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Century Of Lies for May 22 2016

Airs at: Sun, 05/22/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week: we speak with author and journalist Maia Szalavitz about addiction, overdose, and her new book Unbroken Brain; plus we talk about criminal justice with death row DNA exoneree Kirk Bloodsworth. Read more

Herbs and Seasonal Allergies with Dr. Glen Nagel

Airs at: Mon, 05/09/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
It’s spring in the Pacific NW and for many that can mean misery. If you suffer from seasonal allergies it is also the season of allergy medicine advertising, promoting many over the counter medications designed to ease your symptoms. If you suffer with allergies, you're ce... Read more

The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet with Dr. Michael Mosley

Airs at: Mon, 05/16/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
  Our modern diet, high in low-quality carbohydrates, is damaging our bodies—producing a constant overload of sugar in our bloodstream that clogs up our arteries and piles hidden fat into our internal organs. The result has been a doubling in the number of type 2 diabetics... Read more

The Animal Ministry of the Unitarian Church

Airs at: Mon, 05/23/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
In this episode of VFA, Courtney Scott interviews Keith Iding and Janice Clark of the Animal Ministry, an animal advocacy program of the Unitarian Church of Portland. Janice and Keith will enlighten our listeners about how this unique and inspiring group was formed, what it... Read more

BroadBand

  Part 'feed your soul', part 'food for thought', BroadBand is a podcast that features personal wellness tips and public affairs information because you need to take care of yourself in order to take care of the world. Hosted by Dennise M. Kowalczyk. Facebook Web Read more

Nicolle Gonzales on Human Beings with 5 Fingers

On this episode of Human Beings with 5 Fingers, Christopher Francisco speaks with Nicolle Gonzales, founder and Executive Director of Changing Woman Initiative and certified nurse midwife about the state of maternal health for Native women and her desire to open the first N... Read more

Floating for Relaxation and Recovery

Airs at: Wed, 04/27/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
A buoyant float in a  dark tank of 93º salt water seems to be a sure-fire way to completely relax every muscle in the body, and floaters report benefits ranging from chronic pain relief to heightened states of consciousness.  Six years ago Christopher Messer appeared on KBO... Read more

Making Babies: A Proven 3-Month Program to Maximize Fertility: An Interview with Jill Blakeway, L.Ac

Airs at: Mon, 04/11/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
Making Babies: A proven 3-month Program for Maximum Fertility, by Jill Blakeway, L.Ac. and co-authored Dr. Sami David, a reproductive endocrinologist  offers women and men a guide to fertility using the wisdom of Chinese medicine in conjunction with Western medicine. Ferti... Read more

Community Coalition Demands Minority Input on Superfund Cleanup

Airs at: Fri, 04/08/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The Portland Harbor community coalition led by Groudworks, a local agency working for environmental social justice delivered a letter to the city government today.  The Coalition wants more effort on the city’s part to include marginalized communities when they write their ... Read more

Upside Downtrodden - episode 135

Airs at: Fri, 04/01/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Upside Downtrodden
EPISODE 135 TOPIC: HEALTH EPISODE 135 SEGMENTS: JUSTWORTHY CAUSE - WMHI.ORG, WORDS TO LIVE BY EPISODE 135 GUEST: SONYO ESTAVILLO We live in a world of make-believe, institutionalized by man-made systems of control which seek to disparage, undermine, and enslave society.... Read more