The Feldman Protocol

In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, how does one family doctor's decades-long frustration with a "progressive, incurable" disease lead to a fundamentally different approach to patient care? Dave Feldman and David Unwin (MD) explore the pivotal 2012 patient encounter that reshaped Unwin's practice, the psychology of behavior change and food addiction, real-world data from a 10,000-patient NHS cohort, collaborative medicine versus authoritarian care, GLP-1 drugs as a last resort, and AI's emerging role in clinical decision-making.

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⏱ Chapters

0:00 – Introduction & cold open
1:24 – David Unwin's background
13:07 – Generational health trends observed
20:19 – Conventional medicine & early career
39:14 – The art vs. science of medicine
52:28 – The ACCORD study discussed
1:04:45 – The 2012 pivotal patient encounter
1:17:13 – Publishing the first 18-patient audit
1:30:06 – Unexpected behavioral changes on diet
1:45:09 – Collaborative medicine & patient partnership
2:02:32 – Evolutionary context for modern diet
2:13:06 – Food addiction & maintenance challenges
2:35:12 – GLP-1 drugs: a nuanced discussion
2:47:23 – Questions from the desk
3:09:27 – Unwin's real-world remission data
3:16:03 – AI in medicine & society
3:44:36 – Technology, freedom & human adaptability
3:59:46 – Closing & where to find David Unwin

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Part 1 of 2In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what can a quarter-century of emergency medicine experience reveal about the everyday habits quietly shaping metabolic health outcomes? Darius Sharpe (ER nurse and former paramedic with 24 years in emergency medicine) makes the case that postprandial glucose excursions deserve far more clinical attention, discusses his personal glucose experiments after a low-carb reintroduction of fast food, shares observations on hospital nutrition practices, and weighs in on the calories-in/calories-out vs. carbohydrate-insulin debate.🔥 This episode is sponsored by us --Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/42` Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman`Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com`⏱ Chapters0:00 – Cold open & introduction1:10 – Darius introduces himself3:42 – Path from EMT to ER nurse12:09 – Recognizing atypical heart attack symptoms16:07 – Time is tissue: stroke & MI urgency24:33 – Patterns Dave saw responding to 911 calls40:25 – Darius's personal health & family history54:44 – Early lipid labs and what they showed1:01:11 – Nursing school glucose discovery1:13:32 – The In-N-Out glucose experiment series1:21:42 – Joining the LMHR community1:31:40 – Metabolic illness observations during 2020–20221:45:43 – First CGM and self-experimentation1:51:14 – Keto week vs. high-carb week: OGTT comparison1:59:39 – Defining low-carb, keto, and net vs. total carbs2:19:36 – Calories vs. insulin: what both sides get right2:30:58 – Hospital food, juice, and postprandial glucose2:44:29 – Bedside patient education and CGM advocacy#FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #DariusSharpe #MetabolicHealth #BloodSugar #PostprandialGlucose #LeanMassHyperResponder #LMHR #LowCarb #KetogenicDiet #CGM #ContinuousGlucoseMonitor #EmergencyMedicine #ERNurse #InsulinResistance #Cholesterol #HeartHealth #StrokeAwareness #HospitalNutrition

In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can a practicing family physician's personal health crisis reshape the dietary advice he gives to thousands of patients? Ken Berry (MD) makes the case for low-carbohydrate approaches in managing metabolic conditions, shares his path from rural Tennessee to family medicine, discusses founding the American Diabetes Society as an alternative institution, explores the debate around long-term ketosis and fasting insulin, and joins Dave and audience members in examining how to rebuild trust in medical and scientific institutions.

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⏱ Chapters

0:00 – Cold open & introduction
1:51 – Ken Berry's background in medicine
8:08 – Path from rural Tennessee to med school
16:03 – Ken's health during his early career
23:01 – Shifting away from standard dietary guidelines
33:42 – Patient signals and expanding the practice
42:17 – Starting a YouTube channel
54:21 – "Lies My Doctor Told Me" and colleague pushback
1:00:18 – Founding the American Diabetes Society
1:05:00 – Audience Q&A begins
1:08:53 – Discussion of long-term ketosis markers
1:18:31 – Talking to loved ones about diet
1:29:14 – Nutrition education in medical schools
1:39:47 – Restoring trust in medical institutions
1:47:00 – Semmelweis, paradigm shifts & patience
1:55:40 – Long-term ketosis safety & ketone measurement
2:09:10 – Blood work as a snapshot: context matters
2:30:28 – Dietary flexibility, travel, and glucose spikes
2:51:05 – Closing remarks & where to find Ken Berry

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In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can elite athletes truly thrive on fat alone — with zero carbs? Dave sits down with Casey Ruff (personal trainer, nutrition coach, and host of Boundless Body Radio) to explore his journey from gym kid to keto rebel, high-intensity training principles, a rogue low-carb experiment inside a corporate fitness company that produced 732 lbs of fat loss, the LMHR study saga, carnivore adaptation and anxiety relief, and a surprising email from the American Heart Association.

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⏱ Chapters
3:17 – Casey's ice hockey obsession
8:05 – A punch that changed everything
12:38 – Two years in Brazil as a missionary
17:03 – From architecture dreams to personal training
21:06 – Finding his calling at the gym
28:51 – High intensity training explained
36:57 – Why sport-specific training is a myth
39:02 – Metabolic carts & the RER deep dive
43:01 – The Biggest Loser metabolic damage case
46:24 – Calories in/out: why it failed everyone
50:25 – Nina Teicholz & The Big Fat Surprise
54:07 – Bonking, glycogen, and fat adaptation
58:10 – Butter-fed athletes & the keto revelation
1:04:13 – Casey's fasted hockey game story
1:06:07 – Going rogue with Diet Doctor meal plans
1:14:02 – Getting the nutrition certification
1:17:17 – The contest winner who changed everything
1:20:19 – 732 lbs lost, 98.1% from fat
1:27:33 – Did results hold after the contest?
1:33:27 – Starting Boundless Body podcast in 2020
1:41:25 – On being a natural podcast host
1:52:17 – The pandemic pivot to virtual training
1:59:08 – Carnivore and the vanishing anxiety
2:04:31 – The LMHR Match Analysis saga begins
2:16:26 – Low Carb Denver 2023 collective gasp
2:23:22 – Dave reveals new Heartflow re-analysis
2:29:35 – The movie & Robin's bipolar decision
2:31:37 – The AHA misinformation email
2:42:14 – Prepping for Arthur Agatston
2:48:42 – Fat adaptation and hockey performance
2:55:39 – Travel strategies: fasting vs. carnivore snacks
2:59:08 – Changing his mind: strict carnivore or not?
3:05:36 – Where to find Casey

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In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can a for-profit assisted living home actually send residents back home healthier than when they arrived? Hal Cranmer (assisted living owner and metabolic health advocate) makes the case that ketogenic and carnivore nutrition, resistance training, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and disciplined deprescribing can reverse diabetes, restore cognition, and rebuild independence — even in residents in their 80s and 90s. Dave and Hal also cover dementia and sugar addiction, the business model of senior care, and the future of AI in medicine.

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⏱ Chapters
3:06 – The assisted living industry spectrum
4:41 – "End of the line" vs. recovery mindset
7:27 – How crisis moments force placement decisions
10:41 – From real estate to assisted living
15:42 – Running the first home: Blue Sky Manor
22:11 – Competing on service, not price
25:04 – Moving the whole family to Arizona
36:39 – Why referrals are nothing like renting
44:12 – Owner presence builds family trust
47:37 – The Berlin airlift resident who went home
51:05 – Dave on the pay-it-forward feeling
54:19 – Finding a unique selling proposition
56:05 – The vegan nutrition experiment
1:03:55 – Hal tries carnivore himself
1:07:42 – Two-year digestive problem gone in two weeks
1:10:11 – Sarcopenia: the underrated elderly crisis
1:17:07 – Dr. Dale Bredesen and the Alzheimer's protocol
1:23:01 – Why steak gets judged but cake doesn't
1:30:17 – Rolling out keto in the homes
1:34:17 – Maria Emmerich cookbooks change everything
1:40:45 – Audience questions: most surprising therapy
1:43:21 – How hyperbaric oxygen therapy works
1:53:14 – What residents actually eat each day
1:57:01 – Total carbs, not net carbs — and 65 names for sugar
2:01:36 – Adherence after leaving the home
2:11:44 – Diabetes reversal and dementia as type 3 diabetes
2:19:42 – Working with doctors to reduce medications
2:25:57 – The Dr. Tro Kalagian research study begins
2:33:32 – Dave raises the cholesterol question
2:39:37 – Polypharmacy, drug interactions, and deprescribing
2:47:51 – AI, objectivity, and open-source health data
3:00:01 – Engineering culture vs. medical hierarchy
3:09:54 – Mental attitude and fighting dementia diagnosis
3:15:03 – Carnivore diet and dramatically fewer illnesses
3:18:17 – Fewer UTIs and infections on keto diet
3:18:49 – Where to find Hal Cranmer

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