Aging Gracefully The human survival instinct prods us to outlast afflictions and, if circumstances permit, to reach old age. Nothing, of course, could be more quintessentially natural than aging. Physician Andrew Weil gives his views on healthy longevity in which older people come to accept the challenges and discover the rewards of aging, plus a look at Okinawa home to the highest percentage on earth of people who live to be 100. [more] Hear a free excerpt
Gimme Five For youthful listeners of all ages, this fast-paced, humorous program highlights quick and easy ways to increase your consumption of healthy fruits and vegetables. [more] Hear a free excerpt
Inner Calm Harvard Medical Professor Herbert Benson, MD, explains simple relaxation techniques to help you ease the effects of daily stress. [more] Hear a free excerpt
Inner Calm for Health Harvard Medical School Professor Herbert Benson, MD pioneering work on the Relaxation Response has helped millions of people learn a simple meditative technique to reduce the harmful effects of stress. [more] Hear a free excerpt
Managing Pain Near Portland, Maine, people afflicted with chronic pain from medical conditions support each other in a group where attenders who are discouraged learn to take an active role in their life, and to see themselves not as a patient but as a complete person. [more] Hear a free excerpt
The National Fruits & Nuts Quiz Show An entertaining one-hour quiz show that asks listeners of all ages to test and boost their knowledge about the fruits, nuts and vegetables that protect our health. Part of the Vegetable Chronicles series. [more] Hear a free excerpt
The Vegetable Chronicles (Funded by the National Cancer Institute)
The American Cancer Society now recommends you ‘choose most of the foods you eat from plant sources.’ Listen to the evidence that convinced top health authorities. Discover delicious ways of eating in parts of Italy and rural China that give dramatic health benefits. Also, chefs tell their shortcuts for healthy, scrumptious eating. Finally, test and increase your knowledge of food and health on our fun quiz show with cartoonist Scott Adams, comedian Paula Poundstone and musician Richy Havens. [more]