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Show 1322: Herbs for Healing and Optimal Wellness
How can you use herbs for healing? In the interviews, our guest experts describe how plant compounds work in the body.
Challenging Dietary Dogma on Weight Gain (Archive)
Our guests are challenging the dietary dogma on weight gain, that we put on weight because we eat too much and move too little.
View show notesApproaches for Managing Chronic Pain (Archive)
Ross Douthat describes the challenge of managing chronic pain due to Lyme disease. In addition, Dr. Sean Mackey reveals useful approaches.
View show notesRebalancing Our Microbiome Through Personalized Nutrition and Viruses
In this episode, learn how rebalancing our microbiome might ease inflammatory bowel disease. How could viruses help?
View show notesThe Fascinating World of Tiny Animals Living on Us
If you look closely enough at the tiny animals that live on our skin, you find an ecological system as complex as the Serengeti.
View show notesHow to Have Healthy Hair and Nails
In this episode, our dermatologist guests answer listeners' questions about how to have healthy hair and nails. Call 888-472-3366 to ask one.
View show notesChallenging Dogma About Alzheimer Disease and Depression
This week, we speak with two scientists who are challenging dogma about how the brain works and how we can treat it.
View show notesHow a Doctor Faced Down His Rare Disease (Archive)
David Fajgenbaum, MD, is racing to develop a cure for his rare disease and help other patients with rare diseases as well.
View show notesPsychedelic Compounds for Healing
In these interviews, our guest experts suggest that use of psychedelic compounds could revolutionize the treatment of some mental illness.
View show notesProtecting Your Digestive Tract
What questions do you have about protecting your digestive tract? On 9/24/22, we'll talk with gastroenterologist Nick Shaheen in a live Q&A.
View show notesThe Mental Health Crisis Affecting American Teenagers
In this interview, many American teens are experiencing a mental health crisis. The pandemic didn't cause it but has made it worse.
View show notesAre We Medicating Normal Emotions?
A psychiatrist and a patient each describes her perspective on the dangers of medicating normal emotions with psychotropic drugs.
View show notesBetter Air Quality Through Ventilation and Filtration
In this interview, Dr. Richard Corsi describes why we need better air quality and how to achieve it through ventilation and filtration.
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It is easy to listen to a podcast of The People's Pharmacy radio show. Every download will empower you to take control of your own health.
View show notesHow to Keep Your Hair from Falling Out
Hair loss can be extremely distressing. There are a number of treatments that can help you keep your hair from falling out. Oral Minoxidil?
View show notesThe Plant Hunter’s Quest for Nature’s Next Medicines (Archive)
Dr. Cassandra Quave travels the world in her quest for nature's next medicines. Her work in ethnobotany is producing medications from plants.
View show notesAvoiding Germs in Bathrooms and Bedrooms
Our expert guests explain the basics of avoiding germs, along with some surprising finer points. Which rooms are most likely to be germy?
View show notesIs Evidence-Based Medicine an Illusion?
Have financial incentives undermined the value of evidence-based medicine when it comes to pharmaceuticals? Our interview 4/30/22 tells how.
View show notesFiber, Phytonutrients and Healthy Soil
In these interviews, learn how the microbiome of the soil affects phytonutrients of food. Fiber is also crucial for our health.
View show notesWhy We Should Fight Back Against Ageism
Ageism is widespread and damaging in American life. Adopting more positive attitudes toward aging can benefit everyone growing older.
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