Sharon Kleyne Hour

Maya Dolena (Maui, HA), lifestyle coach and retired corporate executive, discusses how the current economic downturn is affecting consumer health spending. As the credit crunch threatens to throw the economy into a deep slump, and with health care costs rising, Americans are already cutting back on health care. Spending on everything from doctors' appointments to preventive tests to prescription drugs is under pressure. Second guest, Art Bernstein (Gold Hill, OR), naturalist and author, discusses Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. Sleeping Bear Dunes comprise 35 miles of Lake Michigan's eastern coastline, North and South Manitou Islands, and of course the famous dunes! For additional information, please visit www.nps.gov/slbe.