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"Spine Issues, Pain and Lifestyle Medicine" with W. Jeremy Beckworth, MD Oct 09, 2020

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Jeremy Beckworth, MD is a physician who has worked at Emory since 2007. He is a Physical Medicine and Rehab physician but also is boarded in Pain Medicine and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He is the co-director of the Emory Spine Center and the associate residency program director for Rehab Medicine.

He has developed a keen interest in lifestyle medicine and specifically the impact of lifestyle medicine on pain. He has led local community health programs like CHIP (Complete Health Improvement Program), monthly plant-based cooking classes and the Nedley Depression & Anxiety Recovery Program (a lifestyle medicine program).

In this conversation we discuss spine issues and how lifestyle medicine can impact their consequences, including pain. What is the relation between diet and spine health? Are chronic pain and depression related? Tune in to learn more about these and other questions!

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"Best Diet for Raising Healthy Family" with Brenda Davis, RD & Reshma Shah, MD Sep 28, 2020

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Authors Reshma Shah, MD, a plant-based pediatrician and affiliate clinical instructor at Stanford University School of Medicine, and Brenda Davis, RD, a world-renowned expert and pioneer in plant-based nutrition, are passionate about empowering parents to become the experts of nourishing their families. They talk about what how to feed your family for optimal health and wellness: how a diet centered around plants can optimize health, prevent chronic disease, care for our planet, and be an act of radical compassion; nutrition specifics for all the stages of childhood—from pregnancy and breastfeeding all the way through adolescence; and tips, strategies, and mouthwatering recipes to bring all of this information to their dinner tables as they transition to plant-based eating. Tune in to learn more and pre-order their new book - Nourish: The Definitive Plant-Based Nutrition Guide for Families -- With Tips & Recipes for Bringing Health, Joy, & Connection to Your Dinner Table.

Brenda Davis, RD, is a leader in her field and an internationally acclaimed speaker. As a prolific nutrition and health writer, she has co-authored 12 books with nearly a million copies in print in 14 languages. Her most recent works include Nourish (to be released Nov. 2020), Kick Diabetes Essentials (2019), The Kick Diabetes Cookbook (2018), Becoming Vegan: Comprehensive Edition (2014) and Becoming Vegan: Express Edition (2013). Both Becoming Vegan books have won awards, including the Canada Book Award, and have also received a star rating by the American Library Association as the “go-to books” on plant-based nutrition. Brenda has been a featured speaker at medical and nutrition conferences in over 20 countries on 5 continents. She is also co-author of several peer reviewed journal articles. Brenda is the lead clinical nutrition specialist for the diabetes intervention project in the Marshall Islands. Brenda is a past chair of the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. In 2007, she was inducted into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame.

Reshma Shah, MD, MPH is a board-certified pediatrician and affiliate clinical instructor at Stanford University School of Medicine. She has additional training and certification in plant-based nutrition and cooking. She lives in the Bay Area with her husband and two children.

Brenda Davis and Reshma Shah are the authors of Nourish: The Definitive Plant-Based Nutrition Guide for Families, due out in November, 2020.

To learn more about their work please visit:

https://reshmashahmd.com

https://www.brendadavisrd.com

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"Understanding Genome Testing" with A. Cecile J.W. Janssens, PhD Sep 21, 2020

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Dr. A. Cecile J.W. Janssens is professor of Epidemiology in the department of Epidemiology of the Rollins School of Public Health. Her research concerns the translation of genomics research to applications in clinical and public health practice, and focuses on the polygenic prediction of multifactorial diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. She is best known for her theoretical and methodological studies that outline the future predictive ability and utility of genetic testing. Dr. Janssens has published over 200 papers in international scientific journals, including articles on the psychological, behavioral, ethical and societal aspects of genetic testing, the quality of evidence, research methodology and research ethics. Dr. Janssens is a lecturer in graduate and post-graduate courses in local, national and international programs, in which she teaches about prediction, critical thinking, scientific writing, and research methods. Dr. Janssens has degrees in economics, psychology, and epidemiology and received her PhD from Erasmus University in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

This week's conversation is about genome testing - what it can and cannot do, what is its role in prediction, as well as management and treatment of disease, and bases for personalized medicine.

Follow Dr. Janssens at @cecilejanssens .

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"Common Sleep Disorders and What to Do with Them" with David Schulman, MD Aug 28, 2020

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Dr. David Schulman is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at Emory University, where he has served on faculty for nineteen years. He is the Director of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine fellowship training program, and also Director of Emory School of Medicine's Foundations of Medicine Phase, which comprises the first eighteen months of education for our medical students.

In this conversation Dr. Schulman discusses the most typical sleep disorders and what to do with them. We talk about insomnia, restless leg syndrome, how coffee and electronic devices affect our sleep. Dr. Schulman also shares strategies to fall asleep, stay asleep and go back to sleep. Tune in to learn more!

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“I Have a Carrot and a Stent, You Pick!”, with Koushik R. Reddy, MD Aug 20, 2020

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Dr. Reddy is the director of interventional cardiology at the James A Haley VA Medical Center in Tampa, FL. He completed his general and interventional cardiology fellowship training at Winthrop University Hospital in Long Island, NY. After practicing interventional cardiology for ten years, he changed his focus towards cardiovascular health promotion and disease prevention, using lifestyle and nutrition based strategies. He is a member of American College of Cardiology’s working group on nutrition and lifestyle. In addition, he serves as a board of director and the treasurer for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. He is the founding Co-Chair of Veterans Health Administration/Department of Defense member interest group and the Cardiology member interest group under the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Reddy is board certified in Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology and Lifestyle Medicine.

He is closely involved with the department of Whole Health at the Tampa VA hospital. Working in partnership with the local Whole Health leadership, he established two preventive cardiology clinics.

HEAL – Healthy Eating and Living – Introductory Program

CALM – Comprehensive Approach to Lifestyle Medicine – 6 weeks of multidisciplinary program.

He is passionate and deeply committed to the idea of health promotion and disease prevention, using lifestyle and nutrition related tools. It is with this passion and commitment, he boldly challenges his patients with – “I have a carrot and a stent, you pick!”

This podcast is brought to you by Emory Lifestyle Medicine & Wellness. To learn more about our work, please visit

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"Women's Health and Self-Care" with Cherie Hill, MD Jul 23, 2020

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Cherie C. Hill, MD, FACOG is an Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Emory University School of Medicine. She is a graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana, and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UC Los Angeles. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke University, where she served as Chief Resident, with a GME concentration in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. Dr. Hill has a clinical interest in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery for management of gynecologic disorders, particularly abnormal uterine bleeding and fibroids, in addition to comprehensive obstetrics and well-woman care. Beyond the clinical setting, Dr. Hill serves as the Wellness Ambassador and Chair of the Wellness Committee for the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, and as Director of the Resident Wellness Program. She serves on the Health Advisory Board for the Center for Children’s Health: The Environment, The Microbiome, & Metabolomics (C-CHEM2). Her research interests include resident well-being and determinants of preterm birth. She maintains her own wellness through participation in public service, mentorship of local students; quality time with her husband, 2 children, extended family and friends.

In this conversation Dr. Hill talk about women's health and prevention based on what she sees in her clinical practice. She then shifts to discussing self-care, what it looks like, where to start, its importance and challenges. It is not a coincidence Dr. Hill is so dedicated to the topic, and she discusses her motivation for creating the movement around selfceare in both her clinical and academic environment, as well as personal life. Tune in to learn more!

For more information please visit:

Instagram @cheriechillmd and @emorygynob

The department wellness newsletters are cataloged here: https://med.emory.edu/departments/gynecology-obstetrics/about-us/gynob-wellness.html

This podcast is brought to you by Emory Lifestyle Medicine & Wellness. To learn more about our work, please visit

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"Fiber Fueled: Optimizing Your Gut Microbiome" with Will Bulsiewicz, MD Jul 11, 2020

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Will Bulsiewicz, MD MSCI ("Dr. B") is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine. He trained in internal medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and gastroenterology at The University of North Carolina Hospitals. He also earned a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) from Northwestern University and a certificate in nutrition from Cornell University. Dr. Bulsiewicz is board-certified in both internal medicine and gastroenterology.

Dr. B. is a respected clinician and the recipient of numerous awards. At Northwestern, he received the prestigious Rambach Award, was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society, and was Chief Medical Resident. At UNC, he once again received the highest clinical award given by the program and was Chief Gastroenterology Fellow.

Dr. B also has an accomplished background in research, with more than 20 articles published in peer reviewed scientific journals including repeatedly publishing in the top American gastroenterology journals: Gastroenterology, The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He has given more than 40 presentations at national meetings. He also did an epidemiology fellowship at the world renowned UNC - Gillings School of Global Public Health and received a prestigious grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Dr B started his @theguthealthmd Instagram page in 2016 and it has quickly become the Internet’s most trusted source for gut health guidance. He has been featured in numerous national magazines, including Men’s Health, Women's Health and Reader’s Digest, has been profiled by The Post & Courier and Vanderbilt Magazine, and he regularly gives sold out lectures on gut health.

He is in clinical practice at Lowcountry Gastroenterology in Charleston, SC.

To learn more about Dr. B's work:

Web: https://theplantfedgut.com/book/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/theguthealthmd/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/theguthealthmd/

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"From Healing the Body to Healing the Community" with Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams Jul 02, 2020

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Eric graduated from the New York City Police Academy in 1984 as one of the highest-ranked students in his class. After initially serving with the New York City Transit Police Department, he was transferred to the New York City Police Department (NYPD) with the merging of the city’s police forces. During the course of his 22-year law enforcement career, Eric served in the 94th Precinct (Greenpoint), 88th Precinct (Clinton Hill and Fort Greene), and the 6th Precinct (Greenwich Village and West Village), where he retired at the rank of captain. As a member of New York’s Finest, Eric made the kind of life-and-death decisions that reflect insight, expertise, and poise under fire, earning him a reputation for going above and beyond the call of duty.

In 1995, Eric co-founded 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, an advocacy group that rose to nationwide prominence speaking out against police brutality, racial profiling, and departmental diversity. He also served at one time as president of the Grand Council of Guardians, a statewide fraternal society for African-Americans in law enforcement. Through leadership roles in these organizations, Eric helped raise thousands of dollars for worthy causes across New York City.

Eric was elected to the first of four terms in the New York State Senate in 2006, where he represented a diverse range of neighborhoods across brownstone and central Brooklyn. During his tenure in the State Legislature, he chaired both the Veterans, Homeland Security, and Military Affairs Committee and the Racing, Gaming, and Wagering Committee. In 2013, Brooklynites elected Eric as the first person of color to serve as their borough president; he is currently serving his second term as Brooklyn’s chief executive.

In 2016, Eric was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Having lost vision in his left eye and suffering from nerve damage in his hands and feet, he went against the initial recommendations of his doctors and pursued a whole-food, plant-based diet. Within three months, Eric reversed his diabetes diagnosis, and he has subsequently been able to impact the health of countless New Yorkers facing chronic diseases, including his own mother.

Eric lives in Bedford-Stuyvesant, where he has resided for more than 20 years. He enjoys biking through his neighborhood, meditating, and exploring new cultures through travel. Eric is the proud father of Jordan, an aspiring filmmaker and graduate of American University.

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"Hormones and Diet" with Neal D. Barnard, MD, FACC Jun 26, 2020

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Neal Barnard, MD, FACC, is an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC, and President of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

Dr. Barnard has led numerous research studies investigating the effects of diet on diabetes, body weight, and chronic pain, including a groundbreaking study of dietary interventions in type 2 diabetes, funded by the National Institutes of Health, that paved the way for viewing type 2 diabetes as a potentially reversible condition for many patients. Dr. Barnard has authored more than 90 scientific publications and 20 books for medical and lay readers, and is the editor in chief of the Nutrition Guide for Clinicians, a textbook made available to all U.S. medical students.

As president of the Physicians Committee, Dr. Barnard leads programs advocating for preventive medicine, good nutrition, and higher ethical standards in research. His research contributed to the acceptance of plant-based diets in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. In 2015, he was named a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. In 2016, he founded the Barnard Medical Center in Washington, DC, as a model for making nutrition a routine part of all medical care.

Working with the Medical Society of the District of Columbia and the American Medical Association, Dr. Barnard has authored key resolutions, now part of AMA policy, calling for a new focus on prevention and nutrition in federal policies and in medical practice. In 2018, he received the Medical Society of the District of Columbia’s Distinguished Service Award. He has hosted four PBS television programs on nutrition and health.

Originally from Fargo, North Dakota, Dr. Barnard received his M.D. degree at the George Washington University School of Medicine and completed his residency at the same institution. He practiced at St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York before returning to Washington to found the Physicians Committee.

In this conversation Dr. Barnard talks about his new book - Your Body in Balance - and shares the science behind how common hormone-related conditions—like infertility, weight gain, menopausal symptoms, breast and prostate cancers, thyroid problems, and acne—can be affected by and improved by simple diet changes. We also discuss other conditions like diabetes, women's health, and mens health, including erectile dysfunction. Tune in to learn more!

To learn more about Dr. Barnard's work, please visit:

www.pcrm.org

https://www.pcrm.org/yourbodyinbalance

https://www.facebook.com/PCRM.org/

https://www.facebook.com/NealBarnardMD/

https://twitter.com/PCRM

https://twitter.com/DrNealBarnard

https://www.instagram.com/physicianscommittee/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/drnealbarnard/?hl=en

https://kickstart.pcrm.org/en (PCRM’s free 21 day kickstart app)

Photo credit: Steve Shapiro, Commercialimage.net

This podcast is brought to you by Emory Lifestyle Medicine & Wellness. To learn more about our work, please visit

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"Positive Psychology" with Liana Lianov, MD, MPH Jun 19, 2020

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As an innovative leader in lifestyle medicine, Dr. Lianov has advanced the movement in the US and internationally. She currently serves as the Chair of the Happiness Science and Positive Health Committee of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM), lead faculty for the ACLM Physician and Health Professional Well-Being Program, vice-chair of the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine, and President of the Positive Health and Wellness Division of the International Positive Psychology Association. She is also the lead faculty for the first of its kind intensive lifestyle medicine physician curriculum sponsored by American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) and ACLM. For this program and related work, Dr. Lianov received the 2015 Distinguished Service Award from ACPM. She is the lead author for the 2010 publication in the Journal of the American Medical Association unveiling the lifestyle medicine core competencies for physicians developed by a national blue ribbon panel of health professional organizations, which she chaired.

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Dr. Lianov is a past president of the ACLM, a past board regent of ACPM, and the former Healthy Lifestyles Division Director for the American Medical Association. She previously directed a number of heart disease and stroke prevention, cancer detection, and other chronic diseases and mental health services programs at the California Department of Health Services. Her leadership of the inaugural national Summit on Happiness Science in Health Care, her publications, including the groundbreaking book Roots of Positive Change: Optimizing Health Care with Positive Psychology, and presentations are spearheading the integration of positive psychology interventions in health care.

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