Late Night Health

Wakunaga of America is celebrating 50 years and Mark Alyn sits down with Michael Modjeski Chief Commercial Officer at Wakunaga Of America to talk about the history and celebration at Expo West. How you can be part of the celebration (even if you didn’t attend the event)? To show thanks to its customers and fans, Wakunaga is having a 50th Anniversary Sweepstakes giveaway! Every month you can enter to win a One Year’s Supply* of your favorite Wakunaga product. No purchase necessary. Wakunaga will select a winner by random drawing each month and notify you by email. Please enter only one household per month at this link:https://kyolic.com/promotion/woa50th-sweepstakes/

Brian Terry of Nordic Naturals shares his backstory on how he went from HBCU to the natural products industry. Karen Howard, CEO and executive director of Organic & Natural Health Association shares the importance the Williams-Franklin Foundation Organic & Natural Health Scholarship Fund and why the industry should get involved. The Williams-Franklin Foundation is a 501(c)3 incorporated nonprofit that provides academic scholarships, business/career networking, and mentoring opportunities to HBCU students with extreme financial need. To donate a tax-deductible gift directly to the Organic & Natural Health Scholarship Fund, please visit: https://www.wmsfranklinfoundation.org/donate/ and select “Organic & Natural Health Fund” in the drop box when donating.

Amy Summers became an entrepreneur in her mid-20s, launching her first company, Pitch Publicity, in February 2003, during a rapidly changing climate for communication and media relations. Her campaigns have resulted in billions of media impressions worldwide and she’s credited as the first to strategize live media interviews at both the deepest and highest points of the planet (scientific laboratory Aquarius, 63 feet beneath the sea; Mount Everest summit, 21,000 feet above sea level). With more than 20 years experience in developing communication strategies for influential experts and corporations, she launched, “The Pitch with Amy Summers,” on Amazon’s Alexa in 2018, which became one of the most highly ranked communications flash briefings, leading to the launch of her second company, INICIVOX®, in February 2020, designed to help individuals improve a wide-range of soft skills centered on the complexity of communications. Summers earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Public Relations with a minor in Healt

L.A. Care, the nation’s largest publicly operated health plan, was recently fined $55 million for alleged operational failures that resulted in “harm to members.” The fine is reportedly the largest in state history. How can “payers” or insurance companies avoid similar backlogs resulting in catastrophic operational failures? Can Technology solutions that pre-authorize patient care by validating prescribed treatments with evidence-based medicine really help?How can preauthorization save time for patients, doctors and even health insurance companies? Nanthealth VP of Business Insights, Christina Perkins joins Mark Alyn for a look at how Nanthealth works with insurance companies.

Black men have the lowest life expectancy of any major demographic group in the United States, as CDC figures affirm. Based on Census Bureau projections, the life expectancy for a Black American male born in 2020 is 74 years, nearly five years less than the life expectancy for a white newborn male. The death rate for Black Americans of all genders is generally higher than whites for heart diseases, stroke, cancer, asthma, influenza and pneumonia, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and homicide. Clearly, there is a national health crisis among Black Americans. But is genetics the underlying culprit? Dr. Mathews visits with Mark Alyn.

“Story Merchant” Ken Atchity, head of Story Merchant Books and Atchity Productions, has more than 40 years of experience in the publishing world, and over 20 years in entertainment. “At the prompting of a marketing friend, I was advised to title this book, My Intensely Madcap, Lebanese/Cajun, Jesuit-Schizoid, Terminally Narcissistic, Food-Focused, East Coast/West Coast, Georgetown/Yale, Career-Changing, Cross-Dressing, Runaway Catholic Italophile, Paradoxically Dramatic, Linguistically Neurotic, Hollywood Academic, ADD-Overcompensating, Niche-Abhorring, Jocoserious Obit. But when my designer pointed out that title wouldn’t fit on the spine, much less on any public display list, I changed my mind. Again! The story of my life. Which this is at least the first volume of. I hope it makes you laugh, spares you some of my grief, and leads you to insist on telling your story to anyone who will listen,” shares prolific story merchant Ken Atchity with Late Night Health’s Mark Alyn about his MY OBIT: Daddy Holding Me,

This week’s episode of Going Beyond Testing discusses Mycotoxins and More. Mark Alyn, an award-winning journalist, and executive producer of “Late Night Health Radio” takes an inside look with NJ Labs CEO Sandra Lee at how protocols for mycotoxin testing are so important and required by the FDA.

If you are a manufacturer or a product developer, then you will want to view this week’s episode of Going Beyond Testing about Testing Methodologies. Mark Alyn, an award-winning journalist, and executive producer of “Late Night Health Radio” takes an inside look with NJ Labs CEO Sandra Lee at how to find the “sweet spot” in components within your product samples to achieve more consistent, accurate testing results.

The demand for CBD and Cannabis products is growing, especially as our population ages but can you be sure that you are getting what is listed on these product’s labels? In this episode of Going Beyond Testing, Mark Alyn, an award-winning journalist, and executive producer of “Late Night Health Radio” takes an inside look with NJ Labs CEO Sandra Lee at the challenges of CBD and Cannabis testing. What is discovered is that we still have a situation of “Buyer Beware” due to conflicting regulations and lack of recognized and validated testing methods.

Arsenic, cadium, mercury, lead, oh my! In this episode of Going Beyond Testing, Mark Alyn, an award-winning journalist and executive producer of “Late Night Health Radio” takes an inside look with NJ Labs CEO Sandra Lee at an important topic: Heavy Metals Testing. Let’s face it. Heavy metals are just about in all products everywhere. Lee explains the intricacies of testing products for heavy metals and lets viewers in on the fact that the FDA prefers testing for heavy metals using ICPMS.

If it Tuesday, then it’s time for another episode of Going Beyond Testing on Testing Tuesdays. In this episode, Mark Alyn, an award-winning journalist and executive producer of “Late Night Health Radio” takes an inside look with our CEO Sandra Lee at Testing for Potency. Plus, Sandra Lee explains the quality checks that go into the testing processes that analyze product potency. You can find this week’s episode – and in case you missed it last week’s episode here:

The creators of The Power to B bracelets got their big break at the recent Academy Awards after celebrities enthusiastically embraced the inspirational designs at a pre-Oscar event. Based on the popularity of the jewelry collection, The Power to B will now be permanently featured at the exclusive GBK Brand Bar boutique in West Hollywood. Additionally, the sisters who launched the empowering jewelry line after their personal struggles with fertility are donating 20% of sales during April National Infertility Month to the Hope for Fertility Foundation. They talk about the challenges of infertility with Mark Alyn.

Stephen Sinatra, MD, cardiologist and best-selling author of, “Heartbreak and Heart Disease,” says certain unsuspecting bad habits could weigh more heavily on the heart than you realize. Of course, there are many well-known bad habits for the heart such as drinking too much alcohol, not exercising, smoking and eating unhealthy foods, but there are some other lesser-known bad habits that can negatively affect heart health as well. Dr. Sinatra returns to Late Night Health.

Deanna Shoss is a wife, mother, interculturalist, author, anthropologist,satirist, marketer, and fitness instructor based in Chicago.From being fired to surviving breast cancer and back surgery— Deannaknows how to get back up after life’s knocks (all with a sense of humor).From getting a dinosaur through security at O'Hare International Airportto supervising the McDonald's PR account, to leading the League ofChicago Theaters and heading marketing for Jewish Child & FamilyServices, Deanna likes executing big, exciting projects and using thecurrent tech, tools and trends in marketing to get others' voices heard.

enowned Plastic Surgeon Dr. Benjamin Stong of Kalos Plastic Surgery in Atlanta has developed a Superior, Cutting-Edge Procedure with his Perialar Lip LiftThe innovative new lip lift from Dr. Stong improves on the subnasal lip lift by removing tissue around the nostrils, providing a better, more natural-looking lift to the lips.As part of his commitment to achieving optimal cosmetic outcomes for his patients, Dr. Benjamin Stong has developed the Perialar Lip Lift for a more complete facial rejuvenation and improved lip aesthetic.The subnasal lip lift has been the standard for lip lifts, but Dr. Stong’s Perialar Lip Lift still minimizes the appearance of incisions and scarring, and creates a better, more balanced lift. Individuals considering a lip lift and who are concerned about the downsides associated with lip fillers or are poor candidates for lip fillers will especially benefit from Dr. Stong’s novel lip lift technique. Dr. Stong visits with Mark Alyn.

Dawn Cutillo is the owner of a successful holistic health center outside of Philadelphia called BeBalanced Hormone Weight Loss Centers, now being franchised throughout the country. With 25 locations and 18 more in the works, Entrepreneur magazine named it in their top trending franchises in 2020. She’s also the author of The Hormone Shift. Dawn talks with Mark Alyn about natural hormone therapy.

Lexie Brockway Potamkin brings a diverse career and extensive world travel to her work as author of her five books What is Spirit?, What is Peace?, What is Love?, What is Death?, and What is Laughter?. Her latest book, “Know Yourself,” is based on her lifetime study of principles and philosophies from around the world, with a special section on Buddhism. Published in Fall 2020. Lexie drops in to visit with Mark Alyn on the episode of Late Night Health.

In this episode Mark Alyn, an award-winning journalist and executive producer of “Late Night Health Radio” takes an inside look with our CEO Sandra Lee at who should be testing and why?

Subject Line: Tuesday’s are for Testing – Going Beyond Testing: Episode 2If your work week didn’t start off well Monday, then we hope to make it great today on Tuesday with the second episode of our new series “Going Beyond Testing” in recognition of Testing Tuesdays.In this episode Mark Alyn, an award-winning journalist and executive producer of “Late Night Health Radio” takes an inside look with our CEO Sandra Lee about the importance of what testing labs do, specifically with regards to testing for potency and method verification.

In this premier episode Mark Alyn, an award-winning journalist and executive producer of “Late Night Health” interviews our CEO Sandra Lee about the “science behind everything.” Over the course of the coming weeks, this series will delve into testing practices specifically for dietary supplements, Cannabis and CBD products as well as generic pharmaceuticals covering such topics as potency and heavy metals testing. Its an insider’s look at testing practices for both companies and consumers.