The low-fat diet craze has given "fat" a bad rap. However, there are healthy sources of saturated fats that you should consider adding into your diet.

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  • Featured Speaker Aimée Shunney, ND
  • Guest Bio Aimee ShunneyAimée Gould Shunney, licensed Naturopathic Doctor (ND), was born and raised on the East Coast.

    She was graduated cum laude from Vanderbilt University with a BA in psychology and minors in theatre and women's studies.

    After completing her post-graduate pre-med course work, she attended the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon where she received her Naturopathic Medical Degree in 2001. Dr. Shunney is licensed to practice medicine by the state of California.

    Before relocating to California in January 2006, Dr. Shunney was in private practice in Brooklyn, NY, and Greenwich, CT. In addition, she implemented and directed the Health Education and Wellness Program at Long Island College Hospital, also in Brooklyn, that served over 3000 people during her time there.

    Since moving to California, Dr. Shunney has been very busy! In addition to caring for her four-year-old son, she sees patients at Santa Cruz Integrative Medicine in Santa Cruz, CA, and at Healthstyle in Campbell, CA.

    At both offices, she enjoys working side by side with a holistic MD, multiple acupuncturists, a chiropractor, a physical therapist, and body workers of all stripes. In 2010 AND 2011, she was voted Best Naturopathic Doctor (and second Best Doctor) in Santa Cruz in the Metro Santa Cruz poll.
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  • Host Mike Smith, MD
Shampoos, pesticides, drinking water, plastics, and vehicle emissions all contain cancer-causing toxins that you are exposed to on a daily basis.

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  • Guest Bio
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  • Host Mike Smith, MD
Diet drinks are linked to a 30 percent increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

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  • Audio File healthy_talk/1426ht4e.mp3
  • Length (mins) 10
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  • Host Dr. Mike Smith, MD
Your thyroid and adrenals are like Jack and Jill -- so tightly bound together -- it's not effective to address one without the other.

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  • Featured Speaker Holly Lucille, ND, RN
  • Book Title Creating and Maintaining Balance: A Women's Guide to Safe, Natural, Hormone Health
  • Guest Twitter Account @drhollylucille
  • Guest Bio Holly Holly Lucille, ND, RN, is the author of Creating and Maintaining Balance: A Women's Guide to Safe, Natural, Hormone Health.

    She serves on the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians Board of Directors and was listed in TIME magazine's "Alt List" as one of the "Top 100 Most Influential People."
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  • Host Dr. Mike Smith, MD
What does the FDA have in store for the supplement industry?

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  • Audio File healthy_talk/1426ht4c.mp3
  • Featured Speaker Daniel Fabricant, PhD
  • Guest Bio Dan Fabricant headshotDr. Daniel Fabricant is the Executive Director and CEO of the Natural Products Association (NPA), the nation's largest and oldest trade organization representing the natural products industry.

    Most recently, Dr. Fabricant served as the Director of the Division of Dietary Supplement Programs at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), where he directed all agency policy, public affairs and regulatory action regarding the dietary supplement industry.

    He has a PhD in Pharmacognosy from the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he has served as an adjunct professor in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy since 2009.

    He has also published extensively and is internationally recognized for his regulatory and governmental public health expertise and natural products research.
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  • Host Mike Smith, MD
Dispelling the myths and stating the facts about how the FDA regulates supplements.

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  • Audio File healthy_talk/1426ht4b.mp3
  • Featured Speaker Daniel Fabricant, PhD
  • Guest Bio Dan Fabricant headshotDr. Daniel Fabricant is the Executive Director and CEO of the Natural Products Association (NPA), the nation's largest and oldest trade organization representing the natural products industry.

    Most recently, Dr. Fabricant served as the Director of the Division of Dietary Supplement Programs at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), where he directed all agency policy, public affairs and regulatory action regarding the dietary supplement industry.

    He has a Ph.D. in Pharmacognosy from the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he has served as an adjunct professor in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy since 2009.

    He has also published extensively and is internationally recognized for his regulatory and governmental public health expertise and natural products research.
  • Length (mins) 10
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  • Host Mike Smith, MD
Soap-based emulsifiers increase skin pH levels and can cause serious damage.

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  • Length (mins) 10
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  • Host Mike Smith, MD
More than just a spice, compounds in curry provide protection against Alzheimer's disease.

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  • Segment Number 5
  • Audio File healthy_talk/1425ht4e.mp3
  • Length (mins) 10
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  • Host Michael Smith, MD
Try to remember, the scale is NOT your enemy.

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  • Segment Number 4
  • Audio File healthy_talk/1425ht4d.mp3
  • Featured Speaker Linda Spangle, RN
  • Book Title Friends with the Scale: How to Turn Your Scale into a Powerful Weight Loss Tool
  • Guest Bio SpangleHeadShotLinda Spangle, RN, MA, is a weight management coach recognized nationally as a leading authority on emotional eating and other psychological issues of weight loss.

    A registered nurse with a master's degree in health education, Spangle is the owner of Weight Loss for Life, a healthy lifestyles coaching and training program located in Denver, Colorado.
  • Length (mins) 10
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  • Host Michael Smith, MD
One of the oldest known medicines, apple cider vinegar, is an all-natural diabetes treatment.

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  • Audio File healthy_talk/1425ht4c.mp3
  • Featured Speaker Patricia Bragg, ND, PhD
  • Book Title Bragg Healthy Lifestyle
  • Guest Twitter Account @patriciabragg
  • Guest Bio Patricia BraggDr. Patricia Bragg, an icon in the health food industry, is CEO of Bragg Live Foods and recently founded the non-profit Bragg Health Institute and the non-profit youth focused organization Bragg Health Kids.

    Patricia lives and works on her organic farm in Goleta, CA, not far from where her father, Paul Bragg, started the first health food store in in 1912 – and the first store of its kind in the country. Bragg products are known for their health benefits, and were around long before healthy and organic products became popular and trendy.

    The brand and Patricia have a lot of ties to Hollywood and Los Angeles, being on the forefront of the health food movement over the years. Patricia travels the world as a health crusader, spreading the Bragg family motto: "You are what you eat, drink, breathe, think, say, and do!"

    Patricia has authored 10 books about healthy living and frequently consults with celebrities and athletes about the secrets to living well.

    In addition, the Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar was recently proven in a study to reduce the symptoms of Diabetes.

    Patricia inspires you to Renew, Rejuvenate and Revitalize your life with The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle books and crusades worldwide. Millions have benefited from these life-changing events with a longer, healthier and happier life.
  • Length (mins) 10
  • Waiver Received No
  • Host Michael Smith, MD
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