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Feature Interview (12:35) – Dr. Kevin Majeres, a psychiatrist practicing in Cambridge, MA who also teaches at Harvard Medical School, is back for more on the important topic of anxiety. This time Dr. Majeres describes treatment by “Acceptance and Commitment Therapy,” some ideas for dealing with anxiety in the moment , the difference between hyper-focus and perfecting work in “Flow,” and how understanding our mental and emotional challenges in light of our faith can make all the difference.

www.drmajeres.com

www.optimalwork.com

Also in this episode:

Background Info (00:30) – The Doctors review the last episode with Dr. Majeres “DD #82 – Anxiety and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy” https://soundcloud.com/user-546435917/dd-82-anxiety-and-cognitive-behavioral-therapy

The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety: A Guide to Breaking Free from Anxiety, Phobias, and Worry Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (https://amzn.to/2HsHpJu)

Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (https://amzn.to/2NCfIlh)

Medical Trivia (Answer at 47:28) – In the brain, it appears that anxiety is due to hyper-activity of the amygdala, a small area found on each side of the brain – somewhat in the bottom middle portion. The word amygdala is the Greek word for what edible item? Hint: this item plays a role in discovering the cause of poisoning in many classic murder mysteries.

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Feature Interviews (12:08) – Critical care pulmonologist Dr. Eustace Fernandes shares facts and fictions about the vaping craze: what is it, who’s doing it, does it help people quit smoking, is it addictive, is it healthy, and much more.

Also in this episode:

Background Info (00:30) – What is Vaping? https://www.uptodate.com/

Medical Trivia (Answer at 47:54) – In November 1492, Rodrigo de Jerez did something in Cuba that no other European had ever done. What did he do in Cuba that has had an enormous impact on the practice of medicine for over 500 years?

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Feature Interviews (11:15) – Dr. John Travaline talks all about sleep – why sleep is important, what good sleep looks like, what prevents us from getting good sleep, and what we can do to get more good sleep.

Also in this episode:

Background Info (00:30) – Center for Disease Control Statistics on Sleep and Sleep Disorders https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/data_statistics.html

Medical Trivia (Answer at 47:02) – In a national survey performed by the National Sleep Foundation in 2005, what percentage of married couples divulged that they sleep in separate beds OR separate rooms - all in an effort to sleep better - usually because of the sounds, smells, or sleep movements of the other spouse?

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Feature Interviews (11:52) – Grace Marie Turner, president of the Galen Institute, joins the doctors to talk about what’s wrong with the healthcare system in the United States, what options to fix it have been proven to actually work, and what Catholic should be looking for as ethical concerns in healthcare policies.

https://www.healthcarechoices2020.org/

https://galen.org/

Also in this episode:

Background Info (00:30) – Executive Order on Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First (https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-improving-price-quality-transparency-american-healthcare-put-patients-first/)

Medical Trivia (Answer at 47:06) – How many of these countries have citizens who pay a lower percentage of their income toward healthcare than Americans?

1. Australia

2. Austria

3. Canada

4. France

5. Germany

6. Japan

7. Netherlands

8. Sweden

9. Switzerland

10. United Kingdom

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Feature Interviews (6:03) – First, Bobby Williams shares about the work of the Women’s Care Center Foundation, and Jenny Hunsbarger shares her experiences with over 20 years counseling women facing crisis pregnancies. https://supportwomenscarecenter.org/

Then Monica Kelsey, founder of Safe Haven Baby Boxes, talks about how babies’ lives are being saved by alarm-activated, heated boxes for abandoned babies. https://shbb.org/

Also in this episode:

Background Info (00:30) – Co-host Dr. Chris Stroud shares his experiences as an OBGYN working with women experiencing a crisis pregnancy and how he has seen the fruit of their choice of life for their babies.

Medical Trivia (Answer at 46:37) – If a doctor tells a pregnant woman that her baby is measuring a size that fits 14 weeks gestational age, how long ago did conception of that baby most likely occur?

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Feature Interviews (6:03) – Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, talks about why young people are called the “Pro-Life Generation,” how pro-life people are preparing for life post Roe v. Wade, and how her organization has been so successful helping convert young Americans to the cause of life. https://studentsforlife.org/

(32:03) Then Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family, talks about helping abortion opponents see the dignity of the unborn by doing an ultrasound in Times Square. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao6_9oLpfrI

Also in this episode:

Background Info (00:30) – Guttmacher Institute Abortion Statistics https://www.guttmacher.org/united-states/abortion

Medical Trivia (Answer at 46:37) – An adult has 206 bones. How many bones does a baby have at birth?

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Feature Interview (6:28) – Kathleen Eaton-Bravo, founder of the Obria Group of pro-life medical clinics, tells the story of how she became pro-life after her own abortion, got involved in the pro-life movement, and overcame strict pro-abortion state regulations in California to grow one of the largest organization of pregnancy centers in the country, protecting thousands of women and babies every year.

https://www.obria.org/

Also in this episode:

Background Info (00:30) – Six Rules for Dealing with Non-Catholic Family and Friends by Steve Ray https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/six-rules-for-dealing-with-non-catholic-family-and-friends

Medical Trivia (Answer at 45:54) – In what medical facility was the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision written by Justice Harry Blackmun?

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Feature Interview (6:28) –Dr. Tim Millea, an orthopedic spine surgeon from Iowa, discusses the ins and outs of back pain - and maybe even “pains in the neck” – the most likely causes, how to avoid it, and what doctors and patients can do to treat it.

North American Spine Society https://www.spine.org/

Also in this episode:

Background Info (00:30) – Spine Basics (from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/diseases--conditions/spine-basics/

Medical Trivia (Answer at 45:54) – The human spine is composed of vertebrae from the neck to the tailbone. The human neck contains seven vertebrae. How many vertebrae does the much longer neck of a giraffe contain?

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Feature Interview (12:30) – Philosopher Dr. Pete Colosi shares how to clearly and charitably speak about the Catholic Church’s teaching on the morality of artificial reproductive technologies.

https://peterjcolosi.com/

Dr. Peter J. Colosi: Theology of the Body and Dignitas Personae (https://youtu.be/JnoWm7DnBNg)

Also in this episode:

Background Info (00:30) – What is Artificial Reproductive Technology (ART)? What are the different kinds, who uses it, and why?

Medical Trivia (Answer at 48:07) – A 2018 study has demonstrated the first detectable clinically relevant endpoint in children conceived through in vitro fertilization. What med ical problem was discovered to be present more in this group of adolescents and young adults compared to an age and sex-matched control group. Hint: We covered this topic in a recent Doctor, Doctor episode.

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Feature Interview (12:30) – Dr. Kevin Majeres, a psychiatrist practicing in Cambridge, MA who also teaches at Harvard Medical School, discusses anxiety: what it is, what causes it, what makes it worse, and what makes it better, including cognitive behavioral therapy.

www.drmajeres.com

www.optimalwork.com

Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (https://amzn.to/2NCfIlh)

The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It (https://amzn.to/2NCVCYf)

The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety: A Guide to Breaking Free from Anxiety, Phobias, and Worry Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (https://amzn.to/2HsHpJu)

Also in this episode:

Background Info (00:30) – Mental Health Conditions: Depression and Anxiety https://adaa.org/about-adaa/press-room/facts-statistics

Medical Trivia (Answer at 48:07) – The top four drugs prescribed to treat anxiety are the number 14, 20, 21, 31 and 57 most prescribed drugs in America. They all belong to the same class of drugs. What class is this, and can you name the generic or brand-name of any one of them.

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