Stories

Aging: A Hero’s Journey

  These recordings are part of the Grillo Health Information presentation at the Boulder Public Library  – Aging – A Hero’s Journey, in December 2013.  Shelley Schlender recorded these on behalf of  Grillo and KGNU Boulder Denver. Let’s begin with a conversation between Dr. Rohini Kanniganti, a physician at Rocky Mountain Senior Care, and Rabbi…

The American Gut Project – What’s in YOUR Gut?

The American Gut Project is a unique science investigation, featuring some of the world’s best scientists and YOU, as a citizen, contributing funding and also microbial data from your body, from your kids, from your pets.  Your choice.  Rob Knight, at CU-Boulder, is a leader of the investigation.  This project strives to find out what’s…

The Heart Attack Chronicles

LISTEN/DOWNLOAD FULL 55 MINUTE CALL IN SHOW     Listen Part 1:  The Heart Attack (LISTEN (30 MINUTES) He had just dropped his his daughter at school when he realized he was having a heart attack . . .  Our anonymous heart attack survivor, and Paramedic Chantel Benish tell what a 911 response is like.…

Resiliency – Grillo Health Information Panel

Introduction Listen to Full Introduction (15 minutes)   Arielle Schwartz – Moving from Loss into Love Listen to complete presentation (20 minutes) 2013 Grillo Resiliency Arielle Schwartz from shelley schlender on Vimeo. Tom McSheehy – Raising Resilient Children Listen to complete presentation (20 minutes) 2013 Grillo Resiliency Tom McSheehy from shelley schlender on Vimeo. Heather Fliege – Partnering with…

Will Kim Kick the Habit?

Smoking is the number one killer in the United States. But it’s hard to quit.  That’s why KGNU teamed up the free telephone counseling service, Colorado Quitline, to share one of the most effective ways to kick the habit.  In this true story, we follow Kim through her real-life struggle to kick the habit.  WILL KIM…

Kwanzaa Salad – Superfood Recipe Lesson

RECIPE Ingredients: Yield: 6-8 servings 1 2 pounds seedless grapes 3 oranges 4 kiwi fruit 1 can diced peaches (15 ounce) 1 can pineapple chunks (20 ounce) 1 cup coconut flakes 1 lime Directions: 1. Peel kiwi and cut into small bite size pieces. 2. Peel oranges and separate them into sections. 3. Cut grapes…

Healthy Food at the Holiday Bazaar

Some stories don’t happen on paper or in a video.   They happen as a real-live event.  We’ve seen many times how Eat Your Radio students can make a difference in how schools choose to be healthy.  Here’s one story about that.   Once upon a time at a Denver public school, the “Family Days”…

James Hill and America on the Move

  LISTEN (5 Minutes) Editor’s Note – This is an interview we did with CU Health Scientist Jim Hill in 2004, when he began a program he called, “America on the Move.”  You may recognize many aspects of this program, and see how they’ve evolved into programs such as “5th Gear.” When physiologist Jim Hill…