8-12 What's Going On - Schools Early Opening, Gaming Addiction, Fad Diets

Published: Aug. 10, 2018, 7:04 p.m.

Philadelphia Public Schools open a week early and Loraine Ballard Morrill with guest cohost 17 year old student Noor Bowman speak with Philadelphia Superintendent of Schools Dr. William Hite about the shift to an earlier start date and his vision for the new school year. https://www.philasd.org/ http://readby4th.org/

The Keto diet is the latest craze but is it the best approach to food? Loraine speaks to Dr. Michael Fenster who is both a cardiologist and chef about his new book Food Shaman – The Art of Quantum Food which goes beyond simple sterile analysis of nutrients to a rich examination of the role food has to nurture and heal.

The World Health Organization has classified gaming disorder as a mental health condition. Loraine talks with Dr. David Clements, from Southeastern Executive Health about the impact of gaming addiction and approaches for treatment. https://www.myexecutivehealth.com/