Jami Dulaney MD Plant Based Wellness

Jami Dulaney MD Plant Based Wellness Podcast Episode 194 with Dr. Mark Cucuzzella

Welcome and thank you for listening.  This episode features Dr. Mark Cucuzzella.  He is professor of Family Medicine at WVU in Martinsburg WV.  He is a member of the Marine Corps Marathon Hall of Fame and is the creator of the U.S. Air Force Efficient Running Program.  He has recently released his book; Run For Your Life.  He is an advocate of running at any age and teaches clinics on proper running form.  

We discuss our love of helping people to attain health through a good diet and movement.  He gives some great tips on musculoskeletal maintenance so that you can continue to do your favorite exercise at any age.  If you have ever had pain running or playing your favorite sport, there are some great pearls of wisdom for you to hear.  

Check out his website attworiverstreads.com and the book's website at Runforyourlifebook.com.  He has some great running videos on YouTube as well. 

Don't forget to go to my website at doctordulaney.com to get your tickets for the 4th Annual Charlotte County Plant Based Nutrition Conference, March 30, 2019. Email me at jami@doctordulaney.com with any questions.  Make a weekend out of the conference and sign up for a private consultation with myself or Addie Dulaney Majnaric, RDN the day before the conference.  

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Jami Dulaney MD Plant Based Wellness Podcast Episode 193-Happy Healthy New Year Tips and Muses

Welcome and thank you for listening!  Happy New Year! I have had a few emails asking about what my plant based medical practice is like.  I also had a PA student interested in incorporating plant based nutrition into training shadow me for a couple of days.  It was a big difference from energy packed hospital rotations.  No emergencies, laid back, taking time to talk extensively to patients and even cook for them.  No adrenal rushes of trying to save a life in danger.  Just happy healthy members becoming better ever day as they learn more about plant based nutrition and movement.  I admitted that I was afraid of not having the adrenaline rush of taking care of critically ill patients at first.  Then I realized that that adrenaline rush could be reversed by education of those same patients on how to reverse lifestyle diseases. 

80% of hospital admissions could be prevented if we can get people to realized the relationship food and movement has to lifestyle diseases.  But it takes time.  A 10 minute office visit cannot accomplish this. 

This episode dives into this discussion as well as exciting new goals for the up coming year.  

Come join me and my staff this spring for a day of plant based education and enlightenment at our 4th Annual Charlotte County Plant Based Nutrition Conference March 30, 2019.  Go to doctordulaney.com and click on the link to purchase your tickets.  You can also secure your spot for a private consultation with me or Addie Dulaney Majnaric the day before.  We look forward to seeing you.  

Email me at jami@doctordulaney.com with any questions.  Thank you again for listening.  Happy New Year!

Jami Dulaney MD Plant Based Wellness Podcast Episode 192-These are a Few of My Favorite Things

Welcome and Thank you for listening.  One of my favorite holiday tunes is; These are a Few of My Favorite Things.  I thought I would share a few of my favorite things that have occurred over the past year. 

1. Health Improvements by our members: diabetes reversal, elimination of medications for lifestyle diseases, improved weight, better mobility, less joint pain and much more.

2. Working with my daughter, Addie Dulaney Majnaric RDN and watching her evolve as a plant based RDN.  

3. Watching my nurse Dawn, and front office pro Barb evolve on their own plant based journey as they had their roles changed with the new membership wellness practice.

4. Learning about our Tribe and how to better serve those looking to become better and  stronger versions of themselves

5. Learning from my 101 year old member with regards to her positive mental attitude.

6. Becoming better today than yesterday and maintaining hope that we can all continue to improve our nutrition, mental outlook, and movement.

I am grateful for my membership tribe, my family and friends for the support in changing the practice so that we can continue to help people become the best versions of themselves.  

Go to doctordulaney.com to find out how you can become part of the tribe and don't for get to purchase your tickets for the Nutrition ConferenceFourth Annual Charlotte County Plant Based Nutrition Conference,  March 30, 2019.

Email me with questions at jami@doctordulaney.com.  

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Jami Dulaney MD Plant Based Wellness Podcast Episode 191- Meet our Practice Tribe

Welcome and Thank you for listening.  Do you have a wellness tribe? How do you maintain your health?  Do you have separate groups who you eat with and others that you exercise with?  Do your communities overlap?  I will discuss this topic and much more on today's episode.

We had our second holiday potluck with the practice yesterday and it was a great thing to witness.  Happy healthy people sharing plant based food and family stories.  We are pack animals and need to fit into a group.  Life is easier as a team sport.  A sense of community provides comfort, support and guidance.   I  love watching people interact and support each other.  Our team provides support and guidance as well as accountability to our members as they work to improve their health and wellness.  Together we have created a tribe that shares a common interest.  We are readily accessable for medical care if needed but more importantly, we are there to prevent and reverse lifestyle diseases that compromise the enjoyment of life.  Not only do my members have a relationship with me and the staff but with each other.  

More people have heart attacks on Christmas and New Years than any other time of the year per a BMJ study.  This is all preventable by maintaining a healthy plant based diet, exercise, and having a positive mental attitude.  It certainly helps to be around people who are like minded.  

Articles reviewed today: 

Irritable Bowel Disease tied to Myocardial Infarction Risk: IBD Journal.  November 2018

Heart Attack Rates Higher on Christmas Eve and New Years Day: BMJ December 2018

doctordulaney.com for imformation on the practice, the 4th Annual Plant Based Nutrition Conference,  weekly blogpost, free recipes and much more.

jami@doctordulaney.com for questions.

 

Jami Dulaney MD Plant Based Wellness Podcast Episode 190-Californial International Marathon Recap- and Some Holiday Cheer

Welcome and Thank you for listening.  I finished the marathon but it did not go as I had wished.  I probably should have seen it coming and adjusted accordingly, but it was the last marathon of the year, and I wanted to make sure I gave it my all.  Unfortunately, my all occurred at about mile 7 and then it was 19 miles of survival.  

It is a lot like the holiday season from a nutrition view.  You start out with good intentions and then get derailed and just try to survive.  In the days leading up to the marathon I became focused on a time that I could run that would make me happy, and a time that I could run if I had a miraculous race, without taking into consideration of my physical state. I did not come out of the Ironman race without some minor injuries in October which left me 8 weeks to recover from an Ironman and get ready for the marathon.  I just hoped that the training would sort itself out, and I would be ready.  I almost was.  We fool ourselves into thinking we are ready for the challenge and then somehow just go on autopilot when it is the most dangerous time to not be hyperaware.  

So when you go to the holiday parties without much of a plan or go shopping for those gifts for coworkers and friends, have a plan that is detailed and follow it.  Have a back up plan for the unexpected.  Regular Christmas cookies are plant based nutrition explosives made with butter, oils, sugar, eggs and white flour.  Corn syrup and white sugar is everywhere.  If it is not sweet, it is filled with some form of cheese and salt.  Make rules.  Bring something you can eat.  Give others gifts of health instead of derailing them as well.  Gift cards to health food stores for the mailman and other service people will be welcomed versus another tin of buttered cookies.  

We are having the 4th Annual Charlotte County Plant Based Nutrition Conference March 30, 2019.  Tickets to this life changing positive event would make a great Holiday Gift.  You can find more information at mailchi.mp/7a171a922819/1jes8nmznk.  Please check out the website at doctordulaney.com for information about our practice, free recipes, weekly blog and much more.  Email me at jami@doctordulaney.com with questions.  

Thank you for listening. 

Jami Dulaney MD Plant Based Wellness Podcast Episode 189-Thriving Through the Holidays

Welcome and Thank you for listening.  By this time you have finished your Thanksgiving dinner.  How did you fare? Did you stay plant based or did you decide to "enjoy" the holiday and partake in all of the traditional Thanksgiving foods.  Perhaps you skipped the turkey but did not worry about how the side dishes were prepared.  Butter, oil, eggs, and other animal products can add up quickly to increase your cholesterol and sodium intake.  How does just ONE meal cause a problem?  

Have you decided on some rules for yourself regarding your nutrition? Now, we are entering the shopping and holiday party season.  Will you be tempted by the flavored coffees and holiday pastries?  What are you plans for dinning when out shopping?  Will you be grabbing fast foods because you just don't have time or are too tired to prepare a meal at home?  Will you continue your exercise program or use that gym time for shopping and baking?  You can see how a healthy lifestyle plan can easily be derailed.

I would challenge you to be the example this holiday season.  You still have time to prepare.  Continue to eat plant strong and be an example for others.  How is it that you look so good at the holiday party with others have continued to gain weight?  Do not give up your health goals because others are not interested.  If your health is important to you, making good choices is a no brainer.  What kind of message do you send if you choose to eat poorly when tempted or it is not convenient.  Why should someone prepare plant based options for you when you are not steadfast in your choices?  

I discuss those topics and much more on this episode.  My health is the most important things to me and I am not influenced by others choosing to be unhealthy.  Please check out my website at doctordulaney.com to sign up for the newsletter and blog.  Let us help you achieve and maintain your optimal health and wellness.  Email me at jami@doctordulaney.com for more information.  

Thank you for listening. 

Jami Dulaney MD Plant Based Wellness Podcast Episode 188-Answering Your Questions on Navigating the Thanksgiving Holiday and Being Plant Based with Addie Dulaney Majnaric, RDN

Welcome and Thank you for listening.  Next week is Thanksgiving and chances are you will be asked to cook or eat food that is not plant based.  It may be a vegetable that is prepared with dairy or meat or oil.  You may be asked why you do not want to eat turkey or other "natural" foods of the holidays. 

Today, Addie and I share what we eat on Thanksgiving and how to navigate around some common questions.   Even the veteran vegan can get overwhelmed by the rapid fire questions of nonvegans at the family get together.  This can leave you doubting your own choices and convictions and lead to errors in choices sometimes to just get along. 

I do not believe one should have to compromise their health to "just get along."  The reality is that you are not only compromising your health but giving justification to others poor choices.  When you go with the masses, you are saying in fact your choice does not matter,  and your health does not matter.  You are sending the message to yourself that your health is not worth the effort.  

We believe you can have a happy AND healthy holiday season with a little attention to detail.  What you eat this holiday season will affect your body for not only days but years to come.

Don't miss the part where we discuss why it is not to late for anyone to begin running.

dickbeardsley.com, trailrunnernation.com episode Sept 28 episode. 

Addie and I wish you a very Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving.  We encourage you to eat a  plant based, colorful plate and to keep your body moving.  

Check out our website at doctordulaney.com to sign up for the monthly newsletter full of recipes and wellness tips, and check out my weekly blogposts.  We would love to help you achieve your wellness goals.  As a physician and registered dietitian, we have the ability to help you reverse lifestyle diseases, get off of medications and achieve your wellness goals.  Email Addie at addie@doctordulaney.com and myself at jami@doctordulaney.com

 

 

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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