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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

Disappearing Rice Paddies

Airs at: Sun, 08/31/2008 at 5:00pm

Special Labor Day Documentary: Disappearing Rice PaddiesHalf the world's population depends on rice for their staple food, and it is one of the most politically sensitive of agricultural commodities. In South-East Asia, where people have farmed rice paddies for thousands of... Read more

Health At Every Size

Airs at: Sun, 08/24/2008 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Healthwatch

Today, Host Dr. David Naimon and Holistic Health proponent Dr. Jonathan Robison discusses his new paradigm for helping people with eating and weight-related concerns, called Health at Every Size.Dr. David Naimon Read more