The Dr. Ward Bond Show

Dr. Anthony Youn, a board-certified plastic surgeon, wants people to view youth-preserving surgical intervention as a last option.As you age, you might consider options for preserving your youthful appearance. Fortunately, there are many approaches you can take other than going "under the knife."In fact, Dr. Anthony Youn, a board-certified plastic surgeon, wants people to view surgical intervention as a last option.Dr. Youn believes a more holistic strategy can be just as effective. He has spent the past 16 years researching the secrets of plastic surgeons, dermatologists, makeup artists, and dietitians in order to discover what works, what doesn’t, and what’s overpriced.For example, light therapy can address issues from dry skin and acne to wrinkles. This therapy is non-invasive and pain-free. A few other treatments he supports include micro-needling, microdermabrasion, platelet rich plasma (PRP), and radiofrequency therapy.Listen as Dr. Youn joins Dr. Bond to discuss the various non-surgical options for turning back the clock.

The ancient discoveries of the medieval period have guided how we treat certain conditions today.The medieval times presented plenty of health challenges, including severe illnesses like the bubonic plague. It also was a time when many remedies were discovered. Those ancient discoveries have guided how we treat certain conditions today. For example, colloidal silver has strong anti-microbial properties and may help enhance immunity. Turmeric and mint are two other powerful natural options.These natural remedies may also aid in the battle against the "superbugs" that have arisen due to the over-prescribing of antibiotics. Listen as Sherry Torkos, BScPhm, RPh, joins Dr. Bond to discuss how the lessons learned during the medieval period have contributed to modern-day healing.

Eating vegetarian not only resolved Steve Vai's health issues but promoted better health overall.Accomplished musician and producer, Steve Vai, has been a vegetarian for over 38 years. He began this lifestyle after encountering multiple health issues in his youth, including migraines and digestive distress. Eating vegetarian not only resolved these issues, but also promoted better health overall and provided a mental clarity that contributed to Steve's creativity in his musical artistry. Steve joins Dr. Bond to discuss his vegetarian lifestyle, as well as stories from his long history of being a celebrated member of the musical arena.

Oftentimes advertised to promote brain health, omega-3s are also very important for aiding heart health.Nutrition plays an integral role in overall health and wellness. While that seems like a no-brainer, many individuals don't know what kind of nutrition is required for optimal health.Omega-3s are one of those key nutrients. Oftentimes advertised to promote brain health, omega-3s are also very important for aiding heart health. In fact, in 2002, the American Heart Association recognized the importance of eating fish twice a week for those without heart disease and recommends at least one gram of EPA+DHA for those with established coronary artery disease. Since then, additional research has shown that omega-3s may help you maintain healthy blood pressure, support healthy triglyceride levels, and manage your risk of heart disease. According to Jolie Root, Senior Nutritionist and Educator for Carlson Laboratories, omega-3s are also key in helping manage heart arrhythmia. Root joins Dr. Bond to explain why omega-3s are so essential for overall health, how they contribute to heart health, and what dosage is needed to realize those benefits.

Learn how to use anger and frustration for good, instead of letting it take hold of you in a negative way.People are angry a lot these days. Whether it's based in political views or unfair treatment in the workplace, anger is a common occurrence. According to Joël Malm, counselor, communicator, and pastor, anger is a secondary emotion. It is actually a response to the threat of one of three basic needs: safety and security, connection with others, and empowerment. Anger is the response we emit to try to regain control and to overcome resulting feelings of abandonment, rejection, and humiliation.More than a mental state, anger can also have severe physical impacts -- particularly if you've held on to it for a lengthy period of time. Sleep issues, high blood pressure, depression, and inflammation are physical effects that can manifest due to chronic, unreleased anger.In his book, Fully You: Unlocking the Power of All You Really Are, Malm provides tips on how to use anger, frustration and resentment for good, instead of letting it take hold of you in a negative way.Listen as Malm joins Dr. Bond to discuss anger's detrimental effects and how you can turn it around.

Richard and Sheri Bright share their marriage advice and how you can bring happiness back into your relationship.Weddings are a blessed event, but the marriage that follows isn't always rainbows and unicorns. From small gripes like whose responsibility it is to unload the dishwasher to devastating problems like infidelity, marriage is something people have to work at.Richard and Sheri Bright are certified Marriage on the Rock trainers (taught under Christian marriage expert, Jimmy Evans). The couple has a powerful testimony and undeniable chemistry that enable them to speak to couples all over the country. They use wisdom, humor, and a deep compassion for others to reach the hearts of everyone who listens.Listen as The Brights join Dr. Bond to share their marriage advice and how you can bring happiness back into your relationship.

Country music artist Erin Cosgrove joins Dr. Bond to share her tricks and tips for staying healthy, despite keeping a busy schedule.Erin Cosgrove, an aspiring actor and singer, and is considered a quadruple threat. She can sing, dance and act, then still do an Olympic-distance triathlon -- something that runs in her family, with her father finishing the Kona Ironman 21 times.Being on the road touring isn't conducive to maintaining a fitness routine or eating healthfully, but Erin believes keeping up with exercise and eating right has to become a lifestyle and is able to stay on track by understanding what her body needs, when it needs it.Listen as Erin joins Dr. Bond to share her tricks and tips for staying healthy, despite keeping a busy schedule.

Through all of his travels, Jack Maxwell of the Travel Channel’s “Booze Traveler,” initially expected to encounter a lot of differences. In fact, he discovered the people he encountered had so much in common.In Travel Channel’s “Booze Traveler,” Jack Maxwell ventures the globe to not only get a taste of a country’s alcohol, but to quench his curiosity about what people drink, why they drink it and the stories they tell when they do. At each stop, he connects with locals, immerses himself in regional activities, learns about the country’s unique relationship with liquor and sometimes even participates in the alcohol-making process.Through all of his travels, Jack initially expected to encounter a lot of differences (e.g. culture, ethnicity, religion). In fact, he discovered that the people he encountered had so much more in common than the differences he anticipated. For example, a sense of humor and laughter permeated his conversations, even if he and the populations he was visiting didn't speak the same language.Listen as Jack joins Dr. Bond to share stories from his experiences, the "worst drink" he drank, and why he started his podcast, "I Don't Drink Alone."

Doyle Dykes' book, The Lights of Marfa, regales some of his experiences in the music world, but it's also about much more than his life as a guitar player.Doyle Dykes is one of the premier fingerstyle guitarists in the world. He has thrilled secular and church audiences all over the world and garners respect from some of the hottest musicians today.His book, The Lights of Marfa: One of the World's Great Guitar Player's Amazing Encounters with God, does regale some of his experiences in the music world, but it's also about much more than his life as a guitar player.Infused into stories like how he was invited to be part of the Stamps Quartet (Elvis' backup band), why a white rose is on the headstock of his signature-model guitar, and how his worst night at the Opry turned out to be anything but, are accounts of the remarkable ways God has shown up in Doyle's life.Listen as Doyle joins Dr. Bond to share highlights from the book, his life, and why he cherishes the blessings in his life.

Many of us are caught up in a vicious cycle of stimulation with caffeine and sugar and sedation with drugs and alcohol. How can it be broken?More than 80% of the patients Dr. Elson Haas treats are using caffeine and sugar as energy stimulants in the day and/or alcohol and other substances at night to calm and rest.When we don’t do that in balance, we disrupt our natural energy flow and get into a vicious cycle of needing to stimulate our body every day, to whip it into action, and then slow it down in the evening. Dr. Haas has named this the Stimulation-Sedation Cycle.Listen as he joins Dr. Bond to discuss the long-term health hazards that can happen if we keep stimulating and sedating ourselves in this manner, as well as simple steps to overcome this vicious cycle.