Hart2Heart with Dr. Mike Hart

In this engaging episode of Hart2Heart, we delve into the fascinating health journey of Dr. Jaime Seeman. From her early days as an athlete and medical student, struggling with weight and health, to transforming her approach to nutrition and medicine - giving birth to her Dr. Fit and Fabulous persona. Discover how Dr. Seeman went from counting calories to advocating a ketogenic lifestyle, achieving remarkable personal health success. The conversation takes a deep dive into important topics like body positivity, birth control myths, and natural family planning. We explore the challenges of menopause and discuss the controversial use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), testosterone, and their implications for women's health. Dr. Seeman also shares her profound insights on the perils of visceral fat, debunking common misconceptions about statins, and her unique approach to high-intensity interval training (HIIT). Uncover the revolutionary insights of Dr. Seeman, that are bound to challenge conventional wisdom and potentially change your approach to health and wellness. Time-codes: 00:00 - Introduction to Doctor Fit and Fabulous (Dr. Jaime Seeman) 01:28 - Dr. Seeman shares her struggle with weight and health during medical school, offering a unique insight into her transformative journey. 03:37 - Discover how Dr. Seeman changed her approach to nutrition and medicine, leading to her Dr. Fit and Fabulous persona. 06:06 - Listen to Dr. Seeman discuss her experience with PCOS and how it led her to explore different diets, ultimately finding success with the ketogenic diet. 09:19 - Dr. Seeman emphasizes the importance of weight training for women, highlighting how it can help with body composition and confidence. 14:21 - Dive into an intriguing discussion about birth control and its effects on women's health with Dr. Seeman and Dr. Hart. 18:37 - Dr. Seeman talks about different forms of birth control, including a new vaginal gel. 20:23 - Learn about common fears around vasectomy as Dr. Seeman shares her husband's experience. 22:14 - Dr. Seeman explains the physiological changes during PMS and suggests lifestyle adjustments and supplementation to alleviate symptoms. 24:17 - Listen to a candid discussion about the challenges faced by menopausal women and the lack of understanding among healthcare providers. 26:42 - Dr. Seeman explains the health issues due to the loss of estrogen during menopause and the benefits of HRT. 30:15 - Dr. Hart discusses prescribing a small amount of testosterone for menopausal women to help restore their libido and improve their motivation and cognition. 34:00 - Understanding the importance of measuring visceral fat and its health implications, as explained by Dr. Seeman. 38:13 - How visceral fat is an inflammation bomb that increases susceptibility to various diseases. 42:45 - Controversial discussion about statins and their role in managing LDL levels and cardiovascular disease risk. 55:19 - Dr. Seeman discusses her approach to high-intensity interval training, sharing an example of an effective workout.

Dr. Ahmad Malick is an orthopedic surgeon with a holistic and ethical approach to life and medicine. Dr. Malick was born in Scotland to Asian parents and now lives in England. Dr. Malick is fundamentally against mandates and lockdowns and is fighting for medical freedom and ethics. This podcast discusses Dr. Malick's Guide to Good Health: love, spiritual health, stress management, exercise, diet, sleep and supplementation. We also discuss LDL, statins, and THC's dangers in teenagers.

Dr. Ira Price is an emergency and sports medicine physician in Hamilton, Ontario. This podcast discusses private vs. public healthcare and safe supply. Dr. Price sheds light on the pros and cons of private and public healthcare and what that will mean for patients in the future. Safe supply is the administration of illicit drugs to people with substance abuse disorders. A 2020 Ontario study indicated 87% of opioid deaths were related to contaminated fentanyl. Dr. Price and I discuss how safe supply may help decrease overdoses, but we still need to provide patients with treatment.

Thomas P Seager, PhD teaches Engineering Business Practices at Arizona State University and co-Founder of the Morozko Forge LLC ice bath company. Dr. Seager's doctoral training was in environmental engineering, and he earned his PhD from Clarkson University (Potsdam NY). He has published over 180 research articles, been cited in scientific journals over 7000 times, and been awarded over $5M in research grants and contracts from the National Science Foundation, US Environmental Protection Agency, and the US Department of Defense. His expertise in resilient infrastructure systems and disaster response makes him a frequent speaker and consultant to the US Army Corp of Engineers, and the Office of Naval Research. Dr. Seager's teachings in leadership, entrepreneurship, organizational communication, and human resilience have prompted him to reorganize his career around a novel concept called Self-Actual Engineering, in which he applies engineering principles to a fuller realization of human potential. Informed by his own transformational health journey, Dr. Seager’s most recent research reveals the relationship between deliberate cold exposure and well-being. This podcast discusses the neurochemistry of love, the three different kinds of love, sex, relationships and cold plunges.

Dr. Stephanie is the Founder of Hello Betty – a community centered around female empowerment through health and business coaching. She is a doctor of chiropractic with a special interest in metabolism, body composition, functional neurology, and female physiology. She is the Host of the Better! Podcast With Dr. Stephanie, featuring the world’s leading voices on health and wellness. As the creator of her signature, female-centric ketogenic protocol, The Estima Diet™, Dr. Stephanie has helped over 10,000 women worldwide regulate hormones, reduce adiposity, and get off medications in the perimenopause stage and beyond. Following the success of The Estima Diet™, Dr. Stephanie released a best-selling book, “The Betty Body,” where she shares her proven strategies to help women jumpstart and calibrate their metabolism, revive their libidos, rest guilt-free, and elevate their emotional wellbeing. With the first-of-its-kind mastermind for health practitioners called The Chalice Collective, Dr. Stephanie, her partner Giovanni Marsico, and their team of leading experts mentor doctors closely as they build online programs to increase their impact and income. Dr. Stephanie’s mission is to inspire women on a global scale to be the best versions of themselves both physically and emotionally through the power of easily accessible female health education. Because let’s face it — women are not little men and should be taught about their unique physiology. A vocal trailblazer in the health world, Dr. Stephanie has been featured on Thrive Global and The Huffington Post, and has amassed over 3.5 million article reads on Medium.com. When she is not busy teaching inside Hello Betty or recording a podcast episode, Dr. Stephanie enjoys spending time with her partner Giovanni (salsa dancing on Tuesdays) and their three boys in Toronto, Canada. This podcast discusses women’s health, how to overcome PMS, what blood tests women should order, tips on improving sleep, diet, nutrition and all things related to women’s health.

Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng is the department head of critical care at The Ottawa Hospital. He dedicates his time to care for the sickest of the sick patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). As a researcher, he is interested in using ICU resources more efficiently and improving access to palliative care in the ICU. To help do this, he founded the Resource Optimization Network, a multidisciplinary research group working to reduce health spending in this area without compromising care. In September 2019, Dr. Kyeremanteng launched his ever-growing podcast Solving Healthcare with Kwadwo Kyeremanteng” These podcasts feature interviews and discussions on improving healthcare delivery in Canada. Underpinned by the values of cost-effectiveness, dignity, and justice, these podcasts will challenge the status quo, leaving no stone unturned as we explore gaps, assumptions, and different perspectives to solve problems in Canada’s healthcare system. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Dr. Kyeremanteng created ‘Solving Wellness,’ a virtual health & wellness platform for healthcare professionals. ‘Solving Wellness’ has been helping address healthcare burnout and providing health, fitness and self-care for its members. This podcast discusses why COVID was a missed opportunity to improve healthcare, why physicians should be open-minded to alternative treatments, the importance of breathwork and why Dr. Kyeremanteng wrote a blog on deadlifts in his latest substack.

Andrew Lawton is a senior journalist at True North and host of The Andrew Lawton Show. He previously hosted a daily talk show on Global News Radio. He has published written work worldwide, including in the Washington Post, the National Post, the Toronto Sun, and Global News. He is also the author of "The Freedom Convoy: The Inside Story of Three Weeks that Shook the World," which has over 1000 reviews on Amazon with an average rating of 4.7/5.0. In this podcast, we discuss the new C-11 bill on censorship, Danielle Smith's premiership in Alberta, Anthony Furey running for mayor of Toronto, Joe Biden's recent visit to Canada and the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Dr. William Wallace holds a master’s degree in Exercise and Nutrition Science and a Ph.D. in Health and Human Performance. His doctoral work focused on the use of cognitive enhancement agents in college students. He has published peer-reviewed literature and conducted research in the fields of exercise and nutrition science. William has taught nutrition at the university level, focusing on supplemental nutrition. Additionally, he has extensive experience in the nutraceutical field and has conducted work in every stage of research and development, including clinical research, product development, quality, and compliance. Notably, William started his career in the nutraceutical industry, working in product development for the legacy company Life Extension Foundation. Currently, he serves as the Chief Science Officer for the nutraceutical company Nutra Valley overseeing product development, quality assurance, and conducting research on health and performance. This podcast discusses psychedelics, ketamine, nutraceuticals, anti-depressants, and various ways to improve overall mental health.

EMDR, or eye movement desensitization reprocessing, is a powerful tool for treating PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) and various mental health disorders. Studies have shown that it can be more effective and works faster than CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), the mainstay treatment in therapy. A 2014 review of 24 studies concluded that EMDR could help relieve emotional distress after adverse experiences, work more quickly and effectively than trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), and help ease somatic symptoms, like pain or muscle tension. The problem is that EMDR can be expensive and very difficult to access. That’s why I was so excited to talk to Jeff Tejcek if virtual EMDR. Jeff has created a program where everyone can do EMDR in the comfort of their own home anytime they want at a fraction of the cost. Jeff Tejcek founded the Virtual EMDR self-guided therapy program after his own experience with EMDR changed his life completely. Diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) stemming from childhood abuse and neglect, Jeff struggled with anxiety, uncontrollable emotions, and self-esteem issues. He set out to transform the traditional EMDR therapy process so that anyone could use EMDR’s life-transforming power regardless of their income or ability to access a therapist. Virtual EMDR eye movement therapy is a first-of-its-kind program that clients can use on their own and without the need for a therapist to be present. Starting with the simple goal of creating an online EMDR therapy program that might be able to help struggling people, he never dreamed he would make a career out of it, much less start an EMDR therapy company. Jeff’s strong vision for online EMDR therapy has since been successful beyond his wildest expectations, and the Virtual EMDR company now routinely provides thousands of EMDR sessions each month, more than any other organization in the world. Virtual EMDR’s programs are designed to change the lives of people struggling with PTSD and trauma, depression, addictions, anxiety, phobias, and grief and loss symptoms. Through his philanthropy work, Jeff has been able to provide completely free EMDR access to thousands of military veterans, law enforcement officers, first responders, and even front-line healthcare workers during the peak of the COVID 19 pandemic. Jeff is a husband, parent, American ex-patriot, and world traveller.

Lion Advocacy is the personal advocacy and Twitter handle of Daniel Ari Freiheit, MBA, LLB. The Twitter handle was created to promote and discuss best practices for the rollout of the Covid 19 vaccines. Over the past year, the advocacy channel has morphed into an online platform to highlight and disseminate articles, documents, and other important pieces of information showing the injustices not just of various past and present Covid-related and other organizational policies but of various social issues affecting Canada and the world. This podcast discusses various unlawful COVID mandates, the ethics behind medical-induced assisted suicide, excessive force against anti-maskers and how the silencing of physicians created poor public health policies.

Dr. Suneel Dhand is an internal medicine physician specializing in Lifestyle Medicine and Metabolic Health. He was born in London, United Kingdom, and attended Cardiff University medical school. He then travelled abroad to Baltimore, Maryland, to complete his internal medicine residency. Dr. Dhand has since worked up and down the east coast of the United States in various settings. Dr. Dhand's main passion is preventive medicine and wellness. He has authored 3 well-being books, ran a popular health blog, and now has his own YouTube medical channel. The last 3 years of the pandemic have also opened Dr. Dhand's eyes to the lack of focus on prevention and metabolic health, corruption within the establishment, and the failures of the current healthcare system. This podcast discusses the lab-leak theory, the Cochrane review on masks, the Lancet study on natural immunity, the meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis on Vitamin D, and the current COVID landscape.

Dr. Simon Goddek holds a Ph.D. in biotechnology and systems thinking and has numerous online publications. Most of his publications focus on integrated food production systems, but he also has others on COVID-related topics such as human metabolism, vitamin D, food security, and mathematics. Simon's outspoken stance on COVID has led to him being banned on Twitter (reinstated in December 2022), losing his job and having his bank accounts frozen. This podcast discussed the consequences scientists face for speaking out against COVID, the dangers of censorship, and the current COVID landscape.

Kyle Gillett, MD, a dual board-certified physician in family medicine and obesity medicine and an expert in hormone optimization and human performance. This podcast discusses peptides, testosterone, and SARMS (selective androgen receptor modulators). We explore several different peptides, such as BPC-157 and TB-500 and discuss the possibility of these medicines becoming available for patients soon. We also discuss everything related to testosterone replacement therapy, including dosage, HCG, progesterone, DHT, aromatase inhibitors like Arimidex, supplementation and behavioural modification. You can learn more about Dr. Gillett by visiting his IG page: https://www.instagram.com/kylegillettmd/?hl=en

Kevin Bass is an MD/Ph.D. student at Texas Tech University. He also holds bachelor's degrees in medical anthropology and biology from the University of Texas at Austin and has a master's degree in immunology. Kevin has made a reputation as being one of the most evidence-based scientists on the internet. He founded the diet wars, a wildly popular website where Kevin dispels nutritional misinformation. Recently Kevin was the author of a viral and controversial article in Newsweek titled: It's Time for the Scientific Community to Admit We Were Wrong About COVID and It Cost Lives." In this podcast, we discuss the unscientific COVID policies that were implemented and what we could have done differently.

Jayson Gaddis, MA, is a relationship student, teacher and host of the Smart Couple Podcast. He is also the author of “Getting to Zero: How To Work Through Conflict in your High Stakes Relationships.” Jayson is on a mission to teach people the one class they didn’t get in school–” How to do Romantic Relationships.” That’s why he founded The Relationship School®. He was emotionally constipated for years before relationship failure forced him to turn his life over to learning about relationships. Now, he’s been married to his amazing wife since 2007 (after some brutal breakups) and has two beautiful kids. When he doesn’t live and breathe this stuff with his family, he gets his ass handed to him. This podcast discusses relationships and how to work through conflicts.

Dr. Martin Adel Makary, M.D. is a British-American surgeon, professor, author and medical commentator. He practices surgical oncology and gastrointestinal laparoscopic surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, is Mark Ravitch Chair in Gastrointestinal Surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and teaches public health policy as Professor of Surgery and Public Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Makary was named one of the most influential people in healthcare by HealthLeader magazine.(2) In 2018, Makary was elected to the National Academy of Medicine.(3) During the COVID-19 pandemic, Makary has been a prolific pundit discussing the topics of COVID-19 and mitigation strategies. He was an early advocate for universal masking to control the pandemic and recommends vaccines for adults,(4) but has been an outspoken opponent of broad vaccine mandates and some COVID restrictions at schools.(5)(6) This podcast discusses COVID, what we did right and what we did wrong.

Dr. Matthew M Wielicki is a research assistant professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama. Prior to his work at the University of Alabama, he was a post-doctoral research scientist in the Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences and the Institute for Planets and Exoplanets at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Wielicki's research interests include conditions of early Earth during the initiation of life, constraining the amount of continental lithosphere through time; understanding the flux and timing of asteroids impacting the Earth-Moon system and the association with major extinction events; medical mineralogy and the evolution of the Himalaya and the Tibetan Plateau. Dr. Wielicki also enjoys musing about climate on social media. This podcast discusses climate change and questions the absurdity of the dangers of climate change.

Dr. Sabine Hazan, M.D. is a gastroenterologist and an expert on the human gut microbiome. She is the author of the wildly popular book "Let's talk shit." Dr. Sabine started her own clinical trial company 16 years ago, Ventura Clinical Trials, and has been the Principal Investigator and Sub Investigator in over 150 clinical trials. During her extensive clinical trial experience, Dr. Hazan observed how dramatically the microbiome could impact human health. Over the years, she followed the wise words of Dr. Stollman and explored the path of fecal matter transplant. She observed that fecal matter transplants could cure more than C. diff infection, as she saw patients with Crohn's, psoriasis, Alzheimer's, and even cancer improve following transplant. This podcast discusses the importance of the human gut microbiome and how to optimize it for better overall health.

Dr. Stefan Baral is a family and community medicine physician in Ontario, Canada. Dr. Stefan Baral has seen firsthand what COVID has done to Ontario's most vulnerable populations; he recorded this podcast while working on a shift in a shelter. This podcast is an evidence-based discussion on COVID, why our most vulnerable and low-income populations have suffered the most, what we've done wrong, and how we can improve decision-making in the future.

Dr. Azadeh Khatibi graduated Phi Beta Kappa from UCLA with Highest Honors in Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology. She attended UCSF School of Medicine and has two master’s degrees from UC Berkeley, one in Public Health (MPH) and the other in Health & Medical Sciences. She served as chief resident at UC Irvine and completed a fellowship at the University of California, San Diego. Every year of fellowship, Dr. Khatibi received the Outstanding Teacher Award from medical students. Dr. Khatibi is also a filmmaker and a mentor for mindfulness, the highly gifted and the highly sensitive. This podcast discusses how doctors have been muzzled for expressing their opinions regarding COVID and how public health missed out on an opportunity to establish a better relationship with the public. We also discuss how taking care of yourself will help protect you against respiratory viruses, the consequences of lockdowns during COVID, and lifestyle changes regarding nutrition and exercise.