To meet his patients where they are. Dr. Tony Hampton believes that the key to healing lies in addressing the root causes of illness rather than just treating symptoms and this involves knowing the real state of his patients - physically, emotionally, and even mentally. With his NEST and ROPE approach, Dr. Hampton can identify the cause of his patient's health issues and create a plan that works for them.In this episode, Dr. Hampton emphasizes the importance of eating healthy proteins and fats, why medication should only be a temporary fix while patients work on making lifestyle changes, and the future of medicine through better education. As a big believer in lifestyle medicine and integrative approaches, he wants to see more clinicians educated on how to improve patient outcomes. With his holistic approach to healthcare, he truly is on his way to changing the medical landscape to benefit patients.To learn more about him, here's a compelling episode of Dr. Hampton's podcast, which was inspired by Dr. Westman's Doctors Listen Up video. He explains why all doctors should feel confident suggesting the ketogenic diet to their patients. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from one of the most innovative and respected doctors in the field: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFBLvuf7QHgQuick Guide01:23 Introduction05:25 Coaching patients to a low-carb diet and helping doctors learn the value of nutrition14:44 Retraining clinicians to heal patients19:51 Help people live well is helping them heal28:53 A diagnostic template to help lifestyle change work37:12 The signposts of progress44:12 How his approach to work has changed55:26 Make the message more mainstream for it to reach more people1:02:27 Closing and contactsGet to know our guestDr. Hampton is a board-certified family physician who incorporates nutrition into his approach to healing. He's part of Advocate Health, the fifth-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the U.S."There's way more people of color who are not metabolically healthy. So, we have a little bit of an obligation to save the system, money to save the patient money by healing them, and then they won't have to spend a lot of money on medicines and procedures and surgeries and of course, we save money on food if we just tweak it and show them how to do it the right way."Connect with himLinktree: https://linktr.ee/drtonyhamptonEpisode snippets04:02 - 05:22 - Patients approach doctors as healers12:48 - 14:08 - Poor advice led to failures28:07 - 28:50 - Lifestyle change is needed to get our lives back39:46 - 41:00 - Recognizing the incremental changes and celebrating success48:34 - 49:43 - To coach and to give them grace52:51 - 53:56 - Coexisting in harmony Contact Stay Off My Operating TableTweet with us: Dr. Ovadia: @iFixHearts Jack Heald: @JackHeald5 Learn more: Get Dr. Ovadia's book Stay Off My Operating Table on Amazon. Take Dr. Ovadia's metabolic health quiz: iFixHearts visit Dr. Ovadia's website: Ovadia Heart Health visit Jack Heald's website: CultYourBrand.com Theme Song : Rage AgainstWritten & Performed by Logan Gritton & Colin Gailey(c) 2016 Mercury Retro Recordings