Show 1421: Is Lp(a) the Heart Risk No One Talks About? (Archive)
This week, we get in-depth information on Lp(a), the heart risk no one talks about. You have heard of cholesterol, and you may even know wha...
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20 of 549 episodesShow 1474: Treating the Cause, Not Just the Symptoms, with Functional Medicine
Over the years, we have spoken with scores of healthcare experts about chronic illness. Many of them attribute the problems to inflammation,...
Show 1473: How Music Heals: The Neuroscience Behind an Ancient Medicine
What do you conjure up when you think of music? Perhaps you imagine a singer-songwriter telling her story. On the other hand, you might imag...
Show 1428: The Hidden Power of the Unconscious Brain (Archive)
In this episode, a renowned neurosurgeon shares what he has learned in decades of working to restore ailing brains. His new book covers a va...
Show 1472: Beyond Lyme: Stealth Infections from Flea and Tick Bites
Tick season is well underway in many parts of the country. It seems that a mild winter and a warm spring have brought the nymphs out seeking...
Show 1471: Broken Bills: Why Americans Pay Twice as Much for Less Care
Americans often boast of having the best health care in the world. It is certainly the most expensive health care. We pay twice as much as p...
Show 1470: Why Your Doctor Should Prescribe Exercise to Treat Depression, Cancer & Aging
If you had to name one thing that could contribute to better health throughout the lifespan, what would it be? We think exercise, or at leas...
Show 1188: The Healing Potential of Psychedelic Drugs: New Day!
Many indigenous peoples around the world have developed traditional uses for psychedelic compounds. In Western medicine, these were mostly u...
Show 1469: Fresh Air & Sunlight: How Some Hospitals Are Rediscovering This Healing Secret
Hospitals can be pretty overwhelming. Sometimes you may feel like you need a map to find your way around the maze, not to mention a trusty g...
Show 1468: Healing Joints and Nerves: The New Science of Regenerative Therapies
Millions of Americans are in pain. Arthritic joints make exercise difficult, even though moving is one of the best things we can do for join...
Show 1429: How to Love Your Liver and Protect its Superpowers (Archive)
This week, Joe and Terry discuss liver health with two specialists. You may not have spent much time thinking about your liver. It is, howev...
Show 1467: Can You Disagree Without Fighting? Building Bridges, Not Battles!
A chance encounter with a stranger on an airplane offers lessons for all of us in how to disagree without fighting. Infectious disease exper...
Show 1466: Could Hidden Infections Be Driving Chronic Disease?
Chronic diseases make up the bulk of the problems that modern health care must address. Each condition seems to have its own drivers–cholest...
Show 1465: Food Fight! Should We Flip the Food Pyramid Upside-Down?
Every five years, the Departments of Agriculture and of Health and Human Services jointly issue guidelines on what we should eat. The most r...
Show 1464: Can Vaccines Protect the Brain from Dementia?
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, nearly seven million Americans currently suffer from that type of dementia. Experts expect that mo...
Show 1463: Why We Eat Too Much and What to Do About It
Obesity is a big problem in the US. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases says 2 out of every 5 American adul...
Show 1462: Using Focused Ultrasound Against Parkinson Disease and Tremor
Most medical interventions are either pharmacological–prescribe a drug–or surgical–remove or repair the offending body part. If those approa...
Show 1461: How Patients Are Using Technology to Heal Healthcare
Medicine has changed enormously over the last several decades. As with other parts of society, digital technology has disrupted previous pra...
Show 1363: Defeating Seasonal Affective Disorder (Archive)
In this episode, we interview the doctor who first identified seasonal affective disorder (back in 1984!) and went on to develop treatments....
Show 1460: Calming Chronic Inflammation Without Medication
Inflammation is a double-edged sword. When you have a sudden injury or infection, your body responds by calling immune cells to the site of...