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Dr. Ruchi Gaba talks about Holiday Food Challenges

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Host Louie Saenz welcomes Dr. Ruchi Gaba to discuss holiday food challenges, metabolic disorders, and what to do if you have health issues during holiday gatherings that feature many different kinds of foods that could inhibit your celebration.

Dr. Ruchi Gaba specializes in thyroid cancer and complex thyroid disorders. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine-Endocrinology and the co-director of the Thyroid and Parathyroid at Dan L Duncan Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine.

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Originally aired on November 18, 2023

Louie Saenz has been in the news broadcasting business for over thirty years. He has been a News Anchor and Reporter for KDBC-TV, KOAT-TV in Albuquerque, NM and KTSM-TV in El Paso. Saenz earned a degree in Journalism from NMSU, and a Masters in Communication from UTEP. He is currently the News & Public Affairs Director for KTEP-FM, and a lecturer in the Communication Department. He is also the host of Focus on Campus and co-host on El Paso Prime Time.
Sam Cassiano is a native Californian who spent his formative years in the Bay Area. An army brat, his family toured Germany and Japan before settling in El Paso in 1973. Initially a Communications Major at UTEP, a radio internship at KPAS-FM 94, the PASS launched his broadcasting career. He can be heard as the morning news anchor on KTEP during NPR's Morning Edition, and Friday evenings at 10 pm as the host of Friday Night Blues.