Breathe Better Sleep Better Live Better Podcast

Please join me on this special interview with Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, author of the bestselling book, From Fatigued to Fantastic. His new book, Fatigue & Fibromyalgia Solution—Made Easy!, is an easy to read, updated and distilled version of of earlier bestseller. Listen to his incredible personal story and how he overcame chronic fatigue syndrome, and how you can, too.

Dr. Brian Palmer is an internationally recognized expert on dental malocclusion, infant feeding habits, and its relation to obstructive sleep apnea. Topic: The Evolution of Malocclusion & Sleep Apnea Download mp3 Download PDF of slides (Part 2)

In this teleseminar, I interview Dr. A. Joseph Borelli, who is President and Medical director of MRI at Belfair, in Bluffton, SC. He is a leading expert in brain imaging and has an interest in brain imaging in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. He’s going to show some eye-opening radiologic images of your brain after repeated apneas.

In this teleseminar, I interview Dr. Karen Bonuck about her landmark research linking snoring in infants and higher risk for developmental delays later in life. If you have children, or thinking about having children, you must listen to this interview.

In this Expert Interview, I have a fascinating discussion with Nancy Rothstein, The Sleep Ambassador® and author of My Daddy Snores. Nancy serves as an Adjunct Faculty member at NYU where she developed and teaches an online course on Sleep Wellness through the School of Continuing and Professional Studies. She is also consulting with NYU to create University enterprise initiatives and educational outreach on Sleep Wellness, as well as on general Wellness. 

In this Expert Interview, I interview Dr. Barry Krakow about his work on PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), insomnia, and obstructive sleep apnea. These are the questions I asked: - How did you get involved with mental health patients who have sleep disorders? - How is insomnia and sleep apnea related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? - What’s the hard evidence that sleep-breathing disorders and insomnia go hand-in-hand? - Why do you use the term, complex insomnia to describe the co-existance of insomnia and sleep apnea? - Tell us about your paper that’s coming out in SLEEP on complex insomnia. - What comes first, insomnia or sleep apnea?

In this Expert Interview I’ve invited Dr. Ira Shapira, founder ofIHateCPAP.com. We’ll talk about the main reasons why people hate CPAP and what you can do about it. He’ll answer the following questions: • How did I HATE CPAP get its name? • How did you become involved in treating sleep apnea in the early 1980′s?  • How are Sleep Apnea and ADD and ADHD related? • What percentage of patients love their CPAP?    How can you predict who will love their CPAP? • Why do over 60% of patients reject CPAP when it is considered the Gold Standard? • Are oral appliances indicated for severe sleep apnea?  WEhat are the exceptions? • What are the most commonn complaints? • How are Sleep Apnea and TMJ disorders related? • What important medical information did the Shimshak studies on TMJ disorders show? • Why do oral appliances cause bite changes? • Why is sleep apnea frequently associated with postural problems? • Can CPAP cause permenant bite changes?  Oral Appliances?  What is the difference in the changes? • How is numbness and pain in the arm and fingers related to sleep apnea?

In this Expert Interview, Dr. Mike Mew gives us a discussion on “Breathing and the Modern Melting Face.” Dr. Mew and his father, Dr. John Mew, are pioneers in functional orthodontics. I’m confident you’ll find it a fascinating discussion.

In this Expert Interview with Dr. Carl Stepnowsky, we’ll be picking his brain on the tomes of research out there of CPAP adherence, or how you as the patient can better use and benefit from your CPAP machine. He’s an Assistant Adjunct Professor at UC San Diego, and has been extensively published in the medical literature. 

On this Expert Interview program, Dr. Derek Mahony, a world renowned orthodontist  from Australia, gives a special talk on: Nasal Airway, Snoring/OSA & Malocclusion in Children