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Back to Episodes1. Dr. Rob Szabo: Reversing Diabetes with Low Carb and Carnivore Diet
Description
Dr Rob Szabo is General Practitioner and Metabolic Health Physician in Albury, NSW, Australia. He is the director of Diversa Health, a diabetes reversal telemedicine service that uses health coaching and close medical follow up to safely guide people through low carb eating and safely de-prescribe lifelong medications.
Dr Rob Szabo outlines his personal experience of diabetes, his journey from conventional to lifestyle GP with a focus on ancestral health, how patients are being let down by current dietary recommendations, the power of low carbohydrate and carnivore diets, and much more.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:34 Introduction
00:03:45 Dr Rob's initial diagnosis of diabetes at age 37
00:09:54 Lifestyle practice is more demanding than conventional prescription approach
00:13:20 Dr Rob's criteria for metabolic health
00:16:45 Triglyceride HDL ratio as marker of insulin resistance
00:18:00 Low urea as a marker of inadequate protein consumption
00:21:50 Failing to make a diagnosis of metabolic syndrome is failing patients
00:29:40 Carb induced brain fog is the norm
00:32:55 Holistic health improvements on low carb
00:35:20 Failings of conventional high carb dietary recommendations
00:37:30 The power of relationship building with patients
00:39:20 Being sick is a normal outcome
00:42:00 Dr Rob's recommendations for patients with metabolic syndrome
00:43: 39 The challenges of low carb for vegans and vegetarians
00:48:20 Dr Rob’s take on plant consumption
00:50:45 Humans have evolved to digest meat
00:57:27 Plant toxins and anti-nutrients
1:01:40 Dr Rob’s clinical experience with the carnivore diet
1:05:00 The poor digestibility of dietary fibre
1:08:16 The importance of self-experimentation
1:12:15 Dr Rob’s advice for those looking to adopt dietary change
DR ROB
Gardens Medical Group, Albury NSW (for local patients)
https://thegardensmedical.com.au/
DR MAX
Twitter - https://twitter.com/MaxGulhaneMD
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