In this episode, Dr. Jeremy London—a cardiovascular surgeon with over 25 years of experience—shares his journey from treating end-stage disease to embracing a preventative, holistic approach centered on nutrition, functional medicine, and lifestyle. Prompted by burnout and a near-fatal heart event despite a healthy lifestyle, he discusses how food as medicine, functional medicine training, and biomarker tracking (like CGMs and A1C) helped him redefine his health philosophy. He emphasizes that everyone needs to find their own sustainable, data-informed nutritional plan—whether it’s whole foods, keto, vegan, or another approach—and that real health change comes not just from knowledge but from action, accountability, and self-awareness.

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Timestamp:

00:00:00 Overview on Food & Nutritional Plans

00:03:20 Everyone Has to Eat: The Question is What?

00:04:12 Dissolution with Modern Medicine

00:07:18 Sponsor: Function Health

00:08:43 Self-Reflection & Evaluating Our Diet Plan: Introduction to an Elimination Diet

00:11:00 Eating Well = Feeling Well

00:12:50 What is Functional Medicine?

00:15:23 Our Body Wants to Be in Balance

00:16:55 Start with the Soil (Food)

00:19:36 Sponsor: Momentous

00:20:55 Whole Foods & Limit Processed/Ultraprocessed Foods

00:27:33 My Heart Attack Story

00:39:00 What's the Takeaway? What Lessons Did I Learn

00:41:14 Sponsor: Eight Sleep

00:42:27 Was I Doing the Best I Could?

00:44:58 CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor) Experience

00:47:08 Prediabetic Diagnosis

00:48:08 The Importance of Knowing Your Biomarkers

00:50:08 Where Do You Start?

00:52:04 Thank You For Listening! Please Like & Subscribe on YouTube and Leave a Rating on Spotify & Apple Podcasts!

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