Dr. Ban Health Podcast

<p>This podcast covers a broad range of health topics from an integrative medicine perspective that combines conventional medicine and complementary therapies to promote health and wellness.  Most physicians are specialized now, so health can be approached too  narrowly, and many factors that contribute to poor health are ignored or overlooked.  Rather than chasing symptoms with drugs, Dr. Ban gets to the root of health problems and offers suggestions for achieving optimal health through the least invasive approach possible.<br><br>In each episode, Dr. Ban discusses health comprehensively based on the interplay of his "5 Pillars of Health."   Pillar #1 focuses on how health is affected by Nutrition and Physical Activity.  Pillar #2 is about the connection of stress (and namely the stress hormone, cortisol) to a broad range of chronic health conditions and diseases.  Pillar #3 addresses the importance of Gut Health and reducing Inflammation.  Pillar #4 explains how you can slow aging and reduce the risk of disease through balancing sex Hormones and reducing Environmental Toxins.  Finally, Pillar #5 covers how we can improve quality of life through improving our Brain Health.  <br><br>Because of the limited time available for Dr. Ban to educate his patients about these topics in the medical setting, he launched this podcast to share important up-to-date health information in an ever-changing world.  The information provided is NOT medical advice and should not be treated as such.  Rather, it is intended for educational purposes only to spur more research and analysis on the listener's part.  HIs ultimate goal is to empower listeners to take back control of their health.<br><br></p>

Episode #28: Counting Calories and Exercising More Will NOT help you Lose Belly Fat When you Reach your 40's. Here's why and what can you do about it?

Topics:1. Why can't we lose belly fat when we get into our 40's? It's the stress hormone (cortisol) and more.2. An example of a mid 40 woman who overcame this issue, and regained her youth body and lost the premenstrual weight3. 5 Tips on how to overcome this problem.

10-16
42:15

Episode #27: Are we being Overmedicated in the name of Health? How many people are on Statin, Blood Pressure, Diabetic, Sleeping, and/or Anti-Anxiety/Depression Mediations?

Topics1. 7 examples of patients on medications that resulted in adverse effects.2. Recent Study on JAMA Internal Medicine shows that intensive blood pressure treatment in elderly patients linked to cognitive decline. 3. 4 recommendations to help decrease unnecessary medication use in people.

10-02
33:02

Episode #26: How Much Do I have to Exercise to Lose Weight? You need to Train like a World Champion Ashley "Whiplash" Thiner!!!

Topics:1. Unrealistic expectation: people think by exercising, they will lose weight. Yet, most people will not lose weight especially fat with their exercise regiment. 2. You will lose weight specifically fat if you train like an elite athlete. I give you an example of Ashley "Whiplash" Thiner. Whiplash is the reigning World's Gold Medalist in Muay Thai for the United States, and a professional Mixed Martial Art (MMA) fighter. I described her workout routines daily and when she is in a ...

09-13
42:18

Episode #25: What Diet is Right for Me? Carnivore, Keto/Low Carb, Plant-based/Vegetarian? A New Study on Insulin Effect on Macronutrients

Topics:1. A success story of a diabetic patient who reverse his medical conditions and more in 2 months using one of these diets.2. A Cell Metabolism study that shows insulin response can vary quite a bit in some individuals to macronutrients (carbohydrates, protein, fats). This could affect some individuals success rate when it come to the type of diet they choose. 3. Who would benefit most from carnivore versus keto/low carb versus Plant-based/vegetarian diets. I will provide pros and ...

09-04
41:59

Episode #24: Why Do They Want to Eliminate Vitamin D Supplementation? Is it a Good Idea or Bad Mistake?

Topics:1. History of Vitamin D discovery, level of toxicity, and conversion from mg to International Units (IU).2. New Guideline by Endocrine Society for Vitamin D3. The Important Functions of Vitamin D in regulating, Skeletal System, Cardiovascular System, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Prediabetes, Diabetes, Immune System, Cancer, and Brain System.4. Summary and Prediction of Vitamin D use in the future.

08-16
42:01

Episode #23: Why Women need BOTH Ozempic/Wegovy (Semaglutide)/Mounjaro/Zepbound (Tirzepatide) and Hormone Replacement Therapy (Bio-Identical Hormones) to have the BEST results in weight loss and overall wellness?

Topics:1. Case example of a menopausal woman and use of Bio-Identical Hormones and Semaglutide.2. Why hormone replacement therapy with Bio-Identical Hormones are so important for women as they age?3. A study of hormone replacement therapy and Semaglutide in helping weight loss and cardiometabolic issues (diabetes, blood pressure, nonalcoholic liver disease)4. Case example when combining the 5 Pillars of Health (Nutrition, Physical activity, stress reduction, Gut health/micronutrients, Bio-ide...

08-05
29:27

Episode #22: Does Eating Too Much Animal Fat lead to Elevated Cholesterol and Increase Incident of Coronary Heart Disease?

Topics:1. The History Behind the "Lipid Hypothesis" that start in Russian in the early 20th Century that lead to the discovery of HDL (good cholesterol) and LDL (bad cholesterol) and eventually statin medication.2. The Diet-Heart Hypothesis and the "6 and 7 Countries Studies" that lead to the 1980 "Guidelines for Americans", which lowers fat intake and increase carbohydrate intake. Since that time, we see a tremendous rise in obesity, nonalcoholic fatty liver, and type 2 diabetes. ...

07-16
40:34

Episode #21: Does MultiVitamin-Minerals Supplement Increase Mortality Risk? JAMA article suggests higher mortality risk.

Topics:1. A New JAMA Prospective cohort study said there is no association between multivitamin supplementation and decrease mortality in adults. Multivitamin is linked to higher mortality risk (4%).2. Demographics of who uses supplements3. History when and why multivitamins were used by US adults since early 1940's.4. Approaches to Supplementation use. This systematic approach targets people's need more than the shotgun approach of taking a multivitamin once a day for everyone.

06-29
44:17

Episode #20: Why do Women NOT feel "NORMAL" when they get into their Early 40's? Yet their doctors said this is all "NORMAL".

Topics:1. The normal menstrual cycle that women know since their teenage years. What happen when that menstrual cycle changes as they age?2. The change in menstrual cycle and the interaction among different hormones. Estrogen dominance, high/low cortisol, low androgen, low thyroid functions, etc.3. Why do most weight gained occurred at this change in the menstrual cycle?4. What is the approach to "NORMALIZE" the changes in women's body?

06-21
37:05

Episode #19: Does Ozempic/Wegovy or Mounjaro/Zepbound causes Muscle Mass Loss? How to Maintain Muscle Mass with Weight Loss?

Topics:1. An article was talking about lean muscle mass loss with Ozempic/Wegovy (semaglutide) or Mounjaro/Zepbound (Tirzepatide) even though you lose about 30-50% body weight. Using Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator (SARM) to maintain muscle mass by combining with these medications like Ozempic to help to lose fat mass and maintain lean muscle mass. They are already studying the effects of these drugs combination. Now, it's a race to get out the first medication.2. Stepwise approaches to...

06-12
32:35

Episode #18: Dining Out: How to enjoy yourself without destroying your goals?

Topics:1. Commit to your goals by having a game plan before going out to eat.2. Be aware of the Don'ts and Do's when you're dining out.3. Strategies when dining at Fast foods, Brewing eateries, Restaurants.

05-26
24:04

Episode #17 Carnivore Diet: Can I survive on this Diet?

Topics:1. History of the Carnivore Diet2. What are benefits to Carnivore Diet?3. What are some pitfalls to Carnivore Diet?

05-17
29:09

Episode #16: Fast - Is it the Answer or just a 4 Letter Word?

Topics:1. Benefits - Weight loss, Cancer Prevention, Improve Non-alcoholic liver disease, Prediabetes/Diabetes and other health illnesses?2. Cautions - be care of Medications like Diabetes and Blood Pressure Medications, Keto Flu, Stress, Headaches.3. Stories - Benefits and Cautions from Patients. 75 y/o male who reversed Type 2 Diabetes.

05-08
40:37

Episode #15 Testosterone: Is it a Fountain of Youth? Men: better listen to this one!

Topics:1. How about prostate cancer?2. How about diabetes and heart issue?3. What issues to consider when starting testosterone?

04-24
21:06

Episode #14: Daylight Saving: How does it affect my Weight and Mood?

Topics:1. What are some benefits to having more sunlight?2. What does sunlight do to improve Insulin Sensitivity?3. How does Sunlight, Insulin Sensitivity help with Weight Management?

04-24
19:21

Episode #13: Brain Health: Everyone needs a Boost including Dr Ban.

Topics:1. Different brain areas affect different behavior, do you know your brain type?2. Can different nutrients like Essential Amino Acids, S-adenosylmethionine (SAME), GABA, magnesium supplementation enhance brain function as we age?

04-15
31:53

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