Real Medicine Real Lives (Audio)

Real Medicine, Real Lives (Aired 05-21-26) From Medication Confusion to Clarity: Understanding Your Prescriptions and Health Decisions

In this episode of Real Medicine, Real Lives, host Dr. Yassir Sonbol sits down with Ross Phan, founder of Off Script Consults and board-certified clinical pharmacist, to discuss one of the biggest challenges patients face today: understanding medications and navigating health information with confidence. This conversation focuses on how patients can avoid medication confusion, recognize important side effects, ask better healthcare questions, and safely manage prescriptions.

Real Medicine, Real Lives (Aired 04-30-26) Nitric Oxide and Blood Flow: The Missing Link Behind Heart Disease

In this episode of Real Medicine, Real Lives, host Dr. Yassir Sonbol sits down with Dr. Nathan S. Bryan, a global expert in nitric oxide research, to uncover how this essential molecule impacts cardiovascular health and disease. This conversation focuses on how nitric oxide regulates blood flow, vessel flexibility, and oxygen delivery—and what happens when the body loses its ability to produce it. Dr. Bryan explains how nitric oxide deficiency is linked to conditions like high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and cognitive decline.

Real Medicine, Real Lives (Aired 04-23-26) From Symptoms to Root Causes: Rebuilding Health from Within

In this episode of Real Medicine, Real Lives, host Dr. Yassir Sonbol sits down with Michael Schwartz to explore why so many people struggle with chronic symptoms despite their efforts to feel better. This conversation focuses on the difference between symptom management and addressing the root causes of health through nutrition, mindset, and systemic balance.

Real Medicine, Real Lives (Aired 03-26-26) Nurse Practitioners Leading the Future of Healthcare

In this episode of Real Medicine, Real Lives, host Dr. Yassir Sonbol sits down with Dr. Lynn Rapsilber and Dr. Lorraine Bock to explore how nurse practitioners are transforming healthcare access, innovation, and patient outcomes across the country. This conversation focuses on the growing role of nurse practitioners not just as clinicians, but as entrepreneurs, policy advocates, and leaders shaping sustainable care models.

Real Medicine Real Lives (Aired 02-26-26) Sleep Matters: The Hidden Health Crisis Behind Fatigue, Apnea, and Heart Risk

In this vital episode of Real Medicine Real Lives, host Dr. Yassir Sonbol connects medical expertise to everyday life through one of the most overlooked health essentials: sleep. Joined by Cristy Plain, Executive Vice President of Sleep Services at Dedicated Sleep and a seasoned leader with over two decades in sleep medicine, the conversation reveals why sleep disorders especially sleep apnea remain widely underdiagnosed and dangerously underestimated. Cristy breaks down what happens inside the body when breathing is disrupted at night, explaining how untreated sleep apnea forces the heart to work harder, increases cardiovascular strain, and contributes to serious outcomes such as hypertension, arrhythmias, stroke risk, and cognitive decline.