Weight Loss
Semaglutide, chiropractic adjustments, Phen-phen, and other hot topics in weight loss and healthy living from a CRNA, NP, and chiropractor. KMI Wellness, Ascend Health Center, and Integrity Chiropractic Clinic team up for this informative discussion. Is it enough to be active and eat a bit better? When should we add medication to help us lose a few pounds or stay more active? How much is too much--we all have limited dollars to spend on our own health care, after all.
Elder Care Options in Akron
In Stow, Akron, Fairlawn, Cuyahoga Falls, and surrounding communities, there are plenty of assisted living, skilled nursing facilities, and the like for our seniors. Tiffany Adjei helps us wade the different community options and choose wisely.
Family Conflict
Amanda Kotsura, LISW, from Carve Your Own Path, Inc. talks about setting boundaries with family and the hard, important work of getting along. Though originally pertaining to holiday gatherings, the wisdom from this episode of Ascend Health Show holds for maintaining warmth and trust in all relationships. We discuss conflict beyond the usual platitudes of “family is family.” The opposite approach is to "release what doesn’t serve you.”
Youtube Adderall
Psychotherapist Rodney Long, LISW, is back with Nick Angelis, CRNA, to discuss mental health tech start ups like BetterHelp, Mindbloom, and FieldTrip. Is it safe to take controlled substances like stimulants and psychedelics after a 10 minute online approval process? Is low-tech and personalized, or hi-tech and automated care the best way forward in 2023?
Ascend Health Show Season 2
In this hour long video, we've grouped together our second season, before we switched our name to Ascend Health Center. 1. Navigating Complex Relationships with psychotherapist Barb Vetter from Calm the Waters. 2. Healing the Microbiome with Dr. Krywiak from Integrative Health Management. 3. Don't Use your Toaster in the Bathtub with Nick Angelis, CRNA--this episode serves as a medical disclaimer for Ascend Health Show and everything we do here.
Ascend Health Show Season 1
Each of these episodes with a local expert is about 25 minutes long, but in this video we’ve grouped together our first season, before we switched our name to Ascend ... Read more
Interview with our Psych NP Mark Garretson
Mark and Nick talk about ketamine, TMS, and strategies to avoid needing either of them.
TMS Should Be Considered as First-Line Treatment for Moderate to Severe Major Depressive Disorder.
A recent study has found that repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) is effective in treating depression. The study involved a group of patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder who underwent ... Read more
Anti Depression or Pro Joy?
In this episode of the Ascend Health Show, Nick Angelis discusses the importance of discerning quick fixes in the context of health and mental well-being. He emphasizes the need for individuals to educate themselves and seek professional guidance before making any decisions regarding their health.
Practical Healing
Bethany Ortlip, FNP from Practical Healing discusses functional medicine and empowering patients with Nick Angelis, CRNA. Cutting-edge TMS, ketamine infusions–or breathing and eating better? What happens when we get too obsessed with our health? Chiropractors, naturopaths, nutritionists, psychiatrists–how much is too much?