The Dr. Mary Louder Show

Listen in as Dr. Mary Louder and Neda Leonard, MS, PharmD, BCPS, BCGD, explore the transformative impact of pharmacogenomics on personalized medicine, emphasizing the potential to tailor drug therapies to individuals based on their genetic makeup. From a discussion of ethical and efficacy concerns surrounding genetic testing, including potential biases and privacy concerns, to the importance of co...

In this episode, Dr. Louder talks with Megan Pass, PT, DPT about the fundamentals of physical therapy and what you as a patient should know about the efficacy of different approaches to physical therapy and how you can choose the best physical therapist for you. In their conversation, they mention not only recovery from injury, whether chronic or acute, and recovery from surgery, but also injury p...

Yes, you read that right! Dr. Ramona Wallace, an osteopath who does research and teaching in the public health sector, has found scurvy among her patients--often, in fact, and along with other deficiencies in micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) that can have a deep, lasting effect on health from childhood through old age. In this episode, she and Dr. Louder discuss common signs that one might b...

Did you know there are multiple types and causes of arthritis? In this episode, Mary Louder, DO speaks with Dr. Blake Miller, an orthopedic surgeon, all about the causes of arthritis, the gut-joint connection (because yes, diet can cause joint pain!) and how to prevent osteoarthritis and prolong good health from a holistic, functional medicine perspective. Listen in for the specifics and the tips!

Michelle Mandala Nigh and Dr. Mary Louder speak about the importance of meaning in lifestyle changes, and about how one can go about finding that meaning via a method of coaching called PERMA. Rather than setting arbitrary goals, PERMA coaching helps you set goals that are meaningful for your life and your individual outlook--your "why"--and therefore, that are easier to make permanent....

 Join Mary Louder, DO and Sarah Seidelmann, MD, as they journey into what the path out of traditional medicine and into holistic, spiritual care looks like. Dr. Seidelmann speaks to her own background in surgical pathology, how she came to be interested in making a new way in life and in her career, and how she now works to heal others in a holistic, mind-body-spirit approach that leans heavily in...

All about concussions: the symptoms, the actual damage not just to the brain, but to the systems of the whole body, how to detect a concussion, and how to begin healing from a concussion. Mary Louder, DO speaks with Jill Olson, PT, CLT, founder of Peak Performance Physical Therapy and one of the organizers of the Dylan Steiger Concussion Project, about the advances in medicine and physical therapy...

Learn all about genomic testing and its ability to personalize healthcare in this latest episode of Since You Put It That Way. After some discussion of genomics and their role in establishing and maintaining well-being and removing shame about aspects of health that may be genomically-based, such as weight gain or slow exercise recovery, Michelle Mandala Nigh coaches Mary Louder, DO in how to impr...

Health Coaching is a fast-growing addition to the landscape of modern American healthcare. Hear all about it--what works, what doesn't, what causes more harm than good--in this episode from Mary Louder, DO and Katie Suleta, trained Epidemiologist and Informaticist, as they discuss the forms health coaching takes. From scope creep to the physician shortage to the doctor-patient relationship an...

In this episode, Mary Louder, DO talks with Michelle Mandala Nigh all about anxiety, from whether it is helpful or harmful, to what it tells us and how it sends messages to the body, to options for helping people heal from trauma and other mental health issues, whether through medication, therapy, or coaching. Toward the end of the episode, they also touch on how different age groups face mental h...

Explore the world of cardiogenomics with Dr. Mary Louder and Amanda Archibald, RD as they discuss how genomics play a role in heart health, both in terms of specific genes that cause disorders and in terms of a buildup of genomic variants that add up to cause problems with vascular health. They discuss the role of diet and nutrition, hormones, and more in this comprehensive, holistic look at the d...

This episode explores the world of cardiology through a holistic lens. Dr. Louder and Dr. Alicia Williams discuss the many factors that play into cardiovascular health, from hormones to cholesterol to diet and gut health to emotional and mental health and so much more. They highlight unusual symptoms that might point to cardiovascular problems and spotlight women's symptoms in particular, sin...

In this episode, Dr. Mary Louder teaches about cholesterol: about its function in the body, both helpful and not, and how it plays a role in cardiovascular disease if it gets out of balance. She also discusses the many other factors that can play into cardiovascular disease, and how a holisitic, lifestyle medicine focus can help reduce this major cause of mortality in our society. Also, Dr. Louder...

In this episode, I talk with Amanda Archibald, a certified nutritionist and author of the book The Genomic Kitchen , about the emerging field of nutrigenomics and how to eat for your specific genome. 

In this episode, I talk with Me, Myself and I about patient engagement--what it is, why it's essential to positive outcomes in healthcare, the challenges in creating and maintaining it, and how we can overcome those challenges to improve the doctor-patient relationship and create a better path forward toward health and wellness. I also ask a series of questions in the podcast, which you can f...

In this episode, Dr. Louder speaks with Lynn Swearingen, a teacher at the Psychic Horizons Center in Boulder, CO, and a massage therapist and practitioner of acupressure with twenty-nine years of experience in holistic medicine. They discuss, through the lens of indigenous practices and other holistic theories, emotional and mental wellness and the power of connection with one's own self and...

Dr. Louder gives a higher-level explanation of trauma and how to find our way through it to hope and healing, to lay the groundwork for future episodes in which she will speak with guests on a selection of similar, more specific topics. She uses her experience as a trauma-informed physician to speak to what trauma is and does in the body, and how setting realistic goals and connecting with ourselv...

A conversation with Me, Myself and I about intuition and deep listening, and how learning to deeply listen to myself over these past four years has changed my life and work.

In this episode, Dr. Louder talks to Scott Russo, MD, about the process of "prehabilitation"--getting patients ready for the experience of surgery or a life-changing diagnosis. Dr. Scott Russo specializes in the surgical and non-surgical treatment of spinal disorders and orthopaedic fracture care. He is accomplished in all areas of cervical, thoracic and lumbar spinal surgeries, includin...

In this episode, Mary Louder, DO talks with Martha Jo Atkins, an end-of-life counselor and author of the book Signposts of Dying, about approaches to the end of life and what the end of life means for the rest of our lives.

Meet our host and hear all about our podcast in this inaugural episode of "Since You Put It That Way"!