Health

The Next Generation of Support For New Parents

 
 
George Brandes, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer for Pacify, a telehealth app that provides 24/7 support to new parents joins eHealth Radio and the Health News & Technology Channels.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest George Brandes discuss the following:
Tell me about Pacify, where did the idea come from and how does it work? How is the platform transforming healthcare?
I know that Pacify partners with public health programs such as Medicaid and WIC—the women, infant, children’s program—tell me more about these partnerships, how are they leveraging Pacify?
Give me some examples of the types of questions/concerns you help new parents with through the Pacify platform?
What’s next for Pacify?
 
 
George Brandes is Co-Founder and COO of Pacify. George was previously VP of Healthcare Programs at Jackson Hewitt, where he designed and deployed software to help uninsured customers apply for health coverage at tax time.
 
 
Website: www.pacify.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pacifyapp Twitter: https://twitter.com/pacifyapp

The 3-H’s: Heat, hydration and health: Keeping your cool this summer

 
 
Alicia Conner-Todd is the Clinical Liaison & Director of Marketing at Tulsa Nursing Center & Villages at Southern Hills, part of the StoneGate Senior Living, an award-winning senior housing and care company again joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Senior Care Channels to talk about heat, hydration and health.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Alicia Conner-Todd discuss the following:
Why do seniors need to be more mindful of soaring temperatures during the summer?
What are the sign that someone is overheating?
What are the best, immediate steps to take if you or a loved one appears to be overheating?
Why is hydration so important?
How much water do we really need, and are we generally getting enough?
 
Alicia Conner-Todd is the Clinical Liaison & Director of Marketing at Tulsa Nursing Center & Villages at Southern Hills, part of the StoneGate Senior Living, an award-winning senior housing and care company.  With a long-standing background in senior health care and rehabilitation management, Ms. Conner-Todd also brings professional experience in media and marketing to her role.StoneGate Senior Living is an award-winning full-spectrum senior care and housing company with 44 properties across Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado. Recently ranked as the nation’s 31st largest transitional and long-term care company by Provider magazine, StoneGate is a fully-integrated post-acute health care company, with service-lines and business units that offer transitional care, long-term care, assisted living, memory care, rehabilitation, wellness, pharmacy, care navigation and post-acute analytical services.
 
 
Website: www.stonegatesl.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StoneGateSL Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stonegate-senior-living

Stress of your work that will manifest itself into a problem

 
 
Matt Wasserlauf, the Co-Founder of Torrential and former CEO and founder of the startup Broadband Enterprises (BBE), the industry’s first online video company joins eHealth Radio and the Health News Channel to discuss the importance of taking care of yourself when it comes to health.
Wasserlauf is known as a pioneer of the online video advertising industry and is credited as the visionary who enticed television advertisers to invest their marketing dollars online.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Matt Wasserlauf discuss the following:
Tell me about you, your industry, your background
How did the stress of your work manifest itself into a problem?
How did it happen over time? When did you recognize this stress was a problem impacting your life, work & health?
How did you go about making the health changes in your life?
What advise do you have for others in similar positions?
 
Matt Wasserlauf is a pioneer in the digital media industry and credited as the visionary who revolutionized advertising forever by enticing television advertisers to invest their marketing dollars online. Matt’s background is as rich as it is long; Co-Founder of Torrential, CEO of Broadband Enterprises (BBE), VP of Sales at The FeedRoom, Director of Sales for CBS, and on and on it goes. Matt is the current CEO and founder of Torrential, “tomorrow's broadcast television for a mobile-first world.” In 2004, Matt founded BBE, the industry’s first online video company.
As CEO, he led the company’s development in three operating segments: the Vindico technology platform, content production & syndication, and ad sales. Vindico’s innovative technology architecture was the first video ad serving and measurement platform and continues to be the gold standard for advertising agencies and publishers today.  Start-up SOLD, both in Kindle and hard-copy, tells the amazing story how Matt started, built and sold Broadband Enterprises (BBE).
Prior to founding BBE, Matt helped lay the foundation of today’s digital media industry as VP of Sales at The FeedRoom. Before entering (and then revolutionizing) the domain of digital media, Matt worked  as the Director of Sales for CBS.com where he delivered over $10 million in revenue and pioneered sales, selling websites including The Late Show with David Letterman and Survivor. For more information on Matt, or to contact him for Consultation Services, see his LinkedIn Account below.
 
Contact or Follow Matt Wasserlauf: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-wasserlauf-13360364 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matt.wasserlauf Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattbbe

Modern Wellness: What it is and Why You Need It Now with Dr. Orie

 
 
Dr. Orie, Founder of Nourish Modern Wellness, a holistic lifestyle brand providing targeted solutions to help you feel at home in your body again joins eHealth Radio and the Health News & Nutrition Channels.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Orie discuss the following:
Tell me about Nourish Modern Wellness?
What is “modern wellness”?
Your formulations are plant-based, why was it important for you to go in this direction?
In addition to skincare and functional foods you also offer The Nourish Journal. What is it?
If someone were to do one thing to upgrade their health today what would you recommend?
 
Dr. Orie Achonwa, fondly known as Dr. Orie, is the founder of Nourish Modern Wellness - a holistic lifestyle brand that goes beyond skin deep to offer targeted solutions that help people feel at home in their bodies again. As an integrative health practitioner with a chemistry background she created the brand to use the phytochemical properties of plants to bring balance to the skin, body, and mind while also countering the effects of today’s always on, hyper-performance world.
Dr. Orie was recently named one of 99 female founders to watch by Thrive Global and has earned numerous industry and consumer awards and recognitions for her product innovations.
 
 
Website: www.nourishmodernwellness.com | www.DrOrie.com
Social Media Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/NrshModern Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dr_Orie

Optimize Your Hormones, Improve Your Life with Dr. Jennifer Hicks

 
 
Dr. Jennifer Hicks from The Key Laser Institute in Portland, Oregon joins eHealth Radio and the Health News Channel to discuss hormonal therapy.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Jennifer Hicks discuss the following:
What is hormonal therapy?
What conditions can Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy treat?
Who are the ideal patients for this procedure?
BHRT has preventative benefits, can you explain these?
Does this treatment have any side effects?
 
Dr. Jennifer Hicks is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor and has been practicing since 2005. Her education and many years of experience have led her to understand the importance of a patient’s overall well-being and to view health from a holistic perspective. She currently serves as the BioTe and bio-identical hormone replacement therapy practitioner at Key Laser Institute.She is especially passionate about helping her patients feel more confident in their bodies, gain more enjoyment from life, and have more energy!  This passion creates a perfect atmosphere for the synergistic practice of bio-identical hormone replacement therapy and aesthetic medicine.  Dr. Hicks is passionate about life-long learning and educating patients about the role hormones play in their overall health.When she’s away from the office, you can find Dr. Hicks tending to her garden, relaxing with a good book, or exploring the outdoors with her husband and two children.
 
 
Website: www.keylaserinstitute.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keylasercenter Twitter: https://twitter.com/keylaser

Stem Cell Collection, Processing and Delivery for Regenerative Treatments

 
 
John Arnone the Chairman and CEO at American CryoStem that currently provides a game-changing patented solution for stem cell collection, processing and delivery joins eHealth Radio and the Health News Channel.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest John Arnone discuss the following:
Tell us about American CryoStem, what do you do?
Tell us about your patented products how do they work?
How is American CryoStem unique compared to others in your industry?
How are stem cells currently used today in regards to personal health?
How will stem cells be used in the future?
 
John Arnone is the Chairman & CEO of American CryoStem. Mr. Arnone has spent the last eight years as the Chairman of American CryoStem and CEO since 2011.
Prior to his involvement in the life sciences / biotechnology industries he spent 25 years in the investment banking / financial services industry as an investment banker, and a hands-on investor. Over the period holding 6 NASD licenses, Mr. Arnone founded, managed and operated two general securities broker-dealers based in New York City specializing in strategic and financial planning, capital formation and new business development.
Over the years Mr. Arnone has provided advisory and business management services as a founder, officer, director and/or shareholder to both mid-level and development stage private and public companies. Mr. Arnone also co-founded and operated a global entertainment distribution corporation with 120 employees that under Mr. Arnone’s guidance was voted medium wholesaler of the year in the music industry (1997, 1998 and 2000) by the National Association of Recording Merchants.
Mr. Arnone is also the founder of Personal Cell Sciences Corp., a personalized anti-aging stem cell company. Mr. Arnone holds a degree in Business Administration and a BA. in Economics from Kean University in New Jersey.
 
 
Website: www.americancryostem.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmericanCryoStem Twitter: https://twitter.com/cryostem

Travel of a Lifetime: Pairing Your Health with Bucket List Getaways

 
 
Liz Galloway founder of Wild Adventure Retreats and Latitude 38 Travel, wellness-adventure brands that invite you on power packed itineraries joins eHealth Radio and the Health News Channel. Live with experts for a week in sharing a personal quest to accelerate your life, adventure and goals.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Liz Galloway discuss the following:
You pair travel with health, this is a big trend, what makes you unique and what motivated you to offer this to the public?
Tell us about the roadblocks or common reasons people have reservations about getting fit in the outdoors or their personal health goals seem intimidating?
What compelled you to get into this business? What ways has it transformed you?
What should people look for when working with a wellness expert, or joining a fit-cation for results?lerate your life, adventure and goals. ............here on eHealth radio's Health News Channel a part of the eHealth Radio Network
How can listeners join the retreats, get involved for themselves, or sponsor someone else to join?
What advice do you have for people wanting to get into the outdoors or new fitness?
 
Liz Galloway is an entrepreneurial wellness expert, outdoor ambassador, guide and adventure/travel writer with an educational background in business, hospitality and aviation. She focuses on unique retreat hosting that offers transformational lifestyle design.
An author and speaker, Liz has appeared in various media outlets including, KUTV, KRCL, ABC4 Culture Jock, Utah Business, HER, and PCTV.  When not in the outdoors you can find her working with clients in brand publicity with Bosscat Productions. She is a self appointed adrenaline junkie whose passion is training clients and travelers from across the globe to tap into their personal power and boundary breakthroughs by getting into the outdoors with a balance in full body wellness.
 
Website: http://wildadventures.life Instagram: @wildadventure.lizgalloway

How Arm Lift Surgery Can Give You the Confidence to go Sleeveless with Dr. Daniel Krochmal

 
 
Dr. Daniel Krochmal, a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon at MAE Plastic Surgery in Northbrook and Chicago, Illinois joins eHealth Radio and the Plastic Surgery Information Channel to discuss brachioplasty and how this procedure can give you the confidence to go sleeveless. 
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Daniel Krochmal discuss the following:
What is brachioplasty?
Who is the ideal patient for this procedure?
What can patients expect from the recovery process?
Are there complementary procedures that can optimize the results of an arm lift?
What should a patient look for when electing an arm lift surgeon?
 
Dr. Krochmal received his undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis, and his medical degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He did his surgical internship at the University of Michigan, and his general surgery residency at the Mayo Clinic Arizona. He did his plastic surgery training at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an aesthetic surgery fellowship at the Hunstad Kortesis Center, one of only a handful of fellowships endorsed by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Krochmal is an Initiate for Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons.  He is an active member of both ASPS and ASAPS.  He is committed to research and advancing the field of plastic surgery, has presented at national conferences and authored numerous manuscripts. He is committed to patient safety and serves on the Health Policy Committees for both the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
He performs his work along side Dr. Michael A. Epstein at MAE Plastic Surgery in Northbrook, Il, and has had the pleasure of combining his passions for surgery and travel throughout his career.
 
 
Website: www.maeplasticsurgery.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maeplasticsurgery Twitter: https://twitter.com/MAEPlasticSurg YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/maeplasticsurgery Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maeplasticsurgery

The Shift: How Seeing People as People Changes Everything

 
 
Kimberly White, a freelance writer, a certified Arbinger Institute presenter, and former research assistant to its founder, Terry Warner and author of The Shift: How Seeing People as People Changes Everything joins eHealth Radio and the Health News & Senior Care Channels.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Kimberly White discuss the following:
You’ve said this book came as a complete surprise to you. What’s different than you imagined?
What happens when you experience “the shift”?
Does this have limitations, or what doesn’t ‘the shift’ do?
How can seeing people as people help in the workplace, and at home?
 
Kimberly White is a freelance writer, certified Arbinger Institute presenter, and former research assistant to its founder, Terry Warner. Her nine months of research for The Shift included dozens of hours working alongside nursing home employees in offices, vans, patient rooms, and kitchens. She recently relocated from Harlem to a small farm town in Pawnee, Illinois to focus on writing.
 
 
Website: www.kimberlywhitebooks.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://facebook.com/kimberlywhiteTHESHIFT Twitter: @kim_berly_white Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlywhitebooks

The status of therapy of heart disease in America with Dr. Simon H. Stertzer

 
 
Dr. Simon H. Stertzer, Professor Emeritus at Stanford University School of Medicine and Chairman of the Board at BioCardia, a clinical-stage biotech-regenerative medicine company that develops innovative therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular disease joins eHealth Radio and the Heart Health and Health News Channels.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Simon H. Stertzer discuss the following:
You’ve devoted your career to the advancement of cardiovascular intervention. Can you tell listeners a bit more about your background and why you decided to pursue a career in cardiovascular medicine?
How big of a problem is heart disease in the United States, and can you give me the profile of a typical patient with heart disease?
What is a the difference between heart attack, heart failure, and other kinds of heart disease?
How do we treat the different types of heart disease today?
How should we be screened for heart disease as adults?
 
Simon H. Stertzer, M.D. is Professor of Medicine, Emeritus, at Stanford University School of Medicine, and is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors at BioCardia®, Inc., a clinical-stage biotech-regenerative medicine company that develops innovative therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. In 1964, Simon Stertzer performed the first selective coronary arteriogram in New York City. He pioneered the subspecialty of Interventional Cardiology by performing the first coronary balloon angioplasty in the United States, in 1978. He has performed more than 12,500 cardiac interventions and has worked alongside others to develop new technologies for the improvement of patient care. Dr. Stertzer has contributed to research and advancement in rotational atherectomy, cardiac stents, drug delivery stents, cardiac transplant molecular diagnostics, and most recently, transendocardial stem cell implantation in ischemic heart failure. His bibliography contains more than 140 peer-reviewed articles. Dr. Stertzer co-founded BioCardia in 1999, and was a founder and board member of Arterial Vascular Engineering, an angioplasty balloon and stent company acquired by Medtronic Inc..Simon Stertzer received his Doctor of Medicine degree from New York University, after a Bachelor of Arts degree in Humanities from Union College. He had previously earned a Certificat de Physiologie from University of Paris (Sorbonne). About BioCardia®, Inc.
BioCardia®, Inc. is helping lead the way to new treatments of heart failure using the direct injection of cells and agents into the heart muscle. BioCardia is a clinical-stage, regenerative biotechnology company that develops novel therapeutics to treat cardiovascular disease. The treatment modalities include a system of personalized screenings to determine which patients are most likely to benefit from intramyocardial injection of therapeutic agents.
 
Websites: www.biocardia.com | www.simonstertzer.com
Social Media Links: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonstertzer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SimonStertzer