Global Medicine Review is a talk show program hosted by Dr. Kamau Kokayi and Faybiene Miranda dedicated to exploring topics of interest in medicine, health, culture and healing. The show airs on WBAI every Wednesday from noon - 1PM. You can download individual shows below or from iTunes. You can also subscribe to our iTunes feed and get the show automatically downloaded to iTunes or to your mp3 player.

Archive for July, 2008

Quantum Diagnostics and Vibrational Medicine

This program focuses on how one practitioner utilizes non conventional methods in her naturopathic practice that allow her to diagnose and treat without a focus on blood work or physical exam. While these are things that she uses in her practice her main diagnostic tool belongs to a class of instruments that measures “vibrational “ energy of a patient to arrive at an understanding of the pattern of imbalance and then guides the practitioner in the selection of vibrational and biochemical therapies. The guest, Dr Tarryn Tranquility Foster, found that her interaction with patients constantly brought her back to issues that speak to the spiritual nature of people. Her unique way of approaching medicine allows her to access this medium. In approaching this topic Dr Kokayi also shares a some aspects of his practice and his development as a practitioner.

 

A Native American Cultural Legacy

Dr Kokayi is joined by a culture carrier of the Native American people, Frank Menusan, who shares how his reintegration into his own cultural path has aided himself as well as others. Highlighted in this program is the fact that modern medicine’s suppression of other cultural streams of healing decreases the possibilities for healing to take place in those people who need medicine that comes out of these cultural technologies. The Native American journey has been particularly difficult when you consider that the Freedom of Religion Act for Native Americans was only passed in 1978. Frank Menusan clears up misconceptions about “dream catchers” and shares other Native American healing technologies.

 

Hypnosis: A Bridge between Consciousness and the Biomedical Model

In light of many cultures around the world that use mind altering techniques in their healing traditions and ceremonies, and the fact that modern physics is proving the points of ancient cultural systems as it relates to the nature of reality and consciousness, hypnosis is explored with an internationally known expert, Dr Tim Brunson. The role of consciousness is being more fully explored in medicine and hypnosis is seen as one possible way to alter the biochemistry of a person down to the gene level. Indeed if the universe is ultimately a mental creation then hypnosis has a very important part to play.