The Preventive Medicine Podcast

What is gut health. What even is the microbiome and how does it play a role in our gut let alone our overall health? What are pre and pro-biotics all about? What should someone do who might be experiencing digestive issues? Who do they see? Does maintaining a healthy gut really prevent many diseases from developing? Hear from gut health expert Gabrielle Fundaro, PhD on all of these topics and more...

While the function of healthcare is to improve our health, how we pay for healthcare matters. With many Americans experiencing medical debt and many others battling insurance companies to have medications covered, payment is at the backbone of healthcare. Dr. Joshua Liao is the Associate Professor of Medicine and and Associate Chair for Health Systems in the Department of Medicine among other posi...

With over 50 episodes filled with incredible guests, there has been a lot of very powerful information shared. In this episode, hear some of my takeaways from talking to nearly 50 experts in their fields of study specifically from episodes 26-51! Listen to the main takeaways from podcasts with personal trainers, PhDs, ER physicians, sports medicine physicians, and many other unique perspectives ar...

With over 50 episodes filled with incredible guests, there has been a lot of very powerful information shared. In this episode, hear some of my takeaways from talking to nearly 50 experts in their fields of study. Listen to the main takeaways from podcasts with personal trainers, PhDs, ER physicians, sports medicine physicians, and many other unique perspectives around preventive medicine. This is...

What better time to start thinking about prevention than in the pediatric population. Yes, the fountain of youth often keeps pediatric patients physically healthy but what about their mental health? Dr. Natasha Poulopoulos is a pediatric psychologist with both a masters and Ph. D in clinical psychology. She has authored several peer reviewed publications, given multiple seminars and presentations,...

How does big data help make large public health decisions? How do we set up the collection, the analysis, and interoperate the data to create infrastructure? Leoson Hoay serves as a Research Analyst and Data Steward at the University of Chicago Urban Labs, working with the Health Lab team to support the creation of data-driven solutions to public health problems. Prior to joining the Urban Labs, h...

What does preventive medicine mean to you? This is a question we ask each and every one of our guests. Why? Because prevention can mean many different things to many different people depending on what they value in their life. A cardiologist, public health expert, and personal trainer may all answer this question differently with all of the responses being relevant for their own circumstance.

Are supplements a necessary part of a healthy lifestyle? What supplements should you be taking with health in mind? Are there any to avoid? We answer all of these questions and more on this podcast with Team BioLayne dietitian Gerald Ernat! Gerald holds a master’s degree in nutrition and physical performance, is a certified specialist in sports dietetics (CSSD) as well as a registered dietit...

If you haven’t heard of Jordan Syatt, you probably aren’t a heavy social media user. Jordan has over 1 million followers across all of his platforms and for good reason! He has had consistently great advice on nutrition, exercise, and on building a sustainable lifestyle. His formal education includes a bachelors of science in health and behavior science with a focus on strength and con...

An often overlooked component of preventive medicine is that of women’s health. If you google common questions females might have about their bodies you’ll get a multitude of answers, some evidence-based, and some not so much. On this episode, we had Dr. Sameena Rahman, also known as Gynogirl on social media, to talk about how preventive medicine relates to the various topics around wo...

What does death and dying have to do with prevention? We’re supposed to prevent that from ever happening right? Well, unfortunately none of us can avoid death at some point; yet, our healthcare system hardly addresses the needs and medical care of those nearing the end of their life. Luckily, there are people who focus a large part of their career to just that. Dr. Nicole Piemonte is an assi...

Prevention can be practiced in almost any scenario – all the way from primary prevention to quaternary prevention in end-of-life situations. Furthermore, there are various social aspects that also play a role in prevention such as improving outcomes due to improved communication with patients and families or not isolating psychiatric patients and preventing a future crises. In this episode I...

It’s a brand new year! The podcast has been silent for a little over a month but it’s time to change that with the first episode of 2022. In this episode I start off by talking about podcast updates including the proposed podcast schedule for this year, improvement in it’s quality, and other goals for this year. The meat of the episode however lies in using the new year as a mark...

Yes, another chiropractor that doesn’t crack! Dr. Sierra focuses on helping individuals rehab their injuries and chronic pain so that they can get back to doing what they want to do. By breaking down complex topics into memes and teachable content, Dr. Sierra has built a strong reputation as an evidence-based clinician and educator.  In this episode, we break down Dr. Sierra’s app...

Exercise is an obvious component of living a healthy lifestyle. Yet, despite how important and well-known the importance of exercise is, it is still very often misunderstood and its effects marginalized. In this episode, Ragav dives into exercise from multiple perspectives including a definition, the guidelines in the face of the sedentary lifestyle epidemic, types of exercise, and how exercise ca...

Whenever it comes to prevention we always think about organs like the heart, the lungs, and maybe bone. We think of diseases like obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. But we don’t typically think of the skin and prevention in the same sentence. Well, Dr. Zain Husain is a board certified dermatologist specializing in both Moh’s surgery and cosmetic dermatology who own’s his own p...

There’s more to sleep than sleeping disorders! Dr. Jade Wu is a clinical psychologist specializing in sleeping psychology, and unlike Dr. Winter, takes a non-pharmacologic or interventional approach to sleep. Given her Phd in clinical psychology, Dr. Wu uses behavioral therapies to help individuals improve their sleep. Aside from her clinical work, Dr. Wu is also a very well-regarded present...

Sleep is something we all do for about a third of our lives but rarely think to work on. We just sleep, that’s all there is to it, right? Dr. Chris Winters is board certified in both neurology and sleep medicine with a mission of helping everyone with their sleep. He has authored two books on the topic, is a well renowned speaker, consultant for major companies, and has worked with numerous...

Not only is he an oncologist, but a survivor of cancer himself. Dr. Lewis completed his training in hematology and oncology at the Mayo Clinic before becoming a cancer specialist focusing on gastrointestinal tumors. However, not only did Dr. Lewis learn about cancer from the physician standpoint, but from the patient standpoint himself as he was diagnosed and treated for a rare cancer himself whil...

I don’t listen to many podcasts anymore but one that remains in the rotation consistently is Sigma Nutrition Radio founded and hosted by Danny Lennon. Danny holds a master’s degree (MSc.) in Nutritional Sciences from University College Cork and has quickly become a heavyweight in the world of nutrition. In addition to his role at Sigma Nutrition, Danny is a member of the advisory board of th...

Obesity is a topic we have discussed several times on the podcast including a recent deep dive into the subject. However, we have nearly always approached it with the birds-eye view merely talking about it or others with it. In this episode, Jon and I dive into our own stories and experiences with obesity having both lost nearly 90 pounds at one point. Jon and I discuss our motivations for weight...

Obesity is at the root of many preventable causes of both morbidity and mortality. Despite addressing obesity in several episodes, we decided it was time to dedicate an entire episode to it featuring Dr. Mike Albert who is board certified in both internal medicine and obesity medicine. He is also the host of the Impossible Healthcare Podcast as well as Co-founder and CMO of the newly founded Accom...

In every episode we ask our guests, “what does preventive medicine mean to you” and get a variety of answers. In fact, we recently had a post on Instagram that included all of the answers in one graphic. Beyond that question, we don’t explore the question further and get straight into the topic at hand. In this episode, Ragav goes in depth into the question of what preventive med...

When it comes to sports science and musculoskeletal care, there are not many people with as much experience as Adam Meakins. Inspired by his curiosity and passion, Adam has continued gaining experience throughout his entire career first as a trainer before becoming a physiotherapist practicing in the UK. Since then, he has become a world-wide authority on musculoskeletal care giving international...

Hormones are some of the most confusing aspects of human physiology. Due to their complexity a lot of psuedoscience and misinformation surrounds them giving rise to pervasive false ideas about what hormones are and what they do. Well, luckily medicine has an entire field dedicated to hormones in endocrinology! However, Dr. Karl Nadolsky is not only an endocrinologist but also holds board certifica...