Cleveland Clinic Health Essentials Podcast

Learn more about Cleveland Clinic’s new Sports Essentials podcast and meet co-host Dr. Lauren Wichman, a sports medicine specialist. Listen in as part of your workout routine to help reach your short-term and long-term fitness goals.

The goal in the game of life is to play for as long as possible. Proper nutrition can serve as a sort of cheat code to keep you going. In this podcast, Dr. Ronan Factora and registered dietitian Julia Zumpano explain how to get a dietary power boost to help you age well.

Should you eat that berry or mushroom found along a hiking trail? Or even touch certain plants? It’s important to know the answers to these questions before you start adventuring. We asked Dr. Chris Bazzoli, a wilderness medicine specialist, to offer some advice to keep us safe.

Aging brings a lot of changes to your body – and new allergies might be one of them. So, how could spring blooms or a plate of shellfish suddenly bring reactions you never experienced before? Allergist Dylan Timberlake joins us to explain.

Getting extra protein seems to be a dietary trend these days. But before you push your protein intake too high, though, you might want to consider what that means for your kidneys. Find out more in this podcast featuring nephrologist Juan Calle.

Do fats make you fat? Is organic food worth buying? Can you eat healthy on a budget? Get the answers to these questions and more in a myth-busting conversation with registered dietitian Julia Zumpano.

Do fats make you fat? Is organic food worth buying? Can you eat healthy on a budget? Get the answers to these questions and more in a myth-busting conversation with registered dietitian Julia Zumpano.

Tickborne illnesses have experienced an epidemic-level rise in the past few decades as tick populations grew and expanded into new regions. How can you guard against being bitten? Dr. Chris Bazzoli, a wilderness medicine specialist, shares some tips.

When it comes to how often you should shower, once a day is typically fine. But skipping a day isn’t bad at times – and neither is doubling up if you need extra scrubbing. We’ll break it all down in this podcast with dermatologist Shilpi Khetarpal.