Preventing Disease Through Diet with Dr. James O'Keefe

Evolving Past Alzheimer's

James O’Keefe is the director of preventative cardiology at St Louis Mid-America Heart Institute in Kansas City and a professor of medicine at the University of Missouri. Dr O’Keefe taught me that checking your blood sugar right after you eat is really important. And even healthy people may see a huge spike in their blood sugar right after they eat. Many different chronic diseases are linked to problems with blood sugar. Dr. O’Keefe recently published a paper on the pesco-Mediterranean diet as the ideal way to eat for heart, brain, and overall health.

5:12 - Advantages of the Pesco-Mediterranean diet for preventing cardiovascular problems

12:33 - Dr. O’Keefe’s perspective on the ketogenic diet

16:38 - How dairy can cause inflammation

23:25 - “Erectile dysfunction is the canary in the coal mine. It is an early warning system of trouble with lifestyle.”

24:09 - How to test endothelial function and measure lifestyle changes that need to be made before real problems manifest

29:51 - Exercise for brain function and Alzheimer’s prevention

46:50 - Is fish oil good for your health?