In episode 45 I have a conversation with registered dietitian, Anne Kolker, who has worked with Kaiser Permanente since 2008. Anne is one very busy lady. She facilitates healthy weight and behavioral change classes, works one on one with teens, children and families with nutritional counseling, presents nutrition seminars to a variety of companies, teaches online classes using Webex and coordinates employee wellness events.
Anne also writes nutrition articles for Nourish Interactive, a web based company that supports parents by providing them with useful information to help them improve their families’ health and educating children about the importance of nutrition and exercise. On top of all that she’s the mother of 3 children.
So obviously, Anne knows a thing or two about diets, weight loss and nutrition.
In episode 44, I have a conversation with Dating Coach, Tedx speaker AND the host of last first date radio, Sandy Weiner. You may remember her from episode 24 when she shared with us boomers the low-down on how to find love after 50… or maybe you’ll remember that steamy episode 35 where she told us how to have great sex after 50 and beyond.
In this episode, Sandy shares with us the do’s and don’ts on how to make your valentine’s day special…or at the very least tolerable.
In this episode Sandy answers the following questions:
• Valentine’s day, it seems like we either love it or hate it. Why is it that so many of us have such a hard time with this holiday?
• What are the common mistakes that many of us (mostly guys) make for Valentine’s Day?
• The way we handle Valentine’s Day evolves as our relationships change. Couples just starting out face more unknowns and pressure than those of us who have been together for longer periods. What advice do you have for those just starting out as a dating couple?
• I know it’s very important to keep the fire and romance in our relationships and it’s very easy to become complacent and predictable with our romantic overtures, especially on Valentine’s Day. What advice do you have on how to keep the day special for long term couples?
• Some of us are all alone and have to deal with friends, and the media flooding us with hallmark holiday of love and roses. This can be very depressing. What’s the best way to deal with Valentine’s Day if you’re all alone?
• Do you have any final advice for us boomers on how to make the most of Valentine’s Day and better yet, how to keep that romance going for the other 364 days of the year?
• What is the latest happenings on the Last First Date?
In episode 43, Hope Arnold talks about her unique patient assistance services and how you can significantly increase your odds of having a successful surgery and recovery. Hope is a personal assistant who specializes in helping people who are having surgery. She provides "on the ground support" before and after their procedures.
So Heads up boomers, this is valuable information for all of us
- Tell us the story of how you became a personal assistant for people having surgery?
- Tell us about the patient services that you provide and why they are so important?
- How are you different from a patient advocate?
- Do you find that hospitals and their staffs are supportive of your services?
- Do you provide any type of service for people in emergency room situations?
- How do you charge for your services?
- Are your services covered by any kind of insurance like Medicare?
- Do you have any personal stories that you can share about working with your patients that demonstrate the importance of having a personal assistant for surgery?
- What do you see as the future of patient assistance?
- Do you have any parting advice for us boomers and our families facing surgery?
Jim Jensen has an illuminating conversation with Amanda Reiman PhD, MSW, of The Drug Policy Alliance, where she shares the truth about medical marijuana.
Amanda is Manager of Marijuana Law and Policy at the Drug Policy Alliance, which is the nation's leading organization promoting drug policies that are grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights.
Amanda works to develop the Drug Policy Alliance’s marijuana reform work as it relates to litigation, legislative and initiative drafting, campaign strategy, policy advocacy, media relations, fundraising, and public education in the local, state, federal, and international jurisdictions in which the Drug Policy Alliance is active.
Amanda joined the Drug Policy Alliance in 2012 after working as director of research and patient services for the Berkeley Patients Group, a renowned medical marijuana dispensary. She has conducted many studies on medical marijuana dispensaries, patients and the use of marijuana as a treatment for addiction and regularly presents her research at the conferences of the American Public Health Association, American Psychiatric Association, International Cannabinoid Research Society and the Harm Reduction Coalition. When it comes to medicinal marijuana, she knows what she’s talking about.
• Her work with the Drug Policy Alliance
• How she become interested in medicinal marijuana
• The recent changes in federal policy and how it affects the medical marijuana industry
• Marijuana as a schedule 1 drug
• The social and economic effects of legalizing recreational marijuana in 4 states
• The medicinal components of marijuana
• The urban myth of the two most well-known strains of marijuana – Sativa and Indica
• How marijuana affects the body and the mind
• The dangers of marijuana
• The present state of marijuana research for medicinal purposes
• Her experiences with how the use of medicinal marijuana has helped her and others with chronic conditions
• The different ways that marijuana can be consumed
• The biggest misconceptions that people have about marijuana
• Advice for somebody who may benefit from medicinal marijuana but is having a hard time resolving deep-seated biases
• Where people can go for more information on medicinal marijuana and its potential benefits