{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Preventing Disease Through Diet with Dr. James O'Keefe ","description":"James O\u2019Keefe 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\u2019Keefe 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\u2019Keefe 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\u2019Keefe\u2019s perspective on the ketogenic diet  16:38 - How dairy can cause inflammation  23:25 - \u201cErectile dysfunction is the canary in the coal mine. It is an early warning system of trouble with lifestyle.\u201d 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\u2019s prevention  46:50 - Is fish oil good for your health?  ","author_name":"Evolving Past Alzheimer's","author_url":"http:\/\/www.evolvingpast.com","html":"