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With the winter weather now fully upon us we thought it was a good time to remind everyone about winter safety.  Hypothermia is a medical emergency that occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, causing a dangerously low body temperature. Normal body temperature is around 98.6 F (37 C). Hypothermia (hi-poe-THUR-me-uh) occurs as your body temperature falls below 95 F (35 C)....

This week we will discuss how you can stay healthy during the upcoming holiday season.  With COVID 19 ramping up once again along with the Flu and RSV you have enough to worry about when it comes to staying safe and healthy as you travel or gather with family or friends.  Food safety shouldn't take a back seat!  No one needs food poisoning to the list of risks this winter!  We all wish you a very...

On today's show we discuss The Chicago House, founded in 1985 during the height of the AIDS crisis, Chicago House initially served as a housing resource for those living with HIV/AIDS. Over the past three decades, they evolved, remaining steadfast in their roots to provide housing for anyone impacted or vulnerable to HIV/AIDS while expanding their services to empower individuals in the greater LGB...

Our guest today is Chelsea Weaver, a 31-year-old living in Tennessee. She has a beautiful little girl that is just over 2 years old, a wonderful husband, and they all live on a quiet farm property.  Before coming down with COVID, she was a surgical technologist.   She used to assist in open heart surgery as well as some other specialties but hasn't been able to function in her career for about two...

This week we will discuss how food and exercise affect Fibromyalgia with Dr. Michael Lenz.  Dr. Lenz is the host of the podcast, Conquering Your Fibromyalgia, where he blends the best of lifestyle medicine and medical management of fibromyalgia and related problems   In years past, depression was often ignored as a “real” problem until finally the medical community acknowledged that this mood diso...

This week we had the honor to speak with Christian John Lillis. Christian is executive director of the Peggy Lillis Foundation for C. diff Education & Advocacy (PLF), co-founded with his brother, Liam, following the death of their mother from a Clostridioides difficile ( C. diff ) infection in April 2010. PLF envisions a world where C. diff is rare, treatable, and survivable. In pursuit of its...

On today's show we are speaking with Kathleen J. O'Shea, Professor of English at Monroe Community College, (Rochester, N.Y.)  Kathy is a 43-year migraine sufferer, who has taken her passion for literature and her chronic illness to create "So Much More Than A Headache, Understanding Migraine Through Literature" As we know, migraine is so much more than 'just a headache' but possibly a refresher wo...

This week we are talking once again with Dan "Dry Dock" Shockley on "Staying Healthy as a Veteran"  For Veteran's Day this year we are featuring Dan because even though he has been dealt a hard blow with a hereditary colon cancer gene he is not letting that slow him down one bit!  As a matter of fact he is thriving and advocating for others around the globe as a hereditary colon cancer ambassador!...

This week we will discuss Lambert Eaton Syndrome with Latasha Densie DeRamus.  Tasha is 42yrs old, living in Tampa, Fl. with her a daughter Naomi, and a fur baby name Foxy who is 7.  Besides Lambert-Eaton, Tasha also deals with Gastroparesis, non-intractable vomiting with nausea, is underweight due to inadequate caloric intake and acute bronchitis. ​ Lambert-Eaton syndrome, also known as Lambert-E...

This week we will be discussing Autoimmune Hepatitis with our guest Michelle Irving.   A pioneer in the Chronic Illness space, Michelle Irving is the Queen of the Underworld. She mentors women around the world, teaching them how to create a life filled with love, meaningful work and deep personal power.  She believes we can all have a positive relationship with ourselves even in the midst of exper...

This week we will discuss the annual medical checkup or annual physical exam.  We will not have a guest on this episode but hope you will learn just as much from the discussion based on the research we have done for this episode. ​ Annual Physical Exam: The Basics The physical exam is an essential part of any doctor's visit. Surprisingly, though, there are no absolutes in a routine physical. A goo...

This week we will discuss Functional Medicine as it relates to Cardiology.  Our guest today is Dr. Trent Orfanos. Dr. Trent Orfanos is the Director of Integrative and Functional Cardiology at Case Integrative Health.  Dr. Orfanos brings decades of experience in both Cardiology and Integrative Medicine.   In his own words: "I practiced adult invasive, nuclear, noninvasive, and interventional cardio...

This week we are discussing Atrial fibrillation or A-fib.  A-fib is an irregular and often very rapid heart rhythm (arrhythmia) that can lead to blood clots in the heart. A-fib increases the risk of stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications. During atrial fibrillation, the heart's upper chambers (the atria) beat chaotically and irregularly — out of sync with the lower chambers (t...

This week we will discuss Long Covid or Post-Covid. Post-COVID conditions are a wide range of new, returning, or ongoing health problems that people experience after being infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Most people with COVID-19 get better within a few days to a few weeks after infection, so at least four weeks after infection is the start of when post-COVID conditions could first b...

This week we have the honor of speaking with Katy Grainger about septic shock and DIC amputation Four years ago, at the age of 52, Katy Grainger’s life was turned upside down when she nearly died from septic shock because of a small, infected cut on her thumb. Because of sepsis, she now lives as a double below-knee amputee who also lost the tips of most of her fingers.  When she became ill, she wa...

This week we have a brief insight to the fact that stress can play havoc on the immune system and we hope to have a new guest soon to discuss this weighty problem.  If you are a member of the health care community and would like to be a guest on our show to discuss how stress affects the immune system, please drop us a line at PodcastDX@yahoo.com .  Remember chronic stress = excessive cortisol and...

  I can't believe it's almost flu season already!  We still aren't finished with COVID so we thought it would be a good reminder to get your flu shots!! In this episode we discuss the differences between the Flu and the common cold.  The symptoms seem similar when it comes to the common cold and the flu. But there are subtle differences between the two. The experts share how flu differs from a col...

I can't believe it's almost flu season already!  We still aren't finished with COVID so we thought it would be a good reminder to get your flu shots!! In this episode we discuss the differences between the Flu and the common cold.  The symptoms seem similar when it comes to the common cold and the flu. But there are subtle differences between the two. The experts share how flu differs from a cold....

On today’s show, we are speaking with Army veteran and patient advocate Tonya Henry.  Tonya is joining us today to talk about gastroparesis.  Tonya is a disabled veteran who has many illnesses. She was diagnosed with Autonomic Dysfunction secondary to Gulf War Illness. Autonomic Dysfunction causes issues with things such as temperature dysregulation, hypotension, hypoglycemia, orthostatic intolera...

This week we will discuss Polio and Enterovirus (EV)-D68 ​Most people who get infected with poliovirus will not have any visible symptoms. About 1 out of 4 people (or 25 out of 100) with poliovirus infection will have flu-like symptoms that can include: Sore throat Fever Tiredness Nausea Headache Stomach pain ​These symptoms usually last 2 to 5 days, then go away on their own. A smaller proportion...

This week we will discuss Monkeypox with Dr. Tiffany Najberg.  Dr. Tiffany Alexis Najberg Pronouns: She/her Physician licensed in the state of Louisiana Dr. Tiffany is a Board Certified Emergency Physician who has served in busy emergency departments and provided prehospital care as well as remote care since 2007. A transwoman currently transitioning herself, she is the first open trans woman Emer...

This week we have the honor of speaking with  Brenda and Aaron Luter.  They have been married 23 years and live in St. Louis with their 2 sons, Josh and Alex.  Josh was in a motorcycle accident his freshman year of college at SIU Carbondale in April of 2021.  Alex just completed his freshman year at University of Arkansas.  Josh recently came home from the hospital in February of 2022. Josh has a...

This week we will discuss the basics about Monkeypox.  We will have Dr. Tiffany Najberg on the show in two weeks to go more in depth about this new form of pox quickly spreading around the world.     Symptoms of monkeypox can include: Fever Headache Muscle aches and backache Swollen lymph nodes Chills Exhaustion Respiratory symptoms (e.g. sore throat, nasal congestion, or cough) A rash that may be...

In this episode we will discuss tick-borne illnesses with Dr. Richard Horowitz.  Dr. Richard Horowitz, MD is a board-certified internist with 30+ years of experience treating over 13,000 patients for tick-borne disorders and complex autoimmune conditions. He is the author of two national best-selling books on Lyme disease (Why Can't I Get Better? St Martin's Press, 2013, NY Times Best Seller; How...

In this episode we will discuss Crohns Disease with those great Spoonies from "The Real Life Show: Living With A Chronic Illness"-  Cassie Da'Luz Vieira and Chelsea Sondergard!   Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It causes inflammation of your digestive tract, which can lead to abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss and malnutrition. Inflammation caused...