Kim’s Radio Shows

Know your labels!! Join us as we discuss shopping for better health – The quality of the food chain has slid to what can be detrimental for optimal health. The spotlight is starting to shine on what to look for to enable our food to be medicine, not poison. With obseity at near half the population from children on up, it’s time to recognize over-eating isn’t always the culprit. It doesn’t help, but much of it is chicken and egg theory. No pun intended. The problem may well stem from ingredients we aren’t even aware are in our food. Big business, with some big consequences. We will also include liquid foods, and enteral feeding.

I had known Bill for many years, when I learned he’d suffered a TBI. He’d had a lengthy road of recovery the past couple years, and then a severe car accident too. Bill was always strong as a bull, and few have had a more colorful past and turn around. Between his own addiction, chronic pain, and mental health challenges – He fought like the warrior he had always been and overcame, continuing to live a life of service. In spite of his challenges, Bill had a heart bigger than most. I was blessed to have him as part of my life for so long. Bill Keck was a dear friend who passed in 2021, but his story lives on. Prior to his retirement, Bill, a US Navy Veteran who did two tours in Nam, developed an alcohol and drug treatment center, within a Homeless Shelter. He worked there for almost 20yrs, during which he wrote a book about recovery and miracles. See: youtube.com/watch?v=HHjh6OZvwug We were out of touch for a few years, so I was shocked to hear about his brain injury. After being a host for so long, I wonder if he had prior blows to the head during his service, either to our country or at the shelter. God Bless you Bill – You are missed.

Dr. Paul Wand is a clinical neurologist in private practice since 1982, having vast experience diagnosing and treating neurological conditions for 40 yrs. He has always had an active interest in research since medical school. His clinical research interests include newer and more effective methods of diagnosing and treating neurological conditions. The advantage of his unique and innovative treatment protocols stem from combining traditional and alternative methods, a field known as integrative neurology. He has developed a multidisciplinary treatment approach to Traumatic Brain Injury, post-concussion syndrome, Autism, chronic pain, arthritic, neck and back pain, hormonal imbalances and peripheral neuropathy, especially the diabetic type. His protocols have demonstrated effectively they can reverse neurological deficits whereas the traditional treatment cannot. Dr. Wand’s combined approach of traditional and alternative treatments seems to be the most effective when treating and reversing what is usually considered to be permanent damage to the central and peripheral nervous system. Because there is NO standard treatment for Concussion, Dr. Wand wrote The Concussion Cure, 3 Proven Methods to Heal your Brain. The book is unique in genre since it is the only book which explains how to both diagnose and treat all the symptoms of a concussion with two specific tests which themselves generate the treatments. See: brainhealingcenter.com & theconcussioncure.com

Call in or just kick back and listen to some tunes .. TGIF

Most of you have probably heard the term “Leaky Gut” syndrome, but don’t fully understand the mechanics. The brain-gut connection, also known as the gut-brain axis, is a two way communication system between the brain and the digestive system. It’s a complex network of nerves and signals that allows the brain and gut to work together to keep the digestive system functioning properly. Why is this important? How can you determine when your brain-gut connection isn’t working correctly, and what are the possible consequences? What can you do to help facilitate that crucial balance again?

Join us for a discussion on healing and the arts, in this case specifically music! Our frequent contributor “Hatter” will be my co-host to share some surprising facts about tunes you know, and some you don’t. In addition the effects currently and to come in Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the music industry.

Tonight Simon Lewis and I will be discussing a hot election issue of great national significance and consequence. Tune in and weigh in. Is “anything for all” relevant? Let’s weigh pros and cons, but most of all review the TRUTH .. No sponsored bias here.

September is Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month. Some rupture from pressure, and others wait patiently for the day they likely do. Known by descriptions beyond just Aneurysm … You hear these beasts described as Hemorrhagic stroke due to bleeding into the brain by the rupture of a blood vessel. Hemorrhagic stroke may be further subdivided into intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Ischemic and TIA are often associated terms. Join me with a special panel of survivors – Vanessa Kelly, Megan Bacigalupo, Chris Chappell, and Host – Kim Justus. We represent long time, moderate time & recent survivors. The nuisances of each story tells volumes. 1 in 50 suffer aneurysm. About 25% of people who experience a brain aneurysm rupture die within 24 hours. Around 50% of people die within three months of the rupture due to complications. Of those who survive, about 66% experience permanent brain damage. Listen, share, be aware .. And pass it on.

Many residuals can be new issues we grapple with after Brain Injury. Difficulty focusing without getting distracted is one of those. This intrusion can become frustrating and make us angry. It was on one of those days, many of us survivors began to refer to this as “something shiny”. To survive around this community, it helps to have a sense of humor. We are intent on the task in front of us, and suddenly something shiny pulls us away, and when we return .. the bread crumbs have blown away! Tonight co-host Caren Robinson and I will discuss your shiny distractions, what we can do to mitigate and maybe a few other life alterations to compensation for after brain injury. We also want to pay tribute to the heros of 9-11, and prayers to the fallen of that game changing day that defines a few generations thereafter. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families.

September is Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month. An estimated 6.7 million people in the United States have an unruptured brain aneurysm or 1 in 50 people. The annual rate of rupture is approximately 8 – 10 per 100,000 people. About 30,000 people in the United States suffer a brain aneurysm rupture each year. A brain aneurysm ruptures every 18 minutes. There are almost 500,000 deaths worldwide each year caused by brain aneurysms, and half the victims are younger than 50. Ruptured brain aneurysms are fatal in about 50% of cases. Of those who survive, about 66% suffer some permanent neurological deficit. Approximately 15% of people with a ruptured aneurysm die before reaching the hospital. Most of the deaths are due to rapid and massive brain injury from the initial bleeding. We recently lost a valued advocate in the Brain Aneurysm Community – Rico Principe. He founded one of the largest online aneurysm support pages on FB, helping thousands. We’d like to pay tribute to him and the service he provided so many. The shock of his passing has rocked the community. We will be joined by his lovely daughter Abby as we share her grief, We will also hear from fellow Brain Aneurysm Survivors in the interest of sharing, educating, and raising awareness. All know of Heart Disease, Cancer, etc. Much fewer know about Aneurysm, unless their lives have been touched by it.