Dr Joe Unplugged

Dr Joe Kosterich
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Feb 19, 2024 • 5min

Ep 8. Hands off Toasties

West Australia is to ban ham and cheese toasties in school canteens. Two issues. One is that it is based on flawed dietary guidelines which penalise foods which are not high in carbohydrates. Secondly food choices is a role for parents and guardians not the nanny state.   Source - https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/western-australia-bans-ham-and-cheese-sandwiches-from-school-canteens-as-new-dietary-rules-come-into-effect/news-story/474bb6d7d52299258af27dd1e06cc758 If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoesDIYhealth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr Joe Kosterich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DrJoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rumble - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About Dr Joe Unplugged: Dr Joe Unplugged is your home for open commentary on health, wellbeing and life in the broadest sense. We will explore diet, exercise sleep and stress amongst other health matters as well as issues that may impact you and your wellbeing in direct or indirect ways. Topics and comments on this podcast are general information only and are not in any way medical advice.
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Feb 14, 2024 • 43min

Ep 7. A Conversation with Dr Brian Walker

Dr Joe welcome his first guest to the Dr Joe Unplugged Podcast, Dr Brian Walker MLC. The discussion includes medicinal cannabis, medical evidence and problems with the health system. If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoesDIYhealth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr Joe Kosterich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DrJoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rumble - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About Dr Joe Unplugged: Dr Joe Unplugged is your home for open commentary on health, wellbeing and life in the broadest sense. We will explore diet, exercise sleep and stress amongst other health matters as well as issues that may impact you and your wellbeing in direct or indirect ways. Topics and comments on this podcast are general information only and are not in any way medical advice.
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Feb 11, 2024 • 7min

Ep 6. Informed Consent Matters

Informed consent means patients are told about beneficial and potential harmful effects of any medical treatment or intervention prior to agreeing to it. Any attempt to wind back this clock must be resisted. If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoesDIYhealth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr Joe Kosterich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DrJoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rumble - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About Dr Joe Unplugged: Dr Joe Unplugged is your home for open commentary on health, wellbeing and life in the broadest sense. We will explore diet, exercise sleep and stress amongst other health matters as well as issues that may impact you and your wellbeing in direct or indirect ways. Topics and comments on this podcast are general information only and are not in any way medical advice.
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Feb 7, 2024 • 5min

Ep 5. Rethinking Fruit Juice

Although fruit juice has a “saintly aura” it is not as healthy as it is cracked up to be. Why is that? What is the dark open secret and what can we do to work around it? Source: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/drinking-fruit-juice-daily-may-lead-to-weight-gain-particularly-in-children If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoesDIYhealth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr Joe Kosterich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DrJoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rumble - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠ About Dr Joe Unplugged: Dr Joe Unplugged is your home for open commentary on health, wellbeing and life in the broadest sense. We will explore diet, exercise sleep and stress amongst other health matters as well as issues that may impact you and your wellbeing in direct or indirect ways. Topics and comments on this podcast are general information only and are not in any way medical advice.
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Feb 4, 2024 • 10min

Ep 4. Australians Are Going Back To Smoking.

With stagnant smoking rates you would think that the Australian government would not be making it harder for people to quit smoking. You might think they would learn from international data and experience. Sadly you would be wrong. If you enjoyed the episode please subscribe and review the podcast! Sources: 1. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/e-cigarettes-best-nicotine-gum-smoking-cessation-2024a10001ym   2.https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD010216.pub7/full   3. https://www.cochrane.org/news/latest-cochrane-review-finds-high-certainty-evidence-nicotine-e-cigarettes-are-more-effective Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoesDIYhealth⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr Joe Kosterich⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠@DrJoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack - ⁠⁠⁠⁠drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rumble - ⁠⁠⁠⁠drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠ About Dr Joe Unplugged: Dr Joe Unplugged is your home for open commentary on health, wellbeing and life in the broadest sense. We will explore diet, exercise sleep and stress amongst other health matters as well as issues that may impact you and your wellbeing in direct or indirect ways. Topics and comments on this podcast are general information only and are not in any way medical advice.
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Feb 1, 2024 • 5min

Ep 3. Can Exercise Boost Mental Health?

We know exercise is good for physical health. It is also good for our mental health. But how much and what is the impact? If you enjoyed the episode please subscribe and review the podcast! Source - www.medscape.co.uk/viewarticle/five-minutes-activity-day-keeps-anxiety-bay-2024a10000r6 Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠@drjoesDIYhealth⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠Dr Joe Kosterich⁠⁠⁠ Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠@DrJoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠@drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠@drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠@drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠ Substack - ⁠⁠⁠drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠ Rumble - ⁠⁠⁠drjoeunplugged⁠⁠ About Dr Joe Unplugged: Dr Joe Unplugged is your home for open commentary on health, wellbeing and life in the broadest sense. We will explore diet, exercise sleep and stress amongst other health matters as well as issues that may impact you and your wellbeing in direct or indirect ways. Topics and comments on this podcast are general information only and are not in any way medical advice.
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Feb 1, 2024 • 6min

Ep 2. People in the Bolivian Amazon have the world’s HEALTHIEST arteries!

An Indigenous population in the Bolivian Amazon has the world’s healthiest arteries with low rates of obesity, high blood pressure, and type two diabetes. Their ancestral lifestyle and diet could teach us valuable lessons about achieving better health through natural diet and exercise.
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Feb 1, 2024 • 5min

Ep 1. What Can Doctors Learn From Sport?

In sporting contests, there is a separation between players and umpires. You cannot be both. What does the medical sector need to learn from this? If you enjoyed the episode please subscribe and review the podcast! https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/dsm-5-panel-members-received-14m-undisclosed-industry-2024a10000pa Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠@drjoesDIYhealth⁠ LinkedIn - ⁠Dr Joe Kosterich⁠ Facebook - ⁠@DrJoeunplugged⁠ YouTube - ⁠@drjoeunplugged⁠ TikTok - ⁠@drjoeunplugged⁠ Instagram - ⁠@drjoeunplugged⁠ Substack - ⁠drjoeunplugged⁠ Rumble - ⁠drjoeunplugged About Dr Joe Unplugged: Dr Joe Unplugged is your home for open commentary on health, wellbeing and life in the broadest sense. We will explore diet, exercise sleep and stress amongst other health matters as well as issues that may impact you and your wellbeing in direct or indirect ways. Topics and comments on this podcast are general information only and are not in any way medical advice.
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Jan 23, 2024 • 56sec

Welcome to Dr Joe Unplugged

Dr Joe Unplugged is your home for open commentary on health, wellbeing and life in the broadest sense. We will explore diet, exercise sleep and stress amongst other health matters as well as issues that may impact you and your wellbeing in direct or indirect ways. Opinions expressed are my own and you may agree or disagree with them. Topics and comments on this podcast are general information only and are not in any way medical advice. Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - @drjoesDIYhealth LinkedIn - Dr Joe Kosterich Facebook - @DrJoeunplugged YouTube - @drjoeunplugged TikTok - @drjoeunplugged Instagram - @drjoeunplugged Substack - drjoeunplugged Rumble - drjoeunplugged

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