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I am a plant based Cardiologist and endurance athlete passionate about promoting health and wellness to all ages.
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Friday Jan 20, 2023
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Welcome! and Thank you for listening. The health buzz word is often centered around getting enough of... Enough protein, sleep, calcium, or even sleep. In our material worlds we often have so much of that there has been the development of an industry for storage units. We have so much that we need off site storage. Like being plant based, the minimalist movement sounds attractive but few pull it off. So we justify why we need or like more of....
One thing that has not been demonstrated to be too plentiful is the little organelle inside our cells, called the mitochondria. One of its most important jobs is to generate energy from the food that we take in. As we age and loose muscle mass we also loose mitochondria. As we accumulate more metabolic waste, the mitochondria we do have start to malfunction. These processes lead to most of the lifestyle diseases we have .
VO2 max is one function that is related to our mitochondrial density. When our cells do not get oxygen they ultimately die. Life long exercisers tend to retain their VO2 max or the maximum amount of oxygen their body can utilize better than age matched sedentary individuals.
Enjoy the discussion on how we might retain and even gain in our VO2 max and how it might help us to be more healthy.
website: doctordulaney.com.
Email: jami@doctordulaney.com
Thanks for listening.
Friday Jan 13, 2023
Friday Jan 13, 2023
Welcome! and Thank you for listening. I am very lucky that the various hats I wear seem to connect easily with my nutritional choices.
I was a daughter, doctor, wife and mother in that order, before I became plant based nutritionally. I became Mom Mom recently, and it is my favorite of all. My roles are all very important to me, and it would be quite hard to do them independently as some people do. Perhaps I can help you do some of your roles in harmony.
This weekend, I got to be mom mom. To Caleb, I am mom mom not doctor or plant based. But because I am plant based, I can participate in activities with him such as tackle football, and trucks on the ground. I get to participate in the joy of watching him grow and develop. We got to cook together, eat together and play together.
I wan to help you be an active parent, grandparent, aunt or uncle and enjoy the beauty and wonder of watching someone grow. Join me for a few tips and stories. Thanks for listening.
Email me at jami@doctordulaney.com
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https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2799707
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
Welcome! and Thank you for listening. This podcast was recorded on January 4, 2023. Turns out it was the day my grandmother died 54 years ago at age 72. She died of a massive myocardial infarction after having had diabetes for 20 plus year. Her only medication was an oral hyperglycemic medication. Pacemakers were new and stents did not exist. Her only dietary advice was not to eat much table sugar. Her symptoms were severe fatigue and indigestion. She went to the hospital 24 hours plus after symptoms had started and died within 24 hours. I remember the day well. My career has been dedicated to improving the lives of those suffering from diabetes and heart disease. I believe she would have changed her diet had we had the opportunity to talk about plant-based nutrition. Her garden was full of nutritious food and she was a wonderful cook that would have adjusted in order to maintain her health.
As we start 2023 and my 61 first year on this earth, I am determined to educate and support as many people as I can into taking control of their health through diet and lifestyle changes.
This podcast is for you Grandma Addie.
Thank you for listening.
Email me at jami@doctordulaney.com
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Welcome! and Thank you for listening.
Another year is coming to a close. I hope that your health journey has been progressive. The stress of the holiday season can lead to some poor choices with regard to holiday traditions. My personal health journey has resulted in amending holiday traditions a little each year. The sugary, full of fat pastries and candies of my youth no longer align with my view on health and prevention. The good memories were the people around those traditions. Making cookies with my grandmother and celebrating the holidays with friends and family. The foods were the same each year at each persons house. It would not have mattered what was served, it was the people that made the traditions. It was the effort they put in to make others welcome.
Don't fall back with regards to nutrition but amend those previous dishes and let the one's go that do not serve your health journey. Make something special so that your friends and family can enjoy your new healthy traditions.
Enjoy the Holidays. Thanks for listening.
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Friday Dec 16, 2022
Friday Dec 16, 2022
Welcome! and Thank you for listening.
How do vitamins really work? I took a Flintstones multivitamin as a child. I suppose it was to cover the basis for any deficiencies that I may have had. In reality, taking a multivitamin was something that was just the thing to do. The One a Day vitamin company did a fabulous job driving that home. But is there really a need if we eat plant based? I have certainly changed my views over the past couple of years. I will let you know why in this podcast.
Check out the website to find out about the January Build Your Health Challenge. We would love to be a part of your January Health Improvement Journey.
Thanks for listening.
Website: doctordulaney.com
email: jami@doctordulaney.com
https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/fmb-2022-0209
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34934897/
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Welcome! and Thank you for listening.
The California International marathon is in the books. Based on our training it was more of a training run then a race. Bottom line is that you run like you train. I had the opportunity to do some trouble shooting with regards to some hip cramping that I will share.
Are you an outlier? The Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer movie eluded to this as the land of the misfit toys. Sometimes it can be a little daunting eating different especially around the holidays. Everyone wants to fit in, but as a very dear friend used to say, be careful for what you ask for, for you shall surely get it. Sometimes you have to look a little harder for outliers that fit your why. The reality is there are more people on the lazy river ride than the luge. Go ahead and listen and you will see my point.
Thanks for listening. Email me at jami@doctordulaney.com
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Welcome! and Thank you for listening. How do you pick a milk alternative?
Today Addie Majnaric, RDN and I have the pleasure of speaking with Jason Bronstad who is the CEO of Malk Organics. Malk is a plant based milk alternative that is made from just three ingredients: organic almonds, water and Himalayan pink sea salt or organic oats, Himalayan pink salt, and water.
Most of us have transitioned from the standard American diet to plant based diet. Jason is no different. He saw a version of himself in photos that made him want to change directions not only for himself but the health of his family. The transition can be fraught with stumbling blocks. Just because a product is vegan does not mean it is healthy. Just because an ingredient originates from plants, does not mean that is has not been altered in ways that may make it much less healthy.
When you see the ingredient Xanthium gum, you cannot be sure that the source of the glucose used to ferment it with a bacterial organism does not come from a genetically modified or pesticide modified corn, wheat or soy. A little may not be of too much concern. However, no one knows what a lot is and how it may interact with other ingested ingredients.
Your best bet is to keep things a simple as possible or in their most natural form. Malk is a such a product. Organic almonds or organic oats. Pure and simple.
I hope you enjoy the interview. Thank you for listening.
Website:doctordulaney.com
Email: jami@doctordulaney.com or addie@doctordulaney.com
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Welcome! and Thank you for listening.
How do you eat an organic nutrient dense plant based diet cheap? Grow some of your own food. There are more options than you would initially think and range from a full backyard garden or community raised beds to porch pots of vegetables and herb gardens. If that is not yet in your wheelhouse, consider sprouting or microgreens to produce nutrient dense plants all within the confines of your house or apartment regardless of the weather.
Doug Evans, author of The Sprout Book, joins me on the podcast to discuss the benefits and ease of starting a sprout farm in your kitchen.
Broccoli seeds can generate 2 cups of sprouts for about 33 cents. They are packed with a phytonutrient called sulforaphane that have anti-cancer properties as well as the anti-inflammatory benefits for the brain. They are also protective against the harmful effects of uv radiation from the sun. In addition, they have several times the anti-oxidants of the full grown plant all packed in a tiny crunchy bunch.
Do you want some quick tasty high protein sprouts for your lunch? In three to four days you can sprout mung beans or lentils. Breakfast treats? How about sprouted buckwheat grouts?
I hope this conversation intrigues you enough to try some simple sprouting to add extra nutrients to your plant based plate.
Greens to try: Broccoli, alfalfa, radish
Beans: mung, lentil, chickpea, adzuki
Grains: quinoa, buckwheat, oat
Thanks for listening.
Email me with questions at jami@doctordulaney.com
Website: doctordulaney.com
Find more about Doug Evans:
Instagram: dougevans
TikTok: sproutwiz
Thesproutbook.com
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Welcome! and Thank you for listening.
The American Heart Association minimal weekly cardiovascular exercise suggestion is 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise. The funny part is that most of those committee members probably don't meet the goal and cannot define what moderate to vigorous exercise might look like. Thirty minutes three times a week of walking is really setting the bar pretty low. I guess they figure something is better than nothing at all. That recommendation exists despite good data showing an increased risk of heart disease if you sit the rest of the day. Fifty years ago patients were put to bed for 2 weeks after their heart attack. We now know that bedrest does nothing for the heart and certainly makes the the skeletal muscles much worse.
What about atrial fibrillation? How much exercise is good or good enough? I have some good news about that in the podcast today.
I also have my race recap from the Odyssey SwimRun Austin. It was a test of swimming, running, and rock climbing. In other words it was a cardiovascular, strength, technique, and mobility challenge. Spoiler alert; we did not have to use the ace bandage that was required equipment.
The reason I share my adventures is that I want to share the importance of getting outside and continuing to be active as we get older. Being mobile means being independent. I believe that eating a healthy plant based diet and exercising vigorously everyday will lead to a longer health span. You certainly get better vitamin D from being outside then in a doctor's office waiting on your next refill or procedure.
Join me on a journey of a healthy active lifestyle. Check out the website at doctordulaney.com
Email me at jami@doctordulaney.com with questions.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2797984
Check out our cookbook for everyday recipes
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Welcome! and Thank you for listening.
Today I have my favorite dietitian, Addie Majnaric, RDN and practice member Ann Doescher to rehash their recent marathon and half marathons. Ann took up running at age 50 when her sixth child went to college. She became plant based by accident when she visited a health fair attached to a 10k she was running and never looked back. She works with Addie as her running and nutrition coach.
Addie ran the Trailways trail marathon in Texas. It was her first full marathon since having her son, Caleb. She does her daily runs with Caleb in a stroller and german shepherd bodyguard, Hoss in toe.
We talk plant based nutrition, running and the joy of family in pursuit of a healthy lifestyle. I hope you enjoy this fun conversation.
Email us at Addie@doctordulaney.com or Jami@doctordulaney.com.
website: doctordulaney.com
Check out our family cookbook: https://www.amazon.com/Plant-based-Wellness-Cookbook-Generations-Cooking/dp/1733967702/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1U4J4U0SZUXUF&dchild=1&keywords=plant+based+wellness+cookbook&qid=1621083696&sprefix=plant+based+well%2Caps%2C173&sr=8-3