Late Night Health

Circumcision is rapidly falling out of favor with Millennials and Gen X’ers, and this was one trend Pink missed the boat on. Young people these days consider circumcision barbaric, ignorant, and akin to wearing a fur coat. Pink responded angrily telling fans to mind their own business and “STFU.” Some fans rushed to her defense. But perhaps Jameson wished that his mother would have minded her own business and left his genitals intact. Anthony Losquadro, Founder & Director of Intaction speaks with Mark Alyn about this controversy.

Scientists estimate as many as 97 percent of seniors with dementia suffer from behavioral and psychological symptoms of the disease (BPSD), and studies have shown that such symptoms can be reduced if they can form an emotional attachment, particularly to an object or animal. Looking to make a significant difference in helping seniors struggling with dementia, Tombot, Inc., (https://www.tombot.com), has created a realistic robotic animal companion that provides seniors with a stronger sense of control, connectedness, and purpose, ultimately reducing their symptoms, the need for psychotropic medications, and improving their overall quality of life. Tom Stevens joins Mark Alyn for a look at how pets help seniors with dementia - and how TomBot can fill this need.

Scientists estimate as many as 97 percent of seniors with dementia suffer from behavioral and psychological symptoms of the disease (BPSD), and studies have shown that such symptoms can be reduced if they can form an emotional attachment, particularly to an object or animal. Looking to make a significant difference in helping seniors struggling with dementia, Tombot, Inc., (https://www.tombot.com), has created a realistic robotic animal companion that provides seniors with a stronger sense of control, connectedness, and purpose, ultimately reducing their symptoms, the need for psychotropic medications, and improving their overall quality of life. Tom Stevens joins Mark Alyn for a look at how pets help seniors with dementia​ - and how TomBot can fill this need.

Half a million new cases of Alzheimer’s are diagnosed each year in the US and nearly 6 million Americans currently live with the disease. Compounding this tragedy is the fact that every person with Alzheimer’s or dementia is a potential victim of inheritance-related exploitation. The two scourges go hand in hand, each year leading to tens of thousands of lawsuits and billions of dollars in fraud, lost inheritance and disinheritance.

 SuperLawyer® Michael Hackard, the author of Alzheimer’s, Widowed Stepmothers and Estate Crimes, joins Mark Alyn for a look at this growing problem.

Half a million new cases of Alzheimer’s are diagnosed each year in the US and nearly 6 million Americans currently live with the disease. Compounding this tragedy is the fact that every person with Alzheimer’s or dementia is a potential victim of inheritance-related exploitation. The two scourges go hand in hand, each year leading to tens of thousands of lawsuits and billions of dollars in fraud, lost inheritance and disinheritance.

 SuperLawyer® Michael Hackard, the ​author of Alzheimer’s, Widowed Stepmothers and Estate Crimes, joins Mark Alyn for a look at this growing problem.

A public opinion poll conducted recently by the Siena College Research Institute showed that nearly 85 percent of adults in eastern New York expect their healthcare providers to share patient records. Nearly the same number of adults in the 1,000-resident sample expect their providers to use an electronic health information exchange (HIE) if one is available. Mark McKinney, Chief Executive Officer of Hixny shares information about medical records with Mark Alyn.

85 Percent of Adults Expect Healthcare Providers to Share Records, Siena Poll Shows: Survey of 1,000 regional consumers shows demand for real-time use of all health records. Mark McKinney, Chief Executive Officer, of Hixny explains the importance of sharing medical records with Mark Alyn.

SPIRITS LANDING CELEBRATES 10 YEARS, 500 WOMEN HAVE BENEFITED FROM ITS PROGRAMSTabbatha Mays, Spirits Landing’s Founder and CEO talks with Mark Alyn about the next 10 years.

SPIRITS LANDING CELEBRATES 10 YEARS, 500 WOMEN HAVE BENEFITED FROM ITS PROGRAMSFounder Tabbatha Mays visits with Mark Alyn and talks about the next 10 years.

Scott D. Ballin has worked tirelessly for decades as a health policy consultant, to bring Government regulatory agencies, National health organizations, Public Health experts and industry stakeholders to the table for rational discussion about tobacco harm reduction. He is committed to this approach as the best way to enable government agencies to make informed policy decisions about tobacco use. While he believes it is critical to keep youth and underage users away from any tobacco or nicotine product, it is equally critical to maintain adult access to safer nicotine delivery products such as e-cigarettes, Swedish snus, and other non-combustible forms and to keep viable innovations in the marketplace.

Scott D. Ballin has worked tirelessly for decades as a health policy consultant, to bring Government regulatory agencies, National health organizations, Public Health experts and industry stakeholders to the table for rational discussion about tobacco harm reduction. He is committed to this approach as the best way to enable government agencies to make informed policy decisions about tobacco use. While he believes it is critical to keep youth and underage users away from any tobacco or nicotine product, it is equally critical to maintain adult access to safer nicotine delivery products such as e-cigarettes, Swedish snus, and other non-combustible forms and to keep viable innovations in the marketplace. Scott talks with Mark Alyn about vaping and under age teens.

Founding director, Dr. Rachel Fresco L. Ac., Ph.D., continues to use her extensive background in medical herbology, functional medicine, and clinical nutrition to develop innovative specialty products for health professional use. Dr. Fresco is a popular speaker on the topic of biofilms, microbiome balance, and systemic microbial challenges. Rache joins Mark Alyn for a look at Natural Medicines.

Founding director, Dr. Rachel Fresco L. Ac., Ph.D., continues to use her extensive background in medical herbology, functional medicine, and clinical nutrition to develop innovative specialty products for health professional use. Dr. Fresco is a popular speaker on the topic of biofilms, microbiome balance, and systemic microbial challenges. Rache joins Mark Alyn for a look at Natural Medicines.

Researchers are now stressing that sarcopenia is not just associated with frailty and appearance as a result of age-related muscle loss, but it’s also the key component behind chronic diseases including diabetes, and can cause major complications in certain diagnoses such as cancer. A study out of the Lancet also suggests that your muscle strength and health can more accurately predict the likelihood of death by heart disease than monitoring blood pressure.

Researchers are now stressing that sarcopenia is not just associated with frailty and appearance as a result of age-related muscle loss, but it’s also the key component behind chronic diseases including diabetes, and can cause major complications in certain diagnoses such as cancer. A study out of the Lancet also suggests that your muscle strength and health can more accurately predict the likelihood of death by heart disease than monitoring blood pressure.

Spring is in the air and so is the pollen! If you don’t think you are prone to seasonal allergies, don’t write them off too quickly. It is absolutely possible to develop allergies as an adult. Another factor escalating the duration and intensity of seasonal allergies is climate change and the increasing levels of carbon dioxide that plants feed off producing super high-pollen plants in which the pollen is more potent and in the air for much longer. In fact, more than 50 million Americans experience various types of allergies each year, with spring allergies responsible for the majority of cases. Between tree, grass and weed pollen, allergy season can start as early as mid-March and run through the end of September.Dr. Shah visits with Mark Alyn.

Spring is in the air and so is the pollen! If you don’t think you are prone to seasonal allergies, don’t write them off too quickly. It is absolutely possible to develop allergies as an adult. Another factor escalating the duration and intensity of seasonal allergies is climate change and the increasing levels of carbon dioxide that plants feed off producing super high-pollen plants in which the pollen is more potent and in the air for much longer. In fact, more than 50 million Americans experience various types of allergies each year, with spring allergies responsible for the majority of cases. Between tree, grass and weed pollen, allergy season can start as early as mid-March and run through the end of September.Dr. Amy visits with Mark Alyn to discuss allergies.

Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director of Organic & Natural Health Association is a visionary and results-focused leader who has spent more than 30 years working with Congress, state legislatures and healthcare organizations to develop innovative healthcare policy and programs. She has held a variety of executive positions, including serving as professional staff for a Congressional committee, and has policy expertise in the diverse areas of integrative and complementary medicine, managed care, healthcare technology and mental health. Under her leadership, Organic & Natural Health received the 2017 Nutrition Business Journal award for Education for her work with GrassRootsHealth on a Nutrient Power campaign. An advocate at heart, she has worked to strategically advance the mission and vision of organizations through effective advocacy and strong collaboration.

In 2007, as Carole Baggerly was recovering from breast cancer treatment, she stumbled upon a web site which touted vitamin D levels as being important, even preventive, for breast cancer. After more research she found that indeed this research was REAL. Why had she never heard it before? Could she have prevented her breast cancer? She started by garnering the support of many vitamin D researchers and GrassrootsHealth was born – with the mission of moving those researchers’ findings into practice!

In 2007, as Carole Baggerly was recovering from breast cancer treatment, she stumbled upon a web site which touted vitamin D levels as being important, even preventive, for breast cancer. After more research she found that indeed this research was REAL. Why had she never heard it before? Could she have prevented her breast cancer? She started by garnering the support of many vitamin D researchers and GrassrootsHealth was born – with the mission of moving those researchers’ findings into practice!