Preventive Medicine: From Past Discoveries to Future Challenges, Part 1
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Preventive Medicine: From Past Discoveries to Future Challenges, Part 1

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 7, 202624 min
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Preventive Medicine and the “Preventioneers”--From Benjamin Franklin to Modern Public Health: Dr. Ronald Hoffman interviews public health physician Dr. Barry Davis, MD-PhD, author of "The Preventioneers: Diseases, Disasters, and the Discoveries That Changed Our World," about why preventive knowledge often fails to translate into action. Davis explains Benjamin Franklin’s “ounce of prevention” quote originated in fire prevention and led to innovations like fire companies, building codes, lightning rods, the Franklin stove, and fire insurance. They discuss hypertension as a “silent killer,” the VA clinical trials proving blood-pressure lowering prevents strokes and heart attacks, and the modern gap in awareness a...

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There's a crucial molecule in your body that helps control everything. Your circulation, your energy, your stamina, your heart, even your sharpness of mind. It's called nitric oxide. But after age 40, your body makes less and less of it. Less blood flow, less stamina, less of you. But now there's N101, the nitric oxide lozenge developed by Dr. Nathan Bryan.

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The world's leading nitric oxide researcher backed by Nobel Prize-winning science. ANNO 101 is designed to naturally restore your body's nitric oxide levels. Just do what I do and let one dissolve in your mouth twice a day. I especially make sure to take it before workouts.

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ANNO 101 goes to work in minutes, releasing nitric oxide directly into your bloodstream, supporting healthy circulation, boosting oxygen delivery to your muscles and brain, helping you feel the way you're supposed to feel. More energy, better blood flow, sharper focus.

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