Jim Bodenner - Medicare Options and Heart Health in The Villages

Send us FAN MAIL text, include your cell# for a replyMedicare Options and Heart Health in The VillagesIn this episode of Open Forum in The Villages, Florida, host Mike Roth interviews Jim Bodenner, the president of the National Retiree Legislative Network. They explore the differences between Medicare Advantage Plans and traditional Medicare, the significant issues surrounding Advantage Plans, and recent terminations affecting 1 to 2 million participants. Jim shares his personal experience with a heart health crisis while traveling and the critical care he received due to traditional Medicare and a Medicare G supplement plan. He further delves into plant-based nutrition, wellness, and his engagement with the Whole Food Plant-Based Club, emphasizing the importance of managing health proactively. The episode also touches on a groundbreaking Ornish program approved by Medicare, linking plant-based nutrition to potentially slowing down or reversing Alzheimer’s disease. It ends with a mention of upcoming episodes and a call for support and listener engagement.00:00 Introduction to the Open Forum Podcast00:57 Support the Podcast: How You Can Help01:38 Meet Jim Bodenner: Discussing Medicare02:14 Medicare Advantage vs. Traditional Medicare03:59 Real-Life Stories: The Impact of Medicare Plans07:25 Jim's Personal Health Journey11:30 Discovering Plant-Based Nutrition13:43 The Ornish Program: A Game Changer20:31 Alzheimer's Disease and Plant-Based Diets27:43 Conclusion and Listener EngagementStudies on Alzheimer's and a Plant Based Diet:Reversal of Alzheimer’s Disease: CNN Anderson Cooper interview with Dean Ornish:The Last Alzheimer's Patient - The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper - Podcast on CNN AudioThe following are links to a peer reviewed scientific study published on June 7, 2024 that shows that a whole food, plant based diet can slow or reduce the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease.Ornish Alzheimer’s study.  A video of results;https://nutritionfacts.org/video/can-alzheimers-disease-be-reversed-with-a-plant-based-diet/A second video:https://nutritionfacts.org/video/a-testimonial-from-dr-ornishs-alzheimers-progression-reversal-study/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1rccZFFCPVt_L-LNtCzKyYlOiPZx2sUWjDs0Mrk1-68ycD2pK1Q7v3njM_aem_AUPwwaGrfIxjIYnEnJvZ5r3-1_6L7RhXVwV8IqiUeKsOLzvKdgR7CvxotBHNqLYfIiwRlpANfmJElTq86jkTEk67Time Magazine article about the study:https://apple.news/A2ziPLCwcRda5ggOVArlmVAFull peer reviewed  study:https://alzres.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s13195-024-01482-z.pdf?Villages Vitality Listeners, I've got some good news for you. In season 8 most new episodes will released as both audio & video versions. Videos on Apple Podcasts, Busssprout.com and YouTube. If you're listening via our Buzzsprout feed, you can ask questions via the Fan Mail button or leave me comments as a text or in our new feature, you can send it as a voicemail. If you'd like a response, make sure you leave your name, email address and cell phone number.Support the showVillages Vitality Senior Life Unscripted is Produced & Directed by Mike RothA new episode will be released most Fridays at 9 AMDirect all questions and comments to [email protected] you know a someone who should appear on the show, please contact us at:  [email protected]