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What is syndrome X? It's a resistance to insulin - the hormone needed to burn food for energy - combined with high cholesterol or triglycerides, high blood pressure, or too much body fat. Syndrome X ages you prematurely and significantly increases your risk of heart disease, hypertension, obesity, eye disease, nervous system disorders, diabetes, Alzheimer's, cancer, and other age-related diseases.

Investigative journalist Zuckerman takes us inside the top-secret laboratories, corporate clashes and high-stakes government negotiations that led to effective shots. Deeply reported and endlessly gripping, this is a dazzling blow-by-blow chronicle of the most consequential scientific breakthrough of our time. It's a story of courage, genius and heroism. It's also a tale of heated rivalries, unbridled ambitions, crippling insecurities and unexpected drama. A Shot to Save the World is the story of how science saved the world.

Suffering an unexpected heart attack or other potentially life-threatening event can turn your life upside down. The day after I turned 37 years old, I experienced a widowmaker heart attack that I was fortunate enough to survive. The road to full physical recovery was a bit of a challenge, but the most difficult part was the mental and emotional toll that it took on me. Many sleepless nights followed as I constantly replayed the details in my mind over and over again. Was this going to happen again? If so, would I be as lucky the next time? My aim is to make this podcast a resource that I wish...

Do you feel exhausted, run down, and stressed out all the time? Do you have trouble sleeping well at night and wake up feeling exhausted? More and more of us have these problems. In this groundbreaking new book, best-selling Inflammation Syndrome author Jack Challem tackles a new kind of syndrome tied to nutrition, adrenal fatigue, and thyroid problems. Challem explains what the Fatigue Syndrome is and spells out how the Five Circles of Fatigue contribute to it.

A variety of stories from everyone's favorite physician! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Dr. Jack Burke Cares podcast where we strive to enlighten you regarding our broken medical and insurance system. I've been a Board Certified Family Physician for over twenty years and prior to medical school worked in pharmaceutical sales which provides me with a unique perspective. I'm about to reveal the dirty little secrets of corporate medicine as well as the medical insurance industry. I have great respect for our frontline healthcare warriors but unfortunately the business of medicine, in my opinion, has failed most Americans. I will educate, empower, as well as entertain ...

A coming-of-age memoir for modern times, Bleeder is the incredibly compelling tale of author Shelby Smoak. A hemophiliac, Smoak discovered he had been infected with HIV during a blood transfusion at the start of his college career. This devastating and destabilizing news led Smoak to see his world from an entirely new perspective, one in which life-threatening illness was perpetually just around the corner. Set in the 1990s along the North Carolina coast, Bleeder traces Smoak’s quest for love in a world that feels increasingly dangerous.

Join us, Riley Baker and Jack Wolf, throughout our medical school journey. We came into medical school with many questions. Knowing many of us are in the same boat, our goal is to use our experience to help you succeed in school and beyond - we made the mistakes so that you don’t have to. Whether you are here for advice, entertainment, or a general interest in medicine, we hope you enjoy our rambling. PSA: This podcast is for advice and entertainment purposes. All views are our own and do not reflect any organizations or institutions. Artwork: Shanni Zhou

Heavenly Qi is a conversation about all things Yin and Yang, reaching out to practitioners of Traditional East Asian Medicine around the world.

Cardiovascular disease is the #1 killer in the world. Millions suffer from heart attacks, strokes, atrial fibrillation and heart failure. Doctors rely on pharmaceuticals and surgeries, but these approaches are loaded with risks and side effects. The good news is there’s a better way to heart health. That is what The Healthy Heart Show is all about: Living your life without more pharma and surgeries. Our goal is cardiac longevity and the 100 Year Heart. On The Healthy Heart Show, you will get access to a diverse group of pioneers in the holistic health industry who are educating the masses...