To Your Health Podcast

Heart Health

Join Hosts Beth Sims and Don Anderson welcome this month’s To Your Health guest Dr. Jack Wolfson.  Jack Wolfson, DO, FACC is a board-certified cardiologist and a fellow of the American College of Cardiology.  He has emerged as one of the world’s leading holistic natural cardiologists and was a Natural Choice Award Winner in the Holistic MD category from Natural Awakenings Magazine. 
He has been featured on NBC and CNN and covered in publications like USA Today and The Wall Street Journal.  Prior to opening Wolfson Integrative Cardiology, Dr. Jack was Chairman of the Department of Medicine and Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Paradise Valley Hospital in Arizona. He was also a partner in Arizona’s largest cardiology practice.  As a trusted leader in heart health and natural heart health, Dr. Jack has taught more than 10,000 physicians his natural heart health best practices. His book, The Paleo Cardiologist: The Natural Way to Heart Health, was an Amazon #1 best seller.  He is an in-demand lecturer about natural healthy living.

How to Change the Way We See Things to Reach Our Goals

If a genie were to grant you 3 wellness wishes in the year ahead, what would your life look like? We don’t have a genie, but  in this episode of To Your Health, our guest is Health Coach extraordinaire Amy Abell who shares inspiration and tools to create change in our lives. Amy has worked for more than 10 years as a Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach and serves as lead instructor in nutrition and behavior change with the ACE Education, renowned for training coaches. She shares new ways of thinking about our goals with questions to help us tap into our deepest wishes and open up what’s possible in our life.

How to Relate

One of the biggest holiday stressors can be our relationships. In this episode, we chat with Katie Heeran, a Los Angeles-based licensed marriage and family therapist and yoga teacher, about how we can improve our relationships any time of the year. Katie is a practicing therapist and hosts the podcast We Can Relate!, which digs into relationships and how we can improve ours. 

Breast Cancer - A Survivor's Journey

In this To Your Health episode, Vera Ventura shares how to create an emotionally free, beautiful expansive life .After the birth of her baby girl, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. A profound experience like that can either make someone bitter or better. She chose better and now is on “a mission to guide people on a transformative health and wellness journey, igniting renewed purpose and personal growth that reach far beyond mere recovery.” Of course, she had to be on the podcast so that you could discover her unique approach.  Tune in to discover her formula that combines transformative insight into the brain, powerful self-discovery work, and expansive personal growth strategies so that you can create the emotionally free and expansive life you want—no matter where you are on your healing journey or wellness plan.
This podcast is not intended to replace professional medical advice. The views expressed in this podcast may not be those of the host or the management and the presenter is simply presenting their views.

Combatting Stress and Anxiety with Time in Nature

Time spent in nature nurtures our wellbeing. Dr. Tamara Yakaboski – whose work focuses on helping teams and individuals build cultures of care for greater wellbeing -- shares how we can build this connection in our own life. Her work is centered on what she calls embodied action – using mind-body-spirit practices to build community and resiliency in the face of climate change. That might mean walking barefoot on ground, listening to the sounds of birds, and other practices that bring us back into connection with the outdoors and our own living experiences. In this episode, she shares how we can use these practices to lower stress and combat climate anxiety. And how this can lead us to find a sense of connection to others and hope for the future.
You can find out more about her work here: www.tamarayakaboski.com
 

Up Close with Scott Hamilton

Tune in as Jennifer Netherby and Kara Timmons welcome Scott Hamilton, Author, Olympic Gold Medalist, Figure Skater to the conversation!
The most recognized male figure skating star in the world, Scott Hamilton has won 70 titles, awards and honors including an Emmy Award nomination, induction into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame and a privileged member of the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame.
In 1984, Scott captured the attention of the world with his Olympic Gold medal performances in Saravejo and since has shared his love and enthusiasm for the sport as a analyst/commentator, performer, producer and best-selling author (Finish First: Winning Changes Everything, 2018; The Great Eight, 2009; Landing It, 1999). He further inspires others as a speaker, humanitarian, and as a cancer and pituitary brain tumor survivor.
After losing his mother to cancer, then becoming survivor himself, Scott turned activist, launching the Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation (Cancer Alliance for Research, Education and Survivorship). He founded several education and survivorship programs including Chemocare.com and the 4th Angel Mentoring Program.  Events such as Sk8 to Elimin8 Cancer and An Evening with Scott Hamilton & Friends galas fund research into treatments that treat the cancer and spare the patient harm.
Scott recently launched Live Your Days – a call to being present and not let day after day pass, just going through the checklist of life. It is about putting down your phone to enjoy the people and moments that you are given, because we don’t control the number of days we have on this earth, we only control what we do with them. The online platform includes a weekly podcast interview, 30-day life challenges with easy to implement tips and merchandise, with proceeds benefiting the Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation.
He is also the founder of the Scott Hamilton Skating Academy at the Ford Ice Centers in Antioch, TN and Bellevue, TN, where he may frequently be found coaching Learn to Skate students and sharing his love of skating.

Expanding the Definition of Exercise

The key to sticking to an exercise routine: do what you enjoy! In this episode of To Your Health, Beth and Jen of the PHM Wellness Department talk to Tom Holland, a respected personal trainer and fitness expert who has been training professional athletes, celebrities, CEOs and everyday people for decades. Tom shares doable ways to make exercise and movement a part of your life and the mental health benefits that come from it. Plus, he’s got some tips for prepping for a 5k. An athlete himself, Tom has completed 26 Ironmans around the world. He’s run marathons and ultra-marathon’s, including the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim run. He has authored 6 books, including his latest: The Micro-Workout Plan: Get the Body You Want Without the Gym in 15 Minutes or Less a Day. Find out more about Tom through his website TeamHolland.com.
 

Optimizing Wellness

In this episode of To Your Health, PHM Wellness Coordinator, Jennifer Netherby has an in-depth conversation with actress, Maura Gayle. Maura talks about how to optimize mind, body, and spirit through various wellness topics, including: fitness, family, spirituality, sustainable living, and what it means to live a bold, purpose-filled, and adventurous life infused with health, hope, happiness, and love.
Maura Gale a Chicago native is an actress, producer, and author. She has had recurring roles on“Kingdom Business” as Joyce Williams, “Saints & Sinners” as Gloria Stewart and on “Dynasty” as JudgeRuth Matthews. Most recently you’ve seen her on “Love & Murder” as Mrs Jenkins or on Hallmark’s “ANashville Legacy” as Professor Dolar. In addition to acting on stage, screen and television, Maura is alsoa well-known voice over talent, heard on hundreds of radio/TV commercials, and is most known forvoicing the role of Fortune for the Metal Gear franchise.

What Should You Eat?

In this episode of To Your Health featuring our own inhouse nutrition expert Beth Sims, we dig into healthy eating: what should you eat, how much, and what should you avoid. Beth dishes on tips for sustaining healthy habits and how to incorporate good eating into a busy life.
 

Women Vs. Men: How Much Exercise Do We Really Need

Debra Atkinson earned her B.S. in Exercise Science and M.S. in Exercise & Sports Psychology, from Iowa State University where she later served as a Senior Lecturer for 15 years. She taught core courses for Kinesiology majors that prepared students for leadership roles in fitness. Debra hosts Flipping 50 TV and the Flipping 50 podcast, an AARP top podcast for 50+.
Debra is a TedX speaker and is a best-selling author of 5 books. She is a certified by the American Council on Exercise, and the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Debra has presented for the International Council On Active Aging, Athletic Business Conference, MedFit and FitnessFest for multiple years. She was honored as selection committee member for Personal Trainer of the Year award for IDEA, and a Subject Matter Expert and item writer for ACE’s Medical Exercise Specialist exam. When she is not presenting, she makes a point of attending to listen to her peer colleagues and in her words “is a life-long student”.
https://www.debraatkinson.com/