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Julie Foucher MD, MS
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01/24/17 • 0 min
“You can’t really start making strides forward until you start telling yourself that maybe [having Type 1 Diabetes] makes you stronger, or maybe you wouldn’t be the person you are [without it]. Looking back on 13 years of diabetes, I ... Continued
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09/20/16 • 0 min
Steph Hammerman was born 3 months premature and has been defying the odds of what it looks like to live with cerebral palsy ever since. With a background in hand cycling, she started CrossFit in 2012 at CrossFit Hardcore. It wasn’t long before ... Continued
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From Aneurysm to Recovering Athlete with Vanessa Lew PH207
Pursuing Health
08/03/21 • 28 min
As a second degree black belt in Taekwondo, two-time New York City marathon finisher, and long-time CrossFit athlete, Vanessa Lew was shocked when she experienced a ruptured brain aneurysm while working out. Thanks to the quick thinking and fast reaction of her CrossFit community, she quickly received the appropriate medical attention, and within weeks was on the road to recovery.
In this episode, we talk about the importance of undergoing regular medical screenings, even for healthy individuals, and the lessons she’d like to share as she’s had to relearn the most basic of skills, from walking to talking. Vanessa also shares her incredible mindset around admiring other’s achievements, but keeping her focus on celebrating her own progress as she continues to recover.
You can connect with Vanessa via Instagram @glenmere67
Related Episodes:
Ep 180 - Putting Scleroderma into Remission with Katie Spilka
Ep 169 - Jasmine Joy on Taking Control of Multiple Sclerosis
If you like this episode, please subscribe to Pursuing Health on iTunes and give it a rating or share your feedback on social media using the hashtag #PursuingHealth. I look forward to bringing you future episodes with inspiring individuals and ideas about health every Tuesday.
Disclaimer: This podcast is for general information only, and does not provide medical advice. We recommend that you seek assistance from your personal physician for any health conditions or concerns.
HRV + Pregnancy with Dr. Shon Rowan PH210
Pursuing Health
08/24/21 • 54 min
Dr. Shon Rowan is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. He completed his medical training at the West Virginia University School of Medicine and continues to work there as an Assistant Professor. He is clinically active in reproductive medicine including infertility and In Vitro Fertilization, and recently led a research study exploring how monitoring pregnant women’s resting heart rate and HRV can provide insights to the fitness changes that take place during and after pregnancy.
Love Like They Will Die Tomorrow with Shon Rowan
You can connect with Dr. Rowan via Instagram @shonromd
Related Episodes:
Ep 81 - Pelvic Floor Health for Athletes with Julie Wiebe
Ep 126b - Nicole Christensen on Coaching Pregnant Athletes
If you like this episode, please subscribe to Pursuing Health on iTunes and give it a rating or share your feedback on social media using the hashtag #PursuingHealth. I look forward to bringing you future episodes with inspiring individuals and ideas about health every Tuesday.
Disclaimer: This podcast is for general information only, and does not provide medical advice. We recommend that you seek assistance from your personal physician for any health conditions or concerns.
12/16/21 • 4 min
Being a frequent flyer doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice healthy nutrition habits.
Nicole Christensen, CrossFit Nutrition Course Director, has spent a significant amount of time on the road as part of CrossFit Seminar Staff.
To stay on track while on the go, she recommends visiting the grocery store as soon as you land and keeping a phone note of go-to portable meals so you don’t have to think about what you’re going to purchase.
Need help getting started? For breakfast, lunch, and snacks, she chooses:
- Packages of berries
- Cooked chicken breasts
- Deli meats
- Avocados
- Peanut butter packets
- Oatmeal packets
- Lara bars
- Carrots & hummus
When traveling multiple days a week, she notes dinner should mirror what you eat at home so you can maintain consistency in your diet. Keep yourself on track with basics like salads, meats, and vegetables.
Continue learning with the CrossFit Nutrition I Course.
To learn more about CrossFit Precision Care and how to get involved as a healthcare provider or patient visit care.crossfit.com.
If you like this episode, please subscribe to Pursuing Health on iTunes and give it a rating or share your feedback on social media using the hashtag #PursuingHealth. I look forward to bringing you future episodes with inspiring individuals and ideas about health every Tuesday.
Disclaimer: This podcast is for general information only, and does not provide medical advice. I recommend that you seek assistance from your personal physician for any health conditions or concerns.
12/06/22 • 51 min
Dan Buettner is an explorer, National Geographic Fellow, award-winning journalist and producer, Guinness World Record holder in distance cycling, and New York Times bestselling author. He discovered the five places in the world – dubbed blue zones hotspots – where people live the longest, healthiest lives. His articles about these places in The New York Times Magazine and National Geographic are two of the most popular for both publications.
In his new book “Blue Zones American Kitchen” Dan uncovers the traditional roots of plant-forward cuisine in the United States. Following the acumen of heritage cooks who have passed their recipes from generation to generation, he uncovers the regions and cultures that have shaped America’s healthiest food landscapes, from Hmong elders living in Minnesota to Quakers in New England. Along the way, he illuminates both traditional and revolutionary ideas in vegetarian food.
You can connect with Dan via Instagram (@danbuettner) or via his website, https://danbuettner.com/
Related Episodes:
Ep 233 - Bob Rountree on Healthy Aging
Ep 103 - Dr. Michael Roizen on What to Eat When
If you like this episode, please subscribe to Pursuing Health on iTunes and give it a rating or share your feedback on social media using the hashtag #PursuingHealth. I look forward to bringing you future episodes with inspiring individuals and ideas about health every week.
Disclaimer: This podcast is for general information only, and does not provide medical advice. I recommend that you seek assistance from your personal physician for any health conditions or concerns.
Dr. Austin Perlmutter on Supporting Brain Health PH278
Pursuing Health
04/11/23 • 65 min
Dr. Austin Perlmutter is a board-certified internal medicine physician, New York Times bestselling author, published researcher and international educator. His mission is to help people improve their health by targeting the biological basis of “stuckness” in our brains and bodies. His writing, presentations, podcasts, and online educational programs explore how environmental factors influence our cognitive and mental state and have reached millions. Dr. Perlmutter currently serves as the executive director and research lead at Big Bold Health, a food-as-medicine company focused on helping people rejuvenate health through better immune function, where he is running a first-of-its kind study exploring the effects of plant nutrients on human aging through epigenetics.
You can connect with Dr. Perlmutter via Instagram. @draustinperlmutter
Related Episodes:
Ep 233 - Healthy Aging with Dr. Bob Rountree
Ep 260 - Tiny Habits to Create Behavior Change with BJ Fogg, PhD and Stephanie Weldy, MEd
If you like this episode, please subscribe to Pursuing Health on iTunes and give it a rating or share your feedback on social media using the hashtag #PursuingHealth. I look forward to bringing you future episodes with inspiring individuals and ideas about health every week.
Disclaimer: This podcast is for general information only, and does not provide medical advice. I recommend that you seek assistance from your personal physician for any health conditions or concerns.
Adapting to Muscular Dystrophy with Dano Lotz PH156
Pursuing Health
08/11/20 • 33 min
“When I was 12, I played my last season of parks and rec basketball in braces, and after that, everyone was basically like, 'Hey, no sports. Try to limit activity, we don't need you to get hurt because you could seriously injure yourself.' So, it basically turned into video games and reading. I think it was in the best interest to keep me safe, but in my mind I was like, 'So, I don't get to play with my friends unless I'm inside?' ”
- Dano Lotz
Imagine being an active kid who loves playing baseball, basketball, soccer- basically anything outdoors. You notice you’re a little slower than your classmates, but you chalk it up to minor differences, and go on playing sports for the love of the game. Then, at age 12, you’re put in leg braces and told you need to stop being active in order to prevent injury. Suddenly your world shrinks to afternoons on the couch, reading and playing video games.
This was the case for Daniel ‘Dano’ Lotz, who was born with a genetic condition called Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease. CMT is a form of muscular dystrophy that affects sensory and motor nerves in the extremities, causing nerve degeneration and resulting in muscle weakness. In Dano’s case, his CMT affects his lower legs, including his calves and ankles.
Dano wasn’t about to let his condition hold him back. At 16 he started weight training with the football team at his high school, and he found a new passion. Working out helped him regain muscle mass and motor control, and it gave him the satisfaction of being part of a team. It also ignited a fire to one day become a trainer himself.
As Dano continued to improve and build strength, his mentality changed. Rather than letting his limitations hold him back, he became more and more active- but ended up breaking several pairs of braces, an expensive habit. He decided to stop wearing the braces and continued with his active lifestyle. After several years of working out at traditional gyms and practicing to become a personal trainer, some friends invited him to join them for his first CrossFit workout- Fight Gone Bad.
Dano finished the workout, collapsed to the floor, and fell in love. He would go on to get his Level 1, and then his Level 2 Certificate, and has had the opportunity to compete as an adaptive athlete and to coach at multiple affiliates across the United States. Dano’s tenacity and determination give him a unique perspective as a trainer. As he himself learned what movements he could do, and how to modify the movements he struggled with, he laid the groundwork to be able to empathize with others.
Now, as a full-time trainer, Dano says, “The best thing is that I now get to teach and train others to become the best versions of themselves.”
I first heard Dano’s story several years ago- not too long after he started CrossFit. I was excited to catch up with him and hear how his story has grown and evolved, and how he's using his passion for fitness to inspire others.
In this episode we discuss:
- CMT muscular dystrophy: what it is and what it has looked like in Dano's life
- How Dano’s childhood and activity was impacted by his condition
- Reflecting on how becoming active as a teenager improved his mood and motor function
- How Dano became interested in personal training and exercise science
- How Dano got into CrossFit
- The changes he noticed in his health and physical abilities once he started CrossFit
- How he decided to become a CrossFit coach and what that journey has looked like
- How his experiences as an adaptive athlete help him as a coach
- Making the most of his downtime from coaching during the COVID pandemic
- Three things Dano does on a regular basis that have the biggest positive impact on his health
- One thing he knows would have a positive impact on his health, but he struggles to implement
- What a healthy life looks like to Dano
You can follow Dano on Instagram and Twitter, and you can follow the Adapting to Life podcast on Instagram and YouTube.
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FACTS about Fertility with Dr. Marguerite Duane PH155
Pursuing Health
08/04/20 • 83 min
“When women learn to chart these observable external signs or symptoms that help them understand what’s happening internally with their hormones, it is so empowering, and we really should be about empowering our patients with this information. I mean, that’s why we encourage our patients to track with they’re their eating, or patients with diabetes to monitor their blood sugar so that they can use that information to to make healthier choices to better improve their overall health and well-being. Fertility awareness based methods are such an incredibly effective tool to educate and empower women, and honestly, engage men back in the conversation of family planning.”
- Dr. Marguerite Duane
Dr. Marguerite Duane is a board-certified family physician and co-founder and Executive Director of FACTS, the Fertility Appreciation Collaborative to Teach the Science. She serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor at Georgetown University, where she directs an introductory course on natural or fertility awareness based methods of family planning.
She is a practicing direct primary care physician and she has served on the board of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and the Family Medicine Education Consortium (FMEC).
After receiving a Bachelor of Science with Honors and a Master of Health Administration from Cornell University, she earned her medical degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and completed her family medicine residency at Lancaster General Hospital.
During her residency, she was surprised to hear her senior resident explain to a postpartum patient that there is a way women can learn to manage their fertility without any medical side effects, such as those that occur from hormonal birth control. She wondered how it was possible this topic hadn't been covered in her medical training.
This insight planted the seed that changed the trajectory of her career. Dr. Duane began to focus on learning more about these methods, for her own personal health as well as that of her patients. She went on to complete training in the Creighton Model of natural family planning and has since made it her passion to educate other healthcare providers and patients.
After recently completing the FACTS course for medical students and residents myself, I was excited to have the opportunity to chat more with Dr. Duane about the basics of the female cycle, the efficacy of natural family planning, and the science behind fertility awareness based methods.
*Dr. Duane's bio adapted from the FACTS website.
In this episode we discuss:
- How Dr. Duane became interested in fertility awareness based methods
- How FACTS came to be
- The need to educate doctors about FABMs
- The benefits of being in tune with your cycle
- The efficacy of this method and the best way to get started
- The basics of the female cycle, and what women can observe throughout their cycle
- How following your cycle can give insights to your health
- How FABMs can help explain underlying reasons for infertility
- Where to look for a practitioner and how to get started
- Factors to consider when choosing the right method for yourself
- Preferred apps and what to look for when selecting an app to use
- The value of using FABMs to help with underlying medical conditions
- Dr. Duane's experience with Teen STAR and the benefits of learning these methods from an early age
- Three things that Dr. Duane does on a regular basis that have the biggest positive impact on her health
- One thing she struggles to implement that could have a big impact on her health
- What a healthy life looks like to Dr. Duane
You can follow the Fertility Awareness Collaborative to Teach the Science (FACTS) on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
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Quiet Consistency, Big Weight Loss: Jen Dudley PH211
Pursuing Health
08/31/21 • 49 min
Jen Dudley shares her amazing story of personal transformation. Her struggles with career anxiety and the stress of nursing school had led to an 80 pound weight gain, and no matter how many times she told her friends and family she was ready to make a change, she always seemed to wind up back where she started, feeling embarrassed for her lack of success. She finally got the wake up call she needed when a family member became ill. Jen quietly committed to herself to start a health and weight loss journey that would stick, and over three years she’s lost 75 pounds. In doing so, she’s avoided chronic disease and medications, and gained a love for CrossFit and a community of friends.
You can connect with Jen via Instagram @jedudley16
Related Episodes:
Ep 173 - Small Steps, Big Results: Carrie McCall
Ep 190 - Jess Esch on Treating Yourself with Value
If you like this episode, please subscribe to Pursuing Health on iTunes and give it a rating or share your feedback on social media using the hashtag #PursuingHealth. I look forward to bringing you future episodes with inspiring individuals and ideas about health every Tuesday.
Disclaimer: This podcast is for general information only, and does not provide medical advice. We recommend that you seek assistance from your personal physician for any health conditions or concerns
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How many episodes does Pursuing Health have?
Pursuing Health currently has 296 episodes available.
What topics does Pursuing Health cover?
The podcast is about Podcasts and Health & Fitness.
What is the most popular episode on Pursuing Health?
The episode title 'FACTS about Fertility with Dr. Marguerite Duane PH155' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Pursuing Health?
The average episode length on Pursuing Health is 56 minutes.
How often are episodes of Pursuing Health released?
Episodes of Pursuing Health are typically released every 13 days, 20 hours.
When was the first episode of Pursuing Health?
The first episode of Pursuing Health was released on Dec 1, 2015.
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