
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.
Episodes are released weekly on Mondays.
Latest episodes

Aug 7, 2024 • 10min
Ep 55. Nature Nurture or Both
We cannot change our genetics but we do not need to be fatalistic about it. Our risk of disease can be dramatically lowered by simple changes.
Source:
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/leading-a-healthier-lifestyle-can-help-offset-genetic-heart-disease-risk
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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.

Aug 4, 2024 • 9min
Ep 54. Warning - Facts Matter
Data on mortality show cold weather is far worse for health than warm. And the decline in deaths from natural disasters over a century is massive. Yet fear is still pedalled.
Sources:
https://fee.org/articles/the-truth-about-climate-related-mortality/
https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/environmentalhealth/110456
https://ourworldindata.org/part-one-how-many-people-die-from-extreme-temperatures-and-how-could-this-change-in-the-future
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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.

Jul 31, 2024 • 11min
Ep 53. Diet Wars - Episode 4894
Look at any picture from the 1970’s or earlier. Very few people were overweight. Something changed in the early 80’s. The truth is out there as is a better way to eat.
Sources.
1.https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/richer-poorer-low-carb-diets-work-all-incomes-2024a1000cw5?&icd=login_success_email_match_fpf
2.https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/switching-protein-rich-diet-may-change-gut-bacteria-aid-weight-loss
3.https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/flavonoid-rich-foods-and-drinks-tied-to-an-up-to-28-lower-risk-of-type-2-diabetes
4.https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/intermittent-fasting-plus-protein-pacing-may-boost-weight-loss-gut-health
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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.

Jul 28, 2024 • 10min
Ep 52. A Better Approach to Managing Pain
Olympic and other elite athletes have a different relationship with pain. What can we learn from them and can this be applied in our lives?
Source: https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/what-olympians-can-teach-rest-us-about-pain-2024a1000c4y
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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.

Jul 24, 2024 • 58min
Ep 51. Dr Brian Walker and Dr Joe Kosterich
Joe and Brian discuss better ways in health and education. Plus we hear about his party’s candidates for the 2025 election
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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.

Jul 21, 2024 • 10min
Ep 50. Life Expectancy – Can You Influence It?
After nearly a century of increasing life expectancy, there has been a downturn. Why is this and what can you do to live better for longer.
Sources:
https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2024/27/life-expectancy-falls/
https://www.aihw.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/2024/june/new-insights-into-what-australians-die-from
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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.

Jul 17, 2024 • 8min
Ep 49. The Medical Industrial Complex
Mission creep is a problem in medicine. The tendency to lower thresholds where disease can be diagnosed is now compounded by reclassifying people with no problem as having pre- disease. There is a better way of looking at this.
Source:
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/experts-disagree-on-whether-prediabetes-is-overdiagnosed-what-you-should-know
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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.

Jul 14, 2024 • 9min
Ep 48. Money Talks
It comes as no surprise to learn that only 29% of clinical guidelines mention de prescribing, and under 10% provide guidance on exactly how medication dosages should be ceased or reduced. There is no money in this. But there could be a simple solution.
Source:
1. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/clinical-guidelines-tells-doctors-how-prescribe-drugs-but-not-when-to-stop-them/news-story/944bd222c99d3a77f4c11dfdc8a0700e
2. https://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/early/2024/05/24/bmjqs-2024-017101
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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.

Jul 10, 2024 • 42min
Ep 47. Ron Manners and Dr Joe Kosterich
Dr Joe is joined by philanthropist, entrepreneur and author Ron Manners. They discuss life, philosophy, how to stay healthy into later years and Ron’s latest book.
https://www.mannwest.com/
https://www.mannkal.org/
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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.

Jul 8, 2024 • 8min
Ep 46. Ditch the BMI - Beware Thresholds
Lowering the cut off at which a person can be diagnosed with a medical condition is good for the medical industrial complex but maybe less so for citizens. The Body mass index is already a useless measure of health. Lowering the cut offs.
Source: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/body-fat-better-measure-obesity-midlife-than-bmi-2024a10009d8
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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.