Episode 169: Dr. Sean O'Mara

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD
Podcast. Dr. Sean O’Mara is a Performance and Longevity
MD/Researcher, Speaker, and 2016 NSF Grant Recipient. He is
founder and operator of MedCon Wellness—a medical practice
dedicated to reversing & preventing chronic disease. Dr.
O’Mara is determined to do more than simply treating disease
symptoms, and, by innovatively exploiting both science and nature
along with proprietary technology, he achieves amazing results
with his patients.


In our discussion, we talk about Dr. O’Mara’s personal experience
with and discovery of the low carb/high fat way of eating, the
structure of a hypothetical, future health care system built to
serve a healthy population rather than a diseased population,
financial conflicts of interest in the current insurance model of
health care, why visceral fat works so well as a metric for
measuring metabolic health, the relationship between visceral fat
loss and insulin resistance, the relationship between the
microbiome and metabolic health, and foods that help build a
healthy microbiome.


Additionally, we converse about processed keto replacement foods
that contain sugar alcohols and pre-biotic fibers and their
effect on the gut microbiome, why visceral fat is a better marker
than subcutaneous fat, high intensity exercise, the difference
between exercise and activity, how to determine what is the right
diet for you, how fermentation effects foods high in
carbohydrates and makes them better food sources for humans, and
a look at Dr. O’Mara’s personal diet.


For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for
listening!


Links:


Dr. Sean O’Mara:


Website

Twitter

Instagram

YouTube



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Dr. Tro Kalayjian:


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