Episode 12: Non-Pharmacological & Less Invasive Weight Loss Alternatives.

About Your Host:

Dr. Drew Crawford is a board-certified gastroenterologist with an active practice in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He also serves as the Program Director for the Gastroenterology Fellowship at Oklahoma State University. Additionally, and more relevant to this podcast, Dr. Drew Crawford is board-certified in obesity medicine. In the BMI Podcast, we will go Beyond Measurements & Image to build healthier lifestyles, elevate your well-being, and transform lives!

About This Episode:

In this episode, Dr. Drew Crawford discusses non-pharmacological and less invasive weight loss alternatives, specifically focusing on:

• 0:26 - Alternative Options for Weight Loss
• 1:02 - Gastric Ballons

• • 1:48 - Orbera

  • 3:29 - Obalon

  • 5:36 - Spatz3

• • 7:37 - Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG)

  • • 9:47 - Apollo Revise™ System

  • 10:55 - Aspiration Therapy by Aspire Bariatrics

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Episode 11:

About Your Host:

Dr. Drew Crawford is a board-certified gastroenterologist with an active practice in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He also serves as the Program Director for the Gastroenterology Fellowship at Oklahoma State University. Additionally, and more relevant to this podcast, Dr. Drew Crawford is board-certified in obesity medicine. In the BMI Podcast, we will go Beyond Measurements & Image to build healthier lifestyles, elevate your well-being, and transform lives!

About This Episode:

In this episode, Dr. Drew Crawford discusses the role sleep has on our weight, specifically focusing on:

• • 0:26 - The Direct Role Sleep Has on Our Weight
  • 1:55 - Stressors, Habits & Environments That Affect Our Sleep
  • 7:09 - The Circadian Rhythm & Relevant Hormones
  • 8:00 - Cortisol & Melatonin

  • • 8:00 - Cortisol & Melatonin

    • 11:06 - Growth Hormone & Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone

    • 13:09 - Leptin & Ghrelin

• • 14:35 - Moving Away From Our Primal Lifestyle
  • 16:09 - Potential Solutions for the Causes of Poor Sleep
  • 20:18 - Sleep Study

  
  

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Episode 10: Living Better, For Longer (Blue Zones & The Power 9).

About Your Host:

Dr. Drew Crawford is a board-certified gastroenterologist with an active practice in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He also serves as the Program Director for the Gastroenterology Fellowship at Oklahoma State University. Additionally, and more relevant to this podcast, Dr. Drew Crawford is board-certified in obesity medicine. In the BMI Podcast, we will go Beyond Measurements & Image to build healthier lifestyles, elevate your well-being, and transform lives!

About This Episode:

In this episode, Dr. Drew Crawford discusses the 5 Blue Zones, the similarities between them (Power 9), and how adopting these characteristics may lengthen your lifespan and healthspan.

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