Many of you have heard me state that psychiatry is too focused on drugs. The most recent family of drugs are the so-called selective serotonin uptake inhibitors or SSRI antidepressants. But what about psychologists and their use of the mind or “cognitive” therapy?

According to Nobelist Eric Kandel, a neuroscientist at Columbia University, as reported by Science “cognitive behavioral therapy is as good if not better than selective serotonin uptake inhibitors in moderate depression.” Since many mental disorders such as OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) and depression have physical abnormalities in the brain, mind over matter exists! Mind can and does rewire the brain. It also changes our bodies and can lead to health or illness.

I heard of Chinese of long ago paying their medicine man when they were healthy and stopped paying when they were sick. I don’t know if this is true, but we Americans do the opposite. Amazingly, even with the most feared diseases like cancer, we seem to ignore prevention and wait until we get it and complain when there is no cure!

We are far from having magic bullets to cure cancer, but yet we are ignoring medicines which prevent two of the most devastating cancers–breast cancer and prostate cancer.

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Health care reform has been a daily news item. Is there anyway out of the black hole of sickness, expensive hospital costs, sky high medical insurance, and frustrating doctor visits?

Please join me on Monday November 2nd at 9 am PT (and anytime for the archived show after November 4 available for listening 24/7) when my guest Len Saputo, MD will discuss his book: A Return to Healing–Radical Health Care Reform and the Future of Medicine.

Dr. Saputo will discuss our flawed health care system and what he is doing to change it and how you can too.

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Not a day goes by without news about Iran and what happens in Iran no doubt will affect the rest of the world.

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Markandeya is a long time student of Dattatreya Siva Baba. Markandeya experienced a miraculous recovery from HIV & AIDS over 8 years ago, had a major heart procedure with anesthesia and has many other “miracles” in his life.

His show is about how you can experience miracles in your life.

I had the pleasure and honor to be his guest on Energy Talk Radio.

The interview is available for listening on your PDA or iPhone:http://www.energytalkradio.com/programsshows.html&program=3

American Indians, Asian, Africans, and Europeans knew of the medicinal properties of the Willow tree and other herbs for thousands of years. Aspirin-like substances are found in the Willow tree and other plants and have been used for relieving pain. What else can it do? Now scientists have completed a clinical trial published in the Journal of the American Medical Society which shows that taking aspirin can reduce the incidence and severity of colon cancer! Should you rush out and start taking aspirin?

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In the 40 years since President Nixon declared a war on cancer the death statistics have barely changed–Why? Money! So says the New York Times.

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Dr. Amy Joy Lanou will be my guest on the Leo Kim radio show 9 am Pacific Time Monday August 3, 2009 (and archived on August 5) to discuss her book, Building Bone Vitality: A revolutionary diet plan to prevent bone loss and reverse osteoporosis.

Find out how simple diet changes may be more effective than drugs for osteoporosis.

We will discuss her revolutionary diet which is heart-healthy as well as bone vitality healthy, as well as the foods which change your blood chemistry.

Discover which exercises might be best for you.

There are several factors which increase the chances of bone fracture and osteoporosis. Can the mind be a major factor?

We will discuss the limitations of drugs for the disease as well as drugs which might contribute to complications.

Catch the show live or the archived version.

Steve Ryals is my guest on the Leo Kim radio show 1 pm Pacific Time July 29, 2009 (and archived on July 31 for listening anytime 24/7). Steve went from homeless and shooting drugs at age 17 to graduating from UC Berkeley on the Dean’s list six years later. He is a minister of the Universal Life Church, a licensed massage therapist, and a Reiki therapist.

Steve attributes his current health and happiness to his direct experience that “healing takes feeling” and says that the health, safe, and appropriate sharing of feelings is key to a wonder-filled life.

Join me when we discuss his new book: Drunk with Wonder:  Awakening to the God within.