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Medical and Health information changes constantly. Therefore, the information provided in this podcast should not be considered current, complete, or exhaustive. Reliance on any information provided in this podcast is solely at your own risk.
The Real Truth About Health does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, products, procedures, or opinions referenced in the following podcasts, nor does it exercise any authority or editorial control over that material. The Real Truth About Health provides a forum for discussion of public health issues. The views and opinions of our panelists do not necessarily reflect those of The Real Truth About Health and are provided by those panelists in their individual capacities. The Real Truth About Health has not reviewed or evaluated those statements or claims.
Disclaimer:
Medical and Health information changes constantly. Therefore, the information provided in this podcast should not be considered current, complete, or exhaustive. Reliance on any information provided in this podcast is solely at your own risk.
The Real Truth About Health does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, products, procedures, or opinions referenced in the following podcasts, nor does it exercise any authority or editorial control over that material. The Real Truth About Health provides a forum for discussion of public health issues. The views and opinions of our panelists do not necessarily reflect those of The Real Truth About Health and are provided by those panelists in their individual capacities. The Real Truth About Health has not reviewed or evaluated those statements or claims.
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Feb 9, 2026 • 45min
Stenting vs. True Prevention
Dr. Batiste, an interventional cardiologist focused on lifestyle, community outreach, and endothelial health, and Dr. Pai, a clinician author who treats disease via diet, lifestyle and targeted supplements, discuss lifestyle over procedures. They cover endothelial resiliency, testing before supplements, plaque stabilization versus elective stenting, joy and humor’s physiologic benefits, health disparities, and practical low-cost dietary strategies.
Feb 8, 2026 • 15min
Rethinking What’s Extreme in Health
They question why basic prevention like sleep, diet, and exercise gets called extreme. They examine rising surgeries, early colorectal cancer trends, and global transplant growth. They explore how lifestyle factors drive kidney, liver, and heart disease and the strain of 106,000-plus transplant waiting lists. They describe how diet, microbiome, and removal of organs affect long-term health.
Feb 8, 2026 • 14min
Oral Microbiome’s Role in Human Health and Longevity
Discussion of how the oral microbiome shapes longevity, systemic inflammation, and chronic disease. Exploration of oral frailty, tooth loss, and their ties to malnutrition and functional decline. Examination of plaque as an ecosystem influencing immunity and links between oral inflammation and cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and pregnancy outcomes.
Feb 8, 2026 • 15min
Cardiologist's Mission to Prevent Heart Attacks
Cardiologist's Mission to Prevent Heart Attacks; Patient Case: Fit 55-Year-Old With Severe Heart Disease; Early Signs of Atherosclerosis in Patient History; When and Why to Check Cholesterol Levels; How Cholesterol Moves Through the Body; Lipoprotein Classes and Size-Based Risk; Exogenous vs. Endogenous Cholesterol Pathways; Triglycerides Reflect Dietary Intake; Understanding HDL and Reverse Cholesterol Transport; LDL Density and Misleading Cholesterol Tests; Cholesterol Panel Limitations and Calculations #HeartHealth #Cholesterol #LifestyleMedicine #HealthTalks
Feb 7, 2026 • 43min
Brain Health and Cardiovascular Link
Brain Health and Cardiovascular Link; Alzheimer’s and Midlife Cholesterol; Longevity Lessons from Blue Zones: Adventists; Longevity Lessons from Blue Zones: Okinawa; Okinawan Diet Composition; Adapted Food Pyramid and Fat Reduction; Importance of Mental Engagement; Brain Plasticity and Cognitive Stimulation; Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Development; Education as Dementia Prevention; Intellectual Activity Can Offset Brain Damage #HealthyAging #Longevity #BrainHealth #HealthTalks
Feb 7, 2026 • 38min
Embryonic Link Between Gut and Brain
Embryonic Link Between Gut and Brain; Homeopathy and Mind-Body Healing; Gut Neurons and Emotional Health Link; Hormonal Role of the Gut in Emotional Well-being; Instinctive Eating and Human Disconnection; Human Microbiome and Symbiosis; Fiber as Fuel for Gut Health; Short-Chain Fatty Acids and Immune Support; Critique of Antibiotic Overuse #GutHealth #PlantBased #MindBody #HealthTalks
Feb 7, 2026 • 26min
Common Roots of Kidney Disease and Diabetes
Common Roots of Kidney Disease and Diabetes; Quality of Life and Long-Term Health Goals; Realistic Expectations of Lifestyle Outcomes; Role of C-Peptide and Insulin Use; Consistency in Results for Type 1 Diabetes #DiabetesReversal #KidneyHealth #LifestyleMedicine #HealthTalks
Feb 6, 2026 • 30min
Why Real-World Use Doesn’t Replace Trials
Why Real-World Use Doesn’t Replace Trials; Placebo Effect and Clinical Trial Necessity; Raw Data Ownership Enables Manipulation; Empowering Patients Through Labels and Questions; Reading Drug Labels Reveals True Efficacy; Product Monographs as Trusted Resources; Many Widely Used Drugs Lack Long-Term Data; Limited Access to Raw Trial Data Even Through Labels; Therapeutics Initiative Offers Publicly Accessible Evidence; System Manipulation Persists in 2025; Covid Boosters Approved Without Efficacy Trials #PharmaTruth #EvidenceBased #MedicalEthics #HealthTalks
Feb 6, 2026 • 15min
Limitations of Conventional Parkinson’s Treatment
Limitations of Conventional Parkinson’s Treatment; Dietary Neurotoxins and Dopamine Cell Damage; Protein Excess and Dopamine Interference; Dopamine Pathways and Cell Protection; Medication Masks Symptoms but Doesn’t Slow Disease; Early Cell Loss in Parkinson’s and Prevention; Animal Fat Increases Parkinson’s Risk; Organochlorine Pesticides and Brain Cell Death; Dairy Products Contain Neurotoxic Residues; Dairy and Parkinson’s: Dose-Response Risk; Dairy Reduces Protective Uric Acid and Adds Toxins; Cheese and Pizza Amplify Disease Risk; Scientific Consensus Against Dairy in Parkinson’s; Common Dairy Toxins Trigger Brain Inflammation #Parkinsons #BrainHealth #NeuroNutrition #HealthTalks
Feb 6, 2026 • 22min
Mitochondria 101: Powerhouses of Health
Dr. Khambatta introduces mitochondria, explains their role in energy production, shares his personal autoimmune journey, and traces the evolutionary history that made complex life possible. #Mitochondria #ChronicDisease #Autoimmunity #HealthTalks
