The Health Bridge

For years we were told fat was bad. We were told that if we didn't want fat on our bodies we shouldn't eat it and that it could lead to heart disease, obesity, and diabetes. But now years of research and studies have shown that fat has little, if any, connection to these health problems. More evidence is linking sugar, sweeteners, and refined carbohydrates as the cause of these issues. To help explain this change in understand is Dr. Mark Hyman, chairman of the Institute for Functional Medicine. He's the author of 12 books on health and diet and his newest deals with the very issue of eating fat. Dr. Hyman even says one of the best things you can do for your health and to manage weight is eating more fat! How has there been such a drastic change in understanding regarding fats? Does this open the floodgates to eat whatever fats we want? For more on Dr. Mark Hyman's book, "Eat Fat, Get Thin," visit http://www.eatfatgetthin.com/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://well.org/subscribe Subscribe to The Urban

Veganism is the practice abstaining from using animal products, from meats to fish to eggs and milk, and living only on plant-based foods. Recently on The Health Bridge, Pedram welcomed Kevin Gianni who was a former vegan but had to re-introduce animal food products back into his diet, but this week Pedram Shojai welcomes Donovan Green to the program. Donovan is an integrative nutritionist, a certified ACE and IFA personal trainer, a black belt martial artist, author of the book, No Excuses Fitness, Dr. Oz's personal trainer, and happens to be a full vegan. Pedram asks Donovan about his experience as a vegan. How long has he been a vegan? What reasons did he have for not eating animal products? How is Donovan able to maintain muscle mass while avoiding animal proteins? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://well.org/subscribe Subscribe to the Health Bridge Podcast on iTunes: http://well.org/healthbridgepodcast Connect with us:http://well.org/Facebook – http://well.org/facebookTwitter – http://well.org/twitt

It's not uncommon, even at a young age, to have injuries or disorders of the musculoskeletal system, that is, the system involving joints, muscles, and ligaments. Orthopedic complaints are among the most common reasons people seek medical care. Often, when someone goes to a doctor with an issue regarding their knees, shoulders, hips, or lower back, there's a tendency to push for surgery. Well this week on The Health Bridge Pedram Shojai welcomes an orthopedic surgeon who doesn't think surgery is always the best option. Dr. Ben Rubin specializes in sports medicine along with arthroscopic and reconstructive shoulder and knee surgery. What are common injuries that Dr. Rubin has seen throughout his years as a surgeon? Why isn't his initial reaction to injuries to go into surgery, especially as a surgeon? What sort of degenerative conditions occur even outside of an injury? How are diagnoses formed and when is surgery actually the best option? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://well.org/subscribe Subscribe t

Today kicks off Brain Awareness Week! It's an annual global campaign to increase awareness on the progress and benefits of brain research. To help us better understand the brain, Pedram Shojai invited to The Health Bridge a man the Washington Post called "the most popular psychiatrist in America," Dr. Daniel Amen. He's a double board-certified psychiatrist and a ten-time best-selling author. If there are questions to be asked of the brain, Dr. Amen is definitely the one to ask. Is it possible to change your brain? Is it harder to change as we age? Is it possible to teach an old dog new tricks? What are ways we can care for our brains? What are ways we may be hurting our brains? How does sleep, exercise, and diet affect the brain? We have heard of alcohol being detrimental to brain health, but how bad is it? Is the brain something that can heal itself? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://well.org/subscribe Subscribe to the Health Bridge Podcast on iTunes: http://well.org/healthbridgepodcast Connect with u

Maybe you've thought about it, becoming a vegan. Removing all animal products from your diet may be okay depending on your nutritional needs. We of course would recommend you double check with a health professional on your specific case. On this episode of The Health Bridge, however, Pedram Shojai speaks with Kevin Gianni who tried his hand at being a vegan. What benefits did Kevin see when he became a vegan? How difficult was the transition from carnivore to herbivore? What role does diet play into identity as well? But for Kevin, being a vegan was also met with a lot of downsides. What factors led to Kevin stepping back into the world of eating animal products? How was the transition back? And how did he feel about what his friends and family might think about the change? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://well.org/subscribe Subscribe to the Health Bridge Podcast on iTunes: http://well.org/healthbridgepodcast Connect with us:http://well.org/Facebook – http://well.org/facebookTwitter – http://well.org/

We all know of the importance of getting the right nutrients. Often we might think of nutrients as coming from the foods we eat or the supplements we take, but did you know that you can also get nutrients delivered to your body intravenously? Dr. Katherine Zagone returns to The Health Bridge to discuss her practice of administering nutrients through an IV. What are the benefits of taking in nutrients through an IV rather than orally? Who should be treated in this manner? And what sorts of conditions and illnesses can IV nutrient therapy help? As a bonus, Dr. Zagone hooks Dr. Pedram Shojai and Dr. Tami to an IV so they can experience first-hand the benefits of IV nutrient therapy while recording this episode! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://well.org/subscribe Subscribe to the Health Bridge Podcast on iTunes: http://well.org/healthbridgepodcast Connect with us:http://well.org/Facebook – http://well.org/facebookTwitter – http://well.org/twitterPinterest – http://well.org/pinterestYouTube – https://www.y

Migraines affect about 38 million men, women, and children in the United States. They can last anywhere between 4 to 72 hours. What differentiates a migraine from a run-of-the-mill headache? To help explain how migraines affect the mind and body Dr. Tami and Dr. Pedram Shojai welcome Dr. Steven Graff-Radford to The Health Bridge! He's actually a doctor of dental surgery, so how is it that he is focused on the diagnosing and treatment of migraines? Who can be affected by migraines? Do they tend to affect certain types of people over another? What's causing them? Are there external factors and triggers? What kinds of treatments are available? Are the most effective treatments pharmacological? Or are other approaches available as well? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://well.org/subscribe Subscribe to the Health Bridge Podcast on iTunes: http://well.org/healthbridgepodcast Connect with us:http://well.org/Facebook – http://well.org/facebookTwitter – http://well.org/twitterPinterest – http://well.org/pintere

Health insurance in the United States is still a point of confusion for some people despite the passage of the Affordable Care Act. Thankfully, Dr. Pedram Shojai and Dr. Tami have invited James Maskell of Revive Primary Care to help make some sense of it. What is medical insurance? What is it for? How does it work? What are the limitations of medical insurance? And how does one choose between private, corporate, or Obamacare insurance? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://well.org/subscribe Subscribe to the Health Bridge Podcast on iTunes: http://well.org/healthbridgepodcast Connect with us:http://well.org/Facebook – http://well.org/facebookTwitter – http://well.org/twitterPinterest – http://well.org/pinterestYouTube – https://www.youtube.com/user/wellchannel

Sleep is a favorite topic of ours to cover here at the Health Bridge as it seems we have trouble taking our own advice! About 62% of American adults experience some sort of problem a few nights a week and 30% suffer from some sort of insomnia in the course of a year. What is causing this? Is it diet? Lifestyle? Genetics? Age? Stress? How do we fix it? To help answer these questions Pedram Shojai welcomes board-certified sleep specialist Dr. Raj Dasgupta to the show. Dr. Dasgupta helps to explain what sleep apnea is and how that differs from generic snoring and the sort of harm apnea does on the body. He also provides a few behavioral changes we each can make to help our bodies get more out of the (hopefully) full eight hours of sleep we get each night!

On this episode of The Health Bridge, Dr. Tami and Dr. Pedram welcome Dr. Kulreet Chaudhary. She was a neurologist that has also studied Ayurvedic medicine. Dr. Kulreet used to suffer from migraine headaches which were not helped by the medicines she would prescribe to her patients. After a consultation with her mother, she discovered that her migraines were helped when she changed some of the foods she ate which aided her microbiome. What is the connection between the gut and the brain? How can what we eat have such a significant affect on what happens neurologically? What other affects may occur if we heal our gut? How does this affect our weight and how does this change our relationship with food? Is it possible to reset our normal? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://well.org/subscribe Subscribe to the Health Bridge Podcast on iTunes: http://well.org/healthbridgepodcast Connect with us:http://well.org/Facebook – http://well.org/facebookTwitter – http://well.org/twitterPinterest – http://well.org/pint

Robyn Youkilis returns to The Health Bridge to discuss the role of the foods we eat on our digestive health. Food is of course a very important part of a healthy lifestyle but does it go beyond just the types of food we eat? Does the manner in which we chew our food have an effect on how our bodies process the food? What other factors may contribute to digestive problems? What role does hydration play in digestion? The topic of digestion also leads Robyn and Pedram towards a discussion of poop. Get comfortable! It's only poop! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://well.org/subscribe Subscribe to the Health Bridge Podcast on iTunes: http://well.org/healthbridgepodcast Connect with us:http://well.org/Facebook – http://well.org/facebookTwitter – http://well.org/twitterPinterest – http://well.org/pinterestYouTube – https://www.youtube.com/user/wellchannel

It seems these days everyone is tired all the time! Trust us, you're not the only one looking to gain some extra energy every day. On this week's episode of The Health Bridge one of our favorite guests, Tom Malterre, joins Pedram Shojai to discuss the topic that seems to affect so many of us: being tired. In this episode they discuss the factors that are draining our energy and keeping us tired. They provide tips on how to overcome those issues and find our energy again.  Let us know how your life will be different with added daily energy!

Dr. Tami joins Pedram Shojai on this weeks episode of The Health Bridge to discuss why our medical bills can cost so much. When we experience such inflated costs at the doctor are they accurate? Why can it be so pricey? Is insurance to blame? Tune in to find out why those medical bills can cost so much and how you can cut them down

In this week's episode of The Health Bridge, the wonderful Katherine Zagone joins hosts Pedram Shojai and Dr. Tami to discuss fertility. Katherine is a naturopathic doctor with a practice focuses on women's health, but she does see patients of both genders. Katherine comes on the show and talks about various factors that are contributing to a recent decrease in fertility. Could it be the added stress levels that is leading to a decrease in fertility? Could it be an unbalanced modern diet as well? She talks about how we can make adjustments in our own lives to better increase the fertility of our bodies.

One of our favorite guests, the renowned functional medicine doctor Tom Malterre, joins us for another fascinating topic. Based on heavy research as well as personal experience, Tom discusses with Pedram and guest co-host Dr. Tami the wonderful benefits of plant medicine. His wonderful insights into utilization of plants for peak health will leave you inspired and ready to renew your eating habits. Let us know what you think :)

Kellyann Petrucci joins Pedram and Tami this week to discuss the immense power that bone broth can have on the body. Through personal experience, patients, and studies, Kellyann begins to paint a picture of the power of bone broth. If you're looking for a way to lose weight, eat healthier, and feel better this could be your answer. Tune in for these great healthy tips and let us know what you think!

Trying to get back to the East Meets West format that The Health Bridge was founded upon, Pedram Shojai welcomes back Dr. Tami as a guest co-host for this show! Together they chat with Dr. Mache Seibel who specializes in hormones and women's health. The three of them discuss the wild ways hormones can change our bodies in both short-term and long-term cycles. How can hormones affects a person's health, body weight, and even stress levels? Is there a way to regulate hormones during menopause? What kind of symptoms might a woman look for as they approach the age of menopause?

Wendy Myers joins Pedram Shojai on this week's episode of The Health Bridge. They discuss the factors that contribute to the build up of heavy metals in our bodies, the effects they can have on us, and how to detox them. Are you being affected by heavy metals? Are you taking the right steps to rid them from your body? Tune in and find out!

Trevor Cates joins Pedram Shojai in this weeks episode of the Health Bridge. As a naturopathic doctor, Trevor discusses in everyday life, what we ingest and apply externally has a profound effect on our overall health. Does the food we eat really affect our skin? Does different foods affect our skin differently? What outside factors influence our skin and how?  Tune in and find out!

We've all heard about the dangers of having high cholesterol, but what does that really mean? If having too much cholesterol is dangerous, why does our body have trouble clearing it out? On this episode of the Health Bridge, Pedram Shojai welcomes Dr. Tami Meraglia. She still runs a practice and deals with this issue quote often. She helps clarify what cholesterol does for the body and what happens when you have too much. They also discuss the importance of the liver and how it works to help clear out cholesterol. Dr. Tami also evaluates the pros and cons of statin drugs. How do statin drugs work? What are the pros and cons of statins? Is it wise to get off of statin drugs?