Late Night Health Radio

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. Amy visits with Mark Alyn at the 25th annual conference of Supply Side West in Las Vegas.

Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) is the narrowing or blockage of arteries in various critical regions of the body. PAD affects more than 12 million people in the U.S. and 50% of these patients have unrecognized symptoms, which are often ignored or brushed off as signs of aging. Dr. John Laird, an interventional cardiologist and VP and CMO of Medtronic’s Peripheral Vascular Health operating unit talks with Mark Alyn on this episode.

For over three decades, Scott Morris has been serving the underprivileged population of Memphis with free healthcare for the working uninsured (and then some). Formerly and affectionately known as “The Wish Building,” Morris’ work takes place in a vast converted Sears, Roebuck and Company distribution center. Coming in late October, Scott Morris presents the work of his organization via touching and triumphant human-interest stories in a new book. CARE: How People of Faith Can Respond to Our Broken Health System (Eerdman’s Publishing Company – October 27, 2022). Dr. Morris guests with Mark Alyn.

National First Responders Day is recognized each October 28th to honor the brave paramedics, firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency technicians, and others who put their lives on the line to keep our communities safe. In times of crisis or following disasters like Hurricane Ian, first responders must be able to communicate - even when extreme weather takes out traditional infrastructure. Maggie Hallbach, President of Verizon Frontline, talks about how 5G and new technology is helping improve communication for first responders on the front lines of disaster and emergency response operations. She also shares details from an exclusive survey of first responders about the role technology plays in everyday public safety operations and during responses to major emergencies. Find out how Verizon Frontline is working with first responders around the country to prepare for wildfires, natural disasters, extreme weather and other emergency situations. Maggie visits with Mark Alyn.

The Food and Drug Administration recently decided to allow hearing aids to be sold over the counter without a prescription to adults, a long-sought wish of consumers frustrated by expensive exams and even more expensive devices. Now, under the FDA’s new rule, people with mild to moderate hearing loss will be able to buy hearing aids online and in stores as early as October 16, without being required to see a doctor for an exam to get a prescription. The high cost of hearing aids, which are not covered by basic Medicare, has discouraged millions of Americans from buying the devices but with the new rule, consumers can buy more affordable hearing aids at their favorite retailer or pharmacy. On October 11th, we have Brian Maguire– Senior Vice President of Lexie Hearing – available to explain what this historic change will mean for consumers. It’s estimated that 30 million Americans experience hearing loss, but only one-fifth get help. Health experts say that untreated hearing loss can contribute to cognitive decline and depression in older people. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT HEARING LOSS:ACTIONABLE ADVICE — Top hearing health and hearing loss prevention guidanceCUTTING-EDGE — How hearing solutions like Lexie can change livesCHANGING THE STIGMA — How hearing loss impacts millions of AmericansCRITICAL NEED — 700 million people will require hearing help by 2050 SPOKESPERSON BACKGROUND: Brian Maguire joined hearX in 2022 as the Senior Vice President for North America. He is an accomplished senior global business and product leader with a history of success specializing in hearing health technology and connected consumer electronics. Recognized for creating consumer-centered business, product, and go-to-market strategies and bringing them to life through results-based planning and execution. Brian visits with Mark Alyn.

Find a Place for Me: Embracing Love and Life in the Face of Death (Pact Press, November 1, 2022) is an award-winning memoir about facing a marriage’s last act—a spouse’s death—as a couple united in mind and holding hands. Author Deirdre Fagan, D.A., was married eleven years and had two young children when her forty-three-year-old husband Bob was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. ALS determined the journey their marriage would now take, but Bob and Deirdre were resolute in how they traversed their remaining months as a couple. Chronicling Bob’s illness, Find a Place for Me is also the love story of a happy marriage filled with humor, honesty, and essential conversations, despite their tragic circumstances. In this moving and surprisingly funny book, Deirdre and Bob raise a glass to love and the life each of them has left while learning how to lovingly say goodbye.Find a Place for Me received a bronze medal in the 2022 Living Now Book Awards. An offshoot of the IPPY awards, one of the top awards given to independent publishers, the Living Now Book Award is given to books based on their outstanding ability to enrich readers' lives. Deirdre visits with Mark Alyn.

In just a few years, America will enter a new demographic era. By the end of this decade, one out of five people living in this country will be over the age of 65. A few years later, that cohort will outnumber those under 18 for the first time. This will remake much of the social and economic fabric of the United States. Demographic Futurist Bradley Schurman chats with Mark Alyn on this episode.

Who among us has not struggled with fear, anxiety, and anger, with no way to move beyond the negativity that surrounds our lives? There is a straightforward, methodical way to overcome feelings of distress, one that provides the exact steps we all need to bring us to personal peace.Clinical Therapist, and award-winning author Faust Ruggiero explained the Process in his previous release, The Fix Yourself Handbook, heralded as one of the most straight forward, and easy to apply self-help books. The Process Way of Life has helped thousands to live happier, and healthier lives. Faust joins Mark Alyn on this edition of Late Night Health.

High end recovery products are all the rage these days, but what about something for the rest of us? Those of us who don’t have the need, or the funds to throw out $300-$400 for a massage gun, or even more for compression sleeves? Symbol founder and inventor Curtis Kennedy talks with Mark Alyn about his journey through cancer and easing his pain.Enter Symbodi.Symbodi (www.symbodi.com) is self-massage simplified, as in the first “hands free” mountable massager, with entire recovery bundles available for under $100 USD.

Many and all kinds of people across the country feel sad, hopeless, and exhausted. If that hits home, you might be thinking: When will life get better? Will I ever be happy? Author, entrepreneur, and grief, trauma, and cult survivor, Renee Linnell has a message for everyone who is tired of being afraid, tired of feeling overworked and overstressed, tired of fitting in, making do, and pleasing others: “Stop making excuses for why mediocrity is okay for you and take the leap into a life that you love.” Renee visits with Mark Alyn on this edition of Late Night Health.

Carlos M. Nunez, M.D. will address the importance of quality sleep and sleep’s connection to mental health, heart health, women’s health, and more. Learn which sleep habits are more likely to keep you up at night and how to get the best quality of sleep. You’ll also learn why Dr. Nunez and ResMed are promoting the importance of sleep health to overall health, and how sleep disruptions may be a sign of something more serious. One of the most common sleep disruptions is sleep apnea, which can impact all types of people from all walks of life and is often misdiagnosed. The first step toward diagnosis is recognizing the symptoms of sleep apnea, which include snoring, gasping for air during sleep, restless sleep, daytime fatigue, dry mouth upon waking up. The next step is seeing a doctor. Sleep apnea is often associated with people who are older, overweight and unhealthy – it may surprise people that in reality, sleep apnea can affect anyone. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT CHRONIC SLEEP ISSUES:SLEEP & HEALTH — Adequate sleep is essential for your health & overall wellbeing, reducing the risk of disease among other benefitsSLEEP APNEA — Know what symptoms to be on the lookout for TREATMENT OPTIONS — Learn best treatment for your unique caseDIGITAL TOOLS — ResMed masks & CPAP technology leads the wayDr. Nunez visits with Mark Alyn

Dr. Kulreet Chaudhary, MD, author of “The Prime” and “Sound Medicine,” ​​says what you eat could be causing your mood disorder, but consulting your dosha could help. Dr. Chaudhary is an internationally recognized expert and was Dr. Oz’s go-to medical correspondent for the ancient practice of Ayurvedic medicine, which believes everyone has a set body type and energy that comes along with it called your dosha. Dr. Chaudhary talks with Mark Alyn about getting healthy with food.

Ayla Barmmer, MS, RDN, LDN, a registered dietitian nutritionist and functional medicine practitioner ​​says despite men accounting for nearly half of all fertility problems, infertility is still commonly regarded as a “woman’s issue” leaving men feeling helpless and without purpose, but there are actions they can take to make a positive impact on conception, pregnancy health and a baby’s long-term health. Ayla visits with Mark Alyn on this episode.

Pluck brings together the spirit of courage, taking of roads-less-traveled, and living with a mindset focused on possibility that we can all call upon to improve everyday life. It inspires hope and collaboration, as well as meaningful change and actions.Alfred Sadler and Blair Sadler, a doctor and a lawyer, who are also twin brothers, worked together on the early laws concerning organ donation and the first heart transplants, the emergence of the physician assistant profession, the birth of bioethics, and the creation of emergency medicine including 9-1-1. In this compelling and stirring book, they take us on a fascinating journey through the National Institutes of Health, Yale University Medical School, The Hastings Center on Bioethics, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Dr. Sadler visits with Mark Alyn.

Dr. Joshua Berka is a double board certified and licensed Naturopathic Doctor (ND) and Acupuncturist (L.Ac.) as well as an Institute of Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP). He is passionate about Integrative, Preventative, Functional and Regenerative Medicine and is an advocate for personalized patient-centered care. Dr. Berka has been in clinical practice for 17 years and serves as a medical consultant supporting innovative medical technologies that non-invasively improve patient treatment outcomes as well as adjunctive therapeutics that can be used as a part of a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Berka has been a consultant within the med-tech space for the past 15 years and currently consults for BEMER Group USA. Here is the company info:BEMER is changing the way we think about our health, challenging our understanding of the human body, and empowering us to reach optimal physical condition in a non-invasive way. Blood flow plays a critical role in our general health. BEMER can stimulate healthy muscles in order to improve and facilitate muscle performance and temporarily improve local circulation in healthy muscles — in just 8 minutes twice a day. For more than 20 years, the benefits of BEMER have impacted millions of people around the world. BEMER is an FDA Class II cleared consumer medical device that is non-invasive and easy to use. Dr. Joshua Berka visits with Mark Alyn.