15 Minutes to Wellness

15 Minutes to Wellness


Latest Episodes

34: amSTATZ
June 10, 2014

It is important for health and fitness professionals to consider themselves business owners. In this episode of "15 Minutes to Wellness," Dr. Michael Mantell and Michael Piermont, CEO and co-founder of amSTATZ, discuss the business side personal training,

33: The 90+ Study (Part 2)
June 05, 2014

In the final episode of this two-part podcast, Dr. Michael Mantell and Dr. Claudia Kawas discus Dr. Kawas’s recent studies in longevity and dementia. They will share how moderate alcohol and caffeine intake can help with living longer and how exercise m

32: The 90+ Study (Part 1)
May 28, 2014

In this first portion of a two-part podcast, Dr. Michael Mantell hosts Dr. Claudia Kawas, the Al and Trish Nichols Chair in Clinical Neuroscience and Professor of Neurobiology & Behavior and Neurology at the University of California, Irvine. They discuss

31: The Brain Fitness Connection (Part 2)
May 21, 2014

In this second session of a two-part podcast, Dr. Mantell and Dr. John Ratey continue their discussion on how exercise can change the body and the brain. The side effects of long-term sitting include increasing rates of obesity, diabetes, cardiac disease,

30: The Brain Fitness Connection
May 14, 2014

In the first half of this two-part episode of 15 Minutes to Wellness, Dr. Mantell and Dr. John Ratey discuss how exercise is the “wonder drug” and is the most powerful tool to optimize our brain functioning. Learn how connection to one another is vit

29: Downing in Calories (Part 2)
May 07, 2014

Join us for part two, where Dr. David Katz joins Dr. Mantell to continue the discussion about junk food, media hype, and the cultural challenges we face while addressing nutrition and wellness. Dr. Katz is the founding director of Yale University’s

28: Knowledge is Power (Part 1)
April 29, 2014

In this first session of a two-part podcast, special guest Dr. David Katz joins Dr. Mantell to discuss children, junk food and changes needed for a healthier generation. Dr. Katz is the founding director of Yale University’s Prevention Research Cent

27: Being a Role Model
April 23, 2014

Children often look up to their parents, paying attention and imitating adults that surround them. Would this mean that fit parents often raise fit kids? Tune in and enjoy a lively discussion with Dr. Mantell and Justin Seedman, ACE Certified Personal Tra

26: Health & Fitness Technology
April 16, 2014

Technology is changing the way we do business, including within the health and fitness industry. Dr. Mantell is joined by Bryan O’Rourke, founder and CEO of Integerus, and will lead a discussion in how technology is creating a new era of wellness and ho

25: A Healthier Nation
April 09, 2014

Dr. Richard Carmona, the 17th surgeon general and president of the Canyon Ranch Institute Board of Directors, joins Dr. Mantell to discuss the hot topic of health care. The discussion covers concerns about our healthcare system, health literacy, what nee