In this episode of The Health Edge, Mark shares a recording from January 21, 2022 reviewing the current science of aging and longevity. This was the first of a series of 6 webinars sponsored by OLLI Berkshires. https://berkshireolli.org/ScienceOfAgingWinter22
In this episode of The Health Edge Mark and John review a paper demonstrating significant reductions in NAFLD with both 5:2 fasting mimicking or LCHF over just 12 weeks. Article can be found at: https://www.jhep-reports.eu/article/S2589-5559(21)00032-X/fulltext
In this episode of The Health Edge mark and John review an important paper that suggests obesity to be more a consequence of higher insulin than a cause. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2749271
In this Health Edge videocast, John and Mark review a recent paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine that links higher intake of high-glycemic foods and beverages with higher all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2007123
This is a recent interview with Drew Pearlman, a marvelous holistic health documentary filmmaker.
Dr. Mark Pettus is a triple-board certified Internist, Nephrologist, and Integrative Medicine physician practicing for over 25 years. He is also the author of two books, The Savvy Patient: The Ultimate Advocate for Quality Health Care and It’s All in Your Head: Change Your Mind, Change Your Health. He hosts The Health Edge Podcast along side John Bagnulo. Mark tells us that when it comes to the pandemic, there is a real threat out there, but there is a lot you can do with food + lifestyle to empower your health and the health of your loved ones. During these challenging times, Mark says that we must come together as a community and care for one another. He says that life is a journey meant to be shared. This episode is filled with deep wisdom and lots of heart.
In this videocast of The Health Edge Mark and John review some research linking higher intake of microbiota associated carbs (MAC) with biome diversity and health outcomes.
In this Health Edge podcast, John and Mark review a paper that reviews the many effects of UVB light on the skin and systemic neuroendocrine and immune systems. They discuss the importance of photobiomodulation and the health implications. For mind, mood, pain, and inflammation, our sophisticated skin and retinal chromophores are quantum portals to health in the presence of sunlight.
In this Health Edge recording Mark and John review a paper by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jared Diamond PhD. In this paper, Dr. Diamond suggested, “The adoption of agriculture, supposedly our most decisive step toward a better life, was in many ways a catastrophe from which we have never recovered.”
in this videocast, Mark and John review the stunningly low prevalence of metabolic health in US adults and offer some reflections on how best to improve this critical dimension of health and longevity.