Focusing On Policy with Dr. Tony Hampton - Episode 2720

Episode 2720 - Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Dr. Tony Hampton to discuss focusing on policy, advocating for change, use of GLP-1s, and more. Focusing On Policy Dr. Tony Hampton has been a guest on the show several times—he has a long history of advocating in the low-carb space. (2:00) Being policy-focused rather than party-focused should be the priority in government. (8:30) Dr. Hampton describes his career focus on improving metabolic health, including how to incentivize doctors to help people discontinue medications and reduce the cost of care. (12:00) RFK Jr. may not always speak clearly to the mainstream public in a way that resonates. Dr. Hampton still faces challenges in the mainstream medical space, where other doctors struggle to embrace certain concepts; for example, many of his peers continue to have trouble accepting the idea that saturated fat is not harmful. (14:00) Despite the benefits of a low-carb or ketogenic diet and its positive effects on things like diabetes and other metabolic diseases, it is still not accepted by many doctors. Apparently, they didn’t get the memo! (16:00) They discuss food deserts and their effects on the community. (21:00) Advocating and Taking Action Dr. Hampton describes a current concept in healthcare being initiated by Advocate Trinity. (22:00) Much of it is educating people about food and lifestyle, and helping them to change their habits for the better (28:00) Vinnie admits he is not a fan of GLP-1s, but he understands how they can be a valuable tool for teaching and helping people adopt new habits. (31:00) They discuss the negative aspects of GLP-1s. The muscle loss associated with GLP-1 is more pronounced than that observed with natural weight loss. Muscle is essential for so many reasons, including boosting insulin sensitivity. (38:00) It is the metabolic engine of the body! Increasing muscle mass prevents you from becoming fragile. (38:00) Dr. Hampton offers two programs: NEST, which stands for Nutrition, Exercise, Less Stress/More Sleep, and How You Think/Less Trauma. ROPE is for Relationships, Organism (avoiding bad/adding good), Pollutants, and Emotions. (46:00) @drtonyhampton is on Instagram, and his linktree is https://linktr.ee/drtonyhampton YouTube is the best place to find him: https://www.youtube.com/@DrTonyHampton More News If you are interested in the NSNG® VIP group, it will be reopening soon. But you can get on the wait list -https://vinnietortorich.com/vip/ Don’t forget to check out Serena Scott Thomas on Days of Our Lives on the Peacock channel.  “Dirty Keto” is available on Amazon! You can purchase or rent it here.https://amzn.to/4d9agj1 Please make sure to watch, rate, and review it! Eat Happy Italian, Anna’s next cookbook, is available!  You can go to https://eathappyitalian.com You can order it from Vinnie's Book Club. https://amzn.to/3ucIXm Anna’s recipes are in her cookbooks, website, and Substack–they will spice up your day! https://annavocino.substack.com/ Don’t forget you can invest in Anna’s Eat Happy Kitchen through StartEngine.  Details are at Eat Happy Kitchen. https://eathappykitchen.com/ PURCHASE  DIRTY KETO (2024) The documentary launched in August 2024! Order it TODAY! This is Vinnie’s fourth documentary in just over five years. Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. Additionally, the more views it receives, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your review after watching my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE (2022) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries REVIEWS: Please submit your review after watching my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Vinnie Tortorich, founder of the NSNG®️ Lifestyle aka No Sugar No Grains. Best-selling author of Fitness Confidential. The host of the Fitness Confidential Podcast. Filmmaker of the popular documentary film, FAT: A Documentary. Check out Vinnie's site: VinnieTortorich.com -https://vinnietortorich.com Get the INTRO TO NSNG®️ EBook(pdf) - https://vinnietortorich.com/INTROTONSNG Visit Vinnie's Book Club - https://vinnietortorich.com/BookClub Please Support our Sponsors: VILLA CAPPELLI - https://bit.ly/villacappelli EAT HAPPY KITCHEN - https://eathappykitchen.com/ NSNGFOODS.com - https://nsngfoods.com/ PureVitaminClub.com - https://purevitaminclub.com/ PureCoffeeClub.com - https://purecoffeeclub.com/ #NSNG® #NOSUGARNOGRAINS® #LCHF #LowCarbHighFat #KETO #Carnivore