Episode 226: Why Our Health is Failing and How to Fix It w/Dr. Mark Cucuzzella (Part 1)

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:

• (04:29) Why Dr. Mark chose to speak at the Metabolic Revolution Rally and what he spoke about
• (07:02) The recent USDA meeting that Drs. Mark and Tony were a part of
• (10:38) Why metabolic health advocacy has become such a huge part of Dr. Mark’s life
• (19:27) Why Japan’s obesity rate is drastically lower than that of the US
• (24:13) What the ‘Double Burden of Disease’ is
• (32:12) Childhood obesity statistics and preventing obesity in children in the US
• (36:37) Pottenger’s Cats and how this study relates to generational health and childhood health
• (41:00) Understanding the obesity epidemic in Appalachia
• (45:10) Dr. Mark’s physician’s pharmacy program and how it is making his community healthier by offering effective incentives
• (53:19) Government subsidies for farm products—pros and cons—and how the government could effectively contribute to public health
• (01:00:10) How people can take control of their health for the long term

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

Links:

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Public Health Collaboration Infographic Comparing Low Carb to Low Fat Diets for Weight Loss: https://phcuk.org/wp-content/uploads/LC-v-LF-RCTs-26.10.2023.png
• Is it Time for a Lock Down on Sugar? (Article): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34009796/
• Pottenger’s Cats (book): https://www.amazon.com/Pottengers-Cats-Francis-Marion-Pottenger/dp/0916764060

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/