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Make
it a happy, healthy New Year with UNC-TV’s Healthy
Resolution Day, January 1. As part of its HealthWise
initiative, UNC-TV prescribes a dose of health-related
specials for your body and mind. Beginning at 11 AM,
and airing throughout the day, programs will focus on
stroke, heart disease, healthy eating, sleep and chronic
pain relief issues. Tune in for timely information
and tools that can help you stay healthy this year.
Stroke
ABC News medical editor
Dr. Timothy Johnson presents timely information on the
staggering statistics, risk factors and newly identified
tools that can help prevent millions of Americans from
suffering a stroke in Rx for Stroke Prevention
at 11 AM. The documentary weaves compelling personal
stories, including those of actor Robert Guillaume and
sports broadcaster Derrek Dickey, with current scientific
facts on the definition of stroke as well as its signs
and symptoms.
Heart Disease
Heart disease is the leading
cause of death in the nation, killing more than 2,600
Americans every day. At
noon, To Heal a Heart examines the pioneering
work of cardiologist Dr. K. Lance Gould, whose groundbreaking
approach has helped many people actually reverse the
damage of heart disease. Unlike bypass surgery
and angioplasty, this simple program can stop the disease
process, yet, the medical community has been slow to
embrace an approach that threatens not only traditional
views of the physician-patient relationship but also
a billion-dollar industry focused on invasive surgical
procedures.
Then at 1 PM,
tvMD talks with doctors about heart disease risk
factors, new treatments and technology that increase
survival rates, and the latest information on preventive
medicine.
Despite being
the number one killer of women, claiming nearly 500,000
a year, heart disease has largely been neglected and
under-recognized in the female population. At 1:30 PM,
tvMD’s Women & Heart Disease
explains the differences between heart disease in women
and men, both in detection and in treatment. At
2 PM, A Woman's Heart chronicles the history
of cardiac research studies to uncover why women have
been under-represented in clinical trials and how this
gender gap has contributed to a lack of awareness on
the part of patients and physicians alike.
Healthy Eating
If you are what you eat
— what should you be eating? At 3 PM, tvMD’s
Functional Foods looks at 11 foods the FDA claims
can actually prevent disease. At 3:30 PM tvMD
looks at the number one health problem in America today—obesity.
In this episode, doctors discuss the causes, from diet
to genetics. And there is some surprising new information
on what people should and should not be doing to lose
weight.
At 4 PM, WRAL
news anchor Pam Saulsby examines obesity in North Carolina
in Super-sizing Our Kids: NC's Epidemic of Overweight
Children. In North Carolina, one in four teenagers
and one in five children, from five to 11-years-old,
are overweight. North Carolina health professionals
discuss the problem, and overweight children tell their
personal stories. Several community programs that
offer support for overweight and obese kids are also
highlighted.
Sleep
Sleep deprivation is quickly
becoming a public health issue as more people reduce
their amount of sleep to keep up with a fast-paced world.
Lack of sleep can lead to obesity, diabetes, a lower
immune system and emotional disorders. At 4:30
PM, tvMD’s Sleep episode offers
advice on getting a good night’s sleep and lists
the symptoms of sleep deprivation.
Pain Relief
Every morning, more than
50 million Americans wake up to another day in pain.
Chronic Pain Relief With Dr. James Dillard, at
5 PM, offers hope by revealing the new biological pain
models that have affected treatment options. In this
one-hour special, Dr. Dillard teaches viewers how to
combine the best conventional and alternative medicines
with practical approaches to dealing with chronic pain.
Wellness
The lineup of healthy programming
concludes at 6 PM with Live Younger Longer.
Dayle Haddon hosts the self-help program for viewers
interested in extending their lives while reducing stress,
improving fitness and heightening spirituality. Based
on the book The Canyon Ranch Guide to Living Younger
Longer, this show introduces experts who have fashioned
life-extending programs to heal the mind, body and soul.
These experts share their medical and scientific knowledge
and demonstrate numerous relaxation and fitness techniques,
along with the preparation of healthy gourmet meals.
Between each show,
North Carolina Now host Shannon Vickery will
discuss health issues with local medical professionals,
including
- Don Ensley,
PhD, chairman of Eastern Carolina University’s
Department of Community Health
- Richard Liebowitz,
MD, medical director at Duke Center for Integrative
Medicine
- Sid Smith,
MD, director, UNC-Chapel Hill Center for Cardiovascular
Science and Medicine
- Rodney Radtke,
MD, Duke University professor of medicine
- Christopher
Edwards, PhD, director, Duke University Medical Center
Chronic Pain Program
- Anne-Marie
Scott, director of health education at the UNC Wellness
Center
UNC-TV is North
Carolina’s only statewide broadcasting system,
made possible through a unique partnership of public
investment and private support. UNC-TV’s commitment
to producing and broadcasting local and national programs
about our state resources make it one of the state’s
most important sources of information. For more information
about UNC-TV and its programs, please visit www.unctv.org.
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