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"Sustainability: Connecting the Health of Environment to the Health of People" with Kelly Weisinger Mar 07, 2020

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Kelly Weisinger is an Assistant Director at the Emory Office of Sustainability Initiative. An Atlanta native, Kelly joined Emory in 2012 as Sustainability Program Coordinator, and as the goals and programs of the office grew, was named Assistant Director in 2015. She conducts faculty and staff outreach and engagement and works with all of Emory's university and healthcare departments to improve operations, reduce environmental impact and create dialogue around sustainability issues. She works to green the supply chain across the University including ensuring sustainability is factored into supplier contracts and analyzes Emory'/s carbon footprint to implement strategies toward climate action goals.

Previously, Kelly spent two years working in transportation and sustainability with the Midtown Alliance in Atlanta. She earned a Master in Environmental Law and Policy from Vermont Law School in 2009 while working full-time as Assistant Director of Admissions for the Law School. She earned a bachelor of arts in environmental studies and anthropology from Connecticut College, and serves on The Lovett School Sustainability Advisory Board, the College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center Advisory Board, and the City Schools of Decatur Operations Advisory Committee.

This is a conversation about sustainability - what it means, why it is important, and how we can connect the health of the environment to the health of people. Kelly talks about various aspect of sustainability - including food and transportation - and the simple steps each of us can take to be respectful of the limited resources we have.

To learn more please visit: https://sustainability.emory.edu

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"Preventing and Reversing Diabetes with Diet and Lifestyle" with Brenda Davis, RD Mar 03, 2020

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Brenda Davis, registered dietitian, is a leader in her field and an internationally acclaimed speaker. As a prolific nutrition and health writer, she has co-authored 11 books with over 800,000 copies in print in 14 languages. Her most recent works include Kick Diabetes Essentials (2019), The Kick Diabetes Cookbook (2018), Becoming Vegan: Comprehensive Edition (2014) and Becoming Vegan: Express Edition (2013). 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, and recently completed a lifestyle intervention demonstration program in Lithuania. Brenda is a past chair of the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

In the conversation Brenda explain physiological processes of diabetes, differentiates between different types, addresses common myths and misconceptions, and explains how our diet and lifestyle can not only prevent, but also arrest and often reverse Type II Diabetes. What is the best diet? Can you eat carbs? What about fruit? What is the role of fasting? Learn what the evidence has to say about all these questions and more!

To learn more about Brenda's work, please visit:

https://www.brendadavisrd.com

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"Kellyn Foundation and Making Healthy Choice the Easy Choice" with Meagan L. Grega, MD Feb 24, 2020

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Meagan L. Grega, MD, is the Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Kellyn Foundation (www.kellyn.org), a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice. Kellyn provides school-based healthy lifestyle education and “Garden as a Classroom” programs; supports access to nutrient-dense produce via the Eat Real Food Mobile Market and Lehigh Valley Corner Store Initiative; engages participants in hands-on, plant-based cooking classes in community settings and offers intensive therapeutic lifestyle change interventions for individuals and families. She is a summa cum laude graduate of Bucknell University with a B.S. in Biochemistry/Cell Biology and earned her MD degree from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School.

Dr. Grega spent several years as a medical officer in the United States Navy, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Commander before resigning from active duty service. She has been a staff Family Physician at Hunterdon Medical Center, the Director of Women's Health Services at Lafayette College and is currently the Managing Director of Llantrisant Retreat and Wellness Center (www.llantrisantretreat.com), the home of Kellyn Foundation. She is a member of the ACLM Speaker’s Bureau and frequently lectures on the topics of Lifestyle Medicine at colleges, universities, hospital Grand Rounds, medical residency programs and community forums. Mentoring residents, medical, dietician and nursing students is one of her passions. She is honored to serve as adjunct faculty for the St. Luke’s University Health Network Anderson Campus Family Medicine and Internal Medicine Residency programs and as a faculty advisor for the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University/SLUHN medical student Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group (LMIG). She has been a featured speaker at American College of Lifestyle Medicine Annual Conferences, is a member of the True Health Initiative Council of Directors and serves as a member of several national task force groups dedicated to the expansion of evidence-based lifestyle medicine services. Dr. Grega is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, a Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and is board certified in both Family Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine.

Child/Family health in general, and the obesity epidemic in particular, are issues in which Dr. Grega has had a long-standing interest. She believes the benefits of regular exercise, adequate sleep, supportive social connections, healthy food choices and the art of balance are the keys to improving our children’s future, as well as our own. Towards that end, she is committed to finding practical solutions that can be implemented by families and communities to strengthen each other physically, emotionally and spiritually.

To learn more, please visit:

Kellyn Website is www.kellyn.org

Kellyn FB is www.facebook.com/kellynfoundation

KellynTwitter: @kellynorg

Kellyn email is: info@kellyn.org

Information about the Lehigh Valley Lifestyle Medicine Symposium that will be held March 27-28, 2020 can be found at www.lvlifestylemedicine.org. Listeners of this show can get a 10% discount for the registration fee for the Symposium. To receive the discount please email info@kellyn.org to receive the promo code to be used during registration on the website.

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"Social Determinants of Health" with Jada Bussey-Jones, MD Feb 17, 2020

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Dr. Bussey-Jones received her BS in Sociology and later her MD from Emory University. She has nationally recognized educational expertise in the areas of minority health, health equity, as well as patient and provider education. She has developed several program initiatives addressing health promotion and disease prevention for vulnerable populations. Dr. Bussey-Jones has also developed and directed curricula on cultural competence, disparities, and social determinants of health for students, residents, and faculty and was recognized with an Educational Innovation Award for this work. She has also chaired the National Disparities Education Task Force for the Society of General Internal Medicine organization and served as editor for a special issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine dedicated to disparities education. In this role, her leadership resulted in an award-winning national disparities course, web-based educational modules, and two national symposia on disparities at both the Society of General Internal Medicine and at the American Association of Medical Colleges.

How does our social-economic status effect the quality of healthcare we receive? In this conversation Dr. Bussey-Jones talks about social determinants of health and describes challenges with healthcare equality. Dr. Bussey-Jones also brings to our attention to the implicit biases present in healthcare professionals, which, when acknowledge and brought to surface, can be effectively eliminated. Tune in to learn more!

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"The Connection Between Soil, Gut and Healing" with Zach Bush, MD Feb 07, 2020

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Zach Bush MD is a physician specializing in internal medicine, endocrinology and hospice care. He is an internationally recognized educator on the microbiome as it relates to health, disease and our food production systems. Dr. Bush founded *Seraphic Group to develop root-cause solutions for human and ecological health and extend his passion for educating the world on topics such as the state of our soil - including the need to eradicate toxins such as glyphosate from our farming chain - and the importance of gut/brain communication as a vital part of our overall health/wellbeing.

Dr. Bush is a respected speaker and authority in the health and wellness space. He travels the world speaking to medical and farming communities as well as consumers who are interested in taking proactive control of their health.

In this conversation Dr. Bush discussed his career journey towards becoming a triple board-certified physician who studies microbiome, his discoveries around the influence of microbial environment of soil and gut, and the healing that is possible in right conditions.

To learn more, please visit:

Instagram/farmersfootprint

Facebook/farmersfootprint

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"Linking Psychological State to Physiology" with William “Chance” Nicholson, PhD Jan 31, 2020

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Dr. William “Chance” Nicholson joined the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing as an assistant professor in August 2019. He received his PhD from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a focus on neurophysiological correlations between the vagus nerves’ cholinergic pathways, psychiatric comorbidities (e.g., perceived stress, depression, and post-traumatic stress) and HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders. Dr. Nicholson's research interests and publications center on neurophysiological substrates that form the basis of cognitive-behavioral symptoms (e.g., anger, impulsivity, depression, suicidality) often observed in trauma-based disorders, in particular post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder.

In this conversation Dr. Nicholson explains the fascinating ways in which emotional states, like anger, stress or depression, effect our physiological state. What do flu and depression have in common? And how can understanding of those connections help us improve our overall well-being? Tune in to learn more!

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"Common Myths about Diet and Nutrition" with Jenny Bilko, RD Jan 24, 2020

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Jenny Bilko, MS, RDN, LD is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist at the Emory Executive Health Clinic, the Paul W. Seavey Comprehensive Internal Medicine Clinic, and the Emory Lifestyle Medicine and Wellness Center. She received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Dietetics from the University of Georgia. She completed Dietetic Internship and received Master’s degree in Nutrition Science at University of Alabama at Birmingham. Jenny also has a Certificate in Training for Vegetarian Nutrition.

Jenny is passionate about nutrition for prevention and management of chronic disease through plant-based and Mediterranean diet. She provides education and counseling to patients for weight loss, heart health, diabetes, etc.

In this conversation Jenny answers the common nutrition questions she hears from her patients every day: What is the best diet? What is "healthy" bread? Does portion control work? What is calorie density? Are bananas good for me?... Jenny also addresses common myths and misconception about diet.

Jenny is a Registered Dietitian you see if you come to receive a Wellness Assessment at Emory Lifestyle Medicine & Wellness. To learn more or schedule your visit, please go to:

http://bit.ly/EmoryWellness

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

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"Thrive Medicine" with Colin Zhu, DO, DipABLM, Chef Jan 17, 2020

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Dr. Colin Zhu is a primary care physician who is Board-Certified in family practice and lifestyle medicine. Passionate about the intersection of medicine, food, and nutrition, Dr. Zhu trained as a chef and a health coach at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health & Culinary Arts and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York City following completion of his medical degree.

In medical practice known as locum tenens, Dr. Zhu has spent the last four years in a series of contract physician roles that include time in Nevada, where he worked with a Native American population at a tribal-run outpatient clinic, a Veterans Affairs system in Louisiana and a county medicine department in Santa Cruz, California that runs its own homeless shelter. A fourth position found him at a community health clinic in Seattle with a diverse refugee population. Currently, he works in Los Angeles.

His traveling work has been featured in publications such as The DO, MedPage Today, and Stat News. To share his unique blend of medical knowledge with a wider audience, Dr. Zhu launched TheChefDoc website, an online wellness and lifestyle education platform which has been featured in Jarry Magazine, OWaves, and Brit + Co. Colin is also the author of "Thrive Medicine: How To Cultivate Your Desires and Elevate Your Life.“ A book on enhancing emotional wellness. Also is the podcast host of Thrive Bites which he interviews health and wellness experts from all over the world and distills concise insights for your community.

In this conversation Dr. Zhu shares his personal journey that led him to integrate medicine, food and nutrition. He talks about the power of lifestyle medicine and shares tips for living a life filled with meaning and joy.

To learn more, please visit:

Website: https://www.chefdoczhu.com/

Thrive Medicine the book: https://www.chefdoczhu.com/store

Thrive Bites Podcast: https://thrivebites.podbean.com/

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

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"Social Justice and Healthcare" with Maura George, MD Jan 10, 2020

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Maura George MD, FACP is an associate professor of medicine at Emory and a primary care internist at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. She completed her undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering at Princeton University, her medical degree at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and her internal medicine residency at Emory University. In addition to her clinical work at Grady, Dr. George is very involved in the School of Medicine, teaching medical students longitudinally as a small group advisor and as course director for several required and elective courses including Community Learning and Social Medicine (CLSM), an 18-month required course with community and classroom components. She runs the new Health Equity, Advocacy, and Policy (HEAP) Track through graduate medical education for residents and fellows. Her scholarly work focuses on curricular development regarding the social determinants of health, advocacy, and ethics. In addition, Dr. George serves as the co-chair of the Ethics Committee for Grady Memorial Hospital and a faculty fellow of the Emory Center for Ethics. She is a board member for Georgia Watch, a state-wide consumer advocacy organization, and the past chair of the Society for General Internal Medicine's national ethics committee. She has won awards for her teaching and service, including the Evangeline T. Papageorge Distinguished Teaching Award.

For more information please visit:

Social Determinants of Health:

https://www.kff.org/disparities-policy/issue-brief/beyond-health-care-the-role-of-social-determinants-in-promoting-health-and-health-equity/

"Ask Me 3":

http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/Tools/Ask-Me-3-Good-Questions-for-Your-Good-Health.aspx

Teach back:

https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/quality-resources/tools/literacy-toolkit/healthlittoolkit2-tool5.html

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"How Not to Diet?" with Michael Greger, MD (Recast of E55) Jan 04, 2020

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Michael Greger, M.D. FACLM is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized professional speaker on a number of important public health issues. Dr. Greger has lectured at the Conference on World Affairs, the National Institutes of Health, and the International Bird Flu Summit, among countless other symposia and institutions; testified before Congress; has appeared on shows such as The Colbert Report and The Dr. Oz Show; and was invited as an expert witness in defense of Oprah Winfrey at the infamous "meat defamation" trial. In 2017, he was honored with the ACLM Lifestyle Medicine Trailblazer Award.

Dr. Greger's most recent scientific publications in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Critical Reviews in Microbiology, Family and Community Health, and the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition, and Public Health explore the public health implications of industrialized animal agriculture.

Dr. Greger is also licensed as a general practitioner specializing in clinical nutrition and is a founding member and Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. He was featured on the Healthy Living Channel promoting his latest nutrition DVDs and honored to teach part of Dr. T. Colin Campbell's esteemed nutrition course at Cornell University. Dr. Greger's nutrition work can be found at NutritionFacts.org, which is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit charity.

He is the author of Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching and Carbophobia: The Scary Truth Behind America's Low Carb Craze. Both of his latest books, How Not to Die and the How Not to Die Cookbook, became instant New York Times Best Sellers. Dr. Greger is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Agriculture and the Tufts University School of Medicine.

In this conversation we talk through some of Dr. Greger's previous work and discuss his new book "How Not to Diet" that has released in December 2019. Every month seems to bring a trendy new diet or weight loss fad—and yet obesity rates continue to rise, and with it a growing number of diseases and health problems. In "How Not to Diet" Dr. Greger suggests a different approach. He dives deep in the science and lays out the key ingredients of the ideal weight-loss —factors such as calorie density, the insulin index, and the impact of foods on our gut microbiome—showing how plant-based eating is crucial to our success. Dr. Greger talks about the latest discoveries in cutting-edge areas like chronobiology to reveal the factors that maximize our natural fat-burning capabilities.

To learn more, please visit:

Website: https://nutritionfacts.org

Free Daily Dozen App: https://nutritionfacts.org/daily-dozen-challenge/

Podcast: https://nutritionfacts.org/audio/

How Not to Die Book: https://nutritionfacts.org/book/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NutritionFactsOrg

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nutrition_facts

Free Downloadable Evidence-Based Eating Guide: https://nutritionfacts.org/healthkit/

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

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