Dr. Lisa Belisle

Happy Heart (#22)

A healthy heart and a good set of "vessels," not to mention a supply of life-giving blood, keep the body going. But is that all it takes? Turns out heart happiness is that, and more.

Our guests include

• Dr. Mylan Cohen of Maine Medical Partners MaineHealth Cardiology,
• Dr. Chris Rogers of the Vein Center at Portland Surgical at Mercy
• Jen Goldman of the American Red Cross.

The Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast airs weekly at 11 am on WLOB radio 1310 AM (Portland)/streaming online. Listen to the Podcast or click on the link below:

Happy Heart: Dr. Lisa # 22

This week our "Wellness Innovations" segment, sponsored by the University of New England, featured Mom's Love is Good for a Child's Brain.

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Our featured guest was Dr. Mylan Cohen of Maine Cardiology. A native of Bangor, Maine, and raised in Presque Isle, Dr. Cohen graduated from the University of Maine at Orono. He received his M.D. degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine and his master’s degree in public health from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Cohen trained in internal medicine at New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston, where he also completed clinical and research fellowship training in cardiology. He later served on the staff of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center where he was Chief of the Nuclear Cardiology Section. Dr. Cohen subspecializes in clinical cardiology and cardiovascular imaging, including echocardiography and nuclear cardiology. He is currently the Director of Noninvasive Cardiology at Maine Medical Center and is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. Dr. Cohen served as President of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology in 2010. He has special interests in diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, valvular heart disease, and preoperative cardiac risk assessment. Dr. Cohen also participates in research, primarily in patient outcomes, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular imaging.

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Our Maine Magazine Minute features Dr. Chris Rogers. Dr. Rogers graduated from the University Of New England college of Osteopathic Medicine in 1985, then interned at the former Osteopathic Hospital of Maine for my his post graduate year. He completed his surgical residency in General Surgery at Grandview Hospital and Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. From there he started a solo general surgical practice in upstate New York and then had the opportunity to join Portland Surgical Associates and come back to Southern Maine in 2001.

Portland Surgical Associates was founded in 1990 by his practice partner, Benjamin Russell and their former partner Robert Neilson. They provide care to patients at both Mercy Hospital and Maine Medical Center and offer a full range of general and laparoscopic surgical procedures and emergency call at Mercy Hospital. They are now a group of general surgeons and with the addition of their most recent surgeon, Dr. Karin Cole they are able to offer consultation and surgical procedures in surgical oncology.

In 2006, Dr. Russell and Dr. Rogers opened The Vein Center at Portland Surgical Associates to provide state of the art diagnosis and treatment of vein disorders. We obtained board certification from the American Board of Phlebology which is the certifying body of the American College of Phlebology.

Professionally, Dr. Rogers obtained board certification in general surgery in 1992, and fellowship in the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons in 1998, he has participated on committees of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, and has been an examiner for the American Board of Osteopathic Surgeons and a clinical instructor in surgery for the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine.

His focus as a surgeon has been to provide high tech, high touch care in community hospital settings. He tries to partner with my patients through patient and family education so that we achieve successful outcomes for the conditions they face. The vein center practice is well suited to this approach. Even though there are some major patterns or themes to venous disease, each patient presents a unique circumstance to figure out. The treatments are almost exclusively provided in the office setting rather than in an OR and so communication and teaching is a part of the process as we progress from diagnosis through treatment.

When not at the practice Dr. Rogers can be found enjoying life with his family, Katherine and three children in Scarborough, Maine. We enjoy outdoor activities ranging from gardening, boating and sailing, and an occasional motorcycle ride on the coast or up to the mountains.

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Our "Give Back" segment highlights Jen Goldman of the American Red Cross. The American Red Cross empowers ordinary people to perform extraordinary acts of service. Our blood donors are ordinary people sharing one thing – a desire to give back to their community and help others. Blood donors play an integral role in the delivery of modern healthcare. Many life-saving medical treatments and procedures involve blood transfusions and would not be possible without a safe and reliable blood supply. You don’t need a special reason to give blood. You just need your own reason. Whatever your reason, the need is constant and your contribution is important for a healthy and reliable blood supply. And you’ll feel good knowing you’ve helped change a life.

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Join us next Sunday, February 19 at 11 am for the next Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast on WLOB radio Portland 1310 AM/streaming online. Our topic will be "Gaining Ease" and guests will include Dr. Mike Totta of the Spine Center at Orthopedic Associates, Dr. Bob Lynch of Lynch Chiropractic Arts Center, and Chris Bicknell of the Teen Center and Lighthouse Shelter at Preble Street Resource Center.

Health/Wealth (#21)

Our physical "good fortune" is often inextricably linked to our financial well-being - and both can impact our relationship with others.

Our guests include

• Tom Shepard of Shepard Financial and
• Susan Conley, author of The Foremost Good Fortune.

The Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast airs weekly at 11 am on WLOB radio 1310 AM (Portland)/streaming online. Listen to the Podcast or click on the link below:

HealthWealth: Dr. Lisa # 21

This week our "Wellness Innovations" segment, sponsored by the University of New England, featured The Epidemic of Financial Anxiety: What You Can Do, from Psychology Today.

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Our featured guest was Tom Shepard of Shepard Financial. For 17 years Tom has helped people get to know themselves through a deeper relationship and understanding of their values by teaching and working with them and their money. First teaching students powerful math about financial choices, habits and addictions, then through writing about age appropriate allowance and created currency and finally as an observer and chronicler of the effects of wealth on health. Tom connects the evolution of money past, present and future with a spiritual understanding of value that makes life come alive. He takes us out of an approach based on perpetual growth and into a world view that puts the focus back on money as a tool that promotes lifelong development for each of us, our families, communities, country and the world. In his work he visually respresents the stages of money maturity and stresses that we grow, develop, die and evolve several times in life. Money honestly earned through the pursuit of passion allows us to make sacrifices for our friends and families that brings beauty into the world and ships it clear around the globe making it possible to have heaven here on earth. The trick is to see it as a currency of the power of love instead of the love of power.

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Our Maine Magazine Minute features Susan Conley. Susan is the author of The Foremost Good Fortune, an O, The Oprah Magazine Top Ten Pick and a Slate Magazine “Book of the Week.” Excerpted in The New York Times Magazine, The Daily Beast, and Middlebury Magazine, the memoir has received kind reviews in newspapers and magazines including The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The San Francisco Chronicle, The U.K. Telegraph, Time Out Hong Kong, The China Daily, The Global Times, Book Page, DownEast Magazine, More Magazine and Publishers Weekly (starred review).

Susan has been the recipient of two MacDowell Colony residencies, a Breadloaf Writer’s Fellowship and a Massachusetts Arts Council Grant. Maine Today Media gave Susan a 2011 “Greatest Women of Maine” Award. From 2007-2010 she taught writing workshops at the Yin Yang Center in Beijing, China, where she lived with her husband and two boys. Home is now Portland, Maine, where Susan cofounded The Telling Room, a nonprofit creative writing center. She is completing a novel forthcoming from Knopf.

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Join us next Sunday, February 12 at 11 am for the next Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast on WLOB radio Portland 1310 AM/streaming online. Our topic will be "Happy Heart" and guests will include Dr. Mylan Cohen of Maine Medical Partners MaineHealth Cardiology, Dr. Chris Rogers of the Vein Center at Portland Surgical at Mercy Hospital and Jen Goldman of the American Red Cross.

Girl Power (#20)

Wise women come from great girls! This week we explored how girls become great, with the help of a bevy of very wise women.

Our guests included

• Robin Hodgskin of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Margaret O'Keefe of Pierce Atwood
• Joanne Arnold, Body, Mind & Sport Strength Trainer and Consultant
• Tara Treichel of Coastal Studies for Girls

The Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast airs weekly at 11 am on WLOB radio 1310 AM (Portland)/streaming online. Listen to the Podcast or click on the link below:

Girl Power: Dr. Lisa # 20

This week our "Wellness Innovations" segment, sponsored by the University of New England, described recent studies on women's longevity, from the Scientific American website.

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Our featured guests were Robin Hodgskin of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Margaret Minister O'Keefe of Pierce Atwood.

Robin Lin Hodgskin, CFP® is a Senior Vice President, Family Wealth Director with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (MSSB). She has fulfilled roles as Complex Business Development Officer and as Branch Office Manager of the Smith Barney Portland, ME office for 13 years, as well as serving on the CEO’s Diversity Advisory Board.

Robin has worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and its predecessors firms for over twenty four years, ten of these as a Financial Advisor in Boston before moving to Portland as the Branch Office Manager in 1996. Robin has a Bachelor’s degree from Bates College and an MBA from Boston University.

As a Family Wealth Director, Robin is among a select group that has access to the vast resources of a world-class financial powerhouse to help meet the complex, and often unique, needs of families with wealth. The specialized wealth advisory services include family governance and dynamics, philanthropic services, wealth preservation and investment management.

She is very active in the community and her outreach work has taken her to Honduras and to Guatemala where she worked with Safe Passage to support the education of children living in the Guatemala City garbage dump. Working with BuildOn, she and her family also built a school in Mali Africa. Robin has served on the board of the Maine Women’s Fund and the Ministerial Fund and as a Deacon at First Parish Church. She lives in Yarmouth, ME where she enjoys singing, skiing, golf, hiking, biking, kayaking, and the many other wonders of Maine with her husband Art Bell and their three children: Becca, Geoff, and Chris.

Margaret Minister O’Keefe is a partner at the law firm of Pierce Atwood. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Margaret's practice focuses on copyrights and trademarks, brand and product licensing, software and new technology licensing, privacy and data security, intellectual property asset management, and intellectual property protection and enforcement. Margaret was recently featured in the January/February 2012 issue of Maine Magazine.

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Our Maine Magazine Minutes featured Joanne Arnold. Joanne Arnold may be best known for her work as a strength trainer with swimmer Ian Crocker, Olympic Gold Medalist. Joanne Arnold is the country's first Body, Mind & Sport Strength Trainer and Consultant , certified by John Douillard, author of BODY,MIND & SPORT.  She trains individuals of all ages and abilities focusing on core strengthening,proprioception, balance and postural alignment.

As a trainer she believes "We all work too much and need to remember the lost art of play." Joanne operates on the premise that "The body and mind are inseparable partners...who often need relationship work."  She believes consciousness is the competitive edge and awareness our most powerful tool for developing strength and transformation. She is interested in disfranchising the stress recover modality of conventional training and supporting a program to create a body cell by cell, thought by thought.

Joanne will appear in the March issue of Maine Magazine.

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Our "Give Back" segment featured Tara Treichel of Coastal Studies for Girls (CSG). The country's first science and leadership semester school for tenth grade girls, they are now offering residential and wilderness programs in the Summer of 2012 for girls, women and educators. CSG is dedicated to those who have a love for learning and discovery, an adventurous spirit, and a desire for challenge. Follow the adventures through their facebook and blog links on the homepage of their website.

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As part of the Dr. Lisa Radio Hour we read our weekly quote from Our Daily Tread, the book created to support the organization Safe Passage. Our Daily Tread has raised more than $22,000 since 2008.

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Click here to read this week's featured Bountiful Blog post: Summer Girl.

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Join us next Sunday, February 5 at 11 am for the next Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast on WLOB radio Portland 1310 AM/streaming online. Our topic will be "Health Wealth" and guests will include Tom Shepard of Shepard Financial, Susan Conley, author of The Foremost Good Fortune, and Linda Varrell and Frankee Chapa of Maine Youth Leadership.

Support for the Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast is graciously provided by Akari, Maine magazine, Tom Shepard from Shepard Financial, Mike LePage & Beth Franklin from ReMax Heritage, Robin Hodgskin of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Pierce Atwood, Booth Maine and Dr. John Herzog of Orthopedic Specialists.

Body Beautiful (#18)

What does it mean to have a beautiful body?  Mainstream media sources might have us believe that a beautiful body is one that is simultaneously voluptuous and meagre; buff, toned and taut. Ultimately, however, beautiful bodies are ones whose owner inhabit their own skin comfortably.

This week's show includes interviews with:

• Dr. Ed Jaccoma, Medical Director of Akari Beauty Salon
• Deb Soule of Avena Botanicals
• Anne Belden of Hardy Girls, Healthy Women. 

The Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast airs weekly at 11 am on WLOB radio 1310 AM (Portland)/streaming online. Listen to the Podcast or click on the link below:

Body Beautiful: Dr. Lisa # 18

This week our "Wellness Innovations" segment, sponsored by the University of New England, featured a recent British study on men and body image issues.

Wisdom (#17)

If wisdom is wealth, then your body is a vault of untold proportions. Join us for an extended interview with women's health pioneer, Dr. Christiane Northrup as we celebrate the publication of the new edition of her landmark bestseller. 

Start 2012 with a great investment: yourself!

This week's show includes

• An interview with Dr. Christiane Northrup, author of The Wisdom of Menopause
• Dr. Dorothy Foote, Martha Kempe and Joseph Hufnagel of the Community Schools at Opportunity Farms.

The Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast airs weekly at 11 am on WLOB radio 1310 AM (Portland)/streaming online. Listen to the Podcast or click on the link below:

Wisdom: Dr. Lisa # 17

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This week our "Wellness Innovations" segment, sponsored by the University of New England, celebrates wellness innovator Dr. Christiane Northrup, our featured guest.

Dr. Christiane Northrup's #1 New York Times bestseller The Wisdom of Menopause has inspired more than a million women with a dramatically new vision of midlife - and will continue to so for generations to come. As Dr. Northrup has championed, the "change" is not simply a collection of physical symptoms to be "fixed," but a mind-body revolution that brings the greatest opportunity for growth since adolescence. The choices a woman makes now - from the quality of her relationships to the quality of her diet - have the power to secure vibrant health and well-being for the rest of her life.

“Once you engage your own inner wisdom, you can change or improve your habits of thought, your emotions, and your behaviors… and create a more positive and joyful life experience right away,” Dr. Northrup says. “This process, when engaged in regularly, heals both your present and your future. It also enables you to live a life full of joy, meaning, and purpose—right here, right now.”

Intentions (#16)

Welcome to 2012! What are your intentions this year? We believe that creating intentions for our lives can have a significant impact on the way we approach our existence. It can also positively impact those around us.

This week's show includes...

• An interview with Dr. Lisa Belisle, discussing her unique current medical practice and vision for the future of medicine, 
• Leanne Ouimet and Courtney Ogden, who will discuss the charitable undertakings of Maine Magazine
• with a special "Intentions" audio montage created by our audio producer, John McCain.

The Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast airs weekly at 11 am on WLOB radio 1310 AM (Portland)/streaming online. Listen to the Podcast or click on the link below:

Intentions: Dr. Lisa # 16

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This week our "Wellness Innovations" segment, sponsored by the University of New England, discusses new brain research on the power of intentions, as noted in the New York Times.

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Dr. Lisa Belisle is a physician trained in family and preventive medicine and public health. She has also been educated in Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture and medical Qigong.

In addition to practicing medicine, Dr. Lisa is a writer, teacher and mother of three. She was formerly in a solo family medicine practice, and was a medical advisor for the MaineHealth system for more than a decade.

Dr. Lisa's current health practice focuses on medical acupuncture, stress management, diet, exercise and lifestyle counseling for optimizing health, healing injuries and minimizing chronic problems.

Dr. Lisa was featured in the article An Integrated Life, written by Genevieve Morgan, as part of the inaugural wellness issue of Maine Magazine.

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Our Maine Magazine Minutes, with co-host Genevieve Morgan, features our very own John McCain, who is a talented musician and visual artist. As part of this week's very special "Intentions" show, John has created an audio montage featuring guests from our first fifteen shows. We hope you enjoy it!

 

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As part of the Dr. Lisa Radio Hour we read our weekly quote from Our Daily Tread, the book created to support the organization Safe Passage. Our Daily Tread has raised more than $22,000 since 2008.

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Our "Give Back" segment features Leanne Ouimet and Courtney Ogden of Maine Magazine. Leanne is the Marketing Coordinator, and Courtney is the Director, Events & Sponsorships at Maine Magazine. Leanne and Courtney discussed the many community-based undertakings and charitable sponsorships of Maine Magazine, including June's Kennebunkport Festival, which will benefit Share Our Strength, Maine. 

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Click here to read this week's featured Bountiful Blog post, Twelve Hugs for Growth.

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Support for the Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast is graciously provided by Akari, Maine magazine, Tom Shepard from Hersey, Gardner, Shepard & Eaton/Ameriprise. Mike LePage & Beth Franklin from ReMax Heritage, Robin Hodgskin of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Pierce Atwood, and Dr. John Herzog of Orthopedic Specialists.

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The Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast Team includes:

Dr. Lisa Belisle, Co-Host & Executive Producer,
Genevieve Morgan, Co-Host & Editorial Producer,
John McCain, Audio Producer, Provider of Original Music,
Chris Kast, Editorial Producer & Brand Strategist,
Marci Booth, Business Advisor,
Jane Pate, Assistant Producer,
Nathan Hankla, Website Advisor,
Kevin Thomas, Executive Producer.

The Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast studio is located at the offices of Maine Magazine, 75 State Street, Portland, Maine.

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Join us next Sunday, January 8 at 11 am for the next Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast on WLOB radio Portland 1310 AM/streaming online. Guests will include bestselling author Dr. Christiane Northrup and a representative of the Community Schools.

Weavings (#12)

Our lives are not handed to us fully formed. Instead, we have the opportunity to weave them into existence: to merge our passions with the world's needs. This week's Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast guests have done just that. Listen in to show #12, "Weavings," and be inspired!

 

Guests include... 

• Jill McGowan, Clothing Designer, of Jill McGowan, Inc.
  
• Alex Rheault of the Quimby Colony and Maine College of Art (MECA)
  
• Sarah Armentrout of Carlisle Riding Academy and EQuest.
  

 

The Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast airs weekly at 11 am on WLOB radio 1310 AM (Portland)/streaming online. Listen to the Podcast or click on the link below:

 

Weavings: Dr. Lisa # 12

 

The show began with our "Deep Dish" foods segment, co-hosted by Maine Magazine wellness editor, Genevieve Morgan. Our conversation centered on the ways we feed ourselves, physically and emotionally. We discussed an inspirational food book (The Flavor Bible by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg) and ways to cook one of our cruciferous favorites: Brussels Sprouts. Our locally grown Brussels Sprouts and "Green Smoothie" ingredients are courtesy of Whole Foods Market (Portland). 

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This week on our "Wellness Innovations" segment, sponsored by the University of New England, was about "The Neuroscience of Why Gratitude Makes Us Healthier," by Ocean Robbins:

Negative attitudes are bad for you. And gratitude, it turns out, makes you happier and healthier. If you invest in a way of seeing the world that is mean and frustrated, you’re going to get a world that is more mean and frustrating. But if you can find any authentic reason to give thanks, anything that is going right with the world or your life, and put your attention there, then statistics say you’re going to be better off.

There’s an old saying that if you’ve forgotten the language of gratitude, you’ll never be on speaking terms with happiness. This isn’t just happy talk, it turns out. Your brain knows the difference. Several studies have shown depression to be inversely correlated to gratitude. It seems that the more grateful a person is, the less depressed they are. Philip Watkins, a clinical psychologist at Eastern Washington University, found that clinically depressed individuals showed significantly lower gratitude (nearly 50 percent less) than non-depressed controls.

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The first guest on today's show was Jill McGowan, Clothing Designer, of Jill McGowan Inc.

The first line of clothing from Jill McGowan, Inc. was a series of white shirts. This line was inspired by her work as a patternmaker in the men’s shirt industry. After comparing her work on men’s shirts to women’s clothing of equal price, she realized the genuine need to improve the standard of women’s clothing.

Jill’s shirts and seasonal collections are now available in over 300 speciality stores around the country and her work has been featured in several publications including Women’s Wear Daily, Harper’s Bazaar, the New York Times, Victoria, Real Simple, Rescue and More magazines, and the online fashion site: Daily Candy, Maine Magazine, Down East and the Boston Globe.

Jill has appeared on The Martha Stewart Show and Martha has blogged about her visit to the studio. Her shirts have been worn in many feature length films, and the television shows SportsNight, What Not To Wear and Martha Stewart. Jill McGowan was selected as one of the fashion innovators for the television show, Main Floor, sponsored by Cotton, Inc.

Jill McGowan Retail, the company’s flagship store, opened in November 2010 in Freeport Maine.

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Alex Rheault of the Quimby Colony and MECA was the featured guest on our "Maine Magazine Minutes" segment with Maine Magazine wellness editor (and Dr. Lisa Radio Hour co-host) Genevieve Morgan.

Alex Rheault is an artist, independent curator and writer living in Portland Maine since 2001. Rheault serves as Chair of Illustration and assistant professor at MECA, is the artistic director of Quimby Colony’s Fashion, Costume, and Textile arts program, and founder of drawing room, a roving community-focused art project. Rheault is dedicated to inclusive and collaborative projects and brings people together through communal creative acts. She celebrates the curiosity, passion, and willingness we all possess, and strives to support expansive thinking, open-ended process-focused activities. Rheault adapts experimentation with materials to build skills, working with themes that ground a sense of connection, and in turn, inspire discovery and awareness.

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As part of the Dr. Lisa Radio Hour we read our weekly quote from Our Daily Tread, the book created to support the organization Safe Passage. Our Daily Tread has raised more than $22,000 since 2008.

Dr. Lisa travelled to Guatemala during Thanksgiving week to get a firsthand look at this organization founded by her late friend and Bowdoin College classmate, Hanley Denning. Read more about her travels on the Bountiful Blog.

Want to help? Safe Passage is pleased to announce a holiday promotion of the book Our Daily Tread, edited by Dr. Lisa Belisle and featuring inspirational quotes, essays, photography and artwork by Safe Passage students.  From now through January 2, the regular retail price of $24.95 will be lowered to $18.99 to help share these motivating stories of how children can leave the Guatemala City garbage dump to achieve an education.  To enjoy this special promotion and support Safe Passage, please purchase the book online here

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Our "Give Back" segment featured Sarah Armentrout of Carlisle Riding Academy and Equest.  Sarah, along with husband Nick, co-founded Equest Therapeutic Riding Center in 1998. Sarah served as Executive Director for all of Equest’s 12 years. As Head of School in their new enterprise, Sarah combines her passion for horses with a desire to serve her community, and today is involved in all aspects of managing Carlisle Academy, from organizational oversight to fiscal and strategic planning. Sarah has been in the field of equine-assisted therapy since 1995 when she was first certified as an instructor for Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH, Int.).

Now an Advanced Level PATH instructor with a keen interest in developing the para-equestrian sports side of the program, Sarah enjoys helping her students reach their personal goals. Prior toCarlisle Academy and Equest, Sarah managed the Corporate Giving Program and eventually directed the Corporate Communications Department at Tom’s of Maine. She currently is Vice Chair of the York County Grantmaking Committee of the Maine Community Foundation

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Click here to read this week's featured Bountiful Blog post, "Magic."

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Support for the Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast  is graciously provided by Akari,  Maine magazine, Whole Foods Market (Portland), Tom Shepard from Hersey, Gardner, Shepard & Eaton/Ameriprise. Mike LePage & Beth Franklin from ReMax Heritage, Robin Hodgskin of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Dr. John Herzog of Orthopedic Specialists.

                           

                  
                                                  

      

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The Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast Team includes:

Dr. Lisa Belisle, Co-House & Executive Producer,
Genevieve Morgan, Co-Host & Editorial Producer,
John McCain, Audio Producer, Provider of Original Music,
Chris Kast, Editorial Producer & Brand Strategist,
Marci Booth, Business Advisor,
Jane Pate, Assistant Producer,
Nathan Hankla, Website Advisor,
Kevin Thomas, Executive Producer.

The Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast studio is located at the offices of Maine Magazine, 75 State Street, Portland, Maine.

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Join us next Sunday, December 11 at 11 am for the next Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast on WLOB radio Portland 1310 AM/streaming online.  Guests will include Angie Arndt of ChIME, Cyrus Hagge, innovator and change-maker and Dave Holman of Safe Passage.

Thank you for being part of our world!

Vision (#11)

How is your vision? Sometimes in order to see things that are right in front of us, we have to observe them from different angles. We also have to be prepared to look forward and be open to possibilities, whether they are related to our health or our personal space.

And, if we are especially observant, we will notice those who may need our help along the way.

Guests this week include:

• Dr. John Herzog Orthopedic Specialists,
• Will Winkelman of Winkelman Architecture,
•  and Dr. Steven Goldstein of Casco Bay Eye Care.

The Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast airs weekly at 11 am on WLOB radio 1310 AM (Portland)/streaming online. Listen to the Podcast or click on the link below:

Vision: Dr. Lisa # 11

The show began with our "Deep Dish" foods segment, co-hosted by Maine Magazine wellness editor, Genevieve Morgan. Our conversation centered on the vision benefits of beta-carotene, as found in carrots. We also reviewed the health benefits of cruciferous vegetables.  Both can be found in our delicious Winter Confetti Slaw with Toasted Walnuts. Our locally grown carrots, cabbage and slaw ingredients are courtesy of Whole Foods Market (Portland). Click here for our Confetti Slaw recipe.

We gave many great sources for healthy recipes as well.  Be sure to give the "Deep Dish" segment a listen to learn more.

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This week on our "Wellness Innovations" segment, sponsored by the University of New England, we discussed new research describing how skin cells actually "see" the sun.

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The featured guest on today's show was Dr. John Herzog of Orthopedic Specialists. Dr. John Herzog is a third generation osteopathic orthopedic surgeon. His main focus is educating patients on the importance of healthy diet, exercise and clean air.

Dr. Herzog offers an array of conservative options to his patients, including platelet-rich plasma injections, osteopathic manipulation, ultrasound-guided injections and the evaluation of musculoskeletal injuries.

 

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Will Winkelman of Winkelman Architecture was our featured guest on our "Maine Magazine Minutes" segment with Maine Magazine wellness editor (and Dr. Lisa Radio Hour co-host) Genevieve Morgan.

Will Winkelman is a registered architect who has been practicing for 29 years and registered in Maine since 1989. In 2007, he established Winkelman Architecture in Portland, Me. His professional work has evolved over the years from a mix of commercial and residential to a practice focused solely on residential work. He has also nurtured an ongoing fascination with industrial design, creating ‘things’ when he can in his home shop.

Will's work, "Trollsatua" ("Troll's Den") was featured in a recent issue of Maine Home + Design (sister publication to Maine Magazine).

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As part of the Dr. Lisa Radio Hour we read our weekly quote from Our Daily Tread, the book created to support the organization Safe Passage. Our Daily Tread has raised more than $22,000 since 2008.

Dr. Lisa travelled to Guatemala during Thanksgiving week to get a firsthand look at this organization founded by her late friend and Bowdoin College classmate, Hanley Denning. Read more about her travels on the Bountiful Blog.

Want to help? Safe Passage is pleased to announce a holiday promotion of the book Our Daily Tread, edited by Dr. Lisa Belisle and featuring inspirational quotes, essays, photography and artwork by Safe Passage students.  From now through January 2, the regular retail price of $24.95 will be lowered to $18.99 to help share these motivating stories of how children can leave the Guatemala City garbage dump to achieve an education.  To enjoy this special promotion and support Safe Passage, please purchase the book online here

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Our "Give Back" segment featured Dr. Steven Goldstein of Casco Bay Eye Care. Dr. Goldstein has been practicing optometry since 1983, beginning as a chief of optometry and optometrist in the United States Army.

Casco Bay EyeCare participates in nine different local community-based
programs for which they offer free or reduced services, this includes free eye exams for people that are referred through community-based health clinics which screen patients based on income.

Local charities for whom they see patients include The Portland Community Free Clinic, Healthcare for the Homeless, Care Partners, Positive Healthcare, and programs at both Mercy Hospital and Maine Medical Center.  They also participate in InfantSee, and a national screening system for free eyecare run by the American Optometric Association called Vision USA.  As part of this program they see patients for the Portland Public Schools and Catholic Charities of Greater Portland. 

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Click here to read this week's featured Bountiful Blog post, "Dragon Stick."

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Support for the Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast  is graciously provided by Akari,  Maine magazine, Whole Foods Market (Portland), Tom Shepard from Hersey, Gardner, Shepard & Eaton/Ameriprise. Mike LePage & Beth Franklin from ReMax Heritage, Robin Hodgskin of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Dr. John Herzog of Orthopedic Specialists.

                           

                  
                                                  

      

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The Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast Team includes:

Dr. Lisa Belisle, Co-House & Executive Producer,
Genevieve Morgan, Co-Host & Editorial Producer,
John McCain, Audio Producer, Provider of Original Music,
Chris Kast, Editorial Producer & Brand Strategist,
Marci Booth, Business Advisor,
Jane Pate, Assistant Producer,
Nathan Hankla, Website Advisor,
Kevin Thomas, Executive Producer.

The Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast studio is located at the offices of Maine Magazine, 75 State Street, Portland, Maine.

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Join us next Sunday, December 4 at 11 am for the next Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast on WLOB radio Portland 1310 AM/streaming online.  Guests will include clothing designer Jill McGowan, Alex Rheault of the Quimby Colony and Maine College of Art, and Sarah Armentrout of Carlisle Academy & Equest Therapeutic Riding Center.

Thank you for being part of our world!

Abundance (#10)

What does it mean to feed ourselves--and others? How do we transform the abundance that is around us into sources of nourishment, whether physical, mental, emotional or spiritual? This week we discuss ways to nurture ourselves, and those around us, through food, photography, film and community connections. Guests this week include:

• Nutrition and holistic wellness coach Kirsten Scarcelli,
•  Ben Fowlie of the Camden International Film Festival,
• Jonathan Laurence of The REEL project,
•  Dr. Rick Small from the Good Shepherd Food Bank.

The Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast airs weekly at 11 am on WLOB radio 1310 AM (Portland)/streaming online. Listen to the Podcast or click on the link below:

 

Abundance: Dr. Lisa # 10

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The show began with our "Deep Dish" food segment, co-hosted by Maine Magazine wellness editor, Genevieve Morgan. Our gourd-centric conversation covered the myriad health benefits of winter squash, as grown by local farmers such as Little River, and generously provided by the segment sponsor, Whole Foods Market (Portland). Looking for a savory squash recipe to bring to your upcoming Thanksgiving Feast? Try our Golden Squash Stuffed with Curried Wild Rice.

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This week on our "Wellness Innovations" segment, sponsored by the University of New England, we discussed an upcoming event that addresses health from a global standpoint: a talk entitled "Arab Spring, American Winter," given by MIT Professor and linguist Noam Chomsky.

"While the peoples of the Middle East are demanding the right to good education, health, and employment, Americans, battered by an economic system that eludes most people's grasp, seem to be resigned to a future without such rights.  Professor Chomsky reflects on this irony." 

This event will be held on Monday, December 12 at 6 pm, at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center. For more information or to RSVP, click here.

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The featured guest on today's show was nutrition and holistic wellness coach Kirsten Scarcelli. Kirsten’s lifelong passion for health, nutrition and wellness has brought her to the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She is currently enrolled in the Holistic Health Coach Certification Program and will soon be working with clients to support them in reaching their health and lifestyle goals, and guiding them step-by-step to lead the best life possible.

Kirsten has recently completed a Certification in Nordic Walking, which she offers as a low impact, full body wellness option for clients.

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Ben Fowlie and Jonathan Laurence were our featured guest on our "Maine Magazine Minutes" segment with Maine Magazine wellness editor (and Dr. Lisa Radio Hour co-host).

Ben Fowlie is the founder and director of the Camden International Film Festival, an annual documentary film festival that takes place each fall along the coast of Maine.

The festival is recognized as one of the Top 25 Film Festivals for Documentaries in the world. Ben is also the founder of the Points North Forum, a conference component which runs concurrently with the festival and includes past participants from HBO, A&E IndieFilms, BBC, PBS.Sundance and the Tribeca Film Institute.

Benjamin has been included in Thom Powers’ list 20 Under 40: Industry Leaders To Watch Out For and Maine Today Media’s 40 Under 40, Maine’s Emerging Leaders. Currently he sits on the nominating committee for the Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking and is a co-founder and programmer for The DocYard, a bi-weekly screening series held at the Brattle Theatre in Boston, MA. He has served as a juror and panelist at several film festivals, including SXSW, Silverdocs and the Sheffield Doc Fest.

Ben was featured in a recent issue of Maine Magazine.

Jonathan Laurence of the The REEL project (TRP) is dedicated to connecting people and transforming lives through art, technology, information and opportunity. The REEL Project a multifaceted organization. Their first mandate is to produce humanitarian films for various populations in need in post-conflict areas of the developing world. They work towards creating culturally relevant films that not only provide information, but that are also engaging works of art. When they come across a population in need of some type of vital information, whether it is news about a refugee repatriation process, or messages from family and friends separated by war, they help to provide that information. The REEL Project works both independently and in partnerships with other international and local organizations on the ground. In addition to their use of media for humanitarian purposes, they work to support the creative ideas, educational initiatives, and business aspirations of local people in the communities where we film. Their second mandate is thus to assist such communities through the provision of various loans and grants, and through the facilitation of international partnerships, connections and opportunities that promote local development.

Jonathan's photography regularly appears in Maine Magazine.

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As part of the Dr. Lisa Radio Hour we read our weekly quote from Our Daily Tread, the book created to support the organization Safe Passage. Our Daily Tread has raised more than $22,000 since 2008.

Dr. Lisa will be traveling to Guatemala during Thanksgiving week to visit with the children of Safe Passage (and her son, who is volunteering there this year). Stay tuned for more information on her upcoming adventures!

Want to help? Safe Passage is pleased to announce a holiday promotion of the book Our Daily Tread, edited by Dr. Lisa Belisle and featuring inspirational quotes, essays, photography and artwork by Safe Passage students.  From now through January 2, the regular retail price of $24.95 will be lowered to $18.99 to help share these motivating stories of how children can leave the Guatemala City garbage dump to achieve an education.  To enjoy this special promotion and support Safe Passage, please purchase the book online here

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Our "Give Back" segment featured Dr. Rick Small from the Good Shepherd Food Bank.  The largest hunger relief organization in Maine, the Good Shepherd Food Bank provides for those at risk of hunger by soliciting and distributing surplus food to more than 600 partner agencies.  Since 1981, the Food Bank has partnered with individuals, businesses and farmers to alleviate hunger and build community relationships.  In 2010, the Food Bank distributed 12 million pounds of food to families and individuals throughout Maine.

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Click here to read this week's featured Bountiful Blog post, "Ever Abundant."

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Support for the Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast  is graciously provided by Akari,  Maine magazine, Whole Foods Market (Portland), the University of New England, Tom Shepard from Hersey, Gardner, Shepard & Eaton/Ameriprise. Mike LePage & Beth Franklin from ReMax Heritage, Robin Hodgskin of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Dr. John Herzog of Orthopedic Specialists.

                         

 

 

       

                      

 

 

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The Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast Team includes:

Dr. Lisa Belisle, Co-Host & Executive Producer,
Genevieve Morgan, Co-Host & Editorial Producer,
John McCain, Audio Producer, Provider of Original Music,
Chris Kast, Editorial Producer & Brand Strategist,
Marci Booth, Business Advisor,
Jane Pate, Assistant Producer,
Nathan Hankla, Website Advisor,
Kevin Thomas, Executive Producer.

The Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast studio is located at the offices of Maine Magazine, 75 State Street, Portland, Maine.

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Join us next Sunday, November 27 at 11 am for the next Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast on WLOB radio Portland 1310 AM/streaming online.  Our theme will be vision, and guests will include Dr. John Herzog of Orthopedic Specialists, Will Winkelman of Winkelman Architecture, and Dr. Steven Goldstein of Casco Bay Eye Care.

Thank you for being part of our world!

Breathe (#9)

Living is breathing--but how well are you accomplishing this important task?  This week we discussed the importance of breathing in all areas of wellness. We conversed about clean air, public speaking, mindful living, and enjoyment of the outdoors. Of particular focus was the relevance of smoking to poor physical health: smoking is responsible for 21% of deaths world wide; 52% percent of preventable deaths are from lung cancer. Guests this week included...

• Dr. Dora Mills from the University of New England,
•  communications coach Seth Rigoletti,
•  Tom Doherty and Heather Petrlik from Camp Ketcha.

The Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast airs weekly at 11 am on WLOB radio 1310 AM (Portland)/streaming online. Listen to the Podcast or click on the link below:

 

Breathe: Dr. Lisa #9

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The show began with our regular weekly "Deep Dish" segment, co-hosted by Maine Magazine wellness editor, Genevieve Morgan. Our conversation began with a focus on locally grown root vegetables, including rutabagas, carrots, beets and celeriac (celery root), all courtesy of Whole Foods Market (Portland).  We also discussed "HeartMath," meditation, the relaxation response, and work done by Dr. Herbert Benson of Harvard University.

This week we welcomed the University of New England as the sponsor of our newest Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast segment, "Wellness Innovations." This segment will be our "take" on the latest research in the health and wellness world, and highlight important upcoming events.  This week we discussed the importance of smoking cessation, and the Great American Smokeout, which takes place on November 17. For more information on the Great American Smokeout, click here.

 

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The featured guest on today's show was Dr. Dora Anne Mills. Dora Anne Mills, MD, MPH, FAAP is the vice president for clinical affairs at the University of New England.

A pediatrician by training, Mills served as director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention for 15 years under Governors Angus King and John Baldacci. She is widely recognized for her public health accomplishments, including reducing Maine’s rate of tobacco use, teen pregnancy and childhood obesity. As Maine’s CDC director, she established numerous statewide partnerships with hospitals, agencies and schools, including Healthy Maine Partnerships, which provide public health programs on a local level. Dr. Mills received her medical degree from University of Vermont College of Medicine, and her Master of Public Health from Harvard University.

Dr. Mills spoke on the importance of air quality as it relates to lung health.  Of particular note was the impact of tobacco smoke on the lungs, and how to go about quitting tobacco/cigarettes.  the Great American Smokeout is one important resource for this, as is the Maine Tobacco HelpLine.  Call them at 1 800 207 1230 or click here for more information.  

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Seth Rigoletti was the featured guest on our "Maine Magazine Minutes" segment with Maine Magazine wellness editor (and Dr. Lisa Radio Hour co-host). As a communication coach, Seth has worked with politicians, engineers, scientists, executives and authors to teach them how to have greater presence, communicate in a clear fashion and deliver a more impactful message.  The focus of his work is on genuineness and resonance, helping clients to be more persuasive in their communication, feel more like themselves while doing it and reach more people with their message. Seth is the founder of the Valico Group.

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As part of the Dr. Lisa Radio Hour we read our weekly quote from Our Daily Tread, the book created to support the organization Safe Passage. Our Daily Tread has raised more than $22,000 since 2008.

Dr. Lisa will be traveling to Guatemala in November to visit with the children of Safe Passage (and her son, who is volunteering there this year). Stay tuned for more information on her upcoming adventures!

Want to help? Safe Passage is pleased to announce a holiday promotion of the book Our Daily Tread, edited by Dr. Lisa Belisle and featuring inspirational quotes, essays, photography and artwork by Safe Passage students.  From now through January 2, the regular retail price of $24.95 will be lowered to $18.99 to help share these motivating stories of how children can leave the Guatemala City garbage dump to achieve an education.  To enjoy this special promotion and support Safe Passage, please purchase the book online here

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Our "Give Back" segment featured Tom Doherty and Heather Petrlik from Camp Ketcha in Scarborough.

Tom is the Camp Ketcha Executive Director and Heather is a Camp Ketcha board member. Camp Ketcha is a year round non-profit organization serving the southern Maine community with programs in youth development, family enrichment and summer day camping. The 107 acres of meadows, forests, streams and wetlands at Camp Ketcha are essential to their mission, as they strive to get children, youth and families outdoors to appreciate what nature has to offer.

Camp Ketcha will hold their 5th Annual Fall Fundraiser, the "Martini Madness & Auction," on Saturday, November 19th 2011, from 7:00 pm-11:00 pm. For more information, click here.

 

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Click here to read this week's featured Bountiful Blog post, "Just Breathe."

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Support for the Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast  is graciously provided by Akari,  Maine magazine, Whole Foods Market (Portland), the University of New England, Tom Shepard from Hersey, Gardner, Shepard & Eaton/Ameriprise. Mike LePage & Beth Franklin from ReMax Heritage, Robin Hodgskin of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Dr. John Herzog of Orthopedic Specialists.

                         

 

 

       

                      

 

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The Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast Team includes:

Dr. Lisa Belisle, Co-House & Executive Producer,
Genevieve Morgan, Co-Host & Editorial Producer,
John McCain, Audio Producer, Provider of Original Music,
Chris Kast, Editorial Producer & Brand Strategist,
Marci Booth, Business Advisor,
Jane Pate, Assistant Producer,
Nathan Hankla, Website Advisor,
Kevin Thomas, Executive Producer.

The Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast studio is located at the offices of Maine Magazine, 75 State Street, Portland, Maine.

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Join us next Sunday, November 20 at 11 am for the next Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast on WLOB radio Portland 1310 AM/streaming online.  Guests will include food and nutrition coach Kirsten Scarcelli, Ben Fowlie of the Camden International Film Festival, Jonathan Laurence of the REEL project, and Dr. Rick Small from the Good Shepherd Food Bank.

Thank you for being part of our world!