May 1, 2018
This week on Episode 393 of The Paleo Solution Podcast we have guest Dr. Sarah Hallberg (DO, MS). Dr. Hallberg is the medical director at Virta Health, medical director and founder of the Indiana University – Arnett Health Medical Weight Loss Program in Lafayette Indiana, and Executive Director at The Nutrition Coalition. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine
00:00 – Pre-into/Summary
4:44 – Intro
6:01 – What’s going on with Dr. Hallberg and Virta
Health
7:12 – Metabolic underpinning of diseases
7:48 – Improving health can save us money
9:32 – Dr. Hallberg’s background and how she got involved
in this
16:00 – Meeting Steve Phinney and the beginnings of Virta
Health
17:56 – Results and details of the keto type 2 diabetes
telemedicine study
27:38 - We can’t blame the patients
29:57 – Using a matrix driven approach with telemedicine
and real people
32:55 – Customization, keto, and ketone levels
35:51 – SGLT2 Inhibitor and BHB levels
38:51 – Huge weakness of nutrition trials and using BHB
levels for compliance
40:20 – Using other markers than BHB/ketones
46:09 – Personalized nutritional
47:20 – Continuous glucose monitors (CGM)
49:38 – How can we win this health fight
55:22 – High carb vegan vs. low carb keto diets
57:40 – Where to find more info on Virta Health
Nutrition coalition: https://www.nutritioncoalition.us/
Virta Health: VirtaHealth.com