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When Temple Grandin was born in 1947, autism had only just been named. Today it is more prevalent than ever, with one in 88 children diagnosed on the spectrum. And our thinking about it has undergone a transformation in her lifetime: Autism studies have moved from the realm... Read more

In Cooked, Michael Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. Here, he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements—fire, water, air, and earth—to transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink. Apprenticing h... Read more

For more than 40 years, T. Colin Campbell PhD, has been at the forefront of nutrition research. His legacy, the China Study, is the most comprehensive study of health and nutrition ever conducted.  Whole picks up where The China Study left off. The China Study revealed what... Read more

“America’s funniest science writer” (Washington Post) takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable tour. The alimentary canal is classic Mary Roach terrain: the questions explored in Gulp are as taboo, in their way, as the cadavers in Stiff and every bit as surreal as the un... Read more

From a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter at The New York Times comes the explosive story of the rise of the processed food industry and its link to the emerging obesity epidemic. Michael Moss reveals how companies use salt, sugar, and fat to addict us and, more... Read more

In THE HORMONE CURE, Harvard/MIT-trained integrative physician/scientist and board-certified gynecologist, Dr. Sara Gottfried, tells women exactly what they can do to optimize their hormones — without drugs, hormone replacement therapy, or a prescription for antidepressants... Read more

Millions of people suffer debilitating depression and anxiety. For many, prescription drugs have either not been effective or have produced intolerable side effects. Now, New York naturopathic doctor and acupuncturist Peter Bongiorno offers a proven drug-free approach for h... Read more

Medical writer and New York Times bestselling author, Anne Fletcher, takes a critical look at the current state of the addiction treatment industry, contrasting what goes on in rehab with what experts and scientific studies suggest should go on. Read more

 Parents concerned about the side effects of commonly used over-the-counter and prescription medicines are in search of safe and effective natural treatment alternatives.  Host Dr. David Naimon talks with leading integrative pediatrician Lawrence Rosen, MD about his book, c... Read more

The increase in environmental toxins, processed foods, and stress, as well as the advancing ages at which couples seek to have children, have made it more difficult for women to conceive. In Be Fruitful, Dr. Victoria Maizes, an expert on women’s health and the executive dir... Read more