National Geographic show “Brain Games” challenging what you think you know about the mind
- Film & Television
- June 23, 2013
“Brain Games” is a show on the National Geographic Channel that examines the way we think. One episode focuses on the differences between men and women when it comes to spatial reasoning. The host of the show, Jason Silva, explains, “We had two cars packed to the brim. We got a chance to empty them
READ MOREDr. Oz now ranks as one of TV’s top operations
- Film & Television
- May 11, 2013
Dr. Oz said it was his wife who first encouraged him to get involved with television: "She was moping around about how many of my patients didn't appreciate how they had brought these illnesses upon themselves and the things they could have done to avoid me doing invasive procedures on them." Oz came to realize
READ MOREThe Dr. Oz Show: “Salt, Sugar and Fat: The Real Reason You’re Addicted to Junk Food”
- Film & Television
- February 28, 2013
In this episode, Dr. Oz talks to New York Times investigative reporter Michael Moss, who's made an alarming discovery about how the food industry is fueling our junk-food addiction. Moss has written a new book about the topic, and he discusses our addiction to processed food and its high content of sugar, fat, and salt, referring to
READ MOREHugh Jackman’s role of a lifetime
- Film & Television
- December 15, 2012
Hugh Jackman says he's doing the "role of a lifetime" as Jean Valjean in "Les Miserables." The Australian actor talks about what he learned from his father about the importance of family: "My father is my rock… It's where I learned everything about loyalty, dependability, about being there day-in, day-out, no matter what." 60 Minutes,
READ MOREHow to stay healthy, happy through the holidays
- Film & Television
- November 20, 2012
Though it’s supposed to be “the most wonderful time of the year,” many people feel anxious, sad, and perhaps a bit heavier than usual during the holidays. Dr. Mehmet Oz shares his tips for focusing on health as the season approaches. TODAY, 11/12/2012
READ MOREIn Dialogue With Jason DaSilva
- Film & Television
- November 5, 2012
30-year-old Jason DaSilva, whose work has been screened at Sundance, on PBS, and on HBO, is the director and star of an unusual documentary titled, "When I Walk." The film documents DaSilva's journey with Multiple Sclerosis. In Jason's own words, the documentary "provides information and inspiration to those affected by MS and their supporters, and
READ MOREIn Dialogue With Jason DaSilva
- Film & Television
- November 5, 2012
30-year-old Jason DaSilva, whose work has been screened at Sundance, on PBS, and on HBO, is the director and star of an unusual documentary titled, "When I Walk." The film documents DaSilva's journey with Multiple Sclerosis. In Jason's own words, the documentary "provides information and inspiration to those affected by MS and their supporters, and
READ MORERecharge Your Body’s Defense System
- Film & Television
- November 2, 2012
Your body has an elaborate immune system that defends your body by fighting off dangerous germs and foreign intruders. Are you getting the nutrition you need to keep that immune system healthy? Doctor Oz, 10/25/2012
READ MORENeuroscientist Sees ‘Proof of Heaven’ in Week-Long Coma
- Film & Television
- October 26, 2012
Neurosurgeon Eban Alexander had a near death experience and has written about it in a book, Proof of Heaven. He says, "I know it was not a hallucination. It occurred outside of my brain." This was a man who was a skeptic about such things before his own life-changing experience. Nightline, 10/24/2012
READ MOREHBO’s ‘Weight of a Nation’ puts the focus on America’s obesity epidemic
- Film & Television
- May 15, 2012
This four-part documentary series, premiering Monday and Tuesday (5/15) at 8 p.m., showcases all of the factors feeding the public health crisis, and the physical and emotional toll it takes on those suffering. New York Daily News, 5/14/2012
READ MOREHere’s Johnny: We hardly knew most famous man in America
- Film & Television
- May 14, 2012
“American Masters” will profile Johnny Carson tonight to celebrate the 50th anniversary of him taking over “The Tonight Show.” New York Post, 5/14/2012
READ MORENew Film “Secrets of Love” Delivers Inspiring Wisdom & Transformation for Relationships
- Film & Television
- April 19, 2012
Secrets of Love, a new feature length film with Deepak Chopra, Dr. Greg Baer, John Gray and Marianne Williamson, is redefining love and partnership in 2012. San Francisco Chronicle, 4/11/2012
READ MORE‘Bully’ Film Rating Lowered to PG-13 After Public Pressure
- Film & Television
- April 10, 2012
The Weinstein Co. has announced that an edited version of the film will be released with a PG-13 rating. ABC News, 4/6/2012
READ MOREReview: ‘Bully’ is eye-opening
- Film & Television
- April 2, 2012
Entertainment Weekly praises Director Lee Hirsch's sympathetic, insightful look at five anguished kids reduced to shells of themselves by a climate of hate and fear. "Bully" received an R rating because the F-word is used in it a handful of times. CNN/ Entertainment Weekly, 3/30/2012
READ MOREBinge Drinking Teenage Girls Can Black Out, Get Into Trouble
- Film & Television
- March 29, 2012
An ABC News investigation airing Tuesday night on Nightline found that girls younger and younger are drinking heavily under pressures to fit in. An estimated one in four teenage girls binge drink, meaning five or more drinks in one sitting. A new study from Stanford University shows that teen girls are more likely than boys
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