Radio Shows

Home / Radio Shows

Take Charge of Your Health with Corinne and Carol

Carol has partnered with Corinne Furnari, nutritional practitioner and physician assistant since 2013. Take Charge of Your Health is a long running radio program at www.WBAI.org in the Pacifica network serving the greater New York City area and also appears at Progressive Radio Network www.prn.fm.

We strive to bring the latest information to our listeners. We pull information from conferences, thought leaders, medical and popular literature and discuss how this information can translate into practical tips.

We believe that knowledge is power and that each of us can and should empower ourselves to make the best decisions for extraordinary health and successful aging. Take advantage of the shows archived here.

Learn along with us!  And Take Charge of Your Health.

Take Charge of Your Health Radio Shows

  • Title:  Take Charge of Your Health:Corinne and Carol Delve into the Diagnosis and Implications of Osteoporosis
    by Carol Petersen and Corinne Furnari
    Discussion:   Using Dexa Scans as the gold standard for measuring osteoporosis is not without questions.  Bone density does not equal bone health.  Healthy bone must be flexible yet conventional medicine touts drugs which produce brittle old bone which gives you a good dexa score but not good bone.  We delve into other tests and methods […]
  • Title: Hormones, not calories
    by Carol Petersen and Corinne Furnari
    Discussion: The true drivers of appetite, weight and mood. This was the topic that Corinne Furnari explored while she interacted with the audience as her cohost.
  • Title: Take Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne Interview Youri Kruse, Author of "Fishy Business"
    by Carol Petersen and Corinne Furnari
    Discussion:   Fish oils are heavily promoted for anti inflammatory properties. And yet, very little research has been done on oxidized and other metabolites which can be inflammatory.   Youri Kruse writes that these unsaturated fats are just as dangerous as the plant based PUFAs.   Fish oils deplete progesterone, testosterone, DHEA, pregnenolone and dihydrotestosterone.  Estrogen is enhanced.  […]
  • Title Take Charge of Your Health   Corinne and Carol Bring Up Osteoporosis
    by Carol Petersen and Corinne Furnari
    Discussion:   Osteoporosis is a serious loss of healthy bone turnover.  Conventional medicine offerings focuses on bisphosphonate drugs which stops bone remodeling.  This looks good on a bone density test but retains poor quality bone.  Bisphosphonate drugs even interfere with cholesterol production just as statin drugs to. 
  • Title Take Charge of Your Health:  Corinne and Carol Discuss Black Seed Oil, DGL and More
    by Carol Petersen and Corinne Furnari
    We wanted to discuss some pearls like vitamin C babies, black seed oil benefits, licorice and DGL and other remedies that might come up.  We discussed erectile dysfunction as the topic came up – included increasing circulation, herbal remedies that improved testosterone and testosterone itself.
  • Take Charge of Your Health Corinne and Carol Discuss Insulin and Glucose Spiking
    by Carol Petersen and Corinne Furnari
    Insulin resistance is rampant and characterized by spikes of glucose, followed by insulin and then drops in glucose.  We discuss spike management   Insulin and glucose disturbances snowball into more health problems.
  • Title: The Importance Of Maintaining Physical Strength.
    by Carol Petersen and Corinne Furnari
    This week Corinne was speaking with Seth Greiner, physical therapist. The discussion was about the importance of maintaining physical strength. Strength is the foundation of physical function. It underpins our ability to perform everyday tasks, from carrying groceries to getting up from a chair. As we age, we naturally lose strength, which can lead to […]
  • Corinne has a new cohost today, the audience, sharing information on the benefits of motion/exercise
    by Carol Petersen and Corinne Furnari
    If you want to live a long, healthy life, there’s one truthyou can’t escape: your body needs to move. Exercise isn’t just about shedding pounds or flexing in the mirror — it’s a scientifically proven weapon against the ravages of aging. From your heart to your brain, regularphysical activity can rewind the clock on many of aging’s harmful effects. […]
  • Take Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Dive into the Mystery of Endometriosis
    by Carol Petersen and Corinne Furnari
    Discussion:   No one really knows what gets endometriosis started.   The estrogen sensitive and estrogen producing plaques can show up virtually everywhere in the body and cycle with the ovarian cycle creating pain and inflammation.  We discuss the nature of endometriosis and some ideas for solutions and relief.
  • Title: Take Charge of Your Health  Corinne and Carol Discuss the "Fuzzy" Concept of Brain Fog
    by Carol Petersen and Corinne Furnari
    Brain fog is a very common complaint that turns out to have many causes.   We start to cover some of the underlying circumstances that affect brain acuity and the distress that it creates in one's life.
  • Take Charge of Your Health:  Carol and Corinne Review the Effect of Progesterone in Men
    by Carol Petersen and Corinne Furnari
    There are lots of studies around progesterone particularly the surge in production after ovulation and critical for pregnancy.  However men made progesterone too in the testes, adrenal glands, brain, nerve cells, and mast cells. Normal serum levels for men are the same as the follicular phase in women. Sadly, the research in men is paltry […]
  • Take Charge of Your Health with Carol and Corrine Dig into Insulin
    by Carol Petersen and Corinne Furnari
    Discussion:  insulin and glucose dysregulation is pervasive.   High insulin affects other hormones such as estrogen, testosterone, progesterone and thyroid.   Learn about the interrelationships and the keys to managing insulin.
  • Take Charge of Your Health Corinne and Carol Take a Look At Insulin Resistance
    by Carol Petersen and Corinne Furnari
    Corinne and Carol Take a Look At Insulin Resistance.Insulin resistance is rampant.  There are times at puberty and during pregnancy and during times of famine that high levels of insulin can be needed.  But for most of us, due to the poor quality of our diets and food choices, insulin and glucose become imbalances and […]
  • Take Charge of Your Health Corinne and Carol Dig into the Mysteries of Sleep
    by Carol Petersen and Corinne Furnari
    There are so many facets of good healthy sleep.  Often that is a primary directive – get more sleep.  What happens when you can't sleep.  We look into some of the reasons.
  • Take Charge of Your Health Corinne and Carol Discuss Resolutions and Habits
    by Carol Petersen and Corinne Furnari
    Take Charge of Your Health – Corinne and Carol Discuss Resolutions and Habits Discussion:  At the first of the year, many resolve to change or add something to their lives and unfortunately this resolve can often fade within a few months.  Yet, it is the consistency of new habits that can really make huge positive changes.  […]
  • Take Charge of Your Health: A Cameo Visit with Santa and Exercise
    by Carol Petersen and Corinne Furnari
    Santa Bob Derezinski joined us to tell us his eye view of the Christmas Holiday Season.  We continue into the many types of exercise modalities and the published benefits from HIT (High Intensity) to slow sustained to lymphatic movement.  Start the new year with movement!
  • Take Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne Discuss Osteoporosis
    by Carol Petersen and Corinne Furnari
    We look at the diagnosis of osteoporosis but underlying that we are back to digestion.  Not only do we have to nourish our bodies with good nutrition. we have to ensure that our digestive system is adequate to take in, digest and use the nutrition provided. 
  • Take Charge of Your Health:  Corinne Explores Improving Circulation Discussion: 
    by Carol Petersen and Corinne Furnari
      Corinne Explores Improving Circulation Discussion:  Circulation is pretty basic. Today Corinne takes a deep dive into techniques designed to improve circulation and various herbs and nutrients that can improve the circulation of blood to the tiniest of capillaries. 
  • Take Charge of Your Health:  Dr. Moshe Dekel Joins Corinne and Carol to Discuss Digestion
    by Carol Petersen and Corinne Furnari
    Although inspired by holiday overindulgence, this show covers how critical good digestion is to our well being.   We discuss challenges to our digestive tract and techniques and support to better assimilate the food we eat. Holidays can be especially challenging.  This is a replay covering a theme we regularly focus on for the holiday season.
  • Take Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Open the Phone Lines!
    by Carol Petersen and Corinne Furnari
     We have had blockbuster presentations by Dr. Ed Lichten, Dr. James Jospeh, Dr. Jeff Baker and Dr. Dale Bredesen – covering hormones particularly testosterone, a chronic fatigue the ended with the use of oxygen, a natural and nutritional answer to migraine headaches and the end of Alzheimer's.   As expected, we had many comments and pearls […]
Hear More Episodes

Terms and Conditions - Privacy Policy