The Science of Natural Healing

Host Mimi Guarneri discusses western medicine, which merely cures symptoms rather than alleviating long-term health issues. In comparison, she suggests a holistic alternative to healthcare that focuses on human psychology, lifestyle, and nutrition.

Holistic integrative medicine creates a bridge between Western medicine and other evidence-based healing traditions; a spectrum of healthcare approaches; the underlying philosophy of integrative medicine, which is rooted in various principles.

The critical relationship between one's genes and how they live their life; investigating the ways in which nutrition, lifestyle and stress can affect the outcome of one's inborn genetic makeup; exploring nutrigenomics and pharmacogenomics.

The connection between food and health outcomes; tracking scientific findings that demonstrate how food affects heart health and numerous medical conditions; the benefits of the Mediterranean diet; the kinds of foods that promote optimal health.

Certain key foods have unique properties that set them apart as nutrition superstars; the importance of whole foods and fiber; studying the most healthful foods in different categories; how the way food is cooked affects its nutritional value.

Inflammation is a pathway to many diseases; the multiple causes of chronic inflammation, from pollutants and bacteria to stress and sleep disorders; how to use food as medicine; foods, herbs and spices that prevent or reverse inflammation.