Ask MomRN Show: Family Planning, Pets, 4th of July Fun




FlyLady and Friends show

Summary: Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz, M.D. joins us to discuss a new initiative, Family Size Matters, designed to help educate women and their spouses about their family planning options and encourage discussion with their healthcare provider to help them determine and stick with their ideal family size.  While parades, fun and especially fireworks excite us; they can cause debilitating anxiety in our four-legged friends. Phil Blizzard, a dog owner & inventor, joins us to share his tips for calming our panicked pets. Food Network Stars' Martie "The Party" Duncan shares her favorite 4th of July party tips! Who doesn’t love a great surprise? Parenting expert Liz Gumbinner of the Cool Mom Picks and Mom-101 websites joins us with some great tips on how we can pull off small, but meaningful surprises for the whole family this summer, all for $20 or less. NFL star & Tennessee Titan player, Jason McCourty, shares why he and his twin brother, fellow NFL star & New England Patriots player, Devin McCourty, are teaming up for the Tackle Sickle Cell Campaign to spread awareness about Sickle Cell Disease, a rare hereditary blood disorder. COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) is a progressive, debilitating lung disease that affects an estimated 24 million Americans – as many as half remain undiagnosed. Meilan Han MD, MS, a leading COPD expert with the University of Michigan Health System, and Scott Cerreta, Director of Education at The COPD Foundation, share the key findings from a two-part national survey of COPD patients and physicians and their potential implications upon improving the management of COPD. The World Cup is under way in Brazil and millions of soccer fans around the globe are cheering for their favorite team. Soccer has never been bigger in America than it is today. U.S. Soccer Foundation President and CEO Ed Foster-Simeon joins us to share about their great programs