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show first aired October 8, 2009
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If you want real health care reform, going high tech isn’t necessarily the answer. On this week’s Health Show, we’ll hear from a doctor and best selling author about his approach to health care reform and keeping medical costs down. Then we’ll get a quick lesson in healthy eating with the author of the new book about the concept of “Clean Food”...complete with recipes and everything.
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WHY OUR HEALTH MATTERS
Although policymakers have weighed in on all sides of the health care issue, best-selling author Dr. Andrew Weil says the debate is missing the root of the problem. In his new book “Why Our Health Matters”, Weil attempts to show us exactly how we’ve become embroiled in the present situation, and offers a solution meant to make health care affordable, and put each of us on the road to optimum health. The Health Show’s Joe Donahue spoke with Weil about how the book came about.
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Good Clean Food
Eating right can mean different things to different people. For some it’s a matter of cutting out certain foods groups...and for others eating locally is the way to go. And still others may choose to follow a set plan. With the various options out there, holistic health counselor Terry Walters thought to compile the recipes ans knowledge she’s acquired over the years into a book called “Clean Food...A Seasonal Guide to Eating Close To The Source”. The Health Show’s Katie Britton recently spoke with Walters about what clean food really means.
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