: The Metabolic Revolution: https://www.metabolicrevolution.org Dr. Tony Hampton: Linktree Instagram Account LinkedIn Account Ritmos Negros Podcast Q Med Symposium for Metabolic Health Lectures How Waking Up Every Day at 4:30 Can Change Your Life Keto Mojo

Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Dr. Nelson Vazquez is a Family Medicine doctor with over 40 years of clinical experience. By reducing the carbs in his diet he has been able to improve his diabetes and other chronic illnesses. He has restored his health and is sharing the means by which he achieved this restoration with others through his YouTube channel (see links). In this discussion, Drs. Tony and Nelson talk about: (03:21) Why and when Dr. Nelson decided to become a doctor (08:58) Keys to success in marriage (11:59) Other diets that Dr. Nelson has tried over the years and why they didn't work for him (18:15) How Dr. Nelson discovered the keto diet (24:38) Why Dr. Nelson decided to become a carnivore (35:38) How much weight Dr. Nelson has lost (36:59) Why Dr. Nelson had a stroke and how his diet change safeguards against further strokes (45:41) How Dr. Nelson's neuropathy affected his work as a doctor (51:26) Coming off of insulin and other medications (55:53) Dr. Nelson's 'why' for his decision to adopt the keto/carnivore lifestyle (59:27) Dr. Nelson's final words of wisdom for those who need to make a change and improve their health Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below. Links: Dr. Nelson Vazquez: YouTube Channel Dr. Tony Hampton: Linktree Instagram Account LinkedIn Account Ritmos Negros Podcast Q Med Symposium for Metabolic Health Lectures How Waking Up Every Day at 4:30 Can Change Your Life