The Natural Nurse and Dr. Z

The Natural Nurse and Dr. Z - 04/30/12

Host Ellen Kamhi, PhD, RN, www.naturalnurse.com, interviews, Jennifer Landa, MD. Dr Jen completed her internship and residency at Beth Israel Medical Center in NYC, where she was distinguished as the Administrative Chief Resident in obstetrics and gynecology. She is a wife, mother and physician whose friendly, humorous, accessible style has made her a favorite with women seeking solutions for health issues from PMS, baby blues and low libido, to hot flashes, weight gain and menopausal mood swings. After a decade working as a conventional OB/GYN, Dr. Jen realized she wanted more—for her patients and herself. She spent additional years becoming board certified in regenerative medicine, with an emphasis on bio-identical hormones and nutrition. She specializes in helping women and men restore their energy, their sex lives and improve health and lifestyle issues related to weight management, nutrition and exercise. Dr. Jen often prescribes nutritional supplements and bio-identical hormones, as well as teaching her patients how to embrace a new sexual paradigm. Dr. Jen is the Chief Medical Officer of BodyLogicMD . On today’s show Dr. Landa discusses her inspiring book, The Sex Drive Solution, where she outlines the what, the why and the how of losing libido and shares some creative ways to get it back. Contact: www.bodylogicmd.com

The Natural Nurse and Dr. Z - 04/23/12

Host Dr. Eugene Zampieron, ND, www.drznaturally.com, interviews Don McCown and Marc Micozzi, co-authors of . New WorldMindfulness: From the Founding Fathers, Emerson, and Thoreau to Your Personal Practice. Donald McCown is assistant professor of integrative health at West Chester University of Pennsylvania and the former director of the Mindfulness at Work program at the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine.  Marc S. Micozzi, M.D., Ph.D., is adjunct professor of physiology and biophysics at Georgetown University School of Medicine and the founding director of the Policy Institute for Integrative Medicine in Washington, D.C. and The author and editor of Fundamentals of Complementary & Alternative Medicine. We are all busy--and we all long for quiet and connection. Yet despite the growing body of evidence supporting the benefits of mindfulness, the hectic pace of modern life leaves little time to devote to meditation, relaxation, and contemplation. In today’s show,mindfulness teacher and therapist Donald McCown and physician Marc Micozzi provide techniques to successfully integrate mindfulness into real life so we can rise above the stress of work, family, and community that can easily pull us out of the moment and into states of tension, anxiety, or depression. Contact: http://store.innertraditions.com/isbn/978-1-59477-424-9

The Natural Nurse and Dr. Z - 04/16/12

Host Ellen Kamhi, PhD RN, www.naturalnurse.com interviews Andrew Heineman. Andrew graduated from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine with a Master's of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine. He apprenticed with Dr. Wen-Chiang Pai who was the chair of the acupuncture department at the ChineseMedicalHospital in Taiwan. He has studied many different energy modalities including qi gong, Taoist internal practices, Buddhist internal practices, jin shen, and reiki tummo. He has been teaching Nutripuncture throughout the US, and assisted with the English translation of the book Nutripuncture: stimulating the meridians of the body without needles.  Contact: www.andrewheimann.com and www.Nutripuncture.com

The Natural Nurse and Dr. Z - 04/09/12

Host, Dr. Eugene Zampieron, ND, AHG, www.drznaturally.com interviews today's guest David Green. David is a 1978 graduate from the New England School of Acupuncture and practiced  at the CambridgeCenter for Holistic Health. From 1990-1993 he was a residential home energy conservation advisor with the utility company Mass Save. He also spent two years working as the "Local Forager" for the Bedford MA Whole Foods, working with local farmers, food producers and vendors to help them bring their products to market.

Throughout the past 26 years, David has been involved with Multi-Pure Water Filters and is recognized as a national leader in water filtration. He has been a guest on numerous radio and talk shows and regularly presents  at local and national conferences on the topic of health and water. Contact: www.BetterWaterChoice.com

The Natural Nurse and Dr. Z - 04/02/12

Host Ellen Kamhi, PhD RN, www.naturalnurse.com, interviews Mr. Max Popov. Max is a fitness trainer and scholar of modern yoga. He developed weight-resistance yoga in the late 1980s by applying the teachings of B. K. S. Iyengar to the strength-training teachings of famed 1920s Indian bodybuilder K. V. Iyer. Applying the wisdom of hatha yoga to weight-lifting exercises, Max Popov's Weight-Resistance Yoga: Practicing Embodied Spirituality reveals the path to transforming strength-training sessions into a mindful, calm, and meditative yoga practice. Fully illustrated instructions for 26 weight-resistance exercises offer tips for safely, effectively, and efficiently strengthening the neck, shoulders, arms, torso, hips, knees, and ankles using machines, free weights, and the body itself as resistance. Guidelines for becoming fully absorbed in the body's movements against resistance movements made within stillness and stability and coordinated with rhythmic breathing point the way to performing the exercises with tranquility. To support the contemplative state of this practice, Popov includes 20 themed meditations on the embodied experience of performing the exercises.   Contact: www.weight-resistanceyoga.com

The Natural Nurse and Dr. Z - 03/26/12

Host Ellen Kamhi, PhD RN, www.naturalnurse.com interviews Medicine Hunter, Chris Kilham. Chris Kilham is a medicine hunter, author and educator. The founder of Medicine Hunter Inc., Chris has conducted medicinal research in over 20 countries. Currently, global health care is in crisis, the natural environment is undergoing widespread devastation, and indigenous people and their knowledge are disappearing at a rapid rate.  Chris works to focus on traditional plant-based medicines and their sustainable trade as a way to contribute to a better world.  The three-fold purpose of Medicine Hunter, Inc. is to promote natural, plant-based medicines, to protect the natural environment, and to support indigenous cultures.  The New York Times calls Chris, “Part David Attenborough, part Indiana Jones, Mr. Kilham, an ethnobotanist from Massachusetts… scoured remote jungles and highlands for three decades for plants, oils and extracts that can heal. Chris Kilham is also the author of several books,  ranging from stories about medicine hunting to practical advice on Yoga practice and sexual health, including  The 5 Tibetans, and Hot Plants.  Contact: www.medicinehunter.com

The Natural Nurse - 03/19/12

Host Ellen Kamhi, PhD RN, www.naturalnurse.com, interviews Harvey Diamond. Harvey Diamond is a Health & Wellness Advocate and New York Times #1 Bestselling Author who has been studying and teaching the principles of healthful living for over 40 years. In a stunning validation of his healing methods, Harvey has triumphed over a devastating condition called Peripheral Neuropathy, brought on by Agent Orange poisoning while serving his country in Vietnam. Although he has significant lingering damage to his musculature, thanks to his considerable understanding of the human body and its proper care, he is one of the longest known survivors of this condition. Harvey has helped millions of people worldwide to dramatically improve their health and overcome serious, catastrophic disease. His FIT FOR LIFE books have sold nearly 14 million copies in 33 languages and are read in over 80 countries, and held the #1 position on the prestigious New York Times Bestseller list for an unprecedented 40 consecutive weeks. It was the fastest selling book of its kind in history. Harvey has made multiple appearances on Oprah Winfrey, Larry King, Nightline with Ted Koppel, Merv Griffin, Live with Regis Philbin, Good Morning America, The Today Show, QVC, Pat Robertson’s 700 Club and is our guest today on The Natural Nurse and Dr Z. Contact: www.harveydiamond.com

The Natural Nurse - 03/12/12

Host Dr. Eugene Zampieron, ND, www.drznaturally.com continues his interview with Master Herbalist David Winston, RH, AHG. David Winston is an herbalist and ethnobotanist with almost 40 years of training in Cherokee, Chinese and Western herbal traditions. He has had a clinical practice for over 30 years and is a herbal consultant to physicians throughout the USA and Canada. President of Herbalist & Alchemist, Inc.an herbal manufacturing company, he is also founder/director of David Winston's Center for Herbal Studies which features his highly respected Two-Year Clinical Herbalist Training Program.  He is an internationally known lecturer and teaches frequently at medical schools, symposia and herb conferences. David is the co-author of Winston & Kuhn's Herbal Therapies and Supplements: A Scientific and Traditional Approach,  author of Saw Palmetto for Men & Women, Herbal Therapeutics, Specific Indications For Herbs and Herbal Formulas, and a contributing author to American Herbalism. In addition, he is a founding/professional member of the American Herbalist Guild, and he has served four terms on the Board of Directors. On today’s show, David continues his discussion of his latest book, Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief. Contact: http://www.herbaltherapeutics.net and http://www.herbalist-alchemist.com

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Host Ellen Kamhi, PhD RN, www.naturalnurse.com, interviews  Helayne Waldman. Helayne practices holistic nutrition in Oakland, California.  She has a doctorate from the University of San Francisco, and is a graduate of Bauman College of Holistic Nutrition in Berkeley, CA.  After losing dear family and friends to cancer, she decided to devote herself to understanding how to help prevent this dreaded disease and how to improve quality of life with it.  The result was three years of research into best practices in risk assessment and nutritional support for breast cancer, the subject of the book she has co-authored with Ed Bauman – THE WHOLE FOOD GUIDE FOR BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS. Contact: www.wholefoodguideforbreastcancer.com

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Host Dr. Eugene Zampieron, ND, AHG, www.drznaturally.com interviews Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D. Dr Teitelbaum is a reknown integrative medical authority, and is the medical director of Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Centers. Dr.Teitlebaum  is the author of the best-selling From Fatigued to Fantastic! (which has sold over 500,000 copies), Pain Free, 1,2,3!, Beat Sugar Addiction Now!, the Beat Sugar Addiction Now Cookbook and his latest book, Real Cause Real Cure. Dr. Teitelbaum knows CFS/fibromyalgia as an insider — he contracted CFS when he was in medical school and had to drop out for a year to recover. In the ensuing 25 years, he has dedicated his career to finding effective treatment. Dr. Teitelbaum appears often as a guest on Oprah,  Dr. Oz, CNN, Fox, ABC and on news and talk shows nationwide. He joins us today on The Natural Nurse and Dr. Z. Contact: http://jacobteitelbaum.com