Health Media Now

Please join us on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. PST and 7:00 p.m. EST for a live show with host Denise Messenger. Mark Oristano is our special guest. He has a distinquished career as a  professional writer/journalist, actor, sports reporter and has worked with notable broadcasters including Verne Lundquist, Oprah Winfrey and as a sportscaster for the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network and Houston Oilers Radio Network.  He has covered Super Bowls and other major sports events throughout his career.  He was part of Ron Chapman’s legendary morning show on KVIL-FM in Dallas for nearly 20 years. In 2002 Oristano left broadcasting to pursue his creative interests, starting a portrait photography business and becoming involved in theater including summer productions with Shakespeare Dallas. He follows his daughter Stacey’s film career who has appeared in such shows as Friday Night Lights and Bunheads. A veteran stage actor in Dallas, Mark Oristano was writer and performer for the acclaimed one-man show “And Crown Thy Good: A True Story of 9/11.” In 2016 Oristano finished his second book, Surgeon’s Story, which is a joint book project following the life and career of Dr. Kristine Guleserian.  It is a true story about a surgeon that takes readers inside the operating room during open heart surgery. His second book is described as a story of dedication, talent, training, caring, resilience, guts and love. You asked for it and we deliver.

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Please join us Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at 4:00 pm PST for a live show with host Denise Messenger. Our special guest is Carolyn Coleridge lcsw, who is a psychotherapist, intuitive and healer, for 23 years. She has appeared on CNN and other radio shows. She has two books, “Honor your spirit and How to work with the universe.” She works in mental health teaching about spirituality energy awareness and healing.  You asked for it and we deliver. 

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Be sure to join us Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. PST and 7:00 p.m. EST for a live show with host Denise Messenger.  Our special guest is Andrea Lieberstein, MPH, RDN, RYT. She is the author of the bestselling book, “Well Nourished: Mindful Practices to Heal Your Relationship to Food, Feed Your Whole Self and End Overeating” She is a mindfulness and mindful eating expert, speaker, mindfulness-based registered dietitian nutritionist, mindfulness meditation teacher, teacher trainer and a champion for leading a Well Nourished Life. She leads mindful eating and Well Nourished trainings and retreats internationally, coaching and training professionals and the general public. In her private practice, Andrea works with individuals to have more peace, balance and joy in their relationship with food, nutrition, body-image, and stress-related issues and health concerns or whom simply want to bring their lives back into balance and vibrancy through mindful eating and living. She spearheaded mind body programs at Kaiser Permanente Northern California centers for many years. Andrea is also a contributing author to "Resources for Teaching Mindfulness: An International Handbook, and to the “The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook” (5th edition). She has degrees from Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley. You asked for it and we deliver.  

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Please join us Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. PST and 7:00 p.m. EST for a live interview with host Denise Messenger.  Her special guest is Jerid Fisher, PhD, ABN. The discussion will about his book, "My Dad Got Hurt, What Can I Do." Dr. Fisher is a forensic neuropsychologist with over three decades of experience and has an extensive professional career. It includes the founding of innovative businesses, collaborative works, articles, publications, consultation and speaking engagements at the leading edge of neuropsychology. Dr. Fisher is also a leader in support of many community-based projects, charities and the National Academy of Neuropsychology Foundation. He continues to foster innovation in his second year as Chair of the National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN) Foundation where his primary goal is to expand knowledge of the Foundation’s mission to a larger community of people, especially those in the military. To that end, he has spearheaded a project to educate families about traumatic brain injuries often suffered by active duty military. You asked for it and we deliver.

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Please join us this Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. PST for a live show with host Denise Messenger.  Our special guest is Lindsey Bristol, a Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist, who will discuss the Swanson's A-Z Guide to Modern Wellness and the importance of Vitamin D. She is a nationally recognized registered dietitian and nutritionist with a soft spot for guilty pleasure food. As a professional speaker, author and blogger, Bristol empowers people to take charge of their health by finding the balance between the pleasure and nourishment in food. Her philosophy is that you should take care of your body because it’s the only permanent home you have. It’s what inspired her to pursue a career in nutrition and, ultimately, led her to Swanson Health Products. Prior to arriving at Swanson, Bristol honed her nutrition expertise by working with some of the world’s most well-known brands, including PepsiCo, Tropicana, Quaker Oats, Naked Juice, O.N.E. Coconut Water, Dole Juice, Red Bull and more, both in the United States, and abroad. Her expertise has been tapped for Redbook, Nutrition Today, The Dr. Oz Show, and more.    

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Please join us Wednesday, February 20, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. PST for a live show with host Denise Messenger.  Dr. Craig Weiner is a licensed Psychologist based in Worcester, Massachusetts where he specializes in the treatment of children, adolescents and families. Dr. Wiener obtained his Doctorate Degree from the Clark University in 1979, and he is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Massachusetts Psychological Association. In addition to over thirty years of private practice, he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and Clinical Director of Mental Health Services at Family Health Center of Worcester where he supervises a large staff of clinicians, Dr. Craig B. Wiener is the author of three books on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). His first two books: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder as a Learned Behavioral Pattern: A Return to Psychology (2007), and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder as a Learned Behavioral Pattern: A Less Medicinal More Self-reliant Collaborative Intervention (2007) are written for professionals. You asked for it and we deliver.  

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Please join us on February 7, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. PST and 7:00 EST for a live show with host Denise Messenger.  Our special guest is Kathy Gruver who is returning to our show. She holds a PhD in Natural Health and is an award-winning author of over six books. We will be discussing her current book, "The Journey of Healing." She has studied mind/body medicine at the famed Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine at Harvard Medical School and has been featured as an expert in numerous publications including Glamour, Fitness, Time, More, Women, Wall Street Journal, CNN, WebMD, Prevention, Huffington Post, Yahoo.com, Ladies Home Journal, Dr. Oz’s The Good Life, First, and Women. Dr. Gruver has appeared as a guest expert on over 250 radio and TV shows including NPR, SkyNews London, Every Way Woman, Morning Blend in Las Vegas, CBS Radio, and Lifetime Television, and has done over 200 educational lectures around the world for everyone from nurses in the Middle East to 911 dispatchers in New Orleans, corporations around the US and teachers in her own backyard. She just completed work on a project for the military to create and institute a stress reduction program. For fun and stress relief Dr. Gruver does flying trapeze and hip hop dance.  You asked for it and we deliver!

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Please join us this Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. PST for a live show with host Denise Messenger.  Our special guest is Dr. David Steenblock. We will be discussing an ALS treatment he has pioneered.  Dr. Steenblock earned his B.S. degree from Iowa State University, then an M.S. in biochemistry and Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) degree from the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines, Iowa. He  co-authored one of the very first lay-level books on umbilical cord stem cell therapy ever published titled “Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Therapy: The Gift of Healing from Healthy Newborns” (Basic Health Publications). Beginning in 2005, Dr. Steenblock pioneered the harvesting and infusion of stem cell rich bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) along with FDA approved pharmaceutical stem cell activators to successfully treat a wide range of chronic medical conditions and diseases. In addition, in 2014-5 Dr. Steenblock carried out a retrospective study which revealed that 52 of 54 sporadic ALS patients he treated over a four year period (2011-2015) had a specific type of spine injury/reinjury which he has identified as a unique risk factor and biomarker for ALS. In late October 2015 Dr. Steenblock was awarded the Academy of Comprehensive Integrative Medicine's "Lifetime Achievement Award" at their NeuroRegeneration conference in Orlando, Florida.

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Please join us on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. PST and 7:00 p.m. EST for a live show with host Denise Messenger. Her special guest is Helene Byrne. Helene Byrne, pre-and-post natal health and fitness expert is the founder of BeFit-Mom, and the publisher of the award-winning DVD “Bounce Back Fast: Post Natal Core Conditioning” and the author of the acclaimed book “Exercise After Pregnancy: How to Look and Feel Your Best” now in its second edition. Her latest publication, the “Perfect Pregnancy Pounds.”  Helene’s mission is to support women staying fit and healthy during and after their pregnancies, and to inspire and motivate women to lead their entire families to better health and wellness. You asked for it and we deliver.

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Please join us this Wednesday, January 16, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. for a live show with host Denise Messenger.  Our special returning guest is Dr. Robert Weil. He has practiced sports podiatry for over 35 years and treated some of the best athletes in all sports. He will be sharing with us treatment, prevention and secrets we all need to know about our feet.  You asked for it and we deliver.

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