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Here’s the outline of this interview with Drs Tommy Wood and Tim Gerstmar:

[00:00:48] Highlights email sign up.

[00:04:02] Protocols vs. basic science education and principles.

[00:06:05] Cooks and chefs.

[00:07:18] Tim's previous appearances on my podcast: How to Test and Predict Blood, Urine and Stool for Health, Longevity and Performance and Methylation and Environmental Pollutants with Dr. Tim Gerstmar.

[00:07:53] Tommy's background and path into medicine.

[00:09:03] Internal and emergency medicine.

[00:09:35] Tommy recently successfully defended his PhD.

[00:10:13] Emergency vs. health care

[00:10:41] Examining the root cause of multiple sclerosis using engineering techniques (paper, talk for the public, talk for physicians).

[00:11:30] Tommy's blog and podcast.

[00:11:53] Robb Wolf’s Paleo Solution podcast.

[00:12:21] Kalish Institute for Functional Medicine.

[00:13:28] Applying knowledge in the real world.

[00:13:50] PubMed warrior.

[00:14:37] The sexy abstract.

[00:16:52] Ivor Cummins, aka The Fat Emperor.

[00:18:29] The popularisers.

[00:19:04] Seattle.

[00:20:04] Neonatal neuroprotection.

[00:21:18] Dale Bredesen's protocol to reverse Alzheimer's.

[00:21:49] Buck Institute for Research on Aging.

[00:21:59] Bredesen, Dale E. "Reversal of cognitive decline: A novel therapeutic program." Aging (Albany NY) 6.9 (2014): 707-717.

[00:22:36] Bredesen, Dale E. "Metabolic profiling distinguishes three subtypes of Alzheimer's disease." Aging (Albany NY) 7.8 (2015): 595-600.

[00:23:36] Cytoplan supplements.

[00:24:40] Dementia screen.

[00:25:34] Requesting an MRI.

[00:26:07] B12, folate, vitamin D.

[00:27:08] Health insurance companies are not incentivised for the long term.

[00:30:09] Evolutionary mismatches.

[00:31:34] Article: How Iceland Got Teens to Say No to Drugs - The Atlantic.

[00:33:07] Wasting willpower on diet, the importance of family buy-in.

[00:36:04] Communal eating.

[00:36:32] Ludvigsson, Jonas F., et al. "Increased suicide risk in coeliac disease—a Swedish nationwide cohort study." Digestive and Liver Disease 43.8 (2011): 616-622.

[00:38:24] The psychological cost of achieving physical perfection.

[00:39:23] There is no biological free lunch.

[00:40:07] Book: The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal.

[00:41:17] Orthorexia.

[00:42:34] The goal is balance.

[00:44:00] Health Unplugged, Darryl Edwards.

[00:46:09] About NBT.

[00:48:53] Simple Guide to the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol.

[00:49:04] Jamie Kendall-Weed, MD.

[00:50:15] The basics are the same for everyone.

[00:51:18] The plant analogy of health.

[00:52:26] The Foundations of Health.

[00:53:20] Even coaches need coaches.

[00:54:25] Functional Forum.

[00:56:21] Medical doctors are trapped in a system that doesn't work.

[00:57:39] Integrative psychologist.

[00:59:17] Telemedicine.

[01:01:19] Most of what we do doesn't require a doctor, but sometimes we make a referral.

[01:02:56] The Bredesen Protocol is evidence-based medicine.

[01:05:37] The alternative world needs to publish.

[01:09:31] Chiropractor on Tim's podcast "driving out chiros out of practice"

[01:13:00] No one has all the answers

[01:15:27] Dr Ragnar on Facebook and Twitter.