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Mistakes in medical diagnoses can cost you in money, invasive procedures and even death. And it's scary just how often they occur.
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- Audio File staying_well/1351sw1b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Leana Wen, MD
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Leana Wen, M.D., is an emergency physician and Director of Patient-Centered Care Research at George Washington University.
She is a former Rhodes Scholar and received her training at the University of Oxford and Brigham & Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, where she was on the faculty at Harvard Medical School.
Inspired by her own childhood illness and then her mother's long battle with cancer, Dr. Wen is passionate about guiding patients to advocate for better care. She has been featured in TIME, Newsweek, ABC News, NPR, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, the New York Times, Washington Post, and the award-winning HBO documentary, Reporter. - Hosts Melanie Cole, MS
Your pet brings many other health benefits besides unconditional and loyal love.
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- Audio File staying_well/1439sw1c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Jeff Werber, DVM
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Dr. Jeff Werber has dedicated his life to the care and protection of animals. A renowned veterinarian and pet parenting specialist, Dr. Jeff maintains that pets are more than just companions; they are part of the family and deserve to be treated that way.
A top graduate of the University of California Davis Veterinary School, Dr. Jeff established his Los Angeles-based private clinic, Century Veterinary Group, in 1988. Dr. Jeff cares for the pets of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Britney Spears, Julia Roberts, Ben Affleck, Eddie Murphy, Paula Abdul, Rod Stewart, Mark Wahlberg, Patrick Dempsey, Mandy Moore, Jennifer Love Hewitt and many more – along with those of everyday pet owners.
He is a highly sought after and frequent guest speaker on a number of national news programs and has lent his expertise on Dr. Oz, CBS's The Early Show and Sunday Morning, CNN Sunday Morning, Fox News Channel and Rachael Ray.
As an Emmy Award winning veterinarian, he has hosted the wildly popular Petcetera on Animal Planet Network, sharing his compassion and knowledge with millions of viewers around the country, encouraging responsible pet ownership and care.
Dr. Jeff is dedicates his time to many groups in the animal welfare community, such as Best Friends Animal Society, Last Chance for Animals, Hounds and Heroes and a number of rescue groups including Angel City Pits, Ace of Hearts, Forever Fido, Wags and Walks, Furry Friends, Eloise, Bill Foundation, among others. He also serves on the advisory board of Veterinary Economics Magazine.
Dr. Jeff has translated a childhood love of pets into a career committed to raising and shaping national awareness of the importance of high quality pet care. - Hosts Melanie Cole, MS
When was the last time you tried something new with your partner?
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- Featured Speaker Dudley Danoff, MD, FACS
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Dudley Seth Danoff, MD, FACS, is president and founder of the Cedars-Sinai Tower Urology Group in Los Angeles, a Diplomate of the American Board of Urology, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and the author of two books on men's health.
- Hosts Melanie Cole, MS
Heart disease is the number-one killer for both men and women but can be highly preventable.
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- Featured Speaker James Beckerman, MD
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Dr. James Beckerman is a cardiologist and medical director of the Center for Prevention and Wellness with the Providence Heart and Vascular Institute in Portland, Oregon. He graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Medical School and completed his medical training at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Stanford University.
Dr. Beckerman is the former chair of the Oregon Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and is the team cardiologist for the Portland Timbers Major League Soccer team.
In 2011, he published his first book, The Flex Diet, which gives readers 200 tools to design their own approach to wellness, weight loss, and heart health, and he just released his second book, Heart to Start, an "exercise prescription in a book," designed to motivate patients and physicians alike to be more active. - Hosts Melanie Cole, MS
During the time of a recent study published in The Annals of Epidemiology, there was at least one veteran who committed suicide each day.
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- Audio File staying_well/1516sw1a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Michael Schoenbaum, PhD
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Michael Schoenbaum (PhD in Economics, University of Michigan, 1995) is Senior Advisor for Mental Health Services, Epidemiology, and Economics at the National Institute of Mental Health.
Dr. Schoenbaum's work focuses particularly on the benefits and costs of interventions to improve health and health care, evaluated from the perspectives of patients, providers, payers and society. He is a scientific principal in NIMH's Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Service members (http://armystarrs.org/), a study of risk and protective factors for suicidality in the US Army. - Hosts Melanie Cole, MS
You exercise, but your mate doesn't. Getting them to join you is taking up your exercise time.
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- Featured Speaker MIchele Stanten, Walking Coach
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Michele Stanten, a walking coach (mywalkingcoach.com) and ACE-certified fitness instructor, has been inspiring and motivating people to get active for more than 20 years.
Michele is the author of Firm Up in 3 Weeks and Walk Off Weight, and co-author of Walk Your Butt Off! As the former Fitness Director of Prevention magazine, she created a marathon walking program and coached thousands of readers to walk full and half marathons across the country.Michele has also produced and appeared in more than a dozen exercise DVDs and created numerous audio workouts.
Michele has been a presenter at the ACSM Health & Fitness Summit, serves on the Board of Directors for ACE, and is a member of the Every Body Walks Collaborative. She has written for a variety of publications, including Self, More, Weight Watchers, and Shape magazines. Her numerous media appearances include The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Biggest Loser, CNN, USA Today, and NPR. - Hosts Melanie Cole, MS
Should you be doing the same exercises you did when you were younger?
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File train_your_body/1517tb2b.mp3
- Featured Speaker MIchele Stanten, Walking Coach
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Guest Bio
Michele Tanten, a walking coach (mywalkingcoach.com) and ACE-certified fitness instructor, has been inspiring and motivating people to get active for more than 20 years.
Michele is the author of Firm Up in 3 Weeks and Walk Off Weight, and co-author of Walk Your Butt Off! As the former Fitness Director of Prevention magazine, she created a marathon walking program and coached thousands of readers to walk full and half marathons across the country.Michele has also produced and appeared in more than a dozen exercise DVDs and created numerous audio workouts.
Michele has been a presenter at the ACSM Health & Fitness Summit, serves on the Board of Directors for ACE, and is a member of the Every Body Walks Collaborative. She has written for a variety of publications, including Self, More, Weight Watchers, and Shape magazines. Her numerous media appearances include The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Biggest Loser, CNN, USA Today, and NPR. - Hosts Melanie Cole, MS
You see and hear miracle weight loss tactics touted by celebrities, but are they realistic for YOU?
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- Audio File train_your_body/1518tb2d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Brian Parr, PhD
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Brian Parr, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Exercise and Sports Science at the University of South Carolina Aiken where he teaches undergraduate courses in exercise physiology, research methods, nutrition, and health behaviors. He also conducts research in physical activity and weight control.
Dr. Parr is an ACSM member and an ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist. Dr. Parr writes a weekly Health & Fitness column for a local newspaper and is a regular contributor to magazines, websites, and professional publications. - Hosts Melanie Cole, MS
Regular exercise can lead to weight loss, but which exercises are the best?
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- Featured Speaker John P. Higgins, MD
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John P. Higgins MD, MBA (Hons), MPHIL, FACC, FACP, FAHA, FACSM, FASNC, FSGC, is a sports cardiologist for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and the Harris Health System.
His research interests include the effects of energy beverages on the body, and screening for underlying cardiovascular abnormalities in 12-year-olds (6th graders), and steroid effects on the cardiovascular system. - Hosts Melanie Cole, MS
If you're a runner, you've probably suffered from shin splint or cramps. Fortunately, there are ways to prevent them from occurring.
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- Featured Speaker Jordan D. Metzl, MD
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Jordan D. Metzl, MD, (www.DrJordanMetzl.com) is a sports medicine physician at Hospital for Special Surgery, America's premier orthopedic hospital located in New York City.
Regularly voted among New York's top sports medicine doctors by New York Magazine, Dr. Metzl takes care of athletic patients of all ages and lectures and teaches extensively both nationally and internationally.
With a practice of more than 20,000 patients, Dr. Metzl is widely known for his passion for sports medicine and fitness. His focus is to safely return athletes to the playing field of their choice and to keep them there. In addition to his busy medical practices in New York City and Old Greenwich, Connecticut, Dr. Metzl is the author of the bestselling titles The Exercise Cure (Rodale 2014) and The Athlete's Book of Home Remedies (Rodale 2013) and has also authored three other books, including The Young Athlete (Little Brown).
Dr. Metzl is also the medical columnist for Triathlete Magazine. His upcoming book entitled Run Your Best Life is expected in 2015 (Rodale).
His research interests include the treatment and prevention of running related injury, the effectiveness of preventive wellness programs, and the prevention of youth sport injury.
Dr. Metzl appears regularly on media programs including the Today Show, on radio including National Public Radio (NPR) and in print media including the New York Times, discussing the issues of fitness and health. In addition to his busy medical practice and academic interests, he practices what he preaches.
Dr. Metzl created the Ironstrength Workout, a functional fitness program for improved performance and injury prevention that he teaches in fitness venues throughout the country. The workout is featured on www.RunnersWorld.com where it has been performed by more than nine million athletes around the world.
A former collegiate soccer player, 31-time marathon runner and 12-time Ironman finisher, he lives, works, and works out in New York City. - Hosts Melanie Cole, MS
