The physical effects of aging, such as failing eyesight and memory, can cause issues in taking medicines the way your doctor intended. Not taking medications correctly can cost you $40 or more per day for outside help; is a major factor in loss of independence for seniors; is responsible for 23% of all nursing home admissions; triggers 10% of all hospital admissions; causes 128,000 deaths a year; can cause you or your loved one to incur significant, avoidable health care costs. My guest if Jim Gibson of the Dose Guardian Home Medication Management Solution. Caregiving S.O.S. will be rebroadcast on Saturday, February 25th at 3:00 p.m. EST on www.W4WN.com.

What does your overall appearance say about you? Actually, more than you might think. Your hair, eyes, feet, nails and skin can speak volumes about what’s going on inside your body. Or are you tired, grumpy, have mood swings, weight gain and not feeling like yourself anymore? Have you noticed that it’s harder to do things you used to do? Do you notice that you no longer have the clarity, quickness and vitality you used to? Do you have a chronic disease that could be better managed? It doesn’t have to be that way. You can live younger and healthier. Dr. Lorraine Maita is a recognized and award-winning physician and author, transforming people’s lives through preventive and anti-aging medicine. Diagnosis S.O.S. will be rebroadcast on Saturday, February 25th at 2:00 p.m. on www.W4WN.com.

My inspirational lady this week is Mary Ellen Ciganovich, who is no stranger to life’s uncertainties. She has prevailed over two major illnesses (epilepsy and multiple sclerosis), an abusive childhood, and the difficulties of single parenthood to become a whole and dynamic person, and is the author of a beautiful and powerful book: Healing Words: Life Lessons to Inspire. “Your spirit is in truth what you are. Stay out of your humanness and get into your spirit. Be what you were meant to be. Get in touch with your heart, your spirit, and become awake!” Ladies Who Inspire will be rebroadcast on Saturday, February 18th at 5:00 p.m. on www.W4WN.com.

Chemotherapy works by killing fast-growing cancer cells. Unfortunately, chemotherapy drugs can’t always tell the difference between cancer cells and fast-growing healthy cells. As a result, one of the potential side effects of many types of chemotherapy drugs can be a low white blood cell count. A low number of a specific type of white blood cells called neutrophils—also known as neutropenia—can put some patients at risk for infections and may interrupt chemo treatment. My guest Theresa Gratton is an instructor with Chasing4Life, a national disaster preparedness organization based out of the Midwest, and she will help us with insights on how to be proactive against germs when the patient is neutropenic. Treatment S.O.S. will be rebroadcast on Saturday, February 18th at 4:00 p.m. on www.W4WN.com.

Sleep is an important–and sometimes elusive–need for patients and caregivers. My guest is Craig Webb, a professional Dream Analyst/Author/Researcher whose life path was set in motion two decades ago when he nearly drowned on a rafting trip and suddenly began recalling up to 10 powerful dreams a day. We will cover everything related to sleep without putting you to sleep, such as night terrors, nightmares, simple ways to reduce daily stress, sleep paralysis (sometimes associated with poor sleep), and diet that affects sleep. Caregiving S.O.S. will be rebroadcast on Saturday, February 18th at 3:00 p.m. on www.W4WN.com.

My guest is Dr. Paul Bendheim, author of The Braining Training Revolution: A Proven Workout for Healthy Brain Aging, a detailed easy-to-follow lifestyle program to help you maintain and enhance normal brain function during midlife and beyond. It’s a medical doctor’s three-part prescription to help you fight off memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease. Designed to strengthen your brain’s inherent abilities to perceive your world, it improves your ability to react, learn, think, and create more easily. Diagnosis S.O.S. will be rebroadcast on Saturday, February 18th at 2:00 p.m. on www.W4WN.com.

Are all viruses bad? Evidently not, and their power might soon be harnessed into a weapon to be used against cancer. My guest is Mr. Bradley Thompson, President of Oncolytics Biotech Inc., a Canadian company that focuses on the discovery and development of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of human cancers. We’ll be learning about a reovirus that is showing great promise for future use with other treatments against many types of cancer tumors. Cancer S.O.S. will be rebroadcast on Saturday, February 18th at 1:00 p.m. on www.W4WN.com.

My guest is Carol Taylor, my business partner for www.BasketofCare.com. Carol is a breast cancer survivor, and has a wonderful, refreshing attitude towards life. Carol now puts her heart and soul into making baskets for patients and caregivers. It’s an amazing story how we came together. Tune in for this message of inspiration and hope.

15 million people suffer strokes worldwide each year. Of these, 5 million die and another 5 million are permanently disabled. Dr. Randall Wright is the current chairman of the American Heart Association stroke committee for the southwest affiliate. Dr. Wright also directs a stroke rehab center, an acute care stroke center, and is the author of a book on how to be healthy and prevent disease. Sign on to www.W4WN.com and listen. No new software required! NEW! This show will be rebroadcast on Sat., Feb. 11th, at 4:00 p.m. same station for those who miss it on Thurs.

Smoking related-diseases kill one in 10 adults globally. By 2030, if current trends continue, smoking will kill one in six people. What if I told you that more than 4,000 toxic or carcinogenic chemicals have been found in tobacco smoke? My guest is Dr. Aditi Satti, who says there are also radioactive elements in cigarettes that smokers are not able to expel from their lungs. It may not be enough to make you glow in the dark, but that’s more than enough ammunition to put those cigarettes down for good.

Nearly 20 percent of the population smokes, and when smokers are ready to kick the habit, one of their biggest worries is how much weight they will gain. My guest is Bradley Burnam who wrote “The Smoke Free Diet: Waist Away and Kick Those Butts!” He explains how smokers can kick the habit and actually lose weight simultaneously, rather than packing the pounds on. And, by following his regimen and dietary program, individuals will also lower their cholesterol, blood pressure and triglyceride levels.