📋 Explore the barriers to true health in America as Robyn Dobbins sits down with Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, a leading physician, runner, and health advocate. From the limits of modern healthcare to the realities of food policy, discover why lasting health is about much more than just diet and exercise. This episode is packed with practical strategies, powerful stories, and eye-opening insights into community and personal wellness.

⏳ Chapters

0:00 - Introduction

1:09 - The Heart of Advocacy: More Than a Career

3:16 - Rural Health Lessons: Longevity, Community, and Lifestyle

6:26 - Food Insecurity, School Lunches, & Policy Roadblocks

8:03 - The Military Connection: Youth Fitness & National Health

10:28 - Fixing Food Policy and Building the Coalition for Metabolic Health

16:17 - Education, Change, and Fighting Entrenched Dogma

30:21 - The Individual’s Role and Path to Real Change

41:51 - Practical Solutions & Community Tools

55:17 - Final Insights, Advice, and Where to Learn More

💡 What you’ll Learn in this Episode

• Why the current food policy and school nutrition need urgent reform
• How social and economic factors create health disparities in rural America
• What’s driving epidemics of childhood obesity, diabetes, and chronic disease
• Actionable strategies for reclaiming individual and family health
• The power of advocacy, community, sunlight, and ancestral habits for well-being

🔑 Key Insight

“All discipline is the decision you make today for the benefit of future me.”

🌐 Connect with Dr. Mark Cucuzzella

Dr. Mark's Desk

Book: Run For Your Life

Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners

Nutrition Coalition

Coalition for Metabolic Health

🎧 Listen to More Ketobiography Episodes:

New episodes are released every Thursday on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major platforms.

🔗 Subscribe + follow + leave a review to support the show!

🌱 Know someone with a Keto success story? Nominate them to be featured!

[email protected]

👤 Connect with Robyn:

Website

LinkTree

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.