Dr. Kwajo: Poor Metabolic Health Means Poor ICU outcomes - #59

Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng wants you not to end up in the ICU. An ICU doctor and a department head at the Ottawa Hospital, Dr. Kwadwo knows metabolic disease is a massive driver of poor outcomes. Studies even established the link between poor metabolic health and COVID outcomes. But what do we do to treat that? When doctors focus primarily on sick care, they hardly ask anymore why the patient landed there in the first place. And that's what we need. We have to talk about the root cause to find the solutions. The inefficiency of the healthcare system prompted him to start his podcast "Solving Healthcare" which aims to empower healthcare workers to think out of the box. There's always a way to provide better care. The patients deserve that. Maybe the needle is yet to be moved, but the message is getting there. Quick Guide: 01:37 Introduction 04:52 To solve our healthcare system 12:08 The Canadian healthcare system 16:41 The message of being metabolically healthy 24:05 Is there progress in propagating the message? 38:16 Personal fitness and nutrition journey 44:41 The story behind Kwadcast 47:38 To encourage others to think outside the box 49:52 Studies inside the ICU 53:57 What evidence-based medicine means Get to know our guest: Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng is a critical care physician and researcher at the Ottawa Hospital in Canada. He hosts Solving Healthcare podcast that focuses on improving healthcare delivery. “You gotta be able to look yourself in the mirror, like, your compass for making decisions is in your values. And my values are always personally along do the right thing. Justice. Be courageous. And I don't feel it felt the same. We both have taken heat in different ways. And yeah, but at the end of the day, I can honestly say we both can look at yourselves in the mirror and say we were doing our best.” Connect with him: Twitter: https://twitter.com/kwadcast Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kwadcast Instagram: https://instagram.com/kwadcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLmdmYzLnJeAFPufDy1ti8w Website: drkwadwo.ca Other sites mentioned on the show: Virta Health (reverse type 2 diabetes): https://www.virtahealth.com/ Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners: https://thesmhp.org/ Episode snippets: 8:41 - 9:50 To increase awareness about the issues 14:21 - 15:13 Making an impact in a four-year cycle 12:24 - 13:08 The goal is to make the patients healthy 19:29 - 19:59 Give less pro-inflammatory food to the patients 37:45 - 38:14 The compass in making decisions is your values 45:12 - 46:15 How doing a podcast has been life-changing 48:18 - 49:52 Approach to thinking outside the box Send Dr. Ovadia a Text Message. (If you want a response, you must include your contact information.) Dr. Ovadia cannot respond here. To contact his team, please send an email to team@ifixhearts.com WEBSITE: Stay Off My Kitchen Table Like what you hear? Head over to IFixHearts.com/book to grab a copy of my book, Stay Off My Operating Table.  Ready to go deeper? Talk to someone from my team at IFixHearts.com/talk. Ready to take control of your health?  Grab Dr. Ovadia’s brand new book Stay Off My Kitchen Table now!  This isn’t just another diet book; it reveals why it’s not just what you eat, but what your body actually absorbs that determines your health. If you’re struggling with low energy, stubborn weight, or feeling like “healthy eating” isn’t working… this book shows you exactly how to fix it. Learn how to reset your gut Eliminate hidden foods sabotaging your progress Unlock real energy, metabolism, and longevity Don’t wait until it’s too late. Take action today. Get your copy of Stay Off My Kitchen Table now. Learn More: Take Dr. Ovadia's metabolic health quiz: iFixHearts  Dr. Ovadia's website: Ovadia Heart Health Theme Song : Rage Against Written & Performed by Logan Gritton & Colin Gailey (c) 2016 Mercury Retro Recordings Any use of this intellectual property for text and data mining or computational analysis including as training material for artificial intelligence systems is strictly prohibited without express written consent from Dr. Philip Ovadia.