Ask a Doc Podcast: Recent Episodes
Jorge Sanchez
This podcast was started during the COVID pandemic of 2020 as a way to maintain your health at a distance. In this podcast I take questions and focus on health items that you care about. All in an effort to take care of yourself during these trying times.
You might be surprised to learn that vitamins might actually be harmful. Learn why in this episode.
In todays podcast, I talk about when it might be the right thing to do to start medications for weight loss.
Last weeks electrical outage and the subsequent consequences has greatly affected Texans. Here I talk about ideas on how to prepare for the next event.
There is a deep desire see family and friends and it is understandable to want to return to a normal life. Because not everyone is vaccinated, there will be this middle ground where we can slowly increase our interaction with people but how and with who matters. Listen to this podcast to help give you the power to make good choices.
There are new mutants that are headed our way in this country. This may affect the COVID vaccine. Listen in on how this may affect you.
Last week our capital was stormed by a mob. During this dark period of our national history, how can you manage anxiety. Perspective and faith helps. Listen to my thoughts on where to go from here.
2020 has been a year of grieving and loss. I dicuss how best to manage the sadness that comes with the loss of a loved one.
While most people are hoping for the return of normalcy, I am worried about the next pandemic. Have we learned anything? Do we know what caused this pandemic? How can we do things differently? Well, I hope you listen and have a chance to consider what I hope will happen.
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This week the FDA is considering an emergency use authorization for the COVID vaccine. I discuss my thoughts on the vaccine and if you should get the vaccine or not.
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You can listen to my podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, and Google Podcast.
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I interview Chris Lazaro about his new book called Faith in Cities. We discuss how city design, neighborhoods, and transportation affect your health. We also discuss how Christian faith can affect city design for the better.
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So you lost a bunch of weight or you are trying to lose weight and then the holidays come and ruin it for you. I know. Its happened to me. Let us talk about some ideas that can help you ovecome the expanding waist line that occurs during Thanksgiving. Also, I will talk about how to avoid getting and accidentally spreading covid during the holidays.
Being well off financially has a direct impact on your health. I am not a financial expert but I hope to share some insights that will help, particulary college age people.
As parents, have you ever had a hard time getting your kids to eat vegetables? I interview my wife on how we do our best with our kids in helping them make good food choices.
Its difficulty to know why exactly someone is tired all the time but there are some basic testing that should be done. Also, there are some good habbits that can help provide you with the energy you need.
I discuss what causes back pain and what can be done to help along with American polices that have caused our pain crisis.
I have a love-hate relationship with protein as there is so much misinformation out there on the topic. I talk about how not all protein are created equal, how much do you need, and which source of protein are good and which are bad. Download the medici app to send me questions: https://www.medici.md/patients
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What to do if you are about to lose your health insurance? I hope this never happens but if it does then here are some tips you should consider.
Learn about the benefits of eating dietary fiber and which one is the best. If you call a super food something that lowers your risk of heart disease, stroke, and cancer then put fiber up there as a super food.
With the death of Chadwick Boseman there has been a worry about colon cancer. You can greatly reduce your chance of dying from colon cancer by diet, exercise, and screening. I talk about how on this episode of Ask A Doc Podcast.
What are the symptoms of COVID in children? Which kids will be ok and which kids are at risk? I go over this and more on Ask a Doc Podcast.
Intermittent fasting is a method of weight loss that, when done right, can really help people with the weight. On this episode I discuss the details on how I recommend doing this diet correctly.
The flu shot this year so soooooooo important. So much so that I go over the reasons why many do not get the vaccine. Us as doctors will not be able to cope with both COVID and the flu. So here are my thoughts on the topic.
What are the symptoms of COVID and what are my thoughts on the influenza vaccine? Learn from a real doctor who sees this stuff daily and understands the struggles of the everyday person.
It is so hard to not eat bad food in social seetings. Here are some thoughts on how to do it.
I talk about how to prevent COVID on this episodes. Are masks effective? How about taking vitamins? Am I at risk? Which mask to use.
The coronavirus pandeic has placed a lot of sress on marriage. I talk about about to hand the stress of this pandemic to better help your marriage.
What are some natural ways that you can improve your sleep? By focusing on good sleep then you can gain the energy and focus that you are really hoping for. Good sleep also helps control anxiety and depression. So listen today and start your new life of health and hapiness.