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The Well-Informed Patient Podcast
Hosted by Rachel Jurgenson · EN
How can I get relief from my back pain? Will I ever get help for my hemorrhoids or diarrhea? What can I do to help fight this insomnia? Are there other women, like me, out there who are afraid they will pee themselves each time they sneeze while at Target? Is there something to help me cope with this anxiety and depression?
Welcome to the Well-Informed Patient Podcast where we will be addressing these questions and so much more.
The Well-Informed Patient Podcast is for patients, providers and medical representatives who want to learn more about life-changing medical devices, laboratory diagnostic testing and medical treatments for common medical complaints like arthritis, dry eye disease, sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction. You and someone you know having a hard time finding what’s new and what’s working? We will help you find hope and options that are out there!
Join us as your hosts, Rachel and Jonathan Jurgenson interview these break through companies themselves, cutting edge medical professionals, and patients just like you who have worked to find answers to their problems. Our goal is to find faster solutions to your needs, and give you hope.
Let's get better together!
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#14 Hiking Your Way To Better Mental Health Even If You Don’t Know Where To Start And Have Absolutely No Equipment
Nov 10, 202200:35:19Tap to summarize“Take a hike” comes to a whole new meaning in this episode where you will learn about the incredible benefits of hiking for your mental health. Physician Assistant Michael Asbach gives us all the details of the positive mental health of hiking and how you can get started today and just exactly how long this will take to have you start feeling better….here’s a hint…it’s pretty quick my friend! Listen in today to find out all the details of what you need to know and how you can start working towards getting positive results. I’ll see you inside! Info on The Well-Informed Patient Podcast: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-well-informed-patient-podcast/id1531533187 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WtflmHho7DpI6qVr1fWTL?si=A-xAOlDfQMGPDq7q042wQg Direct download of The Well-Informed Patient Podcast and subscribe: https://thewellinformedpatientpodcast.libsyn.com/ INFO on THIS EPISODE Alltrails Hiking App Michael Asbach Dent Neurological Institute White Coats of the Round Table Podcast for HCPs
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Episode 13: When Anti-Depressants Aren’t Working: There’s A New Step in Treating Depression Learn from Harvard Psychiatrist, Dr. Adam Stern About Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Therapy and How It Could Be Right For You
Aug 2, 202200:44:57Tap to summarizeWho doesn’t know someone dealing with depression, or maybe you are dealing with it right now? Treatment options can be frustrating and it can take a long time to get the help you need. In this episode we talk all things TMS transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression. YES! It can have other indications YES! You will get your questions answered on how this treatment might be right for you. We are talking what it is, how it works, who it’s for, how well it works, how long it takes and so much more! This is such a fantastic episode and you will learn so much from Dr. Adam Stern. You will not want to miss this one! Info on The Well-Informed Patient Podcast: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-well-informed-patient-podcast/id1531533187 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WtflmHho7DpI6qVr1fWTL?si=A-xAOlDfQMGPDq7q042wQg Direct download of The Well-Informed Patient Podcast and subscribe: https://thewellinformedpatientpodcast.libsyn.com/ How to find Dr. Stern: Follow Dr. Stern on Twitter Follow Dr. Stern on Instagram Book: Committed: Dispatches From A Psychiatrist In Training Dr. Stern's Podcast: Characters On The Couch
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When To Break Up With Your Healthcare Provider And Getting Your Questions Answered For Birth Control For Your Period Problems, The Real Menstrual Cycle, And The Truth About The Thyroid Levels
Feb 24, 202200:42:22Tap to summarizeListen up all my lady friends! You will not want to miss this episode where we talk about hormones, birth control and being the CEO of you health! Today we will be learning from Danielle Kepics, PA-C. Danielle is a Danielle Kepics is a physician assistant, fertility educator, entrepreneur, former mental health therapist + personal trainer. She is also a partner, fur baby mom and outdoor, fitness + movement enthusiast. Learn when to break up with your provider, and how to become more proactive in your health and questions you might want to ask your new doctor, PA or NP. And how you might start looking for that provider that will take a fully integrated approach to your hormone levels and getting you the answers you deserve! I learned so much from this episode and know you will too. Please share, subscribe, and listen to The Well-Informed Patient Podcast and leave us a review so more people can be well-informed on these issues. You can find Danielle Kepics , PA-C here: Instagram Website
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Learn From A Gastroenterologist: How To Start A Plant Based Diet, Why What You Eat Is Important To Your Health, And When And Why To Start Getting Checked For Colon Cancer With A Colonoscopy
Dec 2, 202100:44:13Tap to summarizeWho doesn't want to eat healthier and feel better? You know you need to but it is so hard to even get started. And once you decide to start, where do you even begin? Today we speak with Dr. Sunana Sohi. Dr. Sunana Sohi is a board certified gastroenterologist. After receiving her undergraduate degree with honors at Harvard University, she completed medical school at Tufts University before moving to Chicago for residency at the University of Chicago and GI fellowship at Rush University. She now practices and raises her family in her hometown of Louisville, KY. Dr. Sohi speaks to us about how to start a plant-based diet, making an easy transition into making better choices and why what you eat matters to your health today and for the future. We also learn about new colon cancer screening recommendations and why you need to get that colonoscopy sooner than you may have thought. This is such a great conversation that you won't want to miss. Dr. Sohi is so down to earth and relatable. You will feel so inspired by her wisdom and health advice.....and she may even talk about a recipe or two. And just what is Golden Milk??? You can find Dr. Sohi: Dr. Sunana Sohi Instagram Dr. Sohi's Medical Practice Click here for: The Well-Informed Patient Podcast Subscribe today to find out what's next! Let's get better together!
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What Physician Assistants Want You To Know: How They Can Serve You, What You Can Do To Prepare For Your Health Care Appointments, How Health And Finances Intertwine, And A Lifestyle Change You Can Start Today To Be A Healthier You!
Oct 19, 202100:47:06Tap to summarizeEver just want to know what your Physician Assistant can do for you and what they really want you to know? In this episode of The Well-Informed Patient Podcast, we talk with Tracy Bingaman, a Physician Assistant/Physician Associate who will be telling us just what it is that PAs can do for us in our health care journey, what providers wish you knew, and what Tracy thinks is the single most important lifestyle change that you can start today. We talk health, we talk finances and getting the most out of your appointments. You don’t want to miss this all informative and oh so helpful for your health podcast! Find us: https://1patientatatime.com https://thewellinformedpatientpodcast.libsyn.com/ Instagram: @thewellinformedpatientpodcast Rachel’s Instagram: @thepurposedrivenpa Instagram @mrstracybingaman Podcast updates @fulfilledpodcast Tracy’s website.
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5 M’s of Eating Healthy: Mountain Climbing, Mediterranean Diet, Mind-Gut Connection, Microbiome and Author Dr. Emeran Mayer
Feb 24, 202101:09:32Tap to summarizeJoin us for this fascinating interview with Dr. Emeran Mayer, author of The Mind-Gut Connection and The Gut-Immune Connection. Learn what the microbiome is, how it affects each and every one of us. Hear from Dr. Mayer about cutting-edge research on the microbiome and how we must not ignore what it is teaching us. Sit back and listen as Dr. Mayer takes us on his journey of how he became involved in research, his adventures in his writing and how he changed his own eating patterns with the Mediterranean Diet. Learn more from Dr. Mayer Sign up for Dr. Mayer Newsletter Purchase The Mind-Gut Connection Pre-Order The Gut-Immune Connection Subscribe to The Well-Informed Patient Podcast today and leave us a review so more people can learn about this episode and others. Visit our website 1patientatatime.com Dr. Mayer BIO Emeran A Mayer is a Gastroenterologist, Neuroscientist and Distinguished Research Professor in the Departments of Medicine, Physiology and Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and the Executive Director of the G. Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience at UCLA. As one of the pioneers and leading researchers in the role of mind-brain-body interactions in health and chronic disease, in particular in IBS, his scientific contributions to U.S. national and international communities in the broad area of basic and translational enteric neurobiology with wide-ranging applications in clinical GI diseases and disorders is unparalleled. He has published more than 370 scientific papers, and co edited 3 books. He is the recipient of the 2016 David McLean award from the American Psychosomatic Society and the 2017 IsmarBoas Medal from the German Society of Gastroenterology and Metabolic Disease. His most recent work has focused on alterations in the bidirectional communications within the brain gut microbiome axis and their role in chronic inflammatory and functional diseases of the gut, obesity, and cognitive decline. Dr. Mayer has been interviewed on National Public Radio, PBS and by many national and international media outlets including the Los Angeles Times, Atlantic and Times magazine, Stern and Spiegel Online. He has spoken at UCLA TEDx on the Mysterious Origins of Gut Feelings in 2015, and his bestselling book The Mind Gut Connection was published by Harper&Collins in July of 2016, has been translated into 16 languages, and remained a #1 bestseller until recently. His new book The Gut Immune Connection will be published in June 2021.
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Itchy, Watery, Red, Irritated Eyes: Could It Be Dry Eye Disease? Learn About New Treatment Options Including TearCare, Lipiflow, And What You Can Do Today To Get Relief
Feb 4, 202100:46:11Tap to summarizeAre you suffering from dry, irritated, red eyes? Do your eyes burn and itch after a long day? Do your eyes feel fatigued or exhausted at the end of the day? Are your eyes irritated from the air you blow into your eyes from wearing your mask? You could be suffering from Dry Eye Disease. Dr. Kambiz Silani From Beverly Hills Optometry Advanced Dry Eye Center joins us on the show to educate us on the signs, symptoms and treatments of Dry Eye Disease. Learn about the newest treatments available and how to get to the root cause of Dry Eye Disease ; including ones that could cost less than the medications you are currently taking. Understand how your diet and daily routine could be playing a role in making your DED worse. This is a very fun and educational show and guess what....It's now available on our YouTube Channel as well. Find Dr. Silani at bheyeguy@gmail.com and his website: Beverly Hills Optometry You can also book a Virtual Visit with Dr. Silani Dr. Silani Instagram Facebook Dry Eye Community Listen Today and Subscribe to The Well-Informed Patient Podcast and visit us at 1patientatatime.com
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Kegel’s Made Easy and Strong Core Muscles: Learn About a Nonsurgical Breakthrough Solution for Urinary Incontinence and For Both Men and Women
Nov 17, 202000:40:17Tap to summarizeTired of being out shopping and you feel a sneeze coming on and you have to cross your legs to keep from wetting your pants? Frustrated that you can’t run or jump on the trampoline with your kids? Is your shopping cart filled with pads to protect against overflow leakage? It may be a little leakage or a lot, but there is hope for you. Getting older, going through menopause and childbirth can all lead to incontinence. Did you know 25 million Americans are affected with incontinence and the risk increases as you get older? Listen today to learn from Dr. Melissa Chinn an OB/GYN from Washington State who will be sharing with you about urinary incontinence, the current problems patients face, the current solutions that are available and the new breakthrough Emsella Chair from BTL. Learn how the Emsella could be right for you, where you can find one near you, how much it will cost and how it is a total game changer for women and men looking to help with urinary incontinence. Oh and guess what? It can totally help to tighten the muscles that help to have stronger orgasms and a tighter fit… Find Dr. Melissa Chinn https://chinngyn.com/beautiful-you?gclid=Cj0KCQiA48j9BRC-ARIsAMQu3WRVdK8Rm9-EgcJLhA2lckVtNnwF4Sl0qcT3XSNcAPt7eyyxpQsZ308aAt7MEALw_wcB Find out more about Emsella:https://www.emsellachair.com/ Visit The Well-Informed Patient Podcast: https://1patientatatime.com/podcast-the-well-informed-patient
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COVID 19 has Brought An Increase In Telemedicine: How To Do It, Is It Right For You, and Is It Here To Stay?
Nov 2, 202000:56:54Tap to summarizeFor all of the crazy changes during COVID, there have been so many positive ones like having a doctor or provider visit from the comfort of your own home. No crazy parking garages, no navigating to one office building to find that the office has moved locations. No wondering if you are going to get sick from the others in the waiting room as now you can visit with your provider right from the comfort of your living room on your cell phone. With Covid, there has been a huge up tick in Telemedicine and we are going to be visiting with Dr. Joseph Pazona, a premier Urologist from Nashville, TN who will be educating us on the benefits and how to’s of all things telemedicine! And how his practice, along with other specialties is answering the call to personalize care for patients. You will learn how telemedicine can be right for you, when it is a good time to do telemedicine and when you need to see your provider in person. You will also understand the benefits of having a specialist right at your fingertips without commuting to the best one several hours away and how it can be completely affordable and faster than an in-person visit. For more information on how to see Dr. Joseph Pazona: https://www.pazonamd.com Virtucare: myvirtucare.com https://www.myvirtucare.com The Well-Informed Patient Podcast Subscription Information: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-well-informed-patient-podcast/id1531533187 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WtflmHho7DpI6qVr1fWTL?si=A-xAOlDfQMGPDq7q042wQg Direct download and subscribe: https://thewellinformedpatientpodcast.libsyn.com/
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Beyond Snoring, Daytime Fatigue, and CPAP: Learn About Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and The Many Treatment Options Including Inspire Therapy
Oct 13, 202001:02:54Tap to summarizeIn this 5th episode of The Well-Informed Patient Podcast we speak to Dr. Maurits Boon, one of the leading sleep medicine experts. He is from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Are you tired of waking up fatigued and then hearing your family members complain about your ridiculous snoring? Looking for more options other than the CPAP machine for your sleep apnea? There is hope for those patients and their family members who suffer with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In this episode you will learn What is OSA? What are the risks of not treating OSA? How is CPAP effective for OSA? Why you should maintain and get follow up for your CPAP regularly. What other treatment options are out there for OSA including surgical intervention and the Inspire system. What the Inspire system is, how it works, who it is for and the benefits it provides for patients suffering with OSA. Get in touch with Dr. Maurits Boon Listen to the podcast: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-well-informed-patient-podcast/id1531533187 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WtflmHho7DpI6qVr1fWTL?si=A-xAOlDfQMGPDq7q042wQg Direct download and subscribe: https://thewellinformedpatientpodcast.libsyn.com/ Inspire Therapy: https://www.inspiresleep.com/
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