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Light Therapy for Seasonal Affective Disorder, Jet Lag, and other sleep rhythm problems

The following is a radio transcript from an interview performed by Dr Schiesser and Dr Lazar with Dan Adams of Apollo Light

Dr. Michael Schiesser:  Welcome back to Health Dimensions, on Seattle's Progressive Talk. And I want to invite listeners to call in: 877‑753‑1090. And I'm here with my co‑host, Dr. Amy Lazar, who practices adult psychiatry and also specialized in child and adolescent psychiatry.

Sleep related breathing problems-What you need to know

The following is a transcript of an interview Dr Schiesser and Dr Lazar performed on the radio with Dr Terry Jacobs, sleep Specialist:

Snoring and Sleep Apnea - A Dentist's Perspective


The following is a radio transcript from an interview performed my Dr Schiesser with Dr Steve Carstensen, a dentist in Bellevue, Washington.

How easy is it to develop a dependence on opiates

The following is part II of a radio interview Dr Schiesser Performed with Dr Marvin Seppela

Dr. Michael Schiesser: Welcome back to "Health Dimensions" this morning. I'm here once again with Dr. Marvin Seppala, who is the medical director for Beyond Addiction, in Beaverton, Oregon.

 

Addiction is treatable

This is a transcript of a recent radio interview Dr Schiesser Performed with Dr Marvin Seppela, relating to the treatment of addictions, specifically opiate dependence and alcohol.

Dr. Michael Schiesser: Good morning, and welcome to Health Dimensions. This is Dr. Michael Schiesser, on AM KPTK in Seattle. This morning we are talking about addiction and addiction to opiates. And these are prescription painkillers, as well as heroin.

An Integrative Look at Sleep Issues

Dr. Amy Lazar: Welcome back, everyone. Good morning. This is Dr. Amy Lazar, host of Health Dimensions, with Dr. Michael Schiesser, and we are back. We represent the Creekside Center in Bellevue where we both practice. I'm a psychiatrist and he's an internist.

 

Sleep And Sexual Health

This is a transcript of our recent radio broadcast focusing on the relationship between sleep and sexual health.

Dr. Amy Lazar: Welcome back to Health Dimensions. I'm your host, Dr. Amy Lazar. Today's guest is, Dr. Debra Fetherston, a practicing internist who is here to talk to us about women's health, sleep, and sexuality.

 

Read/Listen to this addiction specialist's own battle with addiction

Dr. Michael Schiesser: Good morning, and welcome back to "Health Dimensions." This is, Dr. Michael Schiesser in Seattle. For this half of the show I have Dr. Mark Menestrina with me, who's a family medicine doctor, who has been practicing addiction medicine exclusively for the last 10 years at Brighton Hospital in Michigan.
 

Listen to Experts Discuss Insomnia, Snoring, Light Therapy, and Sleep Apnea

My radio program is now available via PodCast.

Visit http://www.creeksidemedicine.com/Health+Dimensions.html

Announcing Weekly Radio Program

I am hosting a weekly live radio program called "Health Dimensions" on AM1090 KPTK. The program airs for the first time May 5 and is weekly thereafter.  If you miss a program, you can also stream the program through a link to an archived library of MP3 PodCasts that you can hear through your computer's media player. Visit the creeksidemedicine site for a link to the podcast. You can also call in live with your questions.

Themes are as follows:

May 07 Sleep

June 07 Addiction

July 07 TBA

Enjoy!

Michael Schiesser MD