August 31, 2025 • 37 mins
Tonight, on Your Heath First Dr. Galati starts with a discussion about what to feed your kids for breakfast. He then has colleague Callie Pettigrew who manages their new research unit join the show to talk about everything she does and explain clinical research. Dr. Galati spends his last segment continuing the discussion on what your kids eat for breakfast.
Mark as Played
Transcript
Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:01):
Initialize sequence.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
Coming to you live from Houston, Texas, home to the
world's largest medical center.
Speaker 3 (00:08):
Bunch pays everything learning.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
This is Your Health First, the most beneficial health program
on radio with doctor Joe Bellotti. During the next hour,
you'll learn about health, wellness and the provention of disease.
Now here's your host, doctor Joe Bellotti.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
Well, the good Sunday evening to everybody. This is doctor
Joe Galatti and you're tuned into your Health First. We
hear every Sunday evening between the hour of seven and
eight pm Central Time, and as we say, every Sunday
evening as we start off the program. Our goal is
to make you better consume yourself health care and to
(01:08):
raise your health IQ one listener at a time. That's
really all we could do. And our philosophy, our mantra
in a sense, is that the better equipped you are,
the more knowledge you have about health and wellness, disease prevention,
(01:29):
how to interpret the aches and pains that you have,
the better off you're going to be long term with
seeking out appropriate care or making sure you do these
healthful things. You have healthy habits that will provide you
(01:49):
with the best health long term. We want you to
live a long, happy life, be healthy, be chronic disease free.
But really, at the end of the day, it comes
down to your knowledge, your desire to make these lifestyle
changes that you have to have. And one statistic that
(02:12):
we will always bring up because it is so important
and it is really the crux of healthcare today. Eighty
to eighty five percent of all the chronic disease that
we see, and you know the usual host of characters.
It is high blood pressure, it is diabetes, it is
heart disease, it is a livid disease. What I deal
(02:34):
with myself and my colleagues dealing with heart, liver disease,
be it alcohol related or fatty livid disease due to obesity,
and diabetes, kidney disease, cancer, Eighty five percent of these
cases are related to lifestyle changes that we made last week,
last month, or ten years ago. So you do have
(02:56):
the power to control your destiny. Our website doctor Joegalotti
dot com. What do you do when you go there?
Sign a for own newsletter? That's the most important thing.
There is a newsletter tab and our weekly newsletter goes
out Saturday morning across the country to thousands of people.
We receive great feedback, and again, this is one little
(03:17):
thing we do to make you a little bit more
in touch and think about your health. You can message me,
you can look at all of our past radio programs,
our podcast. We have a large YouTube video library, lots
of social media that is there to follow along, and
lots of sort of informational articles both on the doctor
(03:42):
Joe Galotti website as well as our Liver practice Liver
Specialists of Texas. Now, speaking of liver disease, we're going
to be having a guest shortly, Calli Pettigrew, who is
a clinical research coordinator. She's the manager of our research
group that we just recently form.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
You've heard me talking.
Speaker 1 (04:03):
About this and she you know, really I wanted to
have her come on and talk about clinical research. A
lot of people hear about research, but they're not quite
clear what it means if you are approached to participate
in a clinical research trial. So Calli will be coming
up in a few minutes. What I wanted to sort
(04:24):
of tackle in the next three four minutes is it
is Labor Day and the official end of summer school
has started in many parts of the country, and once
again it is time to talk about what do you
feed your kids for breakfast? And especially for the parents
or grandparents or those that are taking care of children,
(04:45):
this is an immense job. This is an immense responsibility
to make sure the kids get off on a good
foot for the day and really will set the tone
for their nutrition for the day. Now, in years earlier,
my dear mother would come on. This was sort of
her designated a few weeks that she would come on
(05:07):
at the beginning of school in the early fall. She
passed away in twenty sixteen. Every once in a while
I'll play some of the old cuts of her. But
my mother would love to come on because she was
the quintessential mother or grandmother that would put so much
energy into feeding us when we were growing up and
the grandchildren. But anyway, you have to think, you know,
(05:31):
it is not so much what to feed the kids,
it is what not to feed the kids. You want
to stay away from the processed and ultra processed foods
that we are surrounded by. You want to stay away
from all of the heavily sugared cereals. That is the
key thing. Yes, is coco pebbles great to have at
(05:52):
seven o'clock in the morning, when you're a little grumpy
and you're in the third grade going off to school.
Of course it is, is it?
Speaker 3 (06:00):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (06:01):
It is. Is it going to give them a sugar spike?
Speaker 3 (06:04):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (06:04):
Does it have much fiber?
Speaker 4 (06:06):
No?
Speaker 1 (06:08):
Is it going to make them irritable and grumpy two
or three hours later?
Speaker 3 (06:11):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (06:12):
So all of those sugary cereals that kids watch during
cartoons on Saturday need to be mixed. Things like sweet rolls,
pop tarts, instant you know, biscuits, all of that stuff
you want to avoid. Highly processed. It's high in sugar, salt,
(06:34):
and fat. So what do we do well, certainly made
from scratch oatmeal most of these now, the unprocessed oatmeals.
You could microwave for sixty seconds and it will be fine.
You could cook it on your stovetop for two or
three minutes. You could do overnight oats. We've talked a
(06:55):
lot about overnight oats over the years. And then you
could add in some fruit, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, cut up banana,
cut up apples, a little bit of cinnamon. You want
to treat the kid. Put a little honey on that.
That would be fine. That would be a really solid
breakfast yogurt. Now, again, if you go to the grocery
(07:17):
store and you're looking at yogurt, they have all of
these fruit flavored yogurts. In the world of ultra processed foods,
these are classified as ultra processed foods. They really are
not what you want to have. You want to get
plain Greek yogurt, unflavored Greek yogurt, and then you do
(07:38):
the same thing with the oatmeal. You want to add
back your pieces of fruit. You can add some nuts,
you could add berries, you could add a little bit
of honey, and really make it a delicious, high protein,
high fiber, highly nutritious breakfast for these kids.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
There's so much to talk about.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
I'll try after we get Kellie on well, if we
have some time at the end of the program, I'll
try to bring it up. But really you have to
put your chef hat on. But it shouldn't be a
burden to make breakfast for your kids in the morning.
All right, we're gonna take a quick break. I am
doctor Joe Galotti. You're tuned into your health first. Every
Sunday between seven and eight pm, we'll be talking about
(08:23):
research in just a couple of minutes. Stay tuned. We'll
bright back every Sunday evening between the hour of seven
and APM.
Speaker 3 (08:30):
You are tuned into your health first, don't forget toutor
Joe Galotti dot com is our website.
Speaker 1 (08:38):
I hope you're all having a great Labor Day weekend,
recharging your batteries just.
Speaker 3 (08:45):
A little bit.
Speaker 1 (08:46):
It does get pretty hectic out there, and I hope
you're having.
Speaker 3 (08:49):
A great day or a few days off and enjoy
the holiday tomorrow.
Speaker 1 (08:58):
Be safe though the barbecue, but do think about eating healthy.
I don't want to be a killjoy about barbecues and
hot dogs and sausage and things like that, but do
take care of yourself that don't overindulge and get into
unsafe spaces for yourself.
Speaker 3 (09:16):
All right, So, as I.
Speaker 1 (09:18):
Was talking about a little earlier in the program, we
have a special guest in the studio tonight, Kellie Pettigrew,
who is somebody knew that has been working with me
and my team. She is the manager of our new
(09:38):
research unit that we have put together here in the
Texas Medical Center, and we have been talking about research
in the past several weeks here on the program and
I figured let me get Calli here and have her
explained things in her own words. So Callie, thanks for
coming in tonight and being on the program tonight.
Speaker 5 (09:58):
Thank you for having me.
Speaker 4 (09:59):
I'm really excited to share some more knowledge about research
and just kind of talk a little bit about what
we do well perfect.
Speaker 1 (10:07):
You know, of course, everybody wants to know, how did
you get into research, what's your educational background? Did you
have an undergraduate interest in science?
Speaker 3 (10:18):
Tell us the pathway, how you got here.
Speaker 4 (10:20):
Yeah, So in my undergraduate degree, I was in biology,
was thinking maybe go to medical school, and then took
a public health class and then changed my major to
public health and just kind of really loved that aspect
between your health but also the science behind it. So
(10:41):
then after undergrad I went to graduate school for my
master's in public health, and I did.
Speaker 1 (10:49):
In my hometown of New York City.
Speaker 5 (10:51):
It was New York City.
Speaker 3 (10:54):
And you survived. That's it amazing.
Speaker 4 (10:55):
So in two years it really builds some character, that's
for sure. But I specialized in chronic disease that you know,
mostly were coming from people's weight, diet, exercise.
Speaker 5 (11:11):
Things like that. That's kind of what grew my interest.
Speaker 1 (11:15):
So during your graduate studies, which really was when you
came into focus. I sent you actually were studying these
chronic diseases at that time.
Speaker 4 (11:26):
Yeah, so I was looking at the epidemiology behind all
these different chronic diseases.
Speaker 5 (11:31):
Specifically, I was really focused.
Speaker 4 (11:33):
On cancer research at the time, right, So that's kind
of where my first six years I would say, of
research experience are all in breast cancer, gynoclogic cancer, and
then I kind of finished out that last year doing
headnet cancer.
Speaker 1 (11:47):
Okay, so the next question I had is can you
explain some of the studies you were involved in? Did
any new therapies come out of all of your efforts
with you and your team?
Speaker 4 (12:02):
Yeah, So the majority of what I did was work
to build this massive database at Columbia's Medical Center within
the cancer center, and so we would see thousands of
patients every month getting their samples and they were like
active cancer patients. And our database that we were building
(12:23):
was for different researchers or scientists to go to the
NIH and ask for, you know, we have this drug
that we're looking at, we need to look at these
patients blood samples or lymphatic tissue things like that. So
we created that bank that people can come in through
the NIH and request that specific blood.
Speaker 1 (12:45):
So really it was it was more of a tissue
bank rather than Missus Jones Mary Johnson.
Speaker 3 (12:53):
Particular, I was.
Speaker 4 (12:54):
I was going into the Mary Jones room and asking her, Hey,
you know, you're on cancer treatment for blah blah blah,
and I you know, well, you are you interested in
donating your blood to then be tested for those two
So we were looking at different drugs that were specifying.
Speaker 1 (13:12):
Yeah, all right, so that you know, for for everybody
listening tonight, that is another side of research. It's it's patients,
but it's taking samples of blood tissue specimens that are
really preserved long term that you could.
Speaker 3 (13:28):
Then do additional testing. So with all of that, you're
you're now in the liver disease space. How did you
get here?
Speaker 5 (13:37):
Yeah, it's actually quite funny.
Speaker 4 (13:38):
So I wanted to move back to Texas area, and
just while I was applying for jobs, I was applying
at M d Anderson majority of ly, and you know,
I that was kind of like, oh, I wanted to
go there, but you know, I was also exploring other options.
And I had a family connection that someone's family member
(14:01):
was in the finance team at this new research clinic
and they might be looking for, you know, some new help.
So I met up with the director there, which was Leila,
and and I told her, I was like, I don't
know much about liver disease, but I know a lot
about the human body, and I have a lot of
experience in research, and you know, I'm interested. And so
(14:26):
it was kind of a weird switch to go from
cancer to to liver and fatty liver and cirrhosis. But
now I've been doing it for about a year and
a half, almost two years, and I love it. It feels
a lot more rewarding than maybe the cancer site side
that I was kind of in before. I feel, you know,
just with your patients here that all love you. They
(14:48):
they do and and and it's great to see like
the there is hope for some of those patients, especially
with corosis, that we're help right.
Speaker 3 (14:57):
And you know, I think for for people like you
that were in.
Speaker 1 (15:00):
Healthcare some other aspect outside of liver, you may not
have really had an appreciation.
Speaker 3 (15:06):
But so many people students.
Speaker 1 (15:08):
Nurses, people that are in nutrition that once they get
really a sense of.
Speaker 3 (15:14):
What liver disease is all about.
Speaker 1 (15:16):
They're really blown away by it as as far as
how interesting it is. It's challenging, but at the flip side,
it is super rewarding. So with regard to research in general,
we're talking more about the patient centric part of research,
not so much the tissue banking and specimens and things
(15:38):
like that. What do you think is the number one
misunderstanding about what the public thinks about research? Because there's
some people that are open minded and they're willing to
listen and be participants in research, and the others that
you mentioned the word research and they just get a
(16:00):
bad feeling.
Speaker 4 (16:00):
What do you think, Yeah, it's definitely you hear research,
and I feel like just those beginning stages of science
in everyone's memory is like, oh, the guinea pigs are
being research and you know we're going to terrible part
this specimen blah blah blah, And so I feel like
everyone thinks like you are a guinea pig. And every
(16:21):
time I try to even explain like the beginning parts
of any type of research, any type of medication, you're on,
Like every medication has gone through these stages to get FDA.
Speaker 5 (16:33):
Approved, Right, you don't even know it.
Speaker 4 (16:35):
You're on everyday medication for high blood pressure, for birth control,
everything that you can think of has been tested for many,
many years before it even gets to the human and
then once it's in the human body, there's still many
years to get after like that, they have to go
through all these steps to even get approved, right, So
it's just people don't get it.
Speaker 3 (16:57):
Yeah, And I think the point that you just made.
Speaker 1 (17:00):
You know, there are people tuning in tonight that are
on cholesterol medicine, blood pressure medicine, maybe even cancer medicine,
medicine to stop itching of their skin, make their glaucoma
go away, make their prostate work better. And all of
these drugs, be it five years ago or thirty five
(17:22):
years ago, had to go through the very same steps.
And so when you go to your pharmacy and you
pick up the drug and you say, here's a drug
for my migraines or my eye blood pressure, you don't
really think what was the background of that drug, the
years and the patients and the researchers, the nurses, the
(17:45):
clinical staff.
Speaker 3 (17:47):
All right, we're going to take a quick break. Guy
and doctor Joe Melotti talker with Kellie pet a.
Speaker 1 (17:51):
Group talking about clinical research and everything.
Speaker 3 (17:54):
You need to know.
Speaker 1 (17:55):
Don't forget go to our website, Doctor Joe Galotti dot com.
Speaker 3 (17:58):
Stay tuned, We're right back.
Speaker 1 (18:00):
Welcome back, everybody, Doctor Joe Gillotti. Thanks for tuning in
on this glorious Sunday evening the Labor Day weekend. Hopefully
having a great time with your friends and family and
getting a little bit of time to recharge and relax
and get set for the shorter week and start making
plans for the fall. Always thinking about your health and
(18:21):
wellness and the health of those around you. So in
the studio tonight, we've been talking with Callie Pettigrew.
Speaker 3 (18:28):
She is a.
Speaker 1 (18:30):
Clinical research coordinator. She is heading up our efforts at
the clinical research site that we have developed here in
the Texas Medical Center, which I've been talking about lately,
and the goal of having around tonight is to have
all of you, the consumers a little bit more familiar
with what clinical research is all about. Again, as I
(18:54):
always like to say, raising your health IQ. Knowing all
facets of health and wellness, including clinical research, which certainly is.
Speaker 3 (19:02):
Very very important.
Speaker 1 (19:04):
The other thing is for people they may look at
it to say what's in it?
Speaker 3 (19:10):
For me?
Speaker 1 (19:11):
What's in it for me, Am I going to get
on the latest drug or am I going to.
Speaker 3 (19:14):
Get a placebo?
Speaker 1 (19:16):
If I get a placebo, which is basically let's just
say a sugar pill is no active drug in it,
people are automatically out. Now I could understand that. And
under the world of research, the worlds and the regulations
that we work under the guidelines we have to have
(19:36):
informed consent. We're not going to try and pull a
fast one on anybody. But part of research is having
to have a placebo. So some patients in clinical studies
and you could, you know, answer to this CALLI we'll
be getting a placebo. And so when people here, I
might get the real new drug, I might get the placebo.
Speaker 3 (19:58):
They're out.
Speaker 1 (19:59):
But part of it is we want that altruistic part
of a person to say, you know what, I may
not get the drug, but I am still helping science.
I'm still helping people.
Speaker 4 (20:13):
Yeah, And that's kind of the big thing to really
understand too in research is all these medications, like there
has to be a you know, a patient that is
on the placebos so they can see it's working. You
can't just put everyone on this medication to be like, yeah,
it's working well. Of course it's working because everyone's.
Speaker 5 (20:31):
On it, right.
Speaker 4 (20:32):
Everybody's body is affected differently. And you know what I
tell patients that are concerned about the placebo is, most
of the time we are running trials where there is
no other medication, there is no hope, and like to
even get the chance to get a medication that likely
in the future is going to come out, you know,
through the FDA, Like you're getting that beforehand. So that's
(20:55):
like years of hopefully being able to you know, treat
your condition. And again, to have good data, to have
good science, you have to have that group, that.
Speaker 3 (21:08):
Group and hear about this all the time all.
Speaker 5 (21:10):
The time, and they hate it.
Speaker 4 (21:11):
They're like, I don't want to do all of this
just to get sugar, just to get whatever. But the
other thing is we are closely monitoring you for every
aspect that you know, if your body is reacting a
little bit different, right, So we're we're giving you kind
of essentially free healthcare as well. It's all free, so
you know, if you're if we need you to come
(21:32):
in every month, you're you're doing blood work so you
can have all that blood work you can you know,
be more educated on everything. That your body is producing
and and so that's kind of the other It's like, Okay,
you might not be getting the medication, but we are
closely closely monitoring you and your body and so like
if something does happen, like we're gonna we're gonna be
(21:53):
able to get down to the bottom of it.
Speaker 1 (21:54):
Yeah, and you know, you know, certainly our clinical coordinators
are in a sense the frontline interfacing with the FDA,
the companies that are monitoring these studies. Just really briefly,
Cali comment to everybody tonight the safety that's involved, the
regulatory aspects. You know, a patient cannot sneeze without it
(22:19):
being reported back to the FDA.
Speaker 4 (22:22):
Yeah, I mean even you're like, oh, I got the
flu shot last week, I have to report that, like
you know, it doesn't affect anything most of the time,
or there are some medications that might have you know,
a reaction, so they'll tell you beforehand. But again the
safety is number one priority.
Speaker 3 (22:40):
Yes, there are.
Speaker 4 (22:41):
You have to go through weeks of what we call
the screening process where we do your baseline blood work,
will do an EKG, will do imaging like an MRI ultrasound,
things like that, Like you have to pass all of
this safety measure before you're even allowed to potentially get
the medication, right, And so you know, that's just the
(23:02):
first safety aspect. And then throughout the time that you
are in the trial, you're getting safety labs every few
weeks two months, you know, and that's just during the study.
But before these trials even come out to the patients, like,
they are going through years of testing and safety testing
(23:22):
before you know, they go into that first phase, which
we call phase one, and that phase one is where
they introduce the drug into healthy humans, right, so you know,
they're not people.
Speaker 1 (23:36):
That don't have high blood pressure, that don't have chronic
kidney disease, just to see and it's in small numbers
of patients to say we're going to give this drug
and literally we watch them twenty four hours a day,
almost like a little mini hotel room to see how
they respond, give them a test dose and watch from there.
Speaker 3 (23:59):
As you were getting to phase.
Speaker 1 (24:01):
Two is looking to see is the drug effective, does
it sort of do what it's supposed to do, but
also focusing on side effects in safety and again these
are smaller numbers and by the time you get to
what we call a phase three study. Most of the
safety trials have been done, it's proven to be safe,
(24:24):
it's been proven to work, and then we just have
to offer it to hundreds or thousands of patients from
a diverse population to see does it work in everybody?
Speaker 4 (24:35):
And it's in a lot of different countries. And the
other thing too is I like to tell patients this,
if it wasn't working, it wasn't it's not going to
move on to phase two or three or even four.
Like it's proven to work thus far, and that's why
it's like exciting in something new, right, Like it's working.
Speaker 3 (24:53):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (24:53):
No, there are a lot of therapies that are washed
out pretty quickly, and so by the time we are
offering a study opportunity, it has really made the cut
in many many cases. Now, in the last couple of
minutes here we are focusing on fatty liver and for
those that listen to the program, I don't want to
(25:16):
sound like a one trick pony, but fatty liver and
obesity and metabolic syndrome is a public health crisis and
we're right in the middle of it. Really briefly, just
talk about some of the fatty liver studies in general
that we're working on now.
Speaker 4 (25:32):
Yeah, So we have a few different types of fatty
liver trials. So we have some that are basically like
in combination with like a gop one, like a nozempic
or something. Yeah. Like, so it's aiming to reduce the
fat in your liver, but also the fat in your body, right,
(25:54):
which a lot of people quite like. But then there's
also some of the medications that are are really focusing
on trying to get away the scarring of your liver.
And that's like totally different than the fat of your liver.
So the scarring is you know what you have seen
and talked about as being like that one's harder to reverse, right,
(26:17):
and and that is kind of a whole different class
that that fatty liver. It all falls into the same
you know, you're not serotic yet, which means you know
your liver is not functioning as well.
Speaker 5 (26:29):
But they all kind of fall into that.
Speaker 4 (26:31):
So there's different medications going for fattiness, for stiffness, for
overall weight.
Speaker 3 (26:37):
Laws, trying to handle diabetes.
Speaker 4 (26:39):
Oh, there's so many diabetes, yeah, And so they break
up most of the trials with if you have diabetes
or if you don't because they also like they know
that is a key factor and in having fatty liver
and you know, developing it. So there, it's kind of
like a trifle like, yes, fatty liver is what the
medications are being tested for, but there's so many different
(27:02):
things that can help within the medications.
Speaker 1 (27:06):
Yeah, it's a multifaceted approach. So Calli, we man, this
went faster than I thought. So I would say for
everybody listening tonight, if you want to reach out to
Cali and our research team, our phone number seven one
three seven nine four zero seven hundred.
Speaker 3 (27:27):
It's on our website.
Speaker 1 (27:29):
You can go to doctor Joeglotti dot com or Texas
Liver dot com. Send us a message if you would
like to learn more about research, have a conversation with
Calli and our team here. But truly we are here
to try to identify people because, as you know, Kelli live,
(27:49):
a disease is silent. We like to say the liver
suffers in silence. Yeah, and many people are out there
unknown that they have liver disease. So we're trying to
just raise awareness. So Cally, I would say you will
be on again and again on the radio and continue
to share our knowledge, your knowledge with everybody in the
(28:13):
community here.
Speaker 4 (28:14):
Well, thank you for having me. It was a great
time and that went really fast. It was just a conversation.
Speaker 3 (28:19):
All right.
Speaker 1 (28:20):
Final segment coming up on this week's Your Health First.
I'm doctor Joe Glotti. Don't forget doctor Joeglotti dot com.
Stay tuned, we'll be right back. All right, Welcome back
to everybody. Final segment for this week's Your Health First.
I'm out to Joe Galotti, and don't forget if you
have any questions about clinical research, any of the studies
that we are participating in, and it's going to center
(28:45):
around soorrhosis liver disease fatty liver, which millions upon millions
of Americans have, and many people are sitting at home saying,
you know what, I was told that I have fatty
liver years ago and nobody's doing anything about it. Well,
trust me, this is a potential big deal, and it's
(29:08):
a big deal until you find out that it's not
a big deal. So you can give Cali and all
of us a call at our office at Liver Specialists
of Texas at seven one three seven nine four zero
seven hundred seven one three seven nine four zero seven hundred,
or simply go to our website which is either doctor
(29:30):
Joe Galotti dot com or Texas Liver dot com T
e X A S L I V e R dot
com and send us a message and just say, hey,
you heard us on the radio and you had questions
about research a free fibro scan to get screened. That
is the most important thing. A five minute test can
(29:50):
really change the course of your health and wellness and
longevity and happiness.
Speaker 3 (29:58):
That's really what it's all about.
Speaker 1 (30:00):
So thank you Kelly for coming on, and I'm sure
we will be hearing more from her.
Speaker 3 (30:05):
And the rest of our team.
Speaker 1 (30:07):
All Right, So in the you know, the final few moments,
I was chatting about the breakfast for children, and certainly
so much of what I have done in the majority
of my medical career as a liver specialist, as a
hypatologist has centered on food as medicine. How your diet
(30:33):
and lifestyle can you know, prevent disease or intervene and
change the course of a disease. And certainly we're seeing
more and more issues related to childhood obesity, so we
have to really pay attention to this, and this is
one of those great opportunities. It's the beginning of school.
(30:53):
Kids are getting back into a little bit more of
a formal routine and we have to try and make.
Speaker 3 (31:00):
Impact with breakfast.
Speaker 1 (31:02):
It really is that simple, but it really comes down
to the parents that are listening, the other family members,
grandparents that have to really look in the mirror and say,
I am going to make a change. I am concerned
about my children, my child's health and wellness, how they
do in school, which long term is going to impact
(31:25):
their career, their happiness, their ability to be part of
the community. So it really is something. So we talked
about avoiding the sugary cereals, the boxed cereals, avoiding the
pop tarts, avoiding all of the pre made biscuits and
cakes and muffins that are all ultra processed or processed
(31:52):
and really stripped of nutrients. You have to think what
I am giving my kids for breakfast, which is really,
let's be honest here, it's no different than what you
should be doing for yourself. What I am eating for
dinner tonight, what I am eating for lunch tomorrow, is
it nutritious? So this is not really a double standard
(32:13):
to say you could eat crap all day long. But
your kids you're going to worry about. But I certainly
enjoy serving yogurt when people are at the house, and
you can get Greek yogurt again, plain Greek yogurt, no flavor,
no fruits in it, no nothing, plain Greek yogurt, and
(32:37):
you could layer in freshly mostly unprocessed granola. I tend
to put in plain oatmeal, uncooked oatmeal. You can put
any sort of fresh fruit or frozen fruit. I'll tell
you one of my recent fines a Trader Joe's are
(32:58):
these frozen cherries are taken out there. They're absolutely delicious.
I eat them sometimes as a snacker. I'll put them
in my oatmeal in the morning or overnight. So again,
you're going to get lots of nutrients with the Greek yogurt,
A little bit of fiber from the granola or the
oatmeal that you add in, and the fruits that you're
(33:18):
going to stick in. You know, add a little cinnamon,
you could add a little nutmeg, change their taste buds
around a little bit. A little touch of honey would
not be bad.
Speaker 3 (33:29):
You know, whole grain toasts.
Speaker 1 (33:31):
Again, a lot of breads on a market are pretty processed.
But if you give them a piece of toasted bread,
you could add a little bit of avocado, make a
little avocado toast. You could put a scrambled egg or
a fried egg on top of it. Again, lots of
nutrients from the avocado and from the egg. There are
(33:53):
things that you could make ahead. You know, you can
make overnight oats, you can make hard boiled eggs. You know,
hard boiled eggs I think are probably the unsung hero
in the nutrition world. You could pack it in a
kid's bag and he could have an egg as a
snack in the morning or in the afternoon. And don't
forget about leftovers for breakfast. If you have some grilled
(34:15):
chicken or a little bit of meat for dinner the
night before, you could slice it up, put it into
an egg or some sort of an egg white omelet
and give them some added protein. But the most important
thing is going to be and you know, it's easy
(34:37):
for me to say because this is part of my DNA.
It's baked into the habits that I've developed, which were
handed down to me from my parents and my grandparents,
is to plan. And there are countless, countless resources online
and now that I think about. I'm sitting here, I'm
(35:00):
probably going to reach out to Lauren, our dietitian that
used to.
Speaker 3 (35:05):
Work with us.
Speaker 1 (35:05):
She is now happily living in San Antonio with her
husband who's in residency. But I'm going to get her
on because she really focuses on childhood nutrition and we're
going to have her on maybe next week to talk
about feeding kids. That is what I think is going
(35:26):
to be most important. All right, So what do we
learn tonight? Number One, Feed your kids a healthy breakfast.
Throw out the pop tarts and the cocoa pebbles and
the Captain crunch. I would say not to be a
total scrooge. You know, a rare occasion is okay to
give kids that as a treat, but a steady dose
is bad. Number two, clinical research is very important. If
(35:48):
you are ever approached by any of your practitioners about
clinical research, listen to them, ask questions, go through the
informed consent, and really understand and see if you can participate.
And while it is hopefully to help you, it is
helping the community so that we can treat these diseases
(36:12):
and get therapies that will hopefully save lives and cut
down on chronic disease, and.
Speaker 3 (36:18):
Of course always give me a call.
Speaker 1 (36:20):
If you have any questions, you can go to our
website doctor Joeglotti dot com or Texasliver dot com, send
us an email, or call our office talk with me
or Cali seven.
Speaker 3 (36:31):
One three seven ninety four zero seven hundred.
Speaker 1 (36:33):
So that is at have a great rest of the
Labor Day weekend, enjoy it, be safe, what would you eat,
don't drink too much, and we'll catch up with everybody
next Sunday evening.
Speaker 2 (36:46):
You've been listening to Your Health First with doctor Joe Glotti.
For more information on this program or the content of
this program, go to your Health First dot com.
Initialize sequence.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
Coming to you live from Houston, Texas, home to the
world's largest medical center.
Speaker 3 (00:08):
Bunch pays everything learning.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
This is Your Health First, the most beneficial health program
on radio with doctor Joe Bellotti. During the next hour,
you'll learn about health, wellness and the provention of disease.
Now here's your host, doctor Joe Bellotti.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
Well, the good Sunday evening to everybody. This is doctor
Joe Galatti and you're tuned into your Health First. We
hear every Sunday evening between the hour of seven and
eight pm Central Time, and as we say, every Sunday
evening as we start off the program. Our goal is
to make you better consume yourself health care and to
(01:08):
raise your health IQ one listener at a time. That's
really all we could do. And our philosophy, our mantra
in a sense, is that the better equipped you are,
the more knowledge you have about health and wellness, disease prevention,
(01:29):
how to interpret the aches and pains that you have,
the better off you're going to be long term with
seeking out appropriate care or making sure you do these
healthful things. You have healthy habits that will provide you
(01:49):
with the best health long term. We want you to
live a long, happy life, be healthy, be chronic disease free.
But really, at the end of the day, it comes
down to your knowledge, your desire to make these lifestyle
changes that you have to have. And one statistic that
(02:12):
we will always bring up because it is so important
and it is really the crux of healthcare today. Eighty
to eighty five percent of all the chronic disease that
we see, and you know the usual host of characters.
It is high blood pressure, it is diabetes, it is
heart disease, it is a livid disease. What I deal
(02:34):
with myself and my colleagues dealing with heart, liver disease,
be it alcohol related or fatty livid disease due to obesity,
and diabetes, kidney disease, cancer, Eighty five percent of these
cases are related to lifestyle changes that we made last week,
last month, or ten years ago. So you do have
(02:56):
the power to control your destiny. Our website doctor Joegalotti
dot com. What do you do when you go there?
Sign a for own newsletter? That's the most important thing.
There is a newsletter tab and our weekly newsletter goes
out Saturday morning across the country to thousands of people.
We receive great feedback, and again, this is one little
(03:17):
thing we do to make you a little bit more
in touch and think about your health. You can message me,
you can look at all of our past radio programs,
our podcast. We have a large YouTube video library, lots
of social media that is there to follow along, and
lots of sort of informational articles both on the doctor
(03:42):
Joe Galotti website as well as our Liver practice Liver
Specialists of Texas. Now, speaking of liver disease, we're going
to be having a guest shortly, Calli Pettigrew, who is
a clinical research coordinator. She's the manager of our research
group that we just recently form.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
You've heard me talking.
Speaker 1 (04:03):
About this and she you know, really I wanted to
have her come on and talk about clinical research. A
lot of people hear about research, but they're not quite
clear what it means if you are approached to participate
in a clinical research trial. So Calli will be coming
up in a few minutes. What I wanted to sort
(04:24):
of tackle in the next three four minutes is it
is Labor Day and the official end of summer school
has started in many parts of the country, and once
again it is time to talk about what do you
feed your kids for breakfast? And especially for the parents
or grandparents or those that are taking care of children,
(04:45):
this is an immense job. This is an immense responsibility
to make sure the kids get off on a good
foot for the day and really will set the tone
for their nutrition for the day. Now, in years earlier,
my dear mother would come on. This was sort of
her designated a few weeks that she would come on
(05:07):
at the beginning of school in the early fall. She
passed away in twenty sixteen. Every once in a while
I'll play some of the old cuts of her. But
my mother would love to come on because she was
the quintessential mother or grandmother that would put so much
energy into feeding us when we were growing up and
the grandchildren. But anyway, you have to think, you know,
(05:31):
it is not so much what to feed the kids,
it is what not to feed the kids. You want
to stay away from the processed and ultra processed foods
that we are surrounded by. You want to stay away
from all of the heavily sugared cereals. That is the
key thing. Yes, is coco pebbles great to have at
(05:52):
seven o'clock in the morning, when you're a little grumpy
and you're in the third grade going off to school.
Of course it is, is it?
Speaker 3 (06:00):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (06:01):
It is. Is it going to give them a sugar spike?
Speaker 3 (06:04):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (06:04):
Does it have much fiber?
Speaker 4 (06:06):
No?
Speaker 1 (06:08):
Is it going to make them irritable and grumpy two
or three hours later?
Speaker 3 (06:11):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (06:12):
So all of those sugary cereals that kids watch during
cartoons on Saturday need to be mixed. Things like sweet rolls,
pop tarts, instant you know, biscuits, all of that stuff
you want to avoid. Highly processed. It's high in sugar, salt,
(06:34):
and fat. So what do we do well, certainly made
from scratch oatmeal most of these now, the unprocessed oatmeals.
You could microwave for sixty seconds and it will be fine.
You could cook it on your stovetop for two or
three minutes. You could do overnight oats. We've talked a
(06:55):
lot about overnight oats over the years. And then you
could add in some fruit, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, cut up banana,
cut up apples, a little bit of cinnamon. You want
to treat the kid. Put a little honey on that.
That would be fine. That would be a really solid
breakfast yogurt. Now, again, if you go to the grocery
(07:17):
store and you're looking at yogurt, they have all of
these fruit flavored yogurts. In the world of ultra processed foods,
these are classified as ultra processed foods. They really are
not what you want to have. You want to get
plain Greek yogurt, unflavored Greek yogurt, and then you do
(07:38):
the same thing with the oatmeal. You want to add
back your pieces of fruit. You can add some nuts,
you could add berries, you could add a little bit
of honey, and really make it a delicious, high protein,
high fiber, highly nutritious breakfast for these kids.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
There's so much to talk about.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
I'll try after we get Kellie on well, if we
have some time at the end of the program, I'll
try to bring it up. But really you have to
put your chef hat on. But it shouldn't be a
burden to make breakfast for your kids in the morning.
All right, we're gonna take a quick break. I am
doctor Joe Galotti. You're tuned into your health first. Every
Sunday between seven and eight pm, we'll be talking about
(08:23):
research in just a couple of minutes. Stay tuned. We'll
bright back every Sunday evening between the hour of seven
and APM.
Speaker 3 (08:30):
You are tuned into your health first, don't forget toutor
Joe Galotti dot com is our website.
Speaker 1 (08:38):
I hope you're all having a great Labor Day weekend,
recharging your batteries just.
Speaker 3 (08:45):
A little bit.
Speaker 1 (08:46):
It does get pretty hectic out there, and I hope
you're having.
Speaker 3 (08:49):
A great day or a few days off and enjoy
the holiday tomorrow.
Speaker 1 (08:58):
Be safe though the barbecue, but do think about eating healthy.
I don't want to be a killjoy about barbecues and
hot dogs and sausage and things like that, but do
take care of yourself that don't overindulge and get into
unsafe spaces for yourself.
Speaker 3 (09:16):
All right, So, as I.
Speaker 1 (09:18):
Was talking about a little earlier in the program, we
have a special guest in the studio tonight, Kellie Pettigrew,
who is somebody knew that has been working with me
and my team. She is the manager of our new
(09:38):
research unit that we have put together here in the
Texas Medical Center, and we have been talking about research
in the past several weeks here on the program and
I figured let me get Calli here and have her
explained things in her own words. So Callie, thanks for
coming in tonight and being on the program tonight.
Speaker 5 (09:58):
Thank you for having me.
Speaker 4 (09:59):
I'm really excited to share some more knowledge about research
and just kind of talk a little bit about what
we do well perfect.
Speaker 1 (10:07):
You know, of course, everybody wants to know, how did
you get into research, what's your educational background? Did you
have an undergraduate interest in science?
Speaker 3 (10:18):
Tell us the pathway, how you got here.
Speaker 4 (10:20):
Yeah, So in my undergraduate degree, I was in biology,
was thinking maybe go to medical school, and then took
a public health class and then changed my major to
public health and just kind of really loved that aspect
between your health but also the science behind it. So
(10:41):
then after undergrad I went to graduate school for my
master's in public health, and I did.
Speaker 1 (10:49):
In my hometown of New York City.
Speaker 5 (10:51):
It was New York City.
Speaker 3 (10:54):
And you survived. That's it amazing.
Speaker 4 (10:55):
So in two years it really builds some character, that's
for sure. But I specialized in chronic disease that you know,
mostly were coming from people's weight, diet, exercise.
Speaker 5 (11:11):
Things like that. That's kind of what grew my interest.
Speaker 1 (11:15):
So during your graduate studies, which really was when you
came into focus. I sent you actually were studying these
chronic diseases at that time.
Speaker 4 (11:26):
Yeah, so I was looking at the epidemiology behind all
these different chronic diseases.
Speaker 5 (11:31):
Specifically, I was really focused.
Speaker 4 (11:33):
On cancer research at the time, right, So that's kind
of where my first six years I would say, of
research experience are all in breast cancer, gynoclogic cancer, and
then I kind of finished out that last year doing
headnet cancer.
Speaker 1 (11:47):
Okay, so the next question I had is can you
explain some of the studies you were involved in? Did
any new therapies come out of all of your efforts
with you and your team?
Speaker 4 (12:02):
Yeah, So the majority of what I did was work
to build this massive database at Columbia's Medical Center within
the cancer center, and so we would see thousands of
patients every month getting their samples and they were like
active cancer patients. And our database that we were building
(12:23):
was for different researchers or scientists to go to the
NIH and ask for, you know, we have this drug
that we're looking at, we need to look at these
patients blood samples or lymphatic tissue things like that. So
we created that bank that people can come in through
the NIH and request that specific blood.
Speaker 1 (12:45):
So really it was it was more of a tissue
bank rather than Missus Jones Mary Johnson.
Speaker 3 (12:53):
Particular, I was.
Speaker 4 (12:54):
I was going into the Mary Jones room and asking her, Hey,
you know, you're on cancer treatment for blah blah blah,
and I you know, well, you are you interested in
donating your blood to then be tested for those two
So we were looking at different drugs that were specifying.
Speaker 1 (13:12):
Yeah, all right, so that you know, for for everybody
listening tonight, that is another side of research. It's it's patients,
but it's taking samples of blood tissue specimens that are
really preserved long term that you could.
Speaker 3 (13:28):
Then do additional testing. So with all of that, you're
you're now in the liver disease space. How did you
get here?
Speaker 5 (13:37):
Yeah, it's actually quite funny.
Speaker 4 (13:38):
So I wanted to move back to Texas area, and
just while I was applying for jobs, I was applying
at M d Anderson majority of ly, and you know,
I that was kind of like, oh, I wanted to
go there, but you know, I was also exploring other options.
And I had a family connection that someone's family member
(14:01):
was in the finance team at this new research clinic
and they might be looking for, you know, some new help.
So I met up with the director there, which was Leila,
and and I told her, I was like, I don't
know much about liver disease, but I know a lot
about the human body, and I have a lot of
experience in research, and you know, I'm interested. And so
(14:26):
it was kind of a weird switch to go from
cancer to to liver and fatty liver and cirrhosis. But
now I've been doing it for about a year and
a half, almost two years, and I love it. It feels
a lot more rewarding than maybe the cancer site side
that I was kind of in before. I feel, you know,
just with your patients here that all love you. They
(14:48):
they do and and and it's great to see like
the there is hope for some of those patients, especially
with corosis, that we're help right.
Speaker 3 (14:57):
And you know, I think for for people like you
that were in.
Speaker 1 (15:00):
Healthcare some other aspect outside of liver, you may not
have really had an appreciation.
Speaker 3 (15:06):
But so many people students.
Speaker 1 (15:08):
Nurses, people that are in nutrition that once they get
really a sense of.
Speaker 3 (15:14):
What liver disease is all about.
Speaker 1 (15:16):
They're really blown away by it as as far as
how interesting it is. It's challenging, but at the flip side,
it is super rewarding. So with regard to research in general,
we're talking more about the patient centric part of research,
not so much the tissue banking and specimens and things
(15:38):
like that. What do you think is the number one
misunderstanding about what the public thinks about research? Because there's
some people that are open minded and they're willing to
listen and be participants in research, and the others that
you mentioned the word research and they just get a
(16:00):
bad feeling.
Speaker 4 (16:00):
What do you think, Yeah, it's definitely you hear research,
and I feel like just those beginning stages of science
in everyone's memory is like, oh, the guinea pigs are
being research and you know we're going to terrible part
this specimen blah blah blah, And so I feel like
everyone thinks like you are a guinea pig. And every
(16:21):
time I try to even explain like the beginning parts
of any type of research, any type of medication, you're on,
Like every medication has gone through these stages to get FDA.
Speaker 5 (16:33):
Approved, Right, you don't even know it.
Speaker 4 (16:35):
You're on everyday medication for high blood pressure, for birth control,
everything that you can think of has been tested for many,
many years before it even gets to the human and
then once it's in the human body, there's still many
years to get after like that, they have to go
through all these steps to even get approved, right, So
it's just people don't get it.
Speaker 3 (16:57):
Yeah, And I think the point that you just made.
Speaker 1 (17:00):
You know, there are people tuning in tonight that are
on cholesterol medicine, blood pressure medicine, maybe even cancer medicine,
medicine to stop itching of their skin, make their glaucoma
go away, make their prostate work better. And all of
these drugs, be it five years ago or thirty five
(17:22):
years ago, had to go through the very same steps.
And so when you go to your pharmacy and you
pick up the drug and you say, here's a drug
for my migraines or my eye blood pressure, you don't
really think what was the background of that drug, the
years and the patients and the researchers, the nurses, the
(17:45):
clinical staff.
Speaker 3 (17:47):
All right, we're going to take a quick break. Guy
and doctor Joe Melotti talker with Kellie pet a.
Speaker 1 (17:51):
Group talking about clinical research and everything.
Speaker 3 (17:54):
You need to know.
Speaker 1 (17:55):
Don't forget go to our website, Doctor Joe Galotti dot com.
Speaker 3 (17:58):
Stay tuned, We're right back.
Speaker 1 (18:00):
Welcome back, everybody, Doctor Joe Gillotti. Thanks for tuning in
on this glorious Sunday evening the Labor Day weekend. Hopefully
having a great time with your friends and family and
getting a little bit of time to recharge and relax
and get set for the shorter week and start making
plans for the fall. Always thinking about your health and
(18:21):
wellness and the health of those around you. So in
the studio tonight, we've been talking with Callie Pettigrew.
Speaker 3 (18:28):
She is a.
Speaker 1 (18:30):
Clinical research coordinator. She is heading up our efforts at
the clinical research site that we have developed here in
the Texas Medical Center, which I've been talking about lately,
and the goal of having around tonight is to have
all of you, the consumers a little bit more familiar
with what clinical research is all about. Again, as I
(18:54):
always like to say, raising your health IQ. Knowing all
facets of health and wellness, including clinical research, which certainly is.
Speaker 3 (19:02):
Very very important.
Speaker 1 (19:04):
The other thing is for people they may look at
it to say what's in it?
Speaker 3 (19:10):
For me?
Speaker 1 (19:11):
What's in it for me, Am I going to get
on the latest drug or am I going to.
Speaker 3 (19:14):
Get a placebo?
Speaker 1 (19:16):
If I get a placebo, which is basically let's just
say a sugar pill is no active drug in it,
people are automatically out. Now I could understand that. And
under the world of research, the worlds and the regulations
that we work under the guidelines we have to have
(19:36):
informed consent. We're not going to try and pull a
fast one on anybody. But part of research is having
to have a placebo. So some patients in clinical studies
and you could, you know, answer to this CALLI we'll
be getting a placebo. And so when people here, I
might get the real new drug, I might get the placebo.
Speaker 3 (19:58):
They're out.
Speaker 1 (19:59):
But part of it is we want that altruistic part
of a person to say, you know what, I may
not get the drug, but I am still helping science.
I'm still helping people.
Speaker 4 (20:13):
Yeah, And that's kind of the big thing to really
understand too in research is all these medications, like there
has to be a you know, a patient that is
on the placebos so they can see it's working. You
can't just put everyone on this medication to be like, yeah,
it's working well. Of course it's working because everyone's.
Speaker 5 (20:31):
On it, right.
Speaker 4 (20:32):
Everybody's body is affected differently. And you know what I
tell patients that are concerned about the placebo is, most
of the time we are running trials where there is
no other medication, there is no hope, and like to
even get the chance to get a medication that likely
in the future is going to come out, you know,
through the FDA, Like you're getting that beforehand. So that's
(20:55):
like years of hopefully being able to you know, treat
your condition. And again, to have good data, to have
good science, you have to have that group, that.
Speaker 3 (21:08):
Group and hear about this all the time all.
Speaker 5 (21:10):
The time, and they hate it.
Speaker 4 (21:11):
They're like, I don't want to do all of this
just to get sugar, just to get whatever. But the
other thing is we are closely monitoring you for every
aspect that you know, if your body is reacting a
little bit different, right, So we're we're giving you kind
of essentially free healthcare as well. It's all free, so
you know, if you're if we need you to come
(21:32):
in every month, you're you're doing blood work so you
can have all that blood work you can you know,
be more educated on everything. That your body is producing
and and so that's kind of the other It's like, Okay,
you might not be getting the medication, but we are
closely closely monitoring you and your body and so like
if something does happen, like we're gonna we're gonna be
(21:53):
able to get down to the bottom of it.
Speaker 1 (21:54):
Yeah, and you know, you know, certainly our clinical coordinators
are in a sense the frontline interfacing with the FDA,
the companies that are monitoring these studies. Just really briefly,
Cali comment to everybody tonight the safety that's involved, the
regulatory aspects. You know, a patient cannot sneeze without it
(22:19):
being reported back to the FDA.
Speaker 4 (22:22):
Yeah, I mean even you're like, oh, I got the
flu shot last week, I have to report that, like
you know, it doesn't affect anything most of the time,
or there are some medications that might have you know,
a reaction, so they'll tell you beforehand. But again the
safety is number one priority.
Speaker 3 (22:40):
Yes, there are.
Speaker 4 (22:41):
You have to go through weeks of what we call
the screening process where we do your baseline blood work,
will do an EKG, will do imaging like an MRI ultrasound,
things like that, Like you have to pass all of
this safety measure before you're even allowed to potentially get
the medication, right, And so you know, that's just the
(23:02):
first safety aspect. And then throughout the time that you
are in the trial, you're getting safety labs every few
weeks two months, you know, and that's just during the study.
But before these trials even come out to the patients, like,
they are going through years of testing and safety testing
(23:22):
before you know, they go into that first phase, which
we call phase one, and that phase one is where
they introduce the drug into healthy humans, right, so you know,
they're not people.
Speaker 1 (23:36):
That don't have high blood pressure, that don't have chronic
kidney disease, just to see and it's in small numbers
of patients to say we're going to give this drug
and literally we watch them twenty four hours a day,
almost like a little mini hotel room to see how
they respond, give them a test dose and watch from there.
Speaker 3 (23:59):
As you were getting to phase.
Speaker 1 (24:01):
Two is looking to see is the drug effective, does
it sort of do what it's supposed to do, but
also focusing on side effects in safety and again these
are smaller numbers and by the time you get to
what we call a phase three study. Most of the
safety trials have been done, it's proven to be safe,
(24:24):
it's been proven to work, and then we just have
to offer it to hundreds or thousands of patients from
a diverse population to see does it work in everybody?
Speaker 4 (24:35):
And it's in a lot of different countries. And the
other thing too is I like to tell patients this,
if it wasn't working, it wasn't it's not going to
move on to phase two or three or even four.
Like it's proven to work thus far, and that's why
it's like exciting in something new, right, Like it's working.
Speaker 3 (24:53):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (24:53):
No, there are a lot of therapies that are washed
out pretty quickly, and so by the time we are
offering a study opportunity, it has really made the cut
in many many cases. Now, in the last couple of
minutes here we are focusing on fatty liver and for
those that listen to the program, I don't want to
(25:16):
sound like a one trick pony, but fatty liver and
obesity and metabolic syndrome is a public health crisis and
we're right in the middle of it. Really briefly, just
talk about some of the fatty liver studies in general
that we're working on now.
Speaker 4 (25:32):
Yeah, So we have a few different types of fatty
liver trials. So we have some that are basically like
in combination with like a gop one, like a nozempic
or something. Yeah. Like, so it's aiming to reduce the
fat in your liver, but also the fat in your body, right,
(25:54):
which a lot of people quite like. But then there's
also some of the medications that are are really focusing
on trying to get away the scarring of your liver.
And that's like totally different than the fat of your liver.
So the scarring is you know what you have seen
and talked about as being like that one's harder to reverse, right,
(26:17):
and and that is kind of a whole different class
that that fatty liver. It all falls into the same
you know, you're not serotic yet, which means you know
your liver is not functioning as well.
Speaker 5 (26:29):
But they all kind of fall into that.
Speaker 4 (26:31):
So there's different medications going for fattiness, for stiffness, for
overall weight.
Speaker 3 (26:37):
Laws, trying to handle diabetes.
Speaker 4 (26:39):
Oh, there's so many diabetes, yeah, And so they break
up most of the trials with if you have diabetes
or if you don't because they also like they know
that is a key factor and in having fatty liver
and you know, developing it. So there, it's kind of
like a trifle like, yes, fatty liver is what the
medications are being tested for, but there's so many different
(27:02):
things that can help within the medications.
Speaker 1 (27:06):
Yeah, it's a multifaceted approach. So Calli, we man, this
went faster than I thought. So I would say for
everybody listening tonight, if you want to reach out to
Cali and our research team, our phone number seven one
three seven nine four zero seven hundred.
Speaker 3 (27:27):
It's on our website.
Speaker 1 (27:29):
You can go to doctor Joeglotti dot com or Texas
Liver dot com. Send us a message if you would
like to learn more about research, have a conversation with
Calli and our team here. But truly we are here
to try to identify people because, as you know, Kelli live,
(27:49):
a disease is silent. We like to say the liver
suffers in silence. Yeah, and many people are out there
unknown that they have liver disease. So we're trying to
just raise awareness. So Cally, I would say you will
be on again and again on the radio and continue
to share our knowledge, your knowledge with everybody in the
(28:13):
community here.
Speaker 4 (28:14):
Well, thank you for having me. It was a great
time and that went really fast. It was just a conversation.
Speaker 3 (28:19):
All right.
Speaker 1 (28:20):
Final segment coming up on this week's Your Health First.
I'm doctor Joe Glotti. Don't forget doctor Joeglotti dot com.
Stay tuned, we'll be right back. All right, Welcome back
to everybody. Final segment for this week's Your Health First.
I'm out to Joe Galotti, and don't forget if you
have any questions about clinical research, any of the studies
that we are participating in, and it's going to center
(28:45):
around soorrhosis liver disease fatty liver, which millions upon millions
of Americans have, and many people are sitting at home saying,
you know what, I was told that I have fatty
liver years ago and nobody's doing anything about it. Well,
trust me, this is a potential big deal, and it's
(29:08):
a big deal until you find out that it's not
a big deal. So you can give Cali and all
of us a call at our office at Liver Specialists
of Texas at seven one three seven nine four zero
seven hundred seven one three seven nine four zero seven hundred,
or simply go to our website which is either doctor
(29:30):
Joe Galotti dot com or Texas Liver dot com T
e X A S L I V e R dot
com and send us a message and just say, hey,
you heard us on the radio and you had questions
about research a free fibro scan to get screened. That
is the most important thing. A five minute test can
(29:50):
really change the course of your health and wellness and
longevity and happiness.
Speaker 3 (29:58):
That's really what it's all about.
Speaker 1 (30:00):
So thank you Kelly for coming on, and I'm sure
we will be hearing more from her.
Speaker 3 (30:05):
And the rest of our team.
Speaker 1 (30:07):
All Right, So in the you know, the final few moments,
I was chatting about the breakfast for children, and certainly
so much of what I have done in the majority
of my medical career as a liver specialist, as a
hypatologist has centered on food as medicine. How your diet
(30:33):
and lifestyle can you know, prevent disease or intervene and
change the course of a disease. And certainly we're seeing
more and more issues related to childhood obesity, so we
have to really pay attention to this, and this is
one of those great opportunities. It's the beginning of school.
(30:53):
Kids are getting back into a little bit more of
a formal routine and we have to try and make.
Speaker 3 (31:00):
Impact with breakfast.
Speaker 1 (31:02):
It really is that simple, but it really comes down
to the parents that are listening, the other family members,
grandparents that have to really look in the mirror and say,
I am going to make a change. I am concerned
about my children, my child's health and wellness, how they
do in school, which long term is going to impact
(31:25):
their career, their happiness, their ability to be part of
the community. So it really is something. So we talked
about avoiding the sugary cereals, the boxed cereals, avoiding the
pop tarts, avoiding all of the pre made biscuits and
cakes and muffins that are all ultra processed or processed
(31:52):
and really stripped of nutrients. You have to think what
I am giving my kids for breakfast, which is really,
let's be honest here, it's no different than what you
should be doing for yourself. What I am eating for
dinner tonight, what I am eating for lunch tomorrow, is
it nutritious? So this is not really a double standard
(32:13):
to say you could eat crap all day long. But
your kids you're going to worry about. But I certainly
enjoy serving yogurt when people are at the house, and
you can get Greek yogurt again, plain Greek yogurt, no flavor,
no fruits in it, no nothing, plain Greek yogurt, and
(32:37):
you could layer in freshly mostly unprocessed granola. I tend
to put in plain oatmeal, uncooked oatmeal. You can put
any sort of fresh fruit or frozen fruit. I'll tell
you one of my recent fines a Trader Joe's are
(32:58):
these frozen cherries are taken out there. They're absolutely delicious.
I eat them sometimes as a snacker. I'll put them
in my oatmeal in the morning or overnight. So again,
you're going to get lots of nutrients with the Greek yogurt,
A little bit of fiber from the granola or the
oatmeal that you add in, and the fruits that you're
(33:18):
going to stick in. You know, add a little cinnamon,
you could add a little nutmeg, change their taste buds
around a little bit. A little touch of honey would
not be bad.
Speaker 3 (33:29):
You know, whole grain toasts.
Speaker 1 (33:31):
Again, a lot of breads on a market are pretty processed.
But if you give them a piece of toasted bread,
you could add a little bit of avocado, make a
little avocado toast. You could put a scrambled egg or
a fried egg on top of it. Again, lots of
nutrients from the avocado and from the egg. There are
(33:53):
things that you could make ahead. You know, you can
make overnight oats, you can make hard boiled eggs. You know,
hard boiled eggs I think are probably the unsung hero
in the nutrition world. You could pack it in a
kid's bag and he could have an egg as a
snack in the morning or in the afternoon. And don't
forget about leftovers for breakfast. If you have some grilled
(34:15):
chicken or a little bit of meat for dinner the
night before, you could slice it up, put it into
an egg or some sort of an egg white omelet
and give them some added protein. But the most important
thing is going to be and you know, it's easy
(34:37):
for me to say because this is part of my DNA.
It's baked into the habits that I've developed, which were
handed down to me from my parents and my grandparents,
is to plan. And there are countless, countless resources online
and now that I think about. I'm sitting here, I'm
(35:00):
probably going to reach out to Lauren, our dietitian that
used to.
Speaker 3 (35:05):
Work with us.
Speaker 1 (35:05):
She is now happily living in San Antonio with her
husband who's in residency. But I'm going to get her
on because she really focuses on childhood nutrition and we're
going to have her on maybe next week to talk
about feeding kids. That is what I think is going
(35:26):
to be most important. All right, So what do we
learn tonight? Number One, Feed your kids a healthy breakfast.
Throw out the pop tarts and the cocoa pebbles and
the Captain crunch. I would say not to be a
total scrooge. You know, a rare occasion is okay to
give kids that as a treat, but a steady dose
is bad. Number two, clinical research is very important. If
(35:48):
you are ever approached by any of your practitioners about
clinical research, listen to them, ask questions, go through the
informed consent, and really understand and see if you can participate.
And while it is hopefully to help you, it is
helping the community so that we can treat these diseases
(36:12):
and get therapies that will hopefully save lives and cut
down on chronic disease, and.
Speaker 3 (36:18):
Of course always give me a call.
Speaker 1 (36:20):
If you have any questions, you can go to our
website doctor Joeglotti dot com or Texasliver dot com, send
us an email, or call our office talk with me
or Cali seven.
Speaker 3 (36:31):
One three seven ninety four zero seven hundred.
Speaker 1 (36:33):
So that is at have a great rest of the
Labor Day weekend, enjoy it, be safe, what would you eat,
don't drink too much, and we'll catch up with everybody
next Sunday evening.
Speaker 2 (36:46):
You've been listening to Your Health First with doctor Joe Glotti.
For more information on this program or the content of
this program, go to your Health First dot com.
Popular Podcasts
NFL Daily with Gregg Rosenthal
Gregg Rosenthal and a rotating crew of elite NFL Media co-hosts, including Patrick Claybon, Colleen Wolfe, Steve Wyche, Nick Shook and Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic get you caught up daily on all the NFL news and analysis you need to be smarter and funnier than your friends.
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com