Late Night Health Radio

We’ve all heard the cliché, “Use it or lose it,” and nowhere is that truer than as we age. Let me give you a little background, I am not a natural athlete, but at the young age of six I discovered Judo, the martial arts founded by Jigoro Kano in 1882. This Japanese martial art become a major motivating force in my life. Over the years, marriage, children, work, and life intrude on the time any of us have for training and competition, and the martial arts, particularly judo can be very hard on the body, and yet, after 52 years as a competitor, I continue to fight on a national and international level. Why would I do that? Why take the risk of injury? Why put in the time? I can sum it up in a single word:

Motivation. I compete today in the same weight division as I did when I was in my early twenties. I found that without that goal of testing myself in combat it was easy to allow lethargy and sloth to set in. Without the drive to compete, it was easy to pass on going to the gym, to skip a judo workout, or to let my eating habits turn into a bacchanalian orgy.

Why martial arts? Two answers: Few forms of exercise, and sports are more physically demanding, and there is great comfort in mastering something. That’s MY answer, but if I were so bold as to offer advice to those aging baby boomers who are tempted by the couch, seduced by the TV, intoxicated by a whole cake or box of cookies, look for something that’s physical where you can excel, fall in love with mastering your body, do it joyously, and consistently. Your health will improve, your mind will improve, your SEX LIFE will improve, and you will have the satisfaction of mastery.

air date: 10/28/16

The use of marijuana is becoming increasingly normalized in the United States. This means that, like alcohol or tobacco, the taboos once associated with smoking grass no longer apply. Because of the normalization and legalization of marijuana use, we must be concerned about young people using marijuana and what it means. Here are three points that parents need to know about marijuana as it is poised to become legal for recreational use in California.

Marijuana is ten times stronger now than it was in the 1960s and 1970s, which can put young people in dangerous situations. Back when marijuana first became popular, it wasn’t nearly as strong as it is now. Parents need to have conversations with young people about how using marijuana can impair their decision-making ability. Individuals who have just smoked should not operate a motor vehicle, even if they think they are OK to drive. Further, those who have been smoking marijuana are at risk for making poor decisions, such as having unprotected sex or putting themselves in dangerous situations.
Those who use marijuana under the legal age are far more likely to become addicted than those who wait until 21. It is estimated that those who start using in their teen or tween years are four to seven times more likely to become dependent on marijuana than those who begin using later in life. The younger a person starts smoking weed, the greater the risk of dependence. As with alcohol, encourage young people to wait to start using. Let young people know what your hopes and expectations are for them; they listen a lot more than you might think.
The human brain finishes maturing around 25 years of age. Another reason to wait to use marijuana is that the human brain does not finish maturing until age 25. Prior to this age, especially in the younger years, marijuana use has a more significant negative impact on the developing brain than it does on the mature brain. This is yet another reason to delay marijuana use.
Parents can have a tremendous impact on the choices their children make. As marijuana becomes legal for recreational use, now is the time to talk about your thoughts on marijuana and encourage the young people in your life to wait before trying marijuana or making a decision to become a marijuana user.

air date: 10/28/16

Groundbreaking Research in Environmental Medicine Shows Promising Results

Using natural means of managing and maintaining good health is a basic human right. Yet in the United States, big pharma companies and politicians block that freedom. The fallout is a disconnect from a wealth of medicinal resources rooted in our natural environment. And the unfortunate upshot is an overabundance of poor health that shortens American lives.

Increasingly, patients want information about – and access to – natural treatment options. But a significant body of sound, scientific research and treatment currently is blocked by bureaucracy and legislation.

Sylvie Beljanski is on a mission to change that. Her passion stems from groundbreaking research on environmental medicine by her late father, renowned biochemist Mirko Beljanski. His early findings at the Pasteur Institute in France focused on the healing power of botanical extracts.

The most famous recipient of this approach was President Francois Mitterrand. Diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer soon after his first election win in 1981, Mitterrand kept his illness secret for more than a decade. Eventually, following grueling and ineffective chemotherapy and radiation treatments, Mitterrand acknowledged his illness and turned to plant-based therapy. He defied all conventional doctors’ expectations, serving two terms in office – the longest tenure of any French President. He lived eight months into retirement before his death in 1996.

Despite intense controversy within the established medical community, leading researchers around the world took notice. If botanical extracts could improve outcomes of prostate cancer patients, what about the really tough cases? Could these treatments – in combination with other medicines – be effective in combatting super-aggressive diseases, such as ovarian or pancreatic cancers? High-profile, peer-reviewed studies show promising results.

Today, through her work at the non-profit Beljanski Foundation, Sylvie continues her family legacy. Collaborating with top-tier researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and the University of Kansas Medical Center, she raises awareness about effective, evidence-based botanical treatments – and fights to TURN THE TIDE on legislation that blocks information on accessibility and use.

Sylvie joins Late Night Health for a lively discussion on plant-based foods and medicine. She encourages listeners to write to Support the efforts of U.S. Congressman Jason Chaffetz who is backing

H.R. 1364 – the House Bill Free Speech About Science Act.

air date: 9/2/16

Groundbreaking Research in Environmental Medicine Shows Promising Results

Using natural means of managing and maintaining good health is a basic human right. Yet in the United States, big pharma companies and politicians block that freedom. The fallout is a disconnect from a wealth of medicinal resources rooted in our natural environment. And the unfortunate upshot is an overabundance of poor health that shortens American lives.

Increasingly, patients want information about – and access to – natural treatment options. But a significant body of sound, scientific research and treatment currently is blocked by bureaucracy and legislation.

Sylvie Beljanski is on a mission to change that. Her passion stems from groundbreaking research on environmental medicine by her late father, renowned biochemist Mirko Beljanski. His early findings at the Pasteur Institute in France focused on the healing power of botanical extracts.

The most famous recipient of this approach was President Francois Mitterrand. Diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer soon after his first election win in 1981, Mitterrand kept his illness secret for more than a decade. Eventually, following grueling and ineffective chemotherapy and radiation treatments, Mitterrand acknowledged his illness and turned to plant-based therapy. He defied all conventional doctors’ expectations, serving two terms in office – the longest tenure of any French President. He lived eight months into retirement before his death in 1996.

Despite intense controversy within the established medical community, leading researchers around the world took notice. If botanical extracts could improve outcomes of prostate cancer patients, what about the really tough cases? Could these treatments – in combination with other medicines – be effective in combatting super-aggressive diseases, such as ovarian or pancreatic cancers? High-profile, peer-reviewed studies show promising results.

Today, through her work at the non-profit Beljanski Foundation, Sylvie continues her family legacy. Collaborating with top-tier researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and the University of Kansas Medical Center, she raises awareness about effective, evidence-based botanical treatments – and fights to TURN THE TIDE on legislation that blocks information on accessibility and use.

Sylvie joins Late Night Health for a lively discussion on plant-based foods and medicine. She encourages listeners to write to Support the efforts of U.S. Congressman Jason Chaffetz who is backing

H.R. 1364 – the House Bill Free Speech About Science Act.

air date: 9/2/16

Do you love the sound of your own voice? Our guest Tina Dietz does, but not from arrogance. Our voices, as Tina notes, are our first declaration of our “I AM” in the world. We are born with full self-expression, but as we grow older, we sometimes forget our creative power and feel confined. While we are no longer children, we can still access childlike qualities of wonder and imagination to help us connect with our creative spirit and our purpose. We can retrieve and revive some of the truest and most passionate parts of ourselves, parts we may have shushed and sidelined long ago.

Many people confuse creativity with ‘being artistic,’ but in its purest form, creativity is the desire to create, to bring forth something of ourselves into the world. Tina helps entrepreneurs and leaders get their message out into the world and increase their audience, influence, and income with creative solutions like audiobooks, podcasting, and streamlined business and marketing strategies that are simple and cost effective to implement.

Creativity, particularly combined with curiosity, is especially powerful when dealing with stress-the biggest contributor to health difficulties in our current times. If we take the point of view that we can be creative to solve problems and roadblocks, and get curious about how we might create pathways out of stressful situations, a whole new sense of freedom opens up.

If you find that your emotions are running high, it can be challenging to get into a space of creativity. So how do you go from a place of upset or high stress to your next empowered action? Surprisingly, the place to look is your complaints. We often try to push our complaints aside, but they can show us where our deeper commitments are if we give them voice in a particular way. Tina has developed a problem solving process that she walks us through in the interview, and you can also download her free workbook and problem solving template at Solve Any Problem Now.com

air date: 7/1/16

Do you love the sound of your own voice? Our guest Tina Dietz does, but not from arrogance. Our voices, as Tina notes, are our first declaration of our “I AM” in the world. We are born with full self-expression, but as we grow older, we sometimes forget our creative power and feel confined. While we are no longer children, we can still access childlike qualities of wonder and imagination to help us connect with our creative spirit and our purpose. We can retrieve and revive some of the truest and most passionate parts of ourselves, parts we may have shushed and sidelined long ago.

Many people confuse creativity with ‘being artistic,’ but in its purest form, creativity is the desire to create, to bring forth something of ourselves into the world. Tina helps entrepreneurs and leaders get their message out into the world and increase their audience, influence, and income with creative solutions like audiobooks, podcasting, and streamlined business and marketing strategies that are simple and cost effective to implement.

Creativity, particularly combined with curiosity, is especially powerful when dealing with stress-the biggest contributor to health difficulties in our current times. If we take the point of view that we can be creative to solve problems and roadblocks, and get curious about how we might create pathways out of stressful situations, a whole new sense of freedom opens up.

If you find that your emotions are running high, it can be challenging to get into a space of creativity. So how do you go from a place of upset or high stress to your next empowered action? Surprisingly, the place to look is your complaints. We often try to push our complaints aside, but they can show us where our deeper commitments are if we give them voice in a particular way. Tina has developed a problem solving process that she walks us through in the interview, and you can also download her free workbook and problem solving template at Solve Any Problem Now.com

air date: 7/1/16

Men and women at midlife are in a time of change; physical mental and emotional. When you get to your late 40s and early 50s the body is maturing and, depending on your lifestyle, you might start noticing some wear and tear. The male and female reproductive hormones are in decline and this can lead to changes in weight, body shape, mood and the symptoms related to menopause and andropause (male menopause).
At the same time there may be changes in your family life as children grow up and leave home (and return!) and ageing parents need more support. There may also be changes in close relationships. More couples than ever are splitting up at midlife. There may also be bereavements and new relationships.
All of this raises the awareness of men and women in their 50s of the passage of time and can lead to a review of where you are in your life, what you have achieved and what you are going to do about retirement.
Research has found that 62% of women and men over 50 want to continue working beyond pension age. This may be due to financial pressures as pension pots reduce and retirement age increases. It may also be for positive reasons as people in the second half of their lives feel healthier, more energised and more experienced than they have in previous generations.
The latest research suggests that those ending work younger are more likely to die earlier than those staying in jobs. Retirees who worked just a year over the age of 65 had an 11% lower ‘all-cause mortality’ risk.
But what if you are not enjoying your work and can’t face the idea of carrying on into your late 60s? Is it time to think about reinventing yourself and starting a new career or a new enterprise? Do you have an unfulfilled dream?
It is never too late to pursue your dream. If you want to change your career make sure that you choose something that you really enjoy. Take some time to think about what your purpose in life is. What really lights you up? Is there a problem people have that you have noticed that you could solve? What do you want to be remembered for? What talents and capabilities do you already have that you would like to use more?
Once you have carried out this review take action. ‘Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world’, Japanese proverb. Create your plan and take at least one action every day to move towards your goal.
Make this second half of your life healthy and happy.

air date: 9/30/16

Men and women at midlife are in a time of change; physical mental and emotional. When you get to your late 40s and early 50s the body is maturing and, depending on your lifestyle, you might start noticing some wear and tear. The male and female reproductive hormones are in decline and this can lead to changes in weight, body shape, mood and the symptoms related to menopause and andropause (male menopause).
At the same time there may be changes in your family life as children grow up and leave home (and return!) and ageing parents need more support. There may also be changes in close relationships. More couples than ever are splitting up at midlife. There may also be bereavements and new relationships.
All of this raises the awareness of men and women in their 50s of the passage of time and can lead to a review of where you are in your life, what you have achieved and what you are going to do about retirement.
Research has found that 62% of women and men over 50 want to continue working beyond pension age. This may be due to financial pressures as pension pots reduce and retirement age increases. It may also be for positive reasons as people in the second half of their lives feel healthier, more energised and more experienced than they have in previous generations.
The latest research suggests that those ending work younger are more likely to die earlier than those staying in jobs. Retirees who worked just a year over the age of 65 had an 11% lower ‘all-cause mortality’ risk.
But what if you are not enjoying your work and can’t face the idea of carrying on into your late 60s? Is it time to think about reinventing yourself and starting a new career or a new enterprise? Do you have an unfulfilled dream?
It is never too late to pursue your dream. If you want to change your career make sure that you choose something that you really enjoy. Take some time to think about what your purpose in life is. What really lights you up? Is there a problem people have that you have noticed that you could solve? What do you want to be remembered for? What talents and capabilities do you already have that you would like to use more?
Once you have carried out this review take action. ‘Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world’, Japanese proverb. Create your plan and take at least one action every day to move towards your goal.
Make this second half of your life healthy and happy.

air date: 9/30/16

In the news we hear about breast cancer, prostate cancer and pancreatic cancer on a daily basis. But the largest cancer killer of people in the world is lung cancer. Research confirms lung cancer kills more people than all of the other cancers combined!

Prevention of lung cancer is easy. According to doctors, healthcare professionals, nutritionists and more not smoking is the best way of not getting lung cancer. Avoiding second hand smoke is another way of preventing lung cancer. If a friend asks if he or she can light up, say no. Tobacco is associated with 95 percent of all lung cancer cases.

Early detection of the disease is the second best way of living. Having more options to treat the problem, the better patients have of living. Advanced lung cancer is more difficult to treat.

The good news about lung cancer is newer treatments are available with a higher rate of success than ever before. New minimally invasive "cutting edge” techniques now reduce time in the hospital as well as recuperation.

Lung cancer was once viewed as a death sentence. With newer treatments and techniques this is no longer the case. Again, early detection is the answer. Better than early detection is not to smoke.

Vaping or e-cigs is the new introduction to tobacco, according to some health authorities including Tobacco Free California. Vaping is popular with young adults in their 20s. Many e-cigs users think e-cigs to be just water vapor. The chemicals creating popular vape flavors are carcinogenic and may cause "popcorn lung". The water vapor and chemicals mixture is then inhaled.

Eric Presser, MD, author of the new book “An Empowering Guide to Lung Cancer” explains the seriousness of lung cancer with our host Mark Alyn.

air date: 9/9/16

In the news we hear about breast cancer, prostate cancer and pancreatic cancer on a daily basis. But the largest cancer killer of people in the world is lung cancer. Research confirms lung cancer kills more people than all of the other cancers combined!

Prevention of lung cancer is easy. According to doctors, healthcare professionals, nutritionists and more not smoking is the best way of not getting lung cancer. Avoiding second hand smoke is another way of preventing lung cancer. If a friend asks if he or she can light up, say no. Tobacco is associated with 95 percent of all lung cancer cases.

Early detection of the disease is the second best way of living. Having more options to treat the problem, the better patients have of living. Advanced lung cancer is more difficult to treat.

The good news about lung cancer is newer treatments are available with a higher rate of success than ever before. New minimally invasive "cutting edge” techniques now reduce time in the hospital as well as recuperation.

Lung cancer was once viewed as a death sentence. With newer treatments and techniques this is no longer the case. Again, early detection is the answer. Better than early detection is not to smoke.

Vaping or e-cigs is the new introduction to tobacco, according to some health authorities including Tobacco Free California. Vaping is popular with young adults in their 20s. Many e-cigs users think e-cigs to be just water vapor. The chemicals creating popular vape flavors are carcinogenic and may cause "popcorn lung". The water vapor and chemicals mixture is then inhaled.

Eric Presser, MD, author of the new book “An Empowering Guide to Lung Cancer” explains the seriousness of lung cancer with our host Mark Alyn.

air date: 9/9/16