Health Power: The OG Health Podcast & Dog-Eared Podcast

Send us Fan Mail “Now more than ever in our frenetic, divided, 21st Century lives, it’s time to find a way to de-stress and calm our minds." -Dr. Norman RosenthalScientific evidence proves that expanded states of consciousness exist, optimizing body and brain functioning to transform the fabric of everyday experience. “Now more than ever in our frenetic, divided, 21st Century lives, it’s time...

Send us Fan Mail A recent report has indicated that the number-one growing cancer, rising fastest among 24-year-old individuals, is lung cancer... but not from smoking. A recent report has indicated that the number-one growing cancer, rising fastest among 24-year-old individuals, is lung cancer... but not from smoking.  Could the reason be synthetic fragrances? From the personal products you use a...

Send us Fan Mail What does it mean to be an urban eco-woman? What does it mean to be an urban eco-woman? For Crystal Habans, it's her life-long journey. Urban: Crystal was born and raised in the city and still resides in the city; she has never owned a car her main modes of transportation are her bicycle, yeezy running shoes and the TTC.  Eco: After volunteering with various Indigenous tribes...

Send us Fan Mail From nail salons to your new car, you're being exposed to toxins on a daily basis. You may have purged your life of non-stick cookware, store left-overs in glass containers only, and use a “green” hand laundry instead of a dry cleaner for you shirts and other clothing.   Dr. Stewart Lonky says these are all good moves on your part. But, with 84,000 chemicals in commercial use...

Send us Fan Mail Studies have shown that millions of pre-teen and teenage girls already experience symptoms around compromised pelvic health. Studies have shown that millions of pre-teen and teenage girls already experience symptoms around compromised pelvic health, including too many UTIs and too much constipation. These symptoms alone can follow girls into adulthood, creating negative bladder an...

Send us Fan Mail Functional medicine goes way beyond just giving a "pill for the ill."The aim of functional medicine is to help you reach optimal health by identifying the unique underlying causes of disease and treating them. It's more than looking at just symptoms, but rather investigating what systems are out of balance. As Dr. Mark Menolascino of the MenoClinic puts it, function...

Send us Fan Mail An emerging new technology promises to help prevent damage to both your DNA and liver from alcohol consumption. Did you know that two hours after you drink an alcoholic beverage, your DNA starts to experience damage? This occurs whether you're a social drinker or like to imbibe on a daily basis. An emerging new technology promises to help prevent damage to both your DNA and y...

Send us Fan Mail A mother's worry, stress, fear, and anger can all have a significant impact on an unborn child. Vibrations in mothers can affect her unborn child.  A child's body starts to absorb energy and "feel," even in the womb. Worry, stress, fear, and anger can all have a significant impact.  Anything and everything that happens throughout your life, even before birth, c...

Send us Fan Mail How can you learn to be your true self, no matter what environment you're in? With the stress and "noise" of today's society, it can be difficult to stay on the path to finding your true self and your true purpose. How can you learn to be yourself, no matter what environment you're in? For instance, you may feel more comfortable around family and friends,...

Send us Fan Mail What you think, say and do is affecting you on a vibrational level every single moment. Those same feelings and thoughts also impact children in a significant way. What you're thinking, saying and doing is affecting you on a vibrational level every single moment. Those same feelings and thoughts also impact children in a significant way.  Ariana Bahret, Certified LifeLine Pra...

Send us Fan Mail When you're not processing emotions, your energy gets blocked. This can not only cause emotional, mental, and spiritual angst, but also physical ailments. The seven chakras are the centers in our bodies in which energy flows through. Emotions are energy. When you're not processing emotions, your energy gets blocked. This can not only cause emotional, mental and spiritual...

Send us Fan Mail Learn some simple tips for alleviating acid reflux, without turning to harmful medications. If you're suffering from acid indigestion, heartburn, or acid reflux, you may have turned to OTC or prescription medicines to help ease the burning pain. These medications work to lower the amount of acid in your stomach. The problem is, you need acid in your stomach. Acid plays a cruc...

Send us Fan Mail Advocating for yourself is huge when it comes to your own healthcare. By the age of 16, Robin Farmanfarmaian had been misdiagnosed with an autoimmune disease, undergone six surgeries, had three organs removed, and been subjected to 40 hospital stays. All of this was based on misinformation. Advocating for yourself is huge when it comes to your own healthcare.  Doctors and patients...

Send us Fan Mail Every day, millions of people battle temptation as they try to drop unwanted pounds. Every day, millions of people battle temptation as they try to drop unwanted pounds. For those who succeed, a whopping 80 percent quickly pack the weight back on. Renowned psychologist Dr. Joseph J. Luciani has explored the emotional triggers and ingrained habits driving overindulgence. He's...

Send us Fan Mail Is your shower curtain slowly killing you? Most conventional shower curtains are made of vinyl (PVC). Unfortunately, no other plastic releases as many and as dangerous of chemicals as vinyl. The chemicals can affect your respiratory system, liver, kidneys, and central nervous system. They even have a cancer connection. One study found that these shower curtains release up to 108 v...

Send us Fan Mail Springtime is the perfect time to start fresh and start over. Springtime is the perfect time to start fresh and start over. You can focus on flushing out and re-invigorating your mind, body and soul and link the energy of the changing seasons to your own daily routine.  What are some everyday techniques you can use to detoxify naturally, inside and out? Randi Ragan, Founder of Gre...

Send us Fan Mail When we are young, we are taught bathroom habits that can inhibit our health, or we develop habits along the way not understanding the potential risks. When we are young, we are taught bathroom habits that can inhibit our health, or we develop habits along the way not understanding the potential risks. Research suggests that “better bathroom behaviors” can diminish future pelvic d...

Send us Fan Mail A magnesium deficiency could be negatively impacting your heart health, leading to a variety of unexplainable symptoms. As they age, women are often encouraged to take more calcium for strong and healthy bones. The problem is, those same women are not relayed the importance of also taking magnesium.  The two minerals work in combination: magnesium relaxes muscles, calcium tightens...

Send us Fan Mail What are some of the newest trends in natural products? Natural Products Expo West is the leading trade show in the natural, organic and healthy products industry, attracting over 70,000 industry professionals and 3,000 exhibits to the Anaheim Convention Center. Naturally Savvy host, Andrea Donsky, recently attended the trade show and got to sample some of the newest healthy produ...

Send us Fan Mail The weight loss concept of "eat less, move more" is a myth. Which foods should you be eating? For the last many decades, we've been told that to lose weight, we must "eat less and move more." This concept is a myth. Fortunately, experts like Dr. David Ludwig are helping to spread the word.  In the past, if you couldn't lose weight by restricting calor...

Send us Fan Mail Six powerful habits can transform any relationship or open you to create the partnership you want... or, provide you with the tools to be "soulfully single."SARK (Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy) has made a career out of sharing her personal, journal-like writings and art, and inspiring others with her vulnerable and honest journeys toward self-acceptance. She has helped her...

Send us Fan Mail What can you do to make sure you stay healthy when traveling? There always seems to be that one person on the plane who is coughing and hacking away for much of the flight. You're a fortunate soul if you don't end up sitting next to the ill passenger. What can you do on your part to make sure you stay healthy when traveling? Carol Alt joins Naturally Savvy hosts, Andrea...

Send us Fan Mail After visiting countless doctors and the Mayo Clinic with no results, Amie Valpone was able to heal herself from a decade of chronic pain and multiple ailments. After visiting countless doctors and the Mayo Clinic with no results, Amie Valpone was able to heal herself from a decade of chronic pain and multiple ailments, including lyme disease, polycystic ovarian syndrome, hypothyr...

Send us Fan Mail Science has proven that conditions like diabetes, obesity and heart disease are preventable, and even in many cases reversible, with proper diet and exercise. According to the CDC, as of 2014, 29 million Americans have diabetes, while 86 million have pre-diabetes; 70% of adults are overweight or obese. As a country we spend $315 billion annually on treating cardiovascular disease...

Send us Fan Mail Instead of looking at life's events as wins versus losses, what if you focused on the lessons you've learned from those experiences? People experience many losses in life. Perhaps you lost a job you wanted or lost a job you had. There are relationship losses, and losses of loved ones.  Sometimes, the losses seem to outweigh the "wins," which can put you into a...