Category: Health and Wellness

Women Need a Handbook on How to Navigate the Different Phases of Her Life

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 about
Women Navigating Their Health:

    • Unlike men, women have several transitions throughout their lifetime involving major physical and hormonal changes.  
    • Except for a health class in junior high, most women do not have any additional education other than that from friends, etc. when it comes to sexuality, pregnancy, perimenopause, and menopause.

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Activities to Stay in Shape During the Winter Months

Available for Interviews: Dr. Michael Evangel

Dr. Michael S. Evangel, Chiropractic Physician, is the owner of the Chiropractic Wellness Center in Paramus, NJ. For over 30 years, his mission is to provide state-of-the-art, high-quality care to people of all ages.

What Dr. Mike Evangel could say on
Being More Active During Colder Winter Months:

Here are some tips on how to avoid being so inactive this winter.

    • The average person gains 5–7 pounds during the winter.
    • This is due to a combination of inactivity and holiday indulgences.

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The Honest Truth About Nursing Homes

Available for Interviews:  Dr. Cleamon Moorer, Jr.

Cleamon Moorer, Jr., DBA, is President and CEO, American Advantage Home Care, Inc. His home healthcare agency has served thousands of patients all throughout Metro Detroit. He is also the bestselling author of From Failure to Promise: 360 Degrees.

What Dr. Moorer can say in an interview about
Nursing Homes:

    • Many nursing homes are understaffed and overburdened.
    • Patient abuse and neglect are more common than reported by many nursing home administrators.

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Mental Health Cannot Be Ignored in Home Health Care Settings

Available for Interviews:  Dr. Cleamon Moorer, Jr.

Cleamon Moorer, Jr., DBA, is President and CEO, American Advantage Home Care, Inc. His home healthcare agency has served thousands of patients all throughout Metro Detroit. He is also the bestselling author of From Failure to Promise: 360 Degrees.

What Dr. Moorer can say in an interview about
the Mental Health Wellbeing of Homebound Patients:

    • The mental health and wellness of home-bound patients often go ignored or less attended due to the focus on physical health treatments and interventions (i.e. physical therapy, occupational therapy, and skilled nursing.)

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5 Ways to Survive the Winter Blues

Available for Interviews: Dr. Colleen Cira

Dr. Colleen Cira, Psy.D., is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who specializes in Women and Trauma and has worked with hundreds of people struggling with mental health issues.

What Dr. Colleen Cira can say in an interview about
How to Cope With the Winter Blues:

“Winter Blues” is a pretty straightforward phenomenon that most of us are familiar with: this idea that our moods tend to tank a bit in the winter. Between January and March it’s tough to keep our moods elevated. Other than taking a Sabbatical to Mexico, what’s a person to do? Here are a few ideas:

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5 Strategies to Help Our Sleep-Deprived Adolescents Get More Zzzs

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
Adolescents and Sleep:

Between changing hormones, changing bodies, and navigating the pitfalls of burgeoning independence, adolescence is a very challenging time. Throw in socially prescribed perfectionism and the uncertainty of an ongoing pandemic, being a teenager is more challenging than ever. Resilience, or our teenagers’ capacity to process their distress, move forward, and develop, is contingent upon meaningful interpersonal interactions embedded in the context of a community. This is where getting enough quality sleep comes in.

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5 Little-Known Factors That Could Affect Your Chances of Having a Kidney Stone

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 about
Kidney Stones:

“It’s worse than childbirth” is a phrase commonly used when describing what it feels like to pass a kidney stone. So what can you do to prevent this painful experience from happening to you?

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6 Myths About Exercise & Weight Loss

Available for Interviews: Dr. Mimi Secor

Dr. Mimi Secor DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, is a board-certified Nurse Practitioner specializing in Women’s Health for over 40 years. She is a sought-after national speaker and consultant has been featured in numerous local and national media outlets. Dr. Mimi is also a fitness and health advocate, and is passionate about helping women to lose weight and feel great, and is the author of the newest book,  Healthy & Fit at Any Age: A Guide to Creating Mindset, Nutrition, and Exercise Habits for Busy Women.

 

What Dr. Mimi Secor can say in an interview on
some common exercise and weight loss myths:

There are a lot of common myths out there that we all tend to hold as true. This interview will explore these and go deep into offering real, tangible ways to exercise and eat right to achieve your weight loss goals.

    1. MYTH: “You can easily lose weight exercising.” Most people think they can exercise to lose weight. Unfortunately, it is difficult to burn off that many calories, so diet is also usually a necessary component.
    2. MYTH: “You CAN out-exercise an unhealthy diet.” Many people think they can do hours of cardio exercise and effectively lose weight. Contrary to popular myth, you can NOT out-exercise an unhealthy diet. Continue reading “6 Myths About Exercise & Weight Loss”

Why Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Belonging (DEIB) Is Ever-Important in Your Workplace Today

Available for Interviews:  Leni Rivera

Leni Rivera is a Workplace Experience specialist and author of its very first book in the industry, Workplace Experience. Her passion is creating work environments that enable employees to be both productive and happy, regardless of where that is. 

What Leni Rivera can say in an interview about
DEIB in the Workplace:

Leni Rivera is a certified DEIB practitioner and advocate and leads the International Facility Management Association’s program on DEIB in the Workplace. 

As companies continue to embrace the work-from-anywhere environment, they are becoming more and more empowered with the ability to hire from anywhere. This means that company workforces are more diverse today than ever before. And that’s why it’s more important to ensure that your workplace is inclusive, equitable, and a place in which everyone feels that they belong.

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5 Reasons Why Home Health Care Is a Better Option Than Nursing Homes

Available for Interviews:  Dr. Cleamon Moorer, Jr.

Cleamon Moorer, Jr., DBA, is President and CEO, American Advantage Home Care, Inc. His home healthcare agency has served thousands of patients all throughout Metro Detroit. He is also the bestselling author of From Failure to Promise: 360 Degrees.

What Dr. Moorer can say in an interview about
Home Health Care:

      1. Nursing Homes were ground zero for the COVID 19 pandemic.
      2. 90% of seniors polled prefer to age at home.

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