Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry

Going to talk about an important cardiovascular disease, stroke on the podcast. I will be talking about the signs and symptoms of a stroke, how to diagnose it early and discuss some of the biggest factors associated with the disease. It can be one of the most debilitating things to happen to a loved one. One second everything can be fine and the next second life changing. Listen to some of the most common risk factors that you can change today. Also will be talking about how to recognize stroke symptoms early because it could mean the difference between life and death.

Links/Resources

• 10 common symptoms

In this episode you will learn:

• Why the word FAST is important in stroke recognition
• 10 signs and symptoms of an acute stroke
• Who is affected & how to help prevent it from happening to a loved one.

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Depression is one of the many disorders that I see manifest itself in a variety of different ways so its important to recognize the signs early. Today I talk about some signs and symptoms and how I have helped deal with the problems when they arise in my patients.

Links/Resources

• Watch your family member
• A more detailed focus on depressive symptoms
• Screening Tools

In this episode you will learn:

• Just how bad doctors are at asking about depression
• Signs and symptoms of depression
• Common stigmas of the disorder

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Making sure my patient's mental health has always been a big part of my teaching and way of practicing medicine so on today's episode follow along where I discuss why your mental health is just as important than the physical one. Today's episode is an important one as we touch on various aspects of it, well talk about why its important for primary care providers to take a more proactive role in assessing it as early as possible and why it is more common than you think to suffer from mental health issues.

Links/Resources

• Can't pray it away
• Medical Spotlight on Depression
• MHA

In this episode you will learn:

• Troubling facts about Mental Health
• Barriers to access to Mental Health Care
• Who is affected the most
• How many people commit suicide yearly?

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As a physician and father of an autistic child I hate that we still have to have a debate on this topic but here we are. Yet again we have health professionals who despite all the evidence against the fact still continue to make the general public believe that there is somehow a connection to autism & vaccinations. Today we are going to discuss exactly how the controversy started and lay out facts to dismiss claims of a relationship.

Links/Resources

• Vaccinating my child with Autism
• CDC's Statement on Vaccines

In this episode you will learn:

• Learn about where the controversy started
• Public Health Risks of not vaccinating
• What do the rise in numbers really mean
• When to seek help?

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In Florida we just approved it late 2016 for medical use and almost immediately I started getting calls on whether I would be subscribing it. Before you start I will let you know that it wasn't from people who were drug seeking but from people with complex medical conditions that reached a point where the only they had to turn to was the medical Marijuana. It has been one of hottest topics of medical debate over the past years. I can admit that I had strong opinions on the matter but after reading & doing my research I have changed my mind on everything. Listen to today's episode to see what happened.

Links/Resources

• Medical Marijuana in Florida

In this episode you will learn:

• Which side on stand on
• The Pros/Cons of Medical Marijuana
• Who benefits the most from it
• Why it isn't legal everywhere
• Why isn't there much research

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Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers diagnosed in the United States. Which is unfortunate because it is also one that could easily be prevented by one test. Over 60,000 people in the United States will die from colon cancer and we can prevent almost 90% of that if we just got treatment before it was too late. Today we are going to talk about colon cancer, who gets colon cancer, and what you can do to stop it. I will also address a recent article that talks about which age group is on the rise for colon cancer

Links/Resources

• Cancer on the rise
• What is a colonoscopy?

In this episode you will learn:

• What is colon cancer?
• Who is affected by it.
• How can it be prevented?
• Startling facts and figures
• Why this is no longer an old person's disease

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With a disorder that affects 1 out of every 3 adults it was only right to have a discussion on high blood pressure. Not a day goes by where I don't have to take care of a patient who is affected by hypertension in who way shape or form. Sometimes we are able to catch it early enough where it doesn't cause any problems and you are able to control it with diet alone but quite often but the time patients come to see me they sometimes require not only one medication but several. Today we are going to talk about the common causes of hypertension, how to treat it and its effects on the African American community.

Links/Resources

• The Silent Killer
• Foods that help lower your BP

In this episode you will learn:

• 5 common causes of high blood pressure
• Why its known as the silent killer
• Who should be treated
• How much is it costing us to take care of patients with high blood pressure
• Fact regarding african americans and blood pressure

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One of the common questions I ask my patients right before the encounter is over is how their sleep is. For a few of them they respond that their sleep is amazing & probably sleep a bit too much but for most of them sleep problems have become such a common thing that they they just deal with it. Whether it be that they have trouble falling asleep or trouble staying asleep the results are still the same. The dream of getting 8 hours of sleep are something that they have never experierenced. If I had a penny for everytime one of my patients asked how they could get a good night sleep I'd be rich. I think one of my worst cases of sleep disorders was a patient who begin to have heart rhythm abnormalities that only occurred when they were trying to go to sleep. On today's episode we talk about some of the common reasons why you can't sleep & just how detrimental it can be for your health over the long run. You also be surprised to hear some of the tips that may help you starting getting a better night's rest today.

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Quite often when a man walks in my office his reasoning usually falls under 2 categories, his partner/wife/mother(yes mother)/close family member brought him here or he wouldn't be here and some sexual function issues. We are going to talk about the second reason today. Unless you haven't been connected to any form of technology in the past 5 years than you have probably seen/heard a commercial promoting boosting a man's testosterone levels.

Testosterone is the key word today. On this episode I am talking about the infamous low "T", you will hear my thoughts on getting testosterone supplements, when you should actually be concerned about low testosterone & what foods can improve it.

Links/Resources

• Erectile Dysfunction discussion

In this episode you will learn:

• The benefits
• Signs and symptoms of low testosterone
• Who should be treated
• What foods can boost testosterone
• Side effects of testosterone replacement therapy

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June is the month that we put the focus on men regarding their health care. Honestly we men probably need a couple of months to really grasp how important their care is but I we are just going to have to make it work with one. In my practice the men tend to show up in my office for 3-4 common reasons which I discuss in today's podcast. I talk about the importance of Men's Health month, why men don't like going to the doctor and just how important loved ones are in getting a man to finally see one. Links/Resources

• Health Organization
• Common lies men tell their doctors

In this episode you will learn:

• The Importance of Mens Health Month
• Four Main pillars of Mens Health Month
• The most common reason why men show up to the doctor's office
• How important loved ones are in men's health care
• Why all the problems in men's health keep pointing back to one central issue

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