What The Health?! The OnCare Family Health Podcast

By Marissa Vartak

Categories: Health & Fitness, Medicine

What the Health?! is a family medicine and primary care podcast that explains your health in plain language. Hosted by Marissa Vartak, MS, FNP-C, a board-certified family nurse practitioner and owner of On Care Family Health in Cicero, New York, the show tackles the questions patients ask every day, along with the ones they feel too embarrassed or confused to bring up in the exam room. If you've ever walked out of an appointment wondering what your provider just said, or typed a symptom into Google and talked yourself into a diagnosis, this show was made for you. Marissa breaks down chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, and obesity, explains what your lab work and blood test results mean, and looks at how wearables and health trackers fit into everyday care. Episodes cover preventive health, medications, nutrition, sleep, and weight loss, including GLP-1 medications such as semaglutide and tirzepatide and who may be a good candidate for them. The conversation also moves into newer treatment options. You'll hear what IV hydration and vitamin therapy involve, how SoftWave shockwave therapy is used for joint pain, arthritis, and neuropathy, and which questions to ask before you try any new therapy. Marissa also takes on health myths and misinformation, from viral wellness trends to substances like kratom and 7-OH that are showing up in gas stations and all over social media. Every episode reflects the mission at On Care: to educate, empower, and partner with patients so they can better understand their health, their treatment options, and the decisions that affect their well-being. Whether you're managing a chronic illness, caring for an aging parent or another family member, working on prevention, or trying to take better care of yourself, you'll leave with information you can use and sharper questions for your next appointment. Healthcare you can understand. Questions you can ask. Choices you can make. On Care Family Health provides patient…

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