WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives

Producer/Host: Rhonda Feiman

Topic: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

What is Mindfulness Stress Reduction?  How can this be learned and practiced?  How is it done?  What are the benefits?

Guest: Judith Simpson has studied extensively with Jon Kabat Zinn (author of “Full Catastrophe Living”) and is currently teaching this form of meditation in Belfast.   She is trained by the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Med. School

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Producer/Host: Andree Bella

Studio Engineer: Joel Mann

Why are so many law enforcement professionals  in favor of legalization of illicit drugs?  How would legalization of drugs effect drug dealers and the black market?  What can people to to support the LEAP movement?
Guest: Peter Christ, co-founder of LEAP  FMI: www.leap.org

 

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Producer/Host: Cynthia Swan

Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topic: Bio-identical Hormone Therapy

What is bio-identical hormone therapy?  What are the male and female sex hormones?  What are their functions and what are they important for health?  What are signs and symptoms of hormonal imbalance in men?  In women?

Guest: Tanya Kibler, Hannaford Pharmacist, 207-338-1918, tkibler@hannaford.com

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Producer/Host:  Rhonda Feiman

Topic: Veterans Helping Veterans Recover from the Experience of War

How can veterans help veteran’s organizations help vets with trauma?  What are some issues that vets face returning home?  How can people get more information?

Guests:
Rob Pfeiffer, founder of Veterans Helping Veterans, an organization offering individual counseling and group work, PTSD support and bodywork, for the treatment of trauma. 207-236-3777

Peter Green, Veteran of Vietnam; Carl Stoddard, Vietnam Era Veteran

 

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Producer/Host: Andree Bella
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne
Topic: Patient Access to Medical Marijuana
Who qualifies as a medical marijuana patient? What are the benefits of medical marijuana use? What are the laws in Maine regarding the use of medical marijuana?
Guest: Charles Wynott, Founder and Director of Maine Medical Marijuana Resource Center
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Producer/Host: Cynthia Swan
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne
Topic: Vaccine Safety
What are the risks of vaccination? What are the ingredients in vaccines that have been linked to disease? What does the Canadian study reveal about the efficacy/effectiveness of the vaccines?
Guest: Neil Z. Miller (FMI: www.thinktwice.com)
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Producer/Host: Jim Fisher
Studio Engineer: Joel Mann
Topic: Election Referenda Roundup
What are the health impacts of the November Election referenda? How would marriage equality affect health? What will towns do if tax limits are imposed?
Guests: Kay Wilkins, Advocate for Marriage Equality; Lizzy Reinholt, Citizens Unified for Maine’s Future (lizzy.reinholt@engagemaine.org)
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Producer/Host: Cynthia Swan
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne
Topic: Flu/Vaccines/Immunity
What are the signs and symptoms of seasonal flu and swine flu? What should people know about vaccines? How do you care for yourself if you get the flu?
Guests: Christopher Leroy Maloney, ND (Naturopathatic Doctor), 207-1681 or doctleroymaloney@hotmail.com
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