Tag: nutrition as medicine

  • Podcast: Medical Decision Making

    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  I am a plant based practicing allopathic physician.  I see people in the office, the hospital, the nursing home, at home and virtually.  I am at my best in person.  My job is to educate and to support.  I graduated in 1987 and I have been a doctor everyday…

  • Podcast: Taking Control of Your Healthspan

    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.   Donanemab for Alzheimers. Muscle fatigue and its affect on your heart and lungs. Fitness affects on cancer risk and mortality Hypertension treatment and risks. How do these things affect your quality of life?  I believe that you have more control than you realize.  Are you worrying?  Are you living…

  • Podcast: Virtues and Plant Based Health

    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.   Virtues: Perseverance, Patience, Courage, Accountability, and Practical Wisdom How do these virtues apply to plant based nutrition and movement?   Pride, Envy, and Intemperance.  How do these impede our success in attaining ultimate health and wellness.   Dr. Sabrina Little wrote an article in IRunFar.com applying those virtues to sport.   Transitioning to a…

  • Podcast: It’s All Muscle Doc

    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  Have you ever heard the saying, I’m not loosing weight but I am building muscle?  How much does a pound of muscle weight?  The same as a pound of feathers.  If your are working hard enough to build significant muscle, you will be burning energy and digging into your…

  • Podcast: In the Zone

    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  Have you ever played a round of golf, went on a run or played tennis when everything just flowed?  You didn’t have to think, it just flowed?  Have you ever taken up a new sport or new task when you had to stress about every little detail and things…

  • Podcast: Skin as a Reflection of Health

    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  What does your skin say about health.  Queen Elizabeth was quoted as saying she earned her wrinkles.  Probably not, but she did have her fair share.  Is our skin like rings of a tree that depict our age? Skin health is associated with nutrition and environmental factors as is…

  • Podcast: 85 Years Young Vegan Ultramarathoner Paul Youd

    Today I have Paul Youd on the podcast.  He is an 85 year old endurance athlete from the UK.  His knees bothered him so bad in his 50s that he stopped running and started biking.  Then he became vegan after learning about the cruel conditions factory farm animals endure.  One day chasing his grandson, he…

  • Podcast: The Diva Does 90

    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  I have added running to the title of the podcast given I have been talking about it so often.  I believe wellness must include movement as well as nutrition and running is certainly my favorite movement.   Happy Birthday Diva!  She is certainly a mover and a shaker in all…

  • Podcast: The Power of Mushrooms

    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  When I was growing up, mushrooms were something that you got on a pizza when you progressed from straight pepperoni.  They were usually from a jar or can and were nothing spectacular to look at.  I believe that is where they got their bad wrap.  The other place I…

  • Podcast: Practice Choosing Hard Things

    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  We have so many nutritional options and things to choose leading to confusion and indecision.  There is more dietary advise advertised than just about anything else.  Eating is glamorous, social, and is portrayed as having a large role in our overall happiness.  Admitting that our food choices play a…