Show 1493: How Doctors Are Changing the Odds Against Breast & Prostate Cancer
Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women, while prostate cancer is the most common for men. In 2022, the CDC found that appro...
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20 of 557 episodesShow 1492: What Really Works Against Winter Infections
We are only about a month into fall, but flu season is already underway. Today we are considering the best actions to take against winter in...
Show 1491: Would Eating Better Reduce Brain Fog?
Do you run out of go-power in the middle of the morning? Maybe you find it hard to focus and your ability to call on your memory is strained...
Show 1490: Could It Be Parkinson’s? Symptoms People Often Miss
Neurological conditions have been increasing over the past several decades, but none more quickly than Parkinson disease. What is this disor...
Show 1489: The Baby Bust: Why Is Fertility Falling and What Can You Do About It?
Birth rates have been dropping for years. This is happening in many parts of the world, not just the US. Demographers estimate that women ne...
Show 1488: What Can Near-Death Experiences Teach Us About Consciousness?
After years of dementia, many people have reduced their communication to minimal levels. Sometimes, they don’t say anything at all, and fami...
Show 1487: Hair Loss and Nail Problems: A Dermatologist’s Guide to What Actually Works
Do you worry that your hair is thinning? You may wonder what treatments could make a real difference. After all, you wouldn’t want to spend...
Show 1486: Sprains, Strains and Tears: The New Science of Healing Faster
For years, anyone who sprained an ankle or twisted a knee got some standard advice: ice it, rest it, wrap it with compression tape and keep...
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...
Show 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...