One Life Radio

Dental Implants & Inflammation?!

Dr. Alvin Dananberg, Well Being Journal writer, goes in depth about gum disease and its ties to dental implants.

New Year's Intentions!

Robin Perry Braun helps us create intentions for the New Year!

* Pick a desire for next year, what would you like to see manifest, grow, change or appear?

* Imagine a scenario where this is true – use all of your five senses to create a possible scenario.

* Relax and get lost in the imagination – feel the feelings of this being true – sit in the feelings for a minute.

Is it love, success in your career, a new opportunity, abundance in your business, health, whole relationships with your children.  What would it feel like to have what you want.

What if you could have exactly what your heart desired?  What would that feel like – can you imagine any time in your life where you had that feeling?

 

What the heck is in our household cleaners?

Stephanie Toupes gives us the common offenders.

* What are some better choices?

* What are some of the issues associated with using conventional cleaning products?

All Things Environmental

Industrial-scale agriculture to support America's livestock animals is currently the number one source of water pollution in the country, and has created the largest deadzone in history in The Gulf of Mexico.

Shana Gallagher is one of seven organizers around the country working to ask Tyson Foods, America's largest meat company, to lead the way towards a more sustainable food system.

Whereas most of the cities in which this campaign is taking off are considered "frontline communities" of fertilizer pollution - places like Omaha, Nebraska, and Des Moines, Iowa, where millions of people are experiencing various types of cancers, birth defects, or other health problems as a result of contaminated water from fertilizer pollution - Texas has so far avoided these alarming impacts.

That said, the DFW area specifically is surrounded by native grass and wetlands vulnerable to agricultural expansion, and as the biggest meat-producing state in the country, Texans can't expect to remain safe from fertilizer pollution for long.

The goal of Mighty Earth's Dallas campaign is to empower Texans to reduce the dangers of industrial-scale agriculture, and pursue a more sustainable food system, before this environmental and health challenge becomes even worse.

Intermittent Fasting

It is well known within the scientific community the variety of benefits associated with calorie restriction. These include weight loss, decreased mortality rates and may even prevent or aid in the treatment of certain diseases and cancers. However, researchers are now finding that decreasing the frequency of your meals (i.e fasting) may also have some potential health benefits. Shawn Wells gives us more information on the subject.

1. What is fasting?

2. What are the health benefits of fasting?

3. What does the research say on fasting?

4. What are areas for future research on fasting and some practical applications?

 

 

Colloidal Silver! What is it? Is it safe?

Autumn Warren, creator of Ether Elixir, gives us the 411 on colloidal silver!

* What is colloidal silver?

* What’s it good for?

* Are all commercial “colloidal silvers” created equally?

* Are there any side effects?

* How does it affect gut health?

 

 

Holiday Stress?

Dr. Mike McFarland shares his best tips for managing holiday stress this season.

* We think of the holidays as a time to reconnect with family and friends.  But for some people the holidays can be sort of stressful.  What causes this stress?

* What can we do to manage our anxiety and enjoy ourselves during the holidays

* How can we manage our stress at holiday social events?

Time to Wine!

Julie Buckner-Lane, managing partner of Bar and Garden Dallas, dishes the inside scoop on organic wine and spirits!

Mind Over Milkshake

Have you ever found yourself scanning through nutrition labels at the grocery store? Well, let me be the first to tell you! Aside from all of the sodium, fats, sugars, and artificial sweeteners, research shows how the label itself actually effects the gut.

Ryan Lowery gives us the run down on the hormone ghrelin and its relationship with the gut. Ghrelin is a hormone secreted in the gut. People in the medical profession call it the hunger hormone. When ghrelin levels in the stomach rise, that signals the brain that it's time to seek out food.

Self Defense During The Holidays!

Daniel Tague gives us his best tips on how to stay safe during this holiday season:

* What do we need to watch out for this time of year for self defense?

- Going out to the car with our hands full

- Being aware of the other people in the parking garage

- If you have pepper spray or some other self defense tool you need to be able to get to it quickly

* Are there more robberies during the holiday season

- Yes

- Need to be more on guard

* What can people do to make their homes safer during this season?

- Security cameras

- Trip wires

- Bars for sliding glass doors

- Make sure everything is locked

* What should you do if someone does break into your house?

- Yell like crazy

- Turn on lights

- Call 911

Lunch Dates!

In the 60's and 70's movies popularized the "3-martini" lunch.  Lunch was a time to close the deal.  Today, we skip lunch in favor of power walks or putting our nose to the grindstone to push out one more item on the to-do list. We've seemingly lost the art of connecting over a meal.

Rosalie Robinson gives us the best tips to keep the power of connecting at lunch alive!

Questions:

1. How often do adults go to lunch to just enjoy time connecting with a colleague?

Single? Taken?

Kip Watson gives us the run down on long-term relationships and the number 1 thing most healthy long-term relationships are based on.

* This 1 thing is not something we can tell from a dating profile or their Facebook page… So what is it?

* Can you please explain what ‘Relational self-awareness’ is?

* What about education, physical activeness, religious beliefs…?

* How can we tell someone’s ‘relational awareness’…what should we look for?

* What is the bottom line if I want to find someone for a long-term relationship?

Are you supernormal?

Dr. Meg Jay joins us to reveal the world of the supernormal: those who soar to unexpected heights after childhood adversity.

Dr. Meg talks about her book Supernormal: The Untold Story of Adversity and Resilience, and how the supernormal's of the Earth change the world.

How's your heart?

Dr. Jonny Bowden, author of "150 Healthiest Foods", talks about cardiovascular health and new research regarding unsaturated fats.

Adversity...

How do you handle adversity? How did the struggles you have encountered shape you into who you are today?

Ron Incerta, owner and operator of Oakfit, talks about overcoming adversity and taking control over your own life.

Hold on folks!

How important is grip strength? Dr. Brad Dieter discusses the importance of grip and gives us the best exercises to increase grip strength and overall mobility.

Traveling this season?

Jill Lane gives us her best tips on how to travel and stay on your A game!

Black Salve...

Autumn Warren, creator of Ether Elixir discusses the escharotic and the many uses.

Cats or dogs?

Who's smarter: Cats or dogs? Maura Davies, VP of Communications at the SPCA discusses this controversial topic and digs into the science behind it.

This latest study might not be the last word on the matter, but for those who think more neurons means more intelligence, it looks as if dogs stand out among carnivores for having a remarkably dense cerebral cortex.Based on their results, dogs have closer to 530 million neurons, compared to the 250 million of cats. What's more, dogs had the most neurons of any carnivore, even though they didn't have the largest brains.

Is there a link between inflammation and depression?

Dr. Mike Fenster discusses the link between the two. In the case of depression, the culprit is the reoccurring villain in this tale of modern disabilities and diseases: chronic inflammation. While the association between depression and modulation of the immune system has long been identified; it turns out that chronic inflammation may actually cause an imbalance in the neurochemicals associated with depression.

Plant-based Paleo?

Sarah Ballantyne, aka the "Paleo Mom", talks about the plant based paleo diet and how you can integrate it into your diet.

What is a shopping addiction?

Several different manifestations but at the root, some form of shopping satisfies some emotional need for the short term, like any other medication or behavior. The brain wires to shopping to create these endorphin releases and becomes addictive.

Robin Perry Braun takes us through the shopping addiction self-assessment, and you can take it too!

Self assessment for shopping addiction:

* Do you shop when you feel angry or disappointed?

* Has overspending created problems in your life?

* Do you have conflicts with loved ones about your need to shop?

* While shopping, do you feel euphoric rushes or anxiety?

* After shopping, do you feel like you have just finished doing something wild or dangerous?

* After shopping, do you ever feel guilty or embarrassed about what you have done?

* Do you frequently buy things that you never end up using or wearing?

* Do you think about money almost all the time?

Why do we exercise?

Daniel Tague talks about the psychology of exercise and why it is so important.

* What do you find is the major motivator for people wanting to exercise?

* Changing their body composition

* Feeling better

* Health

* Stress reliever

* Quality of life

* What keeps them coming back even if they don’t like to exercise?

* Feeling better

- Quality of life improving

* Seeing changes

* What makes them work hard in the session?

* External force like a trainer

* Seeing the benefit of working hard help them get to their goals

* Some people just love the burn!

Who are you attracted to?

"Are you a 'Testosterone' or a 'Dopamine'?" Kip Watson discusses the Wall Street Journal article and gives us some insight as to why we are attracted to the people we are attracted to.

The article suggests brain-science such as genes, hormones, and neurotransmitters tell us more about attraction than psychology… What do you think?

* What are these four distinct types?

* How are dating sites using this survey?

* What are the differences among men and women?

* So who is attracted to who?

* How can we take this test if we want to?

Alpha Male-ism: How do You Know?

Who really is the big man on campus? Von Eaglin talks "Alpha Males" and how to spot them.

* How has society shaped our views of masculinity?

* What are some traditional views of what it means to be an alpha male?

* In your opinion, what is an alpha male?

* How do people respond an to an alpha male?