Billionaire Mark Cuban's online pharmacy is entering its second year of disrupting the market. Newsletter creator Jared Dashevsky offers his review of how Cuban's online marketplace for inexpensive generic drugs is benefiting consumers, and explains the convoluted world of prescription drug pricing. Jared's newsletter: https://workweek.com/brand/healthcare-huddle/ www.costplusdrugs.com

Dr. Jarrod Wiegman from Indiana Direct Primary Care explains why it's so important to tell your doctor the whole truth. Being honest with your doctor about medications, alcohol, sexual disfunction and mental health are important. He explains why, and how his unique relationship-based medical practice is leading patients to come forward with issues they've never shared before, and how that helps him provide better care.

Pharmacist and clinical nutritionist Gregg Russell from Fort Wayne Custom RX explains who may benefit from whole-body detoxification, why and how it works. Gregg follows a 7-day detox protocol once each year using the Core Restore system you'll find here: https://fwcustomrx.com/store/product/core-restore-7-day-kit/

Psilocybin, ketamine, LSD and other psychedelics are showing great results when used in guided therapy - are they right for you? Author Matt Zemon says these powerful drugs are safe and effective, quickly relieving depression, anxiety, PTSD and other mental health challenges. He tells HealthCall's Lee Kelso how they're being used, and what to expect from their mind-bending effects. Learn more at www.mattzemon.com and www.happyy.me.

Dr. Mike Roizen, MD, says we're at the edge of a revolution in longevity. His new book, The Great Age Reboot, describes 14 strategies for staying younger and explores the social consequences. He tells HealthCall's Lee Kelso what makes brown fat important as we age, why "rebooting" your epigenome could literally turn back the clock, and what you can do today to extend your healthy years long beyond what is considered "old age." Learn more: https://www.greatagereboot.com/

Maintaining muscle mass is key to avoiding early death and many conditions of aging. We lose muscle naturally as we age, but it happens more quickly with a sedentary lifestyle. Univ. of Toronto Assoc. Professor Daniel Moore tells HealthCall's Lee Kelso that research proves "exercise snacking" - multiple periods of exercise scattered through the day - helps preserve muscle mass. Learn more: https://www.utoronto.ca/news/activity-snacks-following-meals-may-help-maintain-muscle-mass-study

How long has it been since you've had a complete eye exam? Doctor of Optometry Ryan Gustus tells HealthCall's Lee Kelso what makes an eye exam important beyond good vision. Your eyes are a window to your overall health and can reveal more than 270 health problems. Plus, he explains a new use for an old drug that allows some patients to ditch their readers. More on Dr. Gustus at www.eyecarebluffton.com. More on eye drops that improve near vision at www.vuity.com

Knowing the cost of care in advance is an important step in controlling healthcare expenses. HealthCall's Lee Kelso talked with Dr. Jarrod Wiegman from Indiana Direct Primary Care to learn why doctor's can't tell us what a procedure may cost, and how a fixed-cost care model addresses that problem. More on direct primary care at www.indianadirectprimarycare.com. Shop the cost of common procedures at Indiana hospitals at www.mycareinsight.org.

Tuft's University researcher Dana Carins tells HealthCall's Lee Kelso about an experiment involving simulated brain cells and plant-based compounds that seem to protect them from proteins believed to be associated with Alzheimer's Disease. The compounds that seem most effective are curcumin, resveratrol and green tea extract. Learn more: https://now.tufts.edu/2022/11/01/green-tea-and-resveratrol-reduce-alzheimers-plaques-lab-tests