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Wouldn't it be great to be able to recognize if somebody was telling you the truth?Wouldn't it be great to be able to recognize if somebody was telling you the truth? Or what if you could decode the hidden messages while dating? Or if you're a public speaker, the skills of knowing if your message was well-received?  Then there are those of you that simply want to be able to watch celebrity interviews or depositions, and know if that person is being truthful.Our guest today is behavior and body language expert Scott Rouse, and he has critiqued the body language of politicians, celebrities, criminals, and serial killers. In addition, he's been recently creating the patient engagement loop, where he helps healthcare professionals with nonverbal keys to make patients happier and attain a better treatment outcome.Scott holds multiple certificates and advanced interrogation skills, and he's been trained alongside the FBI, Secret Service, US Military Intelligence, and the Department of Defense. His advanced skills and nonverbal communication have made him the go-to expert for many Fortune 500 CEOs, doctors, attorneys, and executives.He talks with Dr. Friedman about watching out for single shoulder shrug, analyzing body language and responses, and the patient engagement loop.

How can you best understand and support your children when they come out as gay, bisexual, lesbian, or any other sexual identity and/or sexuality.Today we're diving into an important conversation: how to understand and support your children when they come out as gay, bisexual, lesbian, or any other sexual identity and/or sexuality. Dr. Naveen Mehrotra is joining us again for this episode, he is a board-certified pediatrician with a special interest in child development and early intervention. He utilizes his interest in complementary and alternative medicine to bring an integrated approach to improving a child's health. In this encore episode from April 2021, we'll talk about what to say to your children when they open up and come to you with this announcement, what NOT to say, and how we can help families come together and discuss this.

Every week, Dr. Roizen discusses the latest health headlines YOU need to know.Dr. Roizen talks about the latest health headlines that YOU need to know.  Fibrotic nash scores may help predict at-risk patients  Vitamin D, Omega 3, and some home exercises reduce invasive cancer  Greater coffee consumption correlates with a lower risk of Alzheimer's & Parkinson's  Major head trauma ups the risk for dementia Having your smartphone by the ned helps something PLUS so much more...  

Most people believe you don’t need to get a colonoscopy until you’re 51.Most people believe you don’t need to get a colonoscopy until you’re 51. But colorectal cancers are the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, and the best way to prevent those deaths is with early detection. When are you supposed to start getting colonoscopies? And how is prep getting easier? Dr. Joseph Jennings joins us today to set the record straight.Dr. Joseph Jennings is a board-certified gastroenterologist with a focus on bleeding within the GI tract. He graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 2012 and completed his Internal Medicine training at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in 2015. He served as the Chief Medical Resident for MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and served as an attending physician in Internal Medicine at the Washington DC VA Medical Center and Virginia Hospital Center as well.He currently serves as the associate director for the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital's gastroenterology fellowship program.

Healthcare in the US has become a touchy, politicized topic.Healthcare in the US has become a touchy, politicized topic. Our guest says it's a broken system and is here to tell us why.In fact, Dr. Reagan Anderson wrote a book on the issue, Universal Deathcare: A Solution for Healthcare in the Age of Entitlement.Dr. Reagan Anderson is a former Combat Doctor with two deployments to Iraq who is now attacking the healthcare crisis with an informed and comprehensive strategy borne from being a successful Dermatologist, business owner, professor, speaker, author, and entrepreneur.Listen to this encore episode from April 2021 as he talks about the importance of prevention in modern healthcare, getting people to take control of their own health, and how we got to such fragmented and political views of healthcare.

The FDA is working to ban menthol cigarettes.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced it has proposed product standards to prohibit menthol cigarettes and prohibit all characterizing flavors (other than tobacco) in cigars.These actions have the potential to significantly reduce disease and death from combusted tobacco product use, the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., by reducing youth experimentation and addiction and increasing the number of smokers that quit.Peter Pitts is President and co-founder of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest. He also serves as a Visiting Professor at the University of Paris School of Medicine and was a former member of the United States Senior Executive Service and Associate Commissioner of the US Food & Drug Administration where he served as senior communications and policy adviser to the Commissioner. He sits down with Dr. Roizen to talk about the dangers of flavored cigarettes and why this is such an important step in the fight against cigarette addiction.

Every week, Dr. Roizen discusses the latest health headlines YOU need to know.Dr. Roizen talks about the latest health headlines that YOU need to know.  Anemia may be due to celiac disease and low absorption of iron Can a cough be related to heart issues? How bad is severe COVID? Speed processing games decrease dementia What's the ideal amount of sleep in middle age  PLUS so much more...  

Are you struggling with conditions like brain fog, depression, anxiety, or OCD?Are you struggling with conditions like brain fog, depression, anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorder, or OCD? If so, what you're eating could be to blame! Your food fuels your brain, and your brain needs the best fuel possible.Dr. Uma Naidoo is a nutritional psychiatrist, and serves as the director of nutritional & lifestyle psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and is on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Naidoo is a nationally and international pioneer in the field of nutritional psychiatry, having founded the first US hospital-based clinical service in this area. She is the author of the book, "This Is Your Brain on Food." She talks in this encore episode from April 2021 about the ideal brain diet, managing stress with the food we eat, and the top foods to stop eating altogether (or at least cut back on).

May is National Foster Care Month. May is National Foster Care Month. And with 463,000 American children and youth in foster care, it's important to know how this system works, and the many types of fostering available. And to remember that no child who has been removed from their home has had it easy.Dr. Sarah Springer is a general pediatrician with Kids Plus Pediatrics, who thoroughly enjoys spending time with children. She especially enjoys caring for children with complex medical and developmental needs and partnering with their families to help those children to thrive.She joins Melanie to discuss the difference between kinship & foster care, what is expected of foster parents, and the goal of reuniting families when the biological parents are ready again.

Do you often find yourself rubbing your eyes? After working on a display screen or reading a book, do you wind up having a headache?Do you often find yourself rubbing your eyes? After working on a display screen or reading a book, do you wind up having a headache? Do you seem to have problems focusing your vision, with or without glasses?If the answer to any of these questions is yes, you may be suffering from eyestrain—and What You Must Know About Eyestrain is the book that all of us need to have.Written by the noted optometrist and bestselling author Jeffrey Anshel, OD, this book provides you with the most up-to-date information required to identify the source of your eyestrain—whether it is your display screen, inadequate lighting, poor nutrition, or merely the process of aging—and to take the necessary steps to resolve it. He joins Dr. Roizen to talk about his work, his 20-20-20 rule, and how to keep your eyes in tip-top shape even if you're on the computer all day!

Every week, Dr. Roizen discusses the latest health headlines YOU need to know.Dr. Roizen talks about the latest health headlines that YOU need to know.  Emotional eating in kids, how much of it is mom's fault? High blood pressure now affects 1 in every 7 US pregnancies Weight loss and lifestyle interventions, how much do they ease sleep apnea? Dangerous germs from microplastics floating in the ocean wind up on food PLUS so much more...  

In this episode of "Ask the Doctor", Dr. Friedman answers some of his listeners' most pressing questions. Listen in for all the details.In this episode of "Ask the Doctor", Dr. Friedman answers some of his listeners' most pressing questions. Listen in for all the details. This inflation is unbearable. With food prices on the rise, are there any money-saving strategies that you can share?Nancy Meadows - Schaumburg, ILI drink 1-2 glasses of red wine with dinner. Is there a specific type of red wine that's healthier or does it not matter?Eileen Mitchells - Valdosta, GA  An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Are some healthier than others, and what about the sugar content in apples?Brenda O'Brien - Casper, WYI want organic pasture-raised eggs, but always doubt the ones in the grocery store are actually pasture-raised. Do I need to go to a farmers market?Kristin McCarthy - Springhill, TNI have a food intolerance to several things I used to be able to eat with no problem. Why all of a sudden am I not able to eat foods I used to love?Dolores Cohen, Tennessee I love to salt my food. Is salt really as bad as we've been led to believe?Mark Evans - Tampa, FLI suffer from candida and try all of the supplements but it always returns. Any suggestions? Ann Burkus, Sarasota, FL I'm drinking a lot of lemon water but I'm worried all of the acidity is bad for my stomach. Do you concur?Pat Richards - Raleigh, NCAre meal replacement shakes & bars ok to use instead of eating food if I want to lose weight?Fran Denison - Albuquerque, NMI suffer from migraines. Is there a supplement I can take that might help? Anna Edwards, Asheville, NCDo you have a question for Dr. Friedman? Send it to you him at AskTheDoctor@ToYourGoodHealthRadio.comIf he answers your question on the air, he’ll send you a signed copy of his award-winning, #1 bestselling book, Food Sanity: How to Eat in a World of Fads and Fiction. He’ll also include a free copy of his audiobook, “America’s Unbalanced Diet” (over a million copies sold!).To stay up to date with Dr. Friedman’s latest articles, videos, and interviews, go to DrDavidFriedman.com.You can follow him on social media:Twitter and Facebook: @DrDavidFriedmanInstagram: @DrDFriedman

A new dog or other family pet has brought so much joy to uprooted lives during this pandemic.A new dog or other family pet has brought so much joy to uprooted lives during this pandemic. But with increased numbers of pet adoptions come more opportunities for bites, scratches, and other dog or pet woes.Dr. Alison Tothy is back on the show, she is a pediatric emergency medicine physician and a spokesperson for the AAP, and says dog bites have increased with kids being home more this past year.She tells us in this encore episode from June 2021 about this strange side effect of the pandemic, dealing with animal fears, allergies, and deciding as a family when to get a pet.

Every week, Dr. Roizen discusses the latest health headlines YOU need to know.Dr. Roizen talks about the latest health headlines that YOU need to know.  BMI & disease duration are among predictors of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Crohn's patients in China  Staying hydrated is a key component in your risk of heart failure Differences in gut bacteria in different socioeconomic groups  Losing your sense of smell increases the risk of dementia  Psylocibin lessens the risk of opioid use disorder PLUS so much more...  

Dr. Louann Brizendine was among the first to explain why women think, communicate, and feel differently than men.Dr. Louann Brizendine was among the first to explain why women think, communicate, and feel differently than men. Now, inspired by her own experiences and those of the thousands of women at her clinic, she has a message that is nothing short of revolutionary: in the time of life typically known as menopause, women’s brains are reshaped, for the better, in a way that creates new power, a bracing clarity, and a laser-like sense of purpose if you know how to seize it.Her brand new book The Upgrade: How the Female Brain Gets Stronger and Better in Midlife and Beyond is a science-backed, radically positive roadmap, and provides specific ways women can fend off dementia, increase longevity and well-being, and find their best selves at this stage of life.Louann Brizendine, MD completed her degree in Neurobiology at UC Berkeley, graduated from Yale School of Medicine, and did her internship and residency at Harvard Medical School. She has also served on both the faculties of Harvard University and the University of California at San Francisco. She founded the Women’s Mood and Hormone Clinic at UCSF. Her New York Times bestseller, The Female Brain, and its follow-up, The Male Brain, continue to be read around the world.