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How Technology Can Help the Elderly Age in Place

 
Jorge Perdomo, Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Development for Home8care, which provides low-cost, next-generation solutions for elder care and monitoring joins eHealth Radio and the Senior Care and Technology Channels.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Jorge Perdomo discuss the following:
Is the elder care market growing? Do you have any statistic to bear this out?
How can technology help older people live at home longer?
What was the reason behind creating Home8care?
Outline the different elements/products under Home8care.
All the products under Home8care use video verification.  Why is this important and what are the advantages of this technology in terms of response in a health emergency?
Summary: If you have someone who is elderly and wants to continue living at home, there are a wide variety of technological options to help you accomplish this goal.
 
Jorge Perdomo joined Home8care as their new Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy & Development, having over 19 years of experience in the wireless industry. Before joining MivaTek, Mr. Perdomo was the Lead Business & Market Development for Digital Life International at AT&T.  Prior to that he was Senior Strategic Product Marketing Manager for Worldwide Peripheral Products at ADT Security Services, Division of Tyco International.  He also served as Vice President of Business Development for Generation One, Inc., a remote managed Healthcare solution.  Prior to joining GenerationOne, he served as Senior Intellectual Property Licensing & New Business Development for Motorola, where he worked for 11 years in a variety of positions after being recruited into the prestigious Motorola Engineering Rotation Program.
 
Website: www.home8care.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/home8care Twitter: https://twitter.com/Home8care

How to navigate cancer using mobile technology and the wisdom of the crowd

 
Eliran Malki, Founder and CEO of Belong, the only personalized and structured cancer treatment navigator joins eHealth Radio and the Cancer Information and Health News Channels.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Eliran Malki discuss the following:
 Belong is a free mobile app for people with cancer.  What features does it offer?
What kind of information is shared through the community network?
What kind of questions can you ask the medical professionals through the app, and how quickly do they respond?
Clinical trials are often a key component of cancer treatment.  How could this information be available through a free mobile app?
From what you’ve just explained, Belong is patient-centric, but do you also work with providers and payors, and how does this ultimately benefit patients?
What motivated you to create a mobile solution for people with cancer?
 
Eliran Malki is a veteran entrepreneur and manager. He combines management and execution skills with a proven ability to leading organizations from ideas to fruition.  During the past 20 years, Eliran founded and managed several companies including MoreVRP (acquired by EMC), Veracity (acquired by E&M), Commit (also acquired), and more. His expertise lies in leading technology oriented and high tech companies.  During this time, he won esteem and recognition for the development of advanced enterprise solutions, software development prizes, and business intelligence projects. Eliran lost his grandfather and his aunt to cancer.
Website: www.belong.life
Social Media Links: Facebook: @Belongtail Twitter: @Belongtail

What baby food is supposed to be!

 
Rita Katona, Founder of So Good Baby and the So Good brand that is dedicated to creating deliciously simple, nutritionally outstanding, better-for-you food and beverage products joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Nutrition Channels.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Rita Katona discuss the following:
Why did you decide to create So Good Brand? What was the impetus for adding in Baby?
Baby foods usually are shelf stable - can you tell us why you developed a perishable product that requires refrigeration, are there benefits associated with this and why this is so important?
What is High Pressure Processing and what does this mean in terms of vitamins and food nutrition?
We know you go above and beyond with ingredient safety testing for your baby product - can you share a bit more information about this process and why you do such rigorous testing?
For our listeners - where can they buy So Good Baby, and other So Good Brand products?
 
Growing up eating foods made from fresh, organic produce grown in her grandmother’s garden, Rita Katona grew increasingly troubled by the current state of the foods we eat.  In 2014 she decided it was time to leverage her successful corporate retail career to follow her calling. Joined by her husband, health and fitness entrepreneur Eric Hall, they started So Good.
 
Website: SoGoodBaby.com, part of the brand SoGoodSoYou.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sogoodbabyfood Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sogoodbabyfood Twitter: https://twitter.com/sogoodbabyfood

Helping Your Child Talk the Talk!

 
Heather Marenda-Miller and Amy Wilhelm, better known as Social Scouts Los Angeles join eHealth Radio and the Children's Health, Education and Health News Channels. Heather and Amy are pediatric speech and language pathologists who specialize in working with children who have difficulties with speech, language and social communication.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Heather Marenda-Miller and Amy Wilhelm discuss the following:
As pediatric speech and language pathologists, what age children do you specialize in?  What are some of the issues you deal with in the children you treat?
What exactly is the difference between speech and language?
When would a parent come to see you and why?  When should a parent become concerned if their child is not talking?
What if a child has a lot of language but doesn’t use it with other kids?
What role does “play” have in language development?
What are Social Skills groups?
I understand you have a book coming out – in fact, a series of books for kids. Can you tell us a little about it?    
 
Heather Marenda-Miller, CCC-SLP, Clinical Co-Director Born and raised in Illinois, Heather received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Communication Disorders and Sciences from Eastern Illinois University. She moved to Southern California from Chicago in 2006 for better weather and the beach. Heather is a current California licensed and American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) certified speech-language pathologist. She specializes in treating children ranging in age from birth to 6 years. With a high interest and much experience treating children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech and Autism Spectrum Disorders, Heather is also particularly interested in children who are gifted and/or Twice Exceptional (2e). Heather is the owner and director of Speech Me, LLC and the co-founder and co-director of Social Scouts™. Training and working closely with staff is a not only a requirement but truly a delight for Heather. As a practicing speech-language pathologist, Heather treats clients with a vast array of diagnoses and disorders, enjoying the uniqueness each child brings to her clinic. Working closely with children and their families is why she loves being in private practice. Heather enjoys utilizing her creativity and developing new and innovative activities on a daily basis and uses what her client’s mother coined as “The Marenda Method”- an eclectic approach combining the various techniques she has learned throughout her years as a clinician to ensure best and most effective and individualized techniques for each child she treats. Heather is trained in Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets (PROMPT)-Level 2, Speech-EZ® Apraxia Program, Talk Tools® Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) and Interactive Metronome (IM). In addition to her DIR/Floortime Training, she has extensive experience collaborating and co-treating with Behavioral Analysts/Therapists specializing in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Pivotal Response Training (PRT) as well as Occupational Therapists specializing in Sensory Integration Therapy. Heather continues to attend multiple conferences each year to further enhance her knowledge and clinical skills.Amy Wilhelm, M.S., CCC-SLP, Clinical Co-Director Amy Wilhelm was born and raised in New York and earned her Bachelor of Science in Communicative Disorders and Sciences from the State University of New York at Geneseo in 2000.  Her graduate studies led her to the west coast where she attained her Master of Science in Communicative Disorders and Sciences from California State University, Northridge in 2002.  She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) and licensed by the state of California in speech-language pathology. She has remained a resident of Los Angeles where she is currently the owner and director of Splash for Speech, Inc. and the co-founder and co-director of Social Scouts™. Amy has always had a passion for working with children and has made the pediatric population the core of her caseload.   Since the completion of her graduate studies, she has engrossed herself into her career and strives to provide the best quality of speech therapy possible.  Amy has extensive experience working with children with a wide variety of communication challenges and diagnoses, including Developmental Apraxia of Speech, Autism Spectrum Disorders, various genetic syndromes, developmental delays, speech and language delays, and articulation problems.  She is trained in Level 2 PROMPT therapy, has completed training in the Speech E-Z® Apraxia-Program, is versed in TalkTools® and Oral Placement Therapy, Interactive Metronome, and has attended numerous conferences relating to articulation and phonology, Autism, Apraxia of Speech, social/pragmatic language skills, executive dysfunction, sensory processing disorders, and RDI.  Moreover, as her role of business owner has evolved, she enjoys mentoring students and new clinicians and has supervised both graduate students and clinical fellows in the field of speech pathology.
 
Website: www.socialscoutsla.com

The Role of Good Fungus

 
Afif Ghannoum, CEO of Pathobiome, the creators of the first probiotic that works through restoring the healthy bacteria and fungus in the digestive tract joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Nutrition Channels.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Afif Ghannoum discuss the following:
Tell us about Dr. Ghannoum and his role in researching the microbiome?
What is BIOHM and how does it work?
Explain digestive plaque and how it effects people?
What is the role of good fungus in the gut?
How do you see this research and science progressing?
 
Entrepreneur, businessman and biotechnology lawyer Afif Ghannoum has a passion for bringing brands to market that improve the lives of consumers.  In his current role as CEO of PathoBiome, makers of BIOHM Probiotics, he oversees the strategy, marketing and sales initiatives for the breakthrough brand.
Always a pioneer in new business ventures, he has created and launched ten products that have sold millions online and in over 27,000 stores at America's largest retailers. Afif is a named inventor on multiple patents, and has licensed a technology to one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, that’s now a product sold in over a 100,000 stores in the US and Canada. He has also raised almost $11 million, and counting, in venture capital funding.
BIOHM is ideal for any consumer who wants to maintain a healthy gut microbiome, promote optimal digestive health, and support his/her immunity. For the estimated 15% of Americans who suffer from digestive challenges, BIOHM is engineered to relieve occasional digestive issues such as, upset stomach, diarrhea and bowel irritation. BIOHM’s strains have also been proven to break down digestive plaque while supporting immune health as well as overall digestive health.
 
Website: www.BIOHMHealth.com (After March 1, 2017) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrGhannoum

Small Changes to lean towards a healthier lifestyle

 
Candace Karu, Life Style Expert at Cabot Creamery Cooperative, the makers of Cabot Cheese joins eHealth Radio and the Fitness, Health News & Nutrition Channels to discuss small changes to lean towards a healthier lifestyle.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Candace Karu discuss the following:
Tell us about Cabot Creamery Cooperative, something listeners may not know.
What are some simple steps listeners can take to lean in toward a healthier lifestyle?
What are some easy substitutions or additions we should be incorporate in our diet?
How about exercise? Any easy ways to incorporate movement without going to the gym everyday?
How would listeners learn more and get additional tips/healthy recipes?
 
Candace Karu is a Lifestyle Expert + Fitness Fan + Social Media Strategist + Foodie. The 1,100 farm family owners of Cabot Creamery Co-operative want to lend you one of our best assets, at no charge to you or your organization: Candace Karu
Candace is a social media marketing strategist, a lifestyle blogger, a passionate cook and a fitness fanatic. She is ready to help your audience gain the upper hand on cooking and fitness, lend your organization her talents and experience with seminars and demonstrations or enhance your publication with her insights and very clever writing on food and lifestyle.
Whether it's a live TV cooking demonstration or a social media seminar, a fitness class or a guest blog post, Candace works creatively with warmth and humor to engage. Her thousands of followers on Facebook, lnstagram, Twitter and Pinterest rely on Candace for the latest trends in food, fitness, cuisine and culture.Candace loves working for Cabot's 1,100 farm family owners, spreading their message of developing and maintaining healthy bodies and communities by giving her audience the tools to make lives better, healthier and happier.
During the past decade with Cabot, Candace has done scores of interviews and cooking appearances on TV, radio and online outlets, including Good Day L.A. She's hosted seminars on cooking, wine and cheese pairings, creating healthy kitchens, kids' fitness and senior fitness, and has appeared on panels at conferences to talk about dairy farming, fitness, work-life balance and cooking. An award winning writer, Candace is also the former Editorial Director for Running Times Magazine.
In addition to her professional life, Candace is dedicated to maintaining a fit and healthy lifestyle. This 60-something athlete has completed more than 200 road races across the world, and is a veteran of 19 marathons including Boston and NYC. Her enthusiasm for fitness isn't limited to running. She is a certified IFA Aerobics Instructor, Personal Trainer, Sports Nutritionist and Senior Fitness Instructor, as well as an avid Cross Fitter, hiker, biker, kayaker, paddle boarder and dog-walker.
 
Website: www.cabotcheese.coop
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cabot Twitter: @cabotcheese

Restoring your smile with Composite Veneers by Dr. James Malouf

 
Dr. James Malouf, from Brisbane Australia, a leading cosmetic dentist joins eHealth Radio and the Cosmetic Dental, Dental Information and Health News Channels to talk about composite veneers.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. James Malouf discuss the following:
What are composite veneers?
Is getting composite veneers painful?
Why are more and more people choosing to get veneers?
How long do composite veneers last?
Why would one consider composite veneers over porcelain veneers?
 
Brisbane Cosmetic Dentist and dental surgeon, Dr. James Malouf, is a highly-trained and knowledgeable cosmetic dentist with more than 10 years of experience in his field. Backed by ongoing professional development and unique accreditations including pursuing a Masters at the prestigious London’s Kings College School of Dentistry in Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics.
His combined experienced and high level of theoretical and practical hands on skills places Dr. James Malouf above his cosmetic dentistry peers to deliver the best cosmetic before and after aesthetic treatments for his patients.
Dr. James Malouf passion lies in Aesthetic Dentistry. He also provides advanced services in dental specialties, including Invisalign or Clear Braces, dental restoration including a specialty with Dental Veneers and All on 4. He has established a leading dental practice in Tingalpa, Brisbane since 2009.
Dr. James Malouf is a sought after thought leader in cosmetic dentistry and is regularly requested for his expert advice by dental manufacturers bringing out new, leading edge and progressive dental products to market.
When you meet Dr. James Malouf you will quickly learn he is compassionate, caring and will work closely with you to ensure your treatment needs and expectations are always exceeded. Outside of work, Dr. Malouf appreciates the great outdoors and enjoys activities such as rock-climbing, scuba diving and surfing.
Dr. James Malouf provides a full range of general dentistry services for patients of all ages. As one of the best dentist Brisbane has to offer, he realizes patients want to rely on a dental clinic that can provide all their dental requirements from routine teeth cleaning to the most complex restorative cosmetic dentistry procedures.
Website: www.cosmeticdentistinbrisbane.com.au
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drjamesmalouf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjamesmalouf Twitter: https://twitter.com/drjamesmalouf

Honey, Do! Why eating honey is really good for you

 
 
Tony Landretti from L.R. Rice Honey and Rice's Family Honey, a wonderful American Honey family owned business joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Nutrition Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Tony Landretti discuss the following:
How old is L.R. Rice Honey and Rice Family Honey and does the original family still own and run it?
How do you make your honey – and where?
What does “raw and unfiltered honey” mean and why does it matter?
Can you share some of the health benefits honey provides?
Where can we buy the honey?
Honey sometimes crystalizes - is it still good when this happens?
 
 
L.R. Rice founded Rice's Lucky Clover Honey LLC, headquartered in Greeley, Colorado in 1924. This women-owned, family operated company, now in its 5th generation, remains a leading producer of authentic, high quality, raw, and unfiltered honey. The company’s honey is 100% pure, local United States, raw and unfiltered honey. Ronna Rice is the fifth-generation CEO and co-owner of Rice’s Lucky Clover Honey LLC, which is headquartered in Greeley and a leading producer of authentic, raw and unfiltered honey.When the company first began in 1924, the family worked bee yards, extracted honey, filled and labeled glass jars, then sold products door to door in Northern Colorado. Since that time, Rice’s Lucky Clover Honey has established and nurtured long-standing relationships with beekeeper families throughout the United States. This allows for quality U.S. honey to be packed in every bottle of Rice’s Lucky Clover Honey. Our customized filling process and system ensures the natural pollen and enzymes of the raw honey remain in every bottle.Rice’s Lucky Clover Honey has generated significant brand equity through its commitment to producing high quality, premium, raw, and unfiltered honey at affordable prices.
 
Website: www.riceshoney.com
 
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RicesHoney Twitter: @riceshoney

AEDs and the Liability Myth

 
Eileen Swierczsynki, marketing manager for AED Superstore, the world’s largest distributor of automated external defibrillators joins eHealth Radio and the Heart Health, Emergency Care & Health News Channels to discuss AED's & the liability myth.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Eileen Swierczsynki discuss the following:
Today we are talking about Automated External De-fib-rillators - also called AEDs - and the questions some may have regarding what, if any, liability risks are involved in owning one of these life-saving devices.  First let’s talk a little bit about what, exactly, AEDs are.
So if AEDs are so important to survival for someone in sudden cardiac arrest, why aren’t there more AEDs around?  I mean, I usually see them in airports, malls and schools, but why aren’t they everywhere?
I have to admit, that does seem intimidating, and I can’t blame them for feeling that way.  But you say there really is no reason to worry about litigation - why is that?
So what is your recommendation with regard to AEDs?  Is it worth the risk?
Eileen Swierczynski is the Marketing Manager for AED Superstore and, as such, has spent the last year learning as much as she possibly can about sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), automated external defibrillators, and the heart.  She has a passion for spreading awareness of SCA so more lives can be saved and encourages everyone to take a CPR/AED class because you never know when you will need it.
 
Website: www.aedsuperstore.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AEDSuperstore witter: @AEDSuperstore

How the foods you feed your pets may be damaging

 
Dr, Katy Nelson, a veterinarian at the Belle Haven Animal Medical Centre in Alexandria, Virginia joins eHealth Radio and the Animal Health and Health News Channels to explain the importance of whole pet foods for pets.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Katy Nelson discuss the following:
What is in most pet food?
Dr. Katy: what is meal?
Where do you find Freshpet?
Does Freshpet offer food for cats as well?
If there is one piece of advice for pet lovers and how they feed their pets, what would it be?
 
Dr. Katy Nelson is a veterinarian at the Belle Haven Animal Medical Centre in Alexandria, VA. as well as the host and executive producer of "The Pet Show with Dr. Katy" on Washington DC's News Channel 8. She is also the Medical Director of Pet Health for BioStem Logics, the leader in regenerative medicine for humans and pets. She is a frequent contributor to HuffPost Pets, BarkPost and PetMD and you can also read "Ask Dr. Katy" quarterly in the Virginia-Maryland Dog Magazine, or online.
 
Website: www.FreshPet.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Freshpet Twitter: @Freshpet