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Carol Penn on Finding Calm in a Chaotic World

Apr 28, 2023 ● By Sandra Yeyati

Dr. Carol Penn, double board-certified in family and obesity medicine, is a movement, meditation and mindset coach who teaches people to prioritize self-care to achieve their best and highest selves.

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Jeff Moyer on Farming for Human and Planetary Health

Mar 31, 2023 ● By Sandra Yeyati

Jeff Moyer is CEO of Rodale Institute, which champions regenerative organic agriculture through scientific research, farmer-support programs and consumer education.

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Terry Wahls on Managing Autoimmune Disease With Lifestyle Interventions

Feb 27, 2023 ● By Noelle Citarella, MS, RDN, CDN, IFNCP

Terry Wahls, M.D., has used her personal battle with multiple sclerosis as a platform to research ways to help others.

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Bruce Cryer on His Love Affair with the Heart

Jan 31, 2023 ● By Kirby Baldwin

The 40-year wellness leader and Renaissance man, Bruce Cryer, shares his dedication to heart-centered practices to maximize physical, mental and emotional health.

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Milton Mills on Optimizing Health with a Plant-Based Diet

Dec 30, 2022 ● By Julie Marshall

Medical director of the nonprofit Center for a Humane Economy, Milton Mills, M.D., discusses the benefits of switching to a whole-food, plant-based diet and eliminating animal-derived dairy.

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Jeffrey Rediger on the Science of Miraculous Recoveries

Nov 30, 2022 ● By Sandra Yeyati

Psychiatrist Jeffrey Rediger has studied spontaneous healing for almost two decades, and breaks down recoveries into four pillars of healing and well-being that were present in most cases.

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Rachel Jones on Grief in the Healthcare Front Lines

Oct 31, 2022 ● By Sandra Yeyati

In her book, Grief on the Front Lines: Reckoning with Trauma, Grief and Humanity in Modern Medicine, Rachel Jones examines the emotional challenges that healthcare workers face.

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Nadine Clopton on Advancing Regenerative Organic Agriculture to Health Care

Sep 30, 2022 ● By Kirby Baldwin

As the vice president of the Global NGO Executive Committee and program manager with the Rodale Institute, Nadine Clopton is combining her loves of health, advocacy and the ecosystem.

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Lissa Rankin on the Mysteries of Healing

Aug 31, 2022 ● By Linda Sechrist

Mind-body physician and bestselling author Lissa Rankin provides a discerning guide to healing in her latest book, Sacred Medicine: A Doctor’s Quest to Unravel the Mysteries of Healing.

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Mark Mincolla on the Healing Power of Our Superconsciousness

Jul 29, 2022 ● By Sandra Yeyati

In The Way of Miracles: Accessing Your Superconsciousness, nutritional therapist and quantum energy healer Mark Mincolla, Ph.D. explores our natural ability to heal and create miracles.

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Jeffrey Smith on the Threat of Gene-Edited Microbes

Jun 30, 2022 ● By Sandra Yeyati

Jeffrey Smith, the founder and executive director of the Institute for Responsible Technology, is focusing on gene-edited microbes.

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Frank Bruni on Living with Afflictions

May 31, 2022 ● By Randy Kambic

New York Times writer Frank Bruni shares how he and others encountered and dealt with medical challenges in his new book, The Beauty of Dusk: On Vision Lost and Found.

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Jeffrey Bland on Rejuvenating Our Immune System

Apr 29, 2022 ● By Sandra Yeyati

Known worldwide as the founder of functional medicine, Jeffrey Bland's latest project is Big Bold Health, a company designed to transform the way people think about the immune system.

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Brian Sauder on Faith-Based Grassroots Change

Mar 31, 2022 ● By Sandra Yeyati

Interview with Mennonite Reverend Brian Sauder, president and executive director of Faith in Place, a nonprofit that helps diverse faith-based groups become community leaders.

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Ann Armbrecht on the Business of Ethical Botanicals

Feb 28, 2022 ● By April Thompson

Writer and anthropologist Ann Armbrecht explores the relationship between humans and the planet, notably through her work with plants and plant medicine.

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