Healthy Living - Green Patriot Radio

We're all in for a treat this week! Patricia Bragg, president of Bragg Live Foods, is one of the most uplifting, positive health crusaders we have ever met. Her father Paul Bragg's story of helping a young, ailing Jack LaLanne to turn his life around is legendary. Patricia just won three awards, including a lifetime achievement award and recognition from the U.S. Congress. Patricia, the author of many books on natural health, will share with us her secrets for vibrant health and true longevity. We are also excited to speak with Jay Levy of Wakunaga about the many health benefits of aged garlic extract. Jay will talk to us about current research on aged garlic extract which focuses on cholesterol, high blood pressure, homocysteine levels, immune stimulation, cognitive effects and liver function effects. Not all garlic products have the same benefits or smell the same, Jay will tell us more. First, we'll speak with Julia Ritchie, Oceans Associate at Environment California, about an environmental victory in California! The California legislature voted today to ban the possession, sale and distribution of shark fins. As 85% of dried shark fin imports come through California, this vote should help protect many shark species which are at the brink of extinction. For more information, visit www.bragg.com [http://www.bragg.com], www.kyolic.com [http://www.kyolic.com], www.environmentcalifornia.org [http://www.environmentcalifornia.org], www.healthylivingmag.com [http://www.healthylivingmag.com], and www.greenpatriotism.com [http://www.greenpatriotism.com]. Thank you to musicians Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real and two-time Grammy-nominated John Lee Hooker Jr. for allowing us to play their toe-tapping music on our show. www.promiseofthereal.com [http://www.promiseofthereal.com], www.johnleehookerjr.com [http://www.johnleehookerjr.com]

This week, Avital Binshtock, lifestyle editor at Sierra magazine, reveals the Sierra Club's annual list of greenest colleges and universities for 2011, and talks to Dave about the importance of green choices to the college generation. Next, Dave interviews May Boeve, executive director of 350.org, about the current two-week sit-in protest at the White House supported by many of the  nations top environmental organizations. With over 300 peaceful protesters arrested to date, the activists are hoping to convince President Obama to veto the proposed tar sands pipeline from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Finally, Dr. Jonny Bowden stops by to explain the extraordinary health benefits of coconut oil, and to clear up some common misconceptions about coconut oil as well. For more information, visit www.sierraclubmagazine.com [http://www.sierraclubmagazine.com], www.sierraclub.org [http://www.sierraclub.org],www.tarsandsaction.org [http://www.tarsandsaction.org], www.350.org [http://www.350.org], www.jonnybowden.com [http://www.jonnybowden.com], www.barleans.com [http://www.barleans.com], www.healthylivingmag.com [http://www.healthylivingmag.com], and www.greenpatriotism.com [http://www.greenpatriotism.com] Thank you to extraordinary musicians Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real and John Lee Hooker, Jr. for allowing us to play their music on our show. For more information, visit www.promiseofthereal.com [http://www.promiseofthereal.com] and www.johnleehookerjr.com [http://www.johnleehookerjr.com].

We have four fascinating guests today! First Juliet Eilperin, national environmental reporter for The Washington Post, tells Dave about her new book Demon Fish: Travels Through the Hidden World of Sharks. She explains about the new shark sanctuary in the Pacific Ocean, two-thirds the size of the U.S.! Next Anne Minard from National Geographic stops by to talk about protecting salmon in the Klamath River. In our Healthy Living Radio segment, Stephen Frank, the founder and chief herbalist for Nature's Rite Remedies, talks about natural herbal relief from sleep apnea. Finally, Dave interviews Dr. Jeffry Life, author of The Life Plan, about his amazing program for staying physically fit and looking and feeling youthful at seventy years old and beyond. For more information on these topics, please visit www.demonfishbook.com [http://www.demonfishbook.com], www.washingtonpost.com [http://www.washingtonpost.com], www.anneminard.com [http://www.anneminard.com], news.nationalgeographic.com, www.mynaturesrite.com [http://www.mynaturesrite.com], www.drlife.com [http://www.drlife.com], www.healthylivingmag.com [http://www.healthylivingmag.com], and www.greenpatriotism.com [http://www.greenpatriotism.com]. Thank you again to two-time Grammy nominee John Lee Hooker, Jr. and Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real for allowing us to play their foot-stomping music on our show! In August, Lukas Nelson is on the cover of Healthy Living magazine, available at health food stores nationwide! (GPR host, David Steinman, is the editor of Healthy Living.)

This week Dave has a spirited debate with Richard Heinberg, author of The End of Growth: Adapting to our New Economic Reality, about how our limited environmental resources will impact the world economy. Dave also speaks with Stephen Lacy, blogger for Climate Progress, about the effects of federal spending cuts on environmental agencies, and environmental supporters and opponents in Congress In our Healthy Living Radio segment, Robert Scott Bell, health expert and host of the Robert Scott Bell Show, stops by to talk about the health benefits of silver and the shocking FDA raid of raw milk at a restaurant in Venice, California. For more information, please visit www.thinkprogress.org [http://www.thinkprogress.org], www.richardheinberg.com [http://www.richardheinberg.com], www.postcarbon.oprg [http://www.postcarbon.oprg], www.robertscottbell.com [http://www.robertscottbell.com], natural-immunogenics.com, www.healthylivingmag.com [http://www.healthylivingmag.com], and www.greenpatriotism.com [http://www.greenpatriotism.com]. A big thank you to musicians Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real and two-time Grammy nominee John Lee Hooker, Jr. for allowing us to play their music on Green Patriot Radio! For more information, visit www.promiseofthereal.com [http://www.promiseofthereal.com] and www.johnleehookerjr.com [http://www.johnleehookerjr.com]. Lukas Nelson is on the August cover of Healthy Living magazine. Pick up your free copy at your local health food store or call 310-455-8952 to subscribe.

Four more fantastic interviews this week! First Dave talks to Rebecca Boyle, a contributing writer for Popular Science, about intelligent cars and what happened to the oil in the Gulf of Mexico. Next Dave speaks with Joseph Romm, editor for Climate Progress and senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, about Mayor Bloomberg's $50 million donation to the Sierra Club's Anti-Coal Cmpaign. Next, Emily James, the director of Just Do It: A Tale of Modern Day Outlaws, calls in from London to talk about the bravery and antics of extreme climate activists in the UK. Finally in our Healthy Living Radio segment, Dave interviews Dr. Rachel West, osteopath and family practice physican, about the health benefits of far infrared saunas. For more information, please visit www.popsci.com [http://www.popsci.com], www.americanprogress.org [http://www.americanprogress.org], www.thinkprogress.org [http://www.thinkprogress.org], www.www.beyondcoal.org [http://www.www.beyondcoal.org], www.justdoitfilm.com [http://www.justdoitfilm.com], www.indiegogo.com/Just-Do-It-1 [http://www.indiegogo.com/Just-Do-It-1], www.drrachelwest.com [http://www.drrachelwest.com], www.sunlighten.com [http://www.sunlighten.com], www.greenpatriotradio.com [http://www.greenpatriotradio.com], www.greenpatriotism.com [http://www.greenpatriotism.com], and www.greenpatriotradio.com [http://www.greenpatriotradio.com]. Thank you to two-time Grammy-nominee Johnny Lee Hooker, Jr., and Lukas Nelson for allowing us to play their music on our show. Lukas is also featured on the front cover of this month's Healthy Living magazine, available in health food stores nationwide. (For more info, call 310-455-8952.)