E66: Obesity Medicine: Lifestyle Medicine: Fructose and Artificial Sweeteners
Today I will be continuing with ultra-processed foods and the sugar, fructose. What is it? Where does it come from? What does it do in the body? And why is it a problem? I mean this stuff comes from fruit and fruit is good, right? So, how have we messed this stuff up in modern society? After fructose, I will be talking all about artificial sweeteners. What are the most common types? What are their commercial names? Are they bad for us? If so, how bad and why? I think you'll learn a thing or two today, so please have a listen.
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E65 ADHD: Stimulants: Dextroamphetamine and Mixed Amphetamine Salts (Adderall)
Today I will start discussing the stimulant medications used for ADHD. I will be starting with the amphetamine medications. First, I'll talk briefly about methamphetamine, which is actually a prescribable option, but then I will cover all of the dextroamphetamine and mixed amphetamine salt medications. These include medications you have heard of such as Dexedrine, Procentra, Zenzedi, Xelstrym, Adderall, and Mydayis. I'll go through all the details on what distinguishes each of these medications to help you decide when you might want to use each of them. I mostly stick with only a few of the stimulants, but I will describe some situations where you may want to consider each one of these. This is what I love best. There are so many medications that are so similar, so I think it is important to know the differences between them so that we pick the right med for the right patient.
I've been waiting a long time to do this episode. It seems like ultra-processed foods are being talked about a lot this day, but what exactly are they, and what's bad about them? Which ones should we avoid and which ones should we not worry about so much? You may think you know the answer to these questions, but my guess is that there's a lot you don't know, and that's because there's a lot that isn't known, so please have a listen. I think you may rethink a lot of the foods you may have been considering healthy or not. I'm hoping there are some surprises in here for you that makes you reconsider some of your beliefs.
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E63: ADHD: Introduction to Stimulants
On today's episode from my ADHD season I will be introducing the stimulant medications. I'll do an overview of all of the stimulants that we will be discussing on the following several episodes. I'll discuss what symptoms you can expect to respond well versus not so well, the different durations of actions, the history behind these medications, and the mechanism by which they work, specifically the difference between amphetamine and methylphenidate as these are our two stimulant classes. I hope you enjoy this introduction to these medications and feel prepared to finally get into talking about the individual medications over the next several episodes in our ADHD series!
Today I will be covering a very controversial topic, the ketogenic diet. I thought it appropriate to discuss it now while I was going over nutritional aspects of mental health. So, first I'll talk about carbohydrates; what they are, what they do, do we need them. Then, I'll talk about what the ketogenic diet is, how to do it, and what conditions there is some evidence that it may be useful for. At the end I'll talk about how to do it safely if you want to try it on your patients; what conditions are contraindicated with the ketogenic diet and what labs you will need to monitor for safety. I'll give you my unbiased opinion on the subject, but I'm sure people will disagree with me on both sides; some will think I'm too harsh on the diet, and some will say that I'm too much in favor of it, but I walk the gray line as best I can as with everything. I see the good and I see the bad, and this is my perspective.
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