Show 1350: Why Psychotherapy Matters: Lessons from a Harvard Zen Master and Psychiatrist (Archive)

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

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

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

If you tell your healthcare provider that you’re feeling anxious or depressed, chances are they will prescribe you a medication. Millions of people take anti-anxiety pills or antidepressants, and many find that the medicine makes life more bearable. But can you understand what makes your life meaningful? For that, you might need to tell your […]

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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.
0:15.0	Neuroscientists hope that balancing neurochemicals could cure mental illness.
0:20.0	Is there a role for talking therapy?
0:23.0	This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Grayden.
0:27.0	Telling your story to a caring listener who can help you interpret the key
0:37.8	events of your life it can be an important tool for healing.
0:41.0	Dr. Robert Waldinger is a psychiatrist, Zen master, and meditation
0:45.9	instructor. He's also co-author of the book The Good Life. What has his research
0:51.0	taught him about achieving happiness?
0:53.5	Nowadays, most people with psychological conditions get prescriptions.
0:57.9	Why don't insurance companies cover talk therapy more often?
1:01.7	Coming up on the People's Pharmacy, medication,, Cleaning your house with some very common chemicals could be bad for the brain.
1:22.0	That's the bottom line from a study published in
1:24.4	Nature Neuroscience. Researchers found that quaternary ammonium compounds posed
1:29.9	problems. These chemicals, called quats for short, are found in fabric softeners,
1:36.2	shampoo, sunscreens, disinfectants, baby wipes, and shaving cream.
1:41.0	Another class of compounds that are worrisome are organophosphate
1:45.2	flame retardants found in furniture building materials and electronics. Both classes of
1:51.3	chemicals can damage cells called oligodendrocytes.
1:56.0	These brain cells are essential for proper neurological functioning.
2:00.0	The scientists tested mice and found that the offspring of animals exposed during pregnancy
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