Katherine Deumling, chef, food blogger, Chair of Slow Food USA, and food guide to many on how to make vegetables delightful and delicious, joins Ellen on this show. Listen in for some inspiration and some great tips on cooking with vegetables and what you have in your kitchen.

Community Supported Agriculture programs, known as CSAs, are a great way to ensure you have lots of vegetables every week to prepare and eat. Today Ellen Goldsmith speaks with Shari Raider, founder and owner of Sauvie Island Organics in Portland, Oregon. Sauvie Island Organics feeds over 750 families through their CSA program, and provides local,organic vegetables to numerous restaurants, having just begun to also provide produce to a local hospital's cafeteria. Fresh food is on the way and a CSA is a great way to get it. Eat your vegetables!

What if changing the food you eat could change how you feel? So simple, yet not. Learn about the "Dirty Dozen," those foods that can aggravate allergies, and low grade digestive issues. Get some tips on how you can start to make some changes, and possibly reduce your symptoms.

But wait, you are what kind of doctor? A naturopathic doctor, that's who Dr. Gary Weiner is and he practices naturopathic medicine. Ellen talks with Dr. Weiner about how a naturopathic doctor is trained to diagnose and treat health problems, and how it is a great medicine to help restore one's vitality. Natural medicine, of which naturopathic medicine is part, is recognized by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the World Health Organization (WHO) as a catalyst to significantly improve the health of Americans. Learn about how this medicine can help you!

Has summer arrived, but you feel as if you have not. Join Ellen Goldsmith, L.Ac. in this podcast as she shares how to stay healthier in the summer months by adjusting what you eat.

This episode is a new adaptation of our 2nd episode which aired in January.

Stress, there is no way around it in life. We indeed can thrive on a little bit of stress every now and then. But, are you aware of the physical toll it takes on your body and health? Today we speak with Dr. Gary Weiner, who specializes in the treatment of Fatigue, Endocrine, and Irritable Bowel Diseases in his naturopathic medical practice, on the health effects of stress and what can be done to change it.

Ken Gordon, chef, restaurateur, co-owner of Kenny and Zuke's (a popular Jewish Delicatessen), columnist of the well read column, Diary of a Formerly Diabetic Chef , and cooking teacher talks with Ellen Goldsmith on Health Currents Radio about his journey from being diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and metabolic syndrome, back to health. How did he do it after years of cooking and eating rich food, winning awards for reviving the lost art of Jewish delicatessens, and being the one who smokes 2,000 pounds of pastrami per week in Portland, Oregon? Listen in for a lively interview and some good common sense.

Do you know if you are eating Genetically Modified foods? Do you want to know? How could you know? What can you do?

Listen in to part-two of the interview on Health Currents Radio, with David Gould on GMOs in our food system and how it affects all of us.

What are GMO's (Genetically Modified Organisms)? What is the science behind GMO's? Are they safe? How do they effect bio-diversity and agriculture? How common are GMO's? These are some of the questions the public has when it comes to GMO's in our food supply. Listen in as Ellen Goldsmith, L.Ac. begins a two-part conversation with David Gould, biological and food scientist trained at MIT, about GMOs.

an Interview with Dr. Laurie Regan on an Emotional Healing Retreat.

Dr. Laurie Regan, dean of the Classical Chinese Medicine Department at the National College of Natural Medicine and co-host of True Nature Radio joins Ellen Goldsmith, L.Ac. to share the wisdom and healing of the Shan Ren Dao Retreat based on the teachings and work of Wang Fengyi. Wang FengYi was the peasant saint who took the ancient teachings

and translated them into a practical and accessible healing system

for the 20th century, stated over 100 years ago that in this modern

age and moving forward, the healing of the heart would be the

most critical element in reclaiming health.