March 2012 By Stefanie Sacks M.S., CNS
I have a client, let’s call her Lucy (I just love that name!), who has Diabetes Type II (DMII). And that is only a part of her picture…

When a person comes to me, I have to look at their entire health “landscape” including (but not limited to) clinical diagnosis, symptoms and medications (and who comprises their current “care team” be it doctors or other health practitioners); I look at their family health history; their relationship with food from a behavioral perspective; what they eat; their food likes and dislikes; what they need and want to accomplish by working with me; and most importantly I need to understand, through this all, what they are truly willing to do and able to do so I can help set them up for success. Read More

From March 28 2012. Our guest for this show is Kathryn Bleiberg, Ph.D. a licensed clinical psychologist and an Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical Center.  Dr. Bleiberg specializes in the treatment of depression during and after pregnancy and following pregnancy loss. She has expertise in Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), an empirically validated treatment that examines current interpersonal difficulties and symptoms. Dr. Bleiberg is the program coordinator of the Payne Whitney Women’s Program and sees patients for individual and couples psychotherapy in her private practice at Cornell. Listen now. Read More

From March 2012. Based on the American Cancer Society’s 1999 statistics 1 in 2 American men will develop some form of cancer in their lifetime. 1 in 3 American women will develop some form of cancer in their lifetime. This was in 1999, it’s become a lot worse! Is it any wonder why so many individuals are taking the initiative to learn about and apply a holistic/preventive health lifestyle? On this and several series to come, Dr. Zeines and guests will be focusing attention on the causes and cures for cancer. Today’s special guest is Dr. Leonard Farber, a Board Certified physician in Radiation Oncology and the founder of The Farber Center for Radiation Oncology in Tribeca, NYC. The first and only freestanding radiation facility of its kind, the Farber Center represents a warm alternative to the sterile and often daunting hospital environment without compromising quality of medical care. The facility contains some of the most innovative technology and sought-after physicians in the world, offering superior treatment under the guidance of highly regarded professionals while treating patients as people. Listen Now.

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Diet coke: zero calories, zero sugar, zero carbs. I have often wondered how a liquid so flavorful and similar to its calorie-filled sister product, Coke, can possibly have these properties and not be bad for me. How does it do it? Aspartame. The truth: aspartame is far more dangerous and pricier than those extra calories that it replaces. In our diet-crazed society, the use of artificial sweeteners has skyrocketed and people are naively, mindlessly, and constantly consuming these chemicals. Aspartame has infiltrated the American diet for decades and is the most widely used artificial sweetener in the world (Barua, 2007). Read More

February 2012 By Michael Mongno, Ph.D
We all want and need love. It’s inherent in our very being. To the extent that we’ve experienced it makes it easy to give and accept. For those of us who grew up in loving environments, the ability to love is second nature and we’re able to attract, give, and receive love. Many of us however grew up in families where love wasn’t shown, so we not only didn’t get the nurturing that should have been our natural birthright, but we never got the modeling for how to love. We then had to find ways to learn this later in life, which for some of us has been the dominant learning journey of our lifetime. Read More

Jan 2012 By Michael Mongno Ph.D
Most of us have a love/hate relationship with goals, especially those requisite, all important New Year’s resolutions. We do love the “idea” of a new year, a new start, and an opportunity to have a re-do on what we failed to do or complete this past year. But how often do we take the time to analyze why we weren’t able accomplish our goals for this year before moving into the next. Unless we know what interfered, most likely it will occur again. After all, the only real difference between this year and next is simply a matter of seconds ticking down on the clock. And although we can “imagine” that we’ll be different next year (by being more committed, motivated, conscientious) what is it that is going to cause that change to happen? We will have to change more than just our minds to create change in ourselves and in our lives, as we are much more than just our thoughts. We need to fully engage all the parts of us in order to create the crucible of transformation powerful enough to break old, habitual patterns and manifest real, tangible change. Read More

By Teri Casamassine
According to a 3 year study at Kripalu’s Institute for Extraordinary Living (IEL), Yoga can give students the tools to more effectively handle their challenges in school & society. Yoga’s ability to provide instantaneous ways to de-stress can prepare them for whatever situation may await them on any given day was born out by comparing before & after responses to questionnaires. Read More

March 29, 2011 by GARDINER HARRIS
NYTimes WASHINGTON — After staunchly defending the safety of artificial food colorings, the federal government is for the first time publicly reassessing whether foods like Jell-O, Lucky Charms cereal and Minute Maid Lemonade should carry warnings that the bright artificial colorings in them worsen behavior problems like hyperactivity in some children. Read More

By now everyone has seen crisscrossing streaks of white clouds trailing behind jet aircraft, stretching from horizon to horizon, eventually turning the sky into a murky haze. Our innate intelligence tells us these are not mere vapor trails from jet engines, but no one yet has probed the questions: who is doing this and why? With the release of this video, all of that has changed. Here is the story of a rapidly developing industry called geo-engineering, driven by scientists, corporations, and governments intent on changing global climate, controlling the weather, and altering the chemical composition of soil and water — all supposedly for the betterment of mankind. Watch now. Read More