True Health Revealed

In today’s episode, we begin our interview with Dr. Dean Ornish with a discussion about how to prevent and possibly reverse dementia as well as other chronic diseases. Dr. Ornish and his wife Anne posit a unifying theory that many chronic diseases are all driven by the same lifestyle factors and can not only be prevented, but in many cases, reversed. Over the last 4 decades, their scientific studies have supported a unifying concept that a therapeutic lifestyle can collectively address high...

Vitamin and mineral supplements are the most commonly used dietary supplements by populations worldwide. They are called supplements because that is the intention: to fill in nutritional gaps in your diet, not to make up for a bad diet. No supplement replaces a healthy plant forward diet but what should you take to help make sure you are getting all the nutrients you need for good health? The aisles are full of vitamins, minerals and all kinds of supplements – in all kinds of forms –...

Today’s podcast will help you demystify science and sort sense from nonsense. Kathleen interviews Dr. Joe Schwarcz, a well-respected scientist whose mission is to fight false facts and help you decode pseudo-science from real science so you can make better choices for your health. Key Messages: Recognizing the difference between hazard (probability to cause harm) and risk (measure of whether the hazard can cause harm) is critical to understanding most issues. Only the dose makes the...

Join Kathleen Zelman and author of Zero Waste Cooking for Dummies, Rosanne Rust, RDN to learn how to eat clean, reduce food waste, enhance food safety in your kitchen, navigate grocery shopping, and understand processed food for healthy eating that is good for you and the planet. Key Messages on the Real Truth About Clean Eating: Clean eating is a marketing term, not a descriptor of food. Take stock of the your food in your kitchen and make a plan to reduce food waste. Learn how to use...

They discuss how to become more aware of where food comes from; choose foods intelligently; pay attention to nutritional principles; snack judiciously on a plant forward diet plan and eat less ultra-processed food. Say his name and most people recognize this award winning power house, chef extraordinaire, bestselling author of more than 20 books, teacher, lecturer and champion of culinary simplicity, healthy and socially responsible, guilt free pleasure and common sense advice. He has been...

Climate change, greenhouse gasses and reducing our carbon footprint are critical issues to the planet and to each and every one of us. Solutions for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and fighting climate change are emerging and having an impact yet we need to do more. Dr. Frank Mitloehner, also known as the greenhouse guru, is a UC Davis professor, air quality specialist, and Director, UC Davis CLEAR Center. He joined Kathleen on Earth Day to help us all understand the environmental and...

Panera Bread Inc has been a leader in accommodating those who desire a healthier version of convenience food. They have also heavily invested in their tech platform allowing modification of food orders to personal preference AND making the updated nutrition facts available. Further, Panera has been a cutting edge leader in having third party assessment for their food’s carbon impact on the environment with their “Cool Foods” program. Now with over 2100 restaurants in 47 states, Panera makes...

You are what you eat and our food is killing too many of us. We need to turn back the clocks and eat like grandma. Our diets lack enough healthy food and improving nutrition would make the biggest impact on our health. Join Kathleen and Dr. Barry Popkin, Distinguished Professor of Nutrition at UNC Chapel Hill as they dive into the changes in food and habits that have had the greatest impact on our nation’s children and adults. The number of eating occasions has been the major change over...

Lifestyle Medicine, rather than pills and procedures, should be the core of virtually all healthcare related interactions. Lifestyle related behaviors including nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress, risky substances and social connections are behind approximately 80% of early, preventable chronic disease and death in the United States. Fortunately, that is the mission of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, the Executive Director for which, Susan Benigas, is our guest on this...

Who should use CBD, how should you procure it and how much should you take? Learn all about the risks, benefits and scientific evidence that supports the role of CBD in health.Join Kathleen and RDN Janice Bissex, a holistic cannabis practitioner, and Program Director of Cannabinoid Medical Sciences at John Patrick University School of Integrative & Functional Medicine. Janice is also an author of Simple Guide to CBD: Fact, Fiction, and a Path Forward Without sufficient high-quality...

We discuss the benefits, risks and potential diminishing returns of marathons and triathlons. We review the effects of sudden intense levels of physical activity such as snow shoveling. We round up the interview by discussing relative risks for acute coronary events among those who follow different diets, and among smokers versus nonsmokers. Find out just where the “sweet spot” of physical activity is for true health. Spoiler alert: neither too little or too much physical activity is...

A “bioengineered” (GMO) plant or animal has had a new gene inserted into it to give it a useful trait, like making it resistant to a pest or disease, ability to grow in drought conditions or enhancing its nutritional value. It has been estimated that upwards of 75% of processed foods on supermarket shelves – from soda to soup, crackers to condiments – contain bioengineered ingredients or GMOs for the past 20 years. Despite being around for so long, they are widely misunderstood, and have...

As Physician Director of the Betty Ford Center, Dr. Haroutunian has contributed to the development of a variety of programs, including their Extended Care Program, the Licensed Professional Program and the Clinical Diagnostic Evaluation Program. He is the author of the renowned book, Being Sober, the foreword for which was written by Steven Tyler of Aerosmith (and to whom Dr. Harry is not only a friend, but his sobriety coach). Dr. Harry collaborated with Dr. Louis Teresi on Hijacking the...

You are what you eat and it all starts at birth. Give your baby a healthy start to help lay the groundwork for lifelong health. Dr. Stan Cohen, pediatric gastroenterologist, joins Kathleen to discuss the role of nutrition from infancy to childhood offering excellent guidance and advise on obesity, allergies, healthy meals, sugar, picky eaters, routine illnesses, the importance of gut health and more. Parents of newborns to teenagers need to hear the wisdom from this seasoned expert who is...

In this episode of True Health Revealed, we interviewed nationally renowned low carb advocate and author of the 2020 book “The Case for Keto,” Gary Taubes. Gary is known for being a passionate advocate for low carb approaches to nutrition, and by so doing, improving insulin sensitivity. From the perspective of many on “my side” (believers in plant rich eating patterns inclusive of legumes, whole fruits and whole grains), Gary is often thought of as someone that has an almost zero tolerance...

We know that nutrition, just like medicine, isn’t one-size-fits-all. Kathleen chats with Stanford’s Dr. Christopher Gardner to better understand the hot topic of personalized nutrition, also called precision nutrition which assumes that each person may have a different response to specific foods and nutrients. Precision nutrition asserts that the best diet for you may look very different than the best diet for another. But is it premature, does the evidence exist to define individual...

You will be inspired and motivated to adopt her science-based philosophy of good health for your body and your mind through a commitment to self-care, self-love, regular physical activity and a whole food Mediterranean style dietary plan. Key Messages: Don’t eat after 8 pm.Strive to eat within a 12 hour or less window and give your body 12 hours to reset. Get moving, aim to accumulate 6-8000 steps per day. Use it or lose it – keep muscles strong by simple activities like pushups and...

Season 1, Episode 11 Guest: Dr. Meeta Singh In this episode we explore the science and the incredible power of sleep with international authority, Dr. Meeta Singh. Dr. Singh is also a performance consultant for professional sports including Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, Pro Football Hall of Fame and many others. Tom and Meeta review the critical aspects of sleep including: Key messages about the incredible power of sleep:

Experts Elizabeth Ward and Hillary Wright, co-authors of newly-released The Menopause Diet Plan: A Natural Guide to Managing Hormones, Health and Happiness, offer valuable strategies how a nutrient rich diet plan and a healthy lifestyle can not only mitigate and manage the symptoms of menopause and perimenopause, but also reduce weight gain, lower your risk for chronic diseases including cancer, and improve bone and brain health. Key messages: Resources:...

In this episode of True Health Revealed, Dr. Tom Rifai interviewed two nationally prominent physicians, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and Dr. David Katz, to discuss US and global lessons learned from the pandemic. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is a Professor of Medicine at Stanford University and co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration that strongly advocated for focused population protection, particularly of the elderly, in order to avoid total population lockdown measures from harming the population,...