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How much choice is involved in healthy aging?
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File health_radio/1601ml3c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Diana Bitner, MD
- Guest Website Spectrum Health
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Guest Bio
Diana Bitner, MD, is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and a certified menopause practitioner. She received her medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit and completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is a member of the Spectrum Health Medical Group.
Dr. Bitner has special interests in women's wellness and prevention of heart disease, menopause, perimenopause, laparoscopic and robotic pelvic surgery, and pelvic pain. She enjoys helping women through times of health concerns and life phase transitions with an integrated and evidence-based approach. Her professional goal is to help women be as healthy as they want to be. She is also fluent in Portuguese.
Dr. Bitner has a weekly media engagement with WXMI Fox 17 Morning Mix discussing health topics of importance to women. She regularly engages in media and online chats and authors a blog, titled Midlife & Menopause Moments, which can be found on Health Beat, Spectrum Health's e-news website. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
How can you encourage the man in your life to get healthy?
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- Segment Number 4
- Audio File health_radio/1601ml1d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Dudley Danoff, MD, FACS
- Book Title The Ultimate Guide to Male Sexual Health
- Guest Website Tower Urology
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Guest Bio
An author and requested guest on national radio and television shows, Dr. Dudley Danoff is a graduate of Princeton University and Yale University Medical School. He has taught on the clinical faculty of the UCLA School of Medicine for more than twenty-five years and is the founder and president of the prestigious Cedars-Sinai Tower Urology Medical Group in Los Angeles.
Urologist to many Hollywood stars and the recipient of national and international honors, Dr. Danoff is also senior attending urologist at the Saban Los Angeles Free Clinic. He is the author of The Ultimate Guide to Male Sexual Health. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
What are some exercises you can do to look and feel younger?
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File health_radio/1601ml1b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Bill Fabrocini, PT, CSCS
- Book Title Younger Next Year: The Exercise Program
- Guest Website Younger Next Year
- Guest Bio Bill Fabrocini, P.T., C.S.C.S., is a clinical specialist in orthopedic physical therapy and a sports performance training coach. During his 25 year career, he has designed exercise programs for companies such as Massachusetts General Hospital and Aspen Ski Company. He has trained a lot of famous athletes, including NBA. MVP. David Robinson, Olympic medalists Chris Klug and Gretchen Bleiler, and tennis grand slam champion Martina Navratilova.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Internal Notes No photo
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Why is gratitude important?
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File health_radio/1601ml1a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Ramani Durvasula, PhD
- Book Title Should I Stay or Should I Go? Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist
- Guest Website Dr. Ramani Durvasula
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Guest Bio
Dr. Ramani Durvasula is a licensed clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychology. Drawing upon her years of clinical experience, graduate and undergraduate teaching, and published research, she is masterful at taking all things psychological and making them interesting and understandable for a wide variety of audiences. Her versatility makes her a useful presenter for audiences ranging from adolescents to professionals, laypeople to mental health professionals.
There are a limited number of simple truths offered by the field of psychology, and psychologists often miss the point and hide these simple truths behind fancy statistics and technical jargon. Years of teaching thousands of students have equipped Dr. Ramani with a knack for cutting to the core of the issue and cutting out the filler. Understanding these truths can help people reach their full potential in their relationships, jobs, and family time. By getting past the jargon and the simplifying the statistics, Dr. Ramani keeps it real and makes psychology a useful tool for everyone. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Make a commitment to your health, not just as a New Year's resolution, but as a way of life.
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- Segment Number 4
- Audio File health_radio/1551ml5d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Bridgette McIver, Regional Run Coordinator at Life Time
- Organization Life Time Fitness
- Guest Website Commitment Day
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Guest Bio
Bridgette McIver is an avid fitness enthusiast and runner based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As a regional Run Coordinator at Life Time, Bridgette has successfully created and led one of the company's most successful run clubs in the nation. Bridgette's passion for encouraging others to live and lead a healthy way of life also have led her to take a leadership role in Commitment Day, a movement encouraging others to commit to a healthy life and help others to do the same.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Are sleep aids such as melatonin supplements or Ambien helpful for restoring sleep patterns when traveling?
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File health_radio/1551ml5c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Jayne McAllister, Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach
- Book Title Mile High and Healthy: The Frequent Traveler’s Roadmap to Eating, Energy, Exercise and a Balanced life
- Guest Website Jayne McAllister
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Guest Bio
Jayne McAllister combines over 20 years of business travel with her passion for teaching long-lasting healthy habits to frequent travelers.
A former travel magazine publisher turned certified integrative nutrition health coach, Pilates instructor, and transformational method™ coach, Jayne offers individual and group wellness programs for busy travelers worldwide. She is the director of the Business Travel Wellness Conference, creator of dineoutloseweight.com and an ambassador for maiden-voyage.com, the global networking site for female business travelers. Jayne graduated from Cambridge University and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
What are the most requested cosmetic procedures during this peak season?
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File health_radio/1551ml5b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Paul Lorenc, MD, FACS
- Guest Website Dr. Lorenc
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Guest Bio
Paul Lorenc, MD, FACS, is a world-renowned board certified aesthetic plastic surgeon who balances surgical expertise with an acute aesthetic sense of composition and proportion in the areas of facial rejuvenation, breast enhancement and body contouring. He is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and others.
Since establishing his private Park Avenue practice in 1987, Lorenc has been internationally recognized for his research, development and advancement of new aesthetic surgical and non-surgical techniques and procedures. In addition to seeing patients and conducting research, Lorenc is a sought-after public speaker in demand by leading medical societies and universities around the globe and has appeared on many television shows and news programs such as Today in New York on NBC, 20/20 and ABC's Good Morning America.
Lorenc has been quoted in dozens of major publications, including the New York Times, Marie Claire, and the Chicago Tribune, and regularly contributes to journals such as Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Journal. He is also author of the international bestseller, A Little Work: Behind the Doors of A Park Avenue Plastic Surgeon (St. Martin's Press, 2004), a revealing look inside the exclusive and evolving world of aesthetic procedures in New York City. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
If you love someone, why do you fight?
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File health_radio/1551ml5a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Michelle Brody, PhD
- Book Title Stop the Fight
- Guest Website Stop the Fight
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Guest Bio
Michelle Brody, PhD, is an executive coach and clinical psychologist with over 20 years of professional experience as a practicing therapist and a specialist in resolving relational conflict. Her background also includes extensive experience in teaching, coaching, and scientific research. She has served for more than a decade as a senior trainer for psychologists and as a business consultant, teaching others what will (and won't) catalyze lasting change. Dr. Brody is the founder of Coaching for Couples, an innovative practice for couples seeking time-efficient change.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Bulky coats and car seats don't mix and can actually hurt your child.
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File health_radio/1551ml4c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Jennifer Hoekstra, Injury Prevention Coordinator
- Guest Website Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
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Guest Bio
Jennifer Hoekstra is injury prevention coordinator at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Injury Prevention Program exists to eliminate unintentional childhood injury and death. As the lead agency for Safe Kids Greater Grand Rapids, the program educates families, agencies, health care professionals and children on various safety topics.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
How do you know if you're just having a little fun or if you've crossed the line and have a drinking problem?
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File health_radio/1551ml4b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Indra Cidambi, MD
- Guest Website Center for Network Therapy
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Guest Bio
Indra Cidambi, MD, is recognized as a leading expert and pioneer in the field of Addiction Medicine. She founded the Center for Network Therapy (CNT), New Jersey's first state licensed Ambulatory (Outpatient) Detoxification care and treatment facility, and currently serves as its Medical Director.
Dr. Cidambi works to help patients addicted to substances such as alcohol, anesthetics, benzodiazepines, opiates and suboxone. With CNT's superior client care and high quality treatment, Dr, Cidambi and her clinical team have successfully detoxed over 600 patients in nearly three years. Before starting CNT's Ambulatory Detoxification program, Dr. Cidambi was the Director of Detoxification and Rehabilitation at Summit Oaks Hospital in Summit, New Jersey.
Dr. Cidambi received her medical degree from Tashkent State Medical Institute in the former U.S.S.R and completed her residency at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. She was then selected for the prestigious Fellowship in Addiction Medicine at New York University/Bellevue Hospital in New York City. Dr. Cidambi is Board Certified in General Psychiatry and double Board Certified in Addiction Medicine (ABAM, ABPN). She is fluent in five languages, including Russian. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
