Inside Medicine with Private Medical

Private Medical physicians Dr. Jordan Shlain, Dr. Natalie Walsh, and Dr. Hadi Halazun are joined by Dr. Amy Kruse, general partner of Prime Movers Lab, where she leads their life sciences investments. They discuss what constitutes good sleep hygiene, how to engineer our sleep as we age, and the new neuroscience therapeutics toolkit that taps into our more recent understanding of neuroplasticity and networks in the brain.

Private Medical physicians Dr. Jordan Shlain, Dr. Hadi Halazun and Dr. Natalie Walsh are joined by Dr. Charles Brenner, the Alfred E. Mann Family Foundation Chair in Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism at City of Hope National Medical Center. They discuss the role of the popular longevity coenzyme nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, NAD, and how it maintains resilience and youthful function, the myths of anti-aging, what constitutes pro-aging, and what the science really tells us about how to feel better as we age.

Private Medical physicians Dr. Jordan Shlain, Dr. Natalie Walsh, and Dr. Hadi Halazun are joined by Dr. Robert Waldinger, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and director of the Harvard Study for Adult Development. The doctors discuss how longevity is determined by the quality of your relationships, what we’re learning about digital connections, and the subjective experience of secure attachments.

Private Medical physicians Dr. Jordan Shlain and Dr. Todd Spector are joined by four fitness professionals to discuss building a personalized exercise and lifestyle plan, rooting long-term health in a daily movement practice. Our guests Dr. Phil Wagner, Sparta Science CEO; Dr. Rowan Paul, sports medicine physician; Brian Hannah, founder of Thrive Muscle Activation; and John Burns, CEO of TB12, go deep on holistic lifestyle choices, mindset, and how the latest tech informs more personalized fitness.

Private Medical New York-based pediatrician Dr. Kelly Fradin is joined by early childhood mental health expert Dr. Helen Egger. Dr. Egger is the co-founder and chief medical and scientific officer at Little Otter, which provides online mental health care to families and children. The doctors discuss the topics of pandemic fatigue, taking a family approach to mental health, and paying attention to the emotional and behavioral patterns in your children.

For our newest series, Longevity; The Gurus, The Science, and the Pursuit of the Truth, we’ll be exploring how we can live longer, healthier lives. In this episode, Private Medical founder Dr. Jordan Shlain is joined by Dr. Emeran Mayer, distinguished professor at UCLA and author of The Gut-Immune Connection. They discuss how a plant-based diet transmits health benefits across the mind and body, the positive effects of time-restricted eating, and the surprising impact of changing your diet later in life.

Private Medical Silicon Valley-based pediatrician, Dr. Erika Drazan, is joined by Dr. Kari Nadeau, the Naddisy Foundation Endowed Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and the Director of the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University. For more than 30 years, Dr. Nadeau has focused on how environmental and immune/genetic factors affect allergies, immune tolerance, and asthma. In today’s conversation, the doctors discuss wildfires and climate change, including the issues of how to protect your immune system from air pollution, how allergies are affected by changing weather, and the long-term effects of smoke exposure.

Private Medical New York-based pediatrician Dr. Kelly Fradin is joined by Melinda Wenner Moyer, contributing editor at Scientific American, and a faculty member in the Science, Health & Environmental Reporting program at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. Her recent book, How to Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes, takes a scientific approach to bringing up kids who are compassionate, confident, and resilient. They discuss how lying is a normal part of development, how kids’ self-esteem contributes to a long, healthy life, and the importance of discussing topics that make you uncomfortable.

Private Medical Los Angeles-based pediatrician Dr. Sarah Greene is joined by Emily Oster, an economist at Brown University and author of the New York Times bestselling book The Family Firm: A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years. They discuss back-to-school amidst the challenges of the Delta variant, how to create a “risk budget” for your family, and continuing to move forward in this constantly changing environment.

Private Medical Los Angeles-based pediatrician Dr. Sarah Greene is joined by Dr. David Skaggs, the co-director of the Spine Center and the Director of Pediatric Orthopedics at Cedars Sinai, to explore how COVID has affected kids’ bodies. The doctors discuss the rising cases of back pain in teens, over-use injuries when returning to sports, and choosing the right backpack.