Healthwatch With Dr. David Naimon: Interviews With Experts In Natural Medicine, Nutrition, And The Politics Of Health

Keys, wallet, cell phone . . . ready to go! Cell phones have become ubiquitous fixtures of twenty-first-century life—suctioned to our ears and stuck in our pockets. Yet many are left wondering, as Maureen Dowd recently asked in the New … Continue reading →

40 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with asthma. However, according to today’s guest up to 80% of people with an asthma diagnosis may in fact be misdiagnosed. If you have hoarseness, postnasal drip, chronic sinus problems, … Continue reading →

Today’s guest is award-winning journalist and author Richard Manning. Manning is co-author with Harvard Medical School Professor John Ratey of GO WILD, a book that argues that although civilization has rapidly evolved, our bodies have not kept pace. This mismatch … Continue reading →

For three billion years bacteria were the sole living inhabitants on Earth.  Today humans host around 100 trillion bacterial cells, outnumbering human cells 10 to one. The three pounds of bacteria that we contain forms what is called the microbiome, … Continue reading →

Over four billion people worldwide will survive a trauma during their lives. Some will experience severe post-traumatic stress. Most will eventually recover and return to life as normal. But sometimes, survivors do more than bounce back. Sometimes they bounce forward. … Continue reading →

For too long, we’ve thought of fathers as little more than sources of authority and economic stability in the lives of their children. Yet cutting-edge studies drawing unexpected links between fathers and children are forcing us to reconsider our assumptions … Continue reading →

Every day our bodies encounter countless toxins that hide in seemingly harmless products from cosmetics and toothpaste to soap and food. In their bestselling book Slow Death by Rubber Duck environmental activists Bruce Lourie and Rick Smith explored the way … Continue reading →

#1 New York Times Bestselling author, Dr. Dean Ornish talks about his book “The Spectrum: A scientifically proven program to feel better, live longer, lose weight and gain health.” (www.ornishspectrum.com)

Based on the latest medical and nutritional research, Natural Solutions for Digestive Health provides anyone suffering from chronic or intermittent gut disorders the relief they seek. It covers everything from low-grade irritations such as bloating, gas, constipation, and lactose intolerance … Continue reading →

For decades, Dr. Jeffrey Bland has been on the cutting edge of Functional Medicine, which seeks to pinpoint and prevent the cause of illness, rather than treat its symptoms. Managing chronic diseases accounts for three quarters of our total healthcare … Continue reading →

Host David Naimon interviews New York Times health columnist Jane Brody about her new book “Jane Brody’s Guide to the Great Beyond,” a practical primer to help people prepare medically, legally and emotionally for the end of life. Jane Brody … Continue reading →

In Clean, New York City cardiologist Dr. Alejandro Junger provided a life-changing program to aid common ailments resulting from toxins in the standard American diet and chemical-filled environments. Now Dr. Junger’s in-demand recipes are available in Clean Eats, a cookbook … Continue reading →

Treat stress, anxiety, depression, and more with simple herbal remedies that strengthen and build a healthy nervous system. Best-selling author and renowned herbalist Rosemary Gladstar profiles 21 herbs proven to be effective at soothing and even preventing stress symptoms such … Continue reading →

While getting her Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkley, Dr. Turner, a researcher, lecturer, and counselor in integrative oncology, was shocked to discover that no one was studying episodes of radical (or unexpected) remission—when people recover against all odds … Continue reading →

The key to losing weight and keeping it off is maintaining low insulin levels. Based on Dr. Hyman’s groundbreaking Blood Sugar Solution program, THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION 10-DAY DETOX DIET presents strategies for reducing insulin levels and producing fast and … Continue reading →

Today’s Guest is Marion Nestle, professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University about her new book Why Calories Count: From Science to Politics. Nestle and her co-author Malden Nesheim sort through the misinfomation put … Continue reading →

Like many physicians, Dr. Terry Wahls focused on treating her patients’ ailments with drugs or surgical procedures—until she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2000. Within three years, her back and stomach muscles had weakened to the point where … Continue reading →

THE 7 DAY ALLERGY MAKEOVER lays out action-oriented, step-by-step instructions on how to uncover the root cause of allergies, and how to make simple but specific changes that can stop allergy symptoms from recurring. What began as a mother’s desperation … Continue reading →

In A NATION IN PAIN science-writer Judy Foreman covers all of the crucial aspects of the nation’s chronic pain problem,  from recent advances in the neurobiology and genetics of pain, to the striking gender disparities in its treatment, to the … Continue reading →

Heart disease affects 81 million Americans and is the culprit in one of every two deaths.  Most people think that they are not at risk if they control their blood pressure and cholesterol but even then one can still be … Continue reading →