Healthy Living - Green Patriot Radio

We're all in for a treat this week! Patricia Bragg, president of Bragg Live Foods, is one of the most uplifting, positive health crusaders we have ever met. Her father Paul Bragg's story of helping a young, ailing Jack LaLanne to turn his life around is legendary. Patricia just won three awards, including a lifetime achievement award and recognition from the U.S. Congress. Patricia, the author of many books on natural health, will share with us her secrets for vibrant health and true longevity.    We are also excited to speak with Jay Levy of Wakunaga about the many health benefits of aged garlic extract. Jay will talk to us about current research on aged garlic extract which focuses on cholesterol, high blood pressure, homocysteine levels, immune stimulation, cognitive effects and liver function effects. Not all garlic products have the same benefits or smell the same, Jay will tell us more.   First, we'll speak with Julia Ritchie, Oceans Associate at Environment California, about an environmental victory in California! The California legislature voted today to ban the possession, sale and distribution of shark fins. As 85% of dried shark fin imports come through California, this vote should help protect many shark species which are at the brink of extinction.   For more information, visit www.bragg.com, www.kyolic.com, www.environmentcalifornia.org, www.healthylivingmag.com, and www.greenpatriotism.com.   Thank you to musicians Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real and two-time Grammy-nominated John Lee Hooker Jr. for allowing us to play their toe-tapping music on our show. www.promiseofthereal.com, www.johnleehookerjr.com

This week, Avital Binshtock, lifestyle editor at Sierra magazine, reveals the Sierra Club's annual list of greenest colleges and universities for 2011, and talks to Dave about the importance of green choices to the college generation. Next, Dave interviews May Boeve, executive director of 350.org, about the current two-week sit-in protest at the White House supported by many of the  nations top environmental organizations. With over 300 peaceful protesters arrested to date, the activists are hoping to convince President Obama to veto the proposed tar sands pipeline from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Finally, Dr. Jonny Bowden stops by to explain the extraordinary health benefits of coconut oil, and to clear up some common misconceptions about coconut oil as well.    For more information, visit www.sierraclubmagazine.com, www.sierraclub.org, www.tarsandsaction.org, www.350.org, www.jonnybowden.com, www.barleans.com, www.healthylivingmag.com, and www.greenpatriotism.com   Thank you to extraordinary musicians Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real and John Lee Hooker, Jr. for allowing us to play their music on our show. For more information, visit www.promiseofthereal.com and www.johnleehookerjr.com.

We have four fascinating guests today! First Juliet Eilperin, national environmental reporter for The Washington Post, tells Dave about her new book Demon Fish: Travels Through the Hidden World of Sharks. She explains about the new shark sanctuary in the Pacific Ocean, two-thirds the size of the U.S.! Next Anne Minard from National Geographic stops by to talk about protecting salmon in the Klamath River. In our Healthy Living Radio segment, Stephen Frank, the founder and chief herbalist for Nature's Rite Remedies, talks about natural herbal relief from sleep apnea. Finally, Dave interviews Dr. Jeffry Life, author of The Life Plan, about his amazing program for staying physically fit and looking and feeling youthful at seventy years old and beyond.   For more information on these topics, please visit www.demonfishbook.com, www.washingtonpost.com, www.anneminard.com, news.nationalgeographic.com, www.mynaturesrite.com, www.drlife.com, www.healthylivingmag.com, and www.greenpatriotism.com.   Thank you again to two-time Grammy nominee John Lee Hooker, Jr. and Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real for allowing us to play their foot-stomping music on our show! In August, Lukas Nelson is on the cover of Healthy Living magazine, available at health food stores nationwide! (GPR host, David Steinman, is the editor of Healthy Living.)

This week Dave has a spirited debate with Richard Heinberg, author of The End of Growth: Adapting to our New Economic Reality, about how our limited environmental resources will impact the world economy. Dave also speaks with Stephen Lacy, blogger for Climate Progress, about the effects of federal spending cuts on environmental agencies, and environmental supporters and opponents in Congress In our Healthy Living Radio segment, Robert Scott Bell, health expert and host of the Robert Scott Bell Show, stops by to talk about the health benefits of silver and the shocking FDA raid of raw milk at a restaurant in Venice, California.   For more information, please visit www.thinkprogress.org, www.richardheinberg.com, www.postcarbon.oprg, www.robertscottbell.com, natural-immunogenics.com, www.healthylivingmag.com, and www.greenpatriotism.com.   A big thank you to musicians Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real and two-time Grammy nominee John Lee Hooker, Jr. for allowing us to play their music on Green Patriot Radio! For more information, visit www.promiseofthereal.com and www.johnleehookerjr.com. Lukas Nelson is on the August cover of Healthy Living magazine. Pick up your free copy at your local health food store or call 310-455-8952 to subscribe.

Four more fantastic interviews this week! First Dave talks to Rebecca Boyle, a contributing writer for Popular Science, about intelligent cars and what happened to the oil in the Gulf of Mexico. Next Dave speaks with Joseph Romm, editor for Climate Progress and senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, about Mayor Bloomberg's $50 million donation to the Sierra Club's Anti-Coal Cmpaign. Next, Emily James, the director of Just Do It: A Tale of Modern Day Outlaws, calls in from London to talk about the bravery and antics of extreme climate activists in the UK. Finally in our Healthy Living Radio segment, Dave interviews Dr. Rachel West, osteopath and family practice physican, about the health benefits of far infrared saunas.   For more information, please visit www.popsci.com, www.americanprogress.org, www.thinkprogress.org,  www.www.beyondcoal.org, www.justdoitfilm.com, www.indiegogo.com/Just-Do-It-1, www.drrachelwest.com, www.sunlighten.com, www.greenpatriotradio.com, www.greenpatriotism.com, and www.greenpatriotradio.com.   Thank you to two-time Grammy-nominee Johnny Lee Hooker, Jr., and Lukas Nelson for allowing us to play their music on our show. Lukas is also featured on the front cover of this month's Healthy Living magazine, available in health food stores nationwide. (For more info, call 310-455-8952.)

Join us for another great show with four fantastic guests! First, Dave talks to Brad Johnson, editor of ThinkProgress' Green blog, about this week's green news. Next Dave speaks with Maggie Fox, president & CEO of Al Gore's Climate Reality Project, Maggie explains the Project's world-changing event on Sept. 14-15, 2011, and how you can participate. Next, Dave interviews Jonathan Rothwell, a senior research analyst from The Brookings institute, regarding his new green jobs report. Jonathan answers the question, "How big is the emerging clean energy job market?" In our Healthy Living Radio segment, Dave speaks with Dr. Decker Weiss', America's first naturopathic cardiologist, regarding natural treatments that may help to prevent or stop heart disease. If you or your family has a history of heart disease, this is an interview you won't want to miss!   For more information about these topics, please visit www.thinkprogress.org, www.climaterealityproject.com, www.brookings.edu, www.weissnaturalmedicine.com, www.healthylivingmag.com, www.greenpatriotism.com, and www. greenpatriotradio.com. Dr. Weiss also recommends a curcumin product from www.curamin.com.   A big thank you to musicians John Lee Hooker, Jr., Lukas Nelson (who will be on the cover of Healthy Living magazine in August) and Philip Boone for allowing us to play their music on Green Patriot Radio.   You can pick up a copy of Healthy Living magazine at your favorite health food store. (If they don't have it, as them to call 800-959-9797 for a free trial subscription.)

This week, Dave talks to Laura Wright Treadway, a contributing edtor for On Earth, the magazine published by the Natural Resources Defense Council. In her cover story "Pure Chemistry", Treadway talks about how the chemistry program at the University of California, Berkeley is helping to establish a new paradigm for chemists: looking for chemical solutions to life's problems while respecting their effects on the public health. Next Dave speaks with Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff, the new CEO/executive director of Healthy Child Healthy World, about how to reduce your child's exposure to toxic chemicals. Then, in our "Healthy Living Radio" segment, Dave speaks with Dr. Ajay Goel about the extraordinary healing properties of the herb boswelia.    For more information on these topics, please visit www.nrdc.org, www.onearth.org, www.healthychild.org, www.europharmausa.org, www.healthylivingmag.com, www.greenpatriotism.com and www. greenpatriotradio.com.   Thank you to musicians John Lee Hooker, Jr., Lukas Nelson and Philip Boone for allowing us to play their fantastic music on Green Patriot Radio.

This should be another fun show! First Dave interviews David Roberts, senior staff writer at Grist.org, about a variety of current environmental news topics. Then Sean Mathews, associate conservation scientist from the Wildlife Conservation Society, and Mark Quigley, wildlife biologist from Hoopa Tribal Forestry, will talk about the decreasing fisher population in California's Hoopla Valley (see cute photos). Next Daniel Jacobson from Environment California stops by to talk about uranium mining in the Grand Canyon that has already caused four rivers to be radioactive, and what we can do to help. Finally, in our "Healthy Living" segment, Dr. Aaron Katz, director for the Center of Holistic Urology at Columbia University, calls in to speak with Dave about the latest clinical research on prostate cancer and his book Dr. Katz' Guide to Prostate Health.   For more information on these topics, please visit www.grist.org, www.wcs.org, www.environmentcalifornia.org, www.doctorkatz.org, www.healthylivingmag.com, www.greenpatriotism.com and www.greenpatriot.org.   As always, thank you to our favorite musicians John Lee Hooker, Jr., Lukas Nelson and Philip Boone, for allowing us to use their fantastic music on our show.

This week on Green Patriot Radio: Dave talks with green illusionist Steve Trash before he performs his green magic show at the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood. Then Dave interviews F. J. Gallagher from the Natural Gas Watch about the real and present danger of catastrophic gas explosions due to our aging natural gas infrastructure. Bill Haney, producer, writer & director of The Last Mountain stops by to talk about Americans standing up to Big Coal in his new documentary about mountain top removal coal mining (which features Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.). Finally, Dave speaks with Shirley Gutkowski, oral care expert and advocate for dependent people of all ages about the benefits of xylitol (a natural sugar) for oral health.    For more info, visit www.stevetrash.com, www.magiccastle.com, www.naturalgaswatch.org, www.thelastmountainmovie.com, www.shirleygutkowskirdh.com, www.xlear.com, www.healthylivingmag.com, www. greenpatriotism.com, and www.greenpatriotradio.com.   A big thank you to musicians John Lee Hooker, Jr., Lukas Nelson, and Philip Boone for giving us permission to use their music on the show.

Join us for another lifechanging show! First Dave interviews senior staff reporter Andy Revkin from The New York Times about world overpopulation, a critical topic that many people seem reluctant to address. Revkin is the lead blogger for The New York Times' environmental blog Dot Earth. Then Dave speaks with Lee Fulkerson, the writer/director of Forks Over Knives, the new documentary everyone in our circles seems to be talking about. Forks Over Knives clarifies the undeniable relationship between nutrition and health, and shows the tremendous potential of abandoning the traditional Western diet for plant-based whole foods. From the film: "Diet is so much more important than anybody ever thought." "To me, the answer [to America's unnecessary health crises] is so simple it's criminal: it's people starting to take responsibility for their health and eating more plant-based foods." On a similar topic, Dave interviews Ivy and Dr. Andy Larson, co-authors of The Gold Coast Cure: the 5-Week Health and Body Makeover, A Lifestyle Plan to Shed Pounds, Gain Health and Reverse 10 Diseases. Ivy Larson has multiple sclerosis and has treated it effectively by eating foods that reduce inflammation. Ivy and her husband Andy share with Dave about their Clean Cuisine Diet. For more information, visit www.nytimes.com, www.forksoverknives.com, www.cleancuisineandmore.com, www.barleans.com, www.healthylivingmag.com, and www.greenpatriotradio.com. Thank you, as always to musicians John Lee Hooker, Jr., Lukas Nelson, and Phillip Boone for allowing us to play their tunes on our show.

Join us this week as Dave interviews Maria Rodale, president of Rodale and author of The Organic Manifesto: How Organic Farming Can Heal Our Planet, Feed the World, and Keep Us Safe. Rodale is the publisher of Prevention, Women's Health, Men's Health, The South Beach Diet, Eat This, Not That!, An Inconvenient Truth and many other books and magazines. Dave also discusses the latest environmental news with Dan Jacobson of Environment California and Dr. Cheryl Rosenfeld from the University of Missouri. Finally, Dave interviews registered dietitian Chuck Rudolph regarding a new memory support supplement from Metabolic Response Modifiers. "CRAM" may help to boost recall, attention and memory, using only natural ingredients. For more information, visit www.rodale.com, www.munews.missouri.edu, www.environmentcalifornia.org, www.mrm-usa.com, www.balancenutrition.net, www.healthylivingmag.com and www.greenpatriotradio.com. Thank you, as always, to musicians John Lee Hooker, Jr., Lukas Nelson, and Philip Boone for allowing us to play their music on Green Patriot Radio.

  Join us this week for another life-changing episode! David Steinman talks to Alexandra Paul, former star of Baywatch and actress of 70 other TV shows and films (including Dragnet and Who Killed the Electric Car), who is also a vegan, triathlete and courageous activist. Dave also speaks with Richard Wood, executive director of the Food Animal Concerns Trust, regarding their new lawsuit (as co-plaintiff with the NRDC) against the FDA for allowing tremendous quantities of antibiotics to be given to healthy animals that should be saved for sick people. For more information, visit www.alexandrapaul.com, www.foodanimalconcerns.org, www.nrdc.org, www.healthylivingmag.com and www.greenpatriotradio.com. Thank you, as always, to musicians John Lee Hooker, Jr., Lukas Nelson, and Philip Boone for allowing us to play their music on Green Patriot Radio.

Join Dave Steinman this week as he interviews Daniel Jacobsen, legislative director for Environment California, about banning Styrofoam for many reasons, including its prevalence in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Next Dave talks to Michael Kuehnert, filmmaker of Save the Farm, a dramatic story about the fight to save America's largest urban farm in South Central Los Angeles featuring Daryl Hannah, Alicia Silverstone, Amy Smart, John Quigley and Julia Butterfly Hill. Finally, Dave talks to Dr. Linda Miles, vice president at derma e natural bodycare, about safe, natural options for fading age-spots and evening out skin tone.  For more information, visit www.environmentcalifornia.org, www.savethefarmmovie.com, www.dermae.net/hl, www.healthylivingmag.com and www.greenpatriotradio.com.

In this episode of "Healthy Living Radio", David Steinman talks to John Lee Hooker, Jr., two-time Grammy nominated blues artist and son of the legendary bluesman John Lee Hooker. David also interviews Darren Landis, president of Hyalogic, and Dave Rousett, co-author of The Hyaluronic Acid Miracle, about the many extraordinary health benefits of HA supplementation for the skin, heart, joints, and eyesight. For more information, visit www.johnleehookerjr.com, www.hyalogic.com, www.hamiracle.com, www.healthylivngmag.com and www.greenpatriotradio.com.

Join David Steinman as he interviews Laurie David, producer of the Academy-Award winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth and author of The Family Dinner: Great Ways to Connect with Your Kids One Meal at a Time. Steinman also interviews Jeremy Wagener, co-director of Gas Hole: What the Oil Companies Don't Want You to Know, narrated by Peter Gallagher with Joshua Jackson. Finally, Steinman gets an update from extraordinary teen eco-activist Alec Loorz about the worldwide iMatter March. For more information, visit www.lauriedavid.com, www.thefamilydinnerbook.com, www.gasholemovie.com, www.kids-vs-global-warming.com, www.imattermarch.org, www.healthylivingmag.com and www.greenpatriotradio.com. Thank you, as always, to musicians John Lee Hooker, Jr., Lukas Nelson, and Philip Boone for allowing us to play their music on Green Patriot Radio.