Show 999: Meditation and Yoga as Tools for Health
The People's Pharmacy
Joe and Terry Graedon
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 16 July 2015
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
At one time, most Americans were mystified by meditation and wary of yoga. There is now increasing recognition that both meditation and yoga can have profound health effects.
Meditation and the Brain
How does meditation alter the brain? Our expert guests explain the significant physiological changes that happen at the level of the neurons, genes and telomeres that can help us shape how we manage a host of difficult situations ranging from ADHD to cancer or other chronic conditions.
Find out about the best way to start meditating, the benefits of mindful breathing, and the technology that can help. Learn the difference between yoga and meditation.
Ayurveda and Modern Medicine
We also discuss an Ayurvedic approach to staying healthy. How can this 5,000 year old tradition be integrated with modern medicine?
Science is exploring stress reduction through meditation; get the details.
This Week’s Guests:
Murali Doraiswamy, MD, is a Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine at Duke University where he is a member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences. At Duke, he directs a clinical trials unit that has been involved with the development of many products used to treat psychiatric and neurological disorders. Dr. Doraiswamy has also served as an advisor to leading government agencies, healthcare businesses, and patient advocacy groups. The photo is of Dr. Doraiswamy.
Mitchell L. Gaynor, MD, is the founder and president of Gaynor Wellness. Dr. Gaynor is also clinical assistant professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. His new book is The Gene Therapy Plan: Taking Control of Your Genetic Destiny with Diet and Lifestyle. His websites are GaynorWellness.com and GeneChanger.com
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Joe Graydon. |
| 0:02.3 | I'm Terry Graydon. |
| 0:03.8 | Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy, where we bring you the stories behind the health headlines. |
| 0:10.2 | This podcast is brought to you by Redux Industries, makers of utterly smooth body cream. |
| 0:16.0 | 800-345-7339 on the web at utter cream.com. |
| 0:31.2 | Meditation got its start as a religious practice. |
| 0:35.1 | Now, science is discovering the health benefits of yoga and meditation. |
| 0:40.3 | This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Graydon. |
| 0:50.4 | Meditation may seem like a good way to relieve stress, but can it have other physiological effects? |
| 0:56.0 | Does meditation affect the size and shape of the brain as well as its function? |
| 1:01.0 | Many people can't imagine sitting still long enough to learn how to meditate. |
| 1:06.0 | We're bombarded with messages from our computers, phones, and even our watches. |
| 1:11.6 | How can we learn to slow down and breathe? |
| 1:14.3 | Is there technology that can help? |
| 1:16.7 | Coming up on the People's Pharmacy, the science of practicing yoga and meditation. |
| 1:25.0 | First, this news. |
| 1:30.2 | In the People's pharmacy health headlines, people who are recruited to participate in studies of antidepressant medications may not represent typical depressed patients. |
| 1:41.6 | According to a new study, subjects in clinical trials of antidepressants |
| 1:46.0 | do not appear to reflect real-world conditions. The investigators examined more than 4,000 |
| 1:52.5 | participants in the landmark Star D study, the largest and longest study of depression treatment |
| 1:59.0 | that has ever been conducted. They found that more than |
| 2:02.2 | 80% of these individuals wouldn't qualify for most antidepressant trials. Some would have been left out |
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