GW Integrative Medicine Podcast
1) How Loneliness Affects Your Health
When we think about loneliness, we don’t associate it with risks comparable to smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day. But a growing body of research shows that loneliness significantly impairs physical an...Show More
2) The Tip of the Trauma Iceberg: Adverse Childhood Experiences
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention reports that preventing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) like abuse, neglect, household dysfunction could reduce the number of adults with depress...Show More
3) The Gut-Brain-Dementia Connection
A new study by a GW-led research team suggests gut bacteria may be linked to memory decline in mild cognitive impairment, or MCI, and some dementia diseases. Published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The ...Show More
4) The New Dietary Guidelines for Americans: It's a Mixed Bag
The USDA and HHS just released new Dietary Guidelines for Americans. We dig into the new guidelines with Dr. Leigh Frame, our favorite nutrition scientist, co-host of the pod, and co-director of the F...Show More
5) What the Hemp?
We talk with Peter Grinspoon, MD—an internationally renowned expert on medical cannabis, drug policy, and addiction—about the U.S. Congress recriminalizing most hemp-derived products. The measure is...Show More
6) The Longevity Nutrient
Dr. Stephanie Venn-Watson, who co-discovered the C15 essential fatty acid, returns to the podcast to discuss her new book “The Longevity Nutrient: The Unexpected Fat That Holds the Key to Healthy Agin...Show More
7) What is Swedish Death Cleaning?
Chris Palmer, author of "Achieving a Good Death: A Practical Guide to the End of Life, gave a wellness talk on Swedish death cleaning, or "döstädning" during the GW Office of Integrative Medicine & He...Show More
8) It's Good Bacteria
Today, we have with us the co-founders of the gut health company, Good Bacteria – CEO Anabel González and Chief Well-being Officer Leigh Frame, PhD, MHS. Anabel founded Good Bacteria to create scienc...Show More
9) Integrating Medical Cannabis Into Medical Education
An estimated three million Americans use cannabis for medical purposes, primarily for chronic pain, muscle spasms, anxiety, nausea, seizures, and other conditions. Yet, most healthcare practitioners a...Show More
10) Ultraprocessed Foods: Health Implications and How to Talk to Patients
Research has shown that diets high in ultraprocessed foods are linked to more than 30 health conditions, according to an umbrella review of meta-analyses that was published in The British Medical Jour...Show More