Dr. Brian's Health Show

By: Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler
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  • Dr. Brian's Health Show is inspired by Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler's extremely popular TikTok channel with over 3 million followers. Every week Dr. Brian uses a light-hearted approach and shares health trends popular on the app. Using his decades of experience in medicine and ability as an expert researcher he confirms or debunks the topic and shares best practices with listeners. Every week Dr. Brian educates listeners about a variety of health conditions and identifies those that are considered 'cap', a common Gen-Z phrase in the TikTok community to identify something as not true. Dr. Brian's Health Show provides general information concerning public health and for public interest. Please remember, Dr. Brian is a doctor, but he is not your doctor. He is here to provide general information, not medical advice, so you should always check with your doctor before relying on any information. Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler is a board-certified eye surgeon and vision correction specialist at the Boxer Wachler Vision Institute in Beverly Hills, California, where he evaluates and treats Keratoconus patients from all over the world and performs his innovative vision correction procedures Fortified LASIK, Fortified CK, Visian ICL along with WhiterEyes procedures for discolored whites of the eyes and advanced cataract surgery. New episodes will be released every Wednesday. Podcast Production & Marketing provided by FullCast Copyright 2021 - Advanced Vision Education, LLC This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
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  • 088 - Modern Keratoconus Treatments with Jen Hodges

    088 - Modern Keratoconus Treatments with Jen Hodges
    Aug 14 2024

    Welcome to The Dr. Brian’s Health Show, a weekly podcast where Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler shares his extensive experience and real patient stories, highlighting the importance of early treatment and specialized care. In this episode, Dr. Brian welcomes Jen Jodges to the show to discuss….


    The latest treatments include Holcomb C3-R cross-linking, Intacs, CK procedures, and the Visian ICL lens. Find out in today’s episode!


    If you’re enjoying the show, we’d love it if you leave the show a Rating & Review at ⁠RateThisPodcast.com/NoCap⁠

    Key Takeaways 13:00 – Importance of Early Treatment for Keratoconus

    29:57 – Controversy of Epi on vs. Epi Off

    38:06 – Biologic Intacs for Advanced Cases

    21:46 – What can you do to improve regularity?

    44:40 – CK Procedure for Reshaping Cornea

    Tweetable Quotes "Keratoconus is like a weakening in the cornea, specifically the collagen fibers. I describe it as a hernia on the eye because it bulges out, causing distortions like double vision, glare, and halos. This can severely impact daily activities like driving at night." (04:23) (Dr.Brian)

    "For parents with keratoconus, it's crucial to have your children checked starting around age nine. There's a 15% chance they could develop the condition, and early detection with corneal topography can prevent significant vision loss." (12:00) (Dr.Brian)

    "For more advanced keratoconus cases, we use what I call biologic Intacs, or KeraRing segments. These are made of corneal collagen and can be much thicker than traditional Intacs, providing more flattening and better vision improvement." (34:12) (Dr.Brian)

    “The Visian ICL is a life-changing procedure for treating high levels of nearsightedness. It involves placing an insertable lens behind the iris and in front of the natural lens, significantly improving vision and often eliminating the need for glasses or contact lenses." (41:07) (Dr.Brian)

    Resources Mentioned

    Dr. Brian’s Keratoconus website⁠

    ⁠⁠⁠Dr. Brian’s Website⁠⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠⁠Dr. Brian’s TikTok⁠⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠⁠Dr. Brian’s Instagram⁠⁠


    Please remember, Dr. Brian is a doctor, but he is not your doctor. He is here to provide general information, not medical advice, so you should always check with your doctor before relying on any information.


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    48 mins
  • 087 - TikTok Cap or No Cap Game with Dr. Sasha Haddad, Part 1

    087 - TikTok Cap or No Cap Game with Dr. Sasha Haddad, Part 1
    Dec 6 2023

    Welcome to The Dr. Brian’s Health Show, a weekly podcast where Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler uses his decades of experience in medicine and ability as an expert researcher to provide a light-hearted approach and share health trends popular on TikTok. In this episode, Dr. Brian welcomes Dr. Sasha Haddad to the show to discuss...


    Is it possible for fully grown adults to grow even more? What can you do to improve regularity? Find out in today’s episode!


    If you’re enjoying the show, we’d love it if you leave the show a Rating & Review at RateThisPodcast.com/NoCap

    Key Takeaways

    01:15 – Dr. Brian introduces today’s guest, Dr. Sasha Haddad, who joins the show to discuss the difference between osteopathic and allopathic medicine


    11:53 – Is it possible for fully grown adults to grow even more?


    15:55 – Consuming organ meats and getting better sleep


    21:46 – What can you do to improve regularity?


    27:32 – Dr. Brian thanks Dr. Sasha for joining the show for Part One of this series, teases Part Two, and lets listeners know where they can connect with her

    Tweetable Quotes “The theory is that the structure and function are interrelated. And when one is off, the other is gonna be off. For example, if you have muscle pain, let’s say your spine is not in the right position, it’s gonna strain the surrounding muscle and tissue. So, if you’re able to adjust and correct the problem, you’re gonna fix the surrounding area and reduce the inflammation.” (08:39) (Dr. Sasha Haddad)

    “In life, is anything possible? By nature, very rarely, potentially, maybe. But, medically speaking, by the time you hit puberty - in terms of bone width and height growing taller - I highly disagree, unless something pathologically happened differently.” (13:50) (Dr. Sasha Haddad)

    “For the most part when you eat raw meat, the nutrients are present. And, of course, building blocks and protein can help.” (17:21) (Dr. Sasha Haddad)

    “I agree, don’t spend your money on something that you don’t necessarily need. What’s better is down time.Try to limit yourself from being on your phone or on your computer a few hours prior to going to sleep. I think that’s way better than all of this.” (19:41) (Dr. Sasha Haddad)

    “I think people can take fiber, but it doesn’t help if you’re not hydrating well. So, the key element here is you have to be able to hydrate. You have to have enough fluids in you to have things go through.” (24:59) (Dr. Sasha Haddad)

    Resources Mentioned Dr. Sasha’s LinkedIn

    Dr. Sasha’s Instagram

    Dr. Sasha’s TikTok

    Dr. Sasha’s YouTube Channel

    ⁠DM Dr. Brian your questions and he will respond back with answers⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠Dr. Brian’s Website⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠Dr. Brian’s TikTok⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠Dr. Brian’s Instagram⁠⁠


    Please remember, Dr. Brian is a doctor, but he is not your doctor. He is here to provide general information, not medical advice, so you should always check with your doctor before relying on any information.


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    28 mins
  • 086 - How Safe is Vaping? Lung specialist David Weill, MD

    086 - How Safe is Vaping? Lung specialist David Weill, MD
    Sep 6 2023
    Welcome to The Dr. Brian’s Health Show, a weekly podcast where Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler uses his decades of experience in medicine and ability as an expert researcher to provide a light-hearted approach and share health trends popular on TikTok. In this episode, Dr. Brian welcomes Lung Transplant Specialist, Dr. David Weill to the show to discuss how Dr. David is helping patients, patient’s families, and transplant teams navigate their transplantation journey to reach optimal outcomes. What is emphysema and what causes it? Is vaping safe? What can we all do to keep our lungs as healthy as possible? Find out in today’s episode! If you’re enjoying the show, we’d love it if you leave the show a Rating & Review at RateThisPodcast.com/NoCap Key Takeaways 01:16 – Dr. Brian introduces today’s guest, Dr. David Weill, who join the show to share his expertise as a transplant pulmonologist and the top reasons people need a lung transplant 07:08 – What is emphysema and what causes it? 09:26 – A fun fact about our lungs 10:28 – The dangers of vaping and the risk of lung re-transplants 17:55 – Tips for keeping your lungs as healthy as possible 21:04 – Dr. David’s book, Exhale 25:44 – Empathy, caring and separating emotion from outcome 28:58 – The decision to transition out of clinical practice 32:00 – Finding common ground among differing personalities 36:24 – Where listeners can connect with Dr. David and find his book 37:39 – Dr. Brian thanks Dr. David for joining the show to share his expertise Tweetable Quotes “One in five patients who are listed for a lung transplant will die on the waiting list. So, there’s a real shortage not only in lung, but in the other organs as well.” (04:37) (Dr. David) “A smoking related lung disease, emphysema is a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Some people may have heard of COPD. That’s essentially the same thing.” (07:43) (Dr. David) “There’s a vast array of chemicals in a vape and what goes into the lung. But even more than that, it’s thermal energy. So, in other words, it produces very high heat in the lung, and the lung is quite sensitive to very high temperatures. The damage can not only come from the chemicals that are contained in the vape oil, but also from the heat that’s generated. It’s much hotter than cigarette smoke.” (10:52) (Dr. David) “As marijuana increasingly becomes more mainstream in our society, we’re seeing more and more research that it’s not quite the benign drug that we thought it was maybe early on, mainly because there wasn’t much research on it when it was illegal.” (18:19) (Dr. David) “It was very difficult for me to separate how much I cared from accepting an outcome that was not good. And, I don’t think I ever really learned how to do that well over the course of my career.” (25:25) (Dr. David) “What I try to do now is coach the teams through everything and try to figure out a way to get on the same page. That’s probably the number one value that I can bring to programs now.” (31:46) (Dr. David) Resources Mentioned Dr. David’s Website Dr. David’s Book Dr. David’s Instagram Dr. David’s Twitter Dr. David’s Facebook Dr. David’s LinkedIn DM Dr. Brian your questions and he will respond back with answers⁠ ⁠Dr. Brian’s Website⁠ ⁠Dr. Brian’s TikTok⁠ ⁠Dr. Brian’s Instagram⁠ Please remember, Dr. Brian is a doctor, but he is not your doctor. He is here to provide general information, not medical advice, so you should always check with your doctor before relying on any information. Podcast Production & Marketing provided by FullCast
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    39 mins
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