The Fat Emperor Podcast

Today we talk about the important Liver Marker GGT  - don't ignore an elevated GGT guys - you may pay dearly for your negligence ! TRANSCRIPT:  https://www.dropbox.com/s/77panrl46wc2rr2/TRANSCRIPT%20Fat%20Emperor%20on%20Fatty%20Liver%20Enzyme%20GGT%20-%20Don%27t%20Die%20from%20Ignorance.pdf?dl=0

Transcript:  https://www.dropbox.com/s/jagqmuqn4tktk9p/Fascinating%20Calcification%20CAC%20studies%20-%20can%20you%20avoid%20that%20heart%20attack.%20Podcast%20Short%20Ep4%20TRANSCRIPT.pdf?dl=0

Amy Berger has a master’s degree in human nutrition from the University of Bridgeport and is also a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS).  She is the author of “The Alzheimer’s Antidote: Using a Low-Carb, High-Fat Diet to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease, Memory Loss, and Cognitive Decline.” Her specific areas of interest include using low carb and ketogenic diets as nutritional therapies for diabetes (both type 2 and type 1), obesity, PCOS, migraines, acid reflux/GERD, cardiovascular disease, and neurological & neurodegenerative disorders (such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, and epilepsy). INDEX/CONTENT: 01:36 Jordan Peterson retweeting Amy’s Houston talks 02:47 Amy’s background and the genesis of her book “The Alzheimer’s Antidote” 06:10 The increasing prevalence of Alzheimer’s, in younger and younger people 09:53 What’s going wrong in Alzheimer’s 14:41 Diet and glucose/insulin dynamics in the disease 19:03 Type 3 Diabetes – Diabetes of the brain 22:50 The Amyloid Angle 31:28 ApoE4 people and Alzheimer’s 42:15 Insulin dynamics in many disease 47:10 Optimum diets to prevent or alleviate Alzheimer’s 54:57 Are some people overly obsessed with diet and living to over 100? TRANSCRIPT: https://www.dropbox.com/s/yrxw2etxz1o6vjo/20190225%20Amy%20Berger%20Transcript.pdf?dl=0

Dr. Wortman has worked in family medicine, public health, medical administration and research. He has held senior management positions in Health Canada in Ottawa and Vancouver. For the past 15 years he has worked with low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet in both the research and practice settings. One of his studies was the subject of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation documentary film, “My Big Fat Diet”. Dr. Wortman is a frequent presenter on the benefits of a low carbohydrate high fat diet at scientific meetings and continuing medical education events. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Atkins Nutritionals Inc. Dr. Wortman currently practices in West Vancouver where he uses a low carb high fat diet for the treatment of metabolic and inflammatory conditions. TRANSCRIPT:  https://www.dropbox.com/s/pwl9eupoe5qnlcp/20190225%20WORTMAN%20FINAL.pdf?dl=0 CONTENT/INDEX: 00:00:48 Jay puts his newly-discovered Type 2 Diabetes into remission and starts losing weight with ease – after solving the problem from first principles 00:07:32 The challenge with mainstream high-carb dogma; dietitians behaving badly 00:12:06 Fixing what is essentially a “food intolerance”, and revising the guidelines so that all may benefit 00:20:06 Cholesterol “hyper-responders” – whether to worry about LDL rising on Low Carb 00:23:37 Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC), versus the “surrogate” blood test markers 00:25:57 The slow-motion tragedy of modern food destroying indigenous populations 00:31:48 Rodents or humans – it is diet which drives most disease 00:41:51 Insulin and Leptin 00:47:11 The people are at fault – due to laziness and gluttony? Addictive-substance challenges in the obesity and diabetes epidemic 00:56:40 Tinfoil Hat time – the realities of corporate business practices in the recent decades… 01:02:51 Add in the Vegan agenda to confuse things further 01:15:10 Crippling costs, the wisdom of the people and changing the guidelines; towards a tipping-point

Dr. Scott Murray is a research cardiologist with exceptional experience in interventional and preventative cardiology. He is a particular expert in the field of cardiac imaging, and has published many papers on the compelling findings from both his invasive and non-invasive studies. Dr. Murray is the current president of the British Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (BACPR). I met Scott at the Johnstown estate in County Meath, Ireland, where I had just addressed the National Institute of Preventive Cardiology of Ireland (NIPC) conference (before participating in an on-stage debate about saturated fat and nutritional guidelines - that was fun, as you can imagine!).  Scott and I took the time out to have a quick chat while our wives walked in the extensive hotel grounds. We focused particularly on the latest 2018 American College of Cardiology (ACC) cardiovascular disease guidelines - which have recently given a coveted "2A" evidence level rating for the use of Coronary Artery Calcium scoring (CAC). We also cover several other topics around cardiac Imaging - such as CAC versus CTCA, ability to detect "soft plaque" using CAC - and of course what all the numbers mean for risk of heart attack and all-cause mortality.

Hi All The Fat Emperor Podcast is on the way!  We have a pile of episodes already completed, and will release series on a weekly basis before the end of February. Sometimes we will release an extra episode during the week, depending on other activity! Also there will be two to three "Pod Shorts" per week - these will be 5 to 10 minute sessions, supporting or debunking the latest science being touted in the media. Also covered will be key health-related topics and tips - and simplified summaries of scientific publications that have core lessons for us all to heed! Please subscribe and share this Podcast widely, so that others can benefit. This is a free service to give great health advice in an entertaining format. We are enabled to produce this due to support from the Irish Heart Disease Awareness charity http://www.IHDA.ie, which advocates the widespread use of the cardiac CT scan that delivers your CAC Score. If you are middle-aged and middle-risk, you've got to "Know your Score!" Best Ivor