Podcasts about making us sicker

Matt Crawford speaks with Neurologist and author Dr. Suzanne O'Sullivan about her book, The Age of Diagnosis: How Our Obsession with Medical Labels is Making Us Sicker. We live in an age of diagnosis. Conditions like ADHD and autism are on the rapid rise, while new categories like long Covid are being created. Medical terms are increasingly used to describe ordinary human experiences, and the advance of sophisticated genetic sequencing techniques means that even the healthiest of us may soon be screened for potential abnormalities. More people are labeled "sick" than ever before—but are these diagnoses improving their lives? With scientific authority and compassionate storytelling, neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan argues that our obsession with diagnosis is harming more than helping. It is natural when we are suffering to want a clear label, understanding, and, of course, treatment. But our current approach to diagnosis too often pathologizes difference, increases our anxiety, and changes our experience of our bodies for the worse. Through the moving stories of real people, O'Sullivan compares the impact of a medical label to the pain of not knowing. She explains the way the boundaries of a diagnosis can blur over time. Most importantly, she calls for us to find new and better vocabularies for suffering and to find ways to support people without medicalizing them.

This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth, AquaTru, and Lumebox. With our busy modern lives, we often rely on quick and often processed foods while on the run. However, we know there are enormous health benefits when we cook at home and together. Today's guest is here to share his mission of bringing cooking back into the kitchen with our loved ones.Today on The Dhru Purohit Show, Dhru sits down with Kimbal Musk to discuss his new cookbook. Kimbal shares his journey in cooking and what ultimately led him to open his restaurant. He also discusses why society has moved away from cooking at home and how we can bring healthy cooking back into our homes. Additionally, he shares why he became passionate about the regenerative movement and the formidable experiences in his life that shaped how he looks at preparing and cooking for his community.Kimbal Musk is a South African-born entrepreneur, philanthropist, and restaurateur. In the early 2000s, Kimbal Musk shifted his focus to the culinary world and embarked on a mission to promote sustainable and locally sourced food. He founded The Kitchen, a family of restaurants prioritizing farm-to-table practices and aiming to impact the food system positively. He co-founded Big Green, a non-profit organization that builds outdoor learning gardens in schools to teach children about the importance of fresh, healthy food. In this episode, Dhru and Kimbal dive into (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):The power of community (1:00 / 1:00) Challenges to cooking at home (3:47 / 3:47)Kimbal's cooking journey after September 11th (8:26 / 5:34)Kimbal's experience with food as a child (15:05 / 12:10)How Kimbal's restaurant in Boulder came about (18:45 /15:50)The journey to create the cookbook (25:40 / 22:50)Growing up during the Apartheid in South Africa (30:00 / 25:00)Connecting to the animal you plan to eat (35:10 / 30:30)Kimbal's favorite recipes (38:35 / 33:37)Regenerative movement and Kimbal's passion for it (41:15 / 36:18)Innovation tips for cooking at home (48:41 / 43:43)What Kimbal has changed his mind about (53:50 / 49:20)Final Thoughts (58:55 / 53:50) Also mentioned in this episode:The Kitchen Cookbook The Kitchen Right now, get 40% off your Cozy Earth sheets. Just head over to cozyearth.com and use code DHRUP.AquaTru is a countertop reverse osmosis purifier with a four-stage filtration system that removes 15x more contaminants than the bestselling water filters out there. Go to dhrupurohit.com/filter/ and get $100 off when you try AquaTru for yourself. Lumebox is offering my community $260 off their FDA-approved portable Red Light device! That's over 50% off! Go to thelumebox.com/dhru and get your Red Light device. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Antibiotics are marvels of modern medicine but overuse has created deadly strains of bacteria that can't be treated. Where and how could prescriptions be curtailed to have the biggest effects? Dr. David Wallinga, a physician-scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council, talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about the murky picture of unnecessary antibiotic use in animals in the US and the “dismal” near future where many more may die before efforts are made to get overuse under control.

Climate change isn't just making our world incrementally warmer – its impacts are making us sicker, both physically and mentally.

Adam joins Honestly Unorthodox today to inspire us through poignant conversation around self-governance and the ability to overcome obstacles as a form of intervention in and of itself. While some populations are profoundly impacted by their disability or illness, the onus must be on ourselves to learn invaluable skills to take control over our own lives instead of waiting around for the accommodations that we feel we're owed. Hint hint: we're not owed anything. Follow Adam on Instagram at @theoutdoorbcba The Angry Behavior Analyst has officially rebranded. We are now "Honestly Unorthodox." IG: @honestlyunorthodox

We welcome back Tristan Justice of The Federalist to discuss the nutrition industry, as well as how Big Pharma is trying to fix a problem they helped create. Father finishes with Timely Thoughts to discuss some hot headlines in light of the conversation. Forget Playing Outside: Big Pharma's Solution To Childhood Obesity Is More Drugs NYT Contributor Is Terrified Of New Childhood Obesity Guidelines For All The Wrong Reasons New Guidelines for Treating Childhood Obesity Include Medications and Surgery For First Time The Secret Ingredient In Your Orange Juice | Food Renegade Tristan's Substack: Social Justice Redux Twitter: "Adventures in America" Food, Inc.: A Participant Guide: How Industrial Food is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer-And What You Can Do About It Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead: How Fruits and Vegetables Changed My Life [VIDEO] - Biden Gets DEFENSIVE When Asked About Catholic Bishops Demanding Federal Tax Dollars NOT Fund Abortions The Catholic Storyteller: The Snake and The Rosary (St. John Bosco's 23rd Dream) Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Do you feel like you're struggling to find your path? Feeling that you can't reach success? In this episode, we go deep into these topics and about overcoming obstacles in life, trusting the universe, knowing what's fulfilling for you and learning about yourself. We also discuss about having a healthy lifestyle, knowing and controlling your metabolism, working through what you really want, learning to inform yourself and making informed decisions for yourself. (4:22) Putting band-aids to problems (7:36) Not letting others to dictate your life (11:05) Putting habits in place (12:33) Success looks different for everyone (17:33) Focusing on yourself first (23:58) Don't force yourself to eat (28:42) What do I actually need right now? (29:21) Listening to your brain and body (33:02) Changing your mindset around difficult things (35:43) Mindset is a lifestyle (38:33) Lifestyle able to achieve "If you take a step, even if it's the wrong step, you will move a little instead of always staying in the same space" "We have to listen to our bodies but we also have to use our brains because we need to know in which situation it's craving or hungry" "It's not about gaining or losing weight, it's about how you want to feel every day in your life"   About Giovanna: Giovanna (Gia) Golinello is a health coach and former personal trainer who helps clients achieve and maintain their healthiest bodies through behavior change, healthy habits, and easy meals.   RESOURCES: *Mastermind: https://thesavannahhamiltonshow.com/experiences  * Connect with Savannah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/savannahmhamilton/  * Connect with Anthony on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tadin13/​   JOIN US ON OUR NEXT EXPERIENCE in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. https://www.thesavannahhamiltonshow.com/experiences  

Dr Zieve talks with writer Shannon Brownlee about how systemic problems with our health-care system are causing poor outcomes for many Americans. Shannon Brownlee MS is acting director of the New America Health Policy Program at dartmouth College. A nationally known writer and essayist whose work has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, New York Times Magazine, The New Republic, Slate, Time, and Washington Monthly among many other publications, she is best known for her groundbreaking work on avoidable health care, the patchy quality of medical evidence, and the implications for health-care policy. Her book, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine is Making Us Sicker and Poorer, was named the best economics book of 2007 by New York Times economics correspondent David Leonhardt. Brownleeís current research and writing focus on issues surrounding delivery system reform, clinical evidence, and health care costs. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

Dr. Jessie Hawkins, Founder and Director of the Franklin Institute of Integrative Health Sciences,  joins us to discuss some of the issues raised in an article that appeared recently on Quartz, titled 'The Worried Well: The Wellness Industry Thrives on the Fear of Death."

In the last two decades the number of people age 65 or older who are taking five or more medications has increased 300 percent. A problem that is much bigger than America's opioid crisis, the scope and impact of over-prescribing in older adults is detailed in “Medication Overload: America's Other Drug Problem,” a report co-authored by The Lown Institute's Judith Garber, a Health Policy and Communications Fellow at Lown; and Shannon Brownlee, Senior VP at the Institute and author of the book, “Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine is Making Us Sicker and Poorer.” We talk with Shannon and Judith about what's driving the practice of over-prescribing, solutions that have been effective in tackling the problem and what you can do to prevent adverse drug events. This episode airs on the heels of a newly-released report from Lown titled, “Eliminating Medication Overload: A National Action Plan.” Note: this episode originally aired April 11, 2019.To purchase a transcript of this episode from its original airdate, please visit this page: Transcripts Original Report: Medication Overload: America's Other Drug ProblemJust released: “Eliminating Medication Overload: A National Action Plan”Lown Institute Action Plan Issue Briefs (quick takes):Reducing Pharmaceutical Industry InfluenceImplementing Prescription CheckupsImproving Information at the Point of CareRaising Awareness of Medication OverloadEducating and Training Health ProfessionalsNEW from Agewyz Media! Life Stories for the AgesSubscribe to The Agewyz Podcast: iTunesGot a story to share? Email us any time at jana@agewyz.com

Three experts join Dr. G and Dr. Raskin to talk about the repercussions many people face from anti-fat bias.

 Senior Vice President of the Lown Institute, Brownlee is author of Overtreated:  Why Too Much Medicine is Making Us Sicker and Poorer, the internationally acclaimed book that launched the movement against unnecessary medical care. Brownlee will discuss the dramatic rise in medication overload among older Americans, the structural and cultural drivers of this growing epidemic, including the role of the pharmaceutical industry, and the effort to catalyze a national strategy to address medication overload. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Senior Vice President of the Lown Institute, Brownlee is author of Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine is Making Us Sicker and Poorer, the internationally acclaimed book that launched the movement against unnecessary medical care. Brownlee will discuss the dramatic rise in medication overload among older Americans, the structural and cultural drivers of this growing epidemic, including the role of the pharmaceutical industry, and the effort to catalyze a national strategy to address medication overload. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We hear a lot about how the opioid crisis is destroying families and communities. But the scope and impact of medication overload is much bigger: in the last two decades the number of older adults taking five or more medications has increased 300 percent.  There's also been a spike in the number of serious adverse drug events (ADEs).  These alarming facts and others are outlined in a new report from the Lown Institute titled, “Medication Overload: America's Other Drug Problem.”  Jana talks with the report's co-authors: Judith Garber, a Health Policy and Communications Fellow at the Lown Institute; and Shannon Brownlee, Senior VP at the Institute and author of the book, “Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine is Making Us Sicker and Poorer.”  Judith and Shannon talk about the dangers of medication overload, what's driving the practice, solutions that have been effective in tackling the problem and what you can do to prevent adverse drug events.To purchase a transcript of this episode please click  hereRead the Lown Institute report: Medication OverloadCheck out the Lown Institute websiteSubscribe to The Agewyz Podcast: iTunesGot a story to share? Email us any time at jana@agewyz.comTIPS FROM JUDITH AND SHANNON...Before adding another medication, ask your doctor these questions to avoid unnecessary medications and set a “stop date” for medications that aren't meant to be taken long-term:What is this medication for? What disease is it treating?Is there evidence that this drug is effective for patients of my age and with my medical conditions?Out of 100 patients like me, how many are helped and how many are harmed by this medication?How will we know when the medication is working or not working?Can I start on a lower dose and see if that works?How long should I take this medication? When should I stop taking it?Do you know how this medication might interact with other drugs I'm already taking?Are there side effects I should watch out for if I take this medication?

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Shannon Brownlee is a national leader in highlighting the scope and consequences of overuse in healthcare, and she explores many of these worrying issues in her book, “Overtreated: Why too much Medicine is Making us Sicker and Poorer.” Millions of people in the U.S. are being harmed — and are even dying — by having unnecessary health interventions, as she discusses with KQED Health Editor Lisa Aliferis. Recorded at the 2015 Uncharted Festival of Ideas.