

Paul Kolodzik: ER Doc Promotes Metabolic Health, Not Pharmaceuticals - #78
Chronic diseases are preventable. Dr. Paul Kolodzik has seen enough people losing their legs or needing dialysis in his emergency medicine career - all of which can be avoided.
For the last 5 years, he focused on metabolic health practice. He knows there’s an opportunity to prevent the patients’ chronic illnesses and their potential side effects. And it begins with spending enough time with the patient and educating them. Something most primary care doctors lack the time to do.
So in this episode, Dr. Kolodzik spends enough time discussing his metabolic health experience as he highlights how valuable a continuous glucose monitor is, why strength training should be a priority, his work on addiction, and the need for the healthcare system to do more than just disease management.
Quick Guide:
01:08 Introduction
06:50 The problem with high blood glucose
08:48 His metabolic health practice
10:20 The benefits of the continuous glucose monitor
15:39 Strength training and lowering the blood glucose
20:28 Fatty liver and muscle mass gain
31:58 The healthcare system dictates how to take care of patients
39:55 The relation of addiction to metabolic health
47:28 Contacts and closing
Get to know our guest:
Dr. Paul Kolodzik graduated from the University of Notre Dame and attended the Wright State University School of Medicine. He then had his Residency in Emergency Medicine in 1987, serving as chief resident in his final year. He has served as clinical faculty at the Ohio State University School of Medicine and has been an Assistant Clinical Professor at Wright State University since 1989. He is Board Certified by The American College of Emergency Medicine and the American Board of Preventive Medicine. Dr. Kolodzik is also Board Certified in Addiction Medicine. He has been in private metabolic health practice for the last five years.
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