Late Night Health

9:01 November, National Family Caregivers Month, is an important part of the Parkinson's Foundation's efforts to honor the contributions of the 65 million people in the U.S. caring for a loved one who is aging or living with a chronic condition like Parkinson's disease (PD). We have a special interview with John L. Lehr, President and CEO of the non-profit Parkinson’s Foundation, and Gil Kim, the primary care partner for his wife, Gina, who was diagnosed with PD in 2011.

8:27 Monica Mohindra, Director of the Veterans History Project, joins Mark Alyn to discuss the nationwide campaign to collect stories from men and women of the military. Listen in to hear how the VHP is helping the Library of Congress honor those who have bravely served our country, living or deceased, by actively seeking stories from veterans, with their oral history interviews, original photographs, letters, and other correspondence to be archived and made accessible for future generations.

9:16 Each October 28th, National First Responders Day provides a poignant reminder of the bravery displayed daily by paramedics, firefighters, police, EMTs, emergency managers, and other public safety professionals who put their lives on the line to protect others. Verizon Frontline President Maggie Hallbach joins Mark Alyn to talk about how important it is to recognize and honor those who help keep our communities safe, and how Verizon Frontline plays a supporting role.

6:48 Jean Chatzky and Jason Van de Loo, renowned financial experts from the media and business world, share sneak peek results from the Edelman Financial Engines Study with Mark Alyn to shed some light on the state of America’s personal financial well-being. How healthy are our finances, and are we stressed about the answer to that question?

14:25 Sandy Almendarez, VP of Content for SupplySide, joins Mark Alyn to discuss SupplySide West, an upcoming nutrition and supplement industry event in Las Vegas from October 23 - 27. Exhibitors from all over the world will share the latest information on scientific developments, products, and sustainability to bring better health to more people and help them live better lives!

8:40 Cybersecurity expert Mike Caralis of Verizon Business joins Mark Alyn to offer essential tips for keeping small businesses safe from criminals. Learn how to implement cybersecurity practices, bolster cyber hygiene, and safeguard against threats as Mike sheds some light on the new technology, solutions, and resources now available to help small businesses protect themselves.

10:02 Extreme weather phenomena, such as destructive storms, heat waves, or blizzards, put a strain on the electric grid. To help kick off National Preparedness Month, HGTV host and homebuilding expert Matt Blashaw sits down with host Mark Alyn to share tips on how to proactively prepare for potential disasters, some of which might lead to extended power outages.

9:33 Summer fun is giving way to the rush of back-to-school preparations and earlier bedtimes, making the return to a more regulated fall nighttime regime a challenge. On this episode of Late Night Health, Dr. Shelby Harris, NY Times and Today Show Contributor, Clinical Psychologist, and Sleep Specialist, visits Mark Alyn to discuss valuable strategies to get sleep back on track after summer’s much less structured bedtime schedules.

7:14 With the new school year starting for students all over the country, Mark gets a transportation update from Tucker Perkins, President/CEO of PERC, the Propane Education & Research Council, who shares cleaner options for the nation’s school bus fleets and a study that shows how low-emission buses are linked to improved test scores.

25:00 Lauri Quinn Loewenberg, a professional dream analyst and author of the book Dream on It - Unlock Your Dreams, Change Your Life, and best known as the "Dream Expert to the Stars," joins Mark to delve into the world of dreams. Where do they come from? Is there a purpose behind our dreams? What are they trying to tell us? Does everyone dream? Lauri answers these questions and shares some insight into a dream of Mark's - what's the connection between his dad and boxes?

23:58 Carol Johnson chats with Mark to describe how her experience with unhelpful results from the medical system when seeking diagnosis and treatment for chronic conditions led her to establish the app, Uterinekind. Because delayed diagnoses cause harm not only to the patient but also collaterally to health systems, providers, and society, Uterinekind is designed to help patients and providers arrive at a diagnosis quickly and achieve shared decision-making, saving lives, resources, and time.

23:58 The overwhelming narrative in the U.S. is that caregiving for older adults is a burden to bear and a problem to be solved. Sarah Teten Kanter, Ph.D., joins Mark to offer a different perspective and a practical methodology that combines positive psychology, mindfulness, reminiscence therapy, and lifestyle medicine to help make caregiving and care receiving a more positive and meaningful experience.

24:00 Mark welcomes Kim Cantin, author of Where Yellow Flowers Bloom, who shares her healing journey after suffering the devastating losses of her husband, son, dog, and home in the catastrophic Montecito mudslides in January 2018. Kim recounts how she and her daughter were blessed by the incredible group of people who helped them through the aftermath of the tragedy and subsequent search for her son’s remains, leading to her profound realization that love transcends life.

25:00 Thomas Lane, author, poet, and musician, joins Mark to introduce his first novel, The Karma Factor, an exciting work of visionary fiction exploring the boundaries of human consciousness against the backdrop of a classic suspense thriller, combining mysterious forces, a hero’s quest for redemption, righting wrongs through the ages, and the timeless human need for hope.

25:00 A new national poll finds that a majority of likely voters overwhelmingly support policies that regulate health insurance middlemen companies known as Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), requiring them to provide more value and help lower drug costs. Are these PBMs providing the services they claim or taking advantage of the healthcare system to increase their revenues at the expense of pharmacies, taxpayers, and patients? Mark Alyn talks with Mark Blum, Executive Director of America’s Agenda: Health Care for All, to learn how to hold these companies accountable.

24:59 Almost everyone has run into roadblocks when trying to navigate through the maze of trying to get answers and assistance from the likes of medical companies, banks, and government agencies. It’s even more frustrating and disheartening when a serious medical condition is involved. Mark Alyn welcomes The People’s Advocate, Harold Cameron, to delve into his journey from being diagnosed with two brain tumors to turning his experience with corporate bureaucracy into a way of helping others.

40:18 In the second episode of a special series, Mark Alyn moderates the healthcare/nutrition/science "After the Elephant" panel discussion of "Identifying the Elephant in the Room: Critical Communications Strategies in the Face of Sexism" with thought leaders in the natural products industry. Session 2 Guests: Elan Sudberg, CEO, Alkemist Labs, Salma Fathalla, senior director of quality and regulatory, Bonafide Health, and Gabriel Paulino, chief product officer and co-founder, renegade.bio.

30:26 In the third episode of a special series, Mark Alyn moderates the food/beverage/beauty “After the Elephant'” panel discussion of “Identifying the Elephant in the Room: Critical Communications Strategies in the Face of Sexism” with thought leaders in the natural products industry. Session 3 Guests: Eric Schnell, co-founder of BeyondBrands and Beyond SKU, Jasmine Dickens, COO/operations manager of Misha’s Kind Foods, and Miguel Leal, co-founder/CEO of SOMOS Foods.

44:22 In the fourth episode of a special series, Mark Alyn moderates the legal/finance/marketing/retail “After the Elephant” panel discussion of “Identifying the Elephant in the Room: Critical Communications Strategies in the Face of Sexism” with thought leaders in the natural products industry. Session 4 Guests: Alan Lewis, vice president of advocacy and governmental affairs at Natural Grocers, Denise Lamberston, founder and chairwoman of LMS, and Ryan Honeyman, partner and owner of LIFT Economy.

40:26 In the fifth episode of a special series, Mark Alyn moderates the supplements/ingredients/pet “After the Elephant” panel discussion of “Identifying the Elephant in the Room: Critical Communications Strategies in the Face of Sexism” with thought leaders in the natural products industry. Session 5 Guests: Tyshawn Bryant, CEO of Green Regimen, Lillian Cartwright, board member of Naturally New York, and Thomas Aarts, founder and managing director of Nutrition Business Advisors.

10:01 Just in time for Arbor Day, Dan Lambe, the CEO of the Arbor Day Foundation, the largest non-profit member organization dedicated to planting trees, visits with Mark Alyn on this episode of Late Night Health to discuss how trees and forests are the number one nature-based solution for reversing the negative effects of a changing climate.

36:22 In the first episode of a special series, Mark Alyn moderates the trade media/association "After the Elephant" panel discussion of "Identifying the Elephant in the Room: Critical Communications Strategies in the Face of Sexism" with thought leaders in the natural products industry. Session 1 Guests: Hank Shultz, senior editor at Natural Products Insider, Katrina Tolentino, executive director at Naturally Network, and Craig M. Muckle, senior director of communications at Council for Responsible Nutrition.

8:27 Parkinson’s Disease (PD) affects nearly one million people in the U.S., and more than 90,000 are newly diagnosed each year – a 50% increase from previous estimates of 60,000 diagnoses per year. John L. Lehr, President and CEO of the Parkinson’s Foundation, and Vikas Chinnan, a person living with Young-Onset Parkinson’s disease (YOPD), visit with Mark Alyn on Late Night Health to discuss how to recognize the disease and share information about resources available to help the PD community.

10:29 Just in time for National Sleep Awareness Week, World Sleep Day, and the change to Daylight Saving Time, Carlos M. Nunez, M.D., visits with Mark Alyn to talk about the importance of quality sleep on mental and physical health, including why the American Heart Association recently added sleep as a metric for cardiovascular health. Learn what’s keeping people up at night, what symptoms of sleep deprivation 4 in 5 people say they have - despite most people saying they’re happy with their sleep - and what a “sleep-sumer” is.

9:33 Tucker Perkins, President and CEO of PERC, the Propane Education & Research Council, visits with Mark Alyn on this episode of Late Night Health to reveal an exciting new program designed to provide clean, low-emission school buses and show how they are linked to better test scores.

7:04 Chef Dean Sheremet shares timely information with Mark Alyn about propane, a clean energy source that can work alongside renewable energy sources in any home. Learn how propane cooking appliances can also be integrated into any home, no matter its size, design, or architectural style, while offering excellent performance at a reasonable cost.

15:38 Why are so many Americans unsure about taking dietary supplements? Do doctors educate patients on the benefits when a majority of people aren’t getting all the nutrients they need from the foods they eat? Join Mark as he talks with Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director of the Organic & Natural Health Association, to get an update on what part legislation and the media play in how the general public perceives the supplement industry.

17:38 How can Artificial Intelligence (AI) help create better nutrition around the world? Anand Swaroop, biochemist and president of Cepham, an evidence-based nutritional ingredient supplier, outlines the many important ways AI is being used as a tool to study nutrition in his discussion with Mark. From identifying previously unknown nutrients in food and their impact on human health to improving food security and reducing waste, Swaroop shares how AI is enabling researchers to streamline the process.

4:32 Mark explores how connections are crucial in the relationships between PR companies and their clients with Pitch Publicity intern Tiffany McKinnie at SupplySide West. Pitch Publicity, a public relations firm in New York City founded by entrepreneur Amy Summers, is celebrating 20 years of excellence in communication and media relations, with a unique focus on preparing the next generation of publicists through the internship mentorship program.

13:49 Not all dietary labeling is created equally. How do consumers know that the supplements they take to stay healthy measure up to their expected high-quality standards? Mark Alyn is joined by RIBUS president Steve Peirce to discuss Clean Label Alliance, an organization formed to offer assistance and guidance to dietary supplement companies by providing top-of-the-line resources and solutions to more efficiently produce clean label supplements.

15:30 Mark Alyn finds out “whodunit” in a testing “Only Murders in the Building” style mystery challenge at SupplySide West with the “Mabel Mora” of NJ Labs, CEO Sandra Lee. With the help of conference attendees, this on-site “testing investigation” introduces NJ Labs’ new loyalty program for nutraceutical and dietary supplement manufacturers while highlighting the importance of partnering with a lab that will go beyond simply testing samples.

23:57 Mark Alyn examines the impact of discrimination toward the Asian American community with Richard Cheu, author of Love Letters From Janey: 50 Years of Breaking Barriers Together, to gain some insight into the history of racial bigotry and the prejudice, both subtle and overt, that many Asian Americans still find themselves experiencing today. Richard also shares how he and his wife Janey helped each other to surpass their family's and society's expectations to reach both of their true potentials.

23:18 Greg Macpherson, biotechnologist, pharmacist, and author of Harnessing the Nine Hallmarks of Aging, says the source of some of the best immune nutrients can be found in egg yolks, which positively benefit bioactivity, or actions that promote good health. Listen in to hear Greg and Mark share the latest news about eggs, including the three nutrients found in egg yolks that help improve immune health.

27:58 Kayoko Mitsumatsu, the founder of Yoga Gives Back, visits with Mark Alyn on this edition of Late Night Health. Kayoko, a former producer/director for documentary programs at NHK and Cultural Attache at the Embassy of Japan in London, benefitted so much from learning yoga that she felt compelled to give back to the underserved women and girls in India. Her foundation, Yoga Gives Back, gives them a chance to create better lives.

10:25 Finding the “sweet spot” is not only for Valentine’s Day or Sports; it also relates to Testing Methodologies. Discover how finding the "Sweet Spot" helps to achieve more consistent, accurate testing results.

12:30 Testing for mycotoxins is both intricate and tricky. Today on Testing Tuesday, the latest episode of Going Beyond Testing takes an inside look at Mycotoxins and More.

30:13 After years of frustration and challenges as he pursued his dream of becoming a professional musician, Carl Contino discovered several fundamental principles that dramatically changed his life. For the past 25 years, Contino has helped people tap into their full potential and make a maximum difference in the world and in the lives of others by sharing the unique concepts and insights into mindset and peak performance that revolutionized his own life.

08:28 It's Testing Tuesday, which means that it’s time for another episode of Going Beyond Testing. This episode looks at testing for potency and the quality checks that go into testing processes that analyze product potency.

10:46 What does the FDA prefer when testing products for heavy metals? Find out the answer to this question on today’s episode of Going Beyond Testing. This episode looks at Heavy Metals Testing and the intricacies that go into testing processes that analyze products for heavy metals. And we let you in on what the FDA prefers when testing for heavy metals too!

12:41 Find out what the challenges are for proper CBD and Cannabis testing in today’s episode of Going Beyond Testing. A “Buyer Beware” situation still exists in this industry due to conflicting regulations and the lack of recognized and validated testing methods.

8:54 Food influencer, cookbook author, and founder of The BakerMama blog, Maegan Brown joins Mark Alyn to share inspiring recipes for quick and easy meals, plus a great plan for your big game gatherings for the playoffs and Super Bowl. Maegan has teamed up with the Albertsons Companies to show you how to use exclusive, fan-favorite “Fresh Picks” products to assemble meals that your whole family will enjoy.

22:06 Jim LaValle, clinical pharmacist, board-certified clinical nutritionist, author of more than 20 books, and clinical director for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Performance Health Program, visits with Mark Alyn on this edition of Late Night Health to discuss foods like garlic, grains, and greens that are immunity and antibody all-stars for your entire "Quaranteam."

7:56 GivingTuesday, the international day of giving recognized on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, is on November 30th this year. Rachel Hutchisson, VP of Corporate Citizenship and Philanthropy at Blackbaud, the world’s leading cloud software company powering social good, explains the importance of GivingTuesday and how giving during one-day and year-round campaigns can truly change lives.

8:58 When it comes to gift-giving this holiday season, the latest high-tech devices are among almost everyone's must-haves. Jessica Naziri, founder of TechSesh.Co, influencer, tech expert, and content creator visits with Mark Alyn on this edition of Late Night Health to share great gift ideas for all the techies on your list.

25:00 Women no longer need to get married for financial security or to start a family. Society now widely accepts being single as a personal choice, with no stigma attached - regardless of a woman’s age. Still, many women want to get married. And so do many men. Psychotherapist Marcia Naomi Berger joins Mark to talk about the many benefits of being married, with insights and strategies for overcoming the most common obstacles to a lasting, fulfilling union.

25:00 Tina Zion, author of BE YOUR OWN MEDICAL INTUITIVE: Healing Your Body and Soul, visits Mark to demystify what it means to be medically intuitive, and sheds light on how to develop the skills to pay attention to and further the understanding of the mind-body connection.

25:02 While the world's recent changes have magnified the importance of well-being at work in so many ways, the old habits and challenges of our workplace are sneaking back in. Professionals are more valuable than ever, and Darcy Eikenberg offers fresh ways to take back control and get what you need in your life at work - without overwhelming yourself and changing everything in your life.

10:06 The economic effects of the pandemic on the farming community have been far-reaching, but with support from the “All for Farmers” national campaign, deserving farmers in 25 states have received grants from Tillamook to help them continue that most essential of work - feeding the world. Sharing the impact of this program with Mark is Jocelyn Bridson of the Tillamook County Creamery Association.

9:23 The pandemic has fundamentally changed the educational experience for children everywhere. Education technology expert Anna Maria Chavez, Encantos’ Chief Impact Officer, talks with Mark Alyn about a new program that goes beyond teaching the basics, and in a way children learn best – through stories.

25:02 Medical malpractice cases are fairly prevalent in the United States, and, more often than not, the judgment is rarely on the side of the patient. Mark Alyn is joined by medical malpractice attorney Gary Stern to shed some light on why this occurs, and for a spirited discussion on the outdated rules regulating medical negligence.

24:54 There are over 6 million people living with Alzheimer's disease in the United States, with someone developing the disease every 66 seconds. Lisa Skinner, a behavior expert in Alzheimer's and other related dementia, offers some solutions to help patients and caregivers deal with the challenges associated with brain diseases.