Dr. Ritamarie's Vibrant Health Solutions Radio Show

In this show you’ll learn: The connection between your gut and your hormones. What a gut-smart diet is, what a gene-smart diet is, and the differences between the two. Suggestions for simple changes in your diet to bring your hormones back in balance. Background and Guest Information: Research confirms that many adults continually struggle with a compromised immune system, infertility, and lack of sleep, relying on stimulants like caffeine and sugar to make it through the day. This can easily lead to a dependence on pharmaceutical medications by the time we reach retirement age.  . Join Dr. Ritamarie and Donna Gates as they discuss how a gut- and gene-smart diet can help you balance hormones that may have gotten out-of-control.  This will help you lose weight, look younger, improve your mood, and get your sex drive back. Donna Gates, M.Ed., ABAAHP, is the international best-selling author of The Body Ecology Diet: Recovering Your Health and Rebuilding Your Immunity, The Body Ecology Diet of Growing Younger: Anti-Aging Wisdom for Every Generation.  Please visit bodyecology.com/hormones to sign up for their newsletter and receive your free gifts, including The Body Ecology Quick Start Guide, Hormonal Imbalances and 3 Ways to Control Candida, as well as a discount coupon for use on Dong Quai or their Healthy Hormone Starter Kit. Check out Dr. Ritamarie’s VITAL Health Community for additional resources that will give you cutting-edge science combined with the best of natural health wisdom to help you discover unprecedented vitality.

In this show you’ll learn: How the chemicals in your food storage containers can pose a burden on your health as well as the environment. Strategies to know more about the different types of storage containers so that you can make better choices. Suggestions you can follow to reduce plastics and toxic exposures in your home. Background and Guest Information: Storing leftovers has long been a way to stretch out our meals over the days that follow, and many kitchens are well-stocked with plastic tubs, cling wrap, and other containers.  Although they cut down on food waste, some containers may pose a burden to our health. Join Dr. Ritamarie and Donna Kasuska as they discuss the different material options we have for food storage. Donna Kasuska is founder and CEO of ChemConscious, Inc., an engineering consulting company that is on a mission to create a healthier world by increasing chemical awareness. She will show you how to recognize and avoid the harmful chemicals by making better choices. Information, articles, and e-books can be found at her website www.chemconscious.com. Join the ChemConscious community to receive a free copy of Donna’s e-book,  “The First Hour of the Day”, and find out which toxins may be affecting you and how to avoid them without changing your lifestyle.  Check out Dr. Ritamarie’s VITAL Health Community for additional resources that will give you cutting-edge science combined with the best of natural health wisdom to help you discover unprecedented vitality.

In this show you’ll learn: How the emotion of anger affects the health of the liver and your digestion, and how an imbalanced liver can affect your emotions. Strategies to determine what foods to include in your cleanse that will help you gently cleanse your liver, as well as other organs. How a healthy diet can transform your emotions and your body so that you are living a vibrant and energetic life. Background and Guest Information: The liver is perhaps the most congested of all organs.  Too much fat, chemicals, intoxicants, and denatured food disrupts the hundreds of intricate biochemical processes of the liver.  Traditional Chinese physiology tells us that the healthy liver establishes a smooth and soothing flow of energy through the whole person, in both body and mind.  The idea is that when the liver is in harmony, there is very little stress or tension. Join Dr. Ritamarie as she discusses how the liver functions in our body, and how it affects us both physically, as well as emotionally.  She’ll also discuss the proper way to do a cleanse so that you know how to handle any emotional outbursts that might happen. Check out Dr. Ritamarie’s VITAL Health Community for additional resources on the role that food plays in your health and strategies for planning your meals for you to live your life full of energy and vitality.

In this show you’ll learn: How to bring yoga and mindfulness meditation into your workplace. Strategies to go from stressed to bliss in 30 minutes. How a holistic practitioner can create a livelihood by delivering wellness to the workplace. Background and Guest Information: Companies everywhere are struggling with rising healthcare costs because of illness, stress, accidents, absenteeism and burnout! As a result, they are losing money…and they are looking for solutions. Join Dr. Ritamarie and Helen Goldstein as they discuss what is happening in the workplace right now in terms of wellness, and ways we can bring mindfulness meditation to CEOs as a way of making the workplace a better place.  Helen Goldstein was a high-powered real estate agent in Toronto for 15 years until she became burnt out.  For 13 years, she owned the largest Yoga Studio in Canada, until she realized it owned her.  After turning her attention to the corporate marketplace, Helen found her niche, and has since sold the yoga studio to channel all her attention and energy to her new venture, The Work Place Wellness Academy. Helen has a replay of her recent teleclass available, “How to Create a Vibrant Practice and Thriving Business with a Workplace Wellness Focus”. Check out Dr. Ritamarie’s Vital Health Community for additional ways to handle stress in a positive way.

In this show you’ll learn: How to read the labels on your skin care products, and what may not be listed. Strategies to preserve your beauty and longevity from the inside out. What plants and herbs will help keep skin from aging too quickly as well as natural ways to soften wrinkles. Background and Guest Information: Skin care products are severely under-regulated and most contain ingredients that may not be safe at almost any amount. Even products that claim they are organic or natural may have hidden preservatives and other nasty additives. Join Dr. Ritamarie and Annmarie Gianni as they discuss how diet and proper skin care with plants and herbs can play a role in keeping your skin – the largest organ of the body – healthy and vibrant. Annmarie Gianni is an internationally known author, health advocate, personality and founder of Annmarie Gianni Skin Care. She can be seen as a regular co-host on the popular online health show, “The Renegade Health Show”. To get up-to-date articles on how to stay youthful and glowing from Annmarie, visit her site at Annmarie Gianni Skin Care. Check out Dr. Ritamarie’s VITAL Health Community for additional resources on the role that plants and herbs play in your hormone and skin care health, as well as strategies to include in your daily routines to achieve more vitality.

In this show you’ll learn: How to evaluate many of the current diet fads and trends. Strategies to determine what foods will be best for YOUR health, energy, and longevity. How a healthy diet can affect some of our most common medical conditions. Background and Guest Information: There are many doctors and nutrition "experts" that say the vegan lifestyle is not healthy, and that the 'paleo' diet is the way to go. Join Dr. Ritamarie and Dr. Michael Greger as they discuss how diet plays a role in preventing, arresting, and even reversing the fifteen leading causes of death. A founding member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Michael Greger, MD, is a physician, author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues. Hundreds of his nutrition videos are freely available at NutritionFacts.org, with new videos and articles uploaded every day. As a special gift for our listeners, Dr. Gregor is making a copy of his latest DVD available.  Check out Dr. Ritamarie's VITAL Health Community for additional resources on the role that food plays in your health and strategies for planning your meals for you to live your life full of energy and vitality.

In this show you’ll learn: How to evaluate many of the current diet fads and trends. Strategies to determine what foods will be best for YOUR health, energy, and longevity. How a healthy diet can affect some of our most common medical conditions. Background and Guest Information: There are many doctors and nutrition "experts" that say the vegan lifestyle is not healthy, and that the 'paleo' diet is the way to go. Join Dr. Ritamarie and Dr. Michael Greger as they discuss how diet plays a role in preventing, arresting, and even reversing the fifteen leading causes of death. A founding member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Michael Greger, MD, is a physician, author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues. Hundreds of his nutrition videos are freely available at NutritionFacts.org, with new videos and articles uploaded every day. As a special gift for our listeners, Dr. Gregor is making a copy of his latest DVD available.  Check out Dr. Ritamarie's VITAL Health Community for additional resources on the role that food plays in your health and strategies for planning your meals for you to live your life full of energy and vitality.

In this show you’ll learn: How the sun can increase the health of your skin. Strategies to increase your oral health. How to use nature to create your own beauty. Join Dr. Ritamarie and Nadine Artemis as they discuss the many ways that the sun – and vitamin D – nourishes your body and helps you to have energy and vibrance throughout your day! Our bodies and bones need the sun.  Our skin needs to be out in the sun.  Beauty philosopher and formulator Nadine Artemis is renowned for her revolutionary vision in health and beauty care. Nadine is the author of Holistic Dental Care: The Complete Guide to Healthy Teeth and Gums. As a special gift for our listeners, Nadine is offering a signed copy of the book Holistic Dental Care: The Complete Guide to Healthy Teeth and Gums.  You can receive it, as well as sign up for her newsletter, at Living Libations. You can also purchase Nadine’s Everybody Loves the Sunshine formula for nourishment for sun-soaked skin. Check out Dr. Ritamarie’s VITAL Health Community for additional resources on the role of vitamin D and simple strategies for improving your vitamin D status. 

In this show you’ll learn:    The Role of hormones and Thyroid in Hair Loss. How Nutrition affects hair loss. How to use Adjunctive treatments to control and reverse hair loss. Background and Guest Information: Join Dr. Ritamarie and Dr. Shelena C. Lalji, M.D. as they discuss how to be more vibrant and healthy you…with beautiful hair! Hair loss plagues women of all ages and is very often associated with hormonal imbalance and nutritional deficiency. Simple diet and lifestyle interventions along with targeted nutritional supplements can restore your healthy hair and give you more energy too. Dr. Shelena Lalji is an author, speaker, trainer, and Board Certified Ob/Gyn and the founder and medical director of the Dr. Shel Wellness & Medical Spa in Sugar Land, Texas. She’s appeared on numerous television shows and is the author of the book “I am Woman” available on her website and on Amazon. Purchase Dr. Shel's book “I am Woman” for great tips on Natural Approaches to Women's Health. Dr. Ritamarie has created an elixir that has helped dozen's of women reverse their hair loss. You can download it as part of her FREE Adrenal Recharge Resource kit.

Dr.Ritamarie  and special guest Jennifer van Wyck will share: How Conscious and unconscious blocks can lead to overwhelm. What are Superwoman Syndrome and how it can lead to overwhelm and exhaustion. The importance of understanding who you are and how to use your gifts. Background: In our fast paced, hectic and busy world, it's easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer volume of "things to do". It's especially problematic if you are a high achiever and a "giver".  Jennifer van Wyck has a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology and has also been an Energy Working Practitioner for over 15 years.  Attend Jennifer's free teleseminar and learn her 5 step system to Overcome Overwhelm. Download Jennifer's special gift for listeners to decrease overwhelm and improve immune functioning, health, mental wellness and much more. “The What, Why and How of Visualizations”,  includes an ebook plus two short visualizations to help you release stress, tension and negativity, and increase love and connection. For ongoing support, tools, recipes and resources Dr. Ritamarie's VITAL Health Community connects you to a community and mentors to help you overcome exhaustion and keep you healthy and vibrant.

Host and Speaker:  Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo interviews Dr. Izabella Wentz In this show you’ll learn: What symptoms are experienced by people with Hashimoto’s? What some of the underlying root causes of Hashimoto’s are? How is Hashimoto's diagnosed? What are some things you can do right away to help yourself? Background: Hashimoto's is an autoimmune disorder that causes the body to attack its own thyroid gland.  Symptom of Hashimoto’s mimics primary hypothyroidism, and include fatigue, dry skin, thinning hair, constipation, depression, coldness of the extremities and more. For help with detoxification, an important aspect of healing Hashimoto’s, visit Dr. Ritamarie's Cleansing Information Page. Order Izabella Wentz’s Book: Dr. Wentz was surprised at the lack of knowledge about lifestyle interventions for Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, and autoimmune conditions.  She decided to take on lifestyle interventions as a personal mission in an effort to help herself and others with Hashimoto's. Dr. Wentz is offering 3 free gifts : Depletions and Digestion. Thyroid Diet Quick Start Guide. Ten Nutrients Dense Gluten Free Recipes. Be sure to friend me on Blog talk Radio!

Host and Speaker:  Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo In this show you’ll learn: How your body’s exposure to environmental and dietary toxins impacts the functioning of your organs and glands. Why your thyroid gland is extremely sensitive to toxic overload and what toxins affect it most. How to know if your thyroid has been impacted (what are the signs and symptoms you will notice). How to relieve the toxic burden on your thyroid (and the rest of your body too) and skyrocket your energy and drop a few pounds practically overnight. Background: It took me by surprise many years ago to discover that the root cause of just about every disease known to mankind can be linked back to toxic overload.  And it was a delight to discover that when I cleansed and detoxified my body, all of the symptoms that had been plaguing me for years (and doctors had told me I would have to live with or medicate with powerful drugs) disappeared within a month!!! Your thyroid gland controls metabolic rate and dysfunction affects EVERY part of your body.  The list of symptoms related to thyroid dysfunction is LONG!  Your thyroid among the body parts most susceptible to environmental toxins. Join me, Dr. Ritamarie, and learn how and why your thyroid is impacted by everyday toxins !! Listen in and have your notepad ready as Dr. Ritamarie reveals the secrets to an optimal weight and boundless energy (and a Happy Thyroid!!) Don’t miss it! Be sure to friend me on Blog talk Radio!

Did you know children laugh an average of 300 times a day? Adults? Just 10 laughs a day. Study from Japan published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggests laughter can alleviate inflammation of skin for up to two hours at a time. Could laughter be a tool you use more of this year to help alleviate stress, heal your body and mind? According to Dr. Madan Kataria, the founder of laughter yoga, laughter improves digestion and releases chemicals like neuropeptides with antioxidant properties.  Join Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo and her very special guest, Alicia Dattner, creator of The International Spiritual Comedy Festival, comedian and coach. An internationally-acclaimed, award-winning performer, Alicia was  voted Best Comedian 2013 in the San Francisco Weekly. Her reverent, insightful one-woman shows Eat, Pray, Laugh! And The Oy of Sex have toured from NY to London to Bombay to Hollywood.  On this show, we'll explore What laughter can do for body How we can use humor as a tool for emotional healing Can we learn to be funnier To learn more about Alicia Dattner, please visit her website: Enlighten-Up If you would like to learn more about healthy and fun lifestyle choices that you can incorporate into your daily life in practical ways, have invaluable support, discover nutrition and foods that your kids will love, join the VITAL Health Community "The healthiest response to life is laughter." -Deepak Chopra

MS is a complex neurological disease that affects the nervous system with varying detrimental effects and symptoms.  Not only do the consequences of facing MS create physical, emotional, and financial tolls on those who suffer from the condition, but their families are equally affected.  Watching a loved one's health and mobility decline over months and years, enduring the powerlessness that comes as canes and walkers give way to weakness and wheelchairs is traumatic for all who face this disabling diagnosis. Join Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo and meet the "patient" who has become a pioneer doctor in changing how people live with MS. Dr. Terry Wahls, a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa, faced a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis herself, which confined her to a tilt-recline wheelchair for 4 years. Using herself as a research subject, Dr. Wahls traded conventional protocols for the latest research in integrative nutrition to heal her condition.   Now Dr. Wahls can bike eighteen miles a day. In The Wahls Protocol, she shares the details of the protocol that allowed her to get back her life and embark on a new mission: to help others suffering from the ravages of multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune and chronic diseases. Pre-order The Wahls Protocol (available March 13, 2014). For LIVE calls, recipes, videos and more  http://www.VitalHealthCommunity.com

Did you know that heart disease is the #1 killer of Americans? And did you know that it can be reversed...in as little as 30 days? Nearly all forms of cardiovascular disease are preventable and reversible. However, many mainstream "heart healthy" suggestions are actually now proven scientifically to be making the problem worse, rather than helping. In this show, Dr. Ritamarie will interview Dr. Steven Masley, author of the soon to be released book The 30-Day Heart Tune-up: A Breakthrough Medical Plan to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease. Dr. Masley has created a proven system that has excited the medical world, as well as the holistic health world, and every day people alike. Why cardiovascular disease is the #1 killer of Americans (hint: it's not what people think). The top two foods that cause heart disease. (eliminate these and help your heart heal) The top six nutrients critical for heart health. (integrate these into your diet whenever possible). To learn more about Dr. Steven Masley, grab his free gift about heart health, jam packed with vital information you can use immediately: 30 Day Heart Tune-up If you would like to learn more about healthy and fun lifestyle choices that you can incorporate into your daily life in practical ways, have invaluable support, and discover nutrition and foods that your kids will love, join the VITAL Health Community