Jami Dulaney MD Plant Based Wellness

Jami Dulaney MD Plant Based Wellness Podcast Episode 187-Let Addie Majnaric, RDN and I Help You to Navigate the Holidays

Welcome and Thank you for listening.  Addie Dulaney Majnaric RDN joins me today as we discuss navigating your nutrition through the holiday season.  Yes, the eating season is upon us.  Halloween kicked things off with sugary temptations.  Thanksgiving brings advertisements for high calorie, fat laden foods along with more deserts.  Holiday parties are beginning.  

We all want to fit in but maintain our health at the same time.  Justifying our plant based choices can be tiring.  The temptations of nostalgic foods can be overwhelming if you are new to a whole foods way of eating.  How can you stay true to your health commitments and still be part of the celebration?  

We offer tips on not only to survive the holidays but thrive and enjoy them while staying healthy.  We are going to share our family Thanksgiving menus and recipes in our upcoming newsletter.  So go to doctordulaney.com and sign up for the newsletter.  While your there check out the weekly blogposts with tips and suggestions to achieve health and wellness.  Email us at addie@doctordulaney.com and jami@doctordulaney.com with questions.  You can also check out Addies website at naturallyrootednutrition.com.

Jami Dulaney MD Plant Based Wellness Podcast Episode 186-Change is All about Believing

Welcome and thank you for listening.  This episode is about obstacles to eating plant based and how you might deal with them.  When people are just learning what a whole foods plant based diet is, they are often tripped up by hidden ingredients.  We have been so removed from our food sources that some people are not even sure where eggs and butter originate let alone the fact that they are associated with  lifestyle diseases.  But sometimes it is not about the concept of what IS plant based but more about choice and conviction.  

To have conviction to change you first need to be fairly certain that is going to work.  Maybe that is why nutrition has a lot in common with religion.  You need to have faith that it will really work for you. Will I really live longer giving up cheese?  Will eating kale make me be able to get off of BP medications?  What is nitric oxide anyway and can't I take a vitamin to get it? How could one cheat meal hurt?  Am I missing certain nutrients that I never have thought about before?

There are certainly stumbling blocks for those with the best of convictions.  In today's episode I will give some tips on how to get around some of them.  

This podcast is about providing information to sure up your convictions about changing to a plant based diet.  I will discuss health benefits associated with eating plant based as well as why physical activity is so important in maintaining health.  I hope you enjoy. 

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Jami Dulaney MD Plant Based Wellness Podcast Episode 185-What you can do to prevent a heart attack

Welcome and thank you for listening.  I have been a practicing cardiologist for over 25 years.  I am still surprised when I hear people say that they did not expect they or their family members would have a heart attack. They did not see it coming despite all the warning signs.  Many people have said that the victim just had a stress test or just received a clean bill of health.  How did this happen?  Most heart attacks occur from a blockage that was only about 20% the day before.  The plaque or raised area in the blood vessel ruptures like a balloon too full of air or from a puncture from a sharp cholesterol crystal.  This sets off the clotting mechanisms in the body obstructing the blood flow down the artery.  The heart muscle no longer gets oxygen and will die if not restored quickly.  How quick depends on how healthy the blood flow system was before the heart attack

In this episode, I will discuss how you can prevent a heart attack and vascular disease affecting other organs.  I will also discuss my training and the latest wellness challenge in my membership practice.  I'll bring you up to date on what is cooking in nutrition class and much more.

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Jami Dulaney MD Plant Based Wellness Podcast-Episode 184-with Laurie Marbas,MD

Welcome and thank you for listening.  Will Tuttle once made a joke that a Stage 2B vegan was an angry vegan.  That was in the context of describing what it was like to be excited to share the news of veganism, but others were less than excited to hear.  I have been doing classes and talks for many years now and it is still draining at the end of a day when you are speaking primarily to folks that are new to the message or really are not quite ready to get on board.  I have to remind myself that this is part of the necessary process and we all have to start somewhere.  You never know when the light will come on for one more person allowing them to get healthy and enjoy life even more.  I had this experience at a health fair for the county school district this week and I will discuss it more in the podcast.

I also have Dr. Laurie Marbas as a guest today.  She was introduced to plant based nutrition by a patient and over the past 7-8 years has incorporated teaching the health benefits in many aspects of her professional career.  I hope you enjoy hearing about her journey and the wonderful work she is doing to promote plant based nutrition.  

Laurie Marbas, MD:  Instagram @drlauiemarbas  Facebook at Laurie Marbas, and website healthyhumanrevolution.com.  She can be reached for consultation at doctorsondemand.com

She is the managing editor of the International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention, IJDRP.org.  

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Jami Dulaney MD Plant Based Wellness Podcast Episode 183-Plant Based Disconnects

Welcome and Thank you for listening. Sometimes you feel very comfortable being plant based and then someone raises a question that causes you to stumble.  While pondering the answer, you are thinking of more questions.  Sometimes we sort out what we are thinking best by talking.  It is a way to get our own heads in order.  Sometimes we just need to listen in order to get our own heads in order.  Sometimes the words spoken are not even appreciated by the person speaking.

This week I have listened to several people from several sources.  Some were in person and some I heard while being interviewed by other people.  In today's episode, I would like to discuss some of these thoughts and perhaps it will allow you to listen more closely to what others are saying and even perhaps appreciated what you are saying to others with your words. 

Over 600,000 people die each year from cardiovascular disease.  Many more die from other lifestyle diseases.  Adopting a plant based diet could decrease these deaths substantially yet it is not even considered as a treatment by most people or even health care providers.  Influenza and pneumonia resulted in around 80,000 deaths in 2017-2018 season up more than 60% over the 2012-2013 data.  People are urged to get a flu shot and most comply with only a 20% chance of it being protective.  

Why do people get flu shots but continue to eat the Standard American Diet that is partly responsible for 600,000 deaths each year?  There is minimal effort in getting a flu shot and it is marketed everywhere.  Physicians recommend the flu shot and some work places demand it so there will not be work days lost from getting the flu.  

I discuss this and much more on today's podcast.  If you have questions, please email me at jami@doctordulaney.com and please visit the website at doctordulaney.com.  You can find out more about our medical practice there and what we offer and please check out my weekly blog about all things healthy.  

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Jami Dulaney MD Plant Based Wellness Podcast-Episode182 Ironman Chattanooga Recap

Welcome and thank you for listening.  In this episode I recap my sixth Ironman Finish in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  It is my third time racing in Chattanooga.  It is a great town with friendly people and offers a lot of great places for plant strong eating.  I am not going to give the race details away hear but I hope you enjoy my struggles and triumphs.  Every race offers a good story and plenty of challenges not unlike life itself.  

Favorite restaurants we ate at: cashewchattanooga.com or Cashews and Tazikiscafe.com or Taziki's.  

Places to visit: Chickamauga, Georgia-minutes from Chattanooga and sight of Civil War Battlefield.  

How to follow an Ironman race: ironman.com

I believe that plant based nutrition is the key to health and wellness and is certainly a must for endurance sports.  If you are interested in making plant based nutrition a part of your preparation for endurance events check out our website at doctordulaney.com or email me with any questions at jami@doctordulaney.com.  I would love to hear from you.  

Jami Dulaney MD Plant Based Wellness Podcast Episode 181-Why Marathon Running and Endurance Sports Are Good For You

Welcome and thank you for listening.  I am about to compete in Ironman Chattanooga which is a 144.6 mile triathlon:2.4 miles swim, 116 mile bike and 26.2.   The average finish time is somewhere around 12:30 hours.  The average  marathon or 26.2 mile run time  is 4-4:30 hours.  Over half of all marathoners are over 40 years of age.

 Why run or run bike swim that far you ask?  Is it healthy? Is it necessary? Some physicians say it is bad and we should limit our activities.  These are just a few topics I discuss in today's episode.  Bottom line is that we as humans were meant to move much more than we do now.  We were not meant to sit inside in a cubical or on a couch for hours on end.  We need fresh air and to push ourselves just a little bit further than we think we can.  I hope you enjoy my discussion.  

If you have questions please email me at jami@doctordulaney.com and please visit the website at doctordulaney.com.  

We would love to help you prepare for your next adventure.

Eat plants, run strong and thank you for listening. 

Jami Dulaney MD Plant Based Wellnes Podcast Episode 180-with Dr. Pam Popper-What You Need to Consider About ADHD Medications and How to Maximize Childhood Nutrition

Welcome and thank you for listening.  I am honored to have Dr. Pam Popper on the podcast today to discuss ADHD treatment alternatives and the role that nutrition plays in mental health.  Dr. Popper is the founder and President of Wellness Forum Health. She has designed and orchestrates numerous programs for reversing lifestyle diseases. Her presentations are thought provoking, and she is not afraid to ask why and how medical therapies have become standards of care.  She answers all of her own emails allowing her to be very responsive to timely health questions.  She is the author of multiple books with the latest one being Food over Medicine-The Conversation that could change your life. 

Today we discuss the recently FDA approved medication Jornay PM for the treatment of ADHD in children.  This medication was released after two studies of only 3 and 6 weeks duration showing modest improvements of 5.9-7.1%.  The problems are many.  How success was measured was very subjective, and there have been no long term studies with similar preparations of methylphenidate showing any benefit.  In fact, those treated tend to do worse with regards to behavior and hard metrics such as educational success.  This is all in the face of substantial black box warnings that include psychotic breaks and and increased risk of suicide.  

We want the best for our children and certainly do not want them to suffer.  However, adaptive skills and coping mechanisms cannot be learned if we constantly shield our children from experiencing life's stressors.  We do know one of the best things parents can do is to provide nutrient dense meals on a daily basis.  Good nutrition translates into bigger and better brains as well as healthy immune systems.  Meal time can be a struggle in the early days or with change, and we give you some suggestions that may be of help.  We will also provide you with alternatives to medications with regards to ADHD.  

Dr. Poppers website: drpampopper.com,  email: pampopper@msn.com

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Jami Dulaney MD Plant Based Wellnss Podcast Episode 178-with Dr Saray Stannic-"Once You See the Magic"

Welcome and thank you for listening.  Today I am honored to speak with Dr. Saray Stancic.  To say she is driven and passionate about her life choices is an understatement.  She was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis during the third year of her medical residency which is one of the hardest times physically and mentally of a physicians life.  The condition was aggressive despite multiple medications.  She finished her residency and went on to a specialty of infectious disease because she was so passionate about helping those with HIV.  Her own condition deteriorated to the point she was walking with a cane, and in her thirties had to have a handicapped parking sticker to get to and from the hospital.  Driven as she is, she researched her condition and found scientific publications dating back to the 1950s linking nutrition to the development and the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis.  She decided to implement a plant based diet, exercise and stress management herself, and the results have been miraculous.  She completed a full marathon in 2010 without the cane, and the sticker in her car window has been gone for over 12 years. She became so passionate of the effects that plant based nutrition can have on lifestyle diseases that she has changed her practice to one of Lifestyle Medicine. She is passionate about educating other healthcare professionals about the need to implement nutrition in medicine.   She is now about to release a documentary on the need to educate health professionals on the merits of plant based nutrition and lifestyle medicine.   I hope you enjoy this courageous and motivating story of a dedicated and compassionate physician.  

You can learn more about Saray Stancic MD by going to her website at DrStancic.com.  She is on Twitter @StancicMD.  Instagram @drstancic and please check out the documentary website at codebluedoc.com.

Please email me with any questions at jami@doctordulaney.com.  Our website is doctordulaney.com.

Jami Dulaney MD Plant Based Wellness Podcast Episode 177-Taking Care of Yourself and Why You Should Avoid Extreme Eating

Welcome and thank you for listening.  We all realize that exercise is good for you.  Last week I discussed how it could add years onto your life.  I discuss a study on this episode how exercise might help prevent colon and lung cancer.  Exercise, is a lot like everything in life.  You get out of it what you put into it.  Why can't people stay on the exercise or the plant strong wagon?  Is it your spouse's fault, your kids, your boss? I have been reading two books that have given me some insight into the problem.  The first is What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell and the second is 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson.  What the Dog Saw is a collection of pieces that Malcolm wrote that shows things are often not as they seem.  We use the Bell Curve to describe a lot of phenomena and then focus interventions aimed at the large portion in the center.  Sometimes focusing on the ends is actually more important and rewarding.  We use plant based nutrition to reverse lifestyle diseases.  It works wonderful if you can do it and a lot of people realize it but cannot stay on track.  Perhaps those people need to look elsewhere and perhaps inward.  Are you worthy of good health?  Would you neglect other's health like you neglect yours?  When a parent is in the hospital, the adult children are on their parents to take better care of themselves.  Take their medicine and watch their diets.  But do they? Dr. Peterson suggests that perhaps they do not find themselves worthy of attention to their health details.  

This may allow people to go as far as extreme eating.  These high fat, salt, calorie meals were described in a NY Times article.  You might be surprised just how bad some of those more expensive sit down chains are with regard to nutrition.  Just because it costs more does not mean it is healthy.

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