Building Lifelong Athletes

Building Lifelong Athletes

Hosted by: Jordan Rennicke, MD

The Building Lifelong Athletes Podcast has one simple goal... to help keep you active and healthy for life. Whether you are a competitive athlete, fitness enthusiast, or just a weekend warrior, this podcast will help...

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BLA 025: How To Interpret A Lipid Panel

Episode #22

Have you ever wondered what the tests on your lipid/cholesterol test actually mean? Well in this week's episode I will dive into what all those tests, what we look for as physicians, and how you can feel confident in...
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BLA 024: How to lower your cholesterol with diet and supplements

Episode #21

One of the biggest questions I get from patients is how to lower their cholesterol without taking medications. Well, today I talk all about that including foods and nutraceutical therapies to help you manage your...
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BLA 023: Cardiac Imaging...When Should I Get It Done?

Episode #20

In this week's episode we talk about cardiac imaging to help gauge cardiovascular risk. If you have ever heard about a CAC score, and when it might be useful, then you may find this episode particularly...
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BLA 022: The Guidelines for Managing High Cholesterol (2018 ACC/AHA Guidelines)

Episode #19

In this week's episode I dive deep into the 2018 ACC/AHA guidelines for cholesterol management. Many people will tell you that their doctor automatically prescribes them a medication if they have high cholesterol, but...
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BLA 021: The LDL Hypothesis... how we got to where we are

Episode #18

Do you ever wonder why we think that LDL plays such a big role in atherosclerosis, and why we try to lower it? Well in this episode we dive deep into the landmark studies that paved the way for the LDL...
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BLA 020: Epidemiology 101: How We Study Heart Disease

Episode #3

In this episode we cover the basics of epidemiology, bias, and the types of studies that are used in the cardiology world. CHAPTERS: 00:00  Introduction 01:22  Incidence vs Prevalence 03:33 - Observational...
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BLA 019: Atherosclerosis 101: The Basics of Heart Disease

Episode #2

In this episode we talk about the physiology and pathology of atherosclerosis, and what actually causes heart disease.   CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Introduction 01:05 - Atherosclerosis Overview 02:16 - Statistics 04:14 -...
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BLA 018: Lipid Metabolism 101: Understanding the Basics of Cholesterol

Episode #1

This podcast is the foundation for this entire season and everything we talk about will be based off of this. We dive deep into cholesterol metabolism, lipid transport, lipoproteins, and all things...
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BLA 017: Pediatric Obesity... what the guidelines actually say (BLA Bonus 07)

Episode #17

The recent AAP pediatric and adolescent obesity clinical practice guideline came out about a month ago and it caused quite a fuss online. This week I wanted to go through it and give you my take on what it really...
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BLA 016: RPE, 1RM, and how to deal with injuries

Episode #16

In this episode we are changing things up a bit and answering some common questions I see. Today we will discuss the topics of Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE), one rep maxing, and what to do if you have an injury....
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BLA 015: Can Diet Reverse Heart Disease?

Episode #15

There are often claims that eating a Whole Food Plant Based Diet can reverse heart disease... but is that true? Today I review a few of the most commonly cited articles people use to support this claim, and try to...
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BLA 014: What To Do When You Tweak Your Low Back

Episode #14

In this episode I talk all about what you should know about acute low back pain. I talk about the time frame for recovery, your mindset, the normal course for a low back tweak, and more!  I hope this is helpful for...
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