Since 2012 Ivor Cummins has been intensively researching the root causes of modern chronic disease with a particular focus on cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. His career speciality, leading large worldwide teams in complex problem-solving activity provided the key questions that have helped him to explore the root causes of chronic disease and find the answers. Key nutritional and lifestyle interventions can transform an individual’s health and productivity and Ivor shares the changes that will make the biggest difference and explains why it’s vital to understand the root cause and take the right action to transform your life.   KEY TAKEAWAYS I discovered excessive carbohydrate and refined carbohydrate were almost certainly driving my bad physiology, I had believed my whole adult life that fat was bad but it’s not. I changed my diet removing any processed foods, refined sugar and the majority of carbohydrates and everything transformed. My energy levels and mental acuity also increased dramatically and my weight loss accelerated. There are many illnesses that are preventable through dietary measures. Simple dietary changes such as wholefoods, cutting out the starchy carbs and refined sugars make a difference. Ferritin is an acute-phase reactant and should be the sixth marker for metabolic syndrome. Your A1C is a late-stage indicator for type 2 diabetes but a post-meal glucose test will provide a more accurate indicator of possible problems much earlier on because what gets measured is what gets treated and managed. If you check post-meal glucose levels then you will have more knowledge than most people. A healthy fats based low carbohydrate diet is one of the most important changes you can make. There are some crucial vitamins and minerals such as magnesium, potassium and fish oil and it’s important to eliminate vegetable oils and factory seed oils to lower omega 6 fats.   BEST MOMENTS ‘I cut out the bread, pasta and junk food and my results were dramatically changed’ ‘If the experts in the field don’t really know how to handle the basic measurements then something unusual was afoot’ ‘The answer is carbohydrate metabolism’   VALUABLE RESOURCES Enduring Health Podcast https://thefatemperor.com Ivor Cummins at the Public Health Collaboration VCon 2020 Eat Rich, Live Long by Ivor Cummins & Jeffry Gerber   ABOUT THE GUEST Ivor Cummins BE(Chem) CEng MIEI PMP completed a Biochemical Engineering degree in 1990. He has since spent 30 years in corporate technical leadership positions. His career speciality has been leading large worldwide teams in complex problem-solving activity. Since 2012 Ivor has been intensively researching the root causes of modern chronic disease. A particular focus has been on cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. He shares his research insights at public speaking engagements around the world, revealing the key nutritional and lifestyle interventions which will deliver excellent health and personal productivity. He has recently presented at the British Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (BACPR) and also at the Irish National Institute of Preventative Cardiology (NIPC) annual conferences. Ivor is currently the Chief Program Officer for Irish Heart Disease Awareness: https://IHDA.ie ABOUT THE HOST Dr. Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr. Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problem