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Fit As A Fiddle
If you want the "in" on your health, search no further. Fit As a Fiddle brings you top tips from experts in many fields of health and wellness. Grow with our community as you learn how to enhance your overall physical and mental wellbeing.
Episodes
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Bruise Of The Brain: Concussion in Sports
You might think that a concussion is just a hit to the head. But it is so much more than that. Doug King, an Emergency Department Clinical Nurse Specialist in…
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The 10 Myths Of The Bladder
On this week’s episode, I had a lively conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Kavaler, a urologist and urogynecologist, on the bladder! This was one of the most fun…
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Transforming Your Body for Sports Performance
Whether you are a weekend warrior or a professional athlete, there are some basic considerations that will help you optimize your performance on the field or…
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Reshaping Physical Therapy Education & Treatment During The Pandemic
You think of “physical therapy” and the words itself indicate that PTs must “physically” treat patients. When it isn’t safe to make direct contact due to…
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Understanding Basic Physiology
Right from a physician’s mouth to your ears, join us today to learn more about our bodies and how we can optimize the quality of our lives. Dr. Edward…
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Breathe Well, Live Well: Airway Obstruction, Jaw Pain, and Headaches
What does your mouth have to do with your anxiety, sleep quality, food cravings, and cardiovascular disease? Everything! When you tune in to this episode, you…
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Brain Health: Optimize Your Body & Mind
We go to the doctor for our physical health and our mental health, but what about our BRAIN health? The brain regulates everything in our bodies and the way…
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Low Libido & Managing Menopause
It's almost Valentine's Day! Keeping with the theme, we're talking about sexual health today - which focuses primarily on the time between a woman’s first…
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Physical Therapists Who Want To Make a Difference
This week’s episode on Fit As A Fiddle is a little unusual. Today Dr. Maria Muto and myself, Dr. Sneha Gazi chat with our Instagram followers about our…
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Taking Control of Your Emotions: In Parenthood and Beyond
What are emotions? We don’t usually think about what they are or where they come from. We usually either express or suppress emotions. Dana Wang, MD, is a…
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Reshaping Your Thoughts With Hypnosis
Nope it’s not mind control. Nor is it a stage trick. Hypnosis is a real therapeutic modality used by certified hypnosis practitioners to help us channel…
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Issues of Race in Healthcare: Seeing Others As Humans
Diversity is getting people to not view others in oversimplified labels. Diversity is including people who don’t look like you into your circles. Diversity is…
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Dr. Sneha Gazi's Special: Welcome to 2021
Thank you to all of our listeners and our guest speakers! In 2020, we published 47 episodes totaling about 22 hours of content. That’s about 1,325 minutes or…
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New Year Resolutions Don’t Really Work: Creating Sustainable Health Habits
What drives you to stay healthy? Without knowing the answer to this, making a New Year Resolution or health goals for 2021 might not even be worth it. Knowing…
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Anxiety… I’m So Done With You
Everyone has experienced some degree of stress this year. Teenagers today in particular are going through their own set of unique challenges. Without the…
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Men Feel It Too: The Scoop On Male Pelvic Pain
About 10% of males in the US experience some form of pelvic pain. Nonbacterial Prostatitis tends to be one of the most common diagnoses. However, many men are…
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Eating Right: Holiday Edition
Yes the holidays are coming up folks, and that might mean absolutely nothing socially for all of us. But it doesn’t stop the need for hot chocolate, pies, and…
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3 Going On 13: Raising Threenagers
Any parent who has raised a toddler knows the deal here, especially during a pandemic. And if you don’t have a toddler yet, listen up! Dr. Terri Bacow…
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The Gut: Nutrition Advice for IBS, IBD & PCOS
It’s Thanksgiving! And with lots of yummy food can come lots of gut issues. Outside of the holiday season, chances are either you or someone you know…
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Latest Updates On COVID-19: Facts, NOT Politics.
Just for today, stop listening to the news and listen to this instead. We are honored to have Dr. Janish Kothari, a Board Certified Physician in Internal…
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Behind the Scenes of COVID-19 for Healthcare Workers
To all of you who work sleepless nights in hospitals to care for others this year (and every year) - we salute you. It hasn’t been an easy year for anyone…
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Pain, Depression & Anxiety: Retrain Your Brain
Estimates reveal that anywhere from 11-40% of adults in the U.S. have chronic pain, which is linked to disability, opioid addiction, anxiety, depression, and…
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Your GI Tract: Common Issues & Treatments
Most people have experienced a stomach issue at some point - abdominal pain, constipation, and diarrhea. Sometimes these symptoms go away in a few hours or…
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Triathlons: Train for the Race!
You might have heard of all the different types of challenging races: sprints, Olympic distances, Iron Mans, or Escape from Alcatraz. Personally, I’m lucky if…
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Mental Health in Urban Youth
As of 2018, 55% of our total world population live in cities. Studies show that living in urban environments increases the risk for psychosis, anxiety…
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Lactation Support: Feeding Your Baby Shouldn’t Be A Struggle
It seems pretty basic, right? Just feed your baby… Keep your baby healthy. But in the world we live in now, it’s actually not as easy as it sounds. Back in the…
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Sports Physiotherapy: Optimizing Performance & Preventing Injury
Whether you are a weekend warrior playing volleyball, a high schooler playing baseball after school, or a professional athlete representing your country…
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Chinese Medicine: It’s More Than Just Acupuncture
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of “Chinese Medicine?” You might have thought of “acupuncture” or “needles.” The truth is, Chinese…
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Overcoming Back Pain
Many people experience back pain. Of those, several will invariably receive imaging (X-ray or MRI usually). And of those, several will be told that they have 1…
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Healing Through Stem Cells, Prolotherapy, and PRP
The body has an immense capacity to heal on its own. To optimize your natural healing mechanisms, regenerative medicine specialists can help you reach your…
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A Sad Mom Is Not A Bad Mom: Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders
The car seat comes with a 20-page manual. So why don’t babies come with a manual too? If you feel confused, alone, sad, or anxious during pregnancy and/or…
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Fatherhood, Sexism, and White Supremacy
What do new fathers do when they find out their partner is pregnant and that a baby is on the way? Part of it is just noting how vulnerable you might feel and…
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Healthcare Inequalities in Black Communities
There are too many statistics showing how black communities receive less healthcare. There are many reasons and barriers both from a patient perspective and a…
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Racial Trauma For Melanated Women
In this episode, we are diving into race-based stress for women of color. Nicola Pierre-Smith, a Licensed Professional Counselor and private practice owner of…
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Systemic Racism In The Black Birthing World
Season 2 on Fit As A Fiddle is opening up as strong as ever! We have a unique season premier, with 3 guest speakers. The ladies you’ll be hearing from on this…
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Ancient Practices To Unleash Your Feminine Energy
If you identify with the female body and spirit, this one's for you. Learn about the ancient Chinese practice of the Jade Egg from Fausta Tamburino, a licensed…
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Birth Through An OB’s Lens
Whatever kind of birth experience you would like to have is the type that is right for you. Whether that means you choose to induce labor or not, medicalize…
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Decongest Your Body with Arvigo Mayan Abdominal Therapy
Belly rubs are great. But the Arvigo Mayan Abdominal Therapy® takes tummy massages to a whole new level. Learn about how ancient Mayan bodywork, brought to the…
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Fertility Awareness Method: Gain Agency Over Your Reproductive Health
What is your relationship with your fertility? In today’s political climate with reproductive rights, women should empower themselves with knowledge of their…
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Breastfeeding For The Modern Mother
Baby’s don’t come with technical manuals. In many places around the world, families have switched out of living in joint homes and instead, live in smaller…
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Jaw Pain and Oral Health
If your jaw hurts or has ever hurt in the past, tune in! On the show, you’ll learn ways to alleviate jaw pain and how dentists work with patients to improve…
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Hypnobirthing: Harnessing The Power of The Mind During Birth
We’ve seen all sorts of births in movies. My favorite is Emily Blunt playing the pregnant mother Evelyn in the movie “A Quiet Place.” She delivers her baby in…
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For Moms Who Want Sleep
Insomnia is a huge issue and affects millions of people’s quality of life. Infact, 15% of the population has chronic unremitting insomnia and women are much…
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Finding Harmony Within Your Body, Mind, and Soul
Holistic wellbeing is a hot topic right about now. Your mind, body, and spirit are all integrated and contribute to your healthy lifestyle. During this time…
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Overcoming Depression & Anxiety Through CBT
Back in the day we thought the world was flat. Back in the day we also thought the brain and body operated separately, and so we had cognitive approaches and…
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How To Get Back To Work As A New Mom
On our show today we learn effective ways that new mommas can navigate their journey back into the workplace after giving birth. Robyn DeLuca, a psychologist…
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Childbirth Preparation & Why Birth Matters
We are not quite in the times where we lived in joint families, where grandmothers, mothers, and the community of women were present to provide birth advice……
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Overcoming Postpartum Depression: No Need To Be A Martyr
When the “baby blues” turn into postpartum depression (PPD), we have to seek help. Therapists trained in pregnancy and postpartum can guide you through this…
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Reducing Pediatric Obesity 1 Kid At A Time
Right now about 1 in 5 children are obese. Fast food has become an integral part of people’s daily food habits and it often spirals out of control. Parents…
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Flex Mommas, Flex!
In a big city like Manhattan, there are dozens and dozens of exercise classes to fit any person’s needs. You’ve got classes offering yoga, hybrid training…
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Midwifery and Birthing Centers
Some people give birth in the backseat of NYC taxis and others... in the woods. Many people give birth in large hospitals. Still others birth in birthing…
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Sustenance For The Pregnant Woman
What and how much should you eat and drink during pregnancy, while in labor, and immediately postpartum? Learn how to balance your meals with sufficient fats…
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The Meaning of Mindfulness
You hear this word everywhere - “mindfulness.” What does it even mean? Join me as I speak with Pierre Giraud, an entrepreneur, thinker, and business activist…
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Becoming Stronger For Pregnancy & Beyond
What are some myths about exercising during and after pregnancy? What about red flags that some pregnant women need to keep in mind when it comes to exercise?…
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Staying Calm During Labor and Delivery - A Doula's World
What’s life like as a doula? The doula’s superpower is supporting a mother before, during, and/or after the delivery of her child. Join my incredible…
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Elevating Your Mind By Addressing Subconscious Beliefs
Hypnotherapy. No this does not involve a pendulum that puts you to sleep on a couch. It’s the type of therapy that involves a deep state of relaxation, almost…
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Fearlessly Discussing Important Female Things
In this episode, our third pelvic floor physical therapist, Dr. Simmerman, delves deep into a conversation about diastasis recti (separation of the abdominal…
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Untabooing All The “Yucky” Postpartum Issues...Like Peeing Yourself!
On our second episode of “Fit as a Fiddle" our guest Kimberly Glow discusses the nuances and intricacies of the pelvic floor world. Kim is a pelvic floor…
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How Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Saves Marriages, Pregnancies, and Transgender Surgeries
On our very first episode of “Fit as a Fiddle" our guest Ashlie Crewe Campitella talks about her experience working as a pelvic floor physical therapist in…
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Fit As A Fiddle - Why Should I Tune In Every Week?
Fall in love with your fitness this Valentine's Day with Fit As A Fiddle - your health and wellness podcast. Here, you grow with a community of people who want…