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

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. 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 & Middle Eastern Studies at King's College. 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. In this episode, we discuss: What is Longevity? How does fasting work? What is the Fasting Mimicking Diet? L- Nutra purpose and origin  Pillars of Longevity The protein debate Studies Cited in this episode: 2019 Paper showing intermittent fasting vs continuous energy restriction for weight loss Follow Dr. Antoun: ProLon Fasting Nutrition Program Linkedln  L-Nutra website Discount code - PODCAST15 for the following sites: Prolonfast.com ProLonfmd.com FastBar.com ProLonReSet.com