The Reverse Mullet Healthcare Podcast

Healthcare costs have doubled in the past decade, reaching a crushing $26,000 annually for families—with individual contributions now matching what the total premium used to be two decades ago. This financial reality is what gets Dr. Alex Sommers out of bed each morning.

Live from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine Conference in Orlando, we sit down with Dr. Sommers, a board-certified emergency physician who's...

Dr. David Katz takes us on a journey through the evolution of lifestyle medicine and its critical role in addressing our dual crises of chronic disease and environmental degradation. With characteristic wit and wisdom, he explains how our healthcare system has become primarily "disease care," waiting for patients to "fall off the wall" rather than preventing falls in the first place.

Drawing on decades ...

What does it take to build a thriving lifestyle medicine practice in rural America? Dr. Kathleen Findlay takes us behind the scenes of her remarkable journey establishing a comprehensive lifestyle medicine program in her small Wisconsin hometown.

After 20 years away, Dr. Findlay returned home with a vision to transform healthcare delivery in her community. Starting with a simple knock on the CEO's door, she secured pe...

Healthcare's identity crisis sits at the heart of our inability to truly help patients get healthy. Dr. Caroline Collins, an internal medicine physician at Emory University, joins the Reverse Mullet Healthcare Podcast to reveal how she's championing lifestyle medicine inside one of America's leading academic medical centers.

What happens when a physician decides to focus on the root causes of disease rather ...

Are we approaching fasting all wrong? In this fascinating conversation with Dr. Joseph Antoun, MD-PhD and CEO of L-Nutra, we dive deep into the science of cellular rejuvenation through fasting-mimicking diets—a revolutionary approach backed by research from 18 universities including Harvard, Stanford, and Mayo Clinic.

Dr. Antoun challenges conventional wisdom about intermittent fasting, explaining why skipping breakfast mi...

Healthcare has reached what Shawn Martin from the American Academy of Family Physicians calls an "inflection point" unlike any other. Joining us at the American College of Lifestyle Medicine Conference, Martin shares how our system's overwhelming focus on late-stage disease intervention has created a financial and clinical disconnect that's pushing us toward a breaking point.

The conversation reveals a ...

"I would have retired from healthcare if I hadn't found lifestyle medicine." These powerful words from Dr. Patel capture the transformative potential not just for patients, but for burned-out healthcare professionals seeking meaning in their work. 

Speaking with us at the American College of Lifestyle Medicine Conference, Dr. Patel shares the remarkable journey that led her from traditional internal medicine...

Ever wondered how a physician-led organization achieves exceptional results in one of healthcare's most challenging environments? Join us for a fascinating conversation with Dr. Eliza Ng the Chief Medical Officer of CAIPA, a New York-based Independent Physician Association managing 500,000 lives with remarkable success.

Dr. Ng shares her journey from delivering babies as an OBGYN to transforming healthcare delivery fo...

Susan Benigas, Executive Director of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM), pulls back the curtain on how a radical rethinking of medicine is transforming healthcare at its roots. Having served in her role for over a decade, Susan represents half of ACLM's 20-year history—a journey that's seen membership explode from just 380 members to thousands of passionate practitioners worldwide.

The conversation...

Meet the medical unicorn who's reversing type 2 diabetes with lifestyle. Dr. Gebre Nida, an endocrinologist who grew up in Ethiopia where diabetes was rare, found himself overwhelmed treating the condition when he began practicing in the United States. Despite excellent training in diagnosis and medication management, he lacked tools to actually reverse the disease—until he discovered lifestyle medicine.

What happened...

Ever wondered how leaders in healthcare balance innovation with the everyday challenges of running a major health system? John Couris, President and CEO of the Florida Health Sciences Center unveils his approach to expanding Tampa General's reach while launching a venture capital fund and developing a medical district. 

Join us on a journey through the intricacies of creating a supportive organizational culture where failure is...

What's the secret to making technology feel more human in healthcare? Join us for a fascinating conversation with Andrew Toy, CEO of Clover Health, as he shares the refreshing approach his organization has taken by offering AI insights to physicians to transform the Medicare Advantage experience for seniors. As a computer scientist turned healthcare innovator, Andrew offers a fresh perspective on empowering primary care physic...

The role of food in health is fundamental and the government plays a pivotal role in ensuring that our food system delivers health to 330 million Americans. The food industry and healthcare industry operate in silos so it was refreshing to learn Jim Jones, Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods at the FDA would be speaking at HLTH. He joined us for an eye-opening conversation about the FDA's groundbreaking initiatives aimed at re...

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Join us for an enlightening excursion into the heart of Kansas, where third-generation farmer Clint Brauer and his team at Greenfield Robotics are changing the face of agriculture. Discover how Clint transitioned from a third-generation farmer to a tech career in Los Angeles and back to his farming roots, driven by a per...

Andrew Molosky, the charismatic President and CEO of Chapters Health System and CareNu, joins us on the Reverse Mullet Healthcare Podcast for a spirited discussion. Andrew shares his journey from a chance encounter with Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe to championing patient-centered care. We unravel how viewing patients as unique stories, rather than mere numbers, can revolutionize healthcare delivery. With over two decades in the field,...

The BP2 Health team take on a “hot” new format by incorporating hot sauce tasting between topics. Eric Utzinger, Co-founder of Revuud and Becky Fox, a national expert in clinical informations, join the BP2 Health team for a lively exploration of healthcare's hottest topics—literally! From hilarious spoon-balancing antics to a fiery hot sauce tasting, we promise you’ll learn about the Scoville scale and much more. Our cheeky re...

Join us at VIVE 2024 in Los Angeles, where Alex Fair reads his mic drop worthy poem about standing up for change in an industry that is broken. Paulo Machado, joins the conversation emphasizing the significance of consumer and provider-centric innovations, sharing his firsthand experiences in launching transformative ventures. Meanwhile, Alex, from MedStarter Ventures paints a vivid picture of the trials and triumphs faced by healt...