The Hamilton Review

This week on The Hamilton Review Podcast, we are celebrating Christmas! Merry Christmas week friends and we hope you are having a beautiful holiday season. It is our pleasure to welcome BACK for the second time to the show, Laurel Gallucci! If you missed the first conversation which aired in 2020, go back to episode 51 HERE to hear Laurel's first conversation with Dr. Bob.

In this conversation, Laurel chats with Dr. Bob about the enchantment and wonder of Christmas, including some special holiday traditions that she shares with her family. Later on, Laurel talks about her successful business, Sweet Laurel and how the business idea came to fruition. This conversation is bursting with joy - something to listen to while wrapping presents, baking or rushing around this holiday season. Enjoy!

Laurel Gallucci has baked delicious treats since she could turn on the oven. After she was diagnosed with an aggressive autoimmune disorder and her doctor put her on a strict diet, she started creating recipes of her own and turned her test kitchen into Sweet Laurel, a bakery dedicated to making baked goods and products free of grains, refined sugar and dairy, and full of decadent flavor. Laurel leads business and product development at Sweet Laurel, and lives with her husband Nick and two boys, Nico and Cal in Los Angeles, CA.

Find out more about Sweet Laurel on www.sweetlaurel.com, visit our cake shop in Pacific Palisades, CA or find our products nationwide in Sprouts, and locally in Southern California at Bristol Farms, Erewhon, Whole Foods, Lazy Acres and Mother's Market.

How to contact Laurel Galucci:

Sweet Laurel Bakery on Instagram

Laurel Gallucci on Instagram

How to contact Dr. Bob Hamilton:

Dr. Bob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ

Dr. Bob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/

This week on The Hamilton Review Podcast, we are honored to welcome BACK for the second time to the show, Dr. Nina Shapiro! If you missed the first conversation which aired in 2020, go back and listen HERE to Dr. Shapiro discuss her best selling book, "Hype."

In this conversation, Dr. Shapiro discusses her latest book, "The Ultimate Kids' Guide to Being Super Healthy: What You Need to Know About Nutrition, Exercise, Sleep, Hygiene, Stress, Screen Time and More."

This is a wonderfully written book for kids and parents and a great conversation with Dr. Shapiro and Dr. Bob - don't miss this episode!

Dr. Nina Shapiro is a Pediatric Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon and author of "HYPE" and "The Ultimate Kids' Guide to Being Super Healthy." She is Professor Emerita at UCLA, where she was Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology for 25 years. She is currently a Pediatric Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon at Westside Head and Neck, located in Santa Monica and Culver City. Dr. Shapiro is passionate about helping non-medical audiences, from kids to adults, understand basic to complex issues regarding health and medicine.

How to contact Dr. Nina Shapiro:

Dr. Shapiro's official website

Dr. Shapiro on Facebook

Dr. Shapiro on Instagram

Dr. Shapiro on Threads

Dr. Shapiro on X

How to contact Dr. Bob Hamilton:

Dr. Bob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ

Dr. Bob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/

This week on The Hamilton Review Podcast, we are honored to welcome BACK for the second time to the show, Dr. Nicholas Kardaras! If you missed the first conversation, go back to episode 174 from September 2022 to listen to Dr. Kardaras discuss his best selling book, "Glow Kids."

In this conversation, Dr. Kardaras talks about his latest book, "Digital Madness: How Social Media is Driving Our Mental Health Crisis - and How to Restore Our Sanity."

An important conversation filled with essential information for parents.

Dr. Nicholas Kardaras is an Ivy-League educated psychologist, a best-selling author, an internationally renowned speaker and one of the country's foremost experts on mental health, addiction and the impacts of the digital age. He is currently the CEO and Chief Clinical Officer of Maui Recovery in Hawaii and Omega Recovery in Austin, Texas and a former Clinical Professor at Stony Brook Medicine in NY where he specialized in teaching the neurophysiology and treatment of addiction and has also taught neuropsychology at the doctoral-level.

Dr. Kardaras is the author of the best-selling "Glow Kids" (St. Martin's Press, 2016), the seminal book on screen-effects and now been translated into 12 languages, and the just released "Digital Madness: How Social Media is Driving our Mental Health Crisis" (St. Martin's, 2022). He has written for TIME Magazine, Scientific American, Psychology Today, Salon, The NY Daily News, and FOX News, and has appeared on ABC's 20/20, Good Morning America, the CBS Evening News, FOX & Friends, NPR, Good Day New York and in Esquire, New York Magazine and Vanity Fair.

How to contact Dr. Nicholas Kardaras:

Dr. Kardaras website

How to contact Dr. Bob Hamilton:

Dr. Bob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ

Dr. Bob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/

Dr. Bob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.hamilton

This week on The Hamilton Review Podcast, we are honored to welcome two esteemed guests to the show, Pasi Sahlberg and William Doyle! Pasi and William are authors of the book, "Let the Children Play."

Pasi lives in Melbourne, Australia and William lives in Helsinki Finland and in this conversation they discuss their important book. The subtitle of the book and the direction of this great episode is: How More Play will Save our Schools and Help Children Thrive.

A must listen discussion for every parent and educator!

Pasi Sahlberg is professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Melbourne, Australia. His working experience includes teaching and teacher education at the University of Helsinki and serving as director at the Ministry of Education and Culture in Finland, senior education specialist at the World Bank in Washington DC, lead education specialist of the European Commission in Torino and visiting professor at Harvard University. Sahlberg's latest books include 'Hard Questions on Educational Change' (2016), 'FinnishEd Leadership: Four Big, Inexpensive Ideas to Transform Education' (2018), 'Let the Children Play: How More Play Will Save Our Schools and Help Children Thrive' with William Doyle (2019), and 'Finnish Lessons 3.0: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland' (2021). He is a recipient of the 2012 Education Award in Finland, the 2013 Grawemeyer Award in the U.S., the 2014 Robert Owen Award in Scotland, the 2016 Lego Prize in Denmark, and the 2021 Dr. Paul Brock Memorial Medal in Australia. Sahlberg lives with his family in Melbourne.

William Doyle is a New York Times bestselling author and TV producer for networks including HBO, The History Channel, and PBS. Since 2015 he has served as Fulbright Scholar, Scholar in Residence and Lecturer on Media and Education at University of Eastern Finland, a Rockefeller Foundation Resident Fellow, and advisor to the Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland. He lives in Helsinki with his family.

How to contact Pasi Sahlberg:

Pasi Sahlberg website

How to contact Dr. Bob Hamilton:

Dr. Bob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ

Dr. Bob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/

Dr. Bob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.hamilton

This week on The Hamilton Review Podcast, we welcome Sean Killingsworth to the show!

Sean is the founder of the Reconnect Movement, where he creates in person communities to detox from smart phone and social media distractions, make friends, and just hang out. Enjoy this special Thanksgiving episode as Sean and Dr. Bob discuss the power of family, friendship and connection without the intrusion of devices.

How to contact Sean Killingsworth:

The Reconnect Movement website

The Reconnect Podcast on YouTube

How to contact Dr. Bob Hamilton:

Dr. Bob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ

Dr. Bob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/

Dr. Bob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.hamilton

This week on The Hamilton Review Podcast, we welcome Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore to the show!

Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD, (aka "Dr. Friendtastic") is a psychologist, author, and mom of four, based in Princeton, NJ. She is the creator of the Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic podcast, and her blog, Growing Friendships, has over 5 million views. Dr. Kennedy-Moore's recent books include Moody Moody Cars (for ages 4-8), Growing Friendships (for ages 6-12), and Kid Confidence (for parents). Learn more at EileenKennedyMoore.com and DrFriendtastic.com/podcast.

How to contact Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore:

Eileen Kennedy-Moore Official website

Dr. Friendtastic Podcast

How to contact Dr. Bob Hamilton:

Dr. Bob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ

Dr. Bob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/

Dr. Bob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.hamilton

This week on The Hamilton Review Podcast, we welcome Dr. Michael Goran to the show to discuss his book, "SugarProof."

Dr. Bob and his daughter Emily Benedetto co-host this important episode as they dig deep with Dr. Goran on how sugar is dangerous for our kids.

Dr. Goran walks us through the important areas of his book and shares his expertise on what we can do to help eliminate a lot of excess sugar from our diet.

A must listen conversation!

Michael is a Professor of Pediatrics at The Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, which is affiliated with the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. He is Program Director for Diabetes and Obesity at The Saban Research Institute and he holds the Dr Robert C and Veronica Atkins Endowed Chair in Childhood Obesity and Diabetes. Dr Goran also serves as Co-Director of the USC Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute. Dr Goran is a native of Glasgow, Scotland, and received his Ph.D. from the University of Manchester, UK (1986) prior to postdoctoral training in the US (1987 to 1991). He previously served on the faculty of Medicine at the University of Vermont (1991 to 1994), the Department of Nutrition Sciences at UAB (1994 to 1999), the Department of Preventive Medicine at USC (1999 to 2018) prior to joining Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. His research has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health and other Foundations for the past 30 years during which he has raised almost $50m in funding to support this work. He has published over 350 professional peer-reviewed articles and reviews. He is the Editor of the "Childhood Obesity: Causes, Consequences and Intervention Approaches" published in 2017, co-editor of "Dietary Sugars and Health"published in late 2014, and currently serves as Editor-in-Chief for Pediatric Obesity. He has been the recipient of a number of scientific awards for his research and teaching, including: The Nutrition Society Medal for Research (1996), The Lilly Award for Scientific Achievement from The Obesity Society (2006), The Bar-Or Award for Excellence in Pediatric Obesity Research, from The Obesity Society (2009), the TOPS award for contributions to obesity research from The Obesity Society (2014), and the Rank Prize Lecture in Nutrition (2018). Michael lives in Silverlake, Los Angeles with his wife Lori, a film editor, his 2 teenage daughters, and their cat, Hugo Moon. Outside of work, Michael likes to play tennis, and hang out with his family which typically involves cooking, eating, going on walks and travel.

How to contact Dr. Michael Goran:

Sugarproof Kids Website

Sugarproof on Instagram

Sugarproof on Facebook

Sugarproof on X (Twitter)

Contact Sugarproof Kids via email

How to contact Dr. Bob Hamilton:

Dr. Bob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ

Dr. Bob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/

Dr. Bob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.hamilton

This week on The Hamilton Review Podcast, Dr. Bob welcomes Dr. Noel Salyer (his daughter!) to the show!

In this short and informative conversation, Dr. Salyer and Dr. Bob talk about the spookiest night of the year - HALLOWEEN! Halloween is such a magical time of year for kids, but how do we keep them safe AND have a lot of fun?

Dr. Salyer, pediatrician at Pacific Ocean Pediatrics and mom of three, shares valuable tips to keep your family safe - don't miss this SPOOKTACULAR discussion!

Noël Hamilton Salyer, M.D., F.A.A.P., was raised in Santa Monica, California, and is the first of four daughters born to Leslie and Robert Hamilton. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in psycho-biology from University of California, Los Angeles and then completed her medical degree at University of California, Davis. She did her internship and pediatric residency at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University. After eight years in Northern California, she moved back to Santa Monica and in 2010 joined us here at the pediatric practice her father founded in 1996. Dr. Salyer and Dr. Bob are a dynamic daughter-dad, doctor duo at Pacific Ocean Pediatrics in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Salyer holds staff privileges at Providence-St. John's Health Center and UCLA-Santa Monica Medical Center. She lives in Culver City with her husband, Kyle, their three children, and their Australian labradoodle, Poppy.

How to contact Dr. Bob:

Dr. Bob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ

Dr. Bob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/

Dr. Bob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.hamilton.1656

This week on The Hamilton Review Podcast, we welcome Sheri Poe to the show! New and postpartum mothers, this conversation is for you. Sheri Poe is a loving mother of four with decades of wisdom and experience who has helped hundreds of clients successfully find comfort in their new role as parents. Sheri is a trusted resource and is the go-to expert to address new parent challenges. She is known to many of her clients as the 'baby whisperer.' She believes that each newborn and family is unique and there are no 'one size fits all' answers. Sheri expertly delivers personalized Womb-to-World prenatal & postpartum support to new parents both online and in-person through one-on-one consultations, privately taught classes, and private prenatal and postpartum concierge services. She is a seasoned and celebrated New Parent Educator, Newborn & Infant Sleep Consultant, Postpartum Doula and Newborn Care Specialist.

How to contact Sheri Poe:

Om Baby Doula Website

Om Baby Doula on Instagram

How to contact Dr. Bob Hamilton:

Dr. Bob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ

Dr. Bob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/

Dr. Bob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.hamilton

This week on The Hamilton Review Podcast, we welcome Jerry Lynch to the show. Dr. Lynch is a sports psychologist and the author of seventeen books, including "Let Them Play: The Power and Joy of Mindful Sports Parenting."

In this conversation, Dr. Lynch discusses the relationship of parents and their kids surrounding a positive sports culture. In the world of hyper competitive sports beginning at a very young age, this is a must listen conversation for parents and coaches.

Jerry first learned about extraordinary performance and excellence as a nationally ranked competitive athlete sponsored by Nike, running world class times from 5,000 meters to the

marathon, setting an American record in the half-marathon, winning a National Championship and many other races against athletes half his age. He took what he learned about himself and

life from his competitive days and parlayed it into a dynamic successful career helping athletes and coaches in all sports to use his performance and leadership strategies to up their game

and discover the best version of themselves. To give a clearer sense about his professional life as an author, leader, coach and mentor, Jerry combines Eastern thought, Native American tradition, and western psychology to help create mental strength, spiritual dexterity, inspiration and empowerment not only for competitive events but for self-awareness, confidence and how to be the best version of yourself each day. Dr. Lynch has been recognized as one of the top five in his profession nationwide. He has worked with teams, coaches and athletes in the NBA, Pro Lacrosse, Major League Soccer, with men's and women's basketball, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, golf and other sports at the universities of North Carolina, Duke, Maryland, California, Syracuse, Stanford, Harvard and

Middlebury. In the past 30 years alone, he has help guide 115 championship teams, 55 Final Fours resulting in 39 National Championships at the collegiate and professional levels.

Jerry is a dynamic, entertaining, inspirational, provocative, and humorous teacher and speaker with topics on leadership, coaching, team culture building, winning the relationship game, and

core value development. Some of his presentations include Keynote Talks at the New Zealand National Academy of Sport, Der Deutsche Schmerztog in Germany, the U.S.National Field Hockey Coaches convention, the Ironman Sports Medicine Conference in Hawaii, the USA Lacrosse National Convention and the NIKE/China Leadership Summit in Lanai, Hawaii.

Dr. Lynch has had extensive media interview coverage with CBS, NBC, and PBS national television, the New York Times, Oprah Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Baltimore Sun, Outside

Magazine and over 400 national radio broadcasts, podcasts and webinars. He co-hosts the Way of Champions podcast, one of the top-rated podcasts in the world for coaches.

The author of 15 books in over 10 languages, Dr. Lynch is the founder and director of WAY OF CHAMPIONS, a human potential and performance consulting group helping others master the deep inner game for sports, business and life.

How to contact Jerry Lynch:

Way of Champions website

[email protected]

How to contact Dr. Bob Hamilton:

Dr. Bob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ

Dr. Bob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/

Dr. Bob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.hamilton