Hosts Barbara Lewis, Kathy Miller, MD, and Steve Bogdewic, PhD, talk to physicians and researchers about:
Interview: Shonni Silverberg, MD
Professor of clinical medicine
Columbia University
The epidemic of obesity has unleashed a wave of medical research over the past decade by scholars in fields from medicine and nutrition all the way to economics.
We’re going to look at the finding...
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Interview: David Kovacich, MD, cardiologist
Indiana Heart Physicians
St. Francis Hospital and Health Services
We've all heard transfats blamed for raising blood cholesterol levels.
But with all the attention paid to transfats in commercial baked products, it's easy to overlook the fact that there are also ...
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Anger & Heart Problems
Yes it's true: anger is bad for your heart.
The stress and negative emotion of getting angry can spark electrical changes in the heart, which can lead to arrhythmias, or heart rhythm problems, acco...
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Interview: Melissa Carpentier, PhD
Assistant professor of pediatrics
Indiana University School of Medicine
Author,
Adolescents with Cancer: The Influence of Close Relationships on Quality of Life, Distress, and Health Behaviors A diagnosis of cancer can turn any life upside down -- for awhile, at least. Add the challenges of adolescences: puberty, increasing sexuality, the craving for independence -- and you’re got a real ch...
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Interview: Patricia Neimond, reporter
National Public Radio
Between one-third to one-half of young people who try a cigarette will go on to become daily smokers.
That’s according to the American Legacy Foundation, the tobacco education organization that was...
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How Colors Affect Us
What do the colors red and blue have to do with being more productive at work?
So right now I’m in my studio, recording this week’s Checkup, and for the first time I’m noticing the colors. On the w...
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Interview: Marie Savard, MD
Author,
The Body Shape Solution to Weight Loss and Wellness
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How to Save Your Own Life Let’s get back to some of the latest studies involving people who are overweight.
One study claims that cutting calories may help the elderly improve their memory.
Dr. Savard is a medical contr...
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Interview: Barry Popkin, PhD
Director, Interdisciplinary Obesity Center
University of North Carolina
Author,
The World is Fat: The Fads, Trends, Policies and Products that are Fattening the Human Race And finally this week, if you’ve been looking for an excuse for being overweight, our next guest has at least a partial explanation.
Sound Medicine's Dr. Steve Bogdewic chats with Dr. Barry ...
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