Health - Lifestyle

June 16, 2010

Interview with Dr. Robert Butler, author of the book The Longevity Prescription: The 8 Proven Keys to a Long, Healthy Life

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Mike Carruthers:
Increasing human longevity it’s a hot topic because obviously we have a lot of control over how long we live.

Dr. Robert Butler:
Well in the last century the 20th Century we gained 30 additional years of life – that’s greater than had been obtained during the proceeding 5,000 years of human history – it’s an extraordinary change.
 

May 28, 2010

Interview with Susan Roane, author of the book How to Work a Room, Revised Edition: Your Essential Guide to Savvy Socializing

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Mike Carruthers:
Because of technology we are socializing - REALLY socializing: face-to-face, shaking hands kind of socializing, less and less.

Susan Roane:
We now have something called techno friends. I have a friend in India, we've never met, we've never even talked it's been strictly talking on email.
 

April 19, 2010

Interview with Thomas Goetz, author of the book The Decision Tree: Taking Control of Your Health in the New Era of Personalized Medicine

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Mike Carruthers:
Technology is changing the way people monitor their health in some very exciting ways.

Thomas Goetz:
Look at Nike - Nike Plus is the phenomenon that you stick a little sensor in your shoe, you go on a jog and it tracks - not only how far you’re going and how fast you’re going, but it also calculates how many calories you’re burning.

 April 8, 2010

Interview with Brand Colby, M.D. author of Outsmart Your Genes: How Understanding Your DNA Will Empower You to Protect Yourself Against Cancer, Alzheimer's, Heart Disease, Obesity, and Many Other Conditions

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Mike Carruthers:
You’ve heard a million times about the benefits of regular exercise - it improves your level of fitness, it helps control body weight… and now there is new research that shows that….

Brandon Colby M. D.: Exercise slows down our genetic clock. Our genes actually have a mechanism that counts down over time.

Brandon Colby, M.D.

 April 7, 2010

Interview with Brand Colby, M.D. author of Outsmart Your Genes: How Understanding Your DNA Will Empower You to Protect Yourself Against Cancer, Alzheimer's, Heart Disease, Obesity, and Many Other Conditions

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Mike Carruthers:
Science is learning more and more about your genes.

Brandon Colby, M.D.
Genes can be thought of as the instruction manual for your body.
 

Brandon Colby, M.D.

March 22, 2010

Interview with Dr. Edward Hallowell, author of the book Married to Distraction: Restoring Intimacy and Strengthening Your Marriage in an Age of Interruption

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Mike Carruthers:
No matter who you are there are lots of things trying to grab your attention.

Dr. Edward Hallowell:
Even someone listening to us talking right now is being pulled in another direction, another part of their mind, “Should I keep listening, should I go on to something else?” And there’s always this kind of tug.

March 19, 2010

Interview with Sherwin Nuland, author of the book The Art of Aging: A Doctor's Prescription for Well-Being

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Mike Carruthers:
No matter what your age, the thought of getting older has to cross your mind now and again and you probably dread it. But here's some good news about getting older…

February 17, 2010

Interview with William Sears, M.D., author of the book Prime-Time Health: A Scientifically Proven Plan for Feeling Young and Living Longer

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Mike Carruthers:
To be healthy you can’t go wrong following mom’s advice.

William Sears, M.D.:
You know (your) mother summed this up years ago when she said, “Eat your fruits and veggies and go outside and play” – that was the key to health at all ages.

February 16, 2010

Interview with William Sears, M.D., author of the book Prime-Time Health: A Scientifically Proven Plan for Feeling Young and Living Longer

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Mike Carruthers:
How healthy you are and how healthy you stay is in large part up to you.

William Sears, M.D.:
I think that many people don’t realize for example, that their bodies make their own internal medicine – that if you do certain things, your body is a walking pharmacy.

Dr. William Sears, author of the book Prime-Time Health…