143 episodes
The MD and Chef Team Podcast Dr. Isabel MD & Culinary Nutrition Expert Chef Michael
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- Health & Fitness
Combined expertise of a Medical Doctor and a Culinary Nutrition Expert Chef: With decades of experience in traditional medicine, professional cooking, and functional/integrative medicine, we can assess your health and lifestyle from all angles. We provide whole-body health guidance while also showing you how to use food as medicine every day. We're bringing health home using our combined 40+ years of helping people heal.
Because health doesn’t start and end at the doctor’s office. It starts with your thoughts, the foods you eat, and the habits you nurture each day. At home, work, schools, and places of worship.
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Depression and Gut Health, Part #2
Ever wondered how depression might be linked to your gut health? Join us on the latest MD and Chef Team Show, where we promise to unravel the surprising connection between your brain and your belly. You'll learn about the upstream factors crucial for healthy aging, why recognizing yourself as an unrepeatable miracle is vital, and the foods that can either uplift or drag down your mood. With personal stories and our Frankenfood Ingredient Segment, this episode is packed with practical ins...
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Depression and Gut Health, Say What?
Are you ready to unlock the secrets of vibrant, long-term health? This episode promises to transform your understanding of how the gut and brain are intricately connected, a relationship we affectionately call the "gut-brain bromance." We explore the body's incredible ability to heal when nourished with the right nutrients and freed from harmful substances, contrasting this holistic approach with conventional medicine's reliance on lifelong medication. We dive into practical advice ...
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What Really Happened?
Tune into our latest episode of the MD and Chef Team Podcast, where we promise to unravel the secrets to a healthier mind and body through our story of tragedy and wins! Drawing from over three decades of expertise in medicine and culinary nutrition, we explore the root causes of health issues and share compelling personal narratives, including Isabel's inspiring transformation from an aspiring doctor to a suicide survivor, driven by her uncle's dedication to healthcare. This episod...
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Sleep's Secret Saboteur How Apnea Steals Brain Health
Dive headfirst into a health revolution that prioritises prevention, with our latest episode where Chef Michael and I, Dr. Isabel MD, explore the under recognised connection between obstructive sleep apnea and brain health. We're peeling back the layers on why this sleep disorder shouldn't just be a footnote in your health narrative, but rather a pivotal chapter you attend to with urgency. It's a call to arms—or should we say, a call to breath—for those unaware of the silent threat lurki...
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Is Aging a Disease?
Are you living young or living old?In this episode of the MD and Chef Team Show, Chef Michael delves into the transformative power of taking charge of your health and well being and stepping into the role of CEO of their own health - a position that demands awareness, responsibility and proactive decision making.Chef Michael offers insights on lifestyle choices that can slow biological aging and enhance vitality, including the importance of resistance training, proper nutrition and managing s...
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Is Your Brain On Fire? Part #2
Could your brain be silently suffering from chronic inflammation?In this episode of the MD and Chef Team Show, Chef Michael and Dr. Isabel strips down the complex layers of brain health, distinguishing the contrast between the temporary ally of acute inflammation.They shared insights on hydration, diet, and the pivotal role of exercise in promoting brain vitality, laying out a blueprint for preemptive action against conditions ranging from depression to Alzheimer's.Listen in to learn how to k...