Obesity Isn't the Problem | Dr. Kathy Campbell

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Most of us have had a bad experience with medicine: side effects, copays we can't afford, a drug that stopped working while we kept getting sick. Dr. Kathy Campbell has been a pharmacist in one Oklahoma community for 35 years and has served five generations of patients, and somewhere along the way she saw that the medications only worked when food and movement came with them. Her book and TEDx talk, Obesity: The Modern Famine, make a case that surprised me. Obesity isn't the problem. It's a symptom of a body that is starving for what it needs. We talk about why dieting keeps failing, why she says movement instead of exercise, the foundations of health (nutrition, sunlight, water, oxygen, movement, love and connection), her definition of trauma as what your body had to do to survive it, why mental health is often physical health, and the research connecting metabolism and the brain. Kathy is also building a network of wellness pharmacists so the pharmacist can help you before you are sick, not only after. Chapters: 0:00 Coming up 0:31 The David Leifeste Show 0:52 Welcome: Dr. Kathy Campbell 1:43 Our bad experiences with medicine 2:29 Seven years of chemistry 4:24 Obesity: The Modern Famine 4:46 Obesity is a symptom, not the problem 5:59 Why dieting keeps failing 7:04 The TEDx talk and the book 7:49 Nutrition in medical school 8:12 35 years, five generations of patients 8:32 Medication only works alongside diet and movement 9:18 Does your doctor talk about food? 9:46 73% of our food is ultra-processed 11:09 Movement, not exercise 12:04 Foundational health 12:32 Your personal fishbowl 13:29 The wellness pharmacist 14:14 The Wellness Pharmacy Network 14:52 My job is to help you not need medications 15:14 Love is the most powerful chemistry 16:54 The five Es 17:49 Trauma and physical health 19:17 Trauma is what your body had to do to survive 19:29 The brain is an organ 20:39 Love as acceptance 22:04 Physiology first, then the psychology of change 22:49 A diet that is toxic and deficient 23:12 Eat more of the right stuff 24:12 The skeptic at the hospital 27:04 Brain Energy and metabolic mental health 28:12 Less medicine, more love 28:59 A culture that produces health 29:29 Mothers as chief medical officer 30:02 What other cultures get right 31:39 Where to find Dr. Kathy 32:18 Thank you, Dr. Kathy 32:35 Until next time This conversation is for education, not medical advice. Please talk with your own doctor before changing any medication or starting a therapeutic diet. Watch Dr. Kathy's TEDx talk, Obesity: The Modern Famine: https://www.ted.com/talks/kathy_campbell_obesity_the_modern_famine New conversations every week. Like and subscribe so you never miss an episode. ABOUT THE GUEST Dr. Kathy M. Campbell, PharmD, has been a community pharmacist in Oklahoma for more than 30 years. She owns Owasso Wellness Pharmacy & Compounding, founded the Wellness Pharmacy Network, and wrote Obesity: The Modern Famine, the follow-up to her 2018 TEDx talk of the same name. Website: https://drkathysays.com Instagram: @drkathysays Facebook: Kathy Brooks Campbell ABOUT DAVID David Leifeste, M.S., L.P.C., is a psychotherapist and executive coach, and the author of The Possibility of You. The David Leifeste Podcast brings the book's message to life: honest conversations about the stories that keep us stuck, and the way back to your true self. CONNECT & GO DEEPER Join the OASIS community: https://www.skool.com/oasis Podcast website: https://davidleifesteshow.com David's website: https://davidleifeste.com Get the book, The Possibility of You: https://www.amazon.com/Possibility-You-S-I-S-Unlocking-Purpose/dp/B0F31QK65X #podcast #nutrition #obesity #wellness #mentalhealth