Episode #471 Dr. Mark Cucuzella on The Low Carb Runner

<p><strong>This episode covers a broad array of topics but lets focus on:</strong></p> <ol> <li>How to run faster as an aging athlete</li> <li>Fueling tips for the endurance athlete – matching training and fueling; strategic carb timing?  Nutritional Ketosis? Keto Flex?</li> <li>What athletes would benefit from LC approach?</li> <li>Exercise testing who is it for and what do the results tell you</li> </ol> <p> </p> <p><strong><u>SHARE WITH LISTENERS:</u></strong></p> <p>Freedoms Run <a href= "http://www.freedomsrun.org">www.freedomsrun.org</a> community running event</p> <p> </p> <p><strong><u>Links:</u></strong></p> <p><a href= "http://www.tworiverstreads.com">www.tworiverstreads.com</a></p> <p><a href= "http://www.naturalrunningcenter.com">www.naturalrunningcenter.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.freedomsrun.org">www.freedomsrun.org</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.drmarksdesk.com">www.drmarksdesk.com</a></p> <p><strong><u>Bio</u></strong></p> <p>Mark is a champion in using low carb therapeutic intervention to help patients with diabetes achieve remission. Dr. Mark Cucuzzella is a Professor from West Virginia University School of Medicine, and a retired Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Colonel.</p> <p>Mark practices Family Medicine at WVU’s Jefferson Medical Center. At the centre,  Mark has developed and adopted a <a href= "https://www.openaccessjournals.com/articles/a-clinicians-guide-to-inpatient-lowcarbohydrate-diets-for-remission-of-type-2-diabetes-toward-a-standard-of-care-protocol-12898.html">protocol</a> for using a low-carb diet for patients with obesity, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes. Practicing what they preach, the hospital has eliminated all sugar-sweetened beverages from the hospital. Mark was instrumental in bringing MEDCHEFS to the WVU School of Medicine in 2014 with a focus on understanding insulin resistance.  An advocate for evidence based policy and education, Mark is a founding member of <a href= "https://www.nutritioncoalition.us/">The Nutrition Coalition</a>, the <a href= "https://lowcarbac