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

Producer/Host: Rhonda Feiman Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Topic: Domestic Violence How to identify abusive behavior. What resources are available in the state of Maine? What to do if you are– or know someone who is– in an abusive relationship. What is a healthy relationship? Guest: Tina Tucker, Community Educator for New Hope for Women Contact numbers for more information New Hope for W...

Producer/Host: Andree Bella Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Topic: New Forest Institute What is permaculture? What programs does New Forest Institute offer to the public? What parts do agriculture, art, community and consciousness play in the mission of New Forest Institute? Guests: Lauren Bugofsky, Garden Manager, Julia Yelton, Permaculture consultant & Kimberly, Board Member, all from New Fores...

Producer/Host: Andree Bella Studio Engineer: Joel Mann Guest/Topic: Norm Panek, Nutritionist What makes up a healthy diet? Why should we drink raw milk? What are the benefits? How do your emotions effect your health? Call in show FMI: Norm Panek, Contact Reflex Analysis, drnormcral@juno.com, 207-622-6087 The post Healthy Options 4/01/09 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News an...

Producer/Host: Rhonda Feiman Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Topic: How to maintain health and balance thru the lens of astrology and in particular the way aspects of the moon–the lunar cycle–affect all of us. What is the relationship between the sun and the moon and what is a lunar cycle? How does a lunar cycle affect us as individuals and as members of the larger society? How is the curr...

Producer/Host: Cynthia Swan Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Topic: Heart Health–Body, Mind & Spirit How our physical hearts work.  What is HeartMath and how does one use this tool?  What is Hemi-Synch and how is it used for stress management? Guests: Dennis DeSilvey, MD, Cardiologist, 207-338-1838;  Margaret Peet, Naturopathic Doctor, 707-954-5217;  CJ Kenna, 207-236-7459 or www. Rockthepath...

Producer/Host: Cynthia Swan Studio Engineer: Joel Mann Guest: Margaret Peet, ND and an Ayurvedic Medicine Practitioner, author of “My Doctor Says I’m Fine, So Why Do I Feel So Bad?” (FMI: 707-954-5217 or mspeet@aol.com Topic: Ayurvedic Medicine What is Ayurvedic Medicine and what does the term Ayurveda mean?  What diagnostic tools are used in Ayurvedic medicine?  What inspired yo...

Producer/Host: Andreé  Bella Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Topic: Shamanism & Weather Shamanism What is Shamanism?  Where can I take a workshop?  How does Shamanism benefit our world? Guests: Nan Moss, David Corbin Call in show The post Healthy Options 12/03/08 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives .

Producer/Host: Rhonda Feiman Topic: Sexual Health after Breast Cancer How sexuality is affected with a diagnosis of breast cancer. How to talk to partners and how to communicate about intimate issues. How the body changes after chemotherapy and radiation and what to do about it. Guest: Linda Zeigler, Penbay Hospital, Rockport, Maine The post Healthy Options 11/5/08 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM B...

Producer/Host: Cynthia Swan The post Healthy Options 10/01/08 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives .

Producer/Host: Rhonda Feiman Topic: Healthy Political Action How the political process is currently structured.  How individual citizens can participate in the process.  How to remain healthy and balanced while working politically. Guest: Maura Melly is a public affairs consultant who specializes in government relations and community leadership with over 30 years of National experience in the publ...

Producer/Host: Andree Bella Topic:  Maine Wholistic Arts Gathering What, when and where is the Gathering?  What will be the experience of those who attend, and what will they come away with after the Gathering? Guests:  Laura Campbell & Alfred Bourgoin,  Maine Wholistic Arts Gathering, mewagmail@yahoo.com, 207-777-3724 Call in show The post Healthy Options 8/06/08 first appeared on WERU 89.9 F...

Producer/Host: Cynthia Swan Topic: Holistic Skin Care What influences our skin quality? What products do we need to avoid for health reasons and why?  What are some recipes for the skin and websites with more info? Guest: Mary McCormick (207-338-1019 or marymccormick@fairpoint.net) Call in show The post Healthy Options 7/02/08 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public A...

Producer/Host: Rhonda Feiman Topic: Early Childhood Development and Parent Education Programs What services are available in the state of Maine for parental education?  What are the stages of development we can expect from children ages 0-5 years old?  What are the cues children give parents?  What are the techniques parents can use to respond to and help their children grow and develop in a healt...

Producer/Host: Andree Bella Topic:  Autism with Dr. Jane Robertson What is autism?  What is Defeat Autism Now, and how can I find out more about it?  Is there a local support group I can join? FMI:  Dr. Jane L. Robertson,  Robertson Chiropractic, dr.jane@roadrunner.com, 207-338-2024 Call in show The post Healthy Options 5/07/08 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public...

Producer/Host: Andree Bella Topic: The Incan Message What is the Incan message?  What are the spiritual dimensions?  Will there be earth changes and what can we do about them? Guest: Willaru Huayta, Pyramid Tours, www.kachina.net The post Healthy Options 4/02/08 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives .

Producer/host: Rhonda Feiman, Doctor of Asian Medicine, Licensed Acupuncturist Guest: Eliezer Sobel, Author & Musician & Seeker, author of The 99th Monkey: A Spiritual Journalists Misadventures with Gurus, Messiahs, Sex, Psychedelics, and other Consciousness-Raising Experiments What is a spiritual journey? How can living an authentic life help maintain health? How can the arts help you on...

Producer/host: Cynthia Swan Guest: Terry Lee Cookson, ND, L.Ac., Naturopathic Physician, Licensed Acupuncturist, Certified Chinese Herbalist Topic: Basic Guidelines for Optimal Health Importance of food as medicine; Simple techniques to promote your health, like castor oil packs; Why we need to belly breath and other helpful hints Call in show FMI:  Dr. Cookson’s office, TLC Natural Healthca...

Producer/host: Rhonda Feiman Topic: Medical Ethics Guest: Deborah Estelle, Licensed Acupuncturist, Masters Degree in Clinical Social Work What is a safe and healthy practitioner and client relationship?   What are the responsibilities a practitioner has to ensure a safe and healthy interaction with a client?  What are the responsibilities of the client to maintain a good practitioner client relati...

Producer/host: Rhonda Feiman, Doctor of Asian Medicine, Licensed Acupuncturist Topic:  Acupuncture and Chinese Asian Medicine What is Asian Medicine?  What kinds of issues does Asian Medicine treat?  What is involved in an acupuncture treatment from a Japanese Toyo Hari perspective? Guest: Sylvia Smith The post Healthy Options 11/07/07 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and...

Producer/host: Andree Bella Topic: Dr. Planet- Personal, Planetary Healing What is the Dr. Planet Workshop?  What is Chakra drama? What is the Goodwill Village?  How can these techniques be beneficial to everyone? Guests: Lynn Marie Pitts and Robert “Bob” Pitts The post Healthy Options 10/03/07 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives .

Producer/host: Rhonda Feiman, Dr. of Asian Medicine Topic: Alternative treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Guest: Cheryl Jacques, a non-traditional counselor combining intuitive spiritual techniques with Shamanism in the Inca tradition and emotive therapy.  Cheryl has over 30 years of experience and has been in private practice in Minneapolis, MN where she works with individuals a...

Producer/host: Andrée Bella Topic: The (Original) Secret and Powerful Intentions What can I learn from the movie, The Secret?  What is the Law of Attraction?  Who is Abraham? Guest: Bob O’Conner, Chief Amazement and Wizardry Officer of Powerful Intentions (online community) FMI: bob@mainebob.com, andree.bella@gmail.com The post Healthy Options 8/01/07 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill...

Producer/host: Cynthia Swan Guest: Steve Curtin, DO Topic: Osteopathic Medicine The post Healthy Options 7/04/07 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives .

Producer/host: Rhonda Feiman – L.A.C., Doctor of Asian Medicine Topic: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Identification and Treatment, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Processing (EMDR) Guests: Dr. Jerold Hambright, Staff Psychologist at Togus Veterans Administration Medical Center, Augusta, Maine; Lisa Kushner, Clinical Social Worker and EMDR practitioner, Be...

Producer/host: Andree Bella Topic: “Kombucha and Aromatherapy: Recipies for Health”. Guests: Tom Prescot discussing how to make Kombucha Tea, and Diane Braybrook talking about simple aromatherapy concoctions. The idea behind the show was to talk about simple, inexpensive healthy options that are available to everybody. The post Healthy Options 5/2/07 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue...