Episode 383: Hal Cranmer

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD
Podcast. Hal Cranmer is the owner of A Paradise for Parents
Senior Living—an assisted living home with experts who have had a
great deal of success improving the physical and cognitive health
of its residents. After serving in the Air Force and working in
real estate, Hal began opening assisted living facilities in
Arizona. Since he began offering low-carb/carnivore food and
other lifestyle therapies—exercise, red light therapy, etc—at his
facilities, he has witnessed an amazing increase in his
residents’ health and quality of life.


In this episode, Dr. Tro, Dr. Brian, and Hal talk about…




(00:00) Intro




(01:45) Hal’s career history from the Air Force to
manufacturing to real estate to assisted living




(03:18) The culture shock many experience from visiting an
assisted living facility for the first time and why assisted
living is such a hard line of work to be in




(11:13) How Hal is improving the health of the people in his
assisted living homes by providing low carb and even
carnivore meals




(13:55) Pushback to Hal’s recommendation of low carb
nutrition and how he accommodates his residents who have
sweet cravings or are not interested in following a low carb
diet




(16:44) Some of the amazing health recoveries that Hal has
seen since he started helping patients improve their
nutrition and start exercising




(23:10) What type of person ends up in the various types of
elderly care—hospice, memory care, assisted living,
independent living, etc.




(29:35) Stories of cognitive recovery in residents who
suffered from cognitive decline




(37:49) Improvements that are being made to Hal’s facilities
and how he is seeking to implement new and innovative ways to
improve his residents’ quality of life




(44:01) The favorite low carb meals, snacks, and treats among
Hal’s residents




(46:39) One more incredible, recent success story!




(48:57) How Hal’s approach to caring for his residents is
spreading and starting to catch on among other assisted
living facility owners




(51:36) How to avoid a dementia or Alzheimer’s diagnosis in
your old age




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listening!


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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:




Hal Cranmer on the Life’s Best Medicine
Podcast (Ep 166):
https://lifesbestmedicine.com/podcast/episode-166-hal-cranmer/




Hal Cranmer on the Life’s Best Medicine
Podcast (Ep 188):
https://lifesbestmedicine.com/podcast/episode-188-hal-cranmer/




Hal Cranmer:


Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/assisted_living_hal_cranmer/

A Paradise for Parents: https://aparadiseforparents.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HalCranmer

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/aparadiseforparentsassistedliving/



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Dr. Brian Lenzkes: 




Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/




Twitter:
https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author




Dr. Tro Kalayjian: 




Website: https://www.doctortro.com/




Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro




Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/




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