Feel Healthy With Dr. Scott Lear

Regular exercise gives you more energy, improves health, boosts creativity and add years to your life. But many people have a hard time fitting it into their daily routine. Enter the Exercise Snack, short bursts of exercise you can do anywhere, at anytime, to improve your health.

In this podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Jonathan Little (Twitter: @DrJonLittle) who is an Associate Professor in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences at the University of British Columbia. For nearly 15 years, Dr. Little has been researching how short bursts of exercise can help improve fitness and health. In 2021 he received the University of British Columbia- Okanagan’s Health Researcher of the Year, and his work has helped people get active and stay healthy.

During the podcast, we discuss the health and fitness benefits of exercise snacking, just how short the snacks can be and how you can fit them into your daily routine.

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Bone health is an important but often overlooked aspect of our body’s overall wellness. Many of us think bones are inert, but they’re living organs that are continually remodelling. How active you are and the type of exercise you get can affect how strong your bones are. Likewise, if you don’t’ get enough activity, your bones will weaken. This can increase your risk for osteoporosis.

For this podcast I’m joined by Anne Guzman (Twitter: @guzmannutrition) who has more than a decade of experience in exercise and health. She’s a Kinesiology graduate, bike racer, personal trainer, podcaster and sports nutrition and performance coach. She has her BoneFit certification from Osteoporosis Canada and is a lifelong learner currently doing her Masters in Science on bone health in cyclists.

During the podcast, Anne discusses the importance of exercise for increasing and maintaining bone health. Whether you’re young or old, new to exercise or a seasoned athlete, Anne’s got some important tips for you.

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For most of us, sitting is the number one activity we do. We sit when we work. We sit while commuting. We sit during our leisure time. And with the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re probably sitting even more. All this sitting can be bad for your health

In this podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Stephanie Prince Ware (Twitter: @SPrinceWare) who is a Research Scientist at the Public health Agency of Canada. For more than a decade, her research has focused on sedentary behaviours such as sitting, why people are active or inactive, and ways to get people moving more and sitting less.

During this podcast, Stephanie discusses how much people actually sit in a day (you’ll be surprised), what sitting does to your body and the health hazards. She will also provide some simple tips on how a few little actions can reduce the amount you sit and improve your health.

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Ever tried to change your diet and given up? Find all the information out there confusing and focused on extreme dieting? With all the quick-fixes and advertisements for specialty diets it’s easy to get frustrated and be uncertain what to eat, but maybe, a good diet doesn’t have to be extreme and require you to change your whole life.

For this podcast I’m joined by Lindsay Pleskot, a Registered Dietitian with years of experience speaking, writing and coaching people to make food feel good body, mind, and soul. Through her signature 321 Method Meal Plans, Lindsay inspires healthy change in people’s nutrition and believes that food has the ability to connect us more deeply to ourselves and to the world around us.

During the interview, Lindsay discusses various myths about nutrition such as healthy eating takes too much time or costs too much. Through her grounded approach to eating healthy, Lindsay dispels these myths and how people can overcome challenges to good nutrition.

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Many of us experience anxiety at some point in our lives. It’s a normal response to a stressful situation. But now with the COVID19 pandemic, anxiety is more common and more severe. We have concerns about our personal health and that of loved ones. At the same time, our common outlets for dealing with anxiety, going to the gym, being outside and socializing with others have been restricted, possibly leading to higher anxiety levels.

Joining me for this podcast is Dr. Quincy Young, a clinical psychologist at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver with over 20 years of experience in treating people with anxiety and depression. She has a special focus on people with heart disease and is actively engaged in research and in the training of psychology residents.

During the podcast, Quincy shares her expertise on how to recognize anxiety, how it affects our body and how to manage it from home. In addition, she provides guidance on when to seek outside help.

Some of the self-help resources mentioned in the podcast include the Simply Being app, guided relaxation videos on YouTube and Kelty’s Key online support.

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We’re learning more and more about the health impacts of air pollution and the benefits of greenspace. From smog that we can see to micro-particles that we can’t, continued exposure to air pollution can increase your risk for heart and lung diseases among others. We might think of air pollution as something beyond our control but even if we can’t control how much air pollution is around our community, we might be able to reduce our exposure to it.

Leading the way is Dr. Perry Hystad who is an Assistant Professor in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences at Oregon State University where he leads the Spatial Health Lab. His research uses innovative study design and technologies to understand how things from cars to trees affect our health. His work spans the globe as he’s involved in a number of national and international research studies.

Join Perry and me as we discuss the problems with air pollution, what can be done to avoid it and the benefits of greenspace to your health.

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Trying to eat healthier? Are you conscious of your salt intake but can never get it low enough? What about fat? Is it now good to have? It seems that with nutrition, everything that was good is now bad and everything that was bad is now good. Or is it?

For this podcast I'm joined by Dr. Andrew Mente (Twitter: @AndrewMente), an Associate Professor at McMaster University and a global leader in nutrition research. His research on the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological (PURE) Study has led to ground-breaking findings to determine what good nutrition is, with particular focus on sodium and fat intake.

During the interview, Andrew touches on various controversies in nutrition such as how much salt is too much and can you actually have too little? Will eating saturated fat cause heart disease, or has it been wrongly accused? And what exactly is a healthy diet?

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You’ve decided to start an exercise program. A fantastic first step. Exercising regularly is great for your health. Not only does it reduce your chances of getting disease and early death, it also improves your mental wellbeing. And even one session will make you feel better. But where do you start? Starting a program may be easy, but keeping it going and building it into a lifelong habit takes some planning.

For this podcast I’m joined by fitness coach extraordinaire Karina Inkster. She holds a Masters degree in gerontology specializing in healthy aging and is the author of two fitness-related books. Her No-B.S. Vegan podcast, busts myths and provides evidence-based advice to help her listeners kick butt with their health and fitness on a vegan diet. Her award-winning online programs, which offer fitness and nutrition coaching, have helped hundreds of clients around the world (www.karininkster.com).

During the podcast Karina will share with you simple tips to planning out your program, starting small and focusing on the process. She’ll also dispel common myths about exercise and how motivation is important but can only take you so far in your program. Whether you’re just starting out or have been exercising for years, you’re sure to learn something new.

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Have you ever felt something not right in your body, unsure what it may be and decided not to get it checked out by your doctor or avoid going to the ER? Ever go see the doctor only to be told nothing is wrong with you? Have you ever felt anxious about your health?

If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, then you’re not alone. In fact, many of us have experienced these feelings or had this happen to us.

For this podcast I’m joined by Carolyn Thomas. In 2008 Carolyn suffered a heart attack and has since become a champion for patients, and women in particular, by sharing her story of being sent home from the ER with the misdiagnosis of acid reflux. She writes the popular blog called Heart Sisters and is the author of the book A Woman’s Guide to Living With Heart Disease (published by Johns Hopkins University Press)

During the interview Carolyn shares her story and discusses how people can be empowered when taking care of their health. Valuable information whether for you, or someone you care about. So sit back and take a listen.

We’ve known for a long time that exercise is good for us. It prevents heart disease, cancer and early death. But what if you have heart disease already? Is exercise safe? And what about those stories we hear of athletes who after a life of intense training develop disease? Are they doing more harm than good? The field of sports cardiology offers insight into these and other questions to help you get the most out of exercise.

Joining me for this podcast is sports cardiologist Dr. Saul Isserow who is Director of the Centre for Cardiovascular Health at Vancouver General Hospital. He is a renowned expert in exercise and the heart, and Medical Director of Sports Cardiology of BC (http://www.sportscardiologybc.org/), a unique clinic targeted to understanding the optimal role of exercise in athletes and non-athletes. He was the cardiology lead for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. 

During the interview, Saul describes the role exercise has in maintain health, as well as managing heart disease in both highly trained athletes and the regular exerciser. 

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