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The Growth of the Natural Supplement Industry within the African American Market

 
 
Kareem Cooke, the CMO of Naturade who has revolutionized the natural supplement with the expansion of their Naturade brand joins eHealth Radio and the Supplement Channel.
Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Kareem Cooke discuss the following:
How did you begin your foray into the health industry and subsequently, Naturade?
What makes Naturade different from its competitors?
How has the obesity and diabetes epidemic impacted your company mission?
Naturade is one of the only black owned products in Costco, what was the process to making that relationship happen?
What can other minority entrepreneurs learn from the Naturade story?
Creating a company with the intention of positively impacting the health of Black America may seem like a lofty goal, but it is one that owners Kareem Cook (CMO) and Claude Tellis (CEO) embarked on with their company, Naturade. Naturade is one of the largest Black-owned natural supplement companies in the United States with a line of products that includes plant-based protein shakes and nutritional shakes in a variety of flavors. Currently the only black owned company in Costco and demanding shelf space in major retailers like Target, Naturade is proof that a Black owned company can thrive in the nutrition and health and wellness space.
After witnessing many of their family members succumb to diet-related illnesses, Kareem and Claude decided to acquire Naturade (which was founded in 1926) in 2012 after successfully launching Healthy Body Products, a healthy vending machine company in 2002 that was pivotal in changing vending laws in California. Today Naturade is a multi-million dollar company backed by power players Magic Johnson and Grant Hill, that is still committed to redefining the core target audience for the natural supplement market, to include African Americans and people of color - those in dire need of healthy alternatives. With the eradication of pre-diabetes as a mission for the brand, Naturade is working steadfastly to provide natural plant-based foods and products to urban communities across the nation.
 
 
Website: https://www.naturade.com 
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://facebook.com/NaturadeLife Twitter: https://twitter.com/naturadelife Instagram: https://instagram.com/naturadelife 

Dr. John Sylvester of GenesisCare on Prostate Cancer Awareness

 
 
Dr. John E. Sylvester, Radiation Oncologist at GenesisCare, a premier provider in cancer and urology care joins eHealth Radio and the Cancer Information and Health News Channels. With over 300 expert physicians across the U.S., GenesisCare offers advanced technologies and treatments as well as personalized integrated approach to care.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. John E. Sylvester discuss the following:
Considering the staggering statistic that 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, is there anything the average person can do proactively to identify prostate cancer and when should they come in for a consultation? Are there any key indicators or high-risk factors people need to know?
What are the biggest challenges people face once diagnosed with prostate cancer, and how can they overcome them?
What do you all do differently at GenesisCare, and what are the benefits for patients? What can other cancer care facilities learn from you?
What are the latest innovations in prostate cancer treatment, and what do you see coming on the horizon that could help people achieve more positive outcomes?
What is most rewarding about the work that you do?
Summary: In 2020, more than 10 million cancer screenings were missed due to the pandemic. The American Association for Cancer Research revealed between March and December 2020, the nation saw an 11 percent increase in patients diagnosed with inoperable or metastatic cancer compared to the same period in 2019.
Dr. John Sylvester has performed over 6,000 prostate brachytherapy procedures. He has developed multiple technical improvements in the procedure, by improving visualization of the urethra during the procedure, optimally utilizing R.A.P.I.D. strand, and co-developed THINStrand. He has published numerous articles and medical textbook chapters on prostate brachytherapy and co-authored and edited The Prostate Cancer Treatment Book. He wrote the white paper on 4-D Calypso image guided IMRT and was the first physician in the US to use SpaceOAR in prostate cancer IG-IMRT. Dr. Sylvester earned the “Innovation Research Award 2014” from the Manatee County Chamber of Commerce and was awarded Sarasota Magazine’s Top Doctors distinction from 2012-2016. He publishes Prostate cancer research papers every year and regularly lectures at the National Radiation Oncology Society Medical Conferences (ASTRO, ABS).
 
 
Website: https://www.genesiscare.com 
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://facebook.com/GenesisCareUS  Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/genesiscare  Twitter: https://twitter.com/GenesisCareUS 

Driving change in the patient experience - An interview with Amelia O’Relly, founder, How To Breast Cancer

 
 
Amelia O'Relly, Founder of How To Breast Cancer, a site and community that guides those that have received a breast cancer diagnosis and their families and friends with guidance, support, and information joins eHealth Radio and the Cancer Information and Health News Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Amelia O'Relly discuss the following:
You've had a distinguished career as a Human Resources Executive with companies including Coca Cola and Home Depot. Now you have transitioned to a champion for improving the patient experience. Tell us a bit about why you founded How To Breast Cancer.
It is scary to receive a cancer diagnosis. What do you wish you knew, and what tools does How To Breast Cancer offer? Is it free? What has been the feedback?
In your opinion, why have issues related to the patient experience been lagging compared to information on treatment, prevention, and other areas? How are you helping to change this? What has been the response from the medical community -- do you have a positive story to share?
You have a gala event coming up on October 8th. Tell us about it and the goals it will achieve.
What's the biggest take away you want people to have when they discover How To Breast Cancer?
Summary: When navigating a breast cancer, or any cancer, diagnosis it can be hard to know what to do next. Where do you go from here? Who do you listen to? What do you do with all the worries, fears and questions swirling around in your head? How to Breast Cancer is your how and your guide. It's information from Amelia O'Relly, and others, that share their experience to create change.
Amelia O'Relly is the Founder of How to Breast Cancer, an organization fully dedicated to helping breast cancer patients, their loved ones, caregivers, and community by serving as a central source and a single place for helpful, easy to use tools and practices for successfully navigating the breast cancer journey. Amelia’s inspiration to create and lead how to Breast cancer began after receiving her own breast cancer diagnosis in 2019 and beginning her cancer journey…a journey that is still ongoing. Over the past two years, she’s learned that while much information exists about breast cancer, much more needs to be done to have that information available in a centralized place that is user friendly and speaks from those who know and live it day to day. A resource created through personal knowledge, experience, and empathy.
Prior to founding How to Breast Cancer, Amelia spent the last 20 years serving in executive roles with a focus on Human Resources for several fortune 500 companies, spanning multiple industries and countries. She was born in Havana, Cuba, and immigrated to the U.S. with her parents and sister in 1980. Amelia grew up in the Tampa, FL, area and earned her bachelor’s degree with honors from the University of South Florida.
Amelia now spends her time focused on creating the very best tools and resources to help others successfully navigate their breast cancer journey and is the author of the upcoming book, The Breast Cancer Guide.
 
 
Website: https://www.thebreastcancerguide.com 
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://facebook.com/howtoBreastcancer  Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/how-to-breast-cancer  Instagram: https://instagram.com/howtobreastcancer  Twitter: https://twitter.com/H2BreastCancer 

Save Your Brain Now with Peter Wilhelmsson

 
Peter Wilhelmsson a Naturopathic Doctor certified in nutrition, functional and anti-aging medicine who was educated in both the U.S. and Sweden joins eHealth Radio and the Brain Health & Health News Channels. He is the co-founder of the Clinical Nutritionist Association as well as the Swedish Nutritional Medicine Journal.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Peter Wilhelmsson discuss the following:
When we talk about brain health, Alzheimer's immediately comes to mind. But I think of Alzheimer’s as a genetic disease. Can we really do something about it?
Why are there not any real effective treatments that can cure or greatly improve Alzheimer’s?
Can we really improve dementia with just diet and exercise? I know several people who ate well and exercised but still got dementia.
What is the connection between diabetes and brain health? What about the connection between stress and brain health?
What are the best superfoods to help brain function?
Peter Wilhelmsson, ND, NMT, IFMCP, FAARM
Peter Wilhelmsson is a Naturopathic Doctor certified in nutrition, functional and anti-aging medicine who was educated in both the U.S. and Sweden. He is the co-founder of the Clinical Nutritionist Association as well as the Swedish Nutritional Medicine Journal.
Wilhelmsson has taught in multiple colleges and universities, authored 14 books including the Encyclopedia of Nutritional Medicine and has lectured internationally on lifestyle, nutritional, functional and natural medicine for 40 years.
Wilhelmsson is the author of "Save Your Brain Now: A Functional Medicine Perspective." It's a number one international bestseller in six countries across multiple medical, health and wellness categories.
Peter is a Functional medicine Naturopathic Doctor living in Sweden with more than 40 years of medical practice. He has written 14 books in Swedish. His latest book Save Your Brain Now is his first book in English.
 
Website: https://saveyourbrainnow.com 

The Recessionary Impact on Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage: Will it be Different this Time? Who Pays? How Much?

 
 
Jack Towarnicky, an ERISA/Employee Benefits compliance and planning attorney, having over forty years of experience in human resources and plan sponsor leadership roles joins ehealth Radio and the Healthcare and Legal Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Jack Towarnicky discuss the following:
Americans are anxious over “what’s next” in terms of increases in the cost of medical coverage and their out-of-pocket expenses, and how they will add to the existing financial stress from recent inflation and the decline in economic activity in the first half of 2022. What is your outlook?
There isn’t widespread agreement about whether we are in a recession. Regardless, how will the recent decline in economic activity be different this time?
Most American workers would be surprised to find out that they pay more for other people’s subsidized health coverage than for their own. Who pays, and how much? And, how much more are taxpayers going to pay into this?
What is the expected impact of current inflation and economic trends on employer-sponsored coverage?
How should employers and employees be thinking about health plan renewals for 2023? What actions should they be taking now, today?
What can employers and employees do about the looming increase in medical costs for 2023?
Jack Towarnicky Member, aequum LLC
As an ERISA/Employee Benefits compliance and planning attorney, Jack has over forty years of experience in human resources and plan sponsor leadership roles. This includes twenty-five years as the leader of a Fortune 100 corporation’s benefits function. While serving in those roles, Jack and his team won a multitude of individual, team and corporate recognitions. In 2020 Jack joined aequum and provides plan drafting and compliance services to employers and plan sponsors.
About aequum
Founded in 2020, aequum LLC serves third-party administrators, medical cost management companies, stop-loss carriers, employer-sponsored health plans and brokers nationwide to protect plan participants, improve employee satisfaction with their health care plans, and generate plan and participant cost savings. aequum helps patients defend medical balance bills and brings savings to employer-sponsored health plans by providing administrative and other services to its partners. In addition, its sister organization, Koehler Fitzgerald LLC, provides legal advocacy to plan participants.
 
 
Website: https://aequumhealth.com 
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://facebook.com/aequumbykoehlerfitzgerald Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/aequumllc/about Twitter: https://twitter.com/aequumhealth 

Changing the Way Kids Learn to Read and Write

 
Carina Powers, the CEO of Phonics in Motion that is on a mission to change the way kids learn to read and write joins eHealth Radio and the Children's Health and Education Channels. Their comprehensive literacy instructional method engages kids in their learning process by teaching reading and writing skills through a set of unique motions.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Carina Powers discuss the following:
What is the inspiration for Phonics in Motion?
What distinguishes Phonics in Motion from the competition?
Why is it important to both educate and entertain?
What advice do you have for a parent whose child is, say, dyslexic or learning challenged?
What can parents and teachers expect to see by using Phonics in Motion?
Phonics in Motion (PIM) is a wildly-fun and effective, multi-modal method of teaching literacy.
PIM engages kids in their learning process by immersing them in the understanding of sounds with unique motions for each sound/phoneme, and by continually mapping sounds to letters. The program teaches reading and writing. PIM's four multisensory routines offer integrated instruction of every pillar of early literacy, while keeping kids engaged and having fun.
Coordinating the sounds of letters, letter combinations, and words together with visual and tactile motions, the PIM system has developed thousands of young readers and writers at all skill levels.
Phonics in Motion offers solutions for individual teachers, schools and groups, homeschool families, and parents with kids in school.
Website: https://phonicsinmotion.com 
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://facebook.com/phonicsinmotion  Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/phonics-in-motion  Instagram: https://instagram.com/phonicsinmotion 

Petros Pharmaceuticals’ Bringing New Treatments to Men’s Health

 
 
Fady Boctor, President and Chief Commercial Officer at Petros Pharmaceuticals, a leading provider of therapeutics for men’s health joins eHealth Radio and the Men's Health and Pharmaceutical Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Fady Boctor discuss the following:
Please give us a bit of background on Petros, its core mission, and how you got started with the company.
What is in your current pipeline of developments?
Please give us a brief overview of the ED market and how Petros aims to bring new treatments to men’s health.

Could you please give us a brief overview of what differentiates Petros from others in the same category?
What recent or upcoming milestones is the company working towards?
Petros Pharmaceuticals is committed to the goal of becoming a world-leading specialized men's health company by identifying, developing, acquiring, and commercializing innovative therapeutics for men's health issues, including, but not limited to, erectile dysfunction, endothelial dysfunction, psychosexual and psychosocial ailments, Peyronie's disease, hormone health, and substance use disorders.
 
 
Website: https://www.petrospharma.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://facebook.com/PetrosPharmaceuticals Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/petros-pharmaceuticals Twitter: https://twitter.com/PetrosPharma

ADHD. Where Did It Come From and How Can We Treat It?

 
 
Dr. Walt Karniski, MD, a developmental pediatrician, trained at Boston Children’s Hospital joins eHealth Radio and the Children's Health & Health News Channels. Over the forty years he has been practicing, Dr. Karniski approaches each child as a unique individual, with distinctive strengths and weaknesses, where the diagnosis does not matter as much as understanding the specific needs of that child. His new book is ADHD Medication: Does It Work and Is It Safe?
Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Dr. Walt Karniski discuss the following:
Many people have suggested that ADHD is a fabricated diagnosis, invented by doctors and pharmaceutical companies to sell more drugs or invented by schools that can’t teach or by parents who can’t parent. How do you respond to that
What should be done to confirm the diagnosis of ADHD?
What causes ADHD? Is it too much time on their phones? Not enough sleep? Poor diet?
You imply that medication should be used in almost all cases of ADHD. Shouldn’t counselling or behavioral management strategies be used first? And instead of medication, couldn’t ADHD be treated with changes in diet?
Do children outgrow ADHD? Do they outgrow their need for medication?
With so many different medications available, how does a doctor choose which medication is right for a child?
Dr. Walt Karniski, MD is a developmental pediatrician, trained at Boston Children’s Hospital. He was director of the Division of Developmental Pediatrics at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, for fifteen years. He then opened a private practice and for twenty years, evaluated and treated children with ADHD, autism, anxiety, learning disabilities, and other developmental difficulties. During that time, he developed and operated three private schools for children with ADHD, anxiety, and learning disabilities.
Over the forty years he has been practicing, he has evaluated and treated close to ten thousand children, conducted numerous studies of brain activity in children, and has been director of a child abuse program and a program for enhancing development in children born prematurely.
Dr. Karniski approaches each child as a unique individual, with distinctive strengths and weaknesses, where the diagnosis does not matter as much as understanding the specific needs of that child. His new book is ADHD Medication: Does It Work and Is It Safe? (Roman & Littlefield, May 15, 2022).
Website: https://adhdmedicationbook.com 

The Future of Community Health Resources

 
 
Jane Chai, master of public health, is the Community Health Content Expert with Conduent Healthy Communities Institute (HCI) and joins eHealth Radio and the Health News Channel.
Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Jane Chai discuss the following:
What is the Conduent Healthy Communities Institute (HCI)? What type of resources does it provide and for who?   
Can you tell us more about the HCI platform and the data it provides?
Why is this information and data important, and who uses it? Can you share an example of an action that has been taken to improve community health, using this data?
What are some of the lesser-known factors that contribute to poor health within a community?
Can you share an example of how this data can lead to identifying underserved, invisible populations? 
Jane Chai, MPH is the Community Health Content Expert with Conduent Healthy Communities Institute (HCI). She holds a Master of Public Health from the UCLA School of Public Health in the field of community health sciences. Ms. Chai has worked in the field of public health for more than 20 years on topics ranging from reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, Asian American community health, and substance use. In her current position, Jane provides thought leadership and expertise to HCI, which recently launched a Mental Health Index to help identify communities at greatest risk for poor mental health outcomes.
Website: https://www.conduent.com/CommunityHealth 
Social Media Links: Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/conduent Facebook: https://facebook.com/Conduent Twitter: https://twitter.com/conduent  Instagram: https://instagram.com/conduent 

The Heart of the Matter: How to Protect Yourself Against Heart Disease

 
 
Bryant Lusk a military veteran, health advocate and author of his latest book "Heart Disease & Hypertension: Vitamin Therapy™ for a Healthy Heart" joins eHealth Radio and the Heart Health & Health News Channels.
Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Bryant Lusk discuss the following:
What prompted you to write about this subject?
What makes your book unique compared to others regarding heart disease or hypertension?
What are the three categories of risk factors for heart disease?
Can diet alone prevent heart disease and what are your feelings regarding food vs supplements?
How can one identify nutritional needs to protect against heart disease?
What nutritional supplements are most beneficial? Is there a danger in taking some supplements?
How does sleep affects heart disease?
What is the connection between the mind (emotions, stress, etc.) and the heart?
Bryant Lusk is a military veteran, author and health advocate. He grew up on the South Side of Chicago. Despite the challenges of gang violence and poverty, he became a successful Safety Inspector and Quality Control Specialist with the United States Government. Lusk spent four years in the United States Air Force, learning the true meaning of empowerment and pride. His desire to serve and protect others led him to begin writing his Share the Health book series, aiming to treat debilitating conditions. His latest book is: Heart Disease & Hypertension: Vitamin Therapy™ for a Healthy Heart (Koehlerbooks, May 2022).
 
 
Website: https://bryantlusk.com 
Social Media Links: Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/bryantlusk  Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotTheCans