Grass Roots Health

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Grass Roots Health

A podcast about improving health and quality of life using a bottoms-up approach.

  1. NOV 2

    Grass Roots Health Episode # 27: Plastic Pollution is Even in My Laundry! An Interview with Judith Weis, Ph.D.

    We adults have created a plastic pollution disaster for those that will follow in our footsteps. However, you can be part of the solution starting today!   Microplastics, 5 millimeters or less in size, come from a variety of larger plastics such as plastic bottles, car tires, plastic beads (including those in skin-care products), and synthetic fibers. These larger plastics typically break down into smaller and smaller plastics called nano-plastics (less than 1 micrometer in size). Nano-plastics also come from industrial processes.       Plastic pollution is also in our homes. Your carpet and rugs are especially to blame. Clothing, bedding, and other textiles shed microplastics in fiber form and are major contributors to plastic pollution, especially when washed. These microfibers, which are carried off by your drains from your washer, enter the wastewater, eventually end up in the environment. The problem with plastics is that take up to 1,000 years to decompose. Only 10% of plastic waste is recycled. Most plastic waste just sits there in the soil in landfills as an environmental pollutant. Worse yet, about 11 million tons of plastic enter our oceans yearly. Let’s do something about this plastic disaster!      Listen and learn about plastic pollution in our homes as host Tim Jordan interviews Judit Weis Ph.D. about this issue.  Resources for this podcast:  1) Judith Weis, Ph.D.:  Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Weis 2) Rutgers University Website: www.rutgers.edu 3) Biological Sciences at Rutgers Website: www.biology.rutger.edu 4) Books by Guest, Judith Weis. https://sites.rutgers.edu/judith-weis/books/ 5) New Book by Guest, Judith Weis, Ph.D. Marine Pollution: What Everyone Needs to Know. 2nd Edition. (2024).  https://global.oup.com/academic/product/marine-pollution-9780197753811?lang=en&cc=us 6) Senator Jeff Merkley, Oregon.  https://www.congress.gov/member/jeff-merkley/M001176. Merkley introduces legislation to curb plastic pollution from laundry. https://www.congress.gov/member/jeff-merkley/M001176 7) Podcast Episode 26: Plastic Pollution is All Around Us. Should I Care? An Interview with Janet Brahney, Ph.D. https://1795group.com/episode/episode-26-plastic-pollution-is-all-around-us-should-i-care-an-interview-with-janet-brahney-ph-d/ 8) Blog: (2024). Plastic Pollution is All Around Us. You Should Care. https://1795group.com/plastic-pollution-is-all-around-us/ 9) Plastic Pollution Coalition (2024). Plastic Pollution Facts. https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/learn/plastic-pollution-facts 10) Article: (2024). Weiss, J. Laundry is a top source of microplastic pollution.  Here’s how to clean your clothes more sustainably. PBS News. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/laundry-is-a-top-source-of-microplastic-pollution-heres-how-to-clean-your-clothes-more-sustainably 11) Article: (2023). The National Park Service.  Reducing Laundry Microfibers. https://nps.gov/articles/000/laundry_microplastics.htm?utm 12) Article: (2023). Lozanova, S. How To Reduce Microfiber Pollution from Your Laundry. Earth911. https://earth911.com/home-garden/reduce-laundry-microfiber-pollution/ 13)  Article: (2024). Frank, G. This Washing Machine Filter Gulps Up Microplastics. The Triple Pundit.https://www.triplepundit.com/story/2023/washing-machine-microplastic-filter/782986?utm 14)  Article (2024). Engler, S. 10 Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution. Natural Resources Defense Council.  https://www.nrdc.org/stories/10-ways-reduce-plastic-pollution?utm_source ======================================== Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact us at:tjordan@1795group.com Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact:  tjordan@1795group.com Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan.  Dr. Weis was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audi

    52 min

  2. OCT 5

    Grass Roots Health Podcast Episode # 26: There is Plastic Pollution All Around Us. Should I Care? An Interview with Janice Brahney, Ph.D.

    This past summer, I visited a Native American Museum in the Ozark Mountains. An Iroquois saying on a painting caught my attention: “We should consider the results of every decision on the next seven generations that follow us.” Smart people were the Iroquois!   Unfortunately, we adults in modern times have not been smart. Plastic pollution will be the legacy that we leave our children, grandchildren, and at least, the next seven generations of our descendants. We are leaving those that follow in our footsteps a “plastic pollution disaster.”    The problem with plastics is that they are not biodegradable, and they take up to 1,000 years to decompose. Only 10% of plastic waste is recycled.   Therefore, most of our plastics just sit there in the soil in landfills as an environmental pollutant. Worse yet, about 11 million tons of plastic enter our oceans yearly, affecting fish, other marine life, humans, and ecosystems.       Listen and learn about plastic pollution as host Tim Jordan interviews Janice Brahney, Ph.D. about this issue.   Resources for this podcast:   Utah State University Website: usu.edu   Quinney College of Natural Resources at Utah State University: qcnr.usu.edu   Department of Watershed Sciences at Utah State University: qcnr.usu.edu/wats/   Blog: (2024). “Plastic Pollution is All Around Us. You Should Care.” https://1795group.com/plastic-pollution-is-all-around-us/   Plastic Pollution Coalition: Plastic Pollution Facts. https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/learn/plastic-pollution-facts   Denver Post Article (2020). Carried by Wind and Rain, Plastic Pollution is Contaminating Rocky Mountain National Park and Other Western Wildernesses. https://www.denverpost.com/2020/06/11/plastic-pollution-wind-rocky-mountain-national-park/   Audubon Society Article (2020). Microplastics are Literally Raining on our National Parks and Wilderness Areas. https://www.audubon.org/news/microplastics-are-literally-raining-our-national-parks-and-wilderness-areas   Wired Article (2020): Plastic Rain is the New Acid Rain https://www.wired.com/story/plastic-rain-is-the-new-acid-rain/   Animation Narrated by Dr. Janice Brahney: https://x.com/voxdotcom/status/1289321212569559040   Utah State Today Article (2022). USU Professor Studying How Plastic Moves Its Way Through Bear River System. https://www.usu.edu/today/story/usu-professor-studying-how-plastic-moves-its-way-through-bear-river-system   Florida Today Article (2023). New Study Shows Some May be Breathing in the Equivalent of a Credit Card of Plastic Weekly. https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2023/06/14/study-finds-some-may-be-inhaling-a-credit-card-worth-of-plastic-weekly/70309006007/   Utah State Today Article (2024). New Research Finds that Dust in Atmosphere is Feeding Algae in Mountain Lakes. https://www.usu.edu/today/story/new-research-finds-that-dust-in-atmosphere-is-feeding-algae-in-mountain-lakes ========================================= Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact at: tjordan@1795group.com   Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact:  tjordan@1795group.com   Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com   Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan.   Dr. Brahney was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/   Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

    24 min

  3. AUG 28

    Grass Roots Health Episode # 25 - What's Going on with Colo-Rectal Cancer - An Interview with Xavier Llor, MD, PhD, Princeton University

    Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers collectively represent the most common type of cancer and the second leading cause of death from cancer in the U.S. GI cancers account for just under 30% of all cancer deaths. This type of cancer can affect the esophagus, stomach, pancreas and biliary tract, small intestine, liver, colon, rectum, and anus.    GI cancers share risk factors, including:  Occupational exposure to carcinogens  Obesity  Cigarette smoking  Diabetes  Alcohol use  Hepatitis B and C infection  Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection  Infection by H. pylori bacteria          What is strange is that gastrointestinal cancers are increasing in younger people, and the incidence rate is growing faster than other early-onset cancers. For example, colorectal cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for people ages 20–49, and the average age of diagnosis has dropped significantly in a short amount of time. In fact, people born between 1981–1996 are twice as likely to develop colorectal cancer than those born in 1950. What is going on? Why is this occurring? As a result, have screening guidelines changed?   Listen and learn as host Tim Jordan interviews Xavier Llor, M.D., Ph.D. about this issue.   Resources for this podcast:   Yale University Website: Yale.edu   Yale University School of Medicine: https://medicine.yale.edu/   Yale University Gastrointestinal (GI) and Pancreatic Prevention Program: https://www.yalemedicine.org/departments/gi-and-pancreatic-cancer-prevention-program   Xavier Llor's Faculty Website at Yale: https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/xavier-llor/   Article: “No One Is Immune.” Boseman’s Death Shows Colon Cancer Affecting the Young and Black Americans. https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/No-one-is-immune-Boseman-s-death-shows-15530635.php   Article: Why are Colo-Rectal Cancer Rates Rising Among Younger Adults? https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/with-colorectal-cancer-rates-rising-among-younger-adults-a-yale-cancer-center-expert-explains-there-may-be-more-factors-behind-this-worrisome-trend/     Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact at: tjordan@1795group.com   Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact:  tjordan@1795group.com   Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com   Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan.   Dr. Llor was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/   Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

    31 min

  4. AUG 11

    Is There Racism in Maternal and Child Health in the United States?

    Many citizens of the U.S. think that they have the best health care system in the world. I have bad news for them: The U.S does not. It has one of the worst health care systems in the world. Of similar developed countries, the U.S. has the most expensive, broken, reactive, sick care system that yields some of the worst patient outcomes. Our sick care system has little to do with health.       Maternal and child death rates are often used as an indicator of the quality of medical care in countries around the world. So how is the U.S. doing in that area? It has the highest maternal and infant death rates among comparable developed countries. Further, the survival rates for Black American mothers and their infants are even worse! Black American women across the income spectrum and from all walks of life are dying from preventable pregnancy-related complications at three to four times the rate of white women, while the death rate for black infants is at least twice that of infants born to white mothers. We Americans should be angry and embarrassed!    What’s more, Black American mothers are twice as likely to have a baby who dies by their first birthday. Although other women of color also experience an elevated risk of poor outcomes—notably in American Indian, and Alaska Native (AIAN), and some Latina communities—available data show that racial disparities between Black Americans and whites are the starkest. What is going on?   In this episode, our host, Tim Jordan, interviews three young experts in the field to find out what is going on:          1) Duane Herron, 2) Tiffiny Jones, and 3) Elizabeth Williams.  Is there racism in maternal and child health in the United States?  Listen, learn, and find out!   Resources for this podcast:    1) Podcast:  The Fractured U.S. Health Care System.  https://1795group.com/episode/episode-2/   2) Podcast:  Is There Racism in the U.S. Health Care System?  https://1795group.com/episode/episode-4/   3) Article to Read:  Racism Creates Inequities in Maternal and Child Health, Even Before Birth. (2021).  https://www.childtrends.org/publications/racism-creates-inequities-maternal-child-health-even-before-birth?   4) Article to Read:  Systemic Racism – A Key Risk Factor for Maternal Death and Illness. (2021). https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ne/2021/systemic-racism-key-risk-factor-maternal-death-and-illness?   5) Article to Read:  Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health:  Current Status and Efforts to Address Them (2022).  https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/racial-disparities-in-maternal-and-infant-health-current-status-and-efforts-to-address-them/?   Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact at: tjordan@1795group.com   Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact:  tjordan@1795group.com   Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com   Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan.   All three guests were booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/   Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

    46 min

  5. JUL 13

    The Current Challenges Faced by Lake Erie: An Interview with Sandy Bihn, Lake Erie Waterkeeper

    People think like this:  If it is not in my “backyard” and not affecting me and/or my family, I really do not pay much attention to it and really do not care. Well, this is an issue that impacts at least 12 million of you. That’s how many of you get your drinking water from the Lake Erie watershed.   Do you care about your health? Do you care about the quality of your drinking water? You should care enough to listen to this podcast.   Lake Erie is like the canary in the coal mine when it comes to the health of the Great Lakes. More than 30 million people rely on the Great Lakes for drinking water – 10% of the U.S. population and 30% of the Canadian population. Without safe drinking water, many of us are doomed.       In this episode, our host, Tim Jordan, interviews Sandy Bihn, a Lake Erie Waterkeeper and one of the most knowledgeable people about the current challenges facing Lake Erie. Listen and learn!   Resources for this podcast:    1) TV News Video: 13 Action News Big Story: The Lake Erie Algae Bloom. July 11, 2024. https://www.13abc.com/2024/07/11/13-action-news-big-story-lake-erie-algae-bloom/   2) Blog Post: Five years later:  Lessons from the Toledo Water Crisis. August 1, 2010. Alliance for the Great Lakes. https://greatlakes.org/2019/08/five-years-later-lessons-from-the-toledo-water-crisis/   3) Article to Read:  Campbell Soup accused of polluting Lake Erie with discharges from Ohio plant. Axios. https://www.axios.com/2024/03/21/campbell-soup-ohio-plant-lake-erie-pollution-lawsuit-claims   4) Article to Read:  Department of Justice, environmental groups sue Campbell Soup, alleging it’s been polluting Lake Erie. CBS News. https://www.axios.com/2024/03/21/campbell-soup-ohio-plant-lake-erie-pollution-lawsuit-claims   5) Website: Water Keeper Alliance  https://waterkeeper.org/   Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact at: tjordan@1795group.com   Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact:  tjordan@1795group.com   Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com   Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan.   Sandy Bihn was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/   Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

    58 min

  6. JUN 3

    The Palestinian Issue. Should I Care? An Interview with Maha Zeidan.

    On October 7, 2024, Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip killed at least 1,139 Israelis and injured many more (Aljazeera News, 2024). Hamas also took more than 250 from Israel to the Gaza Strip, including older people, women, children, and men. According to the Washington Post (2024), 84 hostages are believed to be still alive and in captivity. Since the attack this past October, 112 hostages have been freed.    In retaliation, the Israeli army killed at least 36,439, including women and more than 15,000 children. More than 10,000 are still missing (Aljazeera, News, 2024). Much of the population of Gaza has been displaced and the people there are facing a man-made famine.    Israel's defense minister has said publicly that Israel will stamp out all signs of life of Hamas and look for an alternative local governing body for Gaza instead of Hamas.     Many Americans (maybe even you), think like this: These problems between Israel and other countries around it have been going on for a very long time. I really do not understand these issues. Therefore, if it is not affecting me and it is not in my backyard, I really do not pay attention much to what happens.    Should Americans care?  Listen first and then form your opinion.    Resources for this podcast:    1) Article to Read: Aljazeera News. Updated June 2, 2024.  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/2/israels-war-on-gaza-live-mediators-urge-israel-hamas-to-finalise-truce#:~:text=At%20least%2036%2C439%20Palestinians%20have,still%20held%20captive%20in%20Gaza   2)Article to Read: BBC News. April 5, 2024. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67039975   3) Article to Read: AP News. Updated May 23, 2024.  https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-end-insurgency-0fcb4e20821ba8c0e49edf6571486d3b   Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact at:   tjordan@1795group.com   Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact:  tjordan@1795group.com   Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com   Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Maha Zeidan was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/   Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

    50 min

  7. MAY 2

    The Costs of Being an Informal, Family Caregiver: An Interview with Tina and Tyrone Layson

    In the U.S., informal, family caregiving is on the rise. In 2015, there were 43.5 million, informal care givers. In 2023, there were more than 100 million adults who are informal care givers. The direct cost of caregiving is nearly $44 million dollars, given the loss of 650,000 jobs and approximately 800,000 individuals who report absenteeism from work.   Providing care to others is personally costly. According to research, 70% to 76% experience sleep problems. Only 23% of informal caregivers report "good" mental health, and 40% say that their caregiving responsibilities negatively impact their stress levels.   Caregiving duties can harm workers' lives. Balancing work with caregiving responsibilities puts a strain on caregivers in ways that negatively affect their social lives, marriages, employment prospects, working lives, and income. Many caregivers have to take off work to meet additional caregiving demands.     Approximately 41% of caregivers report low overall well-being, about 32% more than non-caregivers. Only 1 in 4 caregivers report good physical health; 1 in 5 rate themselves highly at eating healthy and exercising; and only 1 in 3 say they keep up with annual physicals and routine doctor appointments. This inattention to their own needs can introduce health risks for informal caregivers.   Listen as host, Tim Jordan, explores the costs of being an informal caregiver with Tina and Tyrone Layson. What are the costs that they experienced? What helpful advice to they have for us?  Let’s find out!              Resources for this podcast:   Article: (2024). Informal caregivers in cancer: roles, burden and support.  PDQ® Supportive and Palliative Care Editorial Board. PDQ Informal Caregivers in Cancer. Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute. Updated 03/12/2024. Available at: https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/coping/family-friends/family-caregivers   Research Report: (2023). Smith, M. & Kuretich, C. Informal caregiving: measuring the cost and reducing the burden. Society of Actuaries Research Institute.  https://www.soa.org/498ea3/globalassets/assets/files/resources/research-report/2023/informal-caregiving-reducing-burden.pdf   Article: (2019).  Caregiving for family and friends – a public health issue.  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. https://www.cdc.gov/aging/caregiving/caregiver-brief.html   =============================================   Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact us at: tjordan@1795group.com   Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact:  tjordan@1795group.com   Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com   Grass Roots Health is produced by Tim Jordan. Tina and Tyrone Layson were booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/  Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

    52 min

  8. APR 1

    Living and Coping With Life-Threatening Illness: An Interview with Jacob and Beanna Martinez

    Every day in this country, hundreds of patients of all ages receive bad news from their health care providers. What is it like to be diagnosed with a life-threatening illness? What do you think about? What are your emotions? How does you cope with the associated losses such as a loss of energy, function, a job, or a career? How do others treat you?   Many patients in this condition say that it feels like they have a “scarlet letter” etched on their forehead but that only others can see it. They believe that others communicate with them and treat them differently. Many of the patient’s “friends” stay away because they do not know what to say. Patients in this condition say that their social life becomes much smaller, and that “superficial” friendships are dropped in favor of spending time with those who really count.   Patients with life-threatening illnesses indicate that health care providers focus too much on medical and physical interventions, give too little information, appear uncomfortable talking about death, and do not include family members in conversations. Furthermore, informal caregivers (e.g. family member) report exhaustion and a lack of information. The informal care givers say that health care providers do not appreciate the impact of the illness on their lives and rarely consult them. Family members of the patient wish that health care providers would tell them when death is inevitable and would avoid telling them about futile medical treatments.     Listen as host, Tim Jordan, explores these and other issues with Jacob and Beanna Martinez. How have they learned to live with and cope with life-threatening illness? Listen and find out.             Resources for this podcast:   Article to Read: (2022). Schimming, C. Eight tips for coping with a serious diagnosis.  The Mayo Clinic Health System. https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/8-tips-for-coping-with-a-serious-diagnosis   Article to Read: (2024). Robinson, L., Segal, J., and Smith, M. Coping with a life-threatening illness or a serious life event. Illness and Disability HelpGuide.org. https://www.helpguide.org/articles/grief/coping-with-a-life-threatening-illness.htm   ========================================== Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact at: tjordan@1795group.com   Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact:  tjordan@1795group.com   Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com   Grass Roots Health is produced by Tim Jordan. Jacob and Beanna Martinez were booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

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A podcast about improving health and quality of life using a bottoms-up approach.

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    2022 - 2024
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