Sunday Morning Magazine

Dr. Kristen Willeumier is a neuroscientist with knowledge on how the brain is affected by health, nutrition and the impact of concussions. She was Director of Research for the Amen Clinics from 2009-2016 and currently is a Scientific Advisory Board member of Black Brain Health the makers of CogGevityâ„¢ Advanced Brain Nutrition. The important news is that we have ways of doing brain scans to note...

Veteran science journalist Scott Anderson collaborated with 2 medical researchers--Dr. John Cryan and Dr. Ted Dinan-- to produce an interesting book: The Psychobiotic Revolution: Mood, Food and the New Science of the Gut-Brain Connection. The timing is interesting, with this holiday season, we can think of it as a gift of awareness, and potentially new ideas for some life change plans as the new y...

John Scholes is President & CEO of the Downtown Seattle Association and give provides insight on how the magic of the season happens in downtown Seattle from Pioneer Square to Seattle Center, and all the places in between. The 'magic' is various entities and businesses in the City working together. There's a plan and we get to stroll the streets and enjoy the sparkle and sounds, the Carousel a...

For the 2017 Jingle Bell Run: Dr. Jeffrey Roh is the Medical Honoree and also participates in the run. Dr. Roh is committed to doing all he can do to help people suffering with arthritis.. Samantha Shelton is the Adult Honoree, and her arthritis is so debilitating she is not able to walk at times, and needs injections in her spine to help her move through her day. Her 2 adolescent kids both have t...

Thomas Reynolds who is the CEO of Northwest Harvest joins us with important insights into hunger in our thriving state: 1 in 8 Washingtonians lives in poverty. 1 in 5 Washington children lives in a household that struggles against hunger. Northwest Harvest has an excellent network across the state that moves "healthy" food to all those in need. Monetary donations allow them to buy in bulk and thus...

The Doctors Ayesha and Dean Sherzai are neurologists and co-directors of the Brain Health and Alzheimers Prevention Program at Loma Linda University in California. They are a dedicated team focused on not just treating conditions, but looking to the source of a patient's health issues, and determining the preventive path. Loma Linda is regarded as a Blue Zone (communities where 'elders live with v...

Dr. Susan Blum is a medical doctor and a pioneer in Functional Medicine. She's a passionate advocate for those suffering with chronic illness, so has founded the Blum Center for Health in Rye Brook, NY. Dr. Blum is a speaker and author and brings us her new book: Healing Arthritis: Your 3-Step Guide to Conquering Arthritis Naturally. Good news--you can reverse this autoimmune disease. At this time...

Laura Schroff is an international and #1 NYT bestselling author of The Invisible Thread. It’s the story of Laura walking past a young boy asking for money for food on a NY street. After walking past, Laura felt she needed to go back. Laura met Maurice 30+ years ago and their friendship endures today. The book prompted an outpouring of letters/stories from people experiencing similar ‘invisible...

John Kress is a distinguished scientist and curator of botany at the National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC. John is also co-editor of "Living in the Anthropocene: Earth in the Age of Humans ". We get an important view of our changing planet from more than 30 essays by experts in a wide range of fields, providing insights, and stimulating us to think of our place in the midst of all the...

Andrew Solomon is Professor of Psychology at Columbia University, is also a lecturer and activist, along with being a writer. He is author most recently of -- Far from the Tree: Young Adult Edition--How Children and Their Parents Learn to Accept One Another...Our Differences Unite Us. It's a significant concept in honestly regarding our youth, and building healthy relationships. www.andrewsolomon....

It's the time to plan for the "Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition" that really gets us in the festive spirit on Friday, December 1 at Westlake Center area. We meet the Head Figlet, Zoe Freeman, who invites listeners to form their own caroling group, and Jeannie Falls, the Executive Director of the Pike Market Senior Center, who lets us know all the great programs this fund-raising event supp...

Rabbi Elezar Bogomilsky is the Director of Friendship Circle Washington, based on Mercer Island and serving the Puget Sound Region. The Friendship Circle is a great organization that works with youth, typically-abled and special needs, and matches them in pairs, to spend time together. Lasting friendships evolve. The programs that promote these connections need funds, and the October 22 Walk on Me...

Dr. Brent Bauer is the founder of the Mayo Clinic Integrative Medicine and Health Program and coauthor of : MAYO CLINIC’s INTEGRATIVE GUIDE TO GOOD HEALTH: Home Remedies Meet Alternative Therapies to Transform Well-Being. We know that everything we can do to be proactive in our own health is going to result in a better quality of life. Dr. Bauer shares some of his ideas as a medical doctor in be...

Holly Tucci is a model...she looks like she cook be on the cover of any fashion magazine, but the better model is one of making good health choices. Holly was born with congenital heart disease, a heart block. She was a typically active kid, but by age 9 was exhausted much of the time, and told her parents and doctors it was time for a pacemaker. She's had 7 replacements in the intervening almost...

Dr. Cornelius Grove is an independent scholar and author of books on education. His newest book: The Drive to Learn: What the East Asian Experience Tells Us about Raising Students Who Excel, can be a good guide for parents wanting to see their kids do better in school. It's no secret that in the US while we have big schools, lots of the newest and greatest equipment, students still fall short of t...

Heath Fogg Davis is a scholar-activist, Associate Professor of Political Science at Temple University, a trans man, an author. His book-- Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter provides important insights and perspectives on gender in society, and he examines four areas where we need to re-think our sex-classification systems. Those are sex-marked identity documents such as birth certificates, driver's...

Bob Le Roy is Executive Director of the Alzheimer's Association in Seattle. It's a devastating disease that affects each one of us, either directly or indirectly. And the incidence of it keeps rising, which is why we need to be proactive and involved in the various ways to fund research. Bob tells us of the numerous Walks in the Puget Sound area, with the big one in Seattle on Sunday morning Septe...

Laura & Todd Crooks are the parents of Chad, a brilliant young man, with so many dreams, who died too young as a result of mental illness. Laura and Todd have not allowed their grief to stop them from doing something that will help other families, other young persons, not have to deal with such pain. They have created "Chad's Legacy Project" a non profit "committed to the advancement of mental...

ARC of King County--an incredible and important non-profit organization in our community that serves the needs of the intellectually and developmentally disabled (IDD) and their families and support systems. Stacy Gillett and several of her staff: Eric, Madeline, and Robin provide insights and extend a big invite to the "5K for Inclusion" to walk, run, roll and learn about the services and support...

The "Ancestral Health Symposium 2017" happens at the University of Washington--Sept 7-9. 70 speakers from around the globe discuss healthful living and effective healing. To provide insights: Nora Gedgaudes (Portland, OR) has worked in the field of nutrition for a couple of decades and is an author, whose recent book is "Primal Fat Burner". Darryl Edwards (London, England) has lived the health lif...

PAWS Walk is Saturday August 26 at Marymoor Park in Redmond. You are invited: Tracey Rodgers, PAWS Program Manager, Jennifer Rubens--Top Mom for the Walk along with totally adorable Labradoodles, Top Dogs: Boomer and Bailey, all say--Please come on out! We know the important work PAWS does--they care about all animals, provide adoption for all ages of cats and dogs, provide spay/neutering, and reh...

Jarod Munzer, Zoo Manager for "Cougar Mountain Zoo" shares the Big News of birth of 5 reindeers--which should make the holidays that much more fun! It's so ideal for kids to see the babies in their natural habitat, and watch them grow. The zoo features a great variety of animals, with docents who have great stories to share. Jarod suggests it as a great place for birthday parties that provide grea...

Angie Ward is Program Manager for the WA Traffic Safety Commission. She provides some details on the new "Distracted Driver Law" that takes effect Sunday July 23. NO hand-held cell phone use! Hands-free is allowed, such as thru Bluetooth, or cell placed in a holder. BUT with that, only a single touch action is allowed: to start a function such as GPS or music before you drive. "Research shows that...

Music Therapy is a unique and individualized approach in the health field. And there's likely nothing more touching and heart-warming than the work being done at Children's Hospital in Seattle. The group of 3 music therapists (and these are college certified therapists) include David Knott, Betsy Hartman, and Evelyn Pinder. They combine their talent, their love of music, and their heart for helpin...

Dr. Jay Cohn is professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School, and Director of the Rasmussen Center of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. Cardio vascular disease--includes all the various heart conditions and stroke, together are the #1 killer of people in the US. Vascular disease is also connected to dementia. Dr. Cohn's campaign is to work on the prevention, acknowledging o...