Episode 120 · November 7, 2023
Optimizing Health and Vitality with Dr. Kathy Campbell
with Dr. Kathy Campbell, Pharmacist, entrepreneur & author; owner of Medicap Owasso Wellness Pharmacy and Compounding
38 min
Optimizing Health and Vitality with Dr. Kathy Campbell
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In this episode I sit down with my longtime friend Dr. Kathy Campbell — a pharmacist and entrepreneur who owns Medicap Owasso Wellness Pharmacy and Compounding with her husband Royce. Kathy and I go back close to twenty years, from our kids' preschool days to leading Girl Scouts together, so this one is personal. What I love is that she may be one of the only pharmacists who actively wants to help her patients NOT need medication.
Kathy shares her heart for prevention, for using food as medicine, and for treating the whole person instead of one problem at a time. We talk about why she calls conversation the most powerful tool she has, how our current healthcare system has separated patients from the "chemistry expert" they really need, and why she believes the foundations of health — nutrition and connection — matter more than what's in the pill bottle.
We also get into her book, "Obesity, the Modern Famine," coming out in January 2024. Her big idea? We're not overeating so much as we're starved — cellularly and socially — by a modern culture that doesn't support being well. If you've ever struggled with your weight or your health and felt like the system was working against you, this conversation will help you think differently and give you a few doable places to start. Keep going.
Key takeaways
- Health isn't in the pill bottle. Real vitality comes from the foundations — nutrition, movement, oxygen, connection and purpose — long before medication is ever needed.
- Your body is one connected system. You can't fully treat one problem in isolation; you have to look at the whole picture and listen to the person's own experience of their body.
- It's not calories, it's chemistry. A 100-calorie chicken breast does something very different in your body than a 100-calorie donut — focus on getting more plant (vegetables) and more protein.
- Medications are only studied and approved one at a time, and never in the specific combination you may be taking. A chemistry expert on your health team can help you optimize and, sometimes, reduce what you need.
- Eat well when it's easy. Fortify yourself with a solid breakfast and lunch so you arrive at holiday dinners already nourished — then enjoy without going overboard.
- Ask a better question at the restaurant and the store: 'Where do I get what I need?' rather than what's simply there or what you want in the moment.
- Know your destination. Getting clear on the vital life you want (Kathy wants to be twerking at her grandchild's wedding at 90) informs the choices you make today.
“Health is not needing medication. Health is vitality — it's having that spirit, that living.”
“It's not the calories that count, it's the chemistry.”
“I don't want people to need it. I'm the expert with medication, but I just don't want people to need it.”
“Eat well when it's easy — make sure those good foods are supporting you routinely.”
About Dr.
Pharmacist, entrepreneur & author; owner of Medicap Owasso Wellness Pharmacy and Compounding
Dr. Kathy Campbell is a lifelong Tulsan and community pharmacist who has practiced in Owasso since 1992, now serving her fourth generation of patients. She holds a Bachelor's in Zoology and a Doctor of Pharmacy from OU. With her husband Royce, she owns Medicap Owasso Wellness Pharmacy and Compounding, where she focuses on prevention, food as medicine, and personalized care. She is the author of the forthcoming book 'Obesity, the Modern Famine' (January 2024) and gave a TEDx Tulsa talk on the same theme.
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