About this episode
Tony Martinez (Antonio C. Martinez II) is an Attorney and Government Relations & Advocacy Expert with more than 25 years of experience. Based in New York, his practice includes Food and Drug law and Health Care policy. He has visited 45 of the 50 states and 28 countries. He is a prolific speaker, bilingual, and a regular on the Low Carb/Carnivore speaking circuit. He advises companies, and health professionals, and is a patient advocate. "Keto Tony" as he goes by the nickname in the LowCarb Community has an interesting background story. While suffering from Type 2 Diabetes, he experienced a heart attack in March 2014. In the summer of 2014, he began a Ketogenic carnivorous diet and put his Type 2 Diabetes into remission and went off all his medications. He has maintained his Diabetes remission going on 8 years soon and he only sees his cardiologist once a year for a check-up. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 10:40 Reversing disease 13:16 Outlier patient 17:39 Diabetes vs cholesterol levels for cardiovascular risk 19:08 Pharma lobbies 23:08 Plant-based mayor of NYC 25:15 Running for state senate 26:17 Meat processors oligopoly 29:54 Lip service 32:00 Sustainability of the disease maintenance system 37:03 The role of government 41:17 Relationship with representatives 43:26 Diabesity 48:13 Case histories 50:29 Why government ignores low-carb 52:13 Regulatory capture 56:10 Where to find Tony Martinez Join the Community: https://carnivore.diet/join/ Book a Carnivore Coach: https://carnivore.diet/book-a-coach/ Carnivore Shirts: https://merch.carnivore.diet Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://carnivore.diet/subscribe/ . #revero #shawnbaker #Carnivorediet #MeatHeals #HealthCreation #humanfood #AnimalBased #ZeroCarb #DietCoach #FatAdapted #Carnivore #sugarfree