

The Real Health Podcast
Riordan Clinic
The Real Health podcast is brought to you by Riordan Clinic. Our mission is to bring you the latest information and top experts in functional and integrative medicine to help you make informed decisions on your path to real health.
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May 19, 2023 • 29min
Importance of Amino Acids
In this episode of the Real Health Podcast, Dr. Ron Hunninghake, MD, Chief Medical Officer, and Dr. David Minkoff, MD, Medical Director of the Lifeworks Wellness Center, discuss the importance of amino acids and how they are the building blocks for proteins. Many people are deficient in amino acids, which can lead to diabetes, obesity, cancer, and chronic diseases.

Apr 25, 2023 • 23min
Better Bone Health
In this episode of the Real Health Podcast, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ron Hunninghake, MD, and Susan Brown, PhD, CNS, and director of The Center for Better Bones, discuss how an alkaline and pH-balanced diet, along with exercise and stress management can help preserve bone health.

Apr 11, 2023 • 24min
Introduction to Dr. Arden Andersen
In this episode of the Real Health Podcast, Dr. Ron Hunninghake, MD, introduces new Chief Medical Officer Dr. Arden Andersen, PhD, DO, MSPH. Dr. Andersen discusses his background in agriculture and how the environment is linked to human health and how it drew him to practice medicine.

Mar 28, 2023 • 25min
Antioxidant Power of Methylene Blue
In this episode of the Real Health Podcast, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ron Hunninghake, MD, talks to Dr. Thomas Levy, MD, JD, and member of Riordan Clinic Board of Directors, about methylene blue. Originally created as a dye, methylene blue has been found to have powerful antioxidant properties beneficial in medical uses.

Mar 13, 2023 • 21min
Anti-Cancer Food Choices
In this episode of the Real Health Podcast, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ron Hunninghake, MD, and Dr. Kirsten West, ND, LAc, FABNO, discuss how nutrition and food choices can play a role in preventing cancer or help in healing following a diagnosis.

Feb 27, 2023 • 27min
Intentional Choices Can Help Decrease Cancer Risk
In this episode of the Real Health Podcast, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ron Hunninghake, MD, and Overland Park Medical Director Dr. Lucas Tims, ND, FABNO, discuss lifestyle choices people can make to help prevent a cancer diagnosis.

Feb 14, 2023 • 25min
Remission Nutrition: Using Food as Medicine
In this episode of The Real Health Podcast, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ron Hunninghake, MD, discusses using nutrition as medicine with Jen Nolan, MS, BS, ONC, owner and lead oncology consultant at Remission Nutrition. They talk about why food matters and how making nutritional changes is a powerful tool for cancer patients and others.

Jan 31, 2023 • 21min
Caring for Your Bones
In this episode of the Real Health Podcast, Riordan Clinic's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ron Hunninghake, MD, is joined by Dr. John Neustadt, ND. They discuss Dr. Neustadt's book "Fracture-Proof Your Bones: A Comprehensive Approach to Osteoporosis" and how to identify and correct the factors that contribute to osteoporosis and fractures.

Jan 17, 2023 • 21min
Dr. Ron Hunninghake, MD, Reflects on on 35 Years at Riordan Clinic
In this episode of the Real Health Podcast, Dr. Ron Hunninghake, MD, Chief Medical Officer, reflects on his 35 years at the Riordan Clinic, how he transitioned to holistic medicine, his role as a co-learner, and shares some insight into what is next for him. Join us in celebrating Dr. Ron’s 35 years at the clinic and listen to his thoughts about what those years have meant to him.

Jan 3, 2023 • 25min
Role of Emotional Trauma in Cancer
In this episode of the Real Health Podcast, Dr. Lucas Tims, ND, FABNO, and Megan Van Zyl, MA, NTP, owner and CEO of the Cancer Peace University, discuss the role emotions can play in the root causes of cancer. Cancer Peace University takes a terrain approach with clients to find the sources of emotional trauma that may have contributed to a cancer diagnosis.