Pass the Turmeric

Reflecting back on season 1, and looking forward to a major shift in season 2!

In this episode I'll tell you a bit about the DASH and DASH-Sodium Trials and how they put DASH diet on the map for treatment of hypertension.

DASH Diet Eating Plans:
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/dash-eating-plan
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/sites/default/files/publications/WeekOnDASH.pdf

This month's episode about turmeric is short but sweet (actually earthy/bitter)! Join me as I hunker down between night shifts to talk about turmeric and its theoretical health benefits.

Wang, Z et al. Effectiveness of Curcuma long Extra for the Treatment of Symptoms and Effusion-Synovitis of Knee Osteoarthritis. Annals of Internal Medicine. Vol. 173 No. 11 2020.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32926799/

Homeopathy is an approach to healing that uses the law of similarities and the law of minimal dose to treat patients' ailments. Its method of dilution is shrouded in controversy, and as of yet there's no compelling evidence to support its use. Today I invite an internal medicine resident and integrative medicine rookie on a quest to determine whether homeopathic remedies are indeed diluted or deluded.

The opinions in this episode do not reflect the opinions of our employers. As always this podcast is not meant to be used as medical advice and is only intended for educational and entertainment purposes.

To read Dr. Keith Love's poetry, click here or if you're using Spotify and that hyperlink didn't work, go to http://www.2river.org/2RView/24_4/poems/love.html or just google 2river Keith Love and choose the first link.

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We spend a third of our lives sleeping and yet we know very little about it and far less about how to repair it. In this episode we will explore sleep and discuss the integrative approach to treating insomnia.

Find a comfortable posture. Eyes gently closed, earbuds resting in pinnae, take a few deep breaths. Then press "play”, and enjoy this lesson on mindfulness. In this episode I sit down with Dr. Reuben Hendler to learn about mindfulness, its relevance to our health, and how to incorporate it into our lives. Reuben is a resident psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital with a long-standing personal, clinical, and research interest in mindfulness.
As always, this podcast is meant for educational purposes only and should not be used as medical advice.

Yoga blends physical, mental, and spiritual components in a way that is unique to most forms of movement. So is yoga better for health than other types of exercise? With the help of guest Alicia Kapjian-Pitt, yoga instructor and former studio manager, this episode will guide you through a brief history of yoga, explore yoga's association with health outcomes and safety profile, and discuss the issue of affordability, accessibility, and representation within both yoga and integrative medicine at large. Trust me, yoga to listen to this one.

Find Alicia Kapjian-Pitt on Instagram at realaliciakp. To sign up for her email list and join her free yoga classes, email [email protected] or go to her class channel https://activv.me/yoga-with-AKP.

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During the podcast I mentioned The Broken Brain Podcast episode #90 The Science of Movement: How to Use Exercise to Defeat Depression, Anxiety, and Loneliness with Dr. Kelly McGonigal which can be found on most streaming services.

Below are the studies referenced during the episode:

Sharma, Manoj. “Yoga as an alternative and complementary approach for stress management: a systematic review.” Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine vol. 19,1 (2014): 59-67. doi:10.1177/2156587213503344

Wolever, Ruth Q et al. “Effective and viable mind-body stress reduction in the workplace: a randomized controlled trial.” Journal of occupational health psychology vol. 17,2 (2012): 246-258. doi:10.1037/a0027278

Hendriks, Tom et al. “The Effects of Yoga on Positive Mental Health Among Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.” Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (2017): 1-13. doi: 10.1089/acm.2016.0334

Dagenais, Simon et al. “A systematic review of low back pain cost of illness studies in the United States and internationally.” The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society vol. 8,1 (2008): 8-20. doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2007.10.005
Li, Yunxia et al. “Effects of yoga on patients with chronic nonspecific neck pain: A PRISMA systematic review and meta-analysis.” Medicine vol. 98,8 (2019): e14649. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000014649

Skelly AC et al. “Noninvasive Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review.” Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 209 (Prepared by the Pacific Northwest Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-2015-00009-I.) AHRQ Publication No 18-EHC013-EF. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. June 2018. https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/topics/nonpharma-treatment-pain/research-2018 PMID: 30179389.

Qaseem, Amir et al. “Noninvasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians.” Annals of internal medicine vol. 166,7 (2017): 514-530. doi:10.7326/M16-2367

Patel, Neela K et al. “The Effects of Yoga on Physical Functioning and Health Related Quality of Life in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine vol. 18,10 (2012): 902-917. doi: 10.1089/acm.2011.0473

Cramer, Holger et al. “The Safety of Yoga: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.” American journal of epidemiology vol. 182,4 (2015): 281-93. doi:10.1093/aje/kwv071

Park, Crystal L et al. “Who practices yoga? A systematic review of demographic, health-related, and psychosocial factors associated with yoga practice.” J Behav Med vol 38 (

PREDIMED is a landmark trial that put the Mediterranean diet firmly on the map for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. However, the initial publication faced enormous scrutiny that sent team PREDIMED scrambling to retract and revise. Listen in to find out what happened next, and what you need to know about the PREDIMED trial.

The PREDIMED trial website can be found here and the revised paper can be found here.

I sat down with Dr. Elizabeth Epstein, my co-resident and author of A Beautiful Heart cookbook, to discuss food and the role it plays in her life and how she practices medicine.

Elizabeth's instagram username is abeautifulheartcookbook, her website is www.abeautifulheartcookbook.com, and her twitter is @lizziesagemd. And you can find her cookbook for purchase on Amazon.