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In this episode of Raising Biotech, Surani delves into the world of CNS and Parkinson's disease with Cerevance. CEO Craig Thompson joins the podcast to speak about Cerevance's unique mission and use of its NETSseq platform to develop more targeted precision medicines for CNS diseases, particularly targeting the GPR6 receptor in Parkinson's disease. He speaks about the company's origins, its unique financing journey (close to $200 million since inception), what drove him to join during the company's growth phase, plans for upcoming clinical trials as well as a potential near-term IPO. Expert neurologist Dr Karl Kieburtz, the founder of advisory firm Clintrex and Professor in Neurology at the University of Rochester Medical School gives us his take on the general Parkinson's unmet need and Cerevance's unique mission to go beyond targeting the dopaminergic pathway. As a company advisor, Karl has a good understanding of the NETSseq platform and how targeting GPR6 might make a meaningful difference for Parkinsons' patients, but he also illustrates what challenges Cerevance will have to carefully navigate to avoid a crowded Parkinson's graveyard.Timestamps:00:35 - Partner segment: Mindgram.ai01:05 - Background on Cerevance's work in Parkinson's disease with its proprietary NETSseq platform05:48 - Going beyond targeting the dopamine pathway to the GPR6 receptor - releasing the "break" on movement.07:00 - Cerevance's origin story - Brad Margus and creating NETSeq with scientists from Rockefeller University08:00 - Initial fundraising journey, CEO transition in growth phase and strategic financing for an eventual IPO12:50 - Convincing investors on a intriguing yet scary CNS space riddled with failures16:40 - CNS expert Dr Karl Kieburtz explains why Parkinson's is such a tough disease to treat and the original Levadopa breakthrough18:50 - Scientific thesis of going beyond the dopaminergic pathway to tackle the GPR6 receptor21:35 - Cerevance's clinical trial plans for CVN424 as a monotherapy and combination therapy with standard of care24:13 - Navigating the many challenges associated with conducting a Parkinson's disease clinical trial26:02 - Pricing considerations and benchmarks for "off-time" and non-motor improvement for successful reimbursement29:45 - Cerevance's eventual wish to IPO and potential inflection points to pull the trigger31:20 - Future visions for the company in 5 years timeThis episode is partnered with Mindgram.ai, a research tool powered by AI to better serve the biopharma community. Listeners of the Raising Biotech podcast are able to get an exclusive free trial of Mindgram via this link, using the code: raisingbiotech24For any comments, questions, feedback or suggestions you can connect directly with Surani Fernando on LinkedIn or email: raisingbiotech@gmail.comMusic composed by: Yrii Semchyshyn (Coma Media) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seema Khaneja graduated from the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and completed her pediatrics residency at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. During medical school and after residency, she studied various complementary healing modalities including Ayurvedic nutrition, mind-body medicine, yoga, and meditation.For ten years, Seema practiced holistic medicine, caring for children and adults, with a focus on chronic physical and mental health challenges. She facilitated numerous classes in meditation, stress management and holistic medicine for medical students at the University of Rochester Medical School as well as the local lay community in Rochester, New York, where she resides.She is also a Clinical Instructor at the University of Rochester's Department of Pediatrics.Seema developed Coaching for Inner Peace to support clients facing mental and physical health challenges to connect to their inner spiritual resources in a deeply transformative and immensely practical way. She created Shanti Academy, an online learning portal offering courses for students seeking a pragmatic and concrete way to experience inner peace.For more information about Seema and Coaching for Inner Peace, visit coachingforinnerpeace.comSeema is also the author of Physician, Heal Thyself: A Doctor's Journey from Medicine to Miracles available on Amazon.Our Guest:Coaching For Inner Peace – Dr. Seema KhanejaPhysician, Heal Thyself: A Doctor's Journey from Medicine to Miracles: Khaneja MD, Seema: 9781734332001: Amazon.com: Books Our Hosts:Linda and John (Jack) Mazur founded a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization in 2022 in memory of their daughter, Emilee which provides peer support, social connection, and education for adults with eating disorders and for their family members. For more information or to contact them go to: www.theemileeconnection.comLinda and John (Jack) Mazur wrote, Emilee: The Story of a Girl and Her Family Hijacked by Anorexia, to honor their daughter's wish, to raise awareness, evoke compassion, and foster change in how eating disorders are viewed and treated.Paperback: and Kindle:https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/170092012XAudiobook:https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/B08R6LRPDSLinda and Jack can also be reached through the book website:  https://emileethestoryofagirl.com or at Linda.john.mazur@gmail.comThe Sunday Read: ‘The Unthinkable Mental Health Crisis That Shook a New England College' - The New York Times (nytimes.com)Ellen Bennett is the director of KMB for Answers, a non-profit charity providing educational and financial support for mental health professionals as well as assistance for families in search of resources. For more information about Ellen Bennett and the foundation founded in memory of her daughter Katlyn, go to: www.Kmbforanswers.com

At the 2023 Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Bridge Conference, Dr. Lauren Ghazal, Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Rochester Medical School and Oncology Data Advisor Editorial Board member, gave the keynote presentation entitled "Finding Your Why." Afterwards, she sat down to share further insights into the presentation, advice for nurses who are reflecting upon their "why" at different stages of their career, and how asking this question will not only help nurses to build fulfilling careers but to also strengthen nursing sustainability on a larger scale.

 “Whoever saves a single life is considered by Scripture to have saved the whole world.”Dr. Rick Hodes is JDC's medical director in Ethiopia.JDC is the leading Jewish humanitarian organization, working in 70 countries to lift lives and strengthen communities.  Initially arriving in 1984 to help famine victims, he returned in 1985 to teach at Addis Ababa University Faculty of Medicine, and has worked for JDC since 1990.Dr. Hodes is a graduate of Middlebury College, the University of Rochester Medical School and trained in internal medicine at the Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Hodes was in charge of the health care of all Ethiopian immigrants to Israel from late 1990 until 2016, about 1% of the Israeli population.  He also participated in Operation Solomon, the historic airlift of over 14,000 Ethiopians to Israel in 36 hours.Today, Dr. Hodes directs JDC's non-sectarian medical programs, including cardiac care and treatment of spine disease. He also sees patients at the Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa's Mission).   His patients cannot afford medical care, so Dr. Hodes raises funds to send heart patients to India for surgery, and spine patients to Ghana for traction and surgery. He has a large network of physicians worldwide he consults with and sometimes donate free care.During more than 30 years with JDC, Dr. Hodes has also worked with refugees and victims of famine, war, and disease outbreaks in Ethiopia, Albania, Rwanda, Zaire (Congo), Tanzania, Albania, and Somalia.Dr. Hodes was inducted into the Medical Mission Hall of Fame in 2006, and the following year was selected as a “CNN Hero” in the “Championing Children” category. In 2008, the American College of Physicians awarded him the rare title of “Mastership,” in recognition of “exceedingly stellar career accomplishments.” He was ABC's “Person of the Week” in 2010. He is the subject of the book "This is a Soul", by Marilyn Berger, as well as the Sue Cohn Rockefeller documentary, Making the Crooked Straight, Sam Shnider's documentary, Bewoket, and Melissa Donovan's new film Zemene. Sometimes there are angels sent from above to heal save and revive and Dr Hodes is one of them.Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/Mind, Film and Publishing: https://www.mindfilmandpublishing.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-ive-learnt/id153556330Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQjCspxcrSi4yw2YugxBkBuzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1365850

#105 - In this episode, we interview Dr. Seema Khaneja. Listen to our conversation about her journey as a pediatrician, and as an integrative, holistic practitioner—melding science, compassionate care, and spirituality. She shares heartfelt stories regarding the impact of compassionate care with her patients and their families and what led her to write her book Physician, Heal Thyself : A Doctor's Journey From Medicine To Miracles, which is a mindful approach to healing based on teachings from A Course in Miracles. Seema has also developed Coaching for Inner Peace to help clients move through emotional and physical challenges using their inner spiritual resources.Seema graduated from the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and completed her residency in pediatrics at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. During medical school and after residency, she studied various complementary healing modalities including Ayurvedic nutrition, mind-body medicine, yoga and meditation. For ten years, Seema practiced holistic medicine, caring for children and adults, with a focus on chronic physical and mental health challenges. She facilitated numerous classes in meditation, stress management and holistic medicine for medical students at the University of Rochester Medical School as well as the local lay community in Rochester, New York, where she resides. She is also a Clinical Instructor at the University of Rochester's Department of Pediatrics. Born in India, she spent her early childhood years there. Since her teenage years, Seema studied with spiritual teachers in the Hindu and Buddhist tradition, and is also a student of A Course in Miracles. She completed a 2-year online Mystical Mind Training through Living Church Ministries and became a Commissioned Minister in the spring of 2019.Seema created Coaching for Inner Peace to help clients move through emotional and physical health challenges using their inner spiritual resources in a way that is deeply transformative and immensely practical. She also is the Director of Shanti Academy, an online learning portal offering courses for students seeking a pragmatic and concrete way to experience inner peace. Seema is passionate about integrating the wisdom of world spiritual traditions with scientific research, to guide people to holistic healing. In her leisure time, she loves to take walks by the Erie Canal, create new Indian-Western vegetarian fusion recipes in her kitchen, and watch movies (Bollywood and Hollywood) with her friends and family. For more information about Dr. Seema Khaneja and Coaching for Inner Peace, enjoy Seema's website: coachingforinnerpeace.com. You can also check out her book, Physician, Heal Thyself : A Doctor's Journey from Medicine to Miracles on Amazon (which is available in paperback, eBook, as well as audiobook formats) at https://www.amazon.com/dp/173433200X. Our HostsLinda and John (Jack) Mazur wrote the book, Emilee-The Story of a Girl and Her Family Hijacked by Anorexia, https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/170092012X to honor their daughter's wish, to raise awareness, evoke compassion, and foster change in how eating disorders are viewed and treated. They can be reached through the book website: https://emileethestoryofagirl.com or at Linda.john.mazur@gmail.com Ellen Bennett is the director of KMB for Answers which is a non-profit foundation providing educational and financial support for mental health professionals as well as assistance for families in search of resources. For more information about Ellen Bennett and the foundation founded in memory of her daughter Katlyn, go to: www.Kmbforanswers.com BooksEmilee: The Story of a Girl and Her Family Hijacked by Anorexia https://www.amazon.com/Emilee-Story-Family-Hijacked-Anorexia/dp/170092012X8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorderhttps://www.amazon.com/Keys-Recovery-Eating-Disorder-Therapeutic/dp/0393706958Understanding Teen Eating Disorders by Chris Halton, Cathie Simpson, Dr. Mary Tantillo https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Teen-Eating-Disorders-Haltom/dp/1138068837Multifamily Therapy Group for Young Adults with Anorexia Nervosa, by Mary Tantillo, Jennifer Sanftner McGraw, Daniel Le Grange https://www.amazon.com/Multifamily-Therapy-Adults-Anorexia-Nervosa/dp/113862490XSick Enough by Jennifer L. Gaudiani https://www.amazon.com/Sick-Enough-Jennifer-L-Gaudiani/dp/0815382456Life Without Ed by Jenni Schaefer https://www.amazon.com/Life-Without-Ed-Declared-Independence/dp/0071422986Resources: https://coachingforinnerpeace.com/WNY Comprehensive Care Center for Eating Disorders;  https://nyeatingdisorders.org/Alliance for Eating Disorder Awareness;  https://www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com/Gaudiani Clinic;  https://www.facebook.com/gaudianiclinicMom2Mom;  https://www.facebook.com/groups/EatingDisordersMom2MomNEDA;  https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/Emily Program;  https://www.emilyprogram.com/Ophelia's Place; https://www.opheliasplace.org/Monte Nido;  https://www.montenido.com/

In this episode Chris Duffy visits with Dr. Heather Florescue of Women’s Gynecology and Childbirth Associates, PC in Rochester, NY.  Dr. Florescue graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude from the University of Rochester in 2000. She graduated from the University of Rochester Medical School in 2004 and completed residency there as well in 2008 […]

Think all bugs are scary? Just like Dorothy’s journey through Oz, you will learn how bad (or good!) these bugs really are and better understand how to fight them when necessary. Lynn Slonim Fine PhD, MPH, CIC, FAPIC is an Infection Preventionist at the University of Rochester Medical School in Rochester, NY. Lynn has worked in Infection Prevention for over 15 years and has been certified in Infection Control since 2001 and was elected a Fellow of APIC in 2016. She has served as a section editor on the APIC Text Online and was a contributing author in APIC’s “The Infection Preventionists Guide to the Laboratory.” In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of her local APIC Chapter, she served on National APIC’s Education Committee and is currently a faculty member for APIC’s Epi Intensive, Epi 101, and CIC Prep courses. She is currently serving on APIC’s Research Committee, and teaches Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Clinical Microbiology at several local colleges in Rochester. Hosted by: Hannah Andrews and Silvia Quevedo

Rick Hodes is an American physician who has lived and worked in Ethiopia for over 30 years. Raised in Long Island, he is the Medical Director of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) in Ethiopia, a 105-year old NGO. He has been in charge of the health of Ethiopians immigrating to Israel. He has also worked with refugees in Rwanda, Zaire, Tanzania, Somalia, and Albania.  Currently, he practices in the basement of a busy Addis Ababa hospital, concentrating on spinal deformities, and rheumatic and congenital heart disease. All care is free. Unable to get free surgery for his first spine patients, he adopted them and brought them to the US. A colleague recently said “Rick has the largest collection of the worst spines in the world.” He collaborates with colleagues in Ghana, India, Israel, Germany, and the US. He is also the senior consultant at Mother Teresa's mission. Rick is a graduate of Middlebury College and University of Rochester Medical School, and trained in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview. Hodes first went to Ethiopia as a relief worker during the 1984 famine. He returned there on a Fulbright Fellowship to teach internal medicine at Addis Ababa University, and in 1990 was hired by the JDC to care for 25,000 potential immigrants to Israel. In 1991, he was part of “Operation Solomon,” which airlifted Ethiopian Jews to Israel.   Rick was a “CNN Hero" in 2007, and was ABC's "Person of the Week" in 2010. He is the holder of 5 honorary doctorates and has been commencement speaker at Brandeis, and UC Davis and University of Rochester Medical Schools. The American College of Physicians has awarded him “Mastership” and the Rosenthal Award for creative practice of medicine. He has published over 20 papers in medical journals. He is the subject of the HBO documentary “Making the Crooked Straight,” as well as the book “This is a Soul: The Mission of Rick Hodes” by Marilyn Berger. A recent documentary, "Zemene", highlights the life of a young spine patient and her journey from rural Gondar to Addis Ababa, spine surgery in Ghana, and speaking in New York City. Rick lives with his family in Addis Ababa.  On this episode, Rick shares his one way ticket to an Ethiopia where everybody has a straight spine. He also shares his remarkable work in helping those with spinal deformities. Plus, Rick talks about his love of Ethiopia and some of his favorite places to visit in his adopted home country. Rick is just one of the dynamic guests featured on The One Way Ticket Show, where Host Steven Shalowitz explores with his guests where they would go if given a one way ticket, no coming back! Destinations may be in the past, present, future, real, imaginary or a state of mind. Steven's guests have included: Nobel Peace Prize Winner, President Jose Ramos-Horta; Legendary Talk Show Host, Dick Cavett; Law Professor, Alan Dershowitz; Fashion Expert, Tim Gunn; Broadcast Legend, Charles Osgood; International Rescue Committee President & CEO, David Miliband; Playwright, David Henry Hwang; Journalist-Humorist-Actor, Mo Rocca; SkyBridge Capital Founder & Co-Managing Partner, Anthony Scaramucci; Abercrombie & Kent Founder, Geoffrey Kent; Travel Expert, Pauline Frommer, as well as leading photographers, artists, chefs, writers, intellectuals and more.

I know! That’s a big ol’ claim in the title of this blog post. Can sleep really have that much of an impact on your body and mind? In a nutshell… yes! And that’s exactly what I’m going to explore in this post. It’s a long one. But by the end of consuming this, I really want to have gotten across to you… Just how vital sleep is to your health and performance; what optimal sleep looks like; what happens when we’re sleep deprived; and also how you can fix any sleep issues you may be experiencing and get the best night’s sleep of your life! Don’t Buy The Badge!                             It seems there is a weird ‘badge of honour’ that exists when it comes to sleep. As if sacrificing your sleep makes you a harder worker, more driven and more deserving of success. Bollocks! A meta-analysis by the Dept. of Psychology at Bradley University suggests that sleep deprivation “strongly impairs human functioning”. And study after study that has been done supports this too. Even though you may not necessarily “feel” the effects now, I promise you that a lack of sleep is going to make you sick, tired, moody, unproductive and struggling to burn fat. Why Is Sleep Important? Your body comes under a lot of stress during the day. Even if you aren’t what most would call ‘stressed’, you are still ‘switched on’ and dealing with a whole manner of things in your day-to-day life. Now, stress is good. We need to stress the body or we simply wither away into nothingness. But we also need to balance this out by allowing our body to repair itself, regenerate cells, digest, detoxify and generally build back up from the breaking down we did through the day. If we’re not allowing the body to do this, then we are on a downward spiral of continuously breaking the body down. And this is not good. What Does Optimal Sleep Look Like? We have hormones that tell us to ‘be awake’ and hormones that tell us to ‘wind down’ and get ready to sleep. The main two involved here are cortisol (awake) and melatonin (down). These hormones should work on a 24-hour rhythm that pumps out cortisol as the sun rises in the morning and melatonin as we start to wind down in the evenings. So optimal sleep isn’t about simply ‘getting your eight hours’ at any time. Our hormones are set to ‘do their thing’ and for us to get the optimal benefit from our sleep when it gets dark. In fact, it’s been shown that we do most of our physical repair when asleep between the hours of 10pm and 2am, while doing most of our psychological repair between 2am and 6am. This means we have a sort of ‘optimal sleep window’ that leaves us able to get the best sleep between the hours of 10pm and 6am without waking up to pee or anything else. You should wake up feeling rested and not like you need to stay in bed for another hour – even at 6am! What Happens When We’re Sleep Deprived? I’m not saying that if you don’t sleep exactly between the hours of 10pm and 6am then your brain will explode and you may as well jump off a bridge. But if the constant breaking down I referred to before takes place without allowing for recovery and replenishment, then this results in a fair few negative things going on in your body: Imbalanced hormones. This is probably a blog/podcast topic all by itself, but sleep deprivation has a direct impact on healthy hormone secretion. This means all kinds of weird and wonderful negative things can happen to how you look, feel and perform!    Toxicity (including your brain!). Detoxification is a huge part of what happens during sleep. If you’re not sleeping right, you’re not detoxifying right. If you’re not detoxifying right, then you are leaving shit in your body that it would ideally like to get rid of. Plus, your brain has its own detoxification system (called the glymphatic waste system) that has been shown by the University of Rochester Medical School to be up to 10x more active during sleep. Decreased cognitive function. When you don’t sleep well, your concentration, focus and short term memory take a deep downward spiral. Essentially, you become less efficient at completing tasks and your ability to learn and store new information dissipates. Not good if you want to perform like a badass! Poor decision making. As a follow on, it’s been proven time and time again that you just do not make as good decisions when sleep deprived. Again, not good if you want that competitive advantage. Propensity for weight gain. Combine that crazy mix up of hormones with the poor decision making and you’re making it very easy to store fat. Plus, sleep and Human Growth Hormone (HGH) go hand in hand, with HGH being a muscle building, fat burning hormone. Depression. Studies have shown that even slight sleep deprivation can result in low mood and depression. Poor sleep is a huge disruptor of serotonin production, which results in us not getting that happy juice the brain needs! There are a lot more things that poor sleep results in. But, in a nutshell, it’s important to remember that sleep screws up your hormones and therefore moves you in a direction of over-toxicity, depression, disease, storing fat and performing poorly in all aspects of life. How Do We Sleep Better Then? It’s all well and good telling you how important sleep is. But many of us would struggle to actually go ahead and get good quality sleep, even if we wanted to. So here are my best strategies for getting the best night’s sleep of your life: Set yourself a sleep and wake up time. Getting as close to the ‘optimal sleep window’ as possible means setting a ‘rule’ in your life around valuing sleep. Aiming to get to bed between 10-11pm and waking up between 6-7am most of the time allows you to train an optimal sleep pattern. Have a caffeine cut off time. If you’re a caffeine consumer, then be aware that it stays in your blood for longer than you think. So don’t be doing Starbucks at 9pm! For me, I rarely have anything heavily caffeinated after 3pm. Get more sunlight in the daytime. Melatonin (that wind down hormone I mentioned earlier) is regulated by light exposure. So getting your dose of sunlight during the day can really help to promote melatonin production after sunset. But minimise that light at night! Once the sun does set, it’s common to then simply wack on a giant 100 watt bulb for the rest of the night. But the body still thinks the sun is up and doesn’t secrete that lovely melatonin. Dimming the lights, or going by candlelight is a great idea. Minimise screen time at night. Again, your body can’t tell the difference between sunlight and the light on your computer. So TVs, laptops and anything pumping out that blue light can hugely disrupt sleep. Try switching it off at least an hour before sleepy time. lux it up, if you have to. I know it’s not always realistic to expect a complete screen ban. So the next best thing is minimising that blue light, which has been shown to be the light colour that disrupts sleep monumentally more than any other. A great app for your computer is f.lux, which dims your screen of blue light according to when the sun sets in your location. Get rid of the electrics! You know those electronic devices we tend to keep and charge in the bedroom each night? They transmit mass amounts of electromagnetic frequencies (EMFs) that create havoc with our ability to sleep optimally. Seriously, get rid of the electronics from the room and unplug everything you possibly can. Have a bed time routine. Creating a little ‘wind down’ routine can do wonders for your sleep. Rather than smashing through 10 episodes of Family Guy, try an hour of things like yoga, stretching, meditations, journaling and even a warm bath with magnesium flakes or Epsom salts. If you’re going to eat, eat protein and fat. Some people need a little snack before bed. But going for the carb-dense foods like fruit or desserts can create a blood sugar crash that wakes you up and disrupts your sleep. Stick to protein and healthy fats for balanced blood sugar and good sleep. Beast out the magnesium. Magnesium is involved in hundreds of biochemical processes and helps us, among many other things, deal with stress. But it gets depleted pretty quickly, so a good quality supplement can do wonders for sleep. It’s best using a transdermal (via the skin) spray supplement though as it’s the easiest way for the body to take it in. Black out your room. Get rid of any and all light. Any light that even touches your skin will raise a question mark in your body as to whether it’s morning and, therefore, time to wake up. Black out the room and allow the sunrise to dictate when it’s time to wake! Meditate. If I ever don’t sleep, it’s because my mind is going a mile a minute worrying or thinking things through. Since I started regularly mediating a couple years ago, I am rarely sat staring at the ceiling worrying that I’m wasting my life. Numerous studies have shown that just 10 minutes of meditation per day can help calm that inner douchebag talking shit to you. And that be by sleep masterclass for thee. Now, I imagine over the coming weeks, months and (hopefully) years, I’ll be going into more depth in various different areas here. But this is a pretty beastly overview to the whole sleep world that I hope helps you to appreciate the value of sleep in being an Enlightened Entrepreneurial Badass. And also to help you in your quest to fix sleeping issues and optimise this area of your life so you can look, feel and perform at your very best in all areas of your life. Take a listen to the podcast episode for this blog post via the player at the top. Or head over to iTunes and subscribe there for Apple lovers, and over on Stitcher for non-Apple peeps. Love, Laughter & Light, Mike P.S. If you haven’t done so already, click here to join my Facebook group and engage with all the other dudes and dudettes in the Enlightened Entrepreneurial Badasses tribe!

We are completely honored to have Keith Mitchell, mind/body expert, medical miracle and former All-Pro linebacker as our guest today on Sports Palooza Radio.   Keith was paralyzed in an NFL football game (he was an All-Pro linebacker with the Saints, Texans and Titans) but has transformed his life through yoga and meditation. He is now kicking off a ground-breaking pilot program with the University of Rochester Medical School to help retired NFL players and military veterans suffering from neurological diseases such as concussion syndrome and PTSD.  Through the program, Keith and the doctors will use a combination of yoga, meditation and other alternative health care, combined with traditional medicine and pioneering telemedicine to treat those afflicted.    The program has the support of the NFL Players Association and a number of veterans services organizations.  Keith Mitchell is launching the JUST BREATHE For Veterans campaign. He stops by today to talk about it. Please tune in. You won’t want to miss this interview.    

Dr. Robert Liner is a graduate of Stanford University, Honors in Humanities, and the University of Rochester Medical School. He practiced and taught ob/gyn twenty years in San Francisco, was in private practice in the bay area, and served on the faculty of UCSF in their Prenatal Diagnostic Center. He is now retired and volunteers with Compassion and Choices.