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Diet Doctor Podcast #90:

The pharmacist who gave up drugs

Most pharmacists spend their careers dispensing medications. But Graham Phillips saw that this path wasn’t helping people get better. So he gave up selling drugs and charted a course with a new company that helps people through low-carb lifestyles.

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One pharmacist saw that the “pill for every ill” approach of medicine was failing many of his customers. That’s why Graham Phillips, an award-winning pharmacist, gave up the routine of filling drug prescriptions and started a company to help people improve their health with low-carb lifestyles and metabolic monitoring.

With his transition, Graham believes he is making a difference. He sees a future where pharmacists dispense appropriate medications, but they also have the role of educating customers about lifestyle interventions that make many of the meds unnecessary. Pharmacists could be part of a movement towards deprescription and better health.

About the video

Virtual podcast recorded in October 2021, published in February 2022.
Host: Dr. Bret Scher
Producer: Hari Dewang

Table of contents


00:00  Introduction
01:50  The difference between US and UK based pharmacy
10:25  Handling conflicting advice from physicians
16:12  The role of CGM
22:07  Consulting patients on interpreting CGM results
30:45  CGM responses to sleep hygiene
37:14  Sleep improvement over long periods of time
45:09  The progression of the new paradigm shift in medical practice
49:36  Future work

 
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Table of contents

 

00:00  Introduction
01:50  The difference between US and UK based pharmacy
10:25  Handling conflicting advice from physicians
16:12  The role of CGM
22:07  Consulting patients on interpreting CGM results
30:45  CGM responses to sleep hygiene
37:14  Sleep improvement over long periods of time
45:09  The progression of the new paradigm shift in medical practice
49:36  Future work

 

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One pharmacist saw that the “pill for every ill” approach of medicine was failing many of his customers. That’s why Graham Phillips, an award-winning pharmacist, gave up the routine of filling drug prescriptions and started a company to help people improve their health with low-carb lifestyles and metabolic monitoring.

With his transition, Graham believes he is making a difference. He sees a future where pharmacists dispense appropriate medications, but they also have the role of educating customers about lifestyle interventions that make many of the meds unnecessary. Pharmacists could be part of a movement towards deprescription and better health.

About the video

Virtual podcast recorded in October 2021, published in February 2022.
Host: Dr. Bret Scher
Producer: Hari Dewang

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