What are some of the misconceptions smokers have about quitting?
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File health_radio/1551ml4a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Bill Blatt, American Lung Association
- Guest Website The American Lung Association
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Guest Bio
Bill Blatt is director of tobacco programs at the American Lung Association's National Office in Washington, DC. He has been with the American Lung Association for 13 years and is responsible for all of the Lung Association's health education activities related to tobacco prevention and cessation. Bill has a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Public Health degree, both from the University of Arizona.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Why is sleep quality and quantity important for your health?
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- Segment Number 4
- Audio File health_radio/1551ml3d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Vince Andrich, Performance Nutrition Expert
- Guest Website Xactmind
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Guest Bio
Vince Andrich has over 25 years experience in the Performance Nutrition, Sports Supplement and Nutraceutical Industries.
Vince's experience has taken him to the executive level in the areas of customer communication, product development, and general management, with notable companies such as Quest Nutrition, Weider Global Nutrition, MET-Rx, EAS, Natrol and Twinlab.
During his career, Vince authored The Sports Supplement Review, 4th Edition, No Mistakes Guide to Building Your Best Body and published hundred of articles through popular health and fitness magazines and websites including; Men's Fitness, Muscle & Fitness, Men's' Health, Fitness Rx, Bodybuilding.com, workouttrainer.com, Sly, and Muscle Media. Vince is currently the EVP Customer Communications and Product Development for McCarrell Fitness Companies, makers of Xact. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
What's the connection between the IRS and your health insurance?
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File health_radio/1551ml3c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Marianne Eterno, President of Government Relations for GTL
- Guest Website GTL
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Guest Bio
Marianne Eterno began her insurance career in 1987 at the former Golden Rule Insurance Company in Indianapolis, Indiana, and moved to Chicago in 1992, when she accepted a position with Celtic Insurance Company.
Marianne came to Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company (GTL) in 1996, as a compliance and government relations consultant, and formally joined the company in 1997. As Assistant Vice President of Government Relations, she represents GTL in both the state and federal arenas, drives coalition development for the company, and serves as the company's media and public relations spokesperson.
In addition to sitting on committees for every major insurance trade association, Marianne serves on the Board of Directors of RetireSafe, a 400,000 member grassroots advocacy organization for senior citizens and as the Executive Director for the Council for Affordable Health Insurance. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Is there a way to test to see if you have either celiac or a gluten sensitivity?
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- Segment Number 4
- Audio File health_radio/1551ml1d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Stephen Wangen, MD
- Guest Website IBS Treatment Center
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Guest Bio
Dr. Stephen Wangen is the Medical Director and co-founder of the IBS Treatment Center. He has been seen and heard on ABC, NBC, and Fox as well as public radio and television. Having suffered from IBS himself, Dr. Wangen dedicated his life to solving this complex problem. Since 2005 the IBS Treatment Center has successfully helped thousands of patients from around the country end their digestive problems.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
How can you stay healthy during the winter months?
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File health_radio/1551ml1c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Bridget Creel, Healthy Eating Editor at The Daily Meal
- Guest Website The Daily Meal
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Guest Bio
Bridget Creel graduated from Elon University with a degree in Journalism & Public Health, and she currently serves as The Daily Meal's Healthy Eating Editor. Needless to say, she is obsessed with all things health, fitness and nutrition related, which fuels her other passion: teaching yoga. Keep up with her Instagram account @bee_yourhealth to get the latest on the health trends in New York City and beyond.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Is there a difference between holiday blues and postpartum depression?
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File health_radio/1551ml1b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Shoshana Bennett, PhD
- Book Title Postpartum Depression for Dummies
- Guest Website Dr. Shosh
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Guest Bio
Dr. Shoshana Bennett (or "Dr. Shosh" as she is referred to by her clients) is a clinical psychologist and one of the nation's foremost experts on postpartum depression (PPD) and related perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
A popular guest lecturer and keynote speaker, she is the author of Postpartum Depression for Dummies, Pregnant on Prozac, Children of the Depressed, and co-author of Beyond the Blues: Understanding and Treating Prenatal and Postpartum Depression & Anxiety. She is also Executive Producer of the new documentary Dark Side of the Full Moon, the first documentary to expose the barriers women face in getting treatment for perinatal mental illness. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
What are the top five questions to help you self-evaluate your life and goals?
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File health_radio/1551ml1a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Diane Lang, Life Coach
- Book Title Creating Balance and Finding Happiness
- Guest Website Diane Lang
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Guest Bio
Diane Lang, Positive Living Expert, life coach and psychotherapist, is a nationally recognized speaker, author, educator, therapist and media expert.
Lang is extremely mediagenic and offers expertise on a variety of health and wellness topics about creating balance and finding happiness through positive living as well as multiple mental health, lifestyle and parenting needs. In addition to holding multiple counseling positions, Diane is also an adjunct at Montclair State University.
Lang has been interviewed for numerous magazine and newspaper articles and has been a frequent guest on radio and TV shows including Fox & Friends on the Fox News Network. Lang a regular featured expert on the Expat Show broadcast weekly on the New York ABC affiliate WTBQ-AM, and a Blogger.
Lang speaks to employees of large companies to help reduce stress in the workplace and speaks to parents about how to create balance and find happiness along with a variety of other health and wellness topics. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Does working outside in the cold burn more calories?
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File health_radio/1550ml5c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Cristina Panagopoulus, personal trainer for RightFit Personal Training
- Organization RightFit Personal Training
- Guest Website CW Physique
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Guest Bio
Cristina Panagopoulus is a RightFit Personal Trainer. She has been in the fitness and health industry for over a decade. She began at the University of Illinois training in one of the biggest university recreation centers in the country. She became certified through the National Academy of Sports Medicine for personal training and metabolic coaching.
She is also certified as an ACE Orthopedic Exercise Specialist and Pre- and Post-Natal trainer. Cristina is qualified for nutrition and wellness consulting through the American Fitness Professional and Associates and has spent the past few years dedicating herself and her services to her business, CW Physique.
Her business is an in home personal training service and offers online fitness and nutrition. When she is not busy training, she is busy training herself. She is a two-time nationally qualified bodybuilder in the Figure division through NPC. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Why wait until January to get started on personal health goals?
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File health_radio/1550ml5b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Theresa Roemer, CEO of Theresa Roemer, LLC
- Guest Website Theresa Roemer
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Guest Bio
Theresa Roemer has been a small business owner since opening her first fitness facilities in Wyoming in 1991. Currently, she is the CEO of Theresa Roemer, LLC, and oversees the development of several lifestyle brands. She recently opened a showroom in Houston, Texas where she is creating a bespoke fitness and clothing wear line, as well as a home and décor line.
An extreme supporter of many local and national charities, Theresa is a board member for Child Legacy International, making frequent trips to Malawi to build sustainable programs for children there, teaching them how solar and wind create electricity, and installing clean water filtration systems. She is a member of the Circle of Red for the America Heart Association and raises hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. Theresa has been an ambassador for the Texas Children's Hospital since 2008. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
What are foods that fuel your body?
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File health_radio/1550ml4a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Joey Thurman, Health Expert
- Guest Website The Lifestyle Renovation
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Guest Bio
Joey Thurman is a health, fitness, and nutrition expert and the creator of The Lifestyle Renovation, a website dedicated to helping people achieve their health and fitness goals. He has appeared on CBS, FOX, ABC, and WCIU sharing his insights as a celebrity fitness trainer and published author.
Joey's work has been featured in publications such as BodyBuilding.com, Racked, TimeOut Chicago, RedEye, and American Global Traveler. Joey is a fashion model represented by Chosen Model Management where he works with brands including Neiman Marcus, Abercrombie, Jockey, and Carson Pirie Scott.
He has also appeared on the covers of Healthy for Men and TimeOut Chicago. Joey is a Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) with the American Council on Exercise, a Fitness Nutrition Specialist (FNS) and a FITchef. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
