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Every week, producers Corinne Furnari PA CCN and Carol Petersen RPh, CNP present you new and creative ways to help you make sense of health information and bring it home to you and your family. With years of clinical experience and research into tradition

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    • Jun 1, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Take Charge Of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Debate the Advantages of Using Collagen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 53:37


    Collagen supplements have become very popular.  There are those that target different distinct tissues like the skin.  Does the research show that these supplements deliver?

    Take Charge Of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Dive into Methylation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 51:40


    Methylation is an important detoxification process for estrogens, adrenaline, histamine and more.  Learn how your methylation efficiency can affect your hormones.  https://forum.worldhealth.net/articles/hormones-on-a-methylation-leash-calming-the-endocrine-storm/

    Take Charge Of Your Health: Hormones, not calories

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 54:57


    The true drivers of appetite, weight and mood. This was the topic that Corinne Furnari explored while she interacted with the audience as her cohost.

    Take Charge of Your Health Corinne and Carol Bring Up Osteoporosis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 34:40


    Osteoporosis is a serious loss of healthy bone turnover.  Conventional medicine offerings focuses on bisphosphonate drugs which stops bone remodeling.  This looks good on a bone density test but retains poor quality bone.  Bisphosphonate drugs even interfere with cholesterol production just as statin drugs to. 

    Take Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Discuss Black Seed Oil, DGL and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 51:12


    We wanted to discuss some pearls like vitamin C babies, black seed oil benefits, licorice and DGL and other remedies that might come up.  We discussed erectile dysfunction as the topic came up - included increasing circulation, herbal remedies that improved testosterone and testosterone itself.

    Take Charge of your Health: The importance of maintaining physical strength.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 53:46


    This week Corinne was speaking with Seth Greiner, physical therapist. The discussion was about the importance of  maintaining physical strength.  Strength is the foundation of physical function. It underpins our ability to perform everyday tasks, from carrying groceries to getting up from a chair. As we age, we naturally lose strength, which can lead to decreased independence, increased risk of falls and injuries, and a decline in overall quality of life. Even with conditions like Parkinson's, targeted strength training can improve balance, despite muscle-building challenges. Getting stronger, even in later years, can help maintain or regain the ability to do the things we enjoy, improve bone density, enhance balance (in many cases), and increase resilience against age-related physical decline.

    Take Charge Of Your Health: The Benefits of Motion/Exercise.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 54:04


    If you want to live a long, healthy life, there's one truth you can't escape:  your body needs to move.  Exercise isn't just about shedding pounds or flexing in the mirror—it's a scientifically proven weapon against the ravages of aging. From your heart to your brain, regular physical activity can rewind the clock on many of aging's harmful effects. And yet, despite mountains of evidence, it remains one of the most neglected tools in our health and medical arsenal. Why?

    Take Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Dive into the Mystery of Endometriosis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 54:07


    No one really knows what gets endometriosis started.   The estrogen sensitive and estrogen producing plaques can show up virtually everywhere in the body and cycle with the ovarian cycle creating pain and inflammation.  We discuss the nature of endometriosis and some ideas for solutions and relief.

    Take Charge of Your Health Corinne and Carol Discuss the "Fuzzy" Concept of Brain Fog

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 54:50


    Brain fog is a very common complaint that turns out to have many causes.   We start to cover some of the underlying circumstances that affect brain acuity and the distress that it creates in one's life.

    Take Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne Review the Effect of Progesterone in Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 54:18


    There are lots of studies around progesterone particularly the surge in production after ovulation and critical for pregnancy.  However men made progesterone too in the testes, adrenal glands, brain, nerve cells, and mast cells. Normal serum levels for men are the same as the follicular phase in women. Sadly, the research in men is paltry and conventional medicine likes to treat with finasteride, a non bioidentical molecular attempting to mimic progesterone.  

    Take Charge of Your Health. Carol and Corrine Dig into Insulin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 54:04


    insulin and glucose dysregulation is pervasive.   High insulin affects other hormones such as estrogen, testosterone, progesterone and thyroid.   Learn about the interrelationships and the keys to managing insulin.    

    Take Charge of Your Health Corinne and Carol Take a Look At Insulin Resistance

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 53:01


    Insulin resistance is rampant.  There are times at puberty and during pregnancy and during times of famine that high levels of insulin can be needed.  But for most of us, due to the poor quality of our diets and food choices, insulin and glucose become imbalances and leads to health problems body-wide.    

    Take Charge of Your Health Corinne and Carol Dig into the Mysteries of Sleep

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 54:00


    There are so many facets of good healthy sleep.  Often that is a primary directive - get more sleep.  What happens when you can't sleep.  We look into some of the reasons.

    Take Charge of Your Health Corinne and Carol Discuss Resolutions and Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 54:50


    At the first of the year, many resolve to change or add something to their lives and unfortunately this resolve can often fade within a few months.  Yet, it is the consistency of new habits that can really make huge positive changes.  We discuss what needs to happen to take charge of your health and your life.

    Take Charge of Your Health: A Cameo Visit with Santa and Exercise

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 58:03


    Santa Bob Derezinski joined us to tell us his eye view of the Christmas Holiday Season.  We continue into the many types of exercise modalities and the published benefits from HIT (High Intensity) to slow sustained to lymphatic movement.  Start the new year with movement!  

    Take Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne Discuss Osteoporosis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 54:18


     We look at the diagnosis of osteoporosis but underlying that we are back to digestion.  Not only do we have to nourish our bodies with good nutrition. we have to ensure that our digestive system is adequate to take in, digest and use the nutrition provided. 

    Take Charge of Your Health: Corinne Explores Improving Circulation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 54:54


    Circulation is pretty basic. Today Corinne takes a deep dive into techniques designed to improve circulation and various herbs and nutrients that can improve the circulation of blood to the tiniest of capillaries. 

    Take Charge of Your Health: Dr. Moshe Dekel Joins Corinne and Carol to Discuss Digestion

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 53:28


     Although inspired by holiday overindulgence, this show covers how critical good digestion is to our well being.   We discuss challenges to our digestive tract and techniques and support to better assimilate the food we eat. Holidays can be especially challenging.  This is a replay covering a theme we regularly focus on for the holiday season.

    Take Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Open the Phone Lines!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 56:01


    We have had blockbuster presentations by Dr. Ed Lichten, Dr. James Joseph, Dr. Jeff Baker and Dr. Dale Bredesen - covering hormones particularly testosterone, a chronic fatigue the ended with the use of oxygen, a natural and nutritional answer to migraine headaches and the end of Alzheimer's.   As expected, we had many comments and pearls called in by our listeners.   

    Take Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Tap Into Dr. Dale Bredesen to Unravel Alzheimer's Disease

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 55:59


    Dr. Dale Bredesen dared to publish a book "The End of Alzheimer's"  pointing out that we have looked at this health issue too simplistically.   The causes are multifactoral and most sufferers have  more that one root cause to address.   Dr. Bredesen's book is organized by identifying the problems, helping to define the issue in a particular individual and supplying solutions.   This is precision medicine at its best.   Dr. Bredesen has created an army of trained physicians and coaches to use this method and has published many success stories.

    Take Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Tap Into Dr. Dale Bredesen to Unravel Alzheimer's Disease

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 55:59


     Dr. Dale Bredesen dared to publish a book "The End of Alzheimer's"  pointing out that we have looked at this health issue too simplistically.   The causes are multifactoral and most sufferers have  more that one root cause to address.   Dr. Bredesen's book is organized by identifying the problems, helping to define the issue in a particular individual and supplying solutions.   This is precision medicine at its best.   Dr. Bredesen has created an army of trained physicians and coaches to use this method and has published many success stories.

    Take Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Meet Dr. Edward Lichten, Author of Textbook of Bio-Identical Hormones

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 64:03


    Dr. Lichten has been prodigious in his studies and application of bioidentical hormones.  He focused on testosterone and its relationship with diabetes, for instance  Here we try to share pearls of information Dr. Lichten has organized into 10 points.  Dr. Lichten is a bit difficult to understand as he struggles with health issues but this information is too important not to share.

    Take Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Explore Chronic Fatigue with Dr. James Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 52:38


    Dr. James Joseph joins us to discuss the many facets of chronic fatigue  To illustrate he shares his personal journey.  In his case, he finally found that a vasculitis problem interfered with microcirculation and the ability for his body to use oxygen.   Oxygen became a key to his recovery.

    Take Charge of Your Health - What doctors have told us

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 54:08


     Carol and Corinne discuss topics like what doctors have told us about our health. They discuss lycopene and its role in skin health, progesterone deficiency and its impact on women's health and misconceptions about the absorption of progesterone.    

    Take Charge of Your Health -Carol and Corinne Take a Deep Dive into Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 51:52


    Sodium Bicarbonate has been in medical use since the 1700's.  Our kidneys product about 1/2 pound per day to help keep the blood stream slightly alkaline.  Bicarbonate deficiencies are real and contribute to minor health problems all the way to cancers, lupus, myastenia gravis, MS, scleroderma.  Dr. Tulio Simoncini pioneered treating cancer tumors with direct injections of sodium bicarbonate.

    Take Charge of Your Health - Corinne and Carol Tackle the Complexities of Adrenal Fatigue

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 55:29


    Adrenal fatigue is not readily accepted in conventional medicine. But nonetheless men and women alike can suffer from declining cortisol creating debilitating fatigue. It is not just a lack of one hormone.   Leading up to the fatigue is the excessive production of adrenaline from stressors of all sorts which ultimately exhausts the production of cortisol   The fatigue is multifaceted but taking charge of your health with this information can bring relief.  

    Take Charge Of Your Health: Diets

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 55:08


    Corinne and Carol have a discussion on diets, ways of supporting dietary patterns that influence your 39 trillion resident bacteria to assist your health. Types of diets to benefit healthy microbiomes.

    Take Charge of Your Health: Urine Therapy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 54:04


    Corinne and Carol discuss Urine Therapy - What is it and what's it all about?

    Take Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Invite Dr. Eugene Zamperion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 53:28


    Low boron is easy to diagnose with hair analysis and can be deficient in parts of the world with low boron in the soil. We do a deep dive into the many properties of boron as a pain reliever, antiinfective agent. We round out the hour discussing Chinese herbal cold remedies

    Take-Charge-of-Your-Health - All things Progesterone

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 54:16


    Corinne and Carol invite Dr. Phyllis Bronson a research scientist, biochemist, and clinician on the show to discuss all things progesterone. 

    Take Charge of Your Health: Candida

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 54:07


    Connie and Carol. Discuss Candida - how it develops, what are its symptoms, and how it morphs.

    Take Charge of Your Health with Connie and Carol: The Physiology of Desire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 55:15


    Connie and Carol.. Discuss The physiology of desire, low libido and testosterone in relationship to women. 

    Take Charge of Your Health with Connie and Carol Discuss The Food Pyramid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 55:26


    Discuss The Food Pyramid - how and why it was created.  Artificial or Imitation foods and the effects on our health today. 

    Take charge of your health with Connie and Carol: Adrenal Fatigue - their function and best way to support them with nutrients to be able to appropriately respond.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 54:07


    Take charge of your health with Connie and Carol Discuss   Adrenal Fatigue - their function and best way to support them with nutrients to be able to appropriately respond.

    Take Charge of Your Health: Epidemic of mass cell activation syndrome

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 54:14


    Take charge of your health with Connie and Carol  Discuss Epidemic of mass cell activation syndrome

    Take Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Discuss Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 52:00


    Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is complex and often not diagnosed until a woman is unable to get pregnant. Chief problems are insulin and glucose disturbances, progesterone deficiency and testosterone excess.

    Take Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne Continue on Parkinson's

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 54:04


    Parkinson's isn't just a straightforward simple disease. Add l-dopa and that's the best you can do. We discuss all the nuances also present in Parkinson Disease patients and many many avenues which intertwine with these symptoms. See also forum.worldhealth.net for a posting of all the resources we accumulated.

    Take Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne Dive into Parkinson's Disease

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 54:46


    The incidence of Parkinson's Disease is rising and conventional medicine says that there is no cure. People are offered l-dopa therapy with some easement of symptoms but downhill progression continues. There is a much larger story to be told. Listen to the myriad of directions that bear exploring further affecting Parkinson's patients.

    Take Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Discuss Acne

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 54:00


     Acne can be severe and debilitating. Chris Masterjohn writes about an old study done with vitamin B5 pantothenic acid. The theory behind B5 is more compelling than the hormone theory and insulin theory

    Take Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Dive into the Tangles of Alzheimer's Disease

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 51:31


     Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease are increasing in frequency. We discuss the many factors that lead to Alzheimer's disease and some of the changes we can make to avoid having these dysfunctions and how monitoring can help and what can be used to help. Unlike conventional medicine, researchers like Dr. Dale Bredesen find that causes are multifactoral and so must be the treatment.

    Take Charge of Your Health: Corinne Speaks with Dr. Moshe Deckel About Testosterone

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 51:21


    Testosterone levels are dropping! The labs which measure testosterone levels have adjusted the normal ranges downward. But this is average rather than normal. Corinne and Dr. Deckel discuss the implications and what you can do about it.

    Take Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne with Dr. Chris Shade

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 57:28


     Dr. Chris Shade describes the role of the hormone AMPK and it's rapid effect to achieve ketosis while doing diet modifications. Progesterone is an amazing hormone with multiple functions and applications. Learn what you can do.

    Take Charge of Your Health: More on Hypothyroidism

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 53:41


     Carol and Corinne take a deeper dive into the complex subject of low thyroid activity. We discuss what lab testing does and does not show and what tests to ask for

    Take Charge of Your Health: Carol Petersen and Corinne Furnari Peek into Hypothyroidism

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 52:42


     It's confusing. Low thyroid symptoms may be present and causing significant quality of life issue but often testing is incomplete or lacks the sensitivity to confirm. With practitioners spending less and less time with physical exams and more time with computer templates, hypothyroid patients have a hard time finding any relief.

    Take Charge of Your Health: Corinne Furnari and Carol Petersen Discuss Urinary Incontinence

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 54:46


    Urinary incontinent products are the top sellers in the pharmacies. It is the biggest driver to entering a nursing hormone facility. However, you can spot it early and take steps to avoid this outcome.

    Take Charge of Your Health: Hypertension Continued

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 54:52


    Carol discusses the classes of drugs involved in treating hypertension, how they work and what natural substances do the same thing. Corinne adds herbs that have potential for blood pressure management. Corinnehealth.com Thewellnessbydesignproject.com

    Take Charge of Your Health: Carol Petersen and Corinne Furnari Start a Discussion on Hypertension

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 53:41


    We are told that hypertension needs to be treated with drugs for a lifetime. Is that really true? Most of the hypertensive drugs are designed to block or mitigate adrenaline. Can we do that naturally?

    Take Charge of Your Health - Low Cholesterol is Dangerous

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 54:00


    Cholesterol builds our cells, creates all of our sex and adrenal hormones, vitamin D, and bile for digestions. Levels less that 160 are associated with increases in all cause mortality. Extremely low levels occur in autism and in AIDS. We discuss what we can do to restore cholesterol levels and what a very high cholesterol might mean.

    Take Charge of Your Health: Hormone Misinformation and Dr Peter Atilla

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 55:18


     Carol and Corinne review a podcast interview with Dr. Peter Atilla and Dr. Andrew Huberman from May 2022. This podcast has well over a million views, lots of praise in the comments and cited by other social media sites. The trouble is that it contains misinformation. For example, Dr. Atilla proclaims that there is a progesterone containing IUD - false. The IUD contains levonorgestrel. The drug does not move from the uterus - also false. The drug continuously goes into the blood stream and affects the whole body. We spend the whole hour unweaving the web.

    Take Charge of Your Health: With Dr. Ellen Cutler on "Micro Miracles, Discover the Healing Power of Enzymes"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 53:34


    Dr. Ellen Cutler joins Corinne and Carol to show us how supplemental digestive enzymes can help with candida, food sensitivities, autoimmune issues, weakened immune systems, long covid and more.

    Take Charge of Your Health- Natural Testosterone Boosts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 54:58


     Carol and Corinne discuss what can be done to naturally bring up testosterone levels in both men and women. These tips came from a lecture by Dr. William Clearfield

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