Highway To Health Podcast

Jeremy has a conversation with Leili Fatehi and Laura Monn Ginsburg of Apparatus, a public relations group committed to advancing a cleaner environment, a more fair economy, and a just society.  They discuss the work being done to bring about public policy change around the responsible regulation of marijuana for recreational use.  Leili and Laura believe Minnesota is ready to join the growing number of states that have replaced failed marijuana prohibition laws with sensible regulations that ensure responsible adult use while creating economic opportunities, with a primary focus reducing the racial disparities long associated with keeping prohibition laws intact.   Support the show

Jeremy has another conversation with Laurel Van Matre, owner of the Yoga Garden and co founder of Gypset Yoga Retreats.  In this episode they discuss the importance of staying on top of your state of wellness, especially when it seems like there is 'no time'  They discuss self-care methods, and why it is essential to piece together a blueprint for staying well. Support the show

In this episode Jeremy has a conversation with TV producer and writer/columnist Peter Kaminsky. Known for his award winning articles in New York Time, Food & Wine, Outdoor Life, New York Magazine and Field and Stream, Peter's work explores the meaning of life through simple pleasures.  They discuss Peter's early career writing for Mad Magazine, how he got into writing about food and fishing, and the Mark Twain Prize for Comedy which he produced with his brother for 20 years Kennedy Center honoring the likes of Eddie Murphy, Carol Burnett, Tina Fey and Bill Murray.    Support the show

Jeremy has a conversation with his good friend, Dr. Aaron Babb.  They discuss Dr. Aaron's role as director of telemedicine and how it's being implemented at his rural Northern California hospital, his use Google glasses with a scribe to stay on top of his notes in 'real time' and the new program he's developing to help get people get free of opioid dependency.   Support the show

Jeremy has another conversation with Dr. Dan Kohen, an internationally-recognized developmental-behavioral pediatrician and expert educator in clinical hypnosis.  He’s taught thousand of physicians through the University of Minnesota since 1978.  Dr. Kohen's work focuses on empowering children and teaching them ‘skills before pills." In this second installment, Jeremy and Dr. Dan discuss the language of hypnosis and self-hypnosis, exploring the definition of hypnosis, how our lives are directed by the language we hear and say to ourselves, and how this affects not just our mental health, but our physical and emotional states as well.   Support the show

Jeremy has a conversation with Lauren Cox, dancer, choreographer, poet, and teacher at the Joffrey School of Ballet in New York City.  They discuss dance as a means of expression, how it's movements free the body of all that it carries and why, more than ever, it's one of the more important ways for us to release emotionally and experience freedom in our bodies.   Support the show

Jeremy and his son Phoenix discuss the latest in teen health.  They talk about teen vaping use, prepping for college entrance testing, sports concussions and school policies around it, challenges with high school dating, texting, and instagram, and the challenges with communication between teens and their parents.  A great listen for parents with teens and an opportunity for teens struggling to understand these topics to hear from one of their peers and get his perspective.  Support the show

Jeremy has a conversation with Dr. Lynn Gershan, Medical Director of Integrative Health and Wellbeing at the University of Minnesota Mesonic Children’s Hospital.  They discuss Lynn's career and how she's blending traditional medical practice with Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture in helping children with complex illnesses to build resilience and create support through integrative health practice.   Support the show

Jeremy has a conversation with director Abby Epstein about her latest collaboration with Ricki Lake on the film Weed the People set to release January 22, 2019.  They discuss the  film which follows 6 families who turn to cannabis after traditional treatments fail to yield positive results.  It is also a discussion about how cannabis' schedule 1 status and the U.S. governments patent on research is limiting it's use in life saving treatments.  They also discuss Abby and Ricki's upcoming film Sweetening the Pill exploring the use of hormonal birth control, it's history, and current cultural use in the treatment for so many women's health related challenges, even with the known list of side effects.   Support the show

Jeremy has a conversation with Laurel Van Matre, founder of Yoga Garden in Minneapolis, and co founder of Gypset Retreats.  Laurel shares her experience as a yoga practitioner and teacher for the last 25 years, how her classes have changed over that time and why she started a teachers training program.  She also shares insights into the wellness aspects of yoga that often can be overlooked, and provides real insight how we can become more mindful of seasonal flow as energy changes with the seasons and how we can use this time in a constructive way that isn't in conflict with the energetic nature of the darkest part of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.   Support the show

In this episode Jeremy has a conversation with Leslie Ruth.  The tables are turned as Jeremy becomes the interviewee.  He shares his insight into starting a podcast, the challenges, and what he's learned after 30 episodes.  This is a great listen for anyone considering starting a podcast or is in start-up of any passion project. Support the show

Jeremy has a conversation with Chef and Restauranteur, Sohui Kim.  Sohui shares her story of emigrating to the US from Korea at 10, her family food traditions, and how she got started in restaurants.  They also talk about what she learned about the role of restaurants in communities.  After her first restaurant, The Good Fork, was devastated by Hurricane Sandy, the community stepped in and raised funds to help them rebuild the restaurant, and it's still going strong today.   Support the show

Jeremy has a conversation with the co-founder of A Chance to Grow, Bob DeBoer, and the director of outpatient services, Julie Neumann.  Bob tells the story his family's journey to find care and create a program for his daughter who was born with a significant brain injury.  Bob shares what they discovered in their quest to give Jesse the highest quality of life possible.  What they learned through pioneering experts 38 years ago lead to the programs that have been developed at ACTG over the past 35 years, 20 of them at at their current location in NE MPLS.  Their interventions and programming are now in over 260 schools throughout the nation from teacher-training workshops and mentoring they have provided.    Support the show

Jeremy has a conversation with Alan Fine, President and CEO of Elleutte.  They discuss how Alan's newest venture, Elluette is taking on the challenge of helping to improve how we treat each other and the planet and how these two things are related.  As he explains, Elluette is more of a movement to organize the way we address sustainability challenges that is long overdue.  And that it's crucial to develop the awareness of business leadership and inspire them to understand their true purpose of providing real value to all of the planet's stakeholders.   Support the show

Jeremy has a conversation with Jay Walljasper.  As a journalist for the past 40 years, editor of the Utne Reader for 15 of them, Jay has put himself in the middle of politics, science, environment and culture.  In the past decade he has focused more attention on urban design and what makes our neighborhoods thrive.  From city planning to real estate development, to park benches - there are design formulas that bring people together or keep us apart, but are we paying enough attention to what's working?   Support the show

Jeremy has a conversation with Dr. Michele Renee. As a chiropractor, acupuncturist and massage therapist with a foundation in functional medicine, she has helped pave the way for what is now called integrative medicine. She is one of the most known and loved educators in the field, previously the director of the massage therapy program at Northwester Health Sciences University, and this fall starts as the director of the new Integrative Health program at NW. She shares her insights into how her private practice developed, ways to treat holistically, and how she sees the the future of integrative medicine evolving.  Support the show

Jeremy has a conversation with Dr. Rosie Ward. She explains how her experiences teaching group fitness classes, earning a BS in Kinesology, her work in public health and health coaching, and a PhD in Organization and Management, have lead her to the conference work she and Salveo Partners have developed. She defines what the challenges are in our workplaces, why they aren't being addresses, how they can be improved, and why putting together the Fusion 2.0 conference has drawn the support of many of the industry leaders because of the growing need. fusion2conference.com Support the show

Jeremy has a conversation with John Samuels, co founder and CEO of Better Health Advisors. They discuss how using a health care advisor is similar to a wealth advisor in terms of creating a comprehensive health plan and building in long term assurance. John shares his experience in elder care, HIV/AIDS, and emergency care. He also explains how his team is able to direct everything from setting up doctor's visits, to insurance and billing challenges, to getting to the right ER in the case of emergencies.  Support the show

Jeremy has a conversation with Katrina Mitchell, co founder of Picture Impact, a social design studio that seeks to expand thinking, imagine new futures and chart a course to get us there. They are group of pragmatic idealists grounded in reality and energized to impact our social capacity.  Support the show

Jeremy has a conversation with Zeke Freeman of BeeRaw honey, a company that produces raw honey and strives to do it ethically and sustainably. Having been in the honey business for over a decade Zeke shares his thoughts on what's happened with struggling bee populations and what we can do to help. He also shares health uses of honey, and let's Jeremy sample the raw honey varieties he and his bee keepers produce.  Support the show