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Kamau Kokayi Kamau Kokayi globalmedicinereview@gmail.com no no http://globalmedicinereview.com/2010/06/24/power-living-system/ http://globalmedicinereview.com/2010/06/24/power-living-system/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:24:02 +0000 admin http://globalmedicinereview.com/?p=454 http://globalmedicinereview.com/2010/06/24/power-living-system/feed/ 0 60:32 Dr Kokayi interview Dr Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy on her power living system.  Dr Kennedy is a Harvard business graduate and former VP at MTV who ... Dr Kokayi interview Dr Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy on her power living system.  Dr Kennedy is a Harvard business graduate and former VP at MTV who went thru a life transformation after becoming seriously ill.  Now she is a transformational coach and educator assisting people to get the most out of life.  Her book 40 Days to Power Living is full of inspiration, truths, and most importantly provides a framework for people to assess where they are at in life and then to take the next step.  An important distinction between coaching and counseling is made and Dr Kennedy shares some of her work, particular with men, as Father's Day approaches. Health Kamau Kokayi no no http://globalmedicinereview.com/2010/03/31/integrative-medical-researcher-and-stem-cell-therapy/ http://globalmedicinereview.com/2010/03/31/integrative-medical-researcher-and-stem-cell-therapy/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:04:44 +0000 admin http://globalmedicinereview.com/?p=406 http://globalmedicinereview.com/2010/03/31/integrative-medical-researcher-and-stem-cell-therapy/feed/ 0 61:02 Guest: Dr. George Zabrecky Dr Kokayi talks with his friend and colleague George Zabrecky MD. Dr. Zabrecky has the distinction of being a chiropractor and ... Guest: Dr. George Zabrecky Dr Kokayi talks with his friend and colleague George Zabrecky MD. Dr. Zabrecky has the distinction of being a chiropractor and MD but even more than this he is one of leading researchers in  the field of integrative medicine. He is responsible for developing evidence based protocals for a number of problems including chronic hepatitis and certain forms of cancer.  He also has a stem cell research facility that has documented success with autistic children and is partnering with a major medical center here in New York. Health Kamau Kokayi no no http://globalmedicinereview.com/2010/03/24/two-sides-of-consciousness-with-dr-larry-dorsey/ http://globalmedicinereview.com/2010/03/24/two-sides-of-consciousness-with-dr-larry-dorsey/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:58:04 +0000 admin http://globalmedicinereview.com/?p=388 http://globalmedicinereview.com/2010/03/24/two-sides-of-consciousness-with-dr-larry-dorsey/feed/ 0 60:32 Guest: Dr Larry Dorsey Book: The Power of Premonitions: How Knowing the Future Can Shape Our Lives Dr Kokayi and Dr Larry Dossey discuss his works on ... Guest: Dr Larry Dorsey Book: The Power of Premonitions: How Knowing the Future Can Shape Our Lives Dr Kokayi and Dr Larry Dossey discuss his works on consciousness with respect to the power of prayer and meditation and  the precognition that many of us experience as premonitions.  Dr Dossey sites scientific experiments that are seriously forcing scientists to rethink their ideas on consciousness and the role that it plays in medicine and healing.  Dr Dorsy refers to consciousness as being non local ie. beyond any physical locus...the implications of which will profoundly change our conception of reality. Health Kamau Kokayi no no http://globalmedicinereview.com/2010/03/10/gmr-march-10th-2010/ http://globalmedicinereview.com/2010/03/10/gmr-march-10th-2010/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:30:33 +0000 admin http://globalmedicinereview.com/?p=394 http://globalmedicinereview.com/2010/03/10/gmr-march-10th-2010/feed/ 0 60:03 I’m going to attempt to cover a lot of ground leading into our topic and guest today.   We are going to look at medicine within ... I’m going to attempt to cover a lot of ground leading into our topic and guest today.   We are going to look at medicine within a physics framework in order to illuminate more clearly an ever growing group of therapies which rely on aspect of life that functions more by the rules of quantum mechanics than classical physics.  Basicly I’m speaking about consciousness and the role of mind in creating disease and bringing about restoration of health. Lets keep in mind that the mechanistic model of life and medicine was erected on the edifice of Newton’s Principia published in 1687.   A lot has happened since then and a lot was going on during Newton’s time but this was the best model that the European intelligencia could come up with at that time.  Out of this understanding The West developed the idea that mind and matter are separate and for a while that they could not influence each other.  Moreover things exist independently of each other.  Remember that all models of reality are approximations, an ultimately fall short.  These models when agreed upon can set up an energy field that can make it hard for people to function outside of these commonly accepted realities.  For instance when many of us develop a named disease like cancer there are certain shared perceptions that we have about what it means to have cancer which are invariably reinforced by health practitioners. Now your body is a solid object and adheres to the rules that govern Newtonian universe but you are also a quantum object and are subject to a set of rules that work in a quantum universe.   These rules of course are in place even if you don’t know them.  If you walk in front of a speeding truck what’s going to happen to your body.  But what comes into play when a patient has metastatic cancer throughout their body and goes into complete remission?  We call something miraculous because it does not conform to our shared notions of reality and what should be possible. When you get down to the subatomic level our need to define objects or particles creates some interesting results.  We can not track the momentum and the position of a particle.  If we observe one we lose the other.  This is totally confounding to the left brain which is a linear processor.  In quantum physics objects are more like probabilities or possibility waves.  And here is the crux of it.  At the quantum level our need to create the particle, to measure it, collapses the wave function.  Consciousness is the crucial factor creating the illusion of this physical particle. We are always collapsing this wave function but we do it within the construct that our collective minds have created.  Somebody that has had something miraculous happen has experienced the rearrangement of the subatomic world within a different context of possibilities. The question is what aspect of the human psychical process is capable of causing enough of a collapse of the quantum wave function to induce a change in macro objects ie. the physical body or physical objects in a non predictable fashion.  Or do we need some supertechnological instrument that can bend the subatomic world? In our present model of reality linear left sided thinking dominates which causes the quantum wave function to collapse around physical realities that we experience over an over again or what can be called weighted probabilities.  The left side of the brain follows logical sequences which leads to events, problems or realities.  Its  difficult to free ourselves from our own creations at that point. That’s why examples of such a liberating result as the spontaneous recovery from a life threatening illness is called miraculous.   How do we collapse an old pattern into a new possibility?. Intention has to be harnassed in a way that creates a probability for change.  Just like we speak of the creation of chi or prana, constructs that our collective consciousness has created, with re Health Kamau Kokayi no no http://globalmedicinereview.com/2010/01/27/on-the-ground-in-haiti-two-weeks-after-the-earthquake/ http://globalmedicinereview.com/2010/01/27/on-the-ground-in-haiti-two-weeks-after-the-earthquake/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:14:18 +0000 admin http://globalmedicinereview.com/?p=363 http://globalmedicinereview.com/2010/01/27/on-the-ground-in-haiti-two-weeks-after-the-earthquake/feed/ 0 60:32 Dr Kokayi has the opportunity to interview two doctors who have just returned from Haiti earlier in the morning after being part of relief efforts ... Dr Kokayi has the opportunity to interview two doctors who have just returned from Haiti earlier in the morning after being part of relief efforts for over the last seven days.  Dr Henry Paul a nephrologist is Hatian born and Dr William Lois a surgeon is Cuban born.  Both have practices here in the NY area and Dr Paul is president of the NY chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Haitians (noahny.org). Both share their impressions about the devastation taking place there and the field hospital that they were a part of establishing.  Both doctors along with Dr Kokayi's long time friend Dr Jonel Daphnus, also a guest for this program, are preparing to return to Haiti next week.   All three doctors are looking to a future in which massive efforts will be needed to bring some level of restoration to a land where people are living under sheets tied to four poles with a rainy season just a couple of months away.   There account is emotionally provoking an informative.  Callers also shared comments and questions. Well the first of two earthquakes in Haiti was just over two weeks ago (I’m including the earthquake that was greater than 6.0 on the Richter scale that occurred several days later as the second quake…too strong for an after shock) ….so we have witnessed the outpouring of support  to the Haitian people as well as comments from some of America’s more ignorant from suggestions that this was God’s wrath to we should not give these people anymore AID because poverty still exists so they re not capable of being helped to the fact that given the proximity of the ocean they should just go fishing for food.  But by and large Americans and corporations of all ilks are stepping up.  Verizon wireless customers have donated 7.82 million which stand stands atop the list of contributors that I have to 100,000 from the Shell Oil company.  Most of these donations have gone to organizations like the American red cross,  doctors without borders, Save the children, and Partners in Health. But you can also check out some local organization in the New Yorkarea.  I have posted two suggested by one of our guests ..the Haitian Woman For Haitian Refugees and MUDHA (Movement of Dominican Haitian Women…you can find more information at Globalmedicinereview.com.  Countries the world over have been sending aid and rescue teams to Haiti.  We would like to think that at these times humanity shows its best face.  In a moment we will here from two American doctors in the Haitian community who just returned from Haitiafter being there this past week. I want to first turn to the question of the Price of AID…the Price of Assistance from the West.   There has been an ongoing effort on the part of organizations like the Jubilee Debt Relief campaign  to have Haiti’s external debt forgiven.  Lets not forget that following Haiti’s independence in 1804 Francepopped up with warships in 1825 demanding that Haitirepay them for the loss slave of their slave colony to the tune of 21 billion dollars.  Haitiwas paying this debt into the 1900s.  Keep in mind that under French slavery the average Haitian lifespan was 21 years. And of course there was Papa Doc and Baby Doc, the Duvalier regime from about 1964 to 1984 accounting for 30 to 40% percent of Haiti’s present debt, according to what sources you read. And lastly the two USbacked coups to remove the democraticly elected government.  But at least now with the USand other monetary funds moving  closer to dealing with a total forgiveness posture for this debt, something very similar to nearly total forgiveness package like the Martial plan, that Americans created right after World War 11 for Western European nations, this is certainly a cause for some optimism.  Of course the  USand IMF  offered to give Haitianother  loan initially in the aftermath of the earthquake….but they changed their tune with the public outcry. And lastly money attr Health Kamau Kokayi no no http://globalmedicinereview.com/2010/01/13/the-double-helix-of-time-a-tool-for-a-paradigm-shift/ http://globalmedicinereview.com/2010/01/13/the-double-helix-of-time-a-tool-for-a-paradigm-shift/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:26:31 +0000 admin http://globalmedicinereview.com/?p=329 http://globalmedicinereview.com/2010/01/13/the-double-helix-of-time-a-tool-for-a-paradigm-shift/feed/ 0 45:31 Today we have the interesting task of trying to create a picture of a four dimensional reality  that you can appreciate on these airways.  I ... Today we have the interesting task of trying to create a picture of a four dimensional reality  that you can appreciate on these airways.  I have an able guest…a professor of some thirty years but let me set the stage. The question we have to ask ourselves in 2010 is whether our problems on a global level have outpaced our ability to solve them.  Western culture the dominant culture on the planet has taken the world in a direction that brings into question whether this wave of humanity can survive to 2100. While many of us are inspired by ancient an indigenous cultures the larger mainstream seems to be moving in a headlong course that guarantees an acceleration of cataclysmic event that will further destabilize human life. The machine can’t slow itself down whether its global warming or  need to maintain global dominance.  No sooner that do we create one solution perhaps in the form of an alliance with a political regime or inventions that are the hallmark of western civilization like the atomic age do we create a series of problems of increasing complexity  that will have to be confronted down the road.  You don’t have to be too old to see the similarities between Viet nam and AFghanastan..  The same is true for our own development. Any one who has spent time with themselves or undergone psychotherapy will be a witness to how certain situations will repeat themselves over and over in our lives until we have gained mastery. So while humanity struggles to evolve and not repeat itself  from the individual to larger societal aggregates  many of us can sense that something is profoundly wrong with the trajectory that the world is headed in.  But we struggle because we don’t have a conceptual model  that will allow us to grasp what is happening and at the same time point the way for action.   In the West we don’t have and no longer believe in oracular systems as a way to understand the will of the unseen hand that shapes things.  Moreover as I pointed out last week our individual everyday work is not linked  metaphorically or technically to larger universal principles or realities which if further isolating and stunting to the imagination.   For the most part we are educated to  perform in our little boxes, doctor, teacher , engineer etc.   When we try to step outside of our box we may be rewarded, punished,  exalted, or depressed or perhaps even all of these at once or in different times. I want to share something that our guest wrote about his field of endeavor and I want you to see if it also resonates with what you have found to be true in your own work The current educational system, divided into exclusive specialized disciplines emphasizes analytic rather than synergistic thinking The current educational systems tends to emphasize indoctrination rather than nurturing the development of problem solving skills Effective comprehensive solutions require a combination of skills and expertise beyond the scope of  any single discipline Professional disciplines tend to focus their efforts within narrow boundaries ignoring the broader ramifications of their field of expertise Research and development is primarily controlled by major corporations with a vested interest in maintaining or expanding their market share while finding new applications for existing technology Our environmental actions have consequences that are global in nature Now I could have written these vary statements as a description of the field of medicine.   But this was actually written by my guest an architect.  That’s right.  And I’m sure that you see how it can apply to your work. Last week I tried to share with you a direction that I have taken as a physician trying to link up with an be in sink with the larger field of healing which supercedes any particular mechanistic system.   It’s a path that is multidimensional and bridges a gap between modern western physics and indigenous Health Kamau Kokayi no no http://globalmedicinereview.com/2010/01/06/directions-in-health-care-and-healing-liberation-cosmology/ http://globalmedicinereview.com/2010/01/06/directions-in-health-care-and-healing-liberation-cosmology/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:31:54 +0000 admin http://globalmedicinereview.com/?p=315 http://globalmedicinereview.com/2010/01/06/directions-in-health-care-and-healing-liberation-cosmology/feed/ 1 45:31 I wanted to take some time at the beginning of this year to share some of my own thoughts about medicine, healing, and health care.  ... I wanted to take some time at the beginning of this year to share some of my own thoughts about medicine, healing, and health care.  Outside of my radio intros I have not put anything in print since last January’s letter to Obama. The easy part of this commentary is the health care piece.  Health care for working people is abominable, this being the case for overwhelming majority of the American population whether you can afford it or not. And many times you really don’t realize this until you are sick and have to interface with the health care system on any consistent basis.   If your problem fits neatly into modern medicine’s conceptualization of what is going on with you then you may get thru the system unscathed and even recover your health.  But this is not the rule.  Being medicated is not the same as being healed.  Your options become really limited unless you spend disposable income.  Yet your premiums are going up. Beyond the administrative and financial headaches the real  question is what is the intention of your practitioner and the health care system as a whole and how is your problem being conceptualized. Are you someone to be fit into a protocol or is something being designed for you during that five to ten minutes that you are with your doctor.  In modern medicine you are working in a closed solution set dictated by the pharmaceutical and insurance industries….not by science. Much of what goes on in medical practice is by way of convention and not the hard science that is constantly being referenced. Your doctor may not have any training in nutrition or any other modality other than making a pathology diagnosis and prescribing drugs.  Who would want to be in this situation? But the obstacles to receiving real quality health care with a emphasis on healing are systemic…and as I wrote in my letter to Obama last January  we are caught in the grip of an insurance pharmaceutical monstrosity that will suck us and this country dry.   More money is taken for less service and dependency on medication is a goal.  In the meantime cancer rolls are growing with almost one out of every other male and one out of every three woman developing cancer in their lifetime. The pharmaceutical companies and their investors are having a field day in this growth industry.  And beyond diet who is going to take on industry and the chemicals that have flooded our environment and are part of our modern lifestyle.  In some instances the companies that provide the chemotherapy also make the chemicals that poison us.  We have practically become the “harvest” depicted in the Matrix.   Add to this an epidemic of obesity which is associated with many other diseases, from cardiovascular disease, to cancer and diabetes…and just plain early mortality.  And yet the medical community has been manipulated by industry to create a mythology around cholesterol and low fat foods. Like the earth’s atmosphere our protective shields, our immune systems have been weakened.  It’s the enemy within whether we are speaking about the chemicals that break down the ozone layer or the trans fats, sugars, and toxic chemicals that break down the lining of our blood vessels an organs.  We are at the heart of our problems.  We have glorified a way of life that is destroying the planet and our lives and most importantly future generations.  We even inject our own children with toxic substances , increasing rates of autism,  with doctors in denial about the role vaccinations are playing in this.  We have replaced thimerosal with aluminumn as we sacrifice many of our new born at the alter of corporate profits and priorities. This is the backdrop for the delivery of health care in AMERICA in 2010. Health care can’t be based on pathology or disease…it impossible to fund such a system.  A culture of wellness must be developed.  We reach for superfoods like noni juice, acai berries,  ginseng, and all man Health Kamau Kokayi no no http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/12/23/the-spirit-of-the-holidays/ http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/12/23/the-spirit-of-the-holidays/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:27:49 +0000 admin http://globalmedicinereview.com/?p=310 http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/12/23/the-spirit-of-the-holidays/feed/ 0 60:32 Guest: Dr Lewis Mehl Madrona Greetings…well it’s the third day of the winter solstice,  two days Before Christmas, three days before  Kwanza and four days since ... Guest: Dr Lewis Mehl Madrona Greetings…well it’s the third day of the winter solstice,  two days Before Christmas, three days before  Kwanza and four days since Hanukkah ended.   Regardless of your religious persuasion or lack thereof something shifts at this time of year.  Many people develop physical and emotional complaints as the holiday season unfolds and expectations and connections are not made or perhaps old wounds are reopened.  If this wasn’t enough we get to head into the fullness of winter  for at least another three months after the holidays. A key measure of health is your adaptability.  For instance cell phones are here to stay.  Most of us will adapt to this electromagnetic interference  but some will not be able to handle this kind of energy and will have their lives seriously affected.   The same was true with television, radio and computers.  But moving away from things how about this time of year.  It’s a little different from the spring when the body has to deal with nature rising and all the living things that can trigger allergies.  During the Holiday time its more the emotional and spiritual side of ourselves that is challenged.  The endless holiday songs dredge up both pleasant and unpleasant memories.   We think about what we were doing on previous holidays. Who is in our lives now and who is no longer with us.  And there is probably no greater reminder in secular life of the passage of time than the second we move from one year to the next.  Another year added to our lives. Are we living the life that we want to live? What are some of  the ingredients that go into our maintaining our homeostasis, of our maintaining our adaptability.  Is it more important for us to give into the communal urge to relax our discipline in our diets and get with the holiday cheer or do we need to maintain our disciplines and perhaps use this time to go more within. Is our focus spiritual, material, friends and family oriented or a mix that we design or is designed for us.  These are questions that you might want to give some conscious thought to.  How do you want to experience this time of year? Today we want to use the opportunity that this time of year gives  to reflect on dimensions of life that are important to us but that maybe we take for granted or have not consciously looked at. I’m speaking about friendship and community building.  These are important aspect of our lives and can form the basis of  interconnected circles that enrich our lives and those we come across. Joining us today will be a Western trained psychiatrist and family practitioner who happens to be Native American and a practitioner of  Native American Healing arts.  …Dr Lewis Mehl Madrona Health Kamau Kokayi no no http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/12/16/gmr-dec-16-2009/ http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/12/16/gmr-dec-16-2009/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:55:58 +0000 admin http://globalmedicinereview.com/?p=297 http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/12/16/gmr-dec-16-2009/feed/ 0 60:32 Guest: Alex Stark Well its Holiday time or Holy Day time whichever one you ascribe to.   On the one hand we are being urged more than ... Guest: Alex Stark Well its Holiday time or Holy Day time whichever one you ascribe to.   On the one hand we are being urged more than ever to buy an shop, with shopping made easy over the internet, but on the other hand  from the standpoint of cultures present and ancient,  from around the planet, rooted in the reality of the earth being a living and dynamic entity, there is not a better time to pray and meditate.  Its ironic that the culture that has demonstrated the capacity to dissect our world down to a subatomic particle can not create a system that allows humans to play their part in an interconnected, multidimensional  world. The truth is there are all kinds of intelligences that we can be endowed with and moreover they have a hierarchy.  Needless to say that hierarchy is not in effect at present, so we live in a world that creates realities that are self destructive for humans and inhabitants of the planet.  Lets go into this a little deeper.  Modern medicine is rooted in classical physics.  The heroes of the beginnings of  modern medicine, men like Harvey, Boyle, Laplace, Lavoisier, were all scientists that dissected their known universe in such a fashion that their findings could be  transposed to the human body with the resultant mechanistic way that we deal with health and disease.  But this is the old physics and the new physics beginning with Maxwell and Faraday in the late 1800’s going right up to quantum field theory and its applications is something that mainstream medicine is only beginning to explore.  The truth is that other peoples and traditions on this planet,  because of their own cultural realities, developed systems of healing that were expositions of these non mechanical ways of looking at the universe, nature, and the human body. For instance we have the meridians of Chinese Medicine,  documented to be  a representation of the electromagnetic grid that constitutes our body.  And then we have what have been called shamanic practices, whether in South America or Africa, Practices that bend time and space to the will of consciousness; practices that give testimony to the more recent exposition of physics as the West gets caught up to at least theoretically what ancient cultures had known and lived. The question that we can ask ourselves is why hasn’t medicine in the West adopted  and developed technologies that  reflect  more updated versions of physics and how the universe really works.   The truth is in three parts one: it has but we call it alternative medicine…from electrodermal screening that can tell you what is imbalanced in your body down to the tissue level through assessing the energy at different electromagnetically active points of the body to applied kinesiology and various energetic therapies that interface with consciousness and our emotions in a non chemical fashion, two:  Profiteering and monopoly in corporate medicine make  it necessary for the corporate world to discourage and actually block  new directions in treatment and care that could revolutionize medicine but adversely impact the monopoly and profits associated with it. Billions of dollars, pensions funds, institutions and the US economy itself are tied up in medicine and pharmaceutical practice  as it exists presently.  Take the cancer industry.  What’s really new about survival rates once you remove the statistical manipulation and deal with cold hard numbers.  Virtually nothing.  Yet we have ascribed to a system of diagnosis and treatment that has failed, but is essential to the maintenance of the status quo.  One out of 2.5 people alive will develop cancer.  Sounds like a growth industry to me yet its surrounded by the strictest covenants as to who gets to participate in the care of cancer patients.   The attempts to discredit and prosecute cancer treatment mavericks like the late Dr Revici and Dr Brudzinsky should be of no surprise, not to mention therapies that you Health Kamau Kokayi no no http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/12/09/good-calories-bad-calories-rebroadcast/ http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/12/09/good-calories-bad-calories-rebroadcast/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:51:16 +0000 admin http://globalmedicinereview.com/?p=291 http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/12/09/good-calories-bad-calories-rebroadcast/feed/ 0 60:32 This week's show is a rebroadcast of the show Good Calories Bad Calories that aired on 04/29/2009. This week's show is a rebroadcast of the show Good Calories Bad Calories that aired on 04/29/2009. Diabetes Mellitus, Food and Nutrition, Health, Nutritional Therapies, Podcast Kamau Kokayi no no http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/12/02/applied-kinesiology-part-2/ http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/12/02/applied-kinesiology-part-2/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:06:58 +0000 admin http://globalmedicinereview.com/?p=280 http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/12/02/applied-kinesiology-part-2/feed/ 0 60:32 Guest: Ken Campbell Dr Kokayi continues his discussion on applied kinesiology with Ken Campbell and Erin Davis, faculty members of the International College for Professional Kinesiology ... Guest: Ken Campbell Dr Kokayi continues his discussion on applied kinesiology with Ken Campbell and Erin Davis, faculty members of the International College for Professional Kinesiology Practice (ICPKP).  Joining them are students including a NY Podiatrist, George Morgano and two other lay students.  The conversation touches on various aspects of application of applied kinesiology, from pain management to emotional relief, to facilitating the augmentation of various healing and restorative properties of the body.  More information can be found at the internationalcollegeofhealingarts.com.  This is a professional training discipline that is offered to lay people as well with opportunities for professional development. Health, Kinesiology Kamau Kokayi no no http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/11/25/applied-kinesiology-part-1/ http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/11/25/applied-kinesiology-part-1/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:37:41 +0000 admin http://globalmedicinereview.com/?p=281 http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/11/25/applied-kinesiology-part-1/feed/ 0 60:32 DUE TO SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES, ONLY PART OF THIS SHOW WAS AIRED. Guest: Ken Campbell Well folks I have no words of wisdom concerning misgivings day tomorrow. ... DUE TO SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES, ONLY PART OF THIS SHOW WAS AIRED. Guest: Ken Campbell Well folks I have no words of wisdom concerning misgivings day tomorrow. A day called thanksgiving that clearly means different things to different cultural groups. One thing is for sure, those of us who are caught in the endless shuffle of being wage earners must use this time off to not only relax and enjoy the company of family and loved ones but to strategize about how to not only ensure survival but to prosper in the years ahead. America is truly in its winter season with no end in sight. We can not depend on government and corporate interests to do what is best for everyday Americans. They are becoming one in the same,…not just in the FDA or organizations that we have looked at because of their role in health care but indeed across the board for all the regulatory structures that are suppose to keep this democracy fair and just. So today I want to give you something to chew on over the holiday. I want to share something that I think is the future of medicine if the world were to take a more humane direction. Now on a regular basis you have heard me speak to how important it is that in every family there should be someone who becomes skilled in the healing arts. But costs, and prerequisites have become increasingly prohibitive with debt and a limited skill set waiting at the end of most professional trainings. But what if I told you that there was a program that offered an international degree that existed, with efforts being made to get this degree accepted here in this country and even if were not, the skills you would develop would project you into such a unique category of healers that you would become a resource for yourself, your community and those that came into contact with you. What if I told you that there existed a program that approached healing in such a way that it was multi dimensional and multicultural and capable of organic growth, with an educational curriculum that was so scientifically sound that its faculty is capable of giving CEU for educators and various health professionals here in New York. I want to truly turn this holiday at home into an opportunity for many of you out there to come into a system of healing that I have decided to dedicate two programs to…both this week and next week. I have not done this before in my seven years plus here on the radio. Outside of my efforts to inspire interest in the cultural healing technologies from around the world I can think of no other effort that has been as important to me as letting you know about this healing system that is available for you to learn and study. After spending many years studying many different kinesiologic systems including NAET, NMT, TBM and NMT I am satisfied that I have found the best and most comprehensive expression of this system of mind body health maintenance, restoration, and optimization. The professional practice of applied kinesiology is so misunderstood by professionals and public alike, yet it has given rise to so many creations likes Touch for Health and Educational Kinesiology and all the clinical systems that constitute the alphabet soup I mentioned earlier. This misunderstanding will be addressed. In thinking about my own medical practice I realized that I have used techniques of applied kinesiology since my Brooklyn days in the early nineties. What was always missing was a comprehensive system and understanding that tied everything together. I could not really share it with my colleagues outside of the chiropractors that I studied with because while it worked in my office I did not have the best explanation of the science. Well this has changed and I find myself in a class with other health professionals and students in their twenties. We have all been amazed at what we have seen and experienced in class. I have two of my young adult children voluntarily come to class on the monthly Fridays where Health, Kinesiology Kamau Kokayi no no http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/09/16/botanical-medicine/ http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/09/16/botanical-medicine/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:51:36 +0000 admin http://globalmedicinereview.com/?p=234 http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/09/16/botanical-medicine/feed/ 0 60:32 Today we are going to hear from the founder of the American Botanical Council, Mark Blumenthal so that we can get a better understanding of ... Today we are going to hear from the founder of the American Botanical Council, Mark Blumenthal so that we can get a better understanding of the botanical world and the world of plant medicines from the perspective of an organization that provides educational opportunities and helps to disseminate information about botanicals, appreciating them in their cultural/geographic environment as well as their medicinal qualities. All of these are of course related. Plant medicines are all around us but in large measure we ignore and under appreciate them. There is a saying to the effect that a weed is a medicinal plant whose value has not been discovered. Even our kitchen cooking herbs and spices are underutilized with respect to their medicinal qualities. Yet we all complain about the side effects associated with pharmaceuticals and many of us are not motivated enough to do some herbal 101 work. On the other hand health professions have to be high on the list of people looking for a second career with a willingness to go back to get another degree or some recognized license. Why not herbal medicine. Unlike much of what goes on with pharmaceutical medicines plant medicines do heal and would be particularly useful for chronic health concerns. Too often would be health care aspirants are disappointed when they experience the level of business that is involved in delivering health care. Insurance companies and pharmaceuticals have gotten in the way of our health care. But isn’t the only real role for an insurance company to make sure that your medical services are covered. They really have no other value and now they are getting in the way of their prime directive…of helping people take care of themselves. They should have no life other than making patient care a reality. They don’t need to be profitable. And then there is Big Pharma. Pharmaceuticals depend on the plant world to source medicines and ideas for medicines. But in many ways our dependence on them has taken us away from nature’s healing laboratory . To really appreciate plants its useful to check them out in their natural habitat as opposed to the capsule in the bottle that you purchase from the health food store or a journal article. Natural habitat includes the understanding that uses of botanical are cultural applications, technologies…any medical system is a cultural application. Who are the people that came up with the application? What are their circumstance? The botanical also exists in a unique physical environment and it use can vary from one geographic location to another. Indeed the stories and lore around plants can be very informative with respect to their uses. You’ll find the same species of plant used differently by different cultures. Different parts used, different preparations. Wouldn’t it be better to have the cultural systems of the world share their wisdom and knowledge in the context of appreciation and reciprocity than the kind of rape that is taking place at this time. The profit incentive has no place in the medical field ….friendly competition with respect to healing people with the reward of recognition..like a martial arts master if you will, with the further reward of teaching other practitioners how you did it. But then we would have to live in an entirely different society and those who are profiting now would scream how un American this is. That’s alright …this is to be expected. It goes hand in hand with this kind of corporate disease an infestation that is plaguing our society. And while we can’t ignore the rules of engagement with respect to how things presently operate we can as a first step imagine something different for ourselves, our children and the future of this planet. Science ultimately means to know and the way cultures around the planet have come to appreciate their relationship to botanicals ranges from the most spiritual to the most mundane trial an Botanical Medicine, Digestion, Food and Nutrition, Health Kamau Kokayi no no http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/08/05/survival-medicine-in-the-kitchen/ http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/08/05/survival-medicine-in-the-kitchen/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:45:55 +0000 admin http://globalmedicinereview.com/?p=182 http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/08/05/survival-medicine-in-the-kitchen/feed/ 0 61:01 Dr Kokayi interviews Gwen Scott ND who has produced a three DVD set exploring the use of kitchen medicines for a variety of first aid ... Dr Kokayi interviews Gwen Scott ND who has produced a three DVD set exploring the use of kitchen medicines for a variety of first aid situations. Her DVDs also look at how these kitchen medicines can replace many expensive designer supplements that are on the market. In addition her DVDs actually show how to make various medicines. In this two hour fundraiser, in which WBAI raised over $17 000, Dr Scott shares something of her background and philosophy on medicine and healing and how she approached this work. Her therapeutic remedies come from a variety of sources, including modern science, Native American medicinals, African American herbal medicine of the South, and also her time as a student in Italy. Faybiene's poem for the program was very well received. Health Kamau Kokayi no no http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/07/29/herbal-medicine-with-matthew-wood/ http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/07/29/herbal-medicine-with-matthew-wood/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:09:30 +0000 admin http://globalmedicinereview.com/?p=187 http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/07/29/herbal-medicine-with-matthew-wood/feed/ 0 60:32 Matthew Wood is an herbalist who works with plant medicines from the standpoint of their spiritual vibration and essence. A naturalist, Matthew Wood realized ... Matthew Wood is an herbalist who works with plant medicines from the standpoint of their spiritual vibration and essence. A naturalist, Matthew Wood realized earlier on that Nature is alive and that plants have a spiritual side that should not ignored. While not abandoning science Matthew Wood works with a larger picture of the plant that has allowed him to care for thousands over the last twenty seven years of his practice. A member of the American Herbalist Guild Mathew Wood has always been inspired to learn, preserve, and practice the tradition of herbal medicine descending from European, Anglo-American, and Native American heritages. In the interview Matthew Wood discusses some of his favorite, "must have" plant medicines. Health Kamau Kokayi no no http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/07/22/the-evolution-of-chinese-medicine/ http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/07/22/the-evolution-of-chinese-medicine/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:23:31 +0000 admin http://globalmedicinereview.com/?p=194 http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/07/22/the-evolution-of-chinese-medicine/feed/ 0 60:32 The Dr Kokayi explores the evolution of Chinese Medicine in the US with Danett Bean a Ph.d in Chinese medicine. Dr Kokayi charts the ... The Dr Kokayi explores the evolution of Chinese Medicine in the US with Danett Bean a Ph.d in Chinese medicine. Dr Kokayi charts the integration of Chinese medicine in his thirty years of involvement with this healing art and Dr Bean stresses the fact that Chinese medicine is still not completely accepted despite all the research documenting its effectiveness. Total inclusion is still not the rule. But at the same time there are more opportunities for practitioners of Chinese medicine and Dr Bean highlights some of the work she is doing, including her hospital involvement. Health Kamau Kokayi no no http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/07/01/trance-states-with-winsome-winsome/ http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/07/01/trance-states-with-winsome-winsome/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:15:32 +0000 admin http://globalmedicinereview.com/?p=221 http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/07/01/trance-states-with-winsome-winsome/feed/ 0 60:32 Winsome Winsome joins Dr Kokayi and speaks about her upbringing as a Maroon of Jamaica. She was considered a “throw back” by her people ... Winsome Winsome joins Dr Kokayi and speaks about her upbringing as a Maroon of Jamaica. She was considered a “throw back” by her people and demonstrated psychical abilities early on. Winsome goes in and out of trance to such an extent that she has to travel with an assistant. She was fortunate to be raised in a culture where her abilities were appreciated. Dr Kokayi speaks about what happens with people who are born with psychical gifts in the Western world. Winsome shares what its like to be in these trance states and working with spirit guides and ancestors. Health Kamau Kokayi no no http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/06/10/a-birthday-with-dr-kokayi/ http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/06/10/a-birthday-with-dr-kokayi/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:50:02 +0000 admin http://globalmedicinereview.com/?p=211 http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/06/10/a-birthday-with-dr-kokayi/feed/ 0 60:32 Dr Kokayi shares some thoughts on his birthday with the listening audience and reflects on his own journey. Dr Kokayi looks at a birthday ... Dr Kokayi shares some thoughts on his birthday with the listening audience and reflects on his own journey. Dr Kokayi looks at a birthday as a point to reflect on where one is at in their life. The listening audience is asked to call in and share what they have found to be helpful in improving their health and wellness. Dr Kokayi looks at his current transition in terms of moving and dialogues with the audience on call ins. Faybiene asks Dr Kokayi what has been the most personally transformative moment in his medical career and in answering this Dr Kokayi shares some of the events and activities that have shaped his approach to medicine. Health Kamau Kokayi no no http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/06/03/exploring-your-spiritual-personality/ http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/06/03/exploring-your-spiritual-personality/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:29:54 +0000 admin http://globalmedicinereview.com/?p=207 http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/06/03/exploring-your-spiritual-personality/feed/ 0 60:32 This interview explores the work of Dr Jonathan Ellerby. For twenty years he has looked at spiritual traditions from more than forty different ... This interview explores the work of Dr Jonathan Ellerby. For twenty years he has looked at spiritual traditions from more than forty different cultures around the world.. His book Return to the Sacred.categorizes the spiritual terrain and looks at the different spiritual paths that are available for people to take. The categorization of these paths helps us to get an idea of our own spiritual personality and which path would be most suited for an individual. His book explores the twelve master paths. Just like people prefer different kinds of music and clothes there are certain spiritual practices that are more suited for us because of our aptitudes. Within these twelve paths there are four categories that revolve around the mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical dynamics. Some of us are mental and want to study written works while some of us need a more of an emotional connection. There are those of us who need movement and can’t wait to get up and dance and move. And there are the soul type who crave a direct experience of the divine and tend to be more extreme in their practices with fasting and pilgrimages. Health, Soul and Spirit, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Healing, Spiritual Traditions Kamau Kokayi no no http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/04/29/good-calories-bad-calories/ http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/04/29/good-calories-bad-calories/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:09:23 +0000 admin http://globalmedicinereview.com/?p=137 http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/04/29/good-calories-bad-calories/feed/ 1 60:32 Dr Kokayi has an opportunity to interview the award winning science writer Gary Taubes. This is a truly compelling interview highlighting Mr Taubes' very well ... Dr Kokayi has an opportunity to interview the award winning science writer Gary Taubes. This is a truly compelling interview highlighting Mr Taubes' very well referenced Good Calories Bad Calories. Mr Taubes has provided excellent documentation for the way that obesity has been dealt with throughout the last one hundred years in the Western world, starting with the emphasis on CHO to the latest craze around low fat diets. The myths and lack of real scientific documentation around the low fat approach to weight loss is highlighted and Mr Taubes shows the link between sugar, obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. Diabetes Mellitus, Food and Nutrition, Health, Nutritional Therapies, Podcast Kamau Kokayi no no http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/04/15/total-biology-and-bioreprogramming/ http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/04/15/total-biology-and-bioreprogramming/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:34:35 +0000 admin http://globalmedicinereview.com/?p=123 http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/04/15/total-biology-and-bioreprogramming/feed/ 0 60:32 Dr Kokayi has a chance to interview two practitioners in one of the Western world's most cutting edge medical therapies that delves into the interface ... Dr Kokayi has a chance to interview two practitioners in one of the Western world's most cutting edge medical therapies that delves into the interface between mind and body and the true roots of disease. Dr Kokayi's guests Mitchell Rabin and Isabelle Benarous share with the listening audience the science and art of Total Biology and Bioreprogramming. The method of Bioreprogramming contains powerful tools to undo personal and ancestral programs at a subconscious level, with acute precision, in order to create lasting solutions and healing of unresolved mental stress at the heart of pathological conditions in the body. As Mitchell Rabin points out the approach to total biology is like "Louis Hayes on steroids". Alternative Medicine, Health, Mind-Body Healing, Podcast, Spiritual Healing Kamau Kokayi no no http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/04/08/conversation-with-dr-parris-kidd/ http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/04/08/conversation-with-dr-parris-kidd/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:23:44 +0000 admin http://globalmedicinereview.com/?p=122 http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/04/08/conversation-with-dr-parris-kidd/feed/ 0 60:07 Dr. Kokayi talks to Dr. Parris Kidd, international recognized nutrition educator, about the connection between the lack of functioning within a cell membrane and how ... Dr. Kokayi talks to Dr. Parris Kidd, international recognized nutrition educator, about the connection between the lack of functioning within a cell membrane and how it affects the body.  The conversation moves from environmental toxicity and it's affects to the autism-add spectrum along with powerful steps to take to lead children who suffer from it to wellness.  With an outlined plan, it is best to have a pen in hand for this one.  You can also read the articles spoken about at Dr. Kidd's website. Alternative Medicine, Autism, Care of Children, Detoxification, Food and Nutrition, Health, Podcast, Toxins Kamau Kokayi no no http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/03/18/applied-kinesiology-taking-giant-steps-into-the-future/ http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/03/18/applied-kinesiology-taking-giant-steps-into-the-future/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:49:49 +0000 admin http://globalmedicinereview.com/?p=119 http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/03/18/applied-kinesiology-taking-giant-steps-into-the-future/feed/ 0 60:07 Dr Kokayi has the opportunity to interview a proponent of what he feels is a field of whole person care that will revolutionize practically all ... Dr Kokayi has the opportunity to interview a proponent of what he feels is a field of whole person care that will revolutionize practically all fields of medicine.  The discipline is Applied Kinesiology and the proponent is Ken Campbell, nurse practitioner, but more importantly the President of the International College of the Healing Arts and the senior faculty person for the International College of Professional Applied Kinesiology.   The interview goes back to the roots of applied kinesiology and looks at subsequent developments, applications, and the way it is being taught through ICPAK. Moreover a training program is beginning in April at the Open Center. Ken Campbell is also joined by one of his senior students, occupational therapist, Erin Davis. Career, Health, Holistic Medical Practice, Kinesiology, Podcast Kamau Kokayi no no http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/03/11/power-living-with-teresa-kay-aba-kennedy/ http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/03/11/power-living-with-teresa-kay-aba-kennedy/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:41:48 +0000 admin http://globalmedicinereview.com/?p=118 http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/03/11/power-living-with-teresa-kay-aba-kennedy/feed/ 0 60:32 Dr. Kokayi has the opportunity to interview the motivational and life transforming Power Living specialist Dr Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy. Dr Kennedy, a former Vice ... Dr. Kokayi has the opportunity to interview the motivational and life transforming Power Living specialist Dr Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy. Dr Kennedy, a former Vice President at Viacom, found herself in need of reclaiming her own health and bathing in the wisdom of her mother who introduced her to yoga and health living. Dr Kennedy redirected her life and has built a transformational knowledge and experience base that she uses to assist others who wish to optimize their living and improve their health. Dr Kennedy now teaches and inspires on the corporate and community levels and in this interview shares some of her ideas featured in her two books 40 Days to Power Living and Seven-Day PWR Detox. Detoxification, Food and Nutrition, Health, Podcast, Stress Management Kamau Kokayi no no http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/01/28/dr-clements-of-hippocrates-institute/ http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/01/28/dr-clements-of-hippocrates-institute/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:43:43 +0000 admin http://globalmedicinereview.com/?p=115 http://globalmedicinereview.com/2009/01/28/dr-clements-of-hippocrates-institute/feed/ 2 60:32 Dr Kokayi has the opportunity to speak with Dr Brian Clements who has carried on the work of Anne Wigmore, of the Hippocrates Center, for ... Dr Kokayi has the opportunity to speak with Dr Brian Clements who has carried on the work of Anne Wigmore, of the Hippocrates Center, for over the last twenty years. Their discussion focuses on the role that live food plays in the healing of illness and the shortcomings of not addressing disease and illness at a fundamental level. Questions were field from the listening audience and Faybiene contributed her weekly poem. Food and Nutrition, Health, Podcast Kamau Kokayi no no