The Wellcast

Whether you're trying to cut meat from your diet or simply trying to get more protein, there are plenty of meatless options – vegans and vegetarians do it every day!

Our guest is Dr. Nancy Van Sloun, an integrative medicine physician at Penny George™ Institute for Health and Healing – WestHealth, and will give us rundown of protein 101.

There is plenty of information out there about what and what not to eat while you're pregnant, but much less about healthy eating post-partum.

It will take time to recover from labor and birth. This period of time is called "postpartum" and means "after birth."

The postpartum period is a special time of adapting to parenthood as well as physical recovery. It takes months, not weeks.

Today we talk with Dr. Melanie Christofferson, an obstetrician and gynecologist with Allina Health Cambridge Clinic, who will guide you through making the right choices after baby.

Autism, a developmental disorder, is one of an umbrella of conditions impact the senses.

Children on the autism spectrum often have challenges with social skills, language and communication, imitation, play skills, daily living habits, and motor skills.

Autism shows up as differences in how your child processes information.

Most of us have one or two sensory challenges we deal with.

For example, maybe I don’t like to wear socks. Or, I can’t study if it’s too noisy.

For kids with autism, the number of sensory challenges increases to the point that they withdraw or melt down.

LeeAnn Mateffy is here to discuss Autism and the ways you can help your child deal with it.

Our bones are at their strongest at age 30, and slowly lose density as we age: this is a natural part of getting older; however, if there was something you could do to prevent a disease, wouldn't you?

This is where a discussion about defending ourselves against osteoporosis starts – the earlier the better.

80 percent of people with osteoporosis are women, so there are certain factors we can't control.

Conversations about healthy, strong bones usually involve milk, but what if you're not a milk-drinker or lactose intolerant?

Certified nurse practitioner Jaclyn Guetzko of Allina Health gives us options.

Meningitis can be a very serious disease.

Outbreaks of bacterial meningitis at colleges grab the headlines because otherwise-healthy young adults can quickly become ill and even die from this contagious illness.

Listen to Catherine Martin, CNP, to learn who is most at risk and how to prevent contracting meningitis.

We may find our activity levels decrease during the months between the holidays and spring, when most of us want to snuggle indoors with a blanket and good book.

Then with the arrival of spring we find ourselves with a few extra and unwanted pounds.

How do we avoid succumbing to the winter “snuggle months”?

Marc Arndt, exercise physiologist with Penny George Institute for Health and Healing is here to suggest people think differently about fitness during winter and take small steps to incorporate exercise into our daily routines.

We all remember our first crush.

Intense emotions that often turned complicated, awkward and embarrassing.

Even though today’s teens live in a tech-savvy world that is much different than past generations, many things remain the same.

The biggest question many parents ask is, “How do I know when my teen is ready for all this?”

Today, teen psychologist, Lisa Herman will provide tips for parents about teen dating.

For many woman, Endometriosis is a disease surrounded by taboos, myths, delayed diagnosis, a wide variety of symptoms and a lack of awareness.

In fact, it could be part of the reason why endometriosis, a condition affecting about one in 10 American women, goes largely undiagnosed.

Today Eydie Edberg, certified obstetrics and gynecology nurse practitioner is here to discuss the myths and facts of this chronic condition.

The good news is, today lots of people are surviving cancer.

But the treatment can leave a person weak and deconditioned.

In this segment, Dr. Liat Goldman, will discuss the importance of fitness before, during and after cancer treatment.

The holiday season or special days throughout the year can be a very difficult time for people who have experienced the death of someone dear to them.

It is often a time when the experience and feelings of loss can be heightened.

Today we have with us Nancy Anderson, grief counselor, Allina Health Hospice, to share some tips on coping with grief during the holiday season.