Medgeeks with Andrew Reid – Details, episodes & analysis

I tested ProLon, the fasting-mimicking diet, against a 5-day sardine fast, ran my own bloodwork, and got the opposite result I expected. ProLon is the best-known version of the fasting-mimicking diet (FMD), a 5-day, low-calorie, plant-based protocol developed from Dr. Valter Longo's research at USC. The sardine fast is the cheap, unbranded version people keep hyping online.

I ran both on myself about a month apart, kept calories low on each, and tracked the same markers throughout: IGF-1, fasting insulin, HOMA-IR, glucose, ketones, and glucose ketone index.

I was sure the premium protocol would win. I had spent years studying these pathways and expected the plant-based, low-protein design to be the real driver. A few cans of fish gave me the opposite answer. What you'll see in this podcast: 

• The exact lab data that flipped my prediction
• IGF-1 side by side: the FMD dropped mine 55 points, the sardine fast dropped it 88
• How the sardine fast drove me into a deeper ketotic state than the $200 kit
• Where my fasting insulin, HOMA-IR, glucose, ketones, and GKI landed on each protocol
• A clearer way to understand mTOR and autophagy
• Why autophagy is not the on-off switch the internet claims
• Why a little of the right protein may help protect lean muscle during a deficit
• What this means for clinicians who want metabolic interventions patients can actually afford

About:
I'm Andrew Reid. I founded Medgeeks in 2013, and for the last five years, I've been rebuilding how I think about chronic disease from the cell up. My goal is to treat nutrition as a real therapeutic intervention, held to the same standard of rigor we expect from pharmaceuticals.

Subscribe for nutrition held to a higher standard, with real data and honest answers even when they're inconvenient.

Here's everything I'm building → https://medgeeks.co/

Disclaimer:
This is an N of 1 experiment on my own physiology, shared for educational purposes only. It is not medical advice. A protocol like this is not right for everyone, especially if you are lean, managing a chronic condition, or taking medication. Talk with your healthcare provider before attempting any form of fasting or significant dietary change. 

This is the story of what almost losing her taught me about chronic disease, why our current model of medicine keeps failing complex and chronically ill clients, and why I am back on the podcast after almost a decade away.

I am Andrew Reid, founder of Medgeeks. I trained as a Physician Assistant, spent five years in primary care, and have spent over a decade since educating clinicians. None of it prepared me for my own daughter. To help her, I had to go back and learn the biology underneath chronic disease: mitochondrial medicine, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, metabolomics, and clinical nutrition. What I found changed how I think about every client I see.

Going forward, this show is about that biology and the clinical reasoning that follows from it. Mitochondrial function, the cell danger response, metabolic health, autoimmune disease, insulin resistance, and the systems-based, root-cause approach to chronic disease that conventional training leaves out. We also get into the other side of that same continuum: building muscle, exercise as medicine, sleep, nutrition, and the levers that move someone toward genuinely optimal health.

The goal is simple: better health, with better science.

Whether you are a clinician reasoning through complex clients, someone facing chronic illness in your own life or your family's, or you are already healthy and want to understand how to optimize and protect that health for the long run, this is the work I want to do in front of you.

Learn more here: medgeeks.co

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Salivary gland stones, or sialolithiasis, can be a painful and uncomfortable condition. In this podcast episode, we delve into the world of these often overlooked oral health issues.

We will discuss the causes and symptoms of these stone formations. The different treatment options from conservative to surgical. And prevention strategies for your patients.

Join Dr. Niket Sonpal as we explore this often overlooked, yet painful condition.

August 26, 2024

Welcome back for In the News part 2, where we will talk about Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and a genetic test that he had done. And when a famous person brings to light what they are going through, there is an uptick in the general population asking for the same test.

Other topics we will discuss are snoring, flu season, Monkeypox and how a new study about a plant based diet was more beneficial to men than women.

Join Dr. Niket Sonpal as he brings us all up to date on what is happening in the medical world.

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Not everything that goes up, comes down, or out. During this holiday season, there have been a lot of foreign objects that might need help coming out.

There are three classifications of rectal foreign bodies: involuntary non-sexual, voluntary non-sexual placement and voluntary during sexual practice. We will discuss how to manage varying degrees of rectal objects. First, you'll need to take a history & physical, like a CT scan or X-Ray.  Then figuring out how best to remove the objects safely.

Join Dr. Niket Sonpal as he sheds some light on this holiday mishap.

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Love the podcast but can't seem to remember everything we cover? For a limited time we are providing the notes from each episode starting with this episode, absolutely FREE. Click the link here to access the podcast: Key Principles 

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Do you work in primary care medicine? Primary Care Medicine Essentials is our brand new program specifically designed for primary care providers to increase their core medical knowledge & improve patient flow optimization. Learn more here: Primary Care Essentials

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Are you running on empty? Clinician's Corner is our monthly publication where we help increase your confidence, decrease burnout, and live the life you've always wanted. We want you to practice medicine because you want to, not because you have to. Learn more here: Clinician's Corner

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In this week's episode, we will talk about PEP (post exposure prophylaxis). The three major levels of prevention for working with patients. And what to do if you become exposed to a virus, toxin and/or infection.

Join Dr. Niket Sonpal as he gives us some guidance if you do get exposed at work.

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Love the podcast but can't seem to remember everything we cover? For a limited time we are providing the notes from each episode starting with this episode, absolutely FREE. Click the link here to access the podcast: Key Principles

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Do you work in primary care medicine? Primary Care Medicine Essentials is our brand new program specifically designed for primary care providers to increase their core medical knowledge & improve patient flow optimization. Learn more here: Primary Care Essentials

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Are you running on empty? Clinician's Corner is our monthly publication where we help increase your confidence, decrease burnout, and live the life you've always wanted. We want you to practice medicine because you want to, not because you have to. Learn more here: Clinician's Corner

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50% of referrals to GI is because of IBS. So, why does IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) happen to you or your patient?

In this episode, we will discuss the signs and symptoms to look out for. The different types of IBS and how to differentiate between them. Finally, we will let you know the different tests to run and the treatments that could help.

Join Dr. Niket Sonpal for his 1 year of doing the podcasts!

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Do you work in primary care medicine? Primary Care Medicine Essentials is our brand new program specifically designed for primary care providers to increase their core medical knowledge & improve patient flow optimization. Learn more here: Primary Care Essentials

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Are you running on empty? Clinician's Corner is our monthly publication where we help increase your confidence, decrease burnout, and live the life you've always wanted. We want you to practice medicine because you want to, not because you have to. Learn more here: Clinician's Corner

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Did you know that the founder of Listerine is the same doctor that started the aseptic surgical technique?

In this episode we will discuss the bugs around our Thanksgiving feast. How to prepare, store and reheat all our favorite dishes.

Join Dr. Niket Sonpal, as he keeps us all safe from those little bugs during the holiday season.

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Do you work in primary care medicine? Primary Care Medicine Essentials is our brand new program specifically designed for primary care providers to increase their core medical knowledge & improve patient flow optimization. Learn more here: Primary Care Essentials

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Are you running on empty? Clinician's Corner is our monthly publication where we help increase your confidence, decrease burnout, and live the life you've always wanted. We want you to practice medicine because you want to, not because you have to. Learn more here: Clinician's Corner

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Happy Halloween! Welcome back to the second part of our scaries in medicine.

In this podcast we will discuss a micronutrient that could completely change your mind, literally. When some patients have seizures and they think they are having a religious moment. And Stone Man Syndrome, where the patient feels like their body is turning into stone.

Join Dr. Niket Sonpal, Chef Linguine, as he explains some scary conditions in medicine.

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Are you running on empty? Clinician's Corner is our monthly publication where we help increase your confidence, decrease burnout, and live the life you've always wanted. We want you to practice medicine because you want to, not because you have to. Learn more here: Clinician's Corner

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Do you work in primary care medicine? Primary Care Medicine Essentials is our brand new program specifically designed for primary care providers to increase their core medical knowledge & improve patient flow optimization. Learn more here: Primary Care Essentials

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In 1848, was the first reported case of brain damage that changed a person's personality. When a tamping iron was accidentally shot into the left cheek bone. 

Next we will talk about how black licorice can be dangerous because of a chemical in them. And then, we will discuss how an anatomist figured out the life cycle of a tapeworm.

Join Dr. Niket Sonpal, the Halloween expert, as he talks about things related to the scary side of medicine!

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Are you running on empty? Clinician's Corner is our monthly publication where we help increase your confidence, decrease burnout, and live the life you've always wanted. We want you to practice medicine because you want to, not because you have to. Learn more here: Clinician's Corner

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Do you work in primary care medicine? Primary Care Medicine Essentials is our brand new program specifically designed for primary care providers to increase their core medical knowledge & improve patient flow optimization. Learn more here: Primary Care Essentials

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