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    Building Bridges in Children’s Health

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    ​Building Bridges in Children’s Health (https://bbch.community) is doing end-of-the-year fundraising campaign and has pledged to donate a fraction of BBCH membership fee proceeds to Pediatric Health Outcomes Initiative (PHOI), a prospective registry that will collect data from volunteers in pediatric practices for future studies with the goal to improve overall pediatric outcomes. 
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    ​BBCH complements the mission of PHOI by equipping parents with the knowledge of current science and law that will empower them in protecting their children's health.  If you join BBCH Community with a promo code PHOI-2018, BBCH will donate 50% ($50) of your membership fee to PHOI research.  This promotion is for new BBCH members and will end on Dec 31, 2018.
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    Moments with Marianne Interview

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    Tune in Monday, November 5th at 8pmET/5pm PT for Moments with Marianne radio show, with host Marianne Pestana and special guest Dr. Paul Thomas as we discuss his new #book The #Addiction Spectrum: A #Compassionate, Holistic Approach to #Recovery.
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    Now on iHeartRadio! Click here to Listen LIVE tonight http://tinyurl.com/iHeartRadioMwM OR download the Moments with Marianne show app on iTunes & Google Play!
    Dr. Paul Thomas, M.D., F.A.A.P., received his M.D. from Dartmouth Medical School. He is a board-certified fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and a diplomat of the American Board of Addiction Medicine. He taught residents and medical students from 1988 to 1993, and has practiced pediatrics for over 30 years. In 2008 he opened Integrative Pediatrics, where he currently serves over 13,000 patients, and in 2009 started his Fair Start clinic where he has helped over 500 patients with opiod addiction, in the Portland, Oregon, metro area.  www.drpaulapproved.com 
    ​For more show information visit:
    www.MomentswithMarianne.com
    #books #author #bookclub 
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    The Jefferson Exchange Interview - Why Your Brain Does What It Does On Drugs

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    Paul Thomas and Jennifer Margulis with Geoffrey Riley.
    They already teamed up on a book that took a middle road on the vaccine debate. 

    Now Dr. Paul Thomas and Ashland journalist Jennifer Margulis explore addiction in a new book, The Addiction Spectrum: A Compassionate, Holistic Approach to Recovery. 
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    The book explores the mechanisms of addiction and how they can be countered.  The pleasure the brain gets from addictive substances is immense, and for most people it does not work to "just say no." 
    The co-authors spend an hour in the studio helping us better understand the components of addiction and how they can be defeated. 
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    Podcast interview on the #Regen360 show

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    Addiction hits all of us.

    Whether it’s ourselves or a loved one, addiction is an epidemic.

    Some of us may not even be aware we are addicted, such as to screen time, which is growing on us all, and especially our kids with their phones and apps that give frequent dopamine hits.

    The stats on addiction are startling: it affects over 2 million people and kills 115 of them every single day. Paul Thomas, M.D. points out in his new book, The Addiction Spectrum, that drug overdose is now the leading cause of death for Americans under fifty. 

    Whether it’s opioids, for which addiction is skyrocketing, alcohol, gambling and now screen time, more than ever, we need effective strategies and a plan. The amount of misery, damage and pain is overwhelming and can break a family and lead to severe crises, if not suicide.
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    Sleep – How much should you get?

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    When I cover the keys to health, the keys to recovery from a chronic condition or the keys to preventing a chronic condition I generally focus on 7 things:
    1. Eat real food (produce, organic if you can, nothing processed or from factories)
    2. Get your nutrients (we all must supplement vitamin D and likely other nutrients)
    3. Reduce Stress (this might have to include turning off the news and your smart phone alerts)
    4. Get enough exercise
    5. Fix your biome (internal environmental diversity)
    6. Surround yourself with nurturing people who support your passions and healing
    7. Get enough SLEEP (Restorative good sleep!)
     
    So how much sleep is right for you? While this can certainly vary from person to person, and we need more during times of growth or stress, there are some guidelines.
     
    In my scan of important articles (something I do every day) I stumbled on three – all addressing the sleep issue based on studies presented yesterday at the European Society of Cardiology.
     
    The PESA study enrolled 3,974 healthy middle-aged adults and carefully tracked sleep quality and quantity. 
     
    Here is what they found:
    1. Those getting less than 6 hours a night had significantly more atherosclerosis than those who got seven to eight hours.
    2. Those with the most fragmented sleep were more likely to have atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries).
    3. Those with short or disrupted sleep were also more likely to have metabolic syndrome, (the combination of diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity).