Safe, Healthy Running with Dr. Mark Cucuzzella – Episode 1191

 : Episode 1191 – Reserve Lt. Colonel Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, M.D., joins Vinnie this Friday for a second appearance on the podcast and the two talk the new sponsor, F-Bomb, healthy running, some running greats, and how to get into barefoot running safely.

DR. MARK CUCUZELLA

• Doctor Cucuzzella was recently on the podcast – check out his first appearance here!
• 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
  • An Academic Doctor
• 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
  • Check out his great book, Run For Your Life here
• If you’re a runner and need to talk to a doctor, you can do that online with Dr. Cucuzzella!
• Vinnie tried his 5-Fingers shoes and was sore the next day
  • This is because he was utilizing parts of his foot he hadn’t been with these shoes
  • Good to work into it to avoid this slight strain
  • Not injury, just need to get into it, maybe a bit more slowly next tim
• Dr. Mark started running barefoot doing it little by little
  • It felt good
  • He could run farther
  • Super slow is the way to start

• Working out is a great way to clear the brain
  • If you’re stressed, running is a really good way to alleviate stress, get some fresh air if you can do it outside
• Having a lot of pressure on you to run well is dangerous!
  • Zola Budd, for example
  • She coaches now in the US
  • Runs barefoot sometimes, still
• We don’t have any redundancy – we’re supposed to use all of our muscles, they all serve a purpose, etc.
  • Barefoot running utilizes more of these muscles
• People often wear shoes that are too small for them