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Why We Need This Patient-Reviewed Fertility Site
In their quest to conceive a child, husband and wife team Jake and Deborah Anderson-Bialis spent years struggling to find a fertility specialist who met their needs, and ended up cycling through multiple doctors before finding the right one, a process that they describe as "total, and utter, hell." In an effort to help others facing the same challenges, the San Francisco-based couple has created a new service that uses crowdsourcing to help patients find fertility clinics and doctors. Launching today, FertilityIQ allows users to read detailed reviews of fertility doctors and clinics all over the country, in hopes of making the stressful and expensive process of treating infertility just a little bit easier.
The CDC reports that just over 12 percent of American women between the ages of 15 and 44 have had trouble getting pregnant of carrying a baby to term, and almost 12 percent of women in that age bracket have received fertility services of some kind, ranging from simple advice to artificial insemination. But although fertility is the basis of a huge industry, Jake and Deborah Anderson-Bialis (pictured below) complain that there aren't reliable ways for patients to get meaningful information about specialists and clinics, or to find out if a particular doctor's skills are suited to their specific fertility challenges. That lack of information can lead to incredible stress, not to mention wasted time and money. The average cost of fertility treatment for couples is $5338, but a service like IVF goes for more than $19,000.
In an August article for Business Insider, Jake opened up about his and his wife's years-long struggle to find the right fertility specialist, recounting how their first doctor made a crucial mistake that cost them $20 thousand and "3 months of agony." A visit to a specialist at a second clinic landed Deborah in the emergency room. "After that experience, we were really motivated to make the system better and more transparent, so that future patients wouldn't have the issues that we had," Deborah told Refinery 29.
Enter FertilityIQ. The website features assessments from patients about 70 percent of U.S. fertility doctors, hailing from 90 percent of U.S. fertility clinics, according to a press release. In order to provide reliable, non-biased information, FertilityIQ verifies reviews from patients, and refuses to accept advertising or funds from clinics, doctors, or pharmaceutical companies. Currently aimed at people trying to conceive and women interested in freezing their eggs, FertilityIQ allows patients to rate doctors according to characteristics like response time, how often they saw the doctor during appointments, and whether they were treated like "a number" or "a human." They can also rate clinics for features like the quality of the nursing staff, the ease of scheduling, and the competency of the billing department.
One significant aspect of FertilityIQ is that reviewers record information about themselves, the services they received, and their own diagnosis, so that patients with a specific fertility problem can find doctors who are experienced in treating that problem. This type of reviewing isn't a perfect system — after all, one patient's personal experience might not be reflective of a doctor's success rate as a whole — but this model at least offers people struggling with fertility a glimpse into how clinics and doctors operate before they commit themselves — and their money — to services that might not be right for them.
Right now, FertilityIQ is available for free. The company founders plan to eventually charge a fee for the service, but they assured Fast Company that it will be a "drop in the bucket" compared to the total costs of fertility treatments. You check out the service for yourself at the FertilityIQ website.
Images courtesy of FertilityIQ.


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We take a journey through our dysfunctional civilized culture via music. Join us for an hour of reflection, music and a special message from our theme song artist AfriZen.
Nature Bats Last – 03.31.15
This week's show is hosted by Pauline Schneider. She provides updates about Guy's health and near-term speaking tours. She includes a long interview with Carolyn Baker.
Nature Bats Last – 03.24.15
Tonight's edition features a conversation between Guy and Mike. We use a few clips from the "Edge of Extinction" series as fodder for discussion.
Nature Bats Last – 03.10.15
This episode NBL discusses rising sea levels, idealism and off grid homesteading with guests Ted and Maggie Silk from Tournesol Farms in Mule Creek, New Mexico. Download this episode (right click and save)
Nature Bats Last – 03.03.15
Tonight's edition of Nature Bats Last on the Progressive Radio Network features a conversation between Guy, who is on the road, and two of his hosts: Pauline Panagiotou Schneider organized the current tour, and Frank Xavier Coughlin organized and hosted a workshop in New York City. Download this episode (right click and save)

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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post7627989600794749795..comments2020-10-21T03:28:40.181-04:00Comments on Following The Thread: Weekend Review: Love At First SitchMelwykhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post-88109270954934140242019-01-10T14:54:10.126-05:002019-01-10T14:54:10.126-05:00I really like the Sewing Bee since I do like seein...I really like the Sewing Bee since I do like seeing people learn things and help each other in a relatively non-competitive setting - can't stand the bitchiness of Project Runway for example. I will be glad to see it back! Tilly wasn't one of my favourite competitors but am glad that the Sewing Bee did give the competitors some recognition as they've moved on to other things in the sewing world. Melwykhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post-58996986292159228072019-01-10T14:51:55.462-05:002019-01-10T14:51:55.462-05:00Hi Sara - the patterns run from size 1-8 in her in...Hi Sara - the patterns run from size 1-8 in her in house sizing. This is equivalent to a 30 - 44 bust. You can see images of the patterns included in the book and a sizing chart at her website for more info.Melwykhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post-56216330155830579762019-01-10T14:48:17.765-05:002019-01-10T14:48:17.765-05:00Perhaps you should! :)Perhaps you should! :)Melwykhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post-45646036235886171502019-01-07T02:39:20.126-05:002019-01-07T02:39:20.126-05:00Sewing Bee is coming back this year! Personally, ...Sewing Bee is coming back this year! Personally, I always watch it but more to shout at the screen in vast irritation than to be wowed by the skills shown [few and far between]. I'm one of the folk from 'Get off my internet' when it comes to Tilly, she makes me twitch and I don't like her style or projected public personality [see, I'm allowing that she might be something different in private lol]. I can see why absolute beginners and baby sewers might go for it though. I'll stick to Vogue and Style Arc!DementedFairyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post-74356151176460356242019-01-07T00:35:43.786-05:002019-01-07T00:35:43.786-05:00Hi Melanie. What size range are the patterns? For ...Hi Melanie. What size range are the patterns? For a gift for an aspiring sewer I wouldn't want their enthusiasm to be dampened before they begin! I did find this once when gifting a Japanese pattern book.

I also love British sewing bee. Couldn't believe when they decided to stop it. Sarahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454299534973486652.post-72342384572362526092019-01-06T19:58:32.032-05:002019-01-06T19:58:32.032-05:00I should get this book! I should get this book! Anonymoushttps://email@example.com


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Wisbech hairdresser Max Davies works the runways at London Fashion Week
PUBLISHED: 13:20 02 October 2017
A Wisbech hairdresser spent the weekend working the runways at London Fashion Week.
Max Davies, a style director at Top to Toe salon in Hill Street, worked on nine micro shows over two days with the R+Co Creative Council led by lead educator Natasha Briggs.
Three key trends developed during the event that included:
Natasha Briggs, lead educator, said: "The R+Co Creative Council is a new initiative that allows new talent the opportunity to experience another side of the craft.
"It was a pleasure working with Max and his work spoke for itself. Hair was created to fit each show, which were attended by many well known faces and digital media influencers."
A spokesman for Top to Toe salon said: "It was a great achievement for him and, after a weekend of non-stop fashion, Max returned to the salon ensuring that his clientele are all looking the part too."
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Vienna, the undisputed capital of culture. Overflowing with history, art, and music, the city is full of galleries and museums to discover. So sit back, relax, and read on to find out how to make the most of your time in Vienna.
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As the great Elf (in the form of Will Ferrell) once said ''the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear'', so what better way to get you all in the Christmas mood than to share an Xmas playlist. With a host of classic tunes, and a sprinkling of new hits, it's time to crack open the mulled wine and hit play on our page_refresh Christmas Cheer playlist!


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Game of Blogs : Story Weavers – Part 19
Now that Cryus vblog had gone viral in Facebook and twitter and trending across the nation with news channel flashing his vblog all across the breaking news section and tara also covering it in the news.Jennifer had done her job and disappeared following her destiny.Shekhar was all set for operation R to go live and resume the hostages from the hotel and little did he know that Aryan who is his neighbor who was an introvert would have himself linked with the terrorist attacks.
Shekar had all his men on station to be ready to storm into the hotel and flush those B******S out of the hotel without any casualty.
The terrorists were getting restless and decides to create some chaos and started to shoot in air to frighten the police and the hostage alike.Shekar thinking that the terrorists had attacked the hostages. He ordered to flush out the terrorists and the sniper got into action and shot down 2 terrorists in the room and Shekar took charge and entered into the hotel with his army contingent.
Meanwhile inside the hotel,the hostages were scared and scattered in this chaos.Cyrus took this as an opportunity and started vblog this episode of exchange of bullets between the NSG and the terrorists.Shekar was still having a look for any new update on the vblog as he entered the rear side of the hotels.he notices a shadow just past by and Shekar and his team had their gins trained on the shadow which just flashed by.
Aryan was among the hostage and still had that wicked grin amongst all this tension ,just then one bullet hits Kareem on his right shoulder and he yells in writhing pain.Before he realizes what happens, Cyrus tries to capture this on his phone and battery dies.
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This property is in a fantastic position close to some of the best beaches of the north, the nearest being Playa de Muro, which is a long, white sandy paradise with crystal clear waters that are perfect for all the family to have fun. If you fancy a trip out to eat or shop, you have lots of choice, from the quieter more traditional town of Muro to upbeat Can Picafort and the lively Port of Alcudia.
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Distances: Beach: 2.8 km, Supermarket: 2.7 km, town centre Can Picafort: 3 km, Alcudia yacht club: 9.5 km, Alcanada golf club: 12.5 km, Airport: 55 km.
Muro & Playa de Muro.- Travelling round the Bay of Alcudia in an Easterly direction we arrive at the idyllic Playa de Muro, the middle section of the white sandy 8.5km beach which runs along the bay of Alcudia. Once an independent village, it now borders Puerto Alcudia and Ca'n Picafort which conveniently allows for the benefits of both to be utilised whilst being based in a more exclusive and quieter area. With ample shops and restaurants close by, it is not necessary to venture to far from the beach to find low key entertainment. Part of the beach is protected and these areas are especially peaceful; all this section of the coastline lends itself to an array of water sports, from swimming to beach volley, windsurfing and diving. Venturing inland, the S'Albufera Nature Reserve spans some 1600 hectares and is one of the area's biggest attractions. Consisting mainly of wetland, marsh and dunes, it is a haven for birdwatchers, walkers and nature enthusiasts. This relaxed gem of a location offers some exceptional coastal homes, many in beachfront locations. The nice old town of Muro is situated only 9km inland from the beach.
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Review DJJ forms by office or by subject. Forms are available for download in multiple file formats.
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Browse online health tips and resources by topic in the Health Initiatives section.
The Civil Citation Dashboard contains data on Florida's use of Civil Citation as an alternative to arrest for 1st time misdemeanants.
The Juvenile Justice System Improvement Project (JJSIP) is a national initiative to reform the juvenile justice system by translating "what works" into everyday practice and policy.
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Secretary Daly's Weekly Letter
Last week was a productive and busy time for DJJ staff, our providers, and our stakeholders, as we continued our work in bettering the lives of Florida's children and families. I hope you will take a moment to read the stories about the accomplishments of our agency staff, our colleagues, and the youth in our care.
As a reminder, don't forget that I am always looking for opportunities to showcase the work you all do – on and off the clock – to enrich our communities. I know there is even more going on than what I report here, so I would like to encourage each of you to keep the weekly letter in mind and remember to share your good news. It's easy – email email@example.com or call (850) 921–5900 by Thursday at noon.
Christina K. Daly
It is my great pleasure to recognize Juvenile Probation Officer Supervisor (JPOS) Jillian Lewandowski as our DJJ Statewide Employee of the Month!
JPOS Lewandowski received not one but two nominations from the juvenile probation officers that she supervises in Circuit 7. Whether it is a colleague or supervisor, those that work closely with JPOS Lewandowski describe her as an incredibly intelligent and capable employee. She is a well-respected supervisor, always helpful to her staff, and encourages a positive atmosphere at the office. Above all, she works tirelessly to promote the mission of our agency and is dedicated to improving the services provided to the youth and families in the community. I would like to thank JPOS Lewandowski for her strong work ethic and for showcasing the very best of who we are as a Department. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition!
We look forward to highlighting our next Employee of the Month in the near future. Our agency and I would like to remind everyone to please keep sending your nominations for the DJJ Employee of the Month Award. You can do so by clicking here.
Palm Beach RJDC recently got together with Sequel TSI staff from the Palm Beach Youth Academy (PBYA) and the detention center education and mental health departments to host a Halloween party for the youth. The youth at the facility decorated their mod doors and corners as a team project in an effort to promote and build teamwork among one another and to provide the opportunity for the youth at the program to just be kids.
The mod doors were judged by the mental health staff, Sequel staff, and detention staff with Palm Beach Superintendent Saintil serving as the final judge. The winning mod received a pizza party for their efforts. But, as a surprise for everyone's efforts, a pizza party was awarded to all youth hosted by Sequel and friends of the community. While celebrating and enjoying the pizza party, Palm Beach also celebrated all youth birthdays for September and October.
This wonderful party could not have happened without the very dedicated staff at the detention center, Sequel and the PBYA staff, the juvenile justice advisory board (JJAB) members, mental health department staff, the Palm Beach school district staff, and the Palm Beach probation staff who came out to support the party. This party was a true collaborative effort and I would like to thank each and every one of you for coming together to provide a fun day for the youth at the detention center.
The Florida Juvenile Justice Foundation (FJJF) teamed up with Amazon Smile last year to provide a convenient and philanthropic way for you to support FJJF every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop through AmazonSmile at http://smile.amazon.com, you'll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate 5% of the purchase price to FJJF. Tens of millions of products on AmazonSmile are eligible for donations.
Simply go to smile.amazon.com anytime you want to make a purchase on Amazon and search "Florida Juvenile Justice Foundation" in the search box as your charity. The proceeds from your purchase will come to FJJF and benefit our children who are in need. Add a bookmark to smile.amazon.com to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile. It's convenient, charitable and the perfect way to shop for the upcoming holidays. Thank you for supporting an important cause and making a difference in the lives of our youth!
On October 18, staff participated in the Circuit 11 Faith Network 2016 Community Engagement Faith Symposium at the New Jerusalem Primitive Baptist Church in Miami-Dade. Delinquency Prevention Specialist Marie Boswell along with Assistant Chief Probation Officer Concheita Gillum, JPOS Nancy Romero, JPOS Lana Wilcox, JPOS Joann Law, and Secretary Specialist Cheryl Minter were in attendance for the event.
During the Symposium, Minister George Ellis with the Statewide Faith Network in conjunction with DJJ faith partners, community organizations, and community leaders provided updates on initiatives implemented in Miami-Dade to address juvenile delinquency and on "Engaging Our Children through Faith."
DJJ and the Faith Network also recognized faith partners and community leaders for their outstanding service to youth and families under DJJ care and services to those at risk of entering into the juvenile justice system.
DJJ staff, Lana Wilcox and Cheryl Minter, were recognized for their diligent work performed in implementing the Success Through Empowerment Program (STEP). STEP is a program that targets at-risk youth. The goal is not only to work with juvenile offenders but also to prevent youth from entering the juvenile justice system. The program presents information to youth that will empower them and assist them with making positive decisions.
After almost two years of changing locations and then remodeling their current building, the PACE Center for Girls in Pasco County held an Open House and Ribbon Cutting for their location on October 12th in New Port Richey.
PACE girls and staff were on hand to explain their program and provide tours. The Pasco community is very supportive of their PACE Center with more than 80 community members in attendance for this open house!
State Advisory Group Member and President and CEO of the Florida Network or Youth and Family Services Stacy Gromatski attended the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) 2016 Conference on Children, Youth and Families October 4-6 in Orange County, CA. This year's theme was "Creating Solutions." Attendees were able to learn from and speak with NCCD research and program staff, as well as child welfare, juvenile justice, and adult protection workers, administrators, and advocates from around the country.
Dr. William C. Bell, President and CEO of Casey Family Programs, delivered the opening keynote address. The conference was a must-attend event for those looking to improve practices in these fields and create system change. The conference offered innovative workshop sessions in six tracks, as well as three engaging pre-conference sessions.
Last week, Human Trafficking Director, Bethany Gilot, had the opportunity to travel to New York City with a delegation from Florida to meet with anti-human trafficking stakeholders in the city. On Thursday, Bethany met with judges and attorneys that oversee the various Human Trafficking Intervention Courts (HTIC) in the area. Each borough has their own HTIC which serve as a specialty court that works with potential victims of human trafficking who have been arrested to offer them services in lieu of penalties. Thursday's meetings also included presentations from the Center for Court Innovation which works to ensure that courts adopt a trauma-informed approach and GEMS, a service provider serving commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) victims. On Friday, the team met with another service provider and a firm that is working on issues related to Backpage.com, a website commonly used in the exploitation of minors.
At each meeting we had the opportunity to share about the great work Florida is doing as well. Everyone learned a great deal and we look forward to finding ways to incorporate strengths learned from the trip into Florida's anti-trafficking initiatives.
The Florida Delegation included: Bethany Gilot, Kim Grabert (DCF), Tomas Lares (Florida Abolitionist and Greater Orlando HT Task Force), Charles Scherer (DCF), Judge Maria Sampedro-Iglesias (Circuit 11), Judge Wilfredo Martinez (Circuit 9) and Mr. and Mrs. Corzine (UCF).
During the month of October, the Bureau of Monitoring and Quality Improvement (MQI) held Certified Peer Reviewer Training sessions in Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, and Tallahassee. The Certified Peer Reviewer Training is a two-day event which provides an in-depth review of the MQI process, including an overview of all MQI standards, rating definitions, debriefing process, and the basics of writing an annual compliance report. Participants will receive elective credit hours in SkillPro for attending and passing the Certified Peer Reviewer Training.
All training sessions were taught by the Bureau's regional monitors and regional monitoring supervisors. In total, there were 51 participants from across the state, including contracted provider staff and Department program area staff. Certified Peer Reviewer Training is available twice a year for all Department staff and contracted provider staff who are interested in learning more about the MQI process and assisting the Bureau of Monitoring and Quality Improvement when conducting on-site annual compliance reviews. If you are interested in becoming a certified peer reviewer, please ensure you have taken the Department's Motivational Interviewing training as it is a pre-requisite for the Certified Peer Reviewer Training. The next Certified Peer Reviewer Training session will be held in Spring 2017.
The Volusia RJDC also recently hosted a Red Ribbon Week event by having a poster contest for the youth in the facility. Red Ribbon Week was designed to keep kids drug-free throughout the school year. Each of the posters were judged by a panel of experts and the winners received ribbons and had their posters displayed in the facility (pictured below, far left).
At the end of October, the facility transformed into its own little neighborhood on Halloween, which gave those youths who received Student of the Week honors a chance to do their version of trick or treating. The youth wore masks which were made with the help of their Very Special Arts classes and carried treat bags that were also decorated in art class. They made stops for treats at master control, maintenance, medical, mental health, education, transportation and administration. Everyone involved really enjoyed this activity (pictured below right).
I am pleased to share the following letter of appreciation that was sent from Lee County Sheriff's Deputy Tricia Aponte in regards to JJDO Patrick Thomas from the Southwest RJDC.
I am always very proud and appreciative when stakeholders and partners in the community share their kind words about one of our team members. Thank you Deputy Aponte for taking the time to share this and an even bigger thank you to JJDO Thomas for going above and beyond in your duties!
The St. Lucie RJDC held their annual harvest party on October 27 and invited those youths who had no incidents over the last ten days to attend. The youth did a ghoulish job of designing pumpkins for the party where they enjoyed seasonal games, movies, music and treats. Youth and staff also got into the spirit of Halloween by dressing up or painting their faces. The youth were treated to pizza, wings, and soft drinks following the party.
Joe Graham and Paul Britten from the Office of Detention Services held Youth Movement and Crisis Intervention Training last week at both the Pasco and Pinellas RJDCs.
This training serves to reiterate to all officers the importance of preventing issues from occurring by being diligent in their supervision, as well as focusing efforts on preventing youth from exhibiting behaviors that place themselves or others at risk. By identifying and interrupting inappropriate behaviors youth will be afforded the opportunity to develop better coping skills.
Employees from the Office of Detention Services attended the Healing Neen Conference in Orlando. Heeling Neen is an organization that was founded by Tonier Cain with a mission to provide services to trauma survivors and to provide trauma informed services for those organizations, including DJJ, who help people work through trauma. The conference provided wonderful opportunities to learn and network with individuals from a number of different states.
The Palm Beach RJDC has been blessed to have a wonderful chaplain and wonderful friends in the community. Recently, Ms. Mary Pia Kastrenakes and the staff from the Fidelity National Title Group donated a beautiful charcoal grill, charcoal, and all of the grilling utensils. The grill will be used for all of the level three youth at the facility as a part of the behavioral management system.
Thank you Fidelity National Title Group for the generous donation!!
DJJ's Registered Dietitian Vanessa LeMire challenged the kitchens at each of the detention facilities across the state to come up with unique Halloween meal themes for the youth to enjoy on Halloween. The kitchens responded and came up with some pretty creative menu items including Mummy Dogs (from Pasco RJDC), eyeball pasta (from Pinellas RJDC) and spooky cookies (from Southwest RJDC).
Congratulations to the newest juvenile justice detention officers (JDOs) at Broward College and Hillsborough Community College who graduated October 25th and October 28th. The detention officers will supervise youth in detention centers as they wait for an appearance before the court or placement in a juvenile residential treatment facility. Thanks to Central Region Director for Detention Services Frank Gargett and Superintendent Johnathan Hackley, Broward Regional Detention Center, for delivering the graduation addresses at the JDO graduations. Kudos to Learning Consultant Denise Cannon and Learning Consultant Kiva Hagans for training the officers in these positions of critical responsibility. The graduates will work in the regional juvenile detention centers (RJDC) listed next to their names.
Broward College Graduates
Front Row (Left to right): Tya Denefield – Bay RJDC, Gaove Abdon – Escambia RJDC, Krystal Parden – Escambia RJDC, Contrilla Chambers – Bay RJDC
Second Row: Troy Berry Sr. – Okaloosa RJDC, David Mack – Bay RJDC, De'Anthony Tuner – Leon RJDC, John Jones – Escambia RJDC, Carissa Davis – Leon RJDC
Third Row: Ciara Dotson – Volusia RJDC, Michael Banks II – Escambia RJDC, LaTrena Whitehurst – Escambia RJDC, Brooke Boyd – Okaloosa RJDC, Alexander Ryberg – Escambia RJDC
Hillsborough Community College Graduates
Ground: Kevin Brown - Manatee RJDC, Nicholas Herd - Hillsborough RJDC
Front Row (Left to right): Taj Dorsey - Pinellas RJDC, Charles Newton - Manatee RJDC, Dominique Williams - Hillsborough RJDC, Everton Stephenson - Manatee RJDC, Charles Edwards - Hillsborough RJDC, Dominic Yacca - Manatee RJDC
Back Row: Dean Swart - Manatee RJDC, Justin Morency - Pinellas RJDC, Joshua Quinones - Pinellas RJDC, Stephen Corey - Hillsborough RJDC, George Damas - Manatee RJDC, Jamar Pigott - Pinellas RJDC, Jared Hamilton- Pinellas RJDC
Congratulations to the newest juvenile justice detention officers (JDOs) at Valencia College, Florida Public Safety Institute and Collier Regional Detention Center who graduated November 4th. The detention officers will supervise youth in detention centers as they wait for an appearance before the court or placement in a juvenile residential treatment facility. Thanks to Operations and Program Manager Monica Gray, Central Region detention services, and Director Jeff Wenhold, North Region detention services and Acting Chief Vincent Vurro, South Region detention services, for delivering the graduation addresses at the JDO graduations. Kudos to Learning Consultant Bernard Smith and Senior Learning Consultant Duane Pace, Adjunct Instructor Sarah Bechtel and Learning Consultant Manager Andrea Minnis for training the officers in these positions of critical responsibility. The graduates will work in the regional juvenile detention centers (RJDC) listed next to their names.
Valencia College Graduates
Standing Row (Left to right): Roy Howie -Brevard RJDC, Neyurka Davis – Orange RJDC, Marcus Jefferson – Orange RJDC, Rivera Tillman - Orange RJDC, Joshua Carson - Seminole, Ronald Gomez – Orange RJDC, Luis Cano – Orange RJDC, Estanislao Perez - Seminole, Juan Claudio – Orange RJDC
Kneeling Row: Jean Delia – Orange RJDC, Jacqueline Mims – Orange RJDC, Oritsegbubemi Ndze-Williams – Orange RJDC, Mark Thomas – Orange RJDC
FPSI Graduates
Front Row (Left to right): Frantzdy Florrisant – St. Lucie RJDC, Kristine McIrvin – Escambia RJDC, Goodson Francois – St. Lucie RJDC, Cicely Charles – Marion RJDC, Gabrielle Sims – Escambia RJDC
Middle Row: Rashod Byers – Duval RJDC, Terrance Hills – Volusia RJDC, Bobby White – Escambia RJDC, Rachel Hunt – Okaloosa RJDC, Cana Oliver – Alachua RJDC, Geordany Joseph – Leon RJDC
Back Row: Demetrius Pigford – Leon RJDC, Beniques Petithome – St. Lucie RJDC, Anders Caratozzolo – Alachua RJDC, Sherryiyan Carswell – Volusia RJDC, Wayne Porter – St. Lucie, Danielle Hayes – Escambia RJDC
Collier RJDC Graduates
Front Row (Left to right): V. Buitrago – SW FL RJDC, T. Legros – Collier RJDC, R. Perez-Harnarain – Collier RJDC, R. Sainval – Collier RJDC, N. Rivera – Collier RJDC, D. Miller – Collier RJDC, P. Outten – SW FL RJDC, A. Minnis – Learning Consultant Manager
Back Row: R. Tobias – SW FL RJDC, L. Williams – Collier RJDC, M. Teal – SW FL RJDC, T. Marshall – Collier RJDC, T. Christopher – SW FL RJDC, G. Wallace – SW FL RJDC, E. Kelly – SW FL RJDC
Probation Update
Please help me welcome Lut Clarcq as the new Assistant Chief Probation Officer for Circuit 20, serving Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee counties. Lut brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to this position. She started with the Department of Juvenile Justice in 2002 and while working in the Office of Probation and Community Intervention she has held positions as juvenile probation officer, a senior JPO, and a supervisor. Lut came to the United States on her 21st birthday and began transitioning in the westernized world and acquired her U.S. citizenship in 2005. Lut has earned her bachelor's degree in Political Science and her master's degree in Criminal Justice.
On October 27, probationary youth Branden Dale and Johnathan Rodriguez from the Eckerd Project Bridge Program attend the Youth for Christ Mentor Day. They enjoyed a healthy breakfast with their mentors followed by a game of basketball. The mentors helped the two young men recognize and choose healthy environments for spiritual, mental and physical development by cultivating positive relationships.
On October 28th, Eckerd Kids Project Bridge hosted a Halloween event for youth in Brevard County. Youth enjoyed music, desserts and pizza. At the same time, youth, staff and mentor Pittershawn Palmer took part in a community service event designing birthday cards to provide to the Foundation for Foster Children. Each month the Foundation mails out handmade birthday cards to children in foster care within Central Florida. Having a handmade card gives a personal touch that can bring a smile to a child's face.
Circuit 7 probation staff set up an information booth during the Ancient City Kids Day on October 20 in St. Augustine. This day of free family fun was organized by EPIC, a mental health counseling and substance abuse treatment facility, as well as other non-profit organizations.
Our probation officers were onboard to entertain and hand out education material and of course candy to the youth. With the city facing so many challenges with flooding and widespread power outages due to Hurricane Matthew, this free event helped to lift spirits and provide families with healthy and necessary distractions. The event featured games, crafts, arts, live entertainment, and nonprofit resources. There where police cars, fire trucks, helicopters, and marine rescue boats all on showcase.
I am pleased to share the following success story of Mark Jimenez who was under the care of Circuit 20 JPO Krista Cochran. Mark recently completed and graduated from a voluntary residential treatment program in Fort Myers. Mark worked incredibly hard to overcome addiction which was evident in his willingness to complete the voluntary treatment program after 10.5 months. Cochran said, "As JPOs we want to see kids make changes quickly yet forget that change takes time with juveniles. They need that consistent support and encouragement from those around them when making changes and sometimes we as JPOs are the only consistent person in that child's life. However, that was not the case for Mark. He has a very strong support system of family and myself, his JPO. Mark's success and journey with DJJ and SalusCare has reminded me not only as a JPO, but as a person, to have patience."
Before the graduation ceremony, Mark wrote JPO Cochran the following short essay.
What I have learned from the program and some changes I have made:
I will start with what I have learned; a lot. And, I changed for the better. I have learned a new way of living then using drugs and alcohol. I have learned how to cope with my anger a lot and how to think before I act. I have gained so much insight about who I want to be in life. I would never see myself having the opportunities I have now. I am able to see my family, laugh and enjoy seeing them. Honestly, this program has shown me how to love my life and be aware of my surroundings.
I have made a lot of changes by opening up with my family. Also, I have found how much I was hurting myself and my family. I have now started to ask for help and not just act shy. Two things I have learned that really made me get my act together is when a wise man once told me the two most important things I will never forget; "A closed mouth will never get fed" and that if you continue to be hard headed, you're going to end up in places you don't want to be. Learning these things has made me change not only my physical self, but also my mindset.
Probation staff from Circuit 7 participated in the 12th Annual Health and Human Services Summit on October 28 at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach. This event included various training opportunities which were presented by 80 different service providers. They shared information regarding the existence of and how to access the many services available to our youth, families and the community as a whole.
I am pleased to share the following letter that was sent to the Circuit 5 probation team in Marion County from the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform in Washington, D.C. The letter thanks the team for their implementation of the Crossover Youth Practice Model. It reads:
On behalf of CJJR,
I want to say the team in Marion Co. is nothing short of amazing. Your commitment to doing the model and doing it right for the sake of young people in your community is to be commended. I can't wait to hear how Day One went. I am sure there will be wrinkles along the way but am confident in your team's ability to iron them out. Kudos on Day One of Implementation.
Circuit 13 Reform Specialist Sandra Pinkney answered questions related to DJJ reform efforts during a community forum meeting at the Rock Church of God by Faith in Tampa on October 27. The meeting was hosted by the Northeast Community Civic Association and their President Joe Barnum, who is a retired detention superintendent and former juvenile probation officer.
The forum was requested by Eckerd Kids for faith-based help for families in that area. The panel consisted of Jennifer Kuhn (Department of Children and Families), Jennifer Hock (Hillsborough County Sheriff Office CPI Division), Jody Grutza (Eckerd Kids), Tabitha Lambert (Guardian Ad Litem), and Kelley Parris (Children's Board).
Probation staff in Circuit 15 would like to thank the St. Patrick's Catholic Church of Palm Beach Gardens for their generous donation towards a 60" television and over $600 worth of undergarments for the juvenile assessment center in West Palm Beach. The youth that have been taken into custody by law enforcement and brought to the juvenile assessment center for screening and processing will be given an opportunity to watch educational programs that will be geared towards reducing juvenile delinquency and provide vital information on the judicial process while they are waiting to be assessed. This donation will assist with reducing youth stress while also providing clean clothing when necessary that is theirs to keep.
CPO Jill Wells and Reform Specialist Melinda Wesley-Nelson from Circuit 9 served as panelists during a town hall meeting at the Frontline Outreach Family and Youth Center on October 27. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss crime, violence, guns and safety in the community and solutions to address these issues. Additional panelists included Orlando Police Chief John Mina, Orlando Fire Chief Roderick Williams, Orange County Corrections Chief Cornita Riley, Public Defender Robert Wesley, and Captain McMullen from the Orange County Sheriff's Office. The meeting was sponsored by Commissioner Samuel B. Ings, City of Orlando District 6, and Paulette Edwards, Executive Director of Frontline Outreach Family and Youth Center.
Education and linkage to resources are key ingredients for a successful youth in transition programming. Twin Oaks Juvenile Development's HP Computers-In-Transition program, delivered through the Project Connect transition program, has facilitated the donation of over 50 computers over the past 3 years to deserving youth who have demonstrated both the need for the computer and responsibility in maintaining it properly and safeguarding it.
Recently in Circuit 4, youth DB was awarded an HP laptop for doing just that. DB attends all GED Prep classes at Florida State College at Jacksonville and is scheduled to take the GED in all areas in December. He has used the laptop to complete academic assignments, conduct job searches, conduct employability skills training, and receive online tutoring at home. DB gained employment as a ticket scanner at EverBank Stadium, home of the Jacksonville Jaguars, while participating in Project Connect and uses the laptop to sign up for events that he can work, submit his timecard and receive important email's from his supervisor. The laptop has greatly enhanced youth DB's success as it has given him freedom in both his academic and employment choices. Congratulations to youth DB, his Circuit 4 Lead Transition Specialist, Robin Lane-Jenkins (pictured) and all other past HP Computers-In-Transition awardees!
Meet Rex.
He's the newest canine resident of the Hillsborough Girls Academy (HGA), a secure program for girls, ages 13 to 21, which is operated by G4S Youth Services, LLC. Rex is a nine-month-old Standard Poodle puppy that arrived at the program on a Friday in mid-October. According to Facility Administrator Robbin Berry, Rex is one of the trainees from Kids and Canines, which will provide training staff to work with HGA so that Rex will have a successful transition into the HGA setting and a successful stay.
Three girls at the program applied for "employment" and were accepted as Kids and Canines trainers. They will have the responsibility of Rex's care and training. In addition to completing an application, the students must meet and maintain the minimum requirements of the Kids and Canines program—as well as passing a risk assessment—in order to work with Rex. The application to be a puppy trainer looks the same as a standard job application and asks the same questions. Additionally, the girls must maintain a "C" or above in all school subjects and maintain pro-social behaviors while in the HGA program. In order to be accepted initially, the applicant had to have 30 days of pro-social behaviors and four positive treatment team meetings prior to being interviewed for the job. Rex has a rigorous daily schedule to which each girl must adhere. While they are in school, he stays in the administration office. When they get out of classes, Rex and his puppy trainers go to work learning what he needs to know.
Kids and Canines works with youth, teaching them how to train assistance dogs. The bond between the student and the dog helps the youth succeed and then the dog goes on to have a productive working life, providing independence to individuals with disabilities. Kids and Canines provides trained assistance dogs to people with disabilities and children with autism throughout central Florida. The dogs also change the lives of the students, who learn to care for, groom, and train the dogs.
All costs associated with Rex and his care are covered by Kids and Canines. For the first week, two trainers from Kids and Canines were onsite daily for a week to help the girls learn how to take care of Rex and how to train him for service. Afterward, the trainers return onsite two or three times a week to teach the girls how to train Rex for his future responsibilities. In addition to learning basic obedience commands, before he graduates Rex will learn more than 60 commands to perform tasks that are specific to the needs of his future partner. Some of those commands are:
The residents of Duval Academy, a non-secure program for boys, ages 14 to 18, which is operated by Sequel TSI of Florida, LLC, prepared last week for a Halloween party. The residents each made their own masks and posters to decorate the facility. Even the staff members got into it. Shown below is Jessica Dowdell wearing her mask. Shown right in the blue shirt is Mr. King, making his mask alongside the residents.
As part of its community collaboration and restorative justice efforts, Palm Beach Youth Academy (PBYA)—a secure program for males, ages 15 to 21, which is operated by Sequel TSI of Florida, LLC—partnered with the Palm Beach Children's Hospital to celebrate Halloween with the hospital's patients.
Residents of PBYA designed and created custom-made Dr. Seuss bookmarks for the Dr. Seuss-themed Halloween Parade Party sponsored by the hospital for its patients. Additionally, the PBYA staff passed out stuffed animals to the patients who participated in the event. Shown here in a blue shirt and a Dr. Seuss Cat-in-the-Hat hat is PBYA Community Liaison Peggy Laguerre.
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Concerns about missing evidence spread to another Harris County constable's office
Harris County DA warns prosecutors, attorneys of issues in property room
The Harris County District Attorney's office informed prosecutors and defense attorneys Thursday that evidence problems have emerged in the property room of yet another law enforcement agency - Constable Precinct 7, which serves southern Harris County.
Jeff McShan, spokesman for the district attorney's office, said Harris County auditors notified DA Devon Anderson on Thursday afternoon that there appeared to be evidence missing from Precinct 7 and that Anderson immediately sent emails to her prosecutors and defense attorneys telling them if they had upcoming cases to double check evidence involving that department.
The announcement sent by the DA's office came only a month after a similar email alert prompted the dismissal of 100 criminal cases related to a massive destruction of thousands of pieces of evidence by an employee of Constable Precinct 4, which serves northern Harris County. That employee was fired, and the Precinct 4 evidence snafu matter remains the subject of an external audit and an ongoing criminal probe.
Precinct 7 Constable May Walker on Thursday defended her office and denied that any evidence was missing.
"I don't know why she (Anderson) sent that out," Walker said.
She said county auditors visited her department and found her evidence room in "disarray" June 29. Walker said that her department was initially unable to locate several pieces of evidence the auditors requested them to find as part of that initial visit. But she blamed the confusion on the recent retirement of an officer who had for years served as the property room's custodian. Walker said she asked auditors to give her department time to review the room and inventory items and requested them to return.
Walker said she subsequently assigned three other officers to reorganize the property room and enter evidence into a law enforcement tracking software supplied by the county known as FileOnQ.
"We straightened it out to where you could go on at FileOnQ and ask for anything at random," she said.
Walker said the auditors have not returned to complete their audit or provided her with a report.
The county auditor was not immediately available for comment Thursday.
JoAnne Musick, a former president of the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association, expressed dismay at receiving yet another DA's notice that could impact pending or closed criminal cases and the lives of many local residents.
"At least the DA acknowledged the issue and provided notice," Musick said. "But what does this say about our smaller law enforcement agencies? There is no oversight. No accountability. Certainly our district attorney has not been working with them on evidence preservation. And they are not using best practices to catalog and store evidence."
St. John Barned-Smith contributed to this report.


text: MTV, Seventeen, E! Plan Original Shows for Musical.ly 5:00 AM PDT 6/15/2017 by Natalie Jarvey FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Courtesy of Musical.ly The video-sharing app has signed deals with Hearst Magazines Digital Media, NBCUniversal and Viacom. Original shows are coming to Musical.ly. The video-sharing app popular with teens is the latest tech company to jump into the programming business through deals with NBCUniversal, Viacom and Hearst Magazines Digital Media. Between them, the three media companies are producing five original shortform shows that are beginning to roll out on Musical.ly on Thursday. More shows from these partners and others are expected to launch in the future. These partners, says Musical.ly director of business development Kevin Ferguson, "represent a great diversity of content" that will be attractive to Musical.ly young audiences. Hearst's digital division is launching two shows under its Seventeen brand. The first, Fashion to DIY, offers tips on how to create runway looks at home, and the second, Seventeen and the City, showcases hidden hot spots around New York. Another show focused on beauty tips and tutorials will become available in the coming weeks. NBCU's first show for Musical.ly comes via its E! network. Called Crush, it explores social media stars' celebrity crushes. Projects from NBC Entertainment and Telemundo are also in the works. Viacom, meanwhile, is producing partially animated series Greatest Story Ever for Musical.ly and is bringing a digital version of MTV's Nick Cannon-hosted Wild N' Out to the platform. "NBCUniversal's partnership with Musical.ly is part of our continued commitment to produce premium mobile content, tailored to a specific platform," said Ron Lamprecht, executive vp business development at NBCU Digital Enterprises, in a statement. "We look forward to working with Musical.ly to develop new ad formats and experiences designed for their highly engaged user base." Three-year-old Musical.ly has grown to more than 200 million by making it easy for them to create catchy videos often set to music that play on loop. The app has even birthed some of its own stars — including Jacob Sartorius and Ariel Martin, known as Baby Ariel — much in the way that YouTube and Vine did. As its user base as grown, brands have flocked to the platform. MTV announced plans to cast an episode of its My Super Sweet 16 reboot on Musical.ly in April. The company has been exploring the idea of adding original programming from some for some time. "There have been quite a number of media companies reaching out to us who want to be part of this launch," says Musical.ly president of North America Alex Hofmann. He explains that the company opted to work with brands with which it already has an established relationship. The four-minute videos will have their own home within the Musical.ly app. They will also feature an interactive component, encouraging Musical.ly users — known as "musers" — to respond with videos of their own by using the hashtags associated with each show. Ferguson says the shows will be released weekly with the goal of creating a predictable schedule. "We will learn a lot from this initial launch experience," he adds, noting that they will use their findings to determine "what the right content quantity and frequency will be." Musical.ly, which has raised more than $100 million in venture capital and is valued at around $500 million, is one of a number of tech companies pushing into original programming. YouTube began funding TV-length programs and features for its Red subscription platform in 2015; Twitter has started to assemble a roster of live programs; and Snapchat has been working with media partners such as NBCU, ABC and A+E for shows that stream on its Discover platform. Facebook, meanwhile, is starting to assemble a slate of original shows, including going into production on competition series Last State Standing and negotiating a deal to revive Loosely Exactly Nicole. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Natalie Jarvey firstname.lastname@example.com NatJarv


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The White House was overrun with T-Rex dinosaurs as protestors marched to show their displeasure with President Trump's proposed budget cuts to national service programs. Approximately 100 prehistoric creatures wobbled across the Capitol lawn a few weeks ago.
The dinosaurs were quite a sight as they wanted to let the country know that the proposed cuts to programs like Americorps is a bad idea. Protesters pointed out that the group was in Texas assisting with Hurricane Harvey relief so they are truly needed to provide aid and assistance to various parts of the country.
The T-Rex protesters went on to say that if President Trump's budget is passed, there will be no help from national service programs in times of natural disaster. The proposed budget indicates national service programs and other volunteer groups should receive their funding from the private sector. Congress will have the final say on whether or not the budget cuts will pass.
The protesters are hoping Congress will see their side of the issue and reject President Trump's proposed budget.
In the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, it is obvious that national service programs have been able to provide help and assistance to those in need in flood ravaged areas. With the extensive damage experienced in the states affected by the hurricanes, volunteers are a welcome relief to those that need help putting the pieces of their lives back together.
The T-Rex march on the Capitol may have been comical to watch, but the protesters had serious intentions behind their protest. Sometimes you have to do something unusual to draw attention to your cause. Marching dinosaurs definitely fit the bill. Hopefully, Congress will make the right decision and vote to keep funding national service programs.
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Join us as New York Times bestselling author Ann Louise Gittleman joins us to discuss her new book, Radical Metabolism. This book is truly a health recovery book that addresses how to support your basic metabolism and your health. Many of us have a slowed metabolism and aren't feeling our best, and Ann Louise Gittleman will show us why our metabolism has slowed and what we can do about it.
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DAR: Welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition. I'm Darlene Kvist, certified nutrition specialist. , I've been practicing the science of nutrition, well sometimes I call it the art of nutrition, for like 35 years and I have to admit that I'm still learning how we can use nutrition to feel better and improve our health. We have a wonderful, exciting show planned for you today because we have the great pleasure of having New York Times bestselling author, Ann Louise Gittleman joining us by phone. , I know our long time listeners love to listen to Ann Louise as she talks nutrition. They tell me that every time out there working with people. Also joining us this morning, you just heard her voice, licensed nutritionist, Marcie. Marcie not only has a wealth of knowledge, but she's going to help me keep this program on task today. So, Marcie, do a formal introduction of Ann Louise, please.
MARCIE: Well, it would be my pleasure, Dar. So many of our listeners know that Dar and Louise have known each other, and I would even say they've been friends for about 30 years. Dar thinks of Ann Louise as a her amazing mentor. For those of you who have not yet had the privilege of listening to Ann Louise speak on our show Dishing Up Nutrition, you may be wondering, well, who is Ann Louise Gittleman. Well, let me tell you, because first of all, she's a New York Times bestselling author of over 30 nutrition books. Her first book was Beyond Pritikin. That was published over 30 years ago and it stressed the importance of eating natural, non-processed fats, which is still such a great message that we are still trying to get through to people today. Ann Louise has always been well ahead of her time, blazing trails in the field of nutrition to help people understand how nutrition can help each of us feel better. And really can. And she has that kind of passion for nutrition, just like Dar. That's why they're such good friends.
DAR: So, Ann Louise has written a new book called Radical Metabolism and, this book is so much more than just a weight loss book. It's truly a health recovery book that shows you how to support your basic metabolism and your health. Ann Louise understands and addresses the fact that many of us have a slowed down metabolism and honestly not feeling as well as we used to. And she has some radical new information about why our metabolism has slowed and what we can do about it. That's the fun part. So, good morning Ann Louise. We love having you on our show. It's great to have you join us again.
ANN LOUISE: Well, good morning ladies, and it's wonderful to Dish Up Nutrition with some of my favorite nutritionists.
DAR: I know we've got listeners out there just tuned in, ready to listen to you. So would you start a discussion by the role that fats have in maintaining our metabolism. The next question I'd like you to kind of look at it is how fats affect the cell membrane. And people don't really know this at all. So, let's talk about radical rule number one that's in your book and talking about metabolism.
ANN LOUISE: Yes. Well, that radical rule number one lady's is revamp your fats. And that's because I was out to bust the myth that fat makes us fat because you see your body was actually made to run on fat, not sugar, and that is quite radical in this day and time.
DAR: It's still radical.
ANN LOUISE: It is radical, but when you think about it, your brain is about 80 percent fat and so many of our tissues and cell membrane structures are composed of fat, so in order to feed those cell membranes, you need the right kinds of fat to help reverse hormone resistance, insulin resistance, thyroid issues, as well as hormonal issues, and so there's so much to be said about the right kind of fat. Not only will the right kind of fat reduce chronic inflammation and weight gain, but it can also supercharge your metabolism. This particular bat that I write about, which is none other than the good Omega-6's.
MARCIE: Finally, someone's bringing this to everyone.
DAR: So yeah. Ann Louise, just expound on that a little bit more about what is an Omega-6. And I know we've got listeners out there that have said, oh no, I'm not supposed to be eating Omega-6. I'm only supposed to be eating Omega-3's. Let's just go ahead and talk about all that if you're up to it this morning.
ANN LOUISE: Well, yes indeed. I think we've been fed some big fat lies and one of them is that you only need the good Omega-3's and not the Omega-6's and other essential fatty acid and that's because so many Omega-6's are damaged and those are not good for you.
DAR: What does that mean when you say you've been damaged?
ANN LOUISE: They've been overheated number one. They're loaded with chemicals like hexane number two. They're full of GMOs number three and those are the most prevalent commercial oils that are out in the market these days. And those would be your corn oil, your soybean oil and most sunflower seed oils.
DAR: Almost all the food that's out in the marketplace these days.
ANN LOUISE: But that's not the full picture and that's why I needed to write the book because you can actually supercharge your metabolism with Omega-3's and it is the Omega that is necessary to repair the cell membrane. It's what comprises membrane medicine, which is a new term that I'd like everybody to remember. Membrane medicine. And so when you think of the Omega-6's, what I'm thinking of is hemp seed oil, which is now all over the country, the highest in Omega-6's. Very good for your skin so that when you lose the weight on radical metabolism, your skin won't sag, it won't bag, it won't drag. You'll have taut, toned and tight skin. So that is very important because when so many people lose weight, their skin starts to do a downward cycle and we don't want that to happen. We want people to look as good on the outside is they're going to feel on the inside.
DAR: So, what other kinds of oils besides hemp oil, I mean, where do you get some of these wonderful fats that people should be eating?
ANN LOUISE: You get them from nuts. Walnuts are higher in Omega-6 than Omega-3. We don't know that. That's been misrepresented in nutritional science. So almost all of your nuts, the hemp seed oil, as I mentioned, some of your ghee, grass fed butter is another source. Sesame oil, which has a very high smoke point. Toasted sesame oil is totally delicious and even an oil called Siberian pine nut oil can absolutely repair and regenerate your entire digestive track from your mouth to the other end. It's absolutely magical. It's a little pricey, but I have to tell you that just taking one teaspoon three times a day before meals will repair a damaged esophagus, an eroded GI tract, problems with ulcers and gerd. It's very healing for the mucosal membranes and that's because it has an essential fatty acid that's similar to the Omega-6's that we're talking about. So there's a lot to be said for Omega-6. Not all Omega-6's are created equal and that's what I write about in radical rule number one.
MARCIE: That's awesome. We have to take our first break and so we'll be right back with you. You are listening to Dishing Up Nutrition this morning. Our very special guest nutritionist and bestselling author and Louise Gittleman is sharing her findings about how to support a healthy metabolism from her soon to be released book, Radical Metabolism.
DAR: Well, welcome back to Dishing Up Nutrition. We want to get back with our guest, Ann Louise Gittleman because she has such a wealth of information.
MARCIE: Yes we do. When we left for break, we were talking about that pine nut oil that you said is so wonderful for gut health. You want to expound on that? Just a bit more for us so people can understand it.
ANN LOUISE: And it tastes absolutely delicious and just a little bit goes a long way. We've seen individuals that have healed all kinds of esophageal irritation, problems with Gerd, regurgitation, GI distress, leaky gut syndrome, you name it. This seems to be a panacea for many problems that we have not yet had a resolution for. So I'm delighted to talk about that. And one of the reasons that it's so healing is that the pinolenic acid it contains is similar to the gamma linolenic acid, which is the key essential fatty acid in the Omega-6's. So it's a winner. We use that in some of our recipes, but more importantly, it's a therapy for anything in the Gi tract that may be ailing you.
DAR: Probably at least half of our clients, if not more like 75 or 80 percent of our clients have intestinal issues. Heartburn. All those things that you just mentioned. And um, yeah,
ANN LOUISE: So this is a biggie and it's very overlooked and it's a good Omega-6. So there are lots of those Omega-6's out there. Hemp seed oil is outstanding as well, and that's particularly good for promoting brown fat, which is the kind of that we want that keeps us thin. And it's also good for that skin. The sagging, bagging, and dragging. It really tightens and tones the skin. And that's such a biggie. One of the things that we noticed during our Beta group testing of radical metabolism that everyone got compliments within one week on their complexion.
DAR: Wow. That's, that's a motivator. It's interesting what motivates people to change their nutrition, isn't it? So, where should we go with our discussion this morning? I think we should talk a little bit more about the balance of Omega-3's and Omega-6's and maybe get rid of some of the myths that's out there.
ANN LOUISE: Yeah, well, what I found in the research, which is why this book is called Radical Metabolism, is that there is a real misconception. The conception is that all Omega-3's are anti-inflammatory and all Omega-6's are pro-inflammatory and that's not correct. There are Omega-6's that are indeed pro inflammatory, like the ones that are overheated, overexposed to air and chemicals, and we spoke about those earlier. That's your corn oil, your soybean oil, maybe your sunflower seed oil that are used in commercial foods, but if those oils are unheated and unaltered, cold pressed, then they're very anti-inflammatory, so we bring back the anti-inflammatory Omega-6's which comprise the cell membrane structure and that strengthens the cell membrane, so it's protected against assaults from bacteria, virus, chemicals, and parasites, so it's essential for cellular health.
DAR: So talk a little bit more about that cell membrane because I had a discussion yesterday a little bit with some people and I suddenly realized that they don't really understand what we're talking about when we talk about that cell membrane and what makes up that cell membrane, and you do such a great job of talking about that.
ANN LOUISE: Well, it's pretty simple Dar and we don't talk about it, but you begin to become healthy on a cellular level. It goes right down to the cell, quite honestly. And the cell is composed of fats. The structure is fats and if it's not composed of the right fats, it becomes very rigid. You want it to become very smooth and very versatile, so to speak, and that's where Omega-6 comes into play. And with a very strong, versatile, easily bendable, so to speak, cell membrane, you're then allowed to get the right nutrients in and toxins out. So, the basic message here for membrane medicine is that Omega-6's are not all created equal and our cell membranes, they actually prefer the Omega-6's over the Omega-3's. They practically use Omega 6 almost exclusively.
DAR: One of the things that you taught me many, many years ago is that if people have inflammation in their lungs, like asthma or other things like that, that it is actually the activated Omega-6's that helps with that inflammation.
ANN LOUISE: Yeah, because it's so anti-inflammatory and that's where those pre-formed Omega-6's that are on the market are so helpful. That's where your evening primrose oil, your borage oil, your black currant seed oil come in handy, but now we have other sources of Omega-6's in the food supply. So you can integrate them right into the diet in the salad dressing or the drizzle, so to speak. That's where your hemp seed oil and your sesame oil for cooking, even your ghee come in handy.
DAR: Another thing that I guess a lot of clients would wonder. Okay. Where does coconut oil fit into this mixture?
ANN LOUISE: Yeah, well coconut oil is a healthy oil, quite frankly. There's been some talk these days with somebody that came out with the concept that coconut oil is pure poison, which is purely ridiculous.
DAR: Thank you.
ANN LOUISE: Quite frankly, it has a place. It's a very stable oil for cooking. So, because of that stability, it really holds it value through high heat. So that's very important. And it's also an anti-inflammatory substance. It's very good to protect against fungus and bacteria and parasites. Very good to be used topically as well as internally, but it does not include, and this is the key here, which is why I talk about radical fats in my book and revamping your fats. It's not a source of essential fatty acids, so exclusively it will not provide the building blocks and critical healing materials you need for your gut, your brain, your joints, your heart, your nails, your skin, your hair.
DAR: Those are Omega-6's and even more of the activated Omega-6's like you just talked about. Let's go over those, what I call activated Omega-6's. Let's go over those again a little bit more so people can really understand what we're talking about.
ANN LOUISE: Well they're pre-formed and you can get them in a pill so that if you don't take any of these oils that I suggest in the book and you can't find hemp seed oil for whatever reason or don't like sesame seed oil or aren't going to cook with ghee, then you can use a pre-formed Omega-6 which comes as a botanical in a soft gel. So that's where your evening primrose oil comes in handy. Very good for hormonal health. Black currant seed oil is good for the health of your joints. Or even borage oil, which is specifically good to be used topically for the skin. And these come very easily available in this day and age. I've written about them for decades. The only theme which is consistent in all of my books is the good fats and I've talked about Omega-6's before anybody else mentioned them because there was such misconception about their therapeutic value, but they are considered a source also of linoleic acid, which is very deficient in the American diet. Years ago in the 60's, linoleic acid was considered a vitamin. We called it vitamin F.
DAR: I love listening to you, but I know we have to go on break.
DAR: Welcome back to Dishing Up Nutrition. Last week we talked about the importance of good fats for brain health and eye health. This week we're talking about good fats that support metabolism, so again, last week we shared information about an essential fatty acid called DHA and that's the main fat we have in our brain. This week we're sharing information about the essential fatty acid called GLA, which supports metabolism. So that's kind of what we want to get into is how do we use these essential fats to support our metabolism? Because that's what people want to know. How do I help my metabolism?
ANN LOUISE: Well, you can maximize it by using a couple of things. You use hemp seed oil in your salad dressings. You use sesame seed oil. These are all sources of the Omega-6's. You can use sesame oil when you're doing stir fries or a little ghee with high heat cooking. As a matter of fact, the higher the heat, the better the ghee because it does not deteriorate under a lot of heat. And then you take a look at GLA and we consider it a rockstar when it comes to losing weight. So if you decided to do nothing else but just to add some GLA to your diet, you might be able to lose five pounds without lifting a finger and that's because it enhances a particular kind of fat, which I mentioned previously and I talk about in the book called Brown fat, which is considered the latest obesity cure. So Brown fat is loaded with these Mitochondria, these little cellular engines that help to burn off energy when you have the right kind of fat. Fat acts as the catalyst to burn more energy or calories. So it's really quite simple. Without the GLA or the right fats in the diet, we become fatter. And even with all the Omega-3's, people are still becoming fat. When we do blood testing, we see that the most efficient Omega is Omega-6. So that's where your GLA and evening primrose oil comes into play. Your borage, your black currant seed oil and using Omega-6's in the ratio of four to one in favor of Omega-6 to Omega-3.
DAR: So, Ann Louise, you would take four GLAs and one Omega-3's if you're doing it in a soft gel. Is that right?
ANN LOUISE: Well, that's basically what you would do because you need that much more of the Omega-6 for the cellular membrane. The membrane medicine we spoke about for the mitochondria, for the Brown fat. Yes, indeed. That's what you would do and you consider that the basic ruling ratio in your diet as well.
DAR: Perfect. That gives people a great way to get your metabolism going.
ANN LOUISE: And we all need to do that in this day and age because there's so many environmental assaults that are getting at us every single day slowing us down.
DAR: I mean just all the information that's been out about RoundUp tells us something. Yes, we do need that protection. Our cells need that protection. Definitely.
MARCIE: That's right. So that's such good information about those essential fatty acids. I think a lot of people are probably thinking, "What the heck? I didn't know about any of this. All we ever talk about is the Omega-3's." So thank you, Ann Louise. So I think we should move on to radical rule number two, which is restoring your gallbladder. Now this really fascinates me. I think so many people are led to believe that they don't even need their gallbladder.
ANN LOUISE: That's so wrong. There are cases where there's an issue that it's a life and death issue with the gallbladder, but before it gets to that stage, there's so much you can do. As a matter of fact, I called the gallbladder and the promotion of bile or bile support, the new thyroid cure. So that's a big weight loss discovery. The thyroid cure is actually your gallbladder, believe it or not. And so when you ask how does your gallbladder relate to metabolism? Well, it's because of the secretion of bile and bile is a very important liquid which is actually stored in the gallbladder. It is actually promoted by the liver and it breaks down fat. It carries away toxins. It's an important detox mechanisms, but when it comes to the connection between the thyroid and the gallbladder, what we've learned is that individuals that have a slowdown in bio promotion or production, like those without a gallbladder or a sluggish metabolism, those individuals with reduced bile flow are seven times more likely to suffer from hypothyroidism. That's quite something. So if you get your gallbladder out, watch out because your metabolism will do a downward turn very quickly.
DAR: First of all, let's look at keeping your gallbladder because we know we need to keep that if we can. So, talk to people about what we can do to create more bile, good bile for us and how do we keep our gallbladder?
ANN LOUISE: We've got to make bile sexy again. Bile is where it's at.
DAR:So how do we make it sexy?
ANN LOUISE: The problem is that when bile become sludgy, conformed stones that can be very painful, can clog up the gallbladder, and then you're in for gallbladder surgery, which believe it or not, is the most frequently performed abdominal surgery in the country today. And that's why we're seeing such a rise in weight gain because people that have their gallbladder removed and nobody has written about this, but I did in radical metabolism, which is why it's so important for women particularly who are more susceptible to this. If they're women that are over 40 and they're overweight and they're overtired and thinking of getting their gallbladders out or already have a missing gallbladder, they have to get the book. So basically what we talk about in the book is the importance of eliminating certain foods which can be very pro inflammatory, particularly to the gallbladder. We talk about the elevation of blood sugar in terms of making sludgy bile. And we talk about getting rid of the bad fats in processed foods and sugar, which also can clog up the bile and give you remedies to break up the stones. And that's what's so important. That's what I give you. The supplements, the herbs, the tinctures, the bitters, it's all in the book.
DAR: The one that you just talked about on blood sugars, that increases sluggish bile,
ANN LOUISE: That's one of the things that can create sluggish bile and then there's another issue too that I think is important because as we age, everyday toxins will build it up in your body and they become trapped in the bile, so the fluid that should be very free flowing instead becomes very sludgy. And that happens, quite frankly, when we have excess estrogen, which is present in everything from contraceptives to food additives. That raises cholesterol levels in the bile, which makes the digestive fluid even more thicker and more prone to becoming congested. And then you've got the stress hormone cortisol which hinders bile production. So, the more stressed we are, sometimes the less bile we have in our body. So it's a configuration of a perfect storm. It's higher blood sugar levels, it's processed foods, it's more estrogens in the environment, and it's also the food additives out there. They can raise cholesterol, which makes our bile very thick and sludgy and prone to becoming congested.
DAR: So it is so much more than just weight loss. I mean, when you really look at the total picture that people need nutritional counseling for, it is so much more than just they want to lose weight.
ANN LOUISE: eah, because bile's impact on the thyroid is a real concern since up to 80 percent of women over 40 are suffering from insufficient or poor quality bile or have already had their poor gallbladders removed. So let's get clear though. Gallbladder is not a throwaway organ. It doesn't belong in the same club as the appendix.
DAR: So, let's connect the dots with thyroid and lack of bile. What happens to your thyroid? It stops functioning somehow when you don't have enough bile. So explain that to our listeners.
ANN LOUISE: It's such a weird connection. It's like this alliance which is so strange and something I stumbled upon, but noticed over the years with my clients, they got their gallbladders removed. They started getting much more overweight within two to three months. Bloated, overweight, and so the the basic thing that we learned from the research is that the right kind of dietary fats can supply the body with the raw materials that are needed to produce active thyroid hormones, and when that fat is not broken down and it's stored in the cells, instead of being broken down by the bile, then your thyroid doesn't get the building blocks that it needs. You see the right kind of fats have to increase and can increase the production of an enzyme that converts the T4 into the active T3 and T3 is the body's main thyroid hormone, which is very responsible for stoking up those metabolic fires and switching the body into a fat burning mode. So it's all about the fat is being broken down, which triggers a thyroid to then activate the right hormone. And that's the key that's been forgotten in all the research. I mean there have been studies in Finland and Harvard and even Hungary that have showed that connection. It's really a weight loss discovery, so again, I call the gallbladder the new thyroid cure, and if you start supplementing with the missing gallbladder salts or the bile salts or the bitters that you can use. You can use herbal bitters if you're a Vegan or vegetarian. Then you can approximate and you can duplicate what mother nature has so beautifully created.
DAR: Just think in terms of okay, so somebody is listening, and they say they've already had their gallbladder out. What's going on now in their system? So maybe when we come back from break you can explain that a little bit.
DAR: Welcome back to Dishing Up Nutrition. If you love nutrition even half as much as I do, I encourage you to pick up Ann Louise's new book, Radical Metabolism and it's going to be available in your favorite bookstore next Tuesday, August 28. Marcie said it's a must read and it's really filled with life changing information. I would also encourage you to share the podcast of today's show with everyone you know. Three quarters of the population is now struggling with a slow metabolism and other health challenges. Three quarters of the population. This book, Radical Metabolism, may contain the answer you're looking for to restore your health or maybe you could help a friend restore their health. Before we run out of time, I just want to personally thank Ann Louise for being a on our show today, Dishing Up Nutrition. It's always a pleasure to have you on our show. And there are about a million nutrition books on the market today. And I'm pretty sure I've read at least half of them. However, there isn't one book that I've read that compares to the insights and understanding in your book, Radical Metabolism. I started out in my career being so impressed with Beyond Pritikin. That was 30 years ago, but Radical Metabolism tops all of your nutrition books and tops all the other millions that are out there. I really think this is an amazing book. It has just such a wealth of information, things that other people don't even know and never have even thought about. So let's go back to the gallbladder because people don't talk about the gallbladder.
MARICE: So, I think when we left off, Dar had posed the question of if you don't have a gallbladder, how can you fix this? What can we do?
ANN LOUISE: Well, there are a couple of things and we talk about them in great detail in the book. However, what I'd like to say is that you need some sort of replacement. Just the way you have a thyroid replacement. If you have your thyroid out or if you've got issues with your hormones, you get hormone replacement therapy. There's kind of like gallbladder replacement therapy and you do that with certain bile salts, certain herbs that are very helpful. Certain bitters are helpful. The reduction of certain foods that are very pro inflammatory specifically to the bile or the missing bile, the bile ducts. You get all kinds of tips and tricks that you'll find in the book, especially the use of lemon in water in the morning. And what's important, however, to realize is that when you don't have a gallbladder, then you don't have the ability to have timed fat digestion because what the gallbladder does is it secretes bile. It releases the bile to digest fat, and if you don't have that at the right time and it's constantly dripping from your liver into your gut, then you're not going to have proper digestion of fats and those fats don't become metabolized, they become stored on your body rather than broken down in the cells. So that's where the bile salts come in handy. Again, the herbs come in handy. Lemon and water comes in handy. A lot of the herbal drinks that we talk about and supplements that I created for those that want to have the whole realm of lipoatrophic or fat-digesting nutrients.
MARCIE: That's great. What are some of the bile-producing foods that people could to eat for some that just don't want to do any of the bitters.
ANN LOUISE: Well, you have bitter foods. That's the beauty. Grapefruit is a bitter. Coffee is a bitter. The foods that they're already eating can be used just in a different timely fashion, so that's very healthy. Lemon is very healthy. Ginger is very good for that. Thyme is very good for that. There are a ton of foods. Bitter greens, the arugula, the watercress, chocolate. A lot of different foods have bile- producing qualities.
DAR: So, one other thing is there's such a misconception about when you have acid reflux or heartburn that you've got too much acid, so will you talk a little bit more about that because that's another concern that so many of our clients have.
ANN LOUISE: Well, it's a concern because without the proper hydrochloric acid, without the proper secretion of acid in your stomach, you don't trigger the gallbladder to release bile. So that's a biggie. Most of the time it's really a signal of low Hcl, which happens when you're under stress or don't have the nutrients that are the precursors for Hcl. Deficiency of iodine, of salts of zinc. But then there's also a mechanical or structural issue that has to be resolved and that is a hiatal hernia. I find that many people that have acid reflux actually have a raised tummy and that's when the stomach kind of rises in the system and it affects your breathing. It affects your digestion and all of that. Those acids become splashed into the esophagus. And that creates that kind of burn. So you've got to get that dealt with in a structural or mechanical fashion from a physical therapist, a good chiropractor or a massage therapist. So it's twofold. It's not just food, it's posture, it's being in an accident, it's being at your computer too much. There's all kinds of physiological mechanisms that take place. So it isn't just too much acid. That's nonsense.
DAR: Well then when they usually go in and then they're put on some type of an antacid.
ANN LOUISE: Yeah. Which affects the absorption of protein, of calcium, of iron. That's not the answer. It can make you much more susceptible to certain kinds of bacterial problems, certain kinds of pneumonia for example. So you have to get to the real source, the underlying source and that's what the book is all about. It's really looking in places that nobody has looked at to find the underlying root cause of many of our conditions that are at the forefront today.
DAR: I agree. So, Marcie, do you have any other questions for Ann Louise this morning?
MARCIE: Well, I was just kind of thinking about back to the bile and the toxic bile that we were speaking about. What if people are like, "Well I eat really good or I feel like I'm eating the Weight & Wellness way. And I feel like I still have this bile or sluggish gallbladder. Can they still be dealing with stuff like that or have toxic bile?
ANN LOIUSE: Yes.
DAR: And so that might be coming from, like Marcie said, like if somebody comes in and they've been eating really, what we would consider healthy, real food, but they're still having these problems, what's going on underneath all that do you think?
ANN LOUISE: They may be allergic to eggs.
MARCIE: Yeah. You noted a couple of those. So eggs, onions, and pork, right? The big three gallbladder problematic foods.
DAR: Interesting, isn't it? So, Ann Louise, do you have any kind of other parting thoughts or questions or things that you want to share this morning?
ANN LOUISE:I would invite all of your listeners to visit us at radicalmetabolism.com to get free gifts, to get a 30% coupon off for coffee and to join our special Facebook group where I can be with them, meet and greet them, and help them nutritionally with issues that they're dealing with that they may not have been able to resolve previously.
DAR: Well, this book is just a wealth of information. I've already read it twice getting ready for this show and I think as clients come in, I'll go back and reread it some more to get some other ideas and I think the whole idea of helping people look at foods and looking at bitters to assist their digestion and assist their metabolism. I mean you actually quoted something about Hashimoto's thyroid issues in there.
ANN LOUISE: Yes, there may be a connection with the bile, which is why Hashimoto's is the most common autoimmune illness in the country today. And I think there's a bile gallbladder connection, either sludgy bile, the removal of the gallbladder, or the inability of the bile to trigger the breakdown between T4 and T3.
DAR: And that's epidemic proportions and the whole issue is an epidemic proportion these days.
ANN LOUISE: Yeah. Nobody's looking at all these. The hip bone is connected to the thigh bone. You have to connect the dots. Nothing operates in its own vacuum.
DAR: Yep. And to get people to actually do some of these things takes a lot of education.
ANN LOUISE: It takes support, which is why we provide virtual support and people get that invitation particularly for this kind of program online at theradicalmetabolism.com. And I think it's important when the ideas are so new and kind of revolutionary and radical that there's a group. There's a group out there that will support you every step of the way. People have been there and done that. We have our Beta testers that are part of the group and they are more than willing to share their experiences with our four day intensive cleanse as part of the program, the 21 day program and how they've been able to monitor their thyroid and their gallbladder and lose weight and feel great in the process.
DAR: That's great. That's perfect because we always say, "If you know better, you do better."
ANN LOUISE: But it's support. And the reason people don't do well, Dar. And I know that you know this well, both Dar and Marcie, it's because of the lack of support. Support is the real reason people go off diets or lack thereof of support. So having the support of a virtual community, I think it's very important this day and age.
DAR: So again, we want to thank you for being on the show today. And Ann Louise, would you consider being on again in the future? Maybe in a month or so?
ANN LOUISE: Of course. It'd be my pleasure. I love you guys,
DAR: Because it's so good to get someone that is just as passionate about nutrition as we are. And I think our listeners also, because we have honestly, we have a lot of listeners.
ANN LOUISE: No, I know you do. You are held in such great esteem because of the great work that you're doing.
DAR: And so, we want to keep supplying better and more information all the time for our listeners.
MARCIE: Our goal at Nutritional Weight & Wellness is to help each and every person experienced better health through eating real food. It's a simple yet powerful message. Eating real food is life changing. Thanks for listening and have a great day and thank you Anna Louise. We love you.


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"This is new music as you always hoped it would be—exciting, beautiful, surprising, and full of a vivid sense of discovery."
Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony release an exhilarating album of composer Mason Bates's large-scale works for orchestra and electronica. Hear the first-ever recordings of his colossal Liquid Interface and the SFS-commissioned The B-Sides alongside Bates's supercharged work, Alternative Energy. One of the most creative and ingenious synthesists of our time, these works show Bates reimagining the dimensions of symphonic music by integrating jazz, techno, drum-n-bass, field recordings of a FermiLab particle collider—and more.
Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony's live concert recording of works by Bay Area composer Mason Bates was nominated for a 2017 Grammy® Award early December in the category of Best Orchestral Performance. MTT and the SFS have championed Bates' works for over a decade, evolving a partnership built on multi-year commissioning, performing, recording, and touring projects.
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