Join me on BlogTalkRadio on Tuesday June 8, 2010 at 8:00 pm central time for the latest episode of "Consumer's Guide To Health". The phrase “ evidence-based medicine” is pervasive in health and health care now. As the phrase becomes more common, there seems to be a growing chasm between those that utilize the scientific method, and those that don’t. It’s creating a rather intriguing problem for patients and practitioners. This episode will discuss the need for evidence and it's importance in competent self care.

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Join me on BlogTalkRadio on Tuesday May 25, 2010 at 8:00 pm central time for the latest episode of "Consumer's Guide To Health". Whether you're new to a fitness program, or trying to improve your performance, the principles that provide the foundation for your training remain the same. This episode will provide information on setting goals, training principles, and how to apply these principles to your own health, fitness, or performance program.

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Update: Due to circumstances beyond our control, tonight's episode of "Consumer's Guide to Health" (and interview with Dr. Eric Robertson) has been canceled. It is rescheduled for Tuesday May 11 at 8:00pm central. Hope you can join us in two weeks for what should be a great episode.

Join me on BlogTalkRadio on Tuesday April 27, 2010 at 8:00 pm central time for the latest episode of "Consumer's Guide To Health". Social media and Web 2.0 are changing the way that patients and health care providers interact. This episode of "Consumer's Guide To Health" will examine social media and how Web 2.0 tools and sites apply to the health care consumer.

This episode's special guest is Dr. Eric Robertson, PT, DPT, OCS. Eric is a physical therapist that specializes in orthopaedic manual physical therapy. He is a faculty member of the PT program at Texas State University in San Marcos. Eric's main area of interest beyond manual physical therapy includes leveraging web technologies to improve evidence-based practice. He also has a blog entitled PT Think Tank - critical observations of health, science, and the physical therapy profession.

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Join me on BlogTalkRadio on Tuesday April 13, 2010 at 8:00 pm central time for the latest episode of "Consumer's Guide To Health". There has been a great deal of sports science research devoted to training strategies for endurance athletes and for power athletes. Traditional views would indicate a divergence in these approaches. But the sports sciences would indicate that perhaps these two diverse entities - endurance and power - are perhaps not as different as we once thought. This episode, entitled "Endurance And Power - A New Paradigm", will discuss a new approach to training both of these concurrently.

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Join me on BlogTalkRadio on Tuesday March 30, 2010 at 8:00 pm central time for the latest episode of "Consumer's Guide To Health". Circadian rhythms - or roughly 24 hour cycles in biochemical, physiological, or behavioral processes, can have a significant effect on the symptoms of disease, when to take medicines, when to eat and when to exercise (for beginners, in particular). They are also intimately related with sleep issues and even mood status. This episode will focus on how these natural biological circadian rhythms can be better understood, and how we can use that knowledge to improve our health.

This episode's special guest will be Dr. Michael Smolensky. Dr. Smolensky is a leader in the field of medical chronobiology. He founded and for 10 years directed the Memorial-Hermann Center for Chronobiology and Chronotherapeutics -- the first polyclinic to utilize the methods and science of biological rhythm to diagnose and treat disease. He currently is a visiting professor at The University of Texas-Houston, Health Science Center and also Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas-Austin. Dr. Smolensky is the author or co-author of more than 235 scientific and clinical articles, and is also co-author with Lynne Lamberg of the popular book, "The Body Clock Guide to Better Health."

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