Hosts Shanna and Nimeet sit down with Avni Jain, MD, family medicine physician with Adventist Medical Group to highlight the various cancer screenings that men and women should receive for early detection.

Hosts Shanna and Nimeet sit down with Avni Jain, MD, family medicine physician with Adventist Medical Group and Patricia Hertz, cardiac rehabilitation dietitian at Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center and Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center to discuss ways to manage holiday stress this time of year.

November is National Diabetes month and joining Shanna and Nimeet is Ogechi Anyaoku, MD, with Adventist Medical Group to talk about the differences in type 1 and type 2 diabetes, the symptoms to look for and how lifestyle changes can help you better manage your diabetes.

It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Eva Duckett, MD, with Adventist HealthCare Imaging stopped by to discuss the importance of annual mammograms and even helped us bust some myths circulating around these screenings.

Shanna and Nimeet are joined by Jessica Volz, DNP, to discuss Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center’s Forensic Medical Unit (FMU). In this episode, our co-hosts learn about the various forensic medical services provided to the community, when to seek help from the nurses who specialize in this type of care and that Shady Grove Medical Center’s Forensic Medical Unit is the first and only specialized forensic medical service care team in Montgomery County.

Shanna and Nimeet dive into men’s health with Syed Mahmood, MD, Medical Director at the Shady Grove Adventist Aquilino Cancer Center and medical oncologist with Maryland Oncology Hematology. In this episode, the group discusses two cancers that specifically affect men, symptoms to look for and the importance of seeing your doctor regularly.

Join Shanna and Nimeet as they welcome back Judith Gurdian, MD, an obstetrics and gynecology specialist with Capital Women’s Care in Rockville, MD as she covers menopause, what it is, some signs and symptoms, how it’s an exciting time in a woman’s life and more.

Sabrin Kraziem, RN, LDN, Regional Director of Dietetics at CoreLife, joins Shanna and Nimeet to debunk various myths about eating healthy including if carbohydrates are bad for you, if there’s such a thing as eating too late at night and the truth about fad diets. Sabrin also talks about CoreLife, a weight management healthcare program with a dedicated team of professionals working together to help patients lose weight, manage chronic conditions and live healthier lifestyles.

In this episode, Shanna and Nimeet sit down with Lindsey Wise, oncology social worker at the Shady Grove Adventist Aquilino Cancer Center in Rockville, MD, to understand the importance of treating a cancer patients mental health and what types of programs are available for patients and their caregivers.To learn more about the wellness programs we offer, please visit AquilinoCancerCenter.com/Calendar.

Tuesday F.A. Cook, MD joins Shanna and Nimeet to talk about bariatric surgery including who qualifies, what to expect, what insurance companies require and what the journey entails. If you are interested in learning more about bariatric surgery outside of this episode, join one of Dr. Cook’s free webinars to get your questions answered.

To schedule an in-person appointment or televisit with Dr. Cook, call her office at 240-716-5063.