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Once considered a regional issue, tick season, which officially takes place between April and October, is now a national concern due to the migration of these insects and the frequency in which people travel and opt for outdoor adventures. Although Lyme disease is the most known tick-borne disease, it is not the only tick-borne pathogen out there, which is why NJ Labs recommends testing for other tick-borne pathogens including: Rickettsiosis, a spotted fever, or Ehrlichiosis, a potential breathing and blood disorder.“When it comes to finding ticks, people worry most about Lyme disease and as a result, the market focus is on promoting Lyme disease testing. However, other tick species carry different types of tick-borne pathogens that can be just as dangerous to your health,” said Sandra Lee, CEO of NJ Labs whose analytical testing lab offers tick collection testing kits under the name Tick SURE. “Our tick collection testing kit is designed to avoid expensive, in-person lab visits by giving broad-range, quick results at a reduced cost.”Deer ticks are the only ticks that carry Lyme disease, however, there are many other tick species that can also cause virus-like symptoms including headaches, fever, fatigue, chills and muscle aches. If a tick has bitten you or your pet, Lee says you should make sure that the tick is tested for the most common tick-borne pathogens, in addition to Lyme disease, using a DNA-based method to test with a higher specificity.“It’s important to know the bug that bit you,” says Lee. “This old adage is especially true when it comes to tick bites, because when you know the specific species of the bug that bit you, you can test for every tick-borne pathogen known to that species, not just Lyme disease. This way you are covering every possible compromised health issue.”As an advocate for consumer safety, Lee can provide an insider’s look at testing practices and the nuances of what the science behind testing actually requires in order to make every-day consumer products safe. As a scientist and one of the few female CEOs in the analytical testing industry, Lee has a passion for chemistry and how it influences multiple aspects of our daily lives.Biography: Sandra Lee is CEO of NJ Labs, a nationally recognized provider and advocate for quality in chemistry and microbiology testing that serves the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, dietary supplement, cosmetic, cannabis/CBD, dairy and food industries. As a scientist and one of the few female CEOs in the analytical testing industry, she has a passion for chemistry and how it influences multiple aspects of our daily lives. Prior to leading NJ Labs, she worked in many scientific roles at both Cardinal Health and Pfizer where she recognized the importance of uncompromising quality through chemistry, not only from the company’s perspective, but also from the consumer’s perspective of product safety and public health needs. At NJ Labs she leads the privately owned FDA and DEA inspected facility that has been a mainstay in the testing industry for 85 years with a certified full-service contract analytical testing laboratory that follows strict Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations and holds ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation. To help clients remain innovative and competitive while still meeting rigorous compliance requirements, Lee continues to expand the expertise of NJ Labs while developing quality systems grounded in transparency, integrity, and honesty. Lee is a graduate of the University of Michigan where she holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry.About NJ Labs:NJ Labs provides expert analytical chemistry and microbiology testing for the generic pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, dietary supplement, cosmetic, food, dairy and cannabis/CBD industries. Founded in 1936, NJ Labs is an established FDA, DEA, registered and inspected, ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited...

Wakunaga of America is celebrating 50 years and Mark Alyn sits down with Michael Modjeski Chief Commercial Officer at Wakunaga Of America to talk about the history and celebration at Expo West. How you can be part of the celebration (even if you didn’t attend the event)? To show thanks to its customers and fans, Wakunaga is having a 50th Anniversary Sweepstakes giveaway! Every month you can enter to win a One Year’s Supply* of your favorite Wakunaga product. No purchase necessary. Wakunaga will select a winner by random drawing each month and notify you by email. Please enter only one household per month at this link:https://kyolic.com/promotion/woa50th-sweepstakes/

Brian Terry of Nordic Naturals shares his backstory on how he went from HBCU to the natural products industry. Karen Howard, CEO and executive director of Organic & Natural Health Association shares the importance the Williams-Franklin Foundation Organic & Natural Health Scholarship Fund and why the industry should get involved. The Williams-Franklin Foundation is a 501(c)3 incorporated nonprofit that provides academic scholarships, business/career networking, and mentoring opportunities to HBCU students with extreme financial need. To donate a tax-deductible gift directly to the Organic & Natural Health Scholarship Fund, please visit: https://www.wmsfranklinfoundation.org/donate/ and select “Organic & Natural Health Fund” in the drop box when donating.

Amy Summers became an entrepreneur in her mid-20s, launching her first company, Pitch Publicity, in February 2003, during a rapidly changing climate for communication and media relations. Her campaigns have resulted in billions of media impressions worldwide and she’s credited as the first to strategize live media interviews at both the deepest and highest points of the planet (scientific laboratory Aquarius, 63 feet beneath the sea; Mount Everest summit, 21,000 feet above sea level). With more than 20 years experience in developing communication strategies for influential experts and corporations, she launched, “The Pitch with Amy Summers,” on Amazon’s Alexa in 2018, which became one of the most highly ranked communications flash briefings, leading to the launch of her second company, INICIVOX®, in February 2020, designed to help individuals improve a wide-range of soft skills centered on the complexity of communications. Summers earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Public Relations with a minor in Health Science Education from the University of Florida where she has also served as an adjunct lecturer teaching, “Pitching Persuasion.” In 2021, both Pitch Publicity and INICIVOX®, were awarded Best Diversity & Inclusion Campaign from PR News for producing the six-part virtual seminar series, “Identifying The Elephant In The Room: Critical Communication Strategies in the Face of Racism.” Summers currently serves as board member and founding partner of Naturally New York.

L.A. Care, the nation’s largest publicly operated health plan, was recently fined $55 million for alleged operational failures that resulted in “harm to members.” The fine is reportedly the largest in state history. How can “payers” or insurance companies avoid similar backlogs resulting in catastrophic operational failures? Can Technology solutions that pre-authorize patient care by validating prescribed treatments with evidence-based medicine really help?How can preauthorization save time for patients, doctors and even health insurance companies? Nanthealth VP of Business Insights, Christina Perkins joins Mark Alyn for a look at how Nanthealth works with insurance companies.

Black men have the lowest life expectancy of any major demographic group in the United States, as CDC figures affirm. Based on Census Bureau projections, the life expectancy for a Black American male born in 2020 is 74 years, nearly five years less than the life expectancy for a white newborn male. The death rate for Black Americans of all genders is generally higher than whites for heart diseases, stroke, cancer, asthma, influenza and pneumonia, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and homicide. Clearly, there is a national health crisis among Black Americans. But is genetics the underlying culprit? Dr. Mathews visits with Mark Alyn.

“Story Merchant” Ken Atchity, head of Story Merchant Books and Atchity Productions, has more than 40 years of experience in the publishing world, and over 20 years in entertainment. “At the prompting of a marketing friend, I was advised to title this book, My Intensely Madcap, Lebanese/Cajun, Jesuit-Schizoid, Terminally Narcissistic, Food-Focused, East Coast/West Coast, Georgetown/Yale, Career-Changing, Cross-Dressing, Runaway Catholic Italophile, Paradoxically Dramatic, Linguistically Neurotic, Hollywood Academic, ADD-Overcompensating, Niche-Abhorring, Jocoserious Obit. But when my designer pointed out that title wouldn’t fit on the spine, much less on any public display list, I changed my mind. Again! The story of my life. Which this is at least the first volume of. I hope it makes you laugh, spares you some of my grief, and leads you to insist on telling your story to anyone who will listen,” shares prolific story merchant Ken Atchity with Late Night Health’s Mark Alyn about his MY OBIT: Daddy Holding Me, Volume 1.

This week’s episode of Going Beyond Testing discusses Mycotoxins and More. Mark Alyn, an award-winning journalist, and executive producer of “Late Night Health Radio” takes an inside look with NJ Labs CEO Sandra Lee at how protocols for mycotoxin testing are so important and required by the FDA.

If you are a manufacturer or a product developer, then you will want to view this week’s episode of Going Beyond Testing about Testing Methodologies. Mark Alyn, an award-winning journalist, and executive producer of “Late Night Health Radio” takes an inside look with NJ Labs CEO Sandra Lee at how to find the “sweet spot” in components within your product samples to achieve more consistent, accurate testing results.

The demand for CBD and Cannabis products is growing, especially as our population ages but can you be sure that you are getting what is listed on these product’s labels? In this episode of Going Beyond Testing, Mark Alyn, an award-winning journalist, and executive producer of “Late Night Health Radio” takes an inside look with NJ Labs CEO Sandra Lee at the challenges of CBD and Cannabis testing. What is discovered is that we still have a situation of “Buyer Beware” due to conflicting regulations and lack of recognized and validated testing methods.

Arsenic, cadium, mercury, lead, oh my! In this episode of Going Beyond Testing, Mark Alyn, an award-winning journalist and executive producer of “Late Night Health Radio” takes an inside look with NJ Labs CEO Sandra Lee at an important topic: Heavy Metals Testing. Let’s face it. Heavy metals are just about in all products everywhere. Lee explains the intricacies of testing products for heavy metals and lets viewers in on the fact that the FDA prefers testing for heavy metals using ICPMS.

If it Tuesday, then it’s time for another episode of Going Beyond Testing on Testing Tuesdays. In this episode, Mark Alyn, an award-winning journalist and executive producer of “Late Night Health Radio” takes an inside look with our CEO Sandra Lee at Testing for Potency. Plus, Sandra Lee explains the quality checks that go into the testing processes that analyze product potency. You can find this week’s episode – and in case you missed it last week’s episode here:

The creators of The Power to B bracelets got their big break at the recent Academy Awards after celebrities enthusiastically embraced the inspirational designs at a pre-Oscar event. Based on the popularity of the jewelry collection, The Power to B will now be permanently featured at the exclusive GBK Brand Bar boutique in West Hollywood. Additionally, the sisters who launched the empowering jewelry line after their personal struggles with fertility are donating 20% of sales during April National Infertility Month to the Hope for Fertility Foundation. They talk about the challenges of infertility with Mark Alyn.

Stephen Sinatra, MD, cardiologist and best-selling author of, “Heartbreak and Heart Disease,” says certain unsuspecting bad habits could weigh more heavily on the heart than you realize. Of course, there are many well-known bad habits for the heart such as drinking too much alcohol, not exercising, smoking and eating unhealthy foods, but there are some other lesser-known bad habits that can negatively affect heart health as well. Dr. Sinatra returns to Late Night Health.

Deanna Shoss is a wife, mother, interculturalist, author, anthropologist,satirist, marketer, and fitness instructor based in Chicago.From being fired to surviving breast cancer and back surgery— Deannaknows how to get back up after life’s knocks (all with a sense of humor).From getting a dinosaur through security at O'Hare International Airportto supervising the McDonald's PR account, to leading the League ofChicago Theaters and heading marketing for Jewish Child & FamilyServices, Deanna likes executing big, exciting projects and using thecurrent tech, tools and trends in marketing to get others' voices heard.