HOT For Your Health

Join us as Dr Vonda Wright and Sexpert /Urologist Dr Kelly Casperson, MD dive deep into optimizing our intimate lives as they openly speak about the often unspoken questions about sex, intimacy and the myths we need to unravel about our bodies.    Dr Kelly Casperson is a practicing urologist and female sexpert whose mission is to empower women to live their best lives by combining the power of mind-body, body-science and relationships to break down the societal barriers keeping us from awaking our best intimate lives.  Dr. Casperson believes it is never too early or too late to realize…YOU ARE NOT BROKEN.

In Episode 3, Dr Wright is joined by Suzanne Sinatra, CEO and founder of Private Packs, a warm and cold, ergonomically designed products series created to address the private pain women seldom speak about. This episode introduces listeners to SexTech and what the public needs to know. Private Packs was born out of a traumatic Brazilian waxing incident that prompted Suzanne to design a product that is currently an unmet need in the marketplace. “I’m just a woman that hurt her vagina. From that experience and those of the women around me inspired me to start Private Packs.” Launched in 2019, Private Packs was initially scheduled to launch in 2017.  However, two weeks before her crowdfunding campaign Suzanne was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer that quickly progressed to Stage 3. While in treatment Suzanne continued to work on Private Packs.  Happy and healthy today, Suzanne is an advocate for female health. She is a member of the Women in SexTech, a community of entrepreneurs united by a desire to meet the needs of others and remove the stigma from innovations within the sexual technology industry. The future of FEMTECH, SEX TECH and what does the public need to know.

Welcome to season four of HOT for your Health where Dr Vonda Wright is joined by leading innovators in the exploding FEMTech space- focusing on physical and mental health needs of 51.1% of the world’s population. In Episode 2 Dr Wright is joined by Ann Garnier, CEO and Founder of Lisa Health, a curated website and community focused on science-based solutions for thriving in midlife.   Ann Garnier, founder and CEO of Lisa Health, is a seasoned healthcare leader, helping to create, launch, and scale innovative tech companies and products that have improved patient outcomes and access to care. At Lisa Health, Ann leads the team to create tech-enabled solutions and community to empower women to gain control over their bodies and thrive during menopause and midlife. She is passionate about women’s health and advancing research beyond pregnancy and fertility to reduce the serious and costly health risks that women face as they age and help them celebrate the start of something great. https://lisahealth.comInstagram @lisahealthappTwitter @lisahealthappFacebook https://www.facebook.com/lisahealthapp

Welcome to season four of HOT for your Health where Dr Vonda Wright is joined by leading innovators in the exploding FEMTech space- focusing on physical and mental health needs of 51.1% of the world’s population. In Episode 1 Dr Wright is joined by FemAging Pioneer, Denise Pines, creator of the WisePause movement and ideator of the FemAging Report which summarizes the who, what, where and why of this powerful demographic. Denise Pines: CEO, AUTHOR, SPEAKER, FILMMAKER, HEALTH ADVOCATE A longtime community health advocate and media pioneer, Denise Pines is president of the Medical Board of California and serves on the Martin Luther King Community Hospital Foundation board and the admissions committee for the California University of Science and Medicine (CUSM) School of Medicine. She’s a trusted resource for women as they pursue midlife wellness. She’s the founder of WisePause Lifestyle Summit (www.wisepause.com), a pro-aging women’s health and educational platform and the FemAging 2020 HealthTech (www.femaging.com), a report introducing a new industry sector (FemAging tech), which is defined as health innovations developed specifically for women ages 40+. She also is an award-winning filmmaker producing 11 documentaries including the award-winning film “PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools” her next documentary, “Anthony Facui” will air on PBS June 2021. She’s a graduate of San Francisco State University (BS), John F. Kenney University (MBA) and Stanford University (MBA). www.wisepause.com www.femaging.com

Winding up 2020, Dr Vonda Wright is joined on HOT for your Health by Dr. Dion Metzker, celebrity Atlanta Psychiatrist as they explore the mental health challenges of this year and take an interesting look at  re-framing women’s roles in work, home and society via her book, “The Modern Trophy Wife.” Dr. Dion Metzger is a board certified psychiatrist who manages her own practice in Atlanta, Georgia. She earned her Doctorate of Medicine from Morehouse School of Medicine and completed her psychiatry residency at Emory University School of Medicine. She also completed medical research at Stanford University School of Medicine and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  Dr. Metzger is currently on faculty as a professor of psychiatry at Emory University School of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia and Morehouse School of Medicine. She is a health and wellness expert who has been featured on The Doctors, Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), ABC, NBC, HLN, and in The New York Times. Dr. Metzger’s motto of “better mind, better life” encourages audiences to prioritize their mental health in life’s balance. She also is the co-author of The Modern Trophy Wife: How To Achieve Your Life Goals While Thriving at Home, a book that gives women the tools to strengthen, deepen or revitalize themselves and their relationships.

In this episode of HOT for your Health, Dr. Vonda Wright is joined. By Charlie Engle, otherwise known as “The Running Man” who has run across the Sahara Desert and faced and overcome life’s greatest challenges one step at a time. A World class ultra-marathon runner Charlie Engle. Charlie tells the gripping, surprising, funny, emotional and inspiring story of his life, detailing his setbacks and struggles—from coping with addiction to serving time in prison—and how he blazed a path to freedom by putting one foot in front of the other. This is a propulsive, raw, and triumphant story about finding the threshold of human endurance, and transcending it.

In this episode, Dr Vonda Wright is joined by long time colleague and friend, Leslie Bonci as they talk about how to pivot the conversation surrounding food and nutrition from having less to having more of the best food for life.  Leslie Bonci RD MPH, is the owner of Active Eating Advice- Be fit, fed and Fearless? – A nutrition consulting company. Her clients include: The National Dairy Council, California Dried Plum Board, The National Peanut Board, Potatoes, USA, Gatorade, Ready Nutrition, General Mills and Douglas Labs. She is the nutrition consultant for the Kansas City Chiefs , Carnegie Mellon University athletics and the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. She was the sports dietitian for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Blue Jays ,the Washington Nationals and the WNBA. Leslie is a member of the Whey Protein Advisory Panel, and is an ambassador for the National Dairy Council. She is also a member of the Monsanto LEAD network. She is the author of Sport Nutrition for Coaches and the American Dietetic Association Guide to Better Digestion and co-author of Run Your Butt Off, Walk Your Butt Off, the Active Calorie Diet and Bike Your Butt Off. She is also a blogger for Us News and World Report Eat + Run, and has a weekly television segment – The Winning Plate on KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh Today Live show. Leslie also has a weekly radio spot on KDKA-radio. She is a former spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and has appeared on the Today Show, Dr Oz, and has been quoted in USA Today, Today.com, NBC.com, among others. She is on the Fitness magazine advisory board. Leslie has done several interviews on behalf of clients including The California Dried Plum Board, Kelloggs, SoyJoy, The National Dairy Council, Gatorade, and the Wonderfuls brand. She also does media training for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics spokespersons program.

In this episode, Dr Vonda Wright is joined by Interventional Radiologist, Dr John Lipman, founder of the Atlanta Fibroid Center as they talk about the hidden impact of uterine fibroids and the non-surgical way, he is saving women from hysterectomy and restoring their quality of life. Uterine fibroids are an incredibly common diagnosis for women. In fact, out of every four women in America, three of them usually have fibroids during their lifetime. Only one in three women usually experiences symptoms, so it can easily go undiagnosed. Atlanta Fibroid Center. and Dr John Lipman treats fibroids without surgery and saves the U.  Dr. John Lipman is a nationally recognized fibroid expert who has made it his life’s goal to educate and treat women who suffer from uterine fibroids. He is most known for his pioneering work in the non-surgical UFE procedure, Uterine Fibroid Embolization. Dr. Lipman attended Georgetown University School of Medicine. He served as chief resident at Brigham & Women’s Hospital at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Lipman was awarded the Vascular & Interventional Radiology Fellowship at Yale New-Haven hospital, at the Yale School of Medicine, the Fellowship of Society of Interventional Radiology and the Fellowship in American College of Radiology. His current academic appointment is as an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Morehouse School of Medicine.

In this episode of HOT for your Health, Dr Vonda Wright is joined by Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, an innovative leader in the comprehensive cardiology, as they talk about how our one heart directly influences our body, brains and bliss.  Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum is an attending cardiologist, specializing in prevention. She has recently opened a private practice in New York City, at the Juhi-Ash integrative health center encompassing heart health, wellness and prevention, as well as the effects of stress and inflammation on heart health. She is the founder and President of SRSHeart, a personalized lifestyle management program using anatomy, physiology, functional data, genetics and metabolism, along with technology to reach ultimate cardiovascular health. She has been the Director of Women’s Cardiovascular Prevention, Health and Wellness at Mt. Sinai Heart in New York City, after being the Director of Women’s Heart Health at Northwell Lenox Hill. She is the author of Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum’s Heart Book: Every Woman’s Guide to a Heart Healthy Life, teaching all women how to lead the healthiest lives by living from the heart and Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally, with the editors of Prevention. She has been awarded a New York Times Super Doctor, a Castle and Connolly Top Doctor for Cardiovascular Disease, and New York Magazine’s prestigious Best Doctors in the New York edition. Dr. Steinbaum is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. She is a National Spokesperson for the Go Red for Women campaign and chairperson of the Go Red for Women in New York City. She is on the New York City Board of the American Heart Association. She has recently been named to the Scientific Advisory Board of the Women’s Heart Alliance.

In this episode, Dr Michael Breus, the sleep doctor, solves the mystery of a good night’s sleep!  When you don’t have a restful night, it can have an effect on your mood, health, family and even your job.  It is an exciting time for sleep research and sleep medicine—literally every month we learn something new that can affect you and how you sleep. Dr Breus’s mission is to teach everyone how to sleep better and the latest information on sleep disorders, including how they’re diagnosed and the treatment options available. Michael J. Breus, Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist and both a Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and a Fellow of The American Academy of Sleep Medicine. He is one of only 168 psychologists in the world to have passed the Sleep Medical Speciality board without going to Medical School. Dr. Breus was recently named the Top Sleep Specialist in California by Reader’s Digest, and one of the 10 most influential people in sleep. Dr. Breus is on the clinical advisory board of The Dr. Oz Show and on the show (39 times). Dr. Breus is the author of The Power of When, (September 2016) a #1 at Amazon for Time Management and Happiness, #28 overall) a bio-hacking guide book proving that there is a perfect time to do everything, based on your genetic biological chronotype. Dr. Breus gives the reader the exact perfect time to have sex, run, a mile, eat a cheeseburger, ask your boss for a raise and much more. His second book The Sleep Doctor’s Diet Plan: Lose Weight Through Better Sleep (Rodale Books; May 2011),  discusses the science and relationship between quality sleep and metabolism.  His first book, GOOD NIGHT: The Sleep Doctor’s 4-WeekProgram to Better Sleep and Better Health (Dutton/Penguin), an Amazon Top 100 Best Seller, is a do-it-yourself guide to better sleep.