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Towards a Progressive Mental Health Policy

Airs at: Mon, 11/17/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
What  would a humane and helpful mental health program look like?  David Oaks of Mind Freedom International  talks with Old  Mole Jan Haaken about "greening the mind."  Read more

Keeping Healthy this Winter with Chinese Diet Therapy

Airs at: Sun, 11/09/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for Healthwatch
  Dr. David Naimon interviews local acupuncturist and herbalist, Ellen Goldsmith.   They discuss ways to stay healthy this winter using Chinese diet therapy.  Recommended reading are Healing With Whole Foods by Paul Pitchford, and Staying Healthy With The Seasons by Dr. El... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 3, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 11/02/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Hosted by Denise Morris, this election-eve show discusses the prospects  for  an Obama presidency, a couple of Oregon ballot measures impacting unions, and a new program to enhance caring for people in chronic pain and suffering with mental illness.  Hear the whole show by ... Read more

Building a Community for Care

Airs at: Mon, 11/03/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Dicentra is a Portland, OR area collective actively engaged in creating radical communities of care, networks of support, and movements based on relationship building.  Two of its members, Amelia Cates and Claire Berrera, talk with Denise Morris about the project.  Berrera ... Read more

Your Guide to the Seven Stage Journey Out of Depression

Airs at: Sun, 11/02/2008 at 12:00am
Produced for Healthwatch
 Host Dr. David Naimon interviews Dr. James S. Gordon about his book "Unstuck:  Your Guide to the Seven-Stage Journey Out of Depression"    Heralded by holistic doctors from  Andrew Weil to Dean Ornish to Christine Northrup,  Unstuck is a practical guide to healing depressi... Read more

Susan Allport, author of The Queen of Fats: Why Omega-3s Were Removed From The Western Diet and What We Can Do To Replace Them.

Airs at: Sun, 10/26/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Healthwatch
 Today, Host Dr. David Naimon interviews Susan Allport, the author of "The Queen of Fats: Why Omega-3s Were Removed From the Western Diet and What We Can Do to Replace Them." Michael Pollan calls this book a "fascinating nutritional detective story." Dr. David Naimon     Read more

Dr. Iris Bell and Getting Whole, Getting Well: Healing Holistically From Chronic Illness

Airs at: Sun, 10/05/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Healthwatch
 Dr. David Naimon conducts an interview with Dr. Iris Bell, board-certified psychiatrist, alternative medicine researcher,  award-winning author and university professor.  She will discuss her new book "Getting Whole, Getting Well:  Healing Holistically From Chronic Illness... Read more

Marion Nestle and Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine

Airs at: Sun, 09/28/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Healthwatch
 Dr. David Naimon interviews Marion Nestle, author of of Food Politics and What to Eat, uncovers unexpected connections among the food supplies for pets, for farm animals and ultimately for humans, identifying huge gaps in the global oversight of food safety. Marion Nestle ... Read more

HIV in Portland African-American Communities

Airs at: Sun, 09/21/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Healthwatch
 HIV in Portland African and African-American CommunitiesHost Dr. David Naimon talks with Catherine Azouyangui, case manager of the Minority AIDS Initiative. She will talk about the challenges and barriers towards getting medical care to Portland's HIV positive African and ... Read more

Strategies for Preventing Colds and Boosting Immunity

Airs at: Sun, 09/07/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Healthwatch
Host Dr. David Naimon interviews Dr. Randall Neustaedter, author of Child Health Guide: Holistic Pediatrics for Parents, and The Vaccine Guide, about strategies for preventing colds and boosting immunity in adults and children.Dr. David Naimon Read more