The Prevention Playbook

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From preventing heart disease and cancer, to navigating supplements and sleep. Practical, evidence-based guidance for staying healthy long-term, from practicing doctors. Follow and subscribe to listen to new episodes as they drop.

Peptides: Hype, harm, and what the evidence says

23 min

Would you inject something from a random guy on TikTok? Plenty of people already are. Peptides are all over your feed: injectables that promise faster weight loss, bigger muscles, quicker healing, even a tan. In this episode, we separate...

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Managing high blood pressure: Your action plan

32 min

Could your blood pressure be high and warrant treatment? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jesse Bittman, a General Internist specializing in hypertension and obesity medicine, to break down Canada's latest 2025 blood pressure guideli...

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Heat, sun, and bugs: Your summer survival guide

28 min

This summer we're breaking down the real risks of heat-related illness, sunburn, and bug bites — and the evidence-based steps that make a difference to your health. I sit down with Emergency Physician Dr. Alaina Aguanno to discuss who is...

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Why you need to screen for high blood pressure

12 min

High blood pressure affects more than 1 in 4 adults and is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide — yet many people who have it don't even know it. This episode kicks off a 3-part mini-series on hypertension by breaking down...

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Why cardiovascular risk screening matters

14 min

In this first episode of the The Prevention Playbook , Dr. Goldis Mitra pulls back the curtain on the silent "clogged pipes" of the human body: cardiovascular disease . Dr. Mitra argues that heart and blood vessel health is actually abou...

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Introducing the The Prevention Playbook

4 min

The Prevention Playbook is hosted by family physician Dr. Goldis Mitra. Primary care is in crisis everywhere, and not all the health information out there is backed by solid evidence. Dr. Mitra cuts through the noise with practical, evid...

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