The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon
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Empowering you to make wise decisions about your own health, by providing you with essential health information about both medical and alternative treatment options. 921997

  1. 4D AGO

    Show 1411: Could Your Kidneys Be Failing You? The Hidden Epidemic Affecting Millions (Archive)

    This week, our guest discusses how to prevent and treat a surprisingly common condition, chronic kidney disease. One in three Americans faces the risk factors for kidney disease; one in seven is actually living with the condition, although they may not be aware of it. At The People’s Pharmacy, we strive to bring you up […]

    1h 28m

  2. DEC 19

    Show 1456: Beyond the Label: The Transformative Power of Diagnosis

    Do you know someone who has struggled for years to meet deadlines or manage their time? Perhaps you have a smart friend who just never did well in school (or possibly at work) because they couldn’t seem to turn papers (or reports) in on time. Such people might find a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity […]

    1h 15m

  3. DEC 11

    Show 1455: Common Culprits: How Infections Trigger Chronic Diseases

    When doctors talk about infections, they are usually referring to acute situations in which the immune system gets overwhelmed by a virus such as influenza or chickenpox. Infections also result from the interaction of bacteria with the immune system, as in the case of pneumonia or sepsis. These can be crises, but they are relatively […]

    1h 5m

  4. DEC 4

    Show 1454: Stopping Airborne Viruses: Simple Steps to Cleaner Indoor Air

    Do you worry about things you can’t see, smell or taste? Most of us don’t. Yet particles we can’t detect with our five senses are often present in the air we breathe. They have the power to make us sick. How can we achieve cleaner indoor air so that we have less chance of coming […]

    1h 8m

  5. NOV 27

    Show 1336: How the Antiviral Gut Tackles Pathogens from the Inside Out (Archive)

    This week our guest is gastroenterologist Robynne Chutkan. She explains how keeping our digestive microbiota in good health can help our immune systems fight off pathogens from the inside out. At The People’s Pharmacy, we strive to bring you up to date, rigorously researched insights and conversations about health, medicine, wellness and health policies and […]

    1h 2m

  6. NOV 21

    Show 1453: From Lizard Spit to Ozempic: Rethinking How We Treat Diabetes

    Diabetes is a serious metabolic disorder that affects close to 40 million Americans. Most of them have type 2 diabetes, which means their bodies produce insulin, but their cells are not very responsive to it. As a result, blood sugar builds up and people run the risk of cardiovascular complications like heart attacks or strokes, […]

    1h 6m

  7. NOV 14

    Show 1452: Why Is the FDA Planning to Ban Natural Desiccated Thyroid?

    When the thyroid gland stops working efficiently, the effects resound throughout the entire body. That’s because this little gland controls metabolism in all our tissues. Before there was a treatment, thyroid disease was sometimes deadly. Doctors started prescribing natural desiccated thyroid derived from animals 130 years ago. This worked well. Synthetic levothyroxine (a thyroid hormone) […]

    1h 22m

  8. NOV 7

    Show 1451: Rethinking Dementia: Is What We Believed about Alzheimer’s Wrong?

    For decades, neurologists and pharmaceutical firms have been focused on amyloid plaque building up in the brains as the cause of Alzheimer disease. Drug companies have developed compounds to remove that plaque, and they have been successful. There are medicines, notably lecanemab and donanemab, that reduce the amount of amyloid plaque visible on a scan. […]

    58 min
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Empowering you to make wise decisions about your own health, by providing you with essential health information about both medical and alternative treatment options. 921997

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  • Creator
    Joe and Terry Graedon
  • Years Active
    2007 - 2025
  • Episodes
    505
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2018 Joe and Terry Graedon
  • Show Website
    The People's Pharmacy

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