Protecting Your NEST with Dr. Tony Hampton

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Dr. Ben Bocchicchio: Episode 56 Jul 23, 2021

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Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Dr. Ben Bocchicchio has been innovating and paving the way in the fields of fitness, exercise, and health since the 1970s. He is the founder of Sports Conditioning in Staten Island, Cardio Management Systems, and is the creator of the S.Ma.R.T.-EX fitness and dieting program. Additionally, Dr. Ben is a scientist, a researcher, and was commissioned as the first legally accepted expert witness in the fields of fitness and exercise.

In this episode, Drs. Tony and Ben discuss the S.Ma.R.T.-EX program, the importance of muscle development as an anti-aging, cancer preventing, and disease preventing measure, why dietary fat is not bad for you, why sugar is the energy source people should really be worried about, why diet and exercise are so effective when done together, and the benefits of stretching.

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Charles Mattocks: Episode 55 Jul 16, 2021

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Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Charles Mattocks is a chef, actor, filmmaker, and a father. Starting his career in music at a young age, he eventually transitioned into acting, and then into food. He has been featured on the Today show, Martha Stewart, CNN, and Dr. Oz. He is also the author of a cook book titled, Eat Cheap but Eat Well.

In this discussion, Charles and Dr. Tony talk about Charles' new show, Reversed, how the challenge of being diagnosed with diabetes gave Charles purpose, the difference between health care and sick care, the need for better nutritional education in medical schools, how to find balance when you have a busy life, and sickle cell anemia.

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Dr. Vyvyane Loh: Episode 54 Jul 09, 2021

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Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Dr. Vyvyane Loh is board-certified in Obesity Medicine and Internal Medicine. She graduated from Boston University School of Medicine and trained at Newton-Wellesley Hospital where she also served as Chief Resident. Dr. Loh worked at HMR and was the medical obesity specialist at Newton-Wellesley Hospital's Center for Weight Loss Surgery before starting her own practice. She serves on the ABOM exam writing board and is a member of the Obesity Medicine Association and The Obesity Society.

In this discussion Tony and Vyvyane talk about how she incorporates her skill as a writer into her patient care, the power of lifestyle intervention as a therapy for a wide variety of disorders and ailments, the effects of COVID-19 on minority communities, sick care versus health care, why being metabolically healthy improves your energy, the TOFI problem that many people of East/South-Asian descent suffer from, why having a low BMI is not necessarily a good thing, physician and COVID burnout, and how the Corona Virus is able to take root in people who are in poor metabolic health.

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Dr. Nicholas Norwitz: Episode 53 Jul 02, 2021

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Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Dr. Nicholas Norwitz is a researcher and scientist. He earned his PhD from Oxford University in only 2 years and is currently working on his MD at Harvard Medical School. His research expertise is ketosis and brain aging; however, he has published scientific papers on topics ranging from neuroscience to heart disease to gastrointestinal health to genetics to bone health to diabetes. He is also co-author of The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook. He is on a mission to reform our current healthcare system and to educate as many people as possible about the realities of metabolic health.

In their discussion, Tony and Nicholas talk about the social tension involved in making a seemingly extreme dietary change, gastrointestinal issues and the impact that diet has on said issues, the importance of N=1 experimentation to determine what your body responds positively to, the need for a priority shift in the medical field toward preventative care—and a shift in the incentive structure that would enable this type of care—and advancements in personalized medicine and the need for this type of medicine to continue to come to the fore.

Additionally, Nicholas shares his perspectives on why people get sick, the main factors leading to compromised health, the standard of care, and what makes a doctor an exceptional practitioner.

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LaTeece Wing: Episode 52 Jun 25, 2021

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Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. LaTeece Wing is the CEO of Wing 6 Fit LLC. She is a certified Nutrition Coach, a certified Personal Trainer, and a certified Medical Assistant. She has been working in the health industry for 10 years and has helped countless people achieve their health goals along the way. She hosts her own wellness show called Get Wing 6 Fit.

In this discussion, LaTeece and Tony talk about the importance of listening to what your own body is telling you about the foods you are eating, the value that a personal trainer can bring to your exercise, how the personal coaching business has adapted in the face of the pandemic, how to deal with challenging personal training clients, and what it takes to be a personal trainer.

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Pam Devine: Episode 51 Jun 23, 2021

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Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Pam Devine is the co-founder of Low Carb USA—a platform for scientists, entrepreneurs, and medical practitioners to share their research on the low carb and ketogenic diets. She is also a volunteer for the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners.

In this episode, Tony and Pam talk about the upcoming Low Carb USA Conference in San Diego, how sugar and carbs are ingrained in the fabric of Western society, regenerative agriculture, the importance of listening to your body in order to determine the best way of eating for you, why many people do not tolerate nightshades well, keto branded products, and Low Carb USA's clinical guidelines.

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Dr. Gurpreet Padda: Episode 50 Jun 11, 2021

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Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Dr. Gurpreet Padda is Board Certified in Anesthesia, Addiction, and Interventional Pain. For over 20 years, he has been using his expertise to help his patients regain their metabolic health. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Medical School and has an MBA from St. Louis University.

In their discussion, Drs. Padda and Hampton talk about the meaning of health and what percentage of Americans qualify as 'healthy,' why simply medicating diseases is insufficient, why carbohydrates and seed oils are so unhealthy and lead to metabolic disease, how to successfully walk a patient through the journey to metabolic health, the details as to why a pure vegetarian diet is not as healthy as many think, and why, contrary to popular belief, ruminant agriculture is better for the environment than mono cropping and plant agriculture.

Additionally, Dr. Padda shares a bit about the power of community for combating addiction, the necessity of considering the context in which a person is exposed to an addictive substance, processed food and sugar addiction, whether cannabis usage puts one at high risk of addiction, how to effectively and safely use drugs as a therapy for treating chronic pain, and the difficulty faced by any restaurant owner trying to serve foods that promote metabolic health.

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Nourishing your mind, body, & spirit with Chef Amber: Episode 49 Jun 04, 2021

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Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Chef Amber Caudle is passionate about Southern Italian Cuisine and has been cooking and creating for over fifteen years. She was the executive chef at Mediterraneo in Hermosa Beach, California. She is not only passionate about great flavors, but about using food to make people healthy.

In this discussion, Chef Amber and Dr. Tony talk about what it takes to get started and make it in the restaurant industry, the importance of avoiding processed foods, GMO, and non-organic products, the value of eating real foods and dietary self experimentation, the mental health benefits of intermittent fasting, why one must address sleep and stress when considering their total health, how faith ties into physical wellness, why it really matters to watch out for toxins that are added to foods that you buy, and how developing a knowledge of astrology can help you understand and interact with others.

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Dr. Victoria Smoter: Episode 48 May 28, 2021

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Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Dr. Victoria Smoter is the Lead Clinical Psychologist at Advocate Trauma Recovery Center where she has been working for over 20 years. She was the Chief Psychology Resident during her residency and, prior to that, she did her Adult Behavioral Health Doctoral Internship with Primary Care Psychology Associates. She attended the Chicago School of Professional Psychology and has her BA in Clinical Psychology from Washington College.

In this discussion, Drs. Tony and Victoria talk about the clinical definition of trauma, what types of experiences qualify as trauma according to this definition, how to recognize the presence of trauma in the psyche of someone you know, post-traumatic stress disorder, the process of effectively building trust with a patient, the biology of trauma, the effect of chronic stress on the brain, how an individual's stress and trauma manifest externally in society, how the world views and interacts with people suffering from trauma, and how to help a person walk through their trauma in a healthy way.

Additionally, Victoria shares a bit about how little traumas accumulating over time can negatively effect us and how the practice of gratitude can help to mitigate these effects.

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Dr. Andrea Salcedo & the Metabolic/Gynecologic Connection: Episode 47 May 21, 2021

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Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Dr. Andrea Salcedo is an Obstetrics and Gynecology physician with Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Clinics. She earned her Masters Degree in Public Health from the University of Southern California, attended Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, and did her residency at Loma Linda University Health. She is also Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is also a wife and a mother.

Dr. Andrea shares the story of how she discovered and ultimately decided to implement the low carb diet in her life.

In this discussion, Drs. Tony and Andrea talk about the power of stress reduction for total health, 'accidental' fasting while on a ketogenic diet, how poor metabolic health can have ill effects on the uterus, end organ disease, why excess of insulin production in the body is so often the cause of disease, gynecological problems caused by metabolic disorders for younger and older women, perspectives on why conventional medicine has generally not emphasized lifestyle/dietary intervention as a primary means of treatment, and the role that psychological trauma plays in metabolic disease.

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