A US military vet commits suicide every 65 minutes.  That’s because of PTSD: Post traumatic stress syndrome.
We will speak to an author who has the solutions for America – along with ways you can help.
Too often we say I really want to help but I don’t know how.  
Well, we have the answers for you.
My guest is Jaime Parent.  He is the author of the new book, Moving Past PTSD: Consciousness, Understanding, and Appreciation for Military Veterans and their Families. And it is loaded with well-researched solutions.  Here is the Enable Vet Internship Program.  https://www.pritzkermilitary.org/files/4515/0109/0160/En-abled_Vet_Intership_program.pdf
Here is the site for Road Home Program: https://roadhomeprogram.org/

PTSD: How You Can Help.  A New Book with Author Jaime Parent

It is one of the great food towns that most people don’t know about. 
We’re going to entice you with Providence Rhode Island. 
Check out Pat Cruz's site: www.patcruzevents.com
And this site for all events in Providence: https://www.goprovidence.com
Here is the Providence Performing Arts Center: https://www.ppacri.org
And Trinity Rep: https://www.trinityrep.com/
I was fortunate to graduate from Providence College in Providence Rhode Island. I also was a reporter and anchor at WPRI in Providence. 
So over the years I have spent a lot of time there. It has a salty reputation from back in the 70s as a home for The New England mafia. In fact, I was there as the feds were cracking down on the Patriarca crime family. 
Providence also had its political characters like former mayor, and convicted felon, the late Buddy Cianci. In fact, there is a play coming up – on buddy’s life -- at Trinity Rep – one of the great playhouses in the US – you should take in if you visit the Ocean State.
Providence has its own New England accent. Unless you lived in New England you would have a difficult time differentiating it from a Boston or a New York accent. 
Providence also has its own language. A milkshake there is called a cabinet.
In Rhode Island and in Providence, it’s a quahog – not a clam. 
And while driving, a rotary is known as a round-about.
Providence is also a rebuilt city that is a joy to visit with a great waterfront on Narragansett Bay. It’s food culture comes from the mix of Italian and Portuguese immigrants who make up a lot of providence and Rhode Island throughout the 20th century. 
To help us explore the culinary experience in Providence, let me bring in an expert.
Pat Paolino Cruz is a Rhode Island resident. She runs Pat Cruz events. She puts on a number of events like the taste of Rhode Island.
She has a long list of great things to try.  Listen in.

Foodie and Cultural Gem:  Providence RI with Pat Paolino Cruz

So I am reading Ben Shapiro‘s book the right side of history. It’s a good read. I recommend it. I really recommend it for liberals – who want to know the conservative side that is fairly well-researched here. 
Will you agree with everything Ben Shapiro says here? No.
Some key take-aways:
This is a conservative solution to the problems we have in our society today. Primarily that we have become more tribal and individualistic and we are easy to find our own moral beliefs to attack someone else.
Thus, incidents where Ben shapiro is not allowed to speak at a college because of his conservative principles. 
But Shapiro doesn’t go on the attack against the liberals in this book like he does as an on-air commentator.

What I'm Reading: Ben Shapiro Right Side of History

AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley and the New World Order by Kai-Fu Lee.  You should read this.

AI superpowers is a great intro to what artificial intelligence is.  Like knowing about blockchain technology, you need to understand what is happening here.

Why?

First, In 15 years – an estimated 40 to 50% of the jobs we have today will be lost to artificial intelligence.

Second, our lawmakers and the media are clueless about this – as are most Americans. Here’s a great example of our ignorance and how the media and politics add to it.  In 2016, Obama issued a White House paper on artificial intelligence.  But it got no play in the media.  It was released the same day we were smothered with Trump’s Access Hollywood tapes.  So yes, you need to take control and get informed.

Third, China is putting massive investment into artificial intelligence while lately the US has not.

Fourth, China gathers a ton more data than we do in the US.  Data is the feedstock for artificial intelligence.  Here in the US we are trying to stop that feedstock because of privacy issues.

What I'm Reading: AI Superpowers by Kai Fu Lee

If you want to get ahead of what is coming -- then you need to read this book.  It is called The Truth Machine: The Blockchain and the Future of Everything. 
This book is also important because – as we speak here – we are hearing about Facebook coming out with a new international currency.  To understand that currency, called Libra, you need to understand blockchain – and why it is so different. I will hit on that at the end here.
So you know, I have read about a half dozen books explaining the blockchain. This is the best book, so far, on blockchain and its future.  
Here are some key takeaways on The Truth Machine:
First, the book is loaded with many companies that are already successfully using the blockchain.
Second, most of our elites and lawmakers don’t get it.  They are trying to stop the system that could make everybody a participant in the world economy -- without a third-party representation taking money from us.
Third, this is a great business history book.  Vigna and Casey go through the history of the double entry accounting from ancient Arab lands that also caused the boom in the modern western society – and how it ties into the block chain.
Fourth, the benefits of the blockchain outweigh some of the downsides.  This is a private system that criminals could use.  It could also be hacked, but it would take a monumental digital effort.
If you want more info and videos, go to my site – informed not inflamed dot-com.  And go to the June 18, 2019 post where I talk about blockchain and two other technologies that can save the world at this link: https://informednotinflamed.com/world-problems-solved-3-solutions-in-one-post/

What I'm Reading: The Truth Machine by Vigna and Casey

We all saw the moving ceremonies for the 75 Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion that ended World War-2 in Europe.
You want to go.  We have the expert to help you.
Plus, we may be putting together an excursion, so stay tuned.
In the meantime, heare John's interview with Retired Marine Corp General Dick Vercauteren. He is a recipient of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal who served in Vietnam. He is also a world traveler.  
He tells us the museums, hotels, restaurants, and even the golf courses to hit.
Here is one museum Dick mentions: https://www.airborne-museum.org/en/
Here is the Omaha Beach Golf club: http://www.golfomahabeach.fr/
And the Churchill Hotel in Bayeaux: http://www.hotel-churchill.fr/en/

Why Normandy, France is a Great Place To Visit. General Dick Vercauteren Tells Us

Is there a big revolution about to start in healthcare?
We think yes.  And we saw it – thanks to a directive by President Trump – that requires hospital transparency when it comes to patient billing.
Even if you are not a fan of this President, you need to hear this podcast.
Because – we think -- this is game changing -- when it comes to your healthcare and healthcare costs.
We will speak to the doctor who spoke at the White House with the President -- about the executive order.
Her name is Dr. Elaina George.
So the executive order forces hospitals and payers to release information based on their privately negotiated rates. Plus, providers would have to give patients estimates of their out-of-pocket costs before a procedure.
Elaina is an ear nose and throat specialist in Atlanta.  Her book is one we recommend. It is Big Medicine: The Cost of Corporate Control and How Doctors and Patients Working Together Can Rebuild a Better System.  You can get the book here. http://drelainageorge.com/

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