Show 1340: Were the Old Wives Right?

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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This week’s episode begins with an interview. We talk with Dr. Craig Hopp of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health about why doctors so often dismiss home remedies as old wives tales. Then he describes how we could evaluate remedies without randomized controlled trials. Natural products may offer leads for new drug development. […]

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0:00.0	I'm Joe Gradyton and I'm Terry Grady. Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy.
0:06.1	You can find previous podcasts and more information on a range of health topics at people's Pharmacy.com.
0:15.5	Before there were pharmaceuticals,
0:17.6	Mother Nature supplied our medicines.
0:20.0	Can we still use home remedies for healing?
0:22.9	This is the People's Pharmacyplementary and Integrative Health at the
0:39.7	NIH.
0:40.7	He studied the medicinal properties of plants and has done research and development on herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.
0:48.0	Some health professionals dismiss home and herbal remedies as nothing more than Old Wives' Tales.
0:55.0	Is there any evidence that they really work?
0:57.9	We'd love to hear about your favorite home remedies.
1:00.4	Our lines are open for your call. Coming up on the People's Pharmacy,
1:04.0	Were the Old Wives Right, after all. In the People's Pharmacy Health Headlines, an analysis of more than a hundred consumer products
1:21.1	reveals that a surprising number contained potentially toxic chemicals
1:25.0	called volatile organic compounds.
1:28.6	Many consumer products don't disclose the presence of these agents such as formaldehyde or benzene.
1:35.0	Cleaners, degreasers, and detergents are common sources
1:39.0	as are personal care products such as shampoo, nail polish,
1:43.2	polish remover, and hair spray.
1:45.9	The scientists utilize data from a unique source,
1:49.5	the California Air Resources Board.
1:52.2	This organization is mandated to study volatile organic compounds
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