Heart Doc VIP with Dr. Joel Kahn

Whether it is athletes like Lebron James, Hollywood stars like Halle Barry, or some doctor like Joseph Mercola, MD, the ketogenic diet is a hot version of the Atkins Diet. What is it? Is there much science? Is it safe? Is there a safer version? Should you try it? These questions and more are the topic of this edition of Heart Doc VIP. Happy Holidays!

Although hard to define, inflammation is the flame that can burn up your health. It contributes to diseases like heart attacks, cancer, diabetes, and arthritis. This episode talks about what it is, how to measure it, acute vs. chronic, new data on whether it really matters, and what to do about it. Like a firehose, use your lifestyle to snuff it out.

In the news this month, the headlines are announcing that a high intake of eggs are safe for diabetic patients. This contradicts a decade of research showing risk and harm to type 2 diabetics eating eggs. Is the new data reliable? What about the older data that extended to heart disease, cancer, and death from any cause? Do these serious conditions go up with diets high in eggs? The newest data is discussed this week and I hope it helps you make the best choices for your health.

Why would a heart doctor report on fertility? Because diet, toxins, stress and cell phones can impact the rates of successful pregnancy AND the health of other organs including the heart. This week a new study from Australia on diet and conception is the focus. Listen and share with others. Research ewg.org and thrivemarket.com and visit please drjoelkahn.com. To health!

For thousands of years alcoholic beverages have been part of our culture. Even this year, supportive data were published and made headlines. Now a massive study questions if you should go beyond the first drink more than 5-6 times a week. This is an important consideration. Complete abstinence from alcohol is a growing trend and here is a reason why.

In the past few weeks the discussion on stress testing and EKGs created a lot of positive feedback for more. This edition: echocardiography, the special name for ultrasounds of the heart. Why, how, what types, what uses. This amazing application of technology used first in industry and now in medical care for the last 40 years is a stunning achievement. After listening to this segment you will know the ins and outs of echo, doppler, TEE and TTE.

You probably have had an ECG or electrocardiogram. But why? What can this simple test tell you? Can you learn about your heart on a simple piece of paper? This week on Heart Doc VIP you'll learn the history of recording electricity in the heart from 100 years ago to now, wanders through Ann Arbor, Michigan, and ends up with you understanding how your heart work.

One of the basic procedures recommended by heart doctors is a stress test on a treadmill. This week you will learn some of the ins and outs of this test, how it can be coupled with an echo or nuclear scan, and how it can be done in people not able to walk the treadmill well. This information can help you and your loved ones make better choices for your health.

There is so much controversy about dietary fats, healthy or not. The reality is almost all food contains some calories from fats, but there are huge differences in the amount and type and whether they are derived from animal or plant origin. But doctor, how about just one fatty meal? Please? New data provides shocking data on what happens to arteries, red blood cells, and inflammation release called MPO (myeloperoxidase).

We all want to make food choices that favor health for our families and ourselves. Is the issue of GMO, Monsanto, Glyphosate, and RoundUp and issues worth learning about? How much RoundUp is being used in agriculture and what does it appear to be doing to our health? This week Dr. Kahn tries to answer these questions. Check out ewg.org for the Dirty Dozen list as a reference. And consider restore4life.com for your health.

Stress is the "elephant" in the exam room of most visits to a doctor. It results in pains, poor habits, poor sleep and other outcomes, and often the Rx is a pill not a tool for stress control. You cannot avoid stress but you can manage it. This week we review methods to preempt and control stress in ways that are easy to learn and use. They can be shared with children too. Enjoy this episode and start using your breath to whip stress into its cage.

A common fear is the beginnings of memory loss and the slide into dementia. Two books were published in late 2017 with plans to prevent this problem. However, the two programs were as different as they were similar (everyone loves sleep and exercise). Learn Dr. Kahn's view on how to protect your brain throughout your lifetime on this edition of Heart Doc VIP on Empower Radio.

In the news is that protein powders you may be using in your smoothie may be laced with heavy metals like mercury, cadmium arsenic and lead. What are heavy metals? Where do they come from? How do you measure them? What can you do to eliminate them with food? Sweat? Supplements? Chelation? There is a lot to learn this week to protect your health. Listen and share with your friends and family.

Type 2 diabetes is being diagnosed at an explosive rate and is usually linked to obesity. But what diet favors a high blood sugar? What diet returns blood sugar to normal ranges? The headlines will leave you confused so we turn to the science of the percentage of fat in the diet short term and long term on your bodies ability to make and use insulin efficiently. There are very practical steps to take after learning that a diet high in calories from oils and animal fats can quickly make the body resistant to the blood sugar stabilizing effects of insulin. Share with your loved ones and friends.

If Dr White was right in 1955 when he said "a heart attack before age 80 is a failure of the medical system" than you need a plan to not be a statistic. Dr. Kahn will review review 4 steps to being heart attack free using technology. Then you have to do the hard work, a lifestyle centered on a plant diet, to stay young at heart by design. This podcast can save lives if you share it around. Dead Execs Don't Get Bonuses or Have Fun.

How many times have you heard that taking supplements (vitamins and more) just make your urine yellow and expensive? Maybe your health care provider told you this or your brother-in-law. Is that always true? Is there any science to taking some supplements for energy? Heart health? Even longevity? This week we review a new science paper on vitamin D3 and talk about 9 supplements that rock the science world. Listen and share. Visit kahnlongevitycenter.com and SHOP using code word wellness.

In this episode, we began a series for February Heart Month dedicated on learning how to assess and then reverse and silent or overt heart issues. We start with a bigger issue, the age of your body. Can you measure it with urine and blood tests? Can you improve upon it by changing habits and taking supplements? Yes you can and here you can learn what to ask for on your next visit to your doctor or a visit to kahnlongevitycenter.com. Learn about Russell Jaffe, MD. Ph.D and his contribution to this area of regenerative medicine. Learn about HgbA1C, hs-CRP, homocysteine, urine pH, d-Dimer and more on this edition of Heart Doc VIP on Empower Radio.

You might think that whole grains are a risk to your health after alarming but bestselling books about wheat and grains and such. What is the real truth? New data is discussed about whole grains PREVENTING type 2 diabetes and other conditions. The role of whole grains in The Longevity Diet by Dr. Valter Longo is discussed. It may go against the grain of modern confusion to eat grains but do. Unless you have Celiac Disease.

Dr. Kahn pays a visit to Crossroads Kitchen, a premier vegan destination in Los Angeles and discusses two books with so much wisdom born of personal experiences by JD Roth, executive producer of The Biggest Loser and Presto by Penn Jillette, comedian and magician. What can you learn from the most experienced coach of the super obese and a man that lost over 100 pounds fast and sustained? A lot. And a quick review of The Longevity Diet and Valter Longo, Ph.D. student for life on this edition of Heart Doc VIP on Empower Radio.

Nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress. Everyone knows that the focusing on these areas can prevent heart issues. But what about sauna therapy? Are you aware that there are not a dozen, or two dozen, but over 3 dozen scientific studies involving thousands of patients documenting the life extending advantages of sauna. Learn why Japanese, Swedish, and Finnish doctors write for sauna therapy on their Rx pads on this edition of Heart Doc VIP. Now schedule some sauna therapy for your health.

The Blue Zones are areas that people live over 100 years of age with much more frequency and health than other areas. The Blue Zones provide us many lessons to pattern our lives after as we strive for vitality and health. This week, New Year's Resolutions meet the Blue Zone Solution and practical advice on how to live your best healthy life are discussed. An important conversation to learn and share in 2018. Happy New Year!

The year is over but there were many highlights that will endure into 2018 and beyond. Headlines included the viral documentary What the Health, science on fasting, not enough science on ketogenic diets, the benefits of plant diets, and the issue of whether dietary sugar causes type 2 diabetes. Listen, read and share with your friends. Wishing you a healthy 2018. Health = Wellth.

Dr. Kahn in the Kahn Center for Cardiac Longevity comments on several topics, including: 1. How to track your own ECG from your smart phone or Apple watch and why this might be a great holiday gift 2. The Plant Based Solution coming out January 1, 2018 3. His recent lecture in Las Vegas with Valter Longo, Ph.D. on the use of a fasting mimicking diet to enhance health. The fast path to regenerating and rejuvenating your health available at the clinic and drjoelkahn.com. Happy Holidays!

On this edition of Heart Doc VIP, Dr. Joel Kahn reviews 7 new health topics that dominated the news worldwide. Dr. Kahn calls these "7 to Keep You Out of Heaven" (prematurely). From multiple sclerosis and diet, to Alzheimers, the environment, skin cancer, and the plant meat industry, these 7 topics you can use are covered in a succinct manner to honor your time and drive. Check out drjoelkahn.com for more and be sure to visit GreenSpace Cafe when you're in Detroit.

On this edition of Heart Doc VIP, Dr. Kahn celebrates the beginning of year 3 of GreenSpace Cafe in Ferndale, Michigan by reviewing his top 7 medical news items of the last week. From crickets, to the NVA, to marriage, to vegetable oils and mouthwashes, these items will inform and guide you to a healthier life ahead. More on Dr. Kahn can be found at drjoelkahn.com and the kahnlongevitycenter.com.

Marc Ramirez may be approaching 50 but his spirit and health is All American. He had 4 amazing years as a guard for the University of Michigan football team and 3 trips to the Rose Bowl. Just 10 years later he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and his health was anything but victorious. It took another 10 years of illness until he learned of Forks Over Knives and the potential for reversal of diabetes. Just 3 months later he was off of all medications. Today Marc and his wife Kim are leaders in education and can be found at chickpeaandbean.com.

Is it our nature to be plant eaters? Milton Mills, MD says YES. Dr. Mills lectures and inspires many coast to coast while still practicing intensive care unit medicine in the Washington, D.C. area. You may know him from the hit documentary What The Health. His journey to plant diets began with adopting the Adventist religious philosophy as a teenager and he still relies on scripture to argue that it is our nature to be plant eaters. He is soon launching a faith based website to teach this concept more widely. He will inspire and teach you and is authentic in his passion to heal illness.

You may have seen him on his national show on The Cooking Channel, his YouTube Channel, or read his book, but we can all learn so much from long time vegan chef Jason Wrobel. His Detroit roots keep him coming back to visit his wonderful mother Susan. He travels and teaches an energetic approach to eating for health using food as the vehicle. Bon Appétit!

A trend in fashion led by Tesla, Ferrari, and recently Gucci is to replace animal sourced clothing with cruelty free alternatives. Canadian down coats are popular but the process of harvesting the down is cruel and bloody. Wully Outerwear in Toronto is taking on the Canadian Goose brand on and Dr. Kahn hopes they win. Their products are high quality and high fashion. Dr. Kahn owns their parka and can't wait for colder days ahead to wear it proudly. For more information visit wullyouterwear.com.

Beverly Lynn Bennett is a new friend from Eugene, Oregon. She contributed dozens and dozens of original recipes to Dr. Kahn's 4th book, Vegan Sex. Dr. Kahn and Beverly met in Portland and discussed how she got interested in plant cooking, how she develops recipes and what she likes to eat in a usual day. She has some plantastic suggestions of how to make foods healthier with simple adjustments. You will find this very useful and practical for your kitchen antics (or plantics). Her newest recipes are found in Vegan for One.

Dr. Kahn shares a lot of traits with Ellen Jaffe Jones of vegcoach.com and they were able to co-author the book Vegan Sex this year to share their passions (on paper only!). She is a chef, author, lecturer, food demonstrator and an accomplished and award winning athlete. Since the release of their book she has written a new one called Vegan For One which came out of some years she had when she had to prepare meals only for herself. It is a short but powerful interview done in Portland, Oregon where they were both speaking.

Dr. Daniel Chong is a naturopathic doctor in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Kahn and Dr. Chong trained together over the years and he specializes in heart issues. He just delivered a keynote address on vitamin C and the heart. In this episode he talks about the C Cleanse, Dr. Russell Jaffe, Perque vitamins, Dr. Matthias Rath and Dr. Linus Pauling. Their work combined points to the need for much higher doses of vitamin C to prevent heart disease than most of us eat or take. This is a very important discussion, particularly if you have a high Lipoprotein a (lp a) level, the sticky cholesterol.

Dr. Kahn knew Dr. Allan Kalmus when they were children but reconnected when he began a health journey to reverse obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and sleep apnea using a whole food plant diet without oil. Over the last 46 months he has lost over 100 pounds, got off medications and CPAP therapy, and has begun to run 5K races. Dr. Kalmus says, "If I can do it you can do it", and he tells us exactly how to get started in this inspiring discussion on this edition of Heart Doc VIP.

On this edition of Heart Doc VIP Dr. Kahn discusses an integrative approach to one of the most common and disabling of conditions, back pain (he also discusses headaches, neck pain and spinal issues in children at the end). Jonathan Bruner, DO, is board certified in neuromuscular medicine and is found at mobilitymedicine.com. His combination of medical training overlapping with manipulative skills is unusual while also crossing into sleep, nutrition and supplements. If you don't have back pain, listen. If you do, listen twice.

This week Dr. Kahn talks to Tony Selvaggio, owner, and Jarred Gild, natural food manager, of Western Market in Ferndale, Michigan. They are the experts that decide what ends up on the shelves of your fresh market. Is it gluten free, vegan, organic, or Snackwells? This is fascinating and wait to you hear what food has exploded to the top 10 groceries in their store in this interesting discussion.

Recorded live at GreenSpace Cafe in Ferndale, Michigan, Dr. Kahn talks to Aparna Khanolkar. She is a practitioner and teacher of aryuvedic nutrition and lifestyle. Growing up in Mumbai, she has been teaching a healing of the Mind and Body in Santa Barbara and now in Detroit. Aparna is currently working on a cookbook with Sadhguru and has amazing online courses. Dr. Kahn has learned a lot from Aparna and you will too.

Dr. Michael Walker, ND, has the rare and sought after combination of having his ND from a premier training program and an integrative oncology residency. In this fascinating interview he describes cancer prevention, how he supports patients getting medical and surgical cancer therapy and how he works with them lifelong to prevent recurrent. Dr. Michael and Dr. Kahn will also discuss medical marijuana and mistletoe. There is much to learn and share with others from this discussion.

Dr. Kahn and musician Neal Haber discuss his journey to becoming a health hero. Neal was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and then heart disease requiring open heart surgery 10 years ago. In early 2014 he learned after more than a decade of "managing" diabetes that reversal was possible with a whole food plant based diet. In 2 months Neal lost 30 pounds and was off of medications including insulin. He has lost over 50 pounds and feels better than ever in 2 decades. Listen to the tips he gives to get his results. A plant based health hero.

In the city of Detroit no one works harder in the natural health restaurant world than our guest Amber Poupore. Her spirit, passion and excellent food is legendary at her 2 restaurants and thriving catering business. We talk about how she got to this point and how she is helping the Native American Indian population live healthier lives.

Dr. Kahn sits down with Julie James, one of 4 James sisters famous in Detroit for starting up DROUGHT, the only retail chain of USDA certified organic cold pressed juice in the area. Julie talks about the decision to pursue this business as a family effort, the struggles and successes, and the future with HPP and national growth. The James sisters embody the entrepreneurial spirit spreading into the natural health sector.

Sarah Goodenough of Rochester, NY, has emerged as an international health hero. She was an RN but ate poorly in college and hit 300 lbs. Her health suffered. She read The China Study and watched Forks Over Knives and committed to a whole food plant diet for 3 weeks. She felt so good she kept going and is now over 150 lbs lighter, owns a thriving health business called Kitchen Verde, and is a People magazine feature article. Listen to her tips on losing weight in a healthy manner on this edition of Heart Doc VIP on Empower Radio.

This episode of Heart Doc VIP provides and exciting view into the future of preventive medicine as Dr. Kahn visits the most advanced health clinic in the world in San Diego. He goes through the testing and interviews the Chief Medical Officer at Human Longevity, Inc. Would you go through this testing to know your risk of chronic diseases. Listen as Dr. Kahn addresses that topic.

Paul Chatlin was faced with a health crisis in 2013 and at the last minute was offered the option of a major dietary change. He took that option and more than 4 years later has avoided the surgery everyone thought he had to have. He has gone on to give back to others by establishing the Plant Based Nutrition Support Group with over 4,000 members and an active social media presence. Paul is health hero and a health transformer who demonstrates that food is really medicine.

This is the inaugural episode of this unique, hard hitting and practical discussion of your health and your life centered on the fascinating. Why Heart Doc VIP? After 30 years of seeing thousands of patients, teaching hundreds of doctors, and lecturing at universities around the world, Dr. Joel Kahn has a head full of skills, tips and information that can be the path to reach a goal you both share: your energy, health and very lifespan. What is VIP? Vegan, because Dr. Kahn has been for over 40 years, integrative, because he is certified in that and trained to combine east and west approaches, and preventive, because it is absolutely possible to never have heart disease as a life plan. In this show the four rotating topics that will be covered were outlined including interviews of transformative health heroes like Paul Chatlin and his battle for his heart health. Interviews with leaders in nutrition, food industry and the restaurant world that cover both plant-based and other approaches to health that are backed by strong science. Heart disease reversal using standard and integrative approaches and the knowledge from world experts. And finally, Dr. Kahn's review of recent and important science. In this inaugural episode, Dr. Kahn reviews important data on new information from the Harvard School of Public Health on plant based diets, the good, the bad and the ugly. It is all about the quality of the food chosen. There is information that you can use immediately to power your health. Namaste.