Power Without Pills: One Psychiatrist's Guide to Healing and Growth
Summary: Dr. Frank Murphy, psychiatrist in private practice, talks about mind body medicine and using simple ideas to cure afflictions from chronic back pain to depression... Dr. John Sklar, a physiatrist who trained with the renowned, bestselling author and NYUMC physiatrist, Dr. John Sarno, is a frequent on the show. Both doctors often have remarkable cures with patients using ideas from Dr. Sarno and Michael Brown, author of The Presence Process.
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Today's show is about meditation and its benefit in our healing and/or personal growth. Today's guests will be Dr. John Sklar, a Physiatrist who trained with the world famous Physiatrist and bestselling author, John E. Sarno, M.D.; Douglas Large, a maker of Native American flutes and drums; and our faithful co-host and powerful engineer, Jonathan Tate. If you are curious about what meditation is, what forms it takes, and how and why it is powerful, tune in!
What is a nocebo? Placebo is Latin for "I shall please." It is a "sugar pill" (a therapeutically inert event) that benefits the patient because of their belief in the matter. Nocebo is Latin for "I shall harm." It is something that is also therapeutically inert; it does nothing really... i.e., it's a "sugar pill," and IT INJURES THE PATIENT because of their belief in the matter. "Your back pain is caused by a herniated disc" is probably the most commonly delivered nocebo today. It does unimaginable harm and can disable an innocent believer. Find out more. Become an informed consumer of health care; protect yourself, your friends, and your family.
An hour with Dr. Murphy on his upcoming book. Unable to take callers for the first 15 minutes Dr. Murphy reads the introduction to his book and talks about how the book came to be. Then callers included a surprise visit from John Sklar, M.D. who trained with John E. Sarno, M.D. at NYU in the 80's thanks to the magic of show co-host/producer, Jonathan Tate. A lively and informative show. If you have back pain, depression, anxiety, or other afflictions this show may make a real difference in the quality of your life!
