Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry

Are you an avid fan of Dr. Berry's blogs and videos?

Do you learn a lot from his content, but haven't really heard his story yet?

Or maybe you've seen one of his episodes, then you asked yourself, "Who is this person talking here with all this informative content?"

With now 200+ episodes, it makes sense that you only got to check the most recent ones uploaded, so sit back and relax, because you're in for an awesome treat today!

Get to know Dr. Berry as he re-introduces himself and welcomes you into this space. Tune in as he shares his story, focusing on why he's so passionate about educating, and find out why it's life-changing that physicians like him do it, too, nowadays.

Why you need to check out this episode:

Here, you'll get to know Dr. Berry – your favorite board-certified Internist and host of Medicine Mondays and Real Physician Reacts – better;

You'll understand the reason why Dr. Berry does this video and audio podcast thing, as well as being active and visible on social media, and why it's important for a physician like him to do so; and

You'll discover Dr. Berry's podcasting journey – from the overflowing passion that led him here to the steps he's gone through to make this happen, especially with how his public health degree played a huge role in how he became the physician that he is today

Notable Quotes:

"Your patients understand that you are human. And if your patients understand you are human, they're going to understand, like 'the same account that's telling me medical staff may also tell me something about politics, may also tell me something about music, may also tell me something about a sporting event,' because that's how a human typically works. If you want to have the social media platforms where literally all you talk about is this one thing, you can do so, but understand that kind of keeps you limited." – Dr. Berry Pierre

Episode 238 will let you know the following;

• Re-introduction to the new and old members of the Lunch and Learn Community
• Why I started online
• The social media journey from medical school days
• The thing that brings the most joy to teaching online
• The importance of caring for the community and why that drives what I do for the Lunch and Learn Community

Links/Resources:

• Dr. Berry's Social Pages

In this episode of Real Physician Reacts I want to discuss the recent guideline changes made by the CDC in regard to COVID-19.

Several key changes that I think people are going to either love/hate

1. No more 6-foot quarantine distance
2. Recommends being up to date on all vaccines including boosters
3. Infected people can end isolation after 5 days and wear a mask for 10 days if they are asymptomatic
4. Contact tracing only in healthcare settings and high-risk areas

Hear my thoughts tonight on why you should expect to see a new wave of people who didn't trust the CDC all of the sudden trust them wholeheartedly.

Links

• CDC ends recommendations
• Summary of Guidance

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In this episode of Medicine Mondays, we are going to be talking about the most important visit you can make to your doctor's office. We are going to be kind of piggybacking off our last couple of episodes where we talked about high blood pressure and high cholesterol, which kind of leads into the reason why we need to discuss it, because, during this visit, we're going to ask all of the questions and important things needed to be done during this exam.

The "routine" doctor's appointment is so unlike the ordinary visit you would have while visiting your doctor. For many people, getting your health in order for the whole year begins with your annual exam.

From a medical professional's viewpoint, this is the routine appointment where I can spend the most time with my patient and actually be compensated for doing so.

However, the patient's perspective is that this is the regular appointment when you may discuss all of your concerns with your doctor that you generally don't have time to do so during any quick appointments you may have.

Today, we'll discuss the unique aspects of this appointment, including the questions you may anticipate being asked, the normal blood tests, and the diagnostic exams based on age, race, and gender that are required.

This podcast aims to educate you on the ensuing discussions;

• The importance of making the doctors visit a routine
• Why much emphasis on the annual visit?
• Why does your doctor get to spend so much time with you during that visit?
• What are some of the questions you should expect during this exam?
• What are some of the common labs and diagnostic tests ordered during your annual exam?
• Why do you need to make a routine out of it?

Links/Resources:

• Dr. Berry's Social Pages
• LLP 229
• LLP 232

Sponsors:

• Lunch and Learn Community Online Store (code Empower10)
• Pierre Medical Consulting (If you are looking to expand your social reach and make your process automated then Pierre Medical Consulting is for you)
• Dr. Pierre's Resources – These are some of the tools I use to become successful using social media
• My Amazon Store – Check out all of the book recommendations you heard in the episode

In this episode of Real Physician Reacts I want to discuss the recent declaration by President Biden's administration to declare the monkeypox outbreak as a public health emergency. We are going to discuss why it's important for them to do so at this time and why this declaration should not cause any new level of concern for this disease.

Links

• Monkeypox Overview
• Biden administration declares the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency
• The WHO declares monkeypox a public health emergency
• Click here to watch the full video on YouTube...

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In this new episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry podcast, we focus mostly on my business side, which I usually do at the beginning of each month. Today I wanted to talk about impostor syndrome as a person, a clinician, and an entrepreneur and some of the obstacles you need to overcome to be your best self. We will kind of veer off course into a conversation about getting over yourself.

Furthermore, You will also hear my opinions in response to a recent interview in which I was asked, "What do you think about doctors finally using social media to educate the community?"

The following topics will be discussed in episode 234:

• Impostor syndrome
• Why it's important for physicians to embrace who they are inside and outside of medicine?
• Lessons I have learned as a clinician using social media
• Dr. Berry's realization of his strengths and weaknesses when it comes to business

Links/Resources:

• Dr. Berry's Social Pages

Sponsors:

• Lunch and Learn Community Online Store (code Empower10)
• Pierre Medical Consulting (If you are looking to expand your social reach and make your process automated then Pierre Medical Consulting is for you)
• Dr. Pierre's Resources – These are some of the tools I use to become successful using social media
• My Amazon Store – Check out all of the book recommendations you heard in the episode

In this episode of Real Physician Reacts I want to give just a general overview of the differences that I have observed between the monkeypox outbreak and the covid-19 pandemic. Obviously, we had two plus years to observe the covid-19 response but there are definitely some major similarities and differences that I am noticing.

We won't get into the small details regarding the diseases, I have plenty of content for that just check the link section but the overall picture that I am seeing is interesting, to say the least.

Links

• Monkeypox Overview
• Dr. Berry's COVID Coverage

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In this new podcast episode of Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry, we bring you one of the tried and true topics here in general primary care medicine: cholesterol. Uncontrolled cholesterol is a disease that sometimes does not have any symptoms. The problem is that all of the issues associated with uncontrolled cholesterol, you definitely notice, including heart attack, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease.

Today's discussion will cover what cholesterol is, why the body needs it, and why the distinction between "good" and "bad" cholesterol is rather overrated. We will also discuss different stats on uncontrolled cholesterol such as the US success rate for treating the condition and other details.

Episode 232 will address the following topics;

• What is cholesterol
• Different types of proteins associated with cholesterol
• Cases of high cholesterol
• Associated risk factors of high cholesterol
• Treatment goals
• Prescribed treatment options
• Natural Treatment Options

Links/Resources:

• Dr. Berry's Social Pages
• LLP 229 - High Blood Pressure Update
• Mayoclinic

Sponsors:

• Lunch and Learn Community Online Store (code Empower10)
• Pierre Medical Consulting (If you are looking to expand your social reach and make your process automated then Pierre Medical Consulting is for you)
• Dr. Pierre's Resources – These are some of the tools I use to become successful using social media
• My Amazon Store – Check out all of the book recommendations you heard in the episode

On this episode of Real Physician Reacts we will be revisiting a conversation we had on our Medicine Monday series where we introduced the Lunch and Learn Community to the topic of the monkeypox virus. At the time it was more of an informational session as we had just a few cases to even discuss at the time but clearly didn't know where we were headed.

At the time of the episode, we are currently at 2400+ cases of monkeypox just here in the United States and it does seem to not be slowing down anytime soon. After a spirited discussion on my TikTok platform, I figured it was best we revisit the discussion and try to answer a question I am getting more and more lately.

Are we prepared for a monkeypox outbreak?

Links

• Follow me on Tiktok

• What is the Monkeypox Virus

• CDC - Monkeypox count

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In this week's Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry podcast, we bring you another rendition of our COVID-19 update. We're discussing the most recent information on COVID-19, particularly the most recent omicron variant BA.5, which has quickly replaced older strains as the one that predominates in this country.

Today, I'm going to discuss why the BA.5 area has quickly risen to the top strain in this nation in less than three weeks and why we should be concerned.

This week's episode will focus on;

• Recent COVID-19 update
• What is the BA.5 COVID-19 variant
• Symptoms of the Ba.5 COVID-19 variant
• What is different about this variant
• How you should prepare to deal with this new variant
• Why you should be worried

Links/Resources:

• Dr. Berry's Website
• DrBerryPierreTV
• Dr. Pierre's Healthchecks
• Dr. Berry's Twitter
• Dr. Berry's Instagram
• Dr. Berry's Clubhouse
• Dr. Berry's TikTok page
• What is the BA.2 COVID Variant?
• CDC COVID Data Tracker
• The Omicron BA.5 variant is driving COVID reinfections across the US.

Sponsors:

• Lunch and Learn Community Online Store (code Empower10)
• Pierre Medical Consulting (If you are looking to expand your social reach and make your process automated then Pierre Medical Consulting is for you)
• Dr. Pierre's Resources – These are some of the tools I use to become successful using social media
• My Amazon Store – Check out all of the book recommendations you heard in the episode

In this new podcast episode of Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry, I will give you an update on high blood pressure, which is one of the main factors contributing to premature deaths globally. In light of the current pandemic-related events, I don't want us to overlook the everyday illness processes that are harming many of us on a daily basis.

Today, let's get re-acclimated on what high blood pressure is, the issues it raises, and—most importantly—what we should do about it tomorrow. We will find out why over 47% of Americans have high blood pressure diagnoses and why more than 25% don't even have it under control.

The following will be covered in episode 229;

• 2022 Update on High Blood Pressure
• High Blood Pressure Facts
• Risk Factors and Complications of High Blood Pressure

Links/Resources:

• Dr. Berry's Website
• DrBerryPierreTV
• Dr. Pierre's Healthchecks
• Dr. Berry's Twitter
• Dr. Berry's Instagram
• Dr. Berry's Clubhouse
• Dr. Berry's TikTok page
• LLP172
• American Heart Health Month
• New Guidance on Blood Pressure Management in Low-Risk Adults
• Mayo Clinic
• Hypertension: New Guidelines from the International Society of Hypertension

Sponsors:

• Lunch and Learn Community Online Store (code Empower10)
• Pierre Medical Consulting (If you are looking to expand your social reach and make your process automated then Pierre Medical Consulting is for you)
• Dr. Pierre's Resources – These are some of the tools I use to become successful using social media
• My Amazon Store – Check out all of the book recommendations you heard in the episode