Jami Dulaney MD Wellness Podcast

Welcome and thank you for listening. When life throws unimaginable challenges, how do we find resilience and true wellness? In this episode, we meet endurance athlete Dean Hall, who faced dual cancer diagnoses and chose a path of self-directed healing rooted in movement, purpose, and connection to nature. From grueling long-distance swims to mindful forest immersion, we explore how intentional lif...

Welcome and Thank you for listening.  This podcast is mainly about the Coldwater Creek 50k/ 33.2 mile trail race in Anniston Alabama.   Good news: I finished Better news: I finished with a bang and before the cutoff.   It was close. If you have never stopped by Anniston Alabama, you should.  The people are wonderful and it is a beautiful little town with lots of trails for mountain biking, running...

Welcome and thank you for listening. We’re surrounded by quick fixes—new miracle drugs and health hacks promising easy solutions—but real wellness still comes back to lifestyle, movement, and mindfulness. In this episode, we explore the evolving conversation around cholesterol management, the true role of these medications, and what the latest research really tells us. Balance matters—cholesterol...

Welcome! and Thank you for listening. How much do we need to worry about body scans and tests?  It seems our bodies are on autopilot until our forties.  Then there comes the recommended screenings and testing.  Our we doomed to our genetics so that we need to start screening to detect the inevitable at the earliest stage possible? What happens when we find an abnormality?  Intuitively, it seems we...

Welcome and Thank you for listening. What I have admired this week: The Power of Positive Thinking in Health. Staying healthy isn’t just about diet or exercise—it’s about mindset, planning, and the little details that add up over time. From Arnold Schwarzenegger’s laser focus on training to Dr. Vlek’s positive outlook, we see that real success comes from clear goals and consistent effort. Have you...

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  What I have admired this week: Doing Hard Things with Grace and Humility We learn and grow more from doing hard things.  We all want to be healthy but want and desire alone does not get us that outcome.  Would you be willing to get healthier for free if a little effort was required? Have you ever stopped to ask if common practices make any difference at all i...

Welcome! and thank you for listening. This week we look into new studies into glycogen and carbohydrates—how our muscles and liver store it, what happens when it runs low, and why carbohydrates are still the best fuel for endurance athletes. We’ll also touch on research connecting plant-based diets, the microbiome, and lower cancer risk. I hope this episode inspires you to see the science behind e...

Welcome! As I prepared for the Leadville 100, I found myself leaning into the wisdom of my spirit animal, the burro — steady, strong, and cautious when the trail demands it. No runner makes it alone. The coaches and support team are what made this whole thing possible. The race was full of challenges but each obstacle became part of the journey forward. Today’s podcast is about my personal experie...

Welcome! and thank you for listening.   Are parasites at the root cause of cancer? Can you maintain a zero calcium score forever?  Are you more fit now than when you trained for the President's physical fitness challenge? Believe it or not, they are all somewhat related.  Not one abnormality causes disease.  We also cannot sterilize our environment to protect ourselves from pathogens.   However, e...

Welcome! And thank you for listening. Most of us prefer a steady path—training just enough, eating just enough, and aiming for just enough discomfort to grow without getting hurt. But real growth often lives at the edges—whether it's altitude, mileage, or life itself. That’s where the lessons tend to be clearer, sharper, and sometimes, more painful. Today’s podcast is about testing limits—about ra...

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.   We all seem to chase balance.  Not too much and not too little.  The middle tends to be more populated in the middle of the bell curve or the early adopters curve.  The extremes tend to have more risk but they also tend to be the areas of maximal growth potential.  The middle grounders are often those that play it safe.  When it comes to health, it is the mo...

Welcome! and Thank you for listening. This week, I’m sharing my journey from a recent training camp in Leadville, Colorado. We talk about the physical and mental challenges of altitude training, how I stayed true to my plant-based diet out on the trail, and what I learned about hydration, heart health, and pushing through discomfort. We dive into the real effects of high altitude on the body and h...

Welcome! and Thank you for listening. This week I discuss the evolution of the podcast, the role of AI in medical information, and the importance of personalized treatment. We talk about the implications of organ aging, the significance of nutrition and exercise in health, and presents a study linking exercise to improved cancer survival rates. Additionally, we touch on insights into training for...

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  This episodes is about distractions.  I have had a few myself resulting in a delay in airing this episode.  I am in the process of adding video to the podcast on a bimonthly basis.   It has resulted in a few more hurdles.  So apologies for the delay.  We make thousands of decisions each day from food choices to navigation.  These choices are made in the face...

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.    Cruel Jewel was not the outcome that I was looking for with regard to finishing.  The details are shared in this podcast.   The questions came earlier.  Am I too old, too slow to run these races? Why am I doing this to myself?  At 48 hours post race it sank in.  It is more about the start line than the finish line.  It is about taking a chance on the unknow...

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  What are your plans?   How about eating a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.  This will allow you to do things like run, and raft, and bike ride (pedal) into your 80s.  What would a life without countless blood test and imaging be like.  Why would anyone wait in a doctors office for hours?  Why not just be healthy? Move your body and eat pl...

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.   This is a race recap of the Skunk Ape 50 mile ultra in Ocala, Florida.  I was not abducted by the Skunk Ape, but willingly got in a car with Motivation as it sped off the race course.  Actually, it was Jim in a Nissan along with three other people pulling out of the race at 30 miles.  New friends and many life lessons once again having the opportunity to lea...

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  It can be very difficult to navigate the risk of a medicine or a procedure versus the benefits.  It is impossible to apply the statistics of many to one.  The study populations may be very different than those we apply the risk/benefit ratios to.  Even with the best information, we are forced to make a gamble many times. While that gamble might be unavoidable...

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  If you have lost your motivation for a healthy lifestyle, try looking for it on the couch.  Motivation is there for you as long as it does not require stepping into action.  All the catchy slogans and memes fade away when it comes time to cook healthy or step out into the cold morning for exercise.  If only I had an accountability partner.  If only my spouse...

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  Sometimes you can do more than you think you can.  You find another gear to go on.  Sometimes, you stop and say you did the best that you could.  How do you feel about those decisions the next day?  Regrets? I've had a few.  It is very easy to put our decisions in cruise control and just do what is easy.  Avoid the jolts or the risks.  Just cruise.  However,...

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.   We all need to ask why and how.  Why do this procedure or eat this way, and how will it help me.  Will I live longer or better?  One might think that early detection will result in better cures or outcomes.  However, the treatment may cause significant problems and not affect longevity in a positive way.  Watching rarely results in a positive change.  Why no...

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  Should you worry if you are good at it?  Turns out most worries have little to do with the facts.  We could spend out time better enjoying the present moment.  What ifs can get in the way of forward progress.  Working a plan is much more calming then worrying about failure.   Today I will share with you my plan to make a confidence bank of the facts versus li...

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.   I am joined by Addie Majnaric, RDN today to discuss fiber and it's role in health and the potential to limit the car size of GI doctors.  There are many hacks to lifespan on social media.  GLP-1 Agonists such as semaglutide are all the rage for curing obesity, addiction and various other ailments.  They run about $1600.00 per month.  It is too soon to determ...

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.   March is national nutrition month and we are gong to kick things off with our registered dietitian, Addie Majnaric RDN to discuss protein needs for all stages of life.  Our mission is movement and nutrition to promote a healthy lifespan.  Obtaining a balance plate of macronutrients include protein, carbohydrate and fat.  We would also like to include fiber i...

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  We all have the ability to switch on and off mentally.  The problem is we do not often realize when or what causes the switch.  But when it does, we instantly create a dialog to support the change.  The switch is often not in sync with our bodies.  Some say it is the brains way of protecting the body from doing harm.  Sometimes it is the brains way of saying...