Tag: lifestyle diseases
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Podcast: Why?
Welcome! and Thank you for listening. Why is the fundamental question when it comes to finding a solution. My heart goes out to the families in Uvalde, Texas. How do we end these recurrent acts of violence in our communities. We argue about more police or less guns as a quick fix or deterrent. While…
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Podcast: Why oh Why Do That
Welcome! and Thank you for listening. Happy Earth Day! My mangos are growing. My different varieties of tomatoes are flourishing on my tower garden. Parsley and dill are thriving in the raised beds along with kale and swiss chard. If you have not seen Kiss the Ground, check it out. You will want to make…
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Podcast: Food Matters
Welcome! and Thank you for listening. I think most people listening to this podcast believe that plant based nutrition can prevent and reverse lifestyle diseases. But what about infectious diseases? Do we fight infectious diseases or not let them get a hold in the first place? Is sterilizing the environment with chemicals and prophylaxis with…
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Podcast: Happy Birthday Addie Majnaric, RDN
Welcome! and Thank you for listening!. Happy Birthday to my favorite plant based RDN, Addie Majnaric!! Time to gently stir fry Addie or perhaps just embarrass her a little. It has not been easy being the daughter of a plant based Cardiologist. Some would guess that there were many perks along the way, and things…
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Podcast: Plant based is Best!
Welcome! and Thank you for listening. It is heart month! There is no better way to reverse and prevent heart disease than eating a plant based diet. Reduce cholesterol, inflammation, and blood pressure all why decreasing your risk for other lifestyle diseases. Why does it take a heart attack or stroke to get someones attention? …
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Podcast: This is the Time to Take Back Your Health
Welcome and Thank you for listening. COVID-19 is still on my mind. It is the first time we have had to confront a significant mortality risk from an infectious disease. Our ability to fight infection rests with our current state of health. Diabetes and hypertension as well as other lifestyle diseases are significant risk factors…
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Half Way Through the Year… Time to Check In!
A Thursday Thought from Dietitian Addie We check our email, we check how many likes or followers we have on social media, but how often do we truly check in on our health? Typically, we pay attention to our health when something goes wrong or at the first of the year when the hot topic…
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Blogpost: How TV can Reinforce Misconceptions
Pharmaceutical advertisements are aimed to sell wellness through medications. They are also aimed at diverting the causation of the illnesses, and taking away any power of the individual to influence their diseases. The overweight kind man wants to spend more time with his grandchildren so he takes a diabetic medication or cholesterol medications to control…
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Podcast: Sarasota Vegefest and More
Welcome! and thank you for listening. Addie Majnaric RDN and I attended the Sarasota Vegefest last weekend. We had an information tent, and I was on the physician’s speaker panel and 2 of our members were on the success story panel. I discuss our day and the panel discussions on this podcast. Who goes to…
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Podcast: Asheville Marathon Recap and How Running is Like Life.
Welcome! and Thank you for listening. The Asheville Marathon Backyard to Vineyard Challenge is a half marathon on Saturday and a full Marathon on Sunday on the Biltmore estate grounds. It is a great tour of the property with a lot of the race taking place on packed trails. I recount the adventure on this…