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IV Chelation Therapy, Heart Attack Patients and the TACT Trial. What Have We Learned? – An Interview With Gervasio A. Lamas, MD

Explore the Provocative Findings of IV Chelation Therapy in Post Heart Attack Patients Obtained from the TACT Trial (Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy)

Kirk Hamilton interviews Gervasio A. Lamas, MD Chairman of Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center and Chief of the Columbia University Division of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center. He received his B.A. in Biochemical Sciences cum laude from Harvard College and his M.D. with honors (AOA) from New York University. He completed his Internship and Residency at the Brigham and Women's Hospital of Harvard Medical School, where he later served as Assistant Professor of Medicine. His interests include the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease. During the last decade, he has enrolled thousands of patients in more than a dozen U.S. and international trials in order to improve cardiac care and prevent death and disability from heart disease. He presently serves as Co-Chairman for the Occluded Artery Trial (OAT), and Study Chair for the Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT), a $30 million trial sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. He has authored over 300 scientific publications, and maintains an active clinical practice in Miami Beach and Key Biscayne. He is the co-author of a recent paper published in JAMA, "Effect of Disodium EDTA Chelation Regimen on Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Previous Myocardial InfarctionThe TACT Randomized Trial."

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The End of Diabetes - An Interview With Joel Fuhrman MD

Learn How a High Micronutrient Dense Diet Does Not Just Control Diabetes, But Can Eliminate Diabetes!

Kirk Hamilton interviews Joel Fuhrman, M.D., a board-certified family physician who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional and natural methods on his new book "The End of Diabetes." Dr. Fuhrman's philosophy is to not just "control" diabetes but to get rid of it! He has developed a "nutritarian" approach to diabetes and health emphasizing a high micronutrient dense diet rich in "greens and beans" a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds and limited grains and animal products. He has coined the term, The Health Equation, "Health = Nutrients/Calories." He is the author of the best selling book Eat To Live: The Revolutionary Plan for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss, with the newest edition being released in 2011. Dr. Fuhrman has also co-authored an article entitled "Changing Perceptions of Hunger on a High Nutrient Density Diet" in the Nutrition Journal, 2010, which is focused on food addiction and how a high, micronutrient dense diet can eliminate food addictions and food toxicity. To listen or read Dr. Fuhrman's other Staying Healthy Today Interviews click here: Toxic Hunger,  Diabetes Reversal and Chronic Disease Prevention and Reversal.

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Weightloss, 'Detoxing' and Creating Wellness with Raw Foods and How To Build a Succsssful Raw Food Business – An Interview with Ani Phyo

"Blast" Some Fat and Begin to Build Vibrant Health with Ani Phyo's 15 Day Program! - Learn How to Make Raw Foods Work For You and As a Business

Kirk Hamilton interviews Ani Phyo, entreprenuer, eco-stylist, fitness expert and author of four award winning cookbooks: "Ani's Raw Food Asia," "Ani's Raw Food Essentials", "Ani's Raw Food Desserts", "Ani's Raw Food Kitchen" and author of the nutrition and fitness book, "Ani's 15-Day Fat Blast." Ani has become the "go to girl" on healthy living using fresh, whole and raw food ingredients. She has received numerous awards as a successful cookbook author and health educator. In honor of her dedication to community activism, in 2010 Ani was named one of 12 "warriors" in Sambazon Acai's "Warrior Up" advertising campaign celebrating social and environmental activism in California. Ani's newest project is her Raw Food Certification Courses which are conducted monthy through September 2013 in Santa Monica, California. For more information about Ani go to AniPhyo.com.

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Breast Cancer and the Value of Screening Mammography – Three Decades of Research…and Some Thoughts on DEFEATING CANCER - An Interview With Archie Bleyer MD

Learn Why Screening Mammography May Be Increasing the Early Detection of Breast Cancer but Not Responsible for the Reduction in Breast Cancer Deaths, and….Some Good News from the DEFEATCancer Program!

Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Archie Bleyer, MD, an oncologist and Medical Advisor to the St. Charles Regional Cancer Center in Bend, Oregon and director of the DEFEAT Cancer Program, a year-round survivorship empowerment program for cancer survivors and their caregivers focusing on nutrition, physical activity, education and inspiration. He is a Clinical Research Professor at Oregon Health and Science University; Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston; and Director of the Aflac/CureSearch Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Research.  During the past four decades, Dr. Bleyer has been awarded research grants totaling more than $75 million as a principal investigator from the National Institutes of Health, the American Cancer Society, and the Leukemia Society of America. His research has been published in more than 300 peer-reviewed articles, chapters, and books. He is the co-author of a paper entitled, “Effect of Three Decades of Screening Mammography on Breast-Cancer Incidence,” N Engl J Med, November 2012

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The Sex Drive Solution for Women – How to Use Nutrition, Lifestyle and Hormone Therapy to Get It Back! - An Interview With Jennifer Landa MD

Learn The Reasons Why You Can Lose Your Sex Drive at Any Age and How You Can Get It Back with The “HARSH” and “Rewire Your Desire” Programs Using Diet, Exercise, Mindfulness and Individualized Hormone Therapy

Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Jennifer Landa who earned her medical degree from Albany Medical College of Union University in Albany, NY in 1996. She completed her internship and residency at Beth Israel Medical Center in NYC, where she was distinguished as the Administrative Chief Resident in OB/GYN. Dr. Landa is Board Certified by the American Board of of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine and serves as an Advanced Fellow in the Fellowship for Anti-Aging, Regenerative and Functional Medicine. In addition, Dr. Landa has made appearances on a number of nationally-syndicated television shows, and was featured in a cover story by Florida Trend magazine in December of 2009, as a leading expert in anti-aging medicine. Dr. Landa is the author of the Amazon best seller “The Sex Drive Solution for Women”; creator of the "HARSH" and  “REWIRE YOUR DESIRE” programs designed to help women obtain optimal health and help those with low sex drives get their passion back. She is a hormone specialist, Chief Medical Officer of BodyLogicMD and a Sexpert MD. Visit Dr. Landa's personal website here. For free videos created by Dr. Landa on regaining one's sex drive Click Here.

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Breast Cancer: Making the Right Diagnosis; Getting the Best Treatment (or non-Treatment); and the Most Efficient Ways to Screen for Breast Cancer - An Interview with Michael D. Lagios MD

Learn How To Get a Correct Breast Cancer Diagnosis; The Best Treatment; and What are the Best Breast Cancer Screening Methods

Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Michael Lagios an nationally recognized breast pathologist and medical director of The Breast Cancer Consultation Service. The goal of these consultations personally delivered by Dr. Lagios is to give each client a thorough review of their original diagnostic materials (i.e. pathology slides, original mammograms and localization studies, breast ultrasound, specimen radiograms and breast MRI images etc.) not just existing written documents, and to provide the patient with unbiased information with which they can make an educated choice of therapy. Dr. Lagios has been providing this type of service since the 1980s. He has been recognized by "Best Doctors in America" since 1992, is an expert on ductal carcinoma and is currently is an associate professor of pathology at Stanford Medical School. Dr. Lagios earned his medical degree and completed his pathology residency both from University of California, School of Medicine, San Francisco in 1965 and 1970 respectively.

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Glaucoma Prevention and The Role of Diet, Especially Fruits and Vegetables - An Interview with JoAnn Giaconi, MD

Learn How Diet, Especially the Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables Can Reduce Glaucoma Risk

Kirk Hamilon interviews Dr. JoAnn Giaconi an ophthalmologist who received her M.D. degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and completed her residency in ophthalmology at the Stanford University Hospitals. Dr. Giaconi is currently at the Jules Stein Eye Institute, affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and is Chief of Ophthalmology at the Veterans Administration in Los Angeles. Dr Giaconi also is co-author a paper entitled, "The Association of Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables with Decreased Risk of Glaucoma Among Older African-American Women in the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures" in the American Journal of Ophthalmology in 2012.

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Exercise Performance, Nitric Oxide and the Role of Beet Root Consumption – An Interview with Edward Weiss, PhD

Learn How Eating a Whole Food Like Beetroot Can Increase Nitric Oxide and Exercise Performance

Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Edward Weiss who earned his PhD in exercise physiology from the University of Maryland; is currently an Associate Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics at Saint Louis University; and recently co-authored a paper entitled "Whole Beetroot Consumption Acutely Improves Running Performance," in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2012.

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Metabolic Syndrome, High Blood Pressure and Grape Consumption - An Interview with Maria Luz Fernandez, PhD

Learn How Eating Grapes Can Reduce Blood Pressure, Inflammation and the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome

Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Maria Luz Fernandez a Professor of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Connecticut and co-author of the article entitled "Grape Polyphenols Reduce Blood Pressure and Increase Flow-Mediated Vasodilation in Men with Metabolic Syndrome," in The Journal of Nutrition, 2012.

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Preventive Cardiology and the Role of Aged Garlic Extract and Coenzyme Q10 - An Interview with Matthew Budoff MD

Learn About the Positive Benefits of Taking Coenzyme Q10 and Aged Garlic Extract on Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Vascular Elasticity and Endothelial Function, and the ABCs of Being "Heart Smart"!

Kirk Hamilton interviews Matthew Budoff, MD, Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine and Director of Cardiac CT at the Division of Cardiology at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California. Dr Budoff received his medical degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC and completed an internship and residency in internal medicine, and a fellowship in cardiology, at Harbor- UCLA Medical Center. Dr Budoff has authored or co-authored more than 400 research papers, six books, and 36 book chapters. Most recently, he was named to the U.S. News & World Report list of Top Doctors for 2011. He is the co-author of the paper "Beneficial Effects of Aged Garlic Extract and Coenzyme Q10 on Vascular Elasticity and Endothelial Function: The FAITH Randomized Clinical Trial" in the journal Nutrition, August 2012.

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Autism and Developmental Delay Risk and Maternal Folic Acid Intake - An Interview with Rebecca J Schmidt PhD

Learn How Adequate Maternal Periconceptional Folic Acid Intake May Reduce the Risk to Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Delay

Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr Rebecca Schmidt an Assistant Professor at the Department of Public Health Sciences and the UC Davis MIND Institute. She is also a Scholar in "Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH)" at the UC Davis School of Medicine, in Davis California. Dr. Schmidt recently co-author a paper entitled: "Maternal Periconceptional Folic Acid Intake and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Developmental Delay in the CHARGE (Childhood Autism Risks from Genetics and Environment) Case-Control Study," in the July, 2012 issue of the American Journal of  Clinical Nutrition.

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Cardiovascular Disease and Erectile Dysfunction: What's the Connection and 10 Simple Steps to Reverse Both - An Interview with David R Meldrum MD

Learn the Role of  Nitric Oxide (NO) in Heart Disease and Erectile Dysfunction and 10 Simple Steps to Prevent and Reverse Both

Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. David Meldrum currently the Scientific Director of Reproductive Partners Medical Group in Redondo Beach. He is a past president of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology and the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society. He was the first Commissioner for Reproductive Laboratory accreditation, and has directed the UCLA Comprehensive Postgraduate Course on IVF-ET for the last 25 years. He served on the editorial board of Fertility and Sterility for 15 years and is currently editorial editor. He is the author of over 100 scholarly articles and chapters and co-author of the books "Conceptions and Misconceptions" and "Survival of the Firmest". He is a clinical professor at UCLA and UCSD. He is co-author of "Lifestyle and Metabolic Approaches to Maximizing Erectile and Vascular Health," in the International Journal of Impotence Research in 2012 and "The Link Between Erectile and Cardiovascular Health: The Canary in The Coal Mine" in the American Journal of Cardiology in 2011. Excellent self-help information on improving erectile function and reducing heart disease risk can be found at Dr. Meldrum's and associates' website Erectile-Function.Com.

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Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease with a Vegan Diet - An Interview with Cardiac Surgeon Marc R. Katz, MD, MPH

Learn Why a Renown Cardiac Surgeon Recommends and Consumes a Vegan Diet to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease

Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Marc Katz who received his combined M.D., M.P.H. from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1981. He completed his internship and residency in general surgery at the Medical College of Virginia, then a fellowship in Cardiothoracic surgery, and additionally a fellowship in pediatric cardiac surgery at Boston Children's Hospital. He served as Chief of Cardiothoracic Transplantation at the Medical College of Virginia, and subsequently founded the Virginia Transplant Center in Richmond, Va . He performed the first combined heart-kidney transplant in the eastern US; the first left ventricular assist device in Virginia; and has been a pioneer in minimally invasive and robotic heart surgery. Dr. Katz currently serves as Chief Medical Officer of the Bon Secours Heart & Vascular Institute, which spans 7 hospitals in central and eastern Virginia and involves more than 40 cardiac physicians. He continues an active practice in adult cardiac surgery specializing in minimally invasive and robotic approaches, plus surgery for congestive heart failure and placement of ventricular assist devices.

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Insulin Resistance, Obesity and the Benefit of Juice Concentrates – An Interview with Atilio Canas, MD

Learn How Juice Concentrates Increasing Carotene Levels Reduce Obesity and Improve Insulin Resistance

Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Atilio Canas, MD, an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Mayo Medical School, from the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Nemours Children's Clinic, in Jacksonville, FL. He is co-author the article entitled, "Insulin Resistance and Adiposity in Relation to Serum β-Carotene Levels," in the Journal Pediatr, in February of 2012.

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Bone Health and the Positive Effects of Tai Chi and Green Tea Polyphenols - An Interview with Leslie Shen PhD

Learn How Green Tea Polyphenols and Tai Chi Individually and in Combination Reduce the Risk to Bone Loss in Osteopenic Menopausal Women

Kirk Hamilton interviews Dr. Leslie Shen an Associate Professor of Pathology at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas. She is the co-author of a paper entitled "Effect Of Green Tea and Tai Chi on Bone Health in Postmenopausal Osteopenic Women: A 6-Month Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial," in the journal Osteoporosis International published in July of 2011. Originally from Taiwan, Dr. Shen has now spent over 2 decades studying how and why some Eastern lifestyle norms (such as drinking green tea and Tai Chi) might be beneficial for Westerners as well. This paper highlights the concept that bone loss is an inflammatory condition and that anti-inflammatory components in green tea (polyphenols), and the stress reduction derived from Tai Chi practice, may play important roles in maintaining bone health.

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