Episode Notes
This week's guest is registered dietician and creator of Tips with Toni, Toni Marinucci. Toni brings us all of her nutrition knowledge. We talk:

your relationship with food versus dieting
the importance of selecting an eating pattern that will work throughout your life
some easy tips/swaps if you are looking to improve your eating pattern
how your relationship with food mirrors your romantic relationships/choice in partner

Find Toni's blog and more information on how to work with her here: https://tipswithtoni.com/
And check out the Tips with Toni Podcast

35. Rethinking your relationship with food with Toni Marinucci, RD

New mini-series!
We are excited to present to you the first episode in our new mini-series we are calling the Supplement Series. Each episode will be a deep dive into one specific supplement, the different types, what it is used for, and the data surrounding the use of the supplement.
For week one, we start with a 10,000 foot overview of supplementation, the importance of high-quality supplements, and why supplementation is not the cure-all you may be hoping for.
Regarding zinc, we discuss:

it's general function in the body
how it impacts the immune system
zinc + diabetes or insulin resistance
zinc oxide sunscreen

Let us know what supplements you are interested in for our Supplement Series! Next up: magnesium.
Contact info: Healthformation.Podcast@gmail.com

34. Supplement series: Zinc

Episode Notes
We have another pharmacy-focused episode perfect for anyone working to improve efficiency in their CV vaccine rollout. Our guest this week is Dr. Neal Smoller, independent community pharmacy owner and COVID vaccine champion.
Neal + I discuss how he and his volunteer army were given a week to administer 3200 vaccines, and they did it in 3 days. He shares about the systems he put in place to increase the efficiency of his process, from FAQs, to sign-ups, to billing. He also shares these resources for anyone who is interested.
And, of course, we couldn't pass up the opportunity to rant about all things pharmacy that bother us, from the reimbursement models to the woes of PBMs.
Neal's resources:
https://drnealsmoller.com/vax/
https://drnealsmoller.com/courses/
Email Neal for information on his app and Wordpress plugin: neal@drnealsmoller.com
Follow us on Instagram @HealthFormation__

33. 3000 vaccines in 3 days: systems for increasing vaccine efficiency

Episode Notes
This week, we talk with Davon Howell, a pharmacist and mom about her wellness journey. Before getting pregnant, Davon lost around 40 lb, but the stressors of life as a working new mom made focusing on herself difficult, and she found herself not feeling her best. We talk with Davon about her wellness journey and how her physical and mental health has completely changed since reshaping her relationship with food.
If you are interested in connecting with Davon, you can do so on her Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davon.townsend.71 or via Instagram @dr_howell1027.
And of course connect with us on IG @healthformation__

32. Rediscovering self through wellness with Davon Howell, PharmD

In this week's podcast episode, we cover all things COVID vaccine. We do the best we can to present the information in the most unbiased, objective way simply giving you the information you need to make your own decision on the vaccine. 
Topics covered include:

overview of the EUA
informed consent
when will I get my vaccine?
how did the vaccine get developed so quickly?
what an mRNA is vaccine and it works
overview of the data from the Pfizer trials
adverse effects to expect
vaccine in pregnancy
how the AstraZeneca vaccine is different

Questions? HealthFormation.Podcast@gmail.com
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31. Breaking down the science: the COVID vaccine

Our guest this week is antibiotic stewardship expert Dr. Richard Drew. We talk about the role of antibiotics over time and how this evolved over his career, superbugs and what this means for the future of medicine, and delve in on the impact of antibiotics and the gut. We conclude with ways to support the gut after a necessary round of antibiotics.
A few of the articles we discussed:

CDC information on antibiotic resistance: https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/index.html
White paper on the future of antibiotic resistance: https://amr-review.org/sites/default/files/160525_Final%20paper_with%20cover.pdf
Article on the association between antibiotic use in children and future allergic conditions/food allergies Association Between Use of Multiple Classes of Antibiotic in Infancy and Allergic Disease in Childhood

30. Antibiotics: stewardship, resistance, and challenges with Richard Drew, PharmD, MS

WE ARE BACK after an unintentional hiatus with our favorite topic: the gut, with a major focus on probiotics. Which probiotics may be best, what food sources matter, and when should we recommend probiotics? When we do, what do we look for on a label? All of this is covered in today's episode.
Articles discussed in this episode include:
Jager R et al. International Society of Sports Nutrition Position Stand: Probiotics
Khalesi S et al. A review of probiotic supplementation in healthy adults: helpful or hype?
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29. Probiotics and the gut

This episode is ALL things CrossFit. Today's guests are my friends and CrossFitters Kelly Gehman, Carl & Amanda Teachey, and Sean Greene.
Disclaimer: I am not a CrossFitter. But I was interested in the allure behind it - it seems like most people (those that I know at least) get sucked in and never look back. So, I gathered four of my pharmacist friends who have all been CrossFitting for many years to get the inside scoop. And there is way more to the story than you may have thought!

28. The CrossFit Episode.

This week, we bring you a very special episode of the podcast. I was a guest on The Political Pharmacist Podcast with host Eric Geyer to discuss President Trump's new executive orders on drug pricing. If you haven't listened to last week's episode on cashflow in pharmacy, I recommend you do that first as it will give you a good primer on PBMs, which will be impacted by these new laws.
Check out The Political Pharmacist Podcast for more!! Thank you Eric for having me as a guest!
President Trump just unveiled four new executive orders he plans to sign that can effect how Americans afford their prescription medications. These orders mainly affect how middlemen price savings are passed along to patients at the pharmacy counter with a few other more nuanced changes while also calling out the ridiculously high insulin and epinephrine (EpiPen) prices.
On this episode, I sit down with Dr. Benjamin Jolley and Dr. Katie Trotta to discuss the impact each of these may have on patients and pharmacies in the US, as well as if these are legal or are just political maneuvering by a president who is down in the polls.
Reference links to the podcast that you may find useful:
Trump's Executive Order on PBMs:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-lowering-prices-patients-eliminating-kickbacks-middlemen/
Dr. Jolley's blog:
benjaminjolley.substack.com/archive
Bottle of Lies book:
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bottle-of-l…an/1129745540
Dangers of buying drugs online:
nabp.pharmacy/newsroom/news/soci…5XB2sSDkmoN8wHU7fc

Trump's Executive Orders on Drug Pricing

We have a very pharmacy-focused episode this week and I personally think anyone in pharmacy should give it a listen! Beth Mills is back with me as my guest co-host for the episode, and we sit down with Steven Rhodes, Founder and CEO of Alliance GPO. Steven utilizes his financial background to help independent pharmacies purchase drugs at the cheapest price he can, so they can save patients money and hopefully make a little for themselves. We also discuss pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) so get ready for that wild ride.
Check out Steven's company at alliancegpo.com

27. The flow of money in pharmacy explained...kind of with Steven Rhodes

We're back!! This week, we dish on a topic that impacts most everyone either directly or indirectly: depression and whether changes to your diet or physical activity regimen can help symptoms. We bring you the results of a data deep dive we did, and help make this super applicable for yourself, a loved one, or a patient working to improve their symptoms of depression.
The studies discussed in today's episode included:
Dietary patterns and depression risk: a meta-analysis published in Psychiatry Research
Exercise as a treatment for depression: A meta-analysis published in the Journal of Affective Disorders
Exercise or basic body awareness therapy as add-on treatment for major depression published in the Journal of Affective Disorders
Physical exercise and internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy in the treatment of depression published in the British Journal of Psychiatry
Questions? Healthformation.Podcast@gmail.com

26. Depression: do diet and exercise help?

This week's interview is with Olivia Cooper who has been struggling with a strange conglomeration of symptoms her entire life. Liv struggles with a host of gastrointestinal symptoms, excruciating sore throats, refractory fevers that lasted for months, and full body skin rashes. During our conversation, she talks about her journey through every provider specialty there is, many incorrect diagnoses, and ultimately, the diagnosis that truly fits the picture of what she is dealing with today.

25. Mystery diagnosis: Olivia's story

Finally, there is a study comparing a low fat plant based diet versus an animal-based ketogenic diet, and in this episode we evaluate it. The study is by Kevin Hall, PhD and colleagues, and it is a very well designed inpatient study. So, what're the results? Listen and find out!
We also discuss Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain: An Inpatient Randomized Controlled Trial of Ad Libitum Food Intake https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/pdfExtended/S1550-4131(19)30248-7
A plant-based, low-fat diet decreases ad libitum energy intake compared to an animal-based, ketogenic diet: An inpatient randomized controlled trial https://osf.io/preprints/nutrixiv/rdjfb/
Reddit thread discussing/debating the article further

24. Breaking down the literature: plant based vs. keto

Such a fun new topic for this week's episode: dance/movement therapy. This week, we bring you Licensed Creative Arts Therapist and Board Certified Dance/Movement therapist Michelle Merna to discuss her career as a dance/movement therapist working in the state of New York with children on the autism spectrum. She explains the history of dance/movement therapy, who may benefit, what the data shows on its outcomes, and how to find a dance/movement therapist for you or for a patient you care for.
More information found on the American Dance Therapy Association website https://adta.org/

23. Dance/movement therapy with Michelle Merna, LCAT, BC DMT

In this episode, we cover several holistic and complementary recommendations to help maintain your health throughout this COVID pandemic and beyond, to subsequent influenza seasons and really any time. We discuss specific foods to emphasize in your diet, and those to limit/avoid; the role of physical activity; sunlight, vitamin D, and grounding; and the importance of stress management/meditation.
Citations:

Article discussing vitamins and trace elements for immune support: Contribution of selected vitamins and trace elements on immune function. Wintergerst ES et al. Ann Nutr Metab. 2007;51(4):301-23.
American College of Sports Medicine article discussing the benefits of physical activity during the pandemic: http://www.acsm.org/all-blog-posts/acsm-blog/acsm-blog/2020/03/30/exercise-immunity-covid-19-pandemic
Overall integrative recommendations https://therapyworks.com.au/integrative-considerations-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/

22. Complementary and holistic tips for health during COVID and beyond

This week, Emily joins HealthFormation to give us a deep dive into her life before and after bariatric surgery. Honestly, her story is so amazing as she is literally a shrinking woman who has lost HALF of her body weight in the last 6 months. She is killing it! We talk:

Emily's childhood and how food insecurity played into her weight challenges
Her physical and mental health problems before her gastric bypass
Challenges after surgery
Where she is today and how she is helping others

Emily's email: EStolkowski1@hotmail.com
Here is the CNN article referenced in the intro: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/27/opinions/healthy-diet-immune-system-covid-19-mozaffarian-glickman-nikbin-meydani/index.html
Follow us! Instagram + Twitter @HealthFormPod
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21. Physical and mental wellness through weight loss with Emily

I say this every new episode, but I honestly loved this one!! The motto for this week comes from our guest, who says he is setting "the new standard for supplement quality."
This week, Dr. Neal Smoller, the holistic pharmacist, joins HealthFormation and we dive deep in the supplement world. Neal has his own pharmacy in Woodstock, NY called the Village Apothecary, where he works to assess the whole person and determine the role of lifestyle factors and supplements in their regimen. We talk all things supplement quality (think probiotics and CBD!), what to look for on a label, and using all the skills of your pharmacist to help formulate a personalized wellness plan.
Check out Neal's website: https://www.drnealsmoller.com/;
his podcast is The Big Mouth Pharmacist
and his pharmacy and store The Village Apothecary

20. Supplements, quality, and the role of your pharmacist with Neal Smoller, PharmD

This was such a fun episode for us! This week, Marcus and I sit back and chat about how we used to each growing up, what that looked like in college, and how we started transitioning over to a healthier lifestyle. We provide tips for those who are looking to start out, and we discuss our own challenges/how we overcome them. This is a great episode for anyone new to adopting a healthier lifestyle, or even those who haven't yet started because they don't know where to begin.
One article discussed in this episode is a 2016 Lancet meta analysis Does physical activity attenuate, or even eliminate, the detrimental association of sitting time with mortality? A harmonised meta-analysis of data from more than 1 million men and women - we mentioned how much physical activity is needed to overcome a sedentary day (desk job!) and I mentioned 2 hours. Data from this article shows that it is actually 60-75 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity every day to overcome the negative effects of a day of sedentary time.
Questions? Email us! HealthFormation.Podcast@Gmail.com
Instagram/Twitter: HealthFormPod

19. How and why we adopted healthier lifestyles

I was introduced to this week's guest through the plant based support group started by Mark Ristine from Episode 15. Alex started to change her eating pattern after suffering from an IBD flare up that left her in incredible pain to the point where she was unable to leave the house. We discuss the elimination diet she started after speaking to a gastroenterologist and a nutritionist, and how this helped to control her symptoms. She now has an established eating pattern that, in conjunction with an exercise regimen, works to control her GI problems and has really changed her life.
We also discuss other aspects of her wellness journey, including her use of non-toxic products and essential oils as part of a healthy life.
Some of the recommendations Alex made:
https://impacttheory.com/ - a weekly interview show that explores the mindsets of the world's highest achievers to learn their secrets to success 
https://www.facebook.com/ahouseofoils

18. Managing gastrointestinal disease with diet and movement with Alex House

There are so many additives in our food supply that there are likely many you are unfamiliar with. In this episode, we discuss which should be avoided and why. Our conversation opens with a discussion about how these ingredients make it to market, the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) list, and what happens after something is on the GRAS list. Ingredients discussed include: natural flavors, carrageenan, polysorbate 80, artificial colors (yellow #5, caramel color), MSG, and others.
Email: Healthformation.Podcast@gmail.com
Instagram, Twitter: @HealthFormPod

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