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#123 Transforming Metabolic Health with a Low-Carb Approach | Dr. Elie Jarrouge

Hart2Heart with Dr. Mike Hart

English - February 22, 2024 11:00 - 55 minutes - 76.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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In this episode of Hart2Heart, Dr. Mike Hart sits down with Dr. Elie Jarrouge to explore many facets of using nutrition and lifestyle to improve metabolic health markers. Dr. Jarrouge emphasizes looking beyond just LDL cholesterol to things like inflammation, liver health, HbA1C, and triglyceride/HDL ratio. He shares case studies of patients who transformed their health through individualized low-carb protocols. 

Guest Bio and Links:

Dr. Elie Jarrouge is a board-certified nephrologist who practiced hospital medicine for nine years before focusing on lifestyle medicine and metabolic health coaching. He helps people improve conditions like diabetes, fatty liver, and high blood pressure through individualized low-carb protocols. Listeners can learn more about Dr. Elie Jarrouge and his work at https://www.metabolichealthmd.com/, on X @ElieJarrougeMD, and IG @elie_jarrouge

Show Notes:

[0:00] Welcome back to the Hart2Heart Podcast! Dr. Hart introduces guest, Dr. Elie Jarrouge to the listeners  

[1:10] Dr. Jarrouge's background and discovery of low-carb diets 

[5:30] Non-alcohol fatty liver disease is on the rise 

[7:45] Potential methods to reverse non-alcohol fatty liver disease 

[11:45] Two tools to use to reverse non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

[15:00] Biomarkers to look at for lipids

[19:30] Importance of triglycerides and HDL in metabolic health 

[26:30] LDL controversies

[29:00] The Feldman Protocol 

[34:00] Metabolic health and mental health  

[38:30] Importance of muscle mass for insulin sensitivity

[45:00] Types of carbs to eat around workouts 

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Dr. Mike Hart is a Cannabis Physician and Lifestyle Strategist. In April 2014, Dr. Hart became the first physician in London, Ontario to open a cannabis clinic. While Dr. Hart continues to treat patients at his clinic, his primary focus has shifted to correcting the medical cannabis educational gap that exists in the medical community. 

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Twitter: @drmikehart

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