Cynthia Thurlow - #40

The healthcare system is flawed if it forces you to see more patients for profit than to focus on patients to heal them. Cynthia Thurlow doesn't want any of that anymore. As a nurse practitioner, she has a lot of autonomy in patient care, yet she felt restricted because she can’t deliver the kind of care she wants. Her big move was to leave clinical medicine and choose the path she knows she can better help patients through lifestyle medicine and nutrition.Despite people who tell her she has no business giving nutrition information, she strongly speaks up about metabolic flexibility, intermittent fasting, and why she left the system so she can heal more people. Hear all about that and more in this episode. Quick Guide:0:45 Introduction1:32 Allopathic medicine4:11 Stabilizing, but not healing9:24 The life of a nurse practitioner13:00 When you can’t provide the care you want19:49 To be prevented from publicly expressing a belief23:21 Not eating 12 hours a day should be the gold standard25:21 Metabolic flexibility29:42 The focus on caring for middle-aged women35:17 To inspire and recognize the capability to do incredible things36:38 Not being able to unsee what you’ve seen43:31 Fasting and pre-menopausal and menopausal females47:52 Intermittent fasting57:13 Importance of animal-based proteinGet to know our guest:Cynthia Thurlow is a Nurse Practitioner specializing in cardiology. And she left the medical system so that she could help people heal. Today, she's a social media phenom, the creator of a viral TedX talk, a trusted voice on all things health-related for peri-menipausal and post-menopausal women, and an advocate for intermittent fasting as a health strategy.“I hope that people understand that all of these health care providers really want to do what's best for our patients, we're just so constrained within the current system.” - Cynthia ThurlowConnect with her:Website TwitterInstagramFacebook YouTubeLinkedInHer book Intermittent Fasting TransformationEpisode Snippets:5:15 - 6:20 - A child with life-threatening allergies changed everything7:18 - 8:07 - Patients just want the pill12:45 - 13:27 - Overworked healthcare professionals14:45 - 15:38 - Being so bogged down that they just stopped caring16:11 - 16:48 - Losing healthcare professionals to other occupations23:56 - 24:34 - You should not eat 12 hours a day30:31 - 30:58 - Programs focused on women43:37 - 44:03 - Once you see, you can’t unsee45:38 - 46:48 - Being passionate about intermittent fasting48:23 - 49:16 - Fasting is eating less often1:00:08 - 1:00:35 - Don’t feel guilty about eating meatSend Dr. Ovadia a Text Message. (If you want a response, you must include your contact information.) Dr. Ovadia cannot respond here. To contact his team, please send an email to [email protected] WEBSITE: Stay Off My Kitchen Table Like what you hear? Head over to IFixHearts.com/book to grab a copy of my book, Stay Off My Operating Table. Ready to go deeper? Talk to someone from my team at IFixHearts.com/talk.Ready to take control of your health?  Grab Dr. Ovadia’s brand new book Stay Off My Kitchen Table now! This isn’t just another diet book; it reveals why it’s not just what you eat, but what your body actually absorbs that determines your health.If you’re struggling with low energy, stubborn weight, or feeling like “healthy eating” isn’t working… this book shows you exactly how to fix it.Learn how to reset your gutEliminate hidden foods sabotaging your progressUnlock real energy, metabolism, and longevityDon’t wait until it’s too late. Take action today. Get your copy of Stay Off My Kitchen Table now.Learn More:Take Dr. Ovadia's metabolic health quiz: iFixHearts Dr. Ovadia's website: Ovadia Heart HealthTheme Song : Rage AgainstWritten & Performed by Logan Gritton & Colin Gailey (c) 2016 Mercury Retro RecordingsAny use of this intellectual property for text and data mining or computational analysis including as training material for artificial intelligence systems is strictly prohibited without express written consent from Dr. Philip Ovadia.