Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube If you’ve ever taken time off work to see “the doctor” and instead been greeted by a nurse practitioner or a physician associate/assistant, you’re not alone. I hear this from patients and friends all the time, and it raises real questions: Is this a bait-and-switch? Is your care worse—or just […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube Here’s the paradox I see every week: exercise is the single most powerful intervention for healthy aging—yet one poorly timed injury can erase months (even years) of progress. Where’s the line between “use it or lose it” and unnecessary risk? As a physician, scientist, and Ironman triathlete in my late […]

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 Do you find yourself reaching for a second helping even when you’ve eaten quite a few calories? Or struggling to cut back on calories, only to feel constantly unsatisfied? You’re not alone—and it turns out that how much we eat is heavily influenced by what we eat. I’ve personally seen […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube Do you ever feel like wellness requires a spreadsheet, a stopwatch, and a second career? Between supplements, sleep tracking, cold plunges, organic meals, screenings, and meditation apps—not to mention avoiding sugar, alcohol, and ultra-processed everything—it’s enough to make anyone want to throw in the towel. I get it. In this […]