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 the ‘Allergies’ Category

The Health of NYC Public School Lunches

Posted in Allergic Reaction, Allergies, Food and Nutrition, Podcast, Public Health on 09/03/2008 06:27 pm by admin

Dr Kokayi looks at the state of NYC school lunches and the impact this has on children, especially those suffering with allergens. Joining him is the author of Food to Some and Poison to Others, Terry Traub, R.D.H. B.S. Her book looks at ways to diagnose food allergies using elimination diets that revolve around restricted food menus of healthy, delicious foods. Also in this program is a brief discussion with a representative from the New York Coalition for Healthy School Lunches. The desire for our children to have health meals served to them is an issue that has been taking up by many groups and organizations. Some of these sites are shared. Faybiene shares her weekly poem on food this week.

 
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FUNDRAISING – Our toxic world – Part 1 – Dr. Doris Rapp

Posted in Allergic Reaction, Allergies, Allergy Treatment, Chemical Sensitivity, Fund Raiser, Health, Pesticides, Toxins on 05/17/2006 07:33 am by admin

In part 1 of the fundraising event for WBAI, NYC, Global Medicine Review guest Dr. Doris Rapp discuss the importance of finding fast, easy, inexpensive ways to diagnose and treat different illnesses that in truth have an environmental root.

Dr Kokayi and Dr Rapp discuss diagnostic and treatment principles from her book “Our Toxic World”, including but not limited to: the way chemicals and pesticides hurt you and five ways to recognize chemical sensitivity in allergies, etc.

Dr. Rapp  gives tips on how people can help themselves while having allergic reaction to chemicals.

Faybiene Miranda’s Poem of the Week Title: More questions than answers

 
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FUNDRAISING – Our toxic world – Part 2 – Dr. Doris Rapp

Posted in Allergic Reaction, Allergies, Allergy Treatment, Chemical Sensitivity, Fund Raiser, Health, Pesticides, Podcast, Toxins on 05/17/2006 04:45 am by admin

Part 2 of the WBAI NY fundraising with DR. Kokayi and his guest, Dr. Doris Rapp.

 
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Allergy – Dr. John Boyles

Posted in Allergies, Allergy Treatment, Health on 04/05/2006 06:56 am by admin

Global Medicine Review’s guest, Dr. John Boyles, discusses some of the general principles of allergy and allergy treatment. Dr. Boyles talks about biologic inhalants (ie: pollens, dusts, animal danders, mole spores) and how specific allergies are diagnosed by skin testing. There is also discussion of the European experience with allergies – including a specific treatment being used which is called sublingual (administering drops under the tongue to be absorbed into the system).  Dr Boyles is one of the foremost physicians in this country in the field of allergy diagnosis and treatment.

Faybiene Miranda’s Poem of the Week Title: Where tiny little things grow

 
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