The Lifestyle Changer MD
38 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★ - 1 ratingChronic disease is not a life sentence. It is a wake-up call. A call to take action NOW! Dr. Edelita Jamis' goal is to take you from being a bystander, stuck mentality to a proactive, self-accountable, and loving person.
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Top 3 Secrets to Living a Vibrant and Longer Life
April 17, 2024 12:50 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MBAre you ready to unlock the secrets to living a vibrant, fulfilling life? If so, we've got something special for you! I'm excited to invite you to tune in to our podcast, where we delve into the top three keys to vitality and longevity. Whether you're looking to boost your energy, improve your health, or simply live life to the fullest, this podcast episode is for you. In this episode, we explore timeless wisdom passed down through generations, sharing fascinating anecdotes from individu...
Sunday Drive: How Do Seniors Get More Energy
April 13, 2024 02:11 - 24 minutes - 33.9 MBWe get it – reaching retirement age should mean enjoying life to the fullest, not feeling tired all the time. But don't worry, we've got your back! In this candid conversation, we're tackling the reasons behind those pesky energy dips many seniors experience. From health conditions to lifestyle habits, we're breaking it all down – no jargon, just real talk. But here's the exciting part: We're not leaving you hanging. We're dishing out practical solutions that can help you reclaim your ze...
Episode 35 Is Prolonged Sitting The New Smoking?
January 29, 2022 13:00 - 11 minutes - 131 MB VideoSitting is the new smoking”, there have been debates if this is true. Humans are built to stand upright. Your heart and cardiovascular system work more effectively that way. Your bowel also functions more efficiently when you are upright. Even mobile phones were designed to be used standing but it turns out that people use them more while sitting. Learn what happens when you’re sitting for too long and how you can prevent them?
Episode 34 The Best Weight Loss Strategy
January 22, 2022 13:00 - 11 minutes - 133 MB VideoOur thinking then that exercising 1 hour/day is better than not doing anything was not enough to make us feel we were getting the best outcome we had hoped. Do you know how sometimes you feel that no matter what you do, you seem to can't get away from the same problem or issue? Next thing you know, you're back to where you started. Isn't that frustrating and exhausting? It was for me. That's when I started looking at the first half of the equation.
Episode 33 What you Need to Know About Weight Loss Products
January 15, 2022 13:00 - 11 minutes - 104 MB VideoWhen it comes to chronic disease such as obesity , there is no such thing as a "magic pill." Please be wary about supplements. Extreme caution is needed. Here's why.
Episode 32 Why Weight Loss-Related Businesses are Booming
January 08, 2022 13:00 - 13 minutes - 149 MB VideoWith the increasing rate of obesity in many countries, why aren’t we calling obesity a pandemic? Obesity is a disease that has slowly, silently and successfully infiltrated into peoples’ lives. It’s underestimated because people are not literally dying from carrying that extra 100 pounds for the last 30 yrs of their lives. Instead people are dying from heart disease, cancer, stroke in which we know very well that obesity has a major role. Obesity is undervalued because it can not immediat...
Episode 31 How to Practice Mindful Eating
December 25, 2021 13:00 - 13 minutes - 158 MB VideoThe good news is that anybody can do mindful eating. You don't need a device or an app you need to download on your phone that can switch you to a mindful eating mode. You don’t need new tools. You already have them. You just need to know how to use them so you can positively influence your eating habits that result to better health.
Episode 30 Mindful Eating vs Mindless Eating
December 18, 2021 13:00 - 19 minutes - 221 MB VideoIt is important to understand that eating has a lot to do with our behavior. When are we mindfully eating? How can we do more of this? What are examples of mindless eating and why are they discouraged?
Episode 29 Why Are We Getting Fatter Faster?
November 27, 2021 13:00 - 12 minutes - 160 MB VideoEverywhere you turn these days, whether it's in the supermarket, billboards, television, or in social media, we are bombarded with messages about how to lose weight. For almost 50 years, Americans' health got worse. 72% of Americans are now overweight or obese compared to 66% reported five years ago. That's a majority of the American population!
Episode 28 Why Wait? What are you afraid of?
November 20, 2021 13:00 - 10 minutes - 106 MB VideoWhy do people wait for their health condition to get worse before they take action? If you decide to wait until you think you are ready, that day won’t come. Every time we embark on big challenges, no one is 100% ready. But there is a way to breakthrough.
Episode 27 What's Holding You Back?
November 13, 2021 13:00 - 15 minutes - 164 MB VideoI hear people talk about making some changes in their diet and lifestyle habits. That they shouldn’t be doing this, they must stop doing that. A few may make an effort to defend their unhealthy habits but most people that I talk to are very humble to admit that they are so overdue for a change. Are you this person?
Episode 26 What about iron?
October 30, 2021 13:00 - 6 minutes - 70.1 MB VideoI am not sure if t is a cultural thing but I remember when I was growing up hearing people talking about eating organ meat for anemia (that's when you have low red blood cell count). Organ meats are the consumable organs of animals such as livers, hearts, brains, and intestines, to name a few. But are these the best source of iron?
Episode 25 The Truth About Soy
October 23, 2021 13:00 - 8 minutes - 124 MB VideoWhen I tell people to try out tofu recipes or substitute dairy milk with soymilk, I often get this comment, "really, I heard it's not good for the body." What is soy? What is considered a healthy soy product and what are the myths surrounding soy?
Episode 24 Why milk is not what you think it is
October 16, 2021 13:00 - 11 minutes - 166 MB VideoOne misconception about milk is that it is essential for bone health. It is regarded as an unbeatable source of calcium to build strong bones. No wonder, babies are fed with milk, grow up with some form of milk and get old still drinking dairy-based milk. There's this fear that a child's growth gets stunted without milk and an elderly's bones get brittle without milk supplements. That's a myth. Here’s the fact.
Episode 23 Where do you get your protein?
October 09, 2021 13:00 - 13 minutes - 116 MB VideoBecause we are all exposed to fear about protein deficiency and bombarded with myths about it, we need to tackle each of the facts and fallacies surrounding protein. The three myths about protein: 1) Most people do not get enough protein 2) You need to eat meat or animal products to meet your daily protein needs 3) There is a precise amount of protein that a person should eat; otherwise, energy is depleted. Here are the facts.
Episode 22 How habits control our lives
October 02, 2021 13:00 - 12 minutes - 146 MB VideoNow, if you are ready to begin your journey to improve your health status, learn from those who did it and are still doing it. We know that successful people think differently, and they do things quite differently, too. The good news is they leave trails and clues for us to follow.
Episode 21 Control of the Mind and Body
September 25, 2021 13:00 - 10 minutes - 138 MB VideoYour mind has to agree to your intentions, health goals, and life goals. Why? Because it is so powerful that it can dictate your actions and therefore your direction and health goals. To make the mind be your ally in achieving your health goals, you must discipline your emotions. But how do you discipline your emotions? Let's talk about that.
Episode 20 Rewrite Your Story
September 18, 2021 13:00 - 11 minutes - 118 MB VideoOur limiting beliefs and the stories we tell ourselves every day can literally shut us down. We are blinded. We cannot see a solution that is staring us in the face. There is no problem if the story you believe brings you the best strategy to attain your goal. But if your story is setting you up for a strategy that didn't get you to your goal, then it's time to change that story.
Episode 19 When do we begin to change?
September 11, 2021 13:00 - 10 minutes - 110 MB VideoYou may not realize this, but your current health status, whether wellness or illness, results from your repetitive set of emotionally-driven actions. This means that your health is the outcome of your repeated actions, and your emotions direct your actions. The question is, who is directing your emotions, or is there? Have you been in a situation where you're trying to advise someone with their struggles you already overcame? And yet, they fight you and give you all the reasons why they...
Episode 18 Results Were Miraculous- Meet Phil
August 28, 2021 13:00 - 13 minutes - 133 MB VideoI celebrated my birthday this week, which was awesome. And since it is my birthday week, I decided to try something different. I am excited to air this episode. It is very inspiring, personal and I hope you find this relatable wherever you are with your health journey.
Episode 17 The dark side of social relationship
August 21, 2021 13:00 - 11 minutes - 137 MB VideoWhat people call normal nowadays is not necessarily what’s normal. It is nothing but an accepted new norm dictated by most people who share the same beliefs, whether right or wrong. In a tight-knit community or family, this can be very challenging. Guaranteed you will feel at least one of these feelings: awkward, guilt, different, isolated, lonely, torn, judged, mocked. Compounding to the problem is that not everyone is in touch with their feelings and their reasons. And here you are, about ...
Episode 16 The bright side of social relationships
August 14, 2021 13:00 - 16 minutes - 184 MB VideoHumans are social animals that desire to be close with other people or be a part of something bigger. The Blue Zone study put an end to a lingering question of whether who you surround yourself with will truly impact your health. There is a saying, “ tell me who your friends are, and I will tell you who you are.” That seems to be well-fitting in the health and wellness world. Who you repeatedly spend more time with is who you’ll develop a social relationship with. And the question you as...
Episode 15 Costs of sleep deprivation and how to avoid them
August 07, 2021 13:00 - 17 minutes - 8.17 MBWhat happens if your body is deprived of good sleep for a long period of time? As per the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, insufficient sleep has been linked to developing type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and depression. Conventional medicine's approach to sleep disorders falls short because they encourage reliance on sedative-hypnotics. This has taught us much about the biomedical view of sleep, but it has forgotten the sleeper.- which is you. YOU can do better...
Episode 14 Understanding Sleep
July 31, 2021 13:00 - 18 minutes - 8.28 MBIsn’t it funny that although everyone sleeps, it is difficult for us to define precisely what sleep is? Try asking people randomly what sleep means to them, and you will get different answers. When I ask my son, what sleep is, he replied, “you know what that is.” I told him I’m curious about what it means to him, so I insisted that he give me a simple definition. He said,” sleep is when people close their eyes at night and dream." My other son replied, “sleep is a brain charger.” But reall...
Episode 13 Eat By Color
July 24, 2021 13:00 - 15 minutes - 6.88 MBAlthough eating recommended quantities of fruits and vegetables continues to be a challenge among most people, it is much easier to adopt a qualitative color approach than a quantitative serving approach. The concept of eating by colors of the rainbow seems to be an effective strategy for improving their diet. It can also be implemented across all ages. I find it so much easier to teach my kids about the rainbow color approach because they can relate to it.
Episode 12 How to manage stress
July 17, 2021 13:00 - 20 minutes - 9.38 MBAlthough it is impossible for you to altogether avoid stress, it can be managed by making minor changes in your attitude and lifestyle, which ultimately change the way you react to stressors. It is important to know how you perceive an event or a situation because the way you handle stress is an indicator of your overall health and well-being. So do not wait until stress damages your health.
Episode 11 The cost of chronic stress
July 10, 2021 13:00 - 18 minutes - 8.35 MBStress affects your body in many ways, both physical as well as mental. The impact of stress on the body may not be the same in all people. It may vary depending on factors like the genotype, gender, age, physiological conditions, and past experiences. But some of these effects are common to every individual. Learn about the effects of stress on vital organs of the body and how it affects overall health.
Episode 10 How we respond to stress
July 03, 2021 13:00 - 19 minutes - 9.22 MBHumans have roughly 70,000 different thoughts each day. Most of the time, our brain is thinking forward, predicting and constantly guessing what will happen next, creating feelings of anxiety, fear, worry. Ernst Poppel, a German psychologist, and neuroscientist in his research found that our minds are only present for about 3 seconds at a time. Our mind could not also stay present because it's holding on to the past most of the time, creating negative feelings like sadness, grief, low mood, ...
Episode 9 How to get the full benefits of exercise
June 26, 2021 13:00 - 16 minutes - 143 MB VideoMost people tend to focus on one type of exercise, thinking that they are doing enough. People set health goals and go on some form of exercise, invested time, money, and effort, and then are disappointed that they didn’t get the outcome they expected. In this episode, you will learn that you may not be getting the full benefits of exercise if you only focus on one type of exercise. There are four different types of exercise; each one has its own benefits. Each can improve your ability to...
Episode 8 Reasons why exercise is important
June 19, 2021 13:00 - 13 minutes - 220 MB VideoIt is very important to talk about physical activity because the opposite which is physical inactivity is the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality. It is the cause of 1 in 10 premature deaths. Curious just how much does exercise really play a role in health and wellness? If worldwide physical inactivity decreased by 25%, then 1.3 million deaths could be averted each year.
Episode 7 Why dieting does not work
June 12, 2021 13:00 - 12 minutes - 214 MB VideoHow many dietary methods have you tried so far? I mean, seriously, you must have counted them? Was your intent the same when you tried these different diets? What was your goal, and did you achieve it? Were you content with the outcome, and how long did the effect last? How long did you last with that particular diet? Why did you give up on that diet? In today’s episode, we’ll try to make sense of all the frustrations of dieting and why it does not work long term. And if dieting does not wo...
Episode 6 Why is it hard to sustain change?
June 05, 2021 13:00 - 15 minutes - 21.7 MBWhen you truly understand, that’s when you sense the urgency. You become motivated, and that motivation is the jet fuel for your journey of change. The hotter it burns, the more likely it will get you through unavoidable and unpredictable setbacks, your motivations will give you mental clarity moments of doubt, and anything that pops up to throw you off the course. Each of us may have unique challenges in our lifestyle journey, but I think that all of those can be classified into three poi...
Episode 5 How to adopt a plant-based lifestyle
May 29, 2021 13:00 - 12 minutes - 17.3 MBIf you don’t feel ready to go 100%, that’s okay. You don’t have to go 100% in an instant. What’s not okay is if you keep waiting for that moment to feel 100% ready, because you will never be 100% ready. To me what’s important is to be willing to take your first step with an open mind and believe in your capability to make a difference in your life.
Episode 4 Why is the whole food plant-based lifestyle superb?
May 22, 2021 13:00 - 13 minutes - 18.9 MBThe definition of what constitutes a whole-food, plant-based diet is vague. It is not necessarily a set diet like what most popular diets are but it is more of a lifestyle. I like to call it a plant-based lifestyle rather than a plant-based diet. In today’s episode, I will talk about why plant-based nutrition is gaining attention in the scientific world.
Episode 3 What is the first lifestyle habit to change?
May 15, 2021 13:00 - 15 minutes - 20.7 MBWhen you are convinced that something in your life has to change in order to get healthier but don’t know where to start, stay tune in to this episode because this is what we are going to talk about. No more counting carbohydrates and calories. You can eat until comfortably full. Here are the side effects: weight loss, glowing skin, excellent control of blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol, and many more. Do you want to find out what this is?
Episode 2 Why Change?
May 08, 2021 13:31 - 19 minutes - 27.4 MBHave you ever had that moment where you feel something that you are doing is not right, and your gut is telling you to change, but you keep putting it off? What sets the stage for change and growth is when we begin to see beautiful possibilities, and we like them so much that we want to own them. Learn about the 5Rs of why change to a healthy lifestyle.
Episode 1 Lifestyle Medicine: The foundation of conventional medicine
May 01, 2021 17:29 - 15 minutes - 21.5 MBThe rate of chronic disease is skyrocketing. Six out of ten US adults have at least one chronic disease. Every 40 seconds, an American will have a heart attack. (AHA) Every 2 minutes, a person is hospitalized for a stroke (ASA). What can significantly change this course?
Episode 0: what is the lifestyle changers MD podcast
April 25, 2021 16:10 - 11 minutes - 15.6 MBAre you struggling to control your diabetes, high blood pressure, and severe allergy despite taking multiple medications? Did your doctor warn you of being a high risk for stroke, heart attack, and other serious cardiovascular diseases? Do you wish that you could lessen the number of medications you have to take? Are you worried about your risk for cancer? Did all your efforts to lose weight leave you disappointed? There is hope. You are not stuck. Chronic disease is not a life sentence. It...