Best Dr Ravi Kumar MD Podcasts (2025)

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Saccharomyces boulardii Explained: The Probiotic That Protects Your Gut 19:24

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What if a simple yeast, scraped from the peel of tropical fruit during a cholera epidemic, could change the way we protect our microbiome? In the 1920s, French microbiologist Henri Boulard stumbled upon a probiotic unlike any other. Saccharomyces boulardii isn’t a bacteria, but a hardy yeast that survives heat, stomach acid, and bile. Today, it’s o…

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Testosterone Replacement Therapy Explained: Should Men Restore Youthful Levels? 41:14

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Testosterone levels decline steadily with age, leaving many men with less energy, lower libido, more body fat, weaker bones, and fading vitality. By age 60, 1 in 5 men is already clinically hypogonadal, and by 80, half are. But should we accept this as inevitable, or use modern medicine to restore hormones to youthful levels? In this episode of The…

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Episode 17: Stomach Full of Courage: The Self-Experiment That Proved H. pylori Causes Ulcers 17:08

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Stomach Full of Courage: The Self-Experiment That Proved H. pylori Causes Ulcers What drives a doctor to drink a flask of bacteria, knowing it could make him violently ill? In the early 1980s, Dr. Barry Marshall and Dr. Robin Warren stood against the entire medical establishment to prove that most ulcers were not caused by stress or acid, but by a …

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Episode 16: Why This Neurosurgeon Will Never Use Nicotine 26:04

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Why This Neurosurgeon Will Never Use Nicotine Nicotine is being rebranded online as a clean, safe, even “smart” compound. Influencers call it a focus booster. Companies market it as harmless when separated from smoke. Millions are being persuaded. But what does the science really say? In this deep dive, Dr. Ravi Kumar breaks down the full story of …

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Episode 15: The Boy, the Virus, and the First Vaccine 19:11

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What happens when a country doctor risks the life of an eight-year-old boy in the hope of defeating humanity’s deadliest disease? In 1796, Dr. Edward Jenner carried out a bold and deeply controversial experiment: infecting the gardener’s son, James Phipps, with cowpox to see if it would protect him against smallpox. It succeeded—and marked the birt…

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Episode 14: How to Make Gout Disappear From Your Life 36:28

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How to Make Gout Disappear From Your Life What if one of the most excruciatingly painful diseases in history, once called “the disease of kings”, didn’t have to exist at all? Gout, an inflammatory arthritis caused by uric acid crystals, has plagued everyone from Henry VIII to Benjamin Franklin. Yet today, science shows us it can often be prevented …

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Episode 13: Roald Dahl and the Valve That Saved Thousands 14:00

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What happens when a children’s book author refuses to accept “good enough” in the face of a life-or-death medical crisis? In 1960, Roald Dahl, famed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, found himself fighting for his infant son’s life after a devastating accident caused hydrocephalus, a dangerous buildup of fluid in the brain. In an era whe…

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Episode 12: PANDAS – Could Your Child’s Behavior Changes Be Cured with an Antibiotic? 23:54

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PANDAS – Could Your Child’s Behavior Changes Be Cured with an Antibiotic? Has your child suddenly changed?... Experiencing unexplained anxiety, depression, OCD behaviors, or other alarming shifts? It could be PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections), an often overlooked condition triggered by…

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Episode 11: The Handwashing Heretic - The tragic story of Ignaz Semmelweis 6:48

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In this episode, I share the tragic and powerful story of Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis — a physician who discovered how to save the lives of countless mothers in 19th-century Vienna. His discovery? Something as simple as handwashing. But rather than being hailed as a hero, he was ridiculed, silenced, and ultimately destroyed by the very profession he tried…

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Episode 10: Two Billion People Are Zinc Deficient - Make Sure You’re Not One of Them 33:48

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Dr. Kumar dives into the hidden global crisis of zinc deficiency: covering its fundamental biology, landmark clinical cases, RDA versus optimal dosing, ancestral insights, and practical tips to ensure you aren’t one of the two billion people missing out on this essential micronutrient. Episode Highlights Why Zinc Matters Discover how this tiny mine…

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Episode 9: The Vitamin C Paradox 58:22

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Support Gavin’s Journey This episode features the incredible story of Gavin—a young boy who defied all medical odds after a devastating brain cancer diagnosis. Follow and support Gavin and his family here: Gavin’s Facebook Group Support Gavin’s Journey on GoFundMe Episode Summary Why is vitamin C—a nutrient most people take for granted—still at the…

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Episode 8: You’re Probably Deficient in Omega-3—Here’s How to Fix It 40:30

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Episode Summary In this deep-dive episode, Dr. Ravi Kumar explores why omega-3 fatty acids are foundational to human health—touching on their biochemistry, evolutionary history, robust clinical evidence, and practical strategies for optimizing intake. You’ll learn: What “omega-3” really means and why your body can’t make these fats on its own Early…

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Episode 7: Why You Should Be Taking Vitamin K2 32:18

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Episode 7: Why You Should Be Taking Vitamin K2 Host: Dr. Ravi Kumar MD Topic: A comprehensive look at vitamin K2’s discovery, mechanisms, clinical evidence, and why it’s essential for calcium homeostasis, bone strength, and vascular health. 📖 Episode Overview Historical journey from Weston A. Price’s “Activator X” to the Nobel‐winning discovery of …

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Episode 6: The Silent Epidemic: Are You Low on Vitamin D? 36:27

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In this episode, Dr. Ravi Kumar uncovers the powerful, misunderstood role of vitamin D in your health—and why nearly half the world is deficient. Far more than a bone vitamin, vitamin D acts as a hormone that regulates over 1,000 genes and plays a role in everything from immune function and mood to metabolism, muscle strength, and even cancer preve…

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Episode 5: The Untold Power of Diet and LifeStyle (Cardiovascular Disease: Part 5) 53:06

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Episode 5: The Untold Power of Diet and Lifestyle (Cardiovascular Disease: Part 5) In this episode, we uncover why real-world interventions—whole-food diets, metabolic health markers, and the simplest “medicine” of all—walking—outperform any pill in preventing and reversing heart disease. Topics include Ancestral lessons from the Mediterranean, Pan…

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Episode 4: Should You Take a Statin? (Cardiovascular Disease: Part 4) 1:07:34

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Episode 4: Should You Take a Statin? (Cardiovascular Series: Part 4) In this episode, we dive deep into statins—the most widely prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs—and ask the hard questions: Do they really prevent heart disease? Are the benefits worth the risks? What does the data really say? Topics include: The history of statins and how they w…

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Episode 3: Is High LDL Really the Culprit? (Cardiovascular Disease Part 3) 32:14

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In this episode of the Dr. Kumar Discovery Podcast, we dive deep into one of the most controversial questions in human health: Does high LDL cholesterol actually cause heart disease? We explore the historical origins of the cholesterol hypothesis, unpack evidence from traditional societies and modern studies, and challenge the “lower is better” nar…

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Episode 2: The Seed Oil Problem — How Linoleic Acid Fuels Heart Disease (Cardiovascular Disease Part 2) 37:55

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In this eye-opening second installment of our series on cardiovascular disease, Dr. Ravi Kumar dives deep into the forgotten history and modern science behind one of the most controversial components of our diet: seed oils. We’ll explore how linoleic acid—the dominant fat in seed oils—became a staple in the modern food supply, why its structure mak…

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Episode 1: Is Saturated Fat Really the Villain? (Cardiovascular Disease Part 1) 35:10

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Cardiovascular Disease Part 1: Is Saturated Fat Really the Villain? Description: In this first full episode of The Dr Kumar Discovery, we kick off a multi-part series on cardiovascular disease — a condition that touches nearly every family. Today, we take a critical look at the long-standing belief that saturated fat is the primary driver of heart …

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Welcome to The Dr Kumar Discovery 5:20

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Dr. Kumar Discovery Podcast – Episode Zero Title: Welcome to The Dr Kumar Discovery: A Journey Toward Honest Health 🔔 Subscribe to be notified of new episodes: 👉 https://drkumardiscovery.com/podcast-signup/ Episode Summary Welcome to the very first episode of the Dr. Kumar Discovery Podcast. I’m Dr. Ravi Kumar—board-certified neurosurgeon, father o…