This week on FHI Radio's
A Balanced Life with Beth and Susie,
we'll be chatting with Dr. La Puma aka: Chef MD from Lifetime TV's Health Corner
and Women's Entertainment's Fitness guru Kevin Valluzzi.

But first, check out this interesting piece from our FHI Online
Her Community Editor, Sharon Meyers.

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"Be Part of the Ultimate Road Trip with a Difference"

The ultimate road trip... Who doesn't dream of taking off on the open road, wind in our hair, exploring new horizons? Two boomer guys are doing just that: taking the road trip of their fantasies along Route 66, but with the bigger picture in mind. This Sunday, June 01, they head out from Chicago where Route 66 begins, then travel across country 2448 miles until they reach Los Angeles, the end point of this historic roadway.

Longtime friends, Michael DeShane and Steven Vicks, are driving the appropriately named Big Red Car—a '73 red Cadillac convertible—for this one- time- only trip. In a bold move to help boomers and beyond in need, they are raffling off Big Red, but also encouraging sponsorship along the way with all proceeds going to the Jessie Richardson Foundation www.jfrfoundation.org , dedicated to assisting indigent elders across the US..

Michael DeShane explains that they came up with this trip "...because we still can. The Route 66 Donor Challenge provides a great platform to help others our age and more who can't go with us, because they need help themselves in some way. So, we are really doing this for elders in need." Big Red was originally a gift from his wife for Michael's 66th birthday; this gift of a car has evolved into a gift to elders that will make a difference.

Though we can't take this road trip with Michael and Steven, we can follow their experiences via their posted blogs, and can each help to support their cause to help elders in need. With an ever aging population, the issues are real. It all adds up: support the Route 66 Donor Challenge with a $66 tank of gas, for example. To find out more, visit www.route66@jfrfoundation.org.

Get your kicks on '66? Michael and Steven are, and they really do see the big picture.

Listen this Thursday, MAY 29th, at 2pm CENTRAL as we chat with Dr. John La Puma, or Chef MD®, author of ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine, has been named "One of America's Top Physicians" by the Consumers' Research Council, has been called a "Secret Weapon" by The Wall Street Journal, and hosts "What's Cooking with ChefMD®?" on Health

Corner airing on Lifetime Television and is a New York Times bestselling author. In his book, he reveals that 70 percent of all heart disease, stroke, diabetes, memory loss, premature wrinkling, and impotence and 80 percent of all cancers are preventable . . . and he gives you the tasty, life-changing tools to get started now.

Listen this Thursday, MAY 29th, at 2pm CENTRAL Time as we talk with Kevin Valluzzi, author of ReDesign Your Body, How To Burn Fat And Turbo-Charge Your Metabolism in 13 Weeks. Kevin is the owner of "The Fitness Leader," an in-home training business located in Bergen County NJ. He has helped hundreds of women lose fat and redesign their bodies through training, motivating and empowering. You won't want to miss this show!