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Episode 280: The New Dietary Guidelines Have Arrived | Dr. Tro Kalayjian

from Life's Best Medicine Podcast · host Dr. Brian Lenzkes

The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans have finally arrived! When Tro and Brian first started podcasting together approximately 8 years ago, a paradigm shift of this magnitude seemed like a nice but impossible dream. In this episode we discuss the content, creation, and future impacts of our new national guidelines.   In this episode, Drs. Brian and Tro talk about… (00:00) Intro (01:25) The top people involved in bringing about the recent changes to our dietary guidelines (05:39) The content of the new dietary guidelines (09:27) How the big food companies have been reacting to these guidelines (12:20) The incredible success that common sense and real science have had in medicine/nutrition in recent years (17:01) The new food pyramid (18:40) Developments in HHS (21:22) The microbiome as it relates to mental health, structural health, and metabolic health (23:30) GMOs, pesticides, and the insane value of buying food from your local producers (29:25) The mental health benefits of eating real, whole foods (39:08) New recommendations for vegans (41:16) The new vaccine schedule for kids (43:27) New DPC and HSA policies (50:41) Corruption and conflicts of interest in medicine (01:00:04) Outro   For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Resources Mentioned in this Episode: The New Guidelines: https://realfood.gov/   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Arizona Metabolic Health: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/ Low Carb MD Podcast: https://www.lowcarbmd.com/   HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH • • HLTH Code Website: https://gethlth.com

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