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Protecting Your NEST with Dr. Tony HamptonAuthor: Dr. Tony Hampton
Protecting Your NEST is hosted by Dr. Tony Hampton a board certified Family Medicine and Obesity Medicine physician with a focus on helping listeners reverse the root cause of disease. The NEST and ROPE acronyms provide the foundational elements that represent to root cause of chronic disease if not mastered: N: Nutrition (what and when you eat) E: Exercise S: Less stress/more sleep T: How you Think/less Trauma R: Relationships O: Organism (avoiding the bad/adding the good) P: Pollutants E: Emotions/Life Experiences Language: en Genres: Health & Fitness, Medicine, Nutrition Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode 225: Reversing Diabetes, Myth or Reality with Dr. Ahn
Episode 225
Thursday, 5 December, 2024
Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. In this episode of Protecting Your NEST, Dr. David Ahn, Chief of Diabetes Services at Hoag and creator behind TikTok’s @diabetesdoc, dives into the realities of managing and reversing diabetes. We discuss the role of low-carb and ketogenic diets, cutting-edge diabetes technologies, and the steps to achieving remission for type 2 diabetes. Dr. Ahn shares his expertise on empowering patients and debunking common myths about diabetes care. In this discussion, Drs. Tony and David talk about: (02:34) What led Dr. Ahn to study endocrinology and, in particular, diabetes (06:36) What Dr. Ahn does in his role as Chief of Diabetes Services at his healthcare system, Hoag (09:07) Dr. Ahn’s perspective on keto, low-carb, and carnivore as lifestyle interventions for diabetes patients (13:18) Using terms like ‘remission’ and ‘reversal’ when referring to diabetes (19:04) How Dr. Ahn incorporates CGMs into his patient care (23:06) Dangerous diabes myths (27:54) GLP1 and SGLT2 drugs and the risks/benefits of each (32:06) Lifestyle versus pharmaceutical interventions for treating diabetes (38:00) The emotional/relational aspects of treating metabolic disfunction and how doctors can use a tactful approach to help their patients reclaim their health in the midst of hard personal circumstances (44:53) A particularly interesting ketogenic patient success story (47:51) The U.S. Dietary Guidelines and ADA Guidelines (55:32) How Dr. Ahn uses TikTok to share information about diabetes Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below. Links: Dr. David Ahn: Instagram X Linktree TikTok Hoag Diabetes Center Dr. Tony Hampton: Linktree Instagram Account LinkedIn Account Ritmos Negros Podcast Q Med Symposium for Metabolic Health Lectures How Waking Up Every Day at 4:30 Can Change Your Life Keto Mojo
