Jami Dulaney Md Plant Based Wellness

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.   The Silver Rush 50 Mile Trail race is in the books.  Finish time 13:41:42 .   Third place in the 60-69 age group category.  It was definitely the hardest race I have done to date not only the distance but terrain and altitude.   There are controversies around running ultra distances.  Is it healthy?  Can it even cause coronary artery disease?  Does it shorten life? I believe that is a reductionist way of thinking about it.  In a time where people are looking for longevity and life "hacks", the easy way out, and guaranteed outcomes, ultra running certainly is frowned upon.   After all, who would drive from sea level to a remote area at 10,000 feet to run to 12,000 ft four different times for a distance of 49.2 miles (that is what my watch said).  It was hard and I got tired and dirty.  I was racing the clock to finish within cut off times.  My heart rate was elevated into the 130s for 14 plus hours.  I drained the glycogen from my body.   I saw some of the most beautiful

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.   Virtues: Perseverance, Patience, Courage, Accountability, and Practical Wisdom How do these virtues apply to plant based nutrition and movement?   Pride, Envy, and Intemperance.  How do these impede our success in attaining ultimate health and wellness.   Dr. Sabrina Little wrote an article in IRunFar.com applying those virtues to sport.   Transitioning to a plant based healthy lifestyle is a growth over time for most of us.  There are obstacle we don't even know exist until we begin.  The path is not perfect but filled with twists and turns.  I hope you enjoy my lament on a more virtuous path to plant based nutrition.  It might even help your running or favorite sport.   Thanks for listening.  Email me at jami@doctordulaney.com Website: doctordulaney.com https://www.irunfar.com/virtue-and-competition-getting-it-right https://www.amazon.com/Plant-based-Wellness-Cookbook-Generations-Cooking/dp/1733967702/ref=sxts_sxwds-bia-wc-nc-drs1_0?cv_ct_cx=doctor+and+diva&dchild

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  Have you ever heard the saying, I'm not loosing weight but I am building muscle?  How much does a pound of muscle weight?  The same as a pound of feathers.  If your are working hard enough to build significant muscle, you will be burning energy and digging into your fat stores.  Glycogen is stored primarily in muscle and is accompanied by water.  The only true way to measure muscle content with a Dexa scan.  However, it is not covered by most insurances and exposes one to radiation.  A bioelectrical impedance scale is not a bad weight to estimate muscle.  There are errors if someone retains water secondary to kidney or heart disease but can be used to see changes in body composition.  This episode will look at a study comparing various body measurements with longevity.  Spoiler alert; I hope you are carrying lots of muscle.   Other topics: Vitamin D and Zinc.  How much and what levels are good? Riding 1020 miles at 87 yrs young and Ninja Warrior at 71 on Prime time.  Wha

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  People come to my office with bags of supplements fearing nutrient deficiencies after scanning the internet for life extension hacks.  Sometimes they just feel poorly and hope that the supplements hold the key to more vitality and energy.   Taurine is the latest to make the scene as a much needed supplement for longevity.  It is touted as being a "nearly" essential amino acid.  Essential amino acids are ones our bodies cannot produce and we have to ingest.  Humans make taurine through a series of steps from the essential amino acid methionine.  True carnivores such as cats do not make taurine and have to ingest it from animal sources.  It is most abundant in fast twitch muscle such as wings, thighs, and heart.  Sound great if you are a cat but not so great if you are plant based.   So what do we plant based people do?  We eat methionine in our vegetables and grains and our body makes taurine.  It is true that the blood levels decrease as we age.  It is also true that pla

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  Have you ever played a round of golf, went on a run or played tennis when everything just flowed?  You didn't have to think, it just flowed?  Have you ever taken up a new sport or new task when you had to stress about every little detail and things were still a struggle.  Welcome to whole foods plant based cooking and menu planning.  Perhaps you eat the same thing daily and tell yourself you like it like that and then someone brings over a pizza that smells so much better than the cowboy caviar that you have had for the last 30 days.  Just have a bite.  It won't matter.  Or will it?  How many of those bites, free days, celebrations, no diner plans occur in a month.  Rarely?  Really?   If it were easy, the internet and store shelves would not be full of hacks and supplements.  We would like to help you be fluent in plant based nutrition.  In the zone with menu planning and meal presentation.  If it doesn't look good, smell good, and taste good, then it will not work.  Con

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  What does your skin say about health.  Queen Elizabeth was quoted as saying she earned her wrinkles.  Probably not, but she did have her fair share.  Is our skin like rings of a tree that depict our age? Skin health is associated with nutrition and environmental factors as is any other organ.  In fact, our skin is a major organ capable of helping to eliminate toxins from our body including heavy metals.  The outer layer of our skin is the epidermis.  It is composed mainly of the oldest skin cells and is largely waterproof.  Adding things to the outside layer doesn’t add much to the overall health of the skin.  The key is inside out.  A colorful plate of fruits and vegetables will provide the necessary vitamins for healthy skin.  On the other hand, a plate of processed brown food will result in thin, frail skin prone to infections and disease.  After eating, don’t forget to get out and get some near red uv radiation from the sun.  It will help build collagen in your skin

Welcome! and thank you for listening.   Today I have Paul Youd on the podcast.  He is an 85 year old endurance athlete from the UK.  His knees bothered him so bad in his 50s that he stopped running and started biking.  Then he became vegan after learning about the cruel conditions factory farm animals endure.  One day chasing his grandson, he realized his knees no longer hurt and he resumed running.  Fast forward to the lockdown, he decided to try a 50k distance and  set his sights on a press up goal of one million before age 90.  He is a runner, plant based, and a bread maker instructor.  What’s not to like.  Enjoy this motivating interview.  He is my people.  Email me at jami@doctordulaney.com with questions.   Website:doctordulaney.com   https://runningonplants.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjwscGjBhAXEiwAswQqNDTBAPNJ57PhaHcWy9aJRAj4Ylg76_9P8X23361mY3K-swLcxYjGHxoCeXcQAvD_BwE https://l.instagram.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Ficouldnevergovegan_movie&e=AT3GgR4NLgz6sebBJco8TmJ-OPmUMwTEFQQEcQEl5-MD5l6XLkyDXOdSzsZw9u

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  I have added running to the title of the podcast given I have been talking about it so often.  I believe wellness must include movement as well as nutrition and running is certainly my favorite movement.   Happy Birthday Diva!  She is certainly a mover and a shaker in all the ways.  Today, I would like to share some highlights from her surprise birthday party.  Most people who know my mother consider her an inspiration.  Perhaps you would like to learn a few secrets from my observations of the Diva.   I hope this episode gives you the encouragement to party plant based in the future.  I think I may have discovered a little trick to pulling it off.  Enjoy this episode and thank you for listening.  Email me at jami@doctordulaney.com with questions.  website: doctordulaney.com https://www.amazon.com/Plant-based-Wellness-Cookbook-Generations-Cooking/dp/1733967702/ref=sxts_sxwds-bia-wc-nc-drs1_0?cv_ct_cx=doctor+and+diva&dchild=1&keywords=doctor+and+diva&pd_rd_i=17

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  When I was growing up, mushrooms were something that you got on a pizza when you progressed from straight pepperoni.  They were usually from a jar or can and were nothing spectacular to look at.  I believe that is where they got their bad wrap.  The other place I started seeing mushrooms were on a fancy spinach salad.  They were fresh and thinly sliced but raw.  Not a lot of taste but they made the salad pretty.   Raw mushrooms are actually toxic due to a surface chemical called agaratine.  It is destroyed by cooking a few minutes.  In addition, most of the nutrients associated with mushrooms are released after heating.   I will give you a few more reasons to put a variety of mushrooms on your plate and even perhaps in your coffee! Do you feel like a number or a diagnosis when you go to the doctor's?  Have you had anything prescribed besides a drug or test?  I would encourage you to ask why and what a lot more.  If you would like to become more invested in your health an

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  We have so many nutritional options and things to choose leading to confusion and indecision.  There is more dietary advise advertised than just about anything else.  Eating is glamorous, social, and is portrayed as having a large role in our overall happiness.  Admitting that our food choices play a large role in our overall health is not the reality most people want to hear.   How many times have you said, we eat better than we used to?  We eat better than other people.  We don't eat fast food.  I need a cheat day.  I need a food reward.  Eating healthy is boring and takes too much time to prepare.  I am not a kitchen person.   Meanwhile, people are joining gyms and trying to get healthy.  No one enjoys taking medications.  So we try to improve our nutrition for a few days or weeks then it is back to the old habits.  Why?  Why can't we stick with it? We blame others for sabotaging us, though we always have a choice.  We call the right choice the hard choice.  Hard, is

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  We accumulate metabolic waste just like we accumulate junk in the garage.  You might be able to use some of it, but most likely it just sits there and rusts.  How do you get it out? Does exercise prevent it?  Life long exercisers or very active people seem to have less lifestyle diseases than sedentary people.  However, they are not immune.  How does exercise prevent or delay the onset of disease? Today I will exam some of the whys around these topics as well as some nutritional paradoxes that the medical community seems to ignore.  I hope you enjoy the episode.   Thanks for listening.   Email me at jami@doctordulaney.com  Website: doctordulaney.com https://www.amazon.com/Plant-based-Wellness-Cookbook-Generations-Cooking/dp/1733967702/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1U4J4U0SZUXUF&dchild=1&keywords=plant+based+wellness+cookbook&qid=1621083696&sprefix=plant+based+well%2Caps%2C173&sr=8-3  

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  I took this episode on the road to Riverwood Golf Community where I recorded a discussion of adopting a plant based lifestyle.  Two of my practice members, Bob and Judy Sparanese started a discussion group around plant based nutrition.  I was invited to give my perspective as a plant based physician.  I shared my practice journey and how my thoughts on nutrition have evolved over my years in a cardiology practice.  The common theme is implementation and socializing.  No one really doubted the benefits.  I shared some of my go to meal ideas and ways to make it a little easier.   Bob and Judy are setting a great example by reaching out to meet new friends with shared interest of health and nutrition.  A golf course community is a tough place to implement plant based nutrition.  The perception that "good food" is burgers and fries, steak and potatoes, and the occasional fish and chips would prevail on most menus.  Golf stories and happy hour are more the theme than health a

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  Brazos Bend 50 mile race in in the books.   Today's episode is my race report and the positive motivations observed at an ultra endurance event.  Running all day in hot humid conditions results in great family memories.  I know it seems odd, but there is something about the freedom of a state park for adults and kids a like along with witnessing the struggle and accomplishment of completing a foot race that makes people happy and want to join in.  There were multiple multi-generation families there to cheer and enjoy time together.   Contrast that with Disney World.  Kids crying, parents fighting, lines, complaining, and only disdain for the stranger pushing to get ahead in the line.  Forget the cost of such an adventure being 10s of times more for a day of fun than spending it running at a State Park.   Thank you to Addie, Nathan, and Caleb Majnaric for coming out to pace me through the last 13 miles and enjoy a day of fun at Brazos Bend State Park.  The memories will l

  Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  Today, I have two special guests, Travis, and Mark Macy.  They have joined me to discuss their new book, One Mile at a Time.  It is a chronicle of Mark Macy’sjourney with his family after an early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s at age 60.  Mark or Mace, as his endurance friends call him was a successful practicing attorney at the time of his diagnosis.  He has been doing ultra-endurance events for 30 years including the Leadville 100-mile race and many Eco challenge races since the 1980s.  The Eco challenge races are stage races that occur over the course of 10 days or more covering over 400 miles by rafting, mountain biking, hiking through jungles, and climbing as a team while navigating through those areas with a compass and map.   There are many forms of dementia with Alzheimer’s comprising the majority.  The diagnosis used to be made after autopsy in patients with memory loss. Now MRI scans can distinguish the formation of beta amyloid proteins and Tau proteins in the sp

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  If I knew now what I didn't know then.  Have you said that before?  We learn as we go.  The key is to keep learning and observing.   Do you have indigestion?  GERD?  The answer to eliminating it is in this episode.  Why don't we worry about our genetics until something goes wrong?  We like our genes as long as we are healthy and then blame them for most of our health woes.  Do genes fail? Is that the reason why it takes bad genes so long to appear.  We surely didn't cause them to fail. If obesity is caused by bad genes, then why has it taken genetics so long to result in the obesity epidemic we have today?  Do you eat soy?  Is it safe for everyone?  Is it a good protein or good carbohydrate.  Is it a good fat?  You may be pleasantly surprised.   Thank you for listening.  Email me at jami@doctordulaney.com with questions. doctordulaney.com https://www.amazon.com/Plant-based-Wellness-Cookbook-Generations-Cooking/dp/1733967702/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1U4J4U0SZUXUF&dchild=1&

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.   Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  That applies to x-rays and images well.  As physicians we tend to look to fix numbers and pictures and assume it will result in better health for our patients.  Sometimes the treatment side effects don't really affect overall life span and certainly not health span.  For instance, if there is a torn knee meniscus, surgery to make the picture better may result in need for a knee replacement earlier than if physical therapy was elected.  The same goes for coronary artery stenosis.  If symptoms are stable, there is no increase in life span or quality of life with a stent.  It may even result in more procedures.  How can we be sure?  Patience is a virtue that few of us have.   The good new is that where there is a will there is a way.  Ask question and take an active role in your own health.  You are your best advocate. You have many more choices that you realize.   I hope you enjoy today's podcast.  Thank you for listening.  Email me

Stuart Florida claims to be the friendliest small town in Florida. It might just be. It is the host for the Game On! Treasure 26.2 mi Coast Marathon, and 13.1 mi Half Marathon. Stuart is also the place where plant based runners meet to celebrate health and get a little out of their comfort zone. This past weekend we had 6 members of our practice along with some of their family and friends run the half and full marathon in Stuart. It was the hottest day of 2023 for all of us with temperatures hitting 90 F by the afternoon. It was a particular challenge for our Michigan runners flying out of a blizzard to get to Florida. But our plant based runners are no stranger to challenges, and don't seem to skip a beat when taking them head on. They face challenges as opportunities to grow and learn. None of these runners see themselves as victims or unlucky. So why subject oneself to the heat and discomfort of running an endurance event in sunny Florida? Perhaps it is the positive energy around the start of an endur

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.   Who is in charge of your health and wellbeing?  Are you doing a good job? Most people that are care givers to another human would not care for them based on their worthiness.  However, we often do just that when it comes to caring for ourselves.  We all want to be loved and cared for but as most people know that is not enough to get someone to appreciate their worthiness.  It is one of life's great paradoxes.  If you are not healthy, you cannot care for others. If you cannot take care of yourself, your caring abilities might come in question. Most people choose health and family as two of the most important qualities in life yet often their health is neglected.  Acetylsalicylic acid is the main component of aspirin.  It is broken down to salicylate.  Salicylate is abundant in broccoli, cauliflower, cucumbers, mushrooms, and berries.  Unlike acetylsalicylic, acid they do not cause gastrointestinal bleeding or hemorrhagic strokes.  Both will help to decrease your risk of

Welcome! and Thank you for listening.   Vascular disease is usually not isolated even though we focus on the specific area that is causing the present symptoms.  What if there are no symptoms?  Will screening make you live longer or better? One would think that early detection would lead to a better outcome regardless of the condition.   However, one has to take into account the morbidity and mortality associated with testing and treatment.  The good news is that plant-based nutrition has no side effects.  The more plants you eat, the better your health will be.  When we look at medicines and interventions, are they treating the symptoms or the causes?  Granted medications are sometimes lifesaving, but we fail to see them as a temporary bridge.  Are you interested in prevention or reversal of lifestyle diseases?  I believe the individual has the power to decide.  Ask the tough questions to your health care provider and yourself.  What are the side effects?  Is there long-term evidence that I will live longer

Welcome! and Thank You for listening.   The Hoka One One Rocky 50 Mile Trail race is in the books.  I finished.  It was not too rocky, and I did not see a raccoon.  However, I did see the leaves, roots, and pine needles up close and personal.  We got to practice a different terrain, run in the dark, and run in the cold from sunup until dark.  However, this plant-based cardiologist still needs practice in plant based ultra-running nutrition.  It was a wonderful day playing outside in the woods. I think we all need a little more play in nature.  It allows living in the moment uninterrupted by the outside world.  It was not about 50 miles but 5.7-mile segments and 16.7-mile loops.  It was about watching for orange reflector ribbons hanging in trees to guide the way up the trail. It was about watching for roots and picking my feet up appropriately.  It was about timing of calorie intake every 30-40 minutes.  It was about being grateful for the volunteers spending the day in the woods to help runners achieve their