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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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    How to Overcome Back and Neck Pain

    Posted by Dr. Brickey on 24th August 2008

    Anti-Aging Psychologist, Dr. Michael Brickey

    Dr. Mark D. Brown

    Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

    Guest: Dr. Mark D. Brown

    Broadcast and podcast starting: 8-25-08 on webtalkradio.net after 9-21-08 podcast availabe on the links below
     
     How to Overcome Back and Neck Pain [46:48m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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    Second to the common cold, back pain is the most common reason for sick leave at work. Hardly anyone over fifty hasn’t had at least one serious episode of back pain or neck pain. Chances are you have experienced some serious back or neck pain. We go to our doctors and want instant results. Translation—we want pills. We want a quick fix. But pain killers, muscle relaxers, and steroids are likely to aggravate the problem and give unwanted bonuses of depression, slower healing, and drug dependency. Spine specialist Dr. Mark Brown says if you throw away the pills and walk it off 90% of the time you will recover from the problem and the pain—if fact you are more likely to recover and recover more quickly without the pills. Dr. Brown is an eminent orthopedic spine surgeon, is on the editorial board of four medical journals, and is a professor at the University of Miami. He is an MD and Ph.D., teaches, does research, and has a clinical practice. His new book, Conquer Back and Neck Pain: Walk It Off helps diagnose what kind of pain you have and determine what to do—and not do.

    Information on Dr. Brown’s book is at www.SunriseRiverPress.com, where you can read excerpts or download the book. Information on his clinical services is at http://ortho.med.miami.edu/x40.xml?id=35629. Dr. Brickey’s other websites are www.DrBrickey.com and www.Anti-Aging-Speaker.com.

    Posted in back pain, health, health and wellness, healthcare, holistic, neck pain, pain | No Comments »

    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 »

    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 to Help Your Parents Cope with Aging

    Posted by Dr. Brickey on 28th March 2008

    Anti-Aging Psychologist, Dr. Michael BrickeyJacqueline Marcell

    Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

    Expert Guest: Jacqueline Marcell

    Broadcast: 3-25-08 on webtalkradio.net After 4-2-08 available on the links below
     
     How To Help Your Parents Cope With Aging [52:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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    A transcript of the interview is at Jacqueline Marcell

    Jacqueline Marcell has learned a lot about caring for parents. She has a fascinating story with lots of lessons and tips. Her marvelous book, Elder Rage reads like Stuart Smalley on steroids. It explains how just when her life was falling apart, her parents’ problems exploded. Elder Rag–with its drama, wit, and humor is a great read. What especially interests me, however, is that in between the compelling stories, she shows how to solve a lot of problems. What’s more, the experience led her to become a passionate advocate for eldercare services, and reform of the often dysfunctional systems that are supposed to help our parents. In the first part of the show we’ll learn about Jacqueline’s experiences with the system and how her sheer determination got her through it. In the second part of the show we’ll focus on practical advice and how to get the best services. Her website is www.ElderRage.com

    Posted in Boomers, aging, anti-aging, health, healthcare, seniors, stress | 1 Comment »