Avocados could very well be considered nature's perfect food, given the nutrients, healthy fats, and fiber they contain.
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File talk_healthy/tt123.mp3
- Featured Speaker Michael Farca
- Guest Website Devil's Envy Spice
- Guest Facebook Account https://www.facebook.com/DevilsEnvySpice
- Guest Twitter Account @DevilsEnvySpice
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Guest Bio
Michael Farca Earned his Master’s in Social Work and began his clinical health care career as Forensic Clinical Social Worker. Developing into leadership roles he eventually left social work for Hospital Administration.
Building the business side of a clinical department he focused on growing the Internal Medicine Residency and fellowship training programs. Michael has dedicated over a decade to medical education and is currently board certified in Teaching Administrators for Graduate Medical Education (TAGME).
Since leaving the Hospital (public sector), Michael has become a serial entrepreneur in three different industries. He created a Medical Education Observership program for International Medical Graduates. He has developed a fully licensed general contracting company, and his newest endeavor includes building a family recipe into a fully licensed and operational Hot Spice company.
With the love and support of his wife, he believes that following your passions is a valuable lesson he can share with his two teenage children regardless if it’s a non-traditional non-linear approach. - Length (mins) 16:15
- Waiver Received No
- Host Lisa Davis, MPH
If self-realization seems like something from another world to you, out of your day-to-day reality, The 3T Path, authored by Giridhari Das (or simply "Giri"), just may change your views.
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File talk_healthy/tt122.mp3
- Featured Speaker Giridhari Das
- Book Title The 3T Path: Self-Improvement and Self-Realization in Yoga
- Guest Website The 3T Path
- Guest Facebook Account https://www.facebook.com/3TPath
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Guest Bio
Giridhari Das, or Giri for short, is a Brazilian self-help and spiritual teacher, author, and speaker. He has been practicing bhakti-yoga, the yoga of devotion, and working with self-development for over 20 years. His mission is to present the 3T Path, a transformative process to meet and transcend the challenges of life in the 21st Century, based on the knowledge of yoga found in both ancient Sanskrit texts and the latest research in the fields of positive psychology and neuroscience. The 3T Path can be easily understood and applied as a means of self-improvement and self-realization in the world today.
Giri was born in Prague in 1969 as Gustavo Dauster, the son of a Brazilian diplomat. A few years later he and his family returned to Brazil, where he stayed until he was nine years old. Then he moved to London where he lived for the next eight years and studied at the American High School. Later he spent a year in the USA at Brown University and, after permanently moving back to Brazil, completed his degree in economics.
His career was just beginning when he was introduced to the bhakti path through a business contact. He spoke to him about Krishna consciousness, and his wife gave him a copy of the Bhagavad-gita As It Is. He was impressed with the knowledge found there and soon become seriously committed to the path, the daily practices and the studies.
In 1993, he met his spiritual master, Hridayananda Das Goswami Acharyadeva, and after developing a close relationship with him as his disciple, he took formal initiation in 1998, receiving from him the spiritual name, Giridhari Das.
For many years, he participated actively in ISKCON in various positions of administration and leadership in Brazil. For 10 years he was in charge of the Brazilian branch of the BBT, the publishing house of the Hare Krishna movement, and after that he served for several years as president of the governing body of ISKCON Brazil.
Today he owns and runs a Yoga Resort called Pandavas Paradise in Chapada dos Veadeiros in the highland plateaus of central Brazil. He lives there with his wife, Charana Renu Dasi (Rhiannon Dauster), and his two young sons, Bryn Govardhana and Macsen Krishna. He met Charana in Wales in 2007 while touring with his spiritual master. She has also been practicing and teaching bhakti-yoga since 1999.
He enjoys teaching students and guests at their yoga resort and at other spiritual centers in Brazil and around the world, and for many years he has been teaching and guiding people through email, but more recently he began to feel the need to reach out to a larger audience and in 2014 started a YouTube channel for that purpose. He currently records videos for two YouTube channels in Portuguese and one in English. He has also published four books on yoga and self-realization in Portuguese and The 3T Path in English.
The focus of his teaching is the 3T Path, a systematic, modern presentation of the ancient path of self-improvement and self-realization in yoga and Krishna consciousness. He developed the 3T Path after many years of dedicated study and practice, to share his experience and realizations in bhakti, and to address the needs and challenges of people today. - Length (mins) 21:46
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Lisa Davis
Chris and Heidi Powell, hosts of Extreme Weight Loss, discuss how they manage the difficult balance between work and family life.
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File talk_healthy/tt121.mp3
- Featured Speaker Chris & Heidi Powell
- Book Title Extreme Transformation: Lifelong Weight Loss in 21 Days
- Guest Website TRANSFORM with Chris + Heidi
- Guest Facebook Account https://www.facebook.com/TheTransformApp
- Guest Twitter Account @TheTransformApp
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Guest Bio
Chris Powell is the trainer and transformation specialist from ABC’s highly rated documentary style series Extreme Weight Loss. With an unyielding dedication to helping others, Chris traveled the country using his innovative techniques, education and expertise to guide extremely overweight individuals as they shed hundreds of pounds over the course of a year. Season 5 premiered to high ratings on May 26, 2015. In addition, their special spin-off series entitled Extreme Weight Loss: Love Can’t Weight, premiered last June, where Chris and his wife Heidi helped transform real-life couples in the months leading up to their weddings. Currently, EWL is in syndication, airing all seasons on TLC and OWN.
Adding best-selling author to his list of accolades, Chris has written two books that have soared to the top of the New York Times Best Seller list. He and his wife Heidi just released their newest book entitled, Extreme Transformation: Lifelong Weight Loss in 21 Days, published by Hachette, provides a comprehensive blueprint for changing your body—and life—in just 21 days. His first book Choose to Lose, was released by Hyperion in December 2011 and provides motivation, nutrition, exercise, tips, and tricks to help anyone lose those last twenty pounds. His second book, Choose More Lose More, For Life, hit stands last May and offers readers four different carb cycles, and twenty workouts called Nine-Minute Missions that pack maximum results into minimum time.
Chris holds a degree in Exercise Science, with concentrations in biomechanics and physiology and the training accreditation: The Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). He has written numerous articles for publication, and is a regular contributor to Good Morning America and The Doctor Oz Show. Additionally, Chris frequently appears as a fitness expert for nationally syndicated shows including The View, Live with Kelly, and 20/20.
“Behind every great man, there is a great woman,” and Heidi Powell, wife of transformation specialist Chris Powell, is no exception. Empowering thousands across the globe, Heidi works side by side with Chris to carry out their vision of transforming lives from the inside out. A co-host of Extreme Weight Loss, Heidi has been the matriarch and tour de force for the often-struggling participants, serving as their daily fitness coach, voice of reason and biggest cheerleader. Season 5 premiered to high ratings on May 26, 2015. In addition their special spin-off series entitled Extreme Weight Loss: Love Can’t Weight, premiered on June 23rd, where she and Chris helped transform real-life couples in the months leading up to their weddings. Currently, EWL is in syndication, airing all seasons on TLC and OWN.
Adding best-selling author to her list of accolades, she coauthored Chris’ second book, Choose More Lose More, for Life, which immediately soared to the top of the New York Times Best Seller list. The book offers readers four different carb cycles, and twenty new workouts called Nine-Minute Missions that pack maximum results into minimum time. Additionally, she and Chris just released their newest book entitled, Extreme Transformation: Lifelong Weight Loss in 21 Days, published by Hachette, that provides a comprehensive blueprint for changing your body—and life—in just 21 days.
In 2013, Heidi welcomed America into her home on the ABC.com web series Meet the Powell Pack. Each episode followed the Powells as they managed hectic schedules, weeks away from home and the difficult balance between work and family life.
Heidi writes a very successful blog, where her daily posts include workout tips, recipes, as well as advice on parenting, marriage and how to balance it all. This past year, Heidi became a NPC bikini competitor in the body-building world, after experiencing a transformation of her own. Training for these competitions has ignited a new passion within Heidi to empower women and teach them that you don’t have to starve yourself to achieve the body you want.
While simultaneously filming and coaching private clients and participants from Extreme Weight Loss, Heidi travels the country with Chris for speaking engagements and television appearances on such shows as Good Morning America and The Dr. Oz Show, sharing vital tips and innovative solutions, transforming lives along the way. She is also part of the Women’s Health Magazine Advisory Board, where she offers expert advice on a regular basis.
Heidi has more than a decade of experience as a personal trainer, and holds both ACE and Crossfit certifications. As a coach, mother of four, and manager of their family business, Heidi brings a whole new perspective and level of compassion to the Powell’s approach, helping others overcome many of life’s challenges to create effective, long-lasting success. When not traveling, she resides in Phoenix with Chris and their four children. - Length (mins) 24:52
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Lisa Davis
Learn to embrace your mental wellness and take a new stand for your mental health.
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File talk_healthy/tt120.mp3
- Featured Speaker Denise McDermott, MD
- Book Title Mental Health and How to Thrive
- Guest Website Dr. Denise, MD
- Guest Facebook Account https://www.facebook.com/DrDeniseMD/
- Guest Twitter Account @DrDeniseMD
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Guest Bio
Dr. Denise McDermott, MD, has been in private practice in Southern California since 2001. She completed her Adult Psychiatry residency at Emory University in Atlanta Georgia, and her Child Psychiatry residency at UCLA.
As a medical doctor with board certifications in both Adult and Child Psychiatry, she treats children, adolescents and adults. Her goal is to empower you, your child, and your family to live the best life possible. Her approach is to encourage people to believe in wellness, not illness, and to lead a balanced healthy lifestyle.
Dr. Denise utilizes a multi-disciplinary approach to medicine, where she integrates her western medicine psychiatric training using the Bio/Psycho/Social framework coupled with a Spirit/Mind/Body approach for mental health treatment of the whole person.
In Summer of 2016, she started her podcast The Dr. Denise Show, and she released her ebook, Mental Health and How to Thrive, in fall of that year.
She lives in Manhattan Beach, California with her husband, their three children and their dog, Boomer. - Length (mins) 25:26
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Lisa Davis
Learn how you can simplify carb-cycling and utilize it to lose fat, gain energy, and have better health markers across the board.
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File talk_healthy/tt119.mp3
- Featured Speaker Michael Morelli
- Organization The Sweet Potato Diet
- Book Title The Sweet Potato Diet: The Super Carb-Cycling Program to Lose Up to 12 Pounds in 2 Weeks
- Guest Website Morelli Fit
- Guest Facebook Account https://www.facebook.com/MorelliFit
- Guest Twitter Account @morellifit
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Guest Bio
Social media sensation, author and fitness guru Michael Morelli went from "Fat to Fit" when his life hit rock bottom.
After some very dark years -- and trying every diet on the market -- he found the motivation that launched him on a mission to help people all over the world emulate his success with fitness, health, and weight loss.
He is a certified personal trainer who has more than 5 million people following him online and on Instagram.
Michael leads with transparency, trust, honesty, and integrity implementing change for happier, healthier lives. - Length (mins) 23:52
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Lisa Davis
Imagine feeling like your mind is operating at its clearest and sharpest, and being able -- possibly for the first time in your life -- to do more in less time?
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File talk_healthy/tt118.mp3
- Featured Speaker Dave Asprey, Founder & CEO of Bulletproof
- Book Title Head Strong: The Bulletproof Plan to Activate Untapped Brain Energy to Work Smarter and Think Faster-in Just Two Weeks
- Guest Website Bulletproof
- Guest Facebook Account https://www.facebook.com/Bulletproof/?brand_redir=662774657214976
- Guest Twitter Account @bulletproofexec
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Guest Bio
Dave Asprey is the founder and CEO of Bulletproof, a high-performance coffee and food company, the creator of Bulletproof Coffee, host of the Webby award-winning podcast Bulletproof Radio, and a two time NY Times bestselling author.
His new book, Head Strong, focuses on simple tips to have a smarter, faster, more resilient brain.
Dave provides groundbreaking techniques to give you control of your biology so that you can reach a state of high performance. - Length (mins) 24:38
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Lisa Davis
There are so many benefits you can achieve by eating with a holistic mindset, including physical, mental and emotional perks.
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File talk_healthy/tt117.mp3
- Featured Speaker Laura Lea Goldberg, Chef
- Book Title The Laura Lea Balanced Cookbook: 120+ Everyday Recipes for the Healthy Home Cook
- Guest Website LL Balanced
- Guest Facebook Account https://www.facebook.com/llbalanced
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Guest Bio
Laura Lea Goldberg is a Certified Health-Supportive Chef with a holistic wellness business in Nashville, Tennessee. Chef Laura Lea graduated from the University of Virginia in 2008 and moved to New York City, where she worked in legal and finance jobs for four years. During this time, Laura Lea found herself disillusioned by New York corporate culture, which seemed to reward output at the expense of personal health, as well as the social cycle of over-indulging and under-sleeping.
Laura Lea began studying the concept of holistic health and cooking fresh, produce-focused meals. She marveled at the profound improvement on her physical and emotional state, particularly, her ability to cope with stress and anxiety. She became determined to make a career out of sharing this simple but forgotten connection. In 2012 she discovered the Natural Gourmet Institute in Chelsea, New York, which offers a certified Chef’s Training Program. The Chef’s Training Program at Natural Gourmet focuses on cooking with whole foods, and includes a series of courses on nutrition and healing.
After graduating in August, 2013, Laura Lea returned to her hometown of Nashville, TN, and created her website, llbalanced.com. The fundamental goals of LL Balanced are twofold: 1) To dispel common misconceptions of healthy eating as radical, expensive, exotic and deprivation-based, with her simple, comfort-food inspired and family-friendly recipes 2) to increase awareness about the relationship between food and mental, emotional and physical health, so that people can live their most vibrant, productive and happy life.
Through LL Balanced, Laura Lea teaches cooking classes out of her home, and is a contributing writer and recipe developer for MindBodyGreen, Shape Magazine, Greatist, Womanista and Men’s Journal, among others. She has been featured in publications such as Southern Living, Food Republic, StyleBlueprint, Coveteur and more. Laura Lea has a regular cooking segment on WSMV Channel 4, where she demonstrates how to make some of her most popular dishes.
Laura Lea released her first cookbook in May, 2017 -- The Laura Lea Balanced Cookbook: 120+ Everyday Recipes for the Healthy Home Cook -- which she is publishing through Spring House Press. - Length (mins) 28:28
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Lisa Davis
There are people who inwardly struggle with depression, at times severe depression. But, others would never guess that they were.
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File talk_healthy/tt116.mp3
- Featured Speaker Margaret Rutherford, PhD
- Book Title Marriage Is Not For Chickens
- Guest Website Dr. Margaret Rutherford
- Guest Facebook Account https://www.facebook.com/DrMargaretRutherford/
- Guest Twitter Account @doctor_margaret
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Guest Bio
Dr. Margaret Rutherford is a clinical psychologist, who has practiced for over 20 years in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Since 2012, her work has been found on her own website, where her eBook, Seven Commandments of Good Therapy, is available for free download. Her perfect gift book of anniversaries,wedding or engagements, Marriage Is Not For Chickens, is a feisty and poignant look at what marriage is, and what it definitely is not.
She's the current mental health columnist for Midlife Boulevard, hosts a regular FB Live video session on depression for The Mighty, and has recently launched a podcast, SelfWork with Dr. Margaret Rutherford, where you can listen to her direct and down-to-earth advice.
Her expertise can also be found on Huffington Post, The Gottman Blog, Reader's Digest, Prevention, Family Share and Psychology Today. - Length (mins) 28:28
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Lisa Davis
Revolutionary new science has shown that the state of our gut is central to our weight, health, immune system and mood.
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File talk_healthy/tt115.mp3
- Featured Speaker Jeannette Hyde, Registered Nutritional Therapist
- Book Title The Gut Makeover: 4 Weeks to Nourish Your Gut, Revolutionise Your Health and Lose Weight
- Guest Website Jeannette Hyde
- Guest Facebook Account https://www.facebook.com/TheGutMakeover/
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Guest Bio
Jeannette Hyde is a leading Registered Nutritional Therapist (BSc mBANT, CNHC) who specializes in helping people lose weight, improve digestive symptoms, skin, mood, memory and immune system, through her innovative gut diet approach. She practices nutritional therapy from a Functional Medicine approach one-to-one, in groups, and on her popular retreats.
She is a regular speaker on BBC and has featured in The Times, The Daily Telegraph and numerous magazines and web sites. She is involved in gut-brain research with St Mary's University in London.
Hyde is the author of The Gut Makeover, and The Gut Makeover Recipe Book, which were published in 2016 and have reached thousands of people in the UK with transformational health for many. - Length (mins) 28:17
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Lisa Davis
Moticise, created by Sonia Satra, unites mind, body and spirit with empowering, cutting-edge fitness and mind-focusing techniques.
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File talk_healthy/tt114.mp3
- Featured Speaker Sonia Satra
- Guest Website Moticise
- Guest Facebook Account https://www.facebook.com/soniasatramoticise
- Guest Twitter Account @soniasatra
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Guest Bio
Sonia Satra is a certified life coach, fitness instructor, and award-winning motivational speaker who brings her passion for helping people achieve their goals to thousands of individuals, companies, and groups every year.
A pioneer in the field of mind-body alignment, Sonia is the founder and CEO of Moticise, an exercise-plus-mindset program that revolutionizes the way people work out and achieve their dreams.
Formerly president of the National Speakers Association NYC, Sonia developed a one-of-a-kind Perspectives program that has taught thousands to use their bodies as a decision-making tool. She is also the founder of Women’s Empowerment Adventures, a NYC-based company which combines a life history workshop with a physical challenge such as kayaking, trapeze, and rock-climbing.
With over 10,000 hours of onscreen and stage acting, the former soap opera star continues to act in both theatre and onscreen, most recently guest-starring in the docudramas American Genius, Sons of Liberty, and the Emmy-winning The Men Who Built America.
Sonia currently offers regular Moticise classes in New York City, partnering with Athleta, BeFitNYC, Fresh Diet, and others. She has appeared on local and national TV and radio; in 2015, she presented on the main stage at the over-80,000-attended NBC4 Health & Fitness Expo in Washington, DC.
When she’s not designing the next Moticise workout, she’s spending time with her husband and two children, and looking for her next adventure. - Length (mins) 23:43
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Lisa Davis
