November 2022

4 Healthy Habits for Staying Healthy in Our Golden Years

Available for Interviews: Dr. Mimi Secor

Dr. Mimi is a fitness and health advocate who is passionate about helping women to lose weight and feel great, and is the author of Healthy & Fit at Any Age: A Guide to Creating nutrition, exercise, and mindset habits for busy women!

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Staying Motivated With Our Fitness Goals:

Many assume that older people can’t get healthy and fit and stay healthy and fit. This is a myth. I started my current health/fitness journey when I was 59 and now, I am 68 years young. I lost 30 pounds and 12 inches from my waist (during my doctoral program) and have maintained this nine years later. I started weightlifting, doing consistent cardio exercise, stretching, eating healthy, getting adequate sleep, and reducing my stress. And guess what? I now feel better than ever. I feel better than when I was in my 30s and 40s.

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Obesity in Kids Is an Epidemic Problem. Here are 6 Healthy Eating Tips for Parents

Available for Interviews: Dr. Franchell Hamilton

Dr. Franchell Hamilton, MD, FACS, FASMBS, FOMA is the Founder of NeuroSwitch™ Weight Loss. Dr. Hamiltion is also the author of two books; Transformation Is a Mindset: The Journey to Changing Your Input and Your World and And the Best Diet Is . . . .

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Obesity & Kids:

- During the pandemic, the national rate of obesity among kids ages 2 to 19 increased to 22.4% in 2020, up from 19.3% in 2019.
- In the U.S., childhood obesity alone is estimated to cost $14 billion annually in direct health expenses.
- Caused by eating more processed foods and less physical activity, as well as socioeconomic differences.
- Bariatric surgery is becoming more prevalent and a standard in the pediatric population.
- Better nutrition and increased physical activity with parental support remain a must.
- https://stateofchildhoodobesity.org/data/cdc.gov

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How to Take Charge of Your Sexual Health

Available for Interviews: Dr. Karyn Eilber

Karyn Eilber, MD, is a board-certified urologist, an associate professor of urology & OB/GYN at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, and is an expert in women’s health and men & women’s sexual wellness.

What Dr. Eilber can say in an interview on
Addressing Sexual Health:

You take charge of your physical health, your mental health, and even your financial health. What about your sexual health? More often than not our sexuality isn’t paid attention to unless it’s a problem. Instead of waiting for your sexual function to become a dysfunction, there are some simple things you can do to maintain and even improve your sexual health:

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Cybersecurity: How to Safely Use Your Credit Card Online

Available for Interviews: Paul Tracey

Paul Tracey is the Founder & CEO of Innovative Technologies, a Managed Security Service Provider in New York, and is a national speaker, cyber security educator, small business advocate, and author of Delete The Hacker Playbook and Cyber Storm.

What Paul Tracey can say in an interview on
Safely Using Your Credit Card Online:

- Online checkouts are a top priority for hackers and you should NEVER use a debit card for online purchases. To mitigate risk always use a credit or prepaid card to shop online. Your money is insured for fraudulent withdrawal in either event, but when you use a debit card you actually lose the cash until it’s resolved.

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The Shocking Truth About What’s in Female Intimate Products

Available for Interviews: Dr. Karyn Eilber

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Female Intimate Products:

Many women carefully choose beauty products that contain natural and clean ingredients to keep their skin healthy. Several prominent beauty manufacturers even have lists of ingredients that they ban from their “clean” list. So what about female intimate products? Is there as much attention paid to what goes in a woman’s vagina as to what goes on her skin?

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Why We Need Emotional Intelligence for Academic Achievement

Available for Interviews: Nadine Levitt

Nadine Levitt is an education advocate, speaker, and the CEO & Founder of WURRLYedu, an educational technology platform. Nadine specializes in the social-emotional curriculum (SEL), and she is also the author of the children’s book, My Mama Says Inside Me Lives a Village.

What Nadine Levitt can say
Emotions and Academic Achievement:

There has been a tremendous focus on the declining academic achievement of students since the start of the pandemic, as well as a rise in issues relating to mental health and well-being. But the link between the two is not often talked about.

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3 Evidence-Based Ways to Reduce Stress

Available for Interviews: Dr. Pete Loper

Dr. Pete Loper, MD, MSEd, FAAP, is a triple board-certified physician in pediatrics, psychiatry, and child psychiatry. He is also a professor and executive coach and is dedicated to mental health and wellness advocacy.

What Dr. Loper could say on
Reducing Stress:

The stress response, or the physiologic changes to include the release of “adrenaline” that promote fight, flight, or freeze behaviors in response to a threat, are very important for our survival. However, our stress-response system is designed to activate briefly, for only about 10 to 15 minutes, just long enough to escape acute danger. When our stress response becomes overactive due to ongoing worry, uncertainty, or anticipation, this is generally what we call “stress,” or “chronic stress.”

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Should I Be Worried About Colon Cancer?

Available for Interviews: John Rodriguez, MD

Dr. John Rodriguez is a Chief Medical Officer of Healthcare2U, and he is passionate about the care that is provided to their patients. He manages all the care providers in Healthcare2U’s network of clinics and oversees care protocols and training.

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Colon Cancer:

We’ve all heard the recommendations from doctors to test for breast or prostate cancer as early as you can, but there’s another cancer that’s becoming more prevalent each year: colon cancer (also known as colorectal cancer).

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7 Steps to a Successful Mediation When Divorcing

Available for Interviews: Teddi Ann Barry

Teddy Ann Barry, Esq. is a family attorney and writer who has been serving families through divorce and custody and has been practicing family law for over twenty years, and also comes with a wealth of experience in mediation and collaborative law. She is also the author of The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Divorce in Colorado.

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Everything You Need to Know About Mediation:

YOU NEED MEDIATION WHEN. . .

- You have accurately determined or agreed upon the value of your assets
- You have received the legal advice you need to make sound decisions
- You exchanged proposals and are stuck and can’t resolve the remaining issues.

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