Howie and Harlan are joined by Nate Wood, a Yale School of Medicine internist and trained chef, to discuss his work combining lifestyle guidance with hands-on training in making healthy, tasty food. Harlan shares new guidance on what counts as a healthy blood pressure; Howie provides an update on rising health insurance costs.
Links:
Blood Pressure
Harlan Kumholz, “Severe Hypertension: The Next Never Event”
JACC: 2025 High Blood Pressure Guidelines Resources
“Trial of Intensive Blood-Pressure Control in Older Patients with Hypertension”
Obesity Drugs
“Semaglutide and Tirzepatide for Obesity: Effectiveness and Value”
“Institute for Clinical and Economic Review Publishes Evidence Report on Treatments for Obesity”
Culinary Medicine
“Culinary Medicine: The Secret Ingredient to Good Health”
American College of Lifestyle Medicine
“How each lifestyle medicine pillar supports good nutrition”
“What to know about ‘hyperpalatable’ foods”
Food is Medicine Coalition: Our Model
American Academy of Family Physicians: Shared Medical Appointments/Group Visits
Cleveland Clinic: GLP-1 Agonists
Yale New Haven Hospital: Irving and Alice Brown Teaching Kitchen
“Bringing Culinary Medicine to Yale’s New Teaching Kitchen”
Health Insurance Costs
Kaiser Family Foundation: 2025 Employer Health Benefits Survey
“8 Things to Watch for the 2026 ACA Open Enrollment Period”
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