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How We Are Aging
KPFA broadcast date August 31, 2010
Psychologist Dr. Myrtle Heery discusses the unique way that baby boomers are approaching aging. She is co-editor of the book Awakening to Aging: Glimpsing the Gifts of Aging Resources: Myrtle Heery’s website The International Institute for Humanistic Studies; Awakening to Aging by Myrtle Heery and Greg Richardson; Resources on aging and resources on mind, mood, and stress
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Anxiety
KPFA broadcast date August 10, 2010
An exploration of the origins and triggers, both environmentally and psychosocially, for anxiety and hyperarousal. Health educator Layna Berman discusses how to support and balance the endocrine system, introduce nutritional protection, and practice prudent avoidance of irritants. Resources: Resources on mind, mood, and stress, resources on food, diet, and nutrition, resources on wireless, EMF, and RFR, resources on environmental health, and resources on hormones, women’s health, and men’s health
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Silence
KPFA broadcast date July 27, 2010
Journalist George Prochnik, author of In Pursuit of Silence: Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise, discusses noise and silence, how they affect us, why we seek them, and the virtues of silence. Resources: George Prochnik’s website for In Pursuit of Silence; Resources on mind, mood, and stress
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Pharmaceutical Cautions
KPFA broadcast date July 20, 2010
Health educator Layna Berman discusses commonly used pharmaceuticals, their effects and dangers including nutrient depletion and suppression of important physiologic pathways. Included will be non-pharmaceutical approaches to depression, insomnia, acne, reflux, and hypertension. Resources: Too Much Medicine, Not Enough Health by Jeffry Fawcett and Layna Berman; Resources on orthomolecular health medicine; resources on mind, mood, and stress; resources on hormones, women’s health, and men’s health; resources on cardiovascular and heart health; resources on homeopathy; and resources on alternative healing
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Music and the Brain
KPFA broadcast date July 13, 2010
Aniruddh D. Patel, Ph.D., Senior Fellow in Theoretical Neurobiology at The Neurosciences Research Foundation with his colleague Dr. John Iversen will discuss their research described in the book Music, Language and the Brain. Resources: Music, Language, and the Brain by Aniruddh D. Patel; Resources on mind, mood, and stress
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How Play Makes Us Human
KPFA broadcast date June 15, 2010
Peter Gray, PhD, a research professor of psychology at Boston College, is a specialist in developmental and evolutionary psychology. His work focuses on play as a Foundation for Hunter-Gatherer Social Existence. He demonstrates how people working together in a non hierarchical setting turn work into play. Resources: Peter Gray’s Psychology Today blog Freedom to Learn; resources on mind, mood, and stress, resources on children’s health, and resources on health politics
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The Hostage Brain
KPFA broadcast date May 11, 2010
Neuroscientist Bruce McEwen, PhD, author of The End of Stress as We Know It discusses why the brain is the central organ of stress and adaptation and what happens to it under stress (good, tolerable, and toxic) and how early life adversity has lifelong effects on brain and body. Resources: The End of Stress as We Know It by Bruce McEwen; Resources on mind, mood, and stress, resources on children’s health, and resources on chronic illness,
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The Neuroscience of Emotion
KPFA broadcast date March 23, 2010
Neuorscientist Joseph LeDoux, author of The Emotional Brain, discusses the origins of our emotional life, how it affects how we see, decide, and act, and how all are affected by trauma. Resources: Center for Neural Science, LeDoux Lab; The Emotional Brain by Joseph LeDoux; Resources on mind and mood
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The Learning Brain
KPFA broadcast date March 16, 2010
Biologist James Zull, PhD, author of The Art of Changing the Brain and director of the Case Western University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education, discusses what our brain does when we learn and what that tells us about how best to learn. Resources: The Art of Changing the Brain by James Zull; Resources on mind and mood
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Making Changes
KPFA broadcast date February 23, 2010
Psychologist James Prochaska, PhD, author of Changing for Good, discusses how people make changes in their life and how we can all take control of the process. Resources: Pro-Change Behavior Systems; Changing for Good by James Prochaskal; Resources on mind and mood and on detoxification and addiction
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Empathy Biology
KPFA broadcast date February 16, 2010
Primatologist Frans de Waal, PhD, author of The Age of Empathy and Primates and Philosophers, discusses what we have to learn about empathy and cooperation from other animals and how humans can develop their own innate capacities to work together. Resources: Living Links Frans de Waal’s lab at Emory University; The Age of Empathy and Primates and Philosopers by Frans de Waal; Resources on mind and mood, on health politics, and on animal health
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Living Like an Immortal
KPFA broadcast date February 2, 2010
Health educator Layna Berman contests the major myth of aging: that degeneration is inevitable. And she offers suggestions for healthy longevity from the inside out. Resources: Too Much Medicine, Not Enough Health by Jeffry Fawcett and Layna Berman; Resources on aging, resources on food, diet, and nutrition, resources on exercise and musculoskeletal health, resources on environmental health, resources on hormones, women’s health, and men’s health, and resources on mind, mood, and stress.
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Internalizing Self Care
KPFA broadcast date December 22, 2009
Health educator Layna Berman discusses what it takes for people to care for themselves. An exploration of how stress, dietary choices, nutrient density, and exercise can be navigated so that healthy choices come from within. Resources: Resources on mind, mood, and stress, resources on food, nutrition, and diet, and resources on exercise
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Malleable Mind
KPFA broadcast date December 1, 2009
Philippe Goldin, PhD, Head of Clinically Applied Affective Neuroscience Group, Stanford University discusses what research on the brain shows us about individual responses to specific therapies. Included is a discussion of how we change and the healing influences of meditation-, cognitive-, and emotion-focused therapies. Resources: Clinically Applied Affective Neuroscience (CAAN) caan.stanford.edu; resources on mind, mood, and stress and resources on children’s health
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Boosting Immunity
KPFA broadcast date November 17, 2009
Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett, PhD, authors of Too Much Medicine Not Enough Health, explore the mechanisms involved in improving healthy immunity. Included are recommendations for lifestyle and nutrient strategies. Resources: Resources on immunity, infections, and allergies, resources on digestion and gut health, resources on food, diet, and nutrition, resources on mind, mood, and stress, and resources on exercise
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Imagery: Treating People, Not Disease
KPFA broadcast date September 22, 2009
Martin L. Rossman, MD, physician and acupuncturist, discusses the use of guided imagery as a tool for self healing. Included is information from his book Guided Imagery for Self-Healing. Resources: The Healing Mind www.thehealingmind.org; Guided Imagery for Self-Healing by Martin Rossman; Resources on mind, mood, and stress and resources on alternative healing
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Cooking Your Life
KPFA broadcast date September 15, 2009
An interview with Edward Espe Brown, Soto Zen teacher, cook, author of Tassajara Cooking, The Tassajara Bread Book, and several other books, and also featured in the film How to Cook Your Life. He discusses how the simple, nourishing details of our lives can be used to awaken the cultivation of compassion and joy. Resources: The Peaceful Sea Sangha www.peacefulseasangha.com; Resources on food, nutrition, and diet and resources on mind, mood, and stress
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The Body as an Ecology
KPFA broadcast date September 1, 2009
Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett, PhD, authors of Too Much Medicine, Not Enough Health, discuss a core principle in their practice: the body works as an integrated whole. Selected health issues are used as examples including practical application of the principle to support and restore health. Resources: Too Much Medicine, Not Enough Health by Jeffry Fawcett and Layna Berman; Resources from Your Own Health And Fitness listed by topic
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Heart Disease: What’s the Real Cause?
KPFA broadcast date August 4, 2009
Malcolm Kendrick, MD, author of The Great Cholesterol Con, discusses what’s wrong with conventional medicine’s approach to heart disease, what really causes it, and how to avoid it. Resources: The Great Cholesterol Con by Malcolm Kendrick; Essays by Dr. Kendrick; The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics www.thincs.org; resources on cardiovascular and heart health, resources on stress, and resources on nutrition
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Horse Therapy
KPFA broadcast date June 2, 2009
Physical therapist Fran Judd discusses her work utilizing Hippotherapy ("treatment with the help of the horse") to benefit patients with a variety of neurological and orthopedic conditions, including Parkinson's disease, cerebral palsy, autism, developmental delays, and back pain. Resources: Renaissance Health and Learning Center www.rhlc.net; Resources on children’s health and resources on mind and mood
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Childhood Brain Injuries
KPFA broadcast date March 24, 2009
A discussion with Richard Kunin, MD, about the causes of neurological brain injuries such as Autism, Tourette's, and ADHD, and their etiology, prevention and treatment. Resources: Richard Kunin, MD www.drinkyourminerals.com; resources on children’s health, resources on mind and mood, and resources on orthomolecular medicine
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Exercise and Disease Prevention
KPFA broadcast date January 6, 2009
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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Dependencies: Solutions
KPFA broadcast date December 30, 2008
Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett, PhD the attachments that create health risks from food to drugs, how to start the change process, and how to support the body in making changes. Resources: Resources on addiction and detoxification, mind, mood, and stress, The Natural Medicine Guide to Addiction by Stephanie Marohn, End Your Addiction Now by Charles Gant,, and Changing for Good by James Prochaska
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Hormone Intersect
KPFA broadcast date November 11, 2008
Health educator Layna Berman discusses the inter-relationship between sex hormones, thyroid, and stress hormones. Resources: Resources on hormones
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Depression: Under-Examined Imbalances
KPFA broadcast date July 29, 2008
Health educator Layna Berman explores overlooked imbalances that trigger depression and discusses strategies for treatment without drugs. Resources: Resources on mind, mood, and stress, resources on hormones, resources on allergies, and resources on the hunter-gatherer diet; The Anti-Depressant Fact Book by Peter Breggin; Calm Energy by Robert Thayer; The End of Stress as We Know It by Bruce McEwen; Comfortably Numb by Charles Barber
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Recovery without Pharmaceuticals
KPFA broadcast date July 15, 2008
Charles Barber, recovery counselor and author of Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry is Medicating a Nation, advocates for patient centered therapies rather than drugs in treating psychiatric symptoms and addiction. Resources: Comfortably Numb by Charles Barber; Motivational Interviewing motivationalinterviewing.org; resources on mind, mood, and stress and resources on addiction
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Doing the Simplest Things First
KPFA broadcast date June 3, 2008
Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett, Phd discuss simple self care techniques for identifying and caring for developing illness. Resources: Resources on food, nutrition, and diet, resources on hormones, women’s health, and men’s health, resources on environmental health, resources on exercise and resources on mind, mood, and stress
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Longevity and Socio-Economic Stress
KPFA broadcast date April 15, 2008
Tony Iton, MD, MPH, Alameda County Public Health Department Director and Health Officer discusses the lessons of the California Newsreel documentary and PBS series Unnatural Causes. Resources: Unnatural Causes www.unnaturalcauses.org; Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative www.barhii.org; resources on health politics, advocacy, prevention, and social health and resources on stress
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Growing Food
KPFA broadcast date February 12, 2008
Wendy Johnson, author of Gardening at the Dragon’s Gate. Buddhist meditation teacher, and organic gardening mentor, discusses gardening practices that cultivate healthful food, the gardener, and the consumer.. Resources: Gardening at the Dragon’s Gate website www.gardeningatthedragonsgate.com; resources on food and on mind and mood.
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Autism and ADHD: Nutrient Therapies
KPFA broadcast date January 15, 2008
Julie Matthews, CNC and author of Nourishing Hope discusses nutrient approaches for treatment of autism and ADHD. Resources: Nourishing Hope by Julie Matthews; Resources on nutrition, children, chronic illness, and mind, mood, and stress
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Stress Related Illness
KPFA broadcast date December 25, 2007
Health Educator Layna Berman covers principles for the avoidance and healing of stress related illness. Resources: Resources on mind, mood, and stress, resources on environmental health, and resources on hormones
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Addiction Free Eating
KPFA broadcast date December 11, 2007
Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett, PhD discuss the interaction between food sensitivities/addictions and substance abuse. Resources: Resources on mind, mood, and stress and resources on food, diet, and nutrition
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Stress, Grace, and The Inner Predator
KPFA broadcast date November 20, 2007
Leslie Acoca, MFT, Director National Girls Health Screen Project, describes her journey to reconcile with her brother's murderer, a process that taught her how people face down their own inner and outer predators in order to heal from trauma. Includes extended discussion on self-care not available on the broadcast version. Resources: Leslie Acoca, MFT blckswans@aol.comResources on mind, mood, and stress
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Healing the Mind
KPFA broadcast date September 4, 2007
Journalist Sharon Begley, author of Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain discusses the science confirming the Buddhist belief in neuroplasticity. Resources: Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves by Sharon Begley; Resources on mind, mood, and stress
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A Unique Approach to Addictions
KPFA broadcast date June 19, 2007
Patt Denning, PhD discusses Harm Reduction Therapy from her book Over the Influence, an approach based on the belief that people have a complex relationship with drugs and alcohol and that addiction needs to be addressed simultaneously with social, psychological and emotional issues. Resources: The Harm Reduction Therapy Center www.harmreductiontherapy.org; Over the Influence: The Harm Reduction Guide for Managing Drugs and Alcohol by Patt Denning, Jeannie Little, and Adina Glickman; resources on addiction
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Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment Part 1
KPFA broadcast date May 22, 2007
Health integrationist Layna Berman and health educator Jeffry Fawcett, PhD discuss how to avoid common diagnoses and the medical interventions that are typically prescribed Resources: Should I Be Tested For Cancer? by H. Gilbert Welch; Resources on cancer; Resources on mind, mood, and stress; Resources on diabetes, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and obesity
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Antidepressants: Bad Medicine
KPFA broadcast date May 15, 2007
Peter Breggin, MD, whose long career has been spent fighting the pharmaceutical industry in the courts over the dangers of psychiatric medications, discusses the risks of antidepressants. Resources: The Anti-Depressant Fact Book and Your Drug May Be Your Problem by Peter Breggin www.breggin.com
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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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Food and Mood
KPFA broadcast date February 6, 2007
Journalist Jack Challem discusses how food affects mood, including neuronutrients and anger, anxiety, depression, and addiction Resources: The Food-Mood Solution by Jack Challem; Resources on food, nutrition, and diet; Resources on mind, mood, and stress.
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Loss: Healing Through Transition
KPFA broadcast date January 2, 2007
Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett PhD discuss the role of grief in making health care decisions during transitions. Resources: The Feeling of What Happens by Antonio Damasio; Changing for Good by James Prochaska; The Alchemy of Illness by Kat Duff
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Hidden Stressors: Avoiding a Diagnosis
KPFA broadcast date December 26, 2006
Health educator Layna Berman discusses the less obvious stressors that lead to a diagnosis like diabetes and cardiovascular disease, including how to avoid and treat symptoms without pharmaceuticals. Resources: Resources on stress, diabetes, and cardiovascular health.
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Neurofeedback
KPFA broadcast date September 26, 2006
Julian Isaacs, PhD discusses normalizing the brain with neurofeedback. Resources: EEG Spectrum International www.eegspectrum.com; International Society for Neurofeedback and Research www.isnr.org; Applied Neuroscience www.appliedneuroscience.com; Futurehealth www.futurehealth.org; Emotional Freedom Technique www.emofree.com
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Oppression and Healing
KPFA broadcast date December 13, 2005
A discussion of how people of color and political progressives can counter the damaging health effects of social stress and the threat of violence. Layna Berman will be joined by long time African-American activist and radio producer Lewis Sawyer and Ana-Marie Jones, disaster preparedness expert and executive director of CARD (Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters). Resources: Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters (CARD) www.firstvictims.org; The End of Stress as We Know It by Bruce McEwen; Resources on stress
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Navigating Anger and Fear
KPFA broadcast date July 12, 2005
Harriet Lerner, PhD discusses how to respond to old emotions in new ways. Resources: The Dance of Anger and The Dance of Fear by Harriet Lerner
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Feed Your Genes Right
KPFA broadcast date March 15, 2005
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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Genetics, Folate, and Disease
KPFA broadcast date January 25, 2005
Orthomolecular physician Dr. Richard Kunin, MD discusses how treating genetically based nutrient deficiencies prevents disease. Resources: Orthomolecular Health Medicine Society www.ohmsociety.com; Orthomolecular Medicine News Service www.orthomolecular.org/resources/omns
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Reducing Violent Behavior and Depression with Nutrients
KPFA broadcast date January 11, 2005
Dr. William Walsh from the Pfeiffer Treatment Center. discusses testing and nutrient treatment for psychiatric symptoms. Resources: Pfeiffer Treatment Center www.hriptc.org
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Finding Balance in an Unbalanced World: Zen Koans
KPFA broadcast date December 21, 2004
Zen teacher and psychologist John Tarrant, PhD discusses his new book about the use of Zen koans as a tool for change.. Resources: Bring Me the Rhinoceros by John Tarrant, PhD and Pacific Zen Institute www.pacificzen.org
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When Things Don't Go Our Way: Zen and Helplessness
KPFA broadcast date November 9, 2004
Zen teacher Michael Wenger from San Francisco Zen Center discusses strategies for staying engaged without being attached. Resources: San Francisco Zen Center www.sfzc.org
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Healing the Whole Addict
KPFA broadcast date September 21, 2004
Medical journalist Stephanie Marohn discusses where traditional addiction treatments fall short. Resources: The Natural Medicine Guide to Addiction by Stephanie Marohn www.stephaniemarohn.com
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Depressing News About Anti-Depressants
KPFA broadcast date May 25, 2004
Dr. Peter Breggin, MD discusses why anti-depressants should not be used, especially on children. Resources: The Anti-Depressant Fact Book and Your Drug May Be Your Problem by Peter Breggin www.breggin.com
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Health and Economic Status
KPFA broadcast date March 16, 2004
Bruce McEwen PhD from Rockefeller University and Nancy E. Adler PhD from the MacArthur Network for Socioeconomic Health and the Department of Psychiatry at UCSF, discuss the effect of socioeconomic status on health. Resources: Socioeconomic Status and Health in Industrial Nations: Social, Psychological, and Biological Pathways edited by Bruce McEwen and Nancy Adler www.macses.ucsf.edu and The End of Stress as We Know It by Bruce McEwen
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Understanding Stress
KPFA broadcast date January 20, 2004
Researcher Bruce McEwen discusses the biology and social causes of stress. Resources: The End of Stress as We Know It by Bruce McEwen
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Insomnia
KPFA broadcast date September 23, 2003
Health educator Layna Berman discusses causes of and solutions for insomnia.
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The Mood Cure
KPFA broadcast date July 29, 2003
Julia Ross discusses her newest book about improving your outlook without pharmaceuticals. Resources: The Mood Cure by Julia Ross
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Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain
KPFA broadcast date July 22, 2003
Neurologist Dr. Antonio Damasio, PhD, discusses his newest book about the role of emotions in human survival and culture. Resources: Looking for Spinoza, The Feeling of What Happens, and Descartes’ Error by Antonio Damasio; resources on mind and mood
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Becoming a Dream Expert
KPFA broadcast date July 8, 2003
Dr. Gayle Delaney, PhD discusses dream analysis. Resources: Living Your Dreams by Gayle Delaney
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Nutrient Therapy for Psychiatric Symptoms
KPFA broadcast date July 1, 2003
Dr. William J. Walsh, PhD, chief science and biomedical researcher at the Health Research Institute-Pfeiffer Treatment Center discusses psychiatric treatment using nutrition.
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Autism: A Natural Approach
KPFA broadcast date April 22, 2003
Journalist Stephanie Marohn discusses her book, a compilation of natural approaches for treating autism. Resources: The Natural Medicine Guide to Autism by Stephanie Marohn
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Shocked and Awed: Survival Support
KPFA broadcast date March 25, 2003
Health educator Layna Berman discusses survival support for those affected by the war on Iraq; listeners call in
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Feeling-based Therapy in the Prevention of Stress-related Illness
KPFA broadcast date February 11, 2003
Psychotherapists Miriam Redstone and David Dillman discuss the role of therapy in decreasing stress related illness.
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Turning Suffering Inside Out
KPFA broadcast date February 4, 2003
Darlene Cohen, MA, pain specialist, body worker, and Zen teacher discusses her book Resources: Turning Suffering Inside Out: A Zen Approach to Living with Physical and Emotional Pain by Darlene Cohen
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Stress and Illness
KPFA broadcast date January 28, 2003
Dr. Peter Madill, MD, discusses the development, prevention, and treatment of stress induced illness
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Reducing Fight or Flight
KPFA broadcast date January 21, 2003
Health educator Layna Berman discusses stress, illness, and the nervous system
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Destructive Emotions
KPFA broadcast date January 14, 2003
Dr. Daniel Goleman, journalist discusses his new book written from dialogues with Tibet's Dalai Lama Resources: Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
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Healing Trauma with Dual Brain Psychology
KPFA broadcast date November 5, 2002
Dr. Fredric Schiffer, MD, psychiatrist discusses new research that supports the effectiveness of using dual brain psychology for healing past trauma Resources: Of Two Minds: The Revolutionary Science of Dual-Brain Psychology by Fredric Schiffer
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Dual-Brain Psychology: An Update
KPFA broadcast date April 23, 2002
Psychiatrist Fredric Schiffer, MD, discusses the latest research in dual-brain psychology Resources: Of Two Minds: The Revolutionary Science of Dual-Brain Psychology by Fredric Schiffer
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Childhood Autism: A Nutritional Approach
KPFA broadcast date April 16, 2002
Bernard Rimland, PhD, a research psychologist and founcer of the Autism Research Institute discusses the biological foundation for neurological disorders Resources: Autism Research Institute www.autismwebsite.com/ari/
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How Can I Get Through to You?
KPFA broadcast date February 26, 2002
Therapist Terrence Real discusses his book on reconnecting men and women Resources: How Can I Get Through to You? by Terrence Real
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How Food and Exercise Regulate Mood
KPFA broadcast date January 29, 2002
Professor of Psychology Dr. Robert Thayer discusses research on the relationship between food, physical activity, and mood Resources: Calm Energy by Robert Thayer; resources on food, on exercise, and on mind and mood
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Orthomolecular Medicine: Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies (two hour special)
KPFA broadcast date December 18, 2001
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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Sleep
KPFA broadcast date December 4, 2001
Pioneer sleep researcher, Dr. William Dement, MD, PhD Resources: The Promise of Sleep by William Dement
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Surviving the Holidays
KPFA broadcast date November 27, 2001
Health integrationist Layna Berman discusses trategies for preserving immunity, and for avoiding weight gain and burnout
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Healing: Bridging Body and Mind
KPFA broadcast date October 30, 2001
Health Integrationist Layna Berman
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Releasing the Tiger
KPFA broadcast date October 23, 2001
Psychologist Dr. Peter Levine PhD discusses healing trauma through the body. Resources: Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine
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Kitchen Table Wisdom
KPFA broadcast date October 16, 2001
Dr. Rachel Remen, MD Resources: Kitchen Table Wisdom and My Grandfather's Blessings by Rachel Remen
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The Biological Consequences of Stress
KPFA broadcast date September 25, 2001
Stanford Professor and neurobiologist Dr. Robert Sapolsky Resources: Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers and The Trouble With Testosterone by Robert Sapolsky
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Strategies for Stress
KPFA broadcast date September 18, 2001
Health Educator Layna Berman discusses health preservation during stress
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I Only Say This Because I Love You
KPFA broadcast date July 3, 2001
Psychologist Deborah Tannen discusses her book on communication in families Resources: I Only Say This Because I Love You by Deborah Tannen
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A General Theory of Love
KPFA broadcast date March 6, 2001
Dr. Thomas Lewis MD discusses the physiology of love and how it heals us
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Healing Stress Through the Body
KPFA broadcast date February 13, 2001
Dr. Peter Levine PhD Resources: Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine
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Natural Healing For Mental Disorders
KPFA broadcast date November 7, 2000
Dr. Eva Edelman N.D. Resources: Natural Healing For Schizophrenia by Eva Edelman; Resources on mind, mood, and stress
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Obscure Diagnoses - Often missed ailments and their treatments
KPFA broadcast date June 13, 2000
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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Nutritional Effects on Behavior in Schools and Prisons
KPFA broadcast date April 25, 2000
Sociologist Stephen Schoenthaler, PhD discusses his long study showing a decrease in violent behavior and increase of IQ with the elimination of junk foods and the addition of a daily multi vitamin.
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Drugs and Mental Health
KPFA broadcast date February 1, 2000
Elliot Valenstein PhD argues against the use of psychiatric medications Resources: Blaming the Brain by Elliot Valenstein
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Dual Brain Pychology Update
KPFA broadcast date January 11, 2000
Dr. Fredric Schiffer MD discusses dual-brain psychology Resources: Of Two Minds: The Revolutionary Science of Dual-Brain Psychology by Fredric Schiffer
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Multiple Intelligence for the 21st Century
KPFA broadcast date December 21, 1999
Howard Gardner PhD discusses research on multiple intelligences Resources: Intelligence Reframed by Howard Gardner
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Preventing and Treating Prenatal and Infant Trauma
KPFA broadcast date December 7, 1999
Dr.William Emerson, PhD, pychologist - Emerson Training Seminars
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Strategies for a Healthy Winter Season
KPFA broadcast date November 30, 1999
Layna Berman, Health Integrationist
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Natural Healing for Schizophrenia
KPFA broadcast date November 23, 1999
Health Educator and Journalist Eva Edelman discusses a nutritional and orthomolecular approach Resources: Natural Healing For Schizophrenia by Eva Edelman; Resources on mind, mood, and stress
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7 Weeks to Emotional Healing
KPFA broadcast date October 26, 1999
Joan Mathews Larson PhD Using natural supplements to treat psychiatric symptoms
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Nutritional and Hormonal Strategies for Handling Stress
KPFA broadcast date August 31, 1999
Layna Berman, health integration specialist
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Your Drug May Be Your Problem
KPFA broadcast date August 24, 1999
Peter Breggin MD, Psychiatrist discusses the dangers of psychiatric medications Resources: The Anti-Depressant Fact Book and Your Drug May Be Your Problem by Peter Breggin www.breggin.com
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The Dance of Anger
KPFA broadcast date August 17, 1999
Harriet Lerner, PhD Resources: The Dance of Anger and The Dance of Fear by Harriet Lerner
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Coping with Appropriate Paranoia
KPFA broadcast date August 10, 1999
Psychiatrist Fredric Schiffer, MD, discusses paranoia and dual-brain psychology Resources: Of Two Minds: The Revolutionary Science of Dual-Brain Psychology by Fredric Schiffer
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Dual Brain Psychology
KPFA broadcast date June 8, 1999
Psychiatrist Fredric Schiffer, MD, discusses dual-brain psychology Resources: Of Two Minds: The Revolutionary Science of Dual-Brain Psychology by Fredric Schiffer
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The Promise of Sleep
KPFA broadcast date April 27, 1999
Dr. William Dement, MD, PhD - pioneer in sleep medicine discusses his book Resources: The Promise of Sleep by William Dement
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Childhood Autism
KPFA broadcast date April 6, 1999
Bernard Rimland, PhD, research psychologist and founder of the Autism Research Institute Resources: Autism Research Institute www.autismwebsite.com/ari/
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Depression: A Non-pharmaceutical Approach
KPFA broadcast date January 19, 1999
Layna Berman, Health Integration Specialist
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Meditation Made Easy
KPFA broadcast date January 5, 1999
Meditation Trainer Lorin Roche, PhD Resources: Meditation Made Easy by Lorin Roche
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
KPFA broadcast date September 1, 1998
Dr. Ian Osborn, MD Resources: Tormenting Thoughts And Secret Rituals by Ian Osborn
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Should You Leave? Intimacy and autonomy
KPFA broadcast date March 24, 1998
Psychologist Dr. Peter Kramer Resources: Should You Leave? Intimacy and Autonomy by Peter Kramer
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Potatoes not Prozac Overcoming sugar addiction
KPFA broadcast date March 3, 1998
Kathleen DesMaisons, PhD Resources: Potatoes Not Prozac: Overcoming Sugar Addiction by Kathleen DesMaisons
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Seasonal Affective Disorder
KPFA broadcast date February 17, 1998
Celeste Peters Resources: Don't Be SAD by Celeste Peters
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Achieving Emotional Literacy
KPFA broadcast date February 10, 1998
Psychologist Claude Steiner, PhD Resources: Emotional Literacy by Claude Steiner
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The Biology of the Human Predicament
KPFA broadcast date February 3, 1998
Robert Sapolsky PhD Stanford Prof., MacArthur Grant Receipt. Resources: Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers and The Trouble With Testosterone by Robert Sapolsky
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The Molecules of Emotion: Why You Feel the Way You Feel
KPFA broadcast date January 27, 1998
Candace Pert PhD
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The Biology of Stress
KPFA broadcast date December 16, 1997
Robert Sapolsky PhD Resources: Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers and The Trouble With Testosterone by Robert Sapolsky
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Dealing with Depression Naturally
KPFA broadcast date November 18, 1997
Syd Baumel Resources: Dealing with Depression Naturally by Syd Baumel
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Why Women Fall Apart and How They can Recreate Their Lives
KPFA broadcast date September 9, 1997
Martha Beck PhD, psychologist Resources: Breaking Point by Martha Beck
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Awakenings
KPFA broadcast date February 25, 1997
Neurologist Oliver Sacks, MD Resources: Awakenings by Oliver Sacks
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Brain Health Update
KPFA broadcast date January 7, 1997
Dr. Parris Kidd PhD
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The Highly Sensitive Person
KPFA broadcast date December 3, 1996
PsychologistDr. Elaine Aron Resources: The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron
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The Art of Self-Care
KPFA broadcast date September 24, 1996
Layna Berman, Health Integration Specialist
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Panic Free
KPFA broadcast date August 13, 1996
Lynne Freeman PhD Resources: Panic Free by Lynne Freeman
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Sleep Thieves
KPFA broadcast date June 25, 1996
Stanley Coren PhD Resources: Sleep Thieves by Stanley Coren
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It’s Not all in Your Head
KPFA broadcast date May 21, 1996
Susan Swedo, MD and Henrietta Leonard, MD Resources: It's Not All in Your Head by Susan Swedo and Henrietta Leonard
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Zen And Psychotherapy
KPFA broadcast date March 12, 1996
Steven Weintraub, Psychologist and Zen Buddhist
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The Good Marriage
KPFA broadcast date February 13, 1996
Judith Wallerstein, Clinical Psychologist Resources: The Good Marriage by Judith Wallerstein
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The Dark Side of Love: The Positive Role of Our Negative Feelings
KPFA broadcast date January 16, 1996
Jane Goldberg PhD Resources: The Dark Side of Love by Jane Goldberg
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A Balanced Approach to Improved Brain Function
KPFA broadcast date December 5, 1995
Parris Kidd PhD, Biochemist, Researcher in Product Development
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Halloween: When Healthy People Hear Voices
KPFA broadcast date October 31, 1995
Myrtle Heery PhD
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