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Over the past 25 years, Dr. Lani Simpson has established herself as one of the leading experts in women’s health care. Her clinical experience and her multi-disciplinary approach have enabled her to educate thousands of patients and professionals about some of today’s most common health challenges for women. Dr. Simpson is a chiropractic doctor and a Certified Clinical (bone) Densitometrist (C.C.D.). The International Society of Bone Densitometry awards the C.C.D. certification to those who have demonstrated (though an exam) a mastery of an approved body of knowledge in osteoporosis diagnosis though DXA and CT scans, peripheral x-ray devices and ultrasound devices. A CCD is required to demonstrate proficiency in reading and analyzing bone density test results, bone related lab work and medications used to treat osteoporosis. She was the first alternative doctor to be awarded this certification. From 1984 through 1997 Dr. Simpson maintained a successful chiropractic practice. During the early 90’s she observed that many of her female patients were frustrated and confused about what to do regarding symptoms of menopause, PMS, osteoporosis and other health concerns. In 1994 she co-founded the East Bay Menopause and PMS Center and the Osteoporosis Diagnostic Center in Berkeley, CA. Together, these centers included chiropractors, medical doctors, and acupuncturists. This integrated and holistic approach allowed patients and doctors to work together to combine the best options from alternative and Western medicines.

  Dr. Eve Agee, Ph.D. is an international bestselling author, medical anthropologist, certified life coach and leading global authority on women's wellness and empowerment.  Her best-selling book, The Uterine Health Companion: A Holistic Guide to Lifelong Wellness (Celestial Arts/Random House), is the winner of the International Book Awards for Women’s Health and is also an Award-Winning Finalist for The USA Best Books of 2011 Book Awards.   Before becoming a leader in the field of coaching, Eve served as a political appointee for President William J. Clinton. In her work for the White House, she helped create policies and programs to improve the health and well being of women and children.  She has taught at the University of Virginia, served as a White House expert, conducted research on women’s health and healing in the U.S. and West Africa, and traveled the globe training in healing modalities from leading practitioners and healers.   Eve has been featured on television, radio and in magazines and has received numerous honors and awards for her work. She’s a member of the International Coach Federation, American Anthropology Association, and Society of Medical Anthropology and speaks nationally on women’s wellness and empowerment.   Eve is the founder of the Transform Coaching Academy and the co-founder of the Hot Flash Mob Movement.  You can learn more about her programs and books, including her new free video course “How to Feel Your Best Naturally During Peri-Menopause and Menopause” at her website www.eveagee.com.

Dr. Eve Agee, Ph.D. is an international bestselling author, medical anthropologist, certified life coach and leading global authority on women's wellness and empowerment.  Her best-selling book, The Uterine Health Companion: A Holistic Guide to Lifelong Wellness (Celestial Arts/Random House), is the winner of the International Book Awards for Women’s Health and is also an Award-Winning Finalist for The USA Best Books of 2011 Book Awards. Before becoming a leader in the field of coaching, Eve served as a political appointee for President William J. Clinton. In her work for the White House, she helped create policies and programs to improve the health and well being of women and children.  She has taught at the University of Virginia, served as a White House expert, conducted research on women’s health and healing in the U.S. and West Africa, and traveled the globe training in healing modalities from leading practitioners and healers. Eve has been featured on television, radio and in magazines and has received numerous honors and awards for her work. She’s a member of the International Coach Federation, American Anthropology Association, and Society of Medical Anthropology and speaks nationally on women’s wellness and empowerment. Eve is the founder of the Transform Coaching Academy and the co-founder of the Hot Flash Mob Movement.  You can learn more about her programs and books, including her new free video course “How to Feel Your Best Naturally During Peri-Menopause and Menopause” at her website www.eveagee.com.  

After a long career in media and education, Helayne Waldman decided to pursue her passion for nutrition and healthy living at Bauman College of Holistic Nutrition.  Upon graduating, she opened a practice in Oakland, California where she specializes in breast cancer support, weight and blood sugar management and healthy aging.  She is a current faculty member at Bauman College and JFK University, on the Board of The Annie Appleseed Project (advancing education and advocacy for people with cancer).  In addition, Dr. Waldman provides nutritional support for patients at the surgery practice of Bay Area Breast Surgeons and writes and lectures widely in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is the author of the 2012 book, The Whole Food Guide for Breast Cancer Survivors (New Harbinger Publications). See her website at www.wholefoodguideforbreastcancer.com  

Lindy Michaels was bi-coastal before the word existed, moving back and forth between New York and Los Angeles as a child.  After college at UCLA, she opened OF BOOKS AND SUCH, LA’s first children’s bookshop (1972-1987) with her mother; their quest being to inspire young minds by exposing them to  wonderful literature.  For the past 25 years, Lindy has been a writer, book/script analyst and writer’s mentor.  Having written numerous articles for various blogs and children’s book reviews for LA Parent’s Good Reads With Ronna, her main goal in life remains to inspire the young and the not so young. Besides her novel, CRONES AMONG US A City Slickers For Menopausal Women, Lindy has also written THE GHOSTS OF WINTHROP MANOR, a hauntingly hysterical tale of love in the here and hereafter.  Both are Barnes and Noble Nook ebooks.  Lindy joins us today to share why it is she believes Crones are Magnificent- and how the Midlife Transition can be the most powerful and rewarding time of life for every woman!  

Dr. Tara Allmen is one of America's leading experts in menopausal medicine. She’s a Nationally Certified Menopause Practitioner and highly respected in the medical community. After earning her bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University and her medical degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, she completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Allmen started her professional career in a private obstetrical practice but ultimately decided to follow her passion for menopausal medicine. She joined Columbia Presbyterian's Center for Menopause, Hormonal Disorders and Women's Health in 1999, focusing her practice on peri menopause and menopause. In the last decade, Dr. Allmen has educated thousands of medical professionals around the country on menopausal medicine. She has also been featured on television, both in the United States and internationally. In 2006, Dr. Allmen established The Allmen Foundation, a non-profit organization. The Foundation supports causes primarily involving women's health, childhood education and animal welfare. The North American Menopause Society, the leading non-profit organization dedicated to menopausal women's health, refers to Dr. Allmen as a "Visionary" contributor. Having identified the frustrations of many women regarding getting objective, scientifically-based advice on menopause or access to professionals who specialize in menopausal medicine, Dr. Allmen created her video program ‘Menopause in an Hour’.    

Dr. Carrie Daenell is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor and internationally recognized expert in raw materials and nutritional supplement formulation.  In her practice, she designs and utilizes dramatically affective protocols in order to: Optimize the Aging Process through the use of bio-identical hormone balancing, Heal the Aging Metabolism for increased energy, brain clarity and weight balancing… Conduct Sustainable Weight loss Programs that enhance health, vitality and prevent disease in a manner that preserves muscle mass, reinstates the metabolism through enhanced cellular energy production and continues long after the diet is over, Reverse Bone Density Challenges, Manage the Stress response and minimize its effects on the body, Support healthy restorative sleep, Balance Cholesterol Levels and Restore Digestive Health in the face of Food Allergies, Digestive System Diagnosis and Auto Immune Challenges. She’s Co-Author of Better Breast Health for Life! And you may have seen her on PBS or local/regional TV talk shows or News Programs.  

Ann Boroch is a Certified Nutritional Consultant, Naturopath, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Certified Iridologist, educator, author, and inspirational speaker. She is a graduate of the International Society of Naturopathy, the Holmes Center for Hypnotherapy, the American Association of Nutritional Consultants, and Bernard Jensen's International Iridology Practitioners Association. In addition to Ann's formal schooling, she continues to study functional medicine of both the physiological and psychological bodies. She was diagnosed with the debilitating disease Multiple Sclerosis at the age of 24 and has been symptom free for 17 years. Ann has authored two books, Healing Multiple Sclerosis: Diet, Detox & Nutritional Makeover for Total Recovery, released 2007, and The Candida Cure, released 2009. Healing Multiple Sclerosis reveals her personal journey of reversing MS, the main factors that cause MS and other autoimmune diseases, and the solutions to turning these conditions around. The Candida Cure is a 90-day program that is the baseline to getting all her clients well by clearing infection and inflammation in the body. Ann has been in private practice for 14 years. She specializes in allergies, autoimmune diseases, digestive disorders, hormonal imbalances, hypoglycemia, weight loss, depression/anxiety, and is an expert on the silent epidemic, Candida.    

Ann Boroch is a Certified Nutritional Consultant, Naturopath, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Certified Iridologist, educator, author, and inspirational speaker. She is a graduate of the International Society of Naturopathy, the Holmes Center for Hypnotherapy, the American Association of Nutritional Consultants, and Bernard Jensen's International Iridology Practitioners Association. In addition to Ann's formal schooling, she continues to study functional medicine of both the physiological and psychological bodies. She was diagnosed with the debilitating disease Multiple Sclerosis at the age of 24 and has been symptom free for 17 years. Ann has authored two books, Healing Multiple Sclerosis: Diet, Detox & Nutritional Makeover for Total Recovery, released 2007, and The Candida Cure, released 2009. Healing Multiple Sclerosis reveals her personal journey of reversing MS, the main factors that cause MS and other autoimmune diseases, and the solutions to turning these conditions around. The Candida Cure is a 90-day program that is the baseline to getting all her clients well by clearing infection and inflammation in the body. Ann has been in private practice for 14 years. She specializes in allergies, autoimmune diseases, digestive disorders, hormonal imbalances, hypoglycemia, weight loss, depression/anxiety, and is an expert on the silent epidemic, Candida.    

Dr. Carrie Louise Daenell is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor and internationally recognized expert in raw materials and nutritional supplement formulation.  In her practice, she designs and utilizes dramatically affective protocols in order to: Optimize the Aging Process through the use of bio-identical hormone balancing, Heal the Aging Metabolism for increased energy, brain clarity and weight balancing… Conduct Sustainable Weight loss Programs that enhance health, vitality and prevent disease in a manner that preserves muscle mass, reinstates the metabolism through enhanced cellular energy production and continues long after the diet is over, Reverse Bone Density Challenges, Manage the Stress response and minimize its effects on the body, Support healthy restorative sleep, Balance Cholesterol Levels and Restore Digestive Health in the face of Food Allergies, Digestive System Diagnosis and Auto Immune Challenges. She’s Co-Author of Better Breast Health for Life! And you may have seen her on PBS or local/regional TV talk shows or News Programs.  

Weight loss expert Patricia Bisch, Ma, MFt, introduces a revolutionary way to understand food at its most fundamental level—as energy—and our body as a system inherently designed to return to its healthiest state: perfect proportion, and she does this through her training program and book: Freedom From Food: A Quantum Weight Loss Approach. Patricia is a recovered overeater, having suffered the problem thirty years ago. She overcame her debilitating and painful issues with food and went on to carve out a career helping others do the same. She has three decades of experience as a therapist and workshop leader and is an audience favorite at the symposiums and workshops she regularly participates in. Patricia is widely sought for her upbeat, lively presentations and highly original ideas about health, and she firmly believes that conventional diets simply don’t work. What does work is a healthier attitude ABOUT food and relationship WITH food. Today she joins us to teach us how to achieve both!  (PART TWO of a three part interview)

Helayne Waldman  is a holistic nutrition educator with a passion for helping those with breast cancer. A faculty member at Bauman College, Helayne is also a columnist, a private practitioner, and a consultant to breast cancer clinics and doctors in the San Francisco Bay area. Together with Edward M. Bauman, she has co authored the groundbreaking book: 'The Whole-Food Guide For Breast Cancer Survivors-a nutritional approach to preventing recurrence'. She joins Gail and Carrie today to discuss the vital role food plays in breast cancer prevention and recovery. You do NOT want to miss this show!    

Weight loss expert Patricia Bisch, Ma, MFt, introduces a revolutionary way to understand food at its most fundamental level—as energy—and our body as a system inherently designed to return to its healthiest state: perfect proportion, and she does this through her training program and book: Freedom From Food: A Quantum Weight Loss Approach. Patricia is a recovered overeater, having suffered the problem thirty years ago. She overcame her debilitating and painful issues with food and went on to carve out a career helping others do the same. She has three decades of experience as a therapist and workshop leader and is an audience favorite at the symposiums and workshops she regularly participates in. Patricia is widely sought for her upbeat, lively presentations and highly original ideas about health, and she firmly believes that conventional diets simply don’t work. What does work is a healthier attitude ABOUT food and relationship WITH food. Today she joins us to teach us how to achieve both!  (Part One of a Three Part Interview)

The Cosmetics, Health and Skin Care industries have been Carrie’s career focus for over 25 years. Throughout her career, Carrie has served as: Guest and Corporate Makeup Artist for numerous major, international cosmetic companies and as a Hollywood film, TV and special effects makeup artist. She's provided skin care and makeup artistry services for the fashion industry, as well as restorative make up procedures for burn and scar patients, cancer patients, domestic violence survivors and women suffering with self esteem issues. Carrie is a licensed Aesthetician, Certified Color Analyst, Menopause Skin Care Specialist, Author, Public Speaker, President and Founder of Menopauserus.com, and is co host of the syndicated radio show 'Magnificent Menopause & Beyond©'. It's Carrie's mission and her passion to show women and men a healthier, more loving way to be the best they can be – especially as they move through Midlife- and it’s her belief that Menopause can actually be 'The Change- for the Better’, for women everywhere! You can learn more about Carrie here: www.menopauserus.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/carrieelizpierce https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Magnificent-Menopause-Beyond-Radio-Show/172639402760981    

Dr. Martha Calihan has practiced Family Medicine for more than 20 years, during which time her interests and her practice have gradually evolved into a holistic, integrative approach to medicine. She is licensed to practice acupuncture and is also trained in both Mind-Body Medicine and Functional Medicine. Dr. Calihan graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1982 and then completed her residency in Family Medicine at the Fairfax Family Practice Center, in Fairfax, Virginia, where she served as chief resident. After completing her residency, she served as a faculty member at the residency until she moved to Leesburg-Sterling Family Practice in 1990. Dr Calihan studied acupuncture at the UCLA School of Medicine program with Dr Joseph Helms. In 1997, she trained with Dr Jim Gordon at the Center for Mind-Body Medicine center in Washington, DC, and was subsequently a preceptor at his program for training health care professionals in Mind-Body Medicine skills. In 2000, Dr. Calihan was Board Certified in Holistic Medicine. It is from this learned background that Dr. Calihan has come to practice Integrative Medicine; a field for which she has great passion. It is in the practice of Integrative Medicine that she is able to combine modalities from multiple traditions of medicine, and in so doing, approach each patient from a unique vantage point and develop a personalized plan with them for their optimal health and well being. Today she joins us to shed light on the issue of Insomnia and Sleep Disturbance during Menopause and provide effective, all natural treatment options!