Dr. Marjorie Dejoie, MD, who happens to have Sickle-cell disease, shares her expertise and enthusiasm around embracing a mind/body/spirit approach to living with Sickle Cell.  If you’re looking for motivation to get out there and live YOUR life to the fullest, then you’re in for a treat when you hear Marjorie share her story.  Serena Marie, RD, discusses her take on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) findings on red meat and Cancer.
Marjorie discusses:

How she was diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease
What is Sickle Cell Disease
How there is no universal cure for Sickle Cell Disease
How to find out if you have Sickle Cell Disease
What is Dr. Marjorie’s theory about why long distance running is good for people with Sickle Cell Disease
Why hot yoga and running are her favorite activities
What is the best friend of a Sickle Cell patient
How to use food as treatment
What are Marjorie’s triggers
Why it’s important to take notes everyday about how you feel
Why there’s force in numbers
How hot yoga helps her
What is the average life expectancy of people who have Sickle Cell Disease
Her intention of breaking the ceiling when it comes to Sickle Cell Disease
Why she is going to be the one to defy the odds of life expectancy of Sickle Cell Disease
How many days a year she wakes up without pain
How Marjorie personally helps runners
What her name means
How "every body" is different and how to maximize what works best for you
Why we’re at our best when we’re centered
What is the best investment you can make
What is Body Explosion
Why Marjorie is also our Runner of the Week

Marjorie will receive Sport Suds Detergent for free. If you want to get the stink out of your clothes and don’t want to use harsh chemicals, then you’ll want to give Sport Suds a try. Head over to www.sportsuds.com, a sponsor of the Running Lifestyle Show, and at checkout use the code RUNLIFE to receive a 25% discount off of your entire order.
Mike Clarke of the Inaugural Big Beach Marathon, being held in Gulf Shores, Alabama, runs by to share the course highlights of the marathon and half marathon. If you’d like to run the Big Beach Marathon or Half Marathon, head over to www.bigbeachmarathon.com (hyperlink) and at checkout use the code “RUNLIFE” to receive a 15% discount.
Our Go-To, Real-Food Dietitian, Serena Marie RD, shares her take regarding the World Health Organization’s study on the connection between meat and cancer.

Why the evidence of the data was the strongest kind of evidence
Why heme iron is important for runners
Why you want to eat vegetables when eating red meat
What are the best sources for carbs
Why choose high quality meats and tons of vegetables
What lunch I’m eating that I have eaten too much of for too long
Why Serena gets the feisty on

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Next week will be our special Thanksgiving episode, which will feature for the second year in a row (we have a tradition going on here!), Kathrine Switzer.  Please subscribe to the podcast HERE so you’ll automatically receive podcast episodes right to your smart phone.  There’s a chance we’ll have a special Monday Mindfulness episode coming up soon which you won’t want to miss. Trust me. :-)
Contact:
Dr. Marjorie Dejoie:
Website: MadFit.org
Serena Marie, RD: Website: www.SerenaMarieRD.com Facebook: /SerenaMarieRD Twitter: @SerenaMarieRD Instagram: SerenaMarieRD