A renowned Stress Specialist, author and mind/body wellness innovator, Robert Simon Siegel, MS will present a behind-the-scenes look at how one physiological event, the stress damage chain reaction, single-handedly worsens and can even cause hypertension, diabetes and obesity as well as block our bodies' healing abilities.

Past ZG Continuation lectures and Guest Speakers:

• March 22nd, 2012 Lecture:

  We are proud to announce this month's continuation medical lecture. Thursday, March 22nd, at 6:30PM, in ZG Lecture Hall (In Virginia Hall), in ZG Lecture Hall (In Virginia Hall), Join Dr. Shannon Wolfe, Sports Medicine Specialist of Tuckahoe Orthopedics, speaking on shoulder pain. Titled "Shouldering Your Pain: Understanding and Treating Common Shoulder Problems." See his full bio here.

• February 28th, 2012 Lecture: Thursday, February 28th, Dr Sunil Sinha speaking on Hypertension. An informative lecture on causes, risk factors, treatment options, and complications. Dr. Sunil Sinha is the Chief Medical Officer for both Memorial Regional Medical Center and Richmond Community Hospital. He is board certified in Internal Medicine. In addition, he is a member of the ZG KEY Program and continues his own personal journey of good health. See his full bio here.
• January 26th, 2012 Lecture: Thursday, January 26th, at 6:30PM, ZG's own Ryan Beck, who holds a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from Virginia Commonwealth University, is one of ZG's fitness directors, and is a certified Health Fitness Specialist through the American College of Sports Medicine, will explain how to use your VO2 to plan an effective workout. More specifically, he'll detail the different training zones to accomplish the following: Increase Cardio-Respiratory Health, Improve Energy Levels, Lose Weight, Improve Metabolism.
• December 15th, 2011 Lecture: Thursday, December 15th, at 6:30PM, join Dr. Fred J. McGlynn, for a discussion on management options for arthritis of the hip and knee - conservative & less invasive options. titled: "Staying Active With Arthritis", Dr. McGlynn is a member of the Joint Reconstruction team at Tuckahoe Orthopaedics. He specializes in joint replacement surgery of the knee, hip and shoulder. See his full bio here.
• November 10th, 2011 Lecture: Thursday, November 10th, at 6:30PM, in ZG Lecture Hall (In Virginia Hall), join Dr. Judith Chin, Radiation Oncologist with Radiation Oncology Associates (and ZG member!). Dr. Chin will discuss breast cancer detection, current treatments and effect of exercise and nutrition on mitigating side effects.See her full bio here.
• October 20th, 2011 Lecture: Thursday, October 20th, at 6:30PM, in ZG Lecture Hall (In Virginia Hall), join Dr. Leon Spiers, MD, for a discussion on "Hypothyroidism". See this lecture flyer. See his full bio here.
• September 22nd, 2011 Lecture: Thursday, September 22nd, at 6:30PM, in ZG Lecture Hall (In Virginia Hall), join Dr. William Beach, MD, for a discussion on "Keeping You Active: Evaluation & Treatment of Common Knee Conditions". Dr. Beach is a board certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with Tuckahoe Orthopaedic Associates. See his full bio here.
  Or, read more about Dr. Beach on the Tuckahoe Orthopaedic Associates website.
• August 18th, 2011 Lecture: We are proud to announce this month's continuation medical lecture entitled "Obesity: The Expanding Epidemic", Thursday, August 18th, at 6:30PM; Virginia Hall lecture room, featuring Dr. Carolyn Burns, MD, FACC, with a discussion on "Obesity: The Expanding Epidemic" Dr. Burns is a board certified cardiologist with Virginia Cardiology Associates. See her full bio here. Learn more about Carolyn Burns, MD, FACC. at: http://www.vacardio.com/.
• July 21st, 2011 Lecture: We are proud to announce this month's continuation medical lecture entitled "Got Pain?", Thursday, July 21st at 6:30PM; Virginia Hall lecture room, join Dr. Tracey Adler for a discussion on the physiology and cause of chronic musculoskeletal pain and different treatment options including Trigger Point Dry Needling. Trigger Point Dry Needling and other modalities through Physical Therapy can sometimes be an effective treatment, without the use of medication, for Low Back Pain, Headaches, Jaw Pain, Shoulder Pain, and any Chronic Pain that is related to muscular problems. See her full bio here. Learn more about Tracey Adler, DPT, OCS, CMTPT and Orthopaedic Physical Therapy, Inc at: http://www.orthopedicptinc.com/.
• June 16th, 2011 Lecture: We are proud to announce this month's continuation medical lecture entitled "Evaluation, Treatment and Prevention of Shoulder Injuries", Thursday, June 16th at 6:30PM; Virginia Hall lecture room, featuring Dr. Paul Caldwell, Sports Medicine, from Tuckahoe Orthopaedics. See his full bio here.
• May 19th, 2011 Lecture: Our May Continuation lecture will be held Thursday, May 19th, and feature local Richmond Podiatrist, Dr. James Shadbolt, DPM, FACFAS titled "Lions, Tigers and Bunions, Oh My!"
• April 28th, 2011 Lecture: April Continuation Lecture will feature guest speaker, Jennifer Ferguson, MD, Internal Medicine, of Partner MD and will be held on Thursday, April 28th at 6:30pm in Virginia Hall. Dr. Ferguson will be speaking on common health issues associated with aging, titled "Snap, Crackle and Pop - Healthy aging for your muscles, bones and joints" and incorporate metabolism changes and other health aging issues. Dr. Ferguson's bio can be found at Jennifer Ferguson, MD.
  
  Second, about 7:00pm Morgen Hellams, RN, ACSM Personal Trainer, Nutrition Specialist certification through AASDN, of Zacharias Ganey Health Institute, titled, "Overtraining leads to Underachieving". Morgen will address issues you may have such as "Are you chronically tired, fatigued, sore, apathetic about exercise...in the middle of a plateau for month or weeks with weight-loss...struggling through workouts, prone to colds and infections...losing strength or performance goals are back sliding....then you might be overtraining....."
• March 29th, 2011 Lecture: Superfoods by Dr. Madge Zacharias (ZG) and Vitamins and Supplements: Facts and Myths by Dr. Spiers (Partner MD)
• March 24th, 2011 Lecture: "An Overview of Seasonal Allergies, Asthma and Food Allergies" presented by ZG Member & Physician, Elaine Turner, MD, FACP, FAAAAI (Fellow of the American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology). Please see more information about this lecture and Dr. Turner's bio.
• March 3rd, 2011 Lecture: March 3rd's Continuation Lecture was taught by Dr. Charles Zacharias, Jr. entitled: "Early Detection of Cardiovascular Disease"
• January 2011 Lecture: January's Lecture was taught by Dr. William Hark, of Richmond Allergy & Asthma Specialists. speaking about "Allergies and their connection to Exercise and Diet"
• November 2010 Lecture: November's Lecture was taught by Dr. Tammy Spring, Local Rheumatologist, Speaking on "Common back Issues and Managing Pain through Exercise."
• October 2010 Lecture: October's Lecture was taught by Sarah Brabrand, ZG Nurse Practitioner and Diabetic Educator, titled: "Sugar Shake: Type 2 Diabetes and Exercise."
• September 2010 Lecture: September's Continuation was "Review, Restart, Refresh!" and was taught by Dr. Madge Zacharias
• August 2010 Lecture: August's Continuation lecture was taught by local Richmond Chiropractor, Tripp Stover and was titled “So You’ve Always Wondered What a Chiropractor Does…Come Learn and Find Out” See Tripp's bio here.
• July 2010 Lecture: Don’t miss this month’s Continuation lecture, "Good Sleep: A Key Ingredient to Good Health," on Thursday, July 22nd at 11AM and 6PM! We are pleased to present Dr. Ned Cornman of the Sleep Disorder Centers of Va. We will discuss the biologic necessity of sleep, common sleep problems and the effects of sleep deprivation on daytime functioning and metabolism that favor gaining weight and make it exceedingly hard to be successful at losing weight over the long haul.
• June 2010 Lecture: Don’t miss this month’s Continuation lecture on Thursday, June 17th! Presenting Dr. Michael Strachan, top-rated Richmond Rheumatologist (Richmond magazine Top Docs) and his associate, Dr. Tammy Spring here at ZG to discuss issues surrounding Rheumatoid Arthritis. Titled "A Joint Effort: Understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis”, Dr. Strachan will be speaking at 11:00am and his associate Dr. Tammy Spring will be speaking at 6:00pm.
• May 2010 Lecture: Dr. Steven Butnik, Clinical Psychologist specializing in ADD/ADHD; Titled: "Can ADD be making me gain weight? Or is there just too much on my plate - The links between ADD and weight problems." A discussion of the problems experienced by Adult ADD's creating a Nutrition and Fitness Regimen for themselves.
• April 2010 Lecture: Dr. Robert Petry, Clinical Psychologist specializing in addiction; Titled "Putting Brain Power On Your Platter, Mind Over Batter". A general discussion of mood, brain chemistry of emotion, food addiction and behavior modification.
• March 2010 Lecture: Certified Trainer, Motivator, Traveler and ZG Staff, Wanda Mills (“Wicked Wanda”): Titled: “Working Out…of a Suitcase”. Wanda, a frequent flier herself, demonstrated many creative ways to get your strength and cardio workout in during any vacation or work travel and provided many meal planning and restaurant ordering tips and helpful info.
• February 2010 Lecture: Dr. Madge Zacharias, Bariatrics Specialist; Titled: “A 10 Week Program Mini Review of Important Tips to Maintain you Success for Life”; Madge discussed plateaus, changing it up, sticking to an eating plan, the importance of pre-planning, and a quick review of blood sugar control/reversing Insulin Resistance basics.
• January 2010 Lecture: Dr. Robert Petry "Food Addiction"
• Dr. Petry is a Psychologist in the Richmond Area. One of his areas of specializations is addictions(including food addiction).
• December 2009 Lecture: Dr. Ben Seeman "Prevention of Back Pain and Back Injuries"
• November 2009 Lecture: Speaker:Dr. Tom Franck "Overuse and Overtraining Injuries Below the Waist". 
• Dr. Franck is Board Certified in Sports Medicine and Preventive Health Care. 
• October 2009 Lecture: Speaker: Dr.Rodney Gaines
• August 2009 Lecture: Speaker: Dr. Madge Zacharias Leptin Resistance: "Understanding Long Term Weight Loss - Beyond Insulin Resistance"

Please email suggestions for future Continuation Lecture topics to mjganey@zghealth.com