The Pain Rebel Podcast By Straight Shot Health

How often have you heard the term “Work-Life Balance”?  Or seen articles saying how “Work-Life Balance” is getting worse?       In today’s episode we talk about why the entire idea of Work-Life Balance is wrong and how trying to maintain it could worsen health… And what we should be focusing on instead. Click […]

For today’s episode we talk about “Choosing Wisely” for health. What is Choosing Wisely? Well it’s a campaign created by the ABIM Foundation to “spark conversations between patients and providers.” Does it work?  I’ve got my own opinion for another time… Instead we’ll go over 3 recommendations:   One for back pain, another for colds […]

What is the First Step to good health? This isn’t a rhetorical question because knowing this step is the KEY for good health…and a good life! This episode is probably the most important episode I’ve done to date. I also HIGHLY recommend reading Dr. Carol Dweck’s book!

Stress is the topic of this episode of Straight Shot Health Talk. What is it?  Why does it matter?  Why should it be your #1 health concern? But that’s not all… Stick around until the end for three key ideas about stress…and five specific techniques to manage it effectively.

What is Pain? What isn’t Pain? The answer may surprise you. This episode is PART One on Understanding Pain. There is also a companion video for this available at here: Understanding Pain Part One (Video)

The United States got it’s own report card on health recently in a study titled “The State of US Health, 1990-2010” and, unsurprisingly, it wasn’t too good. In fact, if I was the parent of the United States I would be very upset, I would cut any allowance, and do some remedial studying.  I would...Read More »

Today’s episode is: The Second Most important Question You Need to Answer  I need to warn you however, today’s episode may be challenging for many to hear because I’m going to ask you (when we’re done) to do something extremely difficult Alright, let’s dive in shall we and get right to it.  How would you answer...Read More »

Today we’ll talk about:  Stress in America Survey which is commissioned by the American Psychological Association yearly (since 2007) Measures attitudes & perceptions of stress among general public in the United States Goal of identifying leading sources of stress & common behaviors to manage stress in order to draw attention the serious emotional AND...Read More »

Show Notes for Episode 10: Overview:   What to watch for when it comes to headlines, Why it matters, How it relates to the “business” of healthcare and Strategies to use when you’re trying to decide what or even if, new health “news” matters to you.   What is the purpose of a headline...Read More »

Vaccine news and the measles outbreak What is community immunity when it comes to vaccines? Blue Zones Power 9 (aka How to Live to 100… and still enjoy it!) National Geographic Article on Blue Zones of the world.