Glass Half Healthy

This special report of the Glass Half Healthy is based on YOUR feedback about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and where we are headed from here.  So by popular demand, we have a COVID-19 infection control expert, Dr. Hang Tran, DO, MPH, on the pod to address all of your concerns!  Dr. Tran is a board certified family medicine and obesity medicine physician who also has her Masters in Public Health.  She currently works with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to help contain COVID-19 outbreaks in the workplace.  And she’s here to answer your questions, including:

- How does the vaccine work and why do we need two doses?

- How protective is the vaccine and can I still get infected if I get vaccinated?

- For how many months or years will the COVID-19 vaccine protect us?

- Until I get my vaccine, what can I do can to best protect myself?

I hope our talk provides you with the latest information on the COVID-19 vaccine and how to best protect yourself during this pandemic.

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This podcast is intended for educational purposes only and isn’t medical advice so please talk to your primary physician for that.  In addition, the views and opinions expressed by me are my own and not that of my former, current or future employer. This also applies to my guests.  Finally, we do our best to make every effort to relay correct information, but don’t guarantee its accuracy.  Thank you for listening.

In the first episode of 2021, Dr Stancic, M.D. is a board certified internist and infectious disease specialist whose path during her medical training took a dramatic detour due to a disorder called Multiple Sclerosis (MS).  After years of becoming dependent on medications and a walking cane, she had an epiphany in 2003 that inspired her to reclaim her health through profound lifestyle changes.  This motivated her to successfully run a marathon in 2010 and even produce a movie in 2019 called Code Blue, which sheds light on the lapses in our healthcare system.  Dr. Stancic also discusses her new book entitled, What’s Missing from Medicine.  As an infectious disease specialist, she discusses how fine tuning your lifestyle choices can help to optimize your immune system to protect against COVID-19.  I hope our talk will inspire you to strengthen each of the 6 spokes of your lifestyle wheel of health.  

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This podcast is intended for educational purposes only and isn’t medical advice so please talk to your primary physician for that.  In addition, the views and opinions expressed by me are my own and not that of my former, current or future employer. This also applies to my guests.  Finally, we do our best to make every effort to relay correct information, but don’t guarantee its accuracy.  Thank you for listening.

In the last episode of 2020, Anthony Masiello is back on the show to set you up for success for the new year.  As you may recall from episode 17, Anthony is a nationally board certified health & wellness coach and co-founder of Plant Based TeleHealth, which is a national telemedicine service focused on the prevention and reversal of chronic disease utilizing approaches in Lifestyle Medicine.   But his work in healthcare first started with working on his own health.  His incredible health journey, losing 160 pounds and successfully keeping it off since 2005 through plant based nutrition, is one of the most amazing personal transformations I’ve seen.  With the continued rising number of COVID cases and in preparation for your New Years health goals, this discussion really comes at no better time to discuss Anthony’s health coaching perspective on overcoming obstacles of weight loss and the keys to long term success.  I hope our talk will help you realize that no matter where you are along your healthy journey, successful long term weight loss is possible by weighing the process more than the scale.

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This podcast is intended for educational purposes only and isn’t medical advice so please talk to your primary physician for that.  In addition, the views and opinions expressed by me are my own and not that of my former, current or future employer. This also applies to my guests.  Finally, we do our best to make every effort to relay correct information, but don’t guarantee its accuracy.  Thank you for listening.

Dr. Yoo is a board certified physician in Family Medicine, Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Integrative Medicine, with a number of other qualifications that includes authoring his latest book, “COVID contemplations for self-awareness and personal development:  Volume 1.”  In this episode, he discusses his expertise in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) as well as the Enneagram.  By using these two fields of study, Dr. Yoo explains how you can develop a deeper understanding of who you are and where you want to go.  I hope our talk will help you get a better grasp of your inner workings so that you can become the best version of yourself.

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This podcast is intended for educational purposes only and isn’t medical advice so please talk to your primary physician for that.  In addition, the views and opinions expressed by me are my own and not that of my former, current or future employer. This also applies to my guests.  Finally, we do our best to make every effort to relay correct information, but don’t guarantee its accuracy.  Thank you for listening.

Anthony Masiello is a nationally board certified health & wellness coach and co-founder of Plant Based TeleHealth, which is a national telemedicine service focused on the prevention and reversal of chronic disease utilizing approaches in Lifestyle Medicine. But Anthony’s work in healthcare first started with work on his own health. His unbelievable health journey, losing 160 pounds and successfully keeping it off since 2005 through plant based nutrition, is one of the most amazing personal transformations I’ve heard. With the rising number of COVID cases, our discussion comes at no better time to address obesity, which serves as a high risk factor for severe coronavirus infections. So no matter where you are on your weight loss journey, I hope this talk can help you realize that successful long term weight loss is possible and that Anthony’s story will inspire you to reclaim your health.

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Thanks to my intern, the wonderful and smart Amelia Liu, to Jacob Ferrer for their production help, and to StockSounds for the music. And to YOU! Thank you for listening!

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This podcast is intended for educational purposes only and isn’t medical advice so please talk to your primary physician for that. In addition, the views and opinions expressed by me are my own and not that of my former, current or future employer. This also applies to my guests. Finally, we do our best to make every effort to relay correct information, but don’t guarantee its accuracy. Thank you for listening.

Heather Laricano-Rejino is a healthy private chef, fitness instructor, a nutrition and culinary educator/blogger, and a regular guest on the Fox San Antonio Fox show “Daytime with Kimberly & Esteban” who has personally struggled with addiction. Heather has overcome much adversity - from addiction, to abuse and to the challenges of working as a single mom - to transform into the positive force she is today. Heather reveals that addiction recovery is a state that must be maintained; an ongoing journey, as opposed to a destination. She has worked through her addiction to discover the possibilities of reaching the best version of herself. I hope our talk will help to inspire you to quit your unhealthy habits and to realize that whatever it is that you are struggling with, real change is possible for anyone.

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Thanks to my intern, the wonderful and smart Amelia Liu, to Jacob Ferrer for their production help, and to StockSounds for the music.  And to YOU!  Thank you for listening!

Disclaimer:

This podcast is intended for educational purposes only and isn’t medical advice so please talk to your primary physician for that.  In addition, the views and opinions expressed by me are my own and not that of my former, current or future employer. This also applies to my guests.  Finally, we do our best to make every effort to relay correct information, but don’t guarantee its accuracy.  Thank you for listening.

Dr. Andrea Matsumura, M.D., a board certified Internal Medicine physician, is here to convince you that sleep is the missing link to better health. Dr. Matsumura initially worked as a hospitalist then transitioned to outpatient clinic work, where she sparked her love for sleep. Now, after being fellowship trained in Sleep Medicine, Dr. Matsumura describes herself as a wholistic sleep medicine physician and emphasizes to her patients the importance of sleep as a key piece to your overall health. She discusses the common problems surrounding sleep in our society and how these issues have profound effects on all facets of health including the immune system, which is ever so important during this pandemic. I hope our talk inspires you to get better sleep since your health rests on it!

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Thanks to my intern, the wonderful and smart Amelia Liu, to Jacob Ferrer for their production help, and to StockSounds for the music.  And to YOU!  Thank you for listening!

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This podcast is intended for educational purposes only and isn’t medical advice so please talk to your primary physician for that.  In addition, the views and opinions expressed by me are my own and not that of my former, current or future employer. This also applies to my guests.  Finally, we do our best to make every effort to relay correct information, but don’t guarantee its accuracy.  Thank you for listening.

Dr. Sung Won, M.D. is a fellowship-trained spine orthopedic surgeon that provides comprehensive methods of Stem Cell Therapy, Regenerative Medicine, and Lifestyle Medicine to his patients. In this episode, he discusses how he helps his patients treat and even reverse chronic diseases through these novel approaches. Specifically, Dr. Won describes his practice of focusing first on lifestyle factors like nutrition while putting surgery on the table as a last resort option. Even if surgery is required, he details the success his patients experience as a result of his unique methods. In the end, his patients greatly benefit not just in the short term but in the long term process of their health. While enjoying our talk, I hope you become inspired by his methods and the P.E.A.R. lifestyle to move along your own journey towards healthier living.

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Disclaimer:

This podcast is intended for educational purposes only and isn’t medical advice so please talk to your primary physician for that.  In addition, the views and opinions expressed by me are my own and not that of my former, current or future employer. This also applies to my guests.  Finally, we do our best to make every effort to relay correct information, but don’t guarantee its accuracy.  Thank you for listening.

Dr. Jessie Mahoney, M.D., a board-certified pediatrician, a certified life coach, and a yoga instructor emphasizes the importance of being mindful in your everyday life. In this episode, she talks about how the discovery of yoga gave her more clarity towards her true calling. Specifically, Dr. Mahoney focuses on how pausing and being present gives you the freedom to decide how you want to show up in any situation in your life. For those that have a racing mind or those feeling particularly anxious during this time of the pandemic, I personally dedicate this episode to you. I hope our talk inspires you to incorporate mindfulness in your own life and to see that you have more power over your own situation than you realize.

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Thanks to my intern, the wonderful and smart Amelia Liu, to Jacob Ferrer for their production help, and to StockSounds for the music.  And to YOU!  Thank you for listening!

Disclaimer:

This podcast is intended for educational purposes only and isn’t medical advice so please talk to your primary physician for that.  In addition, the views and opinions expressed by me are my own and not that of my former, current or future employer. This also applies to my guests.  Finally, we do our best to make every effort to relay correct information, but don’t guarantee its accuracy.  Thank you for listening.

Dr. SiriChand Kaur Khalsa, M.D. has had a life-long interest in mindful living as the basis for long term vitality of mind, body and spirit. She's a board certified physician as well as a Kundalini Yoga Instructor, Reiki Master, and Ayurveda practitioner. In our talk, we discuss the potential for plant food to become a boundless source of energy in your life. Dr. Sirchand also addresses the misinformation and myths surrounding plant nutrition. She helps to distinguish between the terms vegan and plant based as well as to identify the different philosophies behind each. But labels aside, our focus here is on the benefits of plant foods so I hope our talk inspires you to experience for yourself the power of a whole food plant based nutrition.

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Thanks to my intern, the wonderful and smart Amelia Liu, to Jacob Ferrer for their production help, and to StockSounds for the music.  And to YOU!  Thank you for listening!

Disclaimer:

This podcast is intended for educational purposes only and isn’t medical advice so please talk to your primary physician for that.  In addition, the views and opinions expressed by me are my own and not that of my former, current or future employer. This also applies to my guests.  Finally, we do our best to make every effort to relay correct information, but don’t guarantee its accuracy.  Thank you for listening.