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Your Checkup: Patient Education Health Podcast
Ever leave the doctor’s office more confused than when you walked in? Your Checkup: Health Conversations for Motivated Patients is your health ally in a world full of fast appointments and even faster Google searches. Each week, a board certified family medicine physician and a pediatric nurse sit down to answer the questions your doctor didn’t have time to.
From understanding diabetes and depression to navigating obesity, high blood pressure, and everyday wellness—we make complex health topics simple, human, and actually useful. Whether you’re managing a condition, supporting a loved one, or just curious about your body, this podcast helps you get smart about your health without needing a medical degree.
Because better understanding leads to better care—and you deserve both.
Episodes
97 episodes
96: The Motivation Checkup: Episode 5: Motivation vs Habits vs Discipline, What Creates Change
In this episode, we break down the difference between motivation, habits, and discipline — three tools people often confuse when trying to change their health. You’ll learn why motivation is great for starting but unreliable for consisten...
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Episode 41
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95: The Motivation Checkup: Episode 4: How to Continue When Motivation Fades
In this episode, we talk about what really happens when motivation fades — and why it’s not a sign that you’ve failed. Life stress, poor sleep, illness, and emotional overload all pull on the same limited energy system in your brain, maki...
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Episode 40
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31:36
94: The Motivation Checkup Episode 3: Small Steps, Lasting Change
In this episode, we explore why starting small is actually the most effective way to build lasting habits. Big goals can feel overwhelming, and relying on motivation alone often sets us up for failure. By focusing on tiny, repeatable acti...
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Episode 39
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24:14
93: The Motivation Checkup: Episode 2: Why Willpower Fails
In this episode of Your Checkup, we unpack why relying on willpower alone so often fails — and why that failure isn’t a personal flaw. Willpower is a limited resource that gets drained by stress, decision fatigue, and daily deman...
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Episode 38
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27:24
92: The Motivation Checkup: Episode 1 Understanding Motivation
New year energy fades fast, and that’s exactly when most health plans fall apart. We’ve been there—patients telling us “I can’t stay motivated,” and our own early alarms that sometimes lose the argument. So we take a fresh, practical look at mo...
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Episode 37
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38:26
91: GLP1 Pill for Weight Loss? Understanding Oral Wegovy
Oral Wegovy is officially FDA approved — but what does that actually mean for patients? In this episode of Your Checkup, we break down the December 2025 approval of oral semaglutide 25 mg for chronic weight management, who...
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Episode 36
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90: The First 5 Questions I Ask Every New Patient
We trade holiday laughs and a Michelin-level dinner recap for a clear look at how five simple questions can transform a medical visit into a relationship. We show how home, routine, joy, and self-perception reveal risks and shape plans that fit...
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Episode 35
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33:14
89: Why Your Cholesterol Can Look Normal — and Still Be Risky Lipoprotein a
In this episode of Your Checkup, we break down lipoprotein(a) — a largely inherited form of cholesterol that can significantly increase the risk of heart disease and stroke, even when standard cholesterol numbers look norm...
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Episode 34
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88: GLP-1 Starter Guide for Patients
We share a quick life update, welcome our first guest Mike Rozanski, and clear up the Michelin Guide origin story before shifting to a focused guide on starting GLP-1 medications. Practical strategies cover injections, nausea, constipation, mus...
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Episode 33
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33:17
87: GLP-1 Price Cuts: Will It Improve Access?
We unpack new GLP-1 pricing, coverage hurdles, and whether cash-pay programs make these meds more reachable for diabetes, obesity, and sleep apnea care. Along the way we share candid pros and cons of injections, tease future oral options, and w...
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Episode 32
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86: Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy Explained for Patients
Clear guidance on benefits, risks, and how the FDA’s label changes shift conversations in the exam room about HRTNikki's Corner• Philly’s first Michelin stars and what the tiers mean• Flying taxis in Dubai • A cold case sol...
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Episode 31
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85: Menopause: Symptoms, Timing, And What Helps
We discuss a clear, practical guide to menopause, explaining what it is, why it happens, and how to manage the most common symptoms with everyday steps and evidence-based options. We set up next week’s deep dive on hormone therap. ...
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Episode 30
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29:51
84: Osteoporosis Explained: How to Keep Your Bones Strong
We break down osteopenia and osteoporosis with clear steps to protect independence: how bones weaken, how DEXA scoring works, and which daily habits reduce fracture risk. We share nutrition, exercise, lifestyle changes, and home safety that mak...
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Episode 29
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40:25
83: Seasonal Affective Disorder: How to Recognize and What to Do
We share a joyful wedding recap and travel bits, then pivot to a clear guide on Seasonal Affective Disorder: what it is, who it affects, why it happens, and the tools that help. Practical and compassionate advice to steady mood, sleep, and ener...
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Episode 28
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39:04
82: Jet Lag and Travel Fatigue
We share newlywed joy, wild plane moments, and a clear plan for beating jet lag using light timing, hydration, naps, and simple habits that work. Direction matters, and we explain how to prep differently for eastward and westward travel so your...
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Episode 27
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35:11
81: Concussions: Raising Awareness for Student Athletes and Parents
We unpack myths, the new stepwise approach, and why return to school should come before return to play.• what a concussion is• common and delayed symptoms including mood and sleep changes• immediate sideline steps• why...
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Episode 26
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30:49
80: Screen time, Social Media & Mental Health
Screen time impacts our mental health in significant ways, with research suggesting particular risks for teens who spend more than three hours daily on social media.• Higher social media usage linked to increased rates of depression, an...
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Episode 25
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79: Colon Cancer Screening: Why It Is Important & Your Options
Colon cancer screening saves lives by catching cancer early and even preventing it, yet only 69% of eligible adults are up to date with their screenings. We explore who needs screening, what tests are available, and how to choose the right one ...
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Episode 24
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30:40
78: Diet Changes for Hypertension: DASH
The DASH diet offers a powerful, evidence-based approach to lowering blood pressure through nutritional changes rather than medication.• Stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension• Focuses on fruits, vegetables, whole grains...
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Episode 23
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33:43
77: The Flu Shot: Why This Vaccine Matters More Than You Think
The flu vaccine is our best defense against influenza, a contagious respiratory virus that causes millions of illnesses and thousands of deaths in the US each year. Despite being only 40-60% effective, the vaccine significantly reduces hospital...
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Episode 22
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33:09
76: Four Habits of People Who Maintain Weight Loss
We explore the four key habits of people who have successfully maintained significant weight loss, based on findings from the National Weight Control Registry's long-term observational study.• 62% of successful weight maintainers watch ...
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Episode 21
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75: Understanding Your Liver: From Function to Fatty Disease
The liver performs vital functions including filtering toxins, producing proteins, storing energy, aiding digestion, and regulating cholesterol and hormones. Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) has become the most c...
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Episode 20
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21:40
74: Why Your Body Fights Weight Loss: Metabolic Adaptation Explained
Metabolic adaptation is a powerful physiological process that explains why weight loss is so challenging and why keeping it off can feel like your body is working against you.• Your body burns fewer calories than expected after weight l...
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Episode 19
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73: Ultra-Processed Foods: Why Food Processing Matters for Your Health
Our food choices extend far beyond calories, with recent research showing minimally processed diets outperform ultra-processed diets for weight loss even when nutrient content is identical.• Ultra-processed foods contain industrial ingr...
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Episode 18
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72: How Many Steps a Day Keep the Doctor Away? New Study Reveals the Answer
We dive deep into recent research that challenges everything you think you know about daily step goals. The famous 10,000 steps target was actually a marketing gimmick from 1960s Japan with no scientific backing, while new evidence shows 7,000 ...
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