Category: Healthy Options

Local program on resources and options for whole health. Happens on the first Wednesday of every month from 10 – 11 AM.

Healthy Options 7/5/17

Producer/Host: Cynthia Swan
Engineer: John Greenman

Brain-Gut-Immunity: Making the Connections

Key Discussion Points:
a) Description of the brain-gut connection
b) What are optimal diets to enhance brain-gut healthy?
c) What is autoimmunity? What contributes to it? What can help repair the immune system?

Guest:
Dr. Kurt Vreeland
docvreeland@gmail.com
417 Main Street, Suite 202 Rockland, ME
207-542-1777

Healthy Options 6/7/17

Producer/Host: Rhonda Feiman
Co-Producer: Petra Hall
Engineer: Amy Browne

Update on Tick-Borne Illnesses, Lyme Disease and Co-infections: Prevention and Treatment

What is Lyme Disease, and why is it spreading?
What are co-infections and tick-borne illnesses, and what are the signs & symptoms?
What are the best ways to prevent tick bites, and how can we protect ourselves against these illnesses?
Are there effective tests and treatments for tick-borne illnesses?
What are some common misunderstandings about diagnosis and treatment of Lyme Disease?

Guests:
Dr. Beatrice M. Szantyr is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the American College of Physicians, and is board-certified in both internal medicine and pediatrics. She currently participates on the State of Maine Vector-borne Disease Work Group, and is a member of the Maine Medical Association, the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS), and serves as a medical advisor for MaineLyme, a non-profit dedicated to decreasing Lyme and related tick diseases in Maine. Dr. Szantyr has lectured on Lyme disease and related tick-borne disorders, to professional and community groups throughout New England, and has given testimony before the Maine Legislature concerning Lyme disease in the State of Maine.
Constance “Happy” Dickey, RN is a founding member and board member of MaineLyme, a non-profit dedicated to awareness and prevention through education and advocacy. She facilitates support groups for people with Lyme, both in-person in Maine, and online, and she is also an advocate for patients with Lyme disease. She has traveled extensively with Dr. Szantyr, educating medical personnel -and the public- about Lyme disease.

Websites of interest:

MaineLyme
www.mainelyme.org

ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society)
www.ilads.org

Lyme Disease Association (About Lyme —great pictures of ticks and rashes) www.lymediseaseassociation.org

Lymedisease.org (Formerly CALDA) www.lymedisease.org/

Tick Encounter Resource Center www.tickencounter.org/

Insectshield sells permethrin-treated clothing, blankets, hats, etc, or will dip your own clothing, uniforms, etc. Will last the life of the garment. www.insectshield.com

Dog Not Gone is a Maine company using goods made in the USA makes dog and horse vests that are permethrin treated. They are also making people vests, hats, and gaiters. www.dognotgone.com

Healthy Options 5/3/17

Host: Andree Bella
Engineer: John Greenman

Issue: Integrative health therapies

Program Topic: Vaxxed, The Movie

Key Discussion Points:
a) Information made public by Dr. William Thompson, senior scientist, whistlesblower, at the Center for Disease Control regarding the MMR vaccination and autism
b)The role of drug companies in the manufacturing and promoting of vaccines
c) Absence of media and Congressional coverage of vaccine data
d) Ways to take action around these issues

Guest
Del Bigtree, producer of Vaxxed, From Cover-up To Catastrophe

Healthy Options 3/1/17

Host: Rhonda Feiman
Co-producer: Petra Hall
Engineer: John Greenman

Program Topic: Searching for helpful and accurate medical & health care information on the internet.

Key Discussion Points:
a) How can the internet be helpful- or detrimental- in seeking out medical & health information?
b) How can you determine if you are at a legitimate website?
c) What guidelines should you be aware of, in evaluating websites?
d) How can you tell who created the website, where the website originated from, and whether it is a neutral source of information- or it exists to sell products?
f) What are the names of some reliable medical information websites?
g) How can medical libraries & librarians be helpful, in finding health & medical information?

Guests:
Christine Fleuriel, Medical Librarian
Chris Fleuriel and her colleague, Susan Bloomfield, contributed to the Healthy Maine supplement of the Portland Press Herald in June 2016, with an article entitled “Look up medical info on line- but carefully.”
www.pressherald.com/2016/06/12/look-up-medical-info-online-but-carefully/

Websites of interest:
The Medical Library Association publishes a list of Top Health Websites and it can be found at www.mlanet.org/p/cm/ld/fid=397.
MedlinePlus, medlineplus.gov, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, is an outstanding, comprehensive source of reliable health information.
Another source of excellent, vetted health care information may be found at
libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/topic.asp?topic=Health This is MARVEL! Maine’s Virtual Library. One of the many useful databases included is “Health Source: Consumer Edition.” MARVEL can be accessed at any library or at home.
PubMed: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
Senior Health: nihseniorhealth.gov
Veterans’ Resources: www.myhealth.va.gov and www.veteranshealthlibrary.org

Healthy Options 2/1/17

Host: Andree Bella
Engineer: John Greenman

Issue: Integrative Health

Program Topic: Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster, Peggy Huddleston

Key Discussion Points:
a) Mind-body techniques to prepare for surgery
b) Mind-body techniques to deal with anxiety, chronic pain and insomnia
c) Research which documents the benefits of mind-body techniques

Guest: Peggy Huddleston, author of Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster HealFaster.com

Healthy Options 1/4/17

Host and Producer: Cynthia Swan
Co-Producer: Amy Browne

Program Topic: Men’s Health

Key Discussion Points:
a) What is one of the primary challenges men face regarding health?
b) Herbs that aid the heart and circulatory system.
c) Overview of dose and recommended use.

Guest: Jillian Kelsey Rose
Jilliankelseyrose@gmail.com
Website ursaherbal.com