Health - Medical Testing

January 8, 2010

Interview with Jonathan Pond, author of the book You Can Do It!: The Boomer's Guide to a Great Retirement

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Mike Carruthers:
Baby Boomers, it's been said, have a perilous financial future because they have too much debt, not enough money saved and their retirement outlook is bleak - well, here's a different point of view…

Jonathan Pond:
Boomers are in a lot better condition than the media and the financial services industry would have it - some studies have suggested that as many as 80% of Boomers are on track to achieve a pretty good retirement.

Jonathan Pond

October 14, 2009

Interview with Dr. Frank Lawlis, author of the book Retraining the Brain: A 45-Day Plan to Conquer Stress and Anxiety

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Mike Carruthers:

Feeling a little stressed out? Try eating some strawberries.

Dr. Frank Lawlis:

Especially if you eat the strawberries with the stems. That package of the leaves and the stems creates an enormous kind of stress relief.

September 29, 2009
Interview with Dr. Travis Stork, host of the TV show The Doctors

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Mike Carruthers:
Most emergency room visits are not in an ambulance where seconds count. So if you are headed to the ER, take a few moments to prepare.

Dr. Travis Stork:
You need to know that you’re meeting a doctor for the first time and he or she has to put together the puzzle and part of that puzzle is your own history and the medicines you take.

August 13, 2009

Interview with Patrick Malone, author of The Life You Save
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Mike Carruthers:
During a typical doctor visit you don't get a lot of time to discuss the details, so a little preparation can help...

Patrick Malone:
Write down what is bothering you: "Why am I going to see this doctor, what are the top three or four things on my mind?"

May 14, 2009

Interview with Dr. James Elrich Director of Colorado Heart & Body Imaging

www.coloradoheart.com

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Mike Carruthers:

Diagnosing heart disease is hardly an exact science.

Dr. James Elrich:
85% of people who get a heart attack would have been considered at low risk by their doctor in the weeks prior to that devastating event. And these people would have passed their stress test.

February 4, 2009
Interview with Michael Ozner, M.D., author of The Great American Heart Hoax

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Mike Carruthers:
When someone is having a heart attack or is otherwise unstable because of heart disease, heart surgery can be life saving.

Michael Ozner, M.D.:
However in stable individuals who happen to have a blockage there is no data to suggest that in the vast majority of these individuals that putting in a stent or doing bypass surgery in any way lowers the risk of a future heart attack - or prolongs their life.

February 4, 2009
Interview with Michael Ozner, M.D., author of The Great American Heart Hoax

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Mike Carruthers:
Heart disease is the number one killer - a lot of people get it and if you or someone you know has been told you need heart surgery…

Michael Ozner, M.D.:
My suggestion would be to consider getting a second opinion.