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The Medical Benefits of Cannabis
28 Aug
Surprise Me - The Movie Part 2
24 Aug
Surprise Me - The Movie (Emotional Eating & Bingeing!
24 Aug
Kids and Spriituality - Giggles & Joy
24 Aug
Kids and Spriituality - Giggles & Joy Part 2
24 Aug
The Expectant Father
24 Aug
The Expectant Father Part 2
24 Aug
What To Expect When You're Expecting
19 Aug
What To Expect When You're Expecting Part 2
19 Aug
Water - Is It The Fountain of Youth?
03 Aug
2018: The Year of the Consumer
2 Episodes
Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director of Organic & Natural Health Association, talks with Mark Alyn about how the consumer will benefit this year regarding supplements, organic foods and GMOs.
24 Hours To Live -
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If you only had 24 hours to live, what would you do and why? What are the five words you would want written on your headstone?
All of us want to make the most of our time on the planet - to live a life that matters. These questions trigger an awareness of the fragility of life. In an instant life can change. We never know what each day
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will bring. In those moments when we are confronted by our mortality, we possess an opportunity. We focus on what is truly important in our lives. We all experience these moments when our world shaken or perhaps at joyous occasions – a birth or wedding, when we pause to take stock of our lives.
The question for us is how do we lead our lives with this sense of purpose every day? Rabbi Daniel Cohen provides the roadmap.
In his book, What Will They Say About You When You Are Gone? Creating a Life of Legacy, Rabbi Daniel Cohen challenges us to find meaning in every day and live our best lives now. His book is not about death but about harnessing our potential to live life with deeper joy, renewable energy and impact.
Creating a legacy is not a once in a lifetime event but is dependent upon the light we share every day. As he shares in his interview with Mark, it is about "Discovering Your Elijah Moment" This principle is one seven guidelines for leading the life now for how you want to be remembered. Discovering your Elijah moment means seizing oppotunit8es for impact and transforming a fleeting moment into an eternal one. It could be in a coffee shop paying it forward, calling a person to offer support or in the case of a man in hospital in Salt Lake City, offering a blessing to all who entered his room. In the words of Mark Twain, "the two most important days of your life, are the day you are born and the day you understand why." Rabbi Cohen offers a guide for life to help us understand our why and realize the latent potential inside and in every day.
Listen to his interview with Mark and learn more about the principles of leading a life of legacy. It is less about how you will be remembered and more about how you can lead your best life now. You will learn how to enrich your relationships and realize your innermost aspirations and dreams. For more information, visit
4 Fatal Health Mistakes Women 40+ Make
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What are the mistakes women over the age of 40 make when it comes to their health? Our guest tonight on Late Night Health, Dr. Christine Horner, is here to talk about these common mistakes and what women can do to avoid them so they feel radiant, healthy and beautiful beyond age 40.
Statistics show that women over the age of 40 are
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getting married for the first or second time, having children and are at the pinnacle of their careers. Clearly, women over 40 are not "over the hill," however their busy lives can lead them to make mistakes that can negatively affect their health and longevity.
Dr. Christine Horner is author of the book, "Radiant Health, Ageless Beauty," and says there isn't just one cause of aging, but rather many factors that simultaneously contribute to the overall aging process. But there is good news! She says there are many ways to reverse the aging process especially when it comes to health issues like heart health, menopause, weight gain and depression.
Also, Dr. Christine Horner is no stranger to changing policy when it comes to women's health care. In the 90s she launched a five-year crusade called the Breast Reconstruction Advocacy Project (BRA Project) that led to the passage of an unprecedented federal law that was signed by President Bill Clinton in 1998, requiring insurance companies to pay for breast reconstruction following mastectomy. We talk to her about her views on President Trump's health care policies that may not be favorable for women including: mammogram and cervical cancer screenings, as well as insurance coverage.
Join Late Night Health Radio host, Mark Alyn and hear Dr. Christine Horner's advice on how women can achieve health, beauty and longevity by addressing common health pitfalls that many women over the age of 40 experience, including heart health, menopause, weight changes, and depression.
air date: 3/17/17
5 Things For Men To Do
2 Episodes
Dr. Dudley Danoff - author of "The Ultimate Guide to Male Sexual Health" - Dr. Dudley Danoff, men's urologist and expert for more than thirty years and the author of THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO MALE SEXUAL HEALTH, joins us for a discussion about the things men should do with and without their doctor in the new year to keep them
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healthy and ready for sexual activity. We'll learn about which foods and drinks help invigorate a man's sexual prowess and which inhibit his performance in the bedroom; we'll also talk about how an active sex life can help reduce the stress and health issues associated with today's hectic work life. Dr. Danoff is the founder of the prestigious Cedars-Sinai Tower Urology Medical Group in Los Angeles.
1)Reduce Stress and Learn to Relax
2)Pay Attention to What You Eat
3)Moderate Your Intake of Alcohol (and Other Intoxicants)
4)Get a PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) Blood Test
5)Consider Serum Testosterone Blood Screening
5 Ways to Lessen Arthritis Pain
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There are many ancient herbal therapies that are often ignored that could bring much needed pain relief and reduced swelling for people struggling with arthritis. Dave shares with Mark Alyn on Late Night Health five ways to mitigate arthritis with ancient herbal remedies.
Approximately 2.1 million Americans suffer from rheumatoid
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arthritis but new research published at the Mayo Clinic could help doctors better predict and prevent it from occurring.
Scientists have discovered that the bacterium in your gut has more responsibilities than just breaking down food. In fact, intestinal microbiota and metabolic signatures could help scientists build a predictive profile for who is likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis and the exact course the disease will take on the body.
"Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that occurs when the body mistakenly attacks itself," said David Foreman, known as "The Herbal Pharmacist," who started his career as a registered pharmacist with a strong belief in natural medicine and uses his expertise in physiology, pharmacology and natural medicine to educate consumers on cutting edge approaches to natural health and healing. "It not only breaks down tissues around joints, causing swelling that can erode bone and cause deformity, but the disease can also damage the skin, eyes, heart, lung and blood vessels."
Connecting the dots between gut microbiota and rheumatoid arthritis could help millions of Americans who currently suffer from this debilitating disorder. A paper published in Arthritis and Rheumatology reported that the presence of bacterium Prevotella histicola in the gut decreased symptom frequency and severity with fewer inflammatory conditions associated with rheumatoid arthritis. The bacteria used as a treatment produced fewer side effects such as weight gain and villous atrophy (a condition that prevents the gut from absorbing nutrients).
Scientists say continued research, especially on humans, could lead to preventative treatments, but in the meantime Foreman says there are many ancient herbal therapies that are often ignored that could bring much needed pain relief and reduced swelling for people struggling with arthritis. Dave shares with Mark Alyn on Late Night Health five ways to mitigate arthritis with ancient herbal remedies.
7 Ways To Improve Your Brain
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Simone Ravicz, PhD is a Brain Coach and author of Brain Boosters: 7 ways to improve your brain. Dr Simone joins us to talk about how we can change our brain and therefore change our thoughts and behaviors. You can actually physically and structurally change your brain. With age your brain actually begins to shrink around the age of 40.
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Through various exercises you can increase the size of your brain which makes it function much better by improving clarity for example. Diet also plays a part in brain health and mental clarity. These brain exercises also help with memory and people who implement these exercises have actually regained 4 years of memory function.
Through Dr Simone's book Brain Boosters you can learn what exercises to do to help the many different functions of the brain. Your body can grow new neurons at any age, the neurons don't just simply die off as you age. Some of the techniques in the book help to prevent dementia and Alzheimer's.
Diet is one of the keys to brain health. Dr Simone encourages people to follow a Mediterranean diet because the foods on this particular diet are instrumental in brain health and awareness as we age. Staying away from saturated fats and certain foods can help as well especially with memory.
Accepting Children For Who They Are
2 Episodes
Vincent J Wiley and Deborah Romare join Mark Alyn on Late Night Health Radio to discuss their first in a trilogy of newly released children's picture books, Vincent the Artist - Book One / Vincent leaves home. Their books explore how parents can learn to accept their children for who they are and helping them to follow their dreams
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and ultimately live an authentic life. Wiley, Romare and Alyn chat about how important it is to faithfully cling to your passions in order to live a healthy, happy productive life, enriching your mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing. Their book can be purchased on Amazon, Kindle and Barnes & Noble. All the proceeds from the sale of the books go toward the production of the animated feature film, Vincent the Artist, coming soon!
Acupuncture for More Than Pain Relief
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With all of the new health treatments available, many people are looking for different methods of healing. At the top of the list is acupuncture. For thousands of years this Chinese practice healed people of stress, high blood pressure, headaches and pain. In the 21st Century this age old healthcare system now treats disorders caused by
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Acupuncturist Ricardo Miranda is working on using the ancient healing method in new ways to help more patients live theirs lives healthfully. Using his knowledge of alternative medicine and scientific research, Miranda is enhancing the traditional use of acupuncture. He is exploring acupuncture treatment of chronic diseases and hereditary disorders.
DNA is no longer our destiny. We can change it. The body turns genes on and off, Understanding that mechanism helps patients decrease their chances of developing chronic diseases that run in their families. The mechanism is methylation, which actually modifies the DNA. Multiple genes control most chronic diseases including many cancers. The idea is to make sure those genes controlling various diseases are working well. Using nutrition, supplements along with acupuncture, counters the damaged DNA.
Old Chinese texts state the human body should be able to live 120 years without suffering. This is a good quality of life able to perform physical and mental activities. Epigenetics is a new area of science studying how DNA and cells work together.
Just a few years ago acupuncture did not show up as a recommended treatment by traditional medical doctors. With the on going healthcare revolution and patients desire for alternative health and drug free treatments, many Western doctors are embracing the benefits of acupuncture.
Then there are the needles! Many people are terrified of the needles and won't give acupuncture a try. With the obvious benefits of acupuncture many people afraid of needles are taking baby steps with gentle healers to conquer their fear of needles and get the treatment they need.
Addictocarb Diet and Carb Addiction
2 Episodes
Dr. Bruce Roseman, author of The AddictoCarb Diet (BenBella Books, Inc.) contends that we all have some type of food addiction and shares his insights with Mark Alyn that most people just don't admit it they are addicted to certain foods! He discusses healthy diets and New Year's resolutions especially dropping unhealthy weight with the
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Late Night Health audience.
Roseman, who is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, has identified 9 dangerous, highly addictive carbohydrates that stimulate the same pleasure centers in the brain that are targeted by notorious drugs like heroin and nicotine. Ingesting these carbs makes it almost impossible to eat in moderation and control weight gain, in the same way that hard drugs are extremely difficult to quit.
He is the first doctor to treat the overreliance on carbs as an addiction and his book provides suggestions for healthier food choices. It offers menus, recipes, and even mini-programs to "get back on the wagon" if a listener battling AddictoCarbs overindulges on occasion.
AddictoCarbs include bread, potatoes, pasta, and other staples of the American diet. Roseman highlights why these foods cause diabetes, one of America's leading scourges, and even lead to all types of cancers, including of the prostate and colon. His diet is not restrictive and allows reasonable portions of meat and fish and sizeable amounts of fruits.
Age Management
2 Episodes
Mickey Barber, MD - Age Management Specialist. You're never too old to slow down the aging process. Can an 80 year old benefits from exercise and other treatments to reverse aging? Dr. Barber tells the truth on Late Night Health. It's not to late to start slowing down the aging process, Even if it is just a walk around the block.
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Dr. Barber talks about how simply walking and interacting with others will slow the aging process.
A Glass Half Empty?...Or Half Full?
2 Episodes
A new book "A Glass Half Empty?...or Half Full: A Children's Book for Grown-ups" by Calabasas, CA resident Danny Schuck takes a childlike, playful approach to exploring pessimism vs. optimism to find balance, manage stress and enjoy life. According to Schuck, the book uses humor and innocence to provide PERSPECTIVE—the opportunity to
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determine the fullness of our own glass, and how to apply it to our daily lives.
Air and Paper Plates May Be Hazardous
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The average baby is born with more than 200 toxins in their bodies. These harmful chemicals found in umbilical cord blood of African-American, Hispanic and Asian newborns are alarming to healthcare professionals. These chemicals cause healthy issues in children and adults, what are they doing to baby's just hours old?
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contamination is alarming, but it's not just the air we breathe. Research has concluded that your house is the main area containing the most hazards to you and your family's health.
Take a look a very simple item: paper plates. Most households have them on hand for family gathers and events. The plates, treated with chemicals, are linked to 130 different kinds of cancer! But there's more bad news about paper plates!
The chemicals on the plates can cause a variety of issues including headaches, damage to your liver, kidney, and central nervous system. Do you really want your family eating off plates that can do this?
Plastic cups and utensils are another source of health issues. While manufactured, these commonly used products create air pollution. Animals often ingest fragments of cups and utensils causing harmful effects. Imagine if a child takes a bite of cup and swallows it. Even hot foods on certain products cause health problems.
What families need to do is to identify products in their homes and get rid of them. There are safe products including plates, packaging and cans that do not cause ill health.
Dr. Steward Lonky, MD has made a 30-year plus study of environmental health concerns found in the home and the work place. He recommends looking at your cupboards, supplies and garage to avoid as many poisons to your family as possible.
Dr. Lonky, author The Invisible Killers joins Mark Alyn on Late Night Health to discuss hidden serious health concerns in your home.
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Alleviate Airline Flight Frustrations
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The recent incident with United Airlines dragging their customer off a plane against his will has America in utter shock. When it comes to air travel is customer service even a term for travelers anymore or is this treatment just par for the course of increased air travel?
Our guest tonight on Late Night Health tonight is Rod Rakic, a
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FAA commercial rated pilot, volunteer Civil Air Patrol officer, and co-founder of FlyOtto says the future of air travel is going to get better and passengers do have rights that they may not be aware of that they can use to their benefit. He says a huge factor to why air travel can be so stressful is because most travelers are just told what to do and where to go without much explanation. He says this can cause a lot of unnecessary aggravation that could be easily resolved if passengers had the tools and knowledge to navigate their trips more effectively.
Rod Rakic says decoding arduous air travel mysteries can alleviate unnecessary flight frustrations this spring and summer. He share with Late Night Heath how to avert three common airline aggravations to regain a sense of control even if you are not in the cockpit including: 1) oversold situations; 2) flight delays; and 3) shortcuts to gaining better status (for better treatment).
As a seasoned pilot and trailblazing aviation entrepreneur, Rod Rakic has spent the last decade developing online tools to help travelers have a positive in-flight experience. His award-winning technology has increased accessibility and ease of flying for pilots and passengers alike, while simultaneously helping save an infrastructure of 5,000 public use airports across the country that are underutilized by commercial airlines. His latest development is
and he will share with us how this first of its kind online experience for booking on-demand, private flights with departures possible in less than 24 hours may change the way you approach booking future travel.
Join host Mark Alyn on Late Night Health Radio with pilot and co-founder of FlyOtto, Rod Rakic to address three of the most common travel aggravations and discover what your rights are as a passenger!
air date: 3/10/17
A Look At Gary Alan
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Entertainer Gary Alan talks about what's the most important thing in his life - family. He shares the time he spent caring for his parents.
Alternative Allergy Supplement
1 Episode
Simar Singh is the creator of Rootology. On today's show: Allergy season is here, why a successful corporate attorney left his job to create Rootology, Rootology is an alternative allergy supplement.
Alternatives to Orthopedic Surgery
2 Episodes
Joanne Halbrecht, MD joins Mark Alyn on the Late Night Health Show to talk about alternatives to orthopedic surgery. Dr. Halbrecht is a board certified orthopedic surgeon from Boulder Colorado.
Dr. Habrecht discusses hip replacement surgery in older people and how this greatly affects their lives. When someone in their 70's has a
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hip fracture it changes the level of their independence. One thing that can prevent hip fractures is good calcium while you are younger because this can prevent osteoporosis as we age.
Mark and Dr Halbrecht talk about the AlignMed posture shirt and how it can help your posture. This shirt puts the shoulder blades in a more correct position and created better posture. This stimulates the muscle to fire to keep the posture and the other muscles to relax. The AlignMed posture shirt is an alternative to taping. Strengthening the core muscles can also help with posture to hold the shoulders up. Some insurances will cover the cost of the posture shirt.
A Man's Man - Taking Care of Your Family
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Face it; taking care of your responsibilities is good for your physical, emotional and financial health. Markets are volatile right now. The television news is only confusing things. Pundits are everywhere, contradicting themselves with every wild swing of the index. The basic idea is to "Love your family. Take care of your family.
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Work. Insure. Save. Invest. Plan. Protect. You'll be fine."
Use the following check list as a quick reference:
o Love your wife
o Love your kids
o Live for your family
o Grow up
o Curb your spending
o Buy a Ferrari (just kidding)
o Insure
o Invest
o Save
o Live your life, not the neighbors'
o Dream your goals
o Plan
o Protect the estate
o Believe in our country, our economic culture, and our markets
o Study
o Resist TV
o Grow corn in the beneficent universe
o Work, work, work
o Feed the beast
o Go to asset classes
o Diversify
o Measure yourself
o Balance and rebalance
o Opportunism
o Hire a pro
o No whining
o Pray (Probably should put this first!)
Carpenter, has a few questions for family men:
Question 1: What happens to your business, the family home, and your stunning collection of Ferraris and antique golf clubs once you're not with us any longer?
Question 2: What happens to your business, the family home, and your stunning collection of Ferraris and antique golf clubs if you or someone in your immediate family has a tragic accident, resulting in severe injury or death?
Question 3: What happens to your business, your business succession plans, your retirement plan, and that dream of sailing off into the sunset if your business partner suddenly drops dead of a heart attack and your new business partners are now his two twenty-something twins, Tommy and Timmy?
There are literally hundreds, if not thousands, of potential disasters out there. Everybody's situation is different. But the key is to safeguard your family. If you've made it this far in this survival guide, the hard part is behind you. Be proud, be brave. You're "manning up." You're securing, sustaining, loving, and protecting. You're finally getting back on target.
Donald F. Carpenter, Jr. author of The Family's Man's Stock Market Volatility Survival Guide makes no bones about it and answers these questions in his interview with Mark Alyn on Late Night Health. His book, The Family Man's Stock Market Volatility Survival Guide: How to Defend Your Family in Any Economy, is intended only for family men...with families that they love, adore, and sacrifice for. And for men who are ready to "man up" to their responsibilities.
A Massive Stroke Made Life Better!
2 Episodes
Ted W. Baxter had a massive stroke 13 years ago. He visits with Mark Alyn to discuss his life's journey following the stroke and his new book Rentless!
America's Most Unusual Nutrition Trends
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What are the hottest diet and nutrition trends for 2017? Health nuts rejoice David Foreman-The Herbal Pharmacist, talks about the most unusual nutrition trends that are set to dominate 2017.
Less than 3 percent of Americans manage to incorporate one or two of the basics of a healthy lifestyle into their routines, more fruits and
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vegetables or going on walks. But a new year brings new trends, especially when it comes to nutrition, and it's never to late to try one.
The Herbal Pharmacist says people love diet trends, and part of the American culture is being obsessed with something new, even if it's a fad. If it's a healthy trend, he says we should just embrace it because if gets someone motivated or excited to improve their overall health it is worth it. Keep in mind that diets in general just don't work. People need to use the latest scientific findings coupled with common sense to drop unhealthy pounds. Eating healthy, clean and exercising everyday is what makes us all a lean mean fighting machine.
New nutrition trends include avoiding GMOs, looking at the new gluten free foods, and finding out what we should be eating and what we should not be eating? The Herbal Pharmacist, David Foreman explains which health trends you should try and which ones you should avoid including: gluten free products, veggies masquerading as carbs, algae omega-3, tiger nuts and watermelon and probiotic water.
Exploring this year's nutrition and diet trends may be just what you need to get your health back on track. Knowing which trends to try out or avoid can save you a lot a time and money. Learning from The Herbal Pharmacist is a great way to get healthy. Join Mark Alyn on Late Night Health Radio to learn more about what's trending in nutrition for 2017.
air date: 1/27/17
America's Most Unusual Nutrition Trends
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What are the hottest diet and nutrition predictions for 2017? Health nuts rejoice David Foreman-The Herbal Pharmacist, talks about the most unusual nutrition trends that are set to dominate 2017.
Less than 3 percent of Americans manage to incorporate one or two of the basics of a healthy lifestyle — more fruits and vegetables or going
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on walks — into their routines. But a new year brings new trends, especially when it comes to nutrition, and it's never to late to try one.
The Herbal Pharmacist says people love diet trends, and part of the American culture is being obsessed with something new, even if it's a fad. If it's a healthy trend, he says we should just embrace it because if gets someone motivated or excited to improve their overall health it is worth it. Keep in mind that diets in general just don't work. People need to use the latest scientific findings coupled with common sense to drop unhealthy pounds. Eating healthy, clean and exercising everyday is what makes us all a lean mean fighting machine.
The new trends include avoiding GMOs, looking at the new gluten free foods, and finding out what we should be eating and what we should not be eating? The Herbal Pharmacist, David Foreman explains which health trends you should try and which ones you should avoid including: gluten free products, veggies masquerading as carbs, algae omega-3, tiger nuts and watermelon and probiotic water.
Exploring this year's nutrition and diet trends may be just what you need to get your health back on track. Knowing which trends to try out or avoid can save you a lot a time and money. Learning from The Herbal Pharmacist is a great way to get healthy. Join Mark Alyn on Late Night Health Radio to learn more about what's trending in nutrition for 2017.
air date: 1/27/17
Anxiety and Addiction
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Over 40 million people suffer from anxiety in the United States. Anxiety is when your body prepares to go into fight or flight in the face of perceived danger. Living with chronic anxiety can become debilitating, creeping into all the aspects of your life and leaving you unable to cope with daily activities. Substance abuse is twice
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as likely to be exhibited in a person dealing with anxiety. That is, self-medicating to lower their anxiety and have a moment of calm and peace.
This reprieve is short lived unfortunately. The anxiety increases as the addiction sets in. When the drugs or alcohol wear off, the symptoms or anxiety return and they bring with them the symptoms of withdrawal from the drugs or alcohol as well. This only exacerbates the problem and creates another set of issues for individuals with anxiety. Psychotherapeutic techniques can help you manage your anxiety and help you maintain a life with sobriety.
Here are some ways you can reduce anxiety in your life.
Begin by going outside and getting some sunshine and exercise. It doesn't matter if this is only for a few minutes. Start small and build yourself up. Exercise, in general, helps mediate your anxiety symptoms.
Try to get at least 8 hours of sleep a night.
Take a moment out of your day to do some deep breathing techniques. They help calm your levels of anxiety.
Work on not being as critical and negative. Our levels of anxiety are directly related to how we interpret the world around us and how well we think we can manage them. Just changing how we frame things makes a world of difference.
Find a good treatment center or therapist. Finding a good support system is very helpful in dealing with addiction.
Educate yourself on what anxiety is. Anxiety with treatment does get better. With some training and tools you too can be living the life you deserve to live.
Any Goal Can Be Achieved
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When Oprah wanted to inspire her audience to get in shape on her "Live Your Best Life" tour, she called Laurent Amzallag. When CBS, and the CW wanted to host regular segments to get their viewers off the couch, they called Laurent. He was also featured through Elle Magazine, highlighting his unique YALA style of fitness and lifestyle.
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Laurent Amzallag joins us today on the Late Night Health show! He shares a taste of his philosophy and several easy tips to start living the best life you can with Mark. Laurent will be back soon to share more life loving tips.
Laurent is the Founder of YALA Fitness and a highly sought-after speaker & presenter, and TV personality. He has been invited to participate in numerous events and has motivated audiences across the country with his energetic and passionate keynotes at annual conferences, trade shows and fitness expos, as well as national campaigns such as Avon Breast Cancer, MS Society, Best Buddies and Children's Hospital.
Laurent's passion is to inspire and motivate big crowds into living a healthy and happy life. How does he do that? By changing their mindset first.
Laurent's motto is: "The body always follows a motivated mind." Whenever he is hired by a corporation or non-profit organization for one of his energetic seminars, he always focuses on letting the attendees know that any goal can be achieved.
For more information and to get fitness tips, healthy recipes and more, visit YalaFitness.com and follow Laurent on Facebook (YalaFitness by Laurent Amzallag), Twitter (@yalawithlaurent) and Instagram (Laurent Amzallag).
Approach to Fighting Type 1 Diabetes
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New Approaches to Fighting Type 1 Diabetes is our topic on this weeks show. Alberto Hayek, M.D. is the Scientific Director at San Diego's Scripps Whittier Institute for Diabetes and Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at UCSD.
One of every hundred Americans has type 1 diabetes (T1D). Dr. Alberto Hayek talks with Mark about the millions of
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children and adults who struggle with this autoimmune disease. Once called Juvenile Diabetes, the condition can also appear in older adults. Yet, funding has decreased for research to prevent, cure, and better manage the disease. Of the funding available, 97% goes to established scientists. Early-career scientists are often the source of radical new ideas but have difficulty-finding money to support them, forcing many to leave the field of diabetes research. Dr. Alberto Hayek and Mark discuss funding for new approaches to fighting the disease.
Are Resolutions Are A Good Idea
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New Years Resolutions are discussed by radio friends The Insane Darrell Wayne, Ken Jefferies, LNH associate producer Kevin Stern and Mark Alyn. Are resolutions are a good idea or not? Do resolutions keep you from reaching your goals, acting as a plan b, taking away your energy and focus for what you really want to achieve.
Are Testosterone Injections Safe?
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Mickey Barber, M.D., Age Management Specialist joins Mark Alyn to talk about testosterone. Are testosterone injections safe? Dr Barber talks addresses the Ad's we see on TV saying testosterone is not safe. We'll also discuss what testosterone does for guys past their prime.
Are You Alergic To Yourself?
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How Can You Be Alergic To Yourself?
Mast cells are white blood cells that are part of the immune system and are designed to fight foreign substances. When these mast cells see something that is foreign and think it is dangerous, it will try to kill whatever the foreign object is. It does that by releasing chemicals it contains inside.
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Those chemicals are meant to try to kill the bad thing it is seeing- which could be a food, pollen or a virus, and in doing that and releasing the chemicals and killing the foreign object, it backfires and effects our whole body. The chemicals are inflammatory and toxic. They are causing damage to our own body in the process of trying to fight off something else. In some people, the mast cells continue to react even when they don't have something specific they are reacting to. It is an inappropriate response in the body to something it thinks is there, but may not be there. If the mast cells are primed to react to things, you can eat certain foods and make it worse.
In very severe cases of mast cell activation, they body is recognizing everything around them as foreign, even things that are not hurting them. If they are spending time with their husband, and they are reacting to something about him (a scent or a hormone) their body recognizes it as foreign and their whole system is overloaded constantly. These people will really have a poor quality of life. The key is to help their immune system start to understand what is really foreign to it and what isn't. This is a classic case of "the bubble girl."
The following 5 foods actually make your allergies worse! Avoid them at all costs this summer.
Strawberries and pineapples- trigger allergic reactions- you aren't actually allergic to the fruit. because the fruits release histamine in the body, the release of histamine acts like an allergy and causes allergic symptoms.
Frose- rose wine, strawberries, sugar. Wine can also be a big issue for mast cell patients- wine is fermented and contains histamine itself. It can cause mast cells to react and release more histamines and chemicals.
Avocado- can be a big problem with mast cell patients. It is very popular for summer salads- but it can actually cause mast cell reactions.
Hot Dogs- cured meat often has nitrates or are cured with celery seed extract. These are all high in histamine.
Frozen yogurt- yogurt is a fermented dairy product. Fermented foods are high in histamines, which increases the level of histamines mast cell patients have.
Are You Allergic To Yourself?
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Mast cells are white blood cells that are part of the immune system and are designed to fight foreign substances. When these mast cells see something that is foreign and think it is dangerous, it will try to kill whatever the foreign object is. It does that by
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releasing chemicals it contains inside. Those chemicals are meant to try to kill the bad thing it is seeing- which could be a food, pollen or a virus, and in doing that and releasing the chemicals and killing the foreign object, it backfires and effects our whole body. The chemicals are inflammatory and toxic. They are causing damage to our own body in the process of trying to fight off something else. In some people, the mast cells continue to react even when they don't have something specific they are reacting to. It is an inappropriate response in the body to something it thinks is there, but may not be there. If the mast cells are primed to react to things, you can eat certain foods and make it worse.
In very severe cases of mast cell activation, they body is recognizing everything around them as foreign, even things that are not hurting them. If they are spending time with their husband, and they are reacting to something about him (a scent or a hormone) their body recognizes it as foreign and their whole system is overloaded constantly. These people will really have a poor quality of life. The key is to help their immune system start to understand what is really foreign to it and what isn't. This is a classic case of "the bubble girl."
The following 5 foods actually make your allergies worse! Avoid them at all costs this summer.
Strawberries and pineapples- trigger allergic reactions- you aren't actually allergic to the fruit. because the fruits release histamine in the body, the release of histamine acts like an allergy and causes allergic symptoms.
Frose- rose wine, strawberries, sugar. Wine can also be a big issue for mast cell patients- wine is fermented and contains histamine itself. It can cause mast cells to react and release more histamines and chemicals.
Avocado- can be a big problem with mast cell patients. It is very popular for summer salads- but it can actually cause mast cell reactions.
Hot Dogs- cured meat often has nitrates or are cured with celery seed extract. These are all high in histamine.
Frozen yogurt- yogurt is a fermented dairy product. Fermented foods are high in histamines, which increases the level of histamines mast cell patients have.
Are You Allergic To Yourself ? Part 1
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Are You Allergic To Yourself? Part 1
Are You Happy At Work?
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Most people are not happy at work. Work has no meaning. Danny Gutknecht, author of "Meaning At Work - And It's Hidden Language" shares secrets with Mark Alyn about finding work that is meaningful you you.
Are You Overfat?
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You might not be obese or overweight, but you may be part of the 76 percent of the world's population who are now being labeled "overfat" according to a recent report in Frontiers in Public Health. Dr. Christine Horner talks about being healthy and dropping those last 20 pounds!
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Dr. Partha Nandi joins Mark Alyn, The Insane Darrell Wayne and guest co-host Gary Stuart to introduce his new book, ASK DR. NANDI: 5 Steps to Becoming Your Own Health Hero for Longevity, Well-being and a Joyful Life.
Well-being and a Joyful Life, Dr. Partha Nandi, MD, FACP, manages to break down the very best
research into five simple
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steps everyone can follow, starting today.
A Theory of Life Work Balance
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A theory of Life work balance
It's one of those phrases we hear… usually it's "work life balance", but I prefer to focus on life first. Yes, you still need work, but the shift that happens when you put life first feels good for the soul.
T biggest problem of being out of balance is the pressure you put on yourself. The "I can't
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get it all done," leads to more stress, strain, of being caught in the hamster wheel of life… no matter how hard you run you don't get any where. Can you feel the walls of your life closing in even thinking about it?
Ok, take a breath!
Well, the first thing to understand is you're never going to be in balance.
Yes, radical thought. But isn't it freeing to know it's not going to happen?
So what the heck to you do next? If you truly accept that your life is out of balance, & it's never fully going to be, you can then truly experience exquisite moments in your life.
Be in the moment of what your life truly is. You can say "Yep, on the hamster wheel, when do I choose to slow down, or step off?" You can be clear on the choices you're making
Try this - I call them Cyber free Saturdays - don't go on line, try not to look at your phone & yes, it might take - it's a great day to get off the hamster wheel.
Or practice yoga everyday - for those who don't have time do conscious breathing, 5 mins a day - literally just focus on breathing in long, slow breaths, breathe out long slow breaths.
You've just created pools of tranquility within the inbalance & they become magical. The goal is as you practice finding more of them, your life will balance.
Pam Bayne is a writer, the Director of Operations for the Evolutionary Business Council, & is the former President of the Calgary Holistic Chamber of Commerce. As well, she, along with Teresa de Grosbois, are the creators of one of the most revolutionary intentional communities being created in Costa Rica called Vista Mundo. She's living the Enlightened Gypsy life and cherishing her exquisite moments.
Twitter: @VistaMundo_CR
Autism and Dance Movement Therapy
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Autism Spectrum is a disorder identified through such symptoms as repetitive behaviors/movements, lack of eye contact/facial affect changes, and associated changes in the body in regards to regulation and socialization, said Dr. Lori Baudino, licensed clinical Psychologist and Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist.
Dr. Baudino treats
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her autistic patients through Dance/Movement therapy (DMT). "DMT incorporates ways for the child to feel accepted on a body level, for parents to understand a child's nonverbal and verbal communication, and to join through the body to co-regulate and engage the child for daily living skills and socialization" she explained.
DMT involves movement ranging from simple breathing to jumping, running, gross motor skills and even watching movement. Dance/Movement provides autistic children the opportunity to gain control and express their feelings.
Dr. Baudino calls the outcome of this therapeutic modality "Having Body Knowledge". "The Body Knowledge enables children to focus on their feelings within the body to work through psychological challenges and integrate experiences relationships and the environment," she explains. "With Body Knowledge the child feels seen, safe and able to express their inner thoughts and needs," Dr. Baudino noted.
The use of therapeutic practices that encourage body knowledge help professionals and family members understand what a child on the Spectrum may be communicating, help to provide coping strategies as well as playful and creative outlets to explore emotional themes and interests. The child can increase range of movement and intentionality to support motor planning, sequencing and problem solving.
"With this knowledge and embodied modality the child can work towards feeling comfortable in new environments, communicate needs to others, and feel calm and secure. The child can also develop insight into his/her emotional needs, and be given opportunities to be creative and playful with family and friends.
air date: 4/7/17
Avis & David - A Love Story
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Twenty nine years ago Avis's husband David suffered a massive stroke – Avis talks about traversing the medical and healthcare industry – Today David drives, communicates, takes care of shopping and much more!
Avis & David - A Real Love Story
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True love is what this is about. When David had a stroke 29 years ago, Avis was told by doctors that there was nothing they could do. They didn't know the love and tenacity that makes Avis - Avis. Today, David manages the house, drives, does the laundry and travels. He has an amazing smile (and so does Avis). Avis spoke with Mark
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Alyn about dealing with doctors, insurance companies and helping David live again! This is an amazing story.
Avoid Neck Strain While Traveling
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John Bonawitz Creator of Myllow the world's first adjustable travel pillow!
With the holidays fast approaching, many of us will be traveling great distances to spend time with our loved ones. Whether sitting in a plane, train or automobile, chances are that our personal comfort will take a back seat. Joining Mark this week is John
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Bonawitz, creator of the Myllow, the world's first adjustable travel pillow.
They discuss a solution that will make this year's journey to Grandma's house a lot more comfortable.
John and Mark talk about why a neck pillow is a good idea for traveling?
John talks about working with a chiropractor and how the human neck curves slightly forward (to sustain the weight of the head when upright), and why it's important to maintain this curve when in a resting position. Myllow does this while molding to the shape of your neck to alleviate pressure preventing the head from bending too far to one side or the other. It also creates a support so that the weight of the head is partially taken care of by the Myllow.
The Myllow was created because the most common complaint by travelers is Neck Strain. The cervical spine, or neck, begins at the base of the skull and through a series of seven vertebral segments connects to the thoracic, or chest region of the spine. These facet joints can wear down over time and lead to cervical spinal stenosis or osteoarthritis. The Myllow fits around the neck to help avoid neck strain by providing head support while resting or sleeping in a sitting position during travel. If you travel with any sort of frequency, the Myllow will help protect you from any lasting strain.
Ayurveda Secrets For Health And Beauty
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Ayurveda Secrets For Health And Beauty, with plastic surgery and Botox injections becoming the norm, especially in Hollywood, Dr. Christine Horner tells Mark Alyn the real answer for beauty is from within. On Late Night Health, the plastic surgeon shares her Ayurveda secrets for health and beauty.
Ayurveda is an ancient holistic medical
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system that is thousands of years old. The premise is that keeping the body in balance keeps the body healthy. Using the basic precepts of Ayurveda, Dr. Horner discusses with Mark Alyn the real way to true beauty and health: exercise, a natural diet free from preservatives and supplements.
Horner talks about the release of her new book " "Radiant Health, Ageless Beauty" on Late Night Health. The book showcases a daily routine that will not only help women and men reclaim their natural beauty but keep them healthy as well.
Alyn and Horner also talk about the growing cancer epidemic, indicating that the American diet, and lack of exercise are major causes for the Big C. An activist and expert on the subject of breast cancer, Dr. Horner provides answers for women to help the prevention of the disease.
Horner is a best-selling author with her "Waking the Warrior Goddess: A Program to Protect Against and Fight Breast Cancer", Dr. Horner and Mark take a light hearted approach to a very serious subject.
Back Pain From Driving Too Long
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Late Night Health Contributor Rick Olderman, MSPT joins Mark Alyn to talk about back pain. On the show we meet Chiam who is having back pain from driving and sitting for long periods of time. Rick explains to Chaim about why he is having these issues and what he can do to alleviate the pain.
From bucket seats to the tilt in the roads
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for water run off, sitting in a car for a long period of time can cause issue from being somewhat curled in and tilted. Chiam's sciatic pain is most likely due to shifting weight on one side of the body while driving.
Rick Olderman is a physical therapist and the author of "Fixing You - Back Pain" and a regular contributor on Late Night Health.
Be An Effortless Environmentalist
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The United States is the No. 1 trash-producing country in the world at 1,609 pounds per person, per year. Learn how to heal Mother Earth and your family on this edition of Late Night Health!
Beat Afternoon Energy Drop Naturally
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Regular Contributor on Late Night Health, Greg Celaya, DC, joins Darrell Wayne to talk about how to beat the afternoon energy drop. Greg discusses natural ways to increase energy and performance.
Most people have an energy crash between 2-4 pm. The solution for most people is to grab an energy drink, coffee or a candy bar. People tend
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to go for the sweet stuff to get an energy boost. The reason most people have an energy from is from a drop in blood sugar.
The foods you eat can help prevent the afternoon crash. For instance most people have carbohydrates for breakfast; a bowl of cereal, bagel, fruit, muffin, oatmeal. What this does is create the dynamic for your blood sugar to drop later in the day because your body is increasing insulin first thing in the morning with your breakfast choices. A few hours later your blood sugar will drop and most people will choose another carbohydrate or sugar to again boost blood sugar which then again drops a few hours later. This creates a roller-coaster effect in your body.
Dr Celaya sees the problem in breakfast choices going back to what we've been taught is healthy such as fruit and juice. Fruit at the right time in the day and in the right amount is fine but fruit for breakfast is just terrible because you are spiking your blood sugar levels. Over time eating this way leads to hypoglycemia or insulin resistance.
Darrell and Greg also discuss coffee as Darrell used to be addicted to it. When you first start drinking coffee you feel great. But then you become addicted to it as you body now creates a "need" for the coffee and caffeine. You can get to a point where you just cannot function with out the caffeine and it is very difficult to break that habit and give up the coffee. Greg assures Darrell that he will feel better it may just take quite a while for his body to adjust just like with any other addictive thing your try to give up.
Greg give us some advice on what we should be doing and to get out of this cycle we've c
Beating Cancer With The Help Of Einstein
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Donald Wood - Author of Beating Cancer with the Help of Einstein.
Donald Wood joins Mark Alyn on Late Night Health Radio for a talk about health secrets – rarely discussed tips and methods for maintaining good health later in life. Wood recently published Beating Cancer with the Help of Einstein, a book about his late wife's battle with
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cancer and the efforts he made to extend her life over five years longer than doctors' estimates. Wood and Alyn chat about proper nutrition, exercise, and what it is that sets the longest-living people in the world apart from the rest of us.
Be Healed from the Past
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Bad luck runs in my family, I come from a long line of Alcoholics, the women in my family all die from cancer, we have all heard or said something like this, but is it true. Gary Stuart joins Mark Alyn on Late Night Health to address how to be healed from generational illnesses and "bad luck." GARY STUART is a master Constellation
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facilitator of 16 years, author, and transformational speaker. His latest book is MASTER YOUR UNIVERSE: How to Direct and Star in Your Own Life. Gary works with individuals and families that have generational hurts and diseases.
Constellation Healing
So what is Constellation Healing? Think of it like this your present is tied to your past and to your ancestors. So just like a Constellation in the night sky you past and your ancestors past make up a family picture or Constellation. Traumatic events can shape your life and create a family story. Think of the family that lost everything in the great depression. Because of that event great grandma never through anything away and wasted nothing, that now shows up in your life and that has lead to your issue with hording.
The Healing Process
Gary talks about how you can be healed from that process. By using surrogates for ancestors and those who have created the offense people are being set free from generational hurts and traumas. Gary talks about how he has seen people being set free from generation addictions, poverty and disease. If you are tired of living with the past check out these segments and pick up Gary's book MASTER YOUR UNIVERSE: How to Direct and Star in Your Own Life.
Being Charitable & Kind Is Healthy
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Scott Garell and Mark Alyn talk about the fact that there are many studies which show that being charitable and kind is actually healthy and makes people happier (including one study published a few years ago in the Journal of Social Psychology). And it doesn't take much – even a simple act of kindness like shopping through Goodshop can
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have a positive effect. Between stories of people running over each other at stores to grab deals and families ending their Thanksgiving dinners early to go shopping, Goodshop Sunday is an antidote to an oft-lamented holiday shopping season that many feel is devoid of holiday spirit.
Goodshop Sunday (Nov 29) is the day where every gift a shopper buys online at thousands of stores (including Gap, Amazon, Sephora, Macys, Apple, Ralph Lauren, Petco etc..) will result in a donation to their favorite charity. More than 100,000 causes large and small ranging from The American Cancer Society to local dog shelters and schools are participating. In addition, Goodshop will list all the best deals and coupons at these stores so that consumers can get their great holiday deals AND help their cause.
Being The Best You Can Be
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Charmaine Hammond joins Mark Alyn prior to the Global Influences Summit 2016 to talk about being the best you can be! Get on the road to health, happiness and success by turning on your personal GPS! Charmaine talks with Mark about changing her life and then how she turned that into helping others. Charmaine also discusses the Global
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Influences Summit and how it is designed to help people get health,happy and new business.
Be Stroke Savvy
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Strokes are the leading cause of disability in America and can result in depression, personality changes, poor memory, faulty judgment, concentration challenges, visual impairments and weakness. Learn how to tell the difference between strokes and stress as Dr. Redcross joins Mark Alyn for a talk that could save your life!
Big Pharma and Mike Papantonio
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MIKE PAPANTONIO, a senior partner at Levin Papantonio, one of the nation's largest plaintiff law firms taking on big pharma, tobacco companies and the automotive industry.
Bioenergetics And You!
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In her new book, Blessed with Energy, Marcy Myers, a Bioenergetic therapist, explains that everyone has an electromagnetic field that supports their physical and psychological health. Every organ, cell, and system that make up the human body is affected by the vibrational frequencies we are exposed to daily. Marcy visits with Mark Alyn
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on this edition of Late Night Health.
BRAC 1 Breast Cancer Gene and Your Diet
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Traditional vs an holistic approach to breast cancer. Christine Horner, M.D. is a leading expert in breast cancer. As a surgeon and reconstructive plastic surgeon, Dr Honer has a unique approach between balancing holistic and traditional medicine with breast cancer. We'll talk about genes and the BRAC 1 breast cancer gene. You can
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lower your risk of developing breast cancer if you have the BRAC 1 gene just by what you eat. Every cell in your body has an entire dna map, in your whole genome certain genes are turned off and turned on. Eating an unhealthy diet and processed sugary foods you can actually turn on the bad genes.
Sugar for instance causes inflammation in the body and knocks out your immune system for about 5 hours after you consume it. Dr Horner talks about how your diet is so important to your health and risk of developing cancer.
Brad's Raw Foods Made Easy
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Brad's Raw Foods Made Easy with Brad Gruno. Brad joins us to talk about the raw food diet. Drop weight, lower cholesterol and get health with raw foods. Brad Gruno did it and so can you!
Brain Drain
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A look at sugar energy drinks with The Herbal Pharmacist, Dave Foreman.
Brain Inflammation Due To Poor Diet
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Nutritionist and Chiropractor Greg Celaya,DC shares research with Mark about inflammation of the brain. This is not inflammation like the swelling of a joint caused by a fall or a bruise, but rather inflammation on a cellular level. As we age, many Americans continue to eat poorly, increasing the chance of brain inflammation due to poor
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diet. Dr. Celaya and Mark discuss eating better to avoid and reduce the potential for brain inflammation. According to Dr. Celaya inflamed brain manifests in a variety of ways from foggy brain to blood sugar problems. New research indicates inflammation of the brain can also lead to dementia and Alzheimer's Disease.
Breast Cancer Culinary Showdown
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Marveina Peters, a partner in Teresa Peters Executive Realtors, Inc., based in Inglewood, CA, is a committed foodie. She is equally dedicated to raising funds for the cure. She joins foodie Mark Alyn on Late Night Health to discuss the Susan G. Komen Los Angeles County Culinary Showdown.
She's been known to travel great distances
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just to have a new food experience, like the time she went to Siem Reap, Cambodia, to enjoy Cuisine Wat Damnak, Khmer French infused pan fried Sandy fish filet and barbecued duck.
That's why she was one of the first people to sign up to fundraiser for the event. It's a unique event, complete with celebrity chefs, and October 22 is the first time ever it will be held in the United States. And Marveina is extending a challenge to all other business people to do the same.
She's dedicated to raising funds for the cure due to the experience her then 26-year-old cousin, Alice Marshall, who was raised as a sister with Marveina, had with breast cancer. Alice became concerned about abnormalities in her breast in 2010 but her doctor refused to do a mammogram or biopsy because "she was only 26." In 2013, after her breast began to leak blood, a biopsy was finally done. Alice was misdiagnosed with Stage Two breast cancer. It was actually Stage Three. Thankfully, after treatment, she's alive and cancer free today.
This experience caused Marveina to be aware of the need for early detection and treatment where breast cancer is concerned. About the same time, she met Mark Pilon, Executive Director of Susan G. Komen Los Angeles County. Soon thereafter she joined the board and was just elected president of Susan G. Komen Los Angeles County. Her term began July 1.
So while Marveina has multiple strong personal reasons to be on stage competitively at the Culinary Showdown on October 22, she welcomes friendly competition from other business executives in Los Angeles. After all, it's all for an important cause. More information at
air date: 7/22/16
Breast Cancer Survivor Story
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Judie Henninger is a breast cancer survivor and joins us to talk about her journey using a combination of traditional and alternative health practices. Two years ago Judie went in for a routine mammogram and check up, which she did every year. After the mammogram the doctor asked her to come back for an ultrasound because they saw
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something. After the ultrasound they did a biopsy and she was diagnosed with breast cancer on her left side.
The waiting process between the mammogram and the ultrasound and the biopsy and then eventually the results was awful emotionally. The results were breast cancer and it was in one node. They asked her that day if she wanted to consult with a surgeon which she did. The treatment recommended as a mastectomy on the left side and chemotherapy.
Judie chose both an alternative health and an traditional health approach to treatment. She chose a surgeon, a plastic surgeon and an oncologist. She used acupuncture, meditation, teas, and various other things during her chemotherapy to help with the side-effects. She actually managed to avoid nausea during the chemotherapy treatment.
Now Judie spends her time mentoring and encouraging other women who are facing the same thing she had to face with breast cancer.
Bungee Jumping May Be Good For You
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Jumping off a bridge is certainly taking a risk and it appears that risk taking is actually good for you. Science has shown that risk taking is actually healthy. Author Kayt Sukel takes a look at how risk taking can improve your health in her new book The Art of Risk Taking. Kayt joins Mark Alyn on Late Night Health to discuss her
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adventurous life and how risk taking has always been a major part of living for her.
While not advocating Bungee jumping for everyone, Kayt does say risk is a major part of life. Just walking across the street there is the possibility of being hit by a bus. Staying in doors and never leaving your home involves the risk of your roof falling down on you. Kayt relays a story about being with a friend when a car crashed into the front of the house. As we've said, risk is simply part of life.
The idea is to take risks that work to your advantage and actually your enhance life. Mark and Kayt discuss risk taking that can be the difference between missing out and making it big. To understand how to take risk, you need to set a personal definition. Everybody has a different view of what risk is all about.
Teenagers are more apt to risk, because it's part of learning and growing up. Older folk may not risk financially like they did when they were younger. Women, when not financial in nature, may be bigger risk takers than men.
Combining science with stories of risk takers, Kayt helps people reshape their lives by examining their lives and assessing how risk can work to make their lives better.
Kayt admits her risk taking has slowed down. As a mom (her biggest risk) she doesn't do the adventurous travel and extreme sports she once enjoyed.
air date: 7/29/16
Business & Personal Relationships
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There are many problems inherent in combining a business and personal relationship. The problematic areas usually revolve around money, respective effort, communication, ability and division of labor. There are other possible problems, but these are a few of the key categories.
In a combination business and personal relationship, it
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is helpful to reinforce each other in positive ways, such as verbal acknowledgement of each other's effort, i.e. compliments. It's important to reinforce each other on a regular basis. You cannot assume that your partner knows that they are appreciated in their efforts and hard work. It's important that the compliments be voiced.
We discuss who is responsible for specific activities relating to the business, and we apportion activities according to ability and time availability. In our relationship, one of us has a larger part in running the business with all that that entails. We often strategize together on how we want to move forward on various pieces of business.
There are many other factors that are important in keeping a business and personal relationship strong and positive. Here are a few of them:
Being respectful of the right time to interact without disrupting what the other person is involved in.
Speaking and listening in a respectful way to each other. It is important to keep an open mind and the possibility of changing one's mind.
Here's a poem that Shelley and I would like to share called: "Listening"…
"Listen to me, I'll listen to you.
It shows respect, and kindness too.
Listen with patience
And think of the other,
Like the sweet understanding of a loving Mother.
So let us be kind,
And patiently give,
The great gift of listening,
To compassionately live.
So, it is important not to interrupt, and to be a patient, present listener.
In connection with either party speaking, it's important to be respectful of the other's time. It's also important in terms of time to "be sincere, be brief, and be seated". We should not lecture, talk down to, patronize or blame. All of the above simply means not insisting on being right.
The guiding principles when business and personal relationships are combined, work best when patient communication, kindness and compassion are manifested. A key to make it all work is verbally appreciating and acknowledging the efforts of each person. The Buddhists say "We are all suffering". We all have a bit of reactivity from our past. So, in this relationship there are ups and downs, successes and failures, worry and anxiety and all the negatives that exist in many relationships.
Summing it all up, patient, loving kindness to each other, being good listeners, and perhaps most important being good forgivers is what has enabled us to stay together in a combination business and personal relationship.
air date:2/17/17
Buying Pants Is No Longer Stressful
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Buying pants is stressful for many women. In this chat with Cricket Lee, of FitLogic™ Mark Alyn explores how the fashion industry can undo the stress of buying little black pants.
Can A Cruise Be Healthy?
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Andrea Pass, Vice President, Media Relations for award-winning Marketing Maven Public Relations (
), recently traveled the Mediterranean on a 12-day Royal Caribbean (
) cruise. She spoke with Mark Alyn "Late Night Health Radio" to highlight the adventure while keeping good health in mind.
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Weeks before the cruise consider eating healthy as much as you can. You may drop a few pounds, but will also train your appetite not to want to eat all the wonderful food found on board ship. And you can come back from your travels without gaining any weight!
With long-days at port and a late dinner seating, it is always important to plan in advance. Eat a breakfast high in protein to increase energy during land excursions including the Acropolis or standing outside of The Vatican in almost 100 degree temperatures. Stay hydrated and remember to carry a water bottle and to re-fill throughout the day.
A great way to see the sites in Florence, Rome and Athens was to arrange private tours. Pass connected with travel buddies through
to fill the private excursion with like-minded travelers. In this case, she was looking for English-speaking, non-smoking companions who were comfortable with walking, hiking and being out in the heat for extended periods of time. Meeting new friends through TripTogether balanced the trip and kept it moving at a rapid pace since there are limited hours in each port.
When on a cruise, take the stairs. While there are many cruisers who wait on line for elevators, by taking the steps, you're certainly burning more calories and staying in shape.
The gym on cruise ships has every imaginable piece of equipment. Save the gym for days at sea and make sure to visit early in the morning to enjoy the day ahead. Stay active on sea days by walking the track which surrounds the upper deck of the ship.
Remember to get a good night's sleep. Don't skimp on trying new foods or having a cocktail. Have a great time!
air date: 7/22/16
Cancer Survivor Models At Citadel
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Brenda Allen, a 14-year breast cancer survivor and one of the models in an October 1 PINK SAVES fashion show at the Citadel Outlets, was Mark Alyn's guest on a segment preceding National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Can't Sleep? Counting Sheep May Help
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Sleep problems affect between 50 to 70 million people. Dr. Greg Celaya offers tips for a good nights slumber.
Celebrating 300 Episodes
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Celebrating our 300 episode Devon Blaine, CEO The Blaine Group, an award-winning, Beverly Hills-headquartered public relations agency joins the conversation with Mark Alyn.
CEOs Are More Stressed Than Ever
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5 tips/Strategies for being a healthy CEO -
Mark Alyn and Kevin Layton talk about how CEOs are more stressed than ever given the pressure of the holidays and his top 5 tips/Strategies for being a healthy CEO.
Childbirth Not Always Black-and-White
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Maternal death is on the rise in the United States. Each year 700-1200 women die from pregnancy or childbirth complications and black women are 3-4 times more likely to die of pregnancy or delivery complications than white women. Additionally, more than 1,000 babies die prematurely each year in North America. Dr. Kecia Gaither, MD, is
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our guest tonight on Late Night Health to discuss the many variables that contribute to this epidemic such as socioeconomic status, education, and access to healthcare and insurance coverage.
Choosing the Correct Mattress
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Picking the right mattress is difficult, but Rick shares the secrets of getting the perfect mattress and pillow with Mark Alyn on Late Night Health.
For many consumers, shopping for a new mattress is a daunting task. What do I look for in buying a new mattress? How do I find a mattress that works for me and my partner? These are many of
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the most common questions asked when it comes time to buy a new mattress.
To find the right type of mattress, the most important piece information you need is: what position do you sleep in? A mattress that properly supports the body should be solid enough to not cave inward with pressure and yet have enough give to allow contouring to the body. This is especially important with side sleepers, as a lot of pressure is placed on the shoulders and hips.
Don't be fooled by all those promotions touting firm mattresses for good support. Firm mattresses work better for back sleepers than they do for side or stomach sleepers. While back sleepers can get away with a firmer mattress, even they can benefit from the contouring that occurs with a mattress that gives when pressure is applied.
To help choose the best mttress, we are talking to sleep expert, chiropractor and Vice President of Product Development at Relief-Mart Inc, Dr. Rick Swartzburg, D.C.
Rick has been a practicing chiropractor for more than two decades and is a regular online contributor helping readers choose the best mattress. He will outline some handy tips to follow when buying a new mattress. For more tips from Dr. Swartzburg, go to
or visit
to see the latest innovations in mattress and pillow technology.
air date: 9/2/16
Circle of Promise
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Leading into National Black History Month, it was ideal for Late Night Health host Mark Alyn to have a discussion about how to rewrite breast cancer mortality history for African American women.
Circle of Promise - Susan G. Komen LA
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Breast cancer impacts people from all ethnic backgrounds. However, there are significant differences in the mortality rates among racial groups. African American women diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States have a mortality rate that is 42 percent higher than their Caucasian counterparts. This disparity is even greater in Los
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Angeles where African American women are dying of breast cancer at rates 70 percent higher than Caucasian women are. The Circle of Promise initiative was created to help diminish this health disparity gap while simultaneously creating a cultural shift that will change the outcome for African Americans diagnosed with breast cancer.
Mark Pilon, Executive Director of the Susan G. Komen Los Angeles County talks about reaching out to the African American community to provide information, education and testing on Late Night Health with Mark Alyn.
The California Circle of Promise is an initiative addressing breast cancer disparities among African Americans at the system, community, and individual levels. The initiative serves the unique needs of African American women, 40 and above, who are rarely or never screened for breast cancer in order to provide access to quality breast health care services.
The goal of the initiative is to empower African American women with the knowledge, information and resources to enter and seamlessly move through a quality, culturally competent and coordinated system of breast health care. In some instances, this means bringing the services directly to the community in the form of a mobile breast cancer screening event and/or grass roots health education programs.
The Los Angeles County Circle of Promise could not have accomplished these goals and reached this population of women without the help of our community partners, stakeholders, and sponsors. Their collaborative efforts have allowed us to do substantial work in the community these past two years. We are incredibly grateful for their partnership and the opportunity to work together to create a positive breast health movement for African American women in Los Angeles County.
air date: 4/15/16
Citadel Outlets For Susan G. Komen
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Citadel Outlet's Shopping Extravaganza on September 23 offers shoppers great savings while helping charities including the LA chapter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Clear Vision For Your Life
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Mali Phonpadith, of the Soar Community Network, joins Mark Alyn for a look at having a clear vision for your life!#health, #latenighthealth, #maliphonpadith, #soarwithscn #soarcommunitynetwork
Coffee Is A Superfood
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Did you know coffee is a superfood? Dr Bob Arnot joins Late Night Health to talk all about coffee. After years of reporting about the health risks of coffee, former medical correspondent Dr. Bob Arnot says he was wrong about the bean that is now being touted as one of the most inexpensive superfoods that possess a wide range of health
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benefits. However, he cautions that you need to know your coffee, and how to brew it and consume it to make sure you are unlocking all the health benefits found in those beans.
Dr. Arnot breaksdown the most compelling studies on coffee that are making health headlines today such as how coffee can help with depression, longevity and endurance. Dr Arnot also shares with Mark Alyn what people need to know to become a coffee connoisseur and reap the most health benefits from their favorite brew.
Collaboration Can Improve Your Health
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It's no secret…when people pull together for a common cause or goal the results can improve your health. Many years ago I worked in the Correctional System with young offenders. To provide the custodial care and therapeutic treatment to help these young people improve their lives post incarceration, collaboration was key, and it
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actually had a ripple effect. Not only was the young offender better served, the impacts rippled over to the youth's family.
Fast forward several years when I worked in the health care system, on a psychiatry unit. The level of collaboration within the health care system, inclusion of alternative health and wellness services, the family, school and other key players in the patient's life helped ensure the best care possible. When I opened my business I made collaboration one of the foundations upon which my business was built. I collaborate on many projects, one being the Global Influence Summit (GIS). The Global Influence Summit brings together transformational leaders and experts who want to up level their business and turn their impact into action, and, who are interested in collaborating to make a positive difference in the world.
Henry Ford said "Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success." Collaboration makes tough projects easier. It reduces the isolation that often happens for people in business, and, collaboration (when done right) can reduce stress. There are many examples worldwide of projects that have improved the lives and help of individuals and communities through collaboration. Effective collaborations require trust, clear communication, agreement on the project and direction (the common goal), and, commitment. When these qualities exist in a collaboration, the results and impact can be life (and health) changing. Here's a few helpful tips: 1) Choose your partners/collaborators carefully, b) Map out the details of the collaboration, 3) Build the relationship and 4) Deal with issues as they arise to the project is not de-railed.
Charmaine Hammond, Teresa de Grosbois and Joseph Ranseth have collaborated to host the Global Influence Summit in Florida February 8-10, 2017.
The Global Influence Summit is a perfect example of collaboration, and offers training on how to collaborate to turn impact into action. As you step into 2017 make collaboration a priority and foundation for your business success model, and for making the difference you want to make on the planet.
air date 2/3/17
Coloring Books Help Adults Relax
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Do you remember coloring books? You'd use a variety of colored crayons to make pretty pictures. Now research shows that coloring inside the line is no longer just for kids! Kim Weiss explains how coloring is helpful for a number of health issues found in adults including reducing stress!
Inkspirations are from the original
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publishers of the Chicken Soup for the Soul Series.
Let's face it, some days are plain hectic. Sometimes we are up to our ears in errands, chores at home, or responsibilities at the office. Worse yet, some days there are incredibly awful things going on in our world. And some days, all we want is tune out the unforgiving realities that exist in our world and wind down. Much like art therapy, "coloring therapy" as a form of active meditation offers an easy way to reduce stress and calm the mind. To start overcoming heartache, releasing tensions, and building positive energy, pick up some pencils, markers, crayons, or whatever you want and start a coloring book.
There is less pressure with coloring, as opposed to drawing or painting. As mentioned, coloring can take on the role of active meditation. Without the stress of having to imagine your own design and try to perfect it, you are simply free to get started bringing a creation life. It is easy to mindlessly color and let your pencils or markers take the piece where they may.
Coloring can inspire and awaken our inner motivations as we express ourselves. As one takes the steps to create a colored page – choosing mediums and colors, deciding on techniques, and more – there is a certain mentality that sets in. Someone that is coloring becomes less afraid to take risks with their art.
Coloring outside of the lines, coloring dogs purple, turning a flower bud into a sunset; it all helps to open the mind as we turn something conventional or predictable into our own. People who color can step out of everyday boxes, and the more they do, the less afraid they become of others judging their work. In these ways, expressing creativity through coloring helps us to break down creative barriers and feel more comfortable with trying new things, while at the same time feeling more comfortable with ourselves.
For more information check out: inkspirations.com
air date: 8/5/16
Communication Skills
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Communication is a very vital part of existence. There has been literature describing how emotional intelligence and communication skills can result in more promising career development, better relationships. People who interview well understand how to make an impression and communicate in a way that makes an employer want to hire them.
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Poor communication skills can divide people and result in polarization.
If you are with a partner and you want them to lose weight because you are concerned about his or her health, expressing dissatisfaction with the way they look may only marginalize them and make them feel judged. If you instead focus on positivity such as engaging in actions to promote health, that may be more motivating. For example, you can request the other person to take a walk with you, which can have the added benefit of being a bonding experience.
Amir Levine, MD, the author of "Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and how it can help you find-and keep-Love" describes the art of effective communication using five principles. He suggest wearing your heart on your sleeve by being emotionally open, being specific by stating your needs comma using words such as want, feel, and need. He also encourages not having a blaming attitude, being assertive and non-apologetic.
One of the most important lessons to be learned with communication is when to speak up (choosing battles), when to simply walk away, when to speak up and walk away from a relationship. It is also important to know when to speak up in order to work on improving a relationship. Speaking to someone in a respectful, compassionate manner can go a long way. There is often this belief that letting anger out towards the offender will help us feel better, but often doesn't necessarily lower our stress, as opposed to simply letting anger diffuse, or waiting a moment before reacting. Honesty and feeling empowerment is necessary for open communication in any relationship, albeit at the workplace or personally. The above concept is one that we need to evolve over time.
In such a fast world, we often lack useful feedback and transparency in our relationships. Instead, sometimes people think it's alright to curb exhibition of manners, as if it's alright to insult a person upon meeting. This is not useful feedback. We are seeing this happen with politicians, media personalities, etc. The belief that feelings are somehow not relevant in corporate America is a faulty notion, the simplicity of basic kindness is not a character asset, and it is being human.
Anandhi Narasimhan is a child and adult psychiatrist practicing in Los Angeles. Dr. Narasimhan works for two non-profit agencies in addition to running a private practice and has had numerous media appearances.
air date: 4/14/17
Compassionate Capitalism Part 2
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Having gone from rags to riches to rags to riches, all before celebrating his 50th birthday, Dave Meltzer, who is also known as the entrepreneur's entrepreneur, has enjoyed careers spanning technology, sports marketing, media and entertainment, and publishing.
Conquering Stress
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Mark Alyn is joined this week by Kimberly Palm. Kimberly talks with us about stress and how we can conquer stress in our lives. Internationally known stress reduction expert, health & life coach, and motivational speaker, Kimberly Palm shares with us the secrets we all need to know to reduce stress in our life.
Kimberly learned how
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to heal herself when we was diagnosed with an illness long ago. She uses meditation, mindfulness, yoga, Tai Chi, acupuncture, cranial sacral therapy and other things.
Mark and Kimberly talk about the fountain of youth and getting older as well as an in-depth discussion about stress and how that affects our daily lives. They also talk about what our life's purpose is.
Kimberly has a new book "Conquering Stress: The Real Fountain of Youth"
Convergence Healing
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Cranberries = Superfood
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Mark and Sherry talk about Superfoods to Supercharge your fall. Cranberries have a lot of health benefits, they help protect against bladder infections in women. The compounds that are in cranberries actually change the structure of the ecoli bacteria, it actually morphs the bacteria so it can't stick on the bladder wall. The best
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way to get the most out of cranberries it to take a supplement. Pure cranberry juice is almost impossible to drink because its so tart and therefore a lot of sugar or sweetener needs to be added to make it drinkable. Taking a cranberry supplement is a better way to avoid all the sugar. Sugar can affect the immune system and cause inflammation so it's important to not take in extra sugar while trying to get the health benefits of cranberries.
Sherry Torkos, a Holistic Pharmacist, joins Mark Alyn to talk about natural medicine. Sherry was diagnosed with Celiac Disease in the 80's when she was a teenager. Im the 80's no one really knew what Celiac Disease even was, Sherry was misdiagnosed for years before doctors discovered what was really wrong with her. Once she was diagnosed the next issue was doctors didn't really even know how to treat Celiac Disease. Sherry found that eating gluten was actually damaging her the wall of her intestines and she started developing system-wide nutritional issues such as rashes, night vision loss, hair, nails, anemia etc... this was resolved once she changed her diet. She got on a gluten-free diet and began taking supplements. This whole experience as a teenager is what propelled her into the world of pharmaceuticals and eventually towards a holistic approach through supplements and diet.
Sherry graduated from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science in 1992 and has since moved to the holistic side of pharmaceuticals. Sherry Torkos is the author of more than a dozen books.
Create The Perfect Online Dating Profile
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How To Create The Perfect Online Dating Profile: Why You Should Skip The Selfies
Being in a relationship is healthier than being single according to new studies. People in a relationship are just happier and happier usually makes people healthier.
But how do you "date" in today's 21st century dating scene? What are the
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rules and have they changed in the last 20 years or so? According to Anita Covic, Online Dating Expert with international online dating sites, profile is the most important aspect of creating a first impression when communicating online.
The profile picture is the first impression.
"We find that the most successful images show the eyes, face and a majority of the body. A picture with a smile receives more clicks to the page, where the next step of the profile creation takes part: filling out the information section," says Covic.
Skip the selfie --- especially those taken in a mirror. Selfies are often distorted views and don't give the best impression.
When completing the information section that covers personal preferences, the most successful profiles had these traits in common:
Be honest -- Don't lie as you are bound to get caught.
Use a positive, upbeat voice.
Describe the things that bring enjoyment to life.
Expand on preferences. Instead of just stating a love for sports, write about which sports and why --- bicycling thru the mountains, taking in a soccer match in Brazil. When discussing travel, highlight favorite spots visited --- taking photos at Machu Picchu, enjoying a cooking class in Italy.
Share hopes and dreams.
Do not bring up former relationships. Negativity is often a deal-breaker.
Finally, don't leave any questions unanswered. Take the time to think about the questions and read answers slowly and out loud to get the feel of how the response could be received.
Dating Over 50
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Michelle Cohen, Ph.d joins Mark Alyn to talk about dating over 50. After a spouse dies or leaves, the remaining spouse often goes into a depression. They end up spending their lives watching Wheel of Fortune and don't get out to interact with people. This can lead to serious health issues including dementia and high blood pressure. Dr.
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Cohen talks about why dating later in life is important and how it can help make life more enjoyable. She offers ideas on when it's time to start dating and ideas on meeting new people.
Getting out and meeting new people as we get older really helps people be happy and helps with depression and anxiety. After a spouse dies there is a natural period of mourning that people have to go through, this is especially more difficult for older people. Older people tend to cling onto old patterns and its much harder to get back out and move forward with life. It's very helpful for other family members to encourage the newly single spouse to get out of the house and be happy again.
Dating at 50 plus is also very different than it was for people when they were younger. Now most people meet on online dating website. A lot of people look up old friends or old high school and college friends through facebook. Odds are you are going to find someone from your past who you used to know that is now single as well. It's much less intimidating than getting out there and meeting new people late in life.
Dealing With the Big C
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Servet Hason was in the peak of health. She exercised, ate properly and was the picture of health. Then was diagnosed with cancer. Servet speaks candidly with Mark Alyn about her adventure with cancer.
Death - The Elephant in the Room
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Death may be one of life's certainties, but that doesn't mean you are ever prepared for it. From settling estates, to closing businesses and bank accounts, there are hundreds of issues to consider when it comes to the end of life. It can be overwhelming to deal with on your own, and
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it can leave those left behind in a state of grief paralysis. Yet many people avoid talking about death because it's uncomfortable. This leaves families unprepared and unprotected.
Decoding a Life of Hope & Happiness
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Robert Clancy premieres his new book on this edition of Late Night Health. Robert shares ways to implement his lessons into your life to get the healthy, happy and abundant life you want.
Detox in Three Days
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Detoxing is a good way to start on a system of health and beauty. For many people the word detox or cleanse is scary because it sounds unpleasant or too complicated, but it's actually pretty simple to do.
Natural health expert and award-winning author, Dr. Christine Horner says committing to a simple home detox for just three days can
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help your liver get a jump start on shedding toxins that have likely been accumulating during the winter season from inactivity, emotional stress and not getting enough sunshine. She shares her vitality and health secrets with Mark Alyn on Late Night Health.
Horner, a board-certified plastic surgeon who left her lucrative plastic surgery practice after an experience nearly 20 years ago changed her approach to helping her patients obtain health and youthfulness that she details in her new book, "Radiant Health, Ageless Beauty" (Elgea Publishing, 2016).
The secrets to youthfulness can be harnessed at any age using her 30-day program, as outlined in her book. A simple detox program is discussed that can make changes to your life in as little as three days. This is a do it yourself detox plan to regain a glowing complexion, boost energy and mood, stimulate the immune system, improve digestion and facilitate weight loss.
Dr. Horner also talks about supplements including AHCC which is found in certain mushroom extracts. AHCC works to strengthen the immune system and may help to reduce the risk of cancer.
If you're feeling a little burned out, your skin is breaking out and you can't shake those mood swings, it may be that your liver is working overtime to shed some of the toxins that have been building up in your body. Now is the time to reboot your system and get healthy. While written for women, the program works equally well for men as well.
air date: 7/15/16
Diabetes: Eat, Chew, Live
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John Poothullil, MD, FRCP, author of Eat, Chew, Live joins Mark Alyn to talk about one of the biggest epidemics in America, diabetes.
Dr. Poothullil talks about a new approach to diabetes, an epidemic that is rapidly expanding around the world. One in 4 adults over 65 in the US being a Type 2 diabetic and 1 in 3 people over age 20 is
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pre-diabetic. He discusses how diabetes is a serious medical condition that can cause damage to body cells and lead to neuropathy, erectile dysfunction in men, blindness, heart attack, stroke, kidney failure and a premature death.
Medical science commonly blames diabetes on insulin resistance, but Dr. Poothullil believes this theory is incorrect. He explains how insulin resistance claims that only three types of body cells become resistant to the hormone insulin, produced in the pancreas. Insulin tells cells to let glucose into them, but if cells are resistant, it causes the glucose to remain in the bloodstream, leading to high blood sugar and diabetes.
Dr. Poothulli shares his findings based on the 20 years of research he's done. He has concluded that insulin resistance cannot be accurate. There is another body metabolism that can explain more logically how high blood sugar develop. Dr. Poothullil explains how the over consumption of grains causes a normal body metabolism to go haywire, creating high blood sugar. This is why diabetes is spreading throughout the world in every country where grain products become a major portion of the diet. This new theory explains why even thin people are getting the disease , why teenagers getting it and why some pregnant women develop gestational diabetes and then shed it after giving birth.
With this information, Dr. Poothulli shares with the Late Night Health audience how they can prevent and even reverse high blood sugar and diabetes. Specific changes in diet can help people avoid the risks rather than taking drugs or injecting insulin for a lifetime.
Diabetes Research Center
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Dr. Jean Louis Selam is at the Diabetes Research Center near Los Angeles, which does clinical studies on Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
Dr. Selam received his undergraduate education and medical doctorate in France, University of Montpelier. He has been a specialist in internal medicine and endocrinology in France since 1979 and licensed
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in California since 1987. He has worked as an associate professor at University of California Irvine Diabetes Research Program 1986-90 then as an associate professor at University Medical School of Paris, dept of Diabetology 1990-2003. He was appointed in 2005 as Visiting Professor by the USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
He is the Editor in Chief of the Journals Infusystems, which he founded in 1983, a world leading journal in the field of insulin delivery systems.
Dietary Supplements and A Trip To The ER
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Daniel and Mark discuss the New England Journal of Medicine's findings in a study that claimed dietary supplements are responsible for approximately 23,000 ER visits from 2004 to 2013. Today challenged the methodology and findings of a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine that claimed dietary supplements are responsible
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for approximately 23,000 hospital visits each year. The Study, "Emergency Department Visits for Adverse Events Related to Dietary Supplements" based its findings on data from 63 emergency departments from 2004 through 2013 instead of relying on the official Food and Drug Administration's Serious Adverse Event Reporting database for dietary supplements.
Mark and Dr. Fabricant also talk about the Oregon Attorney General's lawsuit against GNC.
Doctor's Don't Follow Their Own Advice
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Doctors are known for giving advice about healthy living—to eat a healthy diet, get enough sleep and downtime, and to enjoy healthy relationships, exercise, meditation and gratitude practices, but do they follow it? Find out when Dr. Dianne Ansari-Winn visits with Mark Alyn on Late Night Health.
Domestic Violence Awareness
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Joining LNH this week Dr. Ben Talei talks w/ Mark Alyn about domestic violence.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Dr. Ben will be hosting an event in New York called Accelerate 4 Change, a charity he created in order to raise funds and awareness for the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
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During Domestic Violence Month 2014, he organized a cross-country drive through 23 states in support of NCADV. He furthered this effort and outreach by also offering abuse victims complementary treatments.
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV-
is a nationwide organization aiding in all aspects of domestic abuse.
Dr. Ben Talei, a respected author and teacher within his field and also staff at UCLA, Cedars and Children's Hospital Los Angeles. He is one of the only surgeons in the country to complete two separate fellowships in facial, plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Do Moisturizers really work?
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Dr. Michael Lin is a leading Beverly Hills dermatologist and doctor to the Kardashian Family. Dr Lin talks with us about how to find skincare products that work? Do moisturizers really work? We'll discuss the big business of moisturizers and what really works.
Donald Trump and His Hair!
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Donald Trump and his hair!
What will happen to the The Donald's hair if he makes it too the white house, we know that presidents age significantly while in office. We're here to help The Donald look dashing and keep his hair as he runs the race to the white house. Why? Because Late Night Health is here to help men and women
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across the country and even our very own Donald Trump!
Tony O'Donnell, Ph.D and Mark talk about Donald Trump's hair and how to grow hair naturally. DHT is the hormone that stops hair growth. This is a hormone that actually stops the hair follicles from releasing the vital nutrients needed in the hair shaft itself and this stops hair growth. It's difficult to get rid of the DHT hormone but we talk about how to deal with this naturally. We talk about shampoos to use as well as what to eat.
Diet is a crucial element in hair growth. What The Donald eats and his health can help keep is famous locks in place. Dropping sugar and losing weight can help you grow hair and keep what you have left.
Don't Cheat On Your Sleep!
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Lack of sleep can cause a wide variety of issues including reduced performance, brain fog and more. Tune In as Dr. Redcross talks with Mark Alyn about getting enough sleep
Don't Kiss on Valentine's Day!
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Kissing on Valentine's Day is a no-no according to Georgea Pasedis, PharmD., R.Ph. Kissing during the winter months can spread flu, colds and can cause stumbling blocks to your health.
Dr. Ben Carson and Spinal Bifida
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Nicole Cuda and Isabella Cuda, joins Mark this week. Isabella Cuda is a child actress and her mother Nicole Cuda has walked through alot with her daughters health since birth. Born with Spinal Bifida and a tethered spinal cord, actress Isabella Cuda was never supposed to be able to walk. After Dr. Ben Carson performed two major spinal
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cord surgeries on her, she was completely healed.
Late-Night-Health-Nicole-CudaNicole talks with us about how she coped with the diagnosis and surgeries. This is the real life health story behind Eternal Salvation, in which Isabella plays Megan. It debuted in March 2016. Jonathan Wright (Bradley Snedeker) has it all, a prestigious job, incredibly beautiful wife, Amy (Jessica Morris), gorgeous 7-year-old daughter, Megan (Isabella), and countless friends. Having recently been appointed to Sr. Vice President of business relations for a well-established investment banking firm, Jonathan believes he is on the fast-track to reaching the apex of his career. He and his team have been assigned a new client's billion dollar account.
In the prime of his life, Jonathan suffers a life threatening brain aneurysm that leaves him comatose. After regaining consciousness, he begins the grueling task of rebuilding his life.
Dream and Get The Life You Want
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Marcia Wieder joins us to talk about why having goals and dreams are so important. Did you know that it is medically proven that people with passion and dreams live a happier and longer life?
Apoptosis is when your brain believes you have outgrown your usefulness. This is seen when people retire, are laid off, experience an empty nest
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or when you stop dreaming. Your your brain then sends a message to the body that says you are no longer needed and then people start to mentally and physically self-destruct, the body begins to die.
You have to have a reason to get out of bed in the morning and those are dreams. You have to have passion and dreams to be inspired to live.
Marcia recommends that people go on a passion quest. Take some time to get away and find out what you are passion about and begin dreaming again. The dreams and passions we had in our 20's or 30's may change as we get older so it is important to keep discovering new passions and continue to dream throughout life. Ask yourself "who am I?", "What matters to me?" and ignite that passion again.
Most of us are so busy in the hustle and bustle of life that we don't even know what our dreams are anymore. You have to find out what your purpose and your life is about and then you will discover your passion and you can begin to dream again.
Purpose answers the question who am I. Through the life I've lived and the experiences I've gone through who am I at a core level. Dreams are what you do with your purpose.
Marcia Wieder is the author of 'Dream and get the life you want'
Drop the Pain Pills
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Drop the Pain Pills: BioCare System is changing the pain relief game with LumiWave, its medical-grade pain relief device
Why should you drop the Pain Pills? According to the National Safety Council, 99 percent of physicians exceed the recommended three-day dosage limit and that 74 percent of doctors believe morphine and oxycodone are
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the most effective ways to treat pain.
BioCare Systems is proving that pain can be managed without opioids – empowering people to take control of their health. Their product LumiWave delivers a specialized dose of near infrared light, which triggers the release of nitric oxide. Nitric oxide has been proven to dilate blood vessels, increase lymphatic drainage and modulate muscle repair. The uses of LumiWave are vast, from relieving pain from chronic pain (like arthritis, migraines or tendonitis) and acute injuries to promoting muscle recovery and stimulating stem cell proliferation and differentiation in stem cell treatments (PRP)
LumiWave is a medical-grade pain relief technology for easy use at home. Its 200-400 light-emitting diode (LED) array, originally designed for clinical effectiveness in the professional office, has never been available before at such an affordable cost. Automated treatment controls make the LumiWave device safe and simple to use without the risk of over-treatment or unwanted side effects. And, its compact, wearable design makes it convenient to travel with.
It takes only two controls on the LumiWave device to receive the proper dose of LED infrared energy to safely and effectively relieve pain, with out pain pills. Choose the 10-minute mode or 20-minute mode, depending on the area or kind of pain; once you start your treatment mode, the LumiWave will maintain a safe LED temperature and automatically turn off at the end of the pre-set time. Two treatments a day are generally enough to experience pain relief.
In 2005, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted BioCare Systems, Inc. clearance to market the LumiWave® device as a class II medical device for consumers. Since then, it has been used successfully by professional athletes, sports teams, sports medicine practitioners, and active people across the country. Today, BioCare Systems, Inc. supports both consumers and professionals with high-quality medical products, customer support and warranty protection.
air date: 5/6/17
Eating Gluten Free For Celiac Disease
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Katy Martin is a Chef and MBA registered Dietitian. Katy joins Mark Alyn to talk about Gluten Free eating and Celiac Disease. It's difficult to purchase food that is Gluten Free due to inconsistency in labeling, not all foods in the grocery store say if they are gluten free or not.
Katy has been eating gluten free for more than 15
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years. Katy has suffered from celiac disease for the past 16 years. Celiac disease is caused by a reaction to gliadin, a prolamin (gluten protein) found in wheat, and similar proteins found in the crops of the tribe Triticeae (which includes other common grains such as barley and rye). Upon exposure to gliadin, and specifically to three pep tides found in prolamins, the enzyme tissue trans glutaminase modifies the protein, and the immune system cross-reacts with the small-bowel tissue, causing an inflammatory reaction. That leads to a truncating of the villi lining the small intestine (called villus atrophy). This interferes with the absorption of nutrients because the intestinal villi are responsible for absorption. The only known effective treatment is a lifelong gluten-free diet. While the disease is caused by a reaction to wheat proteins, it is usually classified as different from the other forms of wheat allergy.
She is now the head chef at Tolerant foods, preparing a variety of gluten free products including a pasta! Katy is on a quest to help get America to start eating gluten free.
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Emotional Release W/ Myofascial Release
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A look at releasing emotional stuff with MFR - myfacial release with Sepi Aeen, MPT of From The Heart Physical Therapy.
Erectile Dysfunction Help
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Leo R. Doumanian, MD joins Mark Alyn to talk with us about erectile dysfunction.
What is ED?
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is defined as the persistent inability to achieve or maintain a penile erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance. ED can limit your intimacy, affect your self-esteem, and impact your most important
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relationships. Beyond the physical manifestations, ED causes emotional damage and there is a strong link found between ED and depression.
How common is ED?
ED is a surprisingly common condition experienced by more than 39 million men in the United States.
What causes ED?
While there are real physical and psychological reasons for ED, there's no single cause. The chart below outlines the most common causes of ED.
How is ED diagnosed?
You may have to start the conversation with your doctor to get an answer to the question, "Do I have ED?" A personal history and physical exam set the groundwork for most conditions. Lab tests and other tests may identify a source such as diabetes, coronary artery disease or other conditions that affect the nerves and blood flow to the penis.
If I have ED symptoms, could I have heart disease?
Hardening of the arteries caused by plaque buildup – atherosclerosis – limits blood flow to various parts of the body. The arteries supplying blood to the penis are much smaller than the ones supplying blood to the heart. As a result, heart disease may first show itself as difficulty achieving an erection.
Why does diabetes cause ED symptoms?
Diabetes damages the blood vessels and nerves that supply the penis with blood to form an erection. The constant change in blood sugar levels can also cause nerve damage, which can lead to loss of sensation in the feet and hands, and can affect having sex.
What are some of the side effects from prostate cancer treatment?
The two most feared side effects of a radical prostatectomy are loss of erections and bladder leakage. These side effects can occur, but there are successful treatment options available. Also, after total removal of the prostate, there is no ejaculation, although there is the sensation of climax and orgasm.
When can a man resume sexual activity after prostate cancer treatment?
If the cancer is detected early and patients are treated by an experienced surgeon using nerve-sparing techniques, then sexual activity may return to normal after surgery. This can take three to six months with continued improvement for two or three years. If sexual activity does not return on its own, there are many different ways to support an active sex life (medications, pumps, injections and penile implants).
How is ED treated?
ED treatment is available to all men with ED. Oral medications are a common first step, but they don't work for everyone. If men don't respond to oral medications, they may try other options such as pump devices, injections and penile implants.
air date: 7/1/16
Estrogen Steroids In Our Food
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Nick Delgado joins us to talk about estrogen steroids in our food and to share his secrets for getting "Ripped Abs and Shapely Thighs!" According to Nick, In America and Europe, every year 82 tons of estrogen are dumped by livestock (inherent in animal metabolism) into land and water across the USA and Europe. These estrogen and
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other hormone pollutants compete with and suppress testosterone levels and increase the rate of obesity, acne, prostate cancer, breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
Nick explains how a glass of milk or a small amount of cheese gives 150 times more estrogen exposure than water. Investigators found eight estrogen metabolites and seven other sex steroid hormone metabolites in milk. Surprisingly, nonfat milk and buttermilk were found to have the most harmful concentrations of estrogens when compared to whole milk.
You can detoxify from these harmful estrogen steroids by increasing your consumption of plant-protein based diet foods. If you want to consume milk, use almond or rice milk to avoid the unnecessary exposures to harmful estrogens and other hormones. For tasty recipes see the cookbook Simply Healthy, written by Dr. Nick Delgado which is soy-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, and meat-free; all proteins are obtained from quality sources of sweet potatoes, beans, peas, brown rice, green, yellow vegetables and fruit.
Also, be sure to use the best supplements like Estro Block Pro and LivDtox with the highest concentration of absorbable phytochemicals to detoxify from these harmful estrogens to metabolize and cleanse your system from the byproducts of estrogen toxins. See estroblock.com/mtor-milk-estrogen
Faith & Health with Eric Zuley
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Eric Zuley, one of the top ten social media influencers in the world, talks about how is faith helped save his father from cancer!
Family Relationships and the Holidays
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Improving Family Relationships at the Holidays, is it possible?
Is there anyone who wouldn't like to improve all of their relationships, whether at home, at work, or both?
And is there a better time to get smart about this than just preceding this festive holiday season?
Just as there are three dimensions of the physical world:
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height, width and depth, there are three dimensions of the interpersonal world: power, love, and mindfulness. How well we learn to navigate them directly corresponds to how well we live our lives, how happy and fulfilled we feel.
Human reactivity is the source of most of our interpersonal problems and pain. The 3 Dimensions of Emotions introduces the concept of working the triangle, a unique practice that provides a compelling yet practical road map that can help you move from painful reactivity to productive pro-activity in your relationships. And it works just as successfully for a CEO of a Fortune 500 company as it does for a parent struggling to communicate with a teenager. And for all other interpersonal relationships, too.
Mark Alyn discusses Family Relationships with Dr. Sam Alibrando, author of The 3 Dimensions of Emotions: Finding the Balance of Power, Heart, and Mindfulness in All Your Relationships, published by New Page Books, $15.99 softcover, $10.99 Kindle eBook.
Sam's spent 35 years developing his model for doing so and has successfully taught it to thousands of people. He's a psychologist, author, and speaker and has also made a career of transforming organizations by transforming its leaders.
He also explored Sam's 3-D model for doing this and asked him about managing difficult people, the three colors of paint people use in different situations, red, yellow and blue, about managing ourselves first, and about finding the dynamic balance of power, heart and mindfulness. The answers are fascinating. We can all learn from Dr. Alibrando's 35 years of experience.
air date: 12/16/16
Family Relationships at the Holidays
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Is there anyone who wouldn't like to improve all of their relationships, whether at home, at work, or both?
And is there a better time to get smart about this than just preceding this festive holiday season?
Just as there are three dimensions of the physical world: height, width and depth, there are three dimensions of the
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interpersonal world: power, love, and mindfulness. How well we learn to navigate them directly corresponds to how well we live our lives, how happy and fulfilled we feel.
Human reactivity is the source of most of our interpersonal problems and pain. The 3 Dimensions of Emotions introduces the concept of working the triangle, a unique practice that provides a compelling yet practical road map that can help you move from painful reactivity to productive pro-activity in your relationships. And it works just as successfully for a CEO of a Fortune 500 company as it does for a parent struggling to communicate with a teenager. And for all other interpersonal relationships, too.
Mark Alyn discusses this with Dr. Sam Alibrando, author of The 3 Dimensions of Emotions: Finding the Balance of Power, Heart, and Mindfulness in All Your Relationships, published by New Page Books, $15.99 softcover, $10.99 Kindle eBook.
Sam's spent 35 years developing his model for doing so and has successfully taught it to thousands of people. He's a psychologist, author, and speaker and has also made a career of transforming organizations by transforming its leaders.
He also explored Sam's 3-D model for doing this and asked him about managing difficult people, the three colors of paint people use in different situations, red, yellow and blue, about managing ourselves first, and about finding the dynamic balance of power, heart and mindfulness. The answers are fascinating. We can all learn from Dr. Alibrando's 35 years of experience.
air date: 12/16/16
Fast Food Chains - Meat With Antibiotics
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Kari Hamerschlag, Senior Program Manager of the Food and Technology Program at Friends of the Earth joins us to talk about top fast food chains using meat with antibiotics. Kari unveils a scary new report on Late Night Health about How Top Restaurants Rate on Reducing Use of Antibiotics in Their Meat Supply. Mark Alyn and Kari discuss
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several high profile campaigns urging Subway, the world's largest restaurant chain, to adopt a clear policy restricting the routine use of antibiotics in its supply chain.
"From bacon cheeseburgers to chicken nuggets, most meat served by America's chain restaurants comes from animals raised in industrial-scale facilities, where they are routinely fed antibiotics to prevent disease that is easily spread in crowded, unsanitary, stressful conditions. The surprising news is McDonald's has been given a passing grade!
McDonald's got a C, which is passing, because last year they adopted a new policy with their chicken. They made a commitment to stop sourcing chickens with antibiotics by 2016. Their policy only applies to their chicken not the other meat therefore they got a C. They also made a commitment and have not verified that is a 100% change.
There are several restaurant chains who are not being transparent about the meat that they source and you cannot find any information online. These are: Olive Garden, Papa John's, Applebees, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken, etc... These type of restaurants got and F on their score card.
Only 5 companies have really solid policies on the books and are being transparent with their customers about what they are doing.
Chipotle was the top restaurant who got an "A" - 100% of the meat the source are without antibiotics.
Feel Great Naturally!
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Nearly 25 million Americans experience daily physical discomfort, according to the National Institutes of Health, which can affect mood, mobility and quality of life. Mike Smith, MD ., senior health scientist for Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Life Extension® joins Mark Alyn for a look at feeling good all the time.
Fertility Affects Women and Men
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Dr. Chloe Carmichael, Ph.D., clinical psychologist - National Adoption Month. And fertility, how fertility affects women and men.
Fetal Stem Cells
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Hematopoietic and Neuronal Cells vs Mesenchymal Cells
Many of the companies who promote Stem Cell treatments use Adipose derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells. What this means is that your fat is extracted (in a procedure like liposuction) and then using a method of spinning this material, it separates into its various components and the Stem
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cells that are in the fat tissue are used.
This Mesenchymal Cell has several properties, such as the ability to stimulate the body's own healing resources; however, it also has limitations such as only being able to change into fat, bone or cartilage- and is classified as multipotent. These cells are also not able to enter into the body's tissue to do repair and regeneration as they do not possess the proper ligands (coordination entities) to bind to the affected tissue.
In contrast, cells that are fetal derived are pluripotent, which means they can become 220 different cell types the body needs for repair and restoration. The Hematopoietic cells can enter into the tissues and do repair and regeneration as well as providing healthy DNA information to halt and reverse the effects of various diseases.
The neuronal cells (the fetus is the only source of pure, pristine Neuronal cells) do the same in the brain and nervous system. All of this is possible without matching and with no immunosuppressive drugs required.
Visiting on Late Night Health is William Rader, a former doctor who has spent twenty years researching stem cell therapies. He offers treatment for patients with chronic disease including Parkinson's, some cancers, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Cystic Fibrosis and others. Rader lost his California license two years ago and shares the reason for this on the show.
With over three thousand patients, Rader notes there are no known side effects from the treatment. Success at reducing symptoms is an amazing 90 plus percent.
Fighting Acid Reflux By Combating Food
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Acid Reflux is much more common than thought. Jamie Koufman, M.D. revisits Late Night Health and explains to Mark the difference kinds of reflux and how she has had great success in working with patients with this disorder. Dr. Jamie Koufman joins Mark Alyn to talk about her new book, Dr. Koufman's Acid Reflux Diet: With 111 All New
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Recipes Including Vegan & Gluten-Free, which provides essential information for fighting reflux by combating food additives and unhealthy eating habits. Running counter to the medical mainstream, Dr. Koufman introduces a paradigm shift in reflux treatment through a diet that promotes weight loss, health maintenance, and disease prevention centered on lean, clean, green, and alkaline eating. Not only an ideal new alternative to reflux treatments prescribed by other doctors, Dr. Koufman's Acid Reflux Diet is also the never-need-to-diet-again diet.
With acid reflux and reflux-related diseases affecting nearly half of Americans and a terrifying jump in reflux-caused esophageal cancer — it is time to make a change. That process begins not in the medicine cabinet, but in the pantry.
Combining 35 years of work in the field of acid reflux, including scientific research and the treatment of thousands of patients at the Voice Institute of New York, Dr. Jamie Koufman has identified the causes and the cures for this much-misunderstood health crisis. Her new book teaches reflux sufferers how to conquer their condition and emerge healthier than ever.
Dr. Koufman's Acid Reflux Diet features 111 new recipes to help readers on the path to health. Recipes are divided by dish type, with ideas for breakfast, soups, salads, sides, entrées, snacks, desserts, and kitchen staples. Plenty of vegan and gluten-free options are provided, making the recipe collection sure to please a wide range of readers.
Fitness Fables that Could Set You Back
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The new year is approaching and with it brings an urgent motivation to get healthy, but also comes with an overload of information about what to eat, how to exercise and the best ways to reboot for 2018. It can be quite overwhelming, which is why one study from the University of Scranton suggests that 92 percent of us will fail to
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achieve our New Year's resolutions. Topping the list of most popular resolutions is losing weight and healthier eating, but with only an 8 percent nationwide success rate, what can you do to increase your chances of a favorable outcome?
Food As Medicine & Summer Time Cravings
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Four Seasons of Life
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"Life is best described metaphorically as continuously transitioning through each of the four seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall," says DeLores Pressley. "Truly successful people are not those who try to avoid certain seasons, but rather are those who choose to embrace, overcome, and thrive as they seamlessly flow between seasons,
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regardless of how long or difficult each one may be. And, successful people don't just overcome the difficult season of winter, but actually thrive during the harsh cold; they also blossom throughout the spring; reap a lush harvest during the summer; and adequately prepare for the fall and winter that inevitably follow. Such cyclical expectations and preparations are mindsets that are key to sustained and 'against the odds' success."
As America's leading expert on helping individuals live "the best season of their life," DeLores now teaches others how to be bold, confident and courageous—no matter what "season" they themselves are in—to overcome obstacles and excel.
Here are five tips from DeLores on how to be confident and courageous through every season of your own life:
Fuel future successes with past achievements. No matter where you are in your career or life, you have undoubtedly done something that has made an impact. Not every past achievement needs to be as profound as something like saving a life, find those times you made a difference in the world and know that you can do it again.
Regularly invest in "The Power of You." A great way to create a visual bank of your accomplishments is to make deposits in what I call, "The Power of You Jar." Then any time you're feeling bad or doubting yourself, just reach into the jar and get that reminder of what you've already accomplished.
Channel your inner prize fighter. You can learn a lot from boxers. They spend three minutes fighting each round and 60 to 90 seconds resting. They have a whole training team that is supporting them and speaking life into them. Any doubt during a fight could lead to a knock out. Yet we allow negative people in our corners all the time - people who are not encouraging and people who don't help us.
Cease self-doubt with an actual "Stop" sign. After even the best motivational seminars, the principles you've learned and the changes you want to make often quickly fade in following weeks or months. If you want to stop thinking negatively, get an actual stop sign - it doesn't have to be full sized, just big enough to be a reminder. Put it in your office, your bedroom, or wherever it needs to be visible.
Don't outsource your success. In an era where outsourcing is very popular, everything from manufacturing jobs to administrative duties are being outsourced. One thing you must not outsource is your success. If you have achieved something, surmounted an obstacle, or had any sort of triumph, take credit for it. If you find yourself saying, "It was nothing," or "I didn't really do much," people will believe it.
From Tragedy to Triumph
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Mark Alyn and Linda Losey talk about personal loss and how it effects people this time of year. Linda has overcome adversity and gone from tragedy to triumph and considers herself a "Sur-thriver." As the CEO of Bloomery Plantation Distillery, Losey offers insights on how to conquer fear and devastating losses with confidence and courage.
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In 2004, Linda's youngest son was crushed beneath the wheels of a trailer hauling a 5-ton tractor. In unfathomable grief but vowing to honor his life, Linda fulfilled Sam's dream of someday riding across the country on a horse, and she did so... alone, for some 4032 miles! Nineteen months later, her eldest son, Eric, lost his life to tragic circumstances, and once again, Linda had to painstakingly pick up the pieces of her shattered life, only to emerge with more grace, compassion and wisdom.
Linda has managed to accomplish so much in spite of devastating situations. In fact, her mountain of adversity has propelled Linda into becoming a best-selling author, an award-winning artist, a dynamic and professional speaker, past president of Valley Toastmasters, and now entrepreneur and owner of Bloomery Plantation Distillery.
Get In Shape Like The Pros- James Cooper
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How to get in shape like the pros! Late Night Health is joined by James Cooper the trainer who gets athletes back on the field. James is the one that Profession Athletes turn to for rehabbing their injuries and get back into the game. Mark and James discuss training and rehabbing an injury. When Adrian Peterson was awarded the "2013
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Best Comeback Athlete" ESPY, he singled out Cooper as a fundamental reason for his success. When rehabbing an injury James Cooper says there are 3 keys:
1) Let pain be your guide. The old school saying of No Pain No Gain is out dated with modern medicine and training techniques and can actually set your training back.
2) How do you feel? How you feel is very important in the recovery process. It will tell you where you are in the recovery process.
3) What did you feel? This is where you tell your training what you felt after a session. Where there was some discomfort and how the injured area felt after the next day and next week.
Mark and James also discuss the importance of rest and that rest does not always mean inactivity.
Finally, Mark and James discuss Modality Training. Modality Training is an app developed by James and his team to help people train like a pro. You can get a custom work out plan and photos and videos of each exercise. There is also a whole fitness community where you can share your results and get and give encouragement.
To learn more about James Cooper and Modality Training visit
Get Rid of Migraines With Your Dentist!
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Debilitating migraines and tension headaches are experienced by 38 million Americans. Yet, for many sufferers their treatment completely ignores the root cause of their symptoms — TMD. Martin Gorman, DDS, a pioneer in bioesthetic dentistry, talks with Mark Alyn about temporomandibular disorder, a cause of migranes.
Getting Dressed with Arthritis
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Ian Stikeleather's grandmother, Patricia Staton, developed arthritis in her hands. It was so bad that she could not fasten clothing with buttons or zippers.
With a bachelor's degree in Entrepreneurship from Ball State University, and in Fashion/Apparel Design from the Art Institute of Indianapolis as well as a penchant for
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looking at things differently, Ian created a patented magnetic closure technology, a proprietary neo-dynamic magnetic closure, Magnex™, to create seamless designs.
Rather surprisingly, Stikeleather credits the concept for his patent for this technology to the time he spent working in the construction industry in Amish country where the workers did not use tools powered by electricity. Working with these construction workers inspired Ian to take a different perspective on materials and construction whether it be building houses or designing garments. He simply looks at things differently.
Patricia's problem was solved.
But Ian did not stop there. A menswear line, Stikeleather Apparel, soon followed.
The Stikeleather line has a crisp aesthetic. It explores the border between street wear and sportswear with minimalistic style lines. By replacing buttons and zippers with its proprietary magnetic closure, it tears down tradition and replaces it with something sleek, functional and durable. With futurist influence it embodies a neo-contemporary way of dressing. Through rigorous reverse engineering and testing, the Magnex™ has been calibrated for over four pounds of pull force, ensuring security and efficiency while remaining concealed.
"I started this line with ease of wear in mind, but it grew rather organically into a line with unprecedented versatility. I have yet to see another shirt that has a reversible collar and cuffs. I really think the magnetic closures have the ability to replace buttons and be the closure of the future," said Ian.
However, the entrepreneurial Stikeleather kept going. That's why his company is called Stikeleather Apparel Holdings Inc. He recently acquired White Plum, a $9.5 million annual revenue online women's retailer that has three main marketing channels for both its custom designs and competitively-priced items purchased in bulk and sold though its own website and on Zulily and jane. White Plums' consumer is generally women aged 25-45. Founded by Hilary Zwahlen in 2012, White Plum has grown rapidly by offering fashionable and high quality women's clothing that doesn't break the bank. These garments also span multiple seasons and generations. Stikeleather plans to grow the company in multiple ways: by expanding the current marketing program, taking the product into retail outlets, adding a children's line, an upscale line, the White Plum Collection, a plus-size line, a maternity line, and adding new products such as a maternity box subscription, in line with the customer's interests and passions of the young mom on the go.
air date: 9/23/16
Getting Motivated
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Robert Clancy, author of the internationally best-selling book "Soul Cyphers" joins Mark Alyn for a look at personal motivation in the New Year!
Getting Past The Medical Gatekeeper
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Getting past The Medical Gatekeeper, I am Eric Rosenthal, I'm a medical journalist and this is my personal story about an access my to care issue. I was forced to receive treatment in an emergency room because a medical office wouldn't return repeated calls for an appointment. Much of this has to do with accountability, with fingers
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often being pointed in various directions by various employees, but the ultimate responsibility for all office procedures resides with the physician-owners of the practice.
I've been a lifelong runner and began having trouble breathing while exercising last fall. My internist diagnosed late-onset asthma, and prescribed a rescue inhaler.
However a few weeks later I began having difficulty breathing at night and developed a very bad persistent cough. After three nights of no sleep my condition grew worse and the day after Christmas I ended up in the emergency room of a suburban-Philadelphia teaching hospital, where I was diagnosed with bronchitis, and prescribed a course of oral prednisone as well as a steroidal inhaler in addition to my rescue version.
I continued seeing my internist, who made some changes in my inhaler dosage but my mid-March I was once again having trouble breathing and my cough returned causing my wife to rush me once more to the emergency room in the middle of the night. I was again diagnosed with bronchitis and prescribed a course of oral prednisone and antibiotics.
Feeling that I needed more specialized expertise I asked my internist's office to recommend a pulmonologist and received the phone number of a 10-person practice in the same hospital with the name of a specific physician.
Knowing that I had two upcoming out-of-town conferences, I had a few dates in mind but didn't mind waiting until I returned a week later as long as I knew that I had a scheduled appointment.
I called the pulmonology office and got a recorded message saying that I'd be called back. After several hours I called again, and then again, and again. I checked for alternative phone numbers on line and finally reached out to another office in a different suburb, where the receptionist informed me that she'd call my local office and someone would get back to me.
No one did and the next morning before boarding a plane for Miami I kept getting the same voice recording and then called my internist's office and requested they try to get through. I was told that there seemed be a chronic problem contacting the pulmonology practice, which persisted when they tried calling without success.
Then 22 hours after my first phone call, while I was inflight, the pulmonology office finally called my wife and said that the physician I had requested wouldn't be available for more than 2 months. My wife said, fine, please schedule another of the 10 pulmonologists and the receptionist said she'd have to call back with their availability, but never followed through.
The next day my wife had to physically visit the office and demand an appointment be scheduled before I had to end up in the ER a third time for care.
A week later I met my new doctor, who admitted that his practice had scheduling problems, but asked that we just move on with the exam. He adjusted my inhaler dosage, which has so far proven effective, and gave me his cell phone number for future emergencies.
I was now in the system, but wondered whether the practice would fix its problem so future patients wouldn't find themselves in the no-access situation I had experienced.
Rosenthal is an independent journalist who covers issues, controversies, and trends in oncology as special correspondent for MedPage Today, and a contributor to The Hill. He's had more than 40 years experience in journalism and academic public affairs, founded the National Cancer Institute-designated Public Affairs Network, and serves as a global health adviser to Concordia.
air date: 4/28/17
Getting Rid of Pain Without Pills
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Whether you are sore after starting a new workout routine or you pulled something carrying groceries, everyone deals with muscle or joint pain at some point. A national survey conducted by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) concluded that over half of Americans experience muscle or joint pain daily.
Getting the Best Healthcare
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The US healthcare system is in sad shape…and no, Obamacare did not cause it. Nor will Trumpcare fix it. Both plans are flawed and unsustainable. The United States spends over $3 trillion per year on healthcare…almost $1 out of every $5 spent in the US is on healthcare. However we don't have much to show for it. How bad is the US
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healthcare system? Here is a quick quiz for you to see if you can tell…
Who has better healthcare outcomes the USA or the war-torn country of Serbia?
FACT: According to the World Health Organization the United States has worse health outcomes (status) then war-torn Serbia!
There are many pieces of the healthcare system that are broken including:
The fee for service model of care
There is no relationship between cost of healthcare services and better health outcomes
The hospital "charge master" rates for surgeries and procedures- often times can be 300 to 400% more than what Medicare charges.
Medical schools are not teaching doctors how to practice lifestyle medicine to keep patients healthy… because they are largely funded by the pharmaceutical industry which teaches doctors how to diagnose disease and treat with pharmaceutical drugs
The solution involves a truly integrative medicine approach to patient care.
Integrative medicine is the combination of evidence based complementary and alternative medicine combined with traditional Western medicine… to provide the "best of both worlds" for patient care.
Conventional Western medicine is primarily focused on diagnosing disease in treating the symptoms of the disease with pharmaceutical drugs. Truly holistic medicine focuses on treating the individual and helping to stimulate their immune system to heal the body and mind.
Lets discuss the epidemic of diabetes.
14% of the US population has diabetes and 30% of them don't even know it. That is over 44 Million people in the US alone.
38% of the US population has pre diabetes, and the large majority of them do not know it.
So that means 1 out of 2 people in United States has diabetes or pre diabetes. Ouch!
Here's the good news! 95% of diabetes diagnoses are type II diabetes. This condition is reversible! Do you think you're destined to have to shoot yourself with needles for the rest of your life? Do you feel trapped, and have you lost a sense of freedom that you had before you had diabetes where you couldn't do what you wanted, it did not have to worry about you're timing of meals and eating schedule? Do you have a family member that had diabetes and saw how the disease progressed into blindness, foot infections, leg amputations, kidney failure, dialysis three times per week (four hours each time) and early death?
Having a life with the complications from diabetes does not describe the kind of retirement that most people envision when they think of their retirement, and participating in their favorite activities.
Are you tired heading down the same road with diabetes and getting sicker and sicker? Have you tried what your doctor and diabetes educator recommended… and it failed?
Here is the solution to a life of freedom without Type 2 diabetes…IM Health Lear more at
IM Health is the most effective natural telehealth type II diabetes reversal program available. You can participate in this program from the comfort of your own home. You can collaborate with your doctor. You can see fast results in your blood sugar and energy level. This program was more than 3X as effective as the American Diabetes Association recommended program lowering A1C levels…without drugs. This a 100% natural approach.
air date: 3/24/17
Getting Unstuck In Your Life
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Alex Bratty - Author of "From Chaos to Clarity: Getting Unstuck in your life. Alex Bratty joins Mark to help you get UNSTUCK in your life. Bratty was a highly successful polster and research executive at a Washington DC firm, when she finally came to grips that there was something missing in her life. In her new book From Chaos to
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Clarity: Getting Unstuck & Creating a Life You Love, she recounts the process she developed to find her way to a happy and fulfilling life, helping others get unstuck.
On Late Night Health, she will discuss:
•What's really keeping you stuck (not always what it appears)
•How to reprogram your mind to dash those limiting and long-held beliefs about yourself and others
•Connecting with your true self and recognize you already have the answers to your burning questions
•Releasing the past once and for all
•Embracing the present and the future whilst being open to all possibilities
•Clearing your mind so you can find space and time to create
•Identifying what you really want, your calling, and your higher purpose
Glass Half Empty? ...or Half Full
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A new book "A Glass Half Empty?...or Half Full: A Children's Book for Grown-ups" by Calabasas, CA resident Danny Schuck takes a childlike, playful approach to exploring pessimism vs. optimism to find balance, manage stress and enjoy life. According to Schuck, the book uses humor and innocence to provide PERSPECTIVE—the opportunity to
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determine the fullness of our own glass, and how to apply it to our daily lives.
Glaucoma in the Baby Boomer Population
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Dr. Don Matsumoto - Glaucoma in the Baby Boomer Population - It is often called the "silent thief of sight." We're talking about glaucoma – a serious eye disease and the leading cause of vision loss and blindness in the world. It's estimated glaucoma affects 3 million Americans but only half know they have it. That's because there aren't
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any symptoms and the only way to know you have it is to have an eye exam. Dr. Don Matsumoto joins Mark for a look at eye care for those over the age of 50.
There are two types of glaucoma – open angle and acute angle-closure. Open-angle doesn't have any symptoms until permanent vision loss has occurred. Symptoms in the late stages of the disease include gradual loss of peripheral vision, blank spots in your field of vision and tunnel vision.
Angle-closure glaucoma is rare and develops very quickly. Symptoms include eye pain, nausea and vomiting (accompanying the severe eye pain), blurred vision and headaches.
Regular eye exams are the key to detecting glaucoma and the American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends a comprehensive eye exam for all adults starting at age 40.
One interesting fact is that glaucoma is an increasing diagnosis among baby boomers and can largely be attributed to LASIK surgery. Baby boomers were the first ones to take advantage of refractive surgery procedures such as LASKIK. After LASIK, patients see great, so most only see their eye doctor if they are in pain or if their quality of vision declines. However, as we mentioned, there aren't any symptoms of glaucoma so some could have a false belief that their eyes are fine.
Glaucoma affects all nationalities and all people as they age. Without having regular comprehensive eye exams, the baby boomer generation is not being checked adequately for glaucoma.
Dr. Don Matsumoto's best recommendation – no matter what your age and even if you think you can see fine -- don't forget about your regular eye examination!
Gluten Free Beer
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Lars Dahlhaus is a Beer importer and talks with Mark Alyn about Gluten Free Beer. A German brewery has created the first Gluten Free Beer and Lars is here to tell us all about it.
Lars has been an importer of international beers, including Germany, for more than 10 years. He works for St. Killian Importing in Everett, Massachusetts.
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Killian is one of the largest privately owned importers in the United States. St. Killian, where Dahlhaus leads the specialty division, started importing beer from Germany in 1983. He grew up in a small town near Dusseldorf and Cologne in Germany.
Gluten-Free Cookies That Taste Good
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Regular contributor Dr. Celaya talks with Mark about gluten free eating and why people should consider cutting gluten out of their diet? The discussion includes a description of what gluten is and how the food industry uses it in everything from ice cream to condiments. The conversation centers on Dr. Celaya's new line of gluten-free
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cookies that taste good, as well as being healthy. Be sure to visit Dr. Celaya's website
to learn more about these meal replacement cookies.
GMO Labeling and Monsanto and Dupont
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The President of the Natural Products Association, Roxanne Green joins Mark to talk about the 17th annual Natural Products Lobby Day in Washington D.C. Over a hundred people attended and they were very well received in every office they went in. The Lobby Day was about GMO's and GMO labeling. Roxanne talks about GMO labeling and
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Monsanto and Dupont. The Natural Products Association feels that people have the right to know whats in their food. More and more states are beginning to pass GMO labeling bills. Monsanto and Dupont spend huge amounts of money lobbying against GMO product labeling. It's really up to the consumers to speak up in their own states and vote for labeling bills on a state level.
GMO Labeling: Going to the Dark Side
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The GMO Labeling Act legislation is now federal law and according to Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director, Organic & Natural Health Association, it is not legislation that is consumer friendly or helpful. Relying on QR code technology, consumers can scan products to see if they are non-GMO or GMO. The problem is that QR codes are
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cumbersome and difficult to use. When a mom is shopping at a local store, kids in the cart and dinner not bought, who has time to view information with a QR code. It would be much easier to have printed labels stating the ingredients of food products. Congress has let the American people down with this new law.
The idea of each state having different standards for GMO label was thought to protect consumers from the "confusion" and "increased costs" of a "patchwork quilt" of state legislation created at the hands of each state legislature. In reality, state legislation was collaboratively crafted to harmonize requirements across state lines while honoring each state's power to enforce.
Howard says tells Late Night Health listeners, all that's been accomplished is passage of a poorly written subversion of states' rights in exchange for mandating companies to use a "handy dandy QR code" consumers can scan with a smart phone to determine if the products in their grocery carts contain GMO ingredients.
Howard blasted the legislation saying if the bill is "signed into law as is expected, consumers won't have a clue what the intention of USDA or the FDA is, what the definition of genetically engineered means, or what products contain genetically engineered ingredients given the lack of transparency associated with the likely use of foolish QR codes on labels."
Mark Alyn, host of Late Night Health, will get to the bottom of QR code GMO labeling debacle with Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director, Organic & Natural Health Association, and find out from a consumer point of view, why this is a bad deal.
air date: 8/26/16
Going Red for Women
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The "Going Red for Women" campaign will flourish in February with women sporting their red dresses in support of heart health month, but are women really getting the prevention message? Young women pursuing a career and raising a family are most at risk as they often put off medical care not realizing they are a candidate for a heart
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attack or stroke.
According to a recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, young women who've had a heart attack will have a twenty fold increased risk of a second heart attack, and a tripled risk of a first stroke, according to findings. Two more recent studies published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology confirm that women under the age of 55 are often left in the dark when it comes to knowing the risk factors of heart disease.
"When it comes to heart health, women have different warning signs and nutritional needs," says Dana Cohen, M.D., a nationally renowned internal and integrative medicine specialist whose multi-disciplinary approach has helped treat thousands of patients using a variety of conventional and complementary therapies.
"One of the most important connections doctors need to make for their female patients is the relationship between heart and bone health."
For example, Cohen says calcium supplementation plays an important role for building bones but can cause problems for the heart if another nutrient, vitamin K2, is missing from the calcium supplement.
"Your doctor may advise you to stop taking calcium supplements, but that's not the solution," said Cohen. "Calcium needs to be taken along with vitamin K2, as it plays a critical role of regulating calcium metabolism by keeping the calcium in your bones and out of your arteries where calcium buildup can lead to artery clogging that can cause heart disease and strokes."
Goodbye Goble Gobble
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Thanksgiving without Turkey? According to Chef Dreams it is a healthful choice! Join Mark Alyn and Chef Dreams for reasons for a turkeyless Thanksgiving.
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Scott Garell joins us to talk about Goodsearch and Goodshop. You can buy "stuff" and help non profits at the same time including health organizations. Goodshop.com donates a percentage of what you spend back to charities. Giving back is important especially around the holidays. 70% of people say wish they could give more during the
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holidays. People want to do good in the world and GoodSearch.com is there to help them. GoodSearch.com gives a % of what you spend back to Charities such as St Jude, American Cancer Society, health research, senior care etc.... they've donated 12 million dollars to charities to date.
Gratitude Is More Than Just Giving Thank
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Holiday times can be stressful especially if you've recently lost a loved one or you're dealing with financial issues. Robert Clancy joins Mark Alyn to discuss these issues. When the holidays have taken a toll on you in the past, take a moment to think of everything you're grateful for is the basis of the conversation. Gratitude is
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more than just giving thanks; it's giving all the love in your heart to everyone around you. Time spent with family or simply volunteering to ease someone else's life is a priceless gift. Your heart may be an open door to love, but to really shine, all the windows to your soul must be also open—it's the only way to allow all the light in.
Greed in the Hospice Industry
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Margaret Overton, MD joins the Late Night Health Show to talk about Greed in the Hospice Industry and how services have changed in the last 10 years!
While tending to patients as well as her aging parents as both a doctor and a daughter, Margaret Overton realized something about end of life care: dying well requires more than just good
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medical care.
In her new book Hope for a Cool Pillow (Outpost19, March 1, 2016, Paperback Original), Dr. Overton alternates chapters discussing her patients, her experience with her parents and her time at Harvard Business School's course on healthcare management, which she took after realizing that our plan for dying well in this country is broken. She wanted to do research on how to fix it for her family as well as for her patients.
Checking in with Mark Alyn on Late Night Health, Dr. Overton can talk listeners through advanced directives and DNRs – which can can be a scary and uncomfortable conversation, but it doesn't have to be. Dr. Overton's Hope for a Cool Pillow provides both factual and emotional frameworks to broach this subject with your loved ones. She can talk about profit vs. non profit hospice, what the differences are, and what makes the most sense for you and your family. Finding hospice and palliative care is not only a practical decision for a family: it is a sustainability issue for our society as well.
Nuanced and full of compassion, Hope for a Cool Pillow has humor as well as a strong, impassioned argument about how end of life care can be less fraught for people all over the US.
Gut Check with Michael Murray
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Currently Americans spend more than $30 billion each year on complementary health approaches, and are also more likely to have spent that money on natural product supplements versus visits to functional medicine practitioners, according to a recent study by the National Center for Health Statistics. The study also reports that probiotic
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supplements rank as one of the most popular supplements purchased. With gut confusion leading supplement sales, it is time to do a fact check on what's really going on with your gut before you invest in the wrong approach.
Gut Health Is Where It All Begins
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Gut Health is where all health begins. Did you know that almost all disease and anti-aging are coming into the body through the gut. Dr. Edward F. Group III joins Late Night Health to discuss how what we eat and drink is causing us to get sick and to age more rapidly. Mark and Dr Group discuss his early training. Dr. Group started out on
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the path to be a surgeon but after taking a long hard look at the Pharmaceutical Industry he changed his path to looking for natural solutions to our health problems.
Dr. Edward F. Group III is the founder of the Global Healing Center. Dr. Group has worked with thousands of people helping them cleans their gut and pursue gut health. He has seen thousands of people healed from numerous diseases by cleansing their guts. Then he helps people start to clean their system by cleaning up what they were putting in their system.
Dr. Group centers his philosophy around the understanding that the root cause of disease stems from the accumulation of toxins in the body and is exacerbated by daily exposure to a toxic living environment. He believes it is his personal mission to teach and promote philosophies that produce good health, a clean environment, and positive thinking. This, he believes, can restore happiness and love to the world.
Have Fun Growing Older!
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A look how aging can be fun with Dr. Ann Kaiser Stearns, author of "Redefining Aging". From walking to church, reading to anything but just watching TV all day, Dr. Stearns joins Mark Alyn for a lively conversation full of tips and ideas to fight back the mental aging process.
Healing Art, Jin Shin Jyutsu
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This time of year, one can easily get overwhelmed, stressed out and sick. The good news is that you can now take your health and well being literally into your own hands thanks to the sophisticated, yet simple, ancient Japanese healing art, Jin Shin Jyutsu.® Mark and Kathrin discuss how you can gain relief from stress and many other
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symptoms - such as headaches, indigestion, fever, coughing and sore throat - by simply placing your hands on specific points on your body. The revolutionary book and card set Health is in Your Hands: Jin Shin Jyutsu® –Practicing the Art of Self-Healing makes healing accessible to anyone anywhere, empowering you to take your health into your own hands.
Katherin Stengel, Ph.D - is a Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner and cofounder - President of Upper West Side Philosophers, inc.
Healing From The Other Side!
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Shawna Allard, psychic and healer visits with Mark Alyn to talk about her healing table and energy. She shares her connection to spirits to help bring health to the physical world.
Healing With Compassion
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Today I will share with you simple solutions how you can take control of your health by using energy healing and discuss research proving its efficacy.
Feel Thyself/Heal Thyself
You probably are familiar with some forms of energy healing. Reiki seem to be everywhere these days even in many hospitals, nurses use reiki to prepare a
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patient for surgery — calming them, and in post surgery to heal more quickly and painlessly.
Healing Yourself With Love
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Today I will share with you simple solutions how you can take control of your health by using energy healing and discuss research proving its efficacy.
Feel Thyself/Heal Thyself
You probably are familiar with some forms of energy healing. Reiki seem to be everywhere these days even in many hospitals, nurses use reiki to prepare a
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patient for surgery — calming them, and in post surgery to heal more quickly and painlessly.
Health At All Cost
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The state America's health is sorely less than it should be. We live under a bifurcated health care delivery system that provides excellent care for those who can afford it, while leaving a huge portion of its citizens often having to choose between health care and putting food on the table. Health care spending in the U.S. towers over
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the that spent in Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, both per capita and as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP). Even though so much of American's family budget goes to health care we are far from the healthiest people on the planet. Americans are below average on most measures of health — from obesity to infant mortality — when compared with other wealthy nations. The U.S. ranks at 26th in life expectancy out of the top 34 nations in the world. Infant mortality is a major measure of health care in the world and the U.S. ranks near the bottom among the wealthiest of nations. There are many reasons for this unacceptable state of affairs.
Health Begins in the Gut
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According to gut health expert Julia Loggins, It Takes Guts To Be Happy! And that's the name of her book. She joins Late Night Health to sharing the secrets of great digestion, the key to health and happiness
Julia teaches men and women from 9 to 90 where their colon is and how it works. Julia talks with Mark Alyn about her joy
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sharing the tools used to save her life. Having spent a great deal of her childhood hospitalized with life-threatening illnesses including asthma, allergies, rheumatoid arthritis and auto-immune breakdown, she was lucky enough, at age 17, to meet medical doctor, Robert Pottenger.
His family pioneered the understanding that environmental toxins were just that -- toxic -- quite a revolutionary position in the 1960s, when Monsanto was known only for sponsoring a cool ride at Disneyland. Julia explains he was the first medical doctor to tell my parents that the drugs I was being given to "save my life" -- everything from steroids to experimental asthma meds -- were responsible for the breakdown of my immune system, my kidneys, lungs and liver, and my daily struggle to live and breathe. He prescribed something entirely new: an all-organic diet, free of preservatives, sugar, wheat, dairy, processed foods and fake fats. It was the beginning of my study of regenerative health, detoxification and the bottom line to restoring vitality, which is the gut.
Colonics are key to healing the colon -- the last six feet of our intestinal tract -- and improving our digestion. Ninety percent of our serotonin, the neurotransmitter that makes us feel happy and optimistic, is made in the gut. Eighty percent of the immune system is in the gut. How happy do you feel when your tummy is hurting? How clearly can you think? Not very! Colonics flush the impacted waste that is literally crushing surrounding organs, draining our energy and stifling our mood. The human body today is not physically or psychologically that different from that of our cave men and women ancestors. Therefore, we do not assimilate or eliminate foods that are processed, sprayed, poisoned, or otherwise tampered with. We store them in our vital organs, until they make us sick.
We all know the stats on catastrophic disease in this country: The World Health Organization predicts 1 in 2 Americans will get cancer and/or diabetes. Is there no hope? Thankfully, there is. We can detoxify and nourish our bodies with whole, organic foods, juices and clean our colons. A painless, simple procedure, colonics irrigate the colon with purified water and, over the course of a half a dozen sessions, flush 5-30 (yes, really!) pounds of stored waste. Colonics are a safe and effective tool to speed up metabolism, which encourages weight loss, and balance the hormones.
Silent screen star Mae West reportedly credits colonics for her ageless beauty and perfect skin. In the next few weeks Mark is going to have a colonic and will share his feelings about the treatment.
Health Care Under President Trump
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What will happen with the health care system under the new Trump Administration? Karen Howard, executive director and CEO of the Organic & Natural Health Association is our guest tonight on Late Night Health to talk about these important issues.
Karen will talk to us about the current health care system and where she feels the Trump
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administration should focus their attention and how to regulate a path for a healthier America. Some of the questions we will be exploring:
Why is our country that focuses so much on diagnostics for disease prevention fail miserably in financing benefits that alleviate the onset of chronic disease by promoting exercise, healthy diets and mental health? Obamacare may be here for now but is it about to explode? Can government really regulate us into a healthy society? Our guest, Karen Howard, says no and she says her organization, the Organic & Natural Health Association, is ready and positioned to oppose the efforts of the government when they fail the test.
Join Late Night Health Radio host, Mark Alyn and our guest, Karen Howard to learn about the Organic & Natural Health Association's focus on the value any health legislation or regulation holds for the consumer. How will changes in health care affect you? Will these changes affect your local elected officials? What can be done to change health care politics?
Also, Karen will discuss Draft Guidance pending on the FDA's desk relating to defining what constitutes a New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) for supplements. Does this draft do anything to support or enhance the documented safety record of the dietary supplement industry?
And then be sure to tune into Late Night Health to learn more about how the future of health care will affect you personally and what you can do about it with our guest, Karen Howard, CEO and executive director of Organic & Natural Health Association.
air date: 2/17/17
Health Hacks for Summer Flare Ups
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The dog days of summer are not over yet and there are certain health conditions that are prone to flare up in hot temperatures that can make the long summer days unbearable. Everything from sunburns, to heat rashes and even hot flashes can ruin fun in the sun! Summer bugs can also ruin any good time and potentially cause major health
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problems with bug-borne diseases like Lyme disease or West Nile or Zika virus that are on the rise.
Health Insurance Options
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Sally Poblete, CEO of Wellthie, a digital healthcare company that makes it easier for consumers to understand their health insurance options, joins Mark Alyn to discuss your health insurance options, how her company Wellthie simplifies the process for consumers, health literacy and everything you need to know about choosing your new
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health insurance plan during this open enrollment period. Sally has been a leader and innovator in the health care industry for 18 years. She founded Wellthie in 2013 out of a deep passion for making health insurance more simple and approachable for consumers. Prior to founding Wellthie, she had a successful career leading product development at Anthem, one of the nation's largest health insurance companies.
Hearing Loss and FREE Testing
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Dr. Sreekant Cherukuri, founder of MDHearingAid and a Chicago-based board-certified ear, nose and throat physician, discusses the connection between hearing loss and the increased likelihood of Alzheimer's disease. According to Dr. Cherukuri, people with untreated mild hearing loss are twice as likely to develop dementia within 5-10
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years as the population at large. Those with untreated severe hearing loss are at five times the risk.
Hearing is a use-it-or-lose-it sense. If the brain is not stimulated by constant sound, it loses the ability to interpret those sounds and to process different types of frequencies like those used for speech recognition. That can make even everyday conversations challenging both inside and outside the home. With people working longer, hearing loss can also have an impact on job performance, earning potential and employment.
And contrary to popular belief, hearing loss is not limited to the 60+ crowd. Factors like loud music, the increased use of headphones, workplace and environmental noise, and even military service can cause permanent nerve damage in younger people.
Yet many people resist taking a hearing test to determine whether they have hearing loss, and even physicians frequently fail to follow Medicare recommendations to begin testing hearing as patients approach their 65th birthdays. Indeed, Dr. Cherukuri notes, fewer than 15% of all primary care physicians routinely perform hearing tests.
The FREE telephone-based National Hearing Test solves the problem, making it easy to take the first step toward better hearing as well as dementia/Alzheimer's prevention. It's the only scientifically validated telephone hearing test, and it's available 24/7 without leaving home. Get all the details at
air date: 8/12/16
Heart Healthy Foods That Are Not Healthy
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If certain foods have been proven by science to lower cholesterol and blood pressure, reduce inflammation and fight plaque buildup, then why do 600,000 people die of heart disease each year in the United States?
Helping At Risk Kids
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Aware of the overwhelming negative influences and lack of opportunity facing underprivileged children throughout Los Angeles suburbs Derek Locklear, founder of Coach Derek, Inc., Manhattan Beach, CA went on a mission to provide at-risk youth with alternatives to unhealthy behaviors.
Helping US Vets Not Die Alone
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US veterans without families or friends should not die alone, " says Light Brigade Co-founder Dannion Brinkley. Brinkley and author of "Saved By The Light." So he begin the Light Brigade more than 20 years ago. He joins Late Night Health to talk about helping vets pass over.
Helping Veterans With Post Traumatic Str
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Monty Roberts, the Horse Whisperer, talks with Mark Alyn about PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and how he is using horses to bridge the gap and help these brave soldiers get whole again. Monty talks with us about helping Veterans cope with PTSD. Monty Roberts, The Horse Whisperer, talks about how and why horses help those who have
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been in super stressful situations, including combat. Monty, who has two Ph.ds in Behavioral Psychology, also calls the issue Post Traumatic Stress Injury.
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental illness that can develop after a person is exposed to one or more traumatic events, such as sexual assault, warfare, traffic collisions, terrorism or other threats on a person's life.[1] Symptoms include disturbing recurring flashbacks, avoidance or numbing of memories of the event, and hyperarousal, continue for more than a month after the occurrence of a traumatic event.[1]
Most people who have experienced a traumatizing event will not develop PTSD. People who experience interpersonal trauma (e.g., sexual assault, child abuse) are more likely to develop PTSD, as opposed to people who experience non-assault based trauma such as accidents, natural disasters and witnessing trauma. Children are less likely to develop PTSD after trauma than adults, especially if they are under ten years of age.
The term "post traumatic stress disorder" was coined in the early 1970s in large part due to diagnoses of US military veterans of the Vietnam War. It was officially recognized by the American Psychiatric Association in 1980 in the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III). Trauma-related mental disorders have been documented since at least the 17th century, and became more commonly recognized during the World Wars under various terms including "shell shock," "combat fatigue," and "war neurosis."
Her Hidden Health Secrets
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Millions of Americans stay hush-hush about illnesses like cancer, HPV, lupus and depression. Women, more so than men, often keep their lips sealed when it comes to health problems, but keeping quiet can be costly to your health. Our guest on Late Night Health, Dr. Christine Horner, natural health expert and award-winning author, says
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that while modern medicine has done much to eradicate and cure diseases, more research must be conducted to find new solutions to help women become not only more aware of the warning signs of certain diseases, but knowledgeable on how to prevent them in the first place.
Dr. Horner shares with Late Night host, Mark Alyn, four disease conditions that modern medicine provides few answers to and the natural medicine game-changers that can help reverse the diagnosis – all tips that can be found in her new book, "Radiant Health, Ageless Beauty." She says women do not need to feel victimized or stigmatized by diseases such as lupus, HPV, depression and breast cancer. There are proactive steps women can take to change the destiny of their diagnosis.
Many diseases can carry a lot of stigma, which causes women to want to hide their diagnosis. Dr. Horner says being secretive and in the dark about your health status will only hurt you in the end because the stress of not knowing what to do and having no support, will only cause the condition to escalate. Join Mark Alyn on Late Night Health to learn what health secrets women are hiding and how to get help.
air date: 12/9/16
Holistic Dentistry
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Joel Sanders is a unique holistic dentist in Highland Park, Illinois, whose wide following of patients appreciate the fact that he goes beyond just restoring teeth. He cares about each person's total health.
After graduating from Northwestern University Dental School in 1979, Joel began practicing traditional dentistry for several
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years. During a dental seminar, Joel met one of the early practitioners and researchers of holistic & biologic dentistry, Dr. Doug Cook, and that relationship influenced him to radically change his approach for dental care. Using all-natural products like metal-free resins and porcelain instead of traditional metallic fillings is just one example.
Joel made it his mission to educate patients on the importance of keeping their mouth healthy.
"It's important for people to know that there is a huge connection between the mouth and the whole body. Everything works together."
Joel defines holistic dentistry as energy dentistry. "Everything begins on an energetic level before it manifests as a physical symptom or condition," explains Joel. "Metals have electrical fields around them. What makes mercury toxic is the field around it." Another no-no is the use of fluoride, a toxic substance found in most toothpaste. Joel advises patients to purchase toothpaste without fluoride.
"Holistic dentistry is the realization that everything you do or don't do has a ripple effect in the body. It's not just drilling a hole and filling it. You've got to recognize - how are the chemicals of the filling in a tooth affecting the metabolism?"
"Chinese medicine and meridian lines (energy lines) demonstrate that each point on the tooth is related to a specific organ," adds Joel. Joel's compassion is evidenced by three service missions to Ecuador, where he treated children in need, who had never received dental care.
His practice serves an array of patients – from the CEO of a large corporation in Chicago to a person in need off the streets of Chicago. Some patients fly across the country to have his special dental care.
Holistic Methods For Preventing The Flu
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Dr. Redcross, MD an internist who earned his degree from Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York joins Mark Alyn for a surprising point of view on flu shots and getting ready for the flu season. Dr. Redcross offers holistic methods of preventing the flu including supplements and simply washing your hands. Dr. Redcross shares
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his flu survival pack that every family should have on hand to fight flu symptoms. In addition to sharing ways of stopping the flu, Mark and Dr. Redcross discuss ways of making the flu last a shorter period of time and having less severe symptoms.
Homeopathic Remedies
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Homeopathic remedies are centuries old effective tools to keep the body healthy and to fight disease. They are the first line of defense in keeping people healthy without harmful side effects.
The history of modern homeopathic medicine begins with a German physician, Samuel Hahnemann. But the homeopathic concept is thousands of years
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old, based on the law of similars. Hippocrates described this principle. Many cultures including Native Americans, Chinese, Greeks, Mayans and Asians used this law to provide and maintain health. Hahnemann was the first to organize the law of similars into a methodical medical science.
Governments around the world including the United States recognize modern homeopathy as a medical science. Other countries that recognize homeopathy include India, South Africa, Great Britain, Canada, Italy, Germany and many others. Like the pharmaceutical industry, there is an encyclopedia of homeopathic medicines indicating how to make them and what they treat. Backed by continuing scientific research, the pharmacopoeia of homeopathic medicines is regularly updated.
The popularity of homeopathy in America began in the early 1800s. In Europe, royalty and common folk both enjoyed the benefits of this discipline. In the twenty first century, the use of homeopathic and natural supplements continues. Today, millions of people worldwide use homeopathic treatments to maintain proper health.
In recent years, the traditional medical establishment continues to battle homeopathic healthcare providers.
Late Night Health covers a variety of homeopathic issues with Theresa Dale, Ph.D., CCN. From health freedom and the right to choose healthcare alternatives, to researching a variety of health issues, Dr. Dale brings a new and fresh approach regarding homeopathy to consumers.
Dr. Dale has been involved in developing a wide range of products to build the immune system and overall health. She is an internationally recognized speaker and researcher. Talking with Mark Alyn, Dr. Dale explains the ins and outs of homeopathic healing for people of all ages.
Dr. Dale joins the show as a regular contributor talking about GMOs, the flu, vaccines and other current health issues.
Horror Films Are Good For You
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HORROR FILMS ARE GOOD FOR YOU! Or at least that's what Marlon Schulman and Ben Herskowitz from the Horror Equity Fund, tell Mark Alyn this weekend on LATE NIGHT HEALTH RADIO. Now I am sure you are asking who are these guys ?
Marlon W. Schulman's leadership in creating targeted, revenue-producing communities within the entertainment
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industry is enhanced by his intuition and passion. As an entrepreneurial producer and attorney, his specialty is the creation of diverse profit-driven entertainment products and services through innovatively conceived integration of proven strategies with new technologies.
He has successfully completed numerous and profitable entrepreneurial initiatives, both within major entertainment companies (Bandai Entertainment, Orion Pictures, AECG), as well as in his independent and partnership entities (Wednesday Morning Productions, Realbuzz Studios, Libertas Law Group).
Those projects were created to serve de-centralized, under-served, and in certain cases, un-recognized interest groups, resulting in new audiences and on-going revenue centers.
Early recognition of voids in the marketplace is key to his approach. Before anime was widely recognized in the US, he formed an on-line, global community of avid fans with Anime Village for Bandai; with ground-breaking, value-reinforcement series of manga graphic novels, he addressed the otherwise-ignored concerns of young, mostly female, faith based readers; by shepherding Opus 1 Music Library's entry into new mobile technology, he led a generation-old business into the digital age.
His active, strategic stance at the crossroads of new technology, law, business and the creative arts has led to the generation of hundreds of millions of dollars in fresh revenue and the establishment of long-running revenue streams in the entertainment industry.
An attorney for over 33 years and avid traveler, Marlon lives in Los Angeles (but remains proud to have be born and raised in Brooklyn) with his amazing wife, the founder of NDH Search (a boutique executive search firm for architects and designers world-wide) and his even more amazing daughter.
Brian Herskowitz – Chief Creative Officer
Brian Herskowitz is a veteran Hollywood producer, writer, and director of feature films, TV series and digital series. He is the author of the best-selling book, Process to Product: A Practical Guide to Screenwriting and is a faculty member at the Boston University of Los Angeles' graduate degree program, Writer in Hollywood.
His TV credits include series writing for Blossom on NBC; HBO's Tour of Duty; CBS's Murder, She Wrote; and the syndicated series, Hercules. He co-wrote the FOX pilot, Mantic, with Seinfeld's Jason Alexander and also line-directed the Candace Buschnell web series, The Broadroom, starring Jenny Garth, Jennifer Esposito and Talia Balsam.
Brian's film credits include writing and directing the award-winning short, Odessa or Bust, starring Red Buttons, Jason Schwartzman and Jason Alexander and documentaries on domestic abuse victims,1736: Somewhere To Turn, and hard economic times, Joanne.
As producer, he recently finished principal photography on feature films by directors Allen Katz (M*A*S*H) and Susan Seidelman (Desperately Seeking Susan).
He is an active voice-over artist including hundreds of hours on the classic horror shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and True Blood. He is currently directing and writing several HEF-supported projects including She Feeds, The Whangdoodle, and Creature Feature: The Movie Musical.
A fourth degree black belt in Judo, Brian is the 2014 and 2015 National Master Champion in Judo and the 2013 Pan American Champion in Jujitsu. He lives in Los Angeles, is married to actress Gina Hecht (Mork and Mindy), and has two amazing daughters.
How Cancer Affects A Family
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Soap opera director Sonia Blangiardo joins Mark for a discussion about how cancer effects a family. The Carlo Blangiardo Foundation (
) for pancreatic cancer research was founded in 2010, shortly after her brother Carlo died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 35. He battled the disease for three years.
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was started for a multitude of reasons. First of all, Carlo was an amazing person. He was kind and generous with his time, was caring and compassionate, and he had a love for all who crossed his path. I wanted his name to live on so that everyone who was lucky enough to have had him in their lives, and his two surviving daughters, one of whom was born after he passed, can always feel like a part of him was still here. This isn't too difficult, because when Carlo was in a room, everyone knew it. He was sweet and charming and was always capable of captivating a crowd big or small, with his sense of humor and overall light heart.
Pancreatic cancer is a cancer with no cure. Part of the reason is that it is nearly impossible to detect until it is in an advanced stage. It is one of the leading causes of death. Its symptoms vary and are very ambiguous – nausea, weight loss, jaundice… just to name a few. Its cause is also very vague. Factors like family history, diabetes, being middle-aged and smoking (none of which by the way fit my brother's profile) are some of the few links to the disease.
When I started the foundation, I wanted to raise money and awareness in early detection. We need to find better tests so that by the time it is discovered, we can easily cease further development.
My goal is to make my brother's name equivalent to Susan G. Komen in the pancreatic cancer world. I want his life…and death...to have had had the significance and meaning it deserved. The pain he went through as he fought this battle tooth and nail for three years before ultimately losing, is a pain I want to take away from others in the future. I know with complete certainty, he would have wanted the same.
How Supplements From Plants Work
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Dr. Tony O'Donnell explains how blood pressure, cardio vascular disease and what we eat - are all inter-related. He tells Mark and listeners that magnesium and other nutrients from non-plant based sources are not bioavailable and don't really work. With scientific based studies, Dr. Tony shares the latest information about how
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supplements from plants work with the body to maintain proper health.
How To Fight Viruses
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It's 10am and someone at school is celebrating a birthday. Most likely the kids are being served cupcakes or sweet snacks. They get all sugared up and then crash. And that crash can be really bad. Well, I'm "that" mom that doesn't like this well honored practice. If there is a function at school, I will bring more healthy alternatives.
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Most of the time what I bring is a big hit and, rarely, it's a big flop. More than once my son has been known to say, "Mom, can't you just cook normal?" In reality, give kids healthy options and they will joyfully gobble them up.
As I kid, I did cook normally, using lots of sugar and refined flours. Looking back, this was my way of keeping a steady stream of carbs and sugar in my life. I was, and am, a sugar sensitive person. That means I can't eat just one cookie, my brain goes a little wacky and insists that I eat 8 more to satisfy my craving. Believe it or not, this is a very common issue. If you can't eat just 1 sugary or carb filled snack without craving more, then you may be sugar sensitive as well. My favorite book on this topic is "Potatoes not Prozac" by Dr. Kathleen DesMaisons. I highly recommend it for some great tips on how to stop the sugar craving cycle.
My basic advice to all my patients is to eat whole foods, drink lots of clean water, and eat little to no grains. Not only will this give you lots of great energy, it will also help you maintain a healthy weight. Your plate should be mostly seasonal veggies, and a small portion of clean protein. Your brain and body need healthy fat so don't buy low-fat processed foods such as skim milk or low-fat cheese. Go for the whole fat, organic, raw if possible, dairy. Eggs are a great source of protein, so enjoy them often. Fruits are fine in moderation as they are high in fructose, which is really just sugar as far as your body is concerned. Remember to eat fruits and veggies that are in season. You don't want to be eating strawberries in December and acorn squash in June. For one thing, they won't be very tasty.
The simple and easy way to start is by making a plan. Take time each week to plan out from 1 to all your meals and shop for those meals. When you arrive home tired and famished, you'll be happy that you have a plan and a stocked fridge. I suggest planning simple meals that take less than 30 minutes to cook. For example, baked chicken breast served with roasted cauliflower and green beans can be done in the oven altogether. Try some whole fat organic yogurt with nuts and fresh fruit for dessert. Now that's a meal even a kid would love. Start simple and make it easy for yourself. Before you know it you'll be eating healthy and feeling great.
Donna Parker LAc. joins Mark Alyn on Late Night Health. She is the author of "A Clear Path to a Vibrant Life" is a Classical Five Element acupuncturist, Certified in Integrative Nutrition, and a certified Health Coach. She supports patients in making healthy lifestyle changes using simple techniques that result in increased vitality and health.
air date: 11/25/16
How to Make Good Resolutions
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Jennice Vilhauer, PhD author of "Think Forward to Thrive" visits the Late Night Health crew. Dr. Vilhauer and Mark talk about New Year's resolutions - are they good or bad and why? Dr. Vilhauer also shares her thoughts on how to make good resolutions and how to keep them.
Is it truly your past that informs your life? Most people are
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stuck in reverse. Their memories of the past influence what they expect in the future and they act accordingly, which creates a self-fulfilling prophecy. They relive the past over again in their minds—thinking about and dreading what they DON'T want to experience.
In the landmark book Think Forward to Thrive: How to Use the Mind's Power of Anticipation to Transcend Your Past and Transform Your Life Dr. Jennice Vilhauer, Emory University psychologist, says you can train yourself to set your sights on the future, which can be the actual determination of your life to come. By thinking about and visualizing the future, the mind begins to create the problem-solving steps and thoughts that can actualize what you DO desire, not what you fear will occur from your past. In other words, it's time to step on the gas, and get out of reverse!
How To Stop Food Cravings
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Joyce Lillis, weight loss expert and author of "Stop The Torment. Changing your attitude about food" joins Mark to talk about how to stop food cravings. Do certain foods call to you? Do you crave sweets? We found out how to turn those messages from food off!
How to Succeed in Meditation
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Light Watkins coaches Mark Alyn on tips for easy meditation.
How You Can Recover from Lupus
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Mark Alyn interviews Denise Dorfman, author of Speak Your Truth: How You Can Recover from Lupus on this edition of Late Night Health. Denise was diagnosed with lupus in 1996. Instead of following the traditional route to surviving lupus, Dorfman decided to blaze a trail of her own.
Late-Night-Health Debra-Dorfman-Speak-Your-TruthDenise
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believes, "Many people today are being diagnosed with autoimmune diseases, especially lupus, and they are told there is no cure. People are going to demand answers as to why they have this disease and how they can heal." After she received her diagnosis, Denise began researching lupus and its causes. She came to the conclusion that the metaphysical cause of the disease was a person's refusal to stand up for oneself. She decided that she wouldn't allow herself to fall into that group and made affirmations and self-confidence her mantra. These daily practices, changed her mindset, which in turn, helped heal her body.
Through the use of her level II Reiki certification and a change in lifestyle and thinking, she emerged six years later with no active disease. Dorfman tells Mark about how she helps to bring healing to others who suffer from lupus with her book.
Mark and Denise explore the power of positive thinking, meditation, and affirmations. They will discuss how these practices changed Denise's mindset and her overall wellbeing.
Today, Denise is living a happy and healthy lifestyle, speaking on the topic of emotional healing, mindfulness, and metaphysical practices to support living healthier lives.
How Your Past Affects Your Life
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Remember hanging out with friends in elementary school and being dared to do something? Usually this is something very stupid, yet can cause pain to you 20 years later. This is something we can all understand.
But what if your great great-great-grandfather did something really stupid and it has an affect on your life today? Wait just a
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minute. Something that happened to a family member years ago can cause problems in my life today? Healing situations that happened to ancestor's generations ago is not new. Multi-generational healing is becoming well known in alternative health practices. One of the techniques to heal the past is known as Constellation Healing.
Gary Stuart is a communication expert, author and speaker facilitates Constellations (for over 17 years) as his primary tool for transformation in any area of anyone's personal or business life. He returns to Late Night Health to further explain how the past experiences of family members can wreak havoc in your life.
One of the most common situations is disease. When a disease such as cancer runs in a family, it can often be traced back to an experience happening generations ago. Breaking this experience or understanding it, helps to reduce the chance for cancer to occur in this and future generations.
Subconscious bonds and deep loyalty exists within each family system. Family Constellation work uses this systemic field to reveal unresolved traumas in the lives of previous family members whose fates can persist and become entangled in subsequent and current generations. Constellations reveal and release hidden entanglements that are obstacles to health, career and relationships.
How and why does it Work? Acknowledging these conditions can allow a resolution to arise that honors everyone and restores the flow of love and acceptance. This enables healing within the family system. Working Participants set an intentional goal to identify and resolve any problem or issue. It can also be applied to any life challenge or issue.
air date: 7/1/16
Hypnotherapist and Birth Doula
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Bailey Gaddis, dubbed the Feng Shui Mommy, joins Mark Alyn this week on LNH for a discussion on hypnobirthing. The certified Hypnotherapist and birth doula shares how hypnobirthing can help anyone—pregnant or not—transform their stressful persona into being cool, calm, collected, and grounded. She's giving LNH listeners an on-air
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tutorial on hypnobirthing practices to maintain a positive demeanor every day. More on Bailey:
Immorality Now & Mind Destroying Disease
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A look at state-of -the art scientific advances in keeping people healthy from mind destroying diseases including Alzheimer's. Dr. Marvin Berman and Michael Widderman from the Quiet Mind Foundation visit with Mark and Dr. Kugler for an exciting conversation about life extension. They talk about the exciting research being done by the
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foundation as well as the work done at
and worldhealth.net. The research is illustrating that bio feedback and sound waves can help restore damaged brains in a way that big pharma drugs and surgery do not.
Immunotherapy for Cancer
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Dr. Christine Horner, MD returns to talk with Mark about immunotherapy, an approach that uses your own personal immune system to control or eliminate cancer. Dr. Christine Horner, a leading expert on cancer prevention in the United States and author of the award winning book, "Waking the Warrior Goddess."
"A strong immune system can
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naturally recognize certain cancer cells and destroy them before they take hold," says Horner. "Other types of cancer cells are able to evade the immune system and this is what scientists are focusing their research on to determine how immune cells that can recognize and kill tumor cells emerge and how they can be encouraged to do more of that work in the body. Immunotherapy may be the treatment that turns the tide on cancer."
Horner offers offensive immune boosting strategies to lower the risk of cancer for men and women. Other techniques increase the chances of survival after being diagnosed.
Improve Brain Health and Memory
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Neuro-scientist and memory expert, Mark Underwood talks with Mark Alyn about how to give your brain a vacation to improve memory. We discuss the use of Prevagen to help improve brain health and memory. Prevagen helps keep you focused and gets rid of brain fog that comes along with aging.
Influence Is Your Ability To Create
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Teresa de Grosbois joins Mark Alyn to talk about different influencing beliefs. We often think of influence as something people either have or don't have. You're either Ellen Degeneres; or my next door neighbor. But, influence is your ability to create change. It's clout, or sway. It's your ability to get others to take action, to
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be successful in business. It's even your ability to get your kids to stop texting during dinner.
You want something that requires influence. The first challenge you may have; is that you learned a skill set for networking in business that may work against you connecting with the influential. For example, we learned that it's a good idea to offer to buy a colleague you've just met a coffee. Try calling up the CEO of Fortune 500 company and offer to buy them a coffee. Faster than you can say "restraining order," you learn that networking is different with the highly influential.
The second challenge you may have is that as humans we have a lot of beliefs about influence and fame. Talking about becoming influential really brings up your self-doubts that stop you. You might tell yourself, "I'm not important" or "I'm not good at speaking in public" or "Do I have spinach in my teeth?" Those self-doubts become the lens you live your life through. "Could someone like me really be important, or make a difference in the world?"
One of the reasons we created the Global Influence Summit in San Diego was to help business owners and business leaders understand what it takes to run an influence-based business. And by that I mean a business that reaches many people, instead of just dealing with clients or customers one at a time. This generally requires you look not only at your mindset and skill set but also the strategies that you implement.
Teresa is a 4x bestselling author and an international speaker sought by entrepreneurs and large corporations wanting to better understand how local word of mouth can suddenly turn epidemic. Specializing in the topics of influence and success, Teresa has a proven track-record in understanding word of mouth epidemics having taken three books to best-seller status in only 8 months.
Her recently released book Mass Influence hit #1 international bestseller status in North America and Europe on the same day it launched. Teresa teaches business and marketing courses around the globe, including teaching courses to start-up entrepreneurs in developing countries.
As the Chair of the Evolutionary Business Council, Teresa leads an international, invitation-only council of speakers and influencers dedicated to teaching the principles of success.
Insuring A Healthy Life To People in War
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Carole Sumner Krechman, Chairman, Founder and President of the Peacemaker Corps Association, talks with Mark Alyn on Late Night Health about the non-profit charity dedicated to teaching children around the world how to make "Peace in the Streets." PCA is a United Nations NGO with ESCSOC status (
). The
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discussion includes why she has been a life-long activist/volunteer and former Chairman of the Board of Friends of the United Nations, with 25 years of volunteer service to the UN, she was honored for her years of philanthropy and innovation by receiving the 2008 Purpose Prize Fellowship. The conversation focuses on making world peace a priority, insuring a healthy life to people in war torn zones around the world due to the reduction of stress in their daily lives.
Isabella Cuda Actress, Eternal Salvation
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Isabella Cuda actress in Eternal Salvation born with Spinal Bifida. Isabella Cuda is 10 year old actor who is featured in the Christian film "Eternal Salvation". Born with Spina Bifida, Isabella's parents were told that their daughter would never walk. After surgeries by Presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson, Isabella not
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only walks, she dances and plays golf as a member of the Junior PGA. She visits with Mark about her life on stage, Television and Film, while thanking Dr. Carson and God for helping her have a healthy life.
Is American Healthcare GREAT?
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Recent studies indicate that the American system of healthcare is not what most Americans think it is. Reports show that the United States is the most expensive healthcare system in the world! The quality care ranking for the US is only 37. Surprising, at the top of the list is France followed by Italy.
What's it like to go to the
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doctor in another country? Is it good, bad or the same as here in the United States? Medical travel has become a cottage industry, with people traveling to different parts of the world to have both elective surgeries (cosmetic) along with treatment for chronic disease. The reason is simple: The American Healthcare system is broken (and needs to be fixed) and the cost is just too high.
The first line of defense fighting disease and health problems in other major countries is alternative forms of treatment. These include Germany and Japan, both rated higher than the US. These non-western therapies include acupuncture, energy healing and herbal remedies. These health solutions are used because they are inexpensive and work, especially on early detection of a problem.
Comparing options between the United States and Europe, Ramona Petry (From Germany - rated number 25) and Eugenio Chiappini (From Italy - ranked number 2) offer their thoughts on health. These teenage exchange students are staying with Robert Clancy, Late Night Health contributor.
Reading labels is a must for anyone concerned about health. In Germany and Italy food is food. GMOs are not allowed anywhere in the European Union. Europeans tend to eat "clean" with lots of fresh vegetables, compared to the American fast food diet. People eating foods without preservatives, fresh vegetables and taking a little exercise are leaner and healthier. The obesity epidemic is growing in the Unites States due to poor eating habits and a lack of working out.
Eating like his exchange students, Robert has lost about 14 pounds in the last few months.
Is Being Left Handed Good Or Bad?
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Is being left-handed good or bad? Howard I. Kushner, Ph.D, author of "On The Other Hand" discusses myths, taboos and facts about being left handed with Mark Alyn
Is Breakfast, Most Important Meal?
2 Episodes
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. We have heard this our whole lives. Our Moms and Grandma's have preached the gospel of eating breakfast, but are you doing more damage than good!
We all know that we should not be eating Frosted Chocolate Sugar Bombs for breakfast, but do you know that eating fruit for breakfast can
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be just as bad. The sugar in the fruit can not only make your blood sugar spike but also cause inflammation in the joints. That can make for a long day at work with joint and muscle pain.
Dr. Greg Celaya and Mark Alyn have a great conversation on what to eat for breakfast. What breakfast foods give you the most energy and brain power for the day.
The conversation works it's way to a subject very near and dear to Dr. Celaya, Gluten. Dr. Celaya talks about how the new research shows how Gluten effects the brain and can mimic symptoms of other diseases. Did you know that the research shows that there is a possible tie between Gluten and Autism. That this could explain the explosion in the number of cases of Autism and the link of Autism and boys. The part of the brain that is most effected by Gluten...The Cerebellum!
The cerebellum (Latin for "little brain") is a region of the brain that plays an important role in motor control. It may also be involved in some cognitive functions such as attention and language, and in regulating fear and pleasure responses, but its movement-related functions are the most solidly established. The cerebellum does not initiate movement, but contributes to coordination, precision, and accurate timing. It receives input from sensory systems of the spinal cord and from other parts of the brain, and integrates these inputs to fine-tune motor activity. Cerebellar damage produces disorders in fine movement, equilibrium, posture, and motor learning.
Is Your Drinking Water Safe?
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Water is essential to life. It transports nutrients to our cells, aids in the digestion process, transports waste out of our bodies, helps maintain a normal temperature, lubricates our joints, and quenches our thirst.
Consequently, it is crucial that we are mindful of the purity of this vital resource. There is virtually no place on
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earth that is invulnerable to water contamination, whether it be from burning fossil fuels, agricultural chemicals, industry, sewage, or non-point source pollution. In many areas of our country, multiple sources of pollution contaminate sole source drinking water supplies, making it necessary for people to filter their water or otherwise seek a pure water supply.
Is bottled water a solution? As the bottled water industry is not well regulated, there is concern that the quality of their water is no better (and perhaps more contaminated due to leaching of chemicals from the plastic bottle) than many municipal water supplies. In addition, the number of individual plastic water bottles being released into the environment is staggering – Americans use 60 million every day! Fewer than 20% of these bottles are recycled (about one in six).
In the U.S., public water supplies are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which requires daily testing for bacteria and regular testing for other contaminants. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates bottled water, only requires weekly testing and does not share its findings with the public.
Water contaminants, including pesticides, radioactive substances, heavy metals, industrial waste, pharmaceuticals and pathogens continue to show up in urban, suburban, and rural water supplies all over the country. People are not educated about how their everyday activities can have a huge impact on water quality.
Patti Wood, Executive Director of the environmental health non-profit organization, Grassroots Environmental Education, and visiting scholar at Adelphi University in New York, joins Mark Alyn to discuss this critical issue.
Learn about some solutions on drinking water, including how to maintain lawns without synthetic chemicals, how to properly dispose of leftover prescription drugs, how to filter your own water at home, and many other water-related tips.
Many scientists have said that wars will be fought over water in the future.
Jaden's Voice
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Terri Mathews visits with Mark to discuss Jaden's Voice, the non-profit organization she founded to help families with kids with Autism.
Jedi's Guide to the Law of Attraction
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Renowned Paranormal Expert Joshua Warren Joins the Show to discuss his new book "Use the Force: A Jedi's Guide to the Law of Attraction."
Joshua P. Warren was born and raised in the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina. At the age of 13, he wrote his first published book. Since then, he has published dozens more,
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including the regional best-seller, Haunted Asheville, Simon and Schuster's How to Hunt Ghosts, and his 2015 best-seller, Use the Force: A Jedi's Guide to the Law of Attraction, and is the president of his multimedia productions company, Shadowbox Enterprises, LLC. His articles have been published internationally, and he has been covered by such mainstream media as CNN, Fox News, Popular Mechanics, Entertainment Weekly, Southern Living, Delta Sky, FATE, New Woman, The New York Times, FHM and Something About the Author; and made the cover of the science journal, Electric Space Craft. A winner of the University of North Carolina Thomas Wolfe Award for Fiction, he wrote columns for the Asheville Citizen-Times from 1992 to 1995. His first novel, The Evil in Asheville, was released in 2000.
Jin Shin Jyutsu
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Kathrin Stengel - Publisher of Jin Shin Jyutsu Upper West Side Philosophers, Inc. Take Your Health into Your Own Hands! How often have you felt powerless when it comes to headaches, indigestion, menstrual cramping, menopause, fever, coughing …? And yet: all of us could alleviate many a discomfort by literally taking our health into our
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own hands. Mark and Kathrin talk about Jin Shin Jyutsu® - a sophisticated, yet simple, ancient Japanese healing art - that will help you gain relief from particular symptoms by simply placing your hands on specific points on our body. Because Jin Shin Jyutsu® has proven to be so effective it is now being used in ICUs and ERs. The revolutionary book and card set Health is in Your Hands: Jin Shin Jyutsu –Practicing the Art of Self-Healing makes this healing art accessible to anyone anywhere for the first time, empowering you to take your health into your own hands.
Journey to Enlightenment
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Joy For The Holidays
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Swami S. Tirtha, the Orange Cowboy, shares meditation techniques for an enjoyable holiday season!
Joy For The Holidays - Part 2
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How to enjoy the holidays with family and friends.
Joy To The World
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Joy for the holidays what could be better? His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have a new book "The Book of Joy" written with Douglas Abrams featured on this edition of Late Night Health.
Joy To The World with Dalai Lama
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On the occasion of his 80th birthday, HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA invited his dear friend, ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU, to Dharamsala, where he lives in exile. For one historic week, the two men spoke candidly to each other about their lives, their philosophies, the state of the world, and of the inherently human trait we call JOY.
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Last year - these conversations became "THE BOOK OF JOY" written by the two men along with DOUGLAS ABRAMS. Abrams moderated the conversation and in the book, he walks the reader through the conversations between them - the private moments they shared throughout the week, and the history and science both men reference in their explanations of what joy means to them!
This year - "THE BOOK OF JOY - JOURNAL" gives us a way to plot our own paths to joy!
Douglas Abrams, who moderated the conversation between The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu talks iwth Mark Alyn about the meaning of joy!
Junk Food Binge Contingency Plan
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Whatever the excuse, date night, celebrations, playoffs or guy's night out, it can happen to any of us. Even the most disciplined and health conscious person can and will occasionally slip and go on a junk food or sugar binge.
Junk Food Binge Contingency Plan Part 2
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Don't reach for the chips! Dr. Robert Silverman joins Mark Alyn for a look at avoiding junk food!
Kardashian's Dermatologist Dr Lin
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Leading Beverly Hills dermatologist and doctor to the Kardashians. Michael Lin, M.D. joins Mark to discusses acne scars. Many people have them, they are embarrassing, and what can be do to get rid of them?
KatNap Fitness - Role Models In Fitness
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Kat Napolitano, of KatNap Fitness, joins Mark Alyn on Late Night Health Radio to talk about role models in fitness. Think these things don't make a difference? Think again!
Role models still affect us all at any age and this is particularly true in the fitness world where we are still only seeing skinny, chiseled and muscled trainers to
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inspire us to workout. But statistics show that this isn't working. 60% of American adults still don't get the recommended amount of physical activity, and over 25% of adults are not active at all.
There is a sea change in many industries of more realistic role models for body image starting to appear. Oprah is probably the most well-known headliner to bring a new image to health and weight loss as the new face of Weight Watchers and it is making a major impact. For the FIRST TIME EVER, Sports Illustrated put a curvy model on one of the covers (you go Ashley Graham!) Barbie just launched a new line of dolls to reflect the changes in what we see as beauty.
In the fitness industry, apparel brands are adding plus size lines at a rapid pace. Considering the average clothing size for the American woman is a 14, brands must meet the consumer's needs. LIVI Active, C9 Champion, Zella, The Warm Up by Jessica Simpson, NOLA, Torrid Active – the list grows daily. So why haven't the role models caught up with the fashion? If you have plus size athletic wear, shouldn't you have a plus size fitness person guiding people in their fitness? There is a disconnect and Kat hopes to help connect the two, which is why Kat launched KatNap Fitness last November. By just changing who you follow in a workout can mean the difference between success and failure and the reality is, these millions of people who are not a size 2, like some Late Night Health Radio listeners, want someone else to inspire and motivate them. Quite simply, many people are disconnected to the fitness person they are supposed to workout with.
Only when we have people that we can relate to and identify with, can we have motivation and inspiration, which leads to success. And the reality is that the skinny, super fit trainer is not always the best person for the job.
Keeping Fit In The 21st Century
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Sheree Pouls, a beauty and health expert visits with Mark Alyn to share information about looking and feeling good. Sheree tells Mark and listeners why feeling good about the way you look is important to feeling good about yourself. From makeup to exercise, Sheree talks about keeping fit in the 21st Century for a long and happy life.
Keeping Your Brain Sharp
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Mark and David Alter, PhD discuss keeping your brain sharp. We talk about ageless wisdom and how you can train your brain to stay healthy and sharp. An undisciplined and unfocused mind is not a healthy mind. Dr Alter talks about ADHD and attention focusing abilities: select, sustain and suppress. Dr. Alter shares his secrets for working
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the brain and keeping it functioning!
David Alter, Ph.D is a psychologist with thirty years' experience in health psychology, neuropsychology, and clinical hypnosis, which he integrates in his work. He is also a sought-after speaker, teacher, and trainer offering talks, workshops, and retreats to general and professional audiences. He is a cofounder of Partners in Healing, a center for holistic health in Minneapolis, and conducts his practice there.
Ken Jefferies
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Keys For Couples to Thrive
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Are your neighbors keeping their windows and doors shut more often, despite gorgeous weather? Do your kids tell you, "OMG! All you two do is yell at each other."? Do you feel your spouse would be sexier if he/she was mute? Have you had the urge to take your shoe off and huck it at your partner's head to get him/her to just stop
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talking? Midori Verity joins Mark Alyn to offer tips on having a great relationship!
Key to Physical Health is Mental Health
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The physical body operates more efficiently when it is free of stress and in a state of relaxation. Breathing is the #1 way the body relaxes itself and relaxation is the #1 way the body heals itself. When you feel tired and very sleepy in the middle of the workday, your body recognizes the immune system is breaking down and trying to get
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you to take a nap so it can regenerate. Your body knows when it needs to eat, sleep, and exercise. Our bodies send us signals that too often we choose to ignore.
When we get hunger pangs and growling stomach during the day at a non-meal time, we misinterpret that we need food. Quite often the body is trying to burn off energy. The quick test is to go take a brisk, short walk. More often than not the hunger pangs disappear and we discover that we were not hungry at all. The burn off from walking helps burn off stress.
If you work in a stressful environment, remember to breathe. At least once an hour, push back from your desk and take a few long, slow, deep breaths. Trust me, it works wonders.
Breathing is the key to relaxation and primary method of inducing hypnosis. Anxiety and stress can be reduced, alleviated and even eliminated with hypnotherapy. Most addictive behavior is brought on by some form of anxiety that has not been dealt with in the proper manner. The addictive behavior only masks the symptoms creating temporary relief or a "medicated state of denial."
Nick Newmont joins Late Night Health to discuss the various modalities people can use to achieve a healthy state of mind by adjusting core beliefs that individuals take on. Most of these detrimental beliefs are conditioned innocently by parental upbringing, which are lived out as comfort levels and personal truths. With the use of hypnotherapy Nick has helped thousands of clients rewrite their subconscious script and attain success, relationships, business and overall improved happiness.
Nick's motto is "I give people their life back".
Kickstart Your Life With PIVOT!
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Kickstart your life with PIVOT when Adam Markel joins Mark Alyn for a discusson on getting healthy for the new year! Find out what PIVOT can do for you!
Kick Your Way To Health
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We've all heard the cliché, "Use it or lose it," and nowhere is that truer than as we age. Let me give you a little background, I am not a natural athlete, but at the young age of six I discovered Judo, the martial arts founded by Jigoro Kano in 1882. This Japanese martial art become a major motivating force in my life. Over the
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years, marriage, children, work, and life intrude on the time any of us have for training and competition, and the martial arts, particularly judo can be very hard on the body, and yet, after 52 years as a competitor, I continue to fight on a national and international level. Why would I do that? Why take the risk of injury? Why put in the time? I can sum it up in a single word:
Motivation. I compete today in the same weight division as I did when I was in my early twenties. I found that without that goal of testing myself in combat it was easy to allow lethargy and sloth to set in. Without the drive to compete, it was easy to pass on going to the gym, to skip a judo workout, or to let my eating habits turn into a bacchanalian orgy.
Why martial arts? Two answers: Few forms of exercise, and sports are more physically demanding, and there is great comfort in mastering something. That's MY answer, but if I were so bold as to offer advice to those aging baby boomers who are tempted by the couch, seduced by the TV, intoxicated by a whole cake or box of cookies, look for something that's physical where you can excel, fall in love with mastering your body, do it joyously, and consistently. Your health will improve, your mind will improve, your SEX LIFE will improve, and you will have the satisfaction of mastery.
air date: 10/28/16
Kids And Sleep Disorders
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Top 7 Signs Your Child May be Suffering from Sleep Disordered Breathing
By Dr. Sabrina Magid-Katz, Advanced Dentistry of Westchester
Is your child affected by sleep or breathing issues? Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) is an all-inclusive term for breathing difficulties, ranging from mild snoring all the way to severe airway
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obstruction during sleep. When your child's breathing is disrupted, their body recognizes the disruption much like choking, which can result in changes in heart rate, raised blood pressure, arousal of the brain, and ultimately disrupted sleep.
Sleep disorders often run in families, although they can manifest differently in children. Sleep issues can contribute to behavioral problems such as ADD, bed-wetting, and difficulty in school (especially math and reading). These symptoms may show that an underlying problem exists. There are ways we can guide growth to not only improve symptoms but set children up for a healthier future.
ADD/ADHD- Because some of the symptoms of sleep disordered breathing are so similar to Attention Deficit Disorder, as much as 50% of ADD/ADHD diagnoses may in fact be related to a sleep disorder. Screening and treating for sleep disorders can help the conditions of those with ADD/ADHD and may allow the reduction of medications. Studies also show that 25% of children with ADHD could have their problem eliminated if their sleep breathing disorders were effectively treated. More than half of children who suffer from ADHD will experience profound effects as adults if untreated. If we can uncover an underlying sleep disorder and change their growth to eliminate it, we can remove this risk as well as the need for future treatment.
Bed wetting- This is an embarrassing and stressful issue for more families than one might think. Children with sleep-disordered breathing are thirty percent more likely to have issues with bedwetting. This may be the result of pressure on the bladder while trying to breathe or changes to the hormones from the sleep disorder over time. Treating patients with sleep-disordered breathing is likely to improve or resolve the bedwetting.
Difficulty in school- Children who don't get good quality sleep at night often have difficulty during school, especially in subjects that take high amounts of concentration like math and reading. Those with sleep disorders were found to be three times more likely to have grades of C or lower, and seven times more likely to have reported learning problems. Not only will grades suffer, but their self-confidence and social relationships will suffer too. In class, they may be labeled as "bad at math," a "slow reader," or disruptive. On the playground, they can be more irritable, aggressive, anxious, and more likely to be depressed. They are more likely to have emotional, communication, and friendship difficulties. Some children who are officially diagnosed with behavior disorders actually have underlying sleep disorders.
Crowded teeth- Crowded teeth may force the jaw and muscles to develop in a way that constricts the child's airway. Many people don't think about the teeth and mouth when they think of sleep disorders or the other symptoms it can cause, such as ADD. However, poorly positioned teeth and bite can actually cause the sleep disorder in the first place. One disorder, called obstructive sleep apnea, is when the tongue and tissue in the mouth and throat block the airway. If the teeth crowd the space the tongue should rest in, or the jaw pushes the tongue back, the airway will be blocked.
Snoring/mouth breathing/restless sleep- Has the noise coming from your child's room stopped you in your tracks? Have you taken the time to quietly watch and listen to your child sleep? Try it some time, as it may give you some valuable insight into how they're breathing. Snoring may be annoying or even funny at times, but it is one of the most common and easily recognizable signs that a person may have a sleep breathing disorder. Keep in mind, however, that although snoring can be a good indicator that further diagnosis is needed, it is not always present and is not a requirement for a sleep disorder. Children are less likely to snore than adults and parents are even less likely to report them as snoring, despite the presence of sleep breathing disorders. When listening closely, gasping and snorting sounds during sleep may catch you off guard or even make you momentarily worry. Even though they may seem to be sleeping peacefully right after, it is important to investigate further, as this is a pretty good indicator of sleep disordered breathing as well. You may also notice that your child's mouth hangs open while they're sleeping or even during the daytime. Mouth breathing may be a sign that their airway is obstructed. It can also lead to changes in facial growth, which can in turn make the sleeping problem worse. Lastly, if your child has restless sleep or wakes up frequently it may be because they're not able to breathe properly while sleeping. Sleep is tremendously important for proper growth, development, and health. That's why it is just as important to properly diagnose and correct whatever is disturbing their slumber.
Allergies- Kids with allergies and stuffy nose have part of their airway blocked, so they are more likely to breathe through their mouth at night. This mouth breathing can change the way they grow and develop and make the airway worse for life. There is also some thought that the physical stress of these sleep breathing disorders can cause inflammation and other immune reactions which may cause the allergies to worsen.
Daytime sleepiness- You might imagine a person who isn't sleeping properly at night to be really tired during the day. While many (but not all) adults with sleep disorders report feeling tired during the day, it is less of an indicator for children. Many children show signs of hyperactivity secondary to the exhaustion, making the sleepiness difficult for parents to detect. However, if your child is telling you that they are sleepy, it is best to listen to them and take them seriously enough to get it checked out.
A child with Sleep Disordered Breathing may exhibit many of the same symptoms as a child with ADD/ADHD, Poor Performance in School, Nightmares, Bedwetting, Chronic Allergies and more! Unfortunately, many children are being misdiagnosed and mistreated. Many treatments also temporarily help the symptom without fixing the underlying problem. With The Healthy Start program, we address the core sleep issues while naturally straightening teeth. The program enables us to address sleep disordered breathing and straighten teeth without braces. The system can supplement or even replace traditional orthodontics by treating children earlier and addressing the muscle habits and overall development. Children without sleep disorders can benefit too! By correcting muscle habits and aligning the teeth as they come into the mouth (rather than waiting until after they're in), we can eliminate the need for those annoying retainers the rest of their life. It is a gentle, non-invasive, natural way of straightening teeth to achieve a picture-perfect, healthy, and beautiful smile.
The system works with the natural forces of tooth eruption and swallowing. The soft, comfortable, removable devices gently guide the erupting teeth into their perfect positions. It aids in the correct growth and alignment of the jaw, encourages the development of proper oral habits, and expands the arches to ensure incoming permanent teeth have enough room to erupt in straight.
If your child is exhibiting one or more of these symptoms, set up a consultation so we can get your child on the path to a more comfortable diagnosis and treatment. By intervening early, we can correct many of these issues so that they may achieve their full potential and live a healthier life.
About Dr. Sabrina Magid-Katz, D.M.D.
Dr. Sabrina Magid-Katz, D.M.D., lectures to dental societies about screening for Sleep Apnea and is a member of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine. She practices general dentistry at Advanced Dentistry of Westchester in Harrison, NY where she also screens for and treats Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Dr. Magid Katz DMD holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Bases of Behavior from Duke University and completed her Doctorate of Dental Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the recipient of the prestigious "Robert Seminara Resident of the Year" award for "excellence in General Dentistry and outstanding service as a PGY1 Dental Resident" from NY Presbyterian-Methodist Hospital. Named in Westchester Magazine as one of the 22 people that everyone in the County will be talking about, Dr. Sabrina Magid Katz DMD takes great pride in the cutting edge dental care she offers patients, as well as in her expertise in screening for oral cancer and obstructive sleep apnea. Throughout her schooling and dental career, she has also been committed to addressing the needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing patients. Dr. Magid Katz has been featured in Teen Vogue, Vice, Dentistry Today, Social Life Magazine, WAG Magazine, Fox 5 and numerous media outlets. For more information visit
Kids and Spriituality - Giggles & Joy
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magine tapping into the beauty of a child's innate wisdom through the sharing of sweet and wise words of guidance and valuable life skills. Ariane de Bonvoisin's series entitled Giggles and Joy: Spiritual Life Lessons for Kids does just this, with a healthy dose of enlightened humor and profound, yet simple, messages for babies
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and children up to ten years old. The series includes three special books: Giggles and Joy, You Are Loved and Being You.
Kids Don't Come With An Instruction Book
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Most first time parents are worried about being a parent. Will I screw up my kid? Will my kid hate me when they grow up? What kind of parent should I be? The list goes on and on. When we were pregnant for the first time, I was hoping there would instructions like there was for assembling the crib. Of course I had to have help in putting
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the crib together.
While there are hundreds of books available on parenting, none that I've seen really hits the mark. Which causes a sense of dread regarding the new borne. Really, will I screw this kid up?
Parenting is one of the most stressful jobs you'll ever take on in life. Not only are you constantly on duty, but you also are dealing with another human being who has a mind and a journey of their own. Unfortunately, just because you are their parent doesn't mean they will do what you ask them to do, share your opinion on things, or always be polite. Having a variety of tools, tuning into your natural guidance system and being self-aware are all things that can help you navigate this difficult, yet wonderful, adventure.
Self-care is an important part of being a healthy, happy parent. Knowing what you need to recharge your batteries, learning skills to help you deal with difficult situations and putting it all into practice will help you decrease stress and be at your best. When you focus on bringing out the best in yourself you automatically start to bring out the best in others.
The relationship you build with your child is going to influence whether or not they want to be part of your life when they are old enough to choose. This doesn't mean you have to become their best friend – you are still the parent after all – but it can help to guide you when you ask the question, "What's really important here." Knowing what kinds of things you do that give to the relationship and what you might be doing that is taking away can make a big difference when your child reaches the teenage years and your parent power has fizzled away.
Debbie Pokornik, Chief Empowerment Officer at Powerful Moms and author of several books including Vibrant, Powerful Moms (and dads too) shares her insights on how to raise kids almost stress frees when she visits Late Night Health.
Knock The Crap Out of Parkinsons
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Parkinson's is one of the most devastating diseases to confront a person. Someone who has been physically active, moving, talking and taking care of them selves find they no longer have the ability to even go to the bathroom alone. Parkinson disease (PD) is a progressive neuro degenerative disorder noted for tremors, postural rigidity
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and postural instability. Keep in mind that a progressive syndrome that only gets worse.
About 10 million people word-wide suffer from this disabling disease. Each year in the United States over sixty thousand new cases are diagnosed. While research is on going to prevent and cure the disease, what can those with the disease do to beat it? Up until now, not much.
Quite seriously there is a way to fight back. Fighting is the operative word as the key is boxing! Who would have thought that doing a boxing workout would help a Parkinson's patient?
After sustaining a regular regiment of this nontraditional exercise studies indicate that those with early symptoms tend to show better results than those who have had PD longer. The results improve the longer the patient works out.
After the boxing training program participants show a better quality of life, a better gait (walk) and do better at daily living activities.
In the Southern California area, Tittle Boxing of Newbury Park (newbury-park.titleboxingclub.com) has an in depth program for those with PD. With classes for all levels, classes are designed to workout the patient and a family member. Not only does the workout help physically, but also emotionally. The patient and family member actually gets to beat the crap out of the disease, releasing anger and depression.
Title Boxing is certified to offer Rock Steady Boxing, a specific program to help those with PD.
Knowing You're Going To Die
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Smitty would visit us at the Late Night Health studio every week. Then he stopped showing up. Months later he came in to say good bye. He had stage 4 liver cancer and the doctors gave him a month to live. He shares his journey with Mark Alyn.
LA County Race for the Cure
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Mark Osmers serves as a Susan G. Komen LA County board member. His passion to serve the organization is to honor those close to him lost to cancer (he lost his father to cancer 28 years ago) by helping people in Los Angeles by providing breast cancer education and annual screenings to under served communities, always driving to find a
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cure. He believes in prevention, screening and awareness. He is also the Director of Marketing for AutoNation, Inc. America's largest automotive retailer and this year's LA County Race for the Cure local presenting sponsor.
He'll speak with Mark Alyn about the March 12 race. Susan G. Komen Los Angeles County is the only organization in Los Angeles County that is exclusively dedicated to combating breast cancer on every front.
They have one clear mission: saving lives and ending breast cancer forever. Komen studies the unique needs of Los Angeles County every four years to formulate their community profile, which allows them to target grant funding to address the most significant breast cancer issues facing local communities.
Legal Marijuana: Parents Need to Know
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The use of marijuana is becoming increasingly normalized in the United States. This means that, like alcohol or tobacco, the taboos once associated with smoking grass no longer apply. Because of the normalization and legalization of marijuana use, we must be concerned about young people using marijuana and what it means. Here are three
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points that parents need to know about marijuana as it is poised to become legal for recreational use in California.
Marijuana is ten times stronger now than it was in the 1960s and 1970s, which can put young people in dangerous situations. Back when marijuana first became popular, it wasn't nearly as strong as it is now. Parents need to have conversations with young people about how using marijuana can impair their decision-making ability. Individuals who have just smoked should not operate a motor vehicle, even if they think they are OK to drive. Further, those who have been smoking marijuana are at risk for making poor decisions, such as having unprotected sex or putting themselves in dangerous situations.
Those who use marijuana under the legal age are far more likely to become addicted than those who wait until 21. It is estimated that those who start using in their teen or tween years are four to seven times more likely to become dependent on marijuana than those who begin using later in life. The younger a person starts smoking weed, the greater the risk of dependence. As with alcohol, encourage young people to wait to start using. Let young people know what your hopes and expectations are for them; they listen a lot more than you might think.
The human brain finishes maturing around 25 years of age. Another reason to wait to use marijuana is that the human brain does not finish maturing until age 25. Prior to this age, especially in the younger years, marijuana use has a more significant negative impact on the developing brain than it does on the mature brain. This is yet another reason to delay marijuana use.
Parents can have a tremendous impact on the choices their children make. As marijuana becomes legal for recreational use, now is the time to talk about your thoughts on marijuana and encourage the young people in your life to wait before trying marijuana or making a decision to become a marijuana user.
air date: 10/28/16
Let Them Eat Carbs!
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"A lot of the weight loss advice that has been touted is based on flawed science," says David Foreman, known as "The Herbal Pharmacist," who started his career as a registered pharmacist and now uses his expertise in physiology, pharmacology and integrative medicine to educate consumers on cutting edge approaches to natural health and
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healing. "We can now prove that saturated fat does not cause heart disease, and full fat dairy products may actually help protect the heart."
A new report from the National Obesity Forum (NOF) and the Public Health Collaboration is demanding a major over haul in dietary guidelines stating that the low-fat and low-cholesterol message touted for the past 40 years, has resulted in an increased consumption of junk food and carbohydrates, which has resulted in astronomical obesity levels that show no sign of abating despite the best efforts of officials and scientists. One of the key conclusions of the NOF report: Evidence from multiple trials reveals that a higher-fat, lower carbohydrate diet is superior to a low-fat diet for weight loss and cardiovascular risk reduction. The report says that processed foods labeled as "low-fat," "lite," and "low cholesterol," should be avoided at all costs.
And a new consumer survey shows the confusion on carbs runs even deeper: 30 percent of the time Americans are unable to identify which foods contain the most starch, providing another insight into the obesity crisis.
David Foreman talks to Mark Alyn about how weaning yourself off of carbs can be the most difficult task on any diet, but, he says, science is now showing us simple ways to turn your favorite carbs into healthier ones so you can enjoy more, while absorbing less. Dave talks about some of the most popular carb-rich foods and how to change their composition to reduce the impact to your waistline.
air date 7/29/16
Life and the Pursuit of Happiness
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Temple Hays - Author of "When Did You Die? 8 Steps to Stop Dying Every Day and Start Waking Up." Getting Ready for the New Year! How do we live life to the fullest each and everyday? As we travel life's journey how do we handle health issues, both physical and mental. Temple re-joins Mark for an in depth talk about life
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and the pursuit of happiness. They discuss Temple's upbringing in the Deep South and how she handled life with drugs and alcohol. Temple shares her secrets for a great life with Mark .
Light Therapy - Biophotonics
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Biophotonics or light therapy is one of the most promising new technologies in health and wellness. It's not surprising when you think about it. Light is the source of all life. Just like plants we need the right kinds of light for optimal health and well-being.