Randy Rolfe

FAMILY FIRST : Making Divorce a Healthier Process With Cris Pastore, Esq.

At least half of our nation’s families have been touched by divorce. The high costs and stress on family members of completing the divorce process is legendary, especially if the process involves litigation. Is there another way? My guest this week on Family First is Crispino M. Pastore, Esq., whose mission is to help his clients avoid costly and destructive litigation. He founded the Main Line Family Law Center in 2011, together with his wife Sharon Pastore, after his years of conventional family law practice left him feeling that his hands were constantly tied as he witnessed the destructive nature of the litigation process. He now employs a uniquely integrated approach to assisting clients in resolving their separation and divorce matters. Using expert divorce and parenting mediators, life coaches, therapists, and financial planners, he can assure his clients that their settlements will be fair and reasonable while ensuring that all of their rights and interests are protected.

FAMILY FIRST: What Peace Day Means for Family With Lisa Parker

Our children are exposed daily to news of violence, war, fleeing refugees, children orphaned by conflict. How do we help empower them to believe they can be part of making the world a safer, fairer, more peaceful place? This is one of the goals of the September 21 celebration of the United Nations International Day of Peace, a day of ceasefire and non-violence celebrated worldwide. My guest on Family First this week is Lisa Parker, who helped to found Peace Day Philly in 2011, believing that Peace Day holds a great opportunity for cities across the world, including Philadelphia. She serves as coordinator of the initiative for 2012, and is Co-Chair of the CITIES Peace Team, an international sub-committee of the International Day of Peace NGO Committee at the United Nations. The CITIES Peace Team shares models, practices, and resources related to Peace Day observances and helps increase connectivity of cities across the world that promote and/or organize observances for Peace Day.

FAMILY FIRST: Naturally Thin with Jean Antonello

The national epidemic of obesity is in the news daily. Even the once slender Europeans and Asians are putting on the fat. It’s not just about suffering from lower energy, weakened self-image, and possible ridicule. Studies link obesity to early development of the life-threatening degenerative conditions of modern living including diabetes, cardiovascular problems, respiratory problems, and cancer. Because of obese children, it is said this coming generation will have a shorter life expectancy than their parents. Yet polls indicate that as many as half the population is on diets. How can this be? My guest this week is Jean Antonello, a Registered Nurse, who has found the key to achieving and maintaining your natural healthy weight without dieting. In fact she will explain how dieting can be the cause of obesity rather than the solution. She is author of How to Become Naturally Thin by Eating More and two other notable books on this subject. This show could truly save someone’s life

FAMILY FIRST: Who Is Guarding Our Food Quality with Jim Turner

Recent news revealed that excessive arsenic is in some baby foods because of pesticide residues in some American rice farms. With news like that, how can families make informed choices about what they buy? My guest this week is Jim Turner, an attorney who throughout his career has defended our right to know what we are buying. He is Chair of Citizens for Health, a non-profit organization founded in 1993 and a leading voice for natural health consumers. CFH’s history of advocacy includes leading the effort for 1994 passage of the important Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, the successful “Keep Organic Organic” campaign, and the successful campaign to prevent the FDA from calling pregnancy a disease so that nutritional supplements could not claim to be helpful. Jim will share about current campaigns to label foods containing GMOs, to stop proposed regulations limiting new food supplements, and to stop the misleading renaming of high fructose corn syrup as corn sugar.

FAMILY FIRST: The Four Nutrition Secrets That Could Help Save Your or Your Child's Life With Susan Silberstein

Every day we hear about one more fad diet, a celebrity getting fat or thin or sick, and diseases which are affecting more and more adults, like cancer, diabetes, obesity, immunity problems, and heart disease, affecting younger and younger Americans too. The US Department of Agriculture has just putout a new diagram of a Food Plate to try to educate our population better than the Food Pyramid has done. But will this really do the trick? How do parents know how to best feed themselves, let alone their children? My guest today is one of the most dedicated and experienced experts in the world today on how to get and stay healthy through wise food choices. Over several decades, Susan Silberstein, founder of the Center for Advancement in Cancer Education, has been educating cancer patients about food choices in recovery as well as thousands more on preventing these diseases of our modern lifestyle. Hearing her four secrets could actually save the life of someone you love.

FAMILY FIRST: How About Rethinking Everything with Barb Lundgreen

Do you sometimes get the feeling that a lot of what you were taught or picked up along the way from experts about life, family, parenting, marriage, sex, love, and kids is not really useful or true? Have you felt that you have done a lot of reinventing, reassessing, as you go along, in your career, family relationships, and sense of self and your mission? My guest this week, Barb Lundgren, has not only done this with a passion but she has created a safe space where families can come together to do this kind of exploration. She has found that too often we are led down a path of conformity, intimidation, and self-doubt which does not get us where we want to go and even worse, limits the prospects for our children. Each year she gathers families together who are seeking to get to the core truth of living in joy and transformation in a community focused on freedom and creativity. Listen in to experience a wealth of ideas on how to rethink everything without getting lost in the process

FAMILY FIRST: Our Adrenaline Nation with Peter M. McCarthy

Do you or someone close sometimes feel that you are never quite good enough or don’t quite measure up? Most Americans feel bombarded by constant messages that they must work harder, l earn more, and be better to get what they want in life. My guest this week on Family First says the pressure is killing us, literally. Author of the new book Adrenaline Nation, Peter M. McCarthy knows stress first hand as a former Air Force pilot and then a pilot for Southwest Airlines. But it was seeing all the health problems among his loved ones that led him to discover what stress was doing to us and to dedicate himself to revealing how stress is not only making us sick but also bankrupting our nation. McCarthy earned his Doctorate in Traditional Naturopathy from Trinity College of Natural Health. He is President of the Texas Complementary and Alternative Medicine Association and Chair of the Texas Health Freedom Coalition, the nation’s largest state level grass roots natural health advocacy network.

FAMILY FIRST: Safe Dentistry With Dr. Donald Robbins

Nationally Known Advocate for Safe Dentistry Dr. Donald Robbins, Whose Findings Show Toxic Levels of Mercury in Patients Who Have Silver Amalgam Fillings, to join host Randy Rolfe on “Family First”.
Donald Robbins, DMD, nationally known advocate for ending the use of mercury in dentistry, the developer of Biosafe Dentistry, and witness before the FDA Dental Products panel in DC, to appear on Family First with Randy Rolfe on Voice America’s Radio Network.
PHOENIX–Voice America Talk Radio Network, Internet broadcasting pioneer, producing and syndicating online audio and video, today announced that nationally known advocate for safe dentistry and an end to mercury in the dental office Dr. Donald Robbins will join Randy Rolfe, host of the Family First radio program on the Voice America Health & Wellness Channel (http://www.voiceamericahealth.com)Friday, January 6, 2012,at 1 PM Pacific Time.
Dr. Donald Robbins is a graduate and former instructor from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. He has practiced dentistry for 35 years and has developed the BioSafe Dentistry system, which helps protect the patient, dentist and staff from dangerous chemicals often used in dentistry. He is author of the new book, The Toxic Dental Office–How to Protect Yourself and Your Family. From his research, Dr. Robbins has concluded that conventional methods of caring for teeth, especially mercury used in dentistry, could be causing tooth breakage, toxic leakage, neurological disorders, memory loss, inflammation, and even environmental degradation.
Donald Robbins has measured the toxic mercury vapor exposure from “silver ”amalgam fillings in his patients’ mouths for over 7 years and chooses to use alternatives. He presented his findings to the North American College of Clinical Toxicology and also to the FDA Dental Products panel in DC. He appeared onNBC10Newsto rebut the ADA’s claim that such fillings are safe. His was the cover story in the magazine Doctor of Dentistry, and he hosts his own radio show about dentistry. He lectures widely and writes for the dental page for the national autism organization ARI and DANS(www.autism.com). He advocated strongly for the informed patient consent bill which passed in Philadelphia. He is a Fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry, master in the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, former diplomat of the American Academy of Pain Management, and former fellow of the International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics. He founded the 4 Learning Group, LLC, and the Dental Training Center.

FAMILY FIRST: Preventing Cold And Flu with Jonny Bowden

What happens around holiday time when so many people have cold or flue symptoms? How can you avoid them or limit their effects? Cold and flu are the most common infections that affect Americans. Children typically get 9 to 12 infections each year, and adults have about seven per year. Aside from making you feel miserable, these infections are the leading cause of lost work and school days. Also of not enjoying the holidays! Having the right strategies in place can cut your risk of getting sick this season. My guest this week is Jonny Bowden, known as "The Rogue Nutritionist." He is a well-known authority on ways to get and stay healthy naturally. He will tell us his top nutritional picks for cutting down the frequency and duration of colds and flu, and will explain how to protect the respiratory system, which is our first line of defense from air-born infection. A few good habits can make all the difference. So have your family listen in about keeping the holiday season healthy.

FAMILY FIRST: Out Of The Closet With Carroll Senior

With baby-boomers hitting retirement, there is a lot in the news aboutstaying young, changing the look of aging,, grandparents who don't slow/down, and more. What about seniors who still believe in romance? The babyboomers were the love-in generation and for many of them the optimismabout romance has not faded. Many stories have told of love in the matureyears, but the baby boomers are bringing it to the fore. Consider the successof the movie Something's Gotta Give, with Diane Keaton and JackNicholson. My guest this week is Tim Carroll, author of the new book Don'tEver Give Up on Love, which includes great stories of senior romance,including his own. Tim considers himself a "Senior Romantic" and encouragesothers not to give up ever on finding your romantic partner. Tim will sharesome stories and also share his insights on how to date in the modern world,how seniors are using social media, what to do about your past, how tohandle disbelieving adult children, and more.