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Modern IUDs have been used for decades to prevent unwanted pregnancy and have been extremely effective at doing so.
But they’re not without side effects. With few places to turn, many patients have resorted to TikTok to describe their experiences of painful insertion and removal as well as cramping, changes in menstruation, and mood shifts.
But patients don’t have to be left in the dark. If there was more research into how different bodies react to IUDs, there’s a chance patients can get the care they need without as drastic of side effects.
On this week’s episode of Well, Now Maya and Kavita talk with Dr. Kavita Nanda, the Director of Medical Research for FHI360, on why there is so little research into IUDs, what we do know about them, and how you or a loved one can prepare for a conversation with your doctor about them.
If you liked this episode, check out: Michelle Obama Gets Health Advice From This Gyno. Now You Can, Too.
Further Reading: Why Is It So Hard to Get a Basic Question Answered About My IUD
Well, Now is hosted by registered dietitian nutritionist Maya Feller and Dr. Kavita Patel.
Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry with help from Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola. Editorial oversight by Alicia Montgomery.
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Nearly half of healthcare workers are at a breaking point, describing that they often or very often feel burnt out on the job.
Most of us have heard the phrase “Put on your oxygen mask before helping others,” but rarely does that happen especially for those who work as caregivers.
Psychiatrist Dr. Jessi Gold knows this firsthand when her mental overload caused her to make an unthinkable mistake with a patient. This error forced her to step back and reassess her relationship with the healthcare industry as a whole.
On this week’s episode of Well, Now Maya and Kavita speak with Dr. Gold about her latest book How Do You Feel?, and how by looking at the healthcare system through the eyes of her caregiver patients, she began to see the shared struggle many healthcare workers have to find the humanity in their work again.
If you liked this episode, check out: How Nick Cannon Got Celebrities to Open Up About Their Mental Health
Well, Now is hosted by registered dietitian nutritionist Maya Feller and Dr. Kavita Patel.
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Summer is ending and school is officially back in session. For many, a new school year is the perfect time to create new goals and establish a routine.
On this week’s episode of Well, Now, we are joined by primary care pediatrician, Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez. She discusses the importance of navigating the back-to-school season as a family, highlighting how parents can support their children and prioritize health and wellness.
If you liked this episode, check out: Spring Cleaning Your Medicine Cabinet
Well, Now is hosted by registered dietitian nutritionist Maya Feller and Dr. Kavita Patel.
Podcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola and Vic Whitley-Berry with editorial oversight by Alicia Montgomery.
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Drag is one of the fastest-growing forms of entertainment, and has been making its way into the mainstream in recent years. On this week’s episode of Well, Now, we are joined by drag queen, actress, and trans activist, Miss Peppermint. She provides insight on self-advocacy, and how to navigate the healthcare system despite society’s tendencies to overlook transgender health.
If you liked this episode, check out: Ending Racism in Healthcare
Well, Now is hosted by registered dietitian nutritionist Maya Feller and Dr. Kavita Patel.
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Health at Every Size is an approach that shifts the focus from dieting and weight loss and instead promotes healthy eating and exercise patterns, regardless of body size and weight. On this week’s episode of Well, Now, Shana Spence, registered dietitian and nutritionist, provides insight on how to foster a healthy relationship with food.
If you liked this episode, check out: How Your Food Can Fight Climate Change
Well, Now is hosted by registered dietitian nutritionist Maya Feller and Dr. Kavita Patel.
Podcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola and Vic Whitley-Berry with editorial oversight by Alicia Montgomery.
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Every year, millions of Americans experience a stroke. Though the focus is often on prevention and immediate care, many patients are left with long-term effects for years –or even a lifetime– afterward. On this week’s episode of Well, Now, we dive into new approaches to overcome the cognitive and physical disabilities that often follow a stroke. Dr. Rajiv Ratan, executive director at Burke Neurological Institute, offers his insights.
If you liked this episode, check out – Gut Check: How to Master Your Gut Microbiome
Well, Now is hosted by registered dietitian nutritionist Maya Feller and Dr. Kavita Patel.
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We all know the food we eat directly impacts our physical health. But that’s just the start of the story.
Food fuels our emotional well-being, connects us with one another, and fosters a key source of identity.
On this week’s episode of Well, Now we speak with award-winning food journalist Mary Beth Albright on her new book Eat & Flourish: How Food Supports Emotional Well-Being.
If you liked this episode, check out: No, Netflix Isn’t Forcing You to Go Vegan
Well, Now is hosted by registered dietitian nutritionist Maya Feller and Dr. Kavita Patel.
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Research going back decades shows adding more fruits, vegetables, and non-animal sources of protein helps us live longer, healthier lives.
A study featured in the Netflix docuseries You Are What You Eat: A Twin Study took that to the next level.
Stanford researchers asked 22 sets of identical twins to go 8 weeks eating a healthy, varied diet and regularly exercising. One twin ate an omnivore diet, the other vegan.
On this week’s episode of Well, Now we talk to the lead researcher of the “twin study” Christopher Gardner on his findings and whether we really all need to go vegan to stay healthy.
If you liked this episode, check out: How Your Food Can Fight Climate Change
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It’s a fact that summers around the world are reaching record-breaking temperatures.
Heat-related illness and death have hit a crisis point, and staying cool is more important than ever.
On this week’s episode of Well, Now we speak with someone living in one of the country's hottest states.
Dr. Richard Carmona is a career first responder with more than 50 years of experience caring for people in crisis. A veteran of the U.S. Army as a special forces medic, Carmona also served as the 17th U.S. Surgeon General under President George W. Bush. Currently, Carmona is a professor at The University of Arizona in Tucson.
If you liked this episode, check out: How a Former Surgeon General Took on a $5,000 ER Bill
Well, Now is hosted by registered dietitian nutritionist Maya Feller and Dr. Kavita Patel.
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A key component to wellness is gut health. But what determines if you have a healthy gut?
On this week’s episode of Well, Now, we dive into the fascinating world of the gut microbiome, a collection of bacteria and sometimes fungi that live in the human digestive system.
We are provided with insight from Dr. Colin Hill, professor of Microbiology at APC Microbiome Ireland on how to properly take care of your microbiome and why it is essential
If you liked this episode, check out – Doctors Agree: Obesity is a Disease. The Public Needs to Catch Up.
Well, Now is hosted by Dr. Kavita Patel and registered dietitian nutritionist Maya Feller.
Editing and podcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola and Vic Whitley-Berry.
Editorial oversight by Alicia Montgomery.
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We all know about the mental health crisis wreaking havoc throughout the nation and world.
On this week’s episode of Well, Now we’re continuing our ongoing discussions of mental health, and this time we’re tackling men’s mental health as a whole.
Prime’s new show Counsel Culture, hosted by Nick Cannon and medical professionals across the spectrum, invites men to open up about their histories with anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and more. Dr. Mike Dow is the resident psychotherapist for the program.
If you liked this episode, check out: Eating Disorders Are Rising Among Boys. Why?
Well, Now is hosted by registered dietitian nutritionist Maya Feller and Dr. Kavita Patel.
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Few drugs in the last century have changed the landscape of healthcare and weight management like GLP-1 agonist drugs — drugs like Ozempic and WeGovy.
On this week’s episode of Well, Now we talk with Harvard professor and clinician Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford.
Her research revolutionized obesity medicine and helped pave the way to get a diabetes drug approved for treating a condition millions have in the U.S.
If you liked this episode, check out – Doctors Agree: Obesity is a Disease. The Public Needs to Catch Up.
Well, Now is hosted by Dr. Kavita Patel and registered dietitian nutritionist Maya Feller.
Editing and podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry.
Production assistance from Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola.
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Women, girls, and people assigned female at birth make up more than half of the world’s population. Yet, many of them say they don’t feel supported, heard, or cared for in the doctor’s office — even in spaces designed specifically for their care like obstetrics and gynecology.
Dr. Sharon Malone, veteran OB/GYN, is on a mission to change that.
On this week’s episode of Well, Now, we speak with Dr. Malone on how to advocate for the care you deserve at every stage of life. It’s the subject of her new book Grown Woman Talk: Your Guide to Getting and Staying Healthy.
If you liked this episode, check out: How Doulas Make Childbirth Safer for Everyone
Well, Now is hosted by Dr. Kavita Patel and registered dietitian nutritionist Maya Feller.
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For years, psychiatrists have been researching new methods to help people with treatment-resistant mental illness. These include severe cases of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other debilitating diagnoses.
One type of drug has seen some positive results in clinical trials: psychedelics like psilocybin, MDMA, ketamine, and LSD.
In professional medical settings, they’re used as a part of a multifaceted approach to mental health treatment, including supervised therapy sessions while a patient is on a drug.
Recently the pharmaceutical manufacturer Lykos petitioned the FDA to approve the psychedelic MDMA as a part of caring for treatment-resistant PTSD.
Earlier this month, an advisory committee to the FDA released their vote of rejecting to approve the drug.
Now it’s up to the FDA to make the final call, but the odds are not in the favor of Lykos and many psychiatrists and patients who’ve seen positive outcomes as a result of these MDMA-assisted trials.
Psychiatrist and entrepreneur Dave Rabin is one of the doctors pushing to approve psychedelic-assisted therapy.
On this week’s episode of Well, Now we ask him about the results of his trials using psychedelics in therapy as well as what he thinks the future holds for this field as we wait for the FDA’s final verdict.
If you liked this episode, check out: “As Little Regulation As Guns”: How Social Media Hurts Youth Mental Health
Well, Now is hosted by Dr. Kavita Patel and registered dietitian nutritionist Maya Feller.
Editing and podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry, with support this week from Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola.
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Everyone knows the quality of the air we breathe directly affects our health.
As the summer rolls along and more people seek reprieve from the heat indoors, it’s important to be sure our indoor air is clean and toxin-free.
One pollutant to keep an eye out for is mold.
Mold inside a home could hurt your health both immediately and in the long term.
So to help us better understand how to spot mold in the home and how to get rid of it, we’re joined by air quality expert Michael Rubino, president of the Change the Air Foundation and the founder of HomeCleanse.
If you liked this episode, check out – Doctors Agree: Obesity is a Disease. The Public Needs to Catch Up.
Well, Now is hosted by registered dietitian nutritionist Maya Feller and Dr. Kavita Patel.
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Ever since it showed up on the Body Mass Index, the label “obese” has been used to judge and often shame people with larger bodies.
Medical providers, family and friends, even strangers make assumptions about fat people’s health solely based on their size.
At the same time, excess quantities of fat can lead to poor health outcomes such as high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes.
Over the decades, medical associations have evolved their understanding of obesity. The American Medical Association, the National Institutes of Health, and the American Obesity Society all classify obesity as a disease requiring medical treatment.
How does that change the way medical providers care for their obese and overweight patients? And does that mean people with fatter bodies can now face less discrimination?
As a part of a series of ongoing conversations on Well, Now on weight and health, we discuss the current medical definition of obesity and how to treat it with Dr. Angela Fitch, former Associate Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center.
If you liked this episode, check out: The Isolation of a Life-Threatening Diagnosis
Well, Now is hosted by registered dietitian nutritionist Maya Feller and Dr. Kavita Patel.
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Each week, we’ve explored wellness from different perspectives, but we haven’t talked about what it means to live a full life while grappling with the real possibility of death.
Most of us hope for a full, long life with “good” health. But a serious, possibly fatal diagnosis changes everything: Our relationships with work, loved ones, and even the way we see ourselves.
On this week’s episode of Well, Now we speak with author, journalist, and artist Suleika Jaouad. Many learned about her work in the Oscar-nominated documentary American Symphony – which chronicled her marriage to musician Jon Batiste as his career soared and her leukemia re-emerged.
But Suleika began documenting illness and identity long before starring in an award-winning film.
If you liked this episode, check out: “People Feel Like They’re Drowning”: The Long COVID Survivors Left Behind
Well, Now is hosted by registered dietitian nutritionist Maya Feller and Dr. Kavita Patel.
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Everyone has a different birth experience.
Obstetricians and midwives are well-known members of the birth team. Along with the pregnant person, they are central to labor and delivery.
Doulas are lesser known, but they can provide essential support for pregnant women and their loved ones.
On this week’s episode of Well, Now: What to expect when working with a doula with Latham Thomas, founder of Mama Glow.
If you liked this episode, check out: Overcoming a Complicated Pregnancy
Well, Now is hosted by Maya Feller, CDN and Kavita Patel, MD.
Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry with editorial oversight by Alicia Montgomery.
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Youth mental health has hit a crisis point.
Just last year, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released an advisory connecting young people’s use of social media with adverse mental health outcomes.
But Murthy and other public health leaders are fighting back, including New York City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan. He’s leading the charge against social media platforms like Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube through litigation and legislation.
On this week’s episode of Well, Now – holding social media companies accountable for the youth mental health crisis.
If you liked this episode, check out: Is it Burnout? Or, Do You Have a Busy Brain?
Well, Now is hosted by Kavita Patel, MD and Maya Feller, RD.
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For many Americans, wellness is about mitigating and navigating disease. They’re looking for reliable ways to live healthier, longer lives.
But some are thinking even bigger than that and looking beyond what doctors view as the standard lifespan: 10, 20, 30, even 40 years beyond it. These people are often called “biohackers.”
On this week’s episode of Well, Now we talk to someone who’s considered the “Father of Biohacking” Dave Asprey on what exactly this movement is, and whether is it feasible for people who aren’t ridiculously rich.
If you liked this episode, check out: We Don’t Need to Cure Autism
Well, Now is hosted by Kavita Patel and Maya Feller.
Podcast production by Ahyiana Angel and Vic Whitley-Berry with editorial oversight by Alicia Montgomery.
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