Ep. 42: "Metabolic Health and Sleep Apnea with Dr. Andrew Cohen, DMD"

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Are you ready for a wild ride into the world of 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩, 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? 🚀 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠! He went from wanting to be a surgeon 👨‍⚕️ to becoming a 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭, and his own struggles were transformative! 😴

✅ He discovered he had 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐚𝐩𝐧𝐞𝐚 😮‍💨, which led him on a 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲.

✅ He tried oral appliances 🪲, expansion 🦴, and even lasers 🪞, but nothing truly fixed his issues until he looked at his 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡! 🤯 

✅ By 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐞 🩸, he realized his sugar levels were all over the place! 🎢 Uncontrolled spikes in sugar correlated with poor breathing at night. The link between Inflammation and sleep apnea is real!

✅ Cutting back on carbs 🥖, 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠/𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 after eating, and getting more 𝐬𝐮𝐧 ☀️ and less 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 🕶️ was a game-changer! 

✅ He lost 40 pounds 💪, got off blood pressure meds 💊, and his 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐚𝐩𝐧𝐞𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝! 🥳 

✅ Now, he's all about helping patients understand their options, giving them the 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡. 🌟 

✅ He’s a big believer in 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, especially in kids and even pregnant mothers!🤰 

✅ His approach to patient care is all about 𝐜𝐨-𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬!

𝑫𝒓. 𝑪𝒐𝒉𝒆𝒏'𝒔 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔; 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒕. 𝑾𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒅 𝒊𝒕? 𝑾𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒆! 🎧

𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐆𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓: Dr. Andrew Cohen is a family dentist in Jenkintown who specializes in dental sleep medicine.  Believing that clarity leads to the best decisions, he helps patients understand complex issues related to sleep disorders and provides solutions that positively impact their lives.  Dr. Cohen offers a collaborative approach that sets him apart in his field. Dr. Cohen graduated from Syracuse University in 1994 with a BS in psychology. Four years later, he received his DMD degree from Temple University School of Dentistry.  He completed his General Practice Dental Residency at Abington-Jefferson Health and earned a diplomat status in dental sleep medicine from the ACSDD in 2019. As a top dentist in Jenkintown, Dr. Cohen is renowned across the country for his specialty lectures on “Sleep Disorders,” “Case Presentations, “Photography,” and “Comprehensive Exams.” In 2011, Dr. Cohen was appointed a visiting faculty position at the prestigious Spear Education.  He’s been asked to mentor dentists worldwide to help shed light on dentistry and open eyes to new possibilities.  Dr. Cohen is also a moderator of their online dental forum, Spear Talk and he contributes to Spear Digest, the organization’s informative dental education magazine. Lecturing Opportunities for study clubs or in person consulting email at:  [e-mail]. Website: www.sleephealthypa.com OR www.firstclassdentalpa.com.  Instagram: @sleep_healthy_pa AND @AndrewCohen_dmd

𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓: Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM® is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myo