Contrary to popular belief, cutting cholesterol is not the best way to protect yourself from heart disease.
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File healthy_talk/1439ht4b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Stephen T. Sinatra, MD
- Organization Heart MD Institute
- Book Title The Great Cholesterol Myth
- Guest Website Dr. Sinatra
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Guest Bio
Dr. Stephen T. Sinatra is a board-certified cardiologist. He is also an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington, Connecticut and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, Maine.
Certified as a bioenergetic psychotherapist, and nutrition and anti-aging specialist, Dr. Sinatra integrates psychological, nutraceutical and electroceutical therapies in the matrix of healing.
He is the founder of www.heartmdinstitute.com, an informational website dedicated to promoting public awareness of integrative medicine. Dr. Sinatra is a fellow in the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Nutrition.
He was former Chief of Cardiology (8 years) and Director of Medical Education (19 years) at Manchester Memorial Hospital in Manchester, CT.
Dr. Sinatra's latest book, The Great Cholesterol Myth Cookbook was released in November 2013.
He has written sixteen books including The Great Cholesterol Myth, The Sinatra Solution/Metabolic Cardiology and Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever. Dr. Sinatra's research on Metabolic Cardiology and Grounding's beneficial relationship to blood thinning were his greatest contributions to health and healing.
Dr. Sinatra has also appeared on many TV shows including Dr. Oz, The Doctors, The Today Show and Your Health TV. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Mike Smith, MD
A new study shows what researchers have suspected for years: consuming carbs dramatically increases your risk for a common type of breast cancer.
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File healthy_talk/1439ht4a.mp3
- Organization Life Extension
- Guest Website Healthy Talk MD
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Internal Notes NO GUEST
- Host Mike Smith, MD
Dr. Mike provides the answers to a wealth of health and wellness questions.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 5
- Audio File healthy_talk/1438ht4e.mp3
- Organization Life Extension
- Guest Website Healthy Talk MD
- Guest Bio
- Transcription
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Internal Notes NO GUEST
- Host Mike Smith, MD
A recent Harvard Medical School study implicates white blood cells as the bridge between stress and heart attacks.
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- Segment Number 4
- Audio File healthy_talk/1438ht4d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Beverly Yates, ND
- Guest Website Dr. Beverly Yates
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Guest Bio
Dr. Beverly Yates, ND, is a California licensed doctor of Naturopathic Medicine and a 1994 graduate of the National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, OR.
She is also a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where she earned her undergraduate degree in electrical engineering and minored in bio-electrical engineering.
Patients appreciate Dr. Yates' strong problem-solving skills and ability to explain complicated health problems in plain language.
She is equally comfortable with complex health problems and simple, straightforward situations. Dr. Yates was the lead supervising doctor for the first ever fully accredited Naturopathic and Integrative medical residency in the state of California.
She has been appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger to the state's Naturopathic Medicine Committee for the 2010-2014 term. The Naturopathic Medicine Committee is the regulatory body for the practice of Naturopathic medicine in the state of California.
Dr. Yates is also serving as a National Media Representative for the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP), appearing as an expert in natural medicine in select metropolitan areas. She is on the Scientific Advisory Board for BSP Pharma, Inc. and is a past member of the Scientific Advisory Board for Enzymatic Therapy, Inc. and Integrative Therapeutics, Inc.
Recently, in response to Dr. Yates' contributions to community health, she provided testimony for the Tri-Caucus of the California legislature concerning the growing impact of diabetes in communities of color around the state and the country. -
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- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Mike Smith, MD
Studies suggest toxins like obesogens can greatly contribute to both weight gain and the inability to lose weight.
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File healthy_talk/1438ht4c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Sharon Ball, Weight Loss Coach
- Organization Sharon Ball Coaching
- Guest Website Thinner After 50
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Guest Bio
Sharon Ball has spent over 30 years as a nurse and then as a nurse practitioner/mid-level provider helping people become healthier, stronger and happier.
Now as a Life, Wellness, and Weight Loss Coach, Sharon is continuing to help people build happier, healthier and more successful lives through her science based life reinvention programs.
If you are frustrated because none of your efforts to lose weight work anymore, or you suffer from food sensitivities or adrenal fatigue, Sharon can help you get that weight off and turn your life around. -
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- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Mike Smith, MD
Stretching can help prevent and also reduce your back pain.
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File healthy_talk/1438ht4b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Tom Garzillo, DC, CLCP
- Book Title Jailbreak From Back Pain
- Guest Website Tom Garzillo
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Guest Bio
Dr. Tom Garzillo graduated from Cleveland Chiropractic College in 1986 and is author of the ebook, Jailbreak from Back Pain.
His interviews and presentations for newspaper, radio, and television address back pain from a health, fitness, injury rehabilitation, and prevention perspective.
He has created and implemented programs for corporations and employees as well as co-authored the published research study "Does Obesity Cause Low Back Pain."
He is currently serving as a South Central Region board member for the national Arthritis Foundation. His personal background includes coaching college, high school, and youth athletes, a WTF international certification as a First Dan (first degree Black Belt) in Tae Kwon Do, as well as a Dallas Masters Track and Field Club member and nationally ranked competitor. -
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- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Mike Smith, MD
Did you know that in small doses, dark chocolate is healthy?
Additional Info
- Segment Number 1
- Audio File healthy_talk/1438ht4a.mp3
- Organization Life Extension
- Guest Website Healthy Talk MD
- Guest Bio
- Transcription
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Internal Notes NO GUEST
- Host Mike Smith, MD
Dr. Mike provides the answers to a wealth of health and wellness questions.
Additional Info
- Segment Number 5
- Audio File healthy_talk/1435ht4e.mp3
- Organization Life Extension
- Guest Website Healthy Talk MD
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Guest Bio
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Transcription
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Internal Notes NO GUEST
- Host Mike Smith, MD
Hypnosis has been shown to be very effective in addressing nicotine addiction, pain management, fears and phobias, depression, and weight loss.
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- Segment Number 4
- Audio File healthy_talk/1435ht4d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Kathy Gruver, PhD
- Book Title The Alternative Medicine Cabinet
- Guest Website The Alternative Medicine Cabinet
- Guest Twitter Account @klgruver
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Guest Bio
Kathy Gruver is an award-winning author and the host of the national TV show based on her first book, The Alternative Medicine Cabinet (winner Beverly Hills Book Awards).
She has earned her PhD in Natural Health and has authored two books on stress: Body/Mind Therapies for the Bodyworker and, just published, Conquer Your Stress with Mind/Body Techniques (Winner Indie Excellence Awards, Beverly Hills Book Awards, Finalist for the USA Best Books Award).
She has studied mind/body medicine at the famed Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine at Harvard Medical School and pursued further education at The National Institutes of Health.
Gruver has been featured as an expert in numerous publications including Glamour, Time, Wall Street Journal, CNN, WebMD, Prevention, Men's Health, Huffington Post, Yahoo.com, Ladies Home Journal, Massage and Bodyworks Magazine, and Massage Magazine. She has written dozens of health and wellness articles and contributing posts.
Dr. Gruver has appeared as a guest expert on over 200 radio and TV shows including NPR, SkyNews London, CBS Radio, and Lifetime Television, and has done over 100 educational lectures around the country. -
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- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Mike Smith, MD
E-Cigarette sales are exploding while advocates and opponents are passionately debating how society should respond.
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File healthy_talk/1435ht4c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Daniel Lieberman, MD
- Book Title Tales from the Palace of the Fairy King
- Guest Website Tales From the Palace
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Guest Bio
Daniel Z. Lieberman, M.D. is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University.
He specializes in the treatment of substance abuse and mood disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder, and is regularly listed by Washingtonian Magazine as one of the top doctors in the D.C. area. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
As a nationally recognized expert in the field of mental health, Dr. Lieberman has done interviews for numerous newspapers and periodicals as well as appearing on CNN, CSPAN, ABC World News, and other news shows.
Dr. Lieberman is also interested in the psychological underpinnings of traditional fairy tales, and recently published a book of new fairy tales called Tales from the Palace of the Fairy King. -
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- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Mike Smith, MD
