Summary: Can you believe we made it through Episode #1? Thanks, once again, for all of you who listened and left comments. In Episode #2 of the Dr. O Show, I re-post an interview that I did with Tom Naughton, creator of the movie, Fathead. In this interview Tom and I talked about his movie and state of nutrition in the United States. At the time of this interview, Tom had just recently returned from Washington DC after giving a presentation about the current health and nutrition crisis in the United States. It was a bit frustrating according to Tom because only five people showed up. But his talk was recorded, and subsequently, placed on YouTube, and has got several thousand hits as a result. Tom is simply a great guy. And I, as a doctor, love talking with regular people like Tom, who have been successful at achieving and maintaining their health, especially if they've gone against conventional medical wisdom, and have found a creative way to share this information with others, either through a blog, podcast, or in this case, a documentary film. I've said this before and I will say it again, the majority of what I've learned as a doctor that has been useful and helpful to my patients has been through the direct experience of talking and interacting with my patients. I want to make clear that I love science, especially biology, biochemistry, anatomy, physiology, and there can be no doubt that knowledge of science is very important to being an effective doctor. But the fact of the matter is, I've always believed that to achieve that goal of being an effective doctor, the ultimate learning of principles and judgment doesn't occur through books, but through direct patient experience. This is why I love interviewing people like Tom Naughton about his movie Fathead, so I can learn what really works in real life, not simply what works in a metabolic ward or rat study. And this is why, as a doctor, I chose to do my part to help furthering the message of good health eating good foods, that are nutrient dense, low in sugar, and low in starch to everyone. Likewise, I also wanted help correct the bad science by which are nutritional recommendations were founded on. And finally, I wanted to make a commitment to the primacy of prevention in chronic illness, rather than the treatment of chronic illness once it developed. This is one of the reasons why I do a podcast. And it's also one of the reasons why I teamed up with Geoff Pinkus to create a program to do just that – make men and keep men healthy. That's why I'm so excited about creating The Man Diet Center, and why I'm very excited to be a part of our boot camp that is occurring September 15 and 16th in Barrington, where men will get a chance to learn the principles and skills that are needed to get back and keep their health for the rest of their life. One of those days we will be showing the movie, Fathead, and have an open Q&A. This is one of the reasons why I have chosen to repost this interview with Tom Naughton, where we talk about his film. I have seen Fathead about six times. I think it's a wonderful resource, and a wonderful teaching tool. As one of my favorite poets, Charles Bukowksi says: Tom, by this definition is an artist, and he's also a wonderful educator. Enjoy the interview, and remember, if you are interested please sign up for our boot camp, and leave your comments in the comment section of our blog.
