Rob Perks is the bicycle designer and builder of Ocean Air Cycles in Ventura, CA. In this program he discusses bicycle saddles, brakes, fenders, pedals, gears, frames, handlebars, luggage and bicycle design. His design philosophy emphasizes practical bicycle benefits for commuting, transportation, running errands and simply enjoying the outdoors.
Category: Ventura Health TV
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Practical Bicycling with Rob Perks
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Should California Require Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods?
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Ron Whitehurst discusses California Proposition 37, which is “The California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act.” Here is a summary of this proposition: -
“Cancer Doesn’t Discriminate, Neither Should We”: A Cancer Survivor Helps Others
Rachel Shur is a two-time cancer survivor who was diagnosed in 2006 and 2007 with terminal leukemia. In this interview she talks about the United Cancer Advocacy Action Network (ucaan.org) that she founded in 2009 to aid cancer survivors/patients after diagnosis. Part of her philosophy is “attitude is everything” in regards to surviving cancer and finding some way to laugh about it.
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The Benefits of Drinking Kombucha
Joanie Blaxter discusses the benefits of Kombucha, a healthy, fermented drink, which is rich in probiotics and supportive of digestion. It can be purchased at most natural health stores and it can be made at home. Joanie talks about making Kombucha tea with a SCOBY (Symbiotic Colony Of Bacteria and Yeast).
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Health and Nutrition: What is the Weston A. Price Foundation?
Joanie Blaxter discusses the Weston A. Price Foundation, which has a purpose of “restoring nutrient-dense foods to the American diet through education, research and activism.” The Weston A. Price Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charity founded in 1999 to disseminate the research of nutrition pioneer Dr. Weston Price.
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Alzheimer’s or Dementia? (What’s the Difference?)
Rosemary Gordon and Andrew Peake from the Ventura County Alzheimer’s Association discuss Alzheimer’s disease with Our Ventura host, Annie Gabriel. Alzheimer disease is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death.
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Fighting Lyme Disease for 20 Years while Seeking a Cure
Our Ventura host, Joshua Lane, interviews Lyme Disease Awareness Educator, Annie Gabriel about her experience fighting lyme disease for 20 years.
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Cancer Survivor, Rachel Shur, Talks About The United Cancer Advocacy Action Network
Cancer Survivor, Rachel Shur, is interviewed by “Our Ventura” host Annie Gabriel. Rachel was 26 years old when she was diagnosed with cancer and was given a 10% chance of survival.
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