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Physician curiosity — not passion — may be the most underused tool for preventing burnout. Dr. Sanjay Shewakramani left a full professorship and 23 years of academic medicine to become a locums ER physician, gym co-owner, and food influencer. It's not always easy to know what our passion is. He instead followed what made him ask questions.

Dr. Sanjay Shewakramani is an emergency physician, former professor and medical director at the University of Cincinnati, and co-owner of a fitness gym in Cincinnati. He also runs Dine Well Doc, an Instagram account spotlighting local chefs and restaurants. His mission: elevate the few who serve the many.

In this episode, you'll learn:
– Why "follow your passion" is the wrong advice for physicians — and what to do instead
– How physician burnout and chef burnout share the same root causes
– What happened when Dr. Shewakramani hit rock bottom in 2017 and how fitness saved his life
– Why investing in community — even at a financial loss — can be your highest-return decision
– How the skills you built in medical training make you better at almost everything outside medicine
– What locums medicine actually looks like as a lifestyle, and why he'd leave academia again
– Why sleep is the one variable that governs everything else in your health

[00:00] – Cold open: the best investment that lost money

[01:03] – Introduction: ER physician, professor, gym owner, food influencer

[03:42] – Leaving full professorship: would he do it again?

[05:06] – Rock bottom in 2017: divorce, isolation, and finding fitness

[08:20] – How a personal trainer became a business partner

[12:05] – Why physicians make surprisingly good entrepreneurs

[18:25] – How food became community — and why he invests in restaurants

[22:15] – Dine Well Doc: using food influencing as a practice ground

[27:23] – The parallel between chef burnout and physician burnout

[36:00] – The boring truth about wellness that nobody wants to hear

[48:57] – Follow curiosity, not passion: the advice he gives every physician

[54:44] – Walk me through your day: morning routine, gym days, locums shifts

[57:57] – Financial health: investing for impact, not just returns

[1:01:49] – Performance improvement, Six Sigma, and making boring things meaningful

👇 Drop a comment: what's one thing outside medicine you've always been curious about but never pursued?

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Vegetable nutrient decline is real — and your broccoli has measurably less nutrition than it did in 1950. Researcher Dr. Donald Davis explains the dilution effect, glyphosate as a desiccant on wheat, and why over half of American calories are basically cookie ingredients.

Dr. Donald Davis trained in chemistry and spent his career at the University of Texas at Austin studying nutrition under Roger J. Williams, discoverer of pantothenic acid. His landmark 2004 paper comparing nutrient content in 43 vegetables between 1950 and 1999 remains widely cited. He is 84 years old and still grows his own vegetables outside Houston.

In this episode, you'll learn:

– How do I find nutrient dense foods today?

– Why vegetable nutrient content has declined since 1950 — and why it's not the soil

– What the "dilution effect" is and how yield-focused farming drives nutrient loss

– How pesticide use reduces phytochemicals in produce — and why organic has more

– How glyphosate is used as a desiccant on wheat right before harvest — and the gut health implications

– Why added sugars, refined grains, and separated oils now make up over half of American calories

– Why the low-fat dietary push likely contributed to rising obesity rates

– What to prioritize if you can't buy everything organic — soft-skinned fruits first

Timestamps:

[00:00] – Introduction and Dr. Davis's background in nutrition research

[01:21] – The 2004 paper: nutrient decline in 43 vegetables from 1950 to 1999

[06:00] – The dilution effect: yield farming vs. nutritional quality

[11:35] – How crop selection and dwarfing genes changed our food's physical form

[13:25] – How pesticides reduce phytochemicals — and why organic produces more

[15:02] – Hydroponics, stress-grown food, and phytochemical complexity

[17:59] – Why hydroponic food can be labeled organic in the US but not Europe

[19:18] – Pesticide risk in conventional vs. organic produce — the Benbrook research

[21:40] – Which foods carry the highest pesticide residue (strawberries, peaches, soft-skinned fruits)

[26:05] – Glyphosate: weed killer, desiccant, and why levels are rising

[35:31] – GMOs and why the real concern is pesticide pairing, not the modification itself

[38:07] – The three cooking ingredients that make up over half of American calories

[46:26] – Why whole fat dairy, peanuts, and tahini beat butter and vegetable oil

[54:03] – Butter: why it's nutritionally closer to sugar than to milk

[57:43] – The low-fat paradox and how removing fat may have driven obesity

[1:00:27] – Obesity as malnutrition: why nutrient-poor calories drive hunger cycles

[1:04:46] – Hybridization, ancient varieties, and regenerative farming

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Research: Davis, D.R., Epp, M.D., & Riordan, H.D. (2004). Changes in USDA Food Composition Data for 43 Garden Crops, 1950 to 1999. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 23, 669 - 682.

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Your skin starts losing collagen in your 20s — and at menopause, up to 30% can drop in 5 years.

Board-certified dermatologist Dr. Mary Alice Mina breaks down how to bank collagen before you need it, what perimenopause does to your skin, and why some peptide injections at med spas are landing patients with permanent scars. Dr. Mina shares insights on skin health, aging, and the evolving role of social media in medicine.

Dr. Mary Alice Mina is a board-certified dermatologist and fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon based in Atlanta. She runs a direct-pay practice, teaches residents and medical students, and hosts The Skin Reel podcast, where she covers evidence-based skin health for real life.

Keywords: skin health, aging, skincare, prevention, social media, dermatology, collagen, lasers, supplements, hormone therapy

Key Topics:

– What collagen banking is and when to start (hint: your 30s)

– Why perimenopause causes up to 30% collagen loss and what drives skin changes in midlife

– How retinoids build collagen 300% — and why they outperform supplements

– What biostimulants like Sculptra and Radiesse actually do under the skin

– The difference between CO2, Erbium, and microneedling lasers for collagen stimulation

– Why AGEs from sugar accelerate skin aging and how to reduce them through diet

– The new US-approved sunscreen ingredient (Bemotrizinol/BEMT) and what it means for UVA protection

– Why peptide injections at med spas are causing mycobacterial infections and permanent scarring

– How stress and the skin's own HPA axis directly affect skin health

Chapters:

[00:00] – Introduction: Dr. Mina's path from dancer to dermatologist-entrepreneur

[01:00] – Why doctors need to be public-facing — the void filled by influencers

[07:27] – Skin as an organ: more than aesthetics

[09:09] – Intrinsic vs. extrinsic aging: what you can and can't control [13:32] – Collagen banking: how to start and what actually works

[17:48] – Lasers for collagen: CO2, Erbium, and microneedling explained [18:43] – Biostimulants: Sculptra and Radiesse — how they build collagen precisely

[23:01] – Sunscreen basics: SPF 30+, UVA/UVB, and the new BEMT ingredient

[28:07] – Perimenopause and skin: estrogen, fat redistribution, and collagen loss

[32:17] – Stress and the skin's HPA axis

[34:32] – Diet, sugar, AGEs, and collagen degradation

[37:47] – The peptide injection warning: what's going wrong at med spas

[44:16] – Men's skincare basics

[45:55] – Serum shelf life and vitamin C oxidation

[51:46] – Dr. Mina's morning routine and sleep habits

Connect with Dr. Mary Alice Mina Podcast:

The Skin Reel (available wherever you listen to podcasts and on YouTube)

Instagram: search @Dr. Mary Alice Mina

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Dr. Christopher Gardner is a Professor of Medicine at Stanford University and Director of Nutrition Studies at the Stanford Prevention Research Center. He led the identical twin study featured in the Netflix documentary You Are What You Eat and is currently running a 120-person randomized controlled trial with San Francisco firefighters on plant-rich diets.

keywords: food, nutrition, joy in eating, firefighter health, regenerative farming, documentary, plant-rich diet, planetary health, protein requirements, diet quality, seed oils, fats, vegetarian, vegan, carnivore, nutrition science, dietary guidelines

In this episode, you'll learn:
– Why most Americans already exceed the protein recommendation — and what the numbers are
– How the body handles extra protein: no storage pool exists; it converts to carbohydrate
– Why the amino acid "incompleteness" of plant protein is largely a myth
– What fibermaxxing is and why the fiber gap may matter more than the protein gap
– The seed oil debate: cold-pressed vs. chemically extracted and what it means for health
– Why replacing seed oils with beef tallow contradicts decades of cardiovascular science
– What Gardner's 600-person Stanford weight loss trial showed about diet quality vs. diet type
– The real story behind the twin study muscle loss finding — a misrepresented outlier

Timestamps:

[00:00] – Protein storage explained: why extra protein converts to carbohydrate, not muscle

[02:28] – How protein requirements are calculated and where Americans land (0.66 → 0.8 → 1.2 g/kg)

[09:57] – Protein in perimenopause and aging: where the high-protein craze is coming from

[10:34] – Why people feel better on high-protein diets — what is actually driving the change

[15:49] – Carnivore vs. vegan diets: why the human body is more resilient than diet wars suggest

[17:03] – Why a definitive long-term trial comparing extreme diets may never exist

[23:35] – Inside the Stanford twin study and the Netflix documentary You Are What You Eat

[26:09] – The muscle loss controversy: what Gardner says really happened

[30:36] – Full fat vs. low fat dairy: what the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee found

[38:23] – Seed oils explained: omega-6, omega-3, and where the fear is coming from

[44:37] – Cold-pressed vs. chemically extracted oil: does quality of the oil matter?

[47:53] – The firefighter study: what Gardner is researching right now

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Dr. Akil Taher is a practicing family physician at 78, a heart disease survivor, and a triathlete. He has run marathons, climbed Kilimanjaro at 66, completed the Mount Kailash Yatra, and done 200-mile bike rides — all after open bypass surgery at 61. His story is proof that adversity can be a beginning, not an end.

In this episode, you'll learn:
– Why LP(a) is the cardiovascular risk factor 99% of Americans haven't tested
– What actually reduces LP(a) — and what doesn't (statins won't help)
– The 6 pillars of lifestyle medicine — and how to make them stick
– Why sleep is not the absence of being awake — it's where your brain cleans itself
– How one physician went from couch potato to triathlete at 78, step by step

Keywords: lifestyle medicine, heart health, aging, exercise, nutrition, sleep, stress management, chronic disease prevention, inspiring story

Timestamps:

[00:00] Intro: chronic disease is largely preventable
[01:11] Dr. Taher's three hats: physician, heart disease survivor, athlete
[07:52] The 5 worst years: diagnosis at 54, depression, and nearly losing the will to go on
[11:11] The moment of clarity: two choices after bypass surgery
[12:46] The promise to the ICU nurses — and the half marathon 7 months later
[16:06] The 6 pillars of lifestyle medicine — and the 7th
[18:53] Exercise: aerobic, strength, and balance — "big legs, big brain"
[21:24] Sleep: the glymphatic system, daylight savings data, and sleep hygiene
[24:37] Stress: why chronic sympathetic activation drives disease
[29:58] Social connection: Blue Zones, loneliness, and why community heals
[33:57] LP(a): the "crocodile" — stickier and more dangerous than LDL
[36:41] What reduces LP(a): PCSK9 inhibitors, amla, whole food plant-based diet
[39:37] Who should retest: children with family history (age 5), menopausal women
[43:19] How the transformation happened: meditation in motion, step by step
[56:12] Walk me through your day: morning water, coffee, the 15-ingredient smoothie

Dr. Taher's YouTube Explanation of Lp(a) and Link to Book:

Akil Taher on Lp(a)

Akil Taher's Book: Open Heart

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Dr. Walter Willett is a leading physician and nutrition researcher whose work has shaped our understanding of diet, chronic disease, cardiovascular health, diabetes, cancer, and long-term wellness.

In this episode, Walter Willett joins Akshita to discuss the most debated topics in nutrition, including dairy, seed oils, omega-6 fatty acids, protein, calcium, regenerative agriculture, and ultra-processed foods.Akshita shares her background as a neuroradiologist and explains why she began exploring food as a potential upstream driver of disease. She also discusses her docuseries and CME course on food systems, food quality, and helping physicians guide patients toward healthier choices.

Key takeaways

• Omega-6 fatty acids are essential and are not inherently inflammatory.
• The omega-6 : omega-3 ratio may be less useful than looking at overall intake and context.
• Dairy is not essential for a healthy diet, although ~ one serving per day may fit into a balanced eating pattern.
• Dairy’s main nutritional concern is saturated fat, especially when larger amounts displace healthier fats.
• A vegan diet can be healthy, but vitamin B12 and other nutrients must be addressed.
• Physical activity and resistance training are more important for bone health and insulin sensitivity than simply adding more protein.
• Modern seed oils are generally healthy; the historical concern was largely related to partial hydrogenation and trans fats.
• “Ultra-processed food” is a broad category that does not reveal enough about sugar, salt, refined grains, fiber, or overall nutritional quality.
• Eating fruits and vegetables remains a priority, even when organic options are unavailable.
• Walter describes his Mediterranean-style, plant-forward eating pattern and the importance of regular movement.

Timestamps

00:00 - Akshita’s background and interest in food systems
03:45 - Omega ratios and nutrition lab testing
04:28 - Why omega-6 fats are misunderstood
07:50 - Dairy, saturated fat, and essential fatty acids
10:41 - Why dairy is optional, not essential
15:02 - Vitamin B12 and plant-based diets
18:10 - Calcium and fracture risk
25:41 - Grass-fed dairy and environmental impact
31:51 - Milk hormones and IGF-1
43:57 - CLA and dairy health claims
49:19 - Are seed oils healthy?
53:53 - Why “ultra-processed” is too broad
61:25 - High-protein diets and what most people need
65:05 - Resistance training and insulin sensitivity
66:44 - Meat, antibiotics, and sustainability
68:08 - Pesticides and the importance of produce
74:34 - Walter Willett’s daily eating pattern
75:45 - Exercise, sleep, and long-term healthNotable quotes

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This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Consult a qualified healthcare professional before making significant changes to your diet, supplements, exercise routine, or medical care.

Dr. Nishi Bhopal is a board-certified integrative psychiatrist and sleep medicine physician and founder of Pacific Integrative Psychiatry in California. She combines functional medicine with evidence-based psychiatry to treat insomnia and mental health at the root level. She educates clinicians through her YouTube channel IntraBalance and offers a patient-facing sleep coaching program called Effortless Sleep.

In this episode, you'll learn:
– Why hyperarousal — not sleep hygiene — is the real driver of chronic insomnia
– How the two-process model (sleep drive + circadian rhythm) governs all sleep
– Why sleep regularity beats duration, per a 60,000-person UK Biobank study
– What orthosomnia is and how wearables can silently worsen insomnia
– Why melatonin is a phase-shifter, not a sleep aid — and how to use it correctly
– Which deficiencies in ferritin, magnesium, vitamin D, and B12 disrupt your sleep
– How CBTI+ACT outperforms sleep medication for long-term insomnia treatment
– Why 30% of chronic insomnia patients have undiagnosed sleep apnea
– How blue light's role in sleep disruption has been vastly overstated

[00:00] Introduction to Dr. Nishi Bhopal
[09:59] Wearables, orthosomnia, and the Oura Ring
[16:51] The two-process model: sleep drive and circadian rhythm
[25:51] Melatonin: dose, timing, quality, and the JAMA 2023 study
[34:52] The blue light myth — and what actually matters at night
[37:12] The CSH framework: Circadian rhythm + Sleep Drive + Hyperarousal
[40:17] CBTI + ACT: why behavioral therapy beats medication long-term
[43:43] What actually causes insomnia: the hyperarousal connection
[45:06] Sleep apnea hiding inside insomnia: the 30% physicians miss
[52:41] Micronutrients for sleep: ferritin, magnesium, vitamin D, B12
[1:01:53] Walk me through your day with Dr. Nishi Bhopal

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Website: intrabalance.com
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Practice: pacificintegrativepsych.com
Sleep coaching: effortlesssleep.co (Effortless Sleep program)

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Coach Jose Nadela is a financial coach who specializes in helping doctors and medical professionals build clarity, confidence, and calm around their personal finances. With over 20 years in international corporate finance across 13 countries, he now helps physicians reach what he calls "financial tranquility" — through education and personalized coaching. He does not manage investments or sell products.

In this episode, you'll learn:
– Why financial health is a core pillar of overall well-being — and how it affects your sleep, relationships, and focus
– How to assess your financial vital signs with zero judgment
– What net worth, cash flow, and emergency funds reveal about where you actually stand
– Why high income doesn't automatically mean financial health for physicians
– How your childhood relationship with money still shapes your decisions today
– What "financial tranquility" means — and why it's a better goal than financial freedom
– How to build a financial plan that starts with your life goals, not your investments

[00:00] Coach Nadela's background: 20+ years in international corporate finance, 13 countries, now coaching physicians

[03:52] Why financial stress doesn't stay in your bank account — and how it spills into health, relationships, and career decisions

[08:06] The financial health checkup: using the medical vital signs framework to assess your personal finances

[10:41] The 7 financial vital signs: income, cash flow, debt, emergency fund, insurance, retirement, and investments

[14:23] Why your financial plan should start with your life — not your money, not your investments, and not what other doctors are doing

[21:44] Redefining retirement: stop treating it as a distant event and start building future flexibility now

[26:07] Investment fundamentals: diversification, low cost, and understanding the purpose behind each investment

[29:48] What financial tranquility actually looks like — and why peace of mind is the real metric

[32:17] The ROI of investing in yourself: skills, health, relationships, and the quality of your decisions

[40:55] Making financial reviews a habit — and why pairing them with something you enjoy works

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Website & Free Financial Clarity Call

Free Financial Literacy Course for Doctors
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Lisa Riznikove is the Chief Bean Officer at Foodocracy and Primary Beans, an online marketplace connecting home cooks directly with small farmers and independent food makers. She took over Primary Beans to keep a fair, direct marketplace alive for small organic and heirloom bean growers — and her kids' sports team has been known to request her black bean brownies.

In this episode, you'll learn:

– Why the organic label is valuable: real proof, not just a marketing claim
– Why bean bloat is usually a fiber problem, not an intolerance
– How kombu (kelp) cuts the gas-producing carbs in beans — and adds flavor
– Why cannellini and kidney beans need a hard 10-minute boil before cooking
– What the USDA's new organic rules require, and what they cost farmers
– Why some small organic farms are giving up their certification
– What a bean's "best buy" date really means (it's not a safety date)
– Why heirloom beans taste different but aren't necessarily more nutritious
– Whether you need to soak beans before cooking (usually not)

[00:00] – Why the USDA organic label exists and what it proves

[05:19] – There's no such thing as "chemical-free" — what organic inputs really are

[09:47] – What happens when small farms can't afford organic certification

[16:06] – Why your farmers market beats any label for nutrient density

[18:58] – The life cycle of a bean: seed to harvest

[28:15] – GMO vs. hybrid: the difference nobody explains

[39:57] – How to store beans (skip the pretty pantry jar in direct sunlight)

[44:41] – What "best buy" dates really mean

[49:29] – How to prep beans: rinsing, picking through, and what "splits" are

[51:41] – Do you need to soak beans? Usually not — here's when you do

[54:19] – The pressure cooker method, plus the kombu (kelp) trick for less gas

[57:25] – Why "I can't tolerate beans" is usually a fiber-ramp-up problem

[1:04:49] – The one cooking rule that prevents most bean-related stomach issues

[1:06:37] – About Lisa, Foodocracy, and Primary Beans

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Dr. Krishna Vedala is a board-certified internal medicine and obesity medicine physician based in Oklahoma City, with a Master of Public Health and an MBA. He is the host of the Connected by Health podcast and a passionate advocate for prevention, physician leadership, and making obesity medicine accessible to all patients.

In this episode, you'll learn:
– What peptides are and why only one is truly FDA approved
– How GLP-1s reversed the US obesity rate for the first time ever
– How dual and triple agonists differ — and which one best preserves muscle
– What labs to monitor if your patients utilize unproven peptides
– How GLP-1s are getting patients off blood pressure meds, insulin, and diabetic drugs
– Where oral formulations, pediatric prevention, and new indications are headed

Timestamp:

[00:00] Dr. Vedala's background in internal medicine, obesity medicine, public health, and why he ended up in primary care

[09:17] Peptides 101: what they are, which are FDA approved, and the difference between GLP-1s and unproven compounds like TB500, NAD+, and ipamorelin

[13:18] The US obesity rate dropped from 39% to 36% — the first reversal ever — with 11% of Americans now on a GLP-1

[16:47] Compounded GLP-3 from China, patient overdoses, and what clinicians can actually say or do

[22:19] Tapering off GLP-1s: why weight comes back without lifestyle change, and how to find the right maintenance dose

[28:18] From semaglutide to tirzepatide to retatrutide: why the glucagon receptor changes the muscle-wasting equation

[41:19] Emerging indications: autoimmune disease, alcoholism, Alzheimer's dementia, and the type 3 diabetes theory

[44:03] Getting patients off blood pressure medication, insulin, and cholesterol drugs — and why that's the actual goal

[53:34] Obesity medicine in 10 years: oral GLP-1s, pediatric prevention strategies, and the decline of injectable reliance

[58:51] How to evaluate a compounding pharmacy: ingredient sourcing, sterility protocols, and pricing red flags

Connect with Dr. Krishna Vedala:
Podcast: Connected by Health

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This episode is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your physician before making changes to your medications or health regimen.