In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Dr. Bret Scher joins our host Dr. Scott Sherr to give one-cent solutions to life’s $64,000 questions that include: What is the true definition of metabolic health, and why is metabolic health so poor in the United States? How does the ketogenic diet affect various types of cardiology markers? Why is it important to think about metabolic flexibility in the context of whether you're metabolically healthy or not?   Dr. Bret Scher is a board certified cardiologist, lipidologist, and a leading expert in therapeutic uses of metabolic therapies, including the ketogenic diet. He is the Director of Metabolic Mind, a nonprofit initiative for the Baszucki group. Dr. Scher was most recently the medical director of DietDoctor.com before becoming the medical director of Metabolic Mind. He also runs a preventative cardiology telemedicine practice at lowcarbcardiologist.com. Dr. Scher has spent most of his 20 year career as a preventative cardiologist, helping people improve their metabolic health and prevent heart disease using low carb nutrition and lifestyle interventions.  What we discuss: [00:05] Metabolism is the process of how our body converts food and calories into usable energy. [05:55] Metabolic dysfunction is caused by constant input of food, leading to storage and affecting organ function. [16:23] Ketogenic therapies have been proven to work for controlling seizures in kids with epilepsy. [21:19] Ketogenic diet can be personalized to any dietary pattern and offers various benefits. [30:17] Ketogenic therapy shows promising results for various mental health conditions. [34:55] Metabolic therapies and the ketogenic diet are being explored in psychiatric care. [44:08] The importance of considering multiple surrogate markers for cardiovascular risk assessment [1:02:36] Metabolic flexibility is important for switching between different diets. Find more from Smarter Not Harder: Website: https://troscriptions.com/blogs/podcast | https://homehope.org Instagram: @troscriptions | @homehopeorg   Find out more from Dr. Bret Scher: Website: https://lowcarbcardiologist.com/ Twitter: @bschermd Get 10% Off Your Purchase of the Metabolomics Module by using PODCAST10 at https://www.homehope.org   Get 10% Off your Troscriptions purchase by using POD10 at https://www.troscriptions.com   Get daily content from the hosts of Smarter Not Harder by following @troscriptions on Instagram.