Susan Troyer, Author at A Beautiful Voice

Food for Life
The key to living longer? Dan Buettner discusses “Blue Zones” research

Dan Buettner, author of "The “Blue Zones Solution,” and CBS News chief medical correspondent, Dr. Jon LaPook, join CBSN to talk about the connection between diet and living well beyond the average lifespan. Dan is an American National Geographic Fellow and New York Times-bestselling author. He is an explorer, educator, [...]

Susan Troyer2020-08-24T00:15:44-05:00August 24th, 2020|Categories: Food For Life|Tags: American National Geographic Fellow, Author, Blue Zones, Dan Buettner, New York Times-bestselling author|Comments Off

Mindful Presence
EXHAUSTED! Series starts tonight – 8:00 Central

Finally, tonight’s the night. NYT best-selling author and doctor of Oriental Medicine, Dr. Pedram Shojai, teamed up with natural healing expert and renowned filmmaker, Nick Polizzi, to create the docu-series - “Exhausted!” The nine-part, nine-day free screening event covers everything about why exhaustion has become an epidemic in our country. [...]

Susan Troyer2020-08-18T11:51:18-05:00August 18th, 2020|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: Dr. Pedram Shojai - The Urban Monk, Exhausted!, free screening event, Nick Polizzi - Award-Winning Film Producer|Comments Off

Creating Community
Bereaved Families Are ‘The Secondary Victims of COVID-19’

“Not being there in a loved one’s time of need, not being able to communicate with family members in a natural way, not being able to say goodbye, not participating in normal rituals — all this makes bereavement more difficult and prolonged grief disorder and post-traumatic stress more likely." - [...]

Susan Troyer2020-08-23T22:32:44-05:00August 18th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Aging, COVID-19, End-of-Life, Navigating aging, nursing home|Comments Off

Creating Community
What really causes disease in America?

Time Magazine has called it “America’s #1 Killer,” yet few doctors ever talk about it. Over the past 50 years, big companies have unleashed thousands of man-made chemicals into our environment which the human immune system was never designed to deal with! Flame retardants in our furniture, aluminum in our [...]

Susan Troyer2020-08-17T19:40:44-05:00August 17th, 2020|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: #1 Silent Killer, Exhausted!, fatigued, man-made chemicals vs the human immune system, sluggish, Time Magazine, Tired|Comments Off

Mindful Presence
Low blood pressure could be a culprit in dementia, studies suggest

Low diastolic pressure can arise as a result of medication use, heart failure or other health complications. But, in most people, it is simply a matter of the heart not pumping out enough blood with each stroke; in other words, low cardiac output. And low cardiac output occurs when not [...]

Susan Troyer2020-08-22T14:47:37-05:00August 17th, 2020|Categories: General, Mindful Presence|Tags: Blood pressure, Brain function, Dementia, Exercise, FDA, Healthcare, Heart rate, Medical research, Medication, Muscles, Parkinson's disease|Comments Off

Food for Life
15 Smoothie Recipes for Natural Energy

Our doctors are too often quick to discredit the methodology of holistic practitioners without really examining their history. Why? At the end of the day, holistic practitioners, natural healers, and functional medicine professionals have one huge belief in common. Food is medicine. And by that logic, it can also be [...]

Susan Troyer2020-08-17T18:31:42-05:00August 17th, 2020|Categories: Food For Life|Tags: Clear brain fog, Exhausted!, Fifteen energy-boosting smoothie recipes, Food is medicine, Holistic practitioners, Overcome fatigue|Comments Off

Food for Life
Poor diets threaten US security – and it’s serious

Diet-related illnesses are a growing burden on the United States economy, worsening health disparities and impacting national security, according to a white paper published Monday in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Poor nutrition is the leading cause of illnesses in the US, with unhealthy diets killing more than half [...]

Susan Troyer2020-08-22T14:44:05-05:00August 17th, 2020|Categories: Food For Life|Tags: America's poor diet, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, increased chronic disease risk, increased out-of-pocket health costs, lost productivity at work, lower academic achievement in school, Poor nutrition is the leading cause of illnesses, poverty for the most vulnerable Americans|Comments Off

Mindful Presence
Series begins tomorrow! Start to heal your energy!

If you’ve been using every ounce of energy to drag yourself out of bed in the morning, counting the moments until you can crawl back in – this series will show you how that’s about to be over. Produced by two holistic healers Dr. Pedram Shojai, New York Times best-selling author, [...]

Susan Troyer2020-08-17T15:59:01-05:00August 17th, 2020|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: acclaimed documentary filmmaker, Collaborative docu-series, Dr. Pedram Shojai, Exhausted!, functional medicine experts, holistic healers, New York Times best-selling author, Nick Polizzi, Why are we so exhausted?|Comments Off

Mindful Presence
“With Dad” – award-winning film available here for limited time

The film - "With Dad" - was a recent recipient of a first prize award at the prestigous Rhode Island International Film Festival. Granted permission to post the link on our website, it appears here for public viewing and sharing on Facebook for a brief period. Stephen DiRado captured poignant [...]

Susan Troyer2020-08-15T20:31:13-05:00August 15th, 2020|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: Father's diagnosis of Alzheimer's, Son photographs father during period of caregiving, Soren Sorensen - documentary filmmaker, Stephen DiRado - Photographer, With Dad|Comments Off

Mindful Presence
Holding on and holding still, a son photographs his father with Alzheimer’s

With Dad We are sharing the story of a father-son relationship during the years following the father’s diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. With great dignity and respect, photographer Stephen DiRado has poignantly captured moments spent with his father. Stephen serves as Professor of Practice, Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Clark [...]

Susan Troyer2020-08-15T15:13:06-05:00August 15th, 2020|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: father-son relationship, Photo journal following fathers diagnosis of Alzheimers, Rhode Island International Film Festival, Soren Sorensen - documentary filmmaker, Stephen DiRado, stephendirado.com|Comments Off

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