Health Talk With Dr. Diane Md

Doctor Jarret was a successful pediatrician and held leadership roles in his hospital.  He was accused of sexual inappropriate behavior and was arrested, lost his licence, career, reputation, and livelihood.  He was cleared of the charges but the damage was already done.  He had to learn to reinvent himself and relaunch his career and life.  He wrote a book to share how you can do the same. Doctor Jarret's book- Licensed to Live- a primer to rebuilding your life after your career has been shattered. Doctor Jarret's website- www.DoctorJarret.com Dr Diane A. Thompson's website:  www.drdianethompson.com

Dr Dona Cooper is board certified in internal medicine and has a special interest in lifestyle medicine.  She has been practicing medicine for over 25 years. She is also a speaker, author, and host of "Get Healthy with Dr Cooper."  Dr Cooper has had great success in changing the health of her patients.  Listen as she shares simple tips to help you succeed in changing your health. Dr Dona's books:  14 Days to Amazing Health, Get Healthy for Life. Dr Dona may be contacted at DrDonaCooper.com Dr Diane MD may be contacted at DrDianeThompson.com   Disclaimer:  This information is for educational purposes only and is not meant for diagnosis or treatment.  Listening to this program does not establish a patient-doctor relationship.

As a 45- year- old Vegan Bodybuilder and Personal Trainer, Nicole Beckford shares her story of being overweight and unhealthy,  then experiencing tragedy with the sudden death of her husband in a horrible motorcyle accident in Jamaica.  She shares how she had difficulty  coping and explains how she turned her life and health around and used bodybuilding to help deal with her loss.  Competing helped her regain self confidence and self love.  She also shares healthy tips and nutrition secrets.   Nicole Beckford may be reached at https://www.nicolebeckfordfitness.com/.   Dr Diane Thompson may be reached at www.drdianethompson.com   The information is for education and information and is not intended for diagnosis or treatment.  Please speak with your health care provider before making any changes to your health.

Debra Willimas lives in Jamaica and was diagnosed with breast cancer.  Instead of chemotherapy, she opted to change her lifestyle using the NEW START (Nutrition, Exercise, Water, Sunshine, Temperance, Air, Rest, and Trust) program and believes this provided the cure for her cancer.  After learning about healthy lifestyle, Debra then proceeded to study further and recently completed the Naturapthic Doctor program. She now offers counseling and programs to people seeking to learn about the program. In this interview, she shares her experience and expertise.  Debra may be contacted at Life, Health, and Food Ministries http://www.lhfministries.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=featured&Itemid=101.   Dr Diane Thompson may be contacted at www.drdianethompson.com or www.facebook.com/drdianeathompson  Information in this interview is for educational purposes only and is not meant to be diagnosis or treatment.  Check with your personal doctor before making any changes to your health.

In his book 'The Change- Transforming Yourself and Body Into he Person You Want To Be'  author Milan Ross shares his journey from morbid obesity with chronic diseases to fit and healthy using a whole food plant-based diet.  Milan lost over 200 pounds and more than 34 inches off his waist using healthy nutrition and exercise. The change is co-written by Dr. Scot Stoll, a specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Lifestyle Medicine.  Milan's website is www.fullflavorvegan.com    Dr. Diane Thompson may be reached at www.drdianethompson.com or www.facebook.com/drdianeathompson

In his newly released book 'No Wonder I'm Fat:  It's Time to Stop The Fat Confusion', author and personal trainer and weight loss coachTodd Cheek helps to demystify the information surronding obesity and gives you solid information to help you finally lose the weight.  Todd's book may be found on Amazon and other book retailers.  Todd may be contacted at https://www.toddcheekcoaching.com/? or by phone at 917-279-0877.   Dr. Diane A. Thompson is a radio host on 1570 AM WIGO in Atlanta and she is double boarded in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Lifestyle Medicine.  She is a certified Health Coach and in Obesity Management.  Dr. Diane A. Thompson, MD may be contacted at www.drdianethompon.com or by email at dr.dianethompson@gmail.com.  

Pastor Terry Gobanga is a Kenyan pastor who is a survivor and she will teach you how you can be too! This pastor was gang-raped, stabbed in her abdomen and left for dead on her wedding day.  29 days after finally getting married, both her and her husband were victims of carbon monoxidee posioning, and tragically he died.  She was shunned by her community, believed to cursed, and told she would never have children.  Fast forward, and today she has survived, thrived, and has a husband and 2 children.  In this powerful interview she will teach how she did it and she will teach you the mindset shift you need to make to accomplish the same.  Dr. Gobanga may be reached at www.terrgobanga.com and on twitter @terrybobanga.  Your host, Dr. Diane A Thompson may be reach at www.drdianethompson.com and www.facebook.com/drdianeathompson and on twitter @drdianemd      

Hugh Rowe is the author of Joesph's Memoir shares the fuel necessary for success.   Hugh Rowe may be contacted at www.hughrowe.com   Dr. Diane A. Thompson may be reached at www.drdianethompson.com or via email at dr.dianethompson@gmail.com

Jonathan Passley is a young entreprenur, a father, and husband.  He was blindsided by a stage 4 cancer diagnosis and shares his experience of thriving despite his cancer diagnsis and why he said he saw his cancer as a blessing.   Jonathan may be reached at  https://pdrwebsolutions.com https://jonathanpassley.com https://twitter.com/jonathanpassley https://www.facebook.com/jonathanpassley   Dr. Diane A. Thompson may be reached at www.drdianethompson.com or dr.dianethompson@gmail.com

Kesmit Williams was born in Jamaica and his early life was influenced by the teachings of his grandmother.  He went on to become a very skilled garde manger chef and has combined motivational teachings with his fruit carvings to help inspire others.  In this episode, Kesmit shares "4 Lessons From a Water Melon."   www.drdianethompson.com www.facebook.com/drdianeathompson

On today's episode, I review tips to help you get back on track with the goals you made this year, and I share heart healthy tips.   www.drdianethompson.com

On January 17, 2016 my dear uncle, Charles Guthrie aka uncle Freddie died suddenly.  My heart was broken, and still is.  Yet I was still able to find both life and health lessons from his passing.  This episode shares some of those lessons with the hope that listeners will take care of themselves.

Did you miss your financial mark in 2015?  Do you want to grow wealth?  Do you want know the wealth secrets of attaining wealth?  Check out excerpts of this interview with Dr. Kimbro.

Was 2015 not all you wanted?  Perhaps you didn't reach all your goals.  Maybe you met them and you want continued success. Well listen to excerpts of interviews with some of our most popular guest to help you have an amazing New Year.

Footprints Foundation and its founder Lorna Owens is on a mission to help decrease infant and maternal mortality. The current initiative is to help educate nurse midwives and obstericians in various countries including Jamaica and Ethiopia.     This is the second conference call about the initiative in Jamaica.  This call will share specific details on the dates (June 22-26), curiculum, and cost.  Please become a part of the movement to serve and pass this audio on to someone so we can make a difference.   www.footprints-foundation.org www.drdianethompson.com

Footprints Foundation and its founder Lorna Owens is on a mission to help decrease infant and maternal mortality. The current initiative is to help educate nurse midwives and obstericians in various countries including Jamaica and Ethiopia.  This represents the first of our many conference calls, she shares the upcoming plan for Jamaica and Ethiopia.  Please become a part of the movement to serve and pass this audio on to someone so we can make a difference.   www.footprints-foundation.org www.drdianethompson.com

Judith Mills CEO and Founder is a Biomedical Scientist graduate of UMDNJ maters program, she is an adjunct professor of Biology and College success Seminar, and brilliant speaker. She shares her love of science to her students and teaching them techniques towards a successful college degree. As a patient herself, she lives life everyday with hope, unwavering faith, and optimism that one day her fight will conclude in a cure for the disease. She fights for the unheard and live for the willing and a woman of exceptional courage, vibrancy, and indestructible determination. Ms. Mills created Butterfly Walkers Inc., as comprehensive non-profit team that has been dedicated to raising funds for lupus since 2003.  Disclaimer:  The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended for diagnosis or treatment.  Please the advice of your health provider before making any changes to your health.

In part 2 of this 2 part interview, motivational speaker and author Ty Howard will inspire and motivate you to make the changes necessary to ensure you have the most successful year yet.   Ty Howard may be reached at www.tyhoward.com   Dr. Diane A. Thompson may be reached at www.drdianethompson.com or facebook.com/drdianeathompson

Motivational Speaker Ty Howard teaches you how to make changes in your life to ensure this is your best year yet.   Ty may be reached at www.tyhoward.com Dr. Diane Thompson may be reached at www.drdianethompson.com

Dr. Steven Lewis received a Ph.D. in exercise physiology from Stanford University in 1977 and is a visiting professor of clinical biomedical science in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. His book is called "The Ripple Effect: How a Positive Attitude and Caring Community Helped Save My Life."  He was in superb life-long health, until he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, a disease with a survival rate of only 5%. In spite of this, Steven and his wife struggled to achieve and deliberately maintain an extremely positive attitude. This choice started a "ripple effect" that created an exceptionally caring and upbeat community of family, relatives and friends and enabled this community to return even more positive energy to Steven. The story became even more intense when Steven endured a second bout of pancreatic cancer that metastasized to his liver. Surviving a second bout of pancreatic cancer is so rare that no statistics are kept. Today, Steven is cancer