EP 542 What If Chronic Disease Was Optional? - with Brett Smith

About this episode

The episode discusses the potential for reversing chronic diseases like obesity and diabetes through a physician-led approach to metabolic health.

Employers keep paying for the symptoms of obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome while the root causes go untouched. We unpack why many wellness models fail, how insulin resistance hides for years, and what chronic disease reversal can look like when a physician-led metabolic health team measures the right signals and tapers meds safely. • metabolic syndrome as a dominant driver of employer healthcare costs • why low-fat guidance and ultra-processed food worsen hunger and outco...

People in this episode

Host: David Saltzman

Guest: Brett Smith

Topics covered

• chronic disease
• metabolic health
• wellness models
• healthcare costs
• insulin resistance
• obesity
• diabetes

Keywords

• chronic disease
• metabolic syndrome
• healthcare costs
• insulin resistance
• wellness models
• obesity
• diabetes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: employers, physician-led metabolic health team

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