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Current guest chats at the top with past guests below (through mid-2000). These and transcripts before mid-2000, such as chats with Dr. Robert Atkins, Dr. Chris Northrup, Dr. Susan Love, Dr. John Lee, Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld, Dr. Bob Arnot, Dr. Elizabeth Vliet, Ann Louise Gittelman, Nancy Friday, Kathy Smith, Denise Austin and many other well known figures in the area of women's health can be found in the Power Surge Transcript Library.
Everyone is eligible for FREE books and gifts at our guest chats
Current _
After 12 years of regular guest chats, I'm taking a break. As you can see, there are hundreds of excellent transcripts with stellar guests to read at your leisure. Check the Transcript Library for a more comprehensive listing - Dearest.
Dec. 8, 2005 _
Claire Warga, Ph.D., Neuropsychologist, researcher, author of the much-discussed New York magazine article "Estrogen and the Brain," is the author of the groundbreaking book, Menopause And The Mind:
The Complete Guide to Coping with the Cognitive Effects of Perimenopause and Menopause Including Memory Loss, Foggy Thinking And Verbal Slips.
Are you between the ages of 35 and 60 and having trouble remembering your best friend's phone number? If this sounds familiar to you, take heart: Claire Warga's help and advice are on the way.
Dr. Warga identifies the "mind misconnect" syndrome that causes unsettling events during perimenopause and menopause, noting that they are not signs of imminent madness but a natural part of aging. She names this condition "WHMS: Warga's Hormonal Misconnection Syndrome." Drawing upon cutting-edge brain research and many never-before-described cases, Warga provides the first scientific explanation for why the symptoms occur and reveals how they can be reversed or alleviated. She provides a self-assessment test to help readers determine whether they are experiencing "mind misconnect" syndrome and offers important information and advice on estrogen replacement therapy as well as non-hormonal treatments that mimic estrogen's mind-boosting effects. Her self-screening test, symptom chart, and treatment measurement technique are important tools every woman can use to assess her condition and progress over time, with or without her ob/gyn.
FREE copies of Menopause And The Mind were given away at the chat.
Read the transcript of Claire Warga, Ph.D.'s Dec. 8th visit.
Oct. 27, 2005
Steven F. Hotze, M.D., Founder of the Hotze Health and Wellness Center, enables his patients to enjoy a better quality of life by helping them achieve and maintain health and wellness naturally by focusing on bio-identical hormone replacement, chronic yeast overgrowth, bio-identical thyroid hormone supplementation, adrenal fatigue, the treatment of airborne and food allergies, vitamin and mineral supplementation and nutrition. Dr. Hotze has appeared on hundreds of radio shows discussing his blockbuster new bestseller Hormones, Health and Happiness: A Natural Medical Formula for Rediscovering Youth with Bioidentical Hormones.. He's also recently appeared on the CBS Early Morning Show and CNN's American Morning. Dr. Hotze says, "If You're Sick and Tired of Being Sick And Tired, It's Time To Get Your Life Back!" FIVE FREE COPIES of Hormones, Health and Happiness were given away at the chat.
Read the transcript of Steven Hotze, M.D.'s Oct. 27th visit.
Sept. 29, 2005 _
Mira Kirshenbaum has been a psychotherapist and researcher for nearly 30 years. Clinical Director of The Chestnut Hill Institute, Mira is also the author of numerous bestselling books including, "Too Good To Leave, Too Bad To Stay," "The Gift Of A Year," "The Emotional Energy Factor," "Everything Happens For A Reason," and her newest book, "The Weekend Marriage: Abundant Love in a Time-Starved World". In TWM, Mira talks about what is now the single most important reason people are having trouble with their relationships. We don't have time for love these days! Until now we haven’t understood how the lives we lead damage love, and we haven’t known what to do about it. How do you solve problems that come up between you if there’s no time to talk? How do you deal with anger if there’s no time to heal the hurts? How do you make good things happen and rebuild your relationship if you’re always using the little time you have to put out fires? How do you balance your needs and your partner’s? Mira's book provides all the insights and tools people need to protect their love and keep it strong. Our not having time for love is real. That means being in a relationship is a whole new ball game. But when you understand how to keep love healthy under these new conditions, you can return to the joy, intimacy, and abundant love you've been longing for. And it turns out it's a lot easier to do it right than to do it wrong. Five FREE copies of The Weekend Marriage were given away at the chat.
Read the transcript of Mira Kirshenbaum's Sept. 29th visit.
July through August, 2005 _
Dearest, Power Surge founder, discusses treatments for the symptoms of menopause. Some women feel as though they're losing their grip when their hormones, anxiety, depression, mood swings and hot flashes become so overwhelming. What can they do? Getting ALL the information and support women so desperately need during this challenging time is essential. If anyone tells you menopause isn't a challenging time of life, or everyone gets through it easily -- don't believe it! There are a host of issues from the physical, emotional, spiritual - the daily discomfort we can't always account for, nor can we always find remedies for. First, to find a remedy. Secondly, to learn acceptance of all these changes and creating a new mind-set. It's important to learn and practice relaxation techniques. Contrary to what many believe, the answers don't always lie in prescriptions, herbs or other methods of treatment, but in the way we approach the menopausal changes. Some of the simplest remedies can be tremendously effective -- long walks, quiet times to regroup emotionally, yoga, regular exercise -- 15 minutes 3x a week (it doesn't have to be strenuous exercise as long as it's consistent), time out with a good book, music and a cup of relaxing herbal tea, self-hypnosis, learning to pamper ourselves.
June 16, 2005 _
Pamela Peeke, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P., is a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and a Pew Foundation Scholar in Nutrition and Metabolism. Dr. Peeke is a medical commentator for CNN, and has appeared on Oprah, Larry King Live, The View, The Today Show, Dateline, PrimeTime, and others. She is the Chief Medical Correspondent for Nutrition and Fitness with Discovery Health TV. Dr. Peeke regularly contributes to numerous magazines and is medical director for the National Women's Health Resource Center. Author of numerous books, her bestselling, Fight Fat After Forty, presented groundbreaking research describing how chronic stress contributes to weight gain and threatens the length and quality of life after the age of forty, Dr. Peeke has become known as the scientist who first presented the scientific basis of the "stress-fat" connection to the American public, raising awareness about this potentially life threatening medical condition. Dr. Peeke's newest book is Body for Life for Women: A Woman's Plan for Physical and Mental Transformation. Peeke says, "Women are up to their ovaries in stress" as they try to care give everyone in their lives. Women are psychologically hard wired to make their quest for self care even more difficult. Peeke's experience in working with women of all ages proved to her that women have unique female traits that prevent them from keeping both physically and mentally fit. "I knew from my practice that the most successful plan for today's women would factor in the realities of a woman's whole life - the full-time job, the endless caregiving, the stress that comes with trying to do it all. And, most clearly of all, it would address the issues of emotional eating and poor body image-issues with which many women struggle on a daily basis." Five FREE copies of
Body for Life for Women were given away at the chat.
Read the transcript of Pamela Peeke, M.D.'s June 16th visit.
June 9, 2005 _
Pete Hueseman, R.Ph, P.D., Everything you need to know about natural, bio-identical hormones. Registered Pharmacist for nearly 30 years, co-founder of Bellevue Pharmacy, and a Power Surge natural hormone consultant for 9 years -- Ask The Pharmacist, Pete Hueseman provides information about menopause and naturally compounded, plant derived, bio-dentical Hormones. These are not the same as the synthetic hormones used in the halted Women's Health Initiative Study. Pete will answer your questions about menopause and bio identical hormones, such as such as progesterone, estrogens -- estradiol, estriol, estrone, tri-estrogen, bi-estrogen -- DHEA, testosterone and pregnenolone. Power Surge has ONLY endorsed naturally compounded bioidentical hormones, not synthetics. Five lucky members at the chat won FREE PRIZES.
Read the transcript of Pete Hueseman's June 9th visit.
June 2, 2005 _
Carla R. Herrera is the publisher of 40+ -- an online magazine for midlife women. She has worked at several newspapers over the years, often in the capacity of graphic artist, or as a graphic consultant. Ms. Herrera has had numerous published articles in publications throughout California as well as numerous online publications. Her new book, The Contemporary Woman's Guide to Midlife: Essays and Resources for Life Transitions, takes the reader through the transitions of midlife. It’s an intimate portrait of a midlife woman, as well as a poignant, entertaining and educational relation of the midlife journey. Herrera questions, "Midlife brings with it many things - among them, for some women, a slap across the head! The bucket of cold water dumped on us during slumber. The metaphorical kick in the teeth. Beauty is one of those things. We can’t help but think about it because it’s right there in our face every day. We have to look in that mirror every morning and if the image of the woman staring back at us isn’t what we want, we have to question what it is we need to validate ourselves." FREE copies of "The Contemporary Woman's Guide To Midlife" were given away at the chat.
Read the transcript of Carla Herrera's June 2nd visit.
May 26, 2005 _
No guest chat tonight! Have a peaceful Memorial Day Weekend and remember our soldiers abroad! - Dearest.
May 19, 2005 _
Phillip O. Warner, M.D., OB-GYN and Power Surge's very popular, Ask Dr. Warner was in private practice in Northern California for 32 years and is the former director of the Menopause Institute of Northern California. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a member of the North American Menopause Society, and has done clinical research for the pharmaceutical industry. Dr. Warner's special interest is in hormone imbalance therapy. The use of hormones when indicated, should be in the form of bioidentical hormones which are natural to the human female. He found that a number of his patients did not respond well to the standardized treatment. By individualizing treatment, Dr. Warner was able to dramatically improve his patients' quality of life. Much of Dr. Warner's career has been spent empowering women through education and individualized treatment to stay healthy with alternative therapies including nutritional supplements, herbal therapy, acupuncture and good dietary intake. These therapies, combined with weight control, exercise regimens, stress reduction and avoidance of toxic substances, can lead to a longer symptom-free post menopausal life.
Dr. Warner wrote: "The prescribing of oral Premarin by physicians for estrogen deficiency has evolved over the years as an automatic ‘Pavlovian’ response without any thought to giving individual treatment. Premarin is not a ‘natural’ substance in human consumption, nor is it the best choice of treatment despite its wide usage. The notion that a substance derived from horses is ‘natural’ to the human female is a tribute to 50 years of successful advertising." Dr. Warner's commitment to research, patient education, and individualized treatment, led to his current role providing specific consultation to patients. This enables women to receive individual answers to questions as Power Surge's, Ask Dr. Warner.
Read the transcript of Phillip Warner, M.D.'s May 19th visit.
May 12, 2005 _
Sue Shellenbarger is the creator and writer of the The Wall Street Journal's "Work & Family" column. Shellenbarger has been writing or editing for The Wall Street Journal in various capacities for 25 years and also hosted a syndicated national "Work & Family" talk radio show on The Wall Street Journal Radio Network for two years. Her column has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and has received six major national awards. Her new book, The Breaking Point: How Female Midlife Crisis Is Transforming Today's Women. Long stereotyped as the province of men, today the midlife crisis is reported with greater frequency by women than men. Though the female midlife crisis travels many courses, Sue Shellenbarger found that most women's angst is propelled primarily by one powerful, repressed passion -- a part of oneself that begs for expression and reintegration. These archetypal drives -- Shellenbarger labels them the Lover, the Leader, the Adventurer, the Artist, the Seeker, and the Gardener -- reflect our core human capabilities to love, to create, and to learn. FREE copies of The Breaking Point were given away at the chat.
Read the transcript of Sue Shellenbarger's May 12th visit.
May 5, 2005 _
Barbara De Angelis, Ph.D., is one of the most influential relationship experts of our time. For the past 25 years, she has reached millions of people with her positive messages about love, happiness and the search for meaning in our lives. In 1994, she wrote and produced the award-winning TV infomercial, "Making Love Work." Barbara also has written regularly for numerous magazines, hosted her own television and radio shows, and has appeared weekly on CNN. She's been on Oprah, Donahue, Leeza and Geraldo. Barbara is a popular television personality, and the author of fourteen best-selling books, including How To Make Love All The Time and the #1 New York Times blockbusters, Are You The One For Me? and Secrets About
Men Every Woman Should Know were on the NY Times bestseller list for months. " Ask Barbara,
Secrets About Life Every Woman Should Know, and the #1 New York Times bestseller, Chicken Soup For The Couple's Soul.
Barbara returned to Power Surge to discuss her newest book -- How Did I Get Here? Finding Your Way to Renewed Hope and Happiness When Life and Love Take Unexpected Turns. All of us find ourselves at one time or another, facing the unexpected and thinking, "How did I get here?" Whether because of disappointments in love, crises in health, family or finances, professional dissatisfaction, or events beyond our control. De Angelis illustrates how life's challenges bring people to emotional and spiritual crossroads. "Lingering too long in this gap," Barbara De Angelis explains, "may lead to a turning off of the erotic self, a feeling of nagging discontent, and a loss of a sense of purpose in life. FREE copies of How Did I Get Here? were given away at the chat.
Read the transcript of Dr. Barbara De Angelis' May 5th visit.
April 28, 2005 _
Dr. Ivy Alexander and Karla Knight are co-authors of 100 Questions and Answers About Menopause. Ivy M. Alexander, PhD, C-ANP is an Associate Professor at the Yale University School of Nursing and Director of the Adult, Family, Gerontological and Women's Health Primary Care Specialty. She is also a practicing clinician in the internal medicine department of the Yale University Health Services. She has practiced as a nurse practitioner in internal medicine with a focus on women's health since 1992. Her primary interest is menopause and midlife health issues.
Karla A. Knight, RN, MSN, has been a nurse for 28 years. Since 1997, she has been a writer for Nursing Spectrum, a national RN-led communications company and division of the Gannett Company, Inc. Her many articles have appeared online as well as in print media.
Their book, 100 Questions and Answers About Menopause addresses menopause as well as other midlife health risks such as osteoporosis, diabetes, heart disease and breast cancer. While some women sail through menopause, others experience a whole range of symptoms. "100 Questions & Answers About Menopause" offers the help you need to understand menopause symptoms, treatment options, including lifestyle changes, alternative therapies, prescription medications and more. The book discusses difficult issues surrounding the HRT controversy and natural hormones. FREE copies of 100 Questions and Answers About Menopause were given away at the chat.
Read the transcript of Ivy Alexander and Karla Knight's April 28th visit.
April 14, 2005
Cynthia Bulik, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, is the William R. and Jeanne H. Jordan Distinguished Professor of Eating Disorders at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is also a professor of nutrition in the School of Public Health and the director of the UNC Eating Disorders Program. In their new book, Runaway Eating: The 8-Point Plan To Conquer Adult Food And Weight Obsessions, Bulik and co-author, dietitian Nadine Taylor, shed light on the physical and psychological factors that drive runaway eating and show women how to regain a healthy relationship with food. Strategies are provided for dealing with problematic eating behaviors, particularly those that affect women in midlife. In understanding our eating disorders, the authors examine the underlying causes of runaway eating and address the complex array of factors responsible for its increase in recent years. More and more women, especially those between the ages of 35 and 60, are developing symptoms of runaway eating as they struggle to cope with the stresses of menopause, empty nest syndrome, caring for ailing parents, work overload, and cultural emphasis on youth and beauty. The authors also explain why some of us are more likely to develop runaway eating, and what keeps this behavior going -- even when there’s a desire to stop. Whether readers occasionally binge, restrict their food intake, exercise excessively, or purge, the authors offer help and hope. Their 8-Point plan for recovery offers simple strategies beginning with identifying the triggers that set off runaway eating, understanding the importance of eating on time, rerouting thinking, transforming moods, alleviating anxiety, defusing depression, finding alternate ways to deal with the factors that perpetuate runaway eating, managing menopausal symptoms and paring down perfectionism. FREE copies of Runaway Eating were given away at the chat. Read the transcript of Cynthia Bulik, Ph.D.'s April 14th visit.
April 7, 2005 _
Colette Bouchez is an award-winning medical journalist with more than 20 years of experience. She is the former medical writer for the New York Daily News and the author of six health books for women. Her syndicated newspaper columns on health, fitness, and beauty were regularly published in more than 1,500 newspapers around the world. Her articles have appeared in dozens of magazines. In her newest book, Your Perfectly Pampered Menopause: Health, Beauty, and Lifestyle Advice for the Best Years of Your Life, Colette Bouchez dispenses the latest news on everything from hot flashes, insomnia, and dysfunctional bleeding to incontinence, bone health, weight control, and more. She explores the latest buzz on HRT, natural hormones, and the newest prescription drugs, as well as the latest in natural and traditional care. Your Perfectly Pampered Menopause includes tips on anti-aging skin care, make-up, diet and exercise, having great mid-life sex and more. More than just somber discussions about HRT, award-winning journalist, Bouchez, created a rejuvenating handbook that blends authoritative clinical research with the humor, fun and conversation tone of your very best friend. FREE copies of Your Perfectly Pampered Menopause were given away at the chat. Read the transcript of Colette Bouchez's April 7th visit.
March 31, 2005 _
Laura Petracek, Ph.D., is assistant professor of clinical psychology at National University in Sacramento, CA. She maintains a private practice in San Francisco. Dr. Petracek's new book, The Anger Workbook for Women: How to Keep Your Anger from Undermining Your Self-Esteem, Your Emotional Balance, and Your Relationships. This workbook addresses the unique concerns of women with anger problems. "Rigid social patterning conditions many women to stifle or deny their anger, and this repression can cause a range of other psychological problems. Others experience violent, outwardly focused anger." Whichever pattern your anger follows, this book provides a powerful set of anger management tools. Cognitive behavioral and attitude adjustment exercises help you limit the power of anger-triggering situations. Worksheets and assessments guide you in an examination of family-of-origin issues that might contribute to your problems with anger. Sections of the workbook explore the connection between anger and substance abuse, mood disorders, and spirituality, as well as the issue of domestic violence. FREE copies of "The Anger Workbook for Women" were given away at the chat. Read the transcript of Dr. Laura Petracek's March 31st visit.
March 24, 2005 _
There will be no guest chat March 24th in memory of my father, Walter Lotto, who left us one year ago on this day - Dearest.
March 17, 2005 _
Duane Townsend, M.D., internationally renowned Gynecologist, who introduced to medicine, Endometrial Ablation; Colposcopy, Cryosurgery and Nurse Practitioners.
Dr. Townsend has authored 90+ papers in peer review journals and 15+ chapters in books, over half of which deal with various aspects of pre-invasive diseases of the cervix, vulva and vagina. He's the author of the book, The Maverick of Medicine Speaks to Women: A World-Reowned Gynecologist's Solution for a Better World in Women's Health Care. If you have any questions about menopause, gynecology, hysterectomy, endometrial ablation, et al, stop by and 'Ask Dr. Townsend'. FREE autographed copies of "The Maverick Of Medicine Speaks To Women" were given away at the chat. Read the transcript of Dr. Duane Townsend's March 17th visit.
March 10, 2005 _
Sandra Pertot, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and sex therapist. Contrary to many books on sexuality and libido, Dr. Pertot's new book, Perfectly Normal: Living and Loving with Low Libido, rejects the current notion that a "healthy" sex life means frequent and exciting. Instead, individuals fall along a wide spectrum of interest in sex and low libido does not necessarily mean sexual dysfunction. If you feel like you wouldn't care if you never had sex again, you're not alone. The largest group of people seeking sex therapy is women who feel there must be something wrong with them because they don't have the urgent sex drive that they believe everybody is supposed to have. In Perfectly Normal, She believes that there are many ordinary and logical reasons why you might not want to have sex--and provides practical solutions to everyday sexual problems. She doesn't offer a cure for low libido but rather Dr. Sandra Pertot dismisses that theory. This is an approach for making your sex life the best it can be with what you've got. In Perfectly Normal, you'll find specific tips on discovering your sexual potential, including how to: Explore your ability to have orgasms, Stay focused during sex, Practice fantasizing, Appreciate your body, Identify what gets you interested in sex--and what turns you off. FREE copies of Perfectly Normal: Living and Loving with Low Libido were given away at the chat. Read the transcript of Dr. Sandra Pertot's March 10th visit.
February 24, 2005 _
Pete Hueseman, R.Ph, P.D., Part Two: Everything you need to know about natural, bio-identical hormones. Registered Pharmacist for nearly 30 years, co-founder of Bellevue Pharmacy, and a Power Surge natural hormone consultant for 9 years -- Ask The Pharmacist, Pete Hueseman provides information about menopause and naturally compounded, plant derived, bio-dentical Hormones. These are not the same as the synthetic hormones used in the halted Women's Health Initiative Study. Pete will answer your questions about menopause and bio identical hormones, such as such as progesterone, estrogens -- estradiol, estriol, estrone, tri-estrogen, bi-estrogen -- DHEA, testosterone and pregnenolone. Power Surge has ONLY endorsed naturally compounded bioidentical hormones, not synthetics. Three lucky members at the chat WON a FREE CONSULTATION along with one FREE MONTH'S SUPPLY of bio-identical hormones -- a $75.00 VALUE FREE.
Read the transcript of Pete Hueseman's Feb. 24th visit.
Feb. 17, 2005 _
Dr. Stephen Gullo received his doctorate in psychology from Columbia University, and for more than a decade was a professor and researcher at Columbia University Medical Center. He is the former chair of the National Obesity and Weight Control Education Program of the American Institute for Life-Threatening Illness at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. His first book, Thin Tastes Better, was a national bestseller. Dr. Gullo is currently president of the Institute for Health and Weight Sciences' Center for Healthful Living in New York City. In his newest book, The Thin Commandments Diet: The 10 No-Fail Strategies for Permanent Weight Loss. Dr. Stephen Gullo lets you in on his unique weight-loss program that has a success rate that is many times higher than the national average and has helped patients lose more than 100 pounds -- and maintain that weight loss for more than 5 years. FREE copies of The Thin Commandments Diet were given away at the chat. Read the transcript of Dr. Stephen Gullo's Feb. 17th visit.
February 10, 2005 _
Pete Hueseman, R.Ph, P.D., Part One: Everything you need to know about natural, bio-identical hormones. Registered Pharmacist for nearly 30 years, co-founder of Bellevue Pharmacy, and a Power Surge natural hormone consultant for 9 years -- Ask The Pharmacist, Pete Hueseman provides information about menopause and naturally compounded, plant derived, bio-dentical Hormones. These are not the same as the synthetic hormones used in the halted Women's Health Initiative Study. Pete will answer your questions about menopause and bio identical hormones, such as such as progesterone, estrogens -- estradiol, estriol, estrone, tri-estrogen, bi-estrogen -- DHEA, testosterone and pregnenolone. Power Surge has ONLY endorsed naturally compounded bioidentical hormones, not synthetics. Read the transcript of Pete's Feb. 10th visit.
Feb. 5, 2005 _
Happy Anniversary, Power Surge: 11 Years Online!
Power Surge was 'formally' created
On America Online in February, 1993 before there was the Internet, as we know it today. In 1996, when the Internet went public, Dearest created Power Surge's sister Web site, www.power-surge.com and we're still going strong 11 years later! "It's been 11 wonderful years. I look forward to the start of our 12th year online and to joining with old friends and new in celebrating 11 YEARS online supporting and providing the best information to women going through menopause. Read more about Alice Stamm (Dearest) here.
Feb. 3, 2005 _
Dr. Charles Foster is co-founder and research director of The Chestnut Hill Institute in Boston. For thirty years he has worked as a psychotherapist and consultant with individuals, couples, families, and organizations of all sizes. The focus of his work has been to develop an evidence-based approach to finding practical solutions for perennial problems. His research is based on studying people who are successful with a particular problem and learning how to apply their solutions in the most effective way. Dr. Foster has appeared on the Oprah Show and many other national shows. He was featured on a John Stossel 20/20 Prime Time Special for ABC News. His newest book,
Feel Better Fast: Overcoming the Emotional Fallout of Your Illness or Injury deals with the emotional and psychological distress that accounts for sixty percent or more of the total distress you feel when you're sick or injured. This means that if you relieve the emotional fallout of your illness or injury, you have begun to address the most important factor standing in the way of your feeling better. Feel Better Fast is the first and only book to show how to do this. FREE copies of
Feel Better Fast were given away at the chat.
Read the transcript of Dr. Charles Foster's Feb. 3rd visit.
Jan. 20, 2005 _
Aaron Tabor, M.D., is the Founder and Medical Director of Physicians Laboratories, developers of Doctor-Formulated Revival Soy Protein, the #1 doctor-recommended soy protein supplement. Dr. Tabor oversees research involving randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled studies at leading hospitals on the benefits of soy in the areas of menopause, PMS, weight loss, energy, bone support and cholesterol health. Read the transcript of Dr. Tabor's last visit to Power Surge. Dr. Tabor is Power Surge's "Ask The Soy" Expert. Everyone attending the chat received FREE variety packs of Revival Soy Protein products. Dr. Tabor's Jan. 20th transcript will be in the Library soon.
Read the transcript of Aaron Tabor, M.D.'s Jan. 20th visit.
Jan 13, 2005 _
Dearest, Power Surge founder discusses treatments for the symptoms of menopause. Some women feel as though they're losing their grip when their hormones, anxiety, depression, mood swings and hot flashes become so overwhelming. What can they do? Getting ALL the information and support women so desperately need during this challenging time is essential. If anyone tells you menopause isn't a challenging time of life, or everyone gets through it easily -- don't believe it! There are a host of issues from the physical, emotional, spiritual - the daily discomfort we can't always account for, nor can we always find remedies for. First, to find a remedy. Secondly, to learn acceptance of all these changes and creating a new mind-set. It's important to learn and practice relaxation techniques. Contrary to what many believe, the answers don't always lie in prescriptions, herbs or other methods of treatment, but in the way we approach the menopausal changes. Some of the simplest remedies can be tremendously effective -- long walks, quiet times to regroup emotionally, yoga, exercise, 15 minutes with a relaxing herbal tea, self-hypnosis, learning to pamper ourselves.
November - December, 2004 _
Time off from guest chats for the holidays!
Nov. 18, 2004 _
Victor Davich has been a meditator for over 20 years. He has studied with some of America's foremost meditation teachers, including Shinzen Young and Sharon Salzberg. Victor’s first book, The Best Guide to Meditation, was a Book of the Month Club Main Selection and is published worldwide. He has also been an attorney, screenwriter, and producer for Fortune 500 advertising agencies including Paramount Pictures. Victor is the creator of 8 Minute Meditation:
Quiet Your Mind. Change Your Life, the revolutionary new program that Time Magazine calls "The most American form of meditation yet." His program is contained in his just published book 8 Minute Meditation: Quiet Your Mind. Change Your Life. (Perigee) and his companion Guided Meditation CD, available at www.8minutes.org.
Victor will talk about 8 Minute Meditation and how meditation can empower us to approach any life transition or challenge with power, serenity, acceptance, and compassion for ourselves - and others. FREE copies of 8 Minute Meditation were given away at the chat. Read the transcript of Victor Davich's Nov. 18th visit.
Nov. 11, 2004 _
Dearest, Power Surge founder, hosts a series of open chats about the importance of online support for women in their transitional years. When you feel as though you're losing your mind -- when your hormones, anxiety, depression, mood swings, hot flashes make you feel like you're losing your grip, what do you do? Getting the information, support and caring women so desperately need during this challenging time. If anyone tells you menopause isn't a challenging time of life, or everyone gets through it easily -- don't believe it! There are a host of issues from the physical, emotional, spiritual - the daily discomfort we can't always account for, nor can we always find remedies for. There's the acceptance of all these changes, creating a new mind-set, reinventing ourselves, a great deal of learning and practice on how to relax and get through what oftentimes seems more like a war zone than a natural part of a woman's evolution. Some of the simplest remedies can be tremendously effective -- long walks, quiet times to regroup emotionally, yoga, exercise, 15 minutes with a relaxing herbal tea, self-hypnosis, learning to pamper ourselves.
Oct. 21, 2004 _
Stuart Shipko, M.D. is a Psychiatrist and Neurologist who has treated over 2500 patients with panic disorder. As the Medical Director of PDI -- the Panic Disorder Institute - Dr. Shipko's specialty is in the area of panic disorder and stress-related medical conditions, stress and trauma related disorders, psychiatric injury, psychosomatic medicine, general psychiatry. Dr. Shipko will answer your questions at Ask the Psychiatrist, Dr. Stuart Shipko. Dr. Shipko's new book is Surviving Panic Disorder: What You Need To Know. Dr. Shipko will discuss panic disorder/attacks, anxiety, stress-related issues, anti-depressants/SSRI's, such as Xanax, Prozac, Effexor, Zoloft and Paxil.
FREE copies of Dr. Shipko's book were given away at the chat. Read the transcript of Dr. Stuart Shipko's Oct, 21st visit.
Oct. 7, 2004 _
Susan Rako, M.D., a Harvard educated psychiatrist, has taught at Harvard Medical School's Mental Health Center. Dr. Rako conducts frequent workshops addressing the subject of her ground-breaking book, The Hormone Of Desire: The Truth About Testosterone, Sexuality and Menopause, an exploration into the world of testosterone supplementation for women in menopause or post-hysterectomy. Libido problems are very common especially during the peri and postmenopausal years. Dr. Rako is also the author of No More Periods? The Risks of Menstrual Suppression and Other Cutting-Edge Issues About Hormones and Women's Health. Five FREE copies of The Hormone of Desire were given away at the chat
Read the transcript of Susan Rako, M.D., Oct. 7th visit.
September 30, 2004 _
There will be no guest chat due to the Presidential Debates
September 23, 2004 _
Paul Hueseman, Pharm.D. is an integral part of the Bellevue Pharmacy Solutions team that makes up Power Surge's Pharmaceutical Experts.
Dr. Paul Hueseman is a graduate of the St. Louis College of Pharmacy where he completed the Doctor of Pharmacy Program. Paul has a wide array of experience including retail pharmacy and experience in natural hormone compounding, having worked for Bajamar Women's Healthcare in the past. Paul is an expert in clinical assessment, disease management, and patient consultation. Along with Pete Hueseman, R.Ph, PD, Power Surge's pharmaceutical consultant of 9 years, Paul is co-owner of Bellevue Pharmacy Solutions, a pharmacy with a large segment devoted to compounding prescription (natural, bio-identical) hormones -- progesterone, estradiol, estriol, estrone, tri-estrogen, DHEA, testosterone, pregnenolone. Three lucky members won one FREE month's supply of an Rx of bio-identical hormones -- a $50.00 value Read the transcript of Paul Hueseman, Pharm.D.'s September 23rd visit.
September 9, 2004 _
Dr. C.W. (Randy) Randolph is internationally recognized for his natural medicine approach to women’s health concerns. As a trained pharmacist and Board Certified practicing gynecologist, With devastating reports coming out about synthetic hormones, Dr. C.W. Randolph, Jr. was urged to write, From Hormone Hell to Hormone Well: Discover Human-Identical Hormones as a Safe & Effective Treatment for PMS, Perimenopause, Menopause or Hysterectomy. This book helps women understand how their bodies can be treated effectively by using human-identical natural hormones to treat the symptoms associated with PMS, perimenopause, menopause, or hysterectomy. With more than 38,000,000 women now hitting the perimenopause or menopausal years, Dr. Randolph discusses safe and effective treatments for weight gain, depression, osteoporosis, mood swings, premature aging, breast health, hot flashes, low sex drive, fluid retention, and fatigue. Five FREE copies of From Hormone Hell to Hormone Well were given away at the chat. Read the transcript of Dr. C. W. Randolph's September 9th visit
September 2, 2004 _
David Johnson, Ph.D., is an associate professor and chairman in the department of physiology at the College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of New England, Biddleford, Maine. Breakthrough medical tests can find dozens of deadly diseases before it's too late. But because of the state of modern healthcare (with insurers' red tape and doctors' busy schedules), most of us don't know that these tests are available let alone which ones to have, what they're called or how to ask them. That's all about to change. With the new book, Medical Tests that can Save Your Life: 21 Tests Your Doctor Won't Order ... Unless You Know To Ask, you'll learn how to determine if you're at risk for life-threatening conditions. Once you gauge your risk levels, Drs. Johnson and Sandmire teach you which test to request from your doctor and how to make sure you get them. Genetic tests for cancer risk, the latest blood tests for heart disease, and even older test like ultrasound have one thing in common: They can save your life. Five FREE copies of Medical Tests That Can Save Your Life were given away at the chat. Read the transcript of Dr. David Johnson's September 2nd visit
August 26, 2004 _
Aaron Tabor, M.D., is the Founder and Medical Director of Physicians Laboratories, developers of Doctor-Formulated Revival Soy Protein, the #1 doctor-recommended soy protein supplement. Dr. Tabor oversees research involving randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled studies at leading hospitals on the benefits of soy in the areas of menopause, PMS, weight loss, energy, bone support and cholesterol health. Dr. Tabor is Power Surge's "Ask The Soy Doctor" Expert. Dr. Tabor gave away FREE variety packs of Revival Soy Protein products at the chat. Read the transcript of Dr. Tabor's August 26th visit
August 12, 2004 _
Pete Hueseman, R.Ph, P.D., Everything you need to know about natural, bio-identical hormones. Registered Pharmacist for nearly 30 years, co-founder of Bellevue Pharmacy, and a Power Surge natural hormone consultant for 8 years -- Ask The Pharmacist, Pete Hueseman provides information about menopause and naturally compounded, plant derived, bio-dentical Hormones. These are not the same as the synthetic hormones used in the halted Women's Health Initiative Study. Pete will answer your questions about menopause and bio identical hormones, such as such as progesterone, estrogens -- estradiol, estriol, estrone, tri-estrogen, bi-estrogen -- DHEA, testosterone and pregnenolone. Power Surge has ONLY endorsed naturally compounded bioidentical hormones, not synthetics. Five FREE bottles of the Active Women's Multi Vitamin were given away at the chat. Read the transcript of Pete Hueseman's August 12th visit
August 5, 2004 _
Mira Kirshenbaum, psychotherapist in private practice and author of numerous bestselling books including, "The Gift Of A Year," "Too Good To Leave, Too Bad To Stay," The Emotional Energy Factor and her newest, Everything Happens For A Reason: Finding The True Meaning of the Events in Our Lives. The premise of Mira's newest book is "that no matter what happens to you, not only does something valuable come out of it but it's just what you need." Kirshenbaum details the 10 possible life lessons one might learn from unhappy life events, ranging from self-acceptance, feeling at home in the world and letting go of fear to finding true love or your hidden talents. Included is a seven-step method to overcome fear and a list of the 10 elements of true love. If you've undergone a tragedy and are desperate to find meaning in it, Mira's smooth, comforting tone will give you some direction. Read the transcript of Dr. Mira Kirshenbaum's last visit. Five FREE copies of Everything Happens For A Reason were given away at the chat. Read the transcript of Mira Kirshenbaum's August 5th visit.
July 29, 2004 _
Dr. Marianne Brandon is a Clinical Psychologist, licensed in Maryland, and a Diplomat in Sex Therapy through AASECT. She is the co-author with Andrew Goldstein, M.D. of, Reclaiming Desire: 4 Keys to Finding Your Lost Libido, the first book to not just talk about the existence of low desire, not just offer "quick fixes" like the long-overused "schedule time for sex" solution, but to really explain to women how complex their libido is (being affected by their intellectual, emotional, spiritual, and physical selves). For the vast majority (of women)...a decline in sex drive takes a tremendous physical and emotional toll. These women speak of feeling deficient, ashamed, sad, angry, anxious, or unfulfilled. Drs. Goldstein and Brandon are co-founders of the Sexual Wellness Center in Annapolis, MD. where they specialize in treating women's sexual problems.
FREE copies of Dr. Brandon's book were given away at the chat. Read the transcript of Dr. Marianne Brandon's July 29th visit.
July 22, 2004 _
Dearest, Power Surge founder, discusses the importance of online support for women in their transitional years. When you feel as though you're losing your mind -- when your hormones, anxiety, depression, mood swings, hot flashes make you feel like you're losing your grip. What do you do? Getting the information, support and caring women so desperately need during this challenging time. If anyone tells you menopause isn't a challenging time of life, or everyone gets through it easily -- don't believe it! There are a host of issues from the physical, emotional, spiritual - the daily discomfort we can't always account for, nor can we always find remedies for. There's the acceptance of all these changes, creating a new mind-set, reinventing ourselves, a great deal of learning and practice on how to relax and get through what oftentimes seems more like a war zone than a natural part of a woman's evolution. Some of the simplest remedies can be tremendously effective -- long walks, quiet times to regroup emotionally, yoga, exercise, 15 minutes with a wonderfully relaxing herbal tea, self-hypnosis, learning to pamper ourselves.
May 13, 2004 _
Stuart Shipko, M.D. is a Psychiatrist and Neurologist who has treated over 2500 patients with panic disorder. As the Medical Director of PDI -- the Panic Disorder Institute - Dr. Shipko's specialty is in the area of panic disorder and stress-related medical conditions, stress and trauma related disorders, psychiatric injury, psychosomatic medicine, general psychiatry. Dr. Shipko will answer your questions at Ask the Psychiatrist, Dr. Stuart Shipko. Dr. Shipko's new book is Surviving Panic Disorder: What You Need To Know. Dr. Shipko will discuss panic disorder/attacks, anxiety, stress-related issues, anti-depressants/SSRI's, such as Xanax, Prozac, Effexor, Zoloft and Paxil.
FREE copies of Dr. Shipko's book were given away at the chat. Read the transcript of Dr. Stuart Shipko's May 13th visit.
April 29, 2004 _
Sunny Hersh -- a former advertising executive, professional speaker, trainer, and workshop leader whose fun and engaging programs support busy people in achieving the quality of life they desire. At 40, she experienced weight gain, fatigue, PMS (psychotic mood swings), and that emotional wake-up call that starts women on the path to transforming their lives. Her book, Midlife Mamas on the Moon: Celebrate Great Health, Friendships, Sex, and Money and Launch Your Second Life is upbeat, a personal guide to positive choices that will keep you from being blown away by life’s accidents. Sunny talks about everything connected to being female and over 45. It's like having a treasured girlfriend to hang out with and consult about anything and everything.
Five lucky people received FREE copies of Midlife Mamas on the Moon. Read the transcript of Sunny Hersh's April 29th visit.
April 8, 2004 _
Stephen Holt, M.D. has practiced medicine since 1972. Professor of Medicine, Scientist, Board certified gastroenterologist and internist in the U.S., England and Canada, with higher training in nutrition, clinical pharmacology and medicine of addictions. The topic of this chat will be natural alternatives to hormone replacement therapy. Dr. Holt is the author of 12 books including, The MenoPlan: Women's Wellness, Natural Ways to Healthy Menstruation and Menopause. The MenoPlan is very up to date on last year's chilling news about the adverse effects of
hormone replacement therapy. Five lucky participants received FREE bottles of MenoPlan™ for treating menopause symptoms. Read the transcript of Dr. Stephen Holt's April 7th visit
April 1, 2004 _
Pete Hueseman, R.Ph, P.D., About Natural, Bioidentical Hormones, Menopause and Alternative Methods of Treatment. Registered Pharmacist for nearly 30 years, co-founder of Bellevue Pharmacy Solutions, and a Power Surge consultant for 8 years -- Ask The Pharmacist, Pete Hueseman provides information about menopause and naturally compounded, plant derived, bio-identical Hormones. These are not the same as the synthetic hormones used in the halted Women's Health Initiative Study. Pete will answer your questions about menopause and bio identical hormones, such as such as progesterone, estradiol, estriol, estrone, tri-estrogen, bi-estrogen, DHEA, testosterone and pregnenolone. Power Surge has ONLY endorsed naturally compounded bioidentical hormones, not synthetics. Five lucky people received FREE bottles of the Active Women's Multi.
Read the transcript of Pete Hueseman, R.Ph, P.D.'s April 1st visit
March 25, 2004 _
Dearest, Power Surge founder, discusses the importance of online support for women in their transitional years. When you feel as though you're losing your mind -- when your hormones, anxiety, depression, mood swings,
hot flashes make you feel like you're losing your grip. What do you do? Getting the information, support and caring women so desperately need during this challenging time. If anyone tells you menopause isn't a challenging time of life, or everyone gets through it easily -- don't believe it! There are a host of issues from the physical, emotional, spiritual - the daily discomfort we can't always account for, nor can we always find remedies for. There's the acceptance of all these changes, creating a new mind-set, reinventing ourselves, a great deal of learning and practice on how to relax and get through what oftentimes seems more like a war zone than a natural part of a woman's evolution. Some of the simplest remedies can be tremendously effective -- long walks, quiet times to regroup emotionally, yoga, exercise, 15 minutes with a wonderfully relaxing herbal tea, self-hypnosis, learning to pamper ourselves.
Feb. 19, 2004 _
Isadore Rosenfeld, M.D. returns to Power Surge. Rosenfeld, America's favorite doctor, has legions of fans who follow his regular column in Parade magazine and his popular Sunday-morning television series Sunday Housecall on FOX News Channel. In addition to his numerous scientific publications and medical textbooks for doctors, he has written nine New York Times bestsellers. He is a distinguished member of the faculty at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Medical College of Cornell University and attending physician at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Rosenfeld is widely recognized as one of our country's preeminent doctors. His newest bestselling book is, Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld's Breakthrough Health 2004 : 167 Up-to-the Minute Medical Discoveries, Treatments, and Cures That Can Save Your Life, from America's Most Trusted Doctor! Every day we're inundated with new, often confusing information on health. It's been nearly impossible to make sense of it all -- until now. Isadore Rosenfeld, M.D., separates fact from fiction on topics such as high blood pressure, mammograms, hormone replacement therapy, weight loss and more. And he gives the low-down on today's most recent medical breakthroughs, including: The common over-the-counter drug that protects against breast cancer; The truth about herbal remedies such as echinacea, ephedra, arnica, and ginkgo; One vitamin that helps prevent childhood asthma; A simple stethoscope test that can stop a stroke in its tracks; The newest pharmaceutical advances that treat everything from Alzheimer's to vascular disease. Five people received FREE copies of Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld’s Breakthrough Health 2004. Read the transcript of Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld's Feb. 19th visit.
Feb. 5, 2004 _
A Very Special Power Surge Anniversary Gathering:
TEN Years Online!
Power Surge was 'formally' created
On America Online in February, 1993 before there was the Internet, as we know it today. In 1996, when the Internet went public, Dearest created Power Surge's sister Web site, www.power-surge.com and we're still going strong 10 years later! "It's been TEN wonderful years. I look forward to the start of our 11th year online and to joining with old friends and new in celebrating TEN YEARS online supporting and providing the best information to women going through menopause. Read more about Alice Stamm (Dearest) here
Jan 29, 2004 _
Stephen Holt, M.D. Professor of Medicine, Scientist, Board-certified gastroenterologist and internist in the U.S., the U.K. and Canada, with higher training in nutrition, clinical pharmacology and medicine of addictions. Dr. Holt is the author of 12 books including, Antiporosis: The Osteoporosis Plan. Over 25 million Americans suffer from osteoporosis, 80% of those are female. Osteoporosis affects 1/2 to 1/3 of all postmenopausal women. After the age of 50 a woman's risk of developing osteoporosis doubles every 5 years. Postmenopausal hormone replacement can reduce the risk of developing osteoporotic fractures by 50%. A woman who takes at least 10 days of progesterone in addition to estrogen replacement after menopause is estimated to have a 10% lower risk of osteoporosis. Women who smoke regularly become menopausal two years earlier than those who do not smoke. For the average woman, the risk of developing osteoporosis is greater than the combined risk of developing both endometrial and breast cancer. Everyone at the received a copy of Dr. Holt's, The Antiporisis™ Plan.
Read the transcript of Dr. Stephen Holt's Jan. 29th visit.
