Gregory Rehmke is Program Director for Economic Thinking—a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching economic principles and the key role of economic freedom, property rights, and the rule of law to progress and prosperity in America and around the world.
He has directed educational programs at the Center for the American Idea, The Reason Foundation, and the Foundation for Economic Education.
Gregory Rehmke has a degree in Economics from the University of Washington and did graduate work at the University of St. Thomas and San Jose State University.
In this episode, Dr. Tro, Dr. Brian, and Gregory talk about…
(00:00) Intro
(06:31) Finding and working toward bipartisan agreement on very important issues related to health
(09:28) Health savings accounts and why Singapore’s health care system is the best in the world
(13:41) The economic incentive model and health care
(24:50) Why minorities and those in lower economic groups are at a much higher risk for health issues
(34:36) Employee and student wellness
(40:48) Reaching people with the message of metabolic health
(46:20) Perverse incentive structures in healthcare and how they can be effectively reformed
(57:10) The power of anecdotes for promoting good health information
(01:03:18) Some potential issues with deregulating HSAs
(01:06:08) The advancement of good metabolic health information over the past decade or so
(01:08:50) Outro and Plugs
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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
Medicine and Culture (book by Lynn Payer): https://www.amazon.com/Medicine-Culture-Revised-Lynn-Payer
For Richer, for Poorer: Low-Carb Diets Work for All Incomes: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/richer-poorer-low-carb-diets-work-all-incomes-2024a1000cw5?form=fpf
Gregory Rehmke:
Economic Thinking: https://economicthinking.org/
State Policy Network: https://spn.org/
STOA Debate League: https://www.stoausa.org
Normal Nutrition (substack): https://normalnutrition.substack.com
Dr. Brian Lenzkes:
Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author
Dr. Tro Kalayjian:
Website: https://www.doctortro.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro
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