Have you ever ignored your doctor's advice? Most doctors enter the medical field with noble intentions, but are unaware of the systemic corruption and profit driven nature of the industry. The hard economic truth is that nearly every institution that impacts your health makes more money by managing chronic disease than by curing patients. The pharmaceutical industry has influenced medical research and treatment, leading to a focus on recurring revenue through chronic medication and intervention over prevention. As a result, many doctors feel trapped inside a broken system. Modern healthcare isn't working because it focuses on treating symptoms, rather than addressing the root cause of metabolic dysfunction, which can be caused by three physiological processes, mitochondrial dysfunction, chronic inflammation, and oxidative stress. To explore these subjects and more, we're here today with Casey Means, MD, a Stanford trained physician, co-founder of Levels, a health technology company with the mission of reversing the world's metabolic health crisis, and the bestselling author of the new book on metabolic health called “Good Energy.” In this episode, we chat about: How metabolic dysfunction affects various cell types in the body, leading to diverse symptoms and diseasesWhy it's a problem that nutrition science is funded largely by food manufacturers, and healthcare research is funded by pharmaceutical companiesHow the complexity and confusion surrounding health and wellness is intentional as it creates a need for external experts and productsWhy the profit-driven healthcare system prioritizes managing chronic diseases over curing them leading to widespread metabolic dysfunction and premature mortalityHow to optimize your metabolic function with simple and inexpensive lifestyle strategiesAnd much more…Read the show notes: https://fatburningman.com/dr-casey-means-solving-for-the-root-cause-of-the-metabolic-health-crisis/Learn more and grab your very own copy the new book "Good Energy" by Dr. Casey Means at https://www.caseymeans.com/goodenergyJoin The Wild Guild and get freebies on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/abeljames Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/fatburningman Like the show on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/fatburningman Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/fatburnman Click here for your free Fat-Burning Kit: http://fatburningman.com/bonus