CARDIOLOGY, PRIMARY CARE AND NUTRITION

All Posts Tagged: reversing disease

Podcast: Thriving on Plants and Plant Protein

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  The recovery from Ian continues in Southwest Florida, and daily life is slowing returning to normal.  How do you plan your daily meals?  Do you think in terms of macronutrients such as fat, carbohydrate and protein? Do you focus on micronutrients? Or do you focus on avoiding unhealthy foods […]
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Podcast: Osteoporosis and Plant Based Nutrition

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.   Osteoporosis is a diagnosis that is said to just happen.  You wake up one day and get the diagnosis.  Sometimes people fall first, but largely the diagnosis is made by a DEXA scan.  So now what do you do? Medication ? Supplements? I have a better solution.  Prevention and […]
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Podcast: Welcome Back to the Wagon

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  Happy Healthy New Year! Have you ever heard or felt that if your feet hurt, your whole body hurt?  One of the biggest injuries in beginning a walking or running program is plantar fasciitis,  achilles tendonitis, or shin splints.  We look at the part that hurts and aim the […]
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Podcast: An Interview with Chris Wark author of Chris Beat Cancer

Welcome! and Thank you for listening! Today, I have the pleasure of speaking with Chris Wark who has put colon cancer in the rear view mirror for 17 years!  He decided not to go with traditional chemotherapy and instead took a deep dive into diet and lifestyle changes.   Medical decision making is very difficult especially […]
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Podcast: Eat Plant Based Like Someone is Watching!

Welcome! and Thank you for listening!.  How can you worry about dying from a virus and not coronary heart disease?  It seems my local ER staff isn’t concerned.  If you are a women 45-50 your chances of a myocardial infarction (MI) or death from an MI is about 35/1000.  If you are a man in […]
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Podcast: Protecting your Health

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  Protecting the aging heart is something all cardiologists should think about. In fact, we all should think about that as well as protecting the aging immune system, and the aging skeletal system.  Protecting against what? The problem is we don’t protect our bodies, we wait until they break and […]
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Podcast: Endothelial Cells and COVID-19; What you Need to Know

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  Don’t eat that burger, it will destroy your endothelial cells.  That statement would make someone plant based immediately; correct? Vaping damages your lungs making you more susceptible to infections. How about high cholesterol is a risk factor for multiple sclerosis as is diabetes and being overweight.  That animal fat […]
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Podcast: Protect the Asset; That is You

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  If you are interested in following our running group; Plant Based Striders or joining in for free, head over Plant Based Striders.   This podcast discusses how we can make our general health better in order to decrease the risk of lifestyle diseases or infectious diseases.  I also discuss the […]
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Podcast: Can I Just Stop My Medication?

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  Can you just stop medications?  Your doctor may say you can never stop your medications.  What if you ask why?  Are you an annoying patient because you ask questions or question the answers?  These situations lead to distrust and confusion.  What is your roll in becoming healthy.  Will your […]
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