The Health Edge

Physician and podcaster Dr. Mark Pettus is our special interview guest on Episode 1481 of The Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Show. Dr. Mark Pettus is a triple-board certified Internist, Nephrologist, and Integrative Medicine physician practicing for over 25 years. He has appeared on numerous TV and Radio venues nationally including the 700 Club, Good Morning America, NPR and PBS. His podcast, The Health Edge is heard by people all over the world. Listen in today as Jimmy and Dr. Pettus talk about: What population health is The powerful connection between lifestyle and all health outcomes, especially obesity and insulin resistance The contributions of "the social determinants" of health that drive behaviors His integrative health model What he calls New Atkins on steroids Stress, sleep hygiene, and social connection Health themes that challenges conventional wisdom His podcast with podcast with John bagnulo PhD, MPH called The Health Edge and much more.

In this episode of The Health Edge Mark reviews two recently published papers with great importance for health maintenance. The first is Effects of a low carbohydrate diet on energy expenditure during weight loss maintenance: randomized trial (BMJ Nov 2018). The second is Prevalence and Severity of Food Allergies Among US Adults (JAMA Jan 2019).

In this episode of The Health Edge Mark and John address some questions from Health Edge listeners.

In this episode of the Health Edge Mark and John discuss Akkermansia, a gut organism that shows up a lot in healthy people and not so much, if at all in people with chronic illness.

In this episode of The Health Edge Mark and John discuss the health attributes of Olive Oil and what distinguishes an olive oil product of higher quality.

In this episode of The Health Edge Mark and John discuss the health benefits of CBD oil.

In this episode of The Health Edge Mark and John discuss the research linking NAD levels with health and longevity. They reference pioneering research from Leonard Guarente Ph.D. from MIT and David Sinclair Ph.D. from Harvard University. The association of NAD with Sirtuin expression links redox potential, and metabolism, with many critical resiliency metabolic pathways known to promote health.

In this episode of The Health Edge Mark and John discuss the research of Jari A. Laukkanen, M.D., PhD of the University of Eastern Finland. Dr. Laukkanen and his colleagues have demonstrated significant risk reduction from all-cause mortality, dementia, and coronary artery disease/stroke with regular sauna bathing.

In this recording of The Health Edge Mark and John discuss the value proposition of incorporating coconut oil into a health promoting lifestyle. They broaden their look at saturated fats in general. Reference is made to the excellent research of Zoe Harcombe PhD http://www.zoeharcombe.com/

In this episode of The Health Edge Mark and John review a recent paper titled "Omega 6 Vegetable Oils as a Driver of Coronary Artery Disease: the oxidized linoleum acid hypothesis. " The emphasis is on the importance of maintaining a much lower omega 6/omega 3 balance in one's diet. This requires more healthier saturated and monounsaturated fat intake.