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EP #1157: ADHD Self-Care for Older Adults: Still Distracted After All These Years Dec 27, 2022

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Lisa is joined by Kathleen Nadeau, PhD, who talks about her latest book, STILL DISTRACTED AFTER ALL THESE YEARS: Help and Support for Older Adults with ADHD.Dr. Nadeau is the founder and clinical director of the largest private ADHD specialty clinic in the US. She has practiced psychology in the Washington, DC area since the early 1970’s and is the author or co-author of many books on ADHD including the bestselling ADD-friendly Ways to Organize Your Life, Understanding Girls with ADHD, and Understanding Women with ADHD. She received the CHADD Hall of Fame Award in 1999 for her groundbreaking work on girls and women.
STILL DISTRACTED AFTER ALL THESE YEARS explains:
· Possible signs and effects of adult ADHD: ADHD in adults is severely under-diagnosed, and the name ‘attention deficit disorder’ can be misleading: most think ADHD’s main issue is causing difficulty in ‘paying attention.’ To the contrary, ADHD can also impact almost every aspect of your life.
· Extra challenges of retirement for people with ADHD: According to the National Council on Aging, at least one-third of boomers over age sixty-five live near or below the poverty line. Impulsivity and money-management struggles are a hallmark of adult ADHD, so those with ADHD are often less financially prepared for retirement.
· How the life of a US adult has changed significantly in the last generation. There are many cognitive demands placed on seniors – new methods of social connection, hundreds of new emails to sort through, etc. – and ADHD can make these changes even more difficult to navigate.
· ADHD, marriage, and compromise: ADHD can bring challenges to a relationship, and a better understanding of the disorder can lead to healthier relationships between equal partners.
· How living with ADHD in later years is hugely influenced by multiple factors: co-occurring issues, such as anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and learning disorders combined with a heightened level of stress, the presence or lack of support from others, and the number of people we are responsible for can all complicate and intensify the effects of ADHD.
· …and much more.

BONUS EPISODE #1156: Embrace Your Worth: From Self-Doubt to Self-Discovery Through Self-Care Dec 24, 2022

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Lisa is joined by Deirdre Maloney, the author of Unfold Me: Unfold Layers of Your Wounded Heart and Begin Living Your Dream Life. After multiple breakdowns while managing bi-polar disorder, four kids, and trying to keep up the visage she had created, Deirdre finally felt the world crashing down on her. The skeletons in her closet were on the attack, and if she didn't deal with her past, it was going to deal with her. Sexual abuse, rape, and underage prostitution are only the beginning of Deirdre Maloney's story. She digs into her darkest secrets to release the relentless thoughts of not being good enough.
Deirdre believes we must face the darkest parts of ourselves to be wholehearted. Walking through the fire of difficult emotions is the only way to move forward.Deirdre Maloney helps people exceed their goals and sleep better at night. She does it through her work as a published author, international speaker, and proud president of her training, facilitation and marketing company Momentum LLC. Deirdre has used her brand of “mild audacity” to inspire positive change around the world, presenting for organizations like the Boeing, National Association of Women Business Owners, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and Vistage International.

EP #1155: Uncontrolled Blood Sugar? 4 Subtle Signs and What to Do Next for Ultimate Self-Care Dec 22, 2022

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Lisa is joined by Ken Redcross, MD who talks about blood sugar.
Ken Redcross, MD, is author of, “Bond: The 4 Cornerstones of a Lasting and Caring Relationship with Your Doctor,” and founder of Redcross Concierge, a personalized medical practice designed to enhance the patient-doctor relationship while providing convenient access to a full spectrum of healthcare services and holistic and wellness counseling. As one of the first full-service concierge, personalized medical practices in the United States, Redcross’ patient portfolio includes C-level business executives, athletes and professionals in the entertainment industry, as well as individuals from all walks and stages of life including college students, young professionals, busy parents and retirees. His focus on developing the patient-doctor bond is a unique characteristic of his concierge services that allows for a more strategic and customized approach to each patient’s healthcare plan.
Blood sugar is an essential part of our overall well-being, but when it’s out of balance you could face serious health risks including diabetes, heart disease, stroke and kidney disease. Having too much sugar in the blood, known as hyperglycemia or high blood glucose, is a health risk often associated with diabetes. It occurs when your body has too little insulin (the hormone that transports glucose into the blood), or if your body can't use insulin properly. A fasting blood sugar level (glucose) greater than or equal to 126 is considered too high, but not everyone will recognize the warning signs, which could damage blood vessels that are responsible for delivering blood to vital organs such as your heart, kidneys and eyes.
Four easily missed warning signs that your blood sugar may be dangerously high:
• Feeling Tired
• Extra sugar (glucose) does not mean more energy.
• The body is not able to use the excess sugar to fuel what your body needs for extra activity.
• Increased Thirst
• The kidneys are unable to filter excess sugar in your blood and respond by attempting to remove it — which increases the amount of time/frequency you urinate and puts you at risk for dehydration.
• Trips to the bathroom may not be related to prostate health
• Extra Trips to the Bathroom
• Trips to the bathroom may not be related to prostate health
• Changes in Vision
• Elevated glucose levels can lead to damage and blockage of the blood vessels that form behind the eye (retina).
• The eye tries to create new blood vessels, but they don’t develop properly and can lead to a risk of becoming blind.
Dr. Redcross will share three moves you can make to get high blood sugar under control including:
• Taking 2-min. stroll after dinner
• Walking as little as two to five minutes after a meal can lower your blood sugar, according to a 2022 study in the journal Sports Medicine.
• The study found standing after a meal can help, too, but not as much as putting one foot in front of the other.
• Consuming certain herbs and spices
• Traditional herbs and spices are commonly used for control of glucose.
• Cinnamon is a spice that consists of the dried inner bark, and is brown in color and has a delicately fragrant aroma and a warm sweet flavor.
• Research has shown that adding the spice cinnamon to the diet can help to lower the glucose level.
• Berberine is an herbal supplement made from a chemical compound that naturally occurs in the roots and bark of a wide variety of plants such a

EP #1154: Colloidal Silver for Self-Care: Exploring Its Potential Role in Immune Health Dec 20, 2022

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Andrea Donsky, Lisa's occasional co-host is joined by Audra Dunleavy, Chris Terrell and Elizabeth (Liz) Smith from Natural Path/Silver Wings.
Join Dr. Chris Terrell, ND and Audra and Liz Co-founders of Natural Path Silver Wings in this great interview with Andrea Donsky.
1:00 How does silver play into immunity and how else to support your immune system?
2:20 What is colloidal silver and how does it work?
4:40 How much should you take?
5:30 The different formulations of elemental silver vs ionic silver. What to look for on a label when purchasing silver supplements.
8:15 The history and use of silver
11:58 How quickly can silver work?
12:05 When was Natural Path Silver Wings founded
12:25 Why is it an amber color?
15:05 How to take it, why particle size makes a big difference, and safety
18:20 Where to find it and the different formulations available
24:40 Final words
Learn more about the Natural Path Silver Wings here: https://naturallysavvy.com/npsw
Silver Wings’ colloidal Silver is the ultimate immune system supplement. This naturally occurring liquid mineral has been safeguarding human health worldwide for over 2,400 years. Yes, that’s not a typo,…really that long! Even Hippocrates, the father of medicine, journaled back in 400BC about silver's supportive healing benefits.
During the past 2 years there’s a new unprecedented year-round demand for immune supplements and colloidal silver’s safe and easy-to-take liquid droppers or spray bottles are the perfect solution.
Colloidal silver is a safe dietary supplement containing only ultra-fine silver particles suspended in pure, pharmaceutical grade water. It has virtually no taste with a rapid absorption advantage, making it the perfect “immune go-to” anytime, anywhere.
You’ll find Natural Path Silver Wings in most health stores in either 50ppm for daily immune maintenance, a 250ppm for enhanced, extra strength 500ppm and the silver with echinacea / oregano. All pharmaceutical grade and 3rd-party lab tested for purity and efficacy.
Natural Path Silver Wings’ multi-award winning colloidal silver is safe, strong and better value. Your immune protection is covered!

EP #1153: Beyond Digestion: Exploring the Microbiome's Link to Overall Health for Ultimate Self-Care Dec 15, 2022

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Lisa is joined by William Davis, MD. Dr. William Davis is a cardiologist and New York Times #1 bestselling author of the Wheat Belly book series. He is Medical Director and founder of the Undoctored program including the Undoctored Inner Circle. He is Chief Medical Officer and co-founder of Realize Therapeutics Corp. that is developing innovative solutions for the disrupted human microbiome and author of the book Super Gut.
Lisa and Dr. Davis discuss his latest book, "Super Gut: A Four-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight."
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The best-selling author of the Wheat Belly books brings his next big, game changing idea — the human microbiome and the silent epidemic of SIBO — to the mainstream.Wheat Belly was a breakthrough, informing listeners that the wheat and grains we consume today are not the same wheat and grains of our ancestors and were making us overweight and sick. In Super Gut, Dr. Davis takes his research and findings a step further and shows that because of our highly processed diet, pesticides, and overuse of antibiotics, our guts are is now missing so many of the good bacteria required to be healthy. As a result, many of us have lost control over health, weight, mood, even behavior.The ancient bacteria that keep our gut in alignment and our digestion easy have been dying off, replaced by harmful microbes that don’t serve to keep us physically healthy and mentally fit. With cutting-edge research, Dr. Davis has connected the dots between gut health and modern ailments and complaints. There are entire species of microbes that have disappeared, creating health issues that were uncommon 100, or even 50, years ago. A major consequence is SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth), a silent and profound epidemic, which affects one out of three people and is responsible for an astounding range of human health conditions.Super Gut shows listeners how to eliminate bad bacteria and bring back the missing “good” bacteria with a four-week plan to reprogram your microbiome based on research and techniques that not only get to the root of many diseases but improve levels of oxytocin (the bonding/happy hormone), brain health, and promote anti-aging, weight loss, mental clarity, and more restful sleep. Super Gut explains the science clearly and includes more than forty recipes, a diet plan, and resources so you can pinpoint your gut issues, correct them, and maintain your long-term health and well-being.

EP #1152: Stress Signals: Understanding How Your Body Reacts to Pressure for Ultimate Self-Care Dec 13, 2022

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Andrea Donsky hosts this episode and is joined by James B. LaValle, a clinical pharmacist, board-certified clinical nutritionist, academic co-chair for the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, and author of more than 20 books including his best-seller, “Cracking the Metabolic Code.”James and Andrea talk about the not-so-obvious stress signs that lead to sickness.
1:14 What is stress and its effect on our nervous system and health?
7:45 Stress and immunity, prebiotics and probiotics
11:00 What it means we are talking about when we talk about gut health
14:04 How can we rebalance our immune system with immunomodulators like Moducare
26:10 What you need to know about probiotics
28:05 Aged garlic extract and how it's different for garlic
34:50 Final words
Learn more about Kyolic Aged Garlic Extract and Moducare
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EP #1151: Laughter Therapy Self-Care: Funny Bones with Dr. David Friedman Dec 08, 2022

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Lisa is joined by Dr. David Friedman who talks about his book Funny Bones: True Tales From a Chiropractor That Will Crack You Up. Dr. David Friedman is an International award-winning, #1 Bestselling author, Doctor of Naturopathy, Clinical Nutritionist, and Chiropractic Neurologist. He received a post-doctorate certification from Harvard Medical School, is a Board Certified Alternative Medical Practitioner, Board Certified in Integrative Medicine (BCIM), and is a registered Naturopathic Diplomate (RND). He’s a former teacher of neurology and the author of the college textbook, “Understanding the Nervous System.” His plethora of television appearances includes ABC’s The List, CBS’ Inside Edition, NBC News, Fox News, Food Network, Discovery Health, FIT TV, and TLC. He’s a contributing writer for many national magazines including U.S News & World Report, Readers Digest, Woman’s Day, Saturday Evening Post, and Better Nutrition, just to name a few. As the health expert for Lifetime Television’s syndicated morning show and host of “To Your Good Health Radio,” millions of people have enjoyed his weekly, cutting-edge features, offering solutions to everyday health and wellness issues.
Funny Bones: True Tales From a Chiropractor That Will Crack You Up His list of patients has included many top celebrities including John Travolta, Jenny McCarthy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Val Kilmer, and Paul Newman, to name a few. As the Health Expert for Lifetime Television’s morning show, millions of people have enjoyed his weekly, cutting edge features. Viewers favorites include: Artificial sweeteners cause obesity; milk causes brittle bones and how some vitamins may actually contribute to disease. Dr. Friedman also hosts the nationally syndicated program "To Your Good Health Radio," which has changed the face of talk radio by incorporating entertainment, shock value and solutions to everyday health and wellness issues. The show is heard coast-to-coast and podcasts are available on iHeart Radio, iTunes, TuneInRadio, SketcherRadio, SlackerRadio, RadioMD, and Sound Cloud. Each show features interviews from world-renowned doctors, celebrities, sports figures, and New York Times bestselling authors who all share one common goal – finding a healthy lifestyle in the unhealthiest developed country in the world…..the good ole U.S.A
For those who don’t enjoy going to the doctor or anybody who thinks of them as stuffy, stern, and no-nonsense, Dr. David Friedman is here to set you straight! In his new book, the award-winning, #1 bestselling author of Food Sanity: How to Eat in a World of Fads and Fiction shares some much-needed laughter during these stressful times.This hilarious collection of back-to-back puns, wit, cartoons, and rib-tickling true tales spans Dr. Friedman’s thirty years as a chiropractic neurologist. Laughter truly is the best medicine, and Funny Bones is the prescription you need. Each chapter will crack you up and reduce your stress, spasms, aches, and pains!

EP #1150: Find Your Fitness Journey: Self-Care Races, Challenges & Workouts to Transform You Dec 06, 2022

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Lisa is joined by Greg Presto who talks about his book The Workout Bucket List: Over 300 Life-Changing Races, Epic Challenges, and Incredible Hikes, Bikes, Lifts, and Runs around the World, in Your Gym, or Right in Your Living Room. Greg Presto is a freelance writer, editor, and video producer in Washington, D.C. He has written service-driven content about sports, fitness, health, and adventure for clients including Men's Health, Nike, Reebok, Nutrisystem, USA TODAY Sports, America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, South Beach Diet, Mindful.org, United Educators Insurance, and more. Greg is also the author of the Workout Bucket List, a compilation of more than 300 races, runs, lifts, and experiences that make fitness fun, which was published by Running Press in April 2022. Previously, he was a video producer at USA Today Sports and associate editor at Men's Health.The Workout Bucket List: Over 300 Life-Changing Races, Epic Challenges, and Incredible Hikes, Bikes, Lifts, and Runs around the World, in Your Gym, or Right in Your Living Room
For most of us, exercise can be a dreaded task, one to be postponed, procrastinated, or avoided. We all know the excuses: exercise is boring; I don't have time for the gym; there's no room in my apartment; I need to be motivated. The realproblem is that we're used to old fitness routines and the same monotonous gym equipment, but The Workout Bucket List promises that exercise can, and will, be fun again.
Combine history, pop culture, travel, inspiration, and health and you've got the perfect book to help break down your mental barriers to shake up your fitness regimen. Author and fitness journalist Greg Presto suggests countless exercises and activities around the world—or in your very own home—for the ultimate fitness bucket list, whether it's biking with zebras, entering the Tour de Donut, climbing the tallest mountain east of the Mississippi, training like a Baywatchlifeguard, or starting your day with a workout that you might have done in the Titanic's gym. The Workout Bucket List is here to challenge you to try the world's toughest, most interesting, and fun workouts, inspiring the fitness adventurer in all of us.

EP #1149: Unlock Your Self-Care Inner Wellness: The Gut-Health Connection Dec 01, 2022

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Lisa is joined by Heidi Moretti, MS, RD who talks about her book, The Whole-Body Guide to Gut Health: Heal Your Gut Through Diet, Exercise, and Stress Reduction.Graduating with a Master’s of Science in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Washington, Heidi is a registered dietitian (RDN) with a passion for healing. Food, supplements, and herbs can help restore health while repairing. She became inspired to become a dietitian in her undergraduate studies at Montana State University. One of her amazing professors made her understand that the root of healing begins with the food we eat.Heidi has practiced in a hospital and clinic as a clinical dietitian for 22 years, and finds energy and joy from helping people on the path to recovery.Yet something was missing. Heidi found herself PASSIONATE about functional nutrition right away. Functional medicine is essentially this: applying the most current research for YOUR needs. As a functional medicine practitioner, she carefully weigh risks and benefits to help with healing.
The Whole-Body Guide to Gut Health: Heal Your Gut Through Diet, Exercise, and Stress Reduction
Your gut encompasses your digestive organs and all their resident microbes―and its health affects all the other systems in your body. Experience the physical and mental benefits of a healthy gut biome with this research-based guide. Find out how to care for your body, alleviate digestive distress, and soothe a wide variety of ailments, from heartburn and irritable bowel syndrome to depression and anxiety. Learn the five principles of good gut health, explore the science of probiotics, and refer to at-a-glance lists of foods to enjoy, limit, or avoid. Go deeper with practical advice for exercise, stress reduction, and mindfulness practices to help boost your overall mood, energy, and even your memory.

A holistic 2-week plan―Kick-start your gut health routine with a customizable 2-week plan that incorporates healthy eating, exercise, meditation, and more.
Tasty, gut-healthy recipes―Treat your gut right with 50 feel-good options like the Lemon-Ginger Smoothie, Wild Salmon and Fennel Scramble, Fermented Fried Rice with Vegetables, and more.
Simple symptom tracking―Use a handy template to track your symptoms, identify possible triggers, and chart your progress as you make changes.

Help restore balance in your gut with The Whole-Body Guide to Gut Health.

EP #1148: 200 Plant-Powered Dishes: The Everything Green Mediterranean for Ultimate Self-Care Nov 29, 2022

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Lisa is joined by one of Canada’s finest Toronto-based Greek food experts, Peter Minak who talks about his latest cookbook, “The Everything Green Mediterranean Cookbook: 200 Plant-Based Recipes for Healthy―and Satisfying―Weight Loss.”Peter Minaki has roots in Florina. He is often referred to as ‘Kalofagas’, which is Greek for ‘gourmand’ and he created the Kalofagas blog in 2010 to introduce the world to delicious Greek cuisine, with many unique twists to the thousands of flavorful recipes. Moreover, the site is a showcase of traditional, modernized, and unique recipes inspired by his eclectic experiences traveling to Greece. Minaki always promotes the diversity of Greek cuisine.You can choose to read an Everything® book from cover to cover or just pick out the information you want from our four useful boxes: Questions, Facts, Alerts, and Essentials. We give you everything you need to know on the subject, but throw in a lot of fun stuff along the way too. The Mediterranean diet centers around fresh vegetables and fruits, whole grains, olive oil, seafood and lean meats, and nuts and has been the most popular diet for reducing harmful inflammation, avoiding diseases, and losing weight. Already one of the best diets on the planet, there is a way to increase the benefits—by simply removing most or all meat and animal products. With these 200 vibrant and healthy recipes, The Everything Green Mediterranean Cookbook will guide you as you move towards a healthier lifestyle—one delicious meal at a time.

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