Tag Archives: Positive Psychology

Relieving the Discomfort of Chronic Itch

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Dr. Brian KimThis weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and guest co-host Dr. Emily Hanna talk with Dr. Brian Kim—co-director of the Center for the Study of Itch at Washington University in St. Louis—about his work to relieve the discomfort of chronic itch.

 
 

 
 

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Re-air: When Health Issues Spread Through Thought

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Lee Daniel KravetzAuthor of Strange Contagion

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Pali Shah talk with Lee Kravetz, science journalist and author of Strange Contagion: Inside the Surprising Science of Infectious Behaviors and Viral Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves, about another way health issues spread—through thought.

Please tune in! The show will air: 

WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, December 30, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Sunday, December 31, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, January 1, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, December 31, at 7 a.m.

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  • Research That Matters (min 0-8:12) Using only alternative medicine for cancer linked to lower survival rate; Serotonin may worsen tinnitus; How you think about your arthritis makes a difference; High salt intake associated with doubled risk of heart failure
  • Conversations with Lee Kravetz (min 8:12-31:41)
  • House Calls (min 31:41-40:00) I have burning pain in my stomach at night and stomach upset and acid reflux during the day. What could this be?; What are the first steps in getting help for my 5-year-old daughter who is developing a stutter?; I have eczema and a friend who is a nurse suggested I might also have tinea versicolor. What is that?

When Health Issues Spread Through Thought

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Lee Daniel KravetzAuthor of Strange Contagion

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Pali Shah talk with Lee Kravetz, science journalist and author of Strange Contagion: Inside the Surprising Science of Infectious Behaviors and Viral Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves, about another way health issues spread—through thought.

Please tune in! The show will air: 

WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, September 30, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Sunday, October 1, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, October 2, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, October 1, at 7 a.m.

Listen to the show!
Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

Re-Airing Alzheimer’s & Families with Lisa Gwyther

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Dr. GwytherThis weekend we’re re-airing one of our most popular shows about Alzheimer’s & Families with Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University and Director of the Duke Aging Center Family Support Program, Lisa Gwyther
 
Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, July 7th at 9am
• Sunday, July 8th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, July 9th at 6pm and 10pm
 
 
 
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Positive Thinking and Healing

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The Archives of Internal Medicine reported on a study that examined the impact of positive psychology; if we think we’re better are we actually going to be better?

The researchers looked at the impact of positive thought on exercise after a cardiac procedure.  They found that patients who had positive thoughts had sustained and clinically significant increases in physical activity over a year compared to those that did not receive this additional intervention. In another study from this group, they looked at exercise among asthma patients and found that the positive thought group may have benefited those asthma patients with the most severe asthma.

While positive thinking in these studies did not always lead to health benefits, this is pretty good considering that there does not appear to be a real downside to the therapy!  This is positively (pun intended) good news.
For a lot of people, it’s the right way of approaching things because it’s intrinsically beneficial and can and will deeply impact your life.

Alzheimer’s and Families with Lisa Gwyther

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Dr. GwytherThis weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and Cristy will be joined by Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University and Director of the Duke Aging Center Family Support Program, Lisa Gwyther, about Alzheimer’s and Families.
For one-stop Alzheimer’s information, contact Lisa Gwyther at 660-7510 or at the Duke Family Support Program.
Register securely online for the Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention Registry, or call Michelle McCart at 668-1605

Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, February 11th at 9am
• Sunday, February 12th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, February 13th at 6pm and 10pm

 
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