Lifestyle Is Medicine

Oct 09 2020 63 ep. 19 mins 219

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The Lifestyle is Medicine podcast explores one of the fastest growing and revolutionary areas of modern medicine: lifestyle medicine. The science now is overwhelming: a healthy lifestyle is medicine. A healthy lifestyle not only helps prevent disease but can also treat and often times reverse many of the leading chronic diseases of today. In this podcast, we explore the science and power of lifestyle medicine and how you can make practical lifestyle changes to optimize your own health.

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Episode 65: Plant-based Eating for Gut Health (Part 2)

Oct 09 2020 31 mins

In this episode, we listen in to Part 2 of a Lifestyle MED LIVE event on plant-based eating for optimal gut microbiome with Dr Pekka Maatanen, a professor and researcher at Burman University.

Episode 64: Plant-based Eating for Gut Health (Part 1)

Sep 07 2020 30 mins

In this episode, we listen in to another Lifestyle MED LIVE event on plant-based eating for optimal gut microbiome with Dr Pekka Maatanen, a professor and researcher at Burman University. This is part 1 of a two part series.

Episode 63: Even vegans get sick (and other objections to plant-based eating)

Aug 09 2020 22 mins

This is part 3 of a 3-part series answering common questions about plant-based eating with Dr Neeta Hillman, an internal medicine doctor from the United States, and Beverley Haines, a registered dietitian from British Columbia, Canada. They’ll be answering why people who eat plant-based can still get sick, why people may appear to get better on a high fat animal diet, how vegans

Episode 62: Enough protein, B12 and calcium on a plant-based diet? (Part 2)

Aug 09 2020 23 mins

This is part 2 of a 3-part series answering common questions about plant-based eating with Dr Neeta Hillman, an internal medicine doctor from the United States, and Beverley Haines, a registered dietitian from British Columbia, Canada. They’ll be answering whether we can get enough protein, vitamin B12 and calcium on a plant-based diet. The recording is from Lifestyle MED LIVE,

Episode 61: Answering common questions about plant-based eating (Part 1)

Jul 26 2020 17 mins

Some members of the nutrition world, medical community, scientific field and general public struggle with the idea of eating a whole-foods, plant-based diet. In this part 1 of a 3-part series, join Dan Cho as he interviews Dr. Neeta Hillman, an internal medicine doctor from the United States, and Beverley Haines, a registered dietitian from British Columbia, Canada, on the benefi

Episode 60: Can we undo type 2 diabetes? (Part 3)

Jul 07 2020 19 mins

Have you ever thought that giving up certain foods to reverse type 2 diabetes is hard? If so, this episode is for you! In this last episode of the 3-part series on undoing type 2 diabetes, join Dr. George Cho as he interviews Dr. Wes Youngberg, the creator of the Diabetes Undone program, and Dr. John Kelly, founding president of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. You

Episode 59: Can we undo type 2 diabetes? (Part 2)

Jun 28 2020 21 mins

This is part 2 of a 3-part series of episodes on whether we can reverse type 2 diabetes. Dr George Cho is joined by two leading diabetes experts, Dr Wes Youngberg, the creator of Diabetes Undone program, and Dr John Kelly, founding president of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. The recording is from Lifestyle MED LIVE, a series of free online events on today’s most imp

Episode 58: Can we undo type 2 diabetes? (Part 1)

Jun 14 2020 16 mins

Can lifestyle practices really prevent, treat and potentially reverse type 2 diabetes? In this part 1 of a 3-part series of episodes, join Dr. George Cho and leading diabetes experts Dr. Wes Youngberg, creator of the Diabetes Undone program, and Dr. John Kelly, the founding president of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, as they explore this question. They will also be ans

Episode 57: COVID-19 and love

Apr 18 2020 12 mins

Many of us are probably practicing social distancing: staying home most of the time and keeping distance when going out. And that's really important! But we can't forget about the importance of staying socially connected to our physical and mental health. The Lifestyle Is Medicine podcast is produced by Pathways to Wholeness Lifestyle Medicine in Toronto, Canada and Lifestyle Is M

Episode 56: COVID-19 shows our lifestyles matter

Apr 09 2020 12 mins

Having a chronic disease appears to put us at greater risk of COVID19. Lifestyle medicine is effective at preventing, treating and reversing these conditions. Dr George Cho, Clinic Director of Pathways Clinics also shares simple health principles for staying healthy during this pandemic. The Lifestyle Is Medicine podcast is produced by Pathways to Wholeness Lifestyle Medicine in