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This Week on The Health Hub…Beating Back the Cultural Bias of Ageism with Ashton Applewhite

Author and activist Ashton Applewhite is the author of “This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism”. In 2016, she joined PBS site Next Avenue’s annual list of 50 Influencers in Aging as their Influencer of the Year and Lifetime Arts recently awarded her their 2018 Game Changer Award. Ashton has been recognized by the New York Times, the New Yorker, National Public Radio, and the American Society on Aging as an expert on ageism. She blogs at This Chair Rocks, has written for Harper’s, Playboy, and the New York Times, and is the voice of ‘Yo, Is This Ageist?’.  Ashton speaks widely, at venues that have ranged from universities and community centers to the TED mainstage and the United Nations. She is a leading spokesperson for a movement to mobilize against discrimination on the basis of age.

 

Learning Points:

  • What is Ageism?
  • How is Ageism propagated in today’s society?
  • How can we begin to change the mindset on ageing?

 

 

 

Let’s End Ageism TED Talk

 

 

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Every Tuesday from 11am -12pm I host The Health Hub, an interactive, forward thinking talk show on Radio Maria Canada.   Call, tweet or email your questions as together we explore health issues that are relevant to you from new and innovative points of view.

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This Week on The Health Hub…Cultivating Mindfulness Through Running with William Pullen

 

William Pullen is a London-based psychotherapist and author of Run for Your Life: Mindful Running for a Happy Life.

He is the founder of Dynamic Running Therapy, a new approach to psychotherapy that combines talk therapy with movement.

Talking Points

  • What is Dynamic Running Therapy?
  • Why are people so disconnected these days?
  • Is Dynamic Running Therapy for everyone?

 

 

Listen live or catch the podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud!

 

Every Tuesday from 11am -12pm I host The Health Hub, an interactive, forward thinking talk show on Radio Maria Canada.   Call, tweet or email your questions as together we explore health issues that are relevant to you from new and innovative points of view.

TheHealthHub is now on iTunes!

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This Week on The Health Hub…Breakthrough Research In Early Detection & Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease with Dr. Sue Griffin

 

Dr. Sue Griffin received her PhD in Physiology at the University of Rochester’s School of Medicine and Dentistry.

She is the Alexa and William T. Dillard Professor and Vice Chairman of Research at the Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Dr. Griffin is the Director of Research at the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center at the  Veteran Affairs Medical Centre, a part of the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System and she is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Neuroinflammation.

Dr. Griffin’s research interests focus on the mechanisms involved in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, Down Syndrome, head trauma, and epilepsy.

Her research has led to  a significant breakthrough in the early detection and treatment of Alzheimer’s, and it has drawn nationwide acclaim for Dr. Griffin, the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

In 2016 Dr. Griffin received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alzheimer’s Association at its International Conference in Toronto.

Learning Points:

  • How might Dr. Griffin’s latest discovery help in determining future treatment for  Alzheimer’s Disease?
  • What do we know that can help prevent or slow the progression of Alzheimer’s?
  • What  is autophagy and how is that different in people with Alzheimer’s?

 

Listen live or catch the podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud!

 

Every Tuesday from 11am -12pm I host The Health Hub, an interactive, forward thinking talk show on Radio Maria Canada.   Call, tweet or email your questions as together we explore health issues that are relevant to you from new and innovative points of view.

TheHealthHub is now on iTunes!

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This Week on TheHealthHub…The Body Clock: Its Role in Basic & Clinical Cancer Research with Dr. Robert Burns

 

Dr. Burns is Professor in the Department  of Neurobiology & Developmental Sciences College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences received his BA from Hartwick College in New York in 1961 with a Major in Biology, his Masters from the University of Maine in 1963 and his Ph.D. from the Department of Anatomy, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana in 1967 with a dissertation in experimental oncology and a minor in human pathology. Dr. Burns then completed a 1 yr  National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Fellowship in cancer research and human cancer pathology at the George Washington University in Washington DC, before joining the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

His career research interest is experimental oncology in mouse models focused on the best time in the host’s circadian rhythm to give anti-cancer chemotherapy drugs and produce less organ toxicity and more long-term cures, i.e. chronochemotherapy. He has 105 scientific publications, which played a role in mouse-based chronochemotherapy  eventually moving into successful human chronochemotherapy clinical trials by others.  His honors include: 1) a 5 yr Research Career Development Award from the National Cancer Institute in the 1970’s to train in chronobiology under the mentorship of Lawrence Scheving, Ph.D. a chronobiologist and former President of the International Society of Chronobiology, 2) Distinguished Alumnus, Hartwick College, 3) Lutterloh Professor of Medical Education Excellence, 4) Master Teacher and Chancellor’s Teaching Awards at UAMS. He also has publications in the areas of Medical Student Education and Professional Development in health science content for PreK- Grade 12 teachers and school nurses.

Learning Points:

  • What is Chrono Chemotherapy?
  • What is research suggesting about our body clocks and their possible impact on the timing of chemotherapy?
  • What is research suggesting about our body clocks and reducing toxicity of chemotherapy?

Listen live or catch the podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud!

 

Every Tuesday from 11am -12pm I host The Health Hub, an interactive, forward thinking talk show on Radio Maria Canada.   Call, tweet or email your questions as together we explore health issues that are relevant to you from new and innovative points of view.

TheHealthHub is now on iTunes!

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This Week on TheHealthHub… Can Diet Reduce Effects of Air Pollution? with Chris Lim

 

Chris C. Lim is a PhD student in the Department of Environmental Medicine at NYU School of Medicine. He is interested in studying the relationship between the environment and health. His areas of interest include air pollution, climate change, and sensors/wearables. He has a masters in biostatistics from Yale and bachelors in environmental engineering from Columbia.

Learning Points:

  • What is air pollution?
  • How can air pollution adversely affect health?
  • How can diet protect us from air pollution?

Listen live or catch the podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud!

 

Every Tuesday from 11am -12pm I host The Health Hub, an interactive, forward thinking talk show on Radio Maria Canada.   Call, tweet or email your questions as together we explore health issues that are relevant to you from new and innovative points of view.

TheHealthHub is now on iTunes!

Subscribe and don’t miss a single episode!

 

 

Follow us on Social Media

How To Listen Live

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Let us know!

If you have a health topic that you would like us to discuss or are a health care specialist who wants to be a guest on our show let us know!

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thh@radiomaria.ca

 

 

 

 

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