Listen on&nbsp; Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, Soundcloud, iHeartRadio, Spotify. 2017 is coming to a close I look to answer the question that many of you have at the end of the year when your New Year's resolution has come and gone &amp; you gear up to tell yourself that next year is going to be different. We are going to take a look first at what was my crash and fail moment for 2017 and see how I plan on correcting that myself for 2018.&nbsp; Links/Resources&nbsp;  Affirmation 2016 ebook  In this episode you will learn:  What is the one bad thing I have held onto into adulthood Why are doctors the worst patients? Top 5 reasons why you aren't meeting your health goals  Social Links  Join the lunch and learn community&nbsp;- www.drpierresblog.com/joinlunchlearnpod Follow the podcast on Facebook - www.facebook.com/lunchlearnpod Follow the podcast on twitter - @LunchLearnPod - use the hashtag #LunchLearnPod&nbsp;if you have any questions, comments or requests for the podcast For More Episodes of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry Podcasts&nbsp;  To share your thoughts:  Leave a comment&nbsp; Share this show on Twitter, Facebook&nbsp;  If you are looking to help the show out  Leave a review on Apple Podcast &nbsp;because your ratings and reviews are what is going to make this show so much better  &nbsp;  Download the MP3 Audio file, listen to the episode however you like. &nbsp;

LLP050: Why did you fail to get healthier this year?

Listen on&nbsp; Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, Soundcloud, iHeartRadio, Spotify Every year around this time I know you all get bombard with the TV commercials, your local pharmacies and your physicians all pleading with you to get your annual flu shot. For some of you (Approximately 40%) you heed the calling and get the flu vaccine and go about your merry way. Unfortunately, for the majority of the population for a plethora or reasons you don't get your flu shot and the culmination is what we continue to experience on a yearly basis where you continue to have reports of worsening flu seasons then the year's past.&nbsp; Today on the show I discuss some of the most recent startling facts about the flu season &amp; why 2018 maybe one of the worst we have experienced in quite some time.&nbsp; Links  Lunch and Learn Episode 8&nbsp;  In this episode you will learn:  Flu Virus Facts &nbsp; How many people are dying weekly this year? Recent hospital patient who "only" had the flu Where you can get your flu shot  Social Links  Join the lunch and learn community&nbsp;- www.drpierresblog.com/joinlunchlearnpod Follow the podcast on Facebook - www.facebook.com/lunchlearnpod Follow the podcast on twitter - @LunchLearnPod - use the hashtag #LunchLearnPod&nbsp;if you have any questions, comments or requests for the podcast For More Episodes of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry Podcasts&nbsp;  To share your thoughts:  Leave a comment&nbsp; Share this show on Twitter, Facebook&nbsp;  If you are looking to help the show out  Leave a review on Apple Podcast &nbsp;because your ratings and reviews are what is going to make this show so much better  &nbsp;  Download the MP3 Audio file, listen to the episode however you like. &nbsp;

LLP052: The Flu is now deadlier than ever

Listen on&nbsp; Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, Soundcloud, iHeartRadio, Spotify Join the lunch and learn community&nbsp;- www.drpierresblog.com/joinlunchlearnpod It is normally exciting news to hear that a company such as Amazon is making a push into a new venture and in my case healthcare but unfortunately the news has brought on many more questions than answers and I believe shines a light on a problem that has been in our face but for the general public we didn't even know it. &nbsp;Amazon's move in this direction isn't a result of a company wanting to try something new for the fun of it but a company realizing that the current health system is no good. On today's episode we talk about how bad our health care system is, how physicians have tried to get in front of the problem and what mindset patients will need to shift towards to make it a better place for all.&nbsp; Links   World Access to Health Care&nbsp; Amazon, JP Morgan Chase &amp; Berkshire team up   &nbsp; In this episode you will learn:  What do Amazon,JP Morgan Chase &amp; Berkshire have in common What does this mean for health care? Just how bad is our health care What are physicians doing to stay ahead Why patients will have to change their mindset to get better care  Social Links  Join the lunch and learn community&nbsp;- www.drpierresblog.com/joinlunchlearnpod Follow the podcast on Facebook - www.facebook.com/lunchlearnpod Follow the podcast on twitter - @LunchLearnPod - use the hashtag #LunchLearnPod&nbsp;if you have any questions, comments or requests for the podcast For More Episodes of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry Podcasts&nbsp;  To share your thoughts:  Leave a comment&nbsp; Share this show on Twitter, Facebook&nbsp;  If you are looking to help the show out  Leave a review on Apple Podcast &nbsp;because your ratings and reviews are what is going to make this show so much better  &nbsp;  Download the MP3 Audio file, listen to the episode however you like. &nbsp;

LLP053: Why Amazon doesnt think your health care is any good

Listen on&nbsp; Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, Soundcloud, iHeartRadio, Spotify 2018 is here and the podcast is &nbsp;heading in an amazing direction. On this episode you are going to here what all we have in store for this year. We have been added to the directories of both iHeartRadio &amp; Spotify and continue to look to expand every related to the podcast. Like always we like to thank all the listeners of the podcast to making 2017 an amazing endeavor and hope to continue to bring you the best health podcast out there.&nbsp; In this episode you will learn:  The 3 biggest changes to the podcast&nbsp; Events planned for the new year&nbsp; Why the changes were necessary&nbsp; Why you should expect to hear a lot less of me  Social Links  Join the lunch and learn community&nbsp;- www.drpierresblog.com/joinlunchlearnpod Follow the podcast on Facebook - www.facebook.com/lunchlearnpod Follow the podcast on twitter - @LunchLearnPod - use the hashtag #LunchLearnPod&nbsp;if you have any questions, comments or requests for the podcast For More Episodes of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry Podcasts&nbsp;  To share your thoughts:  Leave a comment&nbsp; Share this show on Twitter, Facebook&nbsp;  If you are looking to help the show out  Leave a review on Apple Podcast &nbsp;because your ratings and reviews are what is going to make this show so much better  &nbsp;  Download the MP3 Audio file, listen to the episode however you like. &nbsp;

LLP051: A look ahead to the New Year

Listen on&nbsp; Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, Soundcloud, iHeartRadio, Spotify One of my biggest pet&nbsp;peeves is the fact that the media throws every&nbsp;celebrity who enters inside a hospital on their final death bed with only "life support" keeping them around. Like clockwork once rapper Rick Ross was found unresponsive over the weekend the media went to work putting out headline after ridiculous headline so this week will learn about life support and what different varieties it could be.&nbsp; Links    &nbsp;rick ross remains in the hospital    In this episode you will learn:    About rapper Rick Ross How many patient's Dr. Berry has taken care of on life support&nbsp; What it means to truly be on life support An common procedure that also puts you on "life support" that we don't talk about    Social Links      Join the lunch and learn community&nbsp;- http://www.drpierresblog.com/joinlunchlearnpod Follow the podcast on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/lunchlearnpod Follow the podcast on twitter - http://www.twitter.com/lunchlearnpod - use the hashtag #LunchLearnPod&nbsp;if you have any questions, comments or requests for the podcast For More Episodes of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry Podcasts&nbsp;http://www.drpierresblog.com/lunchlearnpodcast/      If you are looking to help the show out      Leave a review on Apple Podcast &nbsp;because your ratings and reviews are what is going to make this show so much better      &nbsp; Download the MP3 Audio file, listen to the episode however you like. &nbsp;

LLP057: Why does the media put everyone on life support

Listen on&nbsp; Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, Soundcloud, iHeartRadio, Spotify April is Autism Awareness month and since the diagnosis of my oldest daughter this has been one of the months that I truly look forward to in an effort to continue to shine light on a problem affecting the communities I care deeply for. On today's show we have my wife Maria Davis-Pierre, LMHC and CEO of Autism In Black, Inc. We discuss the reason behind forming the organization, some of the the issues we faced after the diagnosis of our daughter and what she is doing to help black parents of children with autism.&nbsp; Links    &nbsp;The Gardiner Scholarship Mckay Scholarship Autism in Black official webpage Autism in Black Facebook Page Free Parent CheckList    Social Links      Join the lunch and learn community&nbsp;- http://www.drpierresblog.com/joinlunchlearnpod Follow the podcast on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/lunchlearnpod Follow the podcast on twitter - http://www.twitter.com/lunchlearnpod - use the hashtag #LunchLearnPod&nbsp;if you have any questions, comments or requests for the podcast For More Episodes of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry Podcasts&nbsp;http://www.drpierresblog.com/lunchlearnpodcast/      If you are looking to help the show out      Leave a review on Apple Podcast&nbsp;because your ratings and reviews are what is going to make this show so much better      Download the MP3 Audio file, listen to the episode however you like. &nbsp;