Learn about the benefits of playing piano for the eyes and brain.
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1616we1b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Sevy Phalangas, Composer
- Guest Website Sevy
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Guest Bio
Sevy Phalangas majored in music and minored in theater at the University of Pennsylvania. She studied with Pulitzer Prize winning composers, George Crumb and Richard Wernick. Highlights in her career include: receiving commissions to compose and perform original compositions for The Re-dedication of Ellis Island, and for Olympic Torch celebrations for Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004, in Greece; receiving an Individual Artist Grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts to develop and record original compositions strongly influenced by Greek music; creating and implementing extensive educational programs that integrate music and cultural studies to the curriculum of public and private schools in the North Wilmington area; working extensively with children on the autism spectrum; celebrating music’s power to bring joy and understanding to people of all ages and with different abilities for over 20 years.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
Fatigue, weight gain, hair loss, depression... could your thyroid be to blame?
Additional Info
- Segment Number 1
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1616we1a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Robert Abel Jr., MD
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
Learn about mitochondria and how to enhance them for better health.
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- Segment Number 5
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1615we1e.mp3
- Featured Speaker Alan Keith Tillotson, LAc, RH, PhD
- Book Title The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook, Ayurveda in Nepal
- Guest Website The Tilloston Institute of Natural Health
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Guest Bio
Alan Tillotson is a Registered Herbalist who has been practicing herbal medicine for over 30 years, and is a professional member (R.H.) of the peer reviewed American Herbalists Guild. He holds an accredited Master's degree in Asian Medical Systems (Goddard College), a non-accredited Ph.D. in Integrative Health Sciences (IUPS), and is licensed to Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Delaware (L.AC.). Alan is well known in America for his apprenticeship study of Ayurvedic herbology beginning in 1976 in Nepal under Vaidya Mana Bajra Bajracharya. He has studied and practiced Chinese medicine in detail working side by side with his wife Naixin Hu Tillotson since 1991.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
Learn insightful facts and tips about electronic device abuse with gaming creator, Joshua Fielder.
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1615we1c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Joshua Fielder
- Guest Website Drone Racing Organization
- Guest Twitter Account @DroneRacingOrg
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Guest Bio
Joshua Fielder is a long time gamer, drone racer, and tech enthusiast. He is currently pursuing opportunities in the drone industry and is very active in multiple online communities.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
The Wizard of Eyes shares answers to his most frequently asked questions.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 1
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1615we1b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Robert Abel Jr., MD
- Guest Bio
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
Coach of The Year at Saint Joseph’s University, Phil Martelli, shares how vision is used in basketball... literally and figuratively.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 1
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1615we1a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Phil Martelli
- Guest Title Basketball Coach
- Guest Website Saint Joseph's University Hawks
- Guest Facebook Account https://www.facebook.com/saintjosephshawks?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=31200
- Guest Twitter Account @SJUHawks
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Guest Bio
Phil Martelli has guided the Saint Joseph’s University men’s basketball program for 21 seasons and has earned his place among the top coaches in the school’s storied history. The Hawks’ all-time leader in career victories with a mark of 403-266, Martelli led Saint Joseph’s to a 28-8 record this season and the program’s second Atlantic 10 championship in the past three years. SJU made its 13th postseason appearance this year, earning an NCAA Tournament berth and reaching the round of 32 with a win over Cincinnati.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
When was the last time you had a really good laugh?
Additional Info
- Segment Number 5
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1614we1e.mp3
- Featured Speaker Amer Zahr, JD
- Book Title Being Palestinian Makes Me Smile
- Guest Website Amer Zahr
- Guest Twitter Account @AmerZahr
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Guest Bio
Amer Zahr is an Arab-American comedian, speaker, writer, and adjunct professor at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. Drawing on his experiences growing up as a child of Palestinian parents, he finds the humor in society, culture, and politics.
In February 2016, Amer headlined a packed house at New York City's world-famous Carnegie Hall, alongside Palestinian-American comedians Said Durrah, Mona Aburmishan, and Mike Easmeil
In June 2015, Amer headlined at the world-famous John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. He produced this show as well, making it the first time that an all-Palestinian cast took the stage at the internationally-renowned venue.
He has produced and headlined in three of his own comedy tours, 1001 Laughs Comedy Tour, We're Not White! and In 1948.
He founded and produced the first-ever 1001 Laughs Ramallah Comedy Festival, a production in Palestine that featured 10 comedians and seven shows in August 2015. The festival entertained over 2,000 locals and was funded by the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem, a branch of the United States Department of State. Amer, as the producer of the festival, received great acclaim and wide media attention.
He is also the producer of the annual "1001 Laughs Dearborn Comedy Festival" in Dearborn, Michigan at the Arab American National Museum.
Amer recently completed production on his first documentary film, We're Not White, a comedic and informative approach to the Arab-American struggle to get a box on the United States Census Form.
He is also the author of the well-read blog, The Civil Arab, as well as his first book, Being Palestinian Makes Me Smile, a collection of his writings relating to being Palestinian.
Amer holds an MA in Middle East Studies and a JD (law degree), both from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He writes and speaks widely on political and social affairs, and has appeared on radio and television, including ABC's Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher. Some of his writings have been featured in major publications, including Time magazine, and Al-Jazeera.
Amer has performed throughout North America and the Arab world. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
The Wizard of Eyes shares answers to his most frequently asked questions.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 4
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1614we1d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Robert Abel Jr., MD
- Guest Bio
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
Do you suffer from dry and itchy eyes?
Additional Info
- Segment Number 3
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1614we1c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Mary Boname, OD
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Guest Bio
Dr. Mary E. Boname is a graduate of Cornell University (B.S. Neurobiology & Behavior), Bucknell University (M.S. Biology), and The New England College of Optometry. Her concierge-like private practice, Montgomery Eye Care, is located in Skillman, NJ (four miles north of Princeton University). Dr. Boname has been a peer educator for Alcon, Abbott Medical Optics, Bausch & Lomb, Inspire Pharmaceuticals and Macuhealth. She is a contributing author for Review of Optometric Business Online and Optometric Management. As the C.E.O. of Ivy Eye Talk, L.L.C. she also educates her patients about isotonic nutritional supplements and genetic testing to help create a personalized plan for their ocular and systemic wellness.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
Advancements in MRI technology can tell us a lot about neuro-degenerative disorders.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 2
- Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1614we1b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Philip Chao, MD
- Guest Website Best Open MRI
- Guest Facebook Account https://www.facebook.com/Best-Open-MRI-LLC-671840992905232/
- Guest Twitter Account @mriphysician
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Guest Bio
Dr. Philip Chao has a double fellowship in Body MRI and neuro-radiology and trained at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He has over 30 years experience in MRI imaging and eight years experience with 3T MRI imaging.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD
