Posts Tagged ‘medicine’
Episode 70 Paul Thomas, M.D.
Addiction hits all of us. Whether it’s ourselves or a loved one, addiction is an epidemic. Some of us may not even be aware we are addicted, such as to screen time, which is growing on us all, and especially our kids with their phones and apps that give frequent dopamine hits. The stats on…
Read MoreEpisode 60 Dr. Frank Lipman
The medical industry is at a transition, similar to where the building industry was more than a decade ago when we became more holistic and sustainable. The new field of functional medicine is increasing its reach as we’re empowered to become proactive citizen scientists in our personalized healthcare. Dr. Frank Lipman has been practicing integrative…
Read MoreEpisode 49 Dr. Jeff Bland
The world of medicine (and health) is undergoing a revolution. We’re moving from highly specialized towards a new holistic model that is more personalized. This monumental shift is grounded in starting with “root cause”, the logical place to understand the disease. And yet, we’ve moved away from this practicality in standard practice. There’s a global…
Read MoreEpisode 27 Terry Wahls, MD
I often find that what can change someone most dramatically and alter their entire life is a personal health problem. Perhaps you’ve experienced this personally with yourself or a loved one. Well, that happened to Dr. Terry Wahls in 2000 when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Before then, she practiced traditional medicine, mostly treating…
Read MoreEpisode 25 Nick Polizzi
The first time I watched the documentary Sacred Science, I was flabbergasted. I just couldn’t fathom that someone, i.e. producer Nick Polizzi, would make such a film. “Why in the world would he take those sick people into the Amazon rainforest for a month? Who would do that?” I remarked to my wife Sara afterward.…
Read MoreEpisode 14 Chris Kresser
This morning I performed my daily ritual of stepping onto the bathroom scale, then walking upstairs to stab my finger for home blood analysis: my fasting blood sugar was at the lower end at 74 mg/dL and my ketones at 1.4 mm. Then, after my morning decaf coffee blended with MCT oil and pastured butter,…
Read MoreEpisode 5 Dr. Pedram Shojai
Dr. Pedram is a “green” doctor, spanning the medical and sustainability fields. Trained as an oriental medicine doctor and acupuncturist as well as a Taoist monk Dr. Shojai bridges even further into symbiotic capitalism. Read more about Pedram
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