Late Night Health Radio

Leo R. Doumanian, MD joins Mark Alyn to talk with us about erectile dysfunction.

What is ED?
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is defined as the persistent inability to achieve or maintain a penile erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance. ED can limit your intimacy, affect your self-esteem, and impact your most important relationships. Beyond the physical manifestations, ED causes emotional damage and there is a strong link found between ED and depression.

How common is ED?
ED is a surprisingly common condition experienced by more than 39 million men in the United States.

What causes ED?
While there are real physical and psychological reasons for ED, there’s no single cause. The chart below outlines the most common causes of ED.
How is ED diagnosed?
You may have to start the conversation with your doctor to get an answer to the question, “Do I have ED?” A personal history and physical exam set the groundwork for most conditions. Lab tests and other tests may identify a source such as diabetes, coronary artery disease or other conditions that affect the nerves and blood flow to the penis.

If I have ED symptoms, could I have heart disease?
Hardening of the arteries caused by plaque buildup – atherosclerosis – limits blood flow to various parts of the body. The arteries supplying blood to the penis are much smaller than the ones supplying blood to the heart. As a result, heart disease may first show itself as difficulty achieving an erection.

Why does diabetes cause ED symptoms?
Diabetes damages the blood vessels and nerves that supply the penis with blood to form an erection. The constant change in blood sugar levels can also cause nerve damage, which can lead to loss of sensation in the feet and hands, and can affect having sex.

What are some of the side effects from prostate cancer treatment?
The two most feared side effects of a radical prostatectomy are loss of erections and bladder leakage. These side effects can occur, but there are successful treatment options available. Also, after total removal of the prostate, there is no ejaculation, although there is the sensation of climax and orgasm.

When can a man resume sexual activity after prostate cancer treatment?
If the cancer is detected early and patients are treated by an experienced surgeon using nerve-sparing techniques, then sexual activity may return to normal after surgery. This can take three to six months with continued improvement for two or three years. If sexual activity does not return on its own, there are many different ways to support an active sex life (medications, pumps, injections and penile implants).

How is ED treated?
ED treatment is available to all men with ED. Oral medications are a common first step, but they don’t work for everyone. If men don’t respond to oral medications, they may try other options such as pump devices, injections and penile implants.

air date: 7/1/16

Leo R. Doumanian, MD joins Mark Alyn to talk with us about erectile dysfunction.

What is ED?
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is defined as the persistent inability to achieve or maintain a penile erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance. ED can limit your intimacy, affect your self-esteem, and impact your most important relationships. Beyond the physical manifestations, ED causes emotional damage and there is a strong link found between ED and depression.

How common is ED?
ED is a surprisingly common condition experienced by more than 39 million men in the United States.

What causes ED?
While there are real physical and psychological reasons for ED, there’s no single cause. The chart below outlines the most common causes of ED.
How is ED diagnosed?
You may have to start the conversation with your doctor to get an answer to the question, “Do I have ED?” A personal history and physical exam set the groundwork for most conditions. Lab tests and other tests may identify a source such as diabetes, coronary artery disease or other conditions that affect the nerves and blood flow to the penis.

If I have ED symptoms, could I have heart disease?
Hardening of the arteries caused by plaque buildup – atherosclerosis – limits blood flow to various parts of the body. The arteries supplying blood to the penis are much smaller than the ones supplying blood to the heart. As a result, heart disease may first show itself as difficulty achieving an erection.

Why does diabetes cause ED symptoms?
Diabetes damages the blood vessels and nerves that supply the penis with blood to form an erection. The constant change in blood sugar levels can also cause nerve damage, which can lead to loss of sensation in the feet and hands, and can affect having sex.

What are some of the side effects from prostate cancer treatment?
The two most feared side effects of a radical prostatectomy are loss of erections and bladder leakage. These side effects can occur, but there are successful treatment options available. Also, after total removal of the prostate, there is no ejaculation, although there is the sensation of climax and orgasm.

When can a man resume sexual activity after prostate cancer treatment?
If the cancer is detected early and patients are treated by an experienced surgeon using nerve-sparing techniques, then sexual activity may return to normal after surgery. This can take three to six months with continued improvement for two or three years. If sexual activity does not return on its own, there are many different ways to support an active sex life (medications, pumps, injections and penile implants).

How is ED treated?
ED treatment is available to all men with ED. Oral medications are a common first step, but they don’t work for everyone. If men don’t respond to oral medications, they may try other options such as pump devices, injections and penile implants.

air date: 7/1/16

Hematopoietic and Neuronal Cells vs Mesenchymal Cells

Many of the companies who promote Stem Cell treatments use Adipose derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells. What this means is that your fat is extracted (in a procedure like liposuction) and then using a method of spinning this material, it separates into its various components and the Stem cells that are in the fat tissue are used.

This Mesenchymal Cell has several properties, such as the ability to stimulate the body’s own healing resources; however, it also has limitations such as only being able to change into fat, bone or cartilage- and is classified as multipotent. These cells are also not able to enter into the body’s tissue to do repair and regeneration as they do not possess the proper ligands (coordination entities) to bind to the affected tissue.

In contrast, cells that are fetal derived are pluripotent, which means they can become 220 different cell types the body needs for repair and restoration. The Hematopoietic cells can enter into the tissues and do repair and regeneration as well as providing healthy DNA information to halt and reverse the effects of various diseases.

The neuronal cells (the fetus is the only source of pure, pristine Neuronal cells) do the same in the brain and nervous system. All of this is possible without matching and with no immunosuppressive drugs required.

Visiting on Late Night Health is William Rader, a former doctor who has spent twenty years researching stem cell therapies. He offers treatment for patients with chronic disease including Parkinson's, some cancers, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Cystic Fibrosis and others. Rader lost his California license two years ago and shares the reason for this on the show.

With over three thousand patients, Rader notes there are no known side effects from the treatment. Success at reducing symptoms is an amazing 90 plus percent.

Hematopoietic and Neuronal Cells vs Mesenchymal Cells

Many of the companies who promote Stem Cell treatments use Adipose derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells. What this means is that your fat is extracted (in a procedure like liposuction) and then using a method of spinning this material, it separates into its various components and the Stem cells that are in the fat tissue are used.

This Mesenchymal Cell has several properties, such as the ability to stimulate the body’s own healing resources; however, it also has limitations such as only being able to change into fat, bone or cartilage- and is classified as multipotent. These cells are also not able to enter into the body’s tissue to do repair and regeneration as they do not possess the proper ligands (coordination entities) to bind to the affected tissue.

In contrast, cells that are fetal derived are pluripotent, which means they can become 220 different cell types the body needs for repair and restoration. The Hematopoietic cells can enter into the tissues and do repair and regeneration as well as providing healthy DNA information to halt and reverse the effects of various diseases.

The neuronal cells (the fetus is the only source of pure, pristine Neuronal cells) do the same in the brain and nervous system. All of this is possible without matching and with no immunosuppressive drugs required.

Visiting on Late Night Health is William Rader, a former doctor who has spent twenty years researching stem cell therapies. He offers treatment for patients with chronic disease including Parkinson's, some cancers, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Cystic Fibrosis and others. Rader lost his California license two years ago and shares the reason for this on the show.

With over three thousand patients, Rader notes there are no known side effects from the treatment. Success at reducing symptoms is an amazing 90 plus percent.

Waiting seems to be part of life. We wait in lines at the market or at the movies. We wait about our acceptance into college. And we wait at the doctor’s office. And we wait and wait.

Sometimes that wait can be an hour or more. Usually there are no emergencies for that waiting. Another a patient may have been late. Due to insurance and Medicare payments, doctors often overbook appointments to cram in as many patients in a day.

These things are common and are a nuisance. These are not life threatening waits.

Here's a waiting story about our guest Michelle Chaffee. Michelle is a healthcare advocate, helping patients navigate our crazy maze of reaching a doctor. Keep in mind that many of Michelle's friends are doctors and other healthcare providers.

After being told she had cancer, Michelle has to wait weeks to see an oncologist. Weeks! What goes through her head are things like is this thing growing fast inside of me? Am I dying?

The good news is that Michelle is okay. The waiting for appointments, lab results and even surgery could have killed her. Why do we have to wait so long when the problem is urgent?

The reason Michelle shares with us on Late Night Health is the system is broken. While this is not news, it's difficult to imagine that someone who is diagnosed with a catastrophic disease is not taken care of quickly.

I know that if, God forbid, I was told I had cancer of the little toe, I would either have treatment within a day or so, I'd chop it off! The waiting, the wondering, the pressure of not knowing would kill me.

The system is designed for the comfort and ease of hospitals, doctors and their staff. We talk about getting the healthcare industry off their butts to do what they are here to do: help people.

Michelle Chaffee is the Founder & CEO älska, a healthcare advocacy group.

We've heard this more and more: good gut health is essential for optimal health and through the use of soil we will be able to solve most of our health issues.

With an up close and personal exposure to herbicide contamination Dr. Zach Bush, a triple board certified physician, became keenly aware that biotech environmental factors are embedded in our soil, water, and the air we breathe. These herbicides can damage tight junctions, the Velcro-like proteins that allow the body to absorb the nutrients it needs and block the toxins it doesn’t.

With a team of scientists and clinicians and through extensive research, Dr. Bush's team unveiled a communication network of carbon snowflakes. They discovered these are produced by healthy, ancient ecosystems in pristine soils, and serve as an antidote to modern agriculture practices. Much of our current food production is grown in soil without the nutrients once found in dirt!

To help people get their gut health back, Dr. Bush created RESTORE, which is able to act as an antidote to environmental factors by increasing tight junctions to promote a healthy internal firewall which helps create a more resilient system by supporting gut health, respiratory wellness, balanced immune function and enhanced mental clarity.

Dr. Bush’s professional accomplishments and passion for total body wellness make him a leader in the science and education of the dangers of the glyphosate chemical found in herbicides like Roundup. Dr. Bush talks with Mark Alyn on Late Night Health about the importance of protecting our gut lining against the ravages of glyphosate as our gut’s bacteria is so crucial to our immune system – and therefore our overall health. The two also talk about "Leaky Brain" that

We've heard this more and more: good gut health is essential for optimal health and through the use of soil we will be able to solve most of our health issues.

With an up close and personal exposure to herbicide contamination Dr. Zach Bush, a triple board certified physician, became keenly aware that biotech environmental factors are embedded in our soil, water, and the air we breathe. These herbicides can damage tight junctions, the Velcro-like proteins that allow the body to absorb the nutrients it needs and block the toxins it doesn’t.

With a team of scientists and clinicians and through extensive research, Dr. Bush's team unveiled a communication network of carbon snowflakes. They discovered these are produced by healthy, ancient ecosystems in pristine soils, and serve as an antidote to modern agriculture practices. Much of our current food production is grown in soil without the nutrients once found in dirt!

To help people get their gut health back, Dr. Bush created RESTORE, which is able to act as an antidote to environmental factors by increasing tight junctions to promote a healthy internal firewall which helps create a more resilient system by supporting gut health, respiratory wellness, balanced immune function and enhanced mental clarity.

Dr. Bush’s professional accomplishments and passion for total body wellness make him a leader in the science and education of the dangers of the glyphosate chemical found in herbicides like Roundup. Dr. Bush talks with Mark Alyn on Late Night Health about the importance of protecting our gut lining against the ravages of glyphosate as our gut’s bacteria is so crucial to our immune system – and therefore our overall health. The two also talk about "Leaky Brain" that

How To Create The Perfect Online Dating Profile: Why You Should Skip The Selfies

Being in a relationship is healthier than being single according to new studies. People in a relationship are just happier and happier usually makes people healthier.

But how do you "date" in today's 21st century dating scene? What are the rules and have they changed in the last 20 years or so? According to Anita Covic, Online Dating Expert with international online dating sites, profile is the most important aspect of creating a first impression when communicating online.

The profile picture is the first impression.

“We find that the most successful images show the eyes, face and a majority of the body. A picture with a smile receives more clicks to the page, where the next step of the profile creation takes part: filling out the information section,” says Covic.

Skip the selfie --- especially those taken in a mirror. Selfies are often distorted views and don’t give the best impression.

When completing the information section that covers personal preferences, the most successful profiles had these traits in common:

Be honest -- Don’t lie as you are bound to get caught.
Use a positive, upbeat voice.
Describe the things that bring enjoyment to life.
Expand on preferences. Instead of just stating a love for sports, write about which sports and why --- bicycling thru the mountains, taking in a soccer match in Brazil. When discussing travel, highlight favorite spots visited --- taking photos at Machu Picchu, enjoying a cooking class in Italy.
Share hopes and dreams.
Do not bring up former relationships. Negativity is often a deal-breaker.

Finally, don’t leave any questions unanswered. Take the time to think about the questions and read answers slowly and out loud to get the feel of how the response could be received.

How To Create The Perfect Online Dating Profile: Why You Should Skip The Selfies

Being in a relationship is healthier than being single according to new studies. People in a relationship are just happier and happier usually makes people healthier.

But how do you "date" in today's 21st century dating scene? What are the rules and have they changed in the last 20 years or so? According to Anita Covic, Online Dating Expert with international online dating sites, profile is the most important aspect of creating a first impression when communicating online.

The profile picture is the first impression.

“We find that the most successful images show the eyes, face and a majority of the body. A picture with a smile receives more clicks to the page, where the next step of the profile creation takes part: filling out the information section,” says Covic.

Skip the selfie --- especially those taken in a mirror. Selfies are often distorted views and don’t give the best impression.

When completing the information section that covers personal preferences, the most successful profiles had these traits in common:

Be honest -- Don’t lie as you are bound to get caught.
Use a positive, upbeat voice.
Describe the things that bring enjoyment to life.
Expand on preferences. Instead of just stating a love for sports, write about which sports and why --- bicycling thru the mountains, taking in a soccer match in Brazil. When discussing travel, highlight favorite spots visited --- taking photos at Machu Picchu, enjoying a cooking class in Italy.
Share hopes and dreams.
Do not bring up former relationships. Negativity is often a deal-breaker.

Finally, don’t leave any questions unanswered. Take the time to think about the questions and read answers slowly and out loud to get the feel of how the response could be received.

Teenagers living at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation have the highest suicide rate in the nation. Until now, the only help came from local efforts. Now authors of "The Chronicles of Ara", Steve Hillard and Joel Eisenberg are helping to fight to stop suicide for teens in the area. The authors have created a new ongoing concern that will inspire the building of arts centers in distressed economic areas.

Pine Ridge is one of the largest reservations in the country. Alcoholism among residents is a continuing problem among those living on the reservation. This dates back to the founding of the reservation in the late 1880s.

Nationally teen suicide is the third-leading cause of death for young people 15 to 24 years of age. This number is growing, especially in poorer communities including Pine Ridge, South Dakota.

One of the best weapons to combat suicide is the introduction of creative endeavors. Studies have shown that art helps students in a number of additional ways. Having creative resources improves grades, standardized testing, and lower drop out rates. Teaching creative expression to students lowers stress and helps to reduce suicide events.

Working with students is not new for Eisenberg, a former special education teacher in Los Angeles. He speaks to writers and filmmakers throughout the country about artistic pursuits. At Pine Ridge Eisenberg will be speaking to thousands of students and share his ideas on the arts, including music, dance, writing, movies and even videogames.

"The Chronicles of Ara" is a fantasy novel, with sequels planned. The novel will be produced as an eight-hour mini series for Ovation TV. The authors are committed to helping the teens at Pine Ridge fight stress and depression, the leading causes of suicide.