Too much sun or not enough? Latest medical breakthroughs are highlighting the importance of vitamin D to support bone health, immune function, mood and fight off cancer and other diseases, yet many of us are deficient in this essential vitamin. Tune in today to VITAMIN D AND SUNSHINE, with Susan Fekety, RN, MSN, CNM, owner of Healthy Living Health Care, Dr. Bethany Hays from True North Health Center, and Rhonda Nordstrom of RHEAL Day Spa and learn how to safely test your blood levels, maximize your ability to make and absorb vitamin D, and how to get the most out of the summer sun’s rays without damaging your skin.
Guests
Susan Fekety
Susan Fekety, RN, MSN, CNM is the owner of Healthy Living Health Care, a new practice for human-powered health care in Falmouth, Maine. A Yale-educated advanced practice nurse and certified midwife, Susan has offered women‚ health care, healthy lifestyle counseling, and customized nutrition solutions in the Portland area since 1995.
As an author, consultant, speaker and health care practitioner, Susan boasts more than 25 years of dedication to supporting healthy lifestyles and better nutrition for both women and men. Susan has a passion for sharing the latest information about all aspects of healthy living with her private patients, corporate clients, and readers of her columns, articles, newsletters, and books.
Dr. Bethany Hays
Dr. Bethany Hays is a founding practitioner member of True North Health Center. She graduated with a BA from Wellesley College and an MD from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. She did her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Baylor College and a fellowship in perinatology from Baylor College. She is a teacher of Functional Endocrinology, AFMCP, nationwide and has been the True North Medical Director since 2002.
Dr. Hays has practiced obstetrics and gynecology, and now Functional Medicine, over a career lasting 32 years.
Rhonda Nordstrom
A Rockland, Maine native, Rhonda Nordstrom lived twenty years west of Boston where she found her passion for helping women express their beauty from within themselves and through healthy lifestyle choices.
A licensed skin care professional, Rhonda returned to her home town in 2002 and opened a private practice that has grown to now be RHEAL day spa. Another passion for Nordstrom is her own skin care line, RHEAL Skin Care. Originally developed to help treat acne, RHEAL is also a powerful agent for graceful aging.
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