Your Health Solution Radio

David Vassilaros is Director of Health Care Reform & Regulatory Affairs at Capital Blue Cross where he leads a cross-functional team of experts in compliance, outreach, and strategy efforts related to the new health care reform law. 

Vassilaros also works as the company’s liaison to the Pennsylvania Insurance Department for a wide range of regulatory and policy issues, and serves on the Employee Benefits Committee of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Vassilaros left private law practice to join the health insurance industry in 2008 as part of the Business Strategy Unit, and has since been involved with key clinical and sales initiatives. 

After earning a Bachelor’s degree in Economics (magna cum laude) from Muhlenberg College, Vassilaros attended the University of Connecticut School of Law. He is currently licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and resides in Mechanicsburg, Pa., with his wife and four sons, where he coaches soccer and volunteers with the Boy Scouts.  

Dr. Jospeh Carchedi, a board certified physician who holds medical degrees both in the United States and Europe, began his career as a physician in Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine. He later added Sports Medicine by providing medical support for the professional cycling team of Lance Armstrong in the mid-1990s. Dr. Carchedi resolved to provide that level of specialized care to non-athletes.

Dr. Carchedi provides Integrative Complementary medicine exclusively with a concentration in detoxification and nutrition. He tailors individualized programs for all of his patients, combining aspects of traditional and functional medicine to maximize their performance and health, given their demanding lifestyles. He addresses and treats issues with immunity, disease prevention, and energy problems such as fatigue, hormonal imbalance, women's health, cancer issues and weight management. These topics and many more are resolved at Blue Bell Wellness Institute.

Ann McCloud Sneath is a certified nurse practitioner who practices all aspects of women’s healthcare, including gynecology. Ann is a former nurse midwife with 32 years of caring for women’s issues. A woman practitioner who listens, guides and encourages women through diagnosis and health guidelines for the individual, guiding woman to reach their GOALS in weight, energy and wellness.

Ann specializes in holistic health using nutrition, blood work, saliva tests, bio identical hormones, exercise plans, herbs, herbal remedies and natural supplements for wellness.

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Cheryl Myers is an integrative health nurse, author, expert on natural medicine and is a nationally-recognized speaker who has been interviewed by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Prevention Magazine.

Her many articles have been published in such diverse journals as Aesthetic Surgery Journal and Nutrition in Complementary Care, and her research on botanicals has been presented at the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the North American Menopause Society. Ms. Myers is the head of Scientific Affairs and Education for EuroPharma, Inc.

Dr. Robert J. Bulgarelli, DO, Director of Integrative Cardiovascular Medicine, Main Line Health System, will be discussing a diabetic action plan that is easy to follow to combat diabetes. He will talk about what causes diabetes, some important medication interactions, lifestyle and diet changes you can make, and supplements that you can take.

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Our special guest Greg Auerbach shares his experience riding his bike across country to raise awareness of Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes. Bike for Diabetes

A lifelong cancer prevention advocate and childhood tumor survivor, Dr. Ding founded and directs the Campaign for Cancer Prevention, with 6.2 million members, and is Director of Epidemiology with MicroClinic International, and a Soros Fellow. He is the lead researcher of a Journal of Nutrition meta-analysis on cocoa’s multiple benefits for cardiovascular and metabolic health that incorporated 24 papers with 1,106 participants.

Dr. Ding's studies show that cocoa raises “good” HDL cholesterol, lowers “bad” LDL cholesterol, improves blood flow, insulin resistance, and cognitive function.

Dr. Ding has been highlighted and priority published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and featured in the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Newsweek, The New York Times, and USA Today.

Known as " The Rogue Nutritionist", Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., CNS, is a nationally known expert on weight loss, nutrition and health and is a board-certified nutritionist with a master’s degree in psychology. He’ll be sharing some extraordinary information with you about The Great Cholesterol Myth, Heart Disease and other tips that you don’t want to miss as well as discussing his revolutionary new book "The Great Cholesterol Myth: Why Lowering Your Cholesterol Won't Prevent Heart Disease—and the Statin-Free Plan That Will". Bowden is the author of 13 books on health, healing, food, and longevity including the best-sellers, “The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth”.

A frequent guest on television and radio, he has appeared on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBC, and CBS and has contributed to articles for dozens of publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and many more.

Karen Marr is board certified in oncology nutrition and provides personalized nutrition consultations and recommendations to patients at The Cancer Treatment Centers of America. She helps patients maintain a healthy weight during treatment by providing dietary guidance through menu planning, tips on controlling treatment side effects such as nausea and vomiting, and overall diet education. When necessary, Marr also provides alternative nutrition therapy through means of enteral and parenteral support.

“My overall goal for patients is to help them maintain a positive quality of life as they undergo cancer treatment,” says Marr.

Your Health Solution founder Chris Conway Answers Your Questions.

Chris has been in the Health and Wellness field for over 20 years and has helped hundreds of thousands of people by providing them with insight and evidence-based information to achieve better health outcomes.  To complete this vision, Chris has brought together some of the world’s top integrative medical doctors to create Your Health Solution.

Each year, an estimated 1.5 million children - one out of every six - are diagnosed with autism, asperger's syndrome, ADHD, dyslexia, and obsessive compulsive disorder. Dr. Robert Melillo, co-founder of the Brain Balance Achievement Centers, brings a fundamentally new understanding to the cause of these conditions with his revolutionary Brain Balance Program™. The program has achieved real, fully documented results that have dramatically improved the quality of life for children and their families.