Podcasts about neurologists

Dave's got a brain — he's pretty sure, anyway, since the MRI never mentioned otherwise — and this week he, with M3 Gizzy Lundquist and M2s Akshaj Joshi and Isa Perez-Sandi sit down with University of Oxford neurologist Masud Husain to talk about what happens when that brain stops working the way it's supposed to. Husain's new book, Our Brains, Ourselves: What a Neurologist's Patients Taught Him About the Brain, walks through seven patients whose identities came apart when a single cognitive process — memory, language, attention, motivation — went sideways. If you've got any interest in how brains and neurologists work, his book is a great read.

By the time memory begins to slip, the changes affecting the brain may have been developing for decades. But the trajectory isn't fixed, and many of the factors driving it are within our control. In this episode, I sit down with my longtime friend and mentor Dr. David Perlmutter, six-time New York Times bestselling author whose new book, Brain Defenders, rethinks what it really takes to protect the brain as we age. You'll learn: Why protecting your brain should begin long before memory problems appear How your daily choices influence whether the brain's immune cells shift into a protective or damaging state Which numbers to know now, including fasting insulin, blood sugar, and waist-to-hip ratio How food, exercise, sleep, gut health, and environmental toxins shape your brain's future What emerging research reveals about slowing—and even improving—cognitive decline I've always appreciated how David's work replaces fear with something far more useful: a clearer understanding of how the choices we make today can help protect our memory, independence, and quality of life for years to come. View Show Notes From This Episode Sign up for Dr. Hyman's Brainshaping Academy to learn how to nourish the biological systems that support your mental, emotional, and cognitive health https://drhyman.com/products/brainshaping?utm_source=dr_hyman_show&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=may_27&utm_content=link Get Free Weekly Health Tips from Dr. Hyman https://drhyman.com/pages/picks?utm_campaign=shownotes&utm_medium=banner&utm_source=podcast Sign Up for Dr. Hyman's Weekly Longevity Journal https://drhyman.com/pages/longevity?utm_campaign=shownotes&utm_medium=banner&utm_source=podcast Join the 10-Day Detox to Reset Your Health https://drhyman.com/pages/10-day-detox Join the Hyman Hive for Expert Support and Real Results https://drhyman.com/pages/hyman-hive This episode is brought to you by Paleovalley, Pique, Perfect Amino, BON CHARGE, Cozy Earth, and Fatty15. Shop nutrient-rich foods and supplements at paleovalley.com/hyman and save 15% off your first order. Elevate your daily wellness ritual at piquelife.com/hyman and enjoy 20% off plus free gifts. Help fill protein gaps at bodyhealth.com and use code HYMAN20 for 20% off. Explore red light products at boncharge.com/hyman and enjoy 15% off with code HYMAN. Upgrade your sleep setup with cozyearth.com and enjoy 20% off  with code HYMAN. Head to fatty15.com/HYMAN today and use code HYMAN for 15% off your 90-day subscription Starter Kit.

Dr. David Perlmutter is a board-certified neurologist and New York Times bestselling author known for his work on brain health.Show partners:LMNT - Claim your free LMNT Sample Pack with any purchase by using this linkJaspr - Save $200 off your Jaspr air scrubber by using this linkShow notes:jessechappus.com/717

Should you choose a high tax break or high investment growth? Nate Reineke and Chelsea Jones break down a common dilemma for high-earning physicians: deciding between a Cash Balance Plan and a traditional taxable brokerage account. Chelsea explains the mathematical "break-even point,” why the potentially lower growth rates of cash balance plans often favor physicians in their mid-to-late 30s and 40s who are in top tax brackets, while Nate highlights the value of brokerage accounts for early retirement flexibility.We also answer your colleagues' questions.Asking for a friend: How do I help my parents with managing their finances when I am a novice myself?A Urologist in California says, “I want to help my children either buy a house or get started with a new family. Considering gifting them somewhere around $100k. How should I invest the money?”A Neurologist in Oklahoma asks, “We currently work at a university where we receive a generous retirement match and have access to a non-gov 457(b). We have the option to switch to the physician group where we receive 457f contributions, a similar match, a non-gov 457b and the option for a mega BDR. Should we switch?”A Double Doc family in Virginia questions, “We have about 12 months of living expenses set aside for our emergency fund. Is this too much?”Are you ready to turn worries about taxes and investing into a plan for college and retirement? If you're evaluating your options and want to learn more, visit physicianfamily.com and click 'Get Started' or you can ask a question of your own by emailing podcast@physicianfamily.com.See marketing disclosures at physicianfamily.com/disclosures

Welcome to Living Well with MS podcast. We're proud to welcome back Dr Brandon Beaber to the guest seat. Dr. Beaber is an American neurologist specialising in multiple sclerosis. He offers a neurologist's point of view on the Overcoming MS program, and how to achieve better health through lifestyle intervention approaches.  Originally broadcast in 2020, this episode has been edited to remove out-of-date content and reuploaded in 2026 to ensure it remains relevant and useful. 01:25 What's your specific clinical philosophy as a neurologist for treating patients with MS?  02:00 How important is lifestyle modification in managing your MS?  06:24 Can you walk us through your thoughts on the main pillars of the Overcoming MS approach?  30:41 Is there anything critical you think the Overcoming MS program leaves out?  34:37 Are there any downside risks to following a diet and lifestyle modification program like Overcoming MS?  38:38 The MS research space is evolving rapidly. What, in your opinion, are the most promising areas on the horizon that we should be monitoring most closely?  41:00 Dr Beaber's book on resilience and multiple sclerosis 

Download my meditation and wellness app, Swa:aha. https://app.level.game/?c=zSbmYnCheck out BeerBiceps SkillHouse Courses Here - https://linktr.ee/bbskillhouseFor all BeerBiceps vlog content Watch Life Of BeerBiceps - https://www.youtube.com/@LifeOfBeerBicepsShare your guest suggestions here Mail - connect@beerbiceps.com Link - https://forms.gle/aoMHY9EE3Cg3Tqdx9Follow Havovi Hyderabadwalla's Social Media Handles:- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/havovih/Follow Dr. Sid Warrier's Social Media Handles:- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesidwarrier/Follow Dr. Alok Sharma's Social Media Handles:- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_alok_sharma_neurosurgeon/?hl=enWelcome to a brand-new format on The Ranveer Show - our first-ever group podcast. In this 528th (overall 1033rd ) episode, we're joined by three of the country's leading brain experts together in one room at the same time: Havovi Hyderabadwalla, one of India's top psychologists, Dr. Sid Warrier, one of India's top neurologists, and Dr. Alok Sharma, one of India's top neurosurgeons, for a conversation that looks at the human brain from every possible angle.We talk about the difference between the brain's hardware and software, why resilience looks different across generations, the higher brain versus the lower brain and why we struggle to control our impulses, what's really happening in the mind before someone takes their own life, the explosive rise in autism and ADHD cases and what it means for human evolution, how doom-scrolling is rewiring our attention, and the real risks and benefits of cannabis, and psychedelic therapy.This podcast is a must-watch for anyone interested in neuroscience, psychology, mental health, parenting, and understanding how the brain actually works.00:00 – Brain Experts On TRS03:23 – New Group Podcast Format03:47 – 3 Experts, One Brain06:48 – Hardware vs Software Brain07:42 – The Janus Effect10:41 – What Is Neurosception?11:45 – Resilience Across Generations18:16 – Reptilian vs Human Brain21:44 – Spirituality & Lower Brain23:12 – Anger & The Prefrontal Cortex28:10 – Teach Neuroscience In Schools31:44 – Get A Psychometric Assessment33:14 – Mind Before Suicide37:46 – The Chemical Of Hope39:00 – Advice For Parents 18-2545:16 – Phone & Mental Hygiene48:50 – Autism & ADHD Rising57:10 – Adult ADHD Self-Diagnosis1:02:36 – Fixing Education System1:12:31 – Doom Scrolling & The Brain1:23:03 – Scrolling = Slot Machine1:27:26 – Brain Waves Explained1:34:54 – Nootropics & Ketamine Therapy1:43:10 – Psychedelics: Risks & Respect1:49:32 – Rating Their Mental Health2:05:22 – DMT & Ayahuasca Realities2:13:06 – Key Takeaways2:22:02 – Sympathetic vs Parasympathetic2:25:39 – Closing Recommendation#neuroscience #mentalhealth

Interested in Neurology?In this episode, Jacqueline Hong and Kuljeet Chohan interview Dr. Jennifer McCombe, a neurologist specializing in autoimmune neurology and multiple sclerosis. Alongside her clinical practice, she is actively involved in medical education, research, and national guideline development.Dr. Jennifer McCombe shares what drew her to neurology and why she chose to subspecialize in multiple sclerosis, reflects on memorable patient cases that shaped her practice, and discusses the qualities that define an excellent neurologist. She also explores how advances in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies are transforming the field, offers practical advice for students preparing for their first neurology rotation, and shares what she looks for in future residents.Produced by Ahad Daudi, Jacqueline Hong, Sarah Massad, and Kuljeet Chohan.Music provided by ⁠https://freebeats.io⁠ (produced by White Hot)

Join us for a talk with a neurologist as she reckons with the stories we tell about our brains—and the stories our brains tell us. Such as: A girl believes she has been struck blind for stealing a kiss. A mother watches helplessly as each of her children is replaced by a changeling. A woman is haunted each month by the same four chords of a single song.  Anand explores these topics in her new book The Mind Electric: A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains, using case study, history, fable, and memoir—sources she says the medical establishment has overlooked—to explore the complexity and wonder of brains in health and in extremis, and the vast gray area between sanity and insanity, doctor and patient, and illness and wellness, each separated from the next by the thin veneer of a different story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leading brain health and neurological organisations are warning the country is training specialists only to lose them, due to a lack of funded hospital positions. The Neurological Alliance, is calling on the Government to fund two additional public hospital neurology positions every year and commit to developing a national neurological workforce strategy to plan for the future. The Alliance represents 20 New Zealand organisations including Stroke, Dementia, Parkinson's, and Epilepsy New Zealand, who advocate collectively for the interests of the estimated 1.5 million New Zealanders living with neurological conditions. Chair of Neurological Alliance, Rich Easton, says the shortage of neurologists is already significant consequences across the health system including long wait times and declined referrals. Chair of Neurological Association - which represents neurologists - Dr. James Cleland says the ageing workforce is not being replaced fast enough, and more training places are desperately needed.

Send us Fan MailReimagine veterinary careers - Think you know what a veterinary neurologist can do? Think again!  Dr. Ryan Gibson shares how he combined veterinary neurology, veterinary education, teaching, AI, research, consulting, and career fulfillment into a role that is transforming how veterinarians learn and practice.In this episode of Vet Life Reimagined, Dr. Ryan Gibson takes us behind his unconventional career journey—from private specialty practice to academia—and explains why fulfillment came from designing a career around his passions rather than following a traditional path.Whether you're a veterinarian, veterinary student, veterinary technician, educator, or veterinary leader, this conversation explores the future of veterinary medicine, veterinary education, and professional growth.If you've ever wondered whether there is a different way to practice veterinary medicine, teach future veterinarians, or build a career that better aligns with your values, this episode is for you.

Neurologist and bestselling author Dr. David Perlmutter returns to discuss the groundbreaking science behind his new book, Brain Defenders. Together, we unpack why Alzheimer's disease may be driven less by amyloid plaques and more by chronic inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, and changes in the brain's immune cells. Dr. Perlmutter explains the critical role of microglia, how blood sugar and insulin resistance affect the brain, why gut health is directly connected to cognitive function, and what lifestyle habits have the strongest evidence for protecting memory as we age. → Leave Us A Voice Message!  Topics Discussed: → What causes Alzheimer's disease? → How do you prevent Alzheimer'? → What foods improve brain health? → Can inflammation cause dementia? → Does blood sugar affect memory? Sponsored By:  → Function | Check your health the way I do. Function provides 160+ lab tests for $1/day and member pricing on advanced imaging. Join at https://functionhealth.com/bewellbykelly and use code BEWELL25 for a $25 credit. → Be Well By Kelly Protein Powder & Essentials | Get $10 off your order with PODCAST10 at https://bewellbykelly.com. → Shop minnow's new apré-ski capsule collection at https://shopminnow.com and enter code MEETMINNOW15 at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. → LMNT | Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT's most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/Kelly. Find your favorite LMNT flavor, or share with a friend. → Branch Basics | Go to https://branchbasics.com/BEWELLPODCAST and use code: BEWELLPODCASTfor 15% off your first purchase.  Timestamps:  → 00:00:00 - Introduction → 00:03:07 - Why Alzheimer's Research Is Changing → 00:05:42 - Microglia Explained → 00:10:44 - Understanding Immunomatabolism  → 00:15:10 - Insulin Resistance + "Type 3 Diabetes" → 00:19:27 - Long COVID + Brain Recovery → 00:30:20 - Lifestyle Changes For Brain Health  → 00:35:22 - The Gut Microbiome → 00:37:27 - Tracking Gut Health  → 00:39:26 - Early Biomarkers/Testing  → 00:45:20 - Exercise + Muscle → 00:49:51 - Children's Nutrition  → 00:52:48 - Women's Dementia Risk   → 00:58:53 - GLP1s + Other Peptides   → 01:07:41 - Dr. Perlmutter's Daily Brain Health Routine Further Listening:  → Nutrition for a Healthy Brain & Body (Without Counting Calories) | Max Lugavere Check Out David: → Book | Braindefenders.com → Website → Instagram  Check Out Kelly: → Instagram → Youtube → Facebook

If you've been told that perimenopause and menopause inevitably lead to permanent cognitive decline and "brain fog," the neuroscience says otherwise. In this episode, neurologist and Neuroscience Academy founder Dr. Sarah McKay explains what actually drives cognitive changes during midlife and why temperature regulation, sleep disruption, and constant smartphone distractions matter far more than the catastrophized media narratives. Why "brain fog" isn't a true clinical term and how different life stages use it to describe general cognitive fatigue What a recent survey revealed about the surprising age group that actually worries the most about cognitive decline Why the hypothalamus and fluctuating estrogen levels trigger hot flashes and disrupt your critical sleep architecture How the sympathetic nervous system's response to body heat causes you to wake up feeling anxious, wired, and hypervigilant at 3 AM What really happens to your brain's ability to metabolize glucose for energy during perimenopause and why thinking can suddenly feel incredibly effortful Whether structural network changes in the midlife brain are a sign of decline or just a natural reorganization similar to puberty How constant smartphone usage and divided attention are destroying your ability to focus and remember basic tasks Why catastrophizing menopause and societal ageism are causing women to wrongly attribute simple, everyday forgetfulness to severe cognitive decline 03:48 Why sleep disruption and altered sleep architecture occur during perimenopause 06:45 How dropping estrogen levels affect the brain's energy and glucose metabolism 07:58 Why the brain structurally reorganizes its networks during midlife 10:33 The role of ageism and catastrophizing in the modern menopause narrative Want to go deeper? Start here:

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How are you caring for yourself? And, are you addressing that nagging pain you've had for a while now? Our guest today is Dr. Fawad Mian, who talks about keeping your body healthy. TODAY'S WIN-WIN:Do something that provides significant value to the people around you. LINKS FROM THE EPISODE:This episode is sponsored by Zoho, https://www.zoho.com/franchise/Schedule your free franchise consultation with Big Sky Franchise Team: https://bigskyfranchiseteam.com/You can visit our guest's website: https://www.advocareneurowellnessmd.com/ Connect with our guests on social: YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@prolohealingBook:https://www.amazon.com/GETTING-PAIN-FREE-Hurting-Without-ebook/dp/B085LSTVKK **This episode does not intend to provide medical information or medical recommendations. Consult with your doctor before making any medical decisions.** ABOUT OUR GUEST:Dr. Fawad Mian is a board-certified neurologist and regenerative medicine specialist who helps high-performing adults 55+ live pain-free without surgery or medication—so they can stay active, sharp, and fully engaged in life and work.  After suffering multiple injuries and years of chronic pain himself, Dr. Mian was told what many patients hear: manage it with medication, consider surgery, and accept limitations. Instead, he searched for answers beyond conventional care and healed himself using regenerative therapies like PRP and stem cells.  Today, he brings that same precision-based, root-cause approach to leaders, entrepreneurs, and active professionals who refuse to slow down due to pain. As founder of Vitality Integrative Wellness, Dr. Mian blends advanced diagnostics, regenerative therapy, and movement re-education to restore performance—not just manage symptoms. This episode is powered by Big Sky Franchise Team. Big Sky Franchise Team is consistently recognized as one of the best franchise consulting firms in the world, helping entrepreneurs franchise their businesses through a proven 3-Step franchise process rooted in ethical principles, hands-on guidance, and customized deliverables.  If you are ready to talk about franchising your business you can schedule your free, no-obligation, franchise consultation online at: https://bigskyfranchiseteam.com/. The information provided in this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered financial, legal, or professional advice. Always consult with a qualified professional before making any business decisions. The views and opinions expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host, Big Sky Franchise Team, or our affiliates. Additionally, this podcast may feature sponsors or advertisers, but any mention of products or services does not constitute an endorsement. Please do your own research before making any purchasing or business decisions.

We just wrapped our amygdala series, and now we are going deeper. This week kicks off a three-part series on the vagus nerve. You have probably heard the term. Nobody has ever explained what it actually does or why it is running your migraine cycle. That changes today. You will learn what vagal tone is, why low vagal tone keeps your inflammatory response broken, and why this conversation almost never happens in a neurology office.  If your sensitivity keeps getting worse even when you are doing everything right, this episode is going to start making sense of that. Episode two goes into the mechanism. Episode three gets practical. Listen in order. Take the Migraine Sensitivity Scorecard to see where your nervous system is right now. Link below. https://pages.debbiewaidlcoach.com/quiz Make it a migraine free day. Resources: FREE DOWNLOAD: Toxic Migraine Triggers Guide Get the complete guide showing you the hidden inflammatory triggers fueling your migraines, including toxins in your medication, environment, and everyday life. https://dwvirtualguide.com/free-guide Book a Free Migraine Breakthrough® Assessment: Let's assess your unique migraine situation and uncover what's been keeping you stuck. https://pages.debbiewaidlcoach.com/breakthroughcall-social-7269 Free Live Training - https://dwvirtualguide.com/live-training Connect with Debbie: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DebbieWaidlCoach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debbiewaidl.coach/ Women's Migraine Freedom™ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/womensmigrainefreedom Website: https://pages.debbiewaidlcoach.com/ Email: freedom@debbiewaidl.com Disclaimer: The Migraine Freedom™ Your Way Podcast and information provided by Debbie Waidl and guests is presented solely to provide helpful information, education, and entertainment on the subjects discussed. The use of information or resources mentioned on or linked from this podcast is at the user's own risk and discretion. This podcast is not intended to diagnose or treat any medical condition. For diagnosis or treatment of any medical problem, consult your own physician. Debbie Waidl and In The Balance Health Coaching, LLC are not responsible for any medical conditions or liable for any damages or negative consequences from any treatment, action, application, or preparation to any person reading or following the information presented on this podcast. References are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of any websites or other sources.  

This podcast was created using NotebookLM.This podcast outlines the critical connection between trigeminal neuralgia and multiple sclerosis, emphasizing that unexplained facial pain can be an early indicator of neurological disease. 

Dr Aaron Boster, an award-winning, board-certified MS neurologist, answers practical questions from the Overcoming MS community on symptoms, treatment and living well with multiple sclerosis.  The conversation covers supplements, fatigue, menopause and HRT, gut health, inflammation, DMTs, stable MRI scans with worsening symptoms, weather sensitivity, bladder and bowel issues, swallowing problems, Epstein-Barr virus and cancer risks linked to MS medications.  With warmth, clarity and energy, Dr Boster explains complex topics in a way that feels useful and reassuring, while encouraging people with MS to work closely with their healthcare team and take an active role in their care.  This episode is a webinar highlights special – originally recorded as a live Overcoming MS webinar and now edited for the podcast to bring you the key insights, questions and takeaways in one place.   Watch this episode on YouTube. Keep reading for the topics, timestamps, and our guest's bio.  02:52 Supplements, food quality and MS health 05:42 When symptom-specific supplements may be useful 07:18 Six practical ways to reduce MS fatigue 10:06 What the Octave MS test may show 13:23 Menopause, HRT and MS progression risk 17:18 How inflammation works in multiple sclerosis 20:24 Gut health, microbiome changes and MS symptoms 24:41 Practical bowel strategies for constipation in MS 27:07 Do DMTs still help older people with MS? 27:55 Stable MRI scans but worsening MS symptoms 31:23 Objective tests neurologists can use to track MS 35:28 DMT myths, pharma concerns and clinical trials 40:35 Why heat and cold can worsen MS symptoms 43:17 Bladder symptoms and practical treatment options 43:52 Swallowing problems and when to seek help 44:20 Epstein-Barr virus and future MS prevention research 45:22 Cancer risk, Ocrevus, Mavenclad and context  Listen to other Living Well with MS episodes featuring Dr Boster   New to Overcoming MS? Learn why lifestyle matters in MS - begin your journey at our 'Get started' page Connect with others following Overcoming MS on the Live Well Hub Visit the Overcoming MS website Follow us on social media: Facebook Instagram YouTube Pinterest Don't miss out: Subscribe to this podcast and never miss an episode. Listen to our archive of Living Well with MS here. Make sure you sign up to our newsletter to hear our latest tips and news about living a full and happy life with MS. Support us: If you enjoy this podcast and want to help us continue creating future podcasts, please leave a donation here. Feel free to share your comments and suggestions for future guests and episode topics by emailing podcast@overcomingms.org. If you like Living Well with MS, please leave a 5-star review.

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Social determinants of health, including housing, food access, insurance status, and structural inequities, significantly influence stroke prevention, recovery, and long term outcomes. These factors affect biological risk, treatment adherence, and disparities in care, even when traditional clinical measures are addressed. This episode highlights practical strategies for integrating screening, leveraging multidisciplinary teams, and identifying opportunities for advocacy to improve patient outcomes. In this episode, Teshamae Monteith, MD, FAAN, speaks with Nneka L. Ifejika, MD, MPH, author of the article "Social Determinants of Health and Their Impacts on Stroke Prevention and Outcomes" in the Continuum® June 2026 Cerebrovascular Disease issue. Dr. Monteith is the associate editor of Continuum® Audio and an associate professor of clinical neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Ifejika is an adjunct professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, and the chief scientific officer of the Division of Academics at Ochsner Health System in New Orleans, Louisiana. Additional Resources Read the article: Social Determinants of Health and Their Impacts on Stroke Prevention and Outcomes Subscribe to Continuum®: shop.lww.com/Continuum Earn CME (available only to AAN members): continpub.com/AudioCME Continuum® Aloud (verbatim audio-book style recordings of articles available only to Continuum® subscribers): continpub.com/Aloud More about the American Academy of Neurology: aan.com Social Media facebook.com/continuumcme @ContinuumAAN Host: @headacheMD Full episode transcript available here Dr Monteith: Two patients have the same stroke, but when they return, they have very different outcomes. We can look into some of their comorbidities, but something we don't spend enough time talking about is the social determinants of health. Stay tuned to this discussion. I promise you, you'll become a better neurologist. Dr Jones: This is Dr. Lyell Jones, Editor-in-Chief of Continuum. Thank you for listening to Continuum Audio. Be sure to visit the links in the episode notes for information about earning CME, subscribing to the journal, and exclusive access to interviews not featured on the podcast. Dr Monteith: This is Dr. Teshamae Monteith. Today I'm interviewing Dr. Nneka Ifejika about her article on social determinants of health and their impacts on stroke prevention and outcomes. This article appears in the June 2026 Continuum issue on cerebrovascular disease. How are you? Welcome to our podcast. Dr Ifejika: Thanks for having me. I'm doing great. Dr Monteith: Great. So, can you introduce yourself to our audience? Dr Ifejika: Sure. I'm Dr. Nneka Ifejika. I am the Chief Scientific Officer of Ochsner Health System in New Orleans, Louisiana. But I'm also a cerebrovascular rehabilitation doctor. I've been practicing for about nineteen years, and am happy and honored to be a contributor to this Continuum Neurology article. It's a really important topic. Dr Monteith: Great. So, what got you into this field, first of all? Dr Ifejika: Well, I was deciding between PM&R and neurology, and I was putting in both match lists. And I thought about it and I leaned toward PM&R, but stroke still had a grasp on my heart and my mind. And so, after I finished my residency, I joined the UT Houston stroke team, and I did a, thankfully did a two-year fellowship and became cross-trained in stroke as well as physical medicine rehab. So, I am a jack of both trades. Dr Monteith: So, you got your way in a way. Dr Ifejika: I did. Dr Monteith: You know, we have a lot of learners that are listening, so it's always, uh, nice for them to be inspired, I think, by people's career paths. So why don't we talk about the objectives of your article? Dr Ifejika: Sure. So, one of the most important things that we wanted to do was make sure that medical students, residents, faculty, and fellows understood the impact of social determinants of health on stroke recovery and stroke rehabilitation. It's not as simple as you have hypertension, hyperlipidemia, we're going to manage your stroke risk factors. Oh, you had an ischemic stroke. You presented in time for the window. We're going to give you endovascular therapy and then modified Rankin scale at hospital discharge in ninety days. No, no, no. The stroke survivor and their caregivers and their family have a lot more to deal with outside of what we look at during the acute stroke hospitalization and post-acute rehabilitation. Things like, can they afford the medication that we're prescribing? Antiplatelet agents or anticoagulation can be extremely expensive. Do they have housing insecurity? Is there food insecurity? What's going on behind the scenes that we are not addressing that can directly impact the admission rate and the readmission rate after we take care of a stroke survivor? Dr Monteith: I love the article because you took a real deep dive into social determinants of health, what they are, why they matter, and what we can do about them. And so why don't we talk a little bit about the NINDS framework for social determinants of health? I think many of us might not be familiar with the framework per se. Dr Ifejika: So, the framework consists of multiple domains specifically that relate to social determinants of health that were published in Neurology a couple of years ago. So, I do hope that people who are hearing this recording actually read them. There are interpersonal domains, there are classic medical domains, there are indeterminate domains, and there are six total domains. And health domains are the last domain. So, things like when it comes to housing insecurity, food insecurity, that's a domain of social determinants of health. When it comes to chronic racism, when it comes to biases that patients experience, those actually impact outcomes. So, there are six separate indices that we're going to get into in detail and how we address them as clinicians, whether it be at the medical student level, resident level, faculty level, to integrate the social determinants of health in our care plans, because we could be doing a much better job. And I think it'll be really important from the interpersonal perspective when we really relate to our patients and their families that we ask these questions. For example, if we're prescribing someone to have treatment for their diabetes mellitus and ha- and, and be taking insulin, if they have housing insecurity and they're in a homeless shelter, they have to leave the homeless shelter during the day. So, what happens to the insulin that we prescribe? These are variables that we are not considering on a regular basis, but they directly relate to compliance. Dr Monteith: Great. So that was one thing I wanted to bring up. We're very good at measuring blood pressure and trying to determine, uh, the association between stroke outcomes and things that we can measure, glucose, lipids, blood pressure. What is the evidence for social determinants of health and stroke outcome? Dr Ifejika: The evidence is growing, and there have been many publications that have come out that are, are going to be highlighted in this article related to structural determinants of health inequities, like structural racism, as well as disparities related to ethnicity and race. There's geographical disparities. For example, a lot of patients are, are primarily concerned about rural versus urban, whether you have access to different post-acute rehabilitation, whether you have access to secondary stroke prevention because you simply don't have the transportation from a, a rural area to get to a drugstore to get things available to you. Social status. There are actually publication related to socioeconomic status and the concerns when it comes to air pollution. So particulate matter 2.5, we know that that has a direct impact on stroke outcomes and health overall, but we don't really think about it as a structural determinant of health inequity. There's several multiple layers of research that have gone on specifically that have been cited in the literature that relate directly to social determinants of health and how we can address them moving forward. Dr Monteith: And what I found interesting in your article in that you gave at least a few examples where social factors like income, education were controlled for, and maybe in large part it is, but even when you control for some of these very obvious social risk factors, you still have inequities. Dr Ifejika: Absolutely. And I think it was really important to show that we had strong peer review evidence behind this, as it wasn't just something that we were creating or hypothesizing about. There have been studies that have been done over this over decades of time, showing the impacts of social determinants of health on outcomes. But the question and concern that we have is we know this growing body of literature continues to expand. What are we doing about it when it comes to education of the future generations of providers who will be caring for this population? Dr Monteith: Before we get into how, you know, what we're going to do about that, let's just kind of put that link, cause the evidence is there. How does it drive biology? Dr Ifejika: It's a great question. So, for example, particulate matter 2.5 in air pollution has been shown to have an existing impact on hypertension, raising your blood pressure. So that's a direct effect of a social determinant of health related to socioeconomic status because people who live in areas with higher air pollution are... They're not green spaces. They live near highways. Those are areas that unfortunately are also impacted by food deserts. Food deserts, if you're not able to get fresh fruits, vegetables, whole foods, increases your risk of developing diabetes, hyperlipidemia, also increases your sodium intake, again, increasing hypertension. These things are all connected to biological determinants. It's just that we're not asking about them necessarily within the social history when we're taking people into the hospital, but they have direct effects. Dr Monteith: Great. Neurologists tend to be busy and, you know, we're... have all of these things that we're being asked to do and chart and click and all of that stuff. And so how can we more readily integrate screening for social determinants of health and that conversation into the work we do? We recognize it's important. We recognize it's an important risk factor. There's a lot of these determinants. So, what is a good way to do so? And I, I know that in the paper you've, you've given different roles to different team players, so I want you to talk about that too, but just kind of even a regular routine office visit. Walk us through a way we can more easily integrate that kind of conversation. Dr Ifejika: It's an excellent question, and what I've recommended that we do in a standard office visit is utilize the time before the visit to send out screeners. So, for example, usually with an electronic medical record, you can send documents before the visit even starts, where people can check off whether they have any concerns regarding housing, food insecurity. They can check out their location of where they live, whether they live near a highway or not near a highway. It's specifically related to socioeconomic status. We can ask about insurance status, whether they have insurance, insured versus uninsured, but then also types of insurance, whether they have Medicaid insurance versus Medicare insurance. Then even drilling even further, type of Medicare insurance, Medicare Advantage versus traditional Medicare, cause all of those things actually play a role in this. Dr Ifejika: And evaluate these things and don't take time during your office visit. Send these screeners out beforehand. Have them be assimilated by your medical staff. Make sure you're utilizing every resource that you have at your disposal to help streamline things, so by the time the person comes in for the visit, you've primed the pump. You have this information already in your hands at your fingertips cause it was sent out in advance, and you have your medical staff already have an understanding of. If they didn't fill it out electronically, give it to them in the lobby. Make sure they have a handwritten copy in the lobby so that when they come into the office visit, you have the information at your fingertips. Dr Monteith: Are there any particular resources that you recommend for those types of screeners? Dr Ifejika: What I've used in the past, if you have patient-reported outcomes, so the PROMIS instruments, that's a good start. It doesn't get into the details of housing insecurity, food insecurity, but it's a good start to help prime questions and to start the conversation during your office visit. In my clinics, I do a PROMIS 27 on every patient, as well as a PHQ-9 for depression on everyone. And then I collect data longitudinally, and I can always drill down on factors that I noticed that could become a problem moving forward. Dr Monteith: Yeah. And then also in your article, you spoke a bit about this impact from the acute presentation in the hospital to rehab. Dr Ifejika: Yeah. Dr Monteith: So why don't you talk about these different entry points where we can really engage our patients and try and help reduce their burden? Dr Ifejika: Sure. So, healthcare can be quite fragmented, and the stroke patient, stroke survivor, and their family member have no grasp of that. They've had a stroke, and they may be going from the ER to the ICU to the stroke unit to the floor to the rehab unit, and we see it as multiple levels of care, multiple types of providers. They see it as one hospital. And the concern that we have is, at those branch points, things get dropped, and we have the opportunity to pick things up at those branch points. So, during the acute care hospitalization-Primarily, that's the establishment of what has happened, how we're gonna treat it, what are the variables that we can control for right now to address those determinants of health moving forward, and to specifically looking at whether they were taking medications before, whether they could afford medications before, what that looks like at hospital discharge. Is there any duplication of medications? If a person is taking Coreg and you prescribe metoprolol, but they still have the Coreg at home, should we have really prescribed the metoprolol? We're just spending money that they may have concerns when it comes to access to care and the cost of these prescriptions. So, it's the responsibility of the acute care physician to kind of look at that. Those are subtle things that we think are subtle, but they add up quickly for the family when it comes to having one group of medications that's the same class and having to buy another type. When it comes to post-acute rehabilitation, it's really an important time to screen for whether the caregiver can handle what's occurring. So specifically, if the caregiver is already burning out and the average length of stay for a stroke patient is five days and they've come to rehab for two weeks, what's gonna happen in the next two years or the next four years? So, during the post-acute rehabilitation phase, it's time to kind of look at that and drill down on those kind of questions. Also, the levels of care, Dr Ifejika: it's really important to look at other levels of rehabilitation, so skilled nursing facilities, making sure people have access to that if they need to, if the caregiver is burned out and they don't have the ability to go straight home. Because acute inpatient rehab, the goal of it afterwards, is to go straight home. It's not to go to another facility. So, you need to have that screener in place when it comes to whether the family can take care of this person, and whether the family can do it in an effective way to prevent them being readmitted. Dr Monteith: Great. I also like that you spoke about kind of the team approach and different roles, both for screening and for intervention, both being very important, especially the intervention. And so why don't you give us a few examples how the team could break up the responsibility and how also for the intervention component that can be done. Dr Ifejika: Sure. So, I broke up the team into several levels. So, the team medically is the medical student, resident, and faculty physician. However, the team also includes the support staff, so your case manager, your social worker, the therapist, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, the pastoral services, all these members of the team. You know, sometimes as physicians, we don't read those notes. There's a lot of information in the notes from social work, care coordination, and the therapist. They get down to subtleties cause they're asking questions, for example, "What kind of equipment do you have at home? How many stairs do you have at home? What level of house do you have, one story, two story? If you live in an apartment, do you have an elevator access?" That's important for someone with hemiparesis. When it comes to medications, when it comes to insurance status, when it comes to your ability to have the mechanisms to pay for care as an outpatient, social workers are required to ask these questions cause they have to figure out resources for the patient and their family to help facilitate improved outcomes. So, they have to ask questions regarding these tasks. The concerns are, do we read what they're saying? So, it's really important to interact with them, and if it's not something that you're looking at in the chart, cause we're all so tied to our computers, find where they are in the hospital. Walk by their office and have a chat. Run your list with them, especially for people who you're concerned have vulnerabilities, and make sure that you're setting an example for your medical students with your faculty doing so. If you're looking at it from the medical student, resident, faculty perspective, medical students, listen. This is your opportunity to really contribute to the team as well as learn about social determinants of health and research in their fields. You are the boots on the ground for the medical team. You are the ones who should be priming the pump and asking these questions of the family members. We're sending you into the rooms to do a history and physical. Social determinants of health should be a part of your history and physical, and you should be taking what we're saying in this article and asking these questions and tying it into your resident. Now, the resident is the work person of the hospital. We all know this. Things run through the resident. Things run through the fellow. It's really important that they have this information in a manner that is negotiable. The list keeps getting longer, and a resident doesn't need to be overburdened. It needs to be synthesized in a manner that can help facilitate the resident being able to act as well as communicate any concerns to the faculty. And at the faculty level, we are the voices that can affect change. So, if there's any concerns when it comes to advocacy, research, making sure that people are accessing care in a way that makes sense, particularly when it comes to the ability for us to galvanize change on a national level, that's kind of our job. Dr Monteith: Great, and so let's talk about intervention. What are things that, let's say, the neurologist can do to deal with some of these social factors? Dr Ifejika: From the neurology perspective, I think it's really important to identify missed opportunities and making sure that we address them. For example, the conversations around the ability to have access to care related to insurance versus no insurance. There are many, many ways that neurologists are able to advocate for a person being able to get to Medicare insurance, particularly in the outpatient setting. When we see patients in clinic, it takes two years, them, to qualify for Medicare, two years at a minimum. But there's a gap there that can be filled by us making sure that we document what's happened, contact their providers, facilitate communication with their employers, if they're employees, they can get some short-term disability benefits to help bridge that gap prior to receiving Medicare insurance. It behooves us to do this because if we do not, they fall into the gap and they get readmitted and they're back on service anyway. So, what's important is the outpatient that we really kind of focus on things that we can impact and things like insurance and getting people transitioned from having employer-based insurance versus getting to Medicare is a really important way that we can effect change in a, in a way that's viable and, and replicable. So, in the outpatient setting, neurologists have a wonderful opportunity to effect change in social determinants of health. When it comes to employed persons, who had a stroke transitioning to Medicare, it takes two years to do so. So, in the outpatient clinic, if you have an employed person, make sure that you fill out their short-term disability benefits forms, their long-term disability benefits form. Bridge the gap. Get that information to their employer so they can maintain constant coverage. Because if they do not, if they have to choose between refilling medications and putting food on the table, they're going to choose putting food on the table, and that's going to directly impact their outcomes if they're not taking the medication that we recommend. Dr Monteith: I think that's a great point. I mean, there's a lot that we can do, and in some ways, it may not take that much to document and to be able to ask the questions and to include some of that information into the assessment and plan is really a, a great idea. Dr Ifejika: And you know, if we don't bring these things up and have these conversations, it doesn't get addressed. And that's why I'm very, very thankful that I had the opportunity to do so, cause this is a part of what I do all day. I think that if I wasn't integrating these kind of conversations into my practice, I wouldn't have the ability to share these tips and these abilities to move things forward in a manner that will be constructive for our field overall and for our patients. Dr Monteith: And towards the end of the article, you brought up something I think we don't see in many articles, and that's the role of advocacy and getting involved in health policy. So, can you talk a little bit about that? Dr Ifejika: You know, it's really important to facilitate change when you see that there are things that need to be changed. And the best way to do that is through advocacy at the local or state or federal level. A lot of these variables that we're dealing with can be addressed through legal changes. I'll give you an example. End-stage renal disease, if you have immediate hemodialysis and you have that requirement upon hospital discharge, you qualify for Medicare immediately. Immediately. Before you even leave the hospital. Why wouldn't something be similar for a stroke? Well, the reason why is because there was a level of advocacy that came around end-stage renal disease and a member of Congress's wife had hemodialysis requirements. And so, a law was passed to make sure Medicare covered it immediately after hospital discharge. So, it requires advocacy in some significant ways to get things done, but we have the bandwidth to do this. We take care of a population that has some of the highest rates of preventable disability. That's not going away. We need to make sure that we're effecting change for this group to make sure that they have the best possible outcomes they can experience. Dr Monteith: So, any final messages for our listeners? Dr Ifejika: I look forward to hearing everyone's feedback about our issue. I am thankful for the opportunity to talk about, address, and write about this important topic, and look forward to everyone's feedback. Dr Monteith: Well, thank you so much for being on our podcast. It was a really wonderful summary and we had a very thorough conversation, but you didn't give away too much, so I think they're going to have to read the article. Dr Ifejika: You're going to have to read the article. And we want medical students, residents, fellows, faculty, all of our ancillary staff within the hospitals, please read this article. We really appreciate it. Dr Monteith: Again today, I've been interviewing Dr. Nneka Ifejika about her article on social determinants of health and their impacts on stroke prevention and outcomes. This article appears in the June 2026 Continuum issue on cerebrovascular disease. Be sure to check out Continuum Audio episodes from this and other issues. And thank you to our listeners for joining today. Dr Monteith: This is Dr. Teshamae Monteith, Associate Editor of Continuum Audio. If you've enjoyed this episode, you'll love the journal, which is full of in-depth and clinically relevant information important for neurology practitioners. Use the link in the episode notes to learn more and subscribe. AAN members, you can get CME for listening to this interview by completing the evaluation at continpub.com/audioCME. Thank you for listening to Continuum Audio.

Send us Fan MailWhat makes you you?Is it your memories? Your personality? Your sense of humor? Your motivation? What happens when a neurological disease changes one of those things?In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks talks with neurologist, neuroscientist, and author Dr. Masud Husain about his new book, Our Brains, Our Selves: What a Neurologist's Patients Taught Him About the Brain.Drawing on the stories of seven patients with different neurological conditions, Dr. Husain explores how changes in the brain can profoundly affect identity, behavior, memory, motivation, humor, and our relationships with others.We discuss pathological apathy after stroke, personality changes caused by frontotemporal dementia, memory and Alzheimer's disease, the neurological basis of humor, and how cultural and spiritual beliefs shape the way people understand illness. We also explore bigger questions about free will, responsibility, consciousness, and whether there may be aspects of human experience that lie beyond a purely biological explanation.Dr. Husain shares what decades of caring for patients with neurological disorders have taught him about the brain—and about what it means to be human.Dr. Masud Husain is Professor of Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford and a Professorial Fellow at New College, Oxford. His work spans neurology, neuroscience, psychology, and brain imaging, with a focus on understanding how the brain supports cognition in both healthy individuals and people with neurological disorders. He is also Editor-in-Chief of Brain, one of the world's leading and most influential neurology journals. Our Brains, Our Selves is his first book.Work with me? Perhaps we are a good match. Keep Causes or Cures Ad-Free with Listener SupportYou can contact Dr. Eeks at bloomingwellness.com.Follow Eeks on Instagram here.Follow Public Health is WeirdOr Facebook here.On Youtube.Or TikTok.SUBSCRIBE to her Newsletter here! (the bits not posted on socia media)Support the showSupport the show

Epilepsy is a brain condition that causes repeated episodes of sudden, brief changes in the brain's electrical activity causing seizures or convulsions. It's thought 50-million people have the condition, which can't be cured. The right treatment can alleviate symptoms but diagnosis and treatment is limited in many countries.Consultant neurologist Sofia Eriksson is from Sweden and works in the UK at University College London Hospital where she used to be the hospital's clinical lead for epilepsy. She's president elect of the British Association of Neurologists. Sofia says it's important more people talk openly about the condition to help stop people who have it feeling so isolated.Betty Barbara Nsachilwa had her first seizure when she was 13 years old. It took 18 months to find the right medication that has kept her seizures under control since. She says she's been lucky to have the support of her family and colleagues but says many others in Zambia face discrimination and stigma. Betty Barbara co-founded the Epilepsy Association of Zambia in 2001 to increase awareness and education about the condition and support others living with epilepsy.(Image: (L) Betty Barbara Nsachilwa, courtesy Betty Barbara Nsachilwa. (R) Sofia Eriksson, credit Hannah Lovell.)

"There is no one magic test for brain health,” says Richard Isaacson, MD.    Isaacson is a Harvard-trained neurologist who directs the Precision Prevention Program at Atria Health and Research Institute and founded the world's first Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYork-Presbyterian. A leader in precision-medicine approaches to Alzheimer's risk reduction, he has served as principal investigator for multiple research initiatives focused on individualized care. He recently led an NIH-funded clinical trial showing that a free online tool (RetainYourBrain.com) reduced Alzheimer's risk by 16% in six months, and is working to democratize brain health testing through an at-home, lower-cost blood biomarker test (AlzLabs.org). Show notes: 00:00 - What we don't know about Alzheimer's 04:49 - Where to start with Alzheimer's risk 06:55 - Lifestyle first: optimizing what you can control 10:39 - Using wearables & health tech for brain health 16:19 – Why there's no perfect blood test for the brain 29:06 - Cutting through the information noise 31:10 - Steps to take when symptoms appear 35:37 - Is it actually memory loss? 38:54 - The future of Alzheimer's testing Referenced in the episode:  Free cognitive risk & assessment tools: retainyourbrain.com Free information about blood biomarkers: ind.org/bloodtest   Free information about home testing: alzlabs.org We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sleep Disturbances in Autism and Neurodivergent Conditions: A Discussion with Dr. Beth Malow, MD, Neurologist and Sleep Disorder Expert Dr. Malow, discusses how sleep problems affect approximately 80% of individuals on the autism spectrum and family members, emphasizing that improving sleep can positively impact every aspect of an autistic person's life and the life of the family. She explained that sleep deprivation exacerbates existing challenges and can lead to irritability and impaired social communication, which are already core features of autism. Beth framed sleep as a “window” to help autistic individuals and families, contrasting this positive approach with the common tendency to focus on difficult behavioral patterns when sleep issues occur.Find out more on our website!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Neurologist and End of Life Experiencer, Dr. Eben Alexander, joins the program to share his remarkable near-death journey and the profound insights it gave him into the nature of consciousness and human existence. We discuss how the materialist framework that has dominated modern science for over a century has clearly stunted human development by dismissing consciousness and anything that cannot be physically touched or measured as “non-science.” Now, with the rise of quantum physics and deeper scientific exploration into human consciousness, science may once again be helping move humanity into a new era of understanding and development. Dr. Alexander shares why he believes science and spirituality are no longer opposing forces, but are instead converging into a deeper understanding of reality itself.You can learn more about his work and take free classes at EbenAlexander.comSee exclusives and more at SarahWestall.Substack.comHelp keep this show on air by supporting my affiliates at SarahWestall.com/shop

Send us Fan MailThink about the last time your head hurt. Headaches are a common condition and one of the most common causes of pain and a major reason people miss work or school and visit a doctor according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. There are different reasons we get headaches, different tests to learn more about the headaches and different treatments. Hyun Ah Kim, M.D., is a neurologist with Texas Tech Physicians neurology and an assistant professor in the School of Medicine at TTUHSC. She specializes in treating headaches, migraines, vascular vertigo, and autonomic disorders.

What makes us who we are? How do memory, motivation, empathy, judgment, and our sense of belonging shape the way we lead, make decisions, and connect with others? And what happens when those essential cognitive functions begin to change? Join host Michael J. Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Dr. Masud Husain author of Our Brains, Our Selves: What a Neurologist's Patients Taught Him About the Brain.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Neurologist Majid Fotuhi is leading the charge in revolutionising how we understand human intelligence, brain health and age-related cognitive decline. By uncovering the true wonder of how the brain works and its infinite potential for growth and change, Majid will reveal how targeted lifestyle changes can prevent, treat, and even reverse cognitive decline. Following Majid's 12-week programme, more than 80% of patients achieve exceptional improvements in memory, focus and other cognitive functions. In elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment, MRIs show a 3% increase in the volume of the hippocampus, the key brain region for learning and memory. Drawing on these clinical trials, Majid will provide essential strategies to optimize brain health through diet, sleep, and managing stress. Majid will also offer practical, scalable techniques to enhance memory, problem-solving, and focus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As a busy physician mom or dad, you put everything into your practice and your kids, meaning you want to make sure you're doing the absolute right thing with the money you earn. But when it comes to safeguarding your family's future, is the life and disability insurance offered through your hospital or employer actually enough? Nate Reineke and Chelsea Jones tackle a "doozy" of a listener question from a Pulmonary Critical Care physician in Florida who asks, “I have life and disability insurance at work... do I need more?” We dive deep into the specialty trap of group disability, explaining why standard workplace policies often lack true "Own-Occupation" protection. Without this crucial distinction, you could be left empty-handed if an illness or injury prevents you from practicing pulmonary critical care specifically, even if you are technically healthy enough to work a general job elsewhere. Furthermore, employer-sponsored payout caps fail to cover a doctor's real-world financial needs, making it nearly impossible to simultaneously keep up with household bills, fund college savings, and stay on track for retirement. We also play a round of “asking for a friend” and answer your colleagues' questions. An ENT in New York says, “I have a whole life policy that I want to get out of, but I don't qualify for low-cost term insurance anymore. What should I do?” A Neurologist in California wonders, “My in-laws want to contribute money to my children's college funds each month. Should we have them do a grandparent 529? I've heard they're more beneficial.” A Dermatologist in New Hampshire asks, “Our circumstances have changed, and we now need to buy a bigger house while raising our children. We don't want to lose progress on our college and retirement plans. How should we consider this decision?” Are you ready to turn worries about taxes and investing into a plan for college and retirement? If you're evaluating your options and want to learn more, visit physicianfamily.com and click 'Get Started' or you can ask a question of your own by emailing podcast@physicianfamily.com. See marketing disclosures at physicianfamily.com/disclosures

I clicked on one migraine reel a few weeks ago, and now my Facebook feed will not let me forget it. Dr. Painkiller is back, this time telling women that the things you think are helping your migraines are actually making them worse. Sleeping in. Skipping meals. Not taking your meds fast enough. And of course… your “migraine brain” loves routine, not chaos. In this episode, I'm breaking down what he gets wrong and why this kind of advice keeps women stuck. You don't have a defective brain. You have a body that has lost its resilience, and the standard neurology playbook of “take the medication early, never miss a dose, stay on a perfect schedule” is exactly what turns episodic migraines into chronic ones. I share what's really going on when sleeping in or waking up too early triggers a migraine, why “rebound” isn't a personal failure, and what your body is actually asking for instead. If you're ready to address the root drivers of your migraines, you can book a free consultation at the link below: https://www.drlesliecisar.com/apply Free Training: 5 Proven Steps to Being Migraine Free (Even if you think you've already tried everything.) https://www.drlesliecisar.com/5SHMN Connect with us: Website: https://www.drlesliecisar.com/ Free Facebook Group: Healing Migraines Naturally, with Leslie Cisar, ND Ready to try something radically different that actually works? Read more about my approach here: https://www.drlesliecisar.com/map In health,Dr. Leslie Cisar

What if one of the most promising frontiers in Alzheimer's research isn't just about what's building up in the brain - but how the brain clears it out? In this episode of Research Renaissance, host Deborah Westphal sits down with Dr. Tirth Patel, a neurologist and physician-scientist at UCLA and 2025 Toffler Scholar, to explore the cutting-edge science of brain clearance, tau protein, and the newly discovered lymphatic vessels surrounding the brain.This is a conversation about curiosity, persistence, and the kind of early-career science that could reshape how we understand and treat dementia.What You'll Learn in This EpisodeWhat tau protein is, why it "gunks up" the brain, and how it differs from amyloid beta in Alzheimer's diseaseThe recently discovered lymphatic vessels in the brain's meninges - and why they matter for clearing toxic proteinsHow sleep deprivation spikes tau and amyloid levels in the blood, and what that means for long-term brain healthThe glymphatic system: the brain's internal waste-clearance highway and its deep connection to sleepWhy aging slows down the brain's lymphatic drainage - and what researchers are doing about itThe genetics of Alzheimer's: the difference between causative mutations (APP, PS1, PS2) and risk factors like APOE4New FDA-approved blood tests and the promise of tau PET scans for better diagnosis and stagingThe latest treatments for Alzheimer's - how they work, their limitations, and what's coming nextWhy failure is one of the most undervalued tools in science - and what's missing in how the field handles negative dataA candid take on AI in biological research: where it helps, where it falls short, and whether it lets scientists failAbout Our GuestDr. Tirth Patel is a neurologist and physician-scientist at UCLA, currently working in the lab of Dr. Jason Hinman. His research focuses on how the brain's meningeal lymphatic vessels clear tau protein from the brain to the bloodstream - a question with major implications for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Dr. Patel is a 2025 Toffler Scholar, supported by the Karen Toffler Charitable Trust. He is also the co-host of the podcast Recreational Science, where he and his colleague Dr. Lou Yang explore wacky but well-designed scientific studies to illuminate the scientific method.

Westchester Magazine's 2026 Healthcare Heroes Luncheon united an inspiring community to celebrate the extraordinary individuals whose dedication has profoundly shaped regional healthcare. Held on Thursday, May 14th, at Mulino's at Lake Isle Country Club in Eastchester, NY, the event provided guests with a meaningful afternoon dedicated to honoring and connecting with this year's honorees. Recognized for their exceptional compassion and excellence, the remarkable stories of these distinguished professionals will be featured in the upcoming May issue of Westchester Magazine.Dr. Fawaz Al-Mufti, a neurologist, neurocritical care specialist, and neuroendovascular surgeon with the Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College, shared his professional journey with host Bob Marrone. He described the high-stakes reality of treating neurological catastrophes—such as brain hemorrhages, ruptured aneurysms, and acute ischemic strokes—both through emergency procedures and intensive care management. Dr. Al-Mufti, who began his medical career in emergency medicine with Doctors Without Borders, also serves as the Associate Dean for Research and Innovation at New York Medical College, where he oversees a broad range of medical research. Expressing deep passion for his field, he emphasized that it is an absolute privilege to care for his patients and credited his success to the collective efforts of his team at the Brain and Spine Institute.

What happens when the world tells you who you are before you ever get the chance to decide for yourself? In this episode of the Starter Girlz Podcast, Jennifer Loehding sits down with recording artist, songwriter, and autism advocate B Able for a conversation about identity, resilience, creativity, and rewriting the narrative others place on you. After being told by a neurologist that he would never attend a regular school, finish high school, go to college, or live a normal life, B Able spent years navigating bullying, misunderstanding, financial hardship, and periods of instability. But through music, self-expression, and an unwavering belief in his purpose, he began building something far bigger than a career. His message became the foundation of his mission: “See the able, not the label.” This conversation explores the connection between creativity and healing, the hidden strengths that can exist inside neurodivergence, and what it looks like to pursue a dream while still figuring yourself out in real time. From mental health and music to discipline, growth, and self-belief, this episode is a reminder that transformation rarely happens in a straight line.

In this episode, I'm reacting to another Facebook reel making the rounds, this time from a neurologist who claims that migraine brains are simply “wired differently” and groups migraine sufferers in with neurodivergence like ADHD and autism. I push back hard on this idea, because I think it sets women up to give up on healing before they even start. My core point is that what you believe about your migraines shapes how you handle them. If you believe your brain is permanently defective, you'll spend your life suppressing symptoms instead of looking at root causes. I explain why things like hypersensitivity to light, sound, and smells, plus brain fog, are actually textbook signs of metabolic waste and toxin overload, not a permanent brain wiring problem. You weren't simply born this way, and there is a real path forward when you start addressing the actual drivers behind your migraines. If you're ready to address the root drivers of your migraines, you can book a free consultation at the link below: https://www.drlesliecisar.com/apply Free Training: 5 Proven Steps to Being Migraine Free (Even if you think you've already tried everything.) https://www.drlesliecisar.com/5SHMN Connect with us: Website: https://www.drlesliecisar.com/ Free Facebook Group: Healing Migraines Naturally, with Leslie Cisar, ND Ready to try something radically different that actually works? Read more about my approach here: https://www.drlesliecisar.com/map In health,Dr. Leslie Cisar

In this week's episode we interview Kinanah Yaseen, MD, a rheumatologist from Cleveland Clinic's department of rheumatic and immunologic diseases about using ultrasound for giant cell arteritis. ·        Intro by Adam J. Brown, MD 0:12 ·        Dr. Brown's recent patient 1:34 ·        History of ultrasound and GCA 3:20 ·        Episode overview 7:05 ·        History of echolocation; how bats helped us invent ultrasound 8:00 ·        What is a bat bomb? 14:56 ·        How the Titanic helped us invent ultrasound 16:48 ·        Neurologists bring ultrasound to medicine 20:09 ·        OB/GYN is next to use ultrasound 23:11 ·        Ultrasound image quality becomes better 26:32 ·        Ultrasound use in giant cell arteritis 28:44 ·        Welcome Kinanah Yaseen, MD 33:49 ·        Using ultrasound in the clinic 34:25 ·        Can you walk us through an ultrasound of the axillary and vertebral arteries? 37:16 ·        Can you tell us why we stopped looking for sites to biopsy by finding narrowing of the vessels?  38:19 ·        Tell us about the halo sign 39:10 ·        How do you validate your ultrasound skills? 40:20 ·        If we start a patient on steroids, how useful is an ultrasound? 42:35 ·        Episode summary 44:20 ·        Thank you for listening 45:57 We'd love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Brown at rheuminationspodcast@healio.com. Follow us on Twitter @HRheuminations @AdamJBrownMD @HealioRheum. Kinanah Yaseen, MD, is a is a staff member of Cleveland Clinic's department of rheumatic and immunologic diseases. References: Friedman, G, et al.Isr J Med Sci. 1988 Kaproth-Joslin K A, et al. Radiographics. 2015 ;doi:10.1148/rg.2015140300 Puéchal X, et al. Lancet. 1995;doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(95)92626-7 Schmidt W A, et al. Lancet. 1995;doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(95)93005-1 Sigel B. Ultrasound Med Biol. 1998;doi:10.1016/s0301-5629(97)00264-0 Editor's Note: This has been updated to include references.

Casey Kozak discusses the process of applying to neurology residency. This episode offers insights for applicants and for neurologists who guide and mentor the next generation of neurologists. 

This week's episode of the Brain & Life Podcast was recorded live at the American Academy of Neurology's Annual Meeting in 2025! Hosts Dr. Daniel Correa and Dr. Katy Peters were joined by Joel Salinas, MD, MBA, MSc, FAAN, Andrea Lendaris, MD, MS, Andrew M. Southerland, MD, FAAN, and Eric J. Seachrist, MD to share what it's like living and practicing neurology with their own neurological condition(s) and neurodiverse perspectives, and explore how their experiences serve as a window into the patient and community perspective.   Brain & Life Articles Mentioned Neurology® Podcast Switching Roles: A Neuro-oncologist Reflects on his Own Experience with a Brain Tumor We want to hear from you! Have a question or want to hear a topic featured on the Brain & Life Podcast? ·       Record a voicemail at 612-928-6206 ·       Email us at BLpodcast@brainandlife.org   Social Media Hosts: Dr. Daniel Correa @neurodrcorrea; Dr. Katy Peters @KatyPetersMDPhD

What makes us who we are?Through the stories of seven of his patients, acclaimed Oxford University neurologist Masud Husain shows us how our brains create, change and can even restore our identity. Husain introduces us to a man who ran out of words, a woman who lost all inhibitions and another who believed she was having an affair with the man who was really her husband.These compelling human dramas reveal how our identities are created by different functions within the brain. It will ignite new ideas about who we really are – and why we act in the ways we do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

What makes us who we are?Through the stories of seven of his patients, acclaimed Oxford University neurologist Masud Husain shows us how our brains create, change and can even restore our identity. Husain introduces us to a man who ran out of words, a woman who lost all inhibitions and another who believed she was having an affair with the man who was really her husband.These compelling human dramas reveal how our identities are created by different functions within the brain. It will ignite new ideas about who we really are – and why we act in the ways we do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/medicine

Today's episode is a MUST listen.  This is one of the most important conversations you will ever hear about Alzheimer's prevention, dementia, memory loss, and brain health.  If you're worried about your memory, your parents' memory, or your risk of cognitive decline as you age, this episode gives you something most conversations don't: real hope, backed by science, and a clear plan you can start today.  In this powerful episode, Mel sits down with world‑renowned neurologists Dr. Ayesha Sherzai and Dr. Dean Sherzai, two of the leading medical experts in Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and cognitive decline.  Together, they break down what dementia actually is, how Alzheimer's fits into it, and why brain decline often begins 20+ years before symptoms appear - long before most people think to pay attention to brain health.  Dr. Ayesha and Dr. Dean explain how brain health is not determined by genetics alone, and why your daily habits have the power to prevent, slow, and even pause cognitive decline.  They share the exact science‑backed framework they teach their patients, built around five simple pillars of brain health using one unforgettable acronym: NEURO.  You'll also learn how to tell the difference between normal forgetfulness (like walking into a room and forgetting why) and early warning signs of dementia that should prompt a doctor visit.  And if you're a caregiver - or love someone who is - this episode is essential listening. The doctors explain why caregivers face a significantly higher risk of cognitive decline, how chronic stress and poor sleep damage the brain, and what you can do to protect your own memory while caring for others.  In this episode, you'll learn: - How to prevent Alzheimer's disease and slow cognitive decline using science‑backed daily habits - The difference between normal age‑related forgetfulness and early warning signs of dementia - What dementia actually is, how Alzheimer's fits into it, and why brain decline can start decades before symptoms - Why genetics are not your destiny when it comes to memory loss and brain health - The NEURO framework neurologists use to protect memory and reduce Alzheimer's risk - How exercise, deep sleep, stress reduction, and nutrition physically grow new brain connections There is so much good news in the research. There are simple, free things you can do starting today - even while listening -  that can reduce dementia risk by up to 53% and dramatically improve long‑term brain health. If you're concerned about Alzheimer's, dementia, memory loss, or your cognitive future - this is the conversation you need. For more resources related to today's episode, click here for the podcast episode page.   If you liked the episode, check out this one with neuroscientist, Dr. Wendy Suzuki next:  Change Your Brain: #1 Neuroscientist's Exercise Protocol for Peak Energy and Focus Connect with Mel:     Order Mel's new product, Pure Genius Protein Get Mel's newsletter, packed with tools, coaching, and inspiration. Get Mel's #1 bestselling book, The Let Them Theory Watch the episodes on YouTube Follow Mel on Instagram  The Mel Robbins Podcast Instagram Mel's TikTok  Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes ad-free Disclaimer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

If you have ever walked out of a neurology appointment with a new prescription and a follow up three months away and thought, something is still missing, this episode is for you. In this episode Debbie Waidl, Migraine Freedom Expert and founder of the Freedom From Migraines Method®, shares the two questions she would ask your neurologist if she had five minutes with them before your next appointment. Not to challenge their expertise. Not to argue with their approach. But to change the entire direction of your care. Because the question most neurologists are trained to ask is what medication will manage this pain. And they are genuinely excellent at answering it. But that question is not the one that actually changes anything long term. The question that changes everything is why does this keep happening. In this episode you will hear: Why the fifteen minute appointment is not failing you on purpose and what it actually cannot do for you no matter how skilled your doctor is The two questions that shift the entire conversation from symptom management to root cause resolution What Debbie hears from women who have seen five, ten, even the best specialists in the country and still never had this conversation What a different kind of appointment looks like and why the goal matters as much as the plan This is not about choosing between your neurologist and a different approach. It is about understanding the gap between the two and making sure someone in your corner is filling it. Resources: FREE DOWNLOAD: Toxic Migraine Triggers Guide Get the complete guide showing you the hidden inflammatory triggers fueling your migraines, including toxins in your medication, environment, and everyday life. https://dwvirtualguide.com/free-guide Book a Free Migraine Breakthrough® Assessment: Let's assess your unique migraine situation and uncover what's been keeping you stuck. https://pages.debbiewaidlcoach.com/breakthroughcall Connect with Debbie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debbiewaidl.coach/ Women's Migraine Freedom™ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/womensmigrainefreedom Website: https://pages.debbiewaidlcoach.com/ Email: freedom@debbiewaidl.com Disclaimer: The Migraine Freedom™ Your Way Podcast and information provided by Debbie Waidl and guests is presented solely to provide helpful information, education, and entertainment on the subjects discussed. The use of information or resources mentioned on or linked from this podcast is at the user's own risk and discretion. This podcast is not intended to diagnose or treat any medical condition. For diagnosis or treatment of any medical problem, consult your own physician. Debbie Waidl and In The Balance Health Coaching, LLC are not responsible for any medical conditions or liable for any damages or negative consequences from any treatment, action, application, or preparation to any person reading or following the information presented on this podcast. References are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of any websites or other sources.  

What if your cravings aren't a problem to fix, but a signal you've been ignoring?Dr. Katie Deming sits down with Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride, a researcher whose work connecting nutrition, gut health, and chronic illness has reached people around the world.Together, they dig into why some of the most widely accepted dietary advice may be working against healing, not for it. Specifically, they explore what happens when the body is deprived of the nutrients it actually needs to repair and rebuild at the cellular level.Dr. Katie shares what she's observed firsthand in her own fasting practice, including something that surprised even the most committed plant-based patients who came to her for care. Chapters:00:04:50 - The Signal Your Body Sends When Cleansing Is Over00:05:18 - Why Your Hunger Might Be Misleading You00:06:30 - The Refeeding Step Most People Get Wrong00:07:27 - Why People Crave Meat After Prolong Fasts00:09:05 - The Refeeding Approach That Changes Recovery00:10:30 - The Hidden Risk in Nuts and Seeds00:11:19 - The Cooking Oil Problem00:14:00 - Why We are Conditioned to Fear Fat00:21:30 - What Happens When Your Gut Loses BalanceDr. Natasha brings decades of research to explain what's really going on inside the body when cravings show up, and what those cravings are actually trying to tell you. If you've ever felt confused by conflicting nutrition advice, this conversation will help you understand why.The conversation takes a hard look at cholesterol, what it actually does in the body, why your levels may not mean what you've been told, and how the standard advice around it could be getting in the way of your healing. Press play because the final topic on the gut microbiome ties everything together in a way that reframes how you think about disease itself.Connect with guest: www.drnatasha.comAccess the FREE Water Fasting Masterclass Now: https://www.katiedeming.com/the-healing-power-of-fasting/Ready to try fasting but don't want to do it alone? Join Dr. Katie's 3-Day Guided Fast, for expert support, daily live calls, and a community to fast alongside: Sign-Up  Download the FREE Healing Tools Guide: https://bit.ly/drkatie-giftguideMORE FROM KATIE DEMING M.D.6 Pillars of Healing Cancer Workshop Series - Click Here to EnrollTransform your hydration with the Spring Aqua System:  https://springaqua.info/drkatieFollow Dr. Katie Deming on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katiedemingmd/Please Support the ShowShare this episode with friends & familyGive a Review on SpotifyGive a Review on Apple PodcastWatch on YoutubeDISCLAIMER: The Born to Heal Podcast  is intended for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for seeking professional medical advice, di...

In this episode, Duane Mancini speaks with vascular neurologist Anit Behera about what it takes to improve stroke care from the ER through long-term recovery. Anit shares his path through an MD-PhD in outcomes research, how consulting and clinical trials shaped his innovation mindset, and why stroke care advancement spans four phases: prevention, acute treatment, post-acute care, and rehabilitation. He explains where he sees major opportunity next, pointing to emerging devices and research in post-stroke rehab alongside stronger prevention strategies and better health literacy. The conversation also breaks down how clinicians evaluate new technologies, emphasizing rigorous data, patient safety, and real-world workflow fit, plus the role of key opinion leaders and conferences in driving adoption. Anit Behera LinkedInDuane Mancini LinkedInProject Medtech WebsiteProject Medtech LinkedInThank you to our sponsors: Ward Law and JumpStart Inc.

Dr. Greg Cooper and Dr. Sara Hassani discuss periprocedural brain health and call on neurologists to engage in multidisciplinary efforts to improve periprocedural outcomes. Show citation: Hassani S, Gorelick PB. Periprocedural Brain Health: The Scope of the Problem and the Neurologist's Role. Neurology. 2025;105(12):e214427. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000214427   Show transcript: Dr. Greg Cooper: Hi, this is Greg Cooper. I just finished interviewing Sara Hassani for this week's Neurology Podcast. For today's Neurology minutes, Sara, I'm hoping you can tell us the main points of your paper. Dr. Sara Hassani:  I would say that the central message of this paper is that paraprocedural neurologic complications, they're very common, and they may actually be as high as the third leading cause of mortality, and yet very few healthcare providers realize this. And furthermore, few healthcare providers are adequately prepared to discuss the risks of the various procedures with patients and/or their family members. Dr. Greg Cooper: Thank you for that summary and all your work on this topic. Please check out this week's podcast to hear the full interview, and read the full article published in Neurology, Paraprocedural Brain Health. Thank you. 

What if the most common nutrition advice given to people facing chronic illness, eat more plants, is actually working against healing?Host Dr. Katie Deming sits down with Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride, neurologist, nutritionist, and creator of the GAPS Protocol, to question whether the human gut is truly designed to rely on plant-based nutrition during healing.They explore what traditional cultures prioritized for recovery, why some foods may be harder for the body to process than we think, and how modern dietary guidelines may be shaped by forces beyond patient health.Chapters: 00:04:05 - What Your Body Can't Digest 00:06:20 - The Food That Actually Builds You 00:08:25 - The Truth About Vegan Diets 00:10:15 - Who Controls Your Food Choices 00:13:40 - The Profit Behind Your Diet 00:17:45 - Why Doctors Stay Silent 00:22:10 - Treating Symptoms or HealingIf you're facing chronic illness, supporting someone who is, or trying to understand what your body needs during recovery, this episode challenges conventional thinking around food and healing.Press play and learn what may be missing when certain foods are removed, and why that matters most when your body is under stress.Connect with Guest: https://www.doctor-natasha.com/Access the FREE Water Fasting Masterclass Now: https://www.katiedeming.com/the-healing-power-of-fasting/Ready to try fasting but don't want to do it alone? Join Dr. Katie's 3-Day Guided Fast, for expert support, daily live calls, and a community to fast alongside: Sign-Up  Download the FREE Healing Tools Guide: https://bit.ly/drkatie-giftguideMORE FROM KATIE DEMING M.D.6 Pillars of Healing Cancer Workshop Series - Click Here to EnrollTransform your hydration with the Spring Aqua System:  https://springaqua.info/drkatieFollow Dr. Katie Deming on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katiedemingmd/Please Support the ShowShare this episode with friends & familyGive a Review on SpotifyGive a Review on Apple PodcastWatch on YoutubeDISCLAIMER: The Born to Heal Podcast  is intended for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for seeking professional medical advice, di...

Neurologist Dr. Majid Fotuhi, author of The Invincible Brain, joins me to break down the most powerful lifestyle habits for protecting your brain, staying sharp as you age, and reducing your risk of dementia.15 Daily Steps to Lose Weight and Prevent Disease PDF: https://bit.ly/46XTn8f - Get my FREE eBook now!Subscribe to The Genius Life on YouTube! - http://youtube.com/maxlugavereWatch my new documentary Little Empty Boxes - https://www.maxlugavere.com/filmThis episode is proudly sponsored by:Wildgrain slow-fermented sourdough and fresh pastries go from freezer to bakery-level perfection in under 25 minutes. Yum! Get $30 off your first box and free croissants in every box at Wildgrain.com/MAX or use code MAX at checkout.Fatty15 provides C15:0, a naturally occurring fatty acid found in full-fat dairy that may support cellular health and longevity—get 15% off at http://fatty15.com/MAX with code MAX!

What if the guy who literally wrote the book on asset allocation told you your biggest risk isn't the market…it's the person in your bathroom mirror? Neurologist-turned-market-historian William (Bill) Bernstein joins us for a fascinating conversation about his unlikely path from photochemistry to medicine to becoming the quiet godfather of Boglehead-style investing. He shares what shaped his "simple but not easy" philosophy, why he thinks all of investing is "half math, half Shakespeare," and how a homemade website in the 1990s turned into "The Intelligent Asset Allocator" and a second career. This episode covers: ✅ How a frustrated young scientist became a neurologist, then a financial theorist and writer ✅ Early investing mistakes (Palladium futures, hot funds, overconfidence) and what finally clicked ✅ The five hurdles from If You Can and why history and psychology matter as much as math  ✅ What makes a true bubble: social buzz, career-changing speculators, hostility to skeptics, wild predictions ✅ Predictions vs forecasts, and how Bill "called" the dot-com bubble and GFC without betting the farm ✅ His current mix: modest small/value tilts, cash/T-bills for sanity, and a TIPS ladder for 30 years of expenses ✅ Why a TIPS ladder feels different from a TIPS fund and why most investors still won't use one ✅ The 30-years-working / 30-years-retired "toy model" and why it implies 20–25%+ savings rates ✅ Teaching kids about money via your own behavior, crappy college jobs, and tiny three-fund portfolios ✅ A sober view of FIRE as a way out of the cubicle and into meaningful work—not a 36-year-old beach fantasy ====================   DEALS & DISCOUNTS FROM OUR TRUSTED PARTNERS   MONARCH MONEY The modern way to manage money! Monarch will change the way you organize your financial life. Track, budget, plan, and do more with your money – together. Get 50% off the first year using this link and entering code: CATCHINGUP50   For a full list of current deals and discounts from our partners, sponsors and affiliates, click here: catchinguptofi.com/our-partners    SUPPORT  THE  SHOW

Join Sandra and enjoy this week’s show as you listen to the medical testimony of Dr. Adam Rizvi. He discusses everything from patients staying alive with near zero blood pressure to the room darkening or brightening when a soul departs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.