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Host Ellen Kamhi, PhD, RN, www.naturalnurse.com, interviews naturopathic physician and licensed acupuncturist, Dr. Pina LoGuidice. Dr. Pina is the  Cofounder of the naturopathic clinic, Inner Source Health. She is a well-recognized expert in the field of natural medicine. She was awarded the Health Care Heroes Award in 2011 along with her husband, Dr. Peter Bongiorno, in the category for Complementary and Alternative Health. Dr. Pina is the past vice-president of the New York Association of Naturopathic Physicians and an honored member of the American Association for Naturopathic Physicians. She has taught at New York University, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, and is on the adjunct faculty at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Food and Health. She is a frequent expert guest on the “Dr. Oz Show” as well as numerous other media. On this show, we cover topics from her latest book,  THE LITTLE BOOK OF HEALTHY BEAUTY, Simple Daily Habits to Get Your Glowing.   Contact:  https://www.innersourcehealth.com/DrPina.aspx    Phone: 631-421-1848

Host Ellen Kamhi, PhD, RN, www.naturalnurse.com, interviews naturopathic physician and licensed acupuncturist, Dr. Pina LoGuidice. Dr. Pina is the  Cofounder of the naturopathic clinic, Inner Source Health. She is a well-recognized expert in the field of natural medicine. She was awarded the Health Care Heroes Award in 2011 along with her husband, Dr. Peter Bongiorno, in the category for Complementary and Alternative Health. Dr. Pina is the past vice-president of the New York Association of Naturopathic Physicians and an honored member of the American Association for Naturopathic Physicians. She has taught at New York University, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, and is on the adjunct faculty at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Food and Health. She is a frequent expert guest on the “Dr. Oz Show” as well as numerous other media. On this show, we cover topics from her latest book,  THE LITTLE BOOK OF HEALTHY BEAUTY, Simple Daily Habits to Get Your Glowing.   Contact:  https://www.innersourcehealth.com/DrPina.aspx    Phone: 631-421-1848

Ellen Kamhi, PhD, RN, www.naturalnurse.com , interviews Althea Gray, Human Potential Healer. Althea grew up with her Nicaraguan grandmother who was a Curandera (Shamanic Healer from Central and South America). She gave her the genetic material to be a Healer. Althea continued her development by training with many of the top leaders in the field of spirituality, including Colette Baron Reid, Tania Gabrielle, Tony Robin’s top Coaches, and Sarah Spiritual to name a few. Althea serves on the board of the Global Foundation for Integrative Medicine, and is a long standing member of the American Society of Dowsers and spoken at their national conventions. She serves as an Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka for 14 years. Althea is a Certified California Designer and  a Certified Feng Shui consultant. She is the founder of the International School for Professional Healers ®,  and the creator of the Gold Treatment ® , a healing treatment that increases LIGHT in the cells and subtle bodies. The long term effects of this treatment can shift health and consciousness. Althea lectures all over the world and attends to private clients in person internationally as well as via phone. Contact: http://altheagray.com/,   505-983-9582

 Molecular Hydrogen: A Healthy Protocol for Disease Prevention.   Host Ellen Kamhi, PhD RN, www.naturalnurse.com, interviews PETER GOODGOLD, WATER CONSULTANT .  Peter studied at  UCLA and the University of Southern California (USC). He has developed ground breaking healthy alkaline water products to assist people to live healthier lifestyles. He is believes in EDUCATION before MEDICATION Peter created one of the first raw food macrobiotic restaurants in Southern California known as The Pyramid Restaurant in Santa Monica, California in 1973. Following this accomplishment, he went on to create the famous Healing Waters Hot Springs RAW Food Healing Center in Eden Arizona in1976, which is still operating today, teaching on the benefits of a raw food alkaline diet. Peter combines alkaline hydrogen rich water with the therapeutic benefits of Molecular Hydrogen. Over the course of the last 15 years he has designed a complete line of revolutionary electronic and non-electronic molecular hydrogen water ionizers, portable water ionizers, water filters and shower filters. Peter exhibits at health conferences nationally, including the NAVEL EXPO, www.navelexpo.com    CONTACT:  www.WaterWorks4u.com.

Host Ellen Kamhi, PhD, RN, www.naturalnurse.com , interviews Nurse Aimee Whalen. Amy  is a polymath of the health arts.  Specializing in both biofeedback and CranioSacral modes of therapy, she is also a registered nurse, a Reiki Master, and a certified Infant Massage Instructor. She trained with Dr. Linda Lancaster  and completed a Masters in Medical Radiesthesia. With over thirty years of practice she skillfully combines scientific rigor with intuitive sensitivity to hone in on the patient’s body-mind as a whole ecosystem of organs and energies, in need of revisiting, renewal and compassionate care.  Aimee has lectured on a variety of topics from medical care of HIV infants and children to preventing school gun violence through increased parent and school personnel recognition of subtle cues. Aimee Whalen RN is a featured speaker at the GLOBAL FOUNDATION for INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE  conference held in Santa Fe, NM https://gfim-world.com/ She will share her personal and powerful experiences on how compassion and subtle energies are the pathway to ultimate health.  CONTACT: https://www.facebook.com/aimee.whalen.5      631-594-5243

Host Ellen Kamhi, PhD RN, www.naturalnurse.com, interviews Dr. Andrew  Campbell. Dr. Campbell trained at the Orlando Regional Medical Center in Florida and at the Medical College of Georgia before moving to Houston, Texas, where he was the medical director of the Medical Center for Immune and Toxic Disorders for over 20 years.  His practice was immunology and toxicology.  He has held various leadership positions in hospitals in Houston.  Dr. Campbell served both on the faculty and as a member on the admissions committee for the University of Texas Medical School.  He founded the St. John Vianney Clinic for the indigent and served as president in a number of medical organizations, both national and international.  He is currently the editor-in-chief of two peer reviewed and indexed medical journals.  Dr. Campbell has received awards from many organizations, both medical and consumer, national and international.  He is fluent in English, French, Spanish, and Hungarian.  He has been featured on 20/20, the Montel Williams Show, 24 Hour Investigative News, NBC, ABC and CBS affiliates throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico.  Dr. Campbell has published over 80 peer-reviewed journal articles and medical textbook chapters.  He presents for  INNOVISION PROFESSIONAL MEDIA-  conferences for Integrative Medical Professionals.  http://www.innovisionhm.com/index.html, including INFLAMMATION, Cooling the Heat http://innovisionhm.com/Inflammation/

Ellen Kamhi PhD RN, www.naturalnurse.com interviews Kat James. Kat James is an award-winning author, transformational nutrition and beauty pioneer, and syndicated radio host who’s been called "a master of self-transformation" by SELF magazine in response to her stunning recovery from liver, autoimmune, and eating disorders that nearly took her life.    Kat will be presenting at the NAVEL EXPO- the premier expo that YOU can attend in the New York Area to meet Kat and many other experts in Holistic Health and Wellness.  www.navelexpo.com   Her controversial and pioneering dietary method—now recommended at top neurologic, fertility, functional medicine, bariatric, and metabolic clinics—has left countless dramatic success stories in its wake and been featured at top spas and institutions such as Omega Institute, as well as on "Today," Fox, and, PBS among, others.  On Today’s Show, we will discuss LEPTIN and its connection to weight loss and health. To learn more about her original Total Transformation® Programs andTelePrograms, radio show on XM/SIRIUS, or her Silver Nautilus award-winning bestseller, The Truth About Beauty, visit her website : www.informedbeauty.com

Host Ellen Kamhi PhD, RN, www.naturalnurse.com, interviews Kiran Krishnan.  Kiran Krishnan   is a Research Microbiologist and has been involved in the dietary supplement and nutrition market for the past 16 years. He comes from a strict research background, having spent several years with hands-on R&D in the fields of molecular medicine and microbiology at the University of Iowa and completed postgraduate research in Molecular Biology and Virology. Kiran is the Chief Scientific Officer at Physician’s Exclusive, LLC, and Microbiome Labs. He is a frequent lecturer on the Human Microbiome at medical conferences,, and is a frequent guest expert on national radio. He is currently involved in 3 novel human clinical trials on probiotics and the human microbiome. On todays show, Mr. Krishnan share the latest information on how to provide the best probiotic solutions to support gut health.   Contact:   Just Thrive Probiotic http://thriveprobiotic.com/     FB:          https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=just%20thrive%20probiotics Twitter:      https://twitter.com/ThriveProbiotic  YouTube:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXQvjDiS2qU

Host Ellen Kamhi , PHD RN, www.naturalnurse.com, interviews Dr. Paulette Kouffman Sherman.  Dr. Paulette is a licensed psychologist and the author of Dating from the Inside Out, published by Atria Books and When Mars Women Date, The Cancer Path and 'The Book of Sacred Baths' published by Llewellyn Worldwide .  She is the winner of 15 book awards and her books have been translated into five languages. After having survived breast cancer 4 years ago, she decided to publish a legacy of 22 books and is now on book #21. Paulette has a private practice in Manhattan and does phone coaching a few days a week.  She was named Woman of the Year in 2013 for Psychology, awarded by the National Association of  Professional Women. She is a Relationship Advice expert, regularly featured in JDate's  JMag with a monthly dating column in Eligible Magazine and Digital Romance. She has been featured on both radio and television.  Visit her website at www.drpaulettesherman.com,  www.sacredbathing.com

 Host Ellen Kamhi, PhD, RN, www.naturalnurse.com, interviews Dr. James M. Greenblatt. James M. Greenblatt MD, is a pioneer in the field of integrative medicine, having treated patients with mood disorders and complex eating disorders since 1990. He is a co-founder of Integrative Medicine for Mental Health (IMMH), and currently serves as the chief medical officer and vice president of medical services at Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham, Massachusetts. Dr. Greenblatt is also an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. His new book, Breakthrough Depression Solution: Mastering Your Mood with Nutrition, Diet & Supplementation(Sunrise, May 2016), offers a personalized model for relief from depression, eating disorders, and more. He has much to say about the 24 percent increase in suicide over the past 10 years, and the shocking 200 percent leap in suicides among girls aged 10-14, along with many other current topics in mental health today. Contact: http://www.jamesgreenblattmd.com/

Host Ellen Kamhi PhD RN, www.naturalnurse.com, interviews Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal.  Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal  is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School and the New York Times bestselling author of books including Transcendence: Healing and Transformation Through Transcendental Meditation and The Gift of Adversity: The Unexpected Benefits of Life's Difficulties, Setbacks, and Imperfections. He conducted research at the National Institute of Mental Health as a research fellow, researcher, and senior researcher for more than twenty years, and was the first psychiatrist to describe and diagnose Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). His current work studying the effects of botulinum toxin as a treatment for depression has earned him national attention in the media and in the world of psychology. Contact: :     www.normanrosenthal.com/   https://www.normanrosenthal.com/blog/book-category/books/ https://www.facebook.com/normanrosenthal/  https://twitter.com/DoctorNorman  https://www.youtube.com/user/normanrosenthal

Dr. Eugene Zampieron, ND, AHG, www.drznaturally.com, interviews Dr. Michael S. Horney. Michael S. Horney , D.C., D.A.B.C.O., has been practicing Chiropractic for 35 years.  Dr. Horney is also certified in Clinical Hypnosis, Personal Training & two Weight loss & Nutrition Programs.  He has lectured to local groups as well as to various Chiropractic Colleges.  Dr. Horney is affiliated with Mather Hospitals Chiropractic Collaboration Program and St. Charles Hospital Orthopedic & Physical Therapy Group.   He is a professional member of the American Chiropractic Association, N. Y. S. Chiropractic Association & American Board of Hypnotherapy.  Dr. Horney’s vision goes beyond treating pain. It’s all about educating and motivating people of all ages to learn healthy life style habits, to respect  the body’s natural ability to heal and to help people lead a more productive and fulfilling life. Dr. Horney can be reached by phone at 631-751-7700 and by email michaelshorney@aol.com You can learn more about Dr. Horney by visiting his website www.PortJeffersonChiropractic.com

Host Dr. Eugene Zampieron, ND, AHG , www.drznaturally.com, interviews botanist Judith Sumner. Judith specializes in ethnobotany, flowering plants, plant adaptations, and garden history. She has taught extensively both at the college level and at botanical gardens, including the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University and the Garden in the Woods, the foremost native plant garden of New England.  Judith graduated from Vassar College and completed graduate studies in systematic botany at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.  She studied at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and at the British Museum (Natural History) and did extensive field work in the Pacific region on the genus Pittosporum.   She has published monographic studies in the American Journal of Botany, Pollen et Spores, and Allertonia, as well as monographing two families for Flora Vitiensis Nova, the recently published flora of the Fiji Islands. Judith’s book  American Household Botany won the American Horticultural Society Book Award. She was awarded the Gertrude B. Foster Award for Excellence in Herbal Literature by the Herb Society of America. On todays show, we will discuss Plants Go to War: A Botanical History of World War II – a  look at military history from a botanical perspective, and the images say it all: From victory gardens and agriculture to rubber, coal, paper, timber, drugs, and fibers, plant products supplied the wartime materials that played key roles in victory.  CONTACT:  www.judithsumner.com   [includes a link to a recent lecture at Harvard on victory gardens]

Ellen Kamhi PhD, RN, www.naturalnurse.com, interviews herbalist, Heather Houskeeper .  Heather Houskeeper  is a Certified Herbalist, Long-Distance Hiker and author. Her second book in the Botanical Hiker Series:  A Guide to the Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Finger Lakes Trail System, is our show topic . She has thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, North Carolina's Mountains to Sea Trail twice, and  was the first person documented to hike New York's 1000 mile Finger Lakes Trail System in one continuous trek. When not woods rambling or pulling back the petals on a botanical find, she educates and guides others into the natural world through plant walks and workshops. Learn more about Heather at   www.TheBotanicalHiker.blogspot.com

Host Ellen Kamhi PhD RN www.naturalnurse.com , interviews Holistic Pharmacist Sherry Torkos. Sherry Torkos, B.Sc.Phm., R.Ph., is a pharmacist, author, certified fitness instructor and health enthusiast who enjoys sharing her passion with others. She graduated with honors from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science in 1992. Since that time she has been practicing holistic pharmacy in the Niagara region of Ontario. Her philosophy of practice is to integrate conventional and complementary therapies to optimize health and prevent disease. Torkos has won several national pharmacy awards for providing excellence in patient care. As a leading health expert, she has delivered hundreds of lectures to medical professionals and the public. Torkos is frequently interviewed on news shows throughout North America and abroad. She has authored 18 books and booklets, including, “Saving Women’s Hearts,” “The Canadian Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine” and “The Glycemic Index Made Simple.” Sherry Torkos uses her expertise in pharmacology and nutrition to educate people on complementary therapies to optimize health and prevent disease. Contact:  www.sherrytorkos.com and follow her at @Sherry_Torkos.