Staying Healthy Today Radio
91 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 10 years ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratingsStaying Healthy Today, is a podcast/radio show committed to bringing you key experts in the fields of nutrition, prevention and integrative medicine.
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Diet and Breast Cancer: Steps You Can Take for Prevention. What You Can Do If You Get Breast Cancer? - An Interview with Lilli Link, MD
January 13, 2014 22:58 - 38 minutes (38:04mm:ss):</strong><brLearn Dietary Approaches to Prevent Breast Cancer and What You Can Do If You Get It! Kirk Hamilton interviews Lilli B. Link, MD, MS, ia board certified internist with an M.S. in epidemiology and health services research. Dr. Link is currently in private practice as a nutrition specialist in Manhattan and also an assistant professor of Complementary and Integrative Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. Since her own diagnosis of cancer over ten years ago, she has learned first-hand how...
Lyme Disease Treatment and Prolotherapy – Effective Integrative Approaches to Debilitating Health Problems - An Interview with Will Mora, MD
December 29, 2013 02:37 - 48 minutes (48:43Learn Lyme Basics! What are the Best Tests, Simplest Therapies and What Lifestyle Factors Increase Its Severity AND....Learn How to Stimulate the Body’s Own Healing Systems By Injecting "Sugar" Into Pain (Prolotherapy)! Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Will Mora, a graduate of the University of California, Davis, Medical School, and, the Family Medicine Residency Program at the University of California, San Francisco. Prior to his medical training he had been in the Peace Corp. Dr. Mora has be...
The Power of Food and Nutraceuticals in Depression, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Weight Loss - An Interview with John E. Lewis PhD
December 22, 2013 03:29 - 44 minutes (44:53Learn How B Vitamins, An Aloe Based Multinutrient and Food Allergy Can Benefit Depression, Alzheimer’s Disease and Weight Loss Kirk Hamilton interviews John E. Lewis, PhD on "Depression and B Vitamins"; "Alzheimer's and An Aloe Multinutrient Complex"; and "Weight Loss, Food Allergy and IgG Testing". Dr. Lewis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He is the Chairman of the Administrative Service...
Cancer and the Use of I.V. Vitamin C, The Ketogenic Diet and Hyperbaric Oxygen - An Interview with Jeanne Drisko, MD
December 09, 2013 08:37 - 50 minutes (50:52Learn About the Science and Clinical Usefullness of I.V. Vitamin C as a Treatment for Cancer in Conjunction with Traditional Therapy and the Synergistic Benefit of Adding the Ketogenic Diet and Hyperbaric Oxygen Modalities Kirk Hamilton interviews Jeanne Drisko, MD, Director of the Integrative Medicine Department at Kansas University Medical Center and the Riordan Endowed Professor of Orthomolecular Medicine on her current research and clinical work using intravenous vitamin C, the ketogenic...
Pancreatic Cancer and Lifetime "Fatness" - An Interview with Rachael Stolzenberg-Solomon PhD MPH RD
December 08, 2013 11:52 - 50 minutes (50:54Learn How Lifetime Adiposity or "Fatness" Increases the Risk to Pancreatic Cancer Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Rachael Stolzenberg-Solomon, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D. and Senior Investigator at the National Cancer Institute (2:30-14:05 mm:ss) who co-authored an interesting paper entitled “Lifetime Adiposity and Risk of Pancreatic Cancer in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study Cohort.” Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 Oct;98(4):1057-65. In the second part of the show (14:10-49:39 mm:ss) Kirk Hamilton discusses th...
Erectile Dysfunction, Sunlight and Vitamin D (Part 1) - Diabetes Reversal with High Carb Diet, Exercise and Sunlight (Part 2) - An Interview with Dr. Marc Sorenson EdD
November 29, 2013 04:35 - 47 minutes (47:43Learn the Value of Sunlight and Vitamin D in ED (Part 1) and 25 Years of Experience "Reversing" Type 2 Diabetes with a High Carb, Low-Fat, Plant-Based Diet with Sunlight and Exercise (Part 2) Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Mark Sorenson (EdD) who formerly raised cattle before converting to a plant-based diet who has been a health educator, author and has run health resorts for more than 25 years with his wife Vickie using a high carbohydrate, low-fat, plant-based diet with sunlight, exercise a...
IV Chelation Therapy, Heart Attack Patients and the TACT Trial. What Have We Learned? – An Interview With Gervasio A. Lamas, MD
May 08, 2013 08:59 - 38 minutes LamasExplore the Provocative Findings of IV Chelation Therapy in Post Heart Attack Patients Obtained from the TACT Trial (Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy) Kirk Hamilton interviews Gervasio A. Lamas, MD Chairman of Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center and Chief of the Columbia University Division of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center. He received his B.A. in Biochemical Sciences cum laude from Harvard College and his M.D. with honors (AOA) from New York University. He completed his Int...
Breast Cancer and the Value of Screening Mammography – Three Decades of Research…and Some Thoughts on DEFEATING CANCER - An Interview With Archie Bleyer MD
January 29, 2013 15:00 - 22 minutes BleyerLearn Why Screening Mammography May Be Increasing the Early Detection of Breast Cancer but Not Responsible for the Reduction in Breast Cancer Deaths, and….Some Good News from the DEFEATCancer Program! Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Archie Bleyer, MD, an oncologist and Medical Advisor to the St. Charles Regional Cancer Center in Bend, Oregon and director of the DEFEAT Cancer Program, a year-round survivorship empowerment program for cancer survivors and their caregivers focusing on nutrition,...
The End of Diabetes - An Interview With Joel Fuhrman MD
January 28, 2013 23:06 - 30 minutes Fuhrman'sLearn How a High Micronutrient Dense Diet Does Not Just Control Diabetes, But Can Eliminate Diabetes! Kirk Hamilton interviews Joel Fuhrman, M.D., a board-certified family physician who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional and natural methods on his new book "The End of Diabetes." Dr. Fuhrman's philosophy is to not just "control" diabetes but to get rid of it! He has developed a "nutritarian" approach to diabetes and health emphasizing a high micronutrient dens...
Weightloss, 'Detoxing' and Creating Wellness with Raw Foods and How To Build a Succsssful Raw Food Business – An Interview with Ani Phyo
January 28, 2013 10:45 - 29 minutes InterviewBuild Vibrant Health with Ani Phyo's 15 Day Program! - Learn How to Make Raw Foods Work For You and As a Business Kirk Hamilton interviews Ani Phyo author, nutritionist, health coach, business consultant, TV host, and entrepreneur whose passion lies in designing and creating socially and environmentally aware communities around technology, immersive experiences, eco-green products, and healthy lifestyles. She is the author of four award winning cookbooks: "Ani's Raw Food Asia," "Ani's Raw Fo...
The Sex Drive Solution for Women – How to Use Nutrition, Lifestyle and Hormone Therapy to Get It Back! - An Interview With Jennifer Landa MD
January 06, 2013 08:19 - 30 minutes LandaLearn The Reasons Why You Can Lose Your Sex Drive at Any Age and How You Can Get It Back with The “HARSH” and “Rewire Your Desire” Programs Using Diet, Exercise, Mindfulness and Individualized Hormone Therapy Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Jennifer Landa who earned her medical degree from Albany Medical College of Union University in Albany, NY in 1996. She completed her internship and residency at Beth Israel Medical Center in NYC, where she was distinguished as the Administrative Chief Resid...
Breast Cancer: Making the Right Diagnosis; Getting the Best Treatment (or non-Treatment); and the Most Efficient Ways to Screen for Breast Cancer - An Interview with Michael D. Lagios MD
December 28, 2012 05:17 - 37 minutes LagiosLearn How To Get a Correct Breast Cancer Diagnosis; The Best Treatment; and What are the Best Breast Cancer Screening Methods Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Michael Lagios an nationally recognized breast pathologist and medical director of The Breast Cancer Consultation Service. The goal of these consultations personally delivered by Dr. Lagios is to give each client a thorough review of their original diagnostic materials (i.e. pathology slides, original mammograms and localization studies, b...
Glaucoma Prevention and The Role of Diet, Especially Fruits and Vegetables - An Interview with JoAnn Giaconi, MD
November 16, 2012 00:20 - 22 minutes GiaconiLearn How Diet, Especially the Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables Can Reduce Glaucoma Risk Kirk Hamilon interviews Dr. JoAnn Giaconi an ophthalmologist who received her M.D. degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and completed her residency in ophthalmology at the Stanford University Hospitals. Dr. Giaconi is currently at the Jules Stein Eye Institute, affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and is Chief of Ophthalmology at the Veterans Admi...
Exercise Performance, Nitric Oxide and the Role of Beet Root Consumption – An Interview with Edward Weiss, PhD
October 11, 2012 14:00 - 26 minutes WeissLearn How Eating a Whole Food Like Beetroot Can Increase Nitric Oxide and Exercise Performance Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Edward Weiss who earned his PhD in exercise physiology from the University of Maryland; is currently an Associate Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics at Saint Louis University; and recently co-authored a paper entitled "Whole Beetroot Consumption Acutely Improves Running Performance," in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2012. Download or Open:
Metabolic Syndrome, High Blood Pressure and Grape Consumption - An Interview with Maria Luz Fernandez, PhD
September 16, 2012 08:37 - 19 minutes LuzLearn How Eating Grapes Can Reduce Blood Pressure, Inflammation and the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Maria Luz Fernandez a Professor of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Connecticut and co-author of the article entitled "Grape Polyphenols Reduce Blood Pressure and Increase Flow-Mediated Vasodilation in Men with Metabolic Syndrome," in The Journal of Nutrition, 2012. Download or Open:
Preventive Cardiology and the Role of Aged Garlic Extract and Coenzyme Q10 - An Interview with Matthew Budoff MD
August 18, 2012 08:22 - 25 minutes BudoffLearn About the Positive Benefits of Taking Coenzyme Q10 and Aged Garlic Extract on Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Vascular Elasticity and Endothelial Function, and the ABCs of Being "Heart Smart"! Kirk Hamilton interviews Matthew Budoff, MD, Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine and Director of Cardiac CT at the Division of Cardiology at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California. Dr Budoff received his medical degree from the George Washington University School o...
Autism and Developmental Delay Risk and Maternal Folic Acid Intake - An Interview with Rebecca J Schmidt PhD
July 29, 2012 09:09 - 31 minutes SchmidtLearn How Adequate Maternal Periconceptional Folic Acid Intake May Reduce the Risk to Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Delay Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr Rebecca Schmidt an Assistant Professor at the Department of Public Health Sciences and the UC Davis MIND Institute. She is also a Scholar in "Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH)" at the UC Davis School of Medicine, in Davis California. Dr. Schmidt recently co-author a paper entitled: "Maternal Per...
Cardiovascular Disease and Erectile Dysfunction: What's the Connection and 10 Simple Steps to Reverse Both - An Interview with David R Meldrum MD
July 01, 2012 04:49 - 32 minutes MeldrumLearn the Role of Nitric Oxide (NO) in Heart Disease and Erectile Dysfunction and 10 Simple Steps to Prevent and Reverse Both Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. David Meldrum currently the Scientific Director of Reproductive Partners Medical Group in Redondo Beach. He is a past president of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology and the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society. He was the first Commissioner for Reproductive Laboratory accreditation, and has directed the UCLA Comprehensive Pos...
Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease with a Vegan Diet - An Interview with Cardiac Surgeon Marc R. Katz, MD, MPH
June 06, 2012 15:01 - 23 minutes KatzLearn Why a Renown Cardiac Surgeon Recommends and Consumes a Vegan Diet to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Marc Katz who received his combined M.D., M.P.H. from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1981. He completed his internship and residency in general surgery at the Medical College of Virginia, then a fellowship in Cardiothoracic surgery, and additionally a fellowship in pediatric cardiac surgery at Boston Children's Hospital. He served as Chief of C...
Insulin Resistance, Obesity and the Benefit of Juice Concentrates – An Interview with Atilio Canas, MD
May 02, 2012 05:48 - 27 minutes CanasLearn How Juice Concentrates Increasing Carotene Levels Reduce Obesity and Improve Insulin Resistance Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Atilio Canas, MD, an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Mayo Medical School, from the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Nemours Children's Clinic, in Jacksonville, FL. He is co-author the article entitled, "Insulin Resistance and Adiposity in Relation to Serum β-Carotene Levels," in the Journal Pediatr, in February of 2012. ...
Bone Health and the Positive Effects of Tai Chi and Green Tea Polyphenols - An Interview with Leslie Shen PhD
April 13, 2012 03:31 - 26 minutes ShenLearn How Green Tea Polyphenols and Tai Chi Individually and in Combination Reduce the Risk to Bone Loss in Osteopenic Menopausal Women Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Leslie Shen an Associate Professor of Pathology at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas. She is the co-author of a paper entitled "Effect Of Green Tea and Tai Chi on Bone Health in Postmenopausal Osteopenic Women: A 6-Month Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial," in the journal Osteoporosis International ...
Prolotherapy. What Is It? How Does It Work? And How To Use It? - An Interview With Kenten P. Wang, DO
March 26, 2012 14:00 - 32 minutes WangLearn What Prolotherapy Is. How To Use It. And Its Important Role in Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Kenten P. Wang an osteopathic physicians specializing in physical and rehabilitative medicine. Dr. Wang is an attending physician, Assistant Clinical Professor, and Director of the Shared Medical Program for Chronic Pain, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of California, Davis, Health System in Sacramento, CA. Dr.Wang earne...
Breast Cancer Prevention and Reversal – Is It Possible and What You Can Do? - An Interview with Christine Horner, MD
February 12, 2012 15:00 - 59 minutes HornerLearn How to Prevent Breast Cancer with Diet, Lifetsyle and Nutritional Supplements Kirk Hamilton interviews Christine Horner, MD a board certified and nationally recognized surgeon, author and professional speaker who is a powerful advocate of women's health. She spearheaded legislation in the 1990s that made it mandatory that insurance companies pay for breast reconstruction following mastectomy. She is the author of "Waking the Warrior Goddess: Dr Christine Horner's Program to Protect Aga...
Cognitive Performance and Walnut Consumption in Young Adults - An Interview With Peter Pribis, MD DrPH
January 13, 2012 15:00 - 21 minutes PribisLearn What Kind of Cognitive Function is Improved With Walnut Consumption Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Peter Pribis a native of Slovakia where he earned his M.D. degree. Dr. Pribis graduated in 1996 from Loma Linda University, School of Public Health with a Doctorate in Public Health specializing in nutrition and epidemiology. Since 2004 he has worked as an associate professor of nutrition and wellness at the Nutrition and Wellness Department at Andrews University. He is the co-author of th...
Diabetes Risk, Insulin Sensitivity and the Benefits of Barley Beta Glucan - An Interview With Joy L. Frestedt, PhD
December 15, 2011 15:00 - 12 minutes FrestedtLearn How Barley Beta-Glucan 'Water' Reduces Diabetes Risk and Insulin Sensitivity Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Joy L. Frestedt a PhD in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology from the University of Minnesota Medical School; a certified clinical trial investigator; a fellow of the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society; and is currently the president and CEO of Frestedt Incorporated which provides services in regulatory, clinical, and quality affairs. Dr. Frestedt is the co-author of a paper en...
Autism, Unique Metabolic and Nutritional Requirements -- An Interview With James B. Adams PhD
November 18, 2011 15:00 - 35 minutes B.Learn the Unique Metabolic and Nutritional Requirements in Autism and How To Approach These Complexed Patients Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. James B. Adams who earned his Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1987. Currently Dr. Adams is a professor at Arizona State University doing research in developing computational models of materials and applying those models to the study of properties of materials. He is conducting research on heavy metal tox...
Congestive Heart Failure and the Clinical Use of Coenzyme Q10 - An Interview with Peter H. Langsjoen, MD
October 21, 2011 14:00 - 26 minutes LangsjoenLearn How Coenzyme Q10 Works in the Management of Congestive Heart Failure and How to Get the Most Bioavailable Form to the Patient Kirk Hamilton interviews Peter H. Langsjoen, M.D., F.A.C.C. has been practicing cardiology since 1985. For the past 21 years he has worked exclusively as a non-invasive cardiologist, specializing in congestive heart failure, primary and statin-induced diastolic dysfunction, and other diseases of the heart muscle. Dr. Langsjoen has been involved with the clinical...
Cancer and Intravenous Vitamin C – What’s New in Clinical Research – An Interview with Jeanne Drisko, MD
September 23, 2011 14:00 - 30 minutes DriskoFind Out About the New Clinical and Scientific Research on the Safety and Benefit of Intravenous Vitamin C Used Alone, and with Chemo and Radiation Therapy Kirk Hamilton interviews Jeanne Drisko, MD, MD director of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Dr Drisko teaches medical students, practices integrative medicine, and conducts clinical research at the University on the use of intravenous vitamin C in cancer, the safety of bioidentical hormones a...
Cow’s Milk and Human Health: A Critical Look at this Commonly Consumed Food Group - An Interview with Joseph Keon, PhD
August 26, 2011 14:00 - 34 minutes KeonListen to the The Disturbing Truth About Cow's Milk and Your Health by the Author of "Whitewash" Kirk Hamilton interview Dr. Joseph Keon, a wellness consultant for more than 25 years. Joseph Keon, PhD holds a doctorate degree in nutrition and has fitness expert certifications by both the Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research in Dallas, Texas, and the American Council on Exercise. He is past chairman of the board of directors for Dr. Helen Caldicott's Nuclear Policy Research Institute, and p...
Healthy Aging and the New Good Life: Living Better Than Ever in an Age of Less - An Interview with John Robbins
July 29, 2011 14:00 - 48 minutes InterviewLearn What It Means To Age Functionally and Gracefully and How to Live Better in an Age of Less Kirk Hamilton interviews John Robbins author of six books including the international bestseller "Diet For A New America: How Your Food Choices Affect Your Health, Happiness, and the Future of Life on Earth," "The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World," "Healthy At 100: The Scientifically Proven Secrets of the World's Healthiest and Longest-Lived Peoples," "The Awake...
Chronic Disease Prevention and Elimination: The Power of the Raw Food Lifestyle - An Interview with Ani Phyo
July 03, 2011 14:00 - 37 minutes InterviewLearn How Delicious Raw Foods Can Be Incorporated into the Busy Modern Lifestyle and Be A Powerful Force for Disease Prevention and Real Healthcare Reform Kirk Hamilton interviews Ani Phyo author of four best-selling cookbooks: "Ani's Raw Food Asia," "Ani's Raw Food Essentials", "Ani's Raw Food Desserts", "Ani's Raw Food Kitchen" and author of fitness book, "Ani's 15-Day Fat Blast." Ani has become the "go to girl" on healthy living using fresh, whole and raw food ingredients. Ani has receiv...
Obesity in the United States: Causes, Solutions and the 21 Day Kickstart Program - An Interview with Neal Barnard, MD
June 14, 2011 14:00 - 38 minutes BarnardLearn How a Plant-Based Four Food Group Diet is the Quickest and Healthiest Way to Solve the Obesity Epidemic and Create Real Healthcare Reform Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Neal Barnard on his new book the 21-Day Kickstart Weight Loss: Boost Metabolism, Lower Cholesterol, and Dramatically Improve Your Health. Dr. Barnard has shared this program on PBS with his Kickstart for Health program. Dr. Barnard is president of Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine (PCRM) located in Washington,...
Bone Health: Why Calcium, Estrogen and Drugs Aren't The Answer - An Interview with Amy Joy Lanou, PhD
May 27, 2011 14:00 - 24 minutes JoyLearn Why Calcium, Estrogen and Drugs Might Not Be the Answer to Building 'Bone Vitality' Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Amy Joy Lanou associate professor of Health and Wellness at the University of North Carolina who received her Ph.D. in Human Nutrition from Cornell University and is the co-author of "Building Bone Vitality: A Revolutionary Diet Plan to Prevent Bone Loss and Reverse Osteoporosis--Without Dairy Foods, Calcium, Estrogen, or Drugs," (McGraw Hill, 2009). This book questions the...
The Role of Curcumin in Colon Cancer Prevention - An Interview with Robert E. Carroll, MD
May 13, 2011 14:00 - 15 minutes E.Learn About the Anti-Inflammatory, Anti-Neoplastic Effect of Curcumin as It Relates to Colon Cancer Prevention Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Robert E.Carroll, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine and Staff Physician at the University of Illinois Medical Center, and, a Staff Physician at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center. His major research focus concerns the expression and function of gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) and its receptor. This research focus shows that these proteins are almost a...
Obesity’s Effect on Cancer and How the American Lifestyle Fuels Both Epidemics - An Interivew with Olivier C Wenker, M.D.
April 29, 2011 14:00 - 32 minutes WenkerLearn How the U.S. Obesity Epidemic is a Driving Force in Causing and Propagating the Cancer Epidemic Kirk Hamilton interviews Olivier C.Wenker, MD, MBA, ABAARM, DEAA, Professor of Anesthesiology, Director of Technology, Discovery, Office of Translational Research, Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at MD Anderson Cancer Center.He is triple European board certified in anesthesiology, critical care medicine and emergency/disaster medicine and holds the title Professor of Anesthesiol...
Hyaluronic Acid and Its Clinical Uses - An Interview With Chris D. Meletis ND
April 15, 2011 14:00 - 27 minutes D.Learn About What Hyaluronic Acid is and its Multiple Clinical Uses Kirk Hamitlon interviews Dr. Chris D. Meletis an educator, international author and lecturer. Dr. Meletis's personal mission is "Changing America's Health One Person at a Time." He believes that when people become educated about their body that is the moment when change begins. He has authored 16 books and over 200 national scientific articles. Dr. Meletis served as Dean of Naturopathic Medicine and Chief Medical Officer at ...
Integrative and Preventive Cardiology in the 21st Century – 50 Years of Clinical Experience - An Interview with Joe D. Goldstrich MD
April 03, 2011 14:00 - 28 minutes D.Learn True "Clinical Pearls" from an Integrative Cardiologist Who Uses Diet, Supplementation and Medication to Prevent, Treat and Reverse Heart Disease Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Joe D. Goldstrich who graduated from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in 1964 and then trained as an internist, a cardiologist and later as a nutritionist and clinical lipidologist (cholesterol specialist). Early in Dr. Goldstrich's career he worked as the National Director of Education and Comm...
Sleep Quality, Chronic Inflammation and Magnesium Therapy - An Interview with Forrest Nielsen PhD
March 18, 2011 14:00 - 17 minutes NielsenLearn How Chronic Inflammation Can Hinder Sleep Quality and Why Magnesium is a Valuable Therapy Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Forrest Nielsen who received his Bachelor's degree in 1963, Master's degree in 1966, and Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1967, all in biochemistry, from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. After completing two years of military service with the U.S. Army's Medical Research and Nutrition Laboratory in Denver, CO, Dr. Nielsen, was the first staff member hired at the pre...
Heart Disease Risk, Cholesterol and Lipids in 2011: What Do We Really Know - An Interview With William Castelli MD
March 04, 2011 15:00 - 44 minutes CastelliLearn About the History of Lipids and Heart Disease Risk and the State of Lipids as Cardiovascular Risk Factors in 2011 Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. William Castelli who received a B.S. in Zoology from Yale College and a Doctor of Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium. Dr. Castelli joined the Framingham Heart Study in 1965 where he reorganized the Framingham laboratory to measure lipoproteins such as LDL, VLDL, IDL, HDL and sinking Pre-Beta (Lp ...
The Paleolithic Diet – Pros and Cons in the 21st Century - An Interview with Loren Cordain PhD
February 03, 2011 15:00 - 31 minutes Cordain'sIs the Paleolithic Diet the Optimal Diet for the 21st Century World? Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Loren Cordain on the pros and cons of the Paleo Diet (hunter-gatherer diet) and its potential benefit on chronic disease prevention and reversal, and its practicality in the modern world. Points of discussion are the health aspects of grains (pro & con), the acid load of foods, in particular meats and grains, and what is more beneficial for public health - emulating the diets of hunter gatherer ...
Toxic Hunger, Weight Loss and the Benefits of a High Micronutrient Dense Diet – An Interview with Joel Fuhrman MD
January 07, 2011 15:00 - 22 minutes Fuhrman'sLearn Why a High Micronutrient Dense Diet Reduces Hunger and Is Critical For Optimal Health, Chronic Disease Prevention and Weight Control Kirk Hamilton interviews Joel Fuhrman, M.D., a board-certified family physician who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional and natural methods. He has developed a "nutritarian" approach to diet and health which emphasizes a high micronutrient dense diet. He has coined the term, The Health Equation, "Health = Nutrients/Calories...
Dry Eyes and the Role of Lifestyle, Nutrition and Omega-3 Fatty Acids - An Interview with James McCulley MD
December 24, 2010 15:00 - 20 minutes McCulleyLearn How Lifestyle, Nutrition and Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Help Prevent and Treat Dry Eyes? Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Jim McCulley, Professor and Chairman for the last 30 years of the Department of Ophthalmology at University of Texas Southwestern. He has published more than 260 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and most recently coauthored an article entitled "Pilot, Prospective, Randomized, Double-masked, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial of an Omega-3 Supplement for Dry Eye," in the...
21st Century Neurology: The Role of Nutrition and Functional Medicine - An Interview with Eric Hassid MD
December 10, 2010 15:00 - 28 minutes HassidLearn How Nutrition and Functional Neurology Can Help Conditions Such as Memory Loss, Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Eric Hassid, M.D. founder and medical director of the Institute for Restorative Health. Dr. Hassid received his medical degree from George Washington University; completed his neurology residency with the United States Army; and a rehabilitation neurology fellowship at UCLA. Dr. Hassid has extensive continuing education in the area o...
Chronic Disease Prevention, The Use of Bio-Identical Hormones and the Value of Saliva Testing - An Interview with Jay Mead MD
November 26, 2010 15:00 - 35 minutes MeadLearn The Value of Hormone Balancing with Bioidentical Hormones and Saliva Testing Kirk Hamilton interivews Dr. Jay Mead, President and Medical Director of Labrix Clinical Services. Dr. Mead is a leading expert in salivary hormone testing. He has been a practicing clinician for more than twenty years; he is a board certified pathologist (AP/CP); he is a retired United States Air Force Flight Surgeon and cofounder of a progressive full service complementary and alternative medicine clinic. D...
Health Benefits of the Portable Microbiology Laboratory and Solar Water Pasteurization - An Interview with Dr. Bob Metcalf
November 12, 2010 15:00 - 25 minutes MetcalfLearn How the Portable Microbiology Laboratory Used With Solar Pasturization Taught to Local Communities Could Dramatically Reduce Hospitalizations in Developing Countries Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Bob Metcalf microbiologist and Professor of Biological Sciences at California State University, Sacramento on his current worldwide work in spreading the use of the portable microbiology testing to allow local communities to test their water sources for impurities, and then use solar pasteuriza...
Prostate Cancer and the “Invasion of the Prostate Snatchers: No more unnecessary biopsies, radical treatment, or loss of sexual potency.” - An Interview with Mark Scholz MD
October 29, 2010 14:00 - 25 minutes ScholzLearn How Prostate Cancer Patients Can Reduce Their Risk to Unnecessary Biopsies, Radical Treatments, or Loss of Sexual Potency and 'Beat' Prostate Cancer While Actually Becoming Healthier Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Mark Scholz, internist, oncologist and medical director of Prostate Oncology Specialists Inc. in Marina del Rey, CA.. Dr. Scholz places great emphasis on early detection and "active surveillance" of prostate cancer using less invasive medical therapies when appropriate, along w...
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Fatty Liver and Vitamin E Therapy - An Interview With Arun J. Sanyal MD
October 15, 2010 14:00 - 16 minutes J.Learn About the Causes and Rising Health Consequences of NASH; the Difference Between NASH and Fatty Liver Disease; and the Potential Benefit of Vitamin E Therapy Arun J. Sanyal, M.D., is professor of medicine and chairman, Division of Gastroenterology, at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia. After earning his undergraduate degrees from Patna University and Maulana Azad Medical College, both in India, Dr. Sanyal earned his doctor of medicine degree from the ...
Heart Failure and L-Carnitine Therapy - An Interview With Mohammad Reza Movahed MD
October 01, 2010 14:00 - 15 minutes MovahedLearn Why L-Carnitine May Be A Valuable Therapy In Helping Manage Heart Failure Dr. Mohammad Reza Movahed received his MD from Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany. He completed his medical residency at the University of Rochester, New York and his cardiology training at the University of South Carolina, Columbia. His interventional cardiology training was completed at Yale University Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut in 2000. He has been an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University...
Healthy Aging: A Model of Functional Aging in the Modern World - An Interview With Dorothy Rossi
September 12, 2010 14:00 - 38 minutes InterviewLearn Real Lifestyle Tips About Aging Functionally and Independently in the Modern World From a Vibrant Nonagenarian Dorothy Rossi is a vibrant and remarkable 90 year-old independently living female. As she shares about her life experiences and daily living habits she provides the listener with 'pearls' of how to apply practical health principles in the modern world. Dorothy lives in the same house she has lived in all her life, being born just three miles away in the beautiful Napa Valley....
Hormone Replacement Therapy and The Biodentical Debate. Are They Really Safer and More Effective Than Synthetic Hormones? - An Interview With Kent Holtorf MD
August 20, 2010 14:00 - 30 minutes HoltorfLearn Why Bioidentical Hormones are Safer and More Effective Than Synthetic Hormones? Kent Holtorf, M.D. is founder and medical director of the Holtorf Medical Group. For more than a decade he has specialized in innovative evidence-based therapies for hypothyroidism, complexed endocrine dysfunction, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and chronic infectious diseases including Lyme disease and chronic viral illness. He has trained physicians across the country and published a number of p...