health matters

This week on WJON's Health Matters program I talked with Family Therapist Nora Johnson from The Village Family about parenting. There isn't a handbook for how to parent and how to deal with all the different situations and challenges that come up. Nora offered some assistance on how parents can model good behavior, implement structure, gain respect and still have fun with their children.

This week on WJON's Health Matters program I talked with Registered Dietitian Kari Collett from A-to-Zinc Nutrition. Our topic this week is "Intermittent Fasting". Kari indicated many reasons why someone would chose to do this. Reasons include weight loss, detoxification, and reduce inflammation.

Dr. Ted Truitt from St. Cloud ENT joined me on WJON this week on our Health Matters program. We discussed the difference between strep throat and just a sore throat. He also talked about how a sore throat is a symptom of Covid-19. Dr. Truitt says acid reflux can lead to other throat problems that can include Barrett's esophagus, and esophageal cancer.

All of us need sleep. Rejuv Medical Chief Integration Officer Garrett Ewers joined me on WJON this week. He says everyone should sleep 7-8 hours a night. Sleep helps with so many aspects of our health which includes our stress level and ability to perform. Ewers says when we eat and what we eat contributes to how well we sleep, along with our sleep environment, and how much we exercise.

This week on WJON's Health Matters program I talked with Dr. David Smith from Sartell Pediatrics. Our topic discussion this week was vaccines. He says the whole world is working on finding and testing a vaccine for Covid-19. Dr. Smith says because trials are happening now if everything goes as well as possible a vaccine could be available for some people in the United States by November.

This week on WJON's Health Matters program I was joined by Rejuv Medical PTA Angie Joki. Our topic of discussion is activities for kids and parents during Covid-19. Angie is a mother of 2 young boys and she talked about the activities she has been doing with her kids to keep them active and healthy during pandemic.

This Week on WJON's Health Matters show I talked with Registered Dietitian Kari Collett from A-to-Zinc Nutrition. Our topic was cooking from home. More and more of us are spending more time at home cooking. Kari talked about the positive and negatives to roasting, grilling, poaching, steaming and more.

This week on WJON's Health Matters program I talked with Rejuv Medical Physical Therapist Assistant Nick Wittrock. The top is returning to activities despite Covid-19. Nick said many people make the mistake of trying to do too much too soon. That can be lifting too much weight in strength training or not pacing yourself when starting a running or biking program.

Physical Therapy Assistant Ashley Supan from Rejuv Medical was my guest this week on WJON's Health Matters program. Ashley talked about how many people that work out do so without knowing they are causing harm to their body by either not doing the movement correctly or by adding too much weight or resistance too soon.

WJON's Health Matters program addressed the topic of suicide and suicide prevention. My guests included Bethany Oberg with the Community Alert Mental Health Initiative and David Faust with Stonehouse Resources. Both are members of the Central Minnesota Suicide Prevention Coalition.