Memory

Improving the health and well-being of patients affected by Alzheimer’s disease

 
 
Ram Mukunda and Claudia Grimaldi from IGC Pharma, a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on improving the health and well-being of patients affected by Alzheimer’s disease and bringing these therapies to market joins eHealth Radio and the Alzheimer’s Information and Health News Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guests Ram Mukunda and Claudia Grimaldi discuss the following:
Many people are aware of the symptoms of Alzheimer's including dementia, but many are unaware of that agitation is one of the most common and challenging aspects of care among patients with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease. Can you explain why?
How does this condition affect those caring for a patient affected by Alzheimer's?
How does your investigational drug IGC-AD1 work to help these patients?
What are the next steps in bringing this drug to market?
What other therapies is IGC Pharma working on in Alzheimer’s?
Ram Mukunda is both the founder and Chief Executive Officer of IGC Pharma. Prior to forming IGC Pharma, he was the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at India Globalization Capital, Inc., Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer for Techni Bharathi Pvt Ltd. (a subsidiary of India Globalization Capital, Inc.).
Ram Mukunda previously occupied the position of Council Member at Jamaica Dairy Development Board, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Startec Global Communications Corp., Council Member at Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Council Member at Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs.
Ram Mukunda received an undergraduate degree and a graduate degree from the University of Maryland.
Claudia Grimaldi has been with IGC for almost 12 years with increasing responsibilities including managing SEC and NYSE filings, regulatory compliance, and disclosures. She is currently Vice President, Principal Finance Officer, and Chief Compliance Officer. She is also the Managing Director of Hamsa Biochem SAS, our subsidiary in Colombia, as well as a director of our subsidiary in India.
Ms. Grimaldi graduated with a BA in Psychology with high honors from Javeriana University, a top three university in Colombia, and an MBA with high honors from Meredith College in North Carolina. She has completed Executive Education courses on SEC compliance, finance from UVA, and corporate governance from the Columbia Business School.
Website: https://www.igcpharma.com 
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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 Brain Game Changer

 
 
Troylyn Ball, the CEO and Co-Founder of Braini, a company that makes the patent pending supplement family of Braini products joins eHealth Radio and the Brain Health and Supplement Channels. The Braini formulation was created with only natural products and is FDA Registered.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Troylyn Ball discuss the following:
Can you please explain what Braini is and how it is unique in the brain supplement space?
Have you done clinical trials on the Braini formulation? If so, where did you do them and what were the results?
Can our brains age backwards or can performance simply improve? Can you an example of how this works?
You offer an optional brain test at no charge for each customer. Can you explain how that works and why you offer it? What do the results of these tests show?
Can you please explain the impact of Braini on cognitive function, focus, and memory? Most people don't realize that these areas are also part of our executive functioning. How can using a supplement like Braini impact them and why is it so important to take consistently?
Troy Ball is the CEO and Co-Founder of Braini. A graduate of Vanderbilt University, a mother of three sons, two with special needs, an author, the first female whiskey maker in America and a lifelong entrepreneur. She founded Braini, LLC a neurocognitive supplement company in 2017 after decades of focus and education on brain and health issues acquired while caring for her sons.
 
 
Website: https://braini.com
Social Media Links: Instagram: https://instagram.com/braini  Facebook: https://facebook.com/BrainiLife  Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/braini/about 

Optimize Your Brain. Optimize Your Life

 
 
Dave Kenney, the Co-Founder and Executive Director at Emergo Recovery, along with Susan Kenney, who is the Co-Founder and Director of Therapeutic Wellness at Emergo Recovery joins eHealth Radio and the Brain Health and Health News Channels.
Emergo Recovery is a private, residential recovery and wellness center focused on a brain-first approach. With over thirty years of experience in human development, Dave pioneered Actualized Recovery®, an integrative brain-first approach to lasting recovery.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Dave Kenney discuss the following:
Can someone really optimize their brain? And if so, how?
How does the brain health – or brain dysfunction – impact our life?
What can I do if I feel stress or have a lot of stress in my life or job?
Lots of people suffer from sleep issues and insomnia. Can a brain-healthy lifestyle help?
How important is brain-health?

Dave Kenney is the Co-Founder and Executive Director at Emergo Recovery, a private, residential recovery and wellness center focused on a brain-first approach specializing in Actualized Recovery®. Dave has dedicated his extensive career to helping individuals reclaim their life after struggles with addictions, anxiety, depression and other debilitating challenges.
With over thirty years of experience in the field of human development, Dave pioneered Actualized Recovery®, an integrative brain-first approach to lasting recovery. This proprietary methodology leverages neuro-balancing technology, nutritional therapy, orthomolecular restoration, positive psychology, SMART Recovery, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, robust fitness, biophilia, and more to restore mind-body health and inspire the spirit.
Dave is a PhD candidate in philosophy at Canterbury University focusing on neuroscience and psychology, and holds a master’s degree in education from Northwestern State University. He is also a certified Brain Health Coach through the Amen Clinics, a master’s certified Brainwave Optimization Technician, a certified Life Coach, and has certification in Self-Management for Addiction Recovery (SMART Recovery) and as a Recovery Coach (CCAR). Additionally, Dave is a member of both the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) and the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM).
 
 
Website: emergorecovery.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Emergo-Recovery  Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmergoRecovery

How You Can Heal Your Past Traumatic Memories

 
 
Frank Healy of Phenomenal Memory, a Licensed Professional Counselor and Life Coach. who has written seven books including the Heal Your Memories series joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Personal Development Channels. Frank helps people heal the emotional wounds from past traumatic memories.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Frank Healy discuss the following:
Tell everyone about your exceptional memory?
When did you first know you had it?
What are the good and bad things about your memory?
Tell everyone bout your self-help series Heal Your Memories?
Can everyone heal themselves from past traumas?
What is next for you and your writing?

Frank Healy is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Life Coach. He is one of about 80 people who have been classified as having Hyperthymesia by the University of California. Frank participated in their research studies because he remembers every day of his life since he was six years old. He is now in his 50’s. His memory of each day includes the day of the week, the weather in his locale, news events and personal experiences. Recalling so much in his life had its advantages and disadvantages.
The advantages include recall of every happy experience he had with friends, family, school, and his wife. The corollary of that is that he remembers all the negative things. Bad days at work and school, slights from people, romantic breakups etc. Before he began his own journey, he would recall bad memories with the same emotional intensity as if he was experiencing it now. He had learned to let go of the feelings.
Frank now counsels and coaches people to heal from the ill effects of their own traumatic and unpleasant memories. This can help people be happier and move on to a successful present and future.
Frank lives with his wife in Dennisville, New Jersey. He is in private practice at Associates for Life Enhancement in Northfield, New Jersey. Frank enjoys going to the beach, reading, writing, playing quizzo with friends (It's a trivia game) and playing ball with his grandsons.
 
 
Website: phenomenalmemory.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: facebook.com/Memoryhealing  Twitter: @healysheal1
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Using clinically proven science to help you assess and improve your memory over time

 
 
Neuropsychologist Nick Bott, for over a decade has been researching age-related cognitive decline and prevention strategies joins eHealth Radio and the Brain Health & Technology Channels.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Nick Bott discuss the following:
What is Neurotrack? What is the company’s mission?
What does it do - i.e. its technology?
Why is lifestyle change important in Alzheimer’s Prevention & what is the impact lifestyle changes like diet, exercise and social interaction, can have on a person’s memory health?
With the industry emphasis on the role pharmaceuticals could play in the preservation of cognitive health and treatment of cognitive decline, why focus on lifestyle changes?
How has Neurotrack been working to bring their product to market?
Where do you see the biggest opportunities and biggest challenges in the adoption of technology like Neurotrack’s memory health platform?
What’s next for the company? Where are you investing your resources and what strategic partnerships are you seeking to develop?
What tips do you have for people who are concerned about their long term cognitive health? How can they take control of their memory health today?

Dr. Nick Bott received his BA in International Relations at Stanford University focusing on the psychology of religious and political violence. His interests in the role of spirituality and psychological health led him to complete his M.Div., and subsequently served as an associate pastor for two years.
He returned to the Bay Area for doctoral work in clinical psychology and neuropsychology at the PGSP - Stanford Consortium. Nick completed his clinical internship at the Palo Alto VA Health Care System as the resident neuropsychology intern. As a clinician and clinical researcher Nick has trained at the Palo Alto VA, Stanford University School of Medicine, and UCSF. His dissertation, in partnership with Stanford's D.School, demonstrated the efficacy of an intervention to increase creative production, with concomitant gains in information processing.
His research in older adult populations has focused on age-related and pathological cognitive decline and prevention through the identification of factors associated with successful cognitive aging trajectories, as well as the validation of digital assessments of cognition in clinical populations. He is excited by opportunities to translate cutting edge clinical research into scalable and affordable interventions to reduce cost and improve care for older adults experiencing cognitive decline.
 
 
Website: www.neurotrack.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: facebook.com/Neurotrack  Twitter: @Neurotrack

Brain U Online, the first scientifically-supported cognitive training program

 
 
Dr. John DenBoer of Smart Brain Aging, a company that has developed Brain U Online - one of the few "digital prescriptions" reimbursable to Medicare and shown to have a very positive effect on the quality of people's lives joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Mental Health Channels.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. John DenBoer discuss the following:
How did you start your interest in studying Dementia?
Can you explain please how Brain U Online works?
What has been the benefits to Brain U Online in addition to it preventing memory loss and mitigate decline?
Why has Brain U Online become one of the first "Digital Prescriptions" to be covered by Medicare?
What do you see for the future of Brain U Online?
 
Dr. John DenBoer is a Clinical Neuropsychologist specializing in the assessment and detection of early-stage dementia. He received his internship training at VA Boston Healthcare System (Boston University School of Medicine/Harvard University) and received his postdoctoral training at Barrow Neurological Institute. He has published extensively in the area of Clinical Neuropsychology and has been an expert speaker at many local, national, and international conferences. He is the Founder, CEO, and Chief Medical Officer of SMART Brain Aging, Inc., a company designed to help prevent and intervene in mild cognitive impairment and early-stage dementia.
In the last 3 years he has become a world-renown speaker in the area of early-stage dementia detection and treatment. This has culminated in a Netflix documentary and corresponding book, entitled “This is Dementia?!“.
 
 
Websites: www.brainuonline.com | www.smartbrainaging.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: facebook.com/smartbrainaging Twitter: twitter.com/smartbrainaging

Who Could Forget with Frank Healy

 
 
Frank Healy, who remembers every day of his life since he was six years old and is now 58 joins eHealth Radio and the Personal Development Channel. Frank remembers the day of the week, the weather, news, and personal events. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor and life coach. He has written several books on healing your memories and today is the launch of his memoir “Who Could Forget”.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Frank Healy discuss the following:
When did you realize you had an extraordinary memory?
What are the good and bad points of remembering everything?
How did having this memory affect your career choices?
What are the ways you help people with this?
How does it affect your life now?
 
Frank Healy is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Life Coach. He is one of about 80 people who has been classified as having Hyperthymesia by the University of California. Frank participated in their research studies because he remembers every day of his life since he was six years old. He is now in his 50’s.
His memory of each day includes the day of the week, the weather in his locale, news events and personal experiences. Recalling so much in his life had its advantages and disadvantages. The advantages include recall of every happy experience he had with friends, family, school and his wife. The corollary of that is that he remembers all the negative things. Bad days at work and school, slights from people, romantic breakups etc. 
Before he began his own journey, he would recall bad memories with the same emotional intensity as if he was experiencing it now. He had learned to let go of the feelings. He now counsels and coaches people to heal from the ill effects of their own traumatic and unpleasant memories. This can help people be happier and move on to a successful present and future.
Frank lives with his wife in Dennisville, New Jersey. He is in private practice at Associates for Life Enhancement in Northfield, New Jersey. Frank enjoys going to the beach, reading, writing, playing quizzo with friends (It's a trivia game) and playing ball with his grandsons.
 
Website: www.phenomenalmemory.com
Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Memoryhealing Twitter: https://twitter.com/healysheal1

Understanding your process, from concept to inception

Dr. Nikki Martinez, Psychologist and Clinical Director again joins eHealth Radio and the Relationship & Psychology Channels to discuss understanding your process, from concept to inception.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Nikki Martinez discuss the following:
No matter what we do for a living, we all have a process. Why is it so essential to understand our own?
If we are struggling to understand our process, what can we do?
Why does having the best personal process in place make such a difference for us?
Why do some people struggle with taking something from an idea, to a finished product?
Are there actual issues and disorders that make this process more difficult?
Dr. Nikki Martinez received her Masters and her Doctorate from Illinois School of Professional Psychology, and completed her pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellowship at Gateway Foundation in Lake Villa, Illinois.
She is the Head of Clinical Development for www.DrNikkiMartinez.com, where she can be reached if you are interested in individual or couples work with her. She is an Adjunct Professor in psychology graduate studies, is a  telemental health psychologist, a disability consultant, and a blogger for the Huffington Post and Everyday Power Blog.
 
Website: www.DrNikkiMartinez.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikki-martinez-35b36231 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrNikkiMartinez Twitter: @DrNikkiMartinez Instagram: @nikkimaramartinez

The only way to cure Alzheimer’s is through clinical trials.

 
 
John Dwyer, President and Founding Board Member of the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation that is dedicated to speeding the delivery of innovative medicines to those in need by reducing the time and cost of Alzheimer’s disease clinical trials joins eHealth Radio and the Alzheimer's Information & Health News Channels.
 
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest John Dwyer discuss the following:
What is the state of Alzheimer’s disease in this country:
What do treatments look like for those affected?
How many people are predicted to develop Alzheimer’s in the next 5 years, 10 years, 20 years
If Alzheimer’s will become an epidemic, why haven’t we found a cure yet?
What is the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation (GAP Foundation)?
Explain, in a general sense, how a clinical trial works and how the GAP Foundation plans to help speed this process?
Minorities are being underrepresented in clinical trials. Why do we need to get more African Americans and Hispanics involved in clinical trials?
What can people do now to help in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease?
 
John R. Dwyer, Jr. is the President of the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation. The GAP Foundation is dedicated to making the clinical trial process for Alzheimer’s therapies substantially more efficient thereby speeding cures to patients afflicted with this insidious disease.John is a serial healthcare entrepreneur who most recently participated in the acquisition of MeYou Health, upon whose Board he now serves.  Prior to GAP, John served as the co-founder and Chairman of Telcare, Inc., a high technology manufacturer of the first wirelessly enabled blood glucose meter designed to empower patients with diabetes to better manage their disease.Mr. Dwyer first became a CEO at the age of 30. In the following years, he has held “C” level positions in six emerging growth companies in the healthcare industry. His past assignments have included serving as CEO of e-Medex, Inc., which later merged with Active Health Management to become the leading provider of population health management services where he served as the Chief Operating Officer. Active Health was purchased by Aetna in 2005. He was also a co-founder and Chairman of CodeRyte, Inc., a venture-backed seller of medical billing software using natural language processing to generate billing codes.  CodeRyte was purchased by 3M in 2012.Mr. Dwyer co-founded Us Against Alzheimer’s, a patient advocacy group focused on changing the way the country addresses the threat posed by Alzheimer’s.  He also co-founded the first political action committee focused on a specific disease, the Alzheimer’s Action PAC.   He began his career as an attorney with the Washington DC based law firm of Arent, Fox LLP where he focused on transactions in regulated industries.Mr. Dwyer is a frequent speaker on financing and regulatory issues of critical importance to emerging health technology companies. He also regularly speaks on health information issues and the business risks associated with the regulatory and payer process.Mr. Dwyer currently serves on the Boards of Directors of a number of private and not-for-profit organizations. Mr. Dwyer is a graduate of Marquette University and the Cornell Law School.
 
Websites: www.globalalzplatform.org | www.memorystrings.org