Episode 32: Exercise is Medicine (Part 3)

In this final episode of our series on Exercise Is Medicine, we explore how exercise can help reverse disease. That’s right - not just prevent and treat disease, but also reverse the course of disease processes. This is part 3 of a 3-part series by Pathways medical director Dr George Cho of a talk he delivered in Toronto.

Links

Exercise is medicine essays (DrGeorgeCho.com)
The 6 focus areas of lifestyle medicine (podcast)
Exercise is Medicine.org (American College of Sports Medicine)
Exercise is the pill (podcast)

The Lifestyle Is Medicine podcast is produced by Pathways to Wholeness Lifestyle Medicine in Toronto, Canada. Pathways is a medical centre that promotes wholistic health through lifestyle medicine. Pathways provides compassionate, evidence-based medical care at two clinics in Toronto: the North York Lifestyle Medicine Clinic and Junction Lifestyle Medicine Clinic. Learn more at: www.pathwaystowholeness.ca

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Episode 31: Exercise is Medicine (Part 2)

In this episode we continue our series on Exercise Is Medicine. In Part 1, we explored how exercise can help prevent disease. In this episode, we take it a step further and look at how exercise can help in the treatment of disease. This is part 2 of a 3-part series by Pathways medical director Dr George Cho of a talk he delivered in Toronto.

Links

Exercise is medicine essays (DrGeorgeCho.com)
The 6 focus areas of lifestyle medicine (podcast)
Exercise is Medicine.org (American College of Sports Medicine)
Exercise is the pill (podcast)

The Lifestyle Is Medicine podcast is produced by Pathways to Wholeness Lifestyle Medicine in Toronto, Canada. Pathways is a medical centre that promotes wholistic health through lifestyle medicine. Pathways provides compassionate, evidence-based medical care at two clinics in Toronto: the North York Lifestyle Medicine Clinic and Junction Lifestyle Medicine Clinic. Learn more at: www.pathwaystowholeness.ca

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Episode 30: Exercise is Medicine (Part 1)

We all know exercise is good for you. We exercise to be healthy, have fun and look good. But did you know exercise is actually medicine? Exercise doesn’t just prevent disease; it can help treat and reverse disease as well.

This is the first of a 3-part series by Pathways medical director Dr George Cho on exercise as medicine. This segment explores how exercise is important for prevention of disease.

Links

Exercise is medicine essays (DrGeorgeCho.com)
The 6 focus areas of lifestyle medicine (podcast)
Exercise is Medicine.org (American College of Sports Medicine)
Exercise is the pill (podcast)

The Lifestyle Is Medicine podcast is produced by Pathways to Wholeness Lifestyle Medicine in Toronto, Canada. Pathways is a medical centre that promotes wholistic health through lifestyle medicine. Pathways provides compassionate, evidence-based medical care at two clinics in Toronto: the North York Lifestyle Medicine Clinic and Junction Lifestyle Medicine Clinic. Learn more at: www.pathwaystowholeness.ca

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Episode 20: Would you like an exercise pill?

What if there was a pill that you could take that would give you all the benefits of exercise? That’s right: no more dragging your feet to the gym, no more sweating, gasping for breath and hurting muscles. Who needs an expensive gym membership when all you need to do is pop a pill to become fit and healthy?

Sound too good to be true? Not for some scientists who are trying to create an exercise pill. But is it really possible to package all the benefits of exercise into a single pill? Do we even need one? And what does this pursuit to pill-ify a healthy lifestyle betray about modern medicine? We explore these questions and more in this episode of the Lifestyle Is Medicine podcast.

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Episode 19: How I lost weight (and kept it off!) using whole foods plant-based eating

In this episode we chat with Ben Feagan and hear his inspiring journey to a healthier weight using whole foods plant-based eating.

Ben has experienced it all. He was bullied as a child for his weight and tried various approaches to lose weight with little success. But then he learned about Seventh-day Adventists - one of the longest living people groups in the world - and the whole foods, plant-based eating pattern they promote, and everything changed. He lost weight and has successfully kept it off. Tune in to hear how the simple yet powerful principles of plant-based eating transformed Ben’s life.

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Episode 18: Sleepy and Heavy: The link between sleep and weight you need to know about

When we think of our weight, few of us will think about sleep. But did you know emerging science is showing a connection between poor sleep and weight gain?

We're so wired (literally) and busy that a good nights sleep is becoming an increasingly elusive part of our modern way of life. Yet, if we want to get our weight under control, prioritizing sleep is critical. In this episode, we explore some of the science showing a link between sleep and weight, the physiological basis for this link and end with some practical sleep hygiene tips.

Links

Sleep Calculator

Association between reduced sleep and weight gain in women

The association between sleep duration and weight gain in adults: a 6-year prospective study from the Quebec Family Study

Sleep, obesity and weight loss in adults: Is there a rationale for providing sleep interventions in the treatment of obesity?

Brief communication: Sleep curtailment in healthy young men is associated with decreased leptin levels, elevated ghrelin levels, and increased hunger and appetite

The role of sleep timing in caloric restriction and BMI

Circadian system, sleep and endocrinology

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Episode 17: Be a Weight Loss Champion - The lifestyle medicine secrets of people who've lost weight and kept it off

In this episode, we explore the million dollar question: How do we lose weight AND keep it off? For the answer, we take a look at the Weight Control Registry, a database of thousands of individuals who’ve successfully maintained significant weight loss for over a year. What do they do to achieve such long-term success? Listen in for the answer.

Topics covered:

• Fork vs Feet: Is diet or exercise more important for weight loss?

• How much exercise is recommended for weight loss?

• What do the weight loss champions in the National Weight Control Registry do to maintain weight loss long-term?

Links

National Weight Control Registry

Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines (CSEP)

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