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    At the Ageless Lifestyles Institute, Dr. Michael Brickey and associates help people grow young and live with purpose. The Institute provides research, motivational seminars, speaker services, publishing, and life coaching for holistic health and wellness, & anti-aging psychology.

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    Common Harmful Medical Practices and Treatments

    Posted by Dr. Brickey on 6th July 2008

    Anti-Aging Psychologist, Dr. Michael Brickey

    Dr. Alan Zelicoff

    Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

    Expert Guest: Dr. Alan Zelicoff

    Broadcast and podcast:  7-7-08 on webtalkradio.net after 7-14-08 podcast availabe on the links below
     
     Common Harmful Medical Practices and Treatments [58:40m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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    Many of the most commonly performed medical procedures are ill advised and can do more harm than good. We go to our physicians and expect surgery of pills for our ills. Our physicians feel pressured to try to fulfill our expectations. Financial incentives provide little compensation for patient education but often richly reward performing procedures. Patients and physicians often don’t fully appreciate the statistics behind using evidence based medicine for choosing the best course of treatment. Or guest today is physician and physicist Dr. Alan Zelicoff, author of the brand new book, More Harm Than Good. If you or any family members are at risk for cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, back pain or arthritis, you’ll want to be sure to listen and learn about how to avoid overtreatment and get the most effective treatment.

    His website is www.Zelicoff.com 

    Posted in anti-aging, cardiology, diabetes, evidence based medicine, health, health and wellness, healthcare | No Comments »

    Get What You Want from Doctors, Hospitals, and Insurance

    Posted by Dr. Brickey on 29th June 2008

    Anti-Aging Psychologist, Dr. Michael Brickey

    Dr. Ruthann Russo

    Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

    Expert Guest: Dr. Ruthann Russo

    Broadcast and podcast:
    6-30-08 on webtalkradio.net
    after 7-7-08 podcast availabe on the links below 
     
     Get What You Want from Doctors, Hospitals, and Insurance [58:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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    What you don’t know about healthcare can hurt you, even kill you. What if you knew how to get your doctor to focus on your goals, get the information you need from your doctor, and enjoy the process as well? What if you knew a little karate for getting specialists, hospitals, and nursing homes to do what they are supposed to do and share information with you? Would you like to know how to comprehend all those EOBs, bills, and statements? How about not paying $2 for an aspirin at a hospital? Would you like to know how to organize your medical records so you have the information when you need it and can even give it to your doctor?

    Dr. Ruthann Russo teaches physicians and hospitals how to keep better records and provide better services. She teaches consumers how to navigate our disease care system to get the services they need. Her credentials include a Master’s degree in Public Health, a doctorate in Business Administration, and a law degree. Her brand new book is 7 Steps of Your Best Possible Healthcare. Her blog website is www.RuthannRusso.com

    Resource websites mentioned on the show:

    www.qualitycheck.org   Joint Commission
    www.abms.org   American Bard of Medical Specialties
    www.healthgrades.com   
    www.vimo.com    compare hospitals
    www.Medicare.gov

    Blood tests Dr. Brickey recommended everyone get at least once:
    >homocystine –a common easily correctible cause of cardiovascular disease
    >A1C –the best test to catch diabetes early
    >iron –especially for men, make sure you don’t have too much (or too little)
    >C-reactive protein –catches problems with inflamation early (inflamation is a leading contributor to cardiovascular diesease and many other diseases)
    >VLDL –don’t settle for just total cholesterol, HDL and LDL level, the Very Low Density Lipids do the most damage.

    Posted in aging, anti-aging, health, health and wellness, healthcare | No Comments »

    A Visionary Redefines Aging and Retirement

    Posted by Dr. Brickey on 22nd June 2008

    Anti-Aging Psychologist, Dr. Michael Brickey

    John Erickson

    Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

    Expert Guest: John Erickson

    Broadcast and podcast:
    6-23-08 on webtalkradio.net
    after 6-30-08 podcast availabe at links below:
     
     A Visionary Redefines Aging and Retirement [48:26m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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    A transcript of the interview is at John Erickson

    John Erickson is a visionary who decided to reinvent aging and retirement. He turned an abandoned college campus in Maryland into a vibrant retirement community. Now Erickson has 20 communities serving 22,000 residents. The monthly Erickson Tribune newspaper prints 3 million copies each issue and of course is online as well. Unhappy with what television offers seniors Mr. Erickson invested $100 million dollars in developing a television network for seniors, Retirement Living TV. Today he shares his unique vision of a better life for seniors.

    The website is www.Erickson.com. Dr. Brickey’s website is www.DrBrickey.com

     

    Posted in aging, health, health and wellness, healthcare, retirement, seniors | No Comments »

    Protect Yourself From Toxic Chemicals in Your Environment

    Posted by Dr. Brickey on 15th June 2008

    Anti-Aging Psychologist, Dr. Michael Brickey

    Dr. Jack D. Thrasher

    Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

    Expert Guest: Dr. Jack D. Thrasher and NTEF President Angel De Fazio

    Broadcast and podcast:
    6-16-08 on webtalkradio.net
    after 6-23-08 podcast availabe at links below.
     
     Toxic Chemicals [55:06m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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    What if you had a guardian angel to help protect you from chemicals that can cause health problems like asthma, seizures, tremors, dementia, and cancer. You do. The National Toxic Encephalopathy Foundation, a nonprofit organization, helps inform you and business about chemicals that can harm you and healthier alternatives to toxic chemicals. Encephalopathy of course refers to diseases affecting the brain. Toxicologist Dr. Jack Thrasher and NTEF President Angel De Fazio will probably scare you. Our intention, however, is not to freak you out but to alert you to dangers and provide healthier alternatives to products you use. 

     

    The NTEF website is www.NTEFUSA.org Dr. Brickey’s website is www.DrBrickey.com

     

     

    Posted in anti-aging, cosmetics, health, health and wellness, perfume, pesticides, toxic chemicals | No Comments »

    How Altruism and Love Foster Health, Happiness and Longevity

    Posted by Dr. Brickey on 18th May 2008

    Anti-Aging Psychologist, Dr. Michael Brickey

    Dr. Stephen Post

    Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

    Expert Guest: Dr. Stephen Post

    Broadcast and podcast:
    5-19-08 on webtalkradio.net
    after 5-27-08 podcast availabe at the links below.
     
     How Altruism and Love Foster Health, Happiness and Longevity [45:47m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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    I remember one of the songs my twins listened to just a few years ago said, when you help someone smaller, you make you feel taller. Clergy urge us to be generous and do good deeds. But what does science say about altruism and helping others? Dr. Stephen Post has done extensive research on love and doing good. Dr. Post is a bioethics professor at Case Western Reserve University, President of the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love, and author of Why Good Things Happen to Good People. He has shown that the Fountain of Youth has been inside us all the time. And while becoming a more loving, giving person won’t make you live forever, his research shows that it will help you live a longer, healthier, happier life. In the first part of the show we will look at love, happiness, and what makes a good life. In the second part of the show we will get specific about how to live a more loving live.

    In the first part of the show, we will focus on how to know what colors enhance your appearance. In the second part of the show we will look at how our ideal colors shift with age and how to stay in style. We’ll also look at issues like fit, texture, patterns, and accessories.

    Posted in aging, altruism, anti-aging, health, health and wellness, longevity, love | No Comments »

    Top Chef Tells How to Get Healthy Food at Restaurants

    Posted by Dr. Brickey on 4th May 2008

    Anti-Aging Psychologist, Dr. Michael Brickey

    Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

    Expert Guest: Chef Alexander Bernard

    Broadcast: 4-28-08 on webtalkradio.net

    after 5-8-08 availabe at the links below

     
     Top Chef Tells How To Get Healthy Foods at Restaurants [43:25m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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    At home you know how fresh your food is and how it’s cooked. While one of life’s great pleasures is eating at a restaurant, how do you know whether you are getting fresh, healthy, nutritious food? What happens behind the scenes? How do you know if the Chef’s Special is the chef’s best, or yesterday’s leftovers. Is the chef loading the food with lard to make it tastier? Today’s guest, Chef Alexander Bernard knows the ins and outs of the restaurant business and will be our guide. Chef Alexander is head chef and owner of the renowned Alexander’s Restaurant in Naples Florida and is the author of the about to be released cookbook, Alexander’s Restaurant. In the first part of the show we’ll take a look at what goes on behind the scenes of a restaurant. In the second half of the show we’ll focus on practical advice on how to get nutritious, delicious foods that won’t clog your arteries or add the pounds.

    Posted in aging, anti-aging, diets, eating, food, health, health and wellness, restaurants | No Comments »

    What’s Good about Disease

    Posted by Dr. Brickey on 20th April 2008

    Anti-Aging Psychologist, Dr. Michael Brickey

    Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

    Expert Guest: Dr. Sharon Moalem

    Broadcast: 4-21-08 on webtalkradio.net

    after 5-1-08 availabe at the links below

     
     What's Good About Disease [49:57m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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    Most of us view disease as bad. We get sick and protest how unfair it is or see the disease as an enemy we need to nuke with pills, lasers, or a surgical strike. Dr. Sharon Moalem views disease as history lesson in how our ancestors adapted to survive plagues and climate changes. He believes these history lessons can help us be healthier. Dr. Moalem has a doctorate in physiology and the emerging fields of neurogenetics and evolutionary medicine. He is also completing his medical school training at Mt. Siani hospital in New Work City. He is author of the New York Times Best Selling book: Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease. In the first part of the show we will focus on how diseases help us adapt. In the second part of the show we’ll focus on how these insights can help us stay healthier and live longer.

    Posted in Neurogenetics, aging, anti-aging, anti-aging medicine, evolutionary medicine, genetics, health, health and wellness | No Comments »

    Renegade Top Cardiologist Tells How to Get Good Healthcare

    Posted by Dr. Brickey on 12th April 2008

    Anti-Aging Psychologist, Dr. Michael BrickeyDr. Richard SchneiderHost: Anti-Aging Psychologist
    Dr. Michael Brickey

    Expert Guest: Cardiologist Dr. Richard Schneider

    Broadcast: 4-8-08 on webtalkradio.net After 4-15-08 available on the links below
     
     Renegade Top Cardiologist Tells How to get Good Healthcare [43:42m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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    We expect our doctors to always put our interests first. In his interview with Ageless Lifestyles Radio host Dr. Michael Brickey, distinguished cardiologist Dr. Richard Schneider, says because the healthcare system rewards quantity rather than quality of care many doctors follow the money by ordering unnecessary tests and surgeries and cutting corners. Further, a good old boys atmosphere often discourages doctors from examining their mistakes. Dr. Schneider’s book, The Cost of Courage, describes how he successfully practiced compassionate, ethical medicine and was often punished for doing it.

     

    In the first part of the program he will offer advice on how you can make sure you are getting appropriate, effective services from your cardiologist and other physicians. In the second part of the show he will share his surprising doable solutions for fixing our healthcare system and saving 30% of our nation’s healthcare costs. His website is www.RichardRSchneider.com.

    Posted in aging, anti-aging, cardiology, health, health and wellness, healthcare, heart | No Comments »

    How Art Can Help You Age Better

    Posted by Dr. Brickey on 3rd April 2008

    Anti-Aging Psychologist, Dr. Michael BrickeyAmy Gorman

    Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

    Expert Guest: Amy Gorman

    Broadcast: 4-1-08 on webtalkradio.net After 4-8-08 available on the links below
     
     How Art Can Help You Age Better [41:49m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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    A transcript of the interview is at Amy Gorman

    Art keeps us young by lifting our spirits, challenging our minds, and giving us perspective. Today’s guest, Amy Gorman became fascinated with artists in their nineties and hundreds. That inspired her to profile twelve artists in her book, Aging Artfully and the documentary film about the artists titled Still Kicking. She is a sculptress, an historian, and a storyteller. Her career has spanned all age groups from developing and being Executive Director of Kidshows for eighteen years to being a medical social worker with dementia patients. In the first part of the show, we’ll learn about artists she has studied. In the second part of the show, we’ll focus on how you can pursue art to help keep you youthful and fulfilled. Her website is http://www.agingartfully.com/

    Posted in Boomers, aging, anti-aging, art, health, health and wellness, holistic, purpose, seniors, youthful | 3 Comments »

    How to Find Boomer and Senior Resources

    Posted by Dr. Brickey on 22nd March 2008

    Anti-Aging Psychologist, Dr. Michael BrickeySharon Cutler

    Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

    Expert Guest:  Sharon Cutler

    Broadcast: 3-17-08 on webtalkradio.net After 3-24-08 available on the links below
     
     How to Find Boomer and Senior Resources [36:17m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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    A transcript of the interview is at Sharon Cutler

    There is no shortage of information for Boomers and seniors. The problem is wading through the sea of information to find answers and solutions. Often the starting point is figuring out what questions to ask or how to get a good assessment of problems and needs. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a go to person? My go to person is Sharon Cutler, who is Editor of MatureResources.com and Founder of The Positive Aging Network. On today’s show Sharon shares how she goes about finding information.Her website is http://www.matureresources.com/  

    Posted in Boomers, aging, anti-aging, health, health and wellness, seniors | No Comments »