This episode covers a broad array of topics but lets focus on:

1. How to run faster as an aging athlete
2. Fueling tips for the endurance athlete – matching training and fueling; strategic carb timing?  Nutritional Ketosis? Keto Flex?
3. What athletes would benefit from LC approach?
4. Exercise testing who is it for and what do the results tell you

 

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Bio

Mark is a champion in using low carb therapeutic intervention to help patients with diabetes achieve remission. Dr. Mark Cucuzzella is a Professor from West Virginia University School of Medicine, and a retired Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Colonel.

Mark practices Family Medicine at WVU’s Jefferson Medical Center. At the centre,  Mark has developed and adopted a protocol for using a low-carb diet for patients with obesity, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes. Practicing what they preach, the hospital has eliminated all sugar-sweetened beverages from the hospital. Mark was instrumental in bringing MEDCHEFS to the WVU School of Medicine in 2014 with a focus on understanding insulin resistance.  An advocate for evidence based policy and education, Mark is a founding member of The Nutrition Coalition, the Low Carb Action Network, The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners, and The Hypoglycemia Foundation and is a scientific advisor for Diet Doctor.

Mark’s current research interests are in the use of continuous glucose monitors for diabetes remission and therapeutic carbohydrate reduction for severe pediatric obesity. He also leads a clinical group "International Multidisciplinary Diabetes Remission Working Group" who just completed a textbook chapter on medication reduction in Type 2 diabetes. Mark also co-authored guidelines on Guideline Central: Low-Carbohydrate Nutrition Approaches in Patients with Obesity, Prediabetes and  Type 2 Diabetes and Companion Patient Guide Low Carb on any Budget  - A Low-carb Shopping and Recipe Starter Begin a Life Free of Dieting and Indulge Yourself in Health

As an athlete Mark has competed for 40 years achieving a streak of 30 consecutive years running a marathon under 3 hours.  He has finished events up to 100 miles.

He lives in Shepherdstown, West Virginia where he also owns a small community running store and directs running races and camps for youth and adults. His book “Run For Your Life” summarizes the science and the soul of running, nutrition, and physical activity to help you maintain a vigorous life. Visit Mark's site at www.DrMarksdesk.com