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Table of Contents
Season Twelve: Episodes 1201-1207…………………………………………………………………………3
Season Eleven: Episodes 1101–1107……………………………………………………………………….10
Season Ten: Episodes 1001-1007 .................................................................................................. 17
Season Nine: Episodes 901-907 ..................................................................................................... 24
Season Eight: Episodes 801-807 .................................................................................................... 31
Season Seven: Episodes 701-707 ................................................................................................... 38
Season Six: Episodes 601-607 ......................................................................................................... 45
Season Five: Episodes 501-507 ...................................................................................................... 52
Season Four: Episodes 401-407 ..................................................................................................... 59
Season Three: Episodes 301–307 .................................................................................................. 66
Season Two: Episodes 201–207 ..................................................................................................... 73
Season One: Episodes 101–113 ...................................................................................................... 80
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Season Twelve: Episodes 1201-1207
Episode 1201
Inner World: Trauma
Overview
Louie Schwartzberg
Profile
Injuries big and small to our mind,
Our Healing Moments this season
body and spirit are inescapable in life
will feature the spectacular nature
but our Inner World Guide Michele
footage of Louie Schwartzberg who’s
Bernhardt has consulted some of the leading experts in the
devoted his cinematic career to bringing us the secrets and
world on this topic and discovered that it’s possible to handle
the wisdom of nature. In this segment we explore his work
trauma in a way that can actually change us for the better.
and his philosophy.
We’ll find out how.
The “Play More”
Prescription
Healing Moment: Mystical
Valleys
Relax with the unforgettable nature
Diane Poole Heller is an author and
footage of Louie Schwartzberg and
integrative healing expert with a
music from the Sonic Sanctuaries
memorable suggestion about
CD by Gary Malkin & Bruce Cryer.
boosting our happiness.
Salmon Cakes Recipe
Sara Snow, a leading figure in the
world of green and natural living,
shows us how to make healthy
salmon cakes with ingredients you
probably have in your kitchen right
now.
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Episode 1202
Inner World: Healing
Sexual Trauma
Morning Routine
Major insights are emerging from
with us a simple morning ritual that
new ways of helping rape survivors
he says can bring life-changing
heal and our Inner World Guide
results.
Brain expert Dr. James Doty shares
Michele Bernhardt says what’s being
learned can help us all deal with the difficult times in our
lives.
Help From Others
Two top trauma experts – Dr. James
Doty of Stanford University and Dr.
James Gordon of the Center for
Mind-Body Medicine – talk about
why it’s so beneficial to reach out for help when dealing with
Healing Moment: Snowy
Mountain
Relax with the unforgettable nature
footage of acclaimed
cinematographer Louie
Schwartzberg and music from the
Sonic Translation CD by Gary Malkin & Bruce Cryer.
a trauma large or small.
Detox Pea Soup
Sara Snow, our fresh living chef,
whips up a potent pea soup that
delivers great taste and holistic
health benefits.
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Episode 1203
Inner World: Brainspotting
Compassion & Health
The human brain has one Quadrillion
One of the world’s leading brain
connections – that’s one Billion
specialists Dr. James Doty shares
multiplied by One Million. Accessing
his expert opinion about the single
the healing potential of these one
most important thing we can do to
Quadrillion connections has resulted
improve our health and longevity.
in new techniques including a therapy called Brainspotting.
It’s in use across the U.S. and around the world and our
Inner World Guide Michele Bernhardt visits with its
developer David Grand to see how Brainspotting is helping
treat trauma buried deep inside the brain and body.
Mental Health Stigma
Emotional fitness experts say it’s
Healing Moment: Sunset
Seaside
critical that we change society’s
Relax with the unforgettable nature
often negative attitude about mental
footage of acclaimed
health therapy so everyone can
cinematographer Louie
receive the help they need.
Schwartzberg and music from the
Sonic Translations CD by Gary Malkin and Bruce Cryer.
Antioxidant Water
A new kind of structured alkaline
water has been developed that could
help keep us young and healthy. It
helps to better hydrating and
detoxifying our cells and the results
so far are impressive.
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Episode 1204
Inner World: Somatic
Experiencing
Healing Moment: Falling
Leaves
Our Inner World Guide Michele
Relax with the unforgettable
Bernhardt reports on a healing
nature footage of acclaimed
technique designed to release
cinematographer Louie
trauma buried deep inside the body.
Schwartzberg and music from
We meet Peter Levine, the developer of Somatic
Sonic Translations CD by Gary Malkin and Bruce Cryer.
Experiencing, and Ray, a Marine badly wounded in Iraq but
now much improved as a result of Peter’s therapeutic
approach.
Yoga Across America
Gina Garcia’s motto is “Yoga for
everyone everywhere” and her nonprofit organization is seeking to bring
this ancient practice to Americans
who haven’t had access to it or perhaps have not been able
to afford it. So far she’s attracted some powerful helpers,
including Dr. Mehmet Oz and his wife Lisa.
Healthy Cheese Nutrition
Tip
It’s been quite a while since the
words “healthy” and “cheese” were
heard very often in the same
sentence but that is changing fast.
Nutrition expert Sally Fallon Morell explains.
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Episode 1205
Inner World:
Intergenerational Traumas
Healing Moment: Rocky
Shoreline
Our Inner World Guide Michele
Relax with the unforgettable
Bernhardt explores a kind of trauma
nature footage of acclaimed
that could be affecting us without our
cinematographer Louie
even knowing it. And it’s a behavior
Schwartzberg, and music from the
pattern we could be unwittingly passing on to our children.
Sonic Translations CD by Gary Malkin and Bruce Cryer.
But she says the good news is that it’s possible to heal these
limiting patterns at any age.
Animals & Healing
Some of American’s leading
emotional fitness experts discuss the
role animals play in keeping us
healthy in mind, body and spirit.
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Episode 1206
Inner World: EMDR
Therapy
Healing Moment: Fall Colors
It’s so effective in treating trauma
footage of acclaimed cinematographer
that it’s recommended by the
Louie Schwartzberg and music from the
American Psychiatric Association,
Sonic Translations CD by Gary Malkin
the Defense Department and the
Relax with the unforgettable nature
and Bruce Cryer.
World Health Organization. It’s called Eye Movement
Desensitization Reprogramming and Michele visits with its
creator, Francine Shapiro, to help us understand how it
works and why it works so well.
Relaxation Tips
A world-renowned mind-body
expert gives to simple ways to
change our physiology and our
psychology at the same time.
What Makes Your Heart
Sing?
Gary Malkin and Bruce Cryer are
world-class musicians and
entrepreneurs who’ve embarked
on an ambitious national effort.
Their goal is to help all of us bring more joy into our lives.
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Episode 1207
Inner World: Dealing With
Everyday Trauma
Creating Sacred Spaces
Author and psychiatrist Mark Epstein
life so we spent some time with Jane
wanted to bring trauma out of
Rivar, a talented visual artist, to help
everyone’s secret hiding place and
us understand how we might create
out in the open. ABC news anchor
Dan Harris had a panic attack on national TV. Michele
Sacred spaces can add a lot to our
some of those spaces in our own
environment.
Bernhardt found that both of them came to the same
conclusion about a helpful way to deal with trauma either big
or small.
Lessons In Dealing With
Trauma
Healing Moment: Anything
In addition to being a gifted visual artist
Judy shares with Michele what she’s
Jane Rivar is also a talented singer
learned in handling some major
and songwriter. One of her creations
trauma in her life.
is an inspiring music video titled
“Anything” and it is our Healing Moment for this episode.
Nutrition Tip: Mac &
Cheese
Fresh Living Chef Sara Snow shows
us how to “break out of the box” for
some home made macaroni.
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Season Eleven: Episodes 1101-1107
Episode 1101
Healthy Fats
Vitality Challenge: Tai Chi
Obesity continues to be a major health
In this Vitality Challenge, Dr. Pedram
issue in many countries and especially
Shojai teaches us how to use this
in the U.S. But from California to
ancient Chinese art, Tai Chi, to help
Connecticut a consensus is emerging
about how to deal with the epidemic. Nutritional experts say
calm our mind, relax our nervous
system and build strength everyday.
we need to change the way we think about fats, and start
incorporating healthy fats into our daily diet.
Inner World: Intuition
Michele teaches us how to cultivate our
Food Preferences Part 1
intuition.
We consulted one of our favorite
nutritional experts, Dr. Alan Greene to
understand how our children's taste
buds decide what they like, what they
don't and what we can do about it. He showed us that some
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old ideas about food preferences have been updated.
Healthy Steak Dinner
If you're in the mood for a big helping
of phosphorous to boost your energy,
zinc to help your mental clarity, along
with B12 and B6 for emotional stability
then you're in luck! We have Elsa Chahin and Laurie Cohen
Peters in the Healing Quest kitchen creating our amazing
Healthy Steak Dinner.
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Episode 1102
GMO Overview
Genetically Modified Organisms or
Vitality Challenge:
De-Stress
"GMO's" are causing a ferocious
Dr. Pedram Shojai shows us a simple
battle across the U.S. and much of the
breathing technique that calms the
world. They're too small to see with
minds and moves our bodies into a
the naked eye but dramatically alter
resting and healing mode.
the food that is the foundation of our health and wellness.
Inner World: Receiving
Food Preferences Part 2
In Food Preferences Pt. 1, Dr. Alan
Michele shows us how to be receptive so
we can truly see what life is bringing us.
Greene had some fascinating insights
on how our children's food preferences
are set. Today, Dr. Alan Greene shares
with us the importance of improving our
teenagers eating habits, although it's not that easy, it can be
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done. It's all about making the effort. Did you know studies
show that kids who have at least 7 meals a week with the
family tend to have a much healthier diet?
Lamb Dinner: Rosemary
Celtic Sea Salt Lamb Chops
Carla Delangre, our certified natural
chef, is in the Healing Quest Kitchen
today sharing her delicious Lamb
Recipe.
Carla teaches us about all
the healthy fats and important nutritional benefits that enrich
lamb.
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Episode 1103
Avoiding GMO’s
Vitality Challenge: Sleep
Avoiding GMO's at the grocery store
The quality and purity of our water is
can
becoming
be
a
bit
complicated.
It's
a
topic
of
increasing
estimated that if as few as 5-10% of
concern for many people so we
consumers stop buying products with
examine the major options available
GMO ingredients, the makers of the
products will find non-GMO ingredients to use. Watch as
for filtering the water we use for
cooking and drinking.
we've looked into expanding a national effort to help
Inner World: Worthiness
shoppers get what they want.
One of the most important qualities for
Energy Medicine:
Biomodulator
us to own is a sense of our personal
self worth. That's easier said than done
Energy medicine can help us avoid
things
like
pharmaceutical
so Michele has some guidance for us.
drugs,
invasive surgery and also give us
more control over our own health. One
new tool in the world of energy medicine is the Biomodulator
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which is being used for everything from pulled muscles to
more serious injuries. With thousands of Biomodulator
devices in the U.S., they're making their way overseas as
well. The non-profit medical clinic 'Just Us Friends' in
Tanzania, serves poor children and uses the device to help
with everything from bug bites to malaria.
Healthy Salt
Salt is one of the essentials of life, but
in recent years it's been the subject of
some heated debate. It's been linked
to health problems and been the
target of campaigns to restrict its use. So we consulted our
own experts to get a better understanding of not only how
much but what kind of salt is best for us.
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Episode 1104
CEO’s Against GMO’s
Inner World: Everyday Wins
On one side of the GMO controversy
The quality and purity of our water is
are
biotech
becoming a topic of increasing concern
corporations. On the other side --
for many people so we examine the
initially were academics and grass
major options available for filtering the
major
multi-national
root activists. But top executives from
water we use for cooking and drinking.
the business and foundation worlds have now stepped up
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and started speaking out about their concerns.
Cellular Wellness
Bear Walker is an incredible
combination of ancient wisdom and
modern expertise. Watch as he
teaches us about bio energetic testing
and his approach to cellular health.
Fermented Foods Part 1
Food as medicine is a big topic for us
at Healing Quest, which is why we
were so pleased to spend time with
Margaret Floyd. She's an author,
nutritional therapy practitioner and certified healing food
specialist. Margaret says her accomplishments probably
wouldn't
have
happened
without
her
own
personal
experience with food as medicine. Watch how Margaret
teaches us how to make whey and salsa and explains how
fermenting or culturing our foods preserve them and
enhance their value.
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Episode 1105
Institute For Better Bone
Health
Vitality Challenge: Ritual
Of Moon
Healing
Brooks
Dr. Pedram Shojai teaches us how
discovers a natural healing path for
to improve our sleep by shutting
bone care when she sits down with
down our mental checklist.
Quest's
Judy
leading orthopedic surgeon and researcher Dr. Charles T.
include silicon can support bone health naturally. Fitness
Inner World: Childhood
Dreams
expert Wendie Pett also demonstrates strength-training
Dr. Brenda Wade gives us her
exercises for strong bones. You may be surprised to learn
perspective on the transformational
how poor bone health affects women and men...But a
power of gratefulness.
Price to learn how a healthy diet and daily supplements that
lifelong natural bone health program can make a difference
at any age!
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Nourishing Traditions
Baby/Child
A new baby and child care book is
out. It aims to give parents the best of
both modern science and ancient
wisdom.
Fermented Foods Part 2
In Fermented Foods Pt. 1 Margaret
Floyd showed us how fermenting or
culturing our foods preserves them
and enhances their value.
Now,
Margaret shows us how to use that technique to make
traditional sauerkraut. She says this kind of home cooking is
a huge timesaver because she's able to keep the sauerkraut
for several months enabling her to include a fermented food
in many of the meals her family eats.
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Episode 1106
Holistic Vet & Pet Food
Store
Inner World: Animal
Companions
For many of us the relationship with
Michele explains why the animals in our
our
life can have such a powerful impact on
animal
companions
is
very
important. Here at Healing Quest
us.
we're always interested in new and
natural ways to keep our animals healthy. Watch as we
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traveled to Connecticut to meet Dr. Bob, a holistic
veterinarian, and his wife who've developed a holistic
approach that's attracting national attention.
Humic & Fulvic
Ingredients like acids, fungus and dirt
aren't very inviting at first glance but it
turns out those '"delicacies" could have
a big impact on keeping us all healthy.
In fact, humic and fulvic acids helped one person beat some
very long odds. Health care providers across the country are
using it more and more to help deliver nutrients to their
clients.
Vitality Challenge: The Core
Our core, the area between our
sternum
and
our
knees
is
the
foundation for all our movement so Dr.
Shojai teaches us a simple way to
strengthen this crucial part of our
body.
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Episode 1107
Nitric Oxide
Nitric oxide is something most of us
Vitality Challenge: Pressure
Points
probably haven't heard much about,
Dr. Pedram Shojai shows us three
but it's a molecule that turns out to be
easy ways to relieve headaches and
very important. (Note that Nitric Oxide
neck
should not be confused with Nitrous
points.
stiffness
with
our
pressure
Oxide, which is a general anesthetic.) So we sat down with
Dr. Bryan and he explained how nitric oxide improves things
Inner World: Listening
like blood flow, memory,
This powerful tool can help us receive
energy,
and even
sexual
functioning.
valuable insight, but listening with
gentle awareness can be surprisingly
Animal Communicators
difficult.
Keeping our animals healthy with
things like diet, nutrition, vitamins, and
herbs,
are
equally
understanding
the
important
emotional
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as
and
spiritual conditions of our companions. We traveled to Mount
Shasta, CA to meet Sharon Callahan, a gifted animal
communicator.
Soaking Grains
Whole grains provide vitamins and
minerals that are essential to life but
they can be hard to digest. Soaking
grains, something traditional societies
did for centuries, can make them easier to digest and make
the nutrients much more available. Back in the kitchen with
Margaret
Floyd,
an
author
and
nutritional
therapy
practitioner, she teaches us that soaking grains is easier
than you think and well worth the effort.
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Season Ten: Episodes 1001-1007
Joining series creators Judy Brooks and Roy Walkenhorst as co-hosts in Season
Ten are Dr. Brenda Wade and Michele Bernhardt, both experts in their fields.
Episode 1001
Pediatric Alternatives
Moment of Gratefulness
We get to know a thriving pediatric
Dr. Brenda Wade, an author, clinical
practice
an
psychologist and a Healing Quest co-
emphasis on healthy nutrition along
host this season, explains how the
with
in
California
naturopathic
where
principles
and
homeopathy has largely eliminated prescriptions, especially
practice of gratefulness can bring
more peace and happiness into our life.
for antibiotics.
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Food As Medicine
Two
nationally
experts
We visit the San Juan Islands in the
known
nutritional
Pacific Northwest accompanied by
the
modern
moving choral music in this excerpt
explore
relevance of Hippocrates’ famous
quote:
“Let
your
food
be
your
from the film “Shining Night” about
celebrated composer Morten Lauridsen.
medicine and your medicine be your food.”
Healthy Barbecue
Imagine meat that has the nutritional
value of fish. That’s what we found as
the main course at a very unusual
backyard barbecue.
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Episode 1002
Weston
A.
Foundation Profile
We
find
out
about
Price
Water Filtration
The quality and purity of our water is
a
national
becoming
a
topic
of
increasing
foundation that wants to take our diet
concern for many people so we
literally
examine the major options available
‘back
to
the
future’
by
challenging the prevailing ‘no fat, low fat’ mantra.
for filtering the water we use for cooking and drinking.
Meditation Guidance
Moment of Gratefulness
Michele Bernhardt, an author, gifted
Dr.
intuitive and a Healing Quest co-host
perspective on the transformational
this season, gives us a simple way to
power of gratefulness.
Brenda Wade
gives
us
her
connect with the transformative power
of meditation.
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Bone Broth
This Wisdom of the World excerpt
virtually
features Deepak Chopra’s insights
universal around the world so we
into the importance of stillness in our
consult two nutritional experts to learn
life.
Making
healing
broth
is
about how to do it and to find out why
it’s so good for us.
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Episode 1003
Grass Fed Movement
Michele Bernhardt on Color
A revolution is quietly rolling across
Author and Healing Quest co-host
pastures and kitchens all over the U.S.
Michele
Its aim is to foster a new attitude about
understand why color can have such a
healthy fats in our diet and the value
big impact on us.
Bernhardt
helps
us
of grass fed, pasture raised livestock.
Gratefulness Moment
Cookus Interruptus
Dr. Brenda Wade explains how the
Grass Fed Pot Roast
practice of gratefulness can help us
Author and nutrition educator Cynthia
evolve and foster more peacefulness
Lair shows us how to cook a pot roast
in our lives.
that features grass fed beef and that
also puts “meat in its place” – with a
quirky assist from her kitchen “helper.”
Myth Buster
Eight Glasses of Water A Day
The belief that we should all drink
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This excerpt from the film “Shining
Night”
takes
us
to
the
Pacific
Northwest and features the work of
noted
choral
composer
Morten
Lauridsen.
eight glasses of water a day is one of
the most enduring myths of modern
times. Dr. Howard Murad, an expert
on cellular hydration, tells us what the facts really are about
the water our bodies need.
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Episode 1004
Soy Alert
We learn why some experts say the
Michele
Bernhardt
Astrology
soy that now pervades much of our
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food
Bernhardt,
supply
is
in
fact
a major
co-host
Michele
creator
myinnerworld.com,
nutritional danger for not only infants
and children but also men and women at virtually any age.
Quest
on
of
helps
us
understand why the planets can have such a big impact on
us.
Myth Buster
Exercise Causes Dehydration
Moment of Gratefulness
Dr. Howard Murad discusses the
Author and Healing Quest co-host Dr.
widely
Brenda Wade explores the role of
held
belief
that
exercise
causes dehydration. In fact, he says,
gratefulness in dealing with grief.
the exact opposite is true.
Wild Caught Salmon Recipe
Noted chef and author Rebecca Katz
shows us a simple yet gourmet recipe
to get the most out of nutritious wild-
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David
Fortney’s
fabulous
nature
footage is combined with the powerful
Gayatri Mantra chant.
caught salmon.
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Episode 1005
Earthing
Energy expert Clint Ober wants us all
Kevin Ross
Grounded
on
Staying
to connect with the Earth as often as
Staying balanced and real in these
possible and a growing body of
hectic times isn’t always easy, so
research is showing that doing so can
spiritual life coach Kevin Ross has
some advice on how to do that.
deliver significant health benefits.
Energy Healer
Gratefulness Moment
Geoffrey Morell is a naturopathic
Healing Quest co-host Brenda Wade
physician from New Zealand who for
explores the link between gratefulness
the past 20 years has specialized in
and prosperity by learning to be
magnetic,
grateful for something even before we
intuitive
and
spiritual
healing. He lives in the Washington, D.C., area now and he
have it.
believes that energy medicine deserves serious attention by
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the conventional medical establishment.
Cinematographer
Michele
Bernhardt
Energy Healing
Healing
Quest
co-host
on
Michele
Bernhardt has worked with energy
healing all her life.
In this segment
David
Fortney’s
spectacular footage takes us across a
majestic
mountain
meadow
accompanied by the haunting music
of Gary Malkin and Dan Alvarez from
their “Graceful Passages” CD.
she shares her perspective on creating and maintaining flow
in the body.
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Episode 1006
Raw Milk Controversy
We probe the health claims and
Michele
Bernhardt
Numerology
heated passions that whole milk –
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AKA raw milk that’s not been
Bernhardt says the numbers in our life
pasteurized – is generating across
are important for much more than
Quest
co-host
on
Michele
math. She says each number has a vibration that can help
he country.
us understand who we are, so Michele gives us a look at the
Healthy Bacon and Eggs
Breakfast
meaning of numerology.
Bacon and eggs as health food?
Moment of Gratefulness
Certified
Clinical
Natural
Chef
Carla
Delangre says that can be true and
psychologist
and
Healing
Quest co-host Brenda Wade shows us
how to use gratefulness as a ‘love
she shows us how.
saver’ and ‘love builder.’
Kaayla Daniel on Low-Fat,
No-Fat Diets
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Author and clinical nutritionist Kaayla
We join Dawn Ferguson and Alva
Daniel explains the downside and the
Kapiolei Manu Aamalani for a sunrise
dangers of a low-fat, no-fat, lowcholesterol diet.
chant on the cost of the Big Island.
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Episode 1007
Cod Liver Oil
Nourishing Our Spirit
This natural source of vitamins A and
Along with taking care of our energetic
D fell out of favor after World War Two
body we also need to take care of our
but is now making a big comeback.
spirit. In this segment spiritual life
We find out why and explore the new
coach Kevin Kitrell Ross gives us
choices for adding cod liver oil to our daily diet.
some guidance for how to nourish our spirit.
Liver Reuben Sandwich
Moment of Gratefulness
Although liver is the most nutrient-
Psychologist and Healing Quest co-
dense food on our planet it’s not
host Dr. Brenda Wade explains how to
exactly everyone’s favorite dish.
practice gratefulness and why doing
So
Certified Natural Chef Carla Delangre
so can deliver such big benefits.
shows us an easy way to incorporate this nutritional
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powerhouse into a favorite sandwich.
Cinematographer David Fortney gives
Myth Buster
us an unforgettable view of the natural
Slowing Down Aging
beauty that surrounds us.
Dr. Howard Murad, an expert on
cellular health, explains why it’s not
only possible to slow down the aging
process it’s also possible to reverse some elements of aging
via a method he calls Youth Building.
Michele
Energy
Bernhardt
on
One thing that keeps us young is
having a healthy supply of energy so
author and Healing Quest co-host
Michele Bernhardt shares her perspective on how to value
and feed this critical element of life.
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Season Nine: Episodes 901-907
Episode 901 (Youth Building)
The Three Kinds of Aging
Keeping Brains Young
Dr.
Dr. Gary Small, director of the UCLA
Deepak
chronological,
Chopra
explores
and
Center on Aging, advises us on what
biological aging and explains why the
psychological
to do to keep our memory sharp and
right attitude can pay big dividends in
keeping us young.
our
brains
in
good
shape,
fully
functioning to the age of 120.
The Water Secret
Herbal Insight
Famed dermatologist Dr. Howard
Mike Blumenthal of the American
Murad
of
Botanical Council gives us details on
intracellular water has revealed that
two herbs – ginko biloba and bacopa
says
the
science
– that can help our brains stay
the ultimate key to youth building is
the ability of each cell membrane to hold water. So he
healthy and that maybe even expand our consciousness.
advises us all to “eat our water.”
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Olivia Newton-John / David
Fortney Images
The Anti-Aging Spud
Organic nutrition expert Dr. Alan
We head across a meadow and into
Greene reports on research at Tufts
the
University showing that the right kind
of russet potato can help us stay
young and maintain optimum health.
forest
with
the
unforgettable
images of David Fortney and Olivia’s inspiring Grace and
Gratitude music.
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Episode 902 (Nutrition)
Organic Overview
Green Tea Benefits
Eliminating the chemicals from our
Judy travels to Massachusetts to
diet can have a huge impact on our
have a cup of tea with Dr. Mark
health and the health of the planet.
Hyman and learn about one of the
Organic nutrition expert Dr. Alan
most powerful substances in the
Greene explains why.
plant world for keeping us healthy.
Turkey Scramble
Herbal Insight
Properly hydrating our cells should be
Acai
a critical goal of our diet so Dr.
Mark Blumenthal of the American
Howard Murad, author of “The Water
Botanical Council gives us his insight
Secret,” shows us how easy – and
into the booming popularity of acai, a
drink from the Amazon that’s proving
tasty – that can be.
to be packed with vitamins, amino
The Importance of Family
Meals
It’s not only what we eat but how we
eat
that’s
Barbara
important.
Mayfield
Nutritionist
from
Purdue
University reviews the research showing how beneficial it is
to take the time for family meals.
acids and antioxidants.
Healing Moment
Olivia Newton-John / David
Fortney
David Fortney’s spectacular waterfall
footage an Olivia’s beautiful “Pearls
On A Chain.”
Natural Medicine Update
Kicking The Sugar Habit
Our Dr. Marcus Laux says it’s easier
than you think to kick the sugar habit.
The key, he says, is learning about
PCF.
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Episode 903 (Toxic Load)
Toxins Overview
Cookus Interruptus:
Studies show the average person puts
Soba Noodles
126 chemicals on their body every day
We introduce a new feature to our
in personal care products, in addition
series – a quirky segment hosted by
to all the other chemicals that are part
author and nutrition educator Cynthia
of daily life. Drs. Alan Greene and Soram Khalsa provide
Lair. It’s all about preparing healthy organic foods despite
some perspective and advice.
life’s kooky interruptions.
Healing Moment
Medical Food
The effort to reduce our exposure to
chemicals is even having an impact
on pharmaceuticals.
One result is
prescription drugs that are all natural
and that help the body at a cellular level.
David Fortney / Deepak
Chopra
David Fortneys’ extraordinary nature
footage
accompanied
by
Deepak
Chopra’s insights into meditation and
spirit.
Natural Medicine Update
Sun Damage Repair
Maintaining a healthy skin is more
challenging than ever but now n
extract from a rainforest plant is
proving to be powerful in helping inhibit skin damage and
reverse DNA destruction. Dr. Marcus Laux has the details.
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Episode 904 (Women’s Health)
New Help
‘Thrivers’
for
Cancer
Cookus Interruptus
Kale Salad
A new support system for breast
Nutrition educator Cynthia Lair whips
cancer survivors has been developed.
up a healthy organic salad amid some
We get details on it from Dr. Ernie
unusual happenings in her kitchen.
Bodai, a leading figure in the worldwide fight against breast
Healing Moment
cancer.
David Fortney
Natural Medicine Update
David Fortneys’ fabulous nature
Breast Health Supplement
footage
Dr. Marcus Laux discusses a new
powerful Gayatri Mantra chant.
is
combined
with
the
and all-natural dietary supplement
with nutrients that have been proven
to help support breast health.
Myth Buster
Genetics
Dr. Howard Murad gives us his view
of the widely-held belief that genetics
determine our looks. The reality, he
says, is very different.
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Episode 905 (Forgiveness)
Forgiveness Overview
Cookus Interruptus
Williamson, Cosgrove, & Laux
Quinoa
We’ve all heard the phrase “forgive
Cookbook author Cynthia Lair, who’s
and forget.” That’s often easier said
always very forgiving, shows us how
than done so we get three expert
to make a healthy quinoa salad
opinions on why actually doing so can have such a big
despite a “strain” on the relationship when a painting project
impact on our health.
shows up in the kitchen.
Forgiveness Profile
Healing Moment
Aba Gayle
We meet a woman who’s done
Gary Malkin & Dan Alvarez /
David Fortney
something few people could probably
David
do: she forgave the man who stabbed
footage accompanied by the music of
Fortneys’
winter
landscape
Gary Malkin and Dan Alvarez from “Graceful Passages.”
her daughter to death.
Deepak Chopra
Releasing Toxic Emotions
Forgiveness
frequently
means
dealing with emotions that can be
very toxic so Dr. Chopra has some
practical suggestions about how to
release those damaging thoughts.
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Episode 906 (Emotional Fitness)
Overview
Deepak Chopra
Marcus Laux & Joan
Borysenko
The Importance of Flexibility
Two natural health experts give us
fitness is maintaining flexibility, both
Another important part of emotional
their views on emotional fitness
and the importance of being gentle
physically and psychologically.
Dr.
Deepak Chopra has some advice for accomplishing that.
with ourselves.
Cookus Interruptus
Myth Buster
Rosemary Red Soup
Dealing With Stress
Cynthia Lair, host of this quirky online
One myth of modern times, according
feature, shows us how to make
to Dr. Howard Murad, is that it’s not
Rosemary Red Soup, which includes
possible to avoid the stresses of daily
an ingredient thought to magnify the healing properties of all
life. Dr. Murad has a very different view of that, in this Myth
the food in the recipe.
Buster segment.
Heart Math’s emWave
Healing Moment
Gary Malkin
It may now be possible to hold in the
We dive into an underwater universe,
palm of our hand a way to stay
accompanied by relaxing music from
emotionally balanced. The device is
Gary Malkin’s “Graceful Passages.”
called an emWave and it’s designed
to keep our emotions and our mind, body and spirit in
alignment.
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Episode 907 (Energy Medicine)
Healing Touch
Selfic Healing
This therapy involves a very light
From Italy comes a form of energy
touch but it can have a very big impact
medicine that puts the healer in touch
on a patient’s energy system.
It’s
with what’s happening inside the
been taught to over 100,000 people
energetic and physical parts of the
worldwide and is now part of patient care at hospitals across
person being treated.
the U.S.
Cookus Interruptus
Acupuncture
for
Addiction, Fertility
Apple Pie
Pain,
Cynthia Lair, nutrition educator from
Bastyr University, shows us how to
Tiny Needles are fin ding their way
into mainstream health care and we
make delicious apple pie and at the
chart their progress in Los Angeles,
same time manage some unexpected happenings in her
kitchen.
Baltimore and San Francisco.
Colorpuncture
Healing Moment
Developed in Germany, this energy
Fall Leaves
medicine uses crystal wands instead
of
needles
neurotransmitters
to
tap
that
into
regulate
energy in our bodies. For one Iraq vet it was a treatment
that changed his life.
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Season Eight: Episodes 801-807
Episode 801
Canine Therapy
Natural Medicine Update:
The Placebo Effect
Sometimes in clinical trials the sugar
pills -- i.e. placebos – work better than
the pharmaceutical drug being tested.
Dr. Marcus Laux explains how that happens and what it
Equine/Dolphin Therapy
means to all of us.
Dogs are by no means the only
special
beings
humans heal.
therapeutic
work
who
are
helping
Roy explores the
being
done
by
horses and dolphins.
Marianne
Williamson:
Power of Faith
Judy
gets
some
down-to-earth
guidance from this noted author and
spiritual teacher about how to tap into
Herbal
Insight:
Echinacea Work?
Does
the power of positive expectations.
This plant has been in use for
Healing Moment
centuries but in recent years it’s
Olivia Newton-John
generated
its
We head across a meadow and into
healing efficacy. Our herbal expert Mark Blumenthal helps
the forest with the unforgettable
us sort through the confusion.
controversy
about
images of David Fortney and Olivia’s
inspiring Grace and Gratitude music.
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Episode 802
Drumming For Healing
Herbal Insight: Turmeric
The beat of a drum is one of the
This yellow root could soon be in the
most basic sounds of life.
Judy
headlines for its medicinal powers.
of
Our herbal expert Mark Blumenthal
explores
the
phenomenon
drumming circles that are springing
explains why.
up across the USA as part of holistic wellness practices.
For many people food and is a
Healing Wisdom: Marianne
Williamson
on
Better
Relations
worrisome part of daily life because it
We get practical advice from this
can
and
noted author and spiritual teacher on
sometimes serious symptoms. Now
how to have more positive connections with the people in
Food Intolerance
trigger
uncomfortable
scientists say they’ve found a natural way to help deal with
our life.
this.
Healing Moment
Feng Shui For
Living Room
Healing:
From the Wisdom of the World project
and featuring Bob Proctor, star of
Most people think about Feng Shui as
“The Secret,” and his insights on
focusing
improving our self-esteem.
on
right
placement
for
furniture and other objects in the
home or office. But we explore another kind of Feng Shui
designed to create a healthy home and work environment.
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Episode 803
Reiki For Animals
Herbal Insight: Aloe Vera
Featuring Kathleen Prasad
Our herbal expert Mark Blumenthal
Kathleen Prasad wants to transform
has an issue! He’s concerned about
the way we care for the animals in our
a medicinal plant – aloe vera -- that
life.
he says isn’t getting the respect it
She’s written three books and
founded a national organization devoted to bringing the
deserves.
spiritual energy called Reiki to the lives of our pets and to
other animals large and small.
Healing Wisdom:
Responsibility
Feng Shui
Bedroom
For
Health:
Taking
Featuring Marianne
Williamson
We spend a third of our lives in this
Emotional fitness sometimes means
room so it’s important that we get the
making sure we don’t confuse compassion with coddling,
most out of that time.
according to this noted author and spiritual teacher.
Author and
Feng Shui expert Nancy SantoPietro has some suggestions
Healing Moment
for making sure we do just that.
Olivia Newton-John
Natural Medicine Update:
Brain Health
We glide across the serene waters of
rivers, lakes and streams with David
Keeping our brain healthy is critical to
Fortney’s
our
footage accompanied by music from
overall
well-being
and
now
lessons learned from jellyfish could
help us achieve this optimum health.
extraordinary
nature
Olivia’s Grace and Gratitude CD.
Dr. Marcus Laux
explains how.
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Episode 804
Mindfulness Meditation
Herbal Insight: Rosehips
Good news about brain health: A
A new use is developing for an old
technique designed to help deal with
herbal friend and it’s very positive
the stress of modern life is literally
news for anyone dealing with arthritis.
turning our thinking about the brain on
Mark Blumenthal, our herbal expert,
its head. We’ll see how to incorporate this new science into
updates us on the research
our daily life.
Marianne
Choice
Natural Medicine Update:
Plant Calcium
This
noted
Williamson:
author
and
spiritual
Most of us don’t realize that the
teacher explains why choosing to be
calcium supplements we take for
generous is a very wise thing to do.
strong bones actually come from
Healing Moment: Wisdom
of the World & Deepak
Chopra
rocks. Now a calcium source from plants is becoming
available. Dr. Marcus Laux has the details.
Feng Shui For Healing:
Frontdoor & Kitchen
David
Forneys’
fabulous
nature
footage is combined with Deepak
Having a healthy household requires
Chopra’s thoughts on the value of stillness in this excerpt
having a welcoming front door and a
from
the
Wisdom
of
the
World
project.
kitchen that maximizes its energy
according to our feng shui expert Nancy SantoPietro. So
she has some practical advice for both areas.
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Episode 805
French
Hospital
Vietnamese
Natural Medicine Update:
Male Sexual Health
We broaden the definition of the term
Dr. Marcus Laux discusses a recent
“integrative medicine” by looking at a
study showing that the vast majority
new option that integrates world-class
of men ignore a very serious health
surgery with an exciting trip to an exotic location.
issue. He explains why paying attention to that issue can
literally be a lifesaver.
Organic Food Controversy
London organization questions the
Marianne Williamson
Forgiving Yourself
nutritional value of organic food. We
Making forgiveness truly meaningful
examine
is not as easy as it looks so Marianne
A widely-disseminated report from a
their
data
and
get
a
on
has some spiritual suggestions on
response from organic agriculture experts.
how to accomplish that.
Herbal Insight: Echinacea
Dealing with colds and flu is a
Healing Moment
continuing
This excerpt from the Wisdom of the
challenge
so
Mark
Blumenthal, our herbal expert, has
World
project
features
Michael
some advice on tapping into a
Stillwater’s inspiring words and music
and David Fortney’s award-winning
botanical treasure that can help keep us healthy.
nature footage.
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Episode 806
Crila for Uterine/Prostate
Health
Herbal Insight: Acai
Herbal medicine is blooming and
generated lots of attention, lots of
booming all over the world.
sales and lots of hype, some of it not
This
In this
report we’re off to Southeast Asia to
fruit
of
a
palm
tree
supported by any science.
has
Our
find out about a botanical treasure that’s helping both men
herbal expert Mark Blumenthal helps us decipher fact from
and women stay healthy.
fiction.
Soul Retrieval
Life can take its toll in many ways
Marianne Williamson
Love Held in Trust
including the loss of parts of our
Second chances are the topic of
energy over the years.
So we
Marianne’s thought for us today and
experience a technique that taps into
she says the good news is that those
shamanic wisdom to restore our emotional and spiritual
on
chances will probably come to us if we’re truly ready.
wholeness and our true sense of self.
Healing Moment
Natural Medicine Update:
Cholesterol and Statins
Author and spiritual teacher Ram
The heavy focus in recent years on
of the World project, shares his
statin drugs to lower cholesterol and
thoughts on how to be truly present.
prevent
heart
attacks
may
Dass, in an excerpt from the Wisdom
be
completely misplaced, according Dr.Marcus Laux, our
natural medicine expert.
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Episode 807
Neurological Chiropractic
Herbal Insight: Hibiscus
This innovative technique is helping
Mark Blumenthal, our herbal expert,
deal with challenges like dyslexia and
has the latest on this lovely red plant
ADD. It’s a technique that precisely
that’s proving to be effective in
adjusts areas of the nervous system
lowering blood pressure and high
without using pharmaceutical drugs.
cholesterol and in dealing with hot summer temperatures.
Happiness Expert
Healing Wisdom
We visit the founder of the American
Dr. Deepak Chopra on
Happiness
Happiness Association and learn how
to generate sustainable happiness.
We also discover why happiness is a
powerful force for optimum health and fostering peace on
Deepak reports on the three things
that researchers have found that have
the most influence on joy and happiness in our life.
earth.
Healing Moment
Natural Medicine Update
Sugar Addiction
Our Dr. Marcus Laux says it’s easier
than you think to kick the sugar habit.
The key, he says, is learning about
Olivia Newton-John / David
Fortney Images
Olivia’s “Heal Me” song carries us
along
with
David
Fortney’s
spectacular nature footage.
PCF.
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Season Seven: Episodes 701-707
Episode 701
Healing
Power
Forgiveness
of
Healing
Wisdom
Deepak Chopra
Featuring Marianne
Williamson
The
most
prestigious
with
Our Shadow Side
Every human being has a shadow; if
academic
you don't have a shadow it means
institutions in the United States have now statistically verified
you're not standing in the light. Dr. Deepak Chopra reminds
that people who attend support groups, who practice
us that the shadow is the part of ourselves that we might be
forgiveness, who have more love in their lives, who pray and
embarrassed by, that we might be ashamed of, that we don't
meditate on a regular basis are physically healthier.
want other people to find out about -- but that we should
Acclaimed spiritual teacher and author Marianne Williamson
embrace our shadow, forgive our shadow and, most
has a lot to say about how forgiveness, or the lack of it,
importantly, share our shadow with somebody we trust.
affects our health.
Herbal Insight
Colorpuncture for PTSD
Chamomile
Healing the Wounds of War
There are two reasons why people
Its practitioners say Colorpuncture
drink chamomile tea aside from its
can tap into the part of the brain that
flavor.
regulates our energy system to help
us stay balanced and healthy.
Dennis Telfer was a port
and
American Botanical
Mark Blumenthal, founder
executive
Council, says
director
of
the
people also drink
security chief for the U.S. Coast Guard. While Dennis was in
chamomile tea to soothe their stomachs, and it has been
Iraq he sustained some contusions to his neck, and now
shown to be a very mild, safe, effective sleep aid. Modern
receives Colorpuncture treatments for his pain and other
clinical research suggests also shows chamomile extracts
symptoms related to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
can help treat certain skin wounds and other kinds of skin
(PTSD).
problems, making it an herb that everybody would want to
He says he's by no means the only returning
soldier who could use this help.
have in their kitchen.
Natural Medicine Update
Chocolate for Brain Health
A recent study shows that a cocoaderived extract can actually improve
brain performance. Dr. Marcus Laux
Healing Moment
Meditation
Nature
Marianne Williamson on
Fulfilling Our True Potential
Relax and enjoy this great footage
He
shot and edited by cinematographer Louie Schwartzberg of
says researchers have found that certain compounds in
Blacklight Films combined with the inspiring words of
chocolate cause the brain to release endorphins; chemicals
Marianne Williamson. The purpose of the Wisdom of the
that make us feel good. It turns out the right kind of dark
World Project is to use media to heal, empower, and connect
chocolate can do a lot more than satisfy a sweet tooth!
us to the best part of ourselves.
is a distinguished naturopathic physician and author.
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Episode 702
The Future
Medicine
of
Natural
Healing
Wisdom
Deepak Chopra
New Breakthroughs with
Phytopharmaceuticals
Phytopharmaceuticals
with
The Miracle of Butterflies
Nature provides us with healing
are
substances in abundance, if we
medicines made from plants. This means they don’t contain
know how to use them.
the concentrated synthetic chemicals that comprise most of
information, if we’re paying attention. Dr. Deepak Chopra
the drugs we take today. Doctors Narindar Duggal and
tells us what we can learn about how a caterpillar transforms
Marcus Laux agree that while synthetic pharmaceuticals
into a butterfly, and how this process represents a “quantum
have great value in emergency or short-term situations, both
leap of creativity in nature” that we can also achieve
those results come with a price tag that includes dangerous
ourselves, personally and socially, through the power of
side effects. They say plant-based pharmaceuticals are a
intention.
Nature also provides us with
far better way to support long-term well-being.
Echinacea for Colds
Healing Moment
Meditation
Herbal Remedies as a Quick
Defense
Olivia Newton-John / David
Fortney Images
Echinacea is a plant that has grown
The music for this week’s Healing
naturally in the United States for
Moment comes from Olivia Newton-
centuries. Native Americans used it
John's Grace and Gratitude CD.
Nature
This inspiring work is
as one of their primary means of medicine. Modern science
based on her belief that music has the power to heal by
recently took a close look at Echinacea with a five-year study
calming our minds, lifting our spirits and connecting to our
funded by the National Center for Complementary and
hearts. Olivia’s music is accompanied by nature images
Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) that focused on Echinacea’s
from award-winning cinematographer David Fortney, whose
ability to provide quick relief at the onset of sinus and
work has been recognized internationally for its beauty and
respiratory problems.
realism.
Herbal Insight
Slippery Elm
Slippery Elm is an herb harvested
from the inner bark of a certain type
of elm tree.
It is one of the few
herbs sold in North America today
that is still approved by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration for medicinal benefit, including temporary
relief from minor pain and irritation of the mouth and throat.
It is found today in many over-the-counter products including
lozenges and teas, which if taken for just a couple of days
could mitigate the inflammatory expressions associated with
colds and flu.
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Episode 703
Greening Your Closet
Natural Medicine Update
New Trends in Eco-Fashion
Green Drinks
Six designers were in the spotlight at
Dr. Marcus Laux has a prescription
a fashion show in Anaheim. They all
for making sure those healthy drinks
wanted their clothes to pop, but they
really are all they claim to be. For
also all had three things in common: concern for the health
years, health enthusiasts have been getting essential
of the planet, the health of consumers, and the health of the
ingredients from green drinks, with algae's like spirulina and
people who make their clothes.
chlorella, or cereal grasses like wheat and barley. But Dr.
The result is something
called eco-fashion that gives "green" a whole new look.
Laux says we need to be careful because many of those
green drinks have ingredients that aren't so good for us.
Greening Your Household
Eco-Friendly Cleaning
Products
Herbal Insight
When most of us think about air
There's a reason why restaurants
pollution, we tend to conjure up
have those after-dinner mints; they're
Peppermint
images of billowing smoke stacks and toxic auto exhaust.
really good for your tummy!
For
But it turns out our indoor air may be much more polluted
thousands of years people have used peppermint as a mild
than what's outside. So many of us these days are paying
sedative for their stomach.
attention to "greening" our homes from the inside out.
Blumenthal, shares his insights into the history and healing
Our herbal expert, Mark
properties of this wonderful plant.
Greening Your Roof
The Power of Solar
Healing Moment
Meditation
See what it takes to make the wheel
Nature
Olivia Newton-John / David
Fortney Images
on your utility meter spin backwards!
Even when the Hanks family is home,
Eric says their rooftop panels cut their energy bill from
The music for this week’s Healing
almost $200 a month to about $35 dollars a month.
Moment comes from Olivia Newton-
Installing the system cost about $12,000 once state and
John's Grace and Gratitude CD.
federal tax credits were factored in.
Eric estimates that
based on her belief that music has the power to heal by
This inspiring work is
they'll recover that investment in about four years even
calming our minds, lifting our spirits and connecting to our
though they live in a place where the skies are often
hearts. Olivia’s music is accompanied by nature images
overcast.
from award-winning cinematographer David Fortney, whose
work has been recognized internationally for its beauty and
realism.
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Episode 704
The Power of Women
Healing
Wisdom
Deepak Chopra
Featuring Isha, Elizabeth
Lindsey and Marianne
Williamson
with
New Approaches to Staying
Young
Three acclaimed spiritual teachers
While getting old is nobody’s favorite
discuss the need for women to step into their power to help
topic, Dr. Deepak Chopra says the way we think about aging
preserve and heal the world we all share. They say that the
can actually affect our biological age. He says we should
energies of our planet are changing, and the masculine and
learn to appreciate what is being gained by the wisdom of
feminine energies are starting to balance. Men are starting
experience. He also says that biological markers of aging
to embrace more of their femininity and women are
like blood pressure, bone density, body temperature
becoming much more powerful and assertive, while realizing
regulation, immune functions, skin thickness, wrinkles, fat
that the old forms of masculine aggression do not work.
content, cardiovascular function, and many other markers of
aging are actually quite flexible.
Natural Cold Medicines
Sinus Support for Children
Healing Moment
Meditation
Over-the-counter cold medicines for
Olivia Newton-John / David
Fortney Images
children have been in the headlines
in the last few years and the news
has not been very good.
products.
Nature
The music for this week’s Healing
At issue is the safety of those
Moment comes from Olivia Newton-
Steroidal stimulants found in many of these
products have even resulted in some fatal reactions. The
John's Grace and Gratitude CD.
This inspiring work is
good news is that now it’s possible to find herbal products
based on her belief that music has the power to heal by
that are safe and deliver consistent results, and some have
calming our minds, lifting our spirits and connecting to our
even been tested in double-blind clinical trials.
hearts. Olivia’s music is accompanied by nature images
from award-winning cinematographer David Fortney, whose
Herbal Insight
work has been recognized internationally for its beauty and
Ginger
realism.
Ginger is a common spice going
back thousands of years. Ginger is
a candy, a medicine and a dietary
supplement.
One of the primary benefits of ginger is its
digestive property. It is also has been used to help prevent
motion sickness, and numerous clinical trials have also
shown using ginger can allay post-operative nausea and
even prevent morning sickness in women.
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Episode 705
Medicine for the Mind
Camu Camu
Healing Media with Gary
Malkin
This Week’s Nutrition
Segment
Gary Malkin is an award-winning
The fruit of the Camu Camu tree that
composer with a vision to use music
grows in the Amazon flood plane is
and images to help transform our world.
Through his
the highest naturally occurring source of Vitamin C in the
Wisdom of the World Project, his goal is to create media that
world.
Camu Camu also has calcium, phosphorus and
is contemplative and integrative, and reminds us who we are
potassium, and provides nutrition that facilitates the uptake
and what matters most. He calls the results of this a “state
of important neurotransmitters including serotonin – which is
of coherence” – a place where our heart and spirit and mind
why Camu Camu is called the “feel good fruit” of the
are equal jewels in the crown of human experience.
Amazon!
Integrative Medicine
Herbal Insight
with Soram Khalsa, MD
Marshmallow
For Dr. Soram Khalsa, a board
One
certified
marshmallow in herbal medicine is
internist,
homeopathist,
acupuncturist,
nutritionist
and
of
the
main
uses
for
to help soothe scratchy, itchy sore
master yoga practitioner, integrative medicine is the idea of
throats.
Marshmallow
integrating the best of conventional medicine with all other
marshmallow leaf, also can be used for gastrointestinal
modalities of therapy we’ve come to call complimentary and
inflammations, stomach upsets and other GI tract conditions.
alternative medicine. He believes tour consciousness as a
Combined
nation needs to change so self-care becomes an integral
marshmallow helps people who rely on their voices – radio
part of how to stay well and promote well-being.
announcers, TV personalities, singers, or anyone who needs
with
other
root,
herbs
and
that
to
some
contain
extent
mucilage
to make sure their voice is working optimally.
Natural Medicine Update
Skin Repair
A
thorn-bearing
vine
from
Healing Moment
Mediation
the
Nature
Amazon rainforest called Cat’s Claw
Homage to Earth
is an effective anti-microbial with
Relax and enjoy this great footage
many
shot and edited by cinematographer
discomforts from infections to infestations. Cat’s Claw also
Louie Schwartzberg of Blacklight Films. The purpose of the
shows major promise in improving DNA repair caused by
Wisdom of the World Project is to use media to heal,
oxidative stress and in reversing UVB sunburn damage.
empower, and connect us to the best part of ourselves. This
immune-enhancing
properties
for
helping
heal
new inspirational media has the capacity to help you find
your
true
purpose,
strengthen
your
ability
to
compassionately connect with others, and inspire you to find
greater success in all areas of your life.
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Episode 706
Emotional Freedom
Herbal Insight
Featuring Judith Orloff, MD
Senna
Emotional vampires are people who
The safety of senna has been well
suck your energy dry.
established through many years of
Everybody
has experienced this, where you’re
historical use, with millions of people
around somebody and suddenly feel like taking a nap.
around the world using laxative preparations made with
Judith Orloff is a psychiatrist and nationally known author
senna extracts. Senna can come in solid dosage forms like
whose newest book Emotional Freedom draws on her years
pills or tablets that contain the extract of the senna leaf or
of experience helping people escape the clutches of an
fruit, or they can come in the form of teas which often
emotional vampire, as well as release negative patterns to
contain other herbs that have a beneficial effect on the
achieve emotional freedom.
digestive system.
Natural Medicine Update
Bone Health
Healing
Wisdom
Deepak Chopra
with
Osteoporosis is a major problem
Our Connection To Earth
looming over our society.
It’s no
One mistake of modern science,
longer just an “old woman’s” issue
according to Dr. Deepak Chopra, is
and is increasingly affecting young men and women in their
dualistic thinking that differentiates
20’s and even late teens. Dr. Marcus Laux tells us how a
between a biological organism and its environment. Instead,
specific protein transforms stem cells into bone and
he says we and the planet are one total being -- the trees
cartilage-building powerhouses. Assisting with this Osteo-
are our lungs, the rivers and waters are our circulation, the
Induction process are new natural supplements that, when
earth is our body. So the more we pollute and destroy the
combined with weight bearing exercise, are helping reduce
environment the bigger the impact will be on both our
the onset of osteoporosis and joint problems.
personal and extended body.
Healing Moment
Meditation
Vibrational Healing
With Turbosonic
Olivia Newton-John / David
Fortney Images
We’re made of energy and the
practitioners who use the Turbosonic
The music for this week’s Healing
vibrating platform say this device
Moment comes from Olivia Newton-
stimulates our cells in a way that promotes better health. It
uses sound and vibration to tone muscles and increase
microcirculation, and they say the vertical vibration works all
the muscles and cells in the body. It can help with inner core
stability and has even been shown to help with weight loss!
Nature
John's Grace and Gratitude CD.
This inspiring work is
based on her belief that music has the power to heal by
calming our minds, lifting our spirits and connecting to our
hearts. Olivia’s music is accompanied by nature images
from award-winning cinematographer David Fortney, whose
work has been recognized internationally for its beauty and
realism.
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Episode 707
Vitamin D
Herbal Insight
With Soram Khalsa, MD
Licorice
Vitamin D has been the subject of
Licorice is one of the most versatile
numerous
herbs in the world, and probably one
reports
linking
its
deficiency to many health issues,
of the top five or ten most commonly
and is being touted as a way to possibly prevent many
used herbs in all of Chinese Traditional Medicine. From a
chronic diseases. Dr. Soram Khalsa is an integrative
medicinal standpoint licorice has several well-established
physician who's emerging as a leading expert on this hot
and well-documented properties.
topic. He's recently delved deeply into the subject of Vitamin
medicinal, demulcent effect that soothes irritated mucus
D and published a book on its health benefits.
membranes, which is why licorice is a favorite ingredient in
One of these is its
cough/throat syrups for over a hundred years.
Male Sexual Health
With Marcus Laux ND and
Judith Orloff, MD
Natural Medicine Update
If you're wondering whether we can
If you've ever sprained an ankle,
have good, healthy, strong sexual
developed tennis elbow or spend a
relationships as we age, the answer
weekend remodeling, you know that
Dr. Marcus Laux is a naturopathic
nagging soft tissue pain can take forever to heal. What's
physician, best-selling author and clinical professor who's
more, the conventional medicine community often prescribes
devoted years to exploring natural ways of achieving
synthetic medicines for relief, but with side effects you'd
optimum health. Dr. Judith Orloff is a psychiatrist, university
probably just as soon avoid. But an all-natural alternative
professor and best-selling author. They both agree that
has arrived based on centuries-old wisdom from Brazil.
is absolutely yes!
Cordia
male sexual health depends on a lot more than blood flow to
a certain part of the body.
Healing Moment
Meditation
Nature
With Michele Bernhardt
Wisdom of the World Project Homage to Earth
The Internet has opened up whole
Relax and enjoy this great footage
new worlds for many of us but the
shot and edited by cinematographer
Online Healing
Web has not exactly been noted for
Louie Schwartzberg of Blacklight
its spirituality. Michele Bernhardt is a gifted intuitive, teacher
Films. The purpose of the Wisdom of the World Project is to
and author who’s launched a website called Inner World,
use media to heal, empower, and connect us to the best part
best described as a "spiritual gym" where we can get rid of
of ourselves. This new inspirational media has the capacity
the things that trouble us and get the guidance we need to
to help you find your true purpose, strengthen your ability to
live a synchronistic life that helps us connect with our heart
compassionately connect with others, and inspire you to find
and our soul.
greater success in all areas of your life.
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Season Six: Episodes 601-607
Episode 601
What’s It
Organic?
Mean
to
Be
Healing
Wisdom
Deepak Chopra
From Congress to Your
Dinner Table
with
On Having More Joy
Many people think that if we had the
We hear a lot these days about the
right relationship, enough money or
benefits of being organic, but what does that really mean?
good health that they’d be joyful or happy.
And how does organic compare with products that call
Chopra tells us that it’s actually the other way around, and
themselves “natural”? We interview Chris Kilham, a faculty
that there are three things that are actually shown to
member at the University of Massachusetts, renowned
influence our state of joy or unhappiness. They may not be
ethnobotanist and author of 14 books. He knows a lot about
what you think – although what we think has a lot to do with
the category of certified organics because he helped create
it!
Dr. Deepak
it when he lobbied Congress to pass the Organic Foods
Production Act of 1991.
Healing Moment
Meditation
Nature
Stress Busters
Wisdom of the World Project
Watsu and Labyrinth
Relax and enjoy this great footage
Stress is probably the most common
enemy to our overall health.
shot and edited by cinematographer
This
Louie Schwartzberg of Blacklight Films. The purpose of the
segment explores two very different
Wisdom of the World Project is to use media to heal,
ways of dealing with stress: (1) Watsu, a deep form of
empower, and connect us to the best part of ourselves. This
relaxation therapy in warm water, and (2) Labyrinth work, a
new inspirational media has the capacity to help you find
winding path that leads into series of switchbacks and
your
curves all the way to the center, and then back out again.
compassionately connect with others, and inspire you to find
true
purpose,
strengthen
your
ability
to
greater success in all areas of your life.
Nutrition Segment
Peanut Butter Muffins
These organic treats can be great for
your health, great for your waistline
and great for your pocketbook as
well! Join award-winning author and chef Marlene Gray as
she whips up some power-packed peanut butter muffins.
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Episode 602
Healthy Digestion
Probiotics
with
Healing
Wisdom
Deepak Chopra
with
Della’s Story
On Cells in Alignment
It turns out that having a “gut feeling”
The intricate life of our cells is truly
is not only a good guide for our
amazing. In fact, Dr. Deepak Chopra
intuition, it’s also an increasingly important factor in our
says our cells have a lot to teach us about living a spiritual
overall health. Della Porter didn’t want to quit her job and
life.
take a disability retirement. But 15 years of battling arthritis
happening in the rest of the body.
and fibromyalgia plus thyroid, sleep and blood pressure
acceptance. Every cell communes with every other cell and
problems had taken a heavy tool.
has a memory of wholeness. Turns out this is what living a
Then a naturopathic
physician approached Della’s difficulties from a different
He says every cell in our body is aware of what’s
Every cell has
spiritual life is all about.
perspective – focusing on the digestive system.
Nutritional
Ways
Prevent Breast Cancer
Healing Moment
Meditation
to
Nature
Cheryl’s Story – Update
Olivia Newton-John / David
Fortney Images
Cheryl Greene and her husband, Dr.
The music for this week’s Healing
Alan
Greene,
an
author
Moment comes from Olivia Newton-
and
pediatrician at Stanford University, just launched a new
John's Grace and Gratitude CD.
This inspiring work is
business venture together, and felt like life was going well
based on her belief that music has the power to heal by
and that they couldn’t imagine being any happier. That’s
calming our minds, lifting our spirits and connecting to our
when Cheryl found a lump in her breast.
She and her
hearts. Olivia’s music is accompanied by nature images
husband looked at her family of origin and found no family
from award-winning cinematographer David Fortney, whose
history with cancer. Then they learned about the potential
work has been recognized internationally for its beauty and
impact of Cheryl growing up on a conventional grape and
realism.
raisin farm, where they used high levels of toxic pesticides
that had clear links to breast cancer.
Trace Minerals from the
Sea
Countering the Affects of
Depleted Farmland
The depleted condition of much of
our farmland is a growing concern for many scientists. Lots
of foods we eat today just don’t have the nutrients they used
to. That’s especially true for one important ingredient: trace
minerals. Nutritional expert Mary Mulry tells us how trace
minerals are actual building blocks of our nutrition and are
essential to our health, and that sea vegetation provides an
abundant source of trace minerals that actually mimic what
is in the human blood stream.
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Episode 603
How to Get Youngsters to
Eat Organic
Healing
Wisdom
Deepak Chopra
Raising Kids with Nutritional
Values
On Healthy Aging
While getting old is nobody’s favorite
You might call Jesse Cool an organic
crusader.
with
topic, Dr. Deepak Chopra says the
She’s been a pioneer in
way we think about aging can actually affect our biological
the world of organic cooking for 30 years. A prolific author
age. He says we should learn to appreciate what is being
and owner of three San Francisco-area restaurants featuring
gained by the wisdom of experience.
organic food, Jesse’s raised a family of her own and has no
biological markers of aging like blood pressure, bone
illusions about the challenge of promoting a healthy diet in a
density, body temperature regulation, immune functions, skin
world of processed foods. Helping kids really connect with
thickness, wrinkles, fat content, cardiovascular function, and
healthy ingredients is something Jesse says is well worth the
many other markers of aging are actually quite flexible.
He also says that
effort.
Digestive
Children
Health
Healing Moment
Meditation
for
Wisdom of the World Project
The Probiotic Lifestyle
Probiotics
in
Nature
recent
Relax and enjoy this great footage
years
have
shot and edited by cinematographer
attracted growing interest for their
Louie Schwartzberg of Blacklight Films. The purpose of the
health benefits for both the digestive and immune systems in
Wisdom of the World Project is to use media to heal,
adults and children.
Dr. Asma Sadiq, Director of Child
empower, and connect us to the best part of ourselves. This
Development at New York’s Beth Israel Hospital and an
new inspirational media has the capacity to help you find
integrative physician, and Dr. Robert Lee, Medical Director
your
of the Continuum Center for Health and Healing in New
compassionately connect with others, and inspire you to find
York, say many inflammatory and autoimmune diseases are
greater success in all areas of your life.
true
purpose,
strengthen
your
ability
to
greatly affected by gut flora, and probiotics are now much
more of the conversation, especially for children.
Vitamins for Kids
Different Advice for Different
Ages
The American Medical Association
currently recommends that every
adult in the U.S. takes a multi vitamin every day to help keep
them healthy.
The issue of vitamins for youngsters,
however, has been much less clear-cut. Dr. Alan Greene,
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the Stanford University
School of Medicine, and author of several child-rearing
books and a popular website for parents, says vitamin
supplements
become
increasingly
important
with
the
discontinuation of breast milk, especially Vitamin D, DHA /
Omega-3 and calcium.
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Episode 604
Health Benefits of Organic
Food
Staying Positive with Joan
Borysenko
Understanding the Scientific
Evidence
Emotional Fitness for a Joyful
Life
Dr. Alan Greene is a pediatrician, a
Research shows that people with a
nationally-known
author
and
an
positive outlook on life live up to 10 years longer than people
expert on the growing body of scientific evidence about the
whose primary outlook is negative.
But staying positive
true value of organic foods. He says the health benefits of
through life’s ups and downs is a lot easier said than done,
organic is actually a pretty big issue, and it falls into two
especially in difficult economic times.
Psychologist and
categories: getting less of the bad stuff, and getting more of
healing Joan Borysenko is a prolific author and a leader in
the good stuff. Organic foods are grown without the use of
the field of mind-body medicine, and Director of mind-body
toxic synthetic pesticides, genetically modified seeds,
clinical programs at two Harvard Medical School teaching
without cloning, without antibiotics, and without chemical
hospitals. She gives us the three skills of Challenge, Control
fertilizers.
and Commitment as learnable competencies of stress
have 25% more nutrients than conventional.
On the plus side, organic foods are shown to
hardiness.
Echinacea
Health
for
Healing
Wisdom
Deepak Chopra
Immune
with
On Releasing Negative
Energy
What the Latest Research
Says About its Efficacy
Toxic
feelings
like
anger
and
than
just
There is conflicting information about
resentment
Echinacea in the media and amongst
unpleasant; they can actually be
are
more
the scientific community. According to a recent study by the
dangerous to our health.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
emotions at the molecular level are as damaging as any
(NCCAM), Echinacea is found to have two very different
other toxin. In order to deal with these emotions, he says we
health benefits. The roots of Echinacea, when harvested in
must take responsibility for our own emotions, witness the
the fall, yield alkylamides that can quickly reduce the
emotion in our body, label it, and express it in non-toxic ways
duration and severity of colds and respiratory problems. The
such as journaling or therapy. The all-important final step is
flowering tops, when harvested in the spring, release
to then release the toxic emotion let it go, ayour emotional
polysaccarides that stimulate and boost the immune system
victory with someone you love who understands you.
Dr. Deepak Chopra says toxic
on an ongoing basis.
Healing Moment Nature
Meditation
Olivia Newton-John
The music for this week’s Healing
Moment
comes
Newton-John's
from
Olivia
Grace
and
Gratitude CD. This inspiring work
is based on her belief that music has the power to heal by
calming our minds, lifting our spirits and connecting to our
hearts. Olivia’s music is accompanied by nature images
from award-winning cinematographer David Fortney, whose
work has been recognized internationally for its beauty and
realism.
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Episode 605
Overcoming Our Fears
Healing
Wisdom
Deepak Chopra
Transforming Ourselves
Through Love
with
On the Power of Intention
Dealing with fear is one the biggest
Intention is one of the most powerful
challenges almost all of us face. Isha
forces in the universe. Dr. Deepak
is an author and spiritual healer who says the human
Chopra tells us how we can focus that power on keeping
experience comes down to choice. We can choose fear, to
ourselves healthy. He says that if we want to heal ourselves
feel like victims, or we can choose to be masterful creators
then first of all we have to have clarity of what our intended
and choose love. Isha tells us about a system of powerful
outcome is. Then, when we have clarity of that intended
statements called “facets” she developed to help herself and
outcome in consciousness, we can enter into the field of
others move from fear and doubt to love and confidence.
silence
(such
as
meditation)
so
that
the
intention
orchestrates its own fulfillment.
Tomatoes
Statins
Instead
of
Healing Moment
Meditation
A Natural Way to Reduce the
Danger of Heart Disease
Nature
When it comes to medications, two
Wisdom of the World Project Featuring Thich Nhat Hanh
out of the top three sellers in the
Relax and enjoy this great footage
United States today are stain drugs. And that should be no
shot and edited by cinematographer
surprise because heart disease is a top killer in our country.
Louie Schwartzberg of Blacklight Films. The purpose of the
The statin drugs help prevent heart disease and help
Wisdom of the World Project is to use media to heal,
normalize our cholesterol.
But Dr. Alan Greene, a
empower, and connect us to the best part of ourselves. This
distinguished physician, nationally known author and organic
new inspirational media has the capacity to help you find
nutrition expert, says that the nutrient lypocene, which is
your
found in tomatoes and many red and orange foods, was
compassionately connect with others, and inspire you to find
even more effective than statins at similar doses.
greater success in all areas of your life.
true
purpose,
strengthen
your
ability
to
10-Minute Tomato Sauce
Healthy Meals for the Heart
Chef Marlene Sorosky shows us how
to make a fresh and delicious 10minute
grandmother’s recipe.
tomato
sauce
from
her
She brings together the flavors of
organic olive oil, pressed garlic, fresh basil and, of course,
lycopene rich tomatoes.
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Episode 606
Managing Change
Joan Borysenko
with
Healing
Wisdom
Deepak Chopra
Emotional Fitness in
Challenging Times
with
The Power of Love
What could be more potent than the
Unwanted change is an inescapable
power of love?
People say love
part of life, whether it’s a health challenge, a business
heals all wounds, but how it does that is a real mystery. Dr.
problem, an unexpected move, or even the loss of a loved
Deepak Chopra tells us that most people think of love as an
one. Joan Borysenko is a renowned scientist, clinician and
emotional sentiment, but that it’s much more than that.
teacher. She’s written extensively on mind-body medicine
Love, he says, is the knowingness and the experience of
and especially on how to approach change as an invitation
inseparability of us as one being. Love has also been shown
to empowerment instead of as a threat. She gives us some
to restore homeostasis, which is the body’s natural
tips for how to navigate the life events we cannot control.
inclination toward balance and healing.
The
Illusion
Permanence
of
Healing Moment
Meditation
Seeing the Perfection of
Every Changing Moment
Olivia Newton-John
The music for this week’s Healing
Finding stability in a time of change is
a natural inclination of human beings.
Nature
Moment comes from Olivia Newton-
While there is an
upside to this tendency, author and spiritual teacher Isha
tells us about the importance of connecting to an inner
consciousness that can’t be shaken by external drama. She
tells us how take responsibility for our own happiness, to
focus primarily on love, and to vibrate in a frequency that
attracts what we need in our lives.
John's Grace and Gratitude CD.
This inspiring work is based on her belief that music has the
power to heal by calming our minds, lifting our spirits and
connecting to our hearts. Olivia’s music is accompanied by
nature images from award-winning cinematographer David
Fortney, whose work has been recognized internationally for
its beauty and realism.
Nutrition Segment
Organic Omelette
Breakfast at Jesse Cool’s house in
Palo Alto, California, often starts in
her amazing garden out back.
A
prolific author, organic cooking expert and owner of three
restaurants in the San Francisco area, Jesse shows us how
to whip up a healthy vegetable and herb omelette to start
your day off right.
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Episode 607
The True Value of Organics
Healing
Wisdom
Deepak Chopra
Proven Benefits of Organic
Food and Farming
with
There is a common myth that organic
On Emotional and Physical
Flexibility
food is for the elite, it’s a luxury item,
Flexibility is a critical component of
and in tough economic times it’s
lifelong good health.
Dr. Deepak
something that should perhaps go by the wayside. But Dr.
Chopra tells us that a healthy body is a flexible body. He
Alan Greene, a nationally-known author, clinical professor of
says cultivating a flexible consciousness is an important
pediatrics at Stanford University and member of the board of
underlying aspect of physical health, that if we’re rigid in our
directors of The Organic Center, tells us that we need to
consciousness, that will express its rigidity in our body
think about our well-being from a long-term perspective.
because the mind and body are inseparable. In addition to
Investing today in organic food and farming, he says, helps
physical disciplines like yoga, he says the ability to let go of
us to stop borrowing against our futures, both in terms of our
our rigid attachments to a specific outcome is one of the
personal health and the health of the planet.
healthiest things we can do for ourselves.
Healing Moment
Meditation
Colorpuncture
The New Frontier of Light
Medicine
Nature
Olivia Newton-John
Acupuncture is something many of us
The music for this week’s Healing
are familiar with. Now there is a new
Moment comes from Olivia Newton-
therapy called Colorpuncture that
John's Grace and Gratitude CD.
uses the frequencies of light instead of needles to balance
This inspiring work is based on her belief that music has the
our nervous system and stimulate chi. Two Colorpuncture
power to heal by calming our minds, lifting our spirits and
therapists show us what to expect during a treatment, which
connecting to our hearts. Olivia’s music is accompanied by
usually includes the use of specific crystals and light wands.
nature images from award-winning cinematographer David
Combined with Kirilian photography, Colorpuncture has been
Fortney, whose work has been recognized internationally for
shown to be an important tool to diagnose our energetic,
its beauty and realism.
psychological and to some extent even our spiritual state of
being.
Nutrition Segment
One-Pot Organic Pasta
Recipe
Jesse Cool
is
an organic food
pioneer, prolific author and owner of
three organic restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area.
She shows us how to prepare an easy one-pot, seveningredient, 10-minute pasta recipe to get any cooking
recluse back into the kitchen. With garden fresh ingredients
including cabbage, garlic and herbs, this is one cost-friendly
recipe you’ll want to have on-hand to please the taste buds
of your hungry family.
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Season Five: Episodes 501-507
Episode 501
The Campaign to Cure
Cancer
Healing Wisdom
Deepak Chopra
with
Olivia’s Great Wall Walk
The Third Jesus
Cancer is a huge problem not only
Dr. Deepak Chopra’s recent book
in the U.S. but also in many places
The Third Jesus deals with the
around the world. So finding a cure
concept of enlightenment from a
has become a worldwide challenge, and Olivia led an
whole new perspective.
amazing three-week event on the Great Wall of China to
historical Jesus, the Jesus of the Gospels and the Jesus
help fund the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness
mentioned by the Roman historian, Josephus. The second
Center in Melbourne, Australia. Friends, celebrities, sports
Jesus is the theological Jesus, the Jesus build up by
stars and cancer survivors flew in from all around the world
different sectors of the Church. The third Jesus, according
to help Olivia with the cause.
to Chopra, is a state of consciousness.
Are You Toxic?
The first Jesus, he says, is the
Healing Moment
Meditation
Whole Body Cleanse
Nature
Olivia Newton-John / David
Fortney
Almost all of us have to deal with
scores of toxins everyday. That’s
why an increasing number of health
The music for this week’s Healing
professionals are recommending
Moment comes from Olivia Newton-
that we periodically cleanse our bodies from the inside out.
John's Grace and Gratitude CD.
Dr. Holly Lucille is a naturopathic physician and former
based on her belief that music has the power to heal by
This inspiring work is
president of the California Naturopathic Association.
She
calming our minds, lifting our spirits and connecting to our
tells us about how virtually everyone can benefit from giving
hearts. Olivia’s music is accompanied by nature images
the body’s natural detox systems a boost with a regular
from award-winning cinematographer David Fortney, whose
internal cleansing.
work has been recognized internationally for its beauty and
realism.
Nutrition Tip
Soy
About
two
consumed
thirds
by
the
fat
Americans
of
–
vegetable oils or animal fats – is
soybean oil.
And soy protein
isolated from soy meal is about 98% of what is fed to our
livestock. Soy is second only to corn in pesticide use in the
United States. Beyond this, soy leads the way in genetically
modified organisms. That’s why Dr. Alan Greene, a noted
pediatrician, author and organic food expert says switching
to organic soy is a significant step for reducing toxicity in our
diets.
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Episode 502
Better School Food
Moms Battle the Junk Lunch
Healing Wisdom
Deepak Chopra
All across the country moms are
On Ancestors
focusing
that’s
Dr. Deepak Chopra talks about how
affecting a huge percentage of our
knowing our ancestors is really the
on
a
problem
with
kids: the epidemic of childhood
activation of archetypal energies
obesity. They’re advocating for a better food environment
embodied in the mythologies of our culture. Archetypes are
wherever kids meet and eat, and that includes childcare
states of consciousness, and if we tap into them then that
centers, preschools, K-12 schools, after school programs
state of consciousness directly affects our behaviors.
and even summer camps. One result is The Children’s Bill
Inviting these states of consciousness to incarnate or
of Rights for Better School Food.
express through us, we then start to interact with people and
look at the world in a different way, one that taps into our
Family Meals
collective imagination.
The Home Cooking
Tradition Battles Extinction
Healing Moment
Meditation
The frantic pace of modern life
Olivia Newton-John / David
Fortney
takes its toll on many of us in many
ways, and one of those is at the
dinner table every night.
Nature
The music for this week’s Healing
The family meal – that time-
Moment comes from Olivia Newton-
honored tradition – is something of an endangered species.
Dr. Andrew Weil is a world-renowned pioneer in the field of
John's Grace and Gratitude CD.
integrative medicine who believes that good health results
based on her belief that music has the power to heal by
This inspiring work is
from a number of factors including home cooked organic
calming our minds, lifting our spirits and connecting to our
meals and strong family relationships.
hearts. Olivia’s music is accompanied by nature images
from award-winning cinematographer David Fortney, whose
Nutrition Tip
work has been recognized internationally for its beauty and
Organic Baby Food
realism.
When it comes to meals with our
kids, it’s very important to start
them out with the healthiest foods
possible.
Our organic nutrition
expert, Dr. Alan Greene, tells us that nutrient quality from
conventional agriculture is on the decline. He also explains
why parents don’t want over processed baby foods that
could lead to a taste for processed foods as a toddler and as
an older child. Plus, the EPA has determined that babies
are more vulnerable to chemical toxins than adults because
they consume more pound for pound.
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Episode 503
Healing Touch
New Therapies for Hospitals
Healing Wisdom
Deepak Chopra
A new kind of therapy is finding its
Yoga for Health
way into hospitals all across the
Yoga is an important part of many
country called Healing Touch, a
of our lives these days. It’s a great
way to get physical exercise, but it
type of energy medicine that works
with the subtle energy / bio field of the patient.
Healing
with
can also have much more profound significance.
Dr.
Touch has been endorsed by the American Holistic Nurses
Deepak Chopra tells us that the deeper meaning of yoga is
Association and is part of their ongoing effort to integrate
“union with source” or with the ultimate spirit. Yoga postures
complementary and alternative modalities into mainstream
facilitate mind-body coordination and mind-body synthesis,
clinical practice. Touch is now part of patient care in more
and brings about a natural balance in our bodies called
than 30 U.S. hospitals.
homeostasis.
Awakening Our Internal
Pharmacy, Part I
Healing Moment
Meditation
Nature
Using the Five Senses in
Ayurveda
Olivia Newton-John / David
Fortney
Dr. David Simon, a distinguished
The music for this week’s Healing
physician and author and medical
Moment comes from Olivia Newton-
director of the Chopra Center, believes the most powerful
John's Grace and Gratitude CD.
pharmacy on the planet is the human body. He says we can
based on her belief that music has the power to heal by
This inspiring work is
awaken our internal pharmacy through the conscious use of
calming our minds, lifting our spirits and connecting to our
our five senses, a basic principle of Ayurveda. By being
hearts. Olivia’s music is accompanied by nature images
attentive to what we’re hearing, how we’re being touched,
from award-winning cinematographer David Fortney, whose
what we see, what we taste and what we smell, we can
work has been recognized internationally for its beauty and
awaken our internal healing chemistry that can treat a full
realism.
range of health disorders.
Nutrition Tip
Avocado and Chocolate?
One thing most of us have to be
careful about is our sweet tooth,
that
attraction
to
high
calorie
goodies like sugar and chocolate.
That’s why we were happy to meet a fabulous chef in Hawaii
who’s developed a sweet and healthy desert with a secret
ingredient – avocados.
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Episode 504
Global Medicine Hunter
Healing Wisdom
Deepak Chopra
Plant Remedies from
Around the World
with
Chris Kilham has one of the most
Our Connection to the
Planet
unusual academic titles in the
One mistake of modern science,
world: “Explorer in Residence” at
according to Dr. Deepak Chopra, is
the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.
He’s an
dualistic thinking that differentiates between a biological
ethnobotanist, which means he studies the relationship
organism and its environment. Instead, he says we and the
between people in plants. Chris travels to remote places like
planet are one total being -- the trees are our lungs, the
the Amazon rainforest or the island of Vanuatu in the South
rivers and waters are our circulation, the earth is our body.
Pacific to bring the benefits of medicinal plants into
So the more we pollute and destroy the environment the
mainstream American life.
bigger the impact will be on both our personal and extended
body.
Trace Minerals from the
Ocean
Healing Moment
Meditation
The Tasty Truth About Sea
Veggies
Nature
Experts say the nutrient quality
Olivia Newton-John / David
Fortney
from conventional agriculture is on
The music for this week’s Healing
Moment comes from Olivia Newton-
the decline. So some nutritionists now recommend that we
turn to one of our planet’s most abundant resources – the
John's Grace and Gratitude CD.
ocean. But to reach our goal consuming nine servings of
based on her belief that music has the power to heal by
fruit or vegetables day, several companies are now making
calming our minds, lifting our spirits and connecting to our
sea veggies as a dietary supplement in a capsule or liquid
hearts. Olivia’s music is accompanied by nature images
form.
from award-winning cinematographer David Fortney, whose
This inspiring work is
work has been recognized internationally for its beauty and
Nutrition Tip
realism.
Potato Power
Most of us make potatoes as a side
dish, but most of us don’t realize
potatoes are full of fiber and other
great nutrients.
It turns out that
3,000 ORAC units are what we need to have good health,
and most Americans get about half of that. Russet potatoes,
for example, give use the daily ORAC units we need, which
is why Marlene Sorosky, an author of eight cookbooks,
shows us how to make a delicious twice-baked potato
everyone will enjoy.
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Episode 505
The Secret of Happiness
With Candace Pert, Ph.D.
Healing Wisdom
Deepak Chopra
Dr. Candace Pert is a trailblazing
Listening to Our Body
scientist whose work has centered
The best way to teach our body to
on neuropeptides released by our
be
brain.
Deepak Chopra, is actually to listen
These
biological
healthy,
according
with
to
Dr.
messengers communicate constantly with every tissue,
to it.
Our body’s biological rhythms, he says, are the
organ and part of our body. That means our feelings are
symphony of the whole Universe. Just as our planet, our
really chemicals that can either help us or hurt us. Dr. Pert
bodies have circadian, seasonal, lunar and gravitational
tells us that emotions are the key to everything, including
rhythms. A body that is healthy is tuned into these rhythms,
health and disease, which is why it is so important to love
which requires us to listen to our bodies as a microcosm of
and accept ourselves just as we are.
the cosmic body.
Healing Moment
Meditation
Natural Decongestants
Solving Sinus Problems
Without Dangerous
Chemicals
Nature
Olivia Newton-John / David
Fortney
general
The music for this week’s Healing
population suffers from what are
Moment comes from Olivia Newton-
Roughly
40%
called “environmental sensitivities.”
of
the
Dealing with sinus
John's Grace and Gratitude CD.
This inspiring work is
issues has become big business – almost $3 billion in sales
based on her belief that music has the power to heal by
a year. But some products can leave its users drowsy or
calming our minds, lifting our spirits and connecting to our
anxious.
Pharmacist Scott Berliner tells that many sinus
hearts. Olivia’s music is accompanied by nature images
problems are chronic and people need a more holistic way to
from award-winning cinematographer David Fortney, whose
bolster the immune system without the dangerous side-
work has been recognized internationally for its beauty and
effects.
realism.
He tells us about several herbal and natural
remedies that fit the bill.
Nutrition Tip
Switching to Organic Corn
Choosing
organic
corn
means
skipping most conventional foods.
In fact, more than 4,000 U.S.
products
contain
corn
as
an
ingredient, and that doesn’t count all the corn used in
livestock
production.
More
chemical
fertilizers
and
pesticides are used on corn than any other crop, and most
corn (over 50 million acres in the U.S.) is genetically
modified. Switching to organic corn, according to Dr. Alan
Greene, is not yet an easy thing to do, yet it could do
wonders for our health and our planet.
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Episode 506
Overcoming Depression
Healing Wisdom
Deepak Chopra
Understanding Your NonDrug Options
with
On Meditation
Anti-depressants are called the
We hear a lot about the benefits of
treatment
meditation, but many of us have a
of
choice
by
the
pharmaceutical companies and by
many of the physicians who prescribe them.
hard time doing it.
Dr. Deepak
However,
Chopra encourages us to have no expectations when
according to Dr. James Gordon, a Harvard-educated
meditating, to avoid thinking there’s a right way or wrong
psychiatrist and founder of the Center for Mind-Body
way to do it. He suggests we begin our meditation practice
Medicine in Washington D.C., anti-depressants should be
by just learning to sit for 15 or 20 minutes and simply
considered a last resort. Dr. Gordon tells us about the many
experience whatever we feel, including the restlessness and
different approaches that can help us rebound from
all the body sensations. In fact, he says, learning to feel into
depressive episodes, including a seven-stage therapy
our emotions and body sensations is great pathway into
process that has yielded success with many of his patients.
meditation!
Awakening Our Internal
Pharmacy, Part II
Healing Moment
Meditation
The Five Basic Elements in
Ayurveda
Olivia Newton-John / David
Fortney
Dr. David Simon, a distinguished
The music for this week’s Healing
physician and author and medical
Nature
Moment comes from Olivia Newton-
director of the Chopra Center, believes the most powerful
John's Grace and Gratitude CD.
pharmacy on the planet is the human body.
This inspiring work is
He says a
based on her belief that music has the power to heal by
simple way to be present and to utilize the energy
calming our minds, lifting our spirits and connecting to our
information of our environment in order to awaken the
hearts. Olivia’s music is accompanied by nature images
internal pharmacy is to connect with the five basic elements,
from award-winning cinematographer David Fortney, whose
which in Ayurveda are known as space, air, fire, water and
work has been recognized internationally for its beauty and
earth. This helps us to harmonize our inner environment
realism.
with the outer, to integrate the body/mind with our spirit –
which awakens us to our innate healing potential.
Nutrition Tip
Green Tea Chai Frappe
Green tea has powerful healing
properties, and top chef Renee
Loux shares her unique recipe for a
green tea chai frappe that could be
a great breakfast or dessert. She begins by making fresh
almond milk, then instead of adding water she adds green
tea – which is not only beautifying, but also rich in
antioxidants.
She then adds some spices including chai,
cinnamon and ginger, then blends with ice and serves with
peppermint garnish.
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Episode 507
Natural
Remedy
Menopause
Healing Wisdom
Deepak Chopra
with
Black Cohosh
The Law of Least Effort
Menopause may be a natural part
According to Dr. Deepak Chopra,
of a woman’s life, but for many it’s
we in our culture have become
not a lot of fun.
A number of
brainwashed to believe that hard
pharmaceutical approaches to menopause have been
work, exacting plans and driving ambition is the way to
developed, but many have side-effects. It turns out that of
succeed. While it might be, by the time you get what you
the different herbal remedies, the only one that has good,
want you may also have high blood pressure, you’re
documented efficacy is actually black cohosh. We ask two
addicted to drugs and your children have joined a gang. By
experts who’ve come to appreciate this plant rooted in North
not always looking for a response about the future, or
American native wisdom.
regretting the past, Chopra says we accept the present
moment and the Universe begins providing us what we want
– with minimal effort.
Chi Running
Aligning With the Forces of
Nature
Healing Moment
Meditation
Chris Griffin is a Master Instructor
Nature
Olivia Newton-John / David
Fortney
of something called Chi Walking
and Chi Running. Both programs
The music for this week’s Healing
combine the inner focus of T’ai Chi with the physical
Moment comes from Olivia Newton-
movements of walking and running. Griffin gives us helpful
hints for improving our physical performance while avoiding
John's Grace and Gratitude CD.
This inspiring work is
injuries. He also shows us how exercise can be a mindful
based on her belief that music has the power to heal by
practice – bringing presence, awareness and intention –
calming our minds, lifting our spirits and connecting to our
capacities which can serve us in all areas of life.
hearts. Olivia’s music is accompanied by nature images
from award-winning cinematographer David Fortney, whose
Nutrition Tip
work has been recognized internationally for its beauty and
Organic Smoothies
realism.
Powdered green supplements may
be good for us, but they don’t
always
taste
great.
Marlene
Sorosky joins us in the Healing
Quest kitchen to make a power shake that packs a great
taste along side Maca and other healthy ingredients from the
Amazon rainforest. Add a little ice cream, sorbet or frozen
yogurt and turn it into a healthy dessert everyone will love.
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Season Four: Episodes 401-407
Episode 401
milked, and the acres of cropland where the feed for the cow
A
New
Host
Healing Quest
Joins
was grown. When we’re buying a glass of conventional milk,
says Greene, we’re buying into a whole system of chemical
Olivia Newton-John
agriculture
This season kicks off with a new
pesticides and genetically modified animal feed.
co-host, Olivia Newton-John.
including
antibiotics,
synthetic
hormones,
For
more than three decades Olivia’s
been delighting audiences around the world. In that time
Healing Wisdom
Deepak Chopra
with
she’s had numerous top ten singles and won most of the
The Keys to a Joyful Life
music industry’s top awards.
She’s also been deeply
People think that if they had the
involved in a variety of humanitarian, environmental and
right relationship they’d be joyful. If
wellness efforts. What many people may not know about
they had enough money, if they
Olivia
is
that
homeopathy,
acupuncture,
were in good health, then they’d be
massage,
meditation and yoga have been a big part of her life for a
joyful.
According to Dr. Deepak Chopra, it’s actually the
long time.
other way around. If we’re happy to begin with, then we’re
more likely to be healthy and make healthy choices, and
Mission Organic 2010
we’re likely to have the right relationships and more likely to
Promoting Organic Foods
and Farming
be successful because we come from a place of strength.
With the rise in organic foods, it
Healing Moment Nature Meditation
Olivia Newton-John / David
Fortney
may be a surprise that U.S. organic
foods account for only 3 percent of
total sales. Increasing that percentage would have a huge
The music for this week’s Healing
impact on all of us and the planet we all share. Mission
Moment
Organic 2010 is a movement that is aimed at increasing the
Newton-John's
adoption of organics from the current 3 percent of overall
Gratitude CD. This inspiring work
food sales to about 10 percent by 2010. We’ll check in with
is based on her belief that music has the power to heal by
James D. White, a senior executive with a growing organic
calming our minds, lifting our spirits and connecting to our
brand and board member of The Organic Center, to see how
hearts. Olivia’s music is accompanied by nature images
the Mission Organic 2010 campaign is doing.
from award-winning cinematographer David Fortney, whose
comes
from
Olivia
Grace
and
work has been recognized internationally for its beauty and
Nutrition Tip
realism.
The Benefits of Drinking
Organic Milk
There’s more to a glass of milk
than meets the eye.
Greene
suggests
you
Dr. Alan
choose
organic milk every time. A noted pediatrician, author and
board member of The Organic Center says hidden from view
is where the cow came from, the dairy where the cow was
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Episode 402
Integrative Medicine with
Andrew Weil
Healing
Wisdom
Deepak Chopra
Transforming the Culture of
Health Care
Spontaneous Remission
with
Dr. Deepak Chopra reminds us that
Dr. Andrew Weil has been helping
all healing is grounded in a spiritual
Americans take more control over
experience. He says even the word healing is rooted in the
their health for three decades. In the process he’s written
word holy. Chopra describes spontaneous remission as a
numerous books and has become an internationally known
process that results from a complete loss of fear, combined
figure in the field of health care.
The goal of Dr. Weil’s
with an internal state of ecstasy or euphoria. Anchoring to a
transformation in health care is an approach called
healing image, he says, can also be a powerful aide in
integrative medicine. It’s an attempt to broaden the scope of
bringing the body back to a state of homeostasis.
medical thinking and practice to look at patients as whole
persons, not just as symptoms, and to integrate lifestyle
Healing Moment Nature
Meditation
choices in the pursuit of optimum well-being.
Olivia Newton-John / David
Fortney
Iyengar Yoga
Natural treatment for breast
cancer fatigue
The music for this week’s Healing
Moment
comes
from
Olivia
Iyengar Yoga is a natural way for
Newton-John's Grace and Gratitude CD. This inspiring work
breast cancer survivors to fight the
is based on her belief that music has the power to heal by
fatigue associated with treatment.
calming our minds, lifting our spirits and connecting to our
Iyengar Yoga is done through the use of different props.
hearts. Olivia’s music is accompanied by nature images
This ensures that students are correctly holding poses for
from award-winning cinematographer David Fortney, whose
optimum benefit.
work has been recognized internationally for its beauty and
Instructor Beth Sternlieb, shows how
Iyengar Yoga heals the body and the mind for breast cancer
realism.
survivors.
Nutrition Tip
Organic Potatoes
When he was in medical school,
Dr. Alan Greene was taught that
potatoes
are
essentially
empty
calories. But it turns out they can
be a nutritious, low-calorie high-fiber food with good
glycemic index, and that have important vitamins and
minerals and other phytonutrients we’re just beginning to
discover – including something called Oxygen Radical
Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) which creates a powerful antiaging affect.
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Episode 403
Probiotics
Beyond the Multi-Vitamin
Healing
Wisdom
Deepak Chopra
Since 2002 the American Medical
Healing Sounds
Association
been
Dr. Deepak Chopra describes a
recommending that every adult in
cultural tradition in which mothers
has
write a song for their babies and
the U.S. take a multi-vitamin every
day to help prevent chronic disease. Now another all-natural
with
sing the song throughout pregnancy.
During the birthing
–
process, the village serenades the baby, and the song is
probiotics. Some researchers are even saying it could be
used repeatedly when as child grows and is initiated into the
even more essential that a multi-vitamin as a basic
different stages of life.
ingredient to digestive health and wellness.
concept called neuro-associated conditioning, in which the
supplement
is
attracting
intense
scientific
interest
Chopra explains this through a
nervous system anchors our emotional wellbeing to the
Healing
Music
Michael Stillwater
with
sound and vibration of the song.
Creating Your Personal
Healing Song
Michael
Stillwater
is
Healing Moment
Meditation
Nature
Olivia Newton-John / David
Fortney
an
accomplished recording artist and
The music for this week’s Healing
musician who’s found a new way of tapping into the healing
Moment comes from Olivia Newton-
power of music. Judy and Roy had the opportunity to take a
workshop led by Michael who helps participants discover
John's Grace and Gratitude CD.
and create what he calls our personal healing song. We
based on her belief that music has the power to heal by
This inspiring work is
learn how music can be a source of revitalization and deep
calming our minds, lifting our spirits and connecting to our
connection to soul.
hearts. Olivia’s music is accompanied by nature images
from award-winning cinematographer David Fortney, whose
Nutrition Tip
work has been recognized internationally for its beauty and
Organic Apples
realism.
Researchers
say
if
American
women would just eat one apple a
day that could be enough to halt
the rise in breast cancer.
Two
apples a day can drop cholesterol from 240 to just under
200! They key qualifier, according to Dr. Alan Greene, is
that we consume organic apples because they have higher
levels of all good polyphenols and phytonutrients.
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Episode 404
Holistic Eye Health
Healing Wisdom
Deepak Chopra
Exercises for the Ocular
Fitness
with
Dealing With Addiction
Every second your brain receives 3
Addiction
million messages, and of those 2
disease of our civilization according
is
the
number
one
billion comes from your eyes! It’s
to Dr. Deepak Chopra, addiction to
no wonder that since our eyes work so hard that they can
toxic behavior, toxic substances, toxic relationships, toxic
eventually encounter all kinds of problems. Hardly anyone
environment – which all create a toxic body. Ayurveda sees
needs glasses when they are born, yet two-thirds of the
addiction as a second-class substitute for the exultation of
population wears glasses. Jacob Liberman, an author and
the spirit.
inventor trained in the science of optometry, says the
California is to actually give the person a sense of higher
modern epidemic of vision problems is the result of working
ecstasy and pleasure than the one they remember from the
indoors, and shows eye exercises that can actually improve
addictive substance.
Chopra’s approach at his medical clinic in
our eyesight.
Healing Moment
Meditation
Avoiding Colds and Flu
Natural Strategies
Nature
Dr. Neil Schachter has heard about
Olivia Newton-John / David
Fortney
every strategy in the book to avoid
The music for this week’s Healing
colds and flu.
Moment comes from Olivia Newton-
He’s Director of
Respiratory Care at Mount Sinai
John's Grace and Gratitude CD.
This inspiring work is
Hospital in New York and author of The Good Doctor’s
based on her belief that music has the power to heal by
Guide to Colds and Flu. He says the first thing to realize is
calming our minds, lifting our spirits and connecting to our
that colds and flus are viral infections.
Among the 200
hearts. Olivia’s music is accompanied by nature images
viruses that have been identified there are now about
from award-winning cinematographer David Fortney, whose
300,000 non-prescription cold remedies on the market. He
work has been recognized internationally for its beauty and
says most of these are aimed at dealing with the symptoms
realism.
of cold and flu, but says taking care of immune system is the
best way to help us get well and protect us from getting sick
again.
Nutrition Tip
Resveratrol in Organic Wine
Resveratrol is found naturally in its
highest
levels
in
red
grapes,
especially in red wine grapes, and
the amounts that are present in red
wine are actually high enough to make a different
medicinally. When tested, organic red wines averaged 32%
higher in resveratrol than conventional wines, and has been
shown to have anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer and
anti-aging effects, as well as brain protective effects.
Drinking organic wines not only help us avoid nasty
chemicals, is also helps farm workers and their families.
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Episode 405
Hawaiian Stress
Management
Healing Wisdom
Deepak Chopra
An Indigenous Cultural
Perspective
The Healing Power of
Laughter
When it comes to staying healthy,
As you might expect, the tears of
dealing with stress is one of the
laughter
have
a
with
completely
biggest challenges most of us face. In fact, various studies
different chemistry than the tears of sorrow. According to Dr.
show that up to 90% of all doctor visits are due to stress-
Deepak Chopra, you can’t be experiencing laughter and
related complaints. Different cultures have different ways of
have your ego in the same way at the same time because
dealing with stress.
According the indigenous Hawaiian
the molecules of emotion secreted from laughter are very
practitioners, stress takes us into a place of being
different than the molecules you experience in ordinary or
unbalanced.
depressed states of consciousness.
Integrated mind, body and spirit, and the
These molecules of
unification of yourself with all things around you, is what they
emotion, called neuropeptides, have even been shown to
call what ho’oponopono.
affect the activity of the immune system in a healthy
direction.
Bone Health
Beyond Calcium
Healing Moment
Meditation
Calcium’s been a hot health topic in
Olivia Newton-John / David
Fortney
recent years because most of us
aren’t doing enough to keep our
bones
in
tip-top
Nature
The music for this week’s Healing
shape.
Moment comes from Olivia Newton-
Unfortunately the answer’s not that simple because we now
know that consuming calcium and absorbing it are two very
John's Grace and Gratitude CD.
This inspiring work is
different things. Now there is a new natural ingredient that
based on her belief that music has the power to heal by
could be our new best friend – something called short-chain
calming our minds, lifting our spirits and connecting to our
fructooligosaccharides that’s been in use for 20 years in
hearts. Olivia’s music is accompanied by nature images
various parts of the world, but is just now being introduced to
from award-winning cinematographer David Fortney, whose
foods and drinks in the U.S.
work has been recognized internationally for its beauty and
realism.
Nutritional Tip
Organic Catsup
Turns out catsup has an important
nutrient called lycopene, and is one
of
nature’s
most
powerful
antioxidants. In some studies it’s
been shown to prevent cardiovascular damage and cancer,
and helps to prevent and heal damage in our cells.
Tomatoes are one of the top 10 sources of lycopene in our
diets; more than 80% of our lycopene comes from tomatoes.
Researchers have recently discovered that on average
organic
catsup
has
57%
more
lycopene
than
its
counterparts, and double the total antioxidants – a big
nutritional difference.
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Episode 406
How To Talk To Your Doc
Healing Wisdom
Deepak Chopra
Tips for Navigating the CAM
System
with
The Biology of Belief
Dr. Ronald Hoffman is a New York
It’s important that patients believe
City
the diagnosis from their doctor
physician
and
nutritional
expert who’s thought a lot about
because if they don’t, and the
the relationship between doctor and patient. He says you
diagnosis has been made accurately, then they’re not going
can’t expect every doctor to embrace all aspects of
to get the right treatment.
complementary
should
Chopra, believing in the diagnosis is not the same as
understand what that is and be open to it. Hoffman says
believing in the prognosis, because the prognosis of a
finding a physician committed to fully engaging their patients
disease does not tell you about the outcome of that disease
in all the
new health options isn’t always easy but he does
in a particular person. He reminds us that our beliefs have a
recommend one source – the American College for the
powerful impact on our health outcomes and should not be
Advancement of Medicine.
overlooked.
medicine,
but
at
least
they
But according to Dr. Deepak
Burning Calories in Your
Sleep
Healing Moment
Meditation
The Muscle Mass Factor
It’s typical for a person to be
Olivia Newton-John / David
Fortney
burning somewhere between 1200
The music for this week’s Healing
Nature
Moment comes from Olivia Newton-
and 1700 calories per day just
because of the energy that it takes to maintain your body’s
John's Grace and Gratitude CD.
normal functioning. One of the primary determinants of that
based on her belief that music has the power to heal by
is how much lean tissue you have in your body, and the
calming our minds, lifting our spirits and connecting to our
largest lean tissue that most people have is muscle.
hearts. Olivia’s music is accompanied by nature images
Researchers at Purdue University say you even burn
from award-winning cinematographer David Fortney, whose
calories while you nap. In fact, your body burns about 10 to
work has been recognized internationally for its beauty and
15 calories an hour for every pound of muscle you have in
realism.
This inspiring work is
your body.
Nutrition Tip
Organic Peanut Butter
More acres in the United States
are planed in peanuts than any
fruit or any vegetable or any nut.
According to the National Peanut
Board, peanut butter is the main use of peanuts in the United
States. About the time peanut allergies began to get more
common, many of us started thinking about peanut butter as
an overly sweet, high fat, unhealthy food.
However, it’s
really the other ingredients in most conventional peanut
butters
that
are
unhealthy,
from
corn
syrup
and
hydrogenated fats and pesticides.
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Episode 407 (Hawaii Special)
Nutrition Tip
Sunrise Ceremony
Pineapple Recipe
Honoring Our Connection to
Earth, Ocean & Sky
Pineapples
are
an
incredible
Sunrise anywhere is a special time
source of lots of vitamins and some
of day, but that’s especially so in
great minerals, but according to
Hawaii when you’re in the company
Renee Loux, a chef, author and
of some of Maui’s leading wellness practitioners. Judy and
nutrition consultant on Maui, pineapple is especially rich in a
Roy attended the Kapalua LifeFest on Maui, and their
precious enzyme called bromeline which helps digest
experience began before dawn with about 30 others
protein. Renee helps us understand what to look for when
standing together at the water’s edge as part of the awke kali
selecting the perfect pineapple, and how to make a delicious
keena or sunrise ceremony.
pineapple recipe everyone around the table will enjoy.
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Meditation
Sweat Lodges
Purification From the Inside
Out
Olivia Newton-John / David
Fortney
Sweat lodges are an integral part
The music for this week’s Healing
of the healing practices in many
indigenous
cultures.
Nature
Moment comes from Olivia Newton-
Maka’ala
John's Grace and Gratitude CD.
Yates has been teaching and practicing Hawaiian healing
This inspiring work is
based on her belief that music has the power to heal by
concepts for over 25 years, and was Judy and Roy’s guide
calming our minds, lifting our spirits and connecting to our
for a ceremony in the House of Purification, or the Hale Pu
hearts. Olivia’s music is accompanied by nature images
Lo O Lo O, a small hut made with sticks from the forest and
from award-winning cinematographer David Fortney, whose
covered with lowhala woven leaves. It’s both a physical and
work has been recognized internationally for its beauty and
a spiritual experience that reminds us of who we are and that
realism.
we’re all connected.
Hawaiian
Princess
Anthropologist
&
Elizabeth Kapu’uwailani
Lindsey
Elizabeth Kapu’uwailani Lindsey is a
cultural
anthropologist,
writer,
filmmaker, actress and former Miss Hawaii. She was raised by
native Hawaiian elders and is the great-granddaughter of a
Hawaiian chief. She says the elders are calling women to step
into their power, build bridges of compassion and call the world
back into balance so we leave it well and healthy for our
children
and
the
generations
to
follow.
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Episode 301
Vitamin Angels
Dr. Deepak Chopra
We’ll meet a group that’s dedicated to
Spirit & Healing
eliminating
Vitamin
A
deficiency
childhood blindness by the year 2020.
It’s a condition that threatens 100
million children around the world but is easily prevented by
two doses of Vitamin A a year, at a cost of 25 cents per
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Water
child. We’ll find out how we can help.
Emotional
Fitness:
Managing Change
One of the biggest challenges we all
face is managing our reaction to
unwanted
change.
Renowned
clinician, teacher and author Joan Borysenko gives us tips
on how to deal with unexpected change in a positive way.
Nutrition
Control
Tip:
Portion
Nutritionist Connie Guttersen, author
of best-selling ‘The Sonoma Diet,’
shows us how to improve our health
by doing a better job of controlling how much we put on our
plate every day.
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Episode 302
Emotional
Fitness:
Optimism/Pessimism
Dr. Deepak Chopra
Intention
Noted author, psychologist and healer
Joan Borysenko helps us understand
pessimism
and
provides
practical
advice for turning those negative tendencies into optimistic
action. It’s an approach she says can help us all be more
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Fall Leaves
“stress hardy.”
Cellular Health
We’ll
meet
scientists
in
Denver
who’ve discovered what could be a
major
advance
oxidative stress.
in
dealing
with
They’ve created a
supplement that could keep us when we’re in our 50’s and
60’s as healthy on the inside as a 20-year-old.
Nutrition
Salad
Tip:
Seaweed
This staple of Asian cooking offers
a wealth of valuable nutrients.
Jenny Matthau, Director of the
Natural
Gourmet
Institute
introduces us to a new version of ‘surf and turf.’
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Episode 303
Cognitive Health
Dr. Deepak Chopra
Research shows that for most of us
Healing Power of Nature
cognitive functions begin to decline in
our 20s. But it doesn’t have to be that
way. In this report, we’ll discover how
to keep our brains in tip-top shape until at least the age of
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120.
Snowscape
Emotional Fitness:
Acceptance
Self-
For many people emotional fitness is
much harder to achieve than physical
fitness.
Author, psychologist and
healer Joan Borysenko gives us her view of what she says is
the single most important psychological ingredient for a
happy life.
Nutrition
Grains
Tip:
“Sonoma
Diet”
author
Guttersen
explains
why
Whole
Connie
it’s
so
important to integrate whole grains
into our diet, and then shows us how
to do so in an easy, delicious way.
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Episode 304
Campaign
Cosmetics
On
any
given
For
Safer
Dr. Deepak Chopra
Flexibility
day
an
average
consumer may use as many as 25
different cosmetic and personal care
products containing more than 200 different chemical
compounds. Many of those may be linked to cancer. We’ll
learn about a national effort to replace those dangerous
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chemicals with natural and organic ingredients.
Canyon Lands
Prostate Health
Prostate issues are a concern for
70% of men over 70 and half of men
over 50. Mark Blumenthal, Founder
and CEO of the American Botanical
Council, recommends natural herbs and supplements that
can remedy the condition.
Nutrition Tip: Beans
Nutritionist
and
author
Connie
Guttersen explains the benefits of
eating more beans and how to make
them taste as good as they are for
your health.
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Episode 305
Dr. Deepak Chopra
Essential Oils
Accessing
the
body’s
“inner
Cells in Perfect Alignment
pharmacy” – its ability to heal itself
– can be a simple as connecting
with
something
phytomedicine.
called
That’s a fancy
name for treatments that use the pure essence of plants –
substances called Essential Oils. We consult three experts
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Summer Meadow
on how to tap into this powerful source of well-being.
Biofeedback
Management
for
Stress
We explore a new way of managing
stress
that
makes
biofeedback
available to everyone who owns a
computer.
It’s a graphic rich system designed to deliver
benefits with only 15 or 20 minutes of effort each day.
Nutrition Tip: Magnesium
Deficiency
Chronic
headaches,
conditions
insomnia
such
or
as
muscle
cramps can often be caused by this
deficiency.
Author and physician
Mark Hyman has some leafy green advice on how to remedy
the problem.
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Episode 306
Herbal Medicine Cabinet
Dr. Deepak Chopra
One
Survival of the Wisest
of
the
world’s
top
herbal
authorities advises us on how to get
the most out of natural remedies
ranging from aloe vera and ginger to
slippery elm and elderberry.
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Cheryl’s Story
Health
challenges
inescapable part of life.
Fall Leaves
are
an
Dr. Alan
Greene and his wife Cheryl had such
a challenge – a life threatening one –
but it took them down a path of discovery that could be
meaningful for all the rest of us.
Nutrition Tip: Green Tea
The health benefits of green tea have
attracted a lot of attention recently.
We find out why.
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Episode 307
Functional Medicine
Dr. Deepak Chopra
We’ll explore a new kind of integrative
Reversing Biological Age.
medicine that aims to remedy the
underlying causes of disease instead
of simply treating symptoms. Our
guide on this journey is author and physician Mark Hyman.
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Natural Health for Women
Waterfall
Psychiatrist Hyla Cass has written
eight books and incorporated natural
health techniques into her practice
for over 20 years. She shares some
of her top tips on how women can
maintain their emotional fitness.
Nutrition
Colors
Tip:
Healthy
The colors of our foods have a lot to
do with how good or bad they are for
us. Three nutrition experts give us a
color-coded recipe for healthy living.
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Episode 201
Heart Care with Dr. Mehmet
Oz
Nutrition Tip: Spices
Dr.
nationally
adding ginger and turmeric to our
acclaimed heart surgeon at New
diets can provide a big boost in
York’s
wellness.
Mehmet
Oz
Columbia
is
a
Presbyterian
An expert herbalist shows us how
Hospital. In addition to incredibly advanced technical care,
Dr. Oz is also adding complementary techniques like
craniosacral therapy and zen-shiatsu massage to speed the
Dr. Deepak Chopra
Three Kinds of Aging
recovery of patients only hours after they’ve left the
operating table.
Wild Alaska Salmon
Omega 3 fatty acids are now widely
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recognized as a critical component of
Snowscape
good health, and the best place to get
them is from wild Alaska salmon. We
join an expedition to assess the future of these valuable fish,
and we visit a top chef for his advice on how to get the most
out of salmon for a healthy meal.
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Episode 202
Healthy School Lunches
Dr. Deepak Chopra
We get the inside story on an all-
Wellness Is More Than The Absence
natural
of Illness
nutrition
approach
in
Wisconsin that could revolutionize
the way we feed our kids in school.
One leading physician group says this program is what every
school district in the country should emulate.
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Fall Leaves
Mind*Body*Sprit Spas
Mainstream spas across the U.S.
are adding a new component to
their list of services: therapies that
address the emotional as well as
physical needs of their female
customers … therapies that promise a deeper level of
relaxation.
Nutrition
Chocolate
Tip:
Dark
Certain kinds of cocoa can be even
better for us than many fruits and
vegetables.
Dr.
Roberta
Lee,
Medical Director of New York’s
Continuum Center for Health and Healing, explains how to
make sure we get the most out of this sweet surprise.
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Episode 203
Saving The Rainforest,
Healing Humans
Dr. Deepak Chopra
The Science Behind Meditation
HQ visits a farm in Costa Rica where
growing the ingredients for nutritional
supplements is proving to be good
not only for U.S. consumers but also
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for rainforest preservation efforts around the world.
Flowing Water.
Yoga For School Kids
Public school educators in Aspen,
Colorado are using an ancient
healing practice to help young
students get ready for optimum
learning.
We’ll see why other
educators around the country are taking notice.
Nutrition
Tip:
Grass Cocktail
Wheat
It’s one of nature’s most beneficial
plants but wheat grass in its natural
state is not exactly a total taste
treat. So we’ll see how wheat grass
can be as delicious as it is nutritious.
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Episode 204
Acupuncture for Detox
Nutrition Tip: Calcium
One of the nation’s leading centers
for the healing arts, based just
outside Baltimore, is revolutionizing
treatment for substance addiction.
It’s a plan that incorporates the ancient healing practices of
acupuncture and Tai Chi in a way that could help people
trying to escape from every- thing from narcotics to nicotine.
Dr. Deepak Chopra
Sleep and Aging
Healing Yoga
It’s called Iyengar yoga and it goes
far beyond the goals and techniques
usually associated with yoga.
The
objective here is to actually heal
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Canyon Lands
physical ailments. It’s an approach
that’s being used at UCLA’s Pediatric Pain Clinic and in
other leading-edge healing centers with remarkable results.
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Episode 205
Continuum
Center
Health and Healing
for
Dr. Deepak Chopra
How to Reverse Biological Aging
The Center, affiliated with New York’s
Beth Israel Hospital, is the largest
hospital-affiliated center in the U.S.
for complementary and alternative medicine. Among other
things the center is on the leading edge of massage
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techniques that are showing the way to healing for women
Meadow
all across the country.
Light Power
The light we live and work under has
a huge impact on our health.
We
visit two experts in London on the
leading edge of using light to improve
wellbeing.
Nutrition Tip: The Healing
Colors of Food
Red, yellow, purple, green – we’ll find
out why a diet rich in these natural
colors also taps into the best of
nature’s pharmacy.
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Episode 206
Neurobehavioral
Management
Pain
Dr. Deepak Chopra
How to Release Negative Emotions
This technique teaches how the
mind can be used to “turn off”
chronic pain.
It’s the result of 30
years of study by a California
psychologist and it’s now being widely adopted. We’ll see
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how it works.
Forest
Stress Busters
Stress is the most frequently cited
cause for illness among Americans,
so we examine watsu and labyrinths - two approaches to relieving stress
that are now attracting growing numbers of devotees.
Nutrition Tip: Fish Oil
Fish oil is one of the hottest topics in
the nutritional world these days
because
of
its
amazing
inflammatory properties.
anti-
Dr. Mary
Hardy tells us why.
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Episode 207
Natural Gourmet Institute
Nutrition Tip: Cinnamon
This New York City academy teaches
This perennial favorite for desserts
haute cuisine using 100% natural
could also be a potent weapon
and
against diabetes.
organic
students
ingredients.
are
The
enthusiastic;
the
school’s administrators are delighted to find themselves
feeding a rapidly growing demand for chefs and nutritionists
who understand how to create cuisine from the ultimate
Dr. Deepak Chopra
Harnessing the Healing Power of
ingredients for optimum wellness.
Love
Massage & Yoga
Cancer Survivors
for
Pioneering institutions in Miami and
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Los
Stream
Angeles
mind/body
share
techniques
the
new
they’ve
developed to help women cope
with the aftermath of breast cancer.
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Episode 101
Institute
Healing
for
Health
and
Dolphin/Human Therapy
Just south of Miami, Florida, one of
It could be one of the most unique
the
medical facilities in the U.S.
researchers
It’s a
place where the healing tools range
from CAT scans and MRI’s to prayer and hands-on healing.
world’s
amazing
leading
shows
mammals
how
are
dolphin
these
helping
children and adults with serious physical and mental
disabilities.
Light Mask
This
device,
developed
at
Hammersmith Hospital in London,
uses flashing lights sewn into an eye
mask to treat PMS with amazing
effectiveness. We’ll meet one woman who says the light
mask quite literally has given her back a third of her life.
Episode 102
Baby Massage
A major U.S. hospital conducts
Interactive
Imagery
Guided
groundbreaking research into the
The Academy for Guided Imagery
benefits of therapeutic touch for
is harnessing the mind’s awesome
premature infants. Results show this
power to speed healing.
We’ll
ancient technique delivers major benefits in the battle to
meet the physician who founded the Academy and has
save these tiny lives.
trained thousands of practitioners. And we’ll see how guided
imagery is being used at a major medical center.
Bioptron
This
device,
biophysicist
in
developed
Budapest,
by
a
beams
polarized, full-spectrum light onto
everything from acne to serious skin
disorders with significant results and without the use of
powerful drugs.
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Episode 103
UCLA Pediatric Pain Clinic
One of the best-known research
Healing
Power
Forgiveness
hospitals in the world uses a wide
Traditionally
range of leading-edge techniques to
spiritual teachers, forgiveness is
push the boundaries of alternative
now
being
the
of
province
recognized
as
of
a
The innovations range from
powerful force in healing depression, anger, stress and even
bioenergy to biofeedback and are achieving positive results
physical illness. We’ll get to know one woman whose life
with a growing number of adolescents fighting chronic pain.
was transformed by forgiving the unforgivable.
and integrative medicine.
Australia Bush Medicine
A third-generation herbalist roams the
bush country of Australia gathering
delicate flowers whose blooms are
distilled into essences that deliver
powerful medicinal benefits around the globe.
Episode 104
Magnetic Field Therapy
Feldenkrais
Scientists in three parts of the U.S.
A young woman virtually written off by
are now studying the healing effect
doctors 20 years ago because she
of large powerful magnets on the
was born without a third of her
body.
We meet one of these
cerebellum
now enjoys a nearly
researchers, an orthopedic surgeon, and we get to know
normal life.
some of his patients who’ve found this unorthodox treatment
recovery to a unique therapy developed in Israel and based
delivers remarkable results.
in part on the belief that the body can actually teach the
brain.
Clown Therapy
She and her family attribute her amazing
The technique is now used by more than 4,000
practitioners around the world.
Laughter has always been good for
the soul, but now a major New York
City hospital is showing that it’s also
beneficial for a sick body, especially
those of severely ill children. The program has become a
model for other hospitals around the world.
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Episode 105
Natural Hospital
Giant Steps
On the Big Island of Hawaii this
This is horseback riding with a
relatively
difference.
new
facility
delivers
The primary “therapists”
traditional medical services in an
are
atmosphere designed to replace the
specifically bred for this task.
Tennessee
Walking
horses
The
harsh, jarring aspects of so many hospitals with a soothing,
physical and emotional benefits to disabled children and
nature-oriented healing environment. Part of the hospital’s
adults are remarkable.
services are healing touch treatments and meals prepared
by cooks specially trained in maximizing the energetic
qualities of food.
Sound Table
Piano-wire beds create vibrations
that
energize
muscles,
open
blockages in circulation and help
patients suffering with everything
from arthritis and chronic pain to cerebral palsy and multiple
sclerosis.
Episode 106
Virtual Daylight
Permaculture
Full spectrum polarized lights are
We examine this program, developed
replacing fluorescent tubes in U.K.
in Australia, that’s based on the belief
offices with dramatic health and
that healing our planet may be crucial
productivity benefits. Now the lights
to healing ourselves.
It’s a belief
are being installed in schools and hospitals amid indications
that’s attracted tens of thousands of supporters around the
that they may help accelerate both learning and healing.
world.
Pediatric Homeopathy
Dr. Ifeoma Ikenze is a pediatrician
whose
practice
now
includes
a
healthy dose of this holistic, naturebased medicine. We’ll find out why
and meet patients and parents for whom homeopathy has
changed their lives.
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Episode 107
Heart Math
Labyrinth
This revolutionary program is based
It has been with us for more than
on the belief that the heart actually
2000 years and now this winding
exerts formidable control over the
pathway
is
finding
its
brain and that it is actually possible
mainstream
healing
environments.
to take control over our emotional self.
The program
features techniques that virtually everyone can learn to use.
way
into
We’ll see how one leading hospital is using the labyrinth as a
resource to help patients deal with major medical problems.
Watsu & Waterdance
Stress is a serious health issue
worldwide
and
now
increasing
numbers of people are finding an
antidote to it in aquatic bodywork
that blends Shiatsu massage and
the healing properties of warm water.
Episode 108
Qigong Cancer Treatment
Light Dome
Chinese masters come to Montana
Clients lie inside this six-foot-high
and Canada to teach a form of this
structure in London and are bathed
ancient breathing practice aimed at
in full spectrum light to help them
helping heal cancer patients.
We
heal by balancing their energy.
meet an American man who says Qigong helped save his
Some people describe the experience as being in the womb.
life when he was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor.
Others say it’s like gazing into infinity. It’s a trip inside the
rainbow and it’s now in use in about 15 countries around the
Cabrillo
Center
College
Stroke
world.
Through activities like silk painting,
poetry, drumming and golf, stroke
patients at this unique school are
reclaiming their speech, physical mobility and dignity. The
center is a one-of-kind institution that its founders hope to
replicate in many other places.
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Episode 109
Yoga for Eating Disorders
Dolphins
The ancient art of Yoga is helping
Can these remarkable mammals heal
young women find a new pathway
the humans who swim with them?
out of the nightmare of anorexia and
We meet some people in Hawaii
bulimia.
It’s an imaginative new
who’ve had a lot of experience with
application for one of the world’s oldest mind-body therapies.
that, and we assess the growing scientific and popular
interest in wild dolphin experiences.
Network Spinal Analysis
This new chiropractic therapy is
designed to go far beyond pain
relief.
Instead,
its
proponents
across the U.S. say it opens “spinal
gateways” in patients to transform
tension into therapeutic energy and to activate the body’s
innate ability to heal itself.
Episode 110
Homeopathy
Didgeridoo Sound Healing
New legions of supporters are being
This ancient musical instrument from
attracted
Australia is now reverberating across
to
this
natural
healing
technique that’s been practiced for
over two centuries. It’s a resurgence
the healing landscape as a new tool
for vibrational therapy. Patients who
fueled by homeopathy’s focus on treating the whole person,
experience didgeridoo treatments report that they
instead of just an isolated symptom.
experience accelerated states of consciousness and a
physical boost that lasts for days.
Myotherapy
This
non-invasive
technique
eliminates muscle pain at the source.
We’ll meet fitness pioneer Bonnie
Prudden, the woman who developed
myotherapy, and see how it helps release tension and boost
energy.
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Episode 111
Horticultural Healing
Sound Healing for Stress
The therapeutic power of nature is
Sound therapists use bells, bowls, instruments and their own
blooming as an adjunct to modern
vocalizations to relieve deep physical pain in a totally non-
medicine in the form of “restorative
invasive way. We examine some of the techniques that are
gardens.” We’ll see how one major
now being used by an estimated 30,000 sound healers
hospital is using the basics of life – earth, water, sunshine
around the world.
and air – to help patients nurture their own healing quests.
Acupuncture for Fertility
Angela Wu is a Doctor of Oriental
Medicine and Healing Tao instructor.
She’s also one of a handful of
acupuncturists
in
the
U.S.
who
specialize in infertility. With an exotic
blend of herbal therapies, diet, organ massage, counseling
and acupuncture she is often succeeding where Western
methods have failed. We’ll meet Dr. Wu, her patients and
some of the “acu babies” she’s helped bring into the world
over a 20-year career.
Episode 112
Healing Mantras
Dr.
Peggy
Huddleston,
psychotherapist
Dream Weaver
a
This device, a specially designed
from
bed encased in a geodesic dome,
Massachusetts, has developed a
uses music to promote a deep state
technique using healing statements
of relaxation for some patients and,
before and after surgery that are
for
pregnant
women,
helps
speeding recovery and reducing the use of pain medication
strengthen the bond between a mother and her unborn child.
by up to 50%.
It’s a fascinating trip into the universe of sound.
Music
Therapy
Alzheimers
for
One of the fastest growing fields in
complementary medicine involves the
use of simple musical instruments to
help elderly patients weave together a million lost threads of
memories.
It’s a treatment that taps into ancient healing
powers.
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Acupuncture for Teens
Healing Dreams
This treatment, long used primarily on
Dr. Patricia Garfield, an authority on
adults,
dreaming, reveals how our dreams
is
now
finding
a
new
application with young people battling
can
chronic pain. At one major medical
problems,
warn
of
help
oncoming
health
diagnose
them,
center in the U.S., the tiny needles are being seen as
suggest treatment, and accelerate the healing process. She
another point at which Eastern and Western medicine are
also discusses her worldwide dream research.
merging.
WellMax
It may be one of the world’s best
equipped
centers
medicine
and
for
longevity
preventive
but
its
founder has also discovered that
high-tech gear isn’t all that’s needed to carry patients to
maximum wellbeing. Also emerging as a critical component
is the “high touch” factor – the recognition of the critical link
between mind and body.
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