Episode 2396- On this Friday’s show Vinnie Tortorich and Dr. Casey Means discuss the metabolic collateral damage from today’s lifestyles, what ideal health includes, and more.
Metabolic Collateral Damage
- Casey started her career as an ENT but has transitioned into functional medicine and metabolic health and nutrition. (3:00)
- She was doing surgeries for inflammatory conditions but realized she didn’t even know where the inflammation was coming from.
- So much of our daily life affects our bodies in a wide range of ways we don’t even consider. (8:50)
- Mega amounts of processed foods, screen time, sensationalized fear from news, sedentary jobs, and so much more all contribute to a stress level that causes inflammation.
- It’s all contributing to metabolic collateral damage!
- Vinnie shares what he feels led to his cancer diagnosis. (13:00)
- Damaging your cells and mitochondria is what leads to cancer.
- Mitochondrial dysfunction is the driving force behind many diseases.
- He shares where he first learned about how sugar feeds cancer back in 2007. (23:00)
- Casey describes what she recommends for the initial steps of healing chronic disease. (26:00)
- Get rid of carbohydrate substrates!
- Give your body a chance to clear out the materials that cause dysfunction.
- If you are overloading the cells with substances they can’t use or don’t need, the cells become dysfunctional.
- They agree on the need for a deep dive to check biomarkers and metabolism.
- Vinnie tells the story of getting a new doctor after moving to his new home. (30:20)
- The doctor wanted to put him on a statin without having a full understanding of his bloodwork.
- In many cases, it seems like the “standard of care” isn’t really “care” at all!
A Day At the Beach
- Vinnie describes a recent day at the beach where it was an effort to find anyone who was not obese. (40:00)
- They compare typical BMI from decades ago versus today.
- It doesn’t help that marketing confuses “beauty” with “being healthy”.
- Casey mentions a recent Stanford alumni newsletter that advocated that being overweight was okay, without addressing health concerns. (43:00)
- Most people don’t even understand what it means to be metabolically healthy. (48:50)
- The optimal goal should be both lean and metabolically healthy.
- Vinnie explains how certain health issues have grown over the years; you can’t convince him that an obese person is “healthy on the inside.” (50:00)
- Vinnie asks Casey to share her experience of becoming vegan for a time. (1:04:00)
- She has returned to eating animal proteins and explains why.
- She advocates and understands the system of healthy soil and nutrient-dense whole foods are best for optimal health.
- You can find Dr. Casey Means on Facebook here and @drcaseyskitchen on Instagram and X/Twitter.
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