web01.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:46:20 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Tango Alpha Lima Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Lifestyle Medicine” https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/tags/lifestyle%20medicine Tue, 25 Feb 2025 06:00:00 -0500 Three Global War on Terrorism veterans interview military veterans and other influencers in the military community who share stories related to transitioning, valor and heroism, mental wellness and overcoming PTSD, accessing VA benefits and much more. Join us each week for vibrant camaraderie, playful joking and hot takes on current events, interesting trends and quirky stories of interest to the military and veteran community. This weekly podcast is produced by The American Legion. For more stories and videos please visit www.legion.org/tangoalphalima en-us episodic A podcast for and by military veterans and service members, brought to you by The American Legion The American Legion Three Global War on Terrorism veterans interview military veterans and other influencers in the military community who share stories related to transitioning, valor and heroism, mental wellness and overcoming PTSD, accessing VA benefits and much more. Join us each week for vibrant camaraderie, playful joking and hot takes on current events, interesting trends and quirky stories of interest to the military and veteran community. This weekly podcast is produced by The American Legion. For more stories and videos please visit www.legion.org/tangoalphalima no veterans, military service, The American Legion, community, transition, PTSD, service members, careers, military life, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Space Force National Guard, Reserves, DoD, defense, national security, veterans service organizations, VA benefits The American Legion hsoria@legion.org Episode 252: Guide to a healthy heart for military veterans https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/252 6707ed7e-411b-4d27-bf0f-904ba4655943 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 06:00:00 -0500 The American Legion 252 Guide to a healthy heart for military veterans full 6 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 1:24:40 no What's on the menu for “Let’s All Eat Right” day THE INTERVIEW Dr. Columbus Batiste honed his skills as a cardiologist while working for the VA. He is working to reduce the number of deaths from heart disease, which surpassed 702,000 in 2022. In celebration of Heart Health Month, he joins the Tango Alpha Lima podcast to share how veterans can protect their hearts to live longer, healthier lives. SCUTTLEBUTT Army officers had to write haikus about Pacific theater of World War II during a leadership course Remebering Hal Sperlich, Navy Seabee and Engineering Pioneer of the Mustang and Minivan We were soldiers once...and dipped. Special Guest: Dr. Columbus D. Batiste. military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, nutrition, Titanic, Mythbusters, Back to the Future, haiku, military studies, poetry, Ford Mustang, minivan, k-car, Lee Iacoca, automobiles, cars, Ford Fiesta, Seebees, nicotine, zyn, smoking, spitter, GWOT, cardiology, healthy heart, VA Cardiac Rehab, LA VAMC, mentorship, caregivers, high blood pressure, heart disease, stress, service, volunteer, sleep, movement, isolation, Korean War, addiction, comfort food, small steps, lifestyle medicine, holistic care, spiritual, meditation, forgiveness What's on the menu for “Let’s All Eat Right” day

THE INTERVIEW
Dr. Columbus Batiste honed his skills as a cardiologist while working for the VA. He is working to reduce the number of deaths from heart disease, which surpassed 702,000 in 2022. In celebration of Heart Health Month, he joins the Tango Alpha Lima podcast to share how veterans can protect their hearts to live longer, healthier lives.

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Army officers had to write haikus about Pacific theater of World War II during a leadership course

Remebering Hal Sperlich, Navy Seabee and Engineering Pioneer of the Mustang and Minivan

We were soldiers once...and dipped.

Special Guest: Dr. Columbus D. Batiste.

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THE INTERVIEW
Dr. Columbus Batiste honed his skills as a cardiologist while working for the VA. He is working to reduce the number of deaths from heart disease, which surpassed 702,000 in 2022. In celebration of Heart Health Month, he joins the Tango Alpha Lima podcast to share how veterans can protect their hearts to live longer, healthier lives.

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Army officers had to write haikus about Pacific theater of World War II during a leadership course

Remebering Hal Sperlich, Navy Seabee and Engineering Pioneer of the Mustang and Minivan

We were soldiers once...and dipped.

Special Guest: Dr. Columbus D. Batiste.

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]]> Episode 241: How diet affects mental wellness https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/241 a53532cb-53b6-4d63-a018-294c77111f56 Tue, 26 Nov 2024 06:00:00 -0500 The American Legion 241 How diet affects mental wellness full 5 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 59:21 no Abraham Lincoln and the first Thanksgiving THE INTERVIEW Dr. Uma Naidoo, nutritional psychiatrist, professional chef, nutritional biologist and author, shares her knowledge of how our diets affect our brains and mental wellness. Dr. Naidoo also talks about the connection between food, culture and community, how to make small modifications that make family favories into healthier choices, and how she helps people understand food as medicine. SCUTTLEBUTT Follow Stacy down the Reddit Rabbit Hole for tales of Thanksgiving on deployment The bear who was a private in the Polish Army Special Guest: Dr. Uma Naidoo. military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, Thanksgiving, Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, blessed, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday, turkey, stuffing, cranberries, World War II, allies, Polish Army, bears, nutrition, wellness, mental health, resilience, treatment, SAW, habits, behavior modification, movement, PTSD, meal planning, discipline, motivation, lifestyle medicine, food as medicine, psychotherapy, food for the soul, dahl, turmeric, Mediterranean diet, flavor Abraham Lincoln and the first Thanksgiving

THE INTERVIEW
Dr. Uma Naidoo, nutritional psychiatrist, professional chef, nutritional biologist and author, shares her knowledge of how our diets affect our brains and mental wellness.

Dr. Naidoo also talks about the connection between food, culture and community, how to make small modifications that make family favories into healthier choices, and how she helps people understand food as medicine.

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Follow Stacy down the Reddit Rabbit Hole for tales of Thanksgiving on deployment

The bear who was a private in the Polish Army

Special Guest: Dr. Uma Naidoo.

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THE INTERVIEW
Dr. Uma Naidoo, nutritional psychiatrist, professional chef, nutritional biologist and author, shares her knowledge of how our diets affect our brains and mental wellness.

Dr. Naidoo also talks about the connection between food, culture and community, how to make small modifications that make family favories into healthier choices, and how she helps people understand food as medicine.

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Follow Stacy down the Reddit Rabbit Hole for tales of Thanksgiving on deployment

The bear who was a private in the Polish Army

Special Guest: Dr. Uma Naidoo.

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]]> Episode 239: The Power of Lifestyle Medicine for veterans https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/239 f540501f-8665-494f-aac1-f9cfcd0db404 Tue, 12 Nov 2024 06:00:00 -0500 The American Legion 239 The Power of Lifestyle Medicine for veterans full 5 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 1:02:04 no Retired Air Force physician, Dr. Mary Anne Kiel, is a Pediatrician and a Food for Life Instructor with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Her work with Lifestyle and Performance medicine has helped servicemembers and their families learn how to make sustainable behavioral changes that improve health and wellness over the course of their lifetime. Dr. Kiel discusses how being actively social, embracing a healthy, whole food plant-based diet, exercising regularly and getting enough sleep can increase a patients' healthspan - or the amount of time that an individual can be healthy and active during their lifespan. SCUTTLEBUTT Go Army! Go Navy! American Legion gearing up to be first veterans service organization to sponsor the Army Navy Game. More than 800 US veterans given honourable discharges after 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' review The Best World War II Movies, According to Service Members and Veterans Special Guest: Mary Anne Kiel. military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, mystery meat, PTSD, TBI, treatment, lifestyle medicine, performance medicine, whole-food, plant-based, health-care, public health, obesity, Army/Navy game, football, rivalry, LGBTQ, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, DADT, presidential pardon, movie, film, WWII, World War II Retired Air Force physician, Dr. Mary Anne Kiel, is a Pediatrician and a Food for Life Instructor with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Her work with Lifestyle and Performance medicine has helped servicemembers and their families learn how to make sustainable behavioral changes that improve health and wellness over the course of their lifetime.

Dr. Kiel discusses how being actively social, embracing a healthy, whole food plant-based diet, exercising regularly and getting enough sleep can increase a patients' healthspan - or the amount of time that an individual can be healthy and active during their lifespan.

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Go Army! Go Navy! American Legion gearing up to be first veterans service organization to sponsor the Army Navy Game.

More than 800 US veterans given honourable discharges after 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' review

The Best World War II Movies, According to Service Members and Veterans

Special Guest: Mary Anne Kiel.

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Dr. Kiel discusses how being actively social, embracing a healthy, whole food plant-based diet, exercising regularly and getting enough sleep can increase a patients' healthspan - or the amount of time that an individual can be healthy and active during their lifespan.

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Go Army! Go Navy! American Legion gearing up to be first veterans service organization to sponsor the Army Navy Game.

More than 800 US veterans given honourable discharges after 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' review

The Best World War II Movies, According to Service Members and Veterans

Special Guest: Mary Anne Kiel.

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]]> Episode 205: Tango Alpha Lima: Wellness Journey with Dr. Laurie Marbas https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/205 bdf18e41-0298-497a-b4ea-b3dfe2294956 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0400 The American Legion 205 Tango Alpha Lima: Wellness Journey with Dr. Laurie Marbas full 5 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 1:34:29 no NEWS YOU CAN USE VA extends access for toxic exposure INTERVIEW Dr. Laurie Marbas is an Air Force veteran and a double board-certified family medicine and lifestyle medicine physician, who has been utilizing food as medicine since 2012. She offers a science-based approach to living healthier and longer, which she calls a "wellness journey." SCUTTLEBUTT High on crack with a rocket launcher...what could go wrong? 2024 is "Year of the Warrior" in Texas Deep dive into Reddit with Navy Seals (not SEALS) Special Guest: Dr. Laurie Marbas. military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, Chinese spy, birdwatching, pigeon, Mike Tyson, PACT Act, toxic exposure, VA, healthcare, va benefits claim, service officer, mocumentary, aquatic mammals, surveillance, shenanigans, crack, rocket launcher, self-care, wellness, Be The One, personal development, vitality, warrior spirit, food, nutrition, habits, lifestyle medicine, mindfulness, preventive care, wellness journey, diet planning, plant-based diet, meat substitute, fasting, whole foods, depression, anxiety, mental health, telehealth, medical technology, AI, WALL-E NEWS YOU CAN USE
VA extends access for toxic exposure

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Dr. Laurie Marbas is an Air Force veteran and a double board-certified family medicine and lifestyle medicine physician, who has been utilizing food as medicine since 2012. She offers a science-based approach to living healthier and longer, which she calls a "wellness journey."

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High on crack with a rocket launcher...what could go wrong?
2024 is "Year of the Warrior" in Texas
Deep dive into Reddit with Navy Seals (not SEALS)

Special Guest: Dr. Laurie Marbas.

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VA extends access for toxic exposure

INTERVIEW
Dr. Laurie Marbas is an Air Force veteran and a double board-certified family medicine and lifestyle medicine physician, who has been utilizing food as medicine since 2012. She offers a science-based approach to living healthier and longer, which she calls a "wellness journey."

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High on crack with a rocket launcher...what could go wrong?
2024 is "Year of the Warrior" in Texas
Deep dive into Reddit with Navy Seals (not SEALS)

Special Guest: Dr. Laurie Marbas.

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]]> Episode 193: Tango Alpha Lima: Bestselling Author Michael Greger, M.D. FACLM https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/193 5a1ae617-e8df-44b5-920e-f7f3f5f2f922 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 06:00:00 -0500 The American Legion 193 Tango Alpha Lima: Bestselling Author Michael Greger, M.D. FACLM full 4 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 49:45 no IN THE NEWS Volunteer and honor those who served during Wreaths Across America Day THIS WEEK'S GUEST Dr. Michael Greger is a New York Times bestselling author and internationally recognized expert on public health issues. Three of his latest books, Three of his recent books — How Not to Die, the How Not to Die Cookbook, and How Not to Diet have helped millions adopt healthier habits, and his newest book, How Not to Age, will be out in January – just in time to help us stick to those New Year’s resolutions! Dr. Greger talks about what sparked his passion for lifestyle medicine, the small changes that can make big differences, and how he hopes to inspire others to live longer, better lives. RAPID FIRE Air Force to issue protective eyewear as laser pointer incidents surge Navy stands up sailor quality-of-life reforms in Newport News shipyard Special Guest: Dr. Michael Greger. military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, wreaths, honor, remembrance, cemetery, lifestyle medicine, nutrition, healthy behaivor, diet and exercise, diet miracle drugs, obesity, bariatric surgery, vegan lifestyle, food allergies, micro-biomes, gut-bugs, probiotics, prebiotics, antibiotics, mental health, immunity, whole grains, legumes, IBS, fibromyalgia, metabolic health, lasing, pilot, military quality of life, wifi access, suicide prevention, be the one, veterans crisis line, military housing, shipyard, ship maintenance, B.A.S.E program, buddy checks, IN THE NEWS
Volunteer and honor those who served during Wreaths Across America Day

THIS WEEK'S GUEST
Dr. Michael Greger is a New York Times bestselling author and internationally recognized expert on public health issues. Three of his latest books, Three of his recent books — How Not to Die, the How Not to Die Cookbook, and How Not to Diet have helped millions adopt healthier habits, and his newest book, How Not to Age, will be out in January – just in time to help us stick to those New Year’s resolutions!

Dr. Greger talks about what sparked his passion for lifestyle medicine, the small changes that can make big differences, and how he hopes to inspire others to live longer, better lives.

RAPID FIRE
Air Force to issue protective eyewear as laser pointer incidents surge

Navy stands up sailor quality-of-life reforms in Newport News shipyard

Special Guest: Dr. Michael Greger.

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Volunteer and honor those who served during Wreaths Across America Day

THIS WEEK'S GUEST
Dr. Michael Greger is a New York Times bestselling author and internationally recognized expert on public health issues. Three of his latest books, Three of his recent books — How Not to Die, the How Not to Die Cookbook, and How Not to Diet have helped millions adopt healthier habits, and his newest book, How Not to Age, will be out in January – just in time to help us stick to those New Year’s resolutions!

Dr. Greger talks about what sparked his passion for lifestyle medicine, the small changes that can make big differences, and how he hopes to inspire others to live longer, better lives.

RAPID FIRE
Air Force to issue protective eyewear as laser pointer incidents surge

Navy stands up sailor quality-of-life reforms in Newport News shipyard

Special Guest: Dr. Michael Greger.

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]]> Tango Alpha Lima Be The One EP02: Lifestyle Medicine and Mental Health with Dr. Regan Stiegmann https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/talbto-02 93ca9aad-5ddf-4f03-9f4b-14aae85a6ad6 Sun, 01 Oct 2023 06:00:00 -0400 The American Legion full 4 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 39:40 no Dr. Regan Stiegmann is Associate Professor of Preventive and Lifestyle Medicine and Director of the Digital Health Track at Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Parker, Colorado. Dr. Stiegmann served 11 years in the U.S. Air Force, most recently as a Flight Surgeon and Lifestyle & Performance Medicine Specialist with the 10th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. She is passionate about human performance optimization, positive psychology, and health promotion, and she discusses how diet, exercise and other factors play a role in mental wellness Special Guest: Dr. Regan Stiegmann . military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, Military service, active-duty, med school, flight surgeon, primary care, lifestyle medicine, US Air Force Academy, Walter Reed, pilots, academia, DoD, VA, mental health, mental wellness, nutrition, diet culture, science, medicine, health care, Maya Angelou, when you know better do better, recalibration, Whole Health, sustainable optimization of the human body, military physical standards, Dr. Regan Stiegmann is Associate Professor of Preventive and Lifestyle Medicine and Director of the Digital Health Track at Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Parker, Colorado.

Dr. Stiegmann served 11 years in the U.S. Air Force, most recently as a Flight Surgeon and Lifestyle & Performance Medicine Specialist with the 10th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. She is passionate about human performance optimization, positive psychology, and health promotion, and she discusses how diet, exercise and other factors play a role in mental wellness

Special Guest: Dr. Regan Stiegmann .

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]]> Dr. Regan Stiegmann is Associate Professor of Preventive and Lifestyle Medicine and Director of the Digital Health Track at Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Parker, Colorado.

Dr. Stiegmann served 11 years in the U.S. Air Force, most recently as a Flight Surgeon and Lifestyle & Performance Medicine Specialist with the 10th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. She is passionate about human performance optimization, positive psychology, and health promotion, and she discusses how diet, exercise and other factors play a role in mental wellness

Special Guest: Dr. Regan Stiegmann .

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