Fitness Trackers & Wearables - Health or Hype?

Wellness: Fact vs. Fiction

Danielle Belardo

Nutrition, Alternative Health, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2022

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Join Dr. Danielle Belardo and her expert of the week, cardiologist and internal medicine physician Dr. Rohin Francis. Rohin is also a writer, comedian, and creator of the YouTube channel Medlife Crisis, where he tackles fascinating and offbeat science topics that don’t get covered elsewhere. On today’s episode, he covers the spectrum of all things exercise and cardiovascular disease related, with a sprinkle of humor (of course), and answers the burning question—is there such a thing as too much exercise? He may also help save you a few bucks as you eye up the latest flashy fitness tracker. Danielle and Rohin discuss: How much exercise the average person needs weekly to accrue health benefits The causes of atrial fibrillation (A-fib) in high-performance athletes Target heart rate training and the importance of moderate exercise The advantages and disadvantages of smart tracking health and fitness devices The data surrounding heart rate variability and what we actually need to worry about The fascinating results of the Apple Watch study Harmful physical and emotional effects of medical over-screening Dr. Rohin Francis is a Consultant Cardiologist and a Doctoral Researcher at the University College London with a passion for science communication and education. Dr. Francis got his MBBS from St George's Hospital Medical School and trained as a physician at the Cambridge Deanery (Cambridge, UK) with a subspecialization in coronary intervention. Currently, Dr. Francis is undertaking a PhD on imaging techniques for acute myocardial infarction at University College London. Rohin has presented around the world and has been published extensively, including in The Guardian and numerous academic journals and websites. Thank you so much for taking the time to contribute to a generation that values fact over fiction! Be sure to rate, review, and follow on your favorite podcast app and let us know which not-so-wellness trend you’d like to hear debunked. Follow your host on Instagram @daniellebelardomd and the podcast @wellnessfactvsfiction. All studies discussed can be found @wellnessfvfjournalclub. Follow Rohin @medcrisis. Thank you to our sponsors for making this episode possible. Check out these deals just for you: COZY EARTH - Go to cozyearth.com and enter WELLNESS at checkout to SAVE thirty-five Percent. ZOCDOC - Go to zocdoc.com/wellness and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then start your search for a top-rated doctor today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by PodcastNation.
0:04.2	Welcome to Wellness Fact vs. Fiction.
0:15.2	I'm Dr. Danielle Bollardo, and I'm a cardiologist who loves evidence-based medicine and nutrition
0:19.8	science.
0:20.8	But as a millennial, I've watched endless wellness fads take over social media.
0:25.0	It's my mission to get to the bottom of things by bringing on the top expert physicians
0:29.1	and scientists to help us determine what is fact vs. fiction when it comes to your health.
0:34.6	It's time to leave the pseudoscience behind and become empowered when it comes to our wellness.
0:47.4	Hi everyone, welcome back to this week's episode of Wellness Fact vs. Fiction.
0:52.8	And I am beyond thrilled to have today's guest Dr. Ron Francis is an interventional and
0:58.8	general cardiologist and internal medicine physician in Essex in the UK.
1:03.4	He's also a video maker, speaker, and occasional stand-up comedian.
1:08.7	He runs a YouTube channel called MedLife Crisis, which by the way, I just spent at least two hours
1:15.7	going through so many of his YouTube videos and for everyone that listens to this podcast,
1:20.6	you will absolutely love his YouTube.
1:25.1	So much amazing evidence-based information on there.
1:28.0	Actually, pause this podcast right now and go subscribe to it because that's how good it is.
1:32.2	He has up to 500,000 subscribers now where he attempts to combine comedy and medical education.
1:37.8	And I will say he does a very good job because I did laugh quite a lot while I was listening to it
1:43.0	for a couple hours. His work has won multiple national journalism awards and he's also a regular
1:48.2	contributor to BBC's Radio's flagship health program. He studied in London in Cambridge,
1:54.1	gaining his medical qualification with a special interest in space medicine and extreme
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