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In their new book, AM I DYING?, two Columbia University cardiologists explain when you should take a chill pill and when your symptoms might be more serious than you think. Doctors Christopher Kelly and Marc Eisenberg join us to answer common health questions from their smart, down-to-earth reference guide.

For American Heart Month, we discuss heart disease risk and prevention in women with Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, Director of Women's Cardiovascular Health, Wellness and Prevention at Mount Sinai Hospital, speaking on behalf of the American Heart Association. For more, visit heart.org.

DIGITAL MINIMALISM: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World, by Georgetown Science Professor Cal Newport, includes a plan to focus your online time on a small number of carefully selected activities you value, while skipping out on everything else.

For President's Day Weekend, we speak with John Miller, President and CEO of America's Vet Dogs, about the special needs of vets, how to participate in the training program, and we catch up with "Sully", the service dog provided to the late President George Bush. For more, visit vetdogs.org and it's sister organization, guidedog.org

Materials for the Arts redirects millions of pounds of materials headed to landfills into the hands of local artists, theaters and students. Executive Director Harriet Taub details NYC's pioneering program of creative reuse. Materialsforthearts.org

Footsteps is a non-profit organization that helps Jewish adults as they attempt to transition out of the Ultra-Orthodox community. Interim Executive Director Tsivia Finman discusses the challenges and custody issues parents face as they try to become part of the secular world. For more, visit footstepsorg.org.

EXTREME MEASURES: FINDING A BETTER PATH TO THE END OF LIFE, by Dr. Jessica Zitter explains how medical teams make crucial decisions about the most critical patients, and how the medical profession is evolving it's approach to final stage care.

The Museum of Jewish Heritage presents the exhibition "Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not Far away.," from May 8, 2019-January 3, 2020. Museum Chairman Bruce Ratner discusses this groundbreaking exhibit and why it's so important now. For more on the museum, located in Battery Park City, visit Auschwitz.nyc.

ATOMIC HABITS: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results, offers a proven framework for improving every day. Author JAMES CLEAR, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies to master the tiny behaviors that lead to extraordinary results.

The Whitney Museum's dedicated Education Center provides free drop-in programming and hands-on learning for families and kids of all ages, year round. Our guest is Heather Maxson, Director of School, Youth, and Family Programs, for a tour of all that the Whitney has to offer. For more, visit Whitney.org

NO HUMAN IS ILLEGAL: An Attorney on the Front Lines of the Immigration War, is a journalistic memoir of being on the front lines of deportation. In the book, immigration reform attorney J.J. Mulligan Sepulveda offers his perspective as a professional working on the ground and dealing with the intricacies of our immigration system.

Amida Care, a not-for-profit health plan providing comprehensive coverage to New Yorkers with chronic conditions, including HIV and behavioral health disorders, is calling on New York State to expand access to Medicaid Special Needs Plans. Amida Care President and CEO Doug Worth discusses how such efforts could help achieve the goal of ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the state by 2020. For more, visit amidacareNY.org

In SOULFUL SIMPLICITY: How Living with Less Can Lead to So Much More, Courtney Carver shows us how to pare down not only our closets but our mental and emotional spaces. Courtney Carver is the creator of the Project 333 Challenge and BeMorewithLess.com.

CARES recruits, trains and deploys African American mentors to help fill the pipeline for existing mentoring programs. We talk about how they provide the tools for mentors and mentees to thrive, and grow their own programs, with Chief Programs and Partnerships Officer Stephen Powell. For more, visit caresmentoring.org

Career Confusion: 21st Century Career Management in a Disrupted World by Tracey Wilen helps clarify career paths for the future, and how to prepare for jobs that don't yet exist. For more, visit traceywilen.com.

GET IT TOGETHER: Ditch the Chaos, Do the Work and Design Your Success by Lauren Berger promises to you get on top of your workload and transform your career. Lauren Berger is the founder of CareerQueen.com and InternQueen.com.

Institute for Community Living, serving thousands of New Yorkers with transitional and rehabilitation services, has recently opened The East New York Health Hub, an integrated facility designed for areas of Brooklyn with some of the worst health outcomes in the city and the least access to care. ICL's President and CEO David Woodlock talks about the community response, and the connection between physical and mental health. For more, visit ICLinc.net.

MY ACCIDENTAL JIHAD: A LOVE STORY by Writer Krista Bremer tells the story of her unexpected life: Married to an older Muslim man from an impoverished Libyan village, as they raise two children with Arabic names in the American South. The story of her bi-cultural marriage gives insight into blended families of all kinds.

Dr. Leo Trasande, a renowned pediatrician and environmental health researcher at Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone, discusses the chemical risks facing children today. On December 20th, 106.7 Lite-FM is raising critical funds for lifesaving care at Hassenfeld, during our Hope For the Holidays Radiothon. Find out more, at litefm.iheart.com/hope/

THE ANNE BYRN SAVES THE DAY COOKBOOK: 125 TRIED AND TRUE, EASY RECIPES TO RESCUE MEALTIME features uncomplicated ideas for a last minute dinner, your kid’s bake sale, or a holiday pot luck using ingredients you probably already have. For more, cakemixdoctor.com