House MAHA Caucus Holds Member Briefing on Metabolic Health
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House MAHA Caucus Holds Member Briefing on Metabolic Health
The House Make America Health Again (MAHA) Caucus held an informative briefing for caucus members last week. The caucus members heard from experts on metabolic health and the role it plays in individuals’ overall health. The briefing was the first in a planned series of informative events to bring scientists and experts to the Caucus to share their research and highlight opportunities for data-driven changes in federal policy that will help Americans take charge of their health.“As a nation, we spend more money on healthcare than any other country on earth, yet the number of Americans suffering from chronic diseases continues to rise. Throwing money at the problem is not a solution; it’s time for fundamental change to the way our country approaches healthcare, with a focus on preventing chronic diseases before they begin,” said Co-Chair of the Make America Healthy Again Caucus, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11). “Our healthcare system must shift from symptom management toward prevention, treatment and reversal of illness with therapeutic nutrition. This work is deeply personal to me, not just as an advocate, but as a mom. Our family witnessed the power of metabolic approaches when after years of unsuccessful conventional treatments, my son began a ketogenic diet four years
The caucus members heard from experts on metabolic health and the role it plays in individuals’ overall health, including presentations from:
David Baszucki, founder and CEO of Roblox Corporation and co-founder of Baszucki Group
Jan Ellison Baszucki, co-founder and President of Baszucki Group and founder of Metabolic Mind
Cristina Nigro, PhD, Policy and Partnerships Officer, Baszucki Group
Mariela Glandt, MD, founder and Medical Director of Glandt Center for Diabetes Care; CEO and founder, OwnaHealth
Andrew Koutknik, PhD, Principal Investigator and Research Scientist at Florida State University’s Institute for Sports Science and Medicine
Matt Bernstein, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Ellenhorn
The briefing was the first in a planned series of informative events to bring scientists and experts to the Caucus to share their research and highlight opportunities for data-driven changes in federal policy that will help Americans take charge of their health.
“I want to thank Baszucki Group and all our presenters for their enlightening presentation about the impact of our metabolism on our mental health, as well as our overall health. As the MAHA Caucus continues to educate its members and works alongside the Trump administration to improve our nation’s health outcomes, I look forward to future briefings. It is critical that we work to address our health crisis with declining life expectancy, rising incidences of chronic diseases, and high rates of obesity,” said Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11).
“As a nation, we spend more money on healthcare than any other country on earth, yet the number of Americans suffering from chronic diseases continues to rise. Throwing money at the problem is not a solution; it’s time for fundamental change to the way our country approaches healthcare, with a focus on preventing chronic diseases before they begin,” said Co-Chair of the Make America Healthy Again Caucus, Rep. John Joyce, M.D. “The Make America Healthy Again Caucus gives us, as Members of Congress, an opportunity to bolster the progress being made by the Trump administration to end the chronic disease epidemic. I want to thank the guests who joined us at this week’s meeting to share their expertise, and I look forward to working with my fellow co-chairs and our counterparts in the Senate to finally Make America Healthy Again.”
“Last Monday’s MAHA Caucus briefing was an important step forward in our mission to Make America Healthy Again. We heard from an outstanding panel on the critical role of metabolic health and how diet impacts both physical and mental well-being. I’m proud of the progress we’re making to advance a commonsense approach to tackling the chronic disease epidemic that is focused on preventive care. Our caucus looks forward to continuing these important conversations in the months ahead,” said Rep. Vern Buchanan, founding member of the MAHA caucus and Chair of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee.
“Baszucki Group is honored to work with lawmakers committed to addressing our country’s chronic disease epidemic. We were grateful for the opportunity to present our work on the metabolic drivers of physical and mental health to the MAHA Caucus. With chronic illness affecting over half of Americans, and mental disorders on the rise, our healthcare system must shift from symptom management toward prevention, treatment and reversal of illness with therapeutic nutrition. This work is deeply personal to me, not just as an advocate, but as a mom. Our family witnessed the power of metabolic approaches when after years of unsuccessful conventional treatments, my son began a ketogenic diet four years ago that sent his bipolar symptoms into remission. That experience ignited in us a mission to get successful, life-restoring, evidence-based nutritional interventions to other families by working to bring metabolic health to the mainstream. We look forward to partnering with lawmakers to elevate well-established nutritional therapies that pioneering clinicians are already using to reverse mental and physical illnesses across the country,” saidJan Baszucki, Co-Founder and President of Baszucki Group, Founder, Metabolic Mind.
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