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When it comes to your little ones and nutrition, the first 1,000 days are crucial for instilling healthy eating habits.
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File naturally_savvy/1621ns3b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Shazi Visram
- Guest Website Happy Family Brands
- Guest Twitter Account @HappyFamily
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Guest Bio
Considered by President Obama as “not only an outstanding businesswoman, but also a leader that all of us can emulate,” Shazi Visram is a daughter of immigrants who took life-changing risks in order to create a better world for their children. For as long as she can remember, she has wanted to be a part of something bigger than herself. Shazi has always sought to create abundance and pay it forward—the question was: how?
Her journey took her to Columbia Business School, where she had an “Aha!" moment while listening with a compassionate ear to a friend’s anguish about the difficulty of finding the time to make her own baby food, and the lack of healthy options in the traditional baby food aisle. In that moment in 2003, Happy Family was born. Shazi made it her mission to create a progressive business that could positively impact the health of our children while giving back to those in need and also support sustainable agriculture. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Andrea Donsky, RHN and Lisa Davis, MPH
Science has touted wine's benefits, but when it comes down to it, do those benefits outweigh the health detriments?
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File naturally_savvy/1621ns3a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Carol Alt
- Book Title A Healthy You: Boost Your Energy, Live Cleaner, and Look and Feel Younger Every Day
- Guest Website Carol Alt
- Guest Facebook Account https://www.facebook.com/modelcarolalt
- Guest Twitter Account @ModelCarolAlt
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Guest Bio
Carol Alt is the ultimate pioneer and chameleon; constantly on the lookout for new ideas and new frontiers. Since her days as the world's most renowned Supermodel, Carol Alt has gone on to be multi-award winning actress, bestselling author on Raw Food Nutrition and hosting her own show, A Healthy You, on Fox News. Having twice graced the cover of the coveted Sports Illustrated Magazine's Swimsuit Edition and in February 2014 Alt was featured in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: 50 Years of Beautiful, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit franchise. Alt's other activities include hosting various TV and radio morning shows and newscasts, including Good Day Live, GMA, Access Hollywood, and E! Entertainment. Forever touted as "the model that started the Supermodel trend" by John Casablanca, the owner of Elite Models – made Carol the first ever "Super Elite Model in the Supeer Elite Division." The press therefore dubbed her the first "Supermodel."
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Andrea Donsky, RHN and Lisa Davis, MPH
What's going on in Flint, Michigan, is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to lead in our water supply and in our environment.
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- Segment Number 5
- Audio File naturally_savvy/1620ns3e.mp3
- Featured Speaker Stewart Lonky, MD
- Book Title Invisible Killers: The Truth About Environmental Genocide
- Guest Website Dr. Stewart Lonky
- Guest Twitter Account @LonkyMD
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Guest Bio
Dr. Stewart Lonky is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary and critical care medicine. As a National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow and as a full-time faculty member at the University of California, San Diego, he spearheaded a research team studying the cellular and biochemical mechanisms of lung injury. His practice involves the evaluation and treatment of patients with toxic exposures as well as patients with lung disease. In addition, he has served as the Chief Medical Officer for a diagnostic device company that developed technologies for the early diagnosis of certain epithelial cancers. His practice is located in Los Angeles, California.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Andrea Donsky, RHN and Lisa Davis, MPH
We live in a pleasure-deprived society. The withholding and restricting of pleasure is a source of mental health angst.
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- Segment Number 4
- Audio File naturally_savvy/1620ns3d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Theresa Nicassio, PhD
- Book Title YUM: Plant-Based Recipes for a Gluten Free Diet
- Guest Website YUM: Plant-Based Recipes for a Gluten Free Diet
- Guest Twitter Account @TheresaNicassio
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Guest Bio
Dr. Theresa Nicassio (“The Inclusive Chef”), Registered Psychologist, author, and gourmet raw food chef, is an integrative mind-body wellness expert who has been educating and empowering clients, students and the public since 1987.
Theresa also contributes to public awareness through public speaking, TV appearances, radio, social media, magazine articles, her blog, yumfoodforliving.com, and other media outlets. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Andrea Donsky, RHN and Lisa Davis, MPH
Many personal care products contain dangerous ingredients and toxins, including feminine hygiene products such as tampons and pads.
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File naturally_savvy/1620ns3c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Susie Hewson, Founder of Natracare
- Organization Natracare
- Guest Twitter Account @natracare
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Guest Bio
Susie Hewson is the founder, owner and developer of the global brand leader of organic and natural feminine hygiene, Natracare.
A lifetime environmentalist, Susie changed the feminine hygiene category forever thanks to her impassioned protest against the effects of dioxins in the manufacture of paper pulp products such as tampons and sanitary pads.
The immense environmental task that Susie undertook in the 80’s, resulted in a full product range including the world’s first certified organic cotton tampons and totally chlorine-free sanitary pads and panty liners, which are genuinely created from sound environmental principles.
In 2008 she received the Women in Ethical Business Award and was elected Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) joining a highly respected society whose past and present members include Charles Dickens, Adam Smith, Benjamin Franklin, Karl Marx, William Hogarth, John Diefenbaker and Stephen Hawking.
Susie readily supports many environmental and humanitarian causes including Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, The Women’s Environmental Network, Circle of Health International and The Algalita Marine Research Institute. She has given essential support to many humanitarian causes, including Israeli and Palestinian midwives who are working together amidst the violence in the Middle East and Rural Women’s Network in Nepal who are providing emergency relief items for victims of the earthquake, particularly in the poorer villages. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Internal Notes repeat guest
- Host Andrea Donsky, RHN and Lisa Davis, MPH
With so much violence in the world and so much media coverage of that violence, how do you keep your children calm and help them develop a sense of well-being?
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File naturally_savvy/1620ns3b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Amy Alamar, EdD
- Book Title Parenting for the GENIUS: Developing Confidence in Your Parenting Through Reflective Practice
- Guest Website Amy Alamar, EdD
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Guest Bio
Amy Alamar, EdD, has worked in the field of education as a teacher, teacher educator, researcher, parent educator, and education reformer for over 15 years. During that time, her focus has been on under-sourced students, literacy, curriculum design and constructivist education. In her role as a teacher, Amy has taught elementary school, middle school, high school, and served as an adjunct professor teaching curriculum design. Amy has also conducted significant research in the area of utilization of multimedia in education and student stress.
In late 2014, Amy published her first book entitled Parenting for the Genius: Developing Confidence in Your Parenting through Reflective Practice (For the Genius Press, 2014). The book is a comprehensive guide to becoming the most thoughtful and confident parent possible, with anecdotes and details relating to the guidance and support of children in specific age ranges throughout their formative years. Amy is also a contributing author to the Disney parenting website, Babble.com.
Amy is currently the Director of Learning and Instruction at Gooru, where she works with K-12 schools on digital curriculum design and implementation. Her focus is on identifying and facilitating the creation of high-quality content into school programs. Previous to this, she served as the schools program director for Challenge Success at Stanford University. In her role there she oversaw all the programming for member schools and conducted professional development for middle and high school faculty and parent education presentations.
As a frequent speaker to parent and faculty groups, Amy focuses on a wide range of parenting topics including student stress and wellbeing, raising digital natives in the information age, and parenting kids with character. She also conducts faculty development workshops that focus on engagement with learning, professional communication, and curriculum design. She was an invited guest of Michelle Obama at the White House for a conversation about kids’ health in 2016.
Amy is married and the mother of three children whom she learns from and enjoys each and every day. She is a resident of Avon, CT, where she serves on the board of the Avon Education Foundation, dedicated to promoting and enhancing excellence in education. You can learn more about her www.amyalamar.com. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Andrea Donsky, RHN and Lisa Davis, MPH
Food may play a role in disorders like ADHD, autism, dyslexia and other neurological disorders.
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File naturally_savvy/1620ns3a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Robert Melillo, DC
- Organization Brain Balance Achievement Centers
- Book Title THE DISCONNECTED KIDS NUTRITION PLAN: Proven Strategies to Enhance Learning and Focus for Children with Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Other Neurological Disorders
- Guest Website Dr. Robert Melillo
- Guest Twitter Account @DrRobMelillo
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Guest Bio
Dr. Robert Melillo is the author of the new release, THE DISCONNECTED KIDS NUTRITION PLAN: Proven Strategies to Enhance Learning and Focus for Children with Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Other Neurological Disorders. He is an internationally known chiropractic neurologist, professor, researcher, and expert in childhood neurological disorders. His first book is Disconnected Kids: The Groundbreaking Brain Balance Program™ for Children with Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and other Neurological Disorders. Dr. Melillo is the creator of the Brain Balance Program, president of the Foundation for Cognitive Neuroscience, and executive director of the F.R. Carrick Institute for Clinical Ergonomics, Rehabilitation and Applied Neurosciences. He lives in Rockville Centre, New York, with his wife and three children.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Andrea Donsky, RHN and Lisa Davis, MPH
When a veteran returns from service, he or she can be damaged physically, mentally and emotionally.
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- Segment Number 5
- Audio File naturally_savvy/1619ns3e.mp3
- Featured Speaker Suzi Landolphi
- Guest Website Boulder Crest Retreat
- Guest Facebook Account https://www.facebook.com/BoulderCrestRetreat
- Guest Twitter Account @BCRforHeroes
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Guest Bio
For the past two years, Suzi Landolphi has regularly traveled to Boulder Crest Retreat (BCR) to provide Horse Inspired Growth and Healing (HIGH) and other therapeutic activities for the PATHH Programs (Progressive and Alternative Therapies for Healing Heroes).
In January 2016, Suzi made the move from Malibu to Bluemont to be a full time BCR staff member and Lead PATHH Guide. Before coming to Virginia, Suzi was the Clinical Director of a residential, dual diagnosis treatment center and founder of BIG Heart Ranch and Farm, where veterans, families and clients participate in animal-assisted therapy and organic gardening. Suzi has also worked with several national VSO’s and other healing organizations for veterans and their families. Many years ago, Suzi started her own healing journey by participating in a wild horse gentling program, which she continues to provide as a post traumatic growth activity for veterans and organizations such as the EOD Warrior Foundation.
Before becoming a therapist, Suzi received a BA in Theater from Middlebury College and worked as a video and film producer/director. Later, her unique therapeutic work with trauma lead her to being featured on many TV talk shows, including Oprah, and having two books published by Putnam.
Boulder Crest Retreat for Military and Veteran Wellness is a rural sanctuary that provides free accommodations, recreational and therapeutic activities and programs to help our nation’s military and veteran personnel and their families recover and reconnect during their long journey of healing from physical and invisible wounds of war. The 37-acre retreat is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Bluemont, Virginia, just 50 miles west of Washington, D.C. The Retreat is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and is entirely funded through private donations from individuals, foundations and corporations.
For more information about Boulder Crest Retreat, please visit http://www.bouldercrestretreat.org - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Andrea Donsky, RHN and Lisa Davis, MPH
It seems that now, more than ever, so many of us doubt ourselves.
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- Segment Number 4
- Audio File naturally_savvy/1619ns3d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Michelle Stevens, Author
- Book Title The Soul's Agenda
- Guest Website The Soul's Agenda
- Guest Facebook Account https://www.facebook.com/The-Souls-Agenda-463431193683691/
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Guest Bio
Michelle Stevens has been keenly aware of the presence of her spirit guides in her life since she was eight years old and heard their messages. For 30 years she never told anyone about them, but in 2012, with encouragement from her guides, she created a blog in order to share their guidance, wisdom and support.
Michelle launched her blog, TheSoulsAgenda.com, in 2012, and in response to reader requests, a weekly Spanish version of the blog was created in 2013. She also does automatic writings and conducts private readings for clients as time permits. In addition, Michelle is an award-winning copywriter, marketing and brand strategist in New York. She is currently in the process of earning a master's degree in Social Psychology. The Soul's Agenda is her first book.
The Soul's Agenda is a stunningly presented compilation of a selection of the messages she has received and continues to receive every day. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Andrea Donsky, RHN and Lisa Davis, MPH
You have trillions of bacteria living in your gut, and they are not just passive riders.
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File naturally_savvy/1619ns3c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Desiree Nielsen, BSc, RD
- Book Title Un-Junk Your Diet: How to Shop, Cook and Eat to Fight Inflammation and Feel Better, Forever
- Guest Website Desiree Nielsen, RD
- Guest Twitter Account @desireerd
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Guest Bio
Desiree Nielsen is a registered dietitian based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She runs a nutrition consulting practice with a focus on inflammation, digestion and plant-centered diets. Desiree is the author of a book on anti-inflammatory nutrition called Un-Junk Your Diet: How to Shop, Cook and Eat to Fight Inflammation and Feel Better, Forever (Skyhorse 2014) and Banish the Bloat, a digestive health program.
A vocal advocate for holistic and integrative approaches to nutrition, Desiree is the co-chair of the Integrative and Functional Nutrition Network for Dietitians of Canada. With education at the core of her work, Desiree consults, writes and speaks on a wide variety of topics; from genetically modified foods and food quality to eating for a healthier body and mind. She travels throughout North America motivating others to make healthier choices every day with her practical, light-hearted approach. She has delivered keynote presentations, conference sessions and acted as moderator for the natural health industry, health professionals and corporations. Past appearances include the Dietitians of Canada National Conference, Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan, Canadian Health Food Association Expos, Pacific Blue Cross, Canadian Health and Wellness Innovations Conference, David Suzuki Foundation, Gluten Free Expo and Hootsuite.
Desiree began her work as nutrition manager for a chain of natural food stores and continues her relationship with the natural health industry as a spokesperson and content creator for select companies such as Bio-K+ Probiotics, Nature’s Path Organics, myWholeLife Holistic Nutrition Inc. Desiree has been an early adopter of social media and technology in dietetics practice; she speaks on the implications of social media use in dietetics and is beginning work on an innovative new digestive health app in 2016.
Desiree is a go-to expert for local and national media; she is a featured nutrition expert on Global BC Weekend News, the Natural Health Show on CKNW and Zoomer Radio and AM1150 (Kelowna). She has appeared on CBC News (Vancouver) and CBC News Now, CTV National News, Canada AM, Breakfast Television (Vancouver), Fairchild Television, CBC Radio outlets across Canada, CJAD Montreal and Sirius XM. Desiree has lent her expertise or contributed articles to Chatelaine, Redbook, FLARE, Closer, Best Health magazine, Brides.com, Healthline.com, Huffington Post, One Green Planet, Mind Body Green, The Globe and Mail, Vancouver Sun, The Province and Toronto Star. She is the nutrition expert for Vista Magazine, a forward thinking Canadian natural health publication.
Desiree’s website, www.desireerd.com, has been recognized as one of the top 100 nutrition blogs by the Institute of Health Psychology. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Andrea Donsky, RHN and Lisa Davis, MPH
