Health Interrupted

Eden Dranger is a Los Angeles based comedian and writer. She wrote this bio and thinks its a bit weird that she’s referring to herself in third person, but she figures she can say flattering things about herself this way without sounding pretentious. She started her career acting when she was 13 and ended up in culinary school after college. She decided she liked eating food more than preparing it for people so she’s shared her cre...

Gina Lombardi is a celebrated personal trainer, media personality, inspirational speaker, author, TV show host and podcaster. With over 60,000 hours of one-on-one, personal coaching, including many high-profile celebrities and entertainment executives, and nearly 30 years of media coverage, Gina is one of the most sought-after wellness experts around the globe. She is known for her integrity, heart and unique ability to present the...

Laura Kaeppeler is a former Miss America and nationally known performer, inspirational speaker, proud Midwesterner and tireless advocate for at-risk youth.

In 2012, Laura became the 86th woman to be named Miss America and the second from the state of Wisconsin. In this role, Laura proudly traveled the nation as the Goodwill Ambassador for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, and worked with The United States Military and the USO.

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Travis was raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Kelly was raised in Fairfax, Virginia, and our family currently resides in Kensington, Maryland. College sweethearts who met in Abilene, Texas, our life together has taken us to Dallas, Raleigh, Fairfax, D.C., Nashville, and the Maryland suburbs of D.C.

We have been married over twenty years and have three children – Bennett (age 14), Jackson (age 11), and Reagan (age 9). Bennett has quadr...

It was in 1996 that the police burst into Bruce's home while he was sleeping and arrested and handcuffed him—all while his 10-year-old son was watching wide-eyed in terror.

Now, 25 years later, there are so many emotions tied to this fateful day. He still remembers the surprise, the fear, the anxiety, and the rage at being hauled off to jail for a crime he did not commit. He's thankfully now at peace with the tragedy of bei...

A working actor at the time, Tanya was 30 when ...

Jennifer Davidson, RN, IBCLC, is a pediatric nurse and lactation consultant at the progressive pediatric practice of Dr. Jay Gordon MD in Santa Monica, CA. After years of working with mothers and babies Jennifer recognized a consistent need to provide her clients with essential tools to enable them to trust their bodies, trust their babies, and trust themselves, especially during the early days of new motherhood.

The Milky Way: h...

It's safe to say that Bill Rasmussen changed the face of sports and the face of television. His brainstorm for a 24-hour cable sports television station, born out of adversity, has become the WORLDWIDE leader in sports. Originally called the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. He founded ESPN in the summer of 1978, and had his innovative brainstorm for an all-sports cable TV network within days of being fired by the N...

In the middle of his residency training, pediatrician Jay Gordon took an unusual step. Deciding that he needed greater knowledge about nutrition, vitamins, and alternative medicine in order to practice medicine the way he wanted to, Dr. Gordon took a Senior Fellowship in Pediatric Nutrition at Sloan-Kettering Institute in New York City. After his residency at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Dr. Gordon joined the teaching attend...

Kris Verburgh is a medical doctor specialized in aging and longevity. He is a researcher at the University of Brussels and faculty member at Singularity University Benelux where he teaches about the future of medicine and longevity. He is a partner at a $100 million investment fund that invests in new technologies to address aging. He wrote his first science book when he was 16 years old, and by age 28 he had written four science b...

Dr. Harjani is the director of the Medical Focus Program at Providence High School. He has 35 years’ experience as an instructor for health care careers and life-sciences. He teaches Introduction to Health Care, Genetics & Biotechnology, Ethics in Health Care, AP Biology, and Anatomy-Physiology, and is the moderator for the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Los Angeles Brain Bee, and Providence Pioneers AIDS Walk Los An...

Tana Amen, RN is a New York Times bestselling-author, health and fitness expert, Vice-President of Amen Clinics—the world’s leader in brain health, mentor, motivational speaker, and former neurosurgical ICU trauma nurse. By providing science-based guidance along with her authentic, no-holds-barred approach, Tana has won the hearts of millions with her simple, yet effective, strategies to help people win the fight for a strong mind,...

As a serial entrepreneur, brain tumor survivor, and the youngest winner of NYU Stern’s business plan competition, Chris Mirabile is known for beating the odds. Early success (and failure) shaped his business principles but also taught him the value of living well. Determined to crack the code to longevity, Chris became a self-proclaimed “citizen scientist,” experimenting with supplements, diet, and exercise - research that led hi...

After being born with a profound disability, Paul underwent critical surgeries, just hours after his birth. Throughout childhood and early adulthood, he lived with just ONE WORKING VENTRICAL, so basically half of his heart. This ma...

We are excited about this episode as a way to remind ourselves to take action every day to improve our health, even if it’s the simplest thing. Each of our guests gav...