PUTTING THE HEALTH BACK IN HEALTHCARE

Episodes

March 31, 2025

171. Microplastics Are Everywhere But Should You Care?

In this unscripted deep dive, Altamash and Darsh tackle the overlooked but increasingly relevant topic of microplastics—what they are, how they affect our bodies, and what practical steps we can take to reduce exposure. From ...

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March 16, 2025

170. Owning Your Practice and Your Future with The Rise of Direct Spe…

Dr. Sarah “Sassy” Weinstein—triple board-certified in family medicine, sports medicine, and lifestyle medicine. After finishing her family medicine residency, Dr. Weinstein headed to Colorado for a sports medicine fellowship,...

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March 3, 2025

169. Feeling Stressed is Optional: Redefining Burnout, Identity & Pur…

r. Robyn Tiger is a board-certified physician and founder of StressFreeMD, a platform dedicated to helping healthcare professionals navigate burnout and reclaim a sense of calm in their daily lives. After overcoming her own h...

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Feb. 17, 2025

168. Rewiring the Brain: Unlocking the Secrets to Neurodegenerative D…

Today, we are honored to welcome Dr. Leonaura Rhodes, a physician, public health expert, neurotherapist, and certified brain health coach. With over three decades of experience, she has dedicated her career to helping individ...

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Feb. 3, 2025

167. Hype vs. Reality: The Biggest Health Trends of 2025

In this episode, we revisit our 2024 health predictions to see what we got right—and what we completely missed. Then, we dive into the biggest winners and losers of 2025, the most overhyped health trends, and the breakthrough...

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Jan. 20, 2025

166. Bridging Health and Design Through Architecture and Sustainable …

Denzel Hill is an architectural designer with a unique perspective, aiming to connect the built world with nature to create healthier communities. He is the founder of Under One Sun Creative Consulting, an architectural desig...

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Jan. 6, 2025

165. Can We Rebuild Trust in Healthcare After the COVID-19 Pandemic? …

Dr. Heather Hammerstedt is an emergency medicine physician, lifestyle medicine coach, and founder of Wholist Health. With over 20 years of experience in acute and chronic care, she has dedicated her career to addressing the r...

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Dec. 26, 2024

164. Health Hijacked: Insurance Greed, Therapy Culture, and Alarmist …

Altamash and Darsh are back to discuss current events. Topics covered in the episode include: Current insurance industry issues - Brian Thompson, BCBS Therapy Culture "Health Experts" Resources mentioned in the show: Mark Man...

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Dec. 9, 2024

163. Is Medicine Overlooking the Role of Psilocybin and Psychedelics?…

Dr. Lida Fatemi, DO, MPH is a board-certified internal medicine physician, educator, speaker, certified physician coach, and founder of the Conscious Physician Method . A best-selling author and leader in the integration of p...

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Nov. 25, 2024

162. Should Nature be the 7th Pillar of Lifestyle Medicine? | Melissa…

Dr. Melissa Sundermann (aka Doctor Outdoors) is a plant-based physician, double board certified in both Internal Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine and has been practicing medicine for over 20 years. She also has training in Int...

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Nov. 11, 2024

161. Navigating Student Loans Amidst the Chaos | Meagan McGuire

Meagan McGuire is back on the show to break down the current landscape of student loans. Meagan Landress is a student loan consultant for Student Loan Planner. She obtained her finance degree at The Coles College of Business ...

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Oct. 28, 2024

160. Progress Note #19: The Return of Medicine Redefined, Life Update…

We're baaaccckkk!! In this episode, we provide some life updates over the last 4 months. We'll also dive into the topics of work, success, and personal development through the lens of a couple podcasts we listed to with Alex ...

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July 8, 2024

159. Asset Protection Part 2: Life Insurance | Lawrence Keller, CFP

Lawrence B. Keller is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and the founder of Physician Financial Services, a company dealing exclusively with the financial needs and concerns of members of the medical profession.

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June 24, 2024

158. Protecting Your Most Valuable Asset: Disability Insurance Demyst…

Lawrence B. Keller is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and the founder of Physician Financial Services, a company dealing exclusively with the financial needs and concerns of members of the medical profession.

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June 10, 2024

157. Digital Therapeutics vs. Digital Health, Patients Turning into C…

RJ Kedziora is the co-founder of Estenda Solutions, a leading company specializing in custom software and data analysis for healthcare and medical companies. With a remarkable journey spanning over 30 years, he possesses a de...

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May 27, 2024

156. MDW Special: Using Precision Medicine to Magnify Cardiometabolic…

Matt Martin is the CEO of Precision Health Reports, a company focused on longitudinal analysis of cardiometabolic markers. Matt served as a U.S. Army Infantry Officer, gaining leadership skills in the fast-paced environment. ...

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May 13, 2024

155. Progress Note #18: The Surprising Benefits of Earthing/Grounding

In this episode, Dr. Darsh and Dr. Altamash share research on the positive benefits of earthing/grounding (putting our barefoot on Earth). They will discuss what it is, how we think it works, what the research shows, and how ...

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May 6, 2024

154. The Attractiveness of Functional Medicine & Avoiding Sick Care M…

Joseph Carchedi, MD, is a Board Certified Practitioner of the world renown Institute of Functional Medicine and founder of the Lower Gwynedd Functional Medicine Institute. Dr. Carchedi earned his medical degree at Università ...

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April 29, 2024

153. Succeeding in Dating and Marriage & Raising Mentally Strong Kids…

Amy Morin is a psychotherapist, mental strength trainer and an international bestselling author. Her books in the 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do series have sold more than 1 million copies and been translated into ...

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April 22, 2024

152. Why Humans Suffer, Exploring Philosophies & Understanding Growth…

Ravi Hariprasad, MD, MPH, is the founder and CEO of Intuitive Mental Health, a start up focused on partnering with primary care physicians to deliver comprehensive and personalized mental health support. Dr. Hariprasad obtain...

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April 15, 2024

151. Foot Health, Transition Protocol to Minimalist Shoes & Footwear …

Irene Davis, PhD, PT, is a Professor in the School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science in the Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida. Prior to this, she was the founding Director of the Spa...

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April 8, 2024

150. Learning From Health Influencers and Documentaries, Nutrition in…

EC Synkowski is a nutritionist, CrossFit Level 4 Coach, and the owner of OptimizeMe Nutrition. EC is the creator of the #800gchallenge and #LazyMacros. Her podcast TheConsistencyProject is a medium for education where she ela...

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April 1, 2024

149. Progress Note #17: Fasted Cardio & Training, Optimizing Nutritio…

In this episode, Dr. Darsh and Dr. Altamash take a deep dive into fasted cardio and training. Is it beneficial? Or do we just think we are burning more fat? Altamash also talks about his experience with training, sleep, stres...

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March 25, 2024

148. Physique Optimization: Psychology, Longevity, and Lifestyle (Par…

Joe Farese is a natural-for-life pro bodybuilder who has competed for the last 36 years consecutively. He has also worked over the past 36 years as a trainer and health coach for populations ranging from young athletes to sen...

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