I'll teach you how to become the media's go-to expert in your field. Enroll in The Professional's Media Academy now: https://www.professionalsmediaacademy.com/Listen to my podcast, The Checkup with Doctor Mike, here:Spotify: https://go.doctormikemedia.com/spotify/CheckUpSpotifyApple Podcasts: https://go.doctormikemedia.com/applepodcast/ApplePodcasts Pick up a copy of Charles Piller's new book "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's " here: https://www.simonandsc...
Mar 02, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Truth-Seeking moments: Fact Check 1 - 6:36 - https://youtu.be/2d7MITbdFHw Fact Check 2 - 42:05 - https://youtu.be/BClwtV79UFY Fact Check 3 - 45:53 - https://youtu.be/-pjhwHTFZAk Fact Check 4 - 54:16 - https://youtu.be/O0-_ml1J0Nw Fact Check 5 - 1:22:36 - https://youtu.be/NzoUVKSDYqc Follow Dr. Jason Fung here:https://www.doctorjasonfung.com/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoyL4iGArWn5Hu0V_sAhK2whttps://x.com/drjasonfung?https://www.facebook.com/jason.fung.313/ I'll teach you how to become t...
Feb 09, 2025•2 hr 59 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast I'll teach you how to become the media's go-to expert in your field. Enroll in The Professional's Media Academy now: https://www.professionalsmediaacademy.com/Listen to my podcast, The Checkup with Doctor Mike, here:Spotify: https://go.doctormikemedia.com/spotify/CheckUpSpotifyApple Podcasts: https://go.doctormikemedia.com/applepodcast/ApplePodcastsDr. Paul Offit is the Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and a member of the FDA Vaccine Advisory Commit...
Dec 18, 2024•2 hr 34 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast I'll teach you how to become the media's go-to expert in your field. Enroll in The Professional's Media Academy now: https://www.professionalsmediaacademy.com/ Follow Dr. Mike Israetel here: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@RenaissancePeriodization Twitter/X - https://x.com/misraetel?lang=en Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drmikeisrae... Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/michael.israetel/ Team Full Rom - https://teamfullrom.com/ 00:00 Intro 00:55 AI 11:21 Political Anthropology 1...
Dec 11, 2024•3 hr 31 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast I'll teach you how to become the media's go-to expert in your field. Enroll in The Professional's Media Academy now: https://www.professionalsmediaacademy.com/ Follow Sophie Grace Holmes, the world-record marathon runner and endurance athlete: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophiegraceholmes/?hl=en https://www.sophiegraceholmes.com/ 00:00 Intro 01:26 Guinness World Record 17:18 Cycstic Fibrosis 30:25 Drugs In Gyms / Adversity 34:34 Her Diagnosis 42:02 Problems with Healthcare 45:31 Trainin...
Dec 01, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast I'll teach you how to become the media's go-to expert in your field. Enroll in The Professional's Media Academy now: https://www.professionalsmediaacademy.com/ 00:00 Intro 01:06 Set Point Theory 11:24 Calories In / Calories Out 18:47 Biggest Hurdles To Weight Loss 23:05 What Is Bariatric Surgery? 30:10 Success Rates 36:08 BMI 40:50 My 600 Pound Life 48:22 Side Effects of Surgery / Patient Satisfaction 54:23 Ozempic vs. Surgery 1:06:42 Life After Ozempic 1:10:28 Is Ozempic Unethical? 1:15:18 Food...
Nov 20, 2024•2 hr 34 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast I'll teach you how to become the media's go-to expert in your field. Enroll in The Professional's Media Academy now: https://www.professionalsmediaacademy.com/ Listen to my podcast, The Checkup with Doctor Mike, here: Spotify: https://go.doctormikemedia.com/spotify/CheckUpSpotify Apple Podcasts: https://go.doctormikemedia.com/applepodcast/ApplePodcasts Follow Dr. Rena Malik here: YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@RenaMalikMD Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/renamalikmd/?hl=en Facebook: https:/...
Nov 10, 2024•2 hr 58 min•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast I'll teach you how to become the media's go-to expert in your field. Enroll in The Professional's Media Academy now: https://www.professionalsmediaacademy.com/ Listen to my podcast, The Checkup with Doctor Mike, here: Spotify: https://go.doctormikemedia.com/spotify/CheckUpSpotify Apple Podcasts: https://go.doctormikemedia.com/applepodcast/ApplePodcasts 00:00 Intro 00:45 Reproductive Rights 05:01 RFK Jr. 07:03 Processed Foods/Groceries 09:50 Reducing Costs Help us continue the fight against medic...
Nov 03, 2024•12 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast Check our Dr. Marty Makary's new book "Blind Spots" and his other best-selling books here: https://www.martymd.com Follow Dr. Makary on X/Twitter here: https://x.com/martymakary?lang=en 00:00 Intro 01:50 Why The Cost Of Healthcare Has Ballooned 14:40 School Lunches, Pesticides, Chronic Disease 39:38 Calories, Artificial Sweeteners, Condoms 48:48 Changing Guidelines / Hormone Replacement Therapy 1:01:40 Should We Follow Experts? 1:18:48 Trusting The Government / Antibiotics 1:26:16 AI / Food Assi...
Oct 27, 2024•2 hr 10 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast Learn more about hypnosis by checking out Dr. David Spiegel's app, Reveri: https://www.reveri.com/ 00:00 Intro 01:15 What is Hypnosis 12:33 Hypnosis vs. Psychology 21:17 Differences Between Practitioners 24:15 Who Is Hypnosis For? 29:27 Controversies 34:11 Does It Really Work? 41:00 Is Hypnosis Just Gaslighting? 49:26 Hypnosis For Smoking 54:17 Why Are We So Susceptible? 1:02:13 Integrative Medicine 1:06:27 My Acupuncture Story 1:11:01 Why Wouldn't It Work? 1:13:09 How He Discovered It / Asthma ...
Oct 02, 2024•2 hr 31 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast If you or someone you know is battling an ED, you can find help and learn more here: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/eating-disorders/in-depth/eating-disorder-treatment/art-20046234 Follow Lindsey Stirling: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyC_4jvPzLiSkJkLIkA7B8g Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lindseystirling/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lindseystirling?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lindseystirlingmusic/ 01:15 Tour Life / Imposter Syndrome 05:...
Sep 15, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast Follow Scott Carney here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3PyxGKt94kLzVqkkjEgRFw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sgcarney/ Twitter/X: https://x.com/sgcarney 00:00 Intro 01:55 Organ Trafficking 19:55 Traumatic Buddhist Retreat 23:48 Wim Hof 42:22 Antibiotics / Placebo 52:50 David Sinclair 1:00:19 Peter Attia 1:07:08 Bryan Johnson 1:09:10 Making Money 1:11:55 Athletic Greens 1:16:36 Andrew Huberman 1:21:30 Are Institutions To Blame? 1:25:55 How Friendships Change You 1:32:50 Words ...
Sep 04, 2024•2 hr 20 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast Buy Dr. Jonathan Stea's new book "Mind the Science: Saving Your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry, here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/727047/mind-the-science-by-jonathan-n-stea-phd/9781039008236 Follow Dr. Jonathan Stea on X/Twitter here: https://x.com/jonathanstea?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor His website: http://www.JonathanStea.com Executive Producer and Host: Doctor Mike Varshavski Produced by Dan Owens and Sam Bowers Art by Caroline Weigum 00:00 In...
Aug 21, 2024•2 hr 3 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast I'll teach you how to become the media's go-to expert in your field. Enroll in The Professional's Media Academy now: https://www.professionalsmediaacademy.com/ Follow Nurse Blake YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nurseblake IG: https://www.instagram.com/nurse.blake/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nurseblake/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nurseblake 00:00 Intro 01:15 Starting Nurse/Nurse Con 10:13 Problems with Nursing 14:00 Going Viral 26:00 Bad Patients 34:06 Changes To Nursing 41:36 Old N...
Aug 04, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast Marion Nestle is a pioneer of food science and nutritional philosophy. She bucked the trend of going to college to find a husband and instead devoted herself to better understanding food and the deep corruption within America's agricultural industry. She's published several books on the subject and as taught for decades at some of the finest universities in the United States. Follow Marion Nestle here: https://x.com/marionnestle Executive Producer and Host: Doctor Mike Varshavski Produced by Dan...
Jul 21, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast I'll teach you how to become the media's go-to expert in your field. Enroll in The Professional's Media Academy now: https://www.professionalsmediaacademy.com/ Follow Dr. Mike Israetel here: YouTube - @RenaissancePeriodization Twitter/X - https://x.com/misraetel?lang=en Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drmikeisraetel/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/michael.israetel/ Team Full Rom - https://teamfullrom.com/ 00:00 Intro 2:00 What Mike Does 09:50 Online Misinformation / Quick Fixes ...
Jun 30, 2024•2 hr 4 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast Follow Dr. Jack Turban and buy his new book "Free To Be: Understanding Kids & Gender Identity" here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_turban/ Twitter/X: https://x.com/jack_turban Free To Be: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Free-to-Be/Jack-Turban/9781668017043 00:00 Intro 01:18 The Basics 24:20 Defining Your Gender 28:45 Treating Gender Dysphoria 32:04 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 45:32 De-transition 57:09 Alternative Explanations For Gender Dysphoria SUICIDE 1:07:201:07:17 Mi...
Jun 19, 2024•3 hr 57 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast Go to https://ground.news/Doctormike to get a more well rounded and nuanced understanding of the news. Save 40% off unlimited access through my link this month. Follow Dr. Jonathan Haidt and buy his book here: The Anxious Generation: https://www.anxiousgeneration.com/book Twitter/X: https://x.com/JonHaidt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathanhaidt/ Executive Producer and Host: Doctor Mike Varshavski Produced by Dan Owens and Sam Bowers Art by Caroline Weigum...
Jun 09, 2024•2 hr 33 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Follow Tommy Innit here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TommyInnit Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tommyinnit/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/tommyinnit TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tommyinnit 00:00 Intro 01:40 What Makes Tommy Special 04:10 Live Tour / Stand up Comedy 12:10 Quitting YouTube / Logan Paul / Bo Burnham 23:02 Going To Therapy 25:30 Hospitalized From Water 27:12 Medical History 30:03 Testicle Surgery 51:12 Therapy Advice 1:00:30 Technoblade Executive Producer and Host: Do...
May 01, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast Buy Dr. K's new book "How To Raise A Heathy Gamer" here: https://www.healthygamer.gg/how-to-ra... Follow Dr. K and the rest of @HealthyGamerGG here: Twitter/X: / dr_alokkanojia IG: https://www.instagram.com/healthygame... 00:00 Intro 01:30 Risks Of YouTube Medicine / Mental Health Stigma 27:25 Mindfulness and Enlightenment 32:30 Ayurvedic Medical Tests 54:45 The Weaknesses Of Ayurveda 01:11:10 Why Ayurveda Is So Popular 01:21:26 Why I Don’t Like Ayurveda 1:39:00 The Advantage of Ayurveda / Place...
Apr 11, 2024•2 hr 19 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast Bryan Johnson began his life as an entrepreneur, buying, selling, and growing companies like Venmo to build a healthy living for himself. Several years ago, he became fascinated with the idea of maximizing human technology to extend the length and quality of one's life as far as possible. Today, he lives as the most tested man in the world at the center of "Project Blueprint", where drawing on his access to wealth and resources, he pushes the boundaries of human existence to see if he can become...
Apr 03, 2024•1 hr•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Paul Offit is the Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and a member of the FDA Vaccine Advisory Committee. He's also the author of a new book called "Tell Me When It's Over" that audits the United States' response during the COVID-19 pandemic. His unbiased and expert point of view is essential to help us understand what mistakes were made, by both the Trump and Biden administrations, so we can be better prepared for disasters in the future. Buy Dr. ...
Mar 24, 2024•2 hr 54 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast David Rush is an electrical engineer from MIT, but that's not what he's known for. Instead of his impressive scientific achievements, David is in pursuit of becoming the Guinness World Record holder for... holding the most Guinness World Records. He's pushed his body to extreme lengths in his journey to now hold over 160 world records with more coming all the time. I invited him on the show to share his story and detail exactly how he's managed to stay healthy despite the constant physical toll ...
Mar 10, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Bea Amma went to a med spa a few years ago to receive a Vitamin B12 injection, and it nearly took her life. Since that fateful day, Bea has been battling a debilitating case of mycobacterium which has been eating her skin. It's forced Bea out of jobs and caused her to build up millions of dollars of medical debt. Today Bea is here to tell her story, but not just to garner sympathy, rather Bea is an advocate for systemic change, saying we must hold the currently unregulated med spa industry accou...
Feb 25, 2024•2 hr 48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Supervisory Special Agent Brenda Born leads the FBI's operation behind battling Online Blackmail, otherwise known as "Sextortion". This is a horrible practice with predators on the internet will target children, pretend they are friendly, convince them to share explicit images, and then hold those images ransom in exchange for money. This not only results is significant financial loss for children and families, but can destroy the mental health of a child or even lead to death. The FBI contacted...
Feb 18, 2024•42 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Layne Norton is scientist, author, and record-setting weight lifter specializing in nutrition. One of my favorite things about Layne is his commitment to debunking misinformation, whether it come from snake oil salesman... or me, which is actually the basis of our relationship. Layne called me out for some comments I had made in the past, and despite our initial adversity, I assured him we had more in common than he realized. So, I invited Layne onto the show to dive deep into the ozempification...
Feb 11, 2024•2 hr 7 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Ginny Kaltenbach is not just any nurse, but my nurse, having working alongside me for the last 10 years in New Jersey. Ginny and I are great friends and coworkers, but we developed a new type of relationship this last year where Ginny actually became one of my patients. You see, Ginny was suffering from debilitating pain in her back, and after hearing her side of the story, I realized I wasn't happy with her treatment plan. So, I made Ginny book an appointment with me so we could get to the bott...
Jan 24, 2024•59 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Professor George Bonanno is a world-renowned expert on Trauma and has spent decades teaching at Columbia University in NYC. His opinions on the subject have gotten him in some hot water online too, as he believes our cultural understanding of trauma is incomplete and often incorrect. Buy Professor George Bonanno's book "The End Of Trauma" here: https://www.amazon.com/End-Trauma-Science-Resilience-Changing/dp/1541674367 Follow Professor Bonanno here: Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/giorgiobee Inst...
Jan 19, 2024•2 hr 35 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Watch the full video interview here: https://go.doctormikemedia.com/youtube/c2m9 Cristo Fernandez was a start soccer player in Mexico, well on his way to playing for the national team, when a horrific knee injury sidelined him for the rest of his life... or so he thought. The life-altering injury sent Cristo down a new path, eventually taking him the the UK where he studied acting, and eventually landed himself the role of Danny Rojas on the hit Apple+ series, Ted Lasso. Now Cristo is starring i...
Jan 05, 2024•23 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Watch the full video interview here: https://go.doctormikemedia.com/youtube/GundryVOD Dr. Steven Gundry began his career as a highly-successful cardiologist and heart surgeon. In more recent years, he has pivoted away from surgery and more into preventive medicine at his clinic in souther California. Dr. Gundry is a highly vocal advocate for a wide variety of highly controversial health claims, often centered on the gut microbiome and "lectins", which are found inside foods like tomatoes and bel...
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