: Episode 1176 – Reserve Lt. Colonel, Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, M.D., joins Vinnie this Friday and the two talk natural, healthy running, Dr. Cucuzella’s true passion, reversing diabetes with a low carb diet, and more.
- He is a doctor and a runner
- Doesn’t run with shoes sometimes
- In Boston, he does run with shoes
- In WV, he often doesn’t wear shoes
- Educated at UVA (like Tallulah), now works in West Virginia
- Now a professor at WVU
- He is also an Air Force Reserve Lt. Colonel
REVERSING DIABETES WITH A LOW CARB DIET
- A lot of the people in the South, including West Virginia, are obese with diabetes
- His true passion is trying to reverse diabetes
- Developed pre-diabetes while running marathons – was eating low fat, etc.
- Realized there was something he wasn’t taught in med school
- Learned about different particles, different numbers
- Found LCHF and got much better
- Ate like crap before learning about the issues of carbs and the benefits with fat
- When he anecdotally asked on military bases who lost lots of weight and kept it off, it was people who ate low carb who found success
- Struggled with the ADA who still wanted people to eat LOTS of carbs
- Against ADA guidelines to prescribe low carb
- Easier for independent doctors, like Dr. Mark
- They’re backing out of the room slowly, but not fast enough because people are still dying from their guidelines
HEALTHY RUNNING
- Dr. Mark teaches people how to run without hurting themselves in a way that makes them feel better / be healthier
- Also teaches Healthy Running courses
- If you’re a runner and need to talk to a doctor, you can do that online with Dr. Cucuzzella!
