Healthy Humor

When is the last time you touched grass? Not that grass. When is the last time you just enjoyed nature? Learn some of the health benefits of spending time outside with this special Earth Day-inspired minisode! #earthday #healthyhumor #touchgrass

Before fit-bit, before there were fitness rings to close, and before it was acceptable to wear yoga pants to the grocery store people were striving to get 10,000 steps a day. But where did that number come from? Should it really be your goal? Find out in this week's minisode.

Ever wondered what it takes to become an optometrist? Or wondered how often you should be getting an eye exam? Dr. Kyle Craig sat down with Doc MB to answer these and many other questions in this Meet and Greet episode.#optometrist #healtheducation #healthyhumor #eyehealth #optometry

Join Doc MB for the first mini-sode of season 3 and learn her top 5 useful tips for beating the back-to-school bug! Remember, back-to-school doesn't have to mean back to back colds! #healtheducation #backtoschool #usefultips #schoolhealth

Learn how your pelvic floor health is impacting more than just how often you have to pee in this laugh-filled interview with Dr. Tristen Swengle, a board-certified physical therapist focusing in pelvic health, from Vitality Pelvic Health in Tulsa, Oklahoma! #pelvichealth #pelvicfloor #pelvicphysicaltherapy #pt

Staying healthy while you travel can be difficult. But, Doc MB's top 7 tips for staying healthy while traveling help you make the most of any vacation or trip. Hit play and learn how to make your next adventure extra special! #healtheducation #healthytravel #safetravel #traveltips

Compassionate care is a treatment plan, and treating people with respect is part of medicine. Learn from this personal story with Doc MB how something as using a patient's name rather than calling them by their diagnosis leads to better health outcomes. #saymyname #goodpatientcare #healtheducation #educational

In the age of Yelp and constant survey requests, shouldn't you be able to review your hospital? Well, you can! In this minisode, Doc MB gives you a quick breakdown of hospital Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and where you can go online to review them for free!#healtheducation #hospitals #ratings

Have you ever looked in the toilet and thought, "Is it supposed to look like that?" Get the scoop on your poop in this minisode. Learn how to read the messages your poop is sending you about your health. #guthealth #colonhealth #healtheducation

Safety should always come first, whether you are cycling for exercise, competition, or transportation. In this episode, Doc MB reviews the top safety tips for cyclists from the City of Tulsa. With the help of her husband, Warren, an avid cyclist, she breaks down the reasoning for several of the less obvious safety guidelines. #cycling #cyclingsafety #safetytips #healtheducation

Did you know some inflammation is good for us? Learn more about the types of inflammation, including how to reduce bad inflammation, in this minisode with Doc MB. #minisode #inflammation #antiinflammation #healtheducation

Whether you know a little or a lot about who and what occupational therapists do, this episode is for you! Get ready to learn more about the profession from Dr. Ashley Efaw, a certified OT and professor of OT at the University of Oklahoma. #healtheducation #occupationaltherapy #occupationaltherapist #highereducation

Find out which factors influencing our lives have the most influence over how long we live in this minisode! #genetics #lifestyle #lifeexpectancy

Join Doc MB and her friend Hannah Riegel, a certified athletic trainer, as they unpack the profession of Athletic Training. Listen for more certification information, changes to the profession, and where you can find an athletic trainer in the wilds of real life. #athletictraining #athletictrainer #health

Most people have at least heard of Blue Zones, but not how they came to be. In this episode, Doc MB walks listeners through the nine commonalities or "9 powers" that resulted in the longer-than-average life spans associated with these communities. Listen or watch along to learn how you can adopt any of these powers to live a (hopefully) longer life. #longevity #liveforever #bluezones

In this week's Meet and Greet episode, Doc MB discusses the past, present, and future of "physician assistant-ing" with her guest, Rebecca Stephen. Rebecca is the Director of Admissions for the Physician Assistant Program at Oklahoma State University, where she also works clinically as a Cardiovascular Medicine PA. For more information about Rebecca and the physician assistant profession check out the Healthy Humor website at https://www.healthy-humor.com/.#physicianassistant #PA #healtheducation #happyandhealthy

Measles might sound like a small furry rodent but they are much more serious. Listen to this episode for everything you really should know about measles without all the extra noise.

Most of us know the forehead slapping experience of leaving the doctor's office and realizing we forgot to ask the doctor a question, or worse, we never got the chance to ask it because our doctor didn't stop to really listen. In this episode, Doc MB shares her 5 steps for good self-advocacy in healthcare. #advocacy #healthcareadvocacy #selfadvocacy

Whether you are looking for your best friend, a comforting presence during stressful situations, or a workout buddy, National Pet Adoption Week might be your chance to find them! Join Doc MB and her dogs, Winnie and Babe, as Doc MB shares a little bit about the positive impact dogs have had on her health. Research supporting the content of this minisode and pet adoption information is available in the show notes for this episode on the show website Healthy-Humor.com. #dog #cat #adoption #nationalpetadoptionweek

In this episode Doc MB interviews Sandie Lawrence about her experience as a birth equity supporter. They focus on the difference in birth education and outcomes when midwife care is utilized. If you are curious about any of the websites, organizations, accrediting bodies, or definitions for terms used in this episode please visit the show website at https://www.healthy-humor.com/. If you have any questions or would like to suggest a host please email Doc MB at [email protected].

Please enjoy the first episode in the new "Meet and Greet A" segment of Healthy Humor. Doc MB will be interviewing different professionals across the spectrum of healthcare during these episodes. From your family physician to your dentist or your occupational therapist to your speech language pathologist, Doc MB will introduce you to every care provider or administrator out there. During "Meet and Greet A Dentist", Doc MB learns what it takes to become a dentist, common misconceptions about what a dentist does, and even how to get over your fear of going to the dentist from Dr. Jasmine Marks, a dentist working in the Atlanta, Georgia area.

Most people only know HIPAA for the protections it places on personal health information, but what else is there to know? Find out in this weeks episode of Healthy Humor with Doc MB. Doc MB primarily pulled information for this episode from the following sources: 1. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ramasubbareddy-Dhanireddy-2/publication/353807498_Antimicrobial_Associated_Harm_and_the_Role_for_Effective_Antimicrobial_Stewardship/links/617dcffa0be8ec17a9504b47/Antimicrobial-Associated-Harm-and-the-Role-for-Effective-Antimicrobial-Stewardship.pdf#page=542. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK500019/3. https://fsastore.com/articles/learn-got-timeline-tax-free-healthcare.html?srsltid=AfmBOop_QWa4DyerBD7HoMNzgRIl0B-rY4jESxqcHSyugmecQzFsf10E#hipaa #healtheducation

If you ask the average person how they pick a new doctor or provider they will tell you they ask their friends who they are seeing and then just go to that person. While it is good so many of us trust our friend's judgment that much, is that really the best way to pick a doctor? In this episode, Doc MB shares a better way to search for a new provider. Through sites like https://www.healthgrades.com and https://www.ratemds.com/best-doctors/ok/, anyone can find provider reviews from patients in their area. And, through state medical board sites they can even find current and past complaints or disciplinary actions. Listen in for more details about how you can use these sites to pick the best providers for you and your family.

February is National Self-Check Awareness Month. In this week's episode Doc MB shares the recommended best practices for self-checks from the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Tune in to learn why you should be conducting monthly self-checks—a special thanks to this week's guest, Penny Cushion, Doc MB's dress form mannequin. For more information about Breast Cancer and conducting self-checks please visit the National Breast Cancer Foundation website at: https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/

Is it possible to overdue self-care? Can you show yourself unhealthy self-love? Doc MB discusses these questions and more with her guest and friend Allison on this episode. Listen in for their take on healthy self-care.Doc MB references Immanuel Kant in her video and a paper discussing his ideologies. Here is the link to that paper: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/kant-2024-2036/html

Welcome back! After a longer than planned break Doc MB is back with a new name, new cover art, and some new handles. If you dig her new photo (there are a lot more on the website) then check out https://narrativestructure.com. For other information or to follow all the accounts for this show look below. Website: https://www.healthy-humor.com Youtube: @HealthyHumor-DocMB Instagram: @ _healthy.humor Email: [email protected]

In this episode, Doc MB explains common insurance terminology and gives her listeners an example health insurance scenario.

In this episode, Doc MB discusses daily recommended exercise and some of her favorite tricks for fitting fitness into even the busiest of days.

In this episode, Doc MB discusses tips on how to keep your bowel movements regular, especially post-surgery. Here is the link to the Cleveland Clinic article she references in this episode: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/how-long-should-it-take-you-to-have-a-bowel-movement

In this full-length episode, Doc MB explains what and where gluten comes from in addition to her interpretation of some research regarding a person's risk of developing a gluten-related disorder. She even shares information on laws that some countries have implemented for their gluten-avoiding citizens. Her information was sourced from the following cites: 1. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jgh.13703 2. https://www.foodallergy.org/resources/facts-and-statistics#:~:text=In%20the%20U.S.%2C%20childhood%20food,study%20of%20self%2Dreported%20allergy. 2. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/proceedings-of-the-nutrition-society/article/rise-and-fall-of-gluten/B0582A3E664CF8A086E34664F0629CFC 3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538505/#:~:text=Gluten%20is%20significant%20for%20clinicians,and%20dermatitis%20herpetiformis%20(DH). 4. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00365520410008169 4. https://journals.lww.com/ajg/abstract/2015/11000/risk_of_celiac_disease_in_the_first__and.10.aspx 5. https://celiac.org/gluten-free-living/global-associations-and-policies/policies-around-the-world/ 5. https://nationalceliac.org/tax-deductions-for-gluten-free-food/#:~:text=The%20key%20points%20to%20be,difference%20as%20a%20medical%20expense. 5. https://www.traderjoes.com/home/search?q=muffin&section=products&global=yes

In this first minisode Doc MB interviews a close friend about what it is like being gluten-free in the South-Midwest.

In this intro episode you will hear a little more about the motivation behind HEAL and why you should keep on listening to Doc MB.