Lisa Safaeinili speaks with Paulette Mahurin about Westminster Free Clinic in Ventura County. Safaeinili is the Executive Director of Westminster Free Clinic, which offers basic, non-invasive health care to serve the working poor of Ventura County. Physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other medical professionals volunteer their time at the clinic after their regular jobs. Community volunteers and teens also assist with the program. A limited number of paid staff provides a necessary infrastructure and consistency.
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The Health Benefits of a Raw Food Diet
Roger Bezanis is the author of The Ancient Raw Food Diet. In this animated interview with Our Ventura TV host, Nicole Pyle, Bezanis discusses raw food, health, enzymes, detoxification and water.
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Different Types of Blood Donations
Michael Johnson, with United Blood Services, talks with Our Ventura TV host, Bob Taylor, about different types of blood donations.
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Live Longer and Stronger Through Weight Training and Nutrition
Larry Pollock and Jessica Orgovan speak about fitness, weight training and nutrition with Our Ventura TV host, Hanna Lynn Roth.
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Americans for Safe Access to Medical Marijuana
Risa Horowitz and Mara Alexandru discuss the national nonprofit organization, Americans for Safe Access. Horowitz and Alexandru are members of an action group in Ventura that has a purpose to discuss ways patients can gain safe access to medical marijuana.
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Athletics at Foothill Technology High School
Emily Stevens was hired in June 2013 as Foothill Technology High School’s first athletics director and will oversee the launching of sports teams at Foothill during the 2014-2015 school year. In this interview, Stevens speaks with Our Ventura TV host, Mallory McPherson-Wehan, about the school’s new athletic program.
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Helping People Off Addictions Through Nutrition
Joanie Blaxter speaks about helping people recover from drug and alcohol addictions through healthy food, supplements and nutrition, instead of changing their biochemistry through more drugs.
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Caregivers: Volunteers Assisting The Elderly
Tammy Glenn speaks with Our Ventura TV host, George Alger, about CAREGIVERS, which is a nonprofit organization that offers non-medical, in-home support services and transportation for homebound, frail elders. Their activities could be summed up as volunteers offering neighborly deeds.
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Nutrition and Wellness with Cynthia Norton
Health expert, Cynthia Norton, speaks with Our Ventura TV host, June Noakes about nutrition and wellness.
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Improving Health Through Yoga
Rob Hess has been practicing yoga of many forms for twenty years. In this interview with Our Ventura TV host, Petrina Sharp, Rob talks about yoga as a way to stay healthy and how the practice has improved his life.
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