65. Joseph Antoun, MD, PhD: Increasing Longevity with the Fasting Mimicking Diet & How Much Protein Do You Really Need?

<p>Dr. Joseph Antoun is the CEO and Chairman of the Board of L-Nutra, a unique Nutri-tech company leading the Food as Medicine movement by applying cutting edge Science to Nutrition research.</p> <p>Dr. Antoun completed his Health Policy studies at Harvard University, Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, Medicine and Biological Sciences at Saint Joseph University, and his PhD studies in Mediterranean &amp; Middle Eastern Studies at King's College.</p> <p>Prior to his current role, he served as the Chairman of the Board at the Global Healthspan Policy Institute (GHPI) and as a member of Forbes Business Development Council. He was also the CEO of Health Systems Reform, a consultancy aimed at elevating public health through reforming health systems, strengthening healthcare management and improving healthcare delivery; the Co-Director of the Center for Health Policy at the University of Chicago; an adjunct Professor of Health Policy at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging; and a fellow at the Department of Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Dr. Antoun founded and served as the Co-Editor in Chief of the Journal of Health Systems and Reform.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>In this episode, we discuss:</strong></p> <ul> <li>What is Longevity?</li> <li>How does fasting work?</li> <li>What is the Fasting Mimicking Diet?</li> <li>L- Nutra purpose and origin&nbsp;</li> <li>Pillars of Longevity</li> <li>The protein debate</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Studies Cited in this episode:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30206335/" target="_blank"><em>2019 Paper showing intermittent fasting vs continuous energy restriction for weight loss</em></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Follow Dr. Antoun:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://prolonfmd.com/" target="_blank">ProLon Fasting Nutrition Program</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjosephantoun/">Linkedln</a>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://l-nutra.com/" target="_blank">L-Nutra website</a></p> <p><b