Episode 408 - Dr. Emory Liscord - Problems With Healthcare
For Episode 408 of The Paleo Solution Podcast we have guest Dr. Emory Liscord. Dr. Liscord is an Emergency Medical Physician and Assistant Medical Director at the Deptartment of Emergency Medicine Maine General Medical Center.
Show Notes00:46 – Summary/Pre-Intro 1:57 – Intro and Dr. Liscord’s background 4:26 – Why Dr. Liscord chose emergency medicine 6:30 – Medications, and “less is more” 8:43 – Pre-diabetes while marathon training 13:49 – Seasonal eating 14:30 – Grand Rounds about the ketogenic diet at the hospital 15:44 – Where are the current problems in healthcare 19:01 – Conflicts of interest in medicine and subsidies in the food industry 23:10 – Where to initiate change 24:43 – Problematic features of the insurance system 31:18 – History of healthcare in the USA and changes from WWII 34:50 – Experimenting to find better healthcare systems 37:02 – Calling representatives really matters 38:44 – Work with the Chickasaw Nation 40:28 – Conversations in your community and strategies for patients 44:30 – Hospital changing snack foods story 48:30 – Food addiction, social pressure, and psychology 51:21 – Incentives and subsidies 54:28 – Future of Dr. Liscord’s outreach in the community 56:43 – Dietary dogma 59:30 – Where to find Dr. Liscord
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