Guest of Dr Carl O Helvie, Host, of the Holistic Health Show on Saturday will be Dr Catherine Shanahan, M.D. and Dr Stefan Ripich, N.D. and N.P., who will talk about natural solutions for diabetes.

Dr Shanahan, who like to be called Dr Cate, is a board certified Family Practitioner and Medical Director of the Bedford Center for Medical Nutrition in Bedford, New Hampshire. She is also author of Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Transitional Food: and Food Rules: A doctors Guide to Healthy Eating. She uses a diet program that gets diabetics off medications. More information is available at: http://www.TRIMprogram.com

Dr Ripich is a Naturopathic Physician and Certified Nurse Practitioner. He practices in Santa Fe, New Mexico and is the author of The 30-Day Diabetes Cure which is available as a book and Video Coach DVD Set. He says that every patient who has followed this 30 day program has successfully reversed symptoms of type 2 diabetes. More information is available at: http://www.30daydiabetescure.com

On Saturday, Dr Carl O Helvie, Host of the Holistic Health Show on BBS Radio interviewed Annette Tersigni, the Yoga Nurse,(left) and Joan Grobb Augustino, a diabetic sufferer.

Annette is a former Model and Hollywood Actress who turned nurse and stress-management expert, and has been seen featured extensively on the media including CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox News. More information was presented earlier on this site or can be found at: Http://www.yoganurse.com

Joan is a type II diabetes sufferer who used natural solutions to deal with the condition and is a work and personality specialist who published 5 Secrets to Successful Strategies that was a chapter in a book titled Discover Your Inner Strength. More information was presented on an earlier blog and can also be found at: http://www.coreperformancegroup.com

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Yesterday on the Holistic Health Show Dr Carl O Helvie, Host, Holistic Health Show interviewed Dr Michael T Smith (above left) and Ron Brown.

Dr Smith is a naturopathic physician who specializes in homeopathy and nutrition for conditions including diabetes. He practices at the Carolinas Natural Health Center in Matthews, North Carolina. More information was presented earlier on this site or can be found at: www.CarolinasNaturalHealth.Com

Ron Brown is a retired hotel night auditor who cared for his wife when she was diagnosed with diabetes. More information was presented earlier on this site and can be found at: www.webeardiabetes.com

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Yesterday, Dr Carl O Helvie, Host, Holistic Health Show interviewed Dr Michael Murray and Dr Michael T. Smith for the opening of the Series on Diabetes.

Dr Michael Murray is author of over 30 books including How to Prevent and Treat Diabetes with Natural Medicine. and has appeared on hundreds of radio and T.V., shows. He is chairman of Dr Murray Natural living and is one of the world’s leading authorities on natural medicine. more information was presented earlier on this site or can be found at: http://www.doctormurray.com

Dr Michael T. Smith is a naturopathic physician who specializes in classical homeopathy and nutrition and is part of the North Carolina Association of Naturopathic Physicians. He practices at the Carolina’s Natural Health Center in Matthews, North Carolina. More information was presented earlier on this site or can be found at: http://www.carolinasnaturalhealth.com

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Research published in the June 20 online issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology concluded that brain cancer patients who exercise live significantly longer than sedentary patients. Two hundred forty three patients with advanced recurrent lethal brain malignancies at Duke were enrolled in the study. Those diagnoses with this type of cancer usually have a median life expectancy of less than 6 months. In the study those who reported regular brisk exercise defined as the equivalent of an energetic walk for thirty minutes five days a week lived a median 21.84 months compared to 13.03 months for those who were most sedentary.

Mel Brake, Kelli Calabrese and Marsha Scarbrough (lower right) were the final guests on the Faith, Healing, and Spirituality series on the Holistic Health Show.

Mel Brake is Founder and Director of MPW Foundation, has been interviewed on multiple media outlets and journals, and has been recognized for his artistic endeavors. More information was presented earlier on this site and can be seen at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mel-brake

Kelli Calabrese is a leading fitness, nutrition and wellness professional who has written books and provides services for national celebrities and corporations. More information is available at: http://www.KelliCalabrese.com

Marsha Scarbrough is author of Medicine Dance: One Woman’s Healing Journey into the World of Native American Sweatlodges, Meditation, and Dance Fasts. and has over 75 published articles. Her exciting career has included 17 years in Hollywood., More information was presented earlier on this blog and can be found at: http://www.medicinedancebook.com

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Dr Carl O Helvie, Host, Holistic Health Show, interviewed Frank Tortorici about Tourettes Syndrome yesterday.

Frank Tortorice is a life coach/personal trainer and author of Fitness, Food and Faith . More information was presented earlier on this site and can also be found at http://franktortorici.com

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On Saturday’s show Dr Carl O Helvie, Host, will interview Frank Tortorici who grew up on Long Island, N.Y. in the environment of a loving extended family. Yet with all the love surrounding him, there was a pain and darkness he shared with no one. It was the constant nagging symptoms that his family would come to know as Tourette’s Syndrome (ts).
As a child Frank felt helpless, and was constantly being prescribed various medications to subdue the symptoms. None seemed to work and even then, he often thought there had to be a better way than drugs.
At the age of 15, Frank entered an all natural body building contest and quickly discovered that working-out had an incredible calming effect on his body. He began exercising regularly and it was effective but the ‘bad tic’ days, began to bring about obsessive thoughts.
Frank was later introduced to a gluten-free way of life and started to see fast results because it helped to eliminate yeast growth in the intestines. He began researching and learning how to treat Tourette’s holistically; and learned that Candida- (a yeast-like fungal organism) is caused by such things as sugar, antibiotics and alcohol, that were contributing to ‘his’ symptoms. For the next few years Frank ate a vegetarian, raw/vegan and conscious carnivorous diet. His results were striking;
Some of the most revered high-fashion photographers and casting agents solicited Frank for their publications, endorsements of products, and requests for cameos and guest appearances in numerous films and television programs,
Frank now lives in Los Angeles, and has a satellite office in Newark, New Jersey, and an office in North, Hollywood where he offers public and private services to clients. Certified through the American Council of Exercise he gives his clients; some who have neurological disorders– an alternative – even if only a healthier way of supplementing their living condition(s).
The Tourette’s Syndrome Association (tsa) recently referred to Frank as a “renaissance man” in their newsletter. He travels nationwide sharing his story and offering advice and services to many of those who are usually overlooked in poverty circumstances in urban stricken area(s).
Frank is currently working on a host of edible delights under his ‘Yowser’ brand. You can expect his incomparable taco; with its ‘meat’ being a blend of organic sunflower seeds, sun dried tomatoes and other ingredients, to be added to his signature ‘super food chocolate mousse’ that is also diabetic friendly.
Frank’s book, Fitness, Food and Faith is available on his website. In addition, he is available for personal training specializing in muscle tone, weight loss, strength training, sports rehab, and circuit training. He is also available for speaking, and a variety of food activities including meal planning, food shopping tours, home food preparation, gluten free and vegan all natural food education. .
In a few weeks he will be a Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutritionist and can test client for adrenal fatigue, bio identical hormone therapy, liver function, mucosal barrier function, parasites, worms, and even metabolic typing. More information on his services and products is available at: http://franktortorici.com

You can also view his presentation at you tube channel rebirth028.

Did you know love heals? And do you know how to deal with Post Traumatic Stress? Dr Carl O Helvie, Host, Holistic Health Show, finds out from the guests on this show.

Dr Dean Shrock served as Director of Mind-Body Medicine for a physician management group of 40 cancer patients and wrote two books: Doctors Orders: Go Fishing; and Why Love Heals . He will talk about how love heals. More information was presented earlier on this blog and can also be found at www.HeartFeltIntent.com and www.DeanShrock.com

Michelle Renee and her daughter were kidnapped, held hostage, tied to explosives and then forced to rob the bank where she worked. Shje has overcome Post Traumatic Stress and will tell us about this. She has appeared on many radio and tv programs, received awards, and had her debut book Held Hostage: The True Story of a Mother and Daughter’s Kidnapping premiered on Lifetime last year. More information was presented earlier on this blog and can also be found at www.michelle-renee.com

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In an earlier post on this site (August 21, 2009) research on the benefits of weightlifting to reduce lymphedema risk after treatment for breast cancer in the New England Journal of Medicine was presented. Now another study by this research group in the Journal of the American Medical Association and presented concurrently at the Breast Cancer Symposium in San Antonio reports additional positive results. Previous research prior to these studies showed that up to 47% of breast cancer survivors who had surgery later develop lymphedema. In this current study researchers concluded “Weightlifting may play a key role in the prevention of the painful limb-swelling condition lymphedema following breast cancer treatment……limits the worsening of symptoms among women who already have lymphedema. ”

One hundred fifty four breast cancer survivors without lymphedema treated within the past 5 years were enrolled into the program. Subjects were given a 1 year membership in a fitness center near their homes and attended twice weekly, ninety minute, small group classes for the first 13 weeks. Classes by certified fitness professionals taught safe techniques of weight lifting. Following the 13 week program subjects exercised on their own and were monitored monthly for changes in arm circumference and also reported any changes in symptoms such as pain, tingling, numbness and others, on a weekly basis.

Results showed that a slow progressive weight lifting regime cut the risk of developing lymphedema by 35% over the one year study period. Compared with a control group who did not change their physical activity regime, 11 % of the subjects developed lymphedema whereas 17% of the controls developed lymphedema. Results were even more dramatic for women who had 5 or more lymph nodes removed during surgery and later practiced slow progressive weight lifting. This group experienced almost a 70% reduction in the development of lymphedema with 7% developing lymphedema compared to 22 percent in the controls.

More information is available at:

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20101210/Weightlifting-may-help-prevent-lymphedema-following-breast-