Take Charge of Your Health
Every week, producers Corinne Furnari PA CCN and Carol Petersen RPh, CNP present you new and creative ways to help you make sense of health information and bring it home to you and your family. With years of clinical experience and research into traditional and cutting edge technologies, Corinne and Carol give you practical information to help you Take Charge of Your Health.
Episodes

Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Rather than look for causes, conventional medicine prefers to treat high blood pressure like it comes from nowhere. We discuss causes of hypertension and compare the drug treatment to practical natural remedies we can all use.

Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
New York Times writer Susan Dominus wrote a feature "The Vicious Cycle" about the neglect that women in menopause suffer. Unfortunately, she wrote only a part of the story. We share with our listeners that all is not so grim and that the wonderful world of bioidentical hormones have been used for decades successfully to stop the vicious cycle.

Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Three years ago, Jeff Bowles fitted the puzzle pieces he observed about Covid related deaths. Then Amazon banned his book. He updated it, added much more information and had his book approved for a short week. We discuss solving the puzzle and offer the PDF of his book as a premium for WBAI radio

Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Insulin resistance is rising and is responsible for many chronic conditions well beyond diabetes. We discuss metabolic flexibility, the causes of insulin resistance and what we can do to manage insulin.

Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
What are healthy fats? Are saturated fats good for our health or should we be avoiding them. What kind of diets should we be eating? How do we make decisions for our best health?

Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
NO is a very short lived mediator that relaxed the endothelium throughout the body. Sex and adrenal hormones and thyroid and growth hormone all inpact the formation of NO and are also affected by NO production.

Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Sometimes it seems an overwhelming task to take back your health. We discuss some simple changes and health basics that are cheap or free to start on that path.

Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
This is a replay of an interview with Marie Furnari, Corinne's mother after she reached 100. Recently Marie passed away. She always looked forward to her life. Celebrate with us - a life well lived.

Monday Jan 09, 2023
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Dr. Kara Fitzgerald writes about an important aging "clock", DNA methylation. We found out that our genetics mean little in comparison with epigenetics - our nutrition, life style for example. Methylation is a detoxification pathway, a DNA repair mechanism, immune system activator and much more. We discuss how this plays into our "health span" and even perimenopausal hormone issues.

Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
We have seen a decline in many people's health over the last year. An example is the steadily decline in sperm counts in men. We faced fear based public health propaganda that excluded the tools we have to help ourselves keep our immune systems strong and our lives vital. Thank you for listening to Take Charge of Your Health and Happy New Year.