Iowa and Bloomberg, Mortality Happiness, Kids Gut Flora

Iowa and Bloomberg, Mortality Happiness, Kids Gut Flora

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 5, Episode 22

  • Jan 26, 2016 5:00 pm
  • 2:24:42 mins

Iowa and Bloomberg (15:25) Joe Cannon is the CEO of the Fuel Freedom Foundation, former Chairman of the Utah Republican Party, past assistant administrator in the US EPA, and editor of the Deseret News. Joe Cannon talks about the issues leading up to the Iowa Caucuses and a possible Michael Bloomberg run. Does Happiness Itself Directly Affect Mortality? (1:04:31)  Sir Richard Peto is a Professor of Medical Statistics & Epidemiology at the University of Oxford. Since 1985, he and Rory Collins have been co-directors of the CTSU. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London (for the introduction of meta-analyses) in 1989, and was knighted (for services to epidemiology and to cancer prevention) in 1999. Sir Peto shares his findings into happiness and how it relates to mortality.  Coaches Corner: Mourning With Those Who Mourn (1:21:21) Dr. Matt Townsend shares his thoughts on mourning the death of a loved one and how important it is to go through the process of mourning and why we should support those who are mourning for mental and emotional health.  Gut Flora and Kids (1:51:33)  Julie Nelson (the "Child Whisperer") has a master's degree in Marriage, Family, and Human Development. She teaches classes such as Applied Parenting and Marriage and Relationship Skills at Utah Valley University. Dr. Matt and Julie talk about her latest book “Keep It Real and Grab a Plunger” providing parenting tips and ideas. Today she shares her thoughts on kids health and gut flora.

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