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Dr. Michael Klaper is the Executive Director of MMF (Moving Medicine Forward). He is a distinguished physician, consultant, and educator with over 40 years of clinical experience helping patients regain their health through plant-predominant nutrition and positive lifestyle practices. He is also a long-standing member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.

His career highlights include being on staff at the world-f...

Dr. Kurisko sits down with Dr. "Riz" from Dallas, TX, a vascular surgeon and proponent of a WFPB lifestyle. His perspective is refreshing, as he witnesses daily the deleterious effects of the Standard American Diet. You don't want to miss this engaging exchange as Dr. Kurisko and Dr. Riz discuss a wide range of nutrition and lifestyle topics. 

Dr. Riz can be found podcasting with his wife, Maya Acosta, on th...

Dr Keith Smith, anesthesiologist, managing partner and co-founder of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma (surgerycenterok.com), and co-founder of the Free Market Medical Association (fmma.org) believes that providing medical care should be a mutually beneficial exchange between the physician and the patient. That’s how transactions work in other sectors of the economy. But being employed by a hospital pits the physician against the pati...

Gayle Brekke, Ph.D., FSA, and I join up once again for an interview with David Goldhill - CEO of Sesame Care. If you have not yet read David Goldhill's top-ranked health policy book, "Catastrophic Care - Why Everything We Think We Know About Health Care Is Wrong," then you're missing out on what will likely go down as a must-read for anyone studying health policy.  His recent article in the Washington Post highl...

Join Gayle and Joyce as we talk with Deb Gordon, author of The Health Care Consumer’s Manifesto: how to get the most for your money.  Deb’s research starts with the observation that Americans consume health care differently than we consume other goods and services and seeks to understand why.  Deb explained the genesis of her research, which involved a trip to Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore to learn how healthcare consumers ...

Dr. John Goodman of the Goodman Institute for Public Policy Research joins us for an insightful conversation on healthcare economics, which he states virtually no one understands because of its complexity and disconnect from normal market forces. He submits that one cannot approach healthcare delivery with supply and demand curves, so instead, he focuses on incentives. Indeed, in his acclaimed 2012  book entitled "Priceless - ...

In this episode, Dr. Kevin Knopf discusses the challenges of delivering value-based care despite recent advancements in cancer treatment. Complexity in our healthcare model can drive disparate outcomes and price inflation due to competing interests amongst many players.  We discuss the role of insurance and alternate means of financing healthcare to drive efficiency and proper incentives - all of which are essential when thinking a...

Lee dives deep and discusses Type II Diabetes with an icon in the WFPB movement. Dr. Barnard shares how cheese acts like a narcotic (Yup! There are opioid-like substances in cheese!! That explains my past love for cream cheese) and why it can be challenging to move away from the Standard American Diet. But the challenge is worth it if you want to reverse diabetes and improve your general health overall. 

Dr. Barnard is the...

Dr. Kashyup Patel is CEO of Carolina Blood and Cancer Associates. As a Medical Oncologist, Dr. Patel has worked hard to institute care initiatives that foster ease of access for patients suffering from cancer while improving metrics that save time and money. He is a leader within his specialty and has fearlessly tested and implemented alternate payment models. As a patient advocate, he has worked tirelessly to define and create &qu...

Lee Kurisko, MD, interviews Brooke Goldner, MD - discussing at length her battle with lupus erythematosus and how she resolved it with a plant-based diet. Dr. Goldner has used her personal experience to transform her practice and to date, has helped thousands of patients reverse and mitigate lupus and other autoimmune disease with individualized plant-based protocols achieving astounding results.  

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You don’t want to miss this wide-ranging conversation with perhaps one of today’s foremost experts on healthcare systems.  Health actuary and retired Milliman Principal Mark Litow spoke with Joyce and Gayle about how healthcare systems work, the main disconnects in the US system, and how reform efforts have led to the numerous problems we face today, including poor doctor-patient relationships, unaffordability, generational inequit...

Gayle Brekke, FSA, and Joyce Cheney (aka Kurisko;)) are joined by Dr. Lee Kurisko, a Canadian radiologist who left practice in Thunder Bay, Ontario, to pursue a career stateside after becoming disillusioned with Canada’s centralized approach to healthcare delivery. His firsthand knowledge of waiting lines, physician and staff shortages, and outdated imaging equipment forced a change of heart from the great confidence he initially f...

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Lee and I are so pleased to share this video with you. Soon-to-be Best Selling Author - Rachael Brown discusses her motivation behind *For Fork's Sake* and her family's journey towards a WFPB lifestyle. If you are interested in leaving behind the SAD (standard American diet) in favor of a HAPPY diet for better health and well-being, then you won't want to miss out on this fun, inspiring video ...

Lee Kurisko, MD, interviews Dr. Will Tuttle, author of the acclaimed Amazon #1 best-seller The World Peace Diet. Dr. Tuttle explains the impact that diet has not only on health, the environment, and animal welfare but broader social, religious, and philosophical concerns.  

Get your copy of The World Peace diet here: www.worldpeacediet.com

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Lee dives deep and discusses Type II Diabetes with an icon in the WFPB movement. Dr. Barnard shares how cheese acts like a narcotic (Yup! There are opioid-like substances in cheese!! That explains my past love for cream cheese) and why it can be challenging to move away from the Standard American Diet. But the challenge is worth it if you want to reverse diabetes and improve your general health overall. 

Dr. Barnard is the...