They didn't teach this in medical school.

Orthopedic surgeon Carlos Moreyra had to do his own research to learn that diet plays a crucial role in maintaining orthopedic health.

A variety of factors can affect bone strength and density. Your choice of food can either help prevent orthopedic disease or increase the likelihood of orthopedic diseases including osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and even fractures.

In this episode, Dr. Moreyra discussed how advanced glycation end products affect bone health in several ways. He notes that chronic medication can affect bone health and highlights the necessity to cut back on carbohydrates, processed foods, and sugars to maintain strong bones.

He advocates dietary and lifestyle changes to prevent orthopedic conditions and make you stay off his operating table.

Quick Guide
01:08 Introduction
09:26 Why isn’t diet being talked about in the orthopedic community
17:52 Would diet changes affect the traumatic injuries of professional athletes?
25:26 Oxidized LDL and how it affects day to day life
29:25 Multifactorial reasons for orthopedic problems
36:23 Diet that affects the bone formation of children
37:22 Osteoporosis and advanced glycation end products
42:06 Building a bone is like building a house
49:06 Chronic medication
57:21 The nutritional benefit of consuming organs

Get to know our guest
Dr. Carlos Moreyra is an orthopedic surgeon whose treatment goals include dietary and lifestyle changes.

“So I think what people need to focus is about, look at their diet. Make sure you kind of clean it out, cut the sugars, grains, refined carbohydrates... Focus on protein, because bone is going to be 40% protein.” - Dr. Carlos Moreyra

Connect with him
Website: https://carlosemoreyramd.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moreyraortho

Episode snippets
06:53 - 08:01 - An inflammatory component driven by diet
20:20 - 21:06 - Diet and mechanisms of injury
26:13 - 28:02 - How oxidized LDL becomes problematic to the body
30:58 - 31:47 - Injury reasons are multifactorial
34:33 - 35:26 - A precursor for diabetes
42:56 - 44:36 - Building a bone is like building a house

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