Drs. Raja and Shah discuss the link between sugar and hyperactivity in children. Since many will still have some Halloween candy leftover AND as we are heading into Thanksgiving and the holidays, we thought it would be an interesting topic to delve into.

Effects of Diets High in Sucrose or Aspartame on The Behavior and Cognitive Performance of Children

Meta-analysis: The Effect of Sugar on Behavior or Cognition in Children

Effects of sugar injection expectancies on mother-child interactions

Deep Shah, DMD, is a pediatric dentist practicing in the Philadelphia area. He received his dental degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. He further trained at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, where he acquired extensive experience in the areas of growth and development, pediatric oral pathology, special healthcare needs, dental trauma, pharmacological modalities, and behavior modification/management. Currently, he is practicing at Chester County Dentistry for Children and serves as the Chief Dental Officer for Oak Dental Partners. Additionally, he teaches dental students and residents at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.

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Dr. Aleea Gupta joins the show to detail what life in the life of a Direct Primary Care Doctor looks like. Dr. Gupta obtained her Bachelor of Arts from Duke University and went on to medical school at the University of Florida. Subsequently, she completed a family medicine residency at overlook hospital in New Jersey where she served as the chief resident. She has previously been the assistant professor of clinical medicine for the University of Southern California and she's now working in her own practice in the direct primary care model. 

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In this episode, Meagan Landress, CSLP rejoins the show to discuss current events in the student loan world. We touch on:

Meagan Landress is a student loan consultant for Student Loan Planner. She was the first person in Georgia to acquire her CSLP® designation, as a Certified Student Loan Professional®. Her specialized education around student loan debt allows her to guide borrowers through informed repayment decisions, taking into account their full financial situation and financial goals.  

Personal Finance/Student Loan Resources:

White Coat Investor

Financial Residency 

Ben White Student Loans

Physician on Fire

Federal Student Aid Website

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IG: @financialcoachmeagan 

Student Loan Planner Website  

Student Loan Planner Podcast 

Dr. Serene Shereef is a trauma acute care surgeon, mom to 3 children, and a transformational life coach who helps women physicians struggling with burnout and overwhelm to create their life by design. Her unique framework combines the energy of mindfulness, self-love & self-compassion with the scientific principles of habit building, time design, and individuals' unique systems of productivity, so they can do less, live more, & create their dream life! Follow Dr. Shereef: Email: [email protected]  Website: www.serenitywellnessMD.com.  Linktree: https://linktr.ee/dr.serene 

Dr. Altamash and Dr. Darsh discuss the new trend of alkaline water and diet. They break down their biases, what the data shows, how they think of it, and how they will put the new information they learned into practice! 

Resources Mentioned in the Show

Studies

The Alkaline Diet: Is There Evidence That an Alkaline pH Diet Benefits Health? (PMID: 22013455)

The Effects of High Mineral Alkaline Water Consumed Over Three Consecutive Days on Reaction Time Following Anaerobic Exercise – A Randomized Placebo‐Controlled Crossover Pilot Study (PMID: 34025869)

Podcasts

Talking Water Tracy Duhs on Medicine Redefined

Youtube Video

Video on Alkaline Water