
Partners in Health and Biz
By Gail Dixon-McBride

Partners in Health and BizSep 02, 2023

How to Sleep Like A Baby - Pt. 1
Did you know that what you eat can affect how you sleep? Did you know that what your eyes see and your ears hear, can affect your quality of sleep?
Tune in to this episode of Partners in Health and Biz and learn some of the distractions to avoid in order to have a restful night's sleep, and how to destress yourself to sleep.
Learn how to create the perfect bedroom designed to help you sleep like a baby.

Boost Your Immunity With An Alkaline Diet
Most vegetables and fruits contain higher proportions of alkaline-forming elements than other foods. These foods promote a more alkaline environment in the body. For example, commercial corn, barley, soybeans and legumes are acid forming.
Surprisingly, despite their pronounced acid flavor, citrus fruit and rhubarb form alkaline residues. This is because their distinctive organic acids like citric, succinic, fumaric and malic metabolize to water and alkalinizing bicarbonate, while producing energy inside the cell.
Tune in to this episode of Partners in Health and Biz to learn the importance of eating an alkaline diet rich in certain fruits, vegetables, beans, seeds, and sprouts.
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Diabetes, Healthy Aging and Cholesterol
According to the CDC, nearly 38% of Americans have high cholesterol. This means that almost half of the U.S. population is at high risk for heart disease and stroke, two of the country’s leading causes of death.
In September, we recognize National Cholesterol Education Month in order to bring awareness to the effects of high cholesterol and what it can do to your body.
In addition, September is also Healthy Aging month. During this segment of Partners in Health and Biz Natural Health Consultant Gail Dixon-McBride shares multiple ways to avoid diabetes, slow-down aging and lower your cholesterol levels.
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Take a Walk of Healing
Reflect - Our days are often long; filled with challenges and obstacles to overcome. As we review our day, week or month, and walk, we meditate and reflect on the issues before us that we must confront and resolve. Where are we going? What should we do? What does this all mean?
We have so many questions as we seek the answers, and thus we reflect.
Release - Once we identify these issues, problems or obstacles, we pray to God and release our worries and concerns to Him to handle, as one would release a dove of peace to freedom.
Receive - Finally, after we have reflected and released, we open our heart, mind and spirit to receive God's direction, wisdom, knowledge and peace, believing that God is working everything out for our good.
And this is why we walk!
Tune in the this episode of Partners in Health and Biz and learn why walking outside in nature offers multiple healing benefits.
Purchase your T-shirt and register for our upcoming Walk of Healing event on Saturday, September 9 on the Partners in Health and Biz website, Walk of Healing information page.

The Grant DeCarlo Institute for the Healing Arts
Tune in to this episode of the Partners in Health and Biz with podcast host Gail Dixon-McBride as she speaks candidly with Dr. Emily Grant DeCarlo about her company, the Grant DeCarlo Institute for the Healing Arts, and as she describes the Chemical Composition of Wellness.

The Problem With Perfumes and Lotions
Artificial fragrances are everywhere - and they can pose significant threats to your health.
Tune in this episode of Partners in Health and Biz podcast to learn all about what might be in your personal care products, what shouldn't be in your personal care products, and what you can do about it.
Join Partners in Health and Biz podcast host Gail Dixon-McBride as she shares some very important facts and information about perfumes, lotions, deodorants, shampoos, body washes, and more. It's time you discover the Problem with Perfumes, Lotions, etc.
Visit: www.partnersinhealth.biz to learn more and to register for our next Walk of Healing event.

Natural Healing Methods with Pamela Reynolds
Join Partners in Health and Biz podcast host Gail Dixon-McBride as she and her special guest Pamela Reynolds have a candid discussion about 5 powerful and effective techniques of healing the body, mind and spirit.
Pamela Reynolds is a holistic health care provider who has trained in the field of Natural Health for over 20 years.
Her practice, "Inspired Thru Nature," has expanded within the last 5 years to include services in the field of Energy Work.
Energy work encompasses Shamanic Reiki and Sacred Heart Work.
Ms. Reynolds obtained Certifications in, CNHP, HHCP, Iridology and Ear candling, Health Assessments, Detoxing, Nutrition, and suggested natural remedies are among most services provided at ITN.
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Doctor, Am I Crazy? - With Dr. Wayne E. Evans
Join Partners in Health and Biz talk show host Gail Dixon-McBride as she has an open, direct, and straight-talk discussion with psychologist, Dr. Wayne E. Evans, founder of Practical Alternatives LLC, a company which provides solution-centered psychological and consultation services.
Have you ever asked yourself, "Am I crazy?"
During this episode, Dr. Evans teaches you how to ask the right questions.
He'll teach you to ask yourself, "What can I focus on right now that will empower me," and other pertinent questions that will guide you to the right answers.
Tune in and learn how therapy can help you manage your emotions and get you on the right track.

Why Your Aging Genes Aren't Your Destiny
Have you ever wondered why things like diet, exercise, and your stress levels determine your health status and how you age? Turns out that the secret sauce to aging well lies in something called methylation - a genetic switch that can turn your genes on and off.
Depending on the gene, this can either support good health or it can contribute to disease and premature aging.
Join Partners in Health and Biz podcast host Gail Dixon-McBride as she takes you on a deep dive into why optimizing methylation is so critical for a long and healthy life.

The Benefits of Aromatherapy and Essential Oils - Pt. 2
Did you know that you can use aromatherapy massage, body and facial oils for:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Stress
- Headaches
- Migraines
- Chronic pain
- Acute pain
- Muscular and joint pain
- Inflammation
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Relaxation
- Pregnancy massage*
- Childbirth massage*
- Sprains
- Sport injuries
- Skin disorders
- And many other problems?
Tune in to this episode of Partners in Health and Biz, with your host/health and wellness consultant, Gail Dixon-McBride, and learn about 11 different essential oils and how they can be used for aromatherapy, health and wellness.
Make sure to mark your calendar for our next Walk of Healing on Saturday, August 5, 2023, 10:00 a.m. at the Benjamin Banneker Historical Park - 300 Oella Ave., Catonsville, MD 21228.
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The Benefits of Aromatherapy and Essential Oils - Pt. 1
Aromatherapy has been used for centuries, dating back to ancient Egypt, to treat various physical, mental and emotional illnesses.
As the natural health movement expanded in the late twentieth century, one popular "new" form of healing was the use of essential oils - concentrated oils taken from the flowers, fruits, seeds and other parts of plants.
Technically, essential oils are hydrophobic liquids containing volatile aroma compounds from plants. The oils are essential because they capture the "essence" of a plants fragrance (not because they are essential in terms of being indispensable).
Join Partners in Health and Biz talk show host/Natural Health Consultant, Gail Dixon-McBride, as she shares how aromatherapy and essential oils can be used to help and heal the body, mind, and emotions, in this two part series called, "The Benefits of Aromatherapy and Essential Oils "- Part 1.

Antioxidants in Foods to Prevent Diseases and Slow Down Aging
While many antioxidant nutrients are available in supplement form, for the most part it is better to get a combination of food-derived antioxidants. Whole foods also contain fiber, and nutrients from whole foods are probably more readily absorbed than those in pills or supplements.
Growing research shows that there is synergy among dietary antioxidants and that "networking" combinations are more beneficial, as each antioxidant has special protective properties for particular body functions. Foods and products that combine two or more of these vital nutrients provide the most effective balance.
Join Partners in Health and Biz podcast host/Natural Health Consultant Gail Dixon-McBride as she shares why certain natural foods contain the powerful antioxidants that can help prevent and slow down the aging process in people.

Howard University Cancer Center's 2nd Annual Men's Health Conference - Pt. 1
It was a wonderful day of caring and sharing valuable information on June 17, 2023 in a panel discussion consisting of 8 male experts at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C.
Emcee Winston Chaney, radio host on W.H.U.R. spoke briefly about his health challenges and gaining 20 pounds in one year, asking the men to give him some healthy living advice.
Opening remarks were presented by Clinton Burnside program manager of the "Men Take Ten" organization, Dr. Pamela Coleman- Division of Urology, and Dr. Robert Linton - Howard University Hospital/Adventist.
The panel of prominent physicians, experts, and cancer survivors captivated the audience with facts and personal stories of survival regarding prostate cancer, colon cancer, fats, exercise, nutrition, how to prolong your life, and much more.
Moderator Tamaro Hudson asked the panel to explain and talk about many concerns and diseases that are prominent in the African American community, which however are topics that most men refuse to talk about in public or private.
Panel A 's team of health professionals and cancer warrior delved into the topic of Life Expectancy and Prevention, with primary care physician Dr. Oladunni Filani, gastroenterologist Dr. Adeyinko Laiyemo, epigeneticist and nutritionist Bernard Kwabi-Addo, and cancer warrior Willie Lloyd Reeves.
Pane B's team of experts and cancer warrior spoke on the topic of Engagement and Treatment, and included psychologist Wayne E. Evans (Mental Health), Dr. Pamela Coleman (Treatment and Care)/also Program Director of "Men Take Ten", registered nurse and Whole Health Director with Amerigroup, Jasmin Saville, and cancer survivor Mike Smith.
Tune in to this very important episode of Partners in Health and Biz and learn how making just a few simple lifestyle changes can produce a lifetime of health and happiness.

Addressing Important Men's Health Issues - More from the Men's Health Conference
In general, men in the U.S. are expected to live nearly six years less than women, and non-Hispanic Black and American Indian/Alaska Native men have a lower life expectancy than non-Hispanic white men. Many diseases that disproportionately impact men, like heart disease and cancer, are preventable through regular doctor’s visits and healthy lifestyle choices.
However, one survey found that 63 percent of men of color report not getting regular health screenings. Men are also more likely to have lower health literacy levels than women, meaning they may struggle to find, understand, and use information and services required to make informed decisions about their health.
Tune in and listen to this episode of Partners in Health and Biz as cancer biologist/author Dr. Bernard Kwabi-Addo shares important facts about fat, salt and sugar, and how they effect our health.

18 Causes of Hair Loss and the Various Treatments
Hair loss. Men experience it. Women have it and hate it. In fact it is estimated that more than 50 percent of women will experience noticeable hair loss at some point in their life journey. Look around and you will find that the so-called remedies seem unending.
So what actually causes hair loss, and what can truly help to prevent or reverse it?
You probably know about the most commonly discussed reasons for hair loss, such as alopecia, ageing, hormones, and genetics, but there are so many other perpetrators of hair loss.
Tune into the Partners in Health and Biz podcast this week and listen as your host Gail Dixon-McBride shares 18 of the major causes of hair loss and the various treatments that are currently available.

The Apple Cider Vinegar Miracle - Pt. 2
Known in some circles as "Mother Nature's Perfect Miracle Food," unpasteurized and organic Apple Cider Vinegar truly has much to offer, despite the fact that it has survived a litany of malicious sneers by those who only consider a natural substance to be a credible remedy if it has been studied over and over again, and produced "viable" scientific evidence to earn its merit.
Join Partners in Health and Biz talk show host Gail Dixon-McBride as she shares insight into how Apple Cider Vinegar can help control diabetes, hay fever allergies, heartburn, chronic fatigue, headaches, cholesterol, constipation, and more.
Learn how to take this natural medicine, including exactly how much of this potent liquid you will need, so it can assist in each of your individual health concerns.

The Apple Cider Vinegar Miracle - Pt. 1
Raw, organic apple cider vinegar can safely be called a "super-vinegar." It has been used traditionally for centuries as a "cure-all" tonic, and it is known to have highly potent antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal properties.
Just a few of the time-tested uses of ACV throughout the years include: combating infections, including ear and skin conditions, alleviating fungus and warts, soothing digestive disorders, reducing allergy symptoms and inflammation, alkalizing and detoxing the body and helping to prevent and treat seasonal illnesses.
During this episode, you will hear about some of the amazing research being done on apple cider vinegar and how you can use this inexpensive, but highly effective health aid to improve your life.
Tune into the Partners in Health and Biz podcast, with your host/health and wellness consultant Gail Dixon-McBride. You will wonder how you ever did without apple cider vinegar in your life!
*A WORD OF CAUTION
Keep in mind that ACV is highly acidic, so it is always best to dilute it with fresh water before ingesting. Straight apple cider vinegar may damage tooth enamel or burn the mouth and throat tissue.

Fact or Fiction: Diet, Exercise and Diabetes - What You Should Know
Diabetes is a key risk factor for cardiovascular diseases like heart attack and stroke because it increases inflammation in your body, leading to high blood pressure, high cholesterol and arterial plaque buildup.
According to Dr. Jasmin Sahbaz, MD., "'Even if your heart function is completely normal, diabetic inflammation can cause the heart to stiffen and fail."
Join Partners in Health and Biz podcast host Gail Dixon-McBride as she shares the facts and fictions related to diabetes and its connection to diet and exercise.

Mom Was Right - Eat Your Vegetables - Pt. 2
Did you know that Sweet Potatoes are a "power food" with many therapeutic properties, including fiber? They are lower in carbohydrates that white potatoes. They contribute to healthy gums and strong connective tissue, and help to promote rapid healing of wounds. They reduce the risk of cancer and osteoporosis, promote bone and tooth development, and help the body release energy from nutrients ingested.
So, we'll talk about corn, beets, celery, dandelion greens, collards, kale, turnip, cabbage, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, other healthy vegetables, and why they are so good for you!
Do you know which vegetables are considered the magnificent twelve? They are the vegetables that are the powerful protectors against cancer, heart disease and stroke -- the top three killers in the United States.
Tune into this episode and learn about the "magnificent twelve" and how to keep sickness and disease at bay by eating the right vegetables!

Mom Was Right - Eat Your Vegetables! Pt. 1
The following vegetables are particularly nutritious. They have high amounts of vitamins A and C, calcium, fiber, beta-carotene, folate, iron, potassium and copper.
These nutrient rich vegetables include: All dark-green leafy vegetables, sweet potato, carrot, spinach, collard, red bell pepper, kale, dandelion greens, broccoli, brussels sprouts, peas, winter squash, and swiss chard.
Nutrition research shows that eating a diet rich in vegetables reduces the risk of many chronic diseases.
Tune into the Partners in Health and Biz podcast and learn why mom was right, - Eat Your Vegetables!

Listen to Your Thyroid - What it is and Why it is Important!
While approximately 59-million people in the US suffer from thyroid issues, the great majority aren’t even aware they have a thyroid problem. However, when the thyroid (the butterfly-shaped gland in the neck) is dysfunctional, it can cause an array of health issues, including weight gain, sexual dysfunction, depression, heart disease, and extreme fatigue.
Hyperthyroidism, or overproduction, results in anxiety, diarrhea, sweating, insomnia, and weight issues. A benign growth on the gland is called a goiter and can result in either of the above conditions. Thyroid conditions can also cause hair loss or dryness.
With hypothyroidism you may also experience: brittle nails, constipation, dry skin, enlarged thyroid, high cholesterol, irritability, sensitivity to cold, sexual dysfunction, slow heart rate, sluggishness, weight gain, or irregular uterine bleeding.
Tune in to this episode of Partners in Health and Biz with you host Gail Dixon-McBride, and learn how to identify a thyroid problem and how to keep your thyroid gland healthy!

Prebiotics, Probiotics and Postbiotics - What You Should Know
Many people in today's modern world experience an imbalance within their microbiome. Several factors - eating habits, environmental, other health conditions - contribute to this imbalance.
Prebiotics are carbohydrates that humans cannot digest.
Probiotics help to support healthy digestion by up-regulating gastric secretions, assisting with the synthesis of B-vitamins, and aiding in the absorption of minerals.
Postbiotics are bioactive compounds that are produced when your good gut bacteria (probiotics) ferment fiber. So probiotics + prebiotics = postbiotics.
Join Partners in Health and Biz podcast host Gail Dixon-McBride as she breaks down the differences and uses for each one of these biotics and how they can benefit your health.

Take A Walk of Healing for your Health
Many of us know that walking is an excellent form of exercise. In fact, aside from swimming, walking is actually one of the best low-impact aerobic exercises that can be done indoors or outdoors. However, walking outside in nature will benefit you most. But did you know that walking is not just wonderful exercise? It also promotes natural physical, emotional and spiritual healing.
Tune in to the Partners in Health and Biz podcast with your host Gail Dixon-McBride and learn how by putting one foot in front of the other on a regular basis, can actually save your life and dramatically improve your health.
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Essential Oils - What You Need to Know A
As the natural health movement expanded in the late twentieth century, one popular "new" form of healing was the use of essential oils - concentrated oils taken from the flowers, fruits, seeds and other parts of plants.
Technically, essential oils are hydrophobic liquids containing volatile aroma compounds from plants. The oils are essential because they capture the "essence" of a plant's fragrance.
Tune into this episode of the Partners in Health and Biz podcast with your host Gail Dixon-McBride, to learn some of the many varieties of essential oils, their health properties, and how they can benefit and cure multiple ailments.

Natural Cures - Garlic and Mushrooms - Pt. 2
The beauty of garlic is its versatility as a medicine, spice, and food. It is culinary, as well as medicinal. The ancient Greeks used garlic "to keep the arteries open." We now know that garlic reduces blood cholesterol levels, thus cutting the risk of heart attack.
All edible mushrooms contain booth medicinal and nutritional qualities. Scientific research indicates that the major actions of medicinal mushrooms are stimulating the immune system and protecting against cardiovascular disease, free radicals, mutagens, and toxins.
Tune in to the Partners in Health and Biz podcast with your host Gail Dixon-McBride as she shares the many benefits of garlic and mushrooms to enhance the immune system, protect the body, and delightfully flavor your food.

Super Foods: Garlic and Mushrooms - Pt. 1
Fresh garlic is effective against bacteria, yeasts and fungi. It is most effective against fungi and candida. Studies the University of Oklahoma have shown that garlic juice is as strong as certain antifungal drugs, and it is certainly safer.
Garlic is recommended for mild, recurring, or chronic infections that are not dangerous, such as infections of the mouth, ears, throat, stomach, or skin. It is effective against bronchitis, cystitis, thrush, colds, and particularly candida.
Did you know that there are three mushroom varieties - reishi, shiitake, and maitake, and that all mushrooms must be cooked to get the nutritional value? Contrary to popular belief, mushrooms are highly nutritious. They supply protein, amino acids, B vitamins, cooper, magnesium, vitamin C, potassium, phosphorous, folate, selenium, and iron.
Tune into the Partners in Health and Biz podcast this week, with your health and wellness consultant, Gail Dixon-McBride, and learn how garlic and mushrooms can add health and wellness to your life!

Dietary Fat: The Good, Bad and Ugly - Pt. 2
Virtually all fats and oils contain some combination of polyunsaturated, monounsaturated, and saturated fatty acids. They tend to be referred to as one of these types based upon which kind of fatty acid is the predominate one.
These are the most common types of oils on the market today: Olive, Coconut, Canola, Peanut, Palm, Walnut, Safflower, Palm Kernel, Avocado, Almond, Cottonseed, Rice Bran, Sesame, and flaxseed.
Tune into the Partners in Health and Biz show, with your host Gail Dixon-McBride. During this episode, you will learn which oils from the list above are the worst oils to avoid, and the healthiest oils to use.

Dietary Fat: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly - Pt. 1
Fat soothes the nerves and provide the basis for myelin, the protective shield that covers nerve cells. Fat is found in all body cells in combination with other nutrients. Essential fatty acids are an important link in the health chain.
Excess fat, however can be a problem. It it stored in the liver, in arteries around the heart, and in all tissue. Cancer of the breast, prostate, and colon, not to mention obesity, and an increased risk of heart attack, are linked to high fat consumption. The typical American diet consists of 40 to 50 percent calories from fat, a primary cause for the rise in all of these disorders.
Tune in to this episode of Partners in Health and Biz, with your Health and Wellness Consultant, Gail Dixon-McBride, and learn the different types of fat; which ones are good for us, and which ones to avoid!

CDC Releases New COVID Guidelines/ Final Natural Cures
Tune into the Partners in Health and Biz podcast, with your Health and Wellness Consultant, Gail Dixon-McBride. This week's topic is the CDC's release of new COVID guidelines going forward, and we conclude the last part of the Natural Cures series, wrapping up Vitamins C and E, from our previous episode.
The COVID new rules still recommend that people who are sick with COVID-19 should isolate at home, but people — including students in schools — do not have to quarantine if they have been exposed to someone who had tested positive but are not feeling sick themselves. Instead, people who have been exposed should take a diagnostic test on the fifth day after the date of exposure, and to wear a mask for ten days after that date.
Antioxidant vitamins, including vitamins E and C, are being tested and used to treat a number of diseases - cancer, asthma, infertility, diabetes, arthritis, degenerative eye diseases, and degenerative brain diseases, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

Natural Cure #11 - Vitamins C and E for Heart Health
Vitamins C and E are potent antioxidants; this means they can block the destructive activity of chemicals in the body called oxygen free radicals. These free radicals are created internally by body metabolism and also enter the body through exposure to all kinds of chemicals, including air pollutants, cigarette smoke, fatty foods, and radiation.
Tune in to this episode of Partners in Health and Biz, with your host Gail Dixon-McBride, and learn how vitamins C and E have been proven to help lower high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and to stave off blood clots, heart attacks and stroke.
Vitamins C and E have also been shown to ease the symptoms of some people suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome - IBS.

Natural Cure#10 - Potent Cancer Therapy - Diet and Supplements
An anticancer diet makes sense, used in conjunction with other conventional treatments, as an adjunct therapy, not as a sole therapy. The same is true for megadoses of antioxidants and other vitamins and, for that matter, other natural substances. It's unlikely that one alone will act as a cure for cancer, but there's good evidence that many combined can support and individual's ability to survive cancer. Don't count on one or two magic bullets to fight cancer: It takes many streams to make a river, according to an old proverb.
Tune in to the Partners in Health and Biz podcast, with host Gail Dixon-McBride, and listen to some of the testimonies of people who have miraculously survived and beat cancer, using positive thinking, visualization, meditation, prayer, vitamins, supplements, and cancer medications.

Natural Cure #9 for Headaches & Pain - Peppermint Oil
If you often pop pills to stop the pain of tension headaches, you're hardly alone. But wouldn't it be better to cure your headache without resorting to such pills? A surprising, newly discovered natural remedy for common headaches does exit, but you won't see it on television commercials or on over-the-counter drug racks in pharmacies. In fact, this natural pain medicine remains largely undiscovered anywhere, except in Germany, where investigators have discovered it to be very effective in relieving ordinary tension headaches, the type that torment virtually everyone, occasionally.
Tune in to this episode of the Partners in Health and Biz podcast and learn how peppermint oil has been proven to stop tension headaches and stomach aches in their tracks.

Natural Cure #8 - Nature's Antinausea Drug - Ginger
If you tend to have motion sickness on boats, planes, cars or elsewhere, or suffer from nausea occasionally, your first choice of a miracle cure should be ginger. Ginger is the safest, oldest, and most effective antinausea remedy known. It appears to work primarily on the digestive system, not the brain, and thus lacks the bothersome nervous system side effects, such as drowsiness, that you typically get from over-the-counter drugs. The fact that ginger fights nausea of all kinds is evident from centuries of usage, controlled scientific studies, and raves from people who have tried it!
Tune in to the Partners in Health and Biz podcast and learn from the testimonies of others, how ginger has resolved their nausea and stomach sickness problems, and how it can work for you!
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Natural Cure #7 - Echinacea - The Infection Fighter
It's America's most popular herbal medicine, against colds, flu, viruses, infections of all kinds. If you want to know why 30 million Americans take it, and German researchers praise it, give it a try yourself.
If you want to activate your immune system as a way of defeating infections (as well as diseases that flourish on lowered immunity, such as cancer) the "remedy of choice" - the first thing to try is echinacea!
Tune into the Partners in Health and Biz podcast with your host Gail Dixon-McBride, and learn how this powerful herb can rapidly boost your immune system.

Natural Cure # 6 - Saw Palmetto for Men's Prostate
If you're a man over age fifty, the chances are fifty-fifty that you have an enlarge prostate, medically known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BHP), and the odds escalate as you grow older. It's no picnic. A swollen prostate gland, typically two to three times normal size, can squeeze your urethra, interfering with normal urination. Symptoms range from annoying - getting up frequently at night to urinate - to serious pain from obstruction of urinary flow and trouble with erections. However, it is a nonmalignant condition.
Tune in to the Partners in Health and Biz radio podcast, with your host, Gail Dixon-McBride, and learn how the herbal plant extract called saw palmetto, a brownish-black berry of the saw palmetto plant, grown in the southeastern United States, has been proven to increase urine flow, reduce levels of DHT, and alleviate pain in men with BHP.

The Miracle Cure of Milk Thistle for the Liver - Pt. 5
Whose liver needs help? Just about everybody's. Liver damage is a plague of modern life. If the toxins are more than your liver can handle, that incredibly important organ can eventually shut down. Even if you, like most Americans, don't worry much about your liver; you should. Your liver is burdened by the toxic offspring of modern civilization: environmental chemicals, air pollutants, pesticides, auto exhaust, prescription and nonprescription drugs, alcohol, all of which can inflict severe, unexpected liver injury.
Tune into this episode of Partners in Health and Biz and learn how milk thistle has been proven to help detoxify the liver and even reverse various types of liver damage and cancer.

The Mysterious Hay Fever Cure - Pt. 4 of Natural Cures
When hay fever season arrives, about one in five Americans would do just about anything to stop the itching , watery eyes, sniffling and runny nose. Antihistamines and allergy shots are the best that orthodox medicine has to offer. But another remedy has attracted a big following among some Americans, including some legislators, purely on the grounds that it seems to work for them, despite any real scientifically controlled studies proving it does.
Tune in to this week's Partners in Health and Biz podcast, with your host Gail Dixon-McBride, and learn how ingesting bee pollen and/or honeycomb could be the answer answer to stopping or controlling your hay fever, sinus, asthma, and or allergy issues, stresses and discomfort. Hear about the testimonies of others and how it has worked for them.

Miracle Cures: #3 Coenzyme Q-10
It's a powerful antioxidant that is used as a heart medicine around the world. If your doctor doesn't know about it, you can easily get it on your own; it could save your life.
If you have heart problems, you should know about a substance called coenzyme Q-10, A. K. A., Co-Q-10. It appears to be a powerful reenergizer of heart cells and can bring new hope to millions of people with heart disease, particularly those with congestive heart failure, in which heart muscle steadily weakens, causing the heart's pumping function to deteriorate.
Tune into Partners in Health and Biz with your host Gail Dixon-McBride, and learn how coenzyme Q-10 can strengthen and save your heart, in part 3 of this continuing series of Miracle Cures!

Grapefruit Fiber: A Natural Way to lower High Cholesterol
Grapefruit fiber: It promises to lower your cholesterol more dramatically than anything else you can take, and it may also clean out your arteries, all without the side effects of drugs.
But what if you could swallow a magic powder to significantly reopen clogged arteries so blood can better flow through to the heart and brain, lessening your chances of heart attacks, bypass surgery, strokes, chest pain, and all the ills brought on by clogged arteries?
Join Partners in Health and Biz talk show host Gail Dixon-McBride as she shares how a specific type of grapefruit powder has been proven to do just that.
If you are worried about the state of your cholesterol and arteries, it is surely worth a try!
Note: You cannot get the same benefit from eating lots of grapefruit!

Introducing Natural Remedies and Their Healing Powers - Pt. 1
In this introductory episode of Natural Remedies and Their Healing Powers, Partners in Health and Biz host Gail Dixon-McBride shares why natural remedies such as herbs, vitamins and other natural remedies have been labeled at times as alternative treatments. This episode will enlighten you about the pharmaceutical industry and prepare you for the upcoming episodes of this new series, highlighting dramatic new scientific discoveries and revealing the healing powers of herbs, vitamins and other natural remedies. Tune in! You don't want to miss it!

Mind Control - It's Mind Over Matter
Manifestation might seem like magic, but it's much more than "Think Happy Thoughts!" Instead, during this episode of Partners in Health and Biz, you will learn how to train your brain to make your dreams become a reality. It's mind over matter! Define your goals. Create a vision board. Pinpoint positive mantras and prayers. Develop a visualization meditation. Go back to gratitude.
Tune in and learn the step-by-step details to a happier, more fulfilled life!

What You Need to Know About Dietary Supplements
A 2015 consumer safety survey conducted by the Council for Responsible Nutrition found that more than two-thirds of Americans take dietary supplements, including vitamins and minerals.
What's important to know is that supplements are not the same as medications, and should not be treated as such.
The companies that manufacture supplements are not subject to the same regulations as those that manufacture drugs.
Join Partners in Health and Biz podcast host Gail Dixon-McBride as she shares how to safely take supplements and what you should know before you do!

Making Exercise Fun
If working out is getting boring, tune in to this episode of Partners in Health and Biz and learn to improvise. I'll teach you how to to fall in love with exercise again, because you're having fun!
So here is my question to you: "When is exercising like playing jazz or cooking?" It may sound like the start of a lame joke, but the answer is: when you improvise. Consistency is important, but you don't want your routine to become a rut.

Destress and Detox at Home - Pt. 2
Aromatherapy - is typically used in conjunction with spa treatments, however this show will tell you how you can achieve an oasis of relaxation in the comfort of your home. Destress and Detox with facials, body scrubs, massages, aromatherapy, candles, mood lighting and a warm bath and/or shower to soothe your body, mind and spirit.
For at-home aromatherapy benefits, look for products that contain only pure essential oils, not artificial fragrance. Or add 3 or 4 drops of your favorite essential oils to unscented bath salts, lotions, or massage oils.
Want to find peace in the midst of a storm, then tune and join talk show host Gail Dixon-McBride as she guides you through a D.I.Y. day at the spa, in your home, sweet home!

Destress and Detox at Home - Pt. 1
Although our bodies have mechanisms for flushing out toxins, spa treatments can help the process along. "Organs such as the kidneys, liver, and skin all have detoxifying roles," says Sharon Norling, M.D., a Westlake Village, Calif., mind-body specialist who is board-certified in holistic medicine and acupuncture.
"Spa treatments support that natural cleansing process by increasing circulation and stimulating skin renewal."
Join Partners in Health and Biz talk show host/Health and Wellness Consultant Gail Dixon-McBride as she shares various natural products to use at home to create a beautiful, relaxing atmosphere to destress and detox the body. mind and spirit, all while relaxing in the comfort of your own home.

How to Eat More Veggies and Love it
In a recent report published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, researchers estimated that nearly 8 million premature deaths per year could be avoided if we ate 10 portions of fruits and vegetables a day. Fruit's easy -- but vegetables? Most of us struggle to eat even a couple of servings each day.
If you're sick of salads and sauteed greens, join Partners in Health and Biz talk show host Gail Dixon-McBride and learn 16 delicious tips and recipes -- some sneaky, some fancy -- to boost your veggie intake and spruce up your meals through the weeks.

Unsalted - The benefits and negative effects of ingesting salt
Salt tends to get a bad rap, but this flavor enhancer is vital to your health. The minerals it supplies are essential for the proper function of your nerves, muscles, brain and more.
However, some people may be more sensitive to the effects of a high-salt diet than others.
Too much salt has been associated with stomach cancer, heart disease and death. Then here are some studies that show decreasing salt intake may reduce blood pressure, especially in those who are salt-sensitive or have high blood pressure.
On the other hand, a low-salt diet can also lead to a condition called hyponatremia, or low blood sodium.
Tune in to learn which forms of salt are best for you, why some people may or may not be sensitive to salt, and how much salt the average person should be ingesting each day.

Updates on Pfizer Booster Shots and Monoclonal Antibodies
Certain groups of people who have been fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine for 6 months or longer can now receive a single Pfizer booster dose, according to updated FDA emergency use authorization guidelines.
However, to date, you can’t receive the Pfizer booster if you received other COVID-19 vaccines, like Moderna or Johnson & Johnson.
Tune in to this episode of the Partners in Health and Biz podcast show with your host Gail Dixon-McBride, and learn the details about getting a COVID-19 booster shot, what it is, who is eligible to get one and how monoclonal antibodies can help if you are diagnosed with COVID-19.

How to Choose Natural Supplements
Have you ever found yourself overwhelmed in the supplement aisle, paralyzed by the plethora of options? The growing popularity of natural health products has led to the creation of countless capsules, tablets, teas, oils, sprays, tinctures, and more. Faced with such complexity, what's the average consumer to do? How can you get the most bang for your buck - and ensure you're choosing options that will work for you?
Tune in to this episode of the Partners in Health and Biz show and learn how to get a little clarity and be able to choose the best supplements for your particular, individual needs.

Overcome Your Fear of Finances
When we stop buying things to keep up with the Joneses, or to keep up with the reward-seeking part of our brains, we can make more conscious choices about our spending. This allows us to start using our money in ways that align with our values.
Join Partners in Health and Biz talk show host Gail Dixon-McBride and learn how to move beyond fear-based financial habits to find true prosperity.
Learn what a scarcity mindset is and how to move to a more conscious, calm and generous one.