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Speaker 1 (00:02):
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we are looking gorgeous out here. It is a beautiful
fall here in the Philadelphia area. And I say that
because it is freakishly warm, which I adore. I could
take another six months of this, but we got the
holidays coming up. We've got all kinds of fun stuff
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coming up. And one of the things I've been asked
about especially as all the kids and the grandkids are
getting back in school now the summer's out. I've been
asked a lot of times to do a show or
at least a few segments on side hustles. We have
got this unbelievable people are out there working like crazy,
and people like the fact that we are in an economy.
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You just have to be able to put your time
into it. So I've been asked a lot about side hustles,
and I'm being asked specifically for realistic, smart, proven easy
to ramp up side hustles that people can now sneak
into their day, into their evenings, into the late night
if they want to. People are hungry to really take
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full possession and control of their financial situation, and they're
smelling all the money available out there, and they want
to put their free time and kind of change it
in for a little bit of ju ching. And I
could not be more excited about that picular order. People
were sending me all kinds of stuff. I did some
checking on my own, and we've got a great list
of these various things that people are really leaning into.
Case side hustle's clearly a serious jam for people these days.
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We're hearing from more than one people in the millennial age,
people in people who are retirees, and they have brought
in easily five figures from just their side jam and
I'm loving that because that's a side hustle's anything people
with a side hustle.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
I'm getting the look.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
A side hustle is anything you do to make extra
money outside your full time job, and anyone, I'm telling you,
anyone can go out these days and make a few
extra hundred bucks a week on the side, which can
make a tremendous difference when it comes to pummeling those
credit card bills to a zero balance, when it comes
to skyrocketing that savings you want to do for say
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a down payment on a house, or you want to
buy a car with cash.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
You get the point.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
So the biggest ones I'm hearing about, and this is
pretty interesting, obviously, the standard bearers right now are things
like Uber and Lyft. I'm hearing some great pro and
con stories with this, but the vast majority it's pro.
No matter where you're living, chances are excellent there's going
to be a market for you to go in there
and start doing some ubering. So check out the website,
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think about the training, think about what they're asking for.
See if your day can accommodate that kind of thing,
and have some fun with it.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
Here's what I like.
Speaker 1 (03:26):
I like this side hustle mindset because we're talking about
things like walking dogs. We're talking about shoveling snow, making deliveries,
becoming some kind of a consultant, or babysitting or mowing lawns.
Here's where you can scale it up in this day
and age, where, for better or for worse, we've got
a twenty four hour work day.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
It seems sometimes I want.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
You to think about this side hustle in a means
in which you pick one that's scalable.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
What do I mean? Here's what I mean.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
You think about the people out there that are animal
lovers and they're going to match up with people who
have pets at home while they're working, and they're thinking
about being a dog walker. Well, that's great. Dog walking
can make you some money. What can make you a
lot more money launching a dog walking service in which
you are then subcontracting out people and you get your
bite of it, they get a little bit of pay,
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and everybody's a winner and you scale it into something
truly significant. If you're driving for Lift or for Uber,
think about launching some sort of a company of your
own in which you are managing the lift your Uber
people shoveling snow the same thing. Yes, you can go
out and shovel snow, you can get the blade for
your pickup, you can do whatever else. Think about if
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you were to employ or subcontract out all of these
various driveways and sidewalks and such, and you were the
one in charge of it, think about how you can
scale this kind of thing up making deliveries and I
for pros and cons regarding this, they're thinking more like
a a not like a FedEx or a UPS or
competing with them, but rather as a courier service. And
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interesting to me because again, yes, there is serious money
in getting a package from point A to point B
as quickly as possible, but there's only so much you
can do on your own. Now, if you were a courier, yeah,
you'd be bringing in some extra bucks. If you were
to team up with some competent, capable, well behaved people
and you become, you know, their subcontractor for this kind
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of thing, all the more money that you can make.
You can see where I'm going with this now. Personally, yeah,
my work is in radio, but honestly, one of my
producers at a pass station turned me onto the idea
of doing voiceover work, and I was thinking.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
You know what, it's a little slow.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
I have.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
You know, we have the show one day a week.
Maybe I look into it.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
I am here to tell you it has been profitable
beyond my wildest dreams, and it's something that I can do.
I bring up because this is important. I can do
that side hustle of voiceover work because I already have
a fully functional, sophisticated studio in my home. Studio at home,
so I can do this kind of work at three
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if I can't sleep, I can do it while the
kids are at school. I can do it in between interviews.
I already have everything set up for that. So if
you already have your home set up for you name it.
You've got the computer setup. You're great at doing resumes
for people, You're great at helping people interview, You're great
at helping people as some sort of a consultant type thing,
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and you already have the infrastructure set up to make
it happen for other people easily, like I didn't have
to purchase a home studio to start my voiceover work.
It was already here thanks to a profitable radio show.
Think about the kind of systems you already have set up.
Maybe it's for a daycare in which you can then
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hire extra people and take on extra kids. The biggest
side hustles that people are talking about proven easier to do.
I can't say easier, but profitable, and they already have
the infrastructure set up to do it. I am loving
all this. How much money can you make side hustling?
The people who got back to me are saying it's
relatively easy their words, not mine. To bring in at
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least an extra one to two grand per month side
hustling in just your first few months. Then if you
keep addy you're looking for opportunities to grow, you can
realistically some of these side hustles. I'm talking about the
resume writing, I'm talking about the daycare workers. I'm talking
about the lawn care in the summer and snowshoveling in
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the winter. They are making tens of thousands of dollars
a month in side hustle. Now, the best side hustles
here they're talking about, and this is something I have
to look into because more than one person mentioned this
running Facebook ads and digital marketing campaigns.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
All right.
Speaker 1 (07:41):
The person who sent me this has worked as an
SEO and digital marketing consultant for over ten years, all right,
so he knows what he's talking about. He says that
this has been by far his most successful side hustle.
As a digital marketing consultant. He specialized in running Google
ads Facebook ad campaigns, and he said, you used to
make ten thousand dollars a month running Facebook ads, and
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it's never been easier to do anywhere. So think about that,
look into it. Next step. I love how this is
all over the map. Concert and event ticket reselling. Okay,
side hustle revenue potential one hundred thousand or more. Think
about things like stub Hub. Look this stuff up. If
any of this is a like, hey, you know I
could get into that, start googling this. There are YouTube
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videos everywhere and stuff that I never would have even
thought of. You guys, more than one person is sending
me stuff. Get this domain reselling, investing in domains one
of the easiest side hustles. Who knew there's no other
place where you can get a one thousand percent plus
return on your money. And this guy buys and sells
them at a four hundred dollars plus profit regularly and
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has been doing so for over ten years, anywhere between
four hundred to three grand, says. One huge driver of
the price increases is, of course, say, the growth of WordPress,
and as buying websites has gotten easier, more people have
been able to shell out the big bucks. So when
it comes to domain reselling, this person's talking about how
they've made over six figures doing it.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
Unbelievable.
Speaker 1 (09:09):
This next one grabbed me because this is something of
tremendous interest to me, launching a profitable blog, because you
can actually make money blogging. A blog that this gentleman
does currently makes over ten grand per month on advertising
and affiliate revenue. All right, what are we all doing
wrong here? So if you want to dive deeper, google it,
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start looking at some YouTube videos on it. And this
is money that he has to do nothing to get readers.
Just read, they sometimes click and then sometimes they sign
up or try a service that no cost to them,
and apparently that's something that's growing out there. So if
you have a side hustle, something that you are passionate about.
You want to start blogging about it, Start googling the
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best and highest rated click per ads or you know,
pay per click ads out there, and make it happen.
People are talking about six figure plus salary re doing it.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
I love this.
Speaker 1 (10:01):
Next up, a website building and maintenance. A WordPress website
building and maintenance. Let me tell you something. WordPress is
very impressive to me. It's a way you can build
websites for people who aren't really comfortable building websites. And
if you have a flair for building websites, great design
that kind of thing. Think long and hard about going
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on a site like fiver and putting up your own
little banner about how you can build websites and you
will find the world will beat a path to your door.
Speaker 2 (10:30):
More after this not too steep, the best of all.
Speaker 1 (10:49):
Circumstances, and we are back with the Christin Agopian Show,
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and today we are talking with leading experts on vision issues,
something that should be near and dear to all of us,
on ways that we can educate ourselves on our eyehealth,
as well as amazing recent new developments in the fight
against glaucoma coming to us courtesy of Allergy and Pharmaceuticals
joining us via our Newsmaker line. From a very busy day,
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Doctor Smith, welcome.
Speaker 3 (11:34):
Well, thank you very much. Thanks for having me.
Speaker 1 (11:37):
It's our pleasure. Okay, So you are a glaucoma specialist
with Glaucoma Associates of Texas.
Speaker 2 (11:43):
You're doing some.
Speaker 1 (11:44):
Incredible work and amazingly, I was astonished to read this
stat Glaucoma touches about seventy million people worldwide and you
are all on the leading edge of improving the lives
of all of those touched with glaucoma US so many
of us know someone impacted by it. Please tell our
listeners Coast to coast the latest developments on this ailment
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and the latest breakthroughs.
Speaker 3 (12:09):
So, guacoma is one of those things that they're no
symptoms to it. So, like you mentioned, there are many
people out there who are close to us who have guacoma.
It's a disease condition that affects seventy million people worldwide.
And if we think about gaucoma, we should remember it's
from it results from fluid build up inside the eye
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that could ultimately affect the nerve in the back of
the eye and leads to loss of vision and blindness.
And that pressure build up inside the eye is the
only treatable respector for gaucoma, and it affects everyone, not
just it's not just an aging ailment like you said,
but it also affects all ages and as people aged
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think there's an increased risk for falls, for accidents when
your vision is impaired. There are various ways we treat
gaucoma and there are new things, cut and edge things
that are fd a proof now for us to better
take care about glaucoma patient.
Speaker 1 (13:08):
It's fantastic now for those of our listeners who maybe
aren't as familiar with this ailment if you could take
a minute to go into some detail as to what
exactly is glaucoma and its impact on vision long term
and short term.
Speaker 3 (13:23):
So intra our cloud pressure is a build up of
fluid inside the eye and it's the only treatable risk
factor for gaucoma. If we let the pressure in the
ice stay high all the time, it will eventually lead
to some of those complications fission, loss and blindness that
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could occur as a result of gaucoma. But in order
to prevent this from happening. What we do is we
lower the pressure inside the eye in order to prevent complications.
There are various treatments available to people who present with guaucoma.
There's medication, there's lasers, lasers treatment option their minimum basic
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glaucoma seurgers, and they're also sort of more traditional glaucoma procedures.
Many people who have guaucoma are on medication to lower
their eye pressure to keep them from progressing and lose
ambition from glaucoma, and in taking care of them, as
we've just talked about, many of them are older and
they could have issues with making sure they consistently get
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medication inside their eye to lower pressure, as many people
with cornic disease sometimes have.
Speaker 2 (14:33):
That's amazing.
Speaker 1 (14:34):
So we talk about these various treatments, and you know,
every time I get caught up with what's been going on,
it astonishes me at the light speed with which you
guys are handling this stuff. I mean, I'm in my fifties,
and the treatments that are available today seem like science
fiction compared to what people suffering from glaucoma had back
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in the seventies. The eighties, even the nineties, even ten
years ago. So your work is so a pre ciated
and just so astonishing. We talk about various treatments. Talk
about your experience, if you will, with people struggling with say,
you know, past medications, the eye drop medications. What's been
your experience with that?
Speaker 3 (15:13):
You know, it's so true what you talk about. There
is a struggle by people who have to use medications
every day, even though we know this medicine is very
effective and lower in interroper pressure. What I would say
now is that I'm glad about the new options that
are currently available to us. As technology continues to advance,
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they're now different ways of getting medication into the front
of the eye. That creates an opportunity for this medicine
to be slowly released the a where they actually need this.
There's a new way of doing this that has been
approved by the FDA in recent times, and I'll be
happy to talk about that.
Speaker 2 (15:51):
Yes, please do now.
Speaker 1 (15:52):
If there's anything that impresses us the most, it's one
of the things that makes us so grateful for all
of this research going on in our country is that
these things are FDA approved, and that gives us a
real sense of how much work has gone into it
and how safe these treatments are. Talk to our listeners
a bit about these latest cutting edge FDA approved treatments.
We've got a lot of people out there. I was
amazed when I was giving out the feelers on this
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upcoming interview. You got a lot of people out there
who either someone directly with them in their family or
themselves or someone in their family treat is suffering from
glaucoma and they are very excited to hear about this.
Tell our listeners a bit more about these latest FDA treatments.
Speaker 3 (16:29):
So as it relates to medication, they have lots of
FDA approved ways of treating glaucoma, but what's new here
and what to note here is as it relates to
medication being instilled in the eye properly and consistently and
trying to bridge that so I consul the necessity for
treatment option to potentially reduce pressure. And they have helped
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by creating a drug called Jurista spelled g u ry Sta.
It's an implant, the first and the only sea proved
dissolvable implant that's placed in the eye, dissolves over time
and reduce this pressure in people who have open angle
glockcoma or ocular hypertension.
Speaker 1 (17:08):
That is fascinating. It's really incredible the science behind this
and how much these treatments have just just leapfrogged into
It really does seem like science fiction some of the
stuff you're able to do these days. Where can we
go for more information on this?
Speaker 3 (17:21):
I have two recommendations. First, you can go to JURISDA
dot com d U r y SDA dot com. The
other place to do is to talk to your optimologists.
HOO can then provide you information about whether you're the
appropriate candidate to get this alternative to an eye drop
that has the possibility of blowing your eye pressure, controlling
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your glaucoma men hence preventing the outcomes that we know
that could happen on treats at glaucoma.
Speaker 2 (17:49):
That's really good to know.
Speaker 1 (17:50):
And I've only got a couple minutes left, but I
want to ask you this from your perspective, when you
first started researching this and putting your putting all of
your talents in your mind to this, would you have
ever expected that that we would be this advanced in
our treatments where do you see these treatments going in
the future.
Speaker 3 (18:05):
You know, it's been an amazing time in glaucoma. There's
lots of research that's available now that have come to
fruition through the sea opportunities to better take care of
our patients. So I'm excited about the possibility to be
able to take care of people by taking that burden
of medication away from them. It means that we'll have
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better charge over their disease and hopefully do a better
job taking care of glaucoma patients down the road. So
it's an exciting time to be involved with taking care
of people with glaucoma. We have come a long way.
I would not have imagined I would be here talking
about all this great new technology we have considering I
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staid at this journey about seventeen years ago.
Speaker 1 (18:48):
That's incredible. And your message to those out there who
think that maybe they saw it all, they've heard it all,
they can't affect them, what would you have to say
to them with regards to all the new cutting edge
stuff today, I.
Speaker 3 (18:58):
Would say, first thing, wacoma is real. It affects people.
As the silent thief of the eye. It could take
your vission away. Go check in with your eye doctors
to make sure you get screen. And the other thing
is if you do have guaucoma, don't worry about it.
There are lots of options to make sure we do
a good job taking care of you, whether it's medically
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now with the improved technology later, or surgically to make
sure that your clock comer is addressed so we can
prevent fission locks down.
Speaker 2 (19:29):
The world amazing.
Speaker 1 (19:30):
Thanks to great doctors and researchers like you. The world
is definitely a better place for those suffering with this,
and there are so many Well, thank you so much
for all of your work. You have got a busy
day as it is. Thank you so much for carving
out some time to talk to us. I knew the
time would fly. You've got an open mic anytime. Please
stay safe.
Speaker 3 (19:45):
Well, thank you very much for having me.
Speaker 1 (19:47):
You've bet we'll be right back in right after this,
and we are back with the in Egopean Show.
Speaker 2 (20:01):
And this is interesting stuff, you know.
Speaker 1 (20:03):
I love our science segments and my husband is a
huge meteorological fan. There's so much new tech out there,
it's really interesting. As of August, the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration has confirmed nineteen weather related disasters in the US.
I mean, I've been here the whole time, am I
just not paying attention to the right channels? And here's
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the big part. You know, we've got people who are
endangered their lives, but you also have the side story
of the causing over a billion in losses. And we
are all huge fans of our first responders, and they
of course are on the front lines, continually called on
to handle those severe events and often at times in
environments where you've got hurricanes, you've got blizzards, you've got
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you know, cats falling from the sky, you name it.
And this is on top of their already challenging daily duties. Okay,
so what do we do? We are a proactive nation,
hopefully not a reactive nation. And what are our nations
public safety professionals need now and in the near future
so that we can really stay on top of this
and continue to be on the front lines. Joining me
via our Newsmaker line to discuss how connectivity and technology
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support first responders and make their jobs, you know, even
more effective. And some insights from Verizon. We have US
Customs and Border Protection Executive Director Joshua Goff and Verizon
Frontline President Maggie hallback joining us from a very busy day,
and we thank you for taking the time. Guys, welcome,
thank you for having us. It's our pleasure.
Speaker 2 (21:32):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (21:33):
So we all love our tech stories, we love our
weather stories, and we love the stories where the infrastructure
is getting stronger. We're using all of today's tech, but
it's easier said than done. You've got a lot of
infrastructure in every way, shape and form out there that's
a touch antiquated, and you guys are on the front
lines of turning that around. So Maggie, I'm going to
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start with you if I could, let's lean back to
this survey this year. It took a lot of work.
You put a lot of effort into it. What was
you know, with your bird's eye view of the industry.
What were some of your key findings from this year survey.
Speaker 4 (22:08):
Yeah, so this is our fourth annual survey. We surveyed
over seventeen hundred first responders across all of the various
agency types and three key observations. The first one is
that reliable connectivity remains very important, but it's actually become
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more important. So last year, fifty one percent of respondents
said reliable connectivity was most important. That's up to sixty
five percent this year. And so to your point, this
communications capability is even more critical. Second observation is having
a partner that innovates with you is absolutely crucial. First
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responders need technology partners to ensure that they know how
to take best advantage of some of these technology advancements.
And then the third area is that five G is
here and very important to our first responders. First Responders
recognize that this is part of their reliability and the
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throughput that they need in order to get their mission done.
Sixty six percent said it was important to them. So
great findings here.
Speaker 1 (23:28):
And Josh, I'm going to flip over to you now because,
honest to God, I mean, the US Customs and Border
Patrol they need capes. You know, forget the it's just
ridiculous what they have been put through over the last
few years. But that is a long conversation for another day.
You don't want to get me started on that. But
we want to make sure that US Customs and Border
Protection and Patrol are getting every tool that they need
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because the job is tough and downright impossible enough these days.
Speaker 2 (23:54):
So talk to me.
Speaker 1 (23:55):
From your angle, from your viewpoint looking into this new tech.
You know, how did the aid of US Customs and
Border Protection leverage this tech to improve efficiency and just
as important, you know, improve safety for our agents during
the routine operations, the emergency operations, the you know, day
to day operations. Paint a picture for that if you would.
Speaker 5 (24:16):
Yeah, i'd actually, I'd spent twenty five years in uniform
as a US Border Patrol agent out in San Diego,
and then I spent some time in Arizona at the headquarters.
Everything for US revolves around the mission, so for Customs
and Border Protection, securing US borders, even the trade mission,
you know, enhancing economic prosperity. When you think about the
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technologies that exist out there, the one that really pops
in my mind right now is the communications capability that
becomes the lifeblood of everything that it is. Everything we
do between ports of entry at ports of entry, the
movement of passengers, goods, vehicles, and everything. All of that
is enabled by the communication systems that we have out there.
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And then when you think about how that technology is
actually modernized to deliver all different types of information. Now
thirty years ago, i was making a phone call on
a Nokia brick of some kind, and now I've got
full motion video, I've got position data that can come
across an iPhone that's attached to my hip, so we
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can coordinate information much better, much faster, makes it much
more efficient, and I'm really excited about some of the
innovation that's going to come in this space and in.
Speaker 1 (25:29):
Their future outstanding. Hey, if you guys are happy, I'm happy.
It's all good.
Speaker 3 (25:34):
Maggie.
Speaker 1 (25:34):
Flipping back to you for a second if I could,
because the data from this year's survey, it was so
intense and so well done, and it just had so
many moving parts to it. There was so much to
read from it. What was your take The public safety community,
like Josh, is most excited about what. How is this
going to help them the most when it comes to
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the future of communications technology. How is this helping them
make their job easier? It's pure sci fi. I mean,
it's right out of Star Trek some of the stuff
you guys can do these days.
Speaker 2 (26:04):
I'm serious.
Speaker 1 (26:04):
It's very impressive, honest to god. But what do you
finding that the public safety community is most jazzed about
when they read this stuff.
Speaker 4 (26:12):
Yeah, so you know, prior years it was about drones
and robotics, right, And to be candid, that's actually become
kind of mainstream now. Drone technology is prevalently deployed. Robotics
to ensure first responders or may out of harm's.
Speaker 2 (26:28):
Way is a very natural tool.
Speaker 4 (26:31):
In this year's survey, I was surprised to see that
seventy five percent of respondents said artificial intelligence will be
important to them over the next five years. And you
might be asking AI, like, you know, helping my daughter
write a research paper, but what's it doing for first responders?
Speaker 2 (26:49):
Well, it's really helping.
Speaker 4 (26:51):
To create more actionable information.
Speaker 2 (26:55):
So let me give you a quick example.
Speaker 4 (26:57):
You know, we have video cameras that our first responders
are using that are all over the place, their private cameras,
their public cameras, owned and operated in a variety of
different ways. Being able to take those types of video
feeds and take that data and turn that into information
that then becomes served up as knowledge to either dispatch
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or to the first responder themselves for two primary reasons,
one to keep themselves safe. We want our mission to
be successful by keeping our first responders out of harm's way.
Speaker 2 (27:33):
But the second area is.
Speaker 4 (27:35):
Really around deploying resources to those that need the help
and keeping our communities safe. And so that is one
of the areas that we thought was great.
Speaker 2 (27:45):
It is.
Speaker 1 (27:46):
And you, guys, what I love about this talk right
now is that you really seem to be on the
cutting edge of it. You're not being reactive to it.
You're kind of taking it and running with it and
breaking new ground with it. And I think other industries
are going to look at at your model exciting and
it's encouraged, and it's just it's neat to hear about.
Speaker 2 (28:02):
Josh. I'm gonna flip back to you for.
Speaker 1 (28:03):
A second, because when I'm thinking about, you know, the
new technology of today, you know, I can actually wrap
my arms around five G.
Speaker 2 (28:09):
I pretty much get that.
Speaker 1 (28:10):
My husband might tell you otherwise, but I feel like
I'm got a C plus when it comes to five
G tech. But AI is still freaking me out just
a little bit, for better or for worse. I'm still
like right there in the middle.
Speaker 2 (28:20):
Do I like it? Do I hate it? Is it
going to benefit this?
Speaker 1 (28:22):
Is it not? Talk to me about the role you
feel some of that tech in five G is going
to play in the future of your organization and the
agencies you work with daily. We've got about a minute left.
Speaker 5 (28:32):
All right, Yeah, so don't be afraid of AI's that's
the first thing I would say. It's it's not going
to take over the world. But if you want to
think about it this way, think about five G is
the connectivity that is able to move data across you know,
across the world. AI is really taking context and meaning
that human beings know to be true about our world,
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putting it into the machines and allowing the machines to
take data, apply the context to create information. Information with
meaning creates knowledge, and it's really the knowledge that we
want to transfer across our organization. If you think about
my response to a natural disaster that hits somewhere. When
our agent's officers and pilots deploy out there, they want
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to know certain things and they need to know it
at the speed of the mission. And so using a
technology like AI to absorb all of this data, apply
the context and meaning to generate that knowledge, and then
for the folks to pass it on to each other.
I mean, think about the questions that they would have
when they get there. It's where am I in relation
to somebody else where should I deploy my communication systems,
my support systems. But probably most importantly, we needs help now.
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So I really feel like a technology like this is
just going to revolutionize public safety management.
Speaker 2 (29:41):
I think you're right. I think you're both right.
Speaker 1 (29:43):
And when I talk about my fears of AI, it's
not so much a national security thing. I think more
about my brilliant school age kids finding a way to
rig mom's voice to say, yeah, Katie and Robbie are
going to be out of school for the next two weeks.
You know, we'll send home many homes. That's the kind
of thing I'm leaning towards. Like you know, I got
to learn more about it, But you guys have helped me.
You've talked me down out of my tree, and I
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appreciate all of the hands on info. It's great stuff.
In all seriousness, you guys are amazing. Keep doing what
you do. A grateful America appreciates it, and the time
just flew. Verizon Frontline president Maggie Hallback, US Customs and
Border Protection Executive Director Joshua Goff, thank you so much
for joining us. You've got an open mic anytime. Please
come back when you can and stay safe. Thank you,
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you bet, and we'll be right back getting right after this.
Speaker 2 (30:36):
Small not too steal the best.
Speaker 1 (30:40):
Of all, And we are back with the Kristin Agopian Show.
And I've been looking so forward to our next guest. Now,
you guys know that my babies are now teenagers, but
I know plenty who are taking care of much younger
one at home. And anyone with kids in their lives
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can remember the days when you're at your wits end.
You would do anything, anything for this beautiful baby, and
they've been crying for hours. You're ready to rip up
your I know what I'm doing caregiver card.
Speaker 2 (31:14):
You're not alone, guys.
Speaker 1 (31:15):
A new survey from Parago Get This gives an inside
look at some parents' biggest struggles and concerns when it
comes to caring for an infant with colic or perhaps
even a milk allergy. You know, throw a pandemic in general,
you know, craziness out there. It's a fun mix and
here to tell us more about the latest findings, the
strategies and the tactics for keeping those babies happy and
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healthy and keeping you maybe a little more sane. Giving
a little more wiggle room in the sanity department is
pediatrician and parenting expert doctor Jen Trackenberg. Doctor Tracktenberg, Welcome.
Speaker 6 (31:48):
Hi, Thanks for having me.
Speaker 2 (31:50):
It's a pleasure.
Speaker 1 (31:50):
When I was putting the feelers out about having you
on the air. There are so many parents out there,
who are you know, we're all in this together. There's
just so many crazy headlines. We're all hanging on by
our fingernails as it is. You throw in a beautiful, beloved,
colicky baby, It's enough to push some people deep into
the chocolate jar, you know, just when they don't need to.
So I'm loving having you on the air. And if
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there's anything I love out there when it comes to research,
are these great surveys because they're coming straight from the
minds and the mouths of real people going through this.
Tell us more about these survey findings that just came out.
What surprised you most, may I ask?
Speaker 3 (32:27):
Sure?
Speaker 6 (32:27):
So what I found the most interesting and important was
that seventy six percent of all the moms in the
survey said that they would pay anything at all to
help provide relief for their babies with colic or cow's
milk allergy. So to me as a pediatrician, it just
really shows the stresses and the struggles that parents are under,
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particularly when they have issues such as colic or cow's
milk allergy, and really to give them some support and
advice as well too.
Speaker 1 (32:56):
Oh heckya, oh my gosh, you anything we can do.
And for those in our listening audience who maybe aren't
just familiar with the concept, can you explain in Layman's terms,
exactly what colic ants, more specifically cow's milk allergy is,
exactly how long does it take on average and is
it something that's treatable or ideally curable.
Speaker 6 (33:16):
Sure, so colic is excessive crying and distress and otherwise
healthy baby with no other underlying issues. And we usually
use this rule of threes as a guideline, So three
hours of crying at least three days a week and
I usually start somewhere about three weeks of age and
can last all the way to three months of age.
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And in colic in general, we often don't know the
reason or the cause of colic, but some of the
potential factors can be an immature digestive tract, or feeding techniques, overfeeding, underfeeding,
food sensitivities in the baby. But a known reason for
colic in some babies is cow's milk allergy, and that's
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something we can do something about. Cow's milk alergae often
has other symptoms as well, such as vomiting, diarrhea, and
skin rashes, or even respiratory issues as well too. And
how we manage that is by either removing dairy from
a breastfeeding mom's diet or by giving baby a special
hypoallergenic formula which you can help with the symptoms and
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provide relief of cow's milk allergy.
Speaker 1 (34:23):
That is awesome, and I'm taking notes as we're talking here.
My next thing here two questions, if I could. Number one,
I'm dating myself just a bit. I'm in my fifties.
But when I was a kid, you just didn't hear
that much about milk allergies, and I could maybe I
just wasn't paying enough attention. Now as an adult and
as a mom, you certainly do. Is this something that
is kind of jumped in numbers over the last generation.
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And secondly, you mentioned using a specialized typoallergenic formula. I
am big into those. Talk to me about the general
costs associated with that. Are you seeing any budget friendly
options available for families as well?
Speaker 2 (34:58):
What's the latest on that?
Speaker 3 (34:59):
Sure?
Speaker 6 (35:00):
So, first off, you know, I've been a preediatrician for
a few decades now myself and definitely am seeing increased
rates of cow's milk allergy and cow's milk protein allergies too,
So it is something that we are seeing a bit
more of than we were previously. And yes, it is
true that main brand hypoalergenic formulas can cost up to
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three times more than your standard formula, and so yes,
that is always an issue with patients and my parents
in my practice do complain that the price of hypoallergenic
formula can be quite expensive. But what's exciting and interesting
is that Paragon Nutrition, the makers of all store brand formula,
have just introduced a new generic hypoallergenic infant formula that
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compares a nutrition to brand names Nutramogen and Alimentum. And
in addition, it's been clinically tested to manage cow's milk
allergy but also to help babies avoid the collic due
to cow's milk allergy as well.
Speaker 3 (36:00):
So, really, in.
Speaker 6 (36:00):
A nutshell, what that says to listeners and to parents
is that they can now save up to seventy five
dollars a month using this new hypoallergenic formula without compromising
on quality. So it's really really exciting news.
Speaker 1 (36:14):
Oh that's fantastic. That's like nine hundred dollars a year.
That's outstanding. That is definitely welcome news for families. Now
you're an expert on this, and you've got parents listening
coast to coast, and you clearly have your finger like
right on the dial of what's going on with the
latest information everything else. If you would, what are like
your top I don't know, two to three pieces of
advice for those pooped parents who are listening to you
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and they're thinking, oh my god, I bet this might
be a milk allergy.
Speaker 2 (36:39):
What are the next steps?
Speaker 1 (36:40):
How do we get this remedied quickly for the parents
and the babies.
Speaker 6 (36:43):
Here are some tips for colic. But if you do
think your baby may have a milk allergy, it's so
important to speak directly with your pediatrician for changing formulas,
to make sure that you get what your baby needs nutritionally,
and for colic symptoms. You know you want to make
sure that you have swaddle blankets.
Speaker 3 (36:59):
That's so helpful.
Speaker 6 (37:00):
And you have a baby with kyl like white noise
can be helpful, a white noise machine, and you can
do extra tummy time when the baby is awake. Putting
them across your legs can be helpful. And you also
want to make sure you enlist family and friends to
help out. So important, particularly those first few months of
life when you're exhausted, and this really just can help
give you a break. As I said, babies can be
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collogy usually for the first three months of life or so,
so you do need some time to yourself.
Speaker 2 (37:26):
Oh my gosh.
Speaker 1 (37:26):
And you know what, I'm just grinning as you're sharing
that advice because it just keeps coming back to me.
Speaker 2 (37:30):
No school like the old school. You know, this is.
Speaker 1 (37:32):
All wonderful, tried and true techniques that I love are
being proven to be effective over and over again. You
mix that with today's latest breakthroughs some nutrition. It's fantastic.
In your line of work, when you're meeting with these wonderful,
devoted parents, what are you finding to be perhaps one
or two of the biggest missteps that they're taking. They're
not trying to they're trying to help, but in fact,
it's something that's kind of hindering getting this thing advanced.
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What are you finding to be the top one or two? Oh?
Speaker 2 (37:57):
You know what, I wish you hadn't tried that, tried
this instead.
Speaker 6 (37:59):
I want to telp parents to trust their judgment. If
they think there's an issue or there's a concern, you know,
bring it to your pediatrician, because oftentimes that they are
right and they're suffering without even without even knowing it.
So trust your gut and if you have concerns, it's
okay to speak up and bring that information to your pediatrician.
I think that's so important.
Speaker 1 (38:18):
Oh, you're right, and I knew the time would fly
if you would. Where can our parents listening nationwide find
more information on getting the resources that they need to
take care of their babies and when that's handled, maybe
even taking care of themselves a little bit.
Speaker 6 (38:30):
Sure if parents want to learn more, they can go
to store brandformula dot com for more information.
Speaker 1 (38:36):
Outstanding outstanding doctor Jen Trachtenberg, I knew the time would fly.
Speaker 2 (38:40):
Thank you so much for joining us. You've gotten open
mic anytime, Ray, Thanks for having me, you.
Speaker 1 (38:45):
Bet and until next week, save those pennies pay with cash,
and you all stay frugal out there
Speaker 4 (38:54):
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we are looking gorgeous out here. It is a beautiful
fall here in the Philadelphia area. And I say that
because it is freakishly warm, which I adore. I could
take another six months of this, but we got the
holidays coming up. We've got all kinds of fun stuff
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coming up. And one of the things I've been asked
about especially as all the kids and the grandkids are
getting back in school now the summer's out. I've been
asked a lot of times to do a show or
at least a few segments on side hustles. We have
got this unbelievable people are out there working like crazy,
and people like the fact that we are in an economy.
(01:27):
You just have to be able to put your time
into it. So I've been asked a lot about side hustles,
and I'm being asked specifically for realistic, smart, proven easy
to ramp up side hustles that people can now sneak
into their day, into their evenings, into the late night
if they want to. People are hungry to really take
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full possession and control of their financial situation, and they're
smelling all the money available out there, and they want
to put their free time and kind of change it
in for a little bit of ju ching. And I
could not be more excited about that picular order. People
were sending me all kinds of stuff. I did some
checking on my own, and we've got a great list
of these various things that people are really leaning into.
Case side hustle's clearly a serious jam for people these days.
(02:11):
We're hearing from more than one people in the millennial age,
people in people who are retirees, and they have brought
in easily five figures from just their side jam and
I'm loving that because that's a side hustle's anything people
with a side hustle.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
I'm getting the look.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
A side hustle is anything you do to make extra
money outside your full time job, and anyone, I'm telling you,
anyone can go out these days and make a few
extra hundred bucks a week on the side, which can
make a tremendous difference when it comes to pummeling those
credit card bills to a zero balance, when it comes
to skyrocketing that savings you want to do for say
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a down payment on a house, or you want to
buy a car with cash.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
You get the point.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
So the biggest ones I'm hearing about, and this is
pretty interesting, obviously, the standard bearers right now are things
like Uber and Lyft. I'm hearing some great pro and
con stories with this, but the vast majority it's pro.
No matter where you're living, chances are excellent there's going
to be a market for you to go in there
and start doing some ubering. So check out the website,
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think about the training, think about what they're asking for.
See if your day can accommodate that kind of thing,
and have some fun with it.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
Here's what I like.
Speaker 1 (03:26):
I like this side hustle mindset because we're talking about
things like walking dogs. We're talking about shoveling snow, making deliveries,
becoming some kind of a consultant, or babysitting or mowing lawns.
Here's where you can scale it up in this day
and age, where, for better or for worse, we've got
a twenty four hour work day.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
It seems sometimes I want.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
You to think about this side hustle in a means
in which you pick one that's scalable.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
What do I mean? Here's what I mean.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
You think about the people out there that are animal
lovers and they're going to match up with people who
have pets at home while they're working, and they're thinking
about being a dog walker. Well, that's great. Dog walking
can make you some money. What can make you a
lot more money launching a dog walking service in which
you are then subcontracting out people and you get your
bite of it, they get a little bit of pay,
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and everybody's a winner and you scale it into something
truly significant. If you're driving for Lift or for Uber,
think about launching some sort of a company of your
own in which you are managing the lift your Uber
people shoveling snow the same thing. Yes, you can go
out and shovel snow, you can get the blade for
your pickup, you can do whatever else. Think about if
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you were to employ or subcontract out all of these
various driveways and sidewalks and such, and you were the
one in charge of it, think about how you can
scale this kind of thing up making deliveries and I
for pros and cons regarding this, they're thinking more like
a a not like a FedEx or a UPS or
competing with them, but rather as a courier service. And
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interesting to me because again, yes, there is serious money
in getting a package from point A to point B
as quickly as possible, but there's only so much you
can do on your own. Now, if you were a courier, yeah,
you'd be bringing in some extra bucks. If you were
to team up with some competent, capable, well behaved people
and you become, you know, their subcontractor for this kind
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of thing, all the more money that you can make.
You can see where I'm going with this now. Personally, yeah,
my work is in radio, but honestly, one of my
producers at a pass station turned me onto the idea
of doing voiceover work, and I was thinking.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
You know what, it's a little slow.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
I have.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
You know, we have the show one day a week.
Maybe I look into it.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
I am here to tell you it has been profitable
beyond my wildest dreams, and it's something that I can do.
I bring up because this is important. I can do
that side hustle of voiceover work because I already have
a fully functional, sophisticated studio in my home. Studio at home,
so I can do this kind of work at three
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if I can't sleep, I can do it while the
kids are at school. I can do it in between interviews.
I already have everything set up for that. So if
you already have your home set up for you name it.
You've got the computer setup. You're great at doing resumes
for people, You're great at helping people interview, You're great
at helping people as some sort of a consultant type thing,
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and you already have the infrastructure set up to make
it happen for other people easily, like I didn't have
to purchase a home studio to start my voiceover work.
It was already here thanks to a profitable radio show.
Think about the kind of systems you already have set up.
Maybe it's for a daycare in which you can then
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hire extra people and take on extra kids. The biggest
side hustles that people are talking about proven easier to do.
I can't say easier, but profitable, and they already have
the infrastructure set up to do it. I am loving
all this. How much money can you make side hustling?
The people who got back to me are saying it's
relatively easy their words, not mine. To bring in at
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least an extra one to two grand per month side
hustling in just your first few months. Then if you
keep addy you're looking for opportunities to grow, you can
realistically some of these side hustles. I'm talking about the
resume writing, I'm talking about the daycare workers. I'm talking
about the lawn care in the summer and snowshoveling in
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the winter. They are making tens of thousands of dollars
a month in side hustle. Now, the best side hustles
here they're talking about, and this is something I have
to look into because more than one person mentioned this
running Facebook ads and digital marketing campaigns.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
All right.
Speaker 1 (07:41):
The person who sent me this has worked as an
SEO and digital marketing consultant for over ten years, all right,
so he knows what he's talking about. He says that
this has been by far his most successful side hustle.
As a digital marketing consultant. He specialized in running Google
ads Facebook ad campaigns, and he said, you used to
make ten thousand dollars a month running Facebook ads, and
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it's never been easier to do anywhere. So think about that,
look into it. Next step. I love how this is
all over the map. Concert and event ticket reselling. Okay,
side hustle revenue potential one hundred thousand or more. Think
about things like stub Hub. Look this stuff up. If
any of this is a like, hey, you know I
could get into that, start googling this. There are YouTube
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videos everywhere and stuff that I never would have even
thought of. You guys, more than one person is sending
me stuff. Get this domain reselling, investing in domains one
of the easiest side hustles. Who knew there's no other
place where you can get a one thousand percent plus
return on your money. And this guy buys and sells
them at a four hundred dollars plus profit regularly and
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has been doing so for over ten years, anywhere between
four hundred to three grand, says. One huge driver of
the price increases is, of course, say, the growth of WordPress,
and as buying websites has gotten easier, more people have
been able to shell out the big bucks. So when
it comes to domain reselling, this person's talking about how
they've made over six figures doing it.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
Unbelievable.
Speaker 1 (09:09):
This next one grabbed me because this is something of
tremendous interest to me, launching a profitable blog, because you
can actually make money blogging. A blog that this gentleman
does currently makes over ten grand per month on advertising
and affiliate revenue. All right, what are we all doing
wrong here? So if you want to dive deeper, google it,
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start looking at some YouTube videos on it. And this
is money that he has to do nothing to get readers.
Just read, they sometimes click and then sometimes they sign
up or try a service that no cost to them,
and apparently that's something that's growing out there. So if
you have a side hustle, something that you are passionate about.
You want to start blogging about it, Start googling the
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best and highest rated click per ads or you know,
pay per click ads out there, and make it happen.
People are talking about six figure plus salary re doing it.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
I love this.
Speaker 1 (10:01):
Next up, a website building and maintenance. A WordPress website
building and maintenance. Let me tell you something. WordPress is
very impressive to me. It's a way you can build
websites for people who aren't really comfortable building websites. And
if you have a flair for building websites, great design
that kind of thing. Think long and hard about going
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on a site like fiver and putting up your own
little banner about how you can build websites and you
will find the world will beat a path to your door.
Speaker 2 (10:30):
More after this not too steep, the best of all.
Speaker 1 (10:49):
Circumstances, and we are back with the Christin Agopian Show,
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and today we are talking with leading experts on vision issues,
something that should be near and dear to all of us,
on ways that we can educate ourselves on our eyehealth,
as well as amazing recent new developments in the fight
against glaucoma coming to us courtesy of Allergy and Pharmaceuticals
joining us via our Newsmaker line. From a very busy day,
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Doctor Smith, welcome.
Speaker 3 (11:34):
Well, thank you very much. Thanks for having me.
Speaker 1 (11:37):
It's our pleasure. Okay, So you are a glaucoma specialist
with Glaucoma Associates of Texas.
Speaker 2 (11:43):
You're doing some.
Speaker 1 (11:44):
Incredible work and amazingly, I was astonished to read this
stat Glaucoma touches about seventy million people worldwide and you
are all on the leading edge of improving the lives
of all of those touched with glaucoma US so many
of us know someone impacted by it. Please tell our
listeners Coast to coast the latest developments on this ailment
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and the latest breakthroughs.
Speaker 3 (12:09):
So, guacoma is one of those things that they're no
symptoms to it. So, like you mentioned, there are many
people out there who are close to us who have guacoma.
It's a disease condition that affects seventy million people worldwide.
And if we think about gaucoma, we should remember it's
from it results from fluid build up inside the eye
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that could ultimately affect the nerve in the back of
the eye and leads to loss of vision and blindness.
And that pressure build up inside the eye is the
only treatable respector for gaucoma, and it affects everyone, not
just it's not just an aging ailment like you said,
but it also affects all ages and as people aged
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think there's an increased risk for falls, for accidents when
your vision is impaired. There are various ways we treat
gaucoma and there are new things, cut and edge things
that are fd a proof now for us to better
take care about glaucoma patient.
Speaker 1 (13:08):
It's fantastic now for those of our listeners who maybe
aren't as familiar with this ailment if you could take
a minute to go into some detail as to what
exactly is glaucoma and its impact on vision long term
and short term.
Speaker 3 (13:23):
So intra our cloud pressure is a build up of
fluid inside the eye and it's the only treatable risk
factor for gaucoma. If we let the pressure in the
ice stay high all the time, it will eventually lead
to some of those complications fission, loss and blindness that
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could occur as a result of gaucoma. But in order
to prevent this from happening. What we do is we
lower the pressure inside the eye in order to prevent complications.
There are various treatments available to people who present with guaucoma.
There's medication, there's lasers, lasers treatment option their minimum basic
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glaucoma seurgers, and they're also sort of more traditional glaucoma procedures.
Many people who have guaucoma are on medication to lower
their eye pressure to keep them from progressing and lose
ambition from glaucoma, and in taking care of them, as
we've just talked about, many of them are older and
they could have issues with making sure they consistently get
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medication inside their eye to lower pressure, as many people
with cornic disease sometimes have.
Speaker 2 (14:33):
That's amazing.
Speaker 1 (14:34):
So we talk about these various treatments, and you know,
every time I get caught up with what's been going on,
it astonishes me at the light speed with which you
guys are handling this stuff. I mean, I'm in my fifties,
and the treatments that are available today seem like science
fiction compared to what people suffering from glaucoma had back
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in the seventies. The eighties, even the nineties, even ten
years ago. So your work is so a pre ciated
and just so astonishing. We talk about various treatments. Talk
about your experience, if you will, with people struggling with say,
you know, past medications, the eye drop medications. What's been
your experience with that?
Speaker 3 (15:13):
You know, it's so true what you talk about. There
is a struggle by people who have to use medications
every day, even though we know this medicine is very
effective and lower in interroper pressure. What I would say
now is that I'm glad about the new options that
are currently available to us. As technology continues to advance,
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they're now different ways of getting medication into the front
of the eye. That creates an opportunity for this medicine
to be slowly released the a where they actually need this.
There's a new way of doing this that has been
approved by the FDA in recent times, and I'll be
happy to talk about that.
Speaker 2 (15:51):
Yes, please do now.
Speaker 1 (15:52):
If there's anything that impresses us the most, it's one
of the things that makes us so grateful for all
of this research going on in our country is that
these things are FDA approved, and that gives us a
real sense of how much work has gone into it
and how safe these treatments are. Talk to our listeners
a bit about these latest cutting edge FDA approved treatments.
We've got a lot of people out there. I was
amazed when I was giving out the feelers on this
(16:14):
upcoming interview. You got a lot of people out there
who either someone directly with them in their family or
themselves or someone in their family treat is suffering from
glaucoma and they are very excited to hear about this.
Tell our listeners a bit more about these latest FDA treatments.
Speaker 3 (16:29):
So as it relates to medication, they have lots of
FDA approved ways of treating glaucoma, but what's new here
and what to note here is as it relates to
medication being instilled in the eye properly and consistently and
trying to bridge that so I consul the necessity for
treatment option to potentially reduce pressure. And they have helped
(16:50):
by creating a drug called Jurista spelled g u ry Sta.
It's an implant, the first and the only sea proved
dissolvable implant that's placed in the eye, dissolves over time
and reduce this pressure in people who have open angle
glockcoma or ocular hypertension.
Speaker 1 (17:08):
That is fascinating. It's really incredible the science behind this
and how much these treatments have just just leapfrogged into
It really does seem like science fiction some of the
stuff you're able to do these days. Where can we
go for more information on this?
Speaker 3 (17:21):
I have two recommendations. First, you can go to JURISDA
dot com d U r y SDA dot com. The
other place to do is to talk to your optimologists.
HOO can then provide you information about whether you're the
appropriate candidate to get this alternative to an eye drop
that has the possibility of blowing your eye pressure, controlling
(17:41):
your glaucoma men hence preventing the outcomes that we know
that could happen on treats at glaucoma.
Speaker 2 (17:49):
That's really good to know.
Speaker 1 (17:50):
And I've only got a couple minutes left, but I
want to ask you this from your perspective, when you
first started researching this and putting your putting all of
your talents in your mind to this, would you have
ever expected that that we would be this advanced in
our treatments where do you see these treatments going in
the future.
Speaker 3 (18:05):
You know, it's been an amazing time in glaucoma. There's
lots of research that's available now that have come to
fruition through the sea opportunities to better take care of
our patients. So I'm excited about the possibility to be
able to take care of people by taking that burden
of medication away from them. It means that we'll have
(18:25):
better charge over their disease and hopefully do a better
job taking care of glaucoma patients down the road. So
it's an exciting time to be involved with taking care
of people with glaucoma. We have come a long way.
I would not have imagined I would be here talking
about all this great new technology we have considering I
(18:45):
staid at this journey about seventeen years ago.
Speaker 1 (18:48):
That's incredible. And your message to those out there who
think that maybe they saw it all, they've heard it all,
they can't affect them, what would you have to say
to them with regards to all the new cutting edge
stuff today, I.
Speaker 3 (18:58):
Would say, first thing, wacoma is real. It affects people.
As the silent thief of the eye. It could take
your vission away. Go check in with your eye doctors
to make sure you get screen. And the other thing
is if you do have guaucoma, don't worry about it.
There are lots of options to make sure we do
a good job taking care of you, whether it's medically
(19:20):
now with the improved technology later, or surgically to make
sure that your clock comer is addressed so we can
prevent fission locks down.
Speaker 2 (19:29):
The world amazing.
Speaker 1 (19:30):
Thanks to great doctors and researchers like you. The world
is definitely a better place for those suffering with this,
and there are so many Well, thank you so much
for all of your work. You have got a busy
day as it is. Thank you so much for carving
out some time to talk to us. I knew the
time would fly. You've got an open mic anytime. Please
stay safe.
Speaker 3 (19:45):
Well, thank you very much for having me.
Speaker 1 (19:47):
You've bet we'll be right back in right after this,
and we are back with the in Egopean Show.
Speaker 2 (20:01):
And this is interesting stuff, you know.
Speaker 1 (20:03):
I love our science segments and my husband is a
huge meteorological fan. There's so much new tech out there,
it's really interesting. As of August, the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration has confirmed nineteen weather related disasters in the US.
I mean, I've been here the whole time, am I
just not paying attention to the right channels? And here's
(20:25):
the big part. You know, we've got people who are
endangered their lives, but you also have the side story
of the causing over a billion in losses. And we
are all huge fans of our first responders, and they
of course are on the front lines, continually called on
to handle those severe events and often at times in
environments where you've got hurricanes, you've got blizzards, you've got
(20:48):
you know, cats falling from the sky, you name it.
And this is on top of their already challenging daily duties. Okay,
so what do we do? We are a proactive nation,
hopefully not a reactive nation. And what are our nations
public safety professionals need now and in the near future
so that we can really stay on top of this
and continue to be on the front lines. Joining me
via our Newsmaker line to discuss how connectivity and technology
(21:12):
support first responders and make their jobs, you know, even
more effective. And some insights from Verizon. We have US
Customs and Border Protection Executive Director Joshua Goff and Verizon
Frontline President Maggie hallback joining us from a very busy day,
and we thank you for taking the time. Guys, welcome,
thank you for having us. It's our pleasure.
Speaker 2 (21:32):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (21:33):
So we all love our tech stories, we love our
weather stories, and we love the stories where the infrastructure
is getting stronger. We're using all of today's tech, but
it's easier said than done. You've got a lot of
infrastructure in every way, shape and form out there that's
a touch antiquated, and you guys are on the front
lines of turning that around. So Maggie, I'm going to
(21:54):
start with you if I could, let's lean back to
this survey this year. It took a lot of work.
You put a lot of effort into it. What was
you know, with your bird's eye view of the industry.
What were some of your key findings from this year survey.
Speaker 4 (22:08):
Yeah, so this is our fourth annual survey. We surveyed
over seventeen hundred first responders across all of the various
agency types and three key observations. The first one is
that reliable connectivity remains very important, but it's actually become
(22:33):
more important. So last year, fifty one percent of respondents
said reliable connectivity was most important. That's up to sixty
five percent this year. And so to your point, this
communications capability is even more critical. Second observation is having
a partner that innovates with you is absolutely crucial. First
(22:58):
responders need technology partners to ensure that they know how
to take best advantage of some of these technology advancements.
And then the third area is that five G is
here and very important to our first responders. First Responders
recognize that this is part of their reliability and the
(23:18):
throughput that they need in order to get their mission done.
Sixty six percent said it was important to them. So
great findings here.
Speaker 1 (23:28):
And Josh, I'm going to flip over to you now because,
honest to God, I mean, the US Customs and Border
Patrol they need capes. You know, forget the it's just
ridiculous what they have been put through over the last
few years. But that is a long conversation for another day.
You don't want to get me started on that. But
we want to make sure that US Customs and Border
Protection and Patrol are getting every tool that they need
(23:51):
because the job is tough and downright impossible enough these days.
Speaker 2 (23:54):
So talk to me.
Speaker 1 (23:55):
From your angle, from your viewpoint looking into this new tech.
You know, how did the aid of US Customs and
Border Protection leverage this tech to improve efficiency and just
as important, you know, improve safety for our agents during
the routine operations, the emergency operations, the you know, day
to day operations. Paint a picture for that if you would.
Speaker 5 (24:16):
Yeah, i'd actually, I'd spent twenty five years in uniform
as a US Border Patrol agent out in San Diego,
and then I spent some time in Arizona at the headquarters.
Everything for US revolves around the mission, so for Customs
and Border Protection, securing US borders, even the trade mission,
you know, enhancing economic prosperity. When you think about the
(24:37):
technologies that exist out there, the one that really pops
in my mind right now is the communications capability that
becomes the lifeblood of everything that it is. Everything we
do between ports of entry at ports of entry, the
movement of passengers, goods, vehicles, and everything. All of that
is enabled by the communication systems that we have out there.
(25:00):
And then when you think about how that technology is
actually modernized to deliver all different types of information. Now
thirty years ago, i was making a phone call on
a Nokia brick of some kind, and now I've got
full motion video, I've got position data that can come
across an iPhone that's attached to my hip, so we
(25:20):
can coordinate information much better, much faster, makes it much
more efficient, and I'm really excited about some of the
innovation that's going to come in this space and in.
Speaker 1 (25:29):
Their future outstanding. Hey, if you guys are happy, I'm happy.
It's all good.
Speaker 3 (25:34):
Maggie.
Speaker 1 (25:34):
Flipping back to you for a second if I could,
because the data from this year's survey, it was so
intense and so well done, and it just had so
many moving parts to it. There was so much to
read from it. What was your take The public safety community,
like Josh, is most excited about what. How is this
going to help them the most when it comes to
(25:55):
the future of communications technology. How is this helping them
make their job easier? It's pure sci fi. I mean,
it's right out of Star Trek some of the stuff
you guys can do these days.
Speaker 2 (26:04):
I'm serious.
Speaker 1 (26:04):
It's very impressive, honest to god. But what do you
finding that the public safety community is most jazzed about
when they read this stuff.
Speaker 4 (26:12):
Yeah, so you know, prior years it was about drones
and robotics, right, And to be candid, that's actually become
kind of mainstream now. Drone technology is prevalently deployed. Robotics
to ensure first responders or may out of harm's.
Speaker 2 (26:28):
Way is a very natural tool.
Speaker 4 (26:31):
In this year's survey, I was surprised to see that
seventy five percent of respondents said artificial intelligence will be
important to them over the next five years. And you
might be asking AI, like, you know, helping my daughter
write a research paper, but what's it doing for first responders?
Speaker 2 (26:49):
Well, it's really helping.
Speaker 4 (26:51):
To create more actionable information.
Speaker 2 (26:55):
So let me give you a quick example.
Speaker 4 (26:57):
You know, we have video cameras that our first responders
are using that are all over the place, their private cameras,
their public cameras, owned and operated in a variety of
different ways. Being able to take those types of video
feeds and take that data and turn that into information
that then becomes served up as knowledge to either dispatch
(27:21):
or to the first responder themselves for two primary reasons,
one to keep themselves safe. We want our mission to
be successful by keeping our first responders out of harm's way.
Speaker 2 (27:33):
But the second area is.
Speaker 4 (27:35):
Really around deploying resources to those that need the help
and keeping our communities safe. And so that is one
of the areas that we thought was great.
Speaker 2 (27:45):
It is.
Speaker 1 (27:46):
And you, guys, what I love about this talk right
now is that you really seem to be on the
cutting edge of it. You're not being reactive to it.
You're kind of taking it and running with it and
breaking new ground with it. And I think other industries
are going to look at at your model exciting and
it's encouraged, and it's just it's neat to hear about.
Speaker 2 (28:02):
Josh. I'm gonna flip back to you for.
Speaker 1 (28:03):
A second, because when I'm thinking about, you know, the
new technology of today, you know, I can actually wrap
my arms around five G.
Speaker 2 (28:09):
I pretty much get that.
Speaker 1 (28:10):
My husband might tell you otherwise, but I feel like
I'm got a C plus when it comes to five
G tech. But AI is still freaking me out just
a little bit, for better or for worse. I'm still
like right there in the middle.
Speaker 2 (28:20):
Do I like it? Do I hate it? Is it
going to benefit this?
Speaker 1 (28:22):
Is it not? Talk to me about the role you
feel some of that tech in five G is going
to play in the future of your organization and the
agencies you work with daily. We've got about a minute left.
Speaker 5 (28:32):
All right, Yeah, so don't be afraid of AI's that's
the first thing I would say. It's it's not going
to take over the world. But if you want to
think about it this way, think about five G is
the connectivity that is able to move data across you know,
across the world. AI is really taking context and meaning
that human beings know to be true about our world,
(28:53):
putting it into the machines and allowing the machines to
take data, apply the context to create information. Information with
meaning creates knowledge, and it's really the knowledge that we
want to transfer across our organization. If you think about
my response to a natural disaster that hits somewhere. When
our agent's officers and pilots deploy out there, they want
(29:14):
to know certain things and they need to know it
at the speed of the mission. And so using a
technology like AI to absorb all of this data, apply
the context and meaning to generate that knowledge, and then
for the folks to pass it on to each other.
I mean, think about the questions that they would have
when they get there. It's where am I in relation
to somebody else where should I deploy my communication systems,
my support systems. But probably most importantly, we needs help now.
(29:36):
So I really feel like a technology like this is
just going to revolutionize public safety management.
Speaker 2 (29:41):
I think you're right. I think you're both right.
Speaker 1 (29:43):
And when I talk about my fears of AI, it's
not so much a national security thing. I think more
about my brilliant school age kids finding a way to
rig mom's voice to say, yeah, Katie and Robbie are
going to be out of school for the next two weeks.
You know, we'll send home many homes. That's the kind
of thing I'm leaning towards. Like you know, I got
to learn more about it, But you guys have helped me.
You've talked me down out of my tree, and I
(30:04):
appreciate all of the hands on info. It's great stuff.
In all seriousness, you guys are amazing. Keep doing what
you do. A grateful America appreciates it, and the time
just flew. Verizon Frontline president Maggie Hallback, US Customs and
Border Protection Executive Director Joshua Goff, thank you so much
for joining us. You've got an open mic anytime. Please
come back when you can and stay safe. Thank you,
(30:25):
you bet, and we'll be right back getting right after this.
Speaker 2 (30:36):
Small not too steal the best.
Speaker 1 (30:40):
Of all, And we are back with the Kristin Agopian Show.
And I've been looking so forward to our next guest. Now,
you guys know that my babies are now teenagers, but
I know plenty who are taking care of much younger
one at home. And anyone with kids in their lives
(31:02):
can remember the days when you're at your wits end.
You would do anything, anything for this beautiful baby, and
they've been crying for hours. You're ready to rip up
your I know what I'm doing caregiver card.
Speaker 2 (31:14):
You're not alone, guys.
Speaker 1 (31:15):
A new survey from Parago Get This gives an inside
look at some parents' biggest struggles and concerns when it
comes to caring for an infant with colic or perhaps
even a milk allergy. You know, throw a pandemic in general,
you know, craziness out there. It's a fun mix and
here to tell us more about the latest findings, the
strategies and the tactics for keeping those babies happy and
(31:37):
healthy and keeping you maybe a little more sane. Giving
a little more wiggle room in the sanity department is
pediatrician and parenting expert doctor Jen Trackenberg. Doctor Tracktenberg, Welcome.
Speaker 6 (31:48):
Hi, Thanks for having me.
Speaker 2 (31:50):
It's a pleasure.
Speaker 1 (31:50):
When I was putting the feelers out about having you
on the air. There are so many parents out there,
who are you know, we're all in this together. There's
just so many crazy headlines. We're all hanging on by
our fingernails as it is. You throw in a beautiful, beloved,
colicky baby, It's enough to push some people deep into
the chocolate jar, you know, just when they don't need to.
So I'm loving having you on the air. And if
(32:12):
there's anything I love out there when it comes to research,
are these great surveys because they're coming straight from the
minds and the mouths of real people going through this.
Tell us more about these survey findings that just came out.
What surprised you most, may I ask?
Speaker 3 (32:27):
Sure?
Speaker 6 (32:27):
So what I found the most interesting and important was
that seventy six percent of all the moms in the
survey said that they would pay anything at all to
help provide relief for their babies with colic or cow's
milk allergy. So to me as a pediatrician, it just
really shows the stresses and the struggles that parents are under,
(32:49):
particularly when they have issues such as colic or cow's
milk allergy, and really to give them some support and
advice as well too.
Speaker 1 (32:56):
Oh heckya, oh my gosh, you anything we can do.
And for those in our listening audience who maybe aren't
just familiar with the concept, can you explain in Layman's terms,
exactly what colic ants, more specifically cow's milk allergy is,
exactly how long does it take on average and is
it something that's treatable or ideally curable.
Speaker 6 (33:16):
Sure, so colic is excessive crying and distress and otherwise
healthy baby with no other underlying issues. And we usually
use this rule of threes as a guideline, So three
hours of crying at least three days a week and
I usually start somewhere about three weeks of age and
can last all the way to three months of age.
(33:37):
And in colic in general, we often don't know the
reason or the cause of colic, but some of the
potential factors can be an immature digestive tract, or feeding techniques, overfeeding, underfeeding,
food sensitivities in the baby. But a known reason for
colic in some babies is cow's milk allergy, and that's
(34:00):
something we can do something about. Cow's milk alergae often
has other symptoms as well, such as vomiting, diarrhea, and
skin rashes, or even respiratory issues as well too. And
how we manage that is by either removing dairy from
a breastfeeding mom's diet or by giving baby a special
hypoallergenic formula which you can help with the symptoms and
(34:21):
provide relief of cow's milk allergy.
Speaker 1 (34:23):
That is awesome, and I'm taking notes as we're talking here.
My next thing here two questions, if I could. Number one,
I'm dating myself just a bit. I'm in my fifties.
But when I was a kid, you just didn't hear
that much about milk allergies, and I could maybe I
just wasn't paying enough attention. Now as an adult and
as a mom, you certainly do. Is this something that
is kind of jumped in numbers over the last generation.
(34:44):
And secondly, you mentioned using a specialized typoallergenic formula. I
am big into those. Talk to me about the general
costs associated with that. Are you seeing any budget friendly
options available for families as well?
Speaker 2 (34:58):
What's the latest on that?
Speaker 3 (34:59):
Sure?
Speaker 6 (35:00):
So, first off, you know, I've been a preediatrician for
a few decades now myself and definitely am seeing increased
rates of cow's milk allergy and cow's milk protein allergies too,
So it is something that we are seeing a bit
more of than we were previously. And yes, it is
true that main brand hypoalergenic formulas can cost up to
(35:20):
three times more than your standard formula, and so yes,
that is always an issue with patients and my parents
in my practice do complain that the price of hypoallergenic
formula can be quite expensive. But what's exciting and interesting
is that Paragon Nutrition, the makers of all store brand formula,
have just introduced a new generic hypoallergenic infant formula that
(35:46):
compares a nutrition to brand names Nutramogen and Alimentum. And
in addition, it's been clinically tested to manage cow's milk
allergy but also to help babies avoid the collic due
to cow's milk allergy as well.
Speaker 3 (36:00):
So, really, in.
Speaker 6 (36:00):
A nutshell, what that says to listeners and to parents
is that they can now save up to seventy five
dollars a month using this new hypoallergenic formula without compromising
on quality. So it's really really exciting news.
Speaker 1 (36:14):
Oh that's fantastic. That's like nine hundred dollars a year.
That's outstanding. That is definitely welcome news for families. Now
you're an expert on this, and you've got parents listening
coast to coast, and you clearly have your finger like
right on the dial of what's going on with the
latest information everything else. If you would, what are like
your top I don't know, two to three pieces of
advice for those pooped parents who are listening to you
(36:36):
and they're thinking, oh my god, I bet this might
be a milk allergy.
Speaker 2 (36:39):
What are the next steps?
Speaker 1 (36:40):
How do we get this remedied quickly for the parents
and the babies.
Speaker 6 (36:43):
Here are some tips for colic. But if you do
think your baby may have a milk allergy, it's so
important to speak directly with your pediatrician for changing formulas,
to make sure that you get what your baby needs nutritionally,
and for colic symptoms. You know you want to make
sure that you have swaddle blankets.
Speaker 3 (36:59):
That's so helpful.
Speaker 6 (37:00):
And you have a baby with kyl like white noise
can be helpful, a white noise machine, and you can
do extra tummy time when the baby is awake. Putting
them across your legs can be helpful. And you also
want to make sure you enlist family and friends to
help out. So important, particularly those first few months of
life when you're exhausted, and this really just can help
give you a break. As I said, babies can be
(37:21):
collogy usually for the first three months of life or so,
so you do need some time to yourself.
Speaker 2 (37:26):
Oh my gosh.
Speaker 1 (37:26):
And you know what, I'm just grinning as you're sharing
that advice because it just keeps coming back to me.
Speaker 2 (37:30):
No school like the old school. You know, this is.
Speaker 1 (37:32):
All wonderful, tried and true techniques that I love are
being proven to be effective over and over again. You
mix that with today's latest breakthroughs some nutrition. It's fantastic.
In your line of work, when you're meeting with these wonderful,
devoted parents, what are you finding to be perhaps one
or two of the biggest missteps that they're taking. They're
not trying to they're trying to help, but in fact,
it's something that's kind of hindering getting this thing advanced.
(37:55):
What are you finding to be the top one or two? Oh?
Speaker 2 (37:57):
You know what, I wish you hadn't tried that, tried
this instead.
Speaker 6 (37:59):
I want to telp parents to trust their judgment. If
they think there's an issue or there's a concern, you know,
bring it to your pediatrician, because oftentimes that they are
right and they're suffering without even without even knowing it.
So trust your gut and if you have concerns, it's
okay to speak up and bring that information to your pediatrician.
I think that's so important.
Speaker 1 (38:18):
Oh, you're right, and I knew the time would fly
if you would. Where can our parents listening nationwide find
more information on getting the resources that they need to
take care of their babies and when that's handled, maybe
even taking care of themselves a little bit.
Speaker 6 (38:30):
Sure if parents want to learn more, they can go
to store brandformula dot com for more information.
Speaker 1 (38:36):
Outstanding outstanding doctor Jen Trachtenberg, I knew the time would fly.
Speaker 2 (38:40):
Thank you so much for joining us. You've gotten open
mic anytime, Ray, Thanks for having me, you.
Speaker 1 (38:45):
Bet and until next week, save those pennies pay with cash,
and you all stay frugal out there
Speaker 4 (38:54):
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