Shay de Silva’s Motivation to Develop Her Own Fitness Routine

Presenter: Neal
Guest: Shay de Silva
Guest Bio: Shay de Silva is an NASM Certified Personal Trainer and Fitness Nutrition Specialist. Learning how to work out anytime, anywhere, with no equipment, completely changed her life. Between endless meetings and jet lag, it was often difficult to find time (and energy!) for hour-long gym sessions. She spent a lot of time looking for a workout program that fit her busy lifestyle. Workouts that were short, intense, and varied so as not to get bored. Shay’s search motivated her to launch Fastfitnesstogo.com.

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Shay DeSilva talks about her motivation to develop her own fitness routines and to launch Fastfitnesstogo.com.

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Ways to Eliminate Boredom in Excercising

Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest: Shay de Silva
Guest Bio: Shay de Silva is an NASM Certified Personal Trainer and Fitness Nutrition Specialist. Learning how to work out anytime, anywhere, with no equipment, completely changed her life. Between endless meetings and jet lag, it was often difficult to find time (and energy!) for hour-long gym sessions. She spent a lot of time looking for a workout program that fit her busy lifestyle. Workouts that were short, intense, and varied so as not to get bored. Shay’s search motivated her to launch Fastfitnesstogo.com.

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Shay DeSilva discusses ways to eliminate boredom and other commom obstacles to exercising.

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The Health News – 3 March 2014

Overview

  • In South Australia, health minister Jack Snelling has said if the Labor government are reelected they will put $9m toward a commission into mental health.
  • In WA, the parliamentary member for Moore, Shane Love, hopes an enquiry into the patient assisted travel scheme will address some serious issues.
  • In QLD, a parliamentary committee will begin an enquiry into the effectiveness of telehealth services in regional parts of the state.
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The Serious Nature Of One-punch Injuries

Richard Parkinson
Presenter: Katherine Lodge
Guest: Richard Parkinson
Guest Bio: Dr. Richard Parkinson, a spinal and neurointerventional neurosurgeon at ispine Neurosurgery. Richard completed his training in neurosurgery in Sydney, then continued his training in the United States with a fellowship at the prestigious Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

Segment Overview:
Richard is here to talk to us about the serious nature of one-punch injuries, and how they can lead to permanent damage and sometimes death.

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Spinal Injuries

Richard Parkinson
Presenter: Katherine Lodge
Guest: Richard Parkinson
Guest Bio: Dr. Richard Parkinson, a spinal and neurointerventional neurosurgeon at ispine Neurosurgery. Richard completed his training in neurosurgery in Sydney, then continued his training in the United States with a fellowship at the prestigious Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

Segment Overview:
Richard is here to talk to us about spinal injuries that have been sustained at work or during sport.

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The Health News – 28 February 2014

Overview

  • Older adults who toss and turn at night may be at an increased risk for various aches and pains during the day, according to a new study from researchers at the U.K.’s Keele University.
  • In Canberra Hospital: The nurse-led walk-in centre at the Canberra Hospital is set to close once new centres have opened in Belconnen and Tuggeranong.
  • A new blood test may help predict the presence of multiple sclerosis before any symptoms of the condition begin to show, according to researchers at the Technical University of Munich.
  • More than 530 inland Pilbara residents have petitioned against a lack of ultrasound services in their communities.Mining and Pastoral MLC Stephen Dawson says many women have complained of being unable to secure emergency ultrasound appointments and are instead having to travel to Port Hedland or Perth.
  • Those with an irregular heartbeat should consider taking a blood thinner to reduce the risk of stroke, according to a new guideline recommended by researchers from the SUNY Upstate Medical University, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology.
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Cutting Through The Fear And Go Through Childbirth Without Apprehension

Roanna Rosewood
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest: Roanna Rosewood
Guest Bio: Roanna Rosewood is the Operations Director of Human Rights in Childbirth, an international NGO, based in The Netherlands. Roanna works to clarify and advance the fundamental human rights of pregnant women. She is also an international award-winning birth empowerment speaker and the author of, “Cut, Stapled, & Mended: When One Woman Reclaimed Her Body and Gave Birth on Her Own Terms After Cesarean.” (Confluence Press, 2013).

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Roanna Rosewood discusses how a woman can “cut through the fear” and go through the process of childbirth with out apprehension.

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Inconsistencies In The Wording Of Affordable Care Act

Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest: Dr. Mark Davis
Guest Bio: Mark Davis is the author of “Obamacare, Dead on Arrival, A Prescription for Disaster”, “Demons of Democracy”, “The Millenium Diet: The Practical Guide for Weight Loss”, and other books. He is Media consultant in health care and its politics, a journalist with hundreds of articles to his credit, President of Davis Book Reviews and Healthnets Review Services, a Physician, and former manager and or owner of numerous health facilities.

Segment Overview
Dr. Mark Davis discusses some of the inconsistencies he has discovered in the wording of the Affordable Care Act.

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