Burning barriers struggles a female firefighter

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Presenter: Neal
Guest: Karen Moulder
Guest Bio: Karen Moulder was the first woman to be hired in the Brownsville, Texas Fire Department in 1983. Her tomboyish nature and single mother circumstance led her to this fascinating and dangerous career which lasted a little over ten years. Her career involved protecting lives, property, and educating the public on fire safety. She entered a man’s world back when few women did and became a role model for other women. Karen went back to college and majored in business after a car accident ended her firefighting career. She went on to work managing a physician’s office where she obtained her certification in medical billing. She later moved across the country from Texas to Massachusetts where she started her own medical billing company. She now lives there with her five children and two grandchildren. Her Book is entitled “Burning Barriers”

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Karen Moulder talks about her career-ending accident. She also touches on a lawsuit filed against the fire department she worked for.

 

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Changes at the Firehouse

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Presenter: Neal
Guest: Karen Moulder
Guest Bio: Karen Moulder was the first woman to be hired in the Brownsville, Texas Fire Department in 1983. Her tomboyish nature and single mother circumstance led her to this fascinating and dangerous career which lasted a little over ten years. Her career involved protecting lives, property, and educating the public on fire safety. She entered a man’s world back when few women did and became a role model for other women. Karen went back to college and majored in business after a car accident ended her firefighting career. She went on to work managing a physician’s office where she obtained her certification in medical billing. She later moved across the country from Texas to Massachusetts where she started her own medical billing company. She now lives there with her five children and two grandchildren. Her Book is entitled “Burning Barriers”

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Karen Moulder talks about challenges that she faced as the first woman to be hired as a firefighter in Brownsville, TX USA.

 

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Why Firefighting?

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Presenter: Neal
Guest: Karen Moulder
Guest Bio: Karen Moulder was the first woman to be hired in the Brownsville, Texas Fire Department in 1983. Her tomboyish nature and single mother circumstance led her to this fascinating and dangerous career which lasted a little over ten years. Her career involved protecting lives, property, and educating the public on fire safety. She entered a man’s world back when few women did and became a role model for other women. Karen went back to college and majored in business after a car accident ended her firefighting career. She went on to work managing a physician’s office where she obtained her certification in medical billing. She later moved across the country from Texas to Massachusetts where she started her own medical billing company. She now lives there with her five children and two grandchildren. Her Book is entitled “Burning Barriers”

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Karen Moulder talks about how she decided to apply as the first woman firefighter in Brownsville, TX USA.

 

Peruvian super foods

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Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest: Author Manuel Villacorta, M.S., R.D.
Guest Bio: Author Manuel Villacorta, M.S., R.D. is a nationally recognized, award-winning registered dietitian with more than 16 years of experience. He is a respected and trusted voice in the health, weight loss and wellness industry. Manuel is the founder of Eating Free, an international weight management and wellness program. A national media spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2010-2013), a health blog contributor for The Huffington Post, an on-air contributor for the Univision television network, and a health and lifestyle contributor for Fox News Latino. Manuel is the owner of San Francisco-based private practice, MV Nutrition, the recipient of five ‘‘Best Bay Area Nutritionist’’ awards from the San Francisco Chronicle, ABC7 and Citysearch.

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Manuel Villacorta discusses the definition of a true “Peruvian Super Food”.

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Super foods not super size

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Presenter: Neal
Guest: Manuel Villacorta
Guest Bio: Author Manuel Villacorta, M.S., R.D. is a nationally recognized, award-winning registered dietitian with more than 16 years of experience. He is a respected and trusted voice in the health, weight loss and wellness industry. Manuel is the founder of Eating Free, an international weight management and wellness program. A national media spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2010-2013), a health blog contributor for The Huffington Post, an on-air contributor for the Univision television network, and a health and lifestyle contributor for Fox News Latino. Manuel is the owner of San Francisco-based private practice, MV Nutrition, the recipient of five ‘‘Best Bay Area Nutritionist’’ awards from the San Francisco Chronicle, ABC7 and Citysearch.

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Manuel Villacorta talks about his books and touches on the effect of fast food into Peru.

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Maca and other superfoods

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Presenter: Neal
Guest: Manuel Villacorta
Guest Bio: Author Manuel Villacorta, M.S., R.D. is a nationally recognized, award-winning registered dietitian with more than 16 years of experience. He is a respected and trusted voice in the health, weight loss and wellness industry. Manuel is the founder of Eating Free, an international weight management and wellness program. A national media spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2010-2013), a health blog contributor for The Huffington Post, an on-air contributor for the Univision television network, and a health and lifestyle contributor for Fox News Latino. Manuel is the owner of San Francisco-based private practice, MV Nutrition, the recipient of five ‘‘Best Bay Area Nutritionist’’ awards from the San Francisco Chronicle, ABC7 and Citysearch.

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Manuel Villacorta discusses incorporating Super Foods into your daily diet as a great health benefit.

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HPR – Health Professional Radio

Neal Howard: Hello, you’re listening to Health Professional Radio; I am your host Neal Howard.  It’s our pleasure to have in studio today Mr. Manuel Villacorta, registered dietitian and a health blog contributor to the Huffington Post, also an on-air contributor for the Univision Television Network and a contributor for Fox News Latino.

He is an author, the author of Eating Free and Peruvian Power Foods: 18 Super Foods, 101 Recipes and Anti-aging Secrets from the Amazon to the Andes.  How are you doing today, Manuel?

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Heal with help, don’t be a loner

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Presenter: Neal
Guest: Janette Hillis-Jaffee
Guest Bio: Janette Hillis-Jaffe is an author and health consultant.  She has a Masters in Public Health from Harvard and has spent thousands of hours studying peer counseling, nutrition, physiology, stress reduction, and the health care system during her successful effort to heal from her own six-year debilitating autoimmune disorder.   She founded Heal for Real, a personal health transformation initiative to help others reach their optimal health and fulfill their potential. For more information on her work, please go to www.HealforRealNow.com

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Janette Hillis-Jaffee talks about her initiative to help people recover from illnesses through lifestyle changes.  She also offers advice to those who may have trouble forming a support group.

TRANSCRIPTION

HPR – Health Professional Radio

Neal Howard: Hello.  You’re listening to Health Professional Radio.  I’m your host, Neal Howard.  Glad that you could join us today.

Many of us are suffering with diseases and illnesses that we can’t quite get a handle on, thinking that maybe this is something that we’re going to have to suffer with for the rest of our lives.  That is not necessarily the case.

A great illustration of that not being the case is our guest in studio today, Ms. Janette Hillis-Jaffee.  She suffered from an autoimmune disorder for six years, a debilitating disease, thought that she wasn’t going to ever get better, until she made a decision to get better and found a great support group to give her some great information.  Now she’s here today to share some of that information with us.

How are you doing today, Janette?

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Make a commitment to heal

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Presenter: Neal
Guest: Janette Hillis-Jaffee
Guest Bio: Janette Hillis-Jaffe is an author and health consultant.  She has a Masters in Public Health from Harvard and has spent thousands of hours studying peer counseling, nutrition, physiology, stress reduction, and the health care system during her successful effort to heal from her own six-year debilitating autoimmune disorder.   She founded Heal for Real, a personal health transformation initiative to help others reach their optimal health and fulfill their potential. For more information on her work, please go to www.HealforRealNow.com

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Janette Hillis-Jaffee discusses how she changed her outlook on life and sought a support group in order to heal from an auto-immune disorder.  She stresses making a “commitment to heal”.

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Anti-ageing and some cosmetic trends

Presenter: Katherine
Guest: Dr Ashley Granot
Guest Bio: Dr Ashley Granot is a cosmetic surgeon from the ME clinic, Dr Ashley has received extensive training in the United States, Europe, South America and Asia in Cosmetic Surgery techniques since the 1980’s and is a renowned trainer of Cosmetic Surgery techniques and procedures for other surgeons.He has pioneered advancements in Liposuction techniques and Scarless Breast Lifts and other Scarless Lift procedures. Ashley has been performing cosmetic surgery for over 30 years and continues to be recognised as one of the leading surgeons for Liposuction in Melbourne Australia and Vein treatments in Australia and performs a wide variety of Surgical and Non-Surgical procedures.


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Ashley joins us today to talk about anti ageing and some cosmetic trends.

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Life of a psychology

Presenter: Sam Wiseman
Guest: Lauren King
Guest Bio: Lauren received her offer to study at Griffith University on the Gold Coast in 2010.  She’s currently in her fourth year, studying a Bachelor of Psychology with honours.

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Today we will be talking about her life as a psych student, discussing Lauren’s experiences in education whilst being at Griffith, and her prospects for the future.

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