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.

• (00:00:00) - Real Medicine: Medication Confusion in Real Lives
• (00:01:53) - Medication Confusion
• (00:07:07) - Side Effects of Medications
• (00:10:04) - Patient confidence in their medication
• (00:12:05) - Real Medicine, Real Lives
• (00:13:27) - What are the most common issues pharmacists encounter with patients?
• (00:15:48) - How to help patients save money on their prescriptions
• (00:19:22) - How to negotiate drug prices with insurance companies?
• (00:21:42) - Generic Medicines Cost Differently
• (00:22:57) - pharmacists and the digital health information revolution
• (00:23:44) - Digital Health: The tension between access and accuracy
• (00:25:22) - Is Health Information on the Internet Distortion?
• (00:31:31) - How can digital health content help patients become better prepared?
• (00:33:16) - How often do you hear about side effects on statins?
• (00:35:30) - How to Find a Pharmacist: Off-Screen Consultations
• (00:37:53) - The Future of Healthcare With Off Scripts
• (00:38:44) - Healthcare Consultations 1,
• (00:41:33) - What have you learned coaching pharmacy colleagues about burnout, reinvention
• (00:42:33) - Off-Script Consultations
• (00:43:53) - pharmacists: A change in mindset
• (00:45:09) - Other than the PharmD, what are other options for getting your
• (00:50:55) - Dr. Yasser Sumbo

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.

• (00:00:01) - Real Medicine: Nitric Oxide
• (00:01:07) - Nitric Oxide
• (00:03:53) - Heart Disease and Nitric Oxide deficiency
• (00:10:25) - Nitric oxide
• (00:11:52) - Real Medicine, Real Lives
• (00:13:00) - Heart Disease, Nitric Oxide
• (00:19:00) - Heart disease, genetics and diet
• (00:20:29) - Heart disease and nitric oxide
• (00:23:19) - Nitric Oxide
• (00:24:05) - Alzheimer's disease and blood flow
• (00:27:40) - Obstruction of nitric oxide in premature babies
• (00:29:21) - Nitric Oxide therapy
• (00:34:38) - Real Medicine, Real Lives
• (00:35:38) - Nitric oxide for wound healing, diabetes and non healing wounds
• (00:42:54) - MRK: Nitric Oxide in chronic disease
• (00:44:50) - Dr. Nathan S. Bryan
• (00:46:02) - Dr. Bryant and Yasser Sambal

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.

• (00:00:01) - Real Medicine: Real Lives
• (00:00:54) - Chronic Disease: Management and Support
• (00:02:10) - Systems based diagnosis of depression
• (00:04:11) - How to Prevent Chronic Disease?
• (00:11:44) - Signs of heart disease early enough to treat
• (00:12:14) - Heart and Cardiac Health
• (00:20:45) - Eat better, first and foremost
• (00:21:49) - Dr. Michael S1
• (00:23:21) - metabolic imbalance
• (00:24:39) - How to manage hypothyroidism with Hashimoto's
• (00:28:22) - Throid, Dr. Sobel
• (00:30:44) - Naturopath: How to help hyperthyroid patients with weight
• (00:34:48) - Immunity Resilience
• (00:35:57) - Real Medicine: The Immune Resilience
• (00:36:26) - Immunity Strength and Long Term Resilience
• (00:40:26) - Your immune system as you get older
• (00:44:23) - How to Reduce Your Stress
• (00:45:20) - Michael Schwartz on How to Restore Your Health