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Show 1476: Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Roadmap for Managing Chronic Pain Jun 11, 2026

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Pain is an important warning signal, helping you protect your body from damage. That’s why we can view acute pain as an asset. Chronic pain, though, can be debilitating. In this episode, a pain psychologist offers a roadmap for managing chronic pain. At The People’s Pharmacy, we strive to bring you up to date, rigorously […]

Show 1475: Your Allergy Survival Guide: What Works, What Doesn’t, What’s Risky Jun 03, 2026

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You may think of allergies as causing sniffly noses and congestion in the spring or fall. But allergies can go far beyond that. As Dr. Kari Nadeau points out in this episode, allergies can affect us from head to toe, including eyes, nose, throat, lungs, sinuses, skin and gut. In the most dangerous instances, the […]

Show 1474: Treating the Cause, Not Just the Symptoms, with Functional Medicine May 29, 2026

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Over the years, we have spoken with scores of healthcare experts about chronic illness. Many of them attribute the problems to inflammation, which is after all a natural response to infection or injury. But not everyone has a system for locating and addressing the source of the inflammation. If you want to treat the cause, […]

Show 1473: How Music Heals: The Neuroscience Behind an Ancient Medicine May 21, 2026

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What do you conjure up when you think of music? Perhaps you imagine a singer-songwriter telling her story. On the other hand, you might imagine a parade with a marching band, an orchestra playing an outdoor concert or a mother singing her baby to sleep with a lullaby. Regardless of the format, music acts on […]

Show 1428: The Hidden Power of the Unconscious Brain (Archive) May 14, 2026

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In this episode, a renowned neurosurgeon shares what he has learned in decades of working to restore ailing brains. His new book covers a vast range of neuroscience. Our dilemma was what to pay attention to in all those options. In a sense, that is always the human situation. We are capable of conscious processing […]

Show 1472: Beyond Lyme: Stealth Infections from Flea and Tick Bites May 07, 2026

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Tick season is well underway in many parts of the country. It seems that a mild winter and a warm spring have brought the nymphs out seeking blood. If that blood is yours, you may be exposed to a range of pathogens. What’s more, ticks are not the only creatures ready to bite you. Fleas […]

Show 1471: Broken Bills: Why Americans Pay Twice as Much for Less Care Apr 30, 2026

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Americans often boast of having the best health care in the world. It is certainly the most expensive health care. We pay twice as much as people in many other industrialized nations. Are we getting our money’s worth? Some population statistics, such as life expectancy, suggest we could be doing much better. How can we […]

Show 1470: Why Your Doctor Should Prescribe Exercise to Treat Depression, Cancer & Aging Apr 23, 2026

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If you had to name one thing that could contribute to better health throughout the lifespan, what would it be? We think exercise, or at least physical activity deserves the top spot. Yet in 2025, fewer than half of adults met the guidelines for aerobic physical activity. And less than one-quarter were doing both aerobic […]

Show 1188: The Healing Potential of Psychedelic Drugs: New Day! Apr 23, 2026

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Many indigenous peoples around the world have developed traditional uses for psychedelic compounds. In Western medicine, these were mostly unknown until Albert Hoffmann synthesized LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) in 1938. He later tried to figure out how it might be used after having an extraordinary personal experience. By the mid to late 1960s, psychedelic drugs […]

Show 1469: Fresh Air & Sunlight: How Some Hospitals Are Rediscovering This Healing Secret Apr 16, 2026

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Hospitals can be pretty overwhelming. Sometimes you may feel like you need a map to find your way around the maze, not to mention a trusty guide to get you to the department or health professional that could actually help you overcome illness. In addition, being hospitalized often means being deprived of fresh air & […]

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