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Medical Decision-making

Saving America by Reforming Health Insurance with Ken Beckman: PYP 200

March 6, 2017
Ken Beckman is an actuary in the health insurance field. (Now hang on, you non-math folks – this is going to be a lot more interesting (and accessible) than you might think. Give us a chance here… 🙂 After getting turned on to the health benefits of a plant-based diet, Ken began seeing the health… Read More

Getting a Second Lease on Life – and Using It in a Big Way with Paul Chatlin: PYP 199

February 27, 2017
At age 55, Paul Chatlin was a few minutes away from surgery on a 100% blockage in his right coronary artery when his cardiologist asked him out of the blue, “Would you consider a nutritional change instead of bypass surgery?” Turns out the cardiologist’s mentor was a dude named Caldwell Esselstyn, which is the only… Read More

Pharmaceutical Brainwashing of America with Vanessa Sardi: PYP 196

February 7, 2017
When Vanessa Sardi was a drug rep for one of the world’s largest and most powerful pharmaceutical companies, she firmly believed that she was educating doctors to make better prescribing decisions and was helping patients live healthier, more comfortable lives. Read More

Dr Chad Teeters on Becoming an Infamous Cardiologist: PYP 188

December 13, 2016
Dr John “Chad” Teeters grew up eating a good old meat and potato diet in his home state of North Carolina. An active kid, he looked and felt healthy and fit; his diet started catching up with him only when combined with the rigors of college, medical school, and medical residency. For his entire adult… Read More

Keegan Kuhn on Not Hurting Anybody and Questioning Authority: PYP 157

May 31, 2016
Keegan Kuhn was raised with two rules: don’t hurt anybody, and question authority. Judging by what’s he’s become and what he’s accomplished, I think those two rules may comprise a necessary and sufficient philosophy of child-rearing. Keegan is an accomplished bio-intensive farm and garden developer, a social activist, and a documentary filmmaker whose latest project,… Read More

Bob Cafaro on Beating MS: PYP 153

May 3, 2016
Bob Cafaro was enjoying a successful career as a professional cellist with the Philadelphia Orchestra when he was struck with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in December, 1998. After some serious denial and three increasingly nasty attacks, he was forced to confront the reality and severity of his diagnosis. With Bob’s eyesight worsening to the point of… Read More

Trailer for PYP 153: Bob Cafaro on overcoming MS

April 21, 2016

I just recorded a wonderfully inspiring interview with professional cellist Bob Cafaro, who beat MS using, among other things, a plant-based diet. But there’s so much more to his story than broccoli and rice! We talked about Nolan Ryan, Bobby Fisher, Lance Armstrong, the US Army Survival Manual, Nando Parrado, finding free parking in Manhattan,…

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PYP 150: Dustin Rudolph on Meds vs Diet for Hypertension and Diabetes

April 12, 2016
Dustin Rudolph, PharmD, is a repeat guest on the podcast. As one of the only pharmacists in the world who favors a plant-based treatment approach, he shared his “coming of age” story and his take on the world of doctors, drugs, and health care. Today he’s back to talk about two specific conditions: high blood… Read More

PYP 146: Michael Greger, MD, on How Not To Die

March 15, 2016
Michael Greger is the founder of NutritionFacts.org, an amazing website that produces daily what would take me six months to do: a short, entertaining video exploring some aspect of nutritional science and its application to everyday life. From humble beginnings, the website now educates millions of viewers about the relationship between diet/lifestyle and disease/health. Read More

PYP 144: Irving Kirsch on Harnessing the Placebo Effect and Discovering the Truth about Antidepressants

March 1, 2016
Irving Kirsch is a soft-spoken researcher who accidentally stumbled upon one of the biggest and most costly errors in modern medicine. His cautious yet relentless search for the truth has made him persona non grata to much of the psychiatric profession and pharmaceutical industry, and a hero to the rest of us. His findings, documented… Read More

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