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Metabolism & Fasting

We all age. It’s inevitable, and it’s normal.

But something else is developing that’s far from normal, and it started five years ago - before COVID.

For the first time since World War II, life expectancy in the U.S. is declining. And that’s despite advancements in medicine & technology.

For such a troubling statistic, few people are discussing it. Is COVID a factor? Sure, but the story is much bigger, and we could just be at a tipping point of a crisis long in the making.

Did you know that the most common first symptom of heart disease is sudden death? 50% of Americans with heart disease – hundreds of thousands of people each year – die before they even know they have a problem..

Heart disease is such an important, deadly topic that one episode just wouldn’t beenough to cover it. So we’re doing two, starting with a fresh look at the cause of heartdisease.

700,000 people died last year of heart disease,continuing a decades-long trend that simply isn’t improving.  So what do we do about it? 

Exercise and protein. Mobility and meat. There are thousands of books, blogs, and videos on these topics, so it’s easy to feel confused.

Truth is, exercise is not the key to losing weight. It’ll help, but when it comes to burning calories, it’s actually pretty inefficient. To burn 1,000 calories, you would have to run - not walk - for hours. And it’s important to eat the right protein to feel right.

So what is exercise good for? Quite a lot.

We hear a lot about cholesterol from our doctors, we see commercials for it left and right, and it’s often regarded as bad. But that’s just not telling the whole story.

Why you can't ignore the Microbiome if you want to lose weight.

“Three meals a day is healthy!”

“Breakfast, the most important meal of the day!”

We’ve all heard ‘em, and most of us were probably taught them. In fact, some professional trainers and dieticians recommend four to six smaller meals a day, often to “increase metabolism”.

It’s helpful to hear from the people actually trying the things Rick and Dr. Brown discuss. Episode 15 is just that.

Monda is back in studio, just over a year after her bariatric weight loss surgery at Dr. Brown’s Idaho BMI. Looking back, how does she feel about it?

“It’s the best choice I ever made”.