Dr. Joseph Maroon

The Health Benefits of Red Wine

Having seen the ravages of disease due to poor life choices of many of his patients, Dr. Joseph Maroon, a neurosurgeon and professional sports team physician realized that his job was becoming “sick care” not healthcare. Maroon began to study specific nutritional factors that may prolong and improve health, while reducing and preventing disease and disabilities.

Dr. Maroon joins the show to discuss his book, "The Longevity Factor" and the health benefits of red wine and resveratrol.

Joseph C. Maroon, MD, is a board-certified clinical professor of neurological surgery and Vice Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He is also the Heindl Scholar in Neuroscience. He obtained his medical and neurosurgical training at Indiana University, Georgetown University, Oxford University in England and the University of Vermont. His clinical and research interests have been in the areas of the development of minimally invasive surgical procedures to the brain and spine, the prevention and treatment of traumatic injuries to the central nervous system, innovative approaches to pituitary and other brain tumors and more recently complimentary approaches to inflammatory diseases associated with aging.

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Dr. Derrick DeSilva

7 / 13 / 2010