excellent radio interview with Dr Emily Cooper, weight clinician

[Jack 855]

She reports some of her findings & observations in Seattle clinic regarding an evolving look at diabetes, obesity & metabolic abnormalities sometimes overlooked.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKVUZLSvaEs&list=PLRtX8DKNS2yUx9uIBGIWiRC4l3glENsQl

Second hour has 'conspiracy of health' Dr. Gregory Smith

They bring up some concepts worth considering. If it sounds too conspiratorical just set whether they've got any material new to you.

Since I was in practice for over 30 years, I've seen a LOT more that of common occurence and mostly ignored by news, governement AND medical realms.

I'm not familiar with the moderator Doug Schrader.

Comments?

Edited February 10, 2014 by Jack

[JOANNE M HOLL 388]

There is nothing on there when I click start!

[Jack 855]

works for me, click on the picture or the arrow.....

Hope it works for some to hear.

The presentation of Dr. Cooper in discussing a some of the interesting questions I've had to ferret out over time, would have been far easier if I had heard this years ago.

[2muchfun 8,928]

I'm 35 minutes in and it is interesting but this Dr is in denial. She says she sees no patients in her practice who got fat eating junk food, fast food, easy and cheap food?

I do agree with the concept that our metabolism can make us fat or thin but isn't that a DUH? She seems to be able to isolate the fat/diabetic epidemic and can point to the problem but I'm not hearing any solutions.

It'll take me a few days to get through this. I'll be back with more comments.

tmf

[Jack 855]

"I'm not hearing any solutions."........that's the hard part....

[2muchfun 8,928]

So the interview with Cooper ended shortly after I sent that last post.

I just re-listened to Cooper's segment. Seems like this is a lost cause. It's one thing that she can detail what needs to be done but no one lives in a world where healthcare is supplied as she suggests it should be? Unless of course you're uber rich and can afford a physician willing to spend the time needed to diagnose your specific metabolic DNA?

You're right though. Very interesting and does address why so few succeed with diets. Genetics and environment play such a huge part in obesity and how difficult it is to diagnose specifically what drives us to eat.

The bottom line for me was that there are so many factors that drive us to eat too much or eat the wrong foods it would take a specialist weeks and months to determine how to attack the problem? And of course, Blue Cross won't cover this and no PCP has a clue.

Thanks for the post!

[Jack 855]

while not given much in the way of answers I'd like to be able to list, at least her commnets got me thinking along the lines of something besides the old 'really doesn't apply' kinds of stuff we all have run across....

And I have no idea of her success or effectiveness. What is gratifying is her willingness to look at some different markers to investigate the 'why we overeat' as a society and individuals.

I know for myself, if I eat corn-based fructose anything, I do get tremendous acceleration of the Overeating Gear even with 'no hunger' signs being evident.

This predates the altered DNA corn issue by decades.

She touches on a wide range of potentials without solving much, agreed.

Now, back to your normal programming.....