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How Athletes Have Become Bigger and Stronger
How Athletes Have Become Bigger and Stronger
Guest(s):Mark Deaton, CSCS, ABD
Topic Info:BioEnergetics is the study of energy transfer and relationships between all living systems. Mark Deaton comes on the show to explain how your body’s energy system works whenever you exercise.
Show Date:2 / 16 / 2010
How Regular Athletes Can Treat Their Energy Systems Like Olympians Featured
Fit vs Fat, The Results Interpreted
Fit vs Fat, The Results Interpreted
Guest(s):Enette Larson-Meyer, Ph.D., FACSM and Dr. Leanne Redman
Topic Info:Although proper nutrition alone can lead to weight loss, it doesn’t necessarily equal true health or fitness, says a new study in the January issue of the official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. Dr. Enette Larson-Meyer, Ph.D., ...
Show Date:1 / 19 / 2010
Unigene Laboratories Answer to the Obesity Epidemic in America.
Unigene Laboratories Answer to the Obesity Epidemic in America.
Guest(s):Warren Levy, Ph.D., CEO and founder of Unigene Laboratories
Topic Info:A recent study in The American Journal of Health found that America’s obesity epidemic now poses a threat to health-related quality of life as severe as tobacco use. This surprising result, combined with estimates by the National Institutes of Health th ...
Show Date:1 / 13 / 2010
Exciting New Blood Test for Colon Cancer
Guest(s):Dr. Kevin Jones, Ph.D.,
Topic Info:"American Cancer Society statistics show that when colon cancer is detected in its early stages, more than 90% of patients will survive. If not detected until the later stages, fewer than 10% will survive. ColoMarker(tm) detects colon cancer in these earl ...
Show Date:12 / 30 / 2009
Advanced Care In Radiation Oncology Treatments
Advanced Care In Radiation Oncology Treatments
Guest(s):Dr. Ajmel Puthawala
Topic Info:As part of Orange Coast Memorial’s new Patient Care Pavilion, Orange County CyberKnife and Radiation Oncology Center combines state-of-the-art technologies with preeminent radiation oncologists. Included is the most advanced full-body CyberKnife roboti ...
Show Date:12 / 30 / 2009
Major Medical Issues and Treatments:
Major Medical Issues and Treatments:
Guest(s):Jeanette Zaichkin, RN, MN, NNP-BC and Gary Weiner MD, FAAP
Topic Info:If your baby is sent to the NICU, your first question probably will be: What is this place? With equipment designed for infants and a hospital staff who have special training in newborn care, the NICU is an intensive care unit created for sick newborns wh ...
Show Date:12 / 9 / 2009
New Technique Available for Pain Management
New Technique Available for Pain Management
Guest(s):Dr. Jan Kersschot
Topic Info:Biopuncture is a new procedure for pain relief whereby specific locations are injected with biological products. Most of these injections are given under the skin or into the muscles. Joining the show is Dr. Jan Kersschot to tell us all about this exciti ...
Show Date:10 / 28 / 2009
ADD/ ADHD - Diagnosis and Treatment
ADD/ ADHD - Diagnosis and Treatment
Guest(s):Dan Levy, MD, FAAP
Topic Info:Attention deficit disorder (ADD) and Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are two of the most common childhood disorders and can continue through adolescence and adulthood. Symptoms include difficulty staying focused and paying attention, diffi ...
Show Date:10 / 14 / 2009
What is Body Composition?
What is Body Composition?
Guest(s):Gary Hunter, Ph.D., FACSM
Topic Info:In physical fitness, body composition is used to describe the percentages of fat, bone and muscle in human bodies. Because muscular tissue takes up less space in our body than fat tissue, our body composition, as well as our weight, determines leanness. T ...
Show Date:10 / 6 / 2009
How To Measure Body Composition
How To Measure Body Composition
Guest(s):Gary Hunter, Ph.D., FACSM
Topic Info:In physical fitness, body composition is used to describe the percentages of fat, bone and muscle in human bodies. Because muscular tissue takes up less space in our body than fat tissue, our body composition, as well as our weight, determines leanness. T ...
Show Date:10 / 6 / 2009
What Body Composition Means to Your Health Featured
How Do You Change Your Bodies Composition? Featured
Potential Solutions to Resistant Infections, Including MRSA
Potential Solutions to Resistant Infections, Including MRSA
Guest(s):Nicholas Landekic
Topic Info:Nicholas Landekic, President and CEO of PolyMedix joins the show to discuss a new antimicrobial polimer that can burst the bubble on antibiotic resistant bacteria.
Show Date:9 / 30 / 2009
Groundbreaking Platelet Treatment: Speeding Up Recovery! Featured
Training Substrates: The Fuels You Use Featured
Part 2 - Training Substrates: The Fuels You Use
Part 2 - Training Substrates:  The Fuels You Use
Guest(s):Craig Broeder, Ph.D., FACSM
Topic Info:The fight against ovarian cancer requires a multi-level approach. This approach should include primary physician care training and sound medical invention.,br> Dr. Craig Broeder joins the show. Craig's dream was developed out of a personal decision se ...
Show Date:9 / 22 / 2009
Exercise/ Heart Rate Rx Techniques
Exercise/ Heart Rate Rx Techniques
Guest(s):David Swain, Ph.D., FACSM
Topic Info:It happens all the time: someone you know or a buddy at your gym passes along an exercise tip, and then you pass it on to several people you know and so on and so on... One day, you're at the gym, and sure enough, you hear the same tip repeated, so you fi ...
Show Date:9 / 15 / 2009
Living with Autism: Is There Hope on the Horizon?
Living with Autism:  Is There Hope on the Horizon?
Guest(s):Patricia Manning-Courtney, M.D.
Topic Info:Autism is a severe developmental disorder that begins at birth or within the first two-and-a-half years of life. Most autistic children are perfectly normal in appearance, but spend their time engaged in puzzling and disturbing behaviors which are markedl ...
Show Date:8 / 5 / 2009
What is Metabolism?
What is Metabolism?
Guest(s):Liz Applegate, Ph.D., FACSM
Topic Info:Metabolism is a constant process that begins when we're conceived and ends when we die. It is a vital process for all life forms — not just humans. If metabolism stops, a living thing dies. Liz Applegate, Ph.D., director of sports nutrition at UC Davis ...
Show Date:6 / 23 / 2009
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