05/12/2024 The Healthy Matters Podcast S03_E13 - Focus on Psychosis - A Conversation with a Clinical Psychologist Schizophrenia, Delusional Disorder, Hallucinations, Bipolar Disorder... These are some of the many conditions that fall under the category of Psycosis. But did you know that 1 in every 30 people in the U.S. will experience a psychotic event at some point in their life? But who is most at risk? What are some of the early signs? How is psychosis diagnosed and what treatments do we have...
May 12, 2024•32 min•Season 3Ep. 13
04/28/2024 The Healthy Matters Podcast S03_E12 - Strengthening Our Understanding of the Pelvic Floor The Pelvic Floor. Everyone with a pelvis, has a pelvic floor. But what is it? For starters, it's something many of us take for granted - until issues arise... And although pelvic floor issues commonly effect women, they effect plenty of men as well. From feeling like you need to sprint to the bathroom every five minutes, to anxiety around the body's ability to "hold it", to experiencing discomfor...
Apr 28, 2024•31 min•Season 3Ep. 12
04/14/2024 The Healthy Matters Podcast S03_E11 - Keeping Up with Pacemakers The heart is pretty amazing. In the orchestra the human body, the heart is the conductor, but sometimes, even the most skilled maestro needs a little backup. Enter pacemakers, the tiny conductors that can help us keep the beat. But when might you need one? How are they implanted? How long do they last? And can I still use the microwave? Join us to learn about the world of pacemakers with our guest, Dr. Rehan Karim . He's...
Apr 14, 2024•29 min•Season 3Ep. 11
3/31/2024 The Healthy Matters Podcast S03_E10 - Getting a Better Understanding of ALS ALS ( amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a rare but serious condition that affects around 5 people in every 100,000, but due to its devastating effects on both the patient and the caregivers, it's something that certainly merits a deeper conversation. Lou Gehrig and Steven Hawking may be the two most well-known cases, but it seems once ALS is mentioned, many people are in one way or another connected to it. But ...
Mar 31, 2024•29 min•Season 3Ep. 10
3/17/2024 The Healthy Matters Podcast S03_E09 - Cholesterol: The Good, The Bad and the Triglycerides... Cholesterol can be a confusing subject for many of us. And, as many of us can attest to, seeing the results from a lipid panel can be like reading a foreign language. What's a safe range? Does good cholesterol cancel out the bad? And what is a lipid, anyway? It turns out cholesterol is a necessary piece of the human puzzle, but like a lot things, too much of anything is likely not good. But wh...
Mar 17, 2024•30 min•Season 3Ep. 9
3/3/2024 The Healthy Matters Podcast S03_E08 - Getting our Brains Around TBI and Concussions Brains! We've all got 'em. (Well, perhaps some of us more than others...) But it's estimated that almost 50% (!) of all adults in the U.S. have experienced a concussive event or some sort of traumatic brain injury in their lifetime. That's a staggering statistic, and on Episode 8 of the show, we'll be joined by Dr. Matthew Puderbaugh to help us define what a traumatic brain injury is, how to identify one...
Mar 03, 2024•25 min•Season 3Ep. 8
2/18/2024 The Healthy Matters Podcast S03_E07 - The Bone Zone: Insights on Osteoporosis and Healthy Bones Ever wonder why we shrink in old age? Is it true that astronauts lose bone mass in space? And does all milk have the same amount of calcium? There are over 200 bones in the human body and it's safe to say each plays a pretty important role, so of course it's important to keep them healthy! But what's the best way to go about that? What are some of the things that can go wrong with them? And ...
Feb 18, 2024•30 min•Season 3Ep. 7
2/4/2024 The Healthy Matters Podcast S03_E06 - Let's Talk IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) It's not uncommon that the terms IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) and IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) get confused. Both have to do with your guts, both have impacted the lives of many in today's society and both could probably be explained a bit more. We plan on getting to both of them, but for starters, in Episode 6 of the show, we're going to take a better look into IBD with the help of Hennepin Healthca...
Feb 04, 2024•30 min•Season 3Ep. 6
1/21/2024 The Healthy Matters Podcast S03_E05 - Listen up! We're talking to an Audiologist... The Stapes! Tinnitus! Ear Wax! Approximately 20% of the worldwide population suffers from hearing loss (and around 100% suffer from ear wax... Eeeew). But what can be done to protect our hearing? Is hearing loss permanent? What's that ringing in my ears? And why do we have earwax to begin with? When it comes to your ears and your hearing, there's a lot to know, so we thought it'd be a good idea to have ...
Jan 21, 2024•26 min•Season 3Ep. 5
1/7/2024 The Healthy Matters Podcast S03_E04 - The Fentanyl Addiction Experience Happy New Year to all, and best wishes for sticking with those resolutions! Although a new year gives us a fresh start for many things, regrettably, that doesn't apply to everything. Some issues in our communities know no bounds, transcending ages and communities and affecting all walks of life. Perhaps one of the bigger concerns in this category is the Fentanyl crisis. Fentanyl addiction is something that many peop...
Jan 07, 2024•31 min•Season 3Ep. 4
12/24/23 The Healthy Matters Podcast S03_E03 - "Knock Knock, Hi!" with THIS Guy! The end of the year is here, so we thought we'd wrap it up with a fun one for Episode 3. Recently, Dr. Hilden was the featured guest on the "Knock Knock, Hi!" podcast with none other than internet sensations Dr. and Lady Glaucomflecken ! So we're re-airing that episode here for all to enjoy! Get all the details about the life of an internal medicine doctor in the Midwest, a bird's-eye view of a busy safety net hospi...
Dec 24, 2023•56 min•Season 3Ep. 3
12/10/23 The Healthy Matters Podcast S03_E02 - The Mighty Liver... In Greek mythology, Prometheus' punishment for stealing fire from Zeus was to be chained to a rock where every day an eagle would come and eat part of his liver ( harsh!) . And since the liver is the only solid organ in the human body that grows back, that eagle must have been pretty well-fed. But why do we even need a liver? What happens to us when something goes wrong with it? And what can we do to take care of it? On Episode 2...
Dec 10, 2023•28 min•Season 3Ep. 2
11/26/23 The Healthy Matters Podcast S03_E01 - Real Talk with An Emergency Medicine Doctor There are seemingly as many careers in medicine as there are lakes in Minnesota (and we're talking well over 10,000 of those...), but many of the most intense jobs in the field are found in the Emergency Department. It takes a certain kind of person to want to become a physician, and on another level to want to practice Emergency Medicine in a Level I Trauma Center! Thankfully, there are doctors like this,...
Nov 26, 2023•31 min•Season 3Ep. 1
11/12/23 The Healthy Matters Podcast S02_E24 - Let's Talk Kidneys! Kidneys. They made Dr. Hilden's top 3 favorite organ list in a recent poll - but why? What do they actually do? What are kidney stones (and better yet, how can one best avoid them)? And if we really only need one, why do we have two? Join us for the final episode of Season 2, as Dr. Hilden and Hennepin Healthcare Neprhologist (that's a fancy word for Kidney Doctor) Dr. Jennifer Wu explore the wide world of kidneys! Turns out, the...
Nov 12, 2023•27 min•Season 2Ep. 24
10/29/23 The Healthy Matters Podcast S02_E23 - 10 Tips for Reducing Pain at Work! There's no doubt about it, Monday mornings can be painful. And for many of us, the pain doesn't stop there! Work is a part of life, and there's nothing we can really do to speed up the day or make your boss a little less nagging, but in this episode we'll explore 10 tips for reducing the other pains we can experience at work, with Hennepin Healthcare's Catherine Justice (PT, DPT, CST, C-IAYT, E-RYT). Catherine is a...
Oct 29, 2023•28 min•Season 2Ep. 23
10/15/23 The Healthy Matters Podcast S02_E22 - All About Eyes! Got eyes? Many of us do. Got issues with your eyes? Turns out many of us have that as well! From dry eyes to floaters, to reduced sharpness in our vision - or worse, glaucoma and cataracts - we're all likely to experience some of the more common issues with our eyes over the course of our lives. But what are these conditions and how can we best care for our eyesight? On Episode 22 of the podcast, we'll be joined by the Department Cha...
Oct 15, 2023•24 min•Season 2Ep. 22
10/01/23 The Healthy Matters Podcast S02_E21 - COVID-19 - It's Been a Minute... Remember COVID-19? Of course, we all do (it was a global pandemic), but what's the latest on it? It seems like it's been a bit absent from the conversation lately, especially in the media. But is it still a major public health concern? What have we learned and what still remains a mystery? On Episode 21, we thought it would be a good idea to dive back into the topic and check on the current status of the disease from...
Oct 01, 2023•28 min•Season 2Ep. 21
The Healthy Matters Podcast S02_E20 - Mental Health Stressors...and Strategies! Be it social media, the change of the seasons, the holidays, or just the everyday stresses of life; one thing is for certain - they all can take a toll on our mental health. The good news is, these days we're talking about it more than ever. And the more we talk about it, the more normal the conversation becomes and the more we can do to help ourselves and others. On Episode 20 we'll have a conversation with Hennepin...
Sep 17, 2023•27 min•Season 2Ep. 20
The Healthy Matters Podcast S02_E19 - Feeling the Burn. Talking Upper GI Health with Dr. Jake Matlock. BBQ! Hot salsa! Gas station sushi! What do they have in common? Well, they're not exactly health foods. But that doesn't mean we don't (or won't) eat them when we crave them. And, as we all know, sometimes they punch back... On Episode 19, we're joined once again by Hennepin Healthcare's Dr. Jake Matlock to break down the causes and effects of heartburn, acid reflux (or GERD), ulcers, and the l...
Sep 03, 2023•28 min•Season 2Ep. 19
The Healthy Matters Podcast S02_E18 - Shoulders, Elbows, Knees, and the "Funny Bone"... Tennis elbow! Golfer's elbow! Rotator cuff, trigger finger, and ACL injuries! We've all at least heard of them, and many of us have actually suffered through them. But what's the scoop? What is actually happening and what can be done to help? And what the heck is the (not so) "funny bone", anyway? It's a fact that being active is good medicine, but of course, it can open us up to the possibility of injury, to...
Aug 20, 2023•26 min•Season 2Ep. 18
The Healthy Matters Podcast S02_E17 - Arthritis - It's a Pain in the Joint! Arthritis. It's a huge topic. But what is it exactly? Well, it turns out that's kind of a loaded question and it's pretty complicated when you get into it. Thankfully, on Episode 17 of the podcast, we've got an expert, Dr. Rawad Nasr , the Director of Rheumatology at Hennepin Healthcare to help us get a handle on it. In this episode, we'll explain the 2 types of arthritis, the root causes of each type, when to be seen, c...
Aug 06, 2023•26 min•Season 2Ep. 17
The Healthy Matters Podcast S02_E16 - Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease Dementia, and more particularly, Alzheimer's Disease is a condition that affects many people and their loved ones the world over. But what is it exactly? How is it detected and diagnosed? Is there anything that can be done to reduce the risk? And are there effective treatments for it? There are a lot of questions when it comes to the topic of Dementia, and many we still don't have exact answers for. But as with anything in me...
Jul 23, 2023•27 min•Season 2Ep. 16
07/09/23 The Healthy Matters Podcast S02_E15 - The 411 on Sleep Apnea Sleep Apnea. There's a number of us who live with the condition, and when you add up the number of bed partners who, by extension, also live with it, that number gets pretty huge. But what is it exactly? Is it dangerous? How is it different from snoring? And what are the options for treating it? On Episode 15, we'll take a good look at sleep apnea with Dr. Ranji Varghese from the Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorders Center at He...
Jul 09, 2023•26 min•Season 2Ep. 15
06/25/23 The Healthy Matters Podcast S02_E14 - Autism 101 Did you know that Albert Einstein didn't speak until around the age of 3? That being the case, it's quite possible that if he had been screened he might well have been diagnosed with Autism. But what is Autism exactly? How is it actually screened and diagnosed? And what is life like for those living with it? Join us for Episode 14 of the Healthy Matters Podcast, where we'll go over what we know and what we don't know about Autism. We'll b...
Jun 25, 2023•26 min•Season 2Ep. 14
06/11/23 The Healthy Matters Podcast S02_E13 - Overcoming the Loneliness Epidemic, Together Solitude is a choice and something that all of us need in our lives at some point or another. Loneliness, on the other hand, is something entirely different and it's become one of the largest present-day issues facing our society. In a recent in-depth report by the Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. Vivek Murthy, he refers to the loneliness issue in the U.S. as an epidemic and something that is aff...
Jun 11, 2023•28 min•Season 2Ep. 13
05/28/2023 Season 2 Bonus Episode - Meet the Glaucomfleckens Have you ever heard of Dr. Glaucomflecken? How about Lady Glaucomflecken? Well, millions of people have heard of them, and we'll get to know these funny and talented people too, on a special Season 2 Bonus Episode of the Healthy Matters Podcast! We'll go over Dr. Glaucomflecken's start in comedy and Ophthalmology (yep, that's how you spell it), the origins of the characters in his skits, the importance of maintaining humor in our lives...
May 28, 2023•52 min
05/14/23 The Healthy Matters Podcast S02_E12 - Getting Control of Asthma Asthma is something that an estimated 26 million Americans live with every day and approximately 10% of our kids. Living with asthma can be a challenge, especially if it's uncontrolled, and in 2019 the CDC estimated that around 10 people in the US die from asthma daily. But still, people with controlled asthma run marathons, scuba dive, and play 90+ minutes of soccer (David Beckham) regularly. So how does one get it under c...
May 14, 2023•29 min•Season 2Ep. 12
04/30/23 The Healthy Matters Podcast S02_E11 - Managing the Topic of Weight Management Currently it's estimated that between 42-45% of Americans are living with overweight or obesity, and that number is expected to rise to around 50% by the year 2030! That'd be half of the U.S. population, and that makes this a very important conversation to be having now. There are a lot of risks and health hazards associated with overweight and obesity - heart attacks, chronic kidney disease, high blood pressu...
Apr 30, 2023•29 min•Season 2Ep. 11
04/16/23 The Healthy Matters Podcast S02_E10 - Diabetes. It's on the Rise, so it's Time to Get Wise. In 2019, the CDC estimated that 8.7% of all adult Americans had diabetes, and it's been projected that by 2040, that number could rise to around 20% (1 in 5 people!). That's a staggering statistic, but where does it come from? What does it do to the body? What's the difference between Type 1 and Type 2? And why is it dubbed "sweet urine" (eew...)? We've all heard of it, but it's time we broke it ...
Apr 16, 2023•30 min•Season 2Ep. 10
04/02/23 The Healthy Matters Podcast Season 2 - Episode 09 - ADHD - It's Not Just for Kids... Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is something we've all probably heard of (or seen) at some point. But what is it really? What actually happens in the brain? How is it diagnosed and what treatment options are available? On Episode 9 of the podcast we'll be joined by Dr. John Wermager, a specialist in child and adolescent psychiatry and psychology at Hennepin Healthcare, to help demystify ...
Apr 02, 2023•30 min•Season 2Ep. 9
