Category: Healthy Options

Local program on resources and options for whole health. Happens on the first Wednesday of every month from 10 – 11 AM.

Healthy Options 6/04/08

Producer/Host: Rhonda Feiman

Topic: Early Childhood Development and Parent Education Programs

What services are available in the state of Maine for parental education?  What are the stages of development we can expect from children ages 0-5 years old?  What are the cues children give parents?  What are the techniques parents can use to respond to and help their children grow and develop in a healthy way?

Guest: Nadine Reimer,  Extension Educator, Knox-Lincoln Counties Extension Office, 1-800-244-2104

Healthy Options 3/05/08

Producer/host: Rhonda Feiman, Doctor of Asian Medicine, Licensed Acupuncturist

Guest: Eliezer Sobel, Author & Musician & Seeker, author of The 99th Monkey: A Spiritual Journalists Misadventures with Gurus, Messiahs, Sex, Psychedelics, and other Consciousness-Raising Experiments

What is a spiritual journey? How can living an authentic life help maintain health? How can the arts help you on your journey?

FMI: www.the99thmonkey.com

Healthy Options 2/06/08

Producer/host: Cynthia Swan

Guest: Terry Lee Cookson, ND, L.Ac., Naturopathic Physician, Licensed Acupuncturist, Certified Chinese Herbalist

Topic: Basic Guidelines for Optimal Health

Importance of food as medicine; Simple techniques to promote your health, like castor oil packs; Why we need to belly breath and other helpful hints

Call in show

FMI:  Dr. Cookson’s office, TLC Natural Healthcare (in Augusta, Maine): 207-557-2557

Healthy Options 12/05/07

Producer/host: Rhonda Feiman

Topic: Medical Ethics

Guest: Deborah Estelle, Licensed Acupuncturist, Masters Degree in Clinical Social Work

What is a safe and healthy practitioner and client relationship?   What are the responsibilities a practitioner has to ensure a safe and healthy interaction with a client?  What are the responsibilities of the client to maintain a good practitioner client relationship?  What to do if something goes wrong– doesn’t feel safe, from both the practitioner and client point of view?