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Diabetes

Getting Fit in the “Church Basement” of a Facebook Group: Dan Carraciolo on PYP 450

February 9, 2021

Dan Carraciolo has engineered a remarkable self-transformation from unhappy, overweight diabetic to ebullient athlete. On today’s show, we talk about how he achieved it – and the obstacles he’s had to overcome.

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Get Fit Quick: Ed Coyle on PYP 448

January 26, 2021

What’s the most efficient way to exercise for fitness and health? And what’s the most effective? Turns out there’s a single answer to both questions: 4-second all-out intervals.

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Discover YOUR Optimal Diet and Lifestyle Through Data:
Dr Casey Means on PYP 443

December 22, 2020
Tired of the nutrition debates? Confused about what YOU should be eating? Dr Casey Means of Levels Health shares the power of closed-loop data to change our lives – and health destinies – for the better. Read More

How Our Communities Can Get Healthy at Last:
Eric Adams on PYP 432

October 9, 2020
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams returns to the podcast to talk about his new book, Healthy at Last. Part family memoir, part political mission statement, part science review, part self-help book, and part cookbook, this is a celebration of the possibilities of health for the American people in general, and the Black community in particular.… Read More

The Younger Skin Diet: Rajani Katta, MD, on PYP 428

September 15, 2020
I think that having healthy, attractive skin is probably a lot more motivating to most people than a healthy heart, or liver, or pancreas. I mean, those organs are great and all, and important, but they’re so, well, hidden.  Out of sight and out of mind, at least until they malfunction. Skin, on the other… Read More

“If You Want Real Change, Make Real Change” with Joseph Alexander: PYP 305

January 15, 2019
Joseph Alexander is a nurse and park ranger in Minnesota. He’s always been interested in health, and has always loved the outdoors. Knowing just those facts about Joseph, if you were to close your eyes and picture him in your imagination, you probably wouldn’t see him as a 438-pound diabetic who had started – and… Read More

Unleashing Nurses to Revolutionize Patient Care with Caroline Trapp, DNP: PYP 300

December 11, 2018
Caroline Trapp, DNP (that’s Doctor of Nursing Practice to you and me), is the director of diabetes education and care with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), as well as a nurse practitioner with Premier Internists in Southfield, Michigan. Read More

“People Are Ready to Heal” with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams: PYP 297

November 20, 2018
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2016. Unwilling to surrender his health destiny to the medical profession, Adams did some research, adopted a plant-based diet, lost 30 pounds, and reversed his condition. And he didn’t stop there. Instead, he committed to making Brooklyn into Ground Zero for healthy living. Read More

Neal Barnard, MD, on Not Eating, Testing, or Exploiting Animals in Pursuit of Health: PYP 291

October 9, 2018
Neal Barnard, MD, is the president and founder of the Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) – an organization far too large and influential to still be called a “committee,” but who among us hasn’t outgrown our childhood name? – and the founder of the Barnard Medical Center in the DC area. He’s also the author… Read More

Ketogenic Smoke and Mirrors with Robyn Chuter: PYP 289

September 24, 2018
There’s so much buzz about keto these days, there must be something to it, right? I mean, if it didn’t work to help people lose weight and feel better, they wouldn’t be doing it. I admit, despite my years of research and practice; despite having co-written three books on nutrition; despite seeing the positive effects… Read More

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