Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube 1:03 Introduction 6:39 Step trackers 9:16 Home Monitoring Devices for Health 10:08 Home blood pressure monitoring 13:46 Sleep tracking 20:03 Continuous Glucose Monitors 25:51 DEXA body composition analysis 29:03 Wearables that detect abnormal heart rhythms 29:43 Resting metabolic rate […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube What you’ll find in this episode: 1:47 Why this topic now? 7:45 Reasons why obesity rates have skyrocketed 17:03 What we know about losing weight 18:00 Understanding Weight Loss Strategies 23:42 Tips that might help you (and evidence based) […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube What you’ll find in this episode: 0:52 Introduction and take home messages 6:43 How our body uses water (and how much) 18:09 Test how much water you might need in yourself (N of 1 trial) Introduction Our bodies are […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube What you’ll find in this episode: 1:13 Cognitive decline may be preventable 10:48 These approaches reduce risk of cognitive decline 27:51 These approaches don’t seem to work 30:48 Approaches where evidence is “uncertain” Approximately 40% of the risk for cognitive decline […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube What you’ll find in this episode: 00:00:48 Introduction00:02:22 Take-home messages00:05:01 Case study00:08:27 The Limitations of medical testing00:18:59 What do the experts say?00:23:51 How screening found cancer but did not affect mortality We’re bombarded with advertisements for all sorts of […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube What you’ll find in this episode: 0:04 Live Long and Well 15:33 Sitting Habits Across Countries 21:23 Impact of Prolonged Sitting on Health 35:26 Concluding thoughts Key Takeaways Understanding Movement and Steps Daily steps vary significantly by age, gender, and location. While […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube What you’ll find in this episode: 0:48 Introduction 1:46 Take-home messages 3:56 My experience with skin cancer 5:41 Sun can damage our skin 10:59 Who is at risk for skin cancer? 16:28 Can you reduce the risk of skin […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube What you’ll find in this episode: 0:48 Introduction 2:58 Take Home Messages 5:11 What are nutritional supplements? 8:25 How the supplement industry differs from pharmaceuticals 14:38 Is there evidence to support use of common supplements? 25:06 Supplements and cognitive […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube What you’ll find in this episode: 1:15 Exploring coffee’s impact on health 3:11 Historical perspective on coffee and caffeine 9:04 What does caffeine do in our body? 12:35 Benefits of caffeine 18:02 Downsides of caffeine 21:53 Where to go […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube What you’ll find in this episode: 0:50 Introduction to the importance of social connections1:49 Take-home messages2:40 Study 1: when one spouse dies, higher risk in the surviving spouse4:25 Study 2: Harvard Study of Adult Development7:03 Study 3: Social relationships […]