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“The Nuance” explores health, the human experience, and the intersection of human and environmental health. We explore the nuance that has been lost in today’s conversation. These are ideas and topics that aren’t usually touched upon in headline culture or most media outlets.

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30: Getting to the root of chronic illness, the future of functional medicine, & healing in communities. | James Maskell

the NUANCE by Medicine Explained.Jun 18, 2021

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92: Good Stress, Engineered Discomfort, & Building Communities on Well-Being. | Jeff Krasno
Mar 15, 202447:35
91: Everything CERVICAL CANCER: How can we stop it? | Dr. Linda Eckert

91: Everything CERVICAL CANCER: How can we stop it? | Dr. Linda Eckert

Dr. Linda Eckert is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist and an internationally recognized expert in immunizations and cervical cancer prevention. She has worked as a consultant with the World Health Organization on global cancer prevention for the last fifteen years, facilitating policy development for the HPV vaccine and cervical cancer screening. She is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology with an Infectious Disease Fellowship at University of Washington’s Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Global Health. For over thirty years, Dr. Eckert has worked at Seattle’s Harborview Hospital, the largest public hospital in the Pacific Northwest, serving people from all over the globe who represent a broad spectrum of economic means and disease symptoms.

Dr. Eckert also serves on the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) Expert Immunization Committee and was the obstetrics lead for the Global Alignment of Immunization Safety in Pregnancy Program. She was a research investigator for COVID-19 and RSV vaccines in pregnancy and HPV vaccines in individuals living with HIV. Her areas of clinical expertise include infections in women, vaccines, vulvar disease, cervical cancer screening, and cross-cultural medicine. She is the author of more than eighty peer-reviewed research articles appearing in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association.

She recently wrote “Enough” Because We Can Stop Cervical Cancer.
Feb 24, 202442:39
90: PLASTIC Pollution affects everything - especially your health. ⚠️ | Shilpi Chhotray

90: PLASTIC Pollution affects everything - especially your health. ⚠️ | Shilpi Chhotray

Shilpi Chhotray (@shilpichhotray) she/her is a globally recognized communicator on the plastic pollution crisis with an expertise in strategic communications, organizing, and narrative change. 

Currently she is the co-founder and executive director of People over Plastic, a BIPOC-led media platform dedicated to uplifting the intersectional stories behind environmental racism. People over Plastic devlops platforms and safe spaces for frontline leaders to share their lived experiences in an unfiltered context. You can hear Shilpi as the host of PoP's podcast series. Previously, Shilpi served as the Break Free From Plastic Global Communications Lead.


Due to her experience on the issue and role as a media liaison, Shilpi is often a go-to source for journalists including the NY Times, NPR, Rolling Stone, BBC, Reuters, and Al Jazeera. Shilpi regularly speaks on plastic pollution, climate change, and intersectionality including Environmental Grantmakers Association, Grounded, and Bioneers. Throughout her career, Shilpi has worked for a number of environmental organizations including the Environmental Defense Fund and Mission Blue/Sylvia Earle Alliance where she guest authored for National Geographic.

Jan 04, 202440:05
89: Psychedelics 🍄: Trauma & Mental Health | Maya Shetreat, MD

89: Psychedelics 🍄: Trauma & Mental Health | Maya Shetreat, MD

Maya Shetreat, MD is a neurologist, herbalist, urban farmer, and author of The Dirt Cure. She has been featured in the New York Times, The Telegraph, NPR, Sky News, The Dr. Oz Show and more.
Dr. Maya is the founder of the Terrain Institute, where she teaches earth-based programs for transformational healing, including training programs for psychedelic-assisted approaches.
For many years, she works and studies with indigenous communities and healers from around the world, and is a lifelong student of ethnobotany, plant healing, and the sacred.
Nov 20, 202345:59
88: Climate Anxiety 🌎: Turning anxiety into action. | Dr. Renée Lertzman

88: Climate Anxiety 🌎: Turning anxiety into action. | Dr. Renée Lertzman

Dr. Renée Lertzman is a pioneer and leader at the intersection of psychology, climate and environment. She applies psychosocial insights to drive engagement and action on ecological issues. 


She presented a Ted Talk titled “How to turn climate anxiety into action”, which has received over 2 million views. Dr. Lertzman founded Project Inside Out, a unique platform, online tool, and resource hub that brings together changemakers, activists, and clinical psychologists to drive sustainable behavior change for our planet. Dr. Lertzman translates psychology and social science best practices into tools, resources and guidance that unleash the potential for creativity and courage. She guides companies and organizations in strengthening engagement campaigns and boosting their ability to connect with stakeholders to inspire action, ingenuity and resilience in facing one of the biggest challenges of our time.



Oct 20, 202336:30
87: AIR QUALITY 😮‍💨: How unclean air affects our health | Dr. Lisa Patel MD

87: AIR QUALITY 😮‍💨: How unclean air affects our health | Dr. Lisa Patel MD

Lisa Patel MD, MESc received her undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences from Stanford University. After college, she worked in Egypt, Brazil, and India on international development projects with community-based organizations and non-profits, focusing on conservation and development efforts. She then obtained her Master's in Environmental Sciences from the Yale School of the Environment and went on to be a Presidential Management Fellow for the Environmental Protection Agency, coordinating the US Government's efforts on clean air and safe drink ing water projects in South Asia in collaboration with the World Health Organization. Realizing the critical and inextricable links between children's health and environmental issues, she obtained her medical degree from Johns Hopkins University and completed her residency in pediatrics at UCSF. She co-founded the Climate and Health task force for AAP-CA1, and sits on the Executive Committee for the AAP's national Council on Environmental Health. She is currently the Executive Director for the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health and maintains a clinical practice as a pediatric hospitalist caring for newborns, premature infants, and children requiring hospitalization.


Sep 14, 202336:44
86: ADHD 🧠 : Self-Care for People with ADHD. | Dr. Sasha Hamdani

86: ADHD 🧠 : Self-Care for People with ADHD. | Dr. Sasha Hamdani

Dr. Sasha Hamdani is a Board Certified psychiatrist and ADHD specialist. In addition to her private practice, she has a robust social media following across multiple platforms where she provides accessible and accurate information about ADHD. She has been featured in Forbes, Washington Post, and Cosmopolitan and is currently launching a global mental health campaign through Maybelline. Her first book about self-care and mental health will be released this Winter through Simon and Schuster.

Aug 12, 202332:35
85: Healing AUTOIMMUNE Disease 🫀: the root cause of autoimmunity & the TIGER PROTOCOL. | Dr. Akil Palanisamy, MD

85: Healing AUTOIMMUNE Disease 🫀: the root cause of autoimmunity & the TIGER PROTOCOL. | Dr. Akil Palanisamy, MD

Akil Palanisamy, MD, is a Harvard-trained physician who practices integrative medicine, blending his conventional medical expertise with holistic approaches including functional medicine and Ayurveda. “Dr. Akil” attended Harvard University and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in biochemical sciences. He earned an MD from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and completed family medicine residency training at Stanford University. He then graduated from a fellowship in integrative medicine with Dr. Andrew Weil at the University of Arizona, and received certification in mind-body medicine from the Georgetown University Center.
Dr. Akil is the Department Chair for Integrative Medicine at the Sutter Health Institute for Health and Healing (IHH). He also serves as IHH Physician Director for Community Education and leads their educational initiatives and programs. Dr. Akil has been a consultant with the Medical Board of California for many years.
A widely known speaker and educator, he is the author of “The Tiger Protocol” (his latest book) and “The Paleovedic Diet: A Complete Program to Burn Fat, Increase Energy, and Reverse Disease”. As he has done for two-plus decades, Dr. Akil sees patients and conducts clinical research studies in the San Francisco Bay Area. In his free time, he enjoys playing tennis, traveling, and spending time with his wife and daughter.
Jul 18, 202336:00
84: Toxins & PFAS 🌎: The truth about PFAS and chemicals in our world. | Dr. Steven Lasee

84: Toxins & PFAS 🌎: The truth about PFAS and chemicals in our world. | Dr. Steven Lasee

Dr. Steven Lasee is a toxicologist with expertise in risk assessment, chemical fate and transport, exposure, and the Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) chemical group.

Dr. Lasee has advised and worked with several state and federal government agencies including the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection on projects surrounding PFAS and PFAS contamination. Dr. Lasee has given several presentations on PFAS exposure to the EPA and at national Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry conferences. Dr. Lasee’s focus is on understanding human and environmental exposure to toxicants. This has been accomplished by focusing on exposure and how chemicals move through the environment.

Jun 28, 202333:26
83: Eating for Addiction, Mental Health and Everything Else. 🥦 | Dr. David Wiss

83: Eating for Addiction, Mental Health and Everything Else. 🥦 | Dr. David Wiss

Dr. David Wiss became a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) in 2013 and founded Nutrition in Recovery, a group practice of RDNs specializing in the treatment of eating and substance use disorders. He earned his Ph.D. in Public Health with a minor in Health Psychology from UCLA by investigating links between adverse childhood experiences and mental health outcomes among socially disadvantaged men. Dr. Wiss can be your nutrition and health consultant, functional medicine practitioner, recovery coach, or simply provide psychoeducation related to his areas of expertise.


Learn more about the intersection of nutrition and mental health using his new app called Wise Mind Nutrition, and follow him on Instagram @wisemindnutrition

Jun 06, 202336:09
82: AGE-PROOF BRAIN 🧠: Tips for a younger, healthier brain. | Dr.Marc Milstein, PhD

82: AGE-PROOF BRAIN 🧠: Tips for a younger, healthier brain. | Dr.Marc Milstein, PhD

Dr. Marc Milstein, PhD is a scientist, speaker, and author. He received his PhD at UCLA. He specializes in taking the latest breakthrough research and presenting it in a way that empowers people to keep their brains healthy, boost productivity and maximize longevity. 


His book “The Age-Proof Brain,” provides actionable tips to get the best out of your brain each day and lower the risk of dementia.

May 04, 202340:25
81: Is your period normal? A non-judgmental guide to balancing hormones, building the sexual desire you crave, and eliminating unwanted symptoms. | Dr. Jolene Brighten

81: Is your period normal? A non-judgmental guide to balancing hormones, building the sexual desire you crave, and eliminating unwanted symptoms. | Dr. Jolene Brighten

Dr. Jolene Brighten is a hormone expert, nutrition scientist, and thought leader in women’s medicine. She is board certified in naturopathic endocrinology and trained in clinical sexology. Dr. Brighten is the author of Is This Normal, a non-judgemental guide to creating hormone balance, eliminating unwanted symptoms, and building the sexual desire you crave. A fierce patient advocate and completely dedicated to uncovering the root cause of hormonal imbalances, Dr. Brighten empowers women worldwide to take control of their health and their hormones through her website and social medical channels. Dr. Brighten is an international speaker, clinical educator, and medical advisor within the tech community.



Apr 05, 202301:00:04
80: Why the American diet is INFLAMMATORY - bad hidden oils, how to find them, & what they do to our bodies. |  Dr. Anthony Gustin
Mar 17, 202355:49
79: The Self-Healing Mind --> Steps to overcome anxiety and depression. | Dr. Gregory Brown MD.

79: The Self-Healing Mind --> Steps to overcome anxiety and depression. | Dr. Gregory Brown MD.

Gregory Scott Brown, M.D.,  is a board-certified psychiatrist, a contributing columnist for Men's Health magazine, and an affiliate faculty member at the University of Texas Dell Medical School. His first book, The Self-Healing Mind: An Essential Five-Step Practice for Overcoming Anxiety and Depression, and Revitalizing Your Life was published in June 2022 for Harper Wave. Dr. Brown believes we can work together to fight mental health stigma by having open and honest conversations about mental health. He is an advocate for evidence-based integrative care that includes incorporating exercise, mindfulness, meditation, and nutrition with standard-of-care treatments for mental illness.

Dr. Brown completed a fellowship in integrative medicine at the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine, specialty training in general psychiatry at the University of Texas Dell Medical School, and received an M.D. from the McGovern Medical School in Houston. Prior to his transition to medicine, Dr. Brown studied music at The Juilliard School in New York.

Follow Dr. Brown on social media @gregorysbrownmd.

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Today, we talk about the state of mental health today and how he has seen it change during his practice. We  talk about the 5 pillars of self care. We discuss the importance of purpose, balance, and contentment. Dr. Brown’s book The Self-Healing Mind is such an important read, giving us tools to help prevent and address our anxiety and depression on a daily basis.

Feb 17, 202336:31
78: What is metabolic health, why 9 out of 10 people are metabolically unhealthy, & blood sugar monitoring explained. | Taylor Sittler, MD.

78: What is metabolic health, why 9 out of 10 people are metabolically unhealthy, & blood sugar monitoring explained. | Taylor Sittler, MD.

Dr. Taylor Sittler is Head of Research at Levels. He is a physician and entrepreneur, his career has focused on personalizing medicine, starting companies in genetics and women’s health, including co-founding Color Health where he was Chief Science Officer. Prior to that, he completed his residency in clinical pathology at UCSF and started a genetics research group in the computer science department at UC Berkeley with David Patterson. Taylor received a Howard Hughes Medical training grant and scholarship during medical school at University of Massachusetts and UCSD. He has published papers on pathogen detection and characterization, genetic sequence analysis and algorithms, and several other topics related to systems biology. He is an avid skier and hiker, and enjoys all things outdoors.

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Jan 23, 202335:04
77: What happened to our creativity, attention, and imagination? From What If to What Next. |  Rob Hopkins

77: What happened to our creativity, attention, and imagination? From What If to What Next. | Rob Hopkins

Rob Hopkins is a cofounderTransition Network, and the author of The Transition Handbook, and most recently, From What Is to What If: unleashing the power of imagination to create the future we want. He hosts the wonderful podcast series ‘From What If to What Next‘ which invites listeners to send in their “what if” questions and then explores how to make them a reality.  

In 2012, he was voted one of the Independent’s top 100 environmentalists and was on Nesta and the Observer’s list of Britain’s 50 New Radicals. Rob is an inspiring speaker, who has spoken at TEDGlobal and three TEDx events. His ideas and perspective on imagination are crucial today in order to solve our most pressing issues, like climate change. He is thoughtful, open-minded, and imaginative. 

He blogs at transtionnetwork.org and robhopkins.net and tweets at @robintransition.


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Jan 06, 202349:40
76: BRAIN ENERGY: Mental health is metabolic health, how obesity affects mood, and quitting sugar. | Chris Palmer, MD

76: BRAIN ENERGY: Mental health is metabolic health, how obesity affects mood, and quitting sugar. | Chris Palmer, MD

Christopher Palmer, MD received his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine. He did his internship and psychiatry residency at McLean HospitalMassachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School. He is currently the Director of the Department of Postgraduate and Continuing Education at McLean Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

For the past 25 years, he has been an academic physician with administrative, research, educational, and clinical roles.

Dr. Palmer has been involved in psychiatric research for over 23 years. He has served as a research physician in the Behavioral Psychopharmacology Research Laboratory and the Sleep Research Laboratory, both at McLean Hospital, where he worked with teams pursuing wide-ranging research in the areas of addiction and sleep.

Most recently, his research interests have turned to the areas of metabolism, metabolic disorders, and their connection to mental disorders. Interestingly, the connections are widespread and span across numerous mental and metabolic disorders. He is focused on combining and understanding epidemiological data, basic science research, and clinical studies in order to better understand what role metabolism plays in mental illness.

Link to Dr. Palmer's book: https://www.chrispalmermd.com/

Dec 20, 202254:16
75: BODY ON FIRE - A cardiologist explains the impact of NUTRITION on chronic illness. | Dr. Monica Aggarwal, MD

75: BODY ON FIRE - A cardiologist explains the impact of NUTRITION on chronic illness. | Dr. Monica Aggarwal, MD

Monica Aggarwal, MD, is a board certified cardiologist and adjunct Associate Professor in the University of Florida’s Division of Cardiovascular Medicine where she conducts research on the impact of nutrition in chronic illness. She also serves as the Chief Medical officer of the not-for-profit, 4Roots Farm which is looking at how to improve food quality to improve human health.

Dr. Aggarwal’s own path to understanding the impact of nutrition in illness started w/ her own journey, which she will share details about in this podcast. Through learning about the microbiome (gut), its impact on the immune system and the role of nutrition in affecting the gut, she was able to truly heal and became determined to change the face of medicine.

Dr. Aggarwal gives talks around the community, country and internationally. She was named a “Next Generation Innovator” by Cardiology Today. She is the author of the book “Body on Fire: How Inflammation Triggers Chronic Illness and the Tools We Have to Fight It,” and Body on Fire Cookbook which provides whole food, healthy recipes to help implement change.



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Nov 29, 202246:00
74: Naturopathic medicine, ketamine on the brain, and nutraceuticals explained. | Dr. Meredith Bull

74: Naturopathic medicine, ketamine on the brain, and nutraceuticals explained. | Dr. Meredith Bull

Dr. Meredith Bull is a licensed naturopathic doctor with a private practice in Los Angeles. She received her medical degree from Bastyr University in Seattle, WA and chose naturopathic medicine for its patient-centered philosophy and sustainable healthcare model. While trained in the use of both conventional and nonconventional treatments, Dr. Bull believes true health is achieved when there is minimal intervention sustaining it. She has a growing focus on the intersection of emotional health and physical health and applies this understanding to the wide range of diagnoses and complaints she works with.


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Nov 08, 202239:32
73: Why a Harvard doctor cares so much about climate change. | Dr. Rose Goldman, MD, MPH

73: Why a Harvard doctor cares so much about climate change. | Dr. Rose Goldman, MD, MPH

Dr. Rose Goldman, MD, MPH is Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Associate Professor of Environmental Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is the founding Chief of Occupational; Environmental Medicine at Cambridge Health Alliance, and currently Director of Faculty Affairs for the Department of Medicine. Her career has combined clinical occupational and environmental medicine (focus on toxicology) with public health and education, and has authored numerous publications.

Oct 13, 202246:09
72: How to fix your microbiome, why you need to eat real food, and how the new farm bill affects you. | Mary Purdy MS, RDN

72: How to fix your microbiome, why you need to eat real food, and how the new farm bill affects you. | Mary Purdy MS, RDN

Mary Purdy, MS, RDN is an award-winning Integrative Eco-Dietitian and nutrition educator with a Master's Degree from Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington (USA) where she has been adjunct faculty since 2015. She teaches and lectures for numerous Universities, institutions and professional educational platforms and is a regular speaker at national and state conferences on both nutrition and sustainability. She has been in clinical practice for over 13 years using a personalized medicine and functional nutrition approach and is currently the Nutrition and Sustainability Adviser and Community Builder for Big Bold Health led by Dr. Jeffrey Bland. She is also the Director of Education for The Planetary Health Collective which serves to leverage the skillsets of nutrition professionals in the movement around the climate crisis. Additionally, she regularly moderates educational panels, hosts the podcasts “The Nutrition Show” and "The Good Clean Nutrition Podcast" and authored the books “Serving the Broccoli Gods" and "The Microbiome Diet Reset." She adores kale, chocolate and avocados.

Sep 23, 202252:54
71: Why am I sick? How to reverse and prevent chronic disease and why farmers and doctors should work together.| Dr. Scott Stoll
Sep 02, 202245:05
70: The most exciting climate solutions that could affect everything. | Greg Dalton, Climate One

70: The most exciting climate solutions that could affect everything. | Greg Dalton, Climate One

Greg Dalton founded Climate One at The Commonwealth Club in 2007 after traveling to the Russian Arctic on a global warming symposium with climate scientists and journalists. Today Climate One produces a weekly radio show broadcast on public stations in California and across the country in addition to a podcast that is heard around the world. Greg also hosts a monthly TV show on KRCB TV 22 on Comcast and DirecTV.
Climate One is the only regular talk show that engages high-level leaders from business, policy, advocacy and academic circles in a conversation about building sustainable economies, resilient communities and a healthier future.
Aug 12, 202233:16
69: What is my anxiety telling me? The root cause of anxiety, how physical health and mental health influence each other, & the nuance of psychiatric medications. | Dr. Ellen Vora

69: What is my anxiety telling me? The root cause of anxiety, how physical health and mental health influence each other, & the nuance of psychiatric medications. | Dr. Ellen Vora

Ellen Vora, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist, acupuncturist, and yoga teacher, and she is the author of The Anatomy of Anxiety. She takes a functional medicine approach to mental health—considering the whole person and addressing imbalance at the root. Dr. Vora received her B.A. from Yale University and her M.D. from Columbia University.

We speak about the root causes of mental health and some interventions that we can take to prevent anxiety. We talk about the nuance of psychiatric medication and the holistic approach she takes to mental health. We talk about the mind body connection and how the mind is always informing physical health and our physical health from things like diet, toxicants, or sleep can affect our mental health.


Jul 13, 202257:07
68: How to advance the rights of the Earth and Indigenous people. | Dr. Yuria Celidwen

68: How to advance the rights of the Earth and Indigenous people. | Dr. Yuria Celidwen

Dr. Yuria Celidwen, PhD is a native of Indigenous Nahua and Maya descent, born in Chiapas, Mexico. She received a Ph.D. and focuses on the intersection of Indigenous studies, cultural psychology, and contemplative science. From her work, she is uncovering Indigenous contemplative practices from the world, and finding their place in contemplative studies.

She works at the United Nations to support international humanitarian efforts for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. Her specific concentration is the advancement of Indigenous peoples’ rights and the rights of the Earth. She also teaches Indigenous epistemologies and spirituality and her work pioneered the Indigenous contemplative experience within contemplative studies.


Medicine Explained is 501(3)(c) organization dedicated to increasing health literacy - by meeting people where they're at on social media and podcasts. It's run by Dr. Daniel Villavecer MD, MS and Dr. Amanda d'Almeida MD, MPH. Please contact us if you would like to help us continue to produce free educational content for everyone. 

Jul 05, 202251:37
67: A doctor's approach to climate change and helping communities in need. | Dr. Kinari Webb

67: A doctor's approach to climate change and helping communities in need. | Dr. Kinari Webb

Dr. Kinari Webb, MD graduated from Yale University’s School of Medicine with honors and completed her residency in family medicine at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Martinez, California. She then founded Health In Harmony an international nonprofit dedicated to reversing global heating, understanding that rainforests are essential for the survival of humanity. Based on information gleaned from a year spent traveling around Indonesia, Health In Harmony’s project, ASRI, was sited in Sukadana, on the border of Gunung Palung, in 2007. The key focus of the work has always been radically listening to communities and responding to the needs they identify.

She speaks regularly on topics ranging from the health and future of the forest, community involvement and social capital, healthcare in the global south and the link between human and environmental health. She is the author of the inspiring book Guardians of the Trees: A Journey of Hope Through Healing the Planet: A Memoir.

Jun 20, 202249:42
66: How societal factors (like economics, racism, climate, immigration, etc) influence our health. | Jonas Attilus, MD, MPH & Brendan Johnson
Jun 08, 202245:48
65: What's really in our water, where our water comes from, and the truth about lead. | Adrienne Katner

65: What's really in our water, where our water comes from, and the truth about lead. | Adrienne Katner

Adrienne Katner is an Associate Professor in Environmental and Occupational Health at LSU-Health School of Public Health. Her research focuses on evaluating how effective federal drinking water regulations and prevailing public health guidelines are in reducing water contaminant exposures. Her efforts to evaluate New Orleans water lead levels, and to raise awareness of the issue of lead in water after pipe replacements garnered national media and government attention. Prior to entering academia, she conducted research at the National Cancer Institute's Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch. She has a broad background in public health, with specific training in exposure and risk assessment; and environmental public health policy.

For the past few years Dr. Katner has been working extensively with various communities to investigate declining private, urban and rural drinking water systems. Dr. Katner has also investigated air pollution issues associated with highways in the New Orleans Treme community with the community group Claiborne Corridor Alliance; and air pollution issues associated with industry along the Industrial Corridor lining the Mississippi River in St. John and St. James Parishes.

May 26, 202241:51
64: A doctor's concerns with climate change, sustainable healthcare, social media & mental health. | Harleen Marwah, MD MS

64: A doctor's concerns with climate change, sustainable healthcare, social media & mental health. | Harleen Marwah, MD MS

Harleen Marwah, MD MS founded Medical Students for a Sustainable Future in 2019 to bring together medical students for a collaborative effort to act on climate. She is a pediatric resident. Marwah was selected as one of the 2021 Grist 50 Fixers and earned the 2020 Health Care Without Harm Emerging Physician Leader Award in recognition of her work founding and leading Medical Students for a Sustainable Future.

Prior to medical school, Dr. Marwah collaborated with the United Nations on the Paris Climate Agreement, attending the COP20 in Lima, Peru and the COP21 in Paris, France. During medical school, she continued her active engagement at the intersection of health and climate change through research, curriculum reform, and advocacy.

May 16, 202256:57
63: How fossil fuels impact our health at every level, climate change & the Green New Deal. | Rhiannon Osborne

63: How fossil fuels impact our health at every level, climate change & the Green New Deal. | Rhiannon Osborne

In today’s conversation we chat with Rhiannon Osborne, a student doctor, climate & health justice activist, and researcher in health inequalities. She leads local, national and international work on equitable access to vaccines, the intersection of planetary and human earth, and capitalism’s health injustices.

She speaks and writes on global health justice, energy transitions, and health systemss. Her work has been featured by the Financial Times, The Independent, The Guardian, NowThis, UN Women, and the World Health Organisation.

May 05, 202241:16
62: Ketogenic diet explained, insulin's effect on body, & artificial sweeteners. | Dr. Norwitz

62: Ketogenic diet explained, insulin's effect on body, & artificial sweeteners. | Dr. Norwitz

Dr. Nicholas Norwitz obtained his PhD at Oxford University and is now pursing his MD at Harvard Medical School. His research expertise is ketosis and brain aging; however, he has published scientific papers on topics ranging from neuroscience to heart disease to gastrointestinal health to genetics to bone health to diabetes.

Nick’s passion for Food as Medicine is founded in a personal history, which he shares with us in this conversation.

Apr 29, 202256:37
61: The non-profit industrial complex, philanthrocapitalism, and doctors being social advocates. | Dr. Andrew Goldstein

61: The non-profit industrial complex, philanthrocapitalism, and doctors being social advocates. | Dr. Andrew Goldstein

Andrew Goldstein MD, MPH (@AndrewMakeTweet) is an assistant professor at NYU who practices primary care at Bellevue, especially for those with high medical need and experiencing homelessness. His medical activism has focused on healthcare, immigration, climate, gun violence, and vaccine apartheid.

Apr 19, 202241:32
60: Mass incarceration: Healthcare & racism in our prison system. | Dr. Niyogi

60: Mass incarceration: Healthcare & racism in our prison system. | Dr. Niyogi

Dr. Anjali Niyogi completed her MD/MPH from Tulane University School of Medicine and School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. She is a Hospitalist at University Hospital where she teaches medical students and residents. Dr. Niyogi serves as an adjunct professor at Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine where she teaches topics in Health and Human Rights.Dr. Niyogi has continued her work in global health with clinical and educational experience in Ghana, Uganda, Jamaica, Ethiopia and most recently with Central American refugees in Mexico and Syrian, Iraqi, and Afghani refugees in Greece. Dr. Niyogi is one of the founders and co-directors of the Resident Initiative in Global Health at Tulane.

In 2015, Dr. Niyogi founded the Formerly Incarcerated Transitions (FIT) Clinic, which provides continuity of care for acute and chronic medical conditions to persons recently released from incarceration. She is a trained member of the Physicians Human Rights' (PHR) Asylum Network and conducts evaluations for asylum seekers in Louisiana. She is co-founder of the Forensic Asylum Clinic in New Orleans.

Apr 10, 202258:56
59: The true cost of pollution, transitioning from fossil fuels, & the truth about carbon capture.

59: The true cost of pollution, transitioning from fossil fuels, & the truth about carbon capture.

Anne Rolfes began her career in Nigeria, collaborating with local communities to address oil companies’ destruction of the Niger Delta. She returned to Louisiana in 2000 and collaborated with women along Cancer Alley to found the Louisiana Bucket Brigade. Anne was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana where many people made their fortunes from the oil industry. She has seen the wealth and the poverty created by oil production and seeks a phase out of fossil fuels in her lifetime.



Mar 30, 202243:43
58: CLIMATE ANXIETY: The IPCC, climate change & mental health. | Dr. Susan Clayton
Mar 21, 202247:35
57: AIR POLLUTION: Is your local air quality affecting your health?

57: AIR POLLUTION: Is your local air quality affecting your health?

Vickie Boothe who is an epidemiologist and environmental engineer with more than 33 years of public service. Vickie has a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, a Bachelor’s Degree in Management/Marketing, and a Master’s in Public Health (MPH) from Georgia State University. She is dedicated to improving community health and advancing health equity.  She spent 19 years at the CDC and 14 years at the EPA. In 2019, after retiring from the federal government, she relocated to New Orleans in order to more actively engage and support disparately impacted communities across Louisiana. Her research focuses on health impacts resulting from exposures to traffic emissions and other air pollutants; understanding the role of social determinants in creating community health and health disparities; and evaluating public health and environmental interventions, programs, and policies.

Mar 16, 202253:20
56: BORDER TOWNS: Liberating Indigenous communities from colonialism, violence, & capitalism. | Dr. Melanie Yazzie, Ph.D

56: BORDER TOWNS: Liberating Indigenous communities from colonialism, violence, & capitalism. | Dr. Melanie Yazzie, Ph.D

Dr. Melanie Yazzie is Assistant Professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota (starting in the fall of 2022) and coauthor of Red Nation Rising: From Bordertown Violence to Native Liberation and The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save the Earth, both of which came out in 2021. She specializes in Navajo/American Indian history, political ecology, Indigenous feminisms, queer Indigenous studies, and theories of policing and the state. She also organizes with The Red Nation, a grassroots Native-run organization committed to the liberation of Indigenous people from colonialism and capitalism. 

Mar 11, 202250:21
55: WIRED TO EAT: Why people fail diets, the food industry, and the paleo solution. | Robb Wolf

55: WIRED TO EAT: Why people fail diets, the food industry, and the paleo solution. | Robb Wolf

ROBB WOLF, is a 2x New York Times bestselling author of The Paleo Solution and Wired to Eat. He co authored the book. “The Sacred Cow” alongside Diana Rodgers. He is a former research biochemist and one of the world’s leading experts in Paleolithic nutrition. Robb cohosts a top ranked iTunes podcast, The Healthy Rebellion. He also holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and is the founder of LMNT, an electrolyte drink mix.

Mar 05, 202257:21
54: COASTAL LAND: Degradation, toxic pollutants, & the harmful effects of oil and gas. | Cyndhia Ramatchandirane

54: COASTAL LAND: Degradation, toxic pollutants, & the harmful effects of oil and gas. | Cyndhia Ramatchandirane

Cyndhia Ramatchandirane joined Earthjustice in 2020 and is based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her role as staff scientist on the Fossil Fuels team involves supporting the diverse communities impacted by the oil, gas, and petrochemical buildout along the Louisiana/Texas Gulf coast and in the Ohio River Valley. Cyndhia investigates the associated pollution impacts on climate, the environment, and public health from these infrastructure projects. She assists with litigation and also collaborates with scientists and local environmental and community groups to fight these climate and environmental justice issues.

LINKS:

https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_promise_of_community_driven_science

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-021-00861-7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bJIWWbdhLk

Abdulrahman Jbaily et al., Air pollution exposure disparities across US population and income groups, 601 Nature 228–233 (2022).

Jiawen Liu et al., Disparities in air pollution exposure in the United States by race/ethnicity and income, 1990–2010, 129 Environ Health Perspect 127005 (2021).

Jonathan I Levy, Invited perspective: Moving from characterizing to addressing racial/ethnic disparities in air pollution exposure, Environmental Health Perspectives 2 (2021).

https://www.propublica.org/article/how-we-created-the-most-detailed-map-ever-of-cancer-causing-industrial-air-pollution

https://www.propublica.org/article/toxmap-poison-in-the-air

https://projects.propublica.org/toxmap/

https://www.propublica.org/article/can-air-pollution-cause-cancer-risks

Feb 25, 202251:48
53: SLAVERY: Reversing the impacts of slavery through healing & restorative work. | Jo Banner

53: SLAVERY: Reversing the impacts of slavery through healing & restorative work. | Jo Banner

Jo Banner is the cofounder with her twin sister, Joy Banner, of the Descendants Project. An emerging organization committed to the intergenerational healing and flourishing of the Black descendant community in the Louisiana river parishes.

The lands of the river parishes hold the intersecting histories of enslavement, settler colonialism, and environmental degradation. The Descendants Project is committed to reversing the vagaries of slavery through healing and restorative work. They aim to eliminate the narrative violence of plantation tourism and champion the voice of the Black descendant community while demanding action that supports the total well-being of Black descendants.

ig:@ thedescendantsproject

Feb 16, 202246:49
52: BRAIN HEALTH: Exercise impacts mental health & stress. | Dr. David Puder, MD.

52: BRAIN HEALTH: Exercise impacts mental health & stress. | Dr. David Puder, MD.

Dr. David Puder went to U.C. Berkeley and competed on the Cal Rowing Team. Afterwards, he attended Loma Linda School of Medicine and subsequently spent a year doing internal medicine, then completed his psychiatry residency at Loma Linda where he later joined the faculty.

Dr. Puder looks holistically at diet, exercise, lifestyle, traditional psychiatric medication needs, and also psychotherapy needs when working with his patients.

He was been awarded "Outstanding Teaching Resident in Psychiatry Award" in recognition of your excellence and enthusiasm in the teaching of medical students."  He hosts a podcast called Psychiatry and Psychotherapy podcast. Dr. Puder is married with two children and spends most of his free time playing with them or cooking for them.

Dr. Puder is also helping our podcast and we are unbelievably grateful for his support.

Feb 07, 202244:49
51: Indigenous healing & the effects of colonization on health. | Nicole Redvers, ND MPH

51: Indigenous healing & the effects of colonization on health. | Nicole Redvers, ND MPH

Dr. Nicole Redvers, ND, MPH, is a member of the Deninu K’ue First Nation and has worked with various Indigenous patients and communities around the globe helping to bridge the gap between Indigenous traditional and modern medical systems. She is co-founder and chair of the Arctic Indigenous Wellness Foundation based in the Canadian North. Dr. Redvers is currently an assistant professor in both the Department of Family & Community Medicine and the Department of Indigenous Health at the University of North Dakota where she has helped co-develop the first Indigenous Health PhD degree program in North America. She has been actively involved at the international level promoting the inclusion of Indigenous perspectives in planetary health and education for sustainable health care. Dr. Redvers recently published the trade paperback, The Science of the Sacred: Bridging Global Indigenous Medicine Systems and Modern Scientific Principles. Twitter handle: @DrNicoleRedvers
Jan 31, 202251:25
50: MEAT: Is it good or bad for our climate? Regenerative livestock explained. | Megan Parks

50: MEAT: Is it good or bad for our climate? Regenerative livestock explained. | Megan Parks

Megan Park is an entrepreneur focused on soil health, regenerative agriculture, and climate change. Prior to co-founding Grassroots Carbon, she worked for nearly two decades as an environmental leader in the energy industry and founded and led an environmental consulting firm.

Jan 18, 202255:50
49: CHEMICAL PLANTS: Are there chemicals and pollutants in our neighborhoods? | Darryl Malek-Wiley
Jan 06, 202243:24
48: WALKABILITY: How the structure of your city affects your health. | Samantha Thomas
Dec 29, 202150:50
47: CANCER ALLEY: Fighting pollution and restoring community. | Sharon Lavigne

47: CANCER ALLEY: Fighting pollution and restoring community. | Sharon Lavigne

Ms. Sharon Lavigne who runs rise st james, a faith based organization focused on preventing expansion and worsening petrochemical plant pollution in the area.  St. James parish is at the epicenter of “cancer alley", a stretch between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana with over 110 petrochemical facilities.  She is a former special education teacher now turned environmental justice advocate, who successfully stopped the construction of a US$1.25 billion plastics manufacturing plant alongside the Mississippi River in St. James Parish, Louisiana. Ms. Lavigne mobilized grassroots opposition to the project, educated community members, and organized peaceful protests to defend her predominantly African American community. The plant would have generated one million pounds of liquid hazardous waste annually, in a region already contending with known carcinogens and toxic air pollution.She is currently focused on defending her community from the Formosa Plastics Plant. She was awarded the Goldman environmental prize in 2021.

Dec 14, 202136:59
46: HOW TO HEAL: Mental health, grieving, and the loneliness epidemic. | Dr. Noshene Ranjbar
Dec 09, 202150:13
45: OPIODS: Addressing pain and opioid use with mindfulness. | Dr. Eric Garland, PhD

45: OPIODS: Addressing pain and opioid use with mindfulness. | Dr. Eric Garland, PhD

Dr. Eric Garland, PhD, LCSW is Distinguished Endowed Chair in Research, Distinguished Professor, and Associate Dean for Research in the University of Utah College of Social Work, Director of the Center on Mindfulness and Integrative Health Intervention Development (C-MIIND), and Associate Director of Integrative Medicine in Supportive Oncology and Survivorship at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Drawing from more than 15 years of clinical experience as a psychotherapist, Dr. Garland is the developer of an innovative mindfulness-based therapy founded on insights derived from cognitive neuroscience, called Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE). As Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator, he has received more than $60 million in research grants from a variety of prestigious entities including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Defense (DOD) to conduct clinical trials to develop and test novel integrative health interventions, including trials of MORE as a treatment for addiction and chronic pain.
Dr. Garland is arguably the world’s leading expert on the use of mind-body therapies to address opioid misuse and addiction among people with chronic pain. In a recent bibliometric analysis of mindfulness research published over the past 55 years, Dr. Garland was found to be the most prolific author of mindfulness research in the world.
Visit
www.drericgarland.com
Link to clinical training in Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement: drericgarland.com/training-in-more/
Nov 26, 202139:19
44: MOOD FOODS: A guide to eating for mental health. | Harvard Nutritional Psychiatrist, Dr. Uma Naidoo
Nov 10, 202155:29
43: INFLAMED: Trauma in our DNA and the moral disaster in medicine. | Dr. Rupa Marya & Raj Patel

43: INFLAMED: Trauma in our DNA and the moral disaster in medicine. | Dr. Rupa Marya & Raj Patel

Dr. Marya and Raj both have amazing work that they have done and continue to do, this background will not do them justice, but to give you a glimpse of who they are, Dr. Marya is a physician, activist, artist and writer who is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and the founder and executive director of the Deep Medicine Circle worker-directed nonprofit committed to healing the wounds of colonialism through food, medicine, story, learning and restoration. Through her work she earned her trust from Indigenous communities where she lives, in Ohlone territory and in places where she has served. In 2016, she was invited to Standing Rock to assist with medical response to increasing state violence towards indigenous people.

Dr. Marya advocates for creating a culture of care as the most effective way to manifest impactful change in population health. She believes the interruption of ways of caring through colonial structures disproportionately causes the suffering of Black, Brown and Indigenous people around the world. Rupa is also the composer and front-woman for Rupa and the April Fishes.

Raj Patel is an award-winning author, film-maker and academic. He is a Research Professor in the Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, Austin.

The second book he authored, The Value of Nothing, was a New York Times and international best-seller.

His first film that he co-directed, filmed over the course of a decade in Malawi and the United States, is the award-winning documentary The Ants & The Grasshopper.

Together they authored a very important book: Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice

Purchase their book here: https://amzn.to/3BvG2Ty

Nov 02, 202152:11