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Why should you be drinking kombucha daily? What is it and what are the benefits? Heather Brittany drinks this revitalizing liquid daily and brings this 2000 year old beverage to our attention in Health Matters for a stronger body and mind. When life gives us lemons, do we make lemonade? How do we bounce back from tragic and traumatic events? Boost your recovery with life success coach, Cynthia Brian’s insights. Research is touting the wellness benefits of daily meditation. What do we need to do, how do we do it, and for how long do we practice? Cynthia Brian helps clear your mind and heal your heart with deep breathing and gene altering meditation techniques

Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the world. At least two million Americans are afflicted with the disease, half have lost vision and 10 % are completely blind. Health Hero, Heather Brittany gives you the good news on how to prevent and treat with early diagnosis. “Wind” and “water” is the literal translation of FengShui (pronounce Fung Schway). It is based on the Taoist belief that everything in life is interconnected and living on purpose. Cynthia Brian will explain the principles and describe how you can bring positive Qi (pronounce chi) or prana to your living space. According to the American Psychological Association, today’s young people are more stressed out than ever — in fact, even more anxiety ridden than adults! What can alleviate this pressure? Teen coach shares ideas from the Express Yourself!™ radio teen reporters.

In her ground-breaking interview series, Tania Moloney (Mum and founder of Nurture in Nature Australia), harvests the wisdom of experts across the world who will guide you in cultivating strong and meaningful bonds with your children. You’ll hear from some of the world’s leading advocates and practitioners who help connect children and families with and in nature, along with researchers, educators, emotional intelligence specialists, environmental champions, relationship experts, parenting experts, and health practitioners. Are you feeling sad most of the time? You may be suffering from clinical depression. Discover ways to beat the blues in Health Matters with Heather Brittany. Do you want to know what plants will thrive in a drought? From shrubs to trees, annuals to perennials, herbs to vegetables, Goddess Gardener Cynthia Brian shares her expertise for a beautiful, sustainable, edible dry garden.

Mother’s Day is around the corner. What do you do to remember the woman who birthed or raised you? Come celebrate mom’s with Heather Brittany and Cynthia Brian. David Gottfried is known as the father of the global green building movement: founding the U.S. Green Building Council and World Green Building Councils. His book, Explosion Green is a personal memoir that tells the 20-year story of the formation and impact of USGBC (and LEED) and the World Green Building Council, now in 100 countries. A deeper storyline is Gottfried's personal struggle for purpose and legacy. Paul Hawken states that no organization has had a greater impact on improving the environment than the USGBC and that this book is about the mystery of change and how things change... about timing, hard work and manufactured luck. But it is about conviction above all -- the affirmation of what is right and what is possible. What’s growing in your May garden? Find out what to sow and how to maintain a sustainable garden for a bountiful edible h

Want to build serious stamina? Health Hero, Heather Brittany kicks the fatigue with a proven routine that provides everlasting energy. Get your motor running! From the time kids are toddlers, they need to be learning the lessons of finances. Cynthia Brian shows them the money and teaches kids to save and invest. We are one quarter through the year. Are you staying motivated to rock your resolutions? Cynthia Brian keeps you on track with simple strategies that stick.

Yasmin Shiraz writes, directs, and produces books, films, and web series that explore social issues in an entertaining manner. Her newest book is Accused, a real life fiction following the main characters as they deal with an incident involving sexual assaults on college campuses with one character being falsely accused of a crime. Yasmin chats with The Mother/Daughter Dynamic Duo, Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany, about her book and her mission to deal with issues critical to youth. Behind every great film there are not enough females! If you eliminate the very few A list female producers, writer, editors, directors, and cinematographers, few women hold the top positions. What’s going on? We’ll look into the factors! Do you know what xeriscaping is? Xeriscaping is a beneficial way to conserve water while maintaining a beautiful garden. In this second part of the series on thriving in a drought, Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian provides more ways to keep your yard while maintaining your budget.

Did you know there are non-invasive tests to detect underlying diseases beside the normal blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood work-ups? Heather Brittany reveals surprising screenings that provide early warning signs of dementia, Parkinson’s and premature deaths in Health Matters. Seventeen Magazine Summer Club author Amalie Howard brings her international imagination to her prolific YA books including Alpha Goddess, Waterfelll, Bloodspell, The Almost Girl, and the upcoming Oceanborn. Born on the island of Trinidad, this globetrotter enchants readers with fantasy, science fiction, thrillers, romance, myth, monsters, and the mysterious. April is a lovely time in nature. Find out what to do outside and how to get growing. This is the month for youthful romping and creative conservation. Get busy digging in the dirt as spring has sprung. This earth is yours.

Simple changes in the way you eat and exercise are the surest ways to prevent heart disease. Can a lifestyle change really make the difference? In Health Matters, Heather Brittany gives you five steps to a heart healthy you. Simone De La Rue is the fitness industry’s hottest trainer helping A-list actresses like Naomi Watts and Anne Hathaway achieve the body they desire with her unique strength training and cardio fitness programs. Now, she’s sharing her program with everyone in BODY BY SIMONE: The 8-Week Total Body Makeover Plan. What makes a fun yet inspiring kid’s room? Are you decorating for a new baby and not sure what color scheme to follow? Interior design professional Cynthia Brian imagines upbeat and contemporary ideas to give your child the emotional and comforting boost that will grow with them.

Dean Silvers (Spanking the Monkey, Flirting with Disaster) is an award-winning independent Hollywood producer who helped launch the career of David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle) and who Casey Affleck has called “the king of independent film.” His new book, Secrets of Breaking into the Film and TV Business, examines how to enter the film industry in this new age of Kickstarter, YouTube sensations, and web series. Are you worried about new warnings on pain medications? Do you know the safest ways to stop pain? Don’t assume because something is over the counter that is without risks. Health Hero, Heather Brittany tells us what we need to know to get relief from our medicine cabinet. Is your book written? Have you hired an editor? No matter how great a writer you are, your book will be filled with errors of various kinds. An editor is your best bet towards positive reviews and sales. You’ll learn what a copy editor can do for your writing.

How often to you go out to eat? When you do splurge, is it for fast food or a gourmet meal? Have you noticed that there seems to be only the high and low ends of the dining experience in restaurants these days? Heather Brittany talks about the prices of eating out and the lack of great food at reasonable prices. What happens to your online data after you die? Never thought about it? It’s time you need to consider how your beneficiaries will access your passwords, financial records, and other important information stored in cyberspace. From banking to social media to email, we’ll look at what to do with our online life after our human days have expired. Spring has sprung but are we ready to upgrade the maintenance on both our bodies and our home? Cynthia Brian gives you simple ways to spring forward with a healthier you as well as offering tips on that spring clean up necessary around the house

Every year we learn more about medical revelations, better exercises, effective diets, and what’s good and bad for us. Heather Brittany shares groundbreaking studies that may shock you in Health Matters. Isolation and loneliness are deadly companions. The lack of social interaction is a predictor of death. Cynthia Brian unveils new research on the subject while supplying resources on how to prevent this desolation. Money can begin and end relationships. Finances play a major role in being a generator of happiness, sadness, despair, and anxiety. We’ll look at how you can improve your partnership by talking opening and honestly about managing your dollars.

Welcome to Starstyle®-Be the Star You Are!® with your hosts Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany on the Voice America Empowerment Channel. Our goal is to seed, stimulate, and support space for positive, meaningful conversations that will get you talking around the dinner table. When your feet hurt, your entire body aches. Fitness starts at the bottom. Heather Brittany shows you how to make your feet happy for strength and mobility in Health Matters. Cynthia Brian rescued a newborn squirrel and reports upon the daily progress. In addition you'll learn how St. Pat's Day is celebrated around the globe. Have kids developed an unrealistic view of what success is because of the expectations of parents? How can we encourage our teens to be the best they can be without stressing them to the point of mental exhaustion? Teen coach, Cynthia Brian, encourages adjustments to our definition of success. Italian cuisine is one of the most popular. Everyone thinks they know how to cook pasta but do you know how to do it r

Are vitamin tablets hazardous to your health? If you are consuming herbal supplements, what’s on the label may not be what’s in the tablet. In Health Matters, Heather Brittany uncovers secrets you need to know. It’s almost springtime in our gardens. Do you know what needs to be done to help your garden thrive? Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian, brings her helpful gardening guide to the airwaves. What wants to budget? Probably no one, yet taking a good hard look at where our money is going is necessary for financial health. Learn the surprising and easy ways to help you keep more dollars in your pocket. We talk about being healthy, but what have you resolved to do stay in optimum wellness? Cynthia Brian shares her top secrets for fitness and diet

Breaking a thirty-five year silence on her sexual assault in 1977 as a 13 year old girl by the infamous movie director, Roman Polanski, Samantha Geimer, shares her story in her memoir, The Girl, as she reflects on the events of the one day that changed her life and the repercussions that followed in the notorious Hollywood sex scandal. It’s been the season of movie, music, and TV award shows, glamorous events where both men and women strut their stuff and show their best assets. What are the secrets to dropping pounds fast and nailing the red carpet? In Health Matters, Heather Brittany opens the door to Hollywood’s slimming tricks. Twenty-four categories make up the 86th Academy Awards to be broadcast on March 2, 2014. On ABC at 4pm PT. Ellen de Generes will be hosting and a 75th anniversary tribute to the magical film, The Wizard of Oz. Most of the films nominated were also nominated in the SAG Awards, Golden Globes, and People’s Choice. Cynthia Brian will share her favorites, a bit of history, and pr

Do you get cold sores? Are you plagued with stinky feet? Are your eyes constantly dry? In Health Matters, Heather Brittany prescribes relief for common ailments that dry you crazy. By February, most of the resolutions made on January 1st have been waylaid. February is the perfect month to create our year’s gardening goals. If we do a little at a time, step by step, and commit to success, we will achieve our desires. There is a saying, “by the inch, it’s a cinch.”

A woman of passion, love, and positive power, Nola Hennessy, established Serenidad Consulting LLC in the USA to provide education, peace negotiation, and consulting aimed at restoring goodness in people’s actions and words, improving and nurturing relationships for excellent outcomes to foster values that enable living in a peaceful, meaningful way. Nola’s award-winning books offer messages of compassion. And the winner is…Pamela Lewis wins First Place in the 10th Annual National Be the Star You Are!® Essay Contest with her submission of Being American: A Hard-Won Identity. A lifelong resident of Queens, New York, Pamela is devoted to literature and the arts. When not writing and winning awards, she teaches French to eager francophile high school students. Is there a scientific reason why we fall in love? Why are we attracted to certain people and repulsed by others. Is there really that special someone for everyone? Love is in the air. Join Cynthia and Heather for a heart-to-heart.

On February 9, 1964, four guys from Liverpool performed on the Ed Sullivan show. The Beatles changed pop culture forever and became known as the Fab Four. Fifty years later, the music scene is still reverberating from the British invasion. In T42, Cynthia Brian and Heather Brian discuss Beatlemania. February is the month of love and it is notoriously the coldest and most dreary time of the year. For nature lovers, it seems there may not be much to do in the outdoor landscape. Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian, invites you to stroll through the Aquarius garden as she guides you. The 2014 Olympic Winter Games begin on February 7th. They will be the first time that the Russian Federation will have hosted the Winter Games. Sports include Skating, Skiing, Bob Sleighing, Luge, Curling, Ice Hockey, and Biathalon. Is Sochi ready? What was it like to build Rosa Khutor? Cynthia Brian looks into the upcoming seventeen days that the world watches.

Winter’s short days and long nights can take a toll on your mental health. For some people, they trigger a condition known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. A deficiency in Vitamin D could be the culprit. Heather Brittany shows us how to beat the winter blues. Technology has invaded our gardens. With a download to our smart phones, gardeners can simply access apps that will solve most questions, introduce us to new species, diagnose problems, and create the ultimate landscape. Cynthia Brian shares FREE apps. Hackers stole over 40 million credit and debit card numbers from Target's retail system. Everyone needs to be extra cautious about protecting our personal computer systems. Cynthia Brian offers tips on how to safeguard our privacy.

The chance of being in an airline accident may be slim, but there are things you can do to ensure personal safety before you board your next flight. In T42, Heather Brittany and Cynthia Brian offer tips for flying high. The California Legislature has approved new laws for motorists. Find out what you need to know regarding licenses, meters, fees, and HOV lanes. Also get tips to ensure headlight effectiveness and the new safety features installed on the latest model cars. It’s easy to connect with businesses and friends with technology today, but are you expressing what you mean and are you being understood? Cynthia Brian will point out the pit falls of too much tech and encourage some good old-fashioned face time.

Welcome to Starstyle®-Be the Star You Are!® with your hosts Cynthia Brian and Heather Brittany on the Voice America Empowerment Channel. Our goal is to seed, stimulate, and support space for positive, meaningful conversations that will get you talking around the dinner table. The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards airs live on TNT and TBS Saturday, Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. A primetime encore presentation will follow at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. Who will win? Will it be 12 Years a Slave, Dallas Buyers Club, American Hustle, August: Osage County, or Lee Daniel’s The Butler? Cynthia Brian & Heather Brittany are voting members and will share their votes for their favorites. Are you a fan of audio books? Narrator Simon Vance is the critically acclaimed narrator of over 700 audiobooks, winner of forty-seven AudioFile Earphones Awards, and a ten-time Audie® Award recipient including the 2012 Audie Award for Best Solo Male Narration. Simon was named a Golden Voice by Audiofile Magazine, and Booklist M