Many tout the benefits of Metformin for longevity and preventing multiple chronic diseases.  However, recent research suggests a reduction of markers of performance when taken by non-diabetic patients who exercise. In this short Wild Health podcast Matt and Mike review the newest studies and discuss how it is affecting the way they prescribe metformin for longevity. 

Is hormone replacement therapy for menopausal women the fountain of youth or is it increasing your risk of dying from breast cancer and cardiovascular disease.  It's a SUPER complicated topic, but we hope to at least start the conversation and maybe simplifying it in this podcast.  If someone you love is going through menopause or wondering about this topic, share with them.   Follow us @wildhealthmd for more information.  We'll have a Q&A on this coming up soon.

Do you want to lose fat without actually cutting calories, exercising, or working hard?  Well........you're probably at the wrong place.  Sorry!  We've heard that cryotherapy can accomplish this, but we're not buying it.  However, we do use cryotherapy, and there are good reasons to use cryotherapy if you're into optimizing your performance.  Listen in if you want to learn more!

Your shoulder is the most complicated joint in your body.  The shoulder bones are just floating in space! Just like your glutes (see prior podcast), our lifestyles spent mostly sitting at desks puts us in a slouched position, with drooping shoulders and poor scapular activation.  In this podcast Dr Mike Mallin and Dr Mark Goodman talk again with our favorite physical therapist, Denny Dragon of Redbird Physical Therapy in Bend, OR.  Denny helped Mike rehab his shoulder after a rotator cuff tear...or two.  What we Learned: 1) Scapular elevation is important to protect the rotator cuff. 2) Chances are good you're doing the bodybuilder shoulder raise and don't even know it.  3) Mark doesn't move his shoulder right. 4) The best way to train your scapula to move is to do lots and lots of shoulder raises, the right way.

Your butt may be more important than you ever realized! Our sedentary lifestyles spent mostly sitting at desks train your glute not to activate.  This leads to imbalances, weakness, and injury. In this podcast Dr. Mike Mallin and Dr. Mark Goodman talk with one of our favorite physical therapists, Denny Dragon of Redbird Physical Therapy in Bend, OR. Denny has and continues to treat world class athletes and knows more about the glutes than anyone we know.    What we Learned: 1) The glute medius is responsible for stabilizing the hip joint and instability leads to knee pain, hip pain, and ankle sprains.  2) The glute maximus is the "powerhouse" and we can optimize its use through some simple drills.  3) Mike has a weak glute medius 4) The best way to activate your glute medius is to do banded lateral walks.

80-90% of women are affected by this difficult issue, but no one talks about it!  Hormones are complicated, but Dr. Kristin Dawson demystifies and gives options on this podcast about PMDD.    PMDD is a diagnosis that's been around for less than a decade, but it affects literally hundreds of millions of women around the world every month.  8-10% of the women have the formal diagnosis, but 80-90% experience some symptoms that could be improved with lifestyle, tracking, and some pretty simple interventions.   In this episode we talk about it, how to diagnose, and what to do about it.  This is just the beginning of a focus we're going to be taking on women's health.

So, you want optimized testosterone?  Yeah, we all do.  So, listen in.     Spoiler alert:  There's not actually one single thing that optimizes testosterone.  To be honest, living an optimized life when it comes to sleep, exercise, nutrition, etc is the best way to have optimized hormones.  But we try to get a little more specific than that in this podcast.

This is a BIG topic.  In this episode we jump into an initial discussion using Matt's genetics as an example.  We'll follow up with much more.  Stay Tuned!

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Does oral bacteria cause cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer's? Should you floss? How do you care for your teeth and what to ask of your dentist with dentist Tom Larkin.    If you want to see a preventive relationship dentist reach out to us and we're happy to help.  Just click on the "be our patient" link on the website www.wildhealthpodcast.com and we'll refer you to our favorite dentist who provides this care.