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"Understanding Protein" with Garth Davis, MD Mar 21, 2019

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Garth Davis, MD, is the medical director of the Davis Clinic at the Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. He is also boarded in medical management of obesity. Dr. Davis is the author of two books: Proteinaholic: How Our Obsession with Meat Is Killing Us and The Expert’s Guide to Weight-Loss Surgery. Having spent 17 years in the field of surgical and medical weight management, Dr. Davis is a recognized expert in initial bariatric procedures as well as revisional bariatric surgery, and he is frequently asked to give lectures to both patient and physician audiences.

Dr. Davis starred on the hit TLC show Big Medicine and appeared in recent documentary What The Health.

In this interview Dr. Davis breaks down the science behind the most popular American macronutrient - protein. He explains what protein is and the role it plays in both - health and disease. Dr. Davis elaborates on the differences between animal and plant protein sources, and clears confusion about the popular myths about daily intake requirements and the effect that animal protein has on our bodies.

To learn more about his work please refer to the resources below:

Website: http://proteinaholic.com

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

Consultation requests: https://missionhealth.org/provider-finder/profile/51799

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Proteinaholic-Obsession-Meat-Killing-About/dp/0062279319

"Simple Truth About Eating Healthy" with David Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, FACLM Mar 14, 2019

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David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, FACLM earned his BA degree from Dartmouth College (1984); his MD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1988); and his MPH from the Yale University School of Public Health (1993). He completed sequential residency training in Internal Medicine, and Preventive Medicine/Public Health.
He is the founding director (1998) of Yale University’s Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, Immediate Past-President of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and Founder/President of the True Health Initiative, a non-profit organization established to promote messages about healthy, sustainable diet and lifestyle in the service of adding years to lives and life to years around the globe.
Katz directed the development of the Overall Nutritional Quality Index® used in the NuVal® nutritional guidance system, the world’s most robustly validated nutrient profiling system. He is the Founder (2016) and CEO of his own start-up company, developing a disruptively innovative approach to dietary intake assessment, and diet coaching- known as Diet Quality Photo Navigation (DQPN; DQPN™, LLC). He serves as Chief Science Officer for FareWell (https://farewell.io/), a digital therapeutic platform devoted to the use of diet and lifestyle for the treatment and reversal of chronic disease.
The recipient of many awards for his contributions to public health, he has received three honorary doctorate degrees. Katz was named one of the nation’s top nutrition experts for 2017-2018 by DietSpotlight.com (https://www.dietspotlight.com/n/david-katz/). Dr. Katz has held faculty positions at the Yale University Schools of Medicine and Public Health, and served as Director of Medical Studies in Public Health at the Yale School of Medicine for nearly a decade. He currently holds an appointment as adjunct professor at the George Washington University School of Medicine.
He holds 5 U.S. patents with other patents pending, and invented the research method known as “evidence mapping.” He has published roughly 200 scientific articles and textbook chapters, and 15 books to date, including multiple editions of leading textbooks in both Preventive Medicine, and nutrition. Prominent as a journalist and commentator addressing matters of health and medicine, Dr. Katz has been quoted in most major magazines and newspapers, and has appeared widely on radio and television- and served as a regular on-air medical contributor for Good Morning America/ABC News for over two years. He has delivered addresses at major universities and conferences throughout the United States and countries around the world on five continents. Widely recognized for his abilities as an orator, Dr. Katz has been hailed by peers as “the poet laureate of health promotion.”
Recognized globally for expertise in nutrition, weight management and the prevention of chronic disease, he has a social media following of roughly 900,000.
He and his wife, Catherine, founder of Cuisinicity.com, live in Connecticut. They have 5 children.

The Truth About Food book:

http://www.truehealthinitiative.org/news/the-truth-about-food/

"Childhood Obesity, Food Advertising and Gut Health" with Sujit Sharma, MD and CEO of Chuice Mar 07, 2019

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Sujit Sharma is an Atlanta-based pediatric ER doctor and CEO of Chuice, the innovative JuicySuperSalad redefining convenient snacks. He holds a Bachelor’s in Philosophy from University of Michigan, received his medical degree and pediatric training at Wayne State University/Children's Hospital of Michigan, and served his three-year fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School/Boston Children's Hospital. He is currently Vice Section Chief at the department of Emergency Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, and is on the Board of Directors for Georgia Organics where he’s the moderator for the Food As Medicine committee. When Sharma is not practicing medicine, he’s conducting medical research on respiratory viruses, cooking various worldly dishes, traveling with his wife and two children, and loves (theoretically) putting pen to paper to scribe Op-eds, including for CNN.com.

In this conversation Dr. Sharma talks about striking current statistics of childhood obesity and its relation to food advertising and public policy. He draws a parallel with evolution of policies and behaviors around smoking. Dr. Sharma talks about the importance fiber, explains the difference in the benefits between smoothies, juices and Chuice; talks about the concept of gut health and what defines it.

https://chuice.com

https://chuice.com/blogs/news/how-we-advertise-food-as-bad-as-those-old-cigarette-ads

"Empowering People Through Culinary Skills" with Chef Julia Peters Feb 28, 2019

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Born and raised in Oyster Bay, NY Juliet Peters has found great success in an unexpected place. Her career as a chef took her from New York City to London and back before she found her dream job in Atlanta. A job that allows her to teach, inspire, and give back to a community, all through cooking.

Chef Juliet Peters:
"The Westside of Atlanta is considered the most impoverished, dangerous area in the city, plagued with homelessness, joblessness, addiction, and overall lack of opportunity. Through the partnership with The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, The Atlanta Falcons, and support of Levy, I was given the incredible task of creating what is now the Levy Culinary Academy.

Through the Academy, we provide practical culinary training to residents of the neighborhood that gives each student the foundation to be a culinary professional: knife skills, the importance of mise en place, equipment and food identification, and so much more.

Initially, the program was housed at a homeless shelter on the Westside, which allowed me to immerse myself in the culture and community of our students. Due to the success of the program, we were able to relocate to The Georgia Dome, which allows more students to attend the 8-week course, more space and equipment, as well as the support of the Levy Culinary Team.

The success of the program can be attributed to the very intense, practical approach taken in preparing each student for success in the culinary industry. I am especially proud to see some of the individuals we work with join the Levy family, and with the new Falcons Stadium on the horizon, there will be more opportunities than ever.

I am grateful to Levy for allowing me the opportunity and support to run this program, which has proven to change the lives of our graduates and their families. I can’t take credit for the students’ success, as this job training program would not be possible without Levy. My long-term goal is to share this educational model with additional Levy properties to relay the wonderful outcomes that are made possible with the support of a company that cares."

"Lifestyle Medicine as a Subspecialty" with Jennifer Rooke, MD Feb 21, 2019

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Dr. Jennifer Rooke is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine. She is the founder and Medical Director of the Optimal Health and Wellness Clinic at Morehouse Healthcare.

The Optimal Health and Wellness Clinic is a Lifestyle Medicine Clinic. Dr. Rooke’s professional goal is to expand the scope of clinical preventive medicine to include treatment with evidence-based lifestyle interventions such as plant-based nutrition; stress management, physical activity and sleep management.

Dr. Rooke is board certified in both Preventive Medicine and Occupational and Environmental Medicine. She is a fellow of both the American College of Preventive Medicine and the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

In this interview Dr. Rooke discusses her clinic which uses a patient-centered, integrated approach to medical care that promotes optimal physical and mental health. What does lifestyle medicine appointment look like? What are shared medical appointments? What are the benefits of a plant-based diet and what are easy and effective ways to transition to it? Dr. Rooke answers all of these questions and shares her story of finding plant-based nutrition as an effective tool to combat disease and what motivated her to go into lifestyle medicine. Tune in to learn more!

Cardiac Longevity with Joel Kahn, MD Feb 14, 2019

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Joel Kahn, MD, of Detroit, Michigan, is a practicing cardiologist, and a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Michigan Medical School. Known as "America’s Healthy Heart Doc", Dr. Kahn has double board certification in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Medicine. He was the first physician in the world to certify in Metabolic Cardiology with A4M/MMI and the University of South Florida.

Dr. Kahn has authored scores of publications in his field including articles, book chapters and monographs. He writes health articles and has five books in publication including Your Whole Heart Solution, Dead Execs Don’t Get Bonuses and The Plant Based Solution. He has regular appearances on Dr. Phil, The Doctors Show, Dr. Oz, Larry King Now, Joe Rogan Experience, and with Bassem Yousef. He has been awarded a Health Hero award from Detroit Crain’s Business. He owns 3 health restaurants in Detroit and Austin, Texas.

This is a conversation about cardiac longevity and evidence-based lifestyle approaches to improving and maintaining our heart health. Dr. Kahn also talks about "arterial age" and cardiac health tests that are on the market today and their effectiveness.

To learn more about Dr. Kahn and his work, please go to https://drjoelkahn.com

"Heart Disease Prevention and New Cholesterol Guidelines" with Gina Lundberg, MD Feb 07, 2019

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Gina Price Lundberg MD FACC is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Emory University and Clinical Director of the Emory Women’s Heart Center. She is a Preventive Cardiologist and has practiced at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta since 1998. She was invited to join the Emory University faculty in 2012 and led the development of the Emory Women’s Heart program with six locations across the metro Atlanta area.

She attended the Medical College of Georgia and trained in Internal Medicine at Atlanta Medical Center (Georgia Baptist). Her cardiology fellowship was at Rush University in Chicago. She has been in practice in Atlanta since 1994. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine in 1992 and 2002 and Cardiology in 1995, 2005 and 2014.

She has been interviewed on the subject of Heart Disease in Women on CNN, NPR and frequently in USA Today. She is a National American Heart Association (AHA) Spokesperson. Governor Sonny Perdue appointed Dr. Lundberg to the Advisory Board for the Department of Women’s Health for the State of Georgia in 2007 till 2011. She is a Castle Connelly Atlanta Magazine “Top Doc” for Atlanta and Marietta, Georgia. In 2005, Atlanta Woman Magazine awarded Dr. Lundberg the Top 10 Innovator Award for Medicine. In 2008 Atlanta Woman Magazine named her one of the Top 25 Professional Women to Watch and the only woman in the field of medicine.

Dr. Lundberg has been a Board Member of the American Heart Association for Atlanta from 2001 till 2007 and was on the Southeast Affiliate Board 2006-2007. She also served on the Southeast Affiliate Strategic Health Initiatives Committee to promote Go Red for Women. She has been involved in the Go Red for Women initiative for the metro Atlanta area since its development in 2003. Dr. Lundberg was the Honoree for North Fulton/ Gwinnett County Heart Ball for 2006. In 2009 she was awarded the Women with Heart Award at the Go Red Luncheon for outstanding dedication to the program. She is a Circle of Red founding member and Cor Vitae member for AHA. She served on the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Committee from 2006 till 2012. In 2017, she was awarded the Exceptional Women in Medicine Award from Castle Connolly.

Dr. Lundberg has two adult children. Dr. Lundberg has lived most of her life in the metro Atlanta area. She enjoys spending time in the north Georgia mountains, snow skiing, travel and reading. She is passionate about better health through Social Media.
She loves teaching medical students, PA and NP students. She also enjoys serving on short term medical mission trips with her church.

In honor of February Heart Health Month, we talk about the number one killer of Americans - heart disease - and the ways to prevent it. Dr. Lundberg covers lifestyle components such as exercise and diet, talks about popular tests and discusses the new cholesterol guidelines released by CDC. Tune in to learn more!

"Six Components of Wellness" with Sal Lacagnina, DO Jan 31, 2019

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Dr. Salvatore Lacagnina is the System Medical Director of Wellness and Employee Health for Lee Health. In this role, his mission is to motivate, educate and empower people to improve their health and wellness. Dr. Sal, as he likes to be called, is one of Lee Health’s champions responsible for developing a comprehensive health, wellness and preventive care program for more than 19,000 employees and family members.

He is the Medical Director for the LH Employee Health clinics and the Medical Director for the Wellness Centers in Cape Coral and Ft. Myers.
From 1994-2010 he practiced Internal Medicine with the Lee Physician Group and served as its Medical Director until 2010 before taking on his role as System Medical Director of Wellness and Employee Health. His emphasis is on the prevention and reversal of cardio metabolic diseases, diabetes, weight management, cancer risk factor reduction and overall lifestyle medicine.

Dr. Sal earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and he is Board Certified in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine and is a Diplomat of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.

Dr. Sal writes a weekly column about health and wellness in The News-Press and a monthly column for the Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce Trends publication. He also speaks publically throughout the community.

In this conversation Dr. Sal speaks in detail about the Lee Health Wellness Wheel, which includes the following 6 pillars of healthy lifestyle:

Nutrition
Physical Activity
Sleep
Stress Management
Mental and Behavioral Health
Purpose Driven Living

Dr. Sal also discusses both the challenges and the benefits of comprehensive wellness programs, the need for culture change, incentives that are effective and the return on investment that goes beyond financial wins.

"Defeating Diabetes" with Brenda Davis, RD Jan 24, 2019

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Brenda Davis, Registered Dietitian, is a leader in her field, and an acclaimed speaker at nutrition, medical and health conferences internationally. She has worked as a research dietitian, public health nutritionist, clinical nutrition specialist, nutrition consultant and academic nutrition instructor. Brenda serves as the lead dietitian in the Diabetes Wellness Project in Majuro, Marshall Islands.

As a prolific health writer, Brenda has co-authored nine vegetarian and vegan nutrition classics with over a million copies in print, in 13 languages: The Kick Diabetes Cookbook, Becoming Vegan: Comprehensive Edition, Becoming Vegan: Express Edition, Becoming Vegan, Becoming Raw, Becoming Vegetarian, The New Becoming Vegetarian, The Raw Food Revolution Diet, Defeating Diabetes and Dairy-free and Delicious. Her most recent works, Becoming Vegan: Comprehensive Edition won the 2014 REAL Best of 2014 Book Award, and Becoming Vegan: Express Edition won the Canada Book Award and was a finalist and received honorable mention in the Foreward Book of the Year Award. She is currently working on a diabetes book and a diabetes cookbook. Both are set to be released in 2018.

Brenda has authored numerous professional and lay articles. She is a past chair of the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association. In 2007, she was inducted into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame.

Current scientific studies show that most people with type 2 diabetes can reverse the disease by eating a plant-based diet and making other healthy lifestyle changes.
In this interview Brenda talks about foods that help regulate blood glucose levels and foods that send those levels skyrocketing. In her work, Brenda clarifies why not all carbohydrates promote diabetes, explains how plant-based protein reduces diabetes risk, and illustrates why a whole-foods, plant-based diet is naturally low in fat and sodium. Brenda also talks about her wonderful experience of working in Marshall Islands and shares some of her favorite recipes!

Websites:
http://brendadavisrd.com/
http://becomingvegan.ca/

Brenda's new book is called "The Kick Diabetes Cookbook":
https://www.amazon.com/Kick-Diabetes-Cookbook-Recipes-Defeating/dp/1570673594/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1537388575&sr=8-3&keywords=kick+diabetes+cookbook

"The Whole Health Approach to Medical Weightloss" with Arvinpal Singh, MD Jan 17, 2019

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Arvinpal Singh, MD is a Medical Director at Emory Bariatric Center and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Singh is certified by American Board of Obesity Medicine and American Board of Internal Medicine.
Dr. Singh cares for bariatric patients presenting for surgical and nonsurgical weight management, and manages not only their weight, but their obesity related co-morbidities. Dr. Singh lays out a comprehensive map for a whole health approach to weight management, including diet, activity, sleep, stress and support. Dr. Singh acknowledges the complex nature of obesity and many traps within and outside of our control, and talks about scenarios where surgical weight management is an appropriate tool and how to make it successful.

To learn more about Emory Bariatric Center please visit:
https://www.emoryhealthcare.org/centers-programs/bariatric-center/index.html

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