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Author and Speaker Robert Clancy visits with Mark to celebrate our differences.

The pandemic has caused a ripple effect across the small business community. We know that black owned businesses owners in particular have been hit harder, as they are closing shops at twice the rate, in comparison to non-black owned businesses. With the holiday season looking very different for small businesses and shoppers, it’s important to support your local black owned businesses. Joining us today is smart shopping expert Trae Bodge, who is here to share some ways to rally around and celebrate black-owned businesses. Trae visits with Mark Alyn on this edition of Late Night Health.

Learn Why Tad Starsiak from HGTV’s GOOD BONES is Teaming with Lotriminto Encourage Everyone to Let Their Voices be Heard November’s election is an important time for everyone to make their voice heard. Many will have to brave long lines at the polls, or venture out of their homes to the mailbox to STAND up for what they believe in. On October 26th, we have a special interview with TV contractor Tad Starsiak of the HGTV Show GOOD BONES. Starsiak is teaming up with LOTRIMIN® to support and prepare people to take part in Stand with Confidence, a non-partisan campaign to encourage all voters to go to the polls. Learn why now, more than ever, it’s important for people to have a voice. The LOTRIMIN® Stand with Confidence social/digital campaign is launching right before the election to encourage people to have a voice and to share it on social, and get others involve in the national conversation to get more people to exercise their right to vote this election. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT STAND WITH CONFIDENCE: ·

​​Generex Biotechnology is an integrated healthcare holding company with end-to-end solutions for patient centric care from rapid diagnosis through delivery of personalized therapies. Generex is building a new kind of healthcare company that extends beyond traditional models providing support to physicians in an MSO network, and ongoing relationships with patients to improve the patient experience and access to optimal care. Joe and Mark Alyn have an indepth discussion on Covid-19 vaccines.

November is national diabetes awareness month, which will focus attention on the millions of Americans living with the condition, including the one in four older adults who have diabetes.Older adults and people with underlying conditions like diabetes have been hit hard by covid-19, which is why certified nurse practitioner Davida Kruger (pronounced duh-vee-duh crew-ger), says this group needs to be especially mindful of their health. In 2017, Kruger was named the diabetes educator of the year by the American diabetes association. This year for national diabetes awareness month she has teamed up with Dexcom to share what people with diabetes and their loved ones need to know about diabetes and covid-19, and the innovative technologies available to help monitor their health. Davida talks about diabetes with Mark Alyn

– Could the drugs that were successful in curing polio hold the key to developing a universal Covid vaccine? The Coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the planet, causing more than 210,000 casualties here in the U.S., and painfully disrupting millions of lives, from small town America to the White House. With scientists worldwide frantically searching for a cure, an effective vaccine and promising approaches to treatment, it’s essential to consider innovative ideas from every source. Now, journalist/best-selling author Penelope Jean Hayes has information that must be considered by the research community. Hayes has established an international reputation for transforming lives and restoring health to millions of individuals through her books The Magic of Viral Energy: An Ancient Key to Happiness, Empowerment, and Purpose, Do Unto Earth: It’s Not Too Late and The Likely Future, two mini-book volumes on the Coronavirus pandemic, Hayes offers new insights that may save millions of lives throughout the planet

Jessica ter Haar, Ph.D., scientific director of the International Probiotics Association says many of us are living in that proverbial protected bubble that we previously condemned, and with good reason (due to COVID-19), but will all this clean living and social distancing cause future problems for our health? Microbes and nutrition expert, ter Haar says while we sterilize everything to protect ourselves from the virus, at the same time by not exposing ourselves to germs we are weakening our body’s own natural defenses to everyday threats. She says many microbes are indeed good for your health, while others can make us sick. Knowing the difference between the most popular microbes, bacteria, fungi and viruses can help us get back to living life without fear and she is here with us today to help us navigate our new germophobic world. Jessica spends time with Mark Alyn talking about the health benifits of probiotics.

Beatriz Angulo was born in Guanajuato Mexico and was raised in Indio Ca. She is a Certified Nurse Assistant, Phlebotomy Technician, Licensed Security Officer, and has a Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Criminal Justice. She has spent her professional life caring for others, whether in hospitals, nursing homes or privately. Beatriz is married, has four children and lives in Coachella, California.Bill Marx is a native of Los Angeles, California. A professional musician since he was sixteen, he studied composition in New York at the Juilliard School of Music, and has continued on to this day as a renown jazz pianist. Mr. Marx has composed many symphonic orchestral works as well as music for motion pictures, television and ballet. He has produced and arranged for and performed with many jazz and pop artists, including the music for two record albums and all the television appearances of his father, Harpo Marx. As a stage performer, he has concertized worldwide for years, combining his piano artistry with humorous

Naomi Carmona-Morshead tells personal stories of climbing mountains and hiking up steep trails that were so difficult she could only take 100 steps before resting. She has overcome physical, mental and emotional obstacles to reach the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa. “Dreams Challenge for SuperHero Seniors” engages Senior citizens to step it UP and Create their own Mountain Climbing Adventures in Life. Motivational challenges are birthed from her transparent, heart-warming stories that have you on the edge of your seat. Naomi talks with Mark Alyn about superhero seniors.

ormer RN and community volunteer Kathleen Allan is teaming up with internationally renowned pianist Mark Markham and award-winning producer & publicist Ashley Bernardi to call citizens around the world to join together for A Time Of Remembrance (October 10, 2020 at 10:00am Local Time), a time to honor, hope, heal and remember the loss of so many lives at the hands of the COVID-19 pandemic for 10 minutes of reflection and prayer.Amid a deeply divided nation, this unique trio realized that while more than 1 million lives around the world and more than 200,000 lives in America have been lost, there has been no initiative to remember the victims of this unprecedented pandemic. They decided to create A Time of Remembrance with the simple goal of expanding compassion and care for the hurting. Kathleen Allan joins Mark Alyn to talk about this upcoming event.

James B. LaValle is a clinical pharmacist, board certified clinical nutritionist, author of more than 20 books and clinical director for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Performance Health Program. He provides key nutrition guidance he provides athletes on and off the field to maintain peak performance. While many of us may not be athletes, LaValle says flu season layered in with coronavirus threats means we need to actively train our bodies to be more responsive when under attack. He says this fall is “game day” for everyone and like they say on the field, the best offense is a good defense. LaValle will discuss foods like garlic, grains and greens that are immunity and antibody all-stars for your entire "Quaranteam."

With success comes more success, when you learn how to navigate life’s systems. Don’t take anything personally, this is a waste of your time, recommend Allen F. Maxwell, Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author of The System is Unforgiving: Play by the Rules and Win, published by A Story Inside Books, $19.99 hardcover, $8.49 eBook, authorallenmaxwell.com, when speaks with Late Night Health’s Mark Alyn.

Nano-Silver? Infused in three layers of COVID-19 protection? Here’s how high-tech can lower Americans’ chances of getting or transmitting Coronavirus. A company called Boomer Naturals has designed the most effective non-medical face mask on the planet. The nano-silver fibers in their 30-day face asks are engineered to help fight bacteria and provide better, more effective protection than regular cloth masks. Nano-silver particles have arelatively large surface area, which increases their contact with bacteria or fungi – and therefore increases their antibacterial effect. Nano-silvered medical textiles used in hospital settings have also shown promise in reducing bacterial transmission and contamination. They’re literally a “fortress for your face!” Dr. Christina Madison, an infectious disease pharmacist, explains to Mark Alyn

Late Night Health has been a proud sponsor of Susan G. Komen Los Angeles County for a number of years. Mark Alyn welcomes Mark Pilon, the Executive Director, back to the show to discuss National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and all that the affiliate is doing this October, despite the pandemic. First is the October 3 Telethon on KCAL-9 to raise the $500,000 immediately needed for the Komen Treatment Assistance Program.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a wake-up call regarding the state of our health, individually and collectively. Our nation’s lack of health has left us blindsided and vulnerable to the ravages of COVID-19, particularly in minority and underserved communities. In particular, is the need to address the explosion of chronic disease that has plagued our country for decades. The American College of Lifestyle Medicine addresses the gaping void for quality, evidence-based Lifestyle Medicine medical education and certification as well as advocates for its members in their individual practices. Dr. Dexter Shurney, President of the college, talks with Mark Alyn about how Lifestyle Medicine saves lives.

Taking a college gap year is a practice that may be more fully realized in 2020 than ever before, due to the global pandemic. After high school, many students take a “gap year” before heading to college. Phyllis Folb is a well versed in all things gap with a specialty in programs based in Israel, one of the most popular gap year destinations. And most of the questions to consider when planning a gap year are universal. “That year is a crucial time for young people,” she said. “These young people are going to be our leaders,” Folb added. “Where the U.S. freshman drop rate is at 41%, the Gap Year has proven to be the key to academic success and clarity of direction. I want people to recognize that this year of self-exploration is worth the investment, for themselves and as global citizens.” Phyllis joins Mark Alyn for an entertaining discussion on taking off to live in Israel.

In early March, and because of COVID-19, thousands of skilled nursing facilities across the nation closed their doors to outside medical staff, including visits from the team of specialists Executive Mental Health (EMH), a geropsychology and neuropsychology practice based in Los Angeles and operating in California and Nevada. EMH’s regular psychotherapy sessions with and neuropsychological assessment of elderly residents, many of them dealing with heightened stress and disorientation due to coronavirus, were abruptly cut off. As a consequence of this policy approach, residents became more vulnerable to the effects of the pandemic, e.g., greater risk of onset of depressive, anxious, and trauma-based symptoms. Dr. Ari Kalechstein, CEO of Executive Mental Health guests with Mark Alyn.

So much has been written and broadcast about the hardships endured by gay, lesbian, and trans people—we’re all familiar with queer suffering. Yet, as a society and nation, we tend to overlook or gloss over the constraints and miseries of straight culture. In THE TRAGEDY OF HETEROSEXUALITY (NYU Press, September 2020), Jane Ward calls attention to the entrapment, disappointment, unwanted sex, and countless daily injustices endured by straight women. While conservatives have long promoted the belief that homosexual relationships are unnatural, damaged, and fraught with dysfunction, Ward examines what might be gained from raising similar questions about the health and sustainability of the heterosexual status quo.

Each September, we recognize Life Insurance Awareness Month to build awareness of the importance of life insurance and the role it plays in protecting families’ financial security. Today’s challenges highlight the need to be in control of your finances when there are so many things we cannot control. Yet, a study from 2019 found that 43% of Americans - 4 in 10 people – have no life insurance. This is especially significant when you consider that at least 35% of households would face financial hardship within a month if the primary wage earner died. Sean Scaturro, USAA Director of Insurance Advice visits with Mark Alyn to discuss the importance of life insurance. . Mr. Scaturro answers important questions about life insurance and why how the pandemic and economic impacts are wake up calls for Americans when it comes to their financial health and decisions about insurance. He explains why only 56% of women have life insurance, compared 62% of men, and only four in 10 children are covered by life insurance. At t

Suicide trends in the U.S. are staggering. The rate of suicide is now at its highest level since 1941, and suicide is the second leading cause of death among those between the ages of 10-24. While suicide rates have been increasing significantly over the last 20 years, the COVID-19 pandemic is further threatening the mental well-being of all Americans. Cara McNulty, DPA, President of Behavioral Health & EAP at Aetna, talks with Mark Alyn for a look at how CVS Health is joining in a campaign called the Zero Suicide Framework. You’ll learn how to identify at-risk individuals and how suicide is preventable with proper mental health care, resources and management of suicidal thoughts. In fact, 90 percent of people who die by suicide have a potentially treatable mental health condition.