Holistic Pain Management and Drug Price Gouging
March 28, 2019
Hosted by Radhia Gleis and Peter McCarthy
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Episode Description
According to 2016 CDC statistics, an estimated 1 in 5 (50.0 million) U.S. adults had chronic pain. Are you one of them? If so, you’ll want to tune into the Thursday, March 28th episode of The Wellness Connection at 2 pm CDT. You’ll hear from pain management expert and integrative physician Dr. Rey Ximenes MD who will share how a multi-disciplinary approach to pain can deliver real benefits. And in our health freedom segment, the co-hosts will discuss a possible answer to one of the most emotionally charged issues in health care today: why are prescription drug prices so high? And of course, we’ll cover our usual segments: the supplement of the week, the burning question, and the drug-induced nutrient depletion update.
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Radhia Gleis and Peter McCarthy
Radhia Gleis, PhD, MEd, CCN, a Professional in the field of nutrition for over thirty years, is a resourceful and innovative educator who strives to inspire all people, young and old, to make a long-lasting commitment to a healthy, meaningful life, through diet and lifestyle. Radhia is a Certified Clinical Nutrition, C.C.N. She has a Doctorate of Sacred Philosophy, in Pastoral Wellness, and M.Ed, in nutrition.
Radhia specializes in weight loss/management, detoxification and diet related diseases, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, inflammatory disease, neurobiology and hormones and obesity. She teaches, lectures and practices the profession of clinical nutrition with great passion.
Radhia is the president of the Texas chapter of the International and American Association of Clinical Nutritionists (I.A.A.C.N), the president of Advanced Health Institute/Natural Health Specialty Inc., president/CVO of AHI Productions and an associate member of the American Naturopathic Medical Association (A.N.M.A.). She is also an Executive Board Member of the Texas Health Freedom Coalition.
Radhia is a former member of the faculty of Le Cordon Bleu College, the Natural Epicurean and Academy of Oriental Medicine Austin, (A.O.M.A.) She teaches and lectures on nutrition and holistic lifestyle in the community and the corporate setting and has up to 50 educational videos on YouTube with over 2.5 million viewers worldwide.
Peter M. McCarthy, CTN, a certified traditional naturopath, is a well-respected and sought-after professional in the field known as complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). He is the CEO of AHI Productions, a media company which is the creator of NHN TV, a Web-based TV television network devoted to natural health and green living news, education, and entertainment.
Peter completed the Traditional Naturopathy program from Trinity School of Natural Health in 2003, and was nationally board certified in 2005. He is a past member of the Advisory Committee of the American Naturopathic Certification Board, and founding Chair of the Texas Health Freedom Coalition, the nation's largest state level grass roots natural health advocacy network, with over 50,000 members.
He graduated from the US Air Force Academy in 1972 with a BS in Engineering Mechanics and an Air Force commission as a second lieutenant. A 20-year military pilot, staff officer and squadron commander, he earned an MA in Management and Supervision from Central Michigan University while on active duty.
He became a Captain and First Officer for Southwest Airlines in mid-1993 and served there until his retirement in mid-2009. It was during this time that his interest in naturopathy developed as he began to see the impact of stressors on the health of those around him, both in his professional and his personal life.