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Ask Dr. Paul

Dr. Paul Kilgore, M.D.•www.drpaulkilgore.com
Health & Fitness
Medicine
Fitness
Alternative Health
Take control of your own health and learn valuable and actionable steps you can take starting now to begin and continue the journey to your best health ever! Dr. Paul Kilgore, M.D., F.A.C.P. provides you with tools and systems that will guide you and your family to your most healthful future. Visit Dr. Kilgore at https://drpaulkilgore.com or send him email at pkilgore@drpaulkilgore.com
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Special Episode: Where do I Begin?

In this special episode, we discuss the steps you can take to begin your health journey. We start by recalling back to our earlier years and creating a list (an inventory) of our previous health challenges. We then think of the present time and create a list of our current health challenges. In the end, after we think carefully about our past and present, we then can look ahead. When we look ahead, let's first rank those present health conditions or challenges we have. In the ranking system desc...

Jul 16, 2019•18 min

Introduction to High Blood Pressure

In this episode, we begin to define what is normal blood pressure, elevated blood pressure, high blood pressure Stage 1, high blood pressure Stage 2 and "hypertensive crisis". Understanding your own blood pressure measured by your doctor, nurse or other health-care provider or the blood pressure you measure using an automated blood pressure device at home is very important. Many of us are walking around with high blood pressure. When we do that, we run the risk of suffering the consequences of h...

Jul 13, 2019•21 min

Creating a list of medications, supplements and vitamins

When getting our "health house" in order, we can take small steps. But these can be very important steps to help ensure our own health and even the health of our loved ones, friends and neighbors. One of these steps is listing all of the medicines we take for our health. In this episode, I discuss how you can create a list of prescription and over-the-counter medicines as well as supplements and vitamins. In this episode, you'll learn why this is important and how it can actually improve the car...

Jul 11, 2019•19 min

Chance favors the prepared mind

In this episode, we use this important quote from Louis Pasteur, the famous French microbiologist to help guide us in learning how to use the information we have about our own health to stay healthy and potentially prevent future illness.

Jul 09, 2019•7 min

Getting our health house in order

In this episode, we begin to consider what action steps we can take to get our "health" house in order. We will revisit this topic of quantitative health often in our journey together so that we can help you help yourself.

Jul 09, 2019•9 min

A system for organizing our health

In this episode, we begin the journey of understanding a systematic approach to organizing our health. Because finding our best health is a journey, consider this a first small step.

Jul 09, 2019•8 min

Intro to lab tests we can use to objectively measure stress

In this episode, we begin the discussion around objective measurement and quantification of stress using available laboratory tests. We will revisit this topic often to provide deeper dives into how we quantify stress that we humans experience.

Jul 09, 2019•9 min

PSA and Prostate Cancer

In this episode, we begin to discuss the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test and prostate cancer. This is a continuing area of research so this will be a topic we revisit often.

Jul 09, 2019•24 min

Introduction to Oxidative Stress

In this episode, we present the important area of oxidative stress and begin the discussion of how it impacts our health.

Jul 09, 2019•10 min

Stress and Oxidative Stress

In this episode, we define and discuss how stress and oxidative stress affects our bodies.

Jul 09, 2019•8 min

Introduction to electrolytes

In this episode, we discuss those chemicals in our bodies we call electrolytes. Learn how they play a key role in our organ and other bodily functions.

Jul 09, 2019•10 min

Introduction to stress

In this episode, we begin to consider what stress is and how it can affect us and our bodies.

Jul 09, 2019•7 min

Managing our stress

In this episode, we discuss approaches to managing our stress so that we can minimize the health effects of stress.

Jul 08, 2019•9 min

How do we measure stress?

We introduce here ideas related to measuring stress in our own lives that allow us to better know when we are stressed and when we should intervene to reduce stress.

Jul 08, 2019•12 min

How do we know we are in stress?

In this episode, we discuss how we can recognize that we are in a state of stress or increased stress so we can then learn ways to manage ourselves during stressful times.

Jul 08, 2019•11 min

What is Flesh-Eating Bacteria?

Learn about flesh-eating bacteria, how we get exposed to them and what we can do to treat and prevent illness due to flesh-eating bacteria.

Jul 08, 2019•14 min

Heat-Related Illness--An Introduction

In this episode, we discuss what happens when we are in a hot environment such as a summer heat wave. Learn about the signs and symptoms of heat related illness, especially the most serious illness called Heat Stroke.

Jul 08, 2019•20 min

Quantitative Health, Episode #1

Quantitative Health with your host Dr. Paul Kilgore, M.D. brings you information that you can take away and use to develop your personal health strategy. We all need a health strategy that is tailored to our lifestyle and goals. This episode is the start for your journey for a lifetime of health.

Jun 23, 2019•6 min•Ep. 1
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