Radio Shows
Our award-winning radio show is heard by 200,000 listeners on over 190 public radio stations nationwide. Tune in to find out about everything from home remedies to the latest breakthroughs in medicine. You can find a list of public radio stations that carry The People’s Pharmacy here.
Show 1058: Health News Update-Cranberry Pills Fa…
This show will be broadcast live on November 12, 2016, at 7 am EST. We discuss a number of fascinating health news stories from recent weeks. Fidgeting: If you find yourself tapping your foot or jig…
Show 1057: How Can You Improve Your Immune Respo…
The original air date for this radio show is November 5, 2016, at 0700 EDT. In this season of colds, do you know how to improve your immune response and lower your susceptibility? Dr. Tieraona Low Dog…
Show 1056: Longevity, Spice and Diet-Secrets Ita…
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme: Could rosemary in your food be part of the secret to long life? Will sage make you smarter? Will garlic, leeks and onions help you keep your heart healthy? Cinnamo…
Show 1055: What Are the Best Treatments for Head…
Do you know how to treat a headache, beyond taking aspirin or acetaminophen? Can you get into trouble by taking your medication too frequently? (The answer is yes; this can make headaches worse.) Way…
Show 1054: The Scientific Explanation for a Weir…
For years, we've been hearing from listeners who swallow a shotglass of pickle juice or a spoonful of yellow mustard to make a muscle cramp disappear. They often report relief within a few minutes. Ho…
Show 1053: How to Have a Healthy Heart
There is considerable confusion over cholesterol and its connection to heart health and longevity. Should cholesterol be lowered at all costs? We'll discuss the evidence for and against focusing on ch…
Show 1052: The Challenge of Antibiotic-Resistant…
Ever since penicillin was discovered, scientists have realized that bacteria could develop resistance to antibiotics. In the last decade or so, these fears have become more acute. Many dangerous pa…
Show 1051: How Can Vegetarians Get All the Nutri…
Research makes it clear that what we eat makes a difference for our health. But there are many different diet patterns that have been promoted as healthy. Some people are vegetarians, while others emb…
Show 1050: How to Protect Your Vision
Being able to see is something most of us treasure, especially if we imagine being deprived of good vision. But do we know how to take care of our eyes to keep them healthy and working well? Our guest…
Show 1049: Do You Need a Gluten-Free Diet?
Years ago, doctors thought that celiac disease was incredibly rare among Americans. In this auto-immune condition, exposure to gluten found in barley, rye and wheat causes the body to attack the linin…
Show 1048: How to Revive the Recently Dead
For millennia, when people stopped breathing, they stopped living. The classic test for determining whether people were asleep or dead was whether they could fog a mirror. Resuscitating the Drowned: …
Show 989: The Mediterranean Zone Diet (Archive)
The Zone diet popularized by Dr. Barry Sears was one of the earliest to emphasize the importance of balancing protein, fat and carbohydrate consumption at every meal. Dr. Sears pioneered the idea that…
Show 1046: How to Save Money on Prescription Dru…
Prescription medications cost more in the US than anywhere else in the world. What's behind the high cost of these drugs? How are insurance companies and other payers coping with costs? Is there any w…
Show 1045: How to Design Your Diet for Better He…
Montmorency cherries are rich in polyphenols. Scientists in England have been studying their ability to help athletes recover more quickly from strenuous exercise. The latest research was conducted wi…
Show 1044: The Truth about Statins and Heart Dis…
What do you know about the popular cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins? Are they miracle medicines that save lives, or do they represent a menace to health because of possible side effects? Ge…
Show 1043: How to Strengthen Bones and Fix Your …
Do you think of yoga as exercise? Many people don't. Yoga doesn't seem like exercise that can combat osteoporosis. Yet physiatrist Loren Fishman, MD, has shown that certain yoga poses can improve bon…
Show 1042: How Acupuncture Can Help You Overcome…
An ancient Chinese medical modality is gradually gaining converts in the US. In acupuncture, a skilled practitioner inserts thin needles into specific points on the body. The problems that may be t…
Show 1041: What Are Your Favorite Home Remedies …
If you are hiking in the hinterlands this summer, what first aid should you take along? We talk with Dr. Jim Hubbard, author of The Survival Doctor's Complete Handbook, about what to do when you can't…
Show 1009: The Upside of Stress (Archive)
Stress is bad for our health, isn't it? It has been linked to everything from psoriasis to asthma to heart disease. It may even make us more susceptible to cancer. Is the Emphasis on Stress Reduction …
Show 1040: How to Make Your Brain Healthy for a …
At midcareer, neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki had numerous scientific awards and accomplishments. She was studying what makes a brain healthy. But she didn't have much of a life outside of the lab, and sh…
Show 1039: How to Reduce Your Risk from Breast o…
As we grow older, the risk of two different cancers looms ever larger: breast cancer for women and prostate cancer for men. Whether you are a woman or a man, how can you reduce your risk from breast o…
Show 1038: Should You Be Cutting the Salt in You…
Americans have been admonished to reduce the amount of sodium in our food. In fact, the American Heart Association has said that all of us should be cutting the salt we eat and aiming for 1500 mg of s…
Show 1037: What Is the Dirt Cure?
More children than ever suffer with allergies, asthma, ADHD or eczema. Sometimes these allergies can affect their ability to focus in school or get along with friends. It might be hard to see what is …
Show 1036: How to Prevent Diabetes by Changing Y…
An increasing proportion of Americans are at risk for type 2 diabetes. In 2012, 86 million adults had prediabetes, which is elevated blood sugar that doesn't quite reach the cut-off for a diabetes dia…
Show 996: Mystery and Lyme Disease Misdiagnosis …
People who have had difficulty getting an accurate diagnosis of their ailments may feel that their doctors are not taking them seriously. Perhaps if they had MD degrees themselves, they imagine, the d…
Show 976: Intimacy and Eroticism (Archive)
Why do couples who love each other often experience diminished desire? Relationship expert Esther Perel says that achieving intimacy sometimes removes the mystery that makes sex so exciting. Keep the …
Show 1035: How to Understand Medical Flip-Flops
Why can't the medical experts make up their minds? That's a question we hear often when the guidelines for eating a healthy diet, treating high blood pressure or lowering the risk of heart attacks sud…
Show 1034: How to Stay Healthy with Minimal Medi…
Americans take a lot of pills with the goal of staying healthy-pills to lower cholesterol, pills to control blood pressure, even pills to keep bones strong. How can we use fewer pills but still maximi…
Show 1032: How to Use Products of the Bee Hive f…
You may not think of bees as domestic animals, but any beekeeper would set you straight. Bees range far and wide when they forage for nectar and pollen, but they return home to the bee hive. Products …
Show 1031: Could a Tick Bite Make You Allergic t…
How Helpful Is Lowering Cholesterol? This week, the American College of Cardiology met and revealed surprising data on some new studies. What is the best way to lower cholesterol? Do healthy people ge…
Show 1030: Dr. Mark Hyman on How to Eat Fat …
For decades, we've been told that we need to avoid fat if we want to lose weight. So Americans turned to highly-processed low-fat foods that are full of sugar. Is it a coincidence that we are fatter t…
Show 1029: How to Mobilize the Immune System to …
Our immune systems are supposed to protect us from attack. Viruses, bacteria and fungi that try to invade can all trip alarm signals that awaken the body's natural defenses. Cancer is not an invader, …
Show 1028: How Animals Can Help Us Heal
How can animals break through the barriers created by traumatic events and help people heal? We'll learn about horses that interact with people with dementia, and dogs who visit patients in hospitals…
Show 994: Learn How One Doctor Is Reversing Alzh…
Alzheimer's disease is a prospect as frightening to many of us as cancer, and the treatment options are not promising. Most of the costly medications used in treating this type of dementia do little m…
Show 1026: What Should Women Do to Protect Their…
Heart disease is still the number one killer of women in the US, though the words "heart attack" usually conjure up an image of a gray-haired man. The symptom of chest pain or tightness is the most co…
Show 1025: Get SuperBetter: How Games Can Improv…
When computer game expert Jane McGonigal suffered a concussion, she had a hard time recovering from the constant headaches, fatigue, confusion and depression. To give herself achievable goals and make…
Show 1024: Could Popular Heartburn Drugs Destroy…
America's most popular heartburn drugs might be harming our kidneys. Research published in the February issue of JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that regular use of drugs like Nexium, Prevacid or Pri…
Show 1023: How to Rebalance Your Digestive Tract…
What do you know about your digestive tract bacteria? Normally, a wide range of bacteria helps us digest our food and works together to keep us healthy. But when infections or antibiotics intervene, t…
Show 1022: How to Pick Dietary Supplements That …
Are you getting all the nutrients you need from the food you eat? We are often advised to eat a well-balanced diet, but many people find that difficult. In today's fast-paced world, it can be hard eve…
Show 1021: If You Are in Pain, You Are Not Alone…
Chronic pain is often invisible, but it undermines the quality of life of a hundred million Americans. Many of these people face a terrible dilemma: without medication, they suffer dreadfully. But if …