🕗Exploring Aging, Cardiovascular Disease, and Proactive Healthcare Ep 157

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What if you could gain a better understanding of your health, especially as you age? Gift yourself this knowledge as you tune into our latest MedEvidence Monday Minute Radio Show with Kevin Geddings and Dr. Michael Koren.  A renowned cardiologist, Dr. Koren lends his expert perspective on health and wellness, focusing on cardiovascular disease and obesity - pressing concerns that evolve as we age.

As we navigate the holiday season, the spotlight remains on our health more than ever, and Dr. Koren shares enlightening insights into managing cholesterol, heart disease diagnostic tests, and the truth behind weight management. He also highlights the potential benefits of appetite-suppressant drugs and the importance of proactive healthcare.  Dr. Koren advocates for participation in medical research as a pleasant, easy, and effective way to invest in your healthcare. With Dr. Koren's guidance, unravel the truth behind the data in medicine and health care. Let's journey towards a healthier future together!

Recording Date: November 27, 2023

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Episode Transcript

Narrator (00:00):
Welcome to the MedEvidence Monday Minute Radio
Show hosted by Kevin Gettings ofWSOS St Augustine Radio and
powered by ENCORE Research Group.
Each Monday morning, Dr.
Michael Koren calls in to bringyou the latest medical updates
with insightful discussions.
MedEvidence is where we helpyou navigate the real truth
behind medical research, withboth a clinical and research

(00:20):
perspective.
So sit back, relax and getready to learn about the truth
behind the data in medicine andhealth care.
This is MedEvidence.

Kevin Geddings (00:30):
Dr.
Michael Koren is here with us.
Are you still enjoying someleftover turkey, Dr.
Koren?

Dr. Michael Koren (00:35):
Good morning Kevin.
Actually, we did aheart-healthy Thanksgiving and I
actually enjoyed a wonderfulpiece of halibut for my
Thanksgiving feast.
That would be good freshhalibut is really good.

Kevin Geddings (00:47):
That's yummy, yes.
Dr.
Koren is here with us and ofcourse we were talking about
Thanksgiving, and sometimesthose conversations around the
dinner table are afterwards andpeople are sitting around can be
interesting, and you've noticedright that they change as we
change over time, correct?

Dr. Michael Koren (01:05):
Yeah, it's interesting.
So we're just chatting aboutthat.
40 years ago, when I was ayoung college buck and I got
together with friends and family, I might be talking about who I
was dating.
Then you fast forward a decadeor two and then I'd be focusing
on what's going on with mybusiness and practice and what
my aspirations would be.

(01:26):
And this year the focus wasdefinitely health care and, of
course, as the cardiologisttable, I got a lot of heart
questions.
But more broadly, people getmore concerned about their
health as they get older andthat becomes the dominant focus
of the conversation.

Kevin Geddings (01:42):
Absolutely so.
I know a couple of years agopeople were talking about COVID
and comparing experiences andthat sort of thing.
What can you imagine people aretalking about?
And what should they be talkingabout?
Where the conversationsespecially as we head into the
Christmas holidays and New Years, where they might actually be
constructive about health care?

Dr. Michael Koren (02:03):
Yeah, so it's an interesting question.
So I definitely got lots ofheart questions over the last
four days, interacting with lotsof friends and family, and I
think that there is a little bitof a shift in focus from the
viruses to the number one killerof Americans, which is
cardiovascular disease.
So I got a lot of questionsabout cholesterol issues.
I got a lot of questions aboutwhat diagnostic tests to take to

(02:25):
see if you have heart diseaseand whether or not symptoms that
may be vague or related to yourheart or not.
That was clearly a change, andthe obesity epidemic was a big
topic of conversation.
Should you take Ozempics?
Should you take another one ofthese drugs that helps suppress
appetite?
Can you deal with diet andexercise alone?
What are the risks of beingoverweight vs.

(02:47):
your cholesterol and your bloodpressure, and all these sorts
of conversations.
So that was actually thedominant discussion.
There were a number ofconversations that I had with a
bunch of different people that Ihad to interact with over the
weekend.

Kevin Geddings (03:01):
Absolutely.
Dr.
Michael Koren is with us, ofcourse, from ENCORE Research
Group and they of course areinvolved in leading-edge medical
research and they do that righthere in Northeast Florida,
including with offices here inSt.
Augustine near UF FlaglerHospital.
You can learn more about allthe different studies that you
can participate in by going toENCOREdocs.
com.
That's ENCOREdocs.
com, the phone number904-730-0166.

(03:27):
I would think Dr.
Koren that as we head into theholidays and people have a
little bit of flexibility intheir schedule, this would be a
good time to contemplate maybebeing involved in some medical
research in 2024, right?

Dr. Michael Koren (03:39):
Yeah, absolutely.
One of the take-home lessons ofthe weekend is that people want
to be active in theirhealthcare and sometimes they
don't know how to do that andsometimes the current medical
system makes that difficult.
So of course, everybody hastheir horror stories about how
they've tried to access thehealthcare system one way or
another and have had somefrustrations and difficulties.

(04:01):
And certainly research is a waythat's a really pleasant and
easy way to get involved ininvesting in your healthcare by
just learning more and beingpart of an important process.
So I think people will enjoythat and virtually everybody who
participates in one researchstudy would say that they're
open for next one.
So that's usually a goodaffirmation of what we're doing

(04:21):
day to day.
The other issue is technology,and the other I would say the
number two conversation over thedinner table was the pluses and
minuses of technology, and isartificial intelligence a friend
or foe?
And we don't know the answer tothat, but we do know is that
people are really looking forobjective sources of information

(04:43):
online and, in celebration ofCyber Monday, I would suggest
that everybody take a look atthe MedEvidence website, which
is our effort to get reallycredible information unbiased
information to people and helpthem understand the way
physicians especially clinicaltrial physicians, very
analytical physicians thinkabout healthcare issues, and

(05:04):
I've gotten tremendouslypositive feedback over the
weekend from people that had achance to look at the site.
So to your point, Kevin maybe ifyou have a little bit of
flexibility in the schedule,come down to the research office
or give us a call.
Maybe there's a study thatwould be good for you.
But maybe just take a look atthe website and just understand
how we look at healthcare issues, which is fundamentally
different than trying to sellyou something.

Kevin Geddings (05:25):
Yeah, no kidding , on this Cyber Monday, of
course you can accessMedEvidence.
com.
That's MedEvidence.
com.
And how much does it go to cost,Dr Koren?

Dr. Michael Koren (05:36):
To access it?
It's going to cost you abouttwo minutes of your time and
nothing more.

Kevin Geddings (05:40):
How about that.

Dr. Michael Koren (05:41):
And then you'll get a lifetime of return
is a great return on investment.
Taking a look at this website.

Kevin Geddings (05:47):
What's great is you can access it and you don't
even need a special code, right?
No, that's amazing.
No, Cyber Monday code for adiscount and it's always
available seriously, yeah, tothat point.

Dr. Michael Koren (06:00):
It took me three hours to get my Jaguar
tickets last week, butMedEvidence will take you three
seconds.

Kevin Geddings (06:06):
There you go.
Well, lots of good informationthere.
We encourage you to check thatout and also share that website
with others you know who.
S ometimes, I think, get lostin the weeds with Dr.
Google and the like.
You can get some goodinformation by going to
MedEvidence.
com easy to consume and a veryintuitive website.
So, Dr.
K oren, any closing thoughtsbefore we let you go.

Dr. Michael Koren (06:26):
Well, it is Cyber Monday, so go out and work
on that Christmas shopping list.
And invest in your healthcare.
In fact, when you think aboutit, that may be the best gift
that you can give to you andyour loved ones, absolutely so
I'd have people think about thatidea.

Kevin Geddings (06:43):
Well, Dr.
Michael Koren, once again withENCORE Research Center and also
with the website MedEvidence.
com.
Learn more about how you canparticipate in leading cutting
edge medical research clinicaltrials that are going on right
here in St John's County bygoing to on ENCORE docs.
com.
Dr.
Koren, thank you very much.
Be safe out there and we'lltalk with you next week.

Dr. Michael Koren (07:05):
Have a great week, Kevin.

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