Music Therapist Eva Hamer (vegan): The Compelling Health Benefits of Music Therapy, Part 2 of 212:05Music Therapist Eva Hamer (vegan): The Compelling Health Benefits of Music Therapy, Part 2 of 2Today, we will continue to explore how music therapy can contribute to our wellness and find out how the brain reacts to music. “We talk about music kind of existing globally in the brain. Whatever is still functioning in someone with dementia can often be stimulated by music. So I worked with a lot of patients who weren’t able to speak anymore, weren’t able to walk, weren’t able to do really muchHealthy Living2021-12-25 1453 Views14396p720p720pHQ1080p2021-12-25Healthy Living Music Therapist Eva Hamer (vegan): The Compelling Health Benefits of Music Therapy, Part 1 of 213:11Music Therapist Eva Hamer (vegan): The Compelling Health Benefits of Music Therapy, Part 1 of 2Ms. Hamer received her Bachelors of Music in Music Therapy from Western Michigan University in the United States, and became a certified music therapist after the completion of her internship at a hospice. With many years of experience in music-related treatment, Ms. Hamer sees great potential in music to enrich people’s lives and provide comfort. Currently, she extends her compassion to the peoplHealthy Living2021-12-18 1639 Views19396p720p720pHQ1080p2021-12-18Healthy Living Air Pollution – An Alarming Health Hazard, Part 2 of 215:02Air Pollution – An Alarming Health Hazard, Part 2 of 2According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 91% of the world’s population live in places where air contamination exceeds safe limits. They can lead to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, allergies, asthma, type 2 diabetes, and even cancer. The animal-people livestock industry produces large amounts of waste like urine and manure, which emit around 400 different harmful gases into Healthy Living2021-12-11 2470 Views14396p720p720pHQ1080p2021-12-11Healthy Living Air Pollution – An Alarming Health Hazard, Part 1 of 213:00Air Pollution – An Alarming Health Hazard, Part 1 of 2Air pollution was among the top five leading risk factors for early death worldwide in 2019 and causes about seven million deaths every year. Today, 90% of people breathe unclean air that contains significant amounts of pollutants. Even though air quality in Europe has improved in the past decade, a special report called “State of Global Air 2020” revealed that the highest annual exposure to PM2.5Healthy Living2021-12-03 2118 Views26396p720p720pHQ1080p2021-12-03Healthy Living Foods for a Healthier Heart14:29Foods for a Healthier HeartHeart disease is the leading cause of death globally in the 21st century. Vegan foods have lots of heart-protective nutrients and can reduce the risk of diabetes, hypertension and obesity, which are all major causes of heart disease. Plant-based foods are beneficial to your heart health in general, but the ingredients in them can make a difference in the health-promoting outcomes. Therefore, freshHealthy Living2021-11-27 2648 Views43396p720p720pHQ1080p2021-11-27Healthy Living Dr. Yami (vegan): Intuitive Eating for Families, Part 3 of 311:14Dr. Yami (vegan): Intuitive Eating for Families, Part 3 of 3In addition to helping children to take responsibility for themselves, Dr. Yami encourages kids to take part in making foods in the kitchen early in life, given that it’s safe and under a parent’s watch. And, most importantly, it’s a wonderful time spent together! Dr. Yami touched on another aspect that affects children’s relationship with food and that is appearance. She believes it is crucial toHealthy Living2021-11-06 1184 Views13396p720p720pHQ1080p2021-11-06Healthy Living Dr. Yami (vegan): Intuitive Eating for Families, Part 2 of 311:20Dr. Yami (vegan): Intuitive Eating for Families, Part 2 of 3“It's up to you as the parent to choose the proper foods to have in the house. It's OK to have some of these ultra-processed foods and to offer them regularly in smaller amounts. And that way, you have the opportunity to tune into your body, determine how they make you feel before and after you eat these foods, and you're more likely to stay eating them in a moderate amount that's health-promotingHealthy Living2021-10-30 2982 Views18396p720p720pHQ1080p2021-10-30Healthy Living Dr. Yami (vegan): Intuitive Eating for Families, Part 1 of 311:38Dr. Yami (vegan): Intuitive Eating for Families, Part 1 of 3Today we are honored to feature Dr. Yami Cazorla-Lancaster, who goes by Dr. Yami. She is a board-certified pediatrician and a certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician, a national board-certified health and wellness coach and a professional speaker. Dr. Yami founded the website VeggieFitKids.com where she shares information on plant-based diets, recipes and lifestyle tips. Dr. Yami is also the authorHealthy Living2021-10-23 1677 Views17396p720p720pHQ1080p2021-10-23Healthy Living Connecting With Nature to Boost Your Health15:47Connecting With Nature to Boost Your HealthHow does nature benefit our health? Exposure to the outdoors makes one feel better in both mind and spirit; the serenity of the natural environment creates within us a sense of calmness and aids our physical well-being. The scientific reason behind this is humans are genetically programmed to look for trees, plants, water and other natural elements. When our body is absorbed and focused on nature'Healthy Living2021-10-19 2992 Views32396p720p720pHQ1080p2021-10-19Healthy Living Guarding Health with Innovative Wearable Devices, Part 2 of 214:42Guarding Health with Innovative Wearable Devices, Part 2 of 2Wearable medical technologies have been transforming healthcare at an unprecedented pace in recent years. Smart glasses can be extremely valuable to healthcare professionals. Smart glasses can save physicians time for data access and recording. Based on the results from Dignity Health's Ventura Medical Clinic in California, USA, the implementation of Google Glass’ hands-free solution has improved Healthy Living2021-10-15 1431 Views70396p720p720pHQ1080p2021-10-15Healthy Living Guarding Health with Innovative Wearable Devices, Part 1 of 214:16Guarding Health with Innovative Wearable Devices, Part 1 of 2Wearable healthcare technology refers to the devices on a wearer’s wrists, head, feet or clothing, which can collect their health metrics and save them in a personalized database to help set their well-being goals or send to healthcare professionals with permission for remote monitoring and analysis.Wearable technology benefits all healthcare community members: For individuals, it’s affordable, peHealthy Living2021-10-08 1225 Views20396p720p720pHQ1080p2021-10-08Healthy Living Veganism: A COVID-19 Pandemic Remedy and Zoonotic Disease Shield, Part 2 of 219:13Veganism: A COVID-19 Pandemic Remedy and Zoonotic Disease Shield, Part 2 of 2Due to animal livestock raising and the wildlife trade, cross-species transmission of viruses has become more frequent. Viruses have a built-in mechanism that makes them more likely to have mutations when they spread between individuals. The more it’s being transmitted, the greater the chances new variants will form. The animal livestock raising business needs to be ended if humans want to break tHealthy Living2021-09-18 1752 Views24396p720p720pHQ2021-09-18Healthy Living Veganism: A COVID-19 Pandemic Remedy and Zoonotic Disease Shield, Part 1 of 218:33Veganism: A COVID-19 Pandemic Remedy and Zoonotic Disease Shield, Part 1 of 2The occurrence of new infectious diseases has gone up dramatically over the last century. Researchers have also found that the more humans have interacted with wildlife, including practicing domestication, the higher the chances are of diseases being shared between humans and animals. In 2004, the World Health Organization (WHO) had already noted an “increased demand for animal protein” as one of Healthy Living2021-09-15 2204 Views38396p720p720pHQ2021-09-15Healthy Living The Importance of Getting Quality Sleep, Part 2 of 212:45The Importance of Getting Quality Sleep, Part 2 of 2Modern technology has a great influence on sleep quality. One study discovered that exposure to room lighting before bedtime results in suppression of melatonin synthesis. This shortens the duration of melatonin by about 90 minutes and delays its onset compared to dim light exposure. Hence, chronic exposure to artificial lighting in the late evening could potentially impact the quality of sleep. SHealthy Living2021-09-11 1210 Views21396p720p720pHQ2021-09-11Healthy Living The Importance of Getting Quality Sleep, Part 1 of 212:50The Importance of Getting Quality Sleep, Part 1 of 2Even though we seem to be the least active when we’re asleep, our body is still working a lot. Every night, we experience four stages of sleep. The first three stages are known as non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, and the last stage is known as rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Most dreaming occurs in this stage. Sleep also supports learning and memory. A study published in the Science Advances jHealthy Living2021-09-04 1814 Views34396p720p720pHQ2021-09-04Healthy Living The Adverse Health Effects of Noise Pollution14:20The Adverse Health Effects of Noise PollutionAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), noise pollution affects human beings in different ways, such as inducing hearing loss, increasing cardiovascular disease risk, creating stress and causing sleep disturbance. Among these detrimental effects, sleep disturbance is considered the most harmful non-auditory effect because it can affect one’s quality of life and daytime performance.ControHealthy Living2021-08-28 1347 Views24396p720p720pHQ2021-08-28Healthy Living Pesticide Impact – A Silent Menace13:55Pesticide Impact – A Silent MenacePesticides, including herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides and bactericides, are chemical or biological agents that are used in many agricultural and industrial sectors to control pests, weeds and diseases. According to the Pesticide Action Network UK, “There is a growing body of evidence that pesticides can become more harmful when combined, even when each individual chemical appearHealthy Living2021-08-21 2072 Views41396p720p720pHQ2021-08-21Healthy Living Professor Timaree Hagenburger (vegan): Peaking With Plant-Based Sports Nutrition, Part 3 of 312:36Professor Timaree Hagenburger (vegan): Peaking With Plant-Based Sports Nutrition, Part 3 of 3In order to provide students a broader perspective on personal health and care for the environment, Professor Hagenburger cofounded a certificate of proficiency in “Plant-Based Nutrition & Sustainable Agriculture” program in 2017 at Cosumnes River College. “And so, they go from the ground to the greenhouse. The students get the 360-degree version of the whole process, from why to eat the food, andHealthy Living2021-08-14 1436 Views21396p720p720pHQ2021-08-14Healthy Living Professor Timaree Hagenburger (vegan): Peaking With Plant-Based Sports Nutrition, Part 2 of 313:22Professor Timaree Hagenburger (vegan): Peaking With Plant-Based Sports Nutrition, Part 2 of 3“So, calories are going to depend on many factors. There isn't just one set of calories for everybody. Everybody can figure out how many calories they need based on equations. One of them that's very common is called Harris Benedict. Now it's very common, and research has shown us that a lot of athletes, especially endurance athletes and cyclists, they're at risk for not getting enough calories. AHealthy Living2021-08-07 1551 Views23396p720p720pHQ2021-08-07Healthy Living Professor Timaree Hagenburger (vegan): Peaking With Plant-Based Sports Nutrition, Part 1 of 312:58Professor Timaree Hagenburger (vegan): Peaking With Plant-Based Sports Nutrition, Part 1 of 3Today, we are privileged to invite Professor Hagenburger to talk about plant-based sports nutrition. She is an American registered dietitian nutritionist with a master’s degree in public health, a nutrition professor at Cosumnes River College in Sacramento, California, as well as a certified Exercise Physiologist through the American College of Sports Medicine. “I don't know that there's any sportHealthy Living2021-07-31 2898 Views18396p720p720pHQ2021-07-31Healthy Living