(MUSIC) GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY
AND WELCOME TO THE BALANCING ACT.
WE'RE SO GLAD YOU JOINED US.
I'M JULIE MORAN.
AND I'M OLGA VILLAVERDE, AND I'M SO
EXCITED BECAUSE TODAY WE'RE FOCUSING ON A MEDICAL ISSUE
THAT'S REACHING EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS IN THE U.S. IN FACT,
THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE DEVASTATING, AND WORST OF ALL,
MORE THAN HALF OF THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM IT
DON'T EVEN HAVE AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S RIGHT.
SO STAY TUNED TO HEAR IF THE SYMPTOMS SOUND FAMILIAR TO
YOU, BECAUSE CHANCES ARE IT AFFECTS YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW.
AND SWITCHING GEARS, SUMMER'S HERE AND WE ALWAYS FOCUS ON THE
FOOD, BUT TODAY WE'RE MIXING UP SOME SPECTACULAR ADULT BEVERAGES
FOR ALL OF YOU D-I-Y MIXOLOGISTS OUT THERE.
YOU SEE HOW SHE'S DANCING?
I WILL TAKE MINE SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED BABY.
WOOOOOO!
MISS BOND GIRL, AND SHE'S SEXY TOO.
OK, THE ORDER IS GOING IN FOR MISS DOUBLE-O-7.
ALRIGHT, THE BALANCING ACT STARTS RIGHT
NOW.
(MUSIC) WEIGHT GAIN, FOGGY BRAIN,
FEELING COLD ALL THE TIME, AND FATIGUE, FEELING TIRED
NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU SLEEP.
ANY OF THIS SOUND FAMILIAR?
WELL, MAYBE YOU EVEN BEEN TO THE DOCTOR AND YOU'VE GOT NO ANSWER
WHATSOEVER.
WELL, GUESS WHAT?
TODAY'S THE DAY YOU MIGHT FINALLY GET THOSE ANSWERS
BECAUSE IT'S TIME TO GET REAL ABOUT HYPOTHYROIDISM.
JOINING US IS A VERY PASSIONATE ADVOCATE
FOR HYPOTHYROID DISEASE AWARENESS
AND TREATMENT, DR.
DERRICK DESILVA.
GOOD MORNING DOCTOR.
GOOD MORNING.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
MY PLEASURE.
ALRIGHT, SO LET'S TALK ABOUT HYPOTHYROIDISM.
IT'S A HUGE PROBLEM AND I ACTUALLY THOUGHT IT WAS A HUGE
PROBLEM FOR WOMEN, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A HUGE PROBLEM FOR MEN
AS WELL.
ABSOLUTELY ABSOLUTELY.
IT IS MORE COMMON IN WOMEN THAN IT IS IN MEN.
BUT IT IS A PROBLEM THAT I, I MEAN I HAVE
QUITE A FEW PATIENTS THAT ARE MEN THAT ARE ON THYROID
MEDICATION.
BUT, YOU KNOW, 25% OF THE U.S. POPULATION HAS AN
UNDERACTIVE THYROID.
ONE IN EIGHT WOMEN WILL DEVELOP AN
UNDERACTIVE THYROID, BUT THE PROBLEM HERE IS, IS THAT A LOT
OF THESE PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW IT.
SO LET'S GO INTO MEDICINE 101 HERE, OK?
THYROID - WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT?
WELL, I CALL THYROID THE MASTER HORMONE.
IT REALLY IS THE HORMONE THAT
CONTROLS THE ADRENALS, THE PETUITARY, THE OVARIES IN WOMEN.
ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE THYROID.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, YOUR CHOLESTEROL IS CONTROLLED BY
YOUR THYROID.
YOUR HEART RYTHUM, HOW YOUR HEART BEATS, IS
CONTROLLED BY YOUR THYROID.
SO, IF YOUR THYROID IS UNDERACTIVE,
ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE GOING TO COME INTO PLAY.
BUT I CALL IT, ONCE AGAIN, THE MASTER HORMONE.
NOW, WHY IS HYPOTHYROID DISEASE SO HARD TO DIAGNOSE?
WELL, I THINK THE REASON IT'S SO HARD TO
DIAGNOSE IS BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING AT TESTING THAT WE DID
60 YEARS AGO.
YOU KNOW, AND I TELL MY PATIENTS THIS ALL THE
TIME.
IS, IF YOU TOOK YOUR CAR TO A MECHANIC IN THE 1960'S,
WHAT DID THEY DO?
THEY OPENED UP THE HOOD; THEY CHECKED THE
BELTS; THEY LOOKED IN; THEY PUT A LITTLE BIT OF STUFF IN THE
RADIATOR.
BUT THAT WAS ABOUT IT.
WELL, WHAT HAPPENS TODAY?
TODAY WHAT HAPPENS IS - YOU TAKE YOUR
CAR IN AND THE FIRST THING THEY DO - YEH THEY OPEN UP THE HOOD.
THEY MAY NOT EVEN NEED TO OPEN UP THE HOOD.
PLUG IT INTO A COMPUTER.
SO, THE TECHNOLOGY AND THE TESTING IS VERY DIFFERENT.
AND THE TECHNOLOGY AND TESTING WITH THYROID PROBLEMS, AND
THYROID DISEASE, HAS EVOLVED, AND HAS EVOLVED GREATLY.
WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF IT.
AND LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME SYMPTOMS.
CAUSE I'VE HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE - AND
IT'S HAPPENED IN MY FAMILY TOO, YOU KNOW.
I'M GAINING WEIGHT, I DON'T KNOW WHY.
THAT'S A HUGE ONE, ISN'T IT?
YES YES.
OK, WEAKNESS IS HUGE TOO.
YES, FATIGUE.
WHAT ELSE?
WHAT OTHER SYMPTOMS DO WE NEED TO LOOK OUT
FOR?
WELL, ABSOLUTELY, WEIGHT GAIN.
ABSOLUTELY FATIGUE, AND TYPICALLY WHAT MY PATIENTS WILL
COME IN AND SAY: DR.
DESILVA, I'M GOING TO THE GYM; I'M
EATING; I'M EXERCISING; I'M DOING EVERYTHING, WHY AM I
GAINING WEIGHT?
AND, I SAY TO THEM: WELL IT COULD BE YOUR
THYROID; IT COULD BE YOUR HORMONES.
REMEMBER ONCE I SAID THAT THE THYROID ALSO CONTROLS
THE OVARIES AND THE ADRENALS.
SO THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
BUT NOT ONLY THAT, WE'VE GOT FATIGUE;
WE'VE GOT WEIGHT GAIN; WE'VE GOT CONSTIPATION; WE'VE GOT CHANGES
IN BOWELS.
THE FINGERS; YOU'RE ALWAYS COLD NO MATTER WHAT YOU
DO; NO MATTER HOW MUCH, HOW MANY SWEATERS YOU PUT ON, YOU'RE
ALWAYS COLD; HAIR LOSS.
REALLY?
BUT NOT ONLY HAIR LOSS ON THE SCALP, HAIR LOSS AT THE ENDS OF
THE EYEBROWS; HAIR LOSS OF YOUR LASHES, YOUR EYELASHES.
THAT IS A VERY COMMON SYMPTOM THAT
PEOPLE DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO.
AND ALSO, JOINT ACHES, BODY ACHES.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS TOGETHER IS LIKELY AN
UNDERACTIVE THYROID.
AND DOCTOR IF SOMEONE IS PROPERLY DIAGNOSED
AND THEY NOW KNOW, HOW DO WE FIX THIS?
PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION, NATURE-THROID WP THYROID, IS
WHAT I USE, IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
IT'S WHAT I USE IN MY PRACTICE.
I'VE BEEN USING IT FOR YEARS.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
WHAT IT DOES IS THAT IT GIVES THE BODY
THE THYROID HORMONE IT NEEDS.
SO, A LOT OF THE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS THAT YOU TAKE TODAY
IS T-4.
THE BODY'S GOTTA CONVERT THAT T-4 TO T-3.
BUT IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT CONVERSION YOU NEED
CERTAIN THINGS IN THERE: IODINE, YOU NEED SELENIUM, YOU MAY NEED
A LITTLE BIT OF ZINC.
DOESN'T IT MAKE SENSE THAT IF THE ACTIVE
FORM OF THYROID IS T-3, THAT I SHOULD GIVE YOU T-3?
ABSOLUTELY.
WHY PUT YOUR BODY THRU ALL OF THAT STRESS THAT IT DOESN'T NEED
TO DO?
AND NATURE-THROID DOES THAT.
AND NATURE-THROID DOES IT AND THE WP THYROID DOES THAT.
ALRIGHT, SO RECAP QUICKLY HERE.
SO, LET'S SAY SOMEONE SAYS: OK, I HAVE THESE SYMPTOMS; I'VE GOT
TO GET THEM CHECKED OUT.
ARE DOCTORS AWARE OF THIS OR ARE WE
BECOMING A LITTLE BETTER AWARE?
I THINK THE DOCTORS ARE BEING BECOMING MORE AWARE OF IT.
OK.
YOU KNOW, WE DO THESE CONFERENCES; I DO A LOT OF
TEACHING; I DO A LOT OF SPEAKING AND LECTURING.
AND WE EDUCATE PHYSICIANS IN THIS.
THESE ARE NEWER TECHNOLOGIES.
WE'VE GOTTA LOOK AT THE RIGHT TEST.
THE FREE T-3, THE REVERSE T-3, THE FREE
T-4.
WE'VE GOTTA LOOK AT THE RIGHT THING.
BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS,
AND YOU DON'T LOOK AT THE RIGHT THINGS, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET
THE RIGHT ANSWERS.
SO, ALL OF THIS TOGETHER IS WHAT WE DO, AND
YES, DOCTORS ARE BECOMING MORE AWARE.
AND PEOPLE ARE BECOMING MORE AWARE BECAUSE OF PEOPLE
LIKE YOU TODAY, TELLING US WHAT WE NEED TO DO IF WE FEEL THAT WE
ARE FACING THIS DISEASE.
PEOPLE HAVE TO BECOME PROACTIVE.
IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR HEALTH,
NOBODY ELSE IS GOING TO CARE ABOUT IT.
YOU HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND THERE'S
PLENTY OF INFORMATION OUT THERE IN ORDER TO DO THAT.
AND WHAT'S THE WEBSITE SO WE CAN GET MORE
INFORMATION DOCTOR?
GETREALTHYROID.COM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
REALLY A PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU.
MY PLEASURE.
AND IF YOU'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN GO TO OUR
WEBSITE, THAT'S THEBALANCINGACT.COM OR CHECKOUT
THAT WEBSITE THAT THE DOCTOR JUST SAID, IT'S
GETREALTHYROID.COM.
(MUSIC) YOU KNOW ONE OF THE MOST
DEVASTATING SYMPTOMS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM IN
WOMEN IS HAIR LOSS.
MANY OF US TAKE OUR LONG, THICK, HEALTHY
HAIR FOR GRANTED.
AFTER ALL IT'S A HUGE PART OF OUR IDENTITY AND
OUR FEMININITY.
UP NEXT, WE'LL LEARN ABOUT A HI-TECH GADGET
THAT'S HELPING WOMEN SUFFERING FROM HAIR LOSS.
STAY WITH US.
(MUSIC) HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU NOTICED
A FRIEND'S HAIR AND EXPERIENCED HAIR ENVY?
HAIR CAN BE OUR CROWNING GLORY, BUT WHEN IT'S
NOT RIGHT, WELL, THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY.
MANY WOMEN EXPERIENCE HAIR LOSS WHICH CAN
LEAD TO SELF-ESTEEM ISSUES.
BUT NOW, THERE'S NEW TECHNOLOGY TO
HELP BRING OUR LOCKS BACK TO LIFE.
AND JOINING ME FOR THIS DISCUSSION, IT'S A GREAT ONE.
CARRI ATKINS TO SHARE HER PERSONAL STRUGGLE WITH HAIR
LOSS, AND HAIR RESTORATION SURGEON, DR.
ANTHONY BARED.
WELCOME!
SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU ON SET.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
THIS IS VERY HOPEFUL.
I LIKE THIS SEGMENT BECAUSE SO MANY
PEOPLE CAN RELATE.
AND DOCTOR I WANNA TURN TO YOU FIRST.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALL BEEN IN THAT
MIRROR AND WE'VE SEEN THE HAIR ON THE FLOOR, THE HAIR IN THE
DRAIN.
AND, THINNING AND SHEDDING HAIR IS A REAL CONCERN,
ISN'T IT DOCTOR?
YES, IN FACT IT'S THOUGHT THAT ABOUT 40% OF
WOMEN WILL EXPERIENCE HAIR LOSS IN THEIR LIFETIME, AND OF COURSE
MEN, BEING MORE COMMON, IS ABOUT 70% OF MEN WILL EXPERIENCE SOME
SORT OF HAIR LOSS.
DOCTOR, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MAIN CAUSES OF
HAIR LOSS?
THERE ARE A FEW.
MOSTLY RELATED TO STRESS, GENETICS, AGING, MEDICATIONS CAN
SOMETIMES CAUSE HAIR LOSS.
AND SPEAKING OF HAIR LOSS CARRI, I
WANT TO TURN TO YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE A VERY PERSONAL STORY, AND
AND IT'S A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE YOUR STORY, BUT I WANT YOU TO
SHARE IT WITH OUR VIEWERS.
I STARTED EXPERIENCING HAIR LOSS,
PROBABLY ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO.
I HAD GOTTEN REALLY SICK, WAS ON A
LOT OF MEDICATION, PROBABLY FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS.
AND, I NOTICED MY HAIR WAS FALLING OUT REAL BAD
BUT I WAS JUST - WELL I GUESS I HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT.
SO, I WOULD BUY SOME OF THE STUFF AND
WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING.
RIGHT.
I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW BAD MY HAIR
WAS UNTIL MY HUSBAND AND I HAD GONE TO THE SHOOTING RANGE, AND
HE HAD TAKEN A PICTURE OF ME.
AND BEFORE I WAS DONE SHOOTING HE HAD ALREADY POSTED IT ON
FACEBOOK.
HE WAS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE PICTURE AND SO WHEN HE
SHOWED IT TO ME AFTERWARDS, I DID NOT, AT THAT POINT REALIZE
MY HAIR WAS THAT BAD.
DID YOU ASK HIM TO TAKE DOWN THE
PICTURE?
I DID - I DID BUT HE HE KEPT SAYING, YOU KNOW, IT'S A
GOOD PICTURE CARRI, IT'S FINE, NOBODY IS GONNA NOTICE.
I'M LIKE, I NOTICED.
YEH.
WELL WE ALL DO.
WOMEN, I MEAN IF WE CAN SEE OUR SCALP AND SOMETIMES IT'S
HARD TO SEE THE BACK OR THE SIDE, OR WE JUST DON'T NOTICE
IT.
SO, DOCTOR, OUR HAIR IS SO FRAGILE, AND WHEN I DO SEE
SHELVES OF PRODUCTS AND THINGS WHEN I WALK THRU STORES, BUT IN
YOUR OPINION, WHAT ARE THE BEST WAYS TO TREAT HAIR LOSS?
WELL, MY FIRST RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE
TO SEE YOUR PHYSICIAN AND SEE SPECIFICALLY HAIR LOSS DOCTORS.
SOMEONE WHO SPECIALIZES IN HAIR LOSS.
RIGHT.
AND THEY CAN MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON YOUR
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION, AND ALSO YOUR FAMILY HISTORY.
THE MOST COMMON CAUSE BEING GENETIC, AND
THOSE COULD BE VERY AMENABLE TO SOME MEDICATIONS AS WELL AS NOW,
THERE'S THE ADVENT OF LASER LIGHT THERAPY.
WHICH IS A TOPICAL TREATMENT WHICH YOU CAN
USE AT HOME, WHICH I'VE SEEN A LOT OF BENEFIT FROM.
AND IS THAT WHAT YOU'VE GOT FOR US RIGHT
HERE?
YES.
OH MY GOSH.
HOW DOES THIS WORK?
WELL, THIS IS A LASER LIGHT THERAPY HELMET, THERADOME.
IT'S A PRODUCT THAT CAN BE USED AT HOME.
AFTER YOU TURN IT ON, THE DEVICE IS PLACED ON THE
HEAD, AND AS YOU CAN SEE HERE IT'S SENSORED.
WHERE ONCE IT'S PLACED ON THE HEAD, 80
PROPRIETARY LASERS STIMULATE THE SCALP.
TELL ME ABOUT WHEN YOU PLACE IT?
DO YOU NEED YOUR HAIR TO BE REMOVED; DO YOU NEED THE
HAIR PARTED; WHAT'S THE BEST WAY?
WELL, YOU WOULD KNOW.
YEH.
PARTING IT IS DEFINITELY THE BEST SO IT CAN RIGHT TO THE
SCALP.
RIGHT.
THE GOAL IS FOR THE LASER TO REACH THE SCALP AND
STIMULATE THE SCALP.
IT'S NOT ACTUALLY STIMULATING THE HAIR
THEMSELVES.
RIGHT.
BUT THE HAIR FOLLICLES.
AND BY DOING THAT, IT ACTUALLY PROMOTES HAIR GROWTH.
THAT'S AMAZING.
CARRI, SHARE YOUR THERADOME EXPERIENCE WITH
US.
I RECEIVED MY THERADOME BECAUSE OF MY SON.
HE KNEW HOW DISAPPOINTED I WAS IN MY LOOKS
AND IN MY HAIR.
AND HE DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND HE SAW ALL
THE REVIEWS AND EVERYTHING ON THIS, AND HE WAS JUST, MOM, I'M
BUYING YOU THIS.
WELL, HE BOUGHT IT FOR ME FOR CHRISTMAS.
WHAT A GREAT GIFT!
YEH, SO I WAS LIKE, OH MY GOSH.
SO, I STARTED USING IT RIGHT AWAY.
WITHIN 2 WEEKS I SAW A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THE
AMOUNT OF HAIR THAT WAS FALLEN OFF, AND PROBABLY IN 3 TO 4
MONTHS I ACTUALLY COULD FEEL AND SEE THAT IT WAS FILLING BACK IN,
AND MY BALD SPOTS WERE SLOWLY GOING AWAY.
BUT I COULD SEE DEFINITELY AN IMPROVEMENT IN A
SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
AND DOCTOR, I'M SURE RESULTS VARY,
BUT THIS IS VERY EXCITING, RIGHT?
YEH, THE RESULTS DO VARY FROM EACH PATIENT, BUT TYPICALLY
WE SEE THE STIMULATION OF HAIR AT 3 MONTHS.
AND THE FIRST SIGN WE SEE IS THE DECREASE IN
SHEDDING, AND THEN WE SEE A THICKENING OF HAIR TYPICALLY
OVER A 6 MONTH PERIOD FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON.
YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR COMING ON THE SHOW.
I MEAN SO MANY PEOPLE ARE
EMBARRASSED.
SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAIR LOSS AND YOU'VE JUST GIVEN
US HOPE AND INSPIRATION TODAY, WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COMING BY.
AND TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT RESTORING YOUR
CROWNING GLORY AND REGAINING YOUR CONFIDENCE, VISIT
THERADOME.COM OR OUR WEBSITE THEBALANCINGACT.COM.
(MUSIC) TIS THE SEASON FOR
INDEPENDENCE DAY.
TIME TO CELEBRATE LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE
PURSUIT OF GREAT MIXOLOGY SKILLS.
SO, WE'VE CALLED IN ONE OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF ADULT
BEVERAGES, CELEBRITY MIXOLOGIST, AND AMBASSADOR OF THE LEGENDARY
JAGERMEISTER BRAND.
MY FRIEND, WILLY SHINE.
GOOD MORNING!
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME BACK.
WELCOME BACK AGAIN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
JAGERMEISTER - I KNOW IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK TO MAKE ONE OF THESE
BABIES.
IT REALLY DOES.
ACTUALLY, A GOOD STORY IS MR.
CURT MAST, OUR FOUNDER, HE SMASHED LIKE 12 OR 13 BOTTLES TO
FINALLY GET TO THE POINT OF THIS ICONIC BOTTLE.
SO, IT'S VERY DURABLE.
IT IS.
AND AN ICONIC SHAPE.
SO WHENEVER YOU SEE IT, YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS A
JAGERMEISTER BOTTLE.
AND IT IS, AND BY THE WAY, YOU'RE GONNA
MAKE SOMETHING ICONIC FOR US THIS MORNING?
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
ALRIGHT, SO TAKE IT AWAY CAUSE YOU ARE THE MASTER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE A VARIATION ON A MULE.
SO WE'RE GONNA KICK IT UP A LITTLE
JAGERMEISTER.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP ME OUT?
I DO ALWAYS.
OK, SO YEP, SO THAT IS AGAVE NECTAR
WITH HIBISCUS AND GINGER.
OK.
A LITTLE BIT OF FRESH LEMON JUICE,
ALWAYS FRESH IS BEST.
I'M ACTUALLY BECOMING REALLY GOOD AT
THIS NOW BECAUSE OF YOU.
YOU'RE GONNA ADD A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT
RUM, RIGHT.
A LITTLE LIGHT RUM, AND THEN WE'LL POUR A LITTLE BIT
OF JAGERMEISTER.
OK.
HOW MUCH DO YOU PUT?
I'M GONNA PUT AN OUNCE IN THIS ONE.
THAT'S A LOT, RIGHT?
THAT'S ENOUGH HUH?
THAT'S JUST PERFECT.
PIECE OF CAKE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO SHAKE THIS UP AND WE'RE
GONNA POUR IT OVER FRESH ICE.
I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD PUT SOME
MUSIC ON, HAVE YOU STANDING ON OUR BAR HERE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
DOING SOME DANCING FOR US.
THAT WOULD BE VERY COMFORTABLE FOR
ME.
YES, I THINK YOU COULD DO IT.
I THINK YOU COULD GET AWAY WITH IT.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL SHAKE THIS UP.
(SHAKER SOUND).
OK, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO POUR
THAT OVER FRESH ICE.
OH WOW THAT'S NICE.
LIKE THAT.
DISTINCT COLOR.
THAT'S RIGHT ALWAYS.
AND THEN YOU TOP IT OFF WITH A LITTLE SODA WATER.
OK.
SO TYPICALLY A MULE HAS GINGER BEER BUT WE USE GINGER IN
THE SYRUP SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A PLAY.
AND OF COURSE JAGERMEISTER LOVES GINGER SO IT
GIVES OUT A LITTLE BIT OF A STIR.
OK, WE'RE GONNA GARNISH WITH A LIME AND GINGER CANDY.
AND OF COURSE I HAVE ONE SPECIALLY MADE FOR YOU!
GOSH, I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH WITH YOU.
LET ME TRY IT.
MMMMMM FABULOUS.
VERY GOOD - CHEERS.
ONE MORE SIP PLEASE.
FABULOUS.
WOW DELICIOUS.
FOR INFORMATION ON THIS FABULOUS RECIPE, WHERE DO WE GO?
WELL, WITH THIS DRINK AND A COUPLE OF
OTHERS AS WELL, YOU'LL FIND ON JAGERMEISTER.COM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN.
THANK YOU.
WE'VE BECOME BFF'S AT THIS POINT.
SALUD.
AND OF COURSE IF YOU'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION GO
TO OUR WEBSITE THEBALANCINGACT.COM.
GREAT RECIPES THERE AND WILLY IS THE
BOMB.
MMMMMMMMM.
(MUSIC) WHAT BEGAN WITH A PASSION FOR
PHOTOGRAPHY, BLOSSOMED THRU THE LOVE OF
HUMANITY.
THE "WHO ARE WE PROJECT" RAISES AWARENESS OF THE
GROWING CRISIS OF HOMELESSNESS AND HUNGER USING THE MEDIUM OF
PHOTOGRAPHY.
AND WITH YOUR HELP, HOPE'S RAISED MORE THAN $550,000
AND HERE TO TALK ABOUT THIS UNIQUE GRASS ROOTS CAMPAIGN IS
AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER, LEW LAUTIN.
I AM SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH US ON SET TODAY.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
SO, WHAT EXACTLY IS THE WHO ARE WE PROJECT.
THE WHO ARE WE PROJECT HAS 2 BASIC
CONCEPTS.
WE TRY TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE PLIGHT OF THE
HOMELESS AND NEAR HOMELESS AND WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO RAISE MONEY
TO PRINT 12,000 FINE ART BOOKS OF MY PHOTOGRAPHY TAKEN OVER THE
LAST 7 YEARS AT FEEDING CENTERS AND SHELTERS IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
I AM SO MOVED.
I MEAN WHEN I LOOK AT SOME OF THESE PHOTOGRAPHS AND
I JUST WANNA KNOW HOW DIFFICULT WAS IT FOR YOU TO GAIN THESE
HOMELESS CONFIDENCE AND THEY THEN ALLOWED YOU TO TAKE
PHOTOGRAPHS OF THEM.
IT STARTED AROUND 7 YEARS AGO AT LIFE NET
FOR FAMILY, AND I BROUGHT MY CAMERAS AND MY STUDIO LIGHTS AND
I ASKED THE CLIENTS IF THEY WOULD MIND HAVING THEIR PICTURES
TAKEN.
AND I WOULD ONLY TAKE PICTURES IF THEY WANTED PICTURES
TAKEN AND MY CONCEPT WAS TO MAKE THEM FEEL IMPORTANT, TO MAKE
THEM FEEL AND LOOK LIKE CEO'S.
LIKE TITUS, WHO WHEN HE HEARD I WAS TAKING PICTURES, CHANGED
INTO A JACKET AND TIE AND JUST LOVED THE CONCEPT OF BEING
PHOTOGRAPHED AND SOMEBODY PAYING ATTENTION TO HIM.
THE REACTIONS TO THE PHOTOGRAPHY TO THE
PICTURES GOES FROM EVERY GAMUT.
SOME PEOPLE SAY THANK YOU.
SOME PEOPLE LOOK AT THEIR PICTURES
AND SAY - I'M SENDING THIS TO MY MOTHER.
SHE HASN'T SEEN A PICTURE OF ME FOR 3 YEARS.
SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT I LOOK LIKE.
OH WOW.
YEH.
YOU KNOW THEY'RE NOT INVISIBLE ANYMORE.
PEOPLE DON'T NOTICE THEM.
THAT YOU'VE REALLY BROUGHT THESE FACES TO
US.
SO, WILL THESE BOOKS BE OFFERED FOR SALE?
NO.
THE CONCEPT IS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO
RAISE $150,000 THRU GRASS ROOTS EFFORTS AND THAT MONEY WILL BE
USED TO PRINT 12,000 LIMITED EDITION COPIES AND THOSE WILL BE
DONATED TO FEEDING CENTERS AND SHELTERS AROUND THE UNITED
STATES.
AND THOSE BOOKS CAN BE SOLD OR GIVEN AWAY TO DONORS BY
THE FEEDING CENTERS AS THEY SO CHOOSE.
GOD BLESS YOU.
I MEAN WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO EXACTLY,
AND HOW DOES THE CAMPAIGN WORK?
THE MONEY WILL BE USED STRICTLY FOR THE PUBLICATION AND
DISTRIBUTION OF THE BOOKS.
I'M NOT MAKING ANY MONEY OFF OF THE
PHOTOGRAPHY.
AND THE FEEDING CENTERS WILL EACH GET 100 BOOKS
AND THEY CAN DECIDE HOW TO USE THE MONEY AND WE ESTIMATE THAT
AT LEAST $500,000 WILL BE DONATED TO THE FEEDING CENTERS
IN A TIME WHERE THE FEEDING CENTERS ARE GETTING LESS AND
LESS MONEY FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS, FOR CARING, AND FOR USING
YOUR TALENT OF PHOTOGRAPHY TO HELP OTHERS.
THANK YOU LEW.
IT'S A PRIVILEGE AND AN HONOR FOR ME
TO SIT ACROSS AND TO GET TO KNOW THESE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT
I'VE TAKEN PICTURES OF.
THEY DESERVE TO BE NOTED.
THEY DESERVE TO HAVE A CERTAIN
DIGNITY ABOUT THEMSELVES AND A LIFE THAT IS OFTEN VERY
DIFFICULT LIVING ON THE STREETS.
YES THEY DO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW YOU CAN HELP - GO TO
WHOAREWEINC.ORG OR THEBALANCINGACT.COM.
(MUSIC) YOU KNOW, THANKFULNESS IS A WAY
OF LIFE AND NOTHING MAKES YOU MORE
AWARE OF YOUR BLESSINGS THAN SEEING SOMEONE WHO'S TRULY IN
NEED.
DON'T YOU AGREE?
ABSOLUTELY.
AND WE WANNA THANK WHO WE ARE INC.
ONCE AGAIN, FOR RAISING AWARENESS OF
HOMELESSNESS AND HUNGER IN AMERICA IN SUCH A MOVING WAY.
TO GET INVOLVED AND SUPPORT WHO WE
ARE INC.
JUST LOG ON TO OUR WEBSITE THEBALANCINGACT.COM AND
DON'T FORGET WE'RE ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
SO LONG EVERYBODY.
(MUSIC)