Episode 227: Why Our Health is Failing and How to Fix It with Dr. Mark Cucuzzella (Part 2)

Protecting Your NEST with Dr. Tony Hampton

Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Colonel (ret), practices at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Martinsburg, West Virginia. He is a Professor at West Virginia University School of Medicine and developed the US Air Force Efficient Running Program. Mark has run competitively for four decades, with more than one hundred marathon and ultramarathon finishes, and he continues to compete as a masters runner with thirty straight years under a 3-hour marathon. Mark owns the first minimalist running and walking shoe store, Two Rivers Treads. He has also been named a Distinguished Mountaineer by the Governor of West Virginia, a Blue Ridge Outdoors Pioneer, Air Force Athlete of the Year, Colorado Academy of Family Physicians’ Teacher of the Year, is inducted into the Marine Corps Marathon Hall of Fame (2018), and has received the President’s Award from the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine. Mark’s innovative work and story has been featured in the New York Times, NPR, Outside Magazine, Running Times, Runners World, Air Force Times, the Washington Post, JAMA, and other medical and media outlets.

In this discussion, Drs. Tony and Mark talk about:

• (00:00) Intro
• (02:12) Why the obesity and diabetes rates among active duty military and veterans are so high
• (13:20) The emotional/hormonal aspects of metabolic health
• (21:05) Which metabolic health interventions are the most helpful for long term success
• (26:26) The evolution of nutrition philosophy for running
• (31:56) Learning to be comfortable with the idea of suffering in order to achieve your goals
• (37:30) The detrimental effects of processed foods and how we can better educate people about this reality
• (46:00) The Metabolic Revolution and how we can begin to meet the health crisis head on with effective methods
• (50:51) Outro

Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below.

Links:

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Part 1 to this episode: https://doctortonyhampton.libsyn.com/episode-226-why-our-health-is-failing-and-how-to-fix-it-wdr-mark-cucuzzella-part-1
• Dave Ramsey (financial advice): https://www.ramseysolutions.com

Dr. Mark Cucuzzella:

• US Air Force Efficient Running Program: http://www.efficientrunning.net/
• Two Rivers Treads: http://bit.ly/rfyl-trt
• Website: https://www.drmarksdesk.com/

Dr. Tony Hampton:

• Linktree: https://linktr.ee/drtonyhampton
• Instagram Account: https://www.instagram.com/drtonyhampton/
• LinkedIn Account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtonyhampton/
• Ritmos Negros Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ritmos-negros/id1534043495
• Q Med: https://qmedcme.com
• Symposium for Metabolic Health Lectures: https://www.lowcarbusa.org/smhp-symposiums/san-diego-2022/
• How Waking Up Every Day at 4:30 Can Change Your Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOEB1Fr0_MM

• • Keto Mojo: https://keto-mojo.com/speakers/tony-hampton/