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Articles

Obesity, a Social Disease
PHO #14

If you can gain weight because of whom you know, can social networks affect other health issues?

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Pollution, Body Fat, and Blood Sugar
PHO #13

The dramatic rise in obesity and diabetes point clearly to environmental causes.

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Starving Children
PHO #13

Food advertising preys on children. It’s well researched and deliberate. And it’s bad for children’s health.

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Blood Sugar Derangement
PHO #11

Blood Sugar Derangement: A diagnosis like diabetes can expose people to dangers from the collection of drugs prescribed

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More Stupid Weight Loss Schemes
PHO #10

More Stupid Weight Loss Schemes: Researchers experiment with hormones to stimulate weight loss. It's just another failure to investigate root causes of metabolic imbalance.

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Double Diabetes
PHO #9

Double Diabetes: Doctors are treating more young people for type 1 and type 2 diabetes at the same time. Yet some obvious questions are not being asked.

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Fat and Death
PHO #7

Fat and Death: Trouble erupts at the CDC over whether too much body fat is a major killer.

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Metabolic Syndrome
PHO #7

Metabolic Syndrome Coming At You: A drumbeat is building for physicians to diligently identify patients with metabolic syndrome. Is this good for your health?

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Atkins Was Right
PHO #7

Atkins Was Right: A recent study shows that Atkins-like hunter-gatherer diets work for the reasons Atkins gave.

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Diabetes and Children
PHO #1

Diabetes is Taking Our Kids: Once a disease of old age, type 2 diabetes is attacking children

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Shows

Exercise and Disease Prevention

Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett PhD discuss the role of exercise in preventing disease including specific recommendations on forms of exercise and training regimes. Resources: Resources on exercise and musculoskeletal health; also resources on aging, cancer, heart health, insulin resistance, hormones, and stress

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Weight

Health educator Layna Berman examines weight loss including when it's healthy and when it's not, food addiction, allergies, carbohydrate sensitivity, hormones, and exercise. Resources: Resources on food and diet, hormones, exercise, and diabetes, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and obesity.

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Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment Part 2

Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett, PhD discuss how to avoid common diagnoses and the medical interventions that are typically prescribed Resources: Resources on diabetes, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and obesity; Resources on cardiovascular and heart health; Resources on digestion and gut health; Resources on exercise and musculoskeletal health; Resources on aging;

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Public Health and Toxic Waste

David O. Carpenter MD, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at the University of Albany, where he is also professor of environmental health and toxicology and former dean of the School of Public Health, discusses where and how people are exposed to environmental stressors and what role of public health institutions in protecting us. Resources: Institute for Health and the Environment www.albany.edu/ihe/; Resources on environmental health, resources on detoxification, resources on diabetes, resources on heart health, resources on chronic illness, and resources on EMF and radiation

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Protect Yourself Against Stress-related Illness
An event presented on March 4, 2007

Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett, PhD discuss how stress affects health and illness. Topics include
how stress is at the core of common diagnoses such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, and autoimmune diseases;
how your body responds to stress and the cascade of metabolic events that lead to illness;
how to protect yourself from sources of stress;
how to increase your body's resilience in responding to stressors.
Resources: Resources on mind, mood, and stress; Resources on diabetes, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and obesity; Resources on cardiovascular and heart health; Resources on immunity;

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The Obesity Epidemic: Science, Morality, and Ideology

Michael Gard, senior lecturer in health studies at Charles Sturt University, Australia critiques the science and social stigma of the alleged obesity epidemic. Resources: The Obesity Epidemic by Michael Gard and Jan Wright

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Challenging the Convention on Heart Disease and Diabetes

An interview with Malcolm Kendrick, MD, who works as a doctor in the north of England and writes extensively on heart disease, obesity, and diabetes, arguing that the anti-fat, pro-carbohydrate conventional wisdom has promoted all three. Resources: Red Flags www.redflagsdaily.com and resources cardiovascular and heart health and resources on diabetes.

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Feed Your Genes Right

Nutrional journalist Jack Challem discusses his new book about a nutritional approach to turning off disease-causing genes Resources: Feed Your Genes Right by Jack Challem

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Diabetes Prevention and Natural Treatment Update

Health educator Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett, PhD of the "Progressive Health Observer" go over the latest research on prevention and natural treatment of diabetes. Resources: Resources on diabetes

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Genetics, Folate, and Disease

Orthomolecular physician Dr. Richard Kunin, MD discusses how treating genetically based nutrient deficiencies prevents disease. Resources: Orthomolecular Health Medicine Society www.ohmsociety.com ; Orthomolecular Medicne News Service www.orthomolecular.org/resources/omns

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Atkins Diabetes Revolution

Jacqueline Eberstein, RN, Director of Nutrition Information at Atkins Health and Medical Information Services discusses how the Atkins nutritional approach works to prevent and treat diabetes based on her 30 years of working with Robert Atkins, MD at his Atkins Nutritional Approach for Complementary Medicine. Resources: Atkins Diabetes Revolution by Robert Atkins, Mary Vernon, and Jacqueline Eberstein and Atkins Nutritional Approach for Complementary Medicine www.atkins.com

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When Food Is Love

Geneen Roth discusses conquering emotional eating. Resources: The Craggy Hole In My Heart And The Cat Who Filled It Geneen Roth www.geneenroth.com

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Passing For Thin

Frances Kuffel, literary agent discusses her book about losing weight, self-image, and overcoming food addictions. Resources: Passing for Thin: Losing Half My Weight and Finding Myself by Frances Kuffel www.franceskuffel.net

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Inside the Obesity Epidemic

Ellen Ruppel Shell, science writer and co-director of the Knight Center for Science in Journalism at Boston University, discusses her book "The Hungry Gene: The Science of Fat and the Future of Thin". Resources: The Hungry Gene: The Science of Fat and the Future of Thin by Ellen Ruppel Shell

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Health Decisions for Diabetes and Other Effects of Metabolic Syndrome

Dr. Jeffry Fawcett, PhD, health decision consultant, educates listeners about risks and prevention strategies for diabetes and other critical diagnoses Resources: Resources on diabetes

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Homeopathic Insulin and Recombinant Human Growth Hormone

Dr. Barbara Brewitt, M.Div., PhD, CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of Biomed Comm Inc discusses the therapeutic use of homeopathic insulin and recombinant human growth hormone

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Diabetes: Non-Pharmaceutical Treatments and Prevention

Health Educator Layna Berman discusses preventing and treating type 2 diabetes without pharmaceuticals

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Orthomolecular Medicine: Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies (two hour special)

Orthomolecular Physican Dr. Richard Kunin MD compares conventional medicine to nutrient based medicine. Resources: Orthomolecular Health Medicine Society www.ohmsociety.com ; Orthomolecular Medicne News Service www.orthomolecular.org/resources/omns

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Insulin Resistance, Women, and Strength

Layna Berman, Health Integrationist reviews practical solutions

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Obscure Diagnoses - Often missed ailments and their treatments

Orthomolecular Physican Dr. Richard Kunin Resources: Orthomolecular Health Medicine Society www.ohmsociety.com ; Orthomolecular Medicne News Service www.orthomolecular.org/resources/omns

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Diabetes Treatment Options

Dr. Richard Bernstein MD Resources: Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution by Richard Bernstein

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Insulin Resistance and Aging

Diana Schwarzbein MD Endrocronolgist Resources: The Schwarzbein Principle by Diana Schwarzbein

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Treatment of Accelerated Aging and Diabetes with Protein and Fat

Dr. Ron Rosedale, M.D

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