Protecting Your NEST with Dr. Tony Hampton

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Protecting Your NEST with 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

  1. JAN 31

    Episode 230: The Cancer-Diet Connection with Sam Apple

    Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Sam Apple is on the faculty of the MA in Science Writing and MA in Writing programs at Johns Hopkins. Prior to his arrival at Johns Hopkins, Apple taught creative writing and journalism at the University of Pennsylvania for ten years. He holds a BA in English and Creative Writing from the University of Michigan and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Columbia University. He is the author of Ravenous: Otto Warburg, the Nazis, and the Search for the Cancer-Diet Connection. In this discussion, Dr. Tony and Sam talk about: (00:00) Intro (02:32) Why Sam is a writer and why he decided to write non-fiction (04:23) How Sam and his sister, Jessica—the co-founder of The Metabolic Revolution—became interested in metabolic health (07:00) The book that Sam wrote with Jayson Tatum (09:31) What got Sam into basketball (12:55) Why Sam chose to research and write about the cancer-diet connection (14:34) The Warburg Effect (17:17) Awareness in culture about how cancer can be prevented with nutrition/diet (21:15) Why sugar consumption puts you at a higher risk for cancer and how we can use it without running serious health risks (24:51) Who Sam’s book, Ravenous: Otto Warburg, the Nazis, and the Search for the Cancer-Diet Connection, is for (28:23) The writing process for articles versus books (30:35) The power of stories and how Sam’s book advances awareness about metabolic health   Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below.   Links:   Resources Mentioned in this Episode: The Metabolic Revolution: https://www.metabolicrevolution.org Petition to Ban Ultra-Processed Foods from School Meals: https://petition.qomon.org/healthy-futures-ban-ultra-processed-foods-from-school-lunches/ Gary Taubes (website): https://garytaubes.com/ Nina Teicholz (website): https://ninateicholz.com/   Sam Apple: Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001HMPI0M/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=9c72ad44-1a9a-41a3-921f-b3bee7d7ed18 Website: https://www.samapple.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samapplebooks/?hl=en X: https://x.com/Sam_Apple1   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/

    40 min

  2. JAN 24

    Episode 229: Dr. Lisa Wiedeman the Carnivore Doctor

    Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Dr. Lisa Wiedeman is a practicing optometric physician who has been in practice since 1991.  She is a passionate advocate of root cause healing for her patients and in both her virtual coaching groups as well as on her popular YouTube channel.  She is known for her no nonsense straight forward "Suck it up, Buttercup" approach to those who will come up with excuses to defend their addictive foods. She has been a carnivore for 16 years and has been coaching others to optimal health for over a decade. In this discussion, Drs. Tony and Lisa talk about: (00:00) Intro (03:07) What led Dr. Lisa to look into and ultimately adopt a carnivore diet (12:06) What kinds of people should consider the carnivore diet (17:48) The connection between diabetes and eye conditions (25:47) The scientific process of how diabetes can lead to blindness (32:38) Why low carb, keto, and other animal-based diets make more sense than other dietary options that are widely accepted (39:53) Tips for those who want to avoid metabolic disease and, especially, promote the health of their eyes (42:54) The power of connecting with a community committed to the same ideas or lifestyle that you are (47:04) The upcoming carnivore diet documentary, Healing Humanity (48:42) Whether or not fiber is essential for a human diet (49:58) Some common carnivore diet myths and how to respond to naysayers (53:41) Outro Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below.   Links:   Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Not By Bread Alone (book): https://www.amazon.com/Not-Bread-Alone-Vilhjalmur-Steffansson/dp/1635610788 Fat of the Land (book): https://www.amazon.com/Fat-Land-Vilhjalmur-Stefansson/dp/B0000CJQEU Zeroing in on Health (group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/zioh2/ HomeSteadHow: https://www.youtube.com/c/homesteadhow Healing Humanity (documentary): https://healinghumanity.movie Fiber Menace (book): https://www.amazon.com/Fiber-Menace-Konstantin-Monastyrsky-ebook/dp/B004J8HVV0?ref_=ast_author_dp Naysayers and How to Handle Them (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie4cWF5d1do   Dr. Lisa Wiedeman: Carnivore Doctor Website: https://www.carnivore-doctor.com/ Carnivore Doctor Community: https://carnivore-doctor-community.mn.co/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@carnivoredoctor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carnivoredoctor/?hl=en Linktree: https://linktr.ee/Carnivoredoctor?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZlEDavUmvqOfMo2f-dU8M4ElZp5_KwgDCsN-onsYE0DDYHTj5kKIbnNOU_aem_WSk6oGic1Sr-AJvMTmI8LA   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/

    1h 3m

  3. JAN 21

    Episode 228: Low Carb for Longevity with Scott and Sylvie

    Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Scott and Sylvie are a low carb couple that Dr. Tony met on the Low Carb Cruise. They have an amazing story of healing and weight loss which they share in this episode. Their personal experience with the keto and carnivore diets has made them incredible resources for anyone considering following one of these dietary paths to metabolic health. In this discussion, Dr. Tony, Scott, and Sylvie talk about: (00:00) Intro (02:24) How great Dr. Ben Bikman is (03:59) Scott and Sylvia’s health journey and how they discovered low-carb and keto (08:53) How keto and low carb saved Scott and Sylvie’s marriage (13:56) How Scott and Sylvie’s keto diet has evolved over time (16:56) Healing IBS, diverticulitis, and mental health on carnivore (23:02) Healing migraines, oral health, ED, heartburn, and joint pain (26:43) How Scott’s labs improved on the keto diet (31:53) Scott and Sylvie’s new online Keto group (43:12) Scott and Sylvie’s favorite meals (45:05) The slowly growing, but still small, acceptance of keto and carnivore in Canada (47:48) The biggest struggles Scott and Sylvie still face trying to stick to their new lifestyle (50:28) How we can help to spread the message of metabolic health (52:44) The power of mixing keto with exercise and why sun exposure is not an issue when you are keto/carnivore (55:22) Highlights from the most recent Low Carb Cruise (58:03) Advice for skeptics of the keto or carnivore diet (01:01:33) Outro Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below.   Links:   Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Neisha Berry’s Ketovore Meatloaf: https://neishalovesit.blog/?p=3858   Scott and Sylvie: Low Carb For Longevity Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/617673703316604 Email: lowcarbforlongevity@gmail.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/

    1h 10m

  4. JAN 13

    Episode 227: Why Our Health is Failing and How to Fix It with Dr. Mark Cucuzzella (Part 2)

    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: (00:00) Intro (02:12) Why the obesity and diabetes rates among active duty military and veterans are so high (13:20) The emotional/hormonal aspects of metabolic health (21:05) Which metabolic health interventions are the most helpful for long term success (26:26) The evolution of nutrition philosophy for running (31:56) Learning to be comfortable with the idea of suffering in order to achieve your goals (37:30) The detrimental effects of processed foods and how we can better educate people about this reality (46:00) The Metabolic Revolution and how we can begin to meet the health crisis head on with effective methods (50:51) Outro Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below.   Links:   Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Part 1 to this episode: https://doctortonyhampton.libsyn.com/episode-226-why-our-health-is-failing-and-how-to-fix-it-wdr-mark-cucuzzella-part-1 Dave Ramsey (financial advice): https://www.ramseysolutions.com   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/

    58 min

  5. 12/22/2024

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

    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/

    1h 8m

  6. 12/06/2024

    Episode 225: Reversing Diabetes, Myth or Reality with Dr. Ahn

    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

    1h 10m

  7. 11/22/2024

    Episode 224: Amelia Wood

    Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Amelia Wood is a Food-First Personal Trainer and Metabolic Health Coach based in the Seattle, Washington area. She is an ACE-Certified Personal Trainer and the founder of Primitive Pulse Fitness. In this discussion, Dr. Tony and Amelia talk about: (03:37) How Amelia transitioned from working in the entertainment industry to working as a nutrition/health coach (10:05) Amelia’s health and wellness philosophy (14:30) The most common barriers to success that people face on their health journey (19:50) How Amelia utilizes creativity in her approach to personal training and health coaching (25:30) Why Amelia focuses on cooking, meal-prepping, and grocery shopping with her clients (34:14) In person versus virtual coaching (38:09) How your culture can impact the success of your health journey (45:07) Why Amelia moved to an island and how this has impacted her approach to health and wellness (51:49) How Amelia helps her clients start and maintain healthy habits Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below.   Links:   Amelia Wood: YouTube Primitive Pulse Fitness Instagram   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

    1h 9m

  8. 11/15/2024

    Episode 223: From Frustration to Freedom How Sam Davis Transformed His Health

    Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Sam Davis is the Education Practitioner of Knewtritional Knowledge. He focuses on developing strategies to get UNCOMMON science out to the public. He is an educator by trade with over 20 years of experience. He saw a need in the community to coordinate and consolidate education services aimed at increasing public awareness around emerging research regarding the effectiveness of lifestyle changes to prevent, reverse and decrease instances of chronic illnesses to reach optimal health. In this discussion, Dr. Tony and Sam talk about: (02:22) The beginning of Sam’s weight loss journey and how he found his way to the low carb diet (08:23) Prevalent nutritional misinformation (13:04) How Sam and his wife use their website (see links below) to help people wake up to true nutritional knowledge and be wary of unhealthy foods/ingredients (15:27) Sam Davis’ message for people at the Metabolic Revolution Rally (18:20) Why Sam Davis and his wife started the Nutritional Knowledge website (19:51) Why A1C is an important lab for patients to get in order to get an accurate picture of their health (23:06) The power of knowledge for regaining your health (26:03) Unique nutritional challenges faced by communities of color in the United States (30:06) Sam Davis’ eating habits in a given day (32:24) How Sam encourages and guides people to make the right dietary choices (34:35) Lessons and stories from Sam’s personal life that have helped him to encourage people to follow a low carb diet (35:40) How Sam and his wife have supported each other in their nutritional goals (39:13) Sam’s personal health goals over the next decade (45:41) Final words of inspiration for those wanting to improve their health and/or lose weight Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below.   Links:   Sam Davis: Knewtritional Knowledge DeNitra Davis on the Protecting Your Nest Podcast Facebook   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

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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

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