Dr. Gabrielle Lyon: The Problems with Fake Meat (and What to Eat Instead)

What’s with all the protein shaming lately?

When a staggering 75% to 80% of us are overweight and facing metabolic dysfunction, is eating less meat on Mondays really going to save us?

If you really want to know who is responsible for the destruction of our environment and our collective health, I’m happy to say it’s definitely not our cow friends peacefully burping on pasture.

Eliminating a high-quality protein source like meat often backfires as meat substitutes and other processed vegan and vegetarian foods pollute our bodies and the planet with petrochemicals and low quality carbs shipped back and forth across the world.

So if you’re looking to get rid of stubborn fat, like the majority of people, animal protein is often one of the most powerful tools to help you reach and maintain a healthy body composition for a lifetime.

And I’m pleased to say that joining us on the show today is Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, a functional medicine physician, speaker, and creator of The Lyon Protocol.

Dr. Lyon received her doctorate in osteopathic medicine from the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine and is board-certified in family medicine. Her specialty in Muscle-Centric Medicine has led her to be featured on “The Doctors” with published articles in Muscle and Fitness, Women’s Health, Men’s Health, and Harper’s Bazaar. In her private practice, she leverages evidence-based medicine and cutting-edge science to restore metabolism, balance hormones, and optimize body composition with the end goal of helping others discover lifelong vitality.

I hope you enjoy this one. We’re chatting about…

• How much protein we should be eating
• Why focusing on protein first will help make everything easier
• Lifespan versus quality of life
• Time-tested secrets to aging gracefully
• The problems with fake meat 
• And tons more…

Let’s go hang out with Dr. Lyon.

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Where To Find Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

You can find Dr. Lyon on Instagram @drgabriellelyon, on Twitter @drgabriellelyon, on Facebook, as well as on YouTube where she does a lot of free education. Be sure to check that out.

Find more information on Dr. Lyon’s work on her website over at DrGabrielleLyon.com.

Right there on the DrGabrielleLyon.com homepage, you can sign up for her free weekly newsletter where she curates helpful information, studies, and tons more. She’ll even send you a free “Lyon Protocol 2.0” guide that you’ll be able to download when you sign up.

And if you’d like to see Dr. Lyon as a patient, she does everything remote. So wherever you are, you can go to DrGabrielleLyon.com and register in the Patient Portal to get started.

Dr. Gabrielle Lyon: And I have a book coming out. That book will be in another year, so be on the lookout for that.

So, be sure to check out DrGabrielleLyon.com to learn more and get in touch, and stay tuned for the book Dr. Lyon is working on will be releasing later on.

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