HEALTH DRIVE
PRACTICAL PODCASTING AS PATIENTS FEEL MORE AND MORE LET DOWN BY A MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENT THAT MEDICATES INSTEAD OF CURES, A WILDLY SUCCESSFUL WINDSOR PODCAST OFFERS AN ALTERNATIVE— ONE THAT IS ACTUALLY GARNERING RESULTS By Myles Shane | Photography: Syx Langemann
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Growing up, I had an ongoing list of both physical and mental health issues. Out-of-control psoriasis covered huge stretches of my body. I’m allergic to pollen and grass and used so much Dristan the company’s shareholders should put me on their Christmas card list. By six I was diagnosed with dyslexia and labelled a “slow learner” by the school psychologist. In my thirties I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety, for which my psychiatrist prescribed multiple types of medications that I’m still taking. Approaching my fifties, I’ve developed sleep apnea and high blood pressure. And then I discovered The Ultimate Health Podcast, and after only a few weeks of listening to it, I started to wonder if the hosts—husbandand-wife team Marni Wasserman and Dr. Jesse Chappus—were producing the podcasts just for me. The Ultimate Health Podcast is one of the hottest shows online. It’s been downloaded over 10 million times and is at the top of the charts in both Canada and the United States. Produced in Windsor, the show features interviews with world-class experts from the health and wellness fields during each one-hour episode. On each program they explore different topics, such as lifestyle, mental health, nutrition, fitness, self-help,
