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Take Charge of Your HealthTake Charge Of Your Health: Beyond the Diagnosis: Rethinking ALS with Jeff T. Bowles In this episode of Take Charge of Your Health, host Carol Peterson interviews best-selling author Jeff T. Bowles about his book ALS Breakthrough, which presents a bold theory that ALS may be caused by severe magnesium deficiency in the nerves. Drawing from over 25 years of independent research, Bowles outlines a therapeutic protocol involving high-dose magnesium, vitamin D3, and progesterone to slow or even reverse neurodegeneration. The conversation expands to explore how imbalances in these nutrients and hormones may also contribute to other chronic conditions such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and type 2 diabetes. Bowles emphasizes the importance of maintaining proper...2025-07-2759 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge Of Your Health: Rethinking Salt: Hydration, Hormones, and Healing In this episode of Take Charge of Your Health, Corinne Furnari and Carol Petersen lead an insightful exploration into the misunderstood yet vital role of salt in human health. The hosts challenge conventional medical advice that promotes salt restriction, arguing instead for a return to natural, mineral-rich salts that have long supported the body’s physiological functions. They detail salt’s crucial role in maintaining proper hydration, supporting adrenal and hormonal balance, aiding immune function, and regulating blood pressure—not through reduction, but through balance with minerals. The conversation distinguishes between heavily processed table salt, often stripped of its natural mineral...2025-07-2055 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge Of Your Health: Unpacking the Truth: The Hidden Dangers of Seed Oils and Misinformation in Health In this episode, Corinne Furnari and Carol Petersen tackle a range of health-related topics with a focus on exposing misinformation. They delve into the controversial role of seed oils in modern diets, highlighting their harmful effects and the industrial refining processes that make them toxic. Arguing that these oils were never part of traditional human nutrition, the hosts suggest their widespread use stems from orchestrated disinformation campaigns. Corinne and Carol stress the importance of critical thinking and evidence-based information in navigating today’s overwhelming health landscape.
2025-07-1356 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge Of Your Health: Toxic Ingredients: Taking Charge of America’s Food FutureIn this episode of Take Charge of Your Health, clinical nutritionist Corinne Furnari and pharmacist Carol Petersen dive into the hidden dangers of food additives commonly found in the American diet. The discussion highlights harmful substances such as artificial dyes, high-fructose corn syrup, and bromated wheat products—ingredients often banned in Europe but still prevalent in U.S. food. The hosts compare regulatory differences across continents and spotlight efforts by health advocates like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to eliminate these toxic additives, especially to protect children’s health.
2025-06-2953 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge Of Your Health: Magnesium Uncovered: Why This Mineral Could Change Your Health Corinne Furnari and Carol Petersen, discussing the vital role of magnesium in human health, its connection to various chronic diseases like ALS, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's, and its interactions with other essential nutrients such as vitamin D, calcium, progesterone, boron, B6, zinc, and selenium. They emphasize the challenges in diagnosing magnesium deficiency and advise on proper supplementation and absorption.
2025-06-2254 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge Of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Welcome Back Dr. Iman BarIn the previous show, Dr. Bar explained how she uses peptides in her practice. We covered some of the most popular peptides such as BPC 157. This week Dr. Bar returns with more insights and practice tips and we open the phone lines to some specific questions and conditions.
2025-06-1554 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge Of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Debate the Advantages of Using CollagenCollagen supplements have become very popular. There are those that target different distinct tissues like the skin. Does the research show that these supplements deliver?
2025-06-0153 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge Of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Dive into MethylationMethylation is an important detoxification process for estrogens, adrenaline, histamine and more. Learn how your methylation efficiency can affect your hormones. https://forum.worldhealth.net/articles/hormones-on-a-methylation-leash-calming-the-endocrine-storm/
2025-05-2551 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge Of Your Health: Hormones, not caloriesThe true drivers of appetite, weight and mood. This was the topic that Corinne Furnari explored while she interacted with the audience as her cohost.
2025-05-1154 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health Corinne and Carol Bring Up OsteoporosisOsteoporosis is a serious loss of healthy bone turnover. Conventional medicine offerings focuses on bisphosphonate drugs which stops bone remodeling. This looks good on a bone density test but retains poor quality bone. Bisphosphonate drugs even interfere with cholesterol production just as statin drugs to.
2025-04-2034 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Discuss Black Seed Oil, DGL and MoreWe wanted to discuss some pearls like vitamin C babies, black seed oil benefits, licorice and DGL and other remedies that might come up. We discussed erectile dysfunction as the topic came up - included increasing circulation, herbal remedies that improved testosterone and testosterone itself.
2025-04-1351 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of your Health: The importance of maintaining physical strength.This week Corinne was speaking with Seth Greiner, physical therapist. The discussion was about the importance of maintaining physical strength.
Strength is the foundation of physical function. It underpins our ability to perform everyday tasks, from carrying groceries to getting up from a chair. As we age, we naturally lose strength, which can lead to decreased independence, increased risk of falls and injuries, and a decline in overall quality of life. Even with conditions like Parkinson's, targeted strength training can improve balance, despite muscle-building challenges. Getting stronger, even in later years, can help maintain or regain the abil...2025-03-3053 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge Of Your Health: The Benefits of Motion/Exercise.If you want to live a long, healthy life, there’s one truth you can’t escape:
your body needs to move.
Exercise isn’t just about shedding pounds or flexing in the mirror—it’s a scientifically proven weapon against the ravages of aging. From your heart to your brain, regular physical activity can rewind the clock on many of aging’s harmful effects. And yet, despite mountains of evidence, it remains one of the most neglected tools in our health and medical arsenal. Why?
2025-03-2354 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Dive into the Mystery of EndometriosisNo one really knows what gets endometriosis started. The estrogen sensitive and estrogen producing plaques can show up virtually everywhere in the body and cycle with the ovarian cycle creating pain and inflammation. We discuss the nature of endometriosis and some ideas for solutions and relief.
2025-03-1654 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health Corinne and Carol Discuss the "Fuzzy" Concept of Brain FogBrain fog is a very common complaint that turns out to have many causes. We start to cover some of the underlying circumstances that affect brain acuity and the distress that it creates in one's life.
2025-03-0254 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne Review the Effect of Progesterone in MenThere are lots of studies around progesterone particularly the surge in production after ovulation and critical for pregnancy. However men made progesterone too in the testes, adrenal glands, brain, nerve cells, and mast cells. Normal serum levels for men are the same as the follicular phase in women. Sadly, the research in men is paltry and conventional medicine likes to treat with finasteride, a non bioidentical molecular attempting to mimic progesterone.
2025-02-2354 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health. Carol and Corrine Dig into Insulininsulin and glucose dysregulation is pervasive. High insulin affects other hormones such as estrogen, testosterone, progesterone and thyroid. Learn about the interrelationships and the keys to managing insulin.
2025-02-1754 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health Corinne and Carol Take a Look At Insulin ResistanceInsulin resistance is rampant. There are times at puberty and during pregnancy and during times of famine that high levels of insulin can be needed. But for most of us, due to the poor quality of our diets and food choices, insulin and glucose become imbalances and leads to health problems body-wide.
2025-02-0353 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health Corinne and Carol Dig into the Mysteries of SleepThere are so many facets of good healthy sleep. Often that is a primary directive - get more sleep. What happens when you can't sleep. We look into some of the reasons.
2025-01-2654 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health Corinne and Carol Discuss Resolutions and HabitsAt the first of the year, many resolve to change or add something to their lives and unfortunately this resolve can often fade within a few months. Yet, it is the consistency of new habits that can really make huge positive changes. We discuss what needs to happen to take charge of your health and your life.
2025-01-1954 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: A Cameo Visit with Santa and ExerciseSanta Bob Derezinski joined us to tell us his eye view of the Christmas Holiday Season. We continue into the many types of exercise modalities and the published benefits from HIT (High Intensity) to slow sustained to lymphatic movement. Start the new year with movement!
2025-01-1258 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne Discuss Osteoporosis We look at the diagnosis of osteoporosis but underlying that we are back to digestion. Not only do we have to nourish our bodies with good nutrition. we have to ensure that our digestive system is adequate to take in, digest and use the nutrition provided.
2025-01-0554 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corinne Explores Improving CirculationCirculation is pretty basic. Today Corinne takes a deep dive into techniques designed to improve circulation and various herbs and nutrients that can improve the circulation of blood to the tiniest of capillaries.
2024-12-2954 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Dr. Moshe Dekel Joins Corinne and Carol to Discuss Digestion Although inspired by holiday overindulgence, this show covers how critical good digestion is to our well being. We discuss challenges to our digestive tract and techniques and support to better assimilate the food we eat. Holidays can be especially challenging. This is a replay covering a theme we regularly focus on for the holiday season.
2024-12-2253 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Open the Phone Lines!We have had blockbuster presentations by Dr. Ed Lichten, Dr. James Joseph, Dr. Jeff Baker and Dr. Dale Bredesen - covering hormones particularly testosterone, a chronic fatigue the ended with the use of oxygen, a natural and nutritional answer to migraine headaches and the end of Alzheimer's. As expected, we had many comments and pearls called in by our listeners.
2024-12-1556 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Tap Into Dr. Dale Bredesen to Unravel Alzheimer's DiseaseDr. Dale Bredesen dared to publish a book "The End of Alzheimer's" pointing out that we have looked at this health issue too simplistically. The causes are multifactoral and most sufferers have more that one root cause to address. Dr. Bredesen's book is organized by identifying the problems, helping to define the issue in a particular individual and supplying solutions. This is precision medicine at its best. Dr. Bredesen has created an army of trained physicians and coaches to use this method and has published many success stories.
2024-12-0855 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Tap Into Dr. Dale Bredesen to Unravel Alzheimer's Disease Dr. Dale Bredesen dared to publish a book "The End of Alzheimer's" pointing out that we have looked at this health issue too simplistically. The causes are multifactoral and most sufferers have more that one root cause to address. Dr. Bredesen's book is organized by identifying the problems, helping to define the issue in a particular individual and supplying solutions. This is precision medicine at its best. Dr. Bredesen has created an army of trained physicians and coaches to use this method and has published many success stories.
2024-12-0155 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Meet Dr. Edward Lichten, Author of Textbook of Bio-Identical HormonesDr. Lichten has been prodigious in his studies and application of bioidentical hormones. He focused on testosterone and its relationship with diabetes, for instance Here we try to share pearls of information Dr. Lichten has organized into 10 points. Dr. Lichten is a bit difficult to understand as he struggles with health issues but this information is too important not to share.
2024-11-241h 04Take Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Explore Chronic Fatigue with Dr. James JosephDr. James Joseph joins us to discuss the many facets of chronic fatigue To illustrate he shares his personal journey. In his case, he finally found that a vasculitis problem interfered with microcirculation and the ability for his body to use oxygen. Oxygen became a key to his recovery.
2024-11-1752 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health - What doctors have told us Carol and Corinne discuss topics like what doctors have told us about our health. They discuss lycopene and its role in skin health, progesterone deficiency and its impact on women's health and misconceptions about the absorption of progesterone.
2024-11-0354 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health -Carol and Corinne Take a Deep Dive into Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate)Sodium Bicarbonate has been in medical use since the 1700's. Our kidneys product about 1/2 pound per day to help keep the blood stream slightly alkaline. Bicarbonate deficiencies are real and contribute to minor health problems all the way to cancers, lupus, myastenia gravis, MS, scleroderma. Dr. Tulio Simoncini pioneered treating cancer tumors with direct injections of sodium bicarbonate.
2024-10-2751 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health - Corinne and Carol Tackle the Complexities of Adrenal FatigueAdrenal fatigue is not readily accepted in conventional medicine. But nonetheless men and women alike can suffer from declining cortisol creating debilitating fatigue. It is not just a lack of one hormone. Leading up to the fatigue is the excessive production of adrenaline from stressors of all sorts which ultimately exhausts the production of cortisol The fatigue is multifaceted but taking charge of your health with this information can bring relief.
2024-10-1355 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge Of Your Health: DietsCorinne and Carol have a discussion on diets, ways of supporting dietary patterns that influence your 39 trillion resident bacteria to assist your health. Types of diets to benefit healthy microbiomes.
2024-09-2955 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Urine TherapyCorinne and Carol discuss Urine Therapy - What is it and what's it all about?
2024-09-2554 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Invite Dr. Eugene ZamperionLow boron is easy to diagnose with hair analysis and can be deficient in parts of the world with low boron in the soil. We do a deep dive into the many properties of boron as a pain reliever, antiinfective agent.
We round out the hour discussing Chinese herbal cold remedies
2024-09-0853 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake-Charge-of-Your-Health - All things ProgesteroneCorinne and Carol invite Dr. Phyllis Bronson a research scientist, biochemist, and clinician on the show to discuss all things progesterone.
2024-08-1154 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: CandidaConnie and Carol.
Discuss Candida - how it develops, what are its symptoms, and how it morphs.2024-08-0454 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health with Connie and Carol: The Physiology of DesireConnie and Carol..
Discuss The physiology of desire, low libido and testosterone in relationship to women. 2024-07-2855 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health with Connie and Carol Discuss The Food PyramidDiscuss The Food Pyramid - how and why it was created. Artificial or Imitation foods and the effects on our health today.
2024-07-2155 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake charge of your health with Connie and Carol: Adrenal Fatigue - their function and best way to support them with nutrients to be able to appropriately respond.Take charge of your health with Connie and Carol
Discuss Adrenal Fatigue - their function and best way to support them with nutrients to be able to appropriately respond.2024-07-1454 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Epidemic of mass cell activation syndromeTake charge of your health with Connie and Carol
Discuss Epidemic of mass cell activation syndrome2024-07-0854 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Discuss Polycystic Ovary SyndromePolycystic Ovary Syndrome is complex and often not diagnosed until a woman is unable to get pregnant. Chief problems are insulin and glucose disturbances, progesterone deficiency and testosterone excess.
2024-06-2452 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne Continue on Parkinson'sParkinson's isn't just a straightforward simple disease. Add l-dopa and that's the best you can do. We discuss all the nuances also present in Parkinson Disease patients and many many avenues which intertwine with these symptoms. See also forum.worldhealth.net for a posting of all the resources we accumulated.
2024-06-1054 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne Dive into Parkinson's DiseaseThe incidence of Parkinson's Disease is rising and conventional medicine says that there is no cure. People are offered l-dopa therapy with some easement of symptoms but downhill progression continues. There is a much larger story to be told. Listen to the myriad of directions that bear exploring further affecting Parkinson's patients.
2024-06-0354 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Discuss Acne Acne can be severe and debilitating. Chris Masterjohn writes about an old study done with vitamin B5 pantothenic acid. The theory behind B5 is more compelling than the hormone theory and insulin theory
2024-05-2654 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Dive into the Tangles of Alzheimer's Disease Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease are increasing in frequency. We discuss the many factors that lead to Alzheimer's disease and some of the changes we can make to avoid having these dysfunctions and how monitoring can help and what can be used to help. Unlike conventional medicine, researchers like Dr. Dale Bredesen find that causes are multifactoral and so must be the treatment.
2024-05-2051 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corinne Speaks with Dr. Moshe Deckel About TestosteroneTestosterone levels are dropping! The labs which measure testosterone levels have adjusted the normal ranges downward. But this is average rather than normal. Corinne and Dr. Deckel discuss the implications and what you can do about it.
2024-05-1351 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne with Dr. Chris Shade Dr. Chris Shade describes the role of the hormone AMPK and it's rapid effect to achieve ketosis while doing diet modifications. Progesterone is an amazing hormone with multiple functions and applications. Learn what you can do.
2024-04-2957 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: More on Hypothyroidism Carol and Corinne take a deeper dive into the complex subject of low thyroid activity. We discuss what lab testing does and does not show and what tests to ask for
2024-04-2253 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Carol Petersen and Corinne Furnari Peek into Hypothyroidism It's confusing. Low thyroid symptoms may be present and causing significant quality of life issue but often testing is incomplete or lacks the sensitivity to confirm. With practitioners spending less and less time with physical exams and more time with computer templates, hypothyroid patients have a hard time finding any relief.
2024-04-1552 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corinne Furnari and Carol Petersen Discuss Urinary IncontinenceUrinary incontinent products are the top sellers in the pharmacies. It is the biggest driver to entering a nursing hormone facility. However, you can spot it early and take steps to avoid this outcome.
2024-04-0854 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Hypertension ContinuedCarol discusses the classes of drugs involved in treating hypertension, how they work and what natural substances do the same thing. Corinne adds herbs that have potential for blood pressure management.
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2024-04-0154 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Carol Petersen and Corinne Furnari Start a Discussion on HypertensionWe are told that hypertension needs to be treated with drugs for a lifetime. Is that really true? Most of the hypertensive drugs are designed to block or mitigate adrenaline. Can we do that naturally?
2024-03-2553 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health - Low Cholesterol is DangerousCholesterol builds our cells, creates all of our sex and adrenal hormones, vitamin D, and bile for digestions. Levels less that 160 are associated with increases in all cause mortality. Extremely low levels occur in autism and in AIDS. We discuss what we can do to restore cholesterol levels and what a very high cholesterol might mean.
2024-03-1154 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Hormone Misinformation and Dr Peter Atilla Carol and Corinne review a podcast interview with Dr. Peter Atilla and Dr. Andrew Huberman from May 2022. This podcast has well over a million views, lots of praise in the comments and cited by other social media sites. The trouble is that it contains misinformation. For example, Dr. Atilla proclaims that there is a progesterone containing IUD - false. The IUD contains levonorgestrel. The drug does not move from the uterus - also false. The drug continuously goes into the blood stream and affects the whole body. We spend the whole hour unweaving the web.
2024-02-2655 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: With Dr. Ellen Cutler on "Micro Miracles, Discover the Healing Power of Enzymes"Dr. Ellen Cutler joins Corinne and Carol to show us how supplemental digestive enzymes can help with candida, food sensitivities, autoimmune issues, weakened immune systems, long covid and more.
2024-02-1953 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health- Natural Testosterone Boosts Carol and Corinne discuss what can be done to naturally bring up testosterone levels in both men and women. These tips came from a lecture by Dr. William Clearfield
2024-02-1254 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Testosterone! Carol and Corinne do a deep dive into one of our most important hormones. Testosterone is in charge of all protein synthesis in our bodies- both men and women
2024-02-0556 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Tony Bates Hosts A Presentation On Nitric OxideTony Bates fills in the background on the discovery of nitric oxide leading to a Nobel prize. Learn the fascinating history then join with Carol, Corinne and Beth Shirley to flesh out the clinical applications.
2024-01-2956 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne Discuss a Stealth Problem-CandidaThe gut microbiome is receiving more and more attention these days but many practitioners ignore the ravages of Candida (fungus) overgrowth. We discuss signs and symptoms, treatments, causes to heighten awareness.
2024-01-2355 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne Discuss Resolutions and GoalsAt the beginning of the year many of us reflect on our "last year me" and determine to set resolutions and goals for the new year. However, these are often very soon discarded. What makes us stick to a plan and achieve our goals?
2024-01-1554 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne Pick Nutrient of the Year and Discuss Healthy AgingWe chose nattokinase, a proteolytic enzyme as the nutrient of the year. Nattokinase, along with lumbrokinase, serrapeptase are powerful proteolytic enzymes. Some have characterized aging - as inflamaging- an accumulation of inflammation. Enzymes can help the body break down inflammatory immune complexes.
2024-01-0856 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Pearls to Finish the Year with Corinne and CarolCoorinne and Carol continued on the theme of stopping the 8 pounds more during the holiday season. We took time to review the last year's pearls. A hero in the hormone world, Dr. Ray Peat passed away in November. He will be sorely missed as all through his lifetime he challenged conventional and baseless ideas. We discussed copper deficiency with iron overload, high uric acid and fructose and insulin resistance. We went through a carbohydrate addicts questionnaire to identify issues.
2024-01-0254 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Dr. Allan Warshowsky Talk about FibroidsDr. Warshowsky is the author of "Healing Fibroids". There are many contributing issues leading to excess estrogen stimulation including toxins and emotions that are usually not addressed. Surgery is the routine and sometimes fibroids return after multiple myomectomies. There are other solutions which Dr. Warshowsky offers in his practice.
2023-12-2652 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol on Hormone Issues in Young PeopleYoung men and women also face challenges of imbalanced hormones. Poly-cystic Ovary Syndrome, metabolic disorder, PMS, skipped cycles, low thyroid issues abound. Conventional medicine slaps on band aids such as birth control pills but fails to dig into the real problems. We cover this information to hopefully empower young people to learn to take charge of their health.
2023-12-1954 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne Discuss the Specter of Estrogen DominanceEstrogen Dominance was coined by Dr. John Lee to identify the relationship between estrogen and progesterone. In really, there is much more involved in this relationship and a failure to identify and correct many other issues can lead to complex and difficult to treat chronic issues.
2023-12-1154 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health:Corinne and Dr. Eugene Zamperion Discuss Bitters and BurpsDuring the holiday seasons, digestive problems may be magnified. Corinne and Dr. Z talk about the herbs that may help as they describe the digestive process
2023-11-2053 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne Discuss the Hormone Cortisol Is cortisol the death hormone or an important antiaging hormone. We discuss the multiple roles of this critical hormone. Listen for causes of low cortisol, how you can easily use cortisol and what the signs and symptoms are of long term deficiencies
2023-10-1753 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corine and Carol Interview Dr. Tom CowanToday we interview Dr. Tom Cowan, author of Human Heart, Cosmic Heart and many more. His parting message to us is "Question everything!". We discuss why the model of the heart as a pump simply makes no sense and cannot be the mechanistic way the heart really works. We discuss the heart as the energy center of the body and how many of our expressions about the heart are rooted in this. Heartfully, heartless, piece of my heart are a few examples. Then as always, we discuss how we can have our best lives ever with the most nutrient...2023-10-0953 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corrine Discuss Mast Cell Activation Syndrome MCASDr. Frank Shallenberger in his September Issue of Second Opinion wrote a very thorough description of a new classification of disease - mast cell activation syndrome. This is difficult to diagnose, no good tests exist and the symptoms involve many organ systems. The unifying principle is the release of histamine and the consequences.
2023-10-0255 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Interview Dr. Eugene Zamperion on Natural Pain ReliefWe've learned that the synthetic analogs of opioids have wrecked havoc on our society. Perhaps we should have just stayed with the extracts of the poppy. Naturopath Dr. Eugene Zamperion discusses other natural options to relieve pain in his book " Supplements for Pain : Comprehensive Natural Help for Arthritis, Fibromyalgia and Other Inflammatory Conditions". This is also a WBAI fundraiser.
2023-09-2554 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne Discuss Osteoporosis Testing We review the testing available for osteoporosis and discuss the advantages and problems with various testing modalities. Too often, based on testing, people are encouraged to use drugs that block bone resorption thus interfering with normal bone turnover and healthy bones.
2023-09-1153 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol talk about Melatonin Often ignored, melatonin is one of the most abundant of the body's hormones. We discuss its importance as an antioxidant, a metabolic clock and it's help and production during the sleep cycle and more.
2023-09-0554 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne Dive into Testing Lab testing for evaluating the state of your health or illness can be both helpful and harmful. We discuss some of the problems with thyroid parameters not being tested and what some of the cholesterol markers mean and how these can be evaluated in context with other tests and clinical presentations.
2023-08-3055 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Discuss all things Copper Copper is a two edged sword. Deficiencies are common and affect how hemoglobin is made. Under other conditions copper could become toxic.
2023-08-2155 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne Discuss PotassiumWe are going back to the basics discussing some essential nutrients. This show highlights one of the major electrolytes in the body -potassium. Learn about function and how to get it into the diet and how to supplement if needed.
2023-08-1455 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corinne Recruits Her Nephew Joe to Discuss ColdThere is a body of research that confirms health benefits for exposure to cold and cold baths. Corinne's nephew Joe who is a cold bath enthusiast helps kick start the discussion.
2023-08-0755 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Invite Dr. Phyllis Bronson to Discuss the OpillThe first oral contraceptive has been approved for non prescription sales. Clinical biochemist Dr. Phyllis Bronson joins us to discuss the implications. We are in agreement that women need to know the risks to their endocrine system by regularly ingesting an altered molecule. It is still important that women make their own life choices. We also discuss some of the alternatives.
2023-07-2456 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne Discuss ”Can you Use Too Much Progesterone?The use of progesterone is essential for PMS, PMDD and much more as one of our primary and most abundant hormones. Yet, the literature confuses synthetic analogs and muddies the picture of progesterone. Deliberate or not?
2023-07-1755 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne Discuss the Menstrual Cycle Menstrual cycles are not meant to be painful and life limiting. Known sometimes as "the curse", we discuss what can be done to help with heavy menstrual flow, cramping, endometriosis, PCOS and more. Birth control pills have been a catch all solution for young women but actually disturb our endocrinology further.
2023-07-1055 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corrine Interviews Dr. Moshe Dekel on SummertimeThe changes in seasons make for special considerations. It's possible to build up more vitamin D. People may get more exercise because of the improved temperatures. What do you do with excessive sweating? How should salt be replenished.
2023-07-0555 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne Discuss ProgesteroneThe deficiency of progesterone creates huge problems in women's health. Even though Dr. Katharine Dalton championed the use of progesterone and described the deficiency symptoms in the 1950, way too many women suffer still with PMS, PCOS,infertility, PMDD, mental disorders,fibroid, heavy bleeding, hysterectomies, ovarian cysts, The lack of progesterone is solidly behind all these issues.
2023-06-2656 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Meet with Dr. Sandy Ziya to Discuss Teens and Young Adults Dr. Sandy Ziya is functional medicine physician and also a triathlete including finishing 4 iron man competitions. We discuss how our conventional medicine practices can harm teens and adults and importantly how we can reach out and coach young people struggling with issues.
2023-06-1957 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne Speak with Dr. Chris Shade on DetoxificationDr. Chris Shade, creator of Quicksilver Scientific, provides mercury and heavy metal testing, detoxification programs with nutrients and herbs. We discuss liver detoxification, binders, the important of bile and bitters in detoxification.
2023-06-1257 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health- Dr. Dekel joins Corinne to Speak about the Decline in Sperm CountsDr. Dekel joins Corinne to
Speak about the Decline in Sperm Counts
2023-06-0551 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corinne Interviews Dr. Thomas LewisDr. Thomas Lewis and his colleagues at Health Revival Partners have tightened the results of lab tests to have better prediction of mortality and morbidity. Dr. Lewis points out that current lab testing can yield different results when changing labs, the reference ranges do not ensure health nor do the references always indicate disease. Clearly we are doing something wrong.
2023-05-3052 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health Corinne and Carol Discuss PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric SyndromeAlthough emotional symptoms occurring cyclically were already characterized by Dr. Katharina Dalton as PMS Premenstrual Syndrome, several drug companies who manufactured antidepressants petitioned the FDA to approve their products to treat PMDD rather than the hormone actually needed: progesterone.
2023-05-1554 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health - Tattoos and Body Piercings-The Cost of Body ArtCarol and Corinne discuss the ingredients of tattoos and the problems with injecting toxic substances into the dermis. Piercings interrupt the autonomic nervous system. These injections can cause scars and keloids.
2023-05-0854 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health - Carol and Corinne Discuss Body Image and OzempicOzempic and others are a new class of drugs called GLP-1 agonists. The FDA approved this drug, semiglutide, for the treatment of diabetes but its spectacular weight loss has excited many. We discuss the origins, the downsides, natural alternatives and how to increase your own GLP-1.
2023-05-0155 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health -Carol & Gemma Banks Discuss the Tragedy of PMDD Gemma Banks hosts a Facebook Page in the UK for women with hysterectomy with a history of PMDD (premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder). Those with a diagnosis of PMDD are encouraged to use anti-depressants, birth control pills and hysterectomy as a last resort. They are taught that progesterone which is normally high during the luteal phase is the cause of their misery. This is falso. Progesterone is the very molecule that will help.
2023-04-261h 09Take Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne Meet with Naturopath and Herbalist Dr. Eugene ZamperionDr. Eugene Zamperion has spent 30 years as a naturopath with special emphasis on the study of herbal medicine and more specifically the plants of Jamaica. In this program we discuss autoimmunity and the herbs that can help.
2023-04-1856 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Discuss ”Endocrinologist Forecasts More Hormone-Related Diseases as Spike Proteins Found to Deplete Endocrine Reserves”Dr. Flavio Cadegiani, a Brazilian endocrinologist, suspects that the worst is yet to come for spike-protein-induced diseases in the endocrine system. This article appeared in Epoch Health Nov 2022 and discusses the impact of the covid injections on all the endocrine organs.
2023-04-1154 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health - Carol and Corinne join with Karen Wentlandt, Herbalist to Discuss Fibroids700,000 hysterectomies are performed annually in the US and fully a third of those are for fibroids. We discuss underlying causes, prevention and alternative treatments.
2023-04-031h 00Take Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health - Corinne and Carol Discuss ”An Orthomolecular Protocol for Long Covid”Dr. Charles Simone and others published an article in the International Society for Orthomolecular Medicine Journal on nutrient recommendations for long Covid.
2023-03-2055 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health - We Sought Out Dr. Moshe Dekel Comments on Susan Dominus’ Feb 5 NYT Article ”Vicious Cycle”Dr. Dekel presented what Susan Dominus missed. There are natural or bioidentical solutions for the misery women are facing with perimenopause and menopause. Big PhRMA's drug options are not the answer. Physicians are not trained in this area in medical school but no one is stopping them from learning.
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2023-03-1354 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Discuss Hypertension with Dr. Kathleen O’Neil SmithRather than look for causes, conventional medicine prefers to treat high blood pressure like it comes from nowhere. We discuss causes of hypertension and compare the drug treatment to practical natural remedies we can all use.
2023-03-0656 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health - Carol and Corinne Enlist Dr. Daved Rosensweet to Help with a New York Times StoryNew York Times writer Susan Dominus wrote a feature "The Vicious Cycle" about the neglect that women in menopause suffer. Unfortunately, she wrote only a part of the story. We share with our listeners that all is not so grim and that the wonderful world of bioidentical hormones have been used for decades successfully to stop the vicious cycle.
2023-02-2757 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health - Author Jeff Bowles Discusses His 16 Puzzle Pieces and How Amazon Banned His BookThree years ago, Jeff Bowles fitted the puzzle pieces he observed about Covid related deaths. Then Amazon banned his book. He updated it, added much more information and had his book approved for a short week. We discuss solving the puzzle and offer the PDF of his book as a premium for WBAI radio
2023-02-2055 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health- Corrine and Carol Discuss Dr. Ben Bickman’s Work on Insulin Insulin resistance is rising and is responsible for many chronic conditions well beyond diabetes. We discuss metabolic flexibility, the causes of insulin resistance and what we can do to manage insulin.
2023-02-1353 minTake Charge of Your HealthTake Charge of Your Health - Carol and Corinne Discuss Fats and DietsWhat are healthy fats? Are saturated fats good for our health or should we be avoiding them. What kind of diets should we be eating? How do we make decisions for our best health?
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