Ep #5 The Primitive Brain: How Biochemistry Encourages Food Addictions
Tens of thousands of years ago, the primitive brain was necessary to encourage decisions that benefited the survival of our species. Today, the primitive brain often encourages behaviors that don’t serve our bodies. For example, our primitive brain releases feel-good neurotransmitters when we eat foods high in nutrients, which was beneficial when food was scarce but today food is very abundant. In addition, highly processed foods artificially concentrate these nutrients causing an increased release of feel-good neurotransmitters and making foods addictive. During the podcast, Dr. Vaughn introduces the primitive brain as a basic concept in preparation for further discussions on the addictive properties of processed foods.
Ep #3 Science of Diabetes: Part 2 of 3
The second episode in a 3-part series on the basics of diabetes. During this episode, Dr. Vaughn discusses the pathophysiology (disease process) of diabetes including the roles of glucose, insulin and how current management approaches using pills and injections may worsen the disease state. Although this episode is full of science, Dr. Vaughn provides simple explanations and analogies to explain these very important concepts. Ultimately, this discussion leads to the conclusion that treating insulin resistance with more insulin is the wrong approach medically. In the next and final episode in this 3-part series, Dr. Vaughn introduces her naturally healthy approach to resolving diabetes without medications or injections .
Ep #2 Introduction to Diabetes: Part 1 of 3
Affecting nearly 100 million people and consuming 1 in 4 health care dollars in America, diabetes and prediabetes is an epidemic. People with diabetes are at increased risk of serious health complications including heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, amputation and much more. During the first episode in this 3-part series, Dr. Vaughn introduces diabetes and discusses risk factors, incidence, complications and financial implications. Parts 2 and 3 focus on the pathophysiology of diabetes and Dr. Vaughn’s recommendations for resolving diabetes without pills or injections.
Ep #1 Living a Healthy Life with DelaneMD Introduction
Are you type 2 diabetic or prediabetic? Are you tired of sticking your finger, taking insulin and struggling with the negative side effects of medications? Do you want a better, more natural way? Do you want to RESOLVE your diabetes permanently? This episode introduces Delane Vaughn, MD, and her approach to treating chronic illness, such as Diabetes, through lifestyle change rather than pills and injections. As a physician and certified life coach, Dr. Vaughn helps people resolve diabetes, get off medications and live a naturally healthy life.
Ep #31 When to Eat: The Role of Insulin
If you’re interested in losing weight and managing common weight-related ailments, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, when you eat may be as important as what you eat. Tens of thousands of years ago, food wasn’t as abundant. Consequently, the human animal would enjoy large feasts followed by periods of famine. The reason humans didn’t die off as a species is because our bodies evolved processes to endure long periods of not eating by using insulin to store energy. In this podcast, I discuss the role of insulin and why eating all day long is detrimental to your health.
Ep #2: Carbs, Sugar & Processed Foods
Biology may encourage and reward you for eating poorly. Carbohydrates, sugar and processed foods stimulate feel good hormones, such as dopamine. This podcast will discuss the effects of these foods on the brain and body, and why you should avoid them.
