Tag: health and wellness

  • Podcast: Risk versus Benefit: Atrial Fibrillation

    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  It can be very difficult to navigate the risk of a medicine or a procedure versus the benefits.  It is impossible to apply the statistics of many to one.  The study populations may be very different than those we apply the risk/benefit ratios to.  Even with the best information,…

  • Podcast: Cardiac Risk and Motivation to Change

    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  If you have lost your motivation for a healthy lifestyle, try looking for it on the couch.  Motivation is there for you as long as it does not require stepping into action.  All the catchy slogans and memes fade away when it comes time to cook healthy or step…

  • Podcast: Gears, Risks, and Rewards

    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  Sometimes you can do more than you think you can.  You find another gear to go on.  Sometimes, you stop and say you did the best that you could.  How do you feel about those decisions the next day?  Regrets? I’ve had a few.  It is very easy to…

  • Podcast: Who Benefits from a Coronary Calcium CT score? Do we really need fiber?

    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.   We all need to ask why and how.  Why do this procedure or eat this way, and how will it help me.  Will I live longer or better?  One might think that early detection will result in better cures or outcomes.  However, the treatment may cause significant problems and…

  • Podcast: Fiber, Expensive Cars and Big Muscles

    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.   I am joined by Addie Majnaric, RDN today to discuss fiber and it’s role in health and the potential to limit the car size of GI doctors.  There are many hacks to lifespan on social media.  GLP-1 Agonists such as semaglutide are all the rage for curing obesity, addiction…

  • Podcast: Getting enough protein-Addie RDN on to share as well as Long Play 33.3 recap

    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.   March is national nutrition month and we are gong to kick things off with our registered dietitian, Addie Majnaric RDN to discuss protein needs for all stages of life.  Our mission is movement and nutrition to promote a healthy lifespan.  Obtaining a balance plate of macronutrients include protein, carbohydrate…

  • Podcast: Switch On: Switch Off

    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  We all have the ability to switch on and off mentally.  The problem is we do not often realize when or what causes the switch.  But when it does, we instantly create a dialog to support the change.  The switch is often not in sync with our bodies.  Some…

  • Podcast: Take an Aspirin in the Morning: or Not

    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.   My mother used to joke and say she would take my night calls.  She would say take an aspirin and call me in the am.  Is that good advice?  The reality is that there is not a whole lot of good data to support the practice of taking an…

  • Podcast: Happy Heart Day

    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.   Welcome to a tour of your heart anatomy.  Today I will describe how it works and how to keep it working.  Valentine’s day is about showing those we love we care.  Today I would ask you show a little love to your own heart and the rest of you…

  • Podcast: Ferritin, Hyaluronic Acid and How They Might Affect Your Health

    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  Did you know you could get medical advice in the self checkout line in the grocery store? It is amazing where people seek advise and from whom they seek it.  With today’s lack of trust in the medical industry, I cannot blame them.  I hope to provide some truthful…