Ted somehow loses a wallet while having no pants, Damon hangs with the mayor, and Big Mac’s bean touching his can is merely one of the distractions he provides during the recording this week!
Do you have questions about your body and how to navigate getting your health in order? We are in the same boat. During this episode we talk about the facts, the myths and the legends regarding women of color and their health. This week we will dig deep on issues dealing with pain, prescription drugs, and triggers during pregnancy with Dr. Shante Griggs PharmD, RPh, DN of the National College of Naprapathic Medicine.
Thank you for listening. We hope this podcast has been informative & an inspiring resource to create the kind of life you want with your health in mind.
Read the Full Bio of Dr. Shante Griggs PharmD , RPh, DN Below
Shante Griggs received her Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from the University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy (2006) and has also received her Doctor of Naprapathy (DN) degree from the National College of Naprapathic Medicine (2014). She has dedicated 17+ years of practice in community pharmacy, clinical pharmacy services and pharmacy academia. Dr. Shante also taught from 2008 – 2010 at Chicago State University at the College of Pharmacy as drug compounding laboratory instructor before committing to another doctorate program in the field of Naprapathy. Dr. Shante Griggs has taken both of her very cherished medical backgrounds collectively to be at the forefront of complimentary integrative medicine. Inspired by her own challenges with back pain in pregnancy over the years, led Dr. Griggs to her doctorate thesis on the “Treatment of Lower Back Pain During Pregnancy: The Application of Naprapathic Medicine in Treating Hyperlordosis & Muscle Spasm”.
This research and limited data has also inspired her practice for more evidence based research with the application of Naprapathic Medicine as complimentary treatment & therapy in the areas of not just pain in general but pain & nutrient deficiencies experienced in fertility, prenatal and post partum care. This research, literature and personal experience also created the segue to Dr. Shante’s up and coming book series “Mommy Hurts” not only sharing her personal experiences in miscarriage, recurrent pregnancy loss, divorce, bankruptcy, bad credit, single parent-hood and child loss; but outlining coping mechanisms, encouraging healing from the pain of each while providing the inspiration and hope to millions of women globally.
Dr Shante Griggs currently sits as President of the National College of Naprapathic Medicine (NCNM) while simultaneously serving on the executive Board of Directors as Vice-President for the American Naprapathic Association (ANA) to lead in the innovation and widespread recognition of Naprapathy (nuh-prah-pa-thee) which is Neuro-Musculo-Skeletal Medicine that incorporates nutrition in healing protocols as a secondary scope of practice under the DN license.
Dr Shante Griggs most recent efforts have been focused in the education to expand the development of a Naprapathic Doctorate Program at Chicago State University, the University of Illinois among others. This effort will also create more doctors of naprapathy to serve in disadvantaged, underserved and underrepresented communities across America. Other initiatives led by Dr Shante is through her service in health, financial and political education through the New Life Movement Ministries, a Ministry for progressive, spiritual, political, economic and social change.
“Food, herbs and drugs are all a part of this world and at times may be used together inappropriately. It is our duty as health care providers to ensure that they co-exist safely and effectively with our patients.”
Ted gets himself a new stage name which coincidentally has a second “L”, Brian regains his vast empire and laughs in the face of failure, and Damon was there.
In this interview, Cathy Siebold who has witnessed firsthand the evolution of hospice care since its modern incarnation in the 1960s, presents a balanced and objective analysis of the movement’s accomplishments and failings.
You can also read more about that in her book “The Hospice Movement: Easing Death’s Pains.”
She uses social movement theory to frame her discussion. Siebold traces the bell curve of growth, maturity, and decline that, to a point, has characterized the hospice movement. Founded by a diverse group of religious leaders, nurses, social workers, and laypeople, the movement was galvanized by the plight of a silent majority: dying patients, often isolated from family and friends in a hospital where intensive, last-ditch efforts to “cure” them were valued more than their own comfort and wishes. In its struggle to survive, the movement coalesced fairly quickly around the goal of securing eligibility for reimbursement from federally funded and private insurers. The movement attained this goal in the 1980s, giving the entire concept of hospice care legitimacy and, ironically, a secure place within the same health care system early hospice activists had struggled to escape.
Do you have questions about your body and how to navigate getting your health in order? We are in the same boat. During this episode we talk about the facts, the myths and the legends regarding women of color and their health. This week we will dig deep on issues dealing with sleep, anxiety and stress.
Thank you for listening. We hope this podcast has been informative & an inspiring resource to create the kind of life you want with your health in mind.
Brian gets an intern because it is too hard to Google AND nap. Damon shares travel tips and calls for your travel reviews. Ted as usual gets lost in the fog.
Terence Youk began work in film and television production in1986, first as a composer and later writing, producing, directing, and editing independent documentaries, crafting promotional media and producing news spots for a variety of broadcast clients. Under the auspices of the production company, Brook Hollow Productions, Inc., he has collaborated with carefully selected creative and technical associates according to the unique requirements of each production.
His programs for broadcast have aired on PBS, A&E, the Wisdom Channel as well as independent distributors of educational and presentation films crafted for nonprofit institutions, including: Thich Nhat Hanh & Plum Village, National Hospice Foundation, Institute of East-West Medicine and many others. He also has served as a freelance producer for several new gathering entities, including CNN, NBC, MSNBC, and ABC news.
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Producer, production & editor credits include National Geographic (Most Mad Seas), A&E (Most Mad Seas), Wisdom Channel (Thich Nhat Hanh: Roots of Peace)( now defunct), PBS National (Body & Soul), CT Public television (Backyard Bird Watcher), Outdoor Life Channel (Fly Fishing in the East). News Gathering: CNN, NBC News, MSNBC, ABC news. Promotional media content: National Hospice Foundation, NHPCO, VNA of Vermont, NH VNA & Vermont Institute of Natural Science.
Award-winning independently produced films include: Thich Nhat Hanh: Roots of Peace, Numen: The Nature of Plants and Pioneers of Hospice & the Birth of Modern Hospice and The Next Dali Lama? (Director Mickey Lemle) released in 2017 (served as assistant editor).
You can find more of Terence Youk’s work on his website HERE.
