In this episode of “Seeking Voices of Health, Healing and Hope” I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Michael Klaper. It was a true pleasure to speak to Mike about his transition to eating plant based. He talks a lot about how he made his transition—that it took some time to change completely, reminding […]
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Do you know what the word heart plaque means? The job of blood vessels is to expand and constrict, depending on whether you need more or less blood to your organs.
If you have risk factors, your soft blood vessels can get damaged. Your body creates a band aid over the damaged area. Then cholesterol connects to the band aid and plaque is formed. This is the start of heart disease.
Have you ever heard of coronary arteries? When we are talking about coronary arteries, we are thinking about heart attacks, clogs or stents in the heart. The coronary arteries sit on the heart and provides blood flow to the heart. If you don’t get good blood flow, then the heart can die in the area causing a heart attack.
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Do you get flutters in your chest that you worry about? Palpitations are extra heart beats that people feel occasionally. Many people have them when they drink alcohol or caffeine. They can also be associated with stress, dehydration and illness. If you have frequent symptoms, you should see your physician.
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I really enjoyed doing a podcast for Iheartradio called Care Walks with the amazing host, Holly Robinson Peete. We talked about improving food and nutrition practices to reduce arthritis symptoms. This was a fun one and hopefully, will get people to make healthful changes. I often remind people that everyday, a little bit more. Change
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Does the term heart disease confuse you? Heart disease is an umbrella term for many heart conditions. But classically, heart disease refers to when arteries in the heart get clogged.
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In this episode of “Seeking Voices of Health, Healing and Hope” I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Will Bulsiewicz about his journey. We talked about his training as a preeminent gastroenterologist, about how his eating habits made him feel lethargic and uncomfortable, about how meeting his wife changed his world. We talk about
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In this episode of “Seeking Voices of Health, Healing and Hope” I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Dean Ornish We talked about purpose, joy, happiness and social connection. It was a wonderful talk. I thought a lot about what he said. He tells his story of how he struggled with depression and how
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Colonoscopy prep as a plant-based person is not easy and is a little annoying. The options that the doctor provided me were quite disappointing. No consideration for vegetarians and different ethnicities. Really surprising. Here is an example of my prep that turns out to be very standard unfortunately. So, I worked with another GI friend
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In this episode of “Seeking Voices of Health, Healing and Hope” I had the pleasure of speaking with the brilliant Mr. Chuck Carroll from PCRM’s, The Exam Room. He is an incredible host: inquisitive, insightful and kind. What many of you might not know is that Chuck struggled with food addiction and once weighed over 300
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I’ll Share Nutritional Myths You Should Avoid, Foods You Need To Eliminate, How to Use Food as Medicine and How To Fight Inflammation To Live The Life You Deserve!
Yes, Dr. Monica! Upgrade My Health!
