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Please join us on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. PST for a live show with host Denise Messenger. Our guest is David Rettew (Ri-TOO), MD.  He is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine. He is also the Medical Director of the Child, Adolescent and Family Division of the Vermont Department of Mental Health.  He received his undergraduate degree in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania before working at the National Institute of Mental Health.  He then earned his medical degree at the University of Vermont followed by adult and child psychiatry training at Harvard Medical School within the Massachusetts General and McLean Hospital program. Dr. Rettew divides his time between clinical, teaching and research activities. He has over 100 published journal articles, chapters, and scientific abstracts on a variety of child mental health topics, including a 2013 book entitled Child Temperament:  New Thinking About the Boundary Between Traits and Illness.  His newest book is Parenting Made Complicated: What Science Really Knows about the Greatest Debates of Early Childhood. He also writes a blog for Psychology Today called, “The ABCs of Child Psychiatry” that has been viewed over a million times. You can follow him on Twitter and Facebook @PediPsych.  Dr. Rettew is married and the father of three children.

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Please join us on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. PST for a live show with host Denise Messenger. Our special guest is Dr. Valena Wright. She is a gnecological oncologist and author of the upcoming book, "It's Time You Knew: The Power of Your Choices to Prevent Women's Cancer." Your annual doctor visit isn’t enough to prevent disease and cancer—you have the power to protect your health with the right conversations. When women’s cancer surgeon Valena Wright, MD lost her older sister to Stage IC Ovarian Cancer, she knew she had to speak up. Her younger sister was saved through cancer prevention measures—but nobody was explaining how those measures could save more women. Now she is empowering women from all walks to prevent cancer through informed decision-making regarding risk reducing options and healthy lifestyle choices. During more than 25 years of medical practice, Valena has been named Top Doctor by Boston Magazine numerous times and is an assistant professor at Boston University School of Medicine.  

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Please join us on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. PST for a live show with host Denise Messenger. Our returning guest is Allen Klein. Actor/Comic Jerry Lewis has said that Allen Klein is “a noble and vital force watching over the human condition.” Klein is an award-winning professional speaker, TEDx presenter, and author of 30-plus books including the bestselling book, The Healing Power of Humor. His more recent books include You Can’t Ruin My Day, Embracing Life After Loss and the just published, The AWE Factor. Klein shows audiences worldwide how to find humor and positivity in their not-so-funny stuff.  

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Please join us on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. PST for a live show with host Denise Messenger. Our special guest is Dr. Julie Gatza. Health educator Dr. Julie Gatza is one of the nation's top chiropractic physicians with more than 26 years of clinical practice during which she assisted thousands of patients to resolve a wide variety of physical ailments. Using her understanding of the nervous system, nutrition, and alternative therapies, Dr. Gatza’s mission with each patient is to enhance their body's potential to heal itself. Dr. Gatza regularly lectures and educates audiences on how to maintain optimum health with a focus on the role that digestion plays in maintaining a healthy immune system. You asked for it and we deliver.

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Please join us on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. for a live show with host Denise Messenger. Our guest is Martha Tettenborn. We will be discussing her book "Hacking Chemo: Using Ketogenic Diet, Therapeutic Fasting and a Kickass Attitude to Power through Cancer Treatment." Martha has been a dietician for over 30 years and is an expert in primal health. When she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, she went on a fact-finding mission to understand how cancer affects our cells. Her discovery? A low-carb ketogenic diet, fasting and other usual “no-no’s” you hear from doctors actually can slow growth and starve the cancer out! You asked for it and we deliver.

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Please join us today for a live show with host Denise Messenger.  Our special guest is Dr. Francis Parnell.  He will be discussing nasal sprays for COVID. Dr. Francis Parnell is CEO of Parnell Pharmaceuticals a California based private pharmaceutical company founded in 1986.  The company develops, manufactures, and markets prescription and OTC drug products that maintain and restore mucosal and skin integrity. The products are natural-based and patented for oral and nasal care and personal care. Parnell co-founded Parnell Pharmaceuticals and Y.S. Laboratories over thirty years ago to research and create pharmaceuticals to sustain wellness and to improve quality of life. A graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine Parnell completed residency training at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

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Please join us on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. PST for a live show with host Denise Messenger. Pat Alva-Kraker will be joining us to discuss her book, "One Woman’s Journey to Elation" which celebrates what it is to live an empowered life, the healing power of new beginnings and a reminder that elation is a choice. The world knew her as an international IT project manager, and a community leader. A successful Latina woman working in two male‐dominated industries, IT and engineering. In order to be accepted, each morning Pat put on her two‐piece skirt suit with pumps; making decisions from her analytical side and forfeiting her strong sense of intuition. Then, after a 35‐year career, Pat “woke up”, began her own journey of elation and donated 100% of her corporate “uniforms” to The Ladder Alliance and now chooses to live an empowered life. You asked for it and we deliver.  

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Please join us Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 4:00 P.M. PST. for a live show with host Denise Messenger.  Michael Collins is our guest. Thirty years ago, Mike struggled with drug addiction and after seeing the effects it had on his family, he decided to seek help.  In his meetings, Mike discovered that people would use sugar as a means to cope with the withdrawals and saw how the sweet substance could be a gateway drug in itself.  Michael Collins, founder of SugarAddiction.com and Quit Sugar Summit, as well as the Board Chairman of Food Addiction Institute, has been completely sugar-free for over 30 years and has worked closely with others to help them regain lives ravaged by this addictive product.     He raised two children sugar-free from the womb to over six years old - when they only had sugar once a month for their entire childhood.    On a special note: His book, which was rated #1 in Healthy Living on Amazon, will be available to your audience for free for the day of the interview.  You asked for it and we deliver.  

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Please join us on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. PST with a live interview with host Denise Messenger.  Our special guest is Jackie Lynch.  Jackie Lynch is a Registered Nutritional Therapist and founder of the WellWellWell nutrition clinic in Notting Hill, London, where she specializes in women’s health and the menopause. Keen to break the taboo about discussing the menopause, she launched the popular diet & lifestyle podcast The Happy Menopause in 2019 and her new book, The Happy Menopause: Smart Nutrition to Help You Flourish has just been released.  She’s a regular contributor of nutrition features for a range of print and online media and features as a guest expert on TV and radio programmes.  Her clinical work has inspired her to write a regular blog and to publish 2 books: Va Va Voom: The 10-Day Energy Diet and The Right Bite: Smart Food Choices for Eating on the Go.  You asked for it and we deliver.

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Please join us Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. PST for a live show with host Denise Messenger. Our guest is Dave Frost.   He will be talking about thriving and striving into your 90's. David earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the US Naval Academy, and his Master of Systems Management degree from University of Southern California with a focus on human factors. He also gained post-graduate education at the Naval War College and the National Defense University. He is a national and world champion Master’s rower, which directly aligns with his fitness training. With his professional NFPT certifications, Coach Dave provides certified group, one-on-one online training sessions for athletes of all ages to add life in their years and years.  You asked for it and we deliver.

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