Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube Cancer is a word none of us want to hear—and yet, about 1 in 3 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with it during their lifetime. It’s the second leading cause of death, and for many, it’s the most terrifying. But here’s something you may not hear enough: about […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube 0:45 Introduction 11:40 Step 1: Treat the treatable causes 13:38 Step 2: Get exercise 16:42 Step 3: Optimize your sleep 20:19 Step 4: Think about your nutrition 26:41 Step 5: Add some mind-body work to your life 28:47 Step […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube 1:54 My story of illness and exercise 4:31 Low back pain 8:16 Colds 11:36 Sauna use and colds 14:16 COVID When you’re feeling under the weather, whether due to a cold, flu, or other minor illness, one question often […]

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: 0:48 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 […]