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Tuesday, September 17th, 2013 – Trish Vradenburg, Us Against Alzheimer’s

September 17, 2013 5:22 pm \ Maria Sanchez

Activist, comedy writer, playwright, philanthropist and visionary Trish Vradenburg visits with Maria about her very personal journey regarding her mother’s death from Alzheimer’s. Her critically-acclaimed play, “Surviving Grace” which ran at the Kennedy Center and off-Broadway will be performed by a star studded cast incluingCarol Burnett, Elliott Gould, Marilu Henner to name a few on September 25^th in Los Angeles.

For more information about how you can attend and support click here for her website.

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Monday, September 16th, 2013 – Ashton Applewhite

September 16, 2013 11:38 am \ Maria Sanchez

Ageism expert and activist, Ashton Applewhite dispels myths about aging. Factual as well as entertaining, her message is an important one. She will present “This Chair Rocks: How Ageism Warps Our View of Long Life” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 1st at California Lutheran University. Part monologue, part consciousness-raiser, the fierce but funny talk is part of Applewhite’s self-proclaimed “crusade to get people of all ages to wake up to the ageism in and around us, cheer up, and push back.”

Click here for Ashton’s website and blog.

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Friday, September 13th, 2013 – Hair donation for women with cancer

September 13, 2013 2:32 pm \ Maria Sanchez

How To Make The Cut Pantene Beautiful Lengths is raising awareness for their 2^nd annual PonyUp campaign along with Walmart, who is offering donors a rebate of up to $30. Details of the campaign are shared by ovarian cancer survivor Brittany Davis who shares with Maria that she was diagnosed at the age of 17 in 2007.

Click here to learn more.

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Thursday, September 12th, 2013 – J. Steven Svoboda

September 12, 2013 3:17 pm \ Maria Sanchez

Circumcision Correspondent Steven Svoboda, Executive Director, Attorneys for the Rights of the Child visits with Maria about the latest worldwide news regarding genital integrity. He is presenting at the Genital Autonomy at the University of Keele, UK next week as well as engaging in a debate next month with the American Academy of Pediatrics’ conference on “Ethical and Legal Issues in Pediatrics.”

Click here for Attorneys for the Rights of the Child website.

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Wednesday, September 11, 2013 – Pichuberry, Manuel Villacorta R.D.

September 11, 2013 11:25 am \ Maria Sanchez

The lost Incan treasure and possibly the greatest superfruit to ever enter the United States has arrived. Hailing from the Andes of Peru, meet the Pichuberry with guest and nationally respected dietitian, Manuel Villacorta, R.D..