We replay some of the big stories in health this week from a cheese you may have had at your Thanksgiving gathering, music helping patients in the operating room and much more with this week’s ‘Weekly Dose’! Then we chatted with Meagan Thomas-Betz, Lifespark Hospice Administrator who shared more on what hospice is, how to have the difficult conversations for your loved ones, if and how hospice is covered with insurance and financing, a special event coming up 'Death and Donuts' and much more!

We begin this Sunday before Thanksgiving with some of the top stories in this past week in health with our Weekly Dose! Then we dive right into a conversation that may help you this week as we chatted with Keri Anderson, Fitness Coach at LIFETIME and she talked about some of the key tips to working out in the cold, even the importance of using weighted vests and some major eating and consumption tips for this week as many gather around the table to eat this week for Thanksgiving!

We begin the show with a few big stories from this week from recalls in a baby formula due to botulism and also a couple stories we discuss involving some scientific advancements in the health world! Then Susie chats with the CEO of EOSIS Recovery Dr. Lewis Ziedner about recovery, addiction and the ongoing battle with those struggling during this time of the year with Thanksgiving and soon after Christmas!

We begin the show this morning discussing some of the key health news headlines from this past week, Susie replays an interview she did regarding menopause and we invite on Kailen Rosenberg, 'The Love Architect' who is a specialist on love and is a social media influencer helping many find love and understanding the importance of love when it comes to your health and well being!

With Daylight Saving Time ending, we look into the impact of sleep deprivation on health and the negative effects it can have on the rest of the body. We share tips on how to keep your routine and ways to help maintain a healthy sleep schedule. Dr. Andrew Stiehm is board-certified in pulmonary and sleep medicine and shares his knowledge.

Susie is back and we dive into some of the big health stories from this week as well as replay some of their key interviews conducted this week on WCCO and CBS with the top health topics currently! Then we switch gears and chat with Kellie Kvern with This Old Horse, a volunteer-based, non-profit that partners with breast cancer patients and survivors where they can experience connection, community and healing with recovering and retired horses including an event coming up in New Richmond, WI.

We debut a new piece to the Sunday Health Show with the “Weekly Dose” sharing a few of the bigger stories of the week in health and then jump right into it with Dr. David Hilden with Hennepin Healthcare! It is flu season so we discuss more about when to get your vaccines whether it is influenza or even RSV - we also tackle some diabetes questions, constipation, having heart work done, phantom nerves and much more with Dr. Hilden!

Lung health and lung cancer is the main focal point of today’s show! We invited on Abby Begnaud, MD who specializes in pulmonary and lung health and Teri Cannon Executive Director for A Breath of Hope - they join Susie for a full hour to discuss lung health, lung cancer prevention, and answer many questions from listeners regarding lung health, breathing, and ways in which we can try to prevent lung cancer. Teri previews the annual gala in honor of Lung Cancer Awareness Month.

This week we dive into an ongoing struggle against childhood obesity and pediatric health so we chat with the co-Director at the Center for Pediatric Obesity Medicine Aaron Kelly, Ph. D. on a variety of aspects of this problem with today’s youth. What does the science show, how did the trend in obesity happen, what can parents do to delicately improve their child’s health and much more!

This week we are navigating a new format for the health show as we replay an interview from this past week with Adam and Jordana with Ellie Wilson of the Autism Society of Minnesota. Then we pivot to discussing back pain and some of the remedies and ways to rehabilitate from back pain with Dr. Stefano Sinicropi with Allina Health.