Dr Joe Unplugged

We cannot change our genetics but we do not need to be fatalistic about it. Our risk of disease can be dramatically lowered by simple changes. Source: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/leading-a-healthier-lifestyle-can-help-offset-genetic-heart-disease-risk If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Data on mortality show cold weather is far worse for health than warm. And the decline in deaths from natural disasters over a century is massive. Yet fear is still pedalled. Sources: https://fee.org/articles/the-truth-about-climate-related-mortality/   https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/environmentalhealth/110456 https://ourworldindata.org/part-one-how-many-people-die-from-extreme-te...

Look at any picture from the 1970’s or earlier. Very few people were overweight. Something changed in the early 80’s. The truth is out there as is a better way to eat. Sources. 1. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/richer-poorer-low-carb-diets-work-all-incomes-2024a1000cw5?&icd=login_success_email_match_fpf 2. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/switching-protein-rich-diet-may-change-g...

Olympic and other elite athletes have a different relationship with pain. What can we learn from them and can this be applied in our lives? Source: https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/what-olympians-can-teach-rest-us-about-pain-2024a1000c4y If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dr...

Joe and Brian discuss better ways in health and education. Plus we hear about his party’s candidates for the 2025 election If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoesDIYhealth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Link...

After nearly a century of increasing life expectancy, there has been a downturn. Why is this and what can you do to live better for longer. Sources: https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2024/27/life-expectancy-falls/ https://www.aihw.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/2024/june/new-insights-into-what-australians-die-from If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recorded and produce...

Mission creep is a problem in medicine. The tendency to lower thresholds where disease can be diagnosed is now compounded by reclassifying people with no problem as having pre- disease. There is a better way of looking at this. Source: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/experts-disagree-on-whether-prediabetes-is-overdiagnosed-what-you-should-know If you enjoyed the episode please follow and...

It comes as no surprise to learn that only 29% of clinical guidelines mention de prescribing, and under 10% provide guidance on exactly how medication dosages should be ceased or reduced. There is no money in this. But there could be a simple solution. Source: 1. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/clinical-guidelines-tells-doctors-how-prescribe-drugs-but-not-when-to-stop-them/news-story/944bd...

Dr Joe is joined by philanthropist, entrepreneur and author Ron Manners. They discuss life, philosophy, how to stay healthy into later years and Ron’s latest book. https://www.mannwest.com/ https://www.mannkal.org/ If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Lowering the cut off at which a person can be diagnosed with a medical condition is good for the medical industrial complex but maybe less so for citizens. The Body mass index is already a useless measure of health. Lowering the cut offs. Source: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/body-fat-better-measure-obesity-midlife-than-bmi-2024a10009d8 If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review th...

Dr Joe is joined by Dr James Nuzzo to talk about strength training mens health, and problems in medical research. They also go down the rabbit hole of “peer review”. This may surprise or shock you. Follow James: https://jameslnuzzo.substack.com https://www.jameslnuzzo.com If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We constantly breathe and do not generally focus on it. Turns out that focussed or deeper breathing has positive effects on a surprising variety of conditions as well as being good for our health in general. Sources: 1. https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/7-conditions-improved-through-breathing-exercises-5604491  2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9905130/  3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.ni...

Goals are great but arbitrary targets set by big public health can be counter productive. Whether you want to measure activity or minutes of exercise or neither- the most important thing is being active. Source: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/counting-steps-or-watching-clock-longer-life-2024a1000ac2 If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠...

Australia's Therapeutic Good Administration (TGA)  is following the European Medicines Agency in recognising long term adverse effects of SSRI antidepressants and requiring manufacturers to include warnings. Meanwhile, at least one in six people experience withdrawal symptoms when ceasing. Are there other ways? Sources: 1. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/1-in-6-people-who-stop-antide...

Albert Einstein reputably said 1000 experiments cannot prove me right but one can prove me wrong. We need to apply this in medicine. Sources: 1. https://academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/eurjpc/zwae117/7634478 2. https://usrtk.org/ultra-processed-foods/cancer-diabetes-dementia-depression-early-death/ If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Record...

The theory that chemical imbalance and a lack of serotonin is the cause of depression is conventional thinking. Is it backed by evidence though? Are there other treatments? Lifeline 13 11 14   Sources:  1. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-022-01661-0 2. https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/109429    3. (Paywall) https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/australian-psychiatrist-...

Resistance or weights training is good for physical health. It is also good for mental health and when done in a group there may be additional benefits Source:  https://www.worldhealth.net/news/weight-training-good-body-and-mind/ If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Sometimes a data number really strikes you. The number 40 is exactly that and you will find out why If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoesDIYhealth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr Joe Kosterich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Perhaps not surprisingly, our ancestors knew a thing or two about what works for the human body. The longstanding advice to eat slowly now remains valuable and now we have some idea as to why. Source: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/speedy-eating-and-late-night-meals-may-take-toll-health-2024a10006yq If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠...

The key time issue with exercise is making the time to do it. But does the time of day when you exercise matter? Source: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/exercising-between-6-p-m-midnight-may-be-more-beneficial-obesity If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

People have looked for millennia for the fountain of youth. Whilst there is no such thing, remarkably simple habits can slow the aging process. Source: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/longer-genes-linked-to-aging-what-this-means#How-to-reduce-gene-damage If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dr Joe U...

We keep asking whether artificial sweeteners are god or bad for us. They are neither. It is the wrong question to ask. Sources: WaToday MedicineHealth.leeds NCBI If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoesDIYhealth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn - ⁠⁠...

Resistance or weights training is good for physical health. It is also good for mental health and when done in a group there may be additional benefits Source: https://www.worldhealth.net/news/weight-training-good-body-and-mind/ If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The answer to this question may surprise you. In fact it is the wrong question to ask. If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoesDIYhealth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr Joe Kosterich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebo...

The term biophilia is not one that many will be familiar with. Spending time in nature and having some natural aspects in our homes is good for us. https://www.worldhealth.net/news/biophilia-benefits-bringing-nature-inside/ If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drj...