How to Build Your Nutrition Plan: Food is Medicine

In this episode, Dr. Jeremy London—a cardiovascular surgeon with over 25 years of experience—shares his journey from treating end-stage disease to embracing a preventative, holistic approach centered on nutrition, functional medicine, and lifestyle. Prompted by burnout and a near-fatal heart event despite a healthy lifestyle, he discusses how food as medicine, functional medicine training, and biomarker tracking (like CGMs and A1C) helped him redefine his health philosophy. He emphasizes that everyone needs to find their own sustainable, data-informed nutritional plan—whether it’s whole foods, keto, vegan, or another approach—and that real health change comes not just from knowledge but from action, accountability, and self-awareness. My Newsletter https://www.drjeremylondon.com/ Thank you to our sponsors Function Health: https://www.functionhealth.com/london Momentous: https://www.livemomentous.com/london Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/london My Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjeremylondon/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drjeremylondon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drjeremylondonmd Timestamp: 00:00:00 Overview on Food & Nutritional Plans 00:03:20 Everyone Has to Eat: The Question is What? 00:04:12 Dissolution with Modern Medicine 00:07:18 Sponsor: Function Health 00:08:43 Self-Reflection & Evaluating Our Diet Plan: Introduction to an Elimination Diet 00:11:00 Eating Well = Feeling Well 00:12:50 What is Functional Medicine? 00:15:23 Our Body Wants to Be in Balance 00:16:55 Start with the Soil (Food) 00:19:36 Sponsor: Momentous 00:20:55 Whole Foods & Limit Processed/Ultraprocessed Foods 00:27:33 My Heart Attack Story 00:39:00 What's the Takeaway? What Lessons Did I Learn 00:41:14 Sponsor: Eight Sleep 00:42:27 Was I Doing the Best I Could? 00:44:58 CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor) Experience 00:47:08 Prediabetic Diagnosis 00:48:08 The Importance of Knowing Your Biomarkers 00:50:08 Where Do You Start? 00:52:04 Thank You For Listening! Please Like & Subscribe on YouTube and Leave a Rating on Spotify & Apple Podcasts! * The information in this video is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images, and information, contained in this video is for general information purposes only and does not replace a consultation with your own doctor/health professional ** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices