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Episode #52.

About the Guest:

Penny Foskaris is the CEO & Founder of Forskaris Wellness, a weight loss services company that provides clients with the best possible solutions to achieve their health and wellness goals quickly. Using Penny’s proprietary methodology combined with cutting-edge technology, Penny creates individualized plans for each and every person helping them feel their very best.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How red light therapy helps in head-to-toe skin-tightening and fat-melting
• How red light therapy needs nutrition to function and maintain proper weight
• Benefits of this weight-loss therapy
• How restrictive diets don’t help the body recover and repair

Memorable Quotes

• You can all figure out a way to lose weight in the short run, but can you keep it off? That's the key. - Paul Roberts
• You’re teaching people to change their perception of why weight loss works. It's not just eating less. It's eating right. It's eating the right amount. Maybe even eating more than you're eating. And feeling better. - Paul Roberts
• How much muscle is on the body determines how many calories you need. - Penny Foskaris
• As we get older, we're losing muscle mass. - Penny Foskaris

Connect with Penny Foskaris:

• Website
• LinkedIn
• Facebook
• Instagram

About the Host:

Dung Trinh, MD is the Chief Medical Officer of Healthy Brain Clinic, a medical missionary with TongueOut Medical Missions, and holds leadership positions with multiple healthcare organizations in Orange County. He is a keynote speaker, best-selling author, and Host of “Health Talks with Dr. Trinh” which can be heard weekly on OC Talk Radio. 

Connect with Dr. Trinh:

• HealthTalks OC Website
• Tongue Out
• Facebook Page
• Facebook (Personal Account)
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• YouTube

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Episode #51.

Want to Know More About Alzheimer’s:

• Brain Info Live
• Healthy Brain Clinic
• Irvine Clinical Research

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In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Potential breakthroughs in the field of Alzheimer’s research
• Possibility of removing Alzheimer’s plaque that creates a barrier to communication in the brain
• Slowind down the debilitating process of memory loss
• FDA approvals for new drugs that boost brain health
• Continuing studies and clinical trials improve the research for possible developments

About the Host:

Dung Trinh, MD is the Chief Medical Officer of Irvine Clinical Research, a medical missionary with TongueOut Medical Missions, and holds leadership positions with multiple healthcare organizations in Orange County. He is a keynote speaker, best-selling author, and Host of “Health Talks with Dr. Trinh” which can be heard weekly on OC Talk Radio. 

Connect with Dr. Trinh:

• HealthTalks OC Website
• Tongue Out
• Facebook Page
• Facebook (Personal Account)
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• YouTube

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Episode #50.

About the Guest:

This episode highlights the innovations and vision of the trailblazers in the healthcare industry. Dr. Trinh and Helene Blanchette, Co-Founders of MDDAO, share amazing insights from the ENP 11th Annual Healthcare Next Practices- Metaverse Innovation held at the UCI Beall Applied Innovation, including Meta health, precision medicine, impactful changes in the concept of healthcare delivery and social trends that can be expected in the next three years.

Memorable Quotes

• When you do something for the first time, it's always hard for people to get their heads around it and also understand it. Using a democratic way of doing things, such as crowdsourcing, could actually lead to something. - Dr. Dung Trinh
• Healthcare is a collaborative effort between a patient and a provider. Unless there's buy-in on both sides of the treatment plan, that treatment won’t go forward. - Dr. Dung Trinh
• Let’s aim for equity and level the playing field. You get access if you're in rural America. You get access even if you're not in the high-income districts where there are lots of high-performing doctors. - Paul Roberts
• Doctors should be using technology, but now technology owns doctors. They’re typing on a screen and only half listening while talking to their patient who may be struggling emotionally. - Helene Blanchette
• One of the discussions was on how seniors might have a challenge with technology. And then the other conversation was about engaging young adults to be more conscious of their health - and is the Metaverse solution to do that? - Helene Blanchette

About the Host:

Dung Trinh, MD is the Chief Medical Officer of Irvine Clinical Research, a medical missionary with TongueOut Medical Missions, and holds leadership positions with multiple healthcare organizations in Orange County. He is a keynote speaker, best-selling author, and Host of “Health Talks with Dr. Trinh” which can be heard weekly on OC Talk Radio. 

Connect with Dr. Trinh:

• HealthTalks OC Website
• Tongue Out
• Facebook Page
• Facebook (Personal Account)
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• YouTube

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Episode #49.

About the Guest:

UnchainedTV profiles vegan activists and celebrities and reports on animal rights news, issues, organizations, campaigns, protests, vigils, conferences, galas, VegFests, and restaurants, bringing the world crucial information ignored by advertiser-based mainstream media. Jane Velez-Mitchell is a nationally known TV journalist and best-selling author. Winner of four Genesis awards/commendations from the Humane Society of the United States, Jane Velez-Mitchell, Founder and Managing Editor, covers crimes against animals and the environment and is widely known for speaking up for the voiceless.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How a non-profit media outlet brings news
• How UnchainedTV does fact-checking to bring information often ignored by mainstream media
• How today’s medicine is reactive but should really be proactive
• Embracing a plant-based diet and lifestyle
• Bringing animal welfare into the spotlight

Memorable Quotes

• We kill more animals in one day than all the human beings who have lived in the history of the world. There is something wrong with that. - Jane Velez-Mitchell
• What's wrong with our society, particularly our healthcare system, is that it's all designed to wait for you to get sick and then treat you and medicate you for those illnesses. True doctors get precious little education in nutrition. - Jane Velez-Mitchell
• Medicine today is reactive and not proactive. You're paid for a sick patient. You're not paid for somebody who's well. And so the system is kind of jigged in a way where it's wrong. - Dung Trinh
• We should be in the front end with nutrition, prevention, and lifestyle recommendations as opposed to in the back end prescribing meds. - Dung Trinh
•  There are 20 million people on the verge of starvation in Africa. The starvation crisis is out of control. But we are taking most of our food, or at least a good percentage, and feeding it to 80 billion animals - the most inefficient food system. So I get infuriated when people who are dealing with world hunger or local hunger give out meat to people. - Jane Velez-Mitchell

About the Host:

Dung Trinh, MD is the Chief Medical Officer of Irvine Clinical Research, a medical missionary with TongueOut Medical Missions, and holds leadership positions with multiple healthcare organizations in Orange County. He is a keynote speaker, best-selling author, and Host of “Health Talks with Dr. Trinh” which can be heard weekly on OC Talk Radio. 

Connect with Dr. Trinh:

• HealthTalks OC Website
• Tongue Out
• Facebook Page
• Facebook (Personal Account)
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• YouTube

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Episode #48.

About the Guest:

Jonathan Cole is the Founder of LLC CryptoTM, a cryptocurrency firm that aims to educate people about Web 3.0, DeFi, Crypto, and provide investment help. In this Yahoo Finance article, Jonathan shares how his company is helpful for people who want to understand how they can maximize their saving efficacy on their crypto investments and how to set up an LLC for crypto-related assets.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The purpose of bitcoin mining
• Using Ethereum as a real currency and being the native token for gas fees or usage
• Decentralized finance apps built on different cryptocurrency
• How to formulate your own ideas and take profit at the time that you think is comfortable and not what other people say based on your financial needs

About the Host:

Dung Trinh, MD is the Chief Medical Officer of Irvine Clinical Research, a medical missionary with TongueOut Medical Missions, and holds leadership positions with multiple healthcare organizations in Orange County. He is a keynote speaker, best-selling author, and Host of “Health Talks with Dr. Trinh” which can be heard weekly on OC Talk Radio. 

Connect with Dr. Trinh:

• HealthTalks OC Website
• Tongue Out
• Facebook Page
• Facebook (Personal Account)
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• YouTube

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This podcast is created by Ai for educational and entertainment purposes only and does not constitute professional medical or health advice. Please talk to your healthcare team for medical advice. 

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Episode #47.

About the Guest:

Jose Juarez is a Medicare Specialist for the MemorialCare Medical Group, a physician organization established to advance comprehensive, effective, and efficient care delivery for patients. MemorialCare Medical Group includes more than 95 physicians in the areas of internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, geriatric medicine, pulmonology, gastroenterology, neurology, physiatry, sleep medicine and acupuncture.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Medicare plans that best suit you
• Applying for Parts A & B to maximize your premiums
• How to make sure you have the right plan

Memorable Quotes

• Medicare supplement plans are great for seniors that are super healthy but still want the flexibility to see other doctors and specialists just in case down the road, God forbid, they get sick. - Jose Juarez
• The word HMO in the past used to be like a “dirty word”, right? But really the value of the system is manage care. The word “manage”. And what that means is if you have only straight Medicare, you are on your own to manage your own care. - Dung Trinh
• I'm here to educate members. Once you sign up and you don't know how to get these additional benefits, give me a call. I'll be more than happy to sit down with you, show you how you can sign up, create an email address, and get all these additional benefits that a lot of people miss out on. - Jose Juarez

About the Host:

Dung Trinh, MD is the Chief Medical Officer of Irvine Clinical Research, a medical missionary with TongueOut Medical Missions, and holds leadership positions with multiple healthcare organizations in Orange County. He is a keynote speaker, best-selling author, and Host of “Health Talks with Dr. Trinh” which can be heard weekly on OC Talk Radio. 

Connect with Dr. Trinh:

• HealthTalks OC Website
• Tongue Out
• Facebook Page
• Facebook (Personal Account)
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• YouTube

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Episode #46.

About the Guest:

Dr. Craig Stark's research investigates the neural bases of human long-term memory. He uses functional neuroimaging (fMRI), experimental psychology, neuropsychological studies of amnesic patients, and studies of aging and dementia to investigate how the neural systems supporting these various types of memory operate and interact. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding the human hippocampus and other components of the medial temporal lobe.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How human memory works 
• How the hippocampus and Amygdala affect memory
• Techniques to improve your memory 
• How games can improve memory

Memorable Quotes:

• Memory is stored in the strengths of the connections between neurons. Our brain has, somewhere between ten and a hundred billion neurons, and they all make connections to a bunch of other neurons. And memory is stored as the strength of the connections between them. - Craig Stark
• You are never too old. Your brain is changeable, plastic, and malleable. You can rewire it at any stage in life. These kinds of things are out there, and learning and memory are the ways to rewire your brain. - Craig Stark
• In dementia, the hippocampus and its adjacent structures are ground zero. They get taken out. Dory from Finding Nemo is a great example of an amnesic patient. She can't remember what happened if she gets distracted. These amnesic patients could be telling you a story and the end of the story would remind them of the beginning of the story, and they could even just loop and tell it again. - Craig Stark

About the Host:

Dung Trinh, MD is the Chief Medical Officer of Irvine Clinical Research, a medical missionary with TongueOut Medical Missions, and holds leadership positions with multiple healthcare organizations in Orange County. He is a keynote speaker, best-selling author, and Host of “Health Talks with Dr. Trinh” which can be heard weekly on OC Talk Radio. 

Connect with Dr. Trinh:

• HealthTalks OC Website
• Tongue Out
• Facebook Page
• Facebook (Personal Account)
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• YouTube

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Episode #45.

About the Guests:

Gisella Marie Vasquez is the CEO of Advanced Variables Inc. She’s a passionate leader and ambassador of change in Business, Finance, HealthCare & Technology - expanding leadership and helping business owners, entrepreneurs and medical professionals redefine wealth and better their health. 

Nauman Jaffar is the founder of MarkiTech, Veyetals, YourDoctors.Online and a number of innovative niche solutions in health and wellness utilizing powerful new technologies like AI, Machine Learning, IoT, among many others.

Wentian Liu is an experienced software developer working for Event Capturing System Inc. and also an advisor of Axia Telecom.

Connect with the Guests:

Gisella Marie Vasquez

• LinkedIn

Nauman Jaffar

• LinkedIn

Wentian Liu 

• LinkedIn

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How you can be healthy not only physically but financially as well
• How Big brother and big data work on collecting consumer information
• An upcoming Telecom that helps us and incentivizes us on being healthy without intruding on our privacy
• New applications and devices to track your health without seeing a doctor

Memorable Quotes:

• Health is your wealth- Gisella Marie Vasquez 
• You can only change the things you can measure. Gisella Marie Vasquez
• Happiness is not only about wealth but also doing something not only for yourself but for others as well. - Nauman Jaffar 
• Health is not something that you do before you feel sick, it's something you have to do every single day. It's an ongoing process. - Wentian Liu

Resources Mentioned: 

• Axia Tel
• AWIfit
• Veyetals

About the Host:

Dung Trinh, MD is the Chief Medical Officer of Irvine Clinical Research, a medical missionary with TongueOut Medical Missions, and holds leadership positions with multiple health care organizations in Orange County. He is a keynote speaker, best-selling author, and Host of “Health Talks with Dr. Trinh” which can be heard weekly on OC Talk Radio. 

Connect with Dr. Trinh:

• HealthTalks OC Website
• Tongue Out
• Facebook Page
• Facebook (Personal Account)
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• YouTube

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This podcast is created by Ai for educational and entertainment purposes only and does not constitute professional medical or health advice. Please talk to your healthcare team for medical advice. 

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In today’s digital age, the metaverse and cryptocurrencies gained massive popularity, building a  cryptocurrency stock market, and immensely impacting (or dare we say disrupting) the world of economics and finance.

An exciting breakthrough to this is cryptocurrencies’ growing influence on the medical and healthcare scene.

Medical Decentralized Autonomous Organization or MDDAO is a community-owned platform on the Ethereum blockchain where the medical and consumer community will be able to gather and crowdsource the information and solutions to various medical and health care issues.

Listen to this episode where Dr. Stephen Tang and Helene Blanchette, Co-Founders of MDDAO, talk about the launch of their MedVToken which is a token that aims to bridge the gap in healthcare and make it equally available to everyone across the globe. 

Memorable Quotes:

• It's a lot easier to change a behavior before it starts than to change a behavior that's set in. - Dr. Stephen Tang
• Our goal is to change the paradigm so that there's more preventative and universal care, and really put the patient at the center of the whole medical aspect. So our goal is to provide care that is more universal. - Dr. Stephen Tang
• We wanna make sure that we hear the voice of those that are living in underprivileged areas as well because they're often the ones that are the most affected by the problems that we have in healthcare. - Helene Blanchette

Resources Mentioned: 

• MDDAO

About the Guests:

Helen Blanchette is President of PCC- Professional Coach & Advisor and a Co-Founder of MDDAO and MyMedV. During a nine-year journey in Asia, as a member of the senior leadership team of Fuji Xerox, have led the digital marketing transformation (14 countries), structure, and implementation of a regional digital marketing center, including technology acquisition, process change, and team formation. Guide/coach for women ascending in leadership in corporations or for business strategies & Consumer safety advocate and education as the president of the Physicians C. Council.   

Dr. Stephen Tang, MD is board certified in pediatrics and is a member of the CHOC Primary Care Network which treats kids and teens in Rancho Santa Margarita. He is also a Co-Founder of MDDAO and MyMedV

About the Host:

Dung Trinh, MD is the Chief Medical Officer of Irvine Clinical Research, a medical missionary with TongueOut Medical Missions, and holds leadership positions with multiple health care organizations in Orange County. He is a keynote speaker, best-selling author, and Host of “Health Talks with Dr. Trinh” which can be heard weekly on OC Talk Radio. 

Connect with Dr. Trinh:

• HealthTalks OC Website
• Tongue Out
• Facebook Page
• Facebook (Personal Account)
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• YouTube

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Connect with The Guests:

Helene Blanchette

• LinkedIn

Stephen Tang

• LinkedIn

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Researchers found that global life expectancy is now longer in 2022 than in the 2000s by about six to seven years. And generally, this is perceived as a good thing, right? Surprisingly and unfortunately it’s not all good and we're here to tell you why.

We all know that as we grow older our body and mind weaken. This poses the problem that because we are now living longer, our body is now more prone to medical impairments that are usually seen in the later stages of life, like diabetes, cancer, and most of all Alzheimer's and dementia.

Alzheimer’s is a cognitive disorder that is now the seventh leading cause of death according to WHO and the alarming issue here is the misconception that it is an age-related disease and the lack of tests that can be administered to possibly identify symptoms or early stages of the disease. 

In this episode, we are joined by Thomas O’Neill, CEO of Cognivue, a company that developed the first FDA-cleared technology for cognitive function, as he shares how cognitive health can elevate overall healthcare and increase our awareness so we can be better prepared for healthy aging.

To learn more about Cognivue, stay tuned to today’s episode!

Memorable Quotes:

• I can tell you that 90% of the time hearing aids are driven by wives dragging their husbands into the office, saying he's not listening. He can't hear right. And that happens all the time. So we need to screen, we need to look. If we don't look, we can't fix it. - Dr. Trinh
• It takes me 20 seconds to tell somebody to go exercise and watch their diet and it means nothing. They walk up the door and they see me in another six months. Yep, nothing changes right there. There's no incentive. Knowledge is not enough. You need to actually have the data about what's going on with you. - Dr. Trinh
• This is a movement that is not only a healthcare issue but a society issue. And if we don't all start leading from the front, we're gonna have a much bigger issue going down the road. - Thomas O’Neill

Resources Mentioned: 

• Cognivue

About the Guests:

Thomas O’ Neill is the President and CEO of Cognivue. He has more than 25 years of experience leading commercial operations and a proven track record in growing revenue while driving operational excellence and improving customer satisfaction. Prior to joining Cognivue, Mr. O’Neill served as President, of North American Commercial Operations for Qiagen, a global leader in molecular diagnostics and life sciences where he helped set the stage for long-term sustainable growth.

About the Host:

Dung Trinh, MD is the Chief Medical Officer of Irvine Clinical Research, a medical missionary with TongueOut Medical Missions, and holds leadership positions with multiple health care organizations in Orange County. He is a keynote speaker, best-selling author, and Host of “Health Talks with Dr. Trinh” which can be heard weekly on OC Talk Radio. 

Connect with Dr. Trinh:

• HealthTalks OC Website
• Tongue Out
• Facebook Page
• Facebook (Personal Account)
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• YouTube

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This podcast is created by Ai for educational and entertainment purposes only and does not constitute professional medical or health advice. Please talk to your healthcare team for medical advice. 

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