Safe, Healthy Running with Dr. Mark Cucuzzella

[libsyn_podcast id=7321355] : Episode 1176 - Reserve Lt. Colonel Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, M.D., joins Vinnie this Friday for a second appearance on the podcast and the two talk the new sponsor, F-Bomb, healthy running, some running greats, and how to get into barefoot running safely. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli F-Bomb new sponsor! Promo code is Vinnie for your first order Crowd Cow DR. MARK CUCUZELLA Doctor Cucuzzella was recently on the podcast - check out his first appearance here! He is a doctor and a runner Doesn't run with shoes sometimes In Boston, he does run with shoes In WV, he often doesn't wear shoes Educated at UVA (like Tallulah), now works in West Virginia Now a professor at WVU An Academic Doctor He is also an Air Force Reserve Lt. Colonel REVERSING DIABETES WITH A LOW CARB DIET A lot of the people in the South, including West Virginia, are obese with diabetes His true passion is trying to reverse diabetes Developed pre-diabetes while running marathons - was eating low fat, etc. Realized there was something he wasn't taught in med school Learned about different particles, different numbers Found LCHF and got much better Ate like crap before learning about the issues of carbs and the benefits with fat When he anecdotally asked on military bases who lost lots of weight and kept it off, it was people who ate low carb who found success Struggled with the ADA who still wanted people to eat LOTS of carbs Against ADA guidelines to prescribe low carb Easier for independent doctors, like Dr. Mark They're backing out of the room slowly, but not fast enough because people are still dying from their guidelines HEALTHY RUNNING Dr. Mark teaches people how to run without hurting themselves in a way that makes them feel better / be healthier Check out his great book, Run For Your Life here If you're a runner and need to talk to a doctor, you can do that online with Dr. Cucuzzella! Vinnie tried his 5-Fingers shoes and was sore the next day This is because he was utilizing parts of his foot he hadn't been with these shoes Good to work into it to avoid this slight strain Not injury, just need to get into it, maybe a bit more slowly next tim Dr. Mark started running barefoot doing it little by little It felt good He could run farther Super slow is the way to start Working out is a great way to clear the brain If you're stressed, running is a really good way to alleviate stress, get some fresh air if you can do it outside Having a lot of pressure on you to run well is dangerous! Zola Budd, for example She coaches now in the US Runs barefoot sometimes, still We don't have any redundancy - we're supposed to use all of our muscles, they all serve a purpose, etc. Barefoot running utilizes more of these muscles People often wear shoes that are too small for them