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In Berkeley Talks episode 212, a panel of UC Berkeley experts from former presidential administrations take a critical look at the issues that have led the U.S. to this year's historic election and reflect on the future of American democracy. The Oct. 29 campus event was sponsored by the Goldman School of Public Policy and Cal Performances, and was part of the Goldman School's Interrogating Democracy series.Panelists include: Janet Napolitano, professor of public policy and director of the new Center for Security in Politics; former secretary of homeland security in the Obama administration; former president of the University of California. Robert Reich, emeritus professor of public policy; senior fellow at the Blum Center for Economic Development; former secretary of labor in the Clinton administration.Maria Echaveste, policy and program development director of the Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy; former assistant to the president and deputy White House chief of staff in the Clinton administration; president and CEO of the Opportunity Institute.Angela Glover Blackwell (moderator), chief vision officer for the Goldman School of Public Policy's new Democracy Policy Initiative; founder-in-residence of PolicyLink.Listen to the episode and read the transcript on UC Berkeley News (news.berkeley.edu/podcasts/berkeley-talks).Music by Blue Dot SessionsPhoto by Dyana Wing So via Unsplash. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Drake Gives contributes $1.5 million to UC Irvine's Power of Music initiative New School of Social Ecology effort will leverage music for social good Irvine, Calif., March 7, 2024 – A donation of $1.5 million from The Drake Gives will support a novel initiative at the University of California, Irvine's School of Social Ecology focused on leveraging the power of music to galvanize students, other individuals and communities for social progress and well-being. The contribution will spearhead the new Power of Music initiative, which will be led by Richard Matthew, professor of urban planning and public policy and director of the UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation, in close collaboration with Alec Glasser, founder and CEO of The Drake Gives. “With this generous support, we can develop novel pathways for research and action,” Matthew said. “Whether integrating music into psychology, health or environmental advocacy, we are poised to advance groundbreaking initiatives here on campus.” Echoing his appreciation for Glasser's dedication and philanthropy, Jon Gould, dean of the School of Social Ecology, pointed to the prospective impact of the Power of Music. “Mr. Glasser's remarkable contribution will empower students locally and globally to harness music's potential in addressing some of the world's most pressing issues,” he said. Glasser underscored the initiative's significance, calling attention to its ability to pioneer a movement toward positive change: “The Power of Music will establish diverse platforms for students and individuals to engage and advocate using the compelling medium of music. This endeavor resonates deeply with our mission to drive meaningful progress.” Matthew emphasized the initiative's capacity to shape innovative curricula and opportunities catering to diverse interests and disciplines. He said the Power of Music aims to establish a vibrant hub at UCI, fostering collaboration among scholars, students and practitioners dedicated to using music for social good across myriad contexts. It will also enable the expansion of partnerships between the Blum Center and organizations in three African countries that promote social change through music. “Our partners are Yole!Africa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Collaborative Media Advocacy Platform in Nigeria and Kakuma Sound in a refugee camp in Kenya,” Matthew said. “They are building radio stations and recording studios, and through music, young people are mobilizing to bring people together. The technologies they're using to build the stations and studios are helping kids acquire skills such as spatial analysis and geographic information system data science, which are really valuable for environmental sustainability, climate resilience and climate change adaptation.” The Power of Music, Gould noted, “represents a significant step forward in harnessing music's enduring power as a catalyst for positive change, reaffirming the UCI School of Social Ecology's commitment to innovation and social impact.” more: getthefunkoutshow.kuci.org

This episode has Jeremy talking about the Blum Center and some news about basic needs research! A grant from the office of the president puts UCSC at the forefront of a new basic needs research program that connects all the UCs.Sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs and Success and produced by our student podcasters, UCSC Slugcast supports free expression of ideas. Please be aware that the views and opinions expressed by speakers are that of the speaker alone and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Similarly, views and opinions of University employees or students are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Slugcast, the Division of Student Affairs and Success, or the University.

This week we chat with Dr. Susan Blum, author and founder of Blum Center for Health and Organic Pharmer. We discuss her latest book "Healing Arthritis," and how arthritis can be treated, prevented, and even healed by addressing underlying inflammation. On What The Health?!: Microbiome... down there?  Use code FUNC for 20% off a 5-day real food fast at Organic Pharmer. Use code FUNC for 15% off your first order of the Adapt Naturals Core Plus bundle at Kresser.co/whatthefunc! Use code FUNC for $500 off tuition at Functional Medicine Coaching Academy.

Panel: The Challenges, Successes, and Sustainability of NSF National Research Traineeships (NRTs) on Food, Energy, and Water Systems (FEWS) Panelists: Karletta Chief, PhD, Director, Indigenous Resilience Center; Professor & Extension Specialist, Department of Environmental Science, University of Arizona Amy R. Sapkota, PhD, Professor, School of Public Health, Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health Yael Perez, PhD, Development Engineering Program Director at the Blum Center and the InFEWS Program Coordinator Joining us from three different NSF research traineeships on food, energy, and water systems (FEWS), our panelists will share each programs' challenges, opportunities, and sustainability. Abstract The NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program seeks to explore ways for graduate students in research-based master's and doctoral degree programs to develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to pursue a range of STEM careers. The program is dedicated to effective training of STEM graduate students in high priority interdisciplinary or convergent research areas, through a comprehensive traineeship model that is innovative, evidence-based, and aligned with changing workforce and research needs. Join us as the GES Center hosts a panel to learn about three NRT programs focused on Food, Energy and Water Systems (FEWS). Now that the programs have finished and/or are close to finishing, what future lies for their continuation? What lessons have they learned about implementing an interdisciplinary and convergent research program? We will discuss each programs' challenges, opportunities, and sustainability with the traineeship. Our speakers include: Dr. Karletta Chief with Indige-FEWSS (Indigenous Food, Energy, and Water Security and Sovereignty) at the University of Arizona, Dr. Amy Sapkota with the Global STEWARDS (STEM Training at the Nexus of Energy, WAter Reuse and FooD Systems) program at the University of Maryland, and Dr. Yael Perez with InFEWS (Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water Systems) at the Blum Center for Developing Economies at the University of California Berkeley. Related links: Indige-FEWSS UMD Global STEWARDS InFEWS NSF Program abstracts and resulting publications: – Indige-FEWSS: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1735173 – UMD Global STEWARDS: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1828910 – InFEWS: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1633740 Panelist Bios Dr. Karletta Chief (Diné) is a Professor and Extension Specialist in Environmental Science at the University of Arizona. Dr. Chief works to bring relevant water science to Native American communities in a culturally sensitive manner. As Director of the Indigenous Resilience Center, she aims to facilitate efforts of UArizona climate/environment researchers, faculty, staff, and students working with Native Nations to build resiliency to climate impacts and environmental challenges. Two of her primary tribal projects are The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Climate Adaptation and Traditional Knowledge Project and Gold King Mine Spill Diné Exposure Project. Dr. Chief also leads the NSF Indigenous Food, Energy, and Water Security and Sovereignty Program and is training 38 graduate students. Indige-FEWSS's vision is to develop a diverse workforce with intercultural awareness and expertise in sustainable food, energy, and water systems (FEWS), specifically through off grid technologies to address the lack of safe water, energy, and food security in Indigenous communities. Dr. Amy Sapkota is an MPower Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Maryland School of Public Health. She is the Interim Director of the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health and the Director of CONSERVE: A Center of Excellence at the Nexus of Sustainable Water Reuse, Food & Health that was launched with funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture in 2016. She is also the Principal Investigator of a doctoral training program, UMD Global STEWARDS (STEM Training at the Nexus of Energy, WAter Reuse and FooD Systems)—funded by the National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) program—that is preparing a cadre of future leaders focused on innovations at the nexus of food, energy and water systems. Dr. Sapkota's research interests lie in the areas of environmental microbiology, environmental microbial genomics and exposure assessment. Her projects evaluate the complex relationships between environmental microbial exposures and human infectious diseases, with a special focus on assessing the public health impacts associated with water reuse. Dr.  Yael Perez is the Development Engineering (DevEng) Program Director at UC Berkeley's Blum Center for Developing Economies, managing the DevEng Masters and the DevEng PhD Designated Emphasis. Yael holds a PhD in Architecture from UC Berkeley with a scholarship on co-design methodologies and technologies to support and empower communities and design practitioners in fostering sustainable development. For over a decade, she has been collaboratively leading CARES—Community Assessment of Renewable Energy and Sustainability—a team of UC Berkeley faculty and students working with Native American Citizens in their pursuit of sustainable development. Recently, this initiative grew into the Native FEWS Alliance, a cross-institutional collaboration working to significantly broaden the participation of Native American students in Food, Energy, and Water Systems (FEWS) education and careers to address critical challenges facing their communities. Before joining the Blum Center, Yael was a visiting scholar at IIT Mandi (India). GES Colloquium (GES 591-002) is jointly taught by Drs. Jen Baltzegar and Dawn Rodriguez-Ward, who you may contact with any class-specific questions. Colloquium will generally be live-streamed via Zoom, with monthly in-person meetings in the 1911 Building, Room 129. Please subscribe to the GES newsletter and Twitter for updates. 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Did you know there are four pillars of health that when functioning badly can trigger immune system issues and autoimmunity, and then when they are repaired, can heal your immune system? Join me and my guest, Dr. Susan Blum, to learn more about each of these 4 pillars of optimal immune health, and how to fix them. In this episode you'll learn: ⏰ 2:38 The four pillars of a healthy immune system: the functional medicine model ⏰ 11:03 The power of eating an anti-inflammatory diet ⏰ 19:56 Why managing stress is critical for a strong immune system ⏰ 27:33 Digestive issues: dysbiosis and leaky gut ⏰ 33:53 Reducing toxins to support immune health ⏰ 43:53 The ONE thing you can do today to upgrade your health ⏰ 45:13 October 7th free webinar and live Q&A on building a healthy immune system Check out Dr. Susan Blum's Bio: Susan Blum, MD, is a nationally recognized speaker, author, and teacher. As founder and director of Blum Center for Health, and through her patient care, writing, research, and mentoring, she is a passionate advocate for those with chronic illness. DrBlum is assistant clinical professor in preventive medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, and senior faculty with the Center for Mind-Body Medicine. She is certified in functional medicine and is on the board the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She is the author ofThe Immune System Recovery Program, and Healing Arthritis, and leads comprehensive online programs on blumhealthmd.com to support people worldwide as they follow the treatment plan outlined in her books. Dr. Susan Blum's gift and link FREE ONLINE WEBINAR OCTOBER 7th 1pm EST Build Resiliency to Infections & Viruses Learn how your immune system functions, how you might be sabotaging your health without knowing it, and actionable steps that will have a huge impact on your wellbeing. PLUS: Dr. Blum will answer your questions, live! www.blumhealthmd.com/build-resiliency-to-viruses Connect with Dr. Susan Blum: Website: https://blumcenterforhealth.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blumcenterforhealth and https://www.facebook.com/drsusanblum  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blumcenterforhealth  ***** Hi there! I am Jane Hogan, the Wellness Engineer, and the host of Wellness By Design. I spent 30 years designing foundations for buildings until the pain and inflammation of rheumatoid arthritis led me to hang up my hard hat and follow my heart. Now I blend my backgrounds in science and spirituality to teach people how to tap into the power of their mind, body and soul. I help them release pain naturally so they can become the most wonderful fine version of themselves.  Wellness By Design is a show dedicated to helping people achieve wellness not by reacting to the world around them but by intentionally designing a life based on what their own body needs. In this show we explore practices, methods and science that contribute to releasing pain and inflammation naturally. Listen to more podcasts here: https://wellnessbydesign.libsyn.com/ Would you like to learn how to release pain by creating more peace and calm?  Download my free guided meditation audio bundle here: https://thewellnessengineer.com/audiobundle  Connect with Jane:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JaneHoganHealth/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janehoganhealth Janehoganhealthcoach thewellnessengineer  Bewonderfulfine DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose, cure or prevent any disease. You should always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you have regarding a medical condition before undertaking any diet, exercise, supplement, health program, or other procedure discussed in this podcast.

People throughout history have imagined ideal societies of various sorts. As the twentieth century dawned, advances in manufacturing and communication arguably brought the idea of utopia within our practical reach, at least as far as economic necessities are concerned. But we failed to achieve it, to say the least. Brad DeLong's new book, Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century, investigates why. He compares the competing political and economic systems that dominated the “long 20th century” from 1870 to 2010, and how we managed to create such enormous wealth and still be left with such intractable problems.Support Mindscape on Patreon.J. Bradford DeLong received his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University. He is currently a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley. and chief economist at the Blum Center for Developing Economies. He previously served as deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury for Economic Policy from 1993 to 1995. He has been a long-running blogger, now moved to Substack. He is a co-editor of The Economists' Voice.Web siteBerkeley web pageSubstack/blogGoogle Scholar publicationsPodcast (with Noah Smith)WikipediaTwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

ABOUT DR. RICHARD A MATTHEW, PHD Richard A. Matthew (BA McGill; PhD Princeton) is Associate Dean for Research and International Programs and Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy at the University of California at Irvine. He is also the inaugural Director of the Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation (http://blumcenter.uci.edu/); co-Principal Investigator for both the NSF-funded FloodRISE Project (http://floodrise.uci.edu) and the NOAA-funded SedRISE Project; Senior Fellow at IISD in Geneva; member of United Nations Expert Group on Environment, Conflict and Peacebuilding; a member of IUCN CEESP and co-chair of its Task Force on Conservation, Migration and Conflict; and Vice-President of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association (https://environmentalpeacebuilding.org ). His research explores challenges at the intersection of nature loss and climate change, poverty and inequality, and disaster and violent conflict. Current research focuses on the co-development of visualization tools using big data and local knowledge to provide practical hazard risk management support to communities that are extremely vulnerable to flood events. Over the past twenty years, he has done extensive fieldwork in conflict and disaster zones in Cambodia, the DRC, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Swaziland. He served on UN humanitarian and peacebuilding missions in DRC, Rwanda and Sierra Leone. He has given three TEDx talks and been a featured storyteller on The Moth twice. He has over 200 publications.

This weeks guest on the Full Capacity Living Podcast is Marti Wolfson, a culinary nutritionist. She has a Masters degree in Nutrition and Functional Medicine from the University of Western States, she is a health supportive chef and so much more.Today I get to share this beautiful conversation around bringing the science as well as the spiritual nature of food to our mind, body, spirit and plate. We talk about rekindling intuitive eating, learning to trust ourselves with food but also cultivating curiosity and creativity with the food we choose to eat.She tells us how she arrived into the work she does in the culinary nutrition world, her training at the very well known National Gourmet Institute with Ann Marie ColbinHer work at the Canyon Ranch medical spa, The Blum Center for Health in NYC and her culinary practice currently.We delve into foods that nourish your brain, how to cultivate this in your children and how to return to a loving and nourishing relationship to food. Something that has been lost for many.LInks for the show:Marti Wolfson: Science Based and Heart Centered Food Solutions: www.martiwolfson.comAnthocyanins in blue/purple foods:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1082903/https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jafc.7b02136Orange Foods: https://www.bourncreative.com/meaning-of-the-color-orange/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333577389_A_Review_of_the_Science_of_Colorful_Plant-Based_Food_and_Practical_Strategies_for_Eating_the_Rainbowhttps://www.verywellmind.com/the-color-psychology-of-orange-2795818Marc David - https://psychologyofeating.com/about/ Book - Nourishing Wisdom - https://www.amazon.com/Nourishing-Wisdom-Mind-Body-Nutrition-Well-Being/dp/0517881292Dean Ornish: https://www.ornish.com/proven-program/nutrition/Atkins diet: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/weight-loss/in-depth/atkins-diet/art-20048485Zone diet: https://zonediet.com/Canyon Ranch Berkshires: https://www.canyonranch.com/lenox/Canyon Ranch Tucson: https://www.canyonranch.com/tucson/Natural Gourmet Institute: https://naturalgourmetinstitute.com/Blum Center for Health: https://blumcenterforhealth.com/medical-center/staff/susan-blum/Deanna Minnich: Chakra Foods for Optimum Health: https://www.deannaminich.com/book/chakra-foods-for-optimum-health/Book reference: Eating On The Wild Side by Jo Robinson - https://www.amazon.com/Eating-Wild-Side-Missing-Optimum/dp/0316227935

Let’s face it, folks – we are all grappling with various levels of stress right now. As if chronic stress wasn’t already a top contributor to general health ailments and chronic disease, now add stress from social isolation, the pandemic, and political strife to the list. That’s why we are so grateful to welcome Dr. Susan Blum MD to New Frontiers. Dr. Blum has worked in preventative medicine as a chronic disease specialist for nearly two decades and is the founder and director of Blum Center for Health. Her focus is on supporting patients in their recovery from autoimmune and immune-related conditions, and now educates and coaches patients through mind-body medicine tools and behavior modification to rebalance their autonomic nervous system and downregulate the stress response. Together, we talk about her personal journey dealing with stress, how she approaches the topic with each patient, and why this is one of the most important considerations for your clinical practice as we navigate the current and post-pandemic era. Let us know what you think!

With the Biden administration taking office, COVID rampant, vaccine disbursement beginning, and businesses and individual Americans reeling from financial burdens, what is the outlook for the economy in 2021? Join us for a lively and important discussion on where the U.S. and global economies are headed and what should be done to keep them on track. Michael J. Boskin is T. M. Friedman Professor of Economics and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He served as chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) from 1989 to 1993. The independent Council for Excellence in Government rated Dr. Boskin's CEA one of the five most respected agencies (out of 100) in the federal government. He chaired the highly influential blue-ribbon Commission on the Consumer Price Index, whose report has transformed the way government statistical agencies around the world measure inflation, GDP and productivity. Laura D'Andrea Tyson is an influential scholar of economics and public policy and an expert on trade and competitiveness who has also served as a presidential adviser. She is a distinguished professor of the Graduate School at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley. She also chairs the Board of Trustees at UC Berkeley's Blum Center for Developing Economies, which aims to develop solutions to global poverty. She is the former faculty director of the Berkeley Haas Institute for Business and Social Impact, which she launched in 2013. She served as interim dean of the Haas School from July to December 2018, and served previously as dean from 1998 to 2001. Dr. Tyson was a member of President Clinton's cabinet between 1993 and 1996. She served as chair of the president's Council of Economic Advisers from 1993 to 1995 and as director of the White House National Economic Council from 1995 to 1996. She was the first woman to serve in those positions. This event is underwritten by Bank of America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The real looting in America is the looting of the wages and savings of the bottom 90% by the wealthiest 1%. And although it’s not in the news nearly as much as other types of looting recently, our rigged economic system causes far more harm to our society. Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich joins Nick and Jessyn to explain who rigged the system, and what it will take to stop the real looting.  To contact your elected leaders about the transfer of $50 trillion over the past 45 years from working Americans to the top 1%, text RAND to 67076 or go to www.civicaction.com/rand.  Robert Reich is Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and Senior Fellow at the Blum Center. He served as Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration, for which Time Magazine named him one of the 10 most effective cabinet secretaries of the twentieth century. He has written 18 books, the latest of which is “THE SYSTEM: Who Rigged It, and How To Fix It.” He is a founding editor of the American Prospect magazine, founder of Inequality Media, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and co-creator of the award-winning documentaries “Inequality for All” and “Saving Capitalism,” both now streaming on Netflix.  Twitter: @RBReich Show us some love by leaving a rating or a review! RateThisPodcast.com/pitchforkeconomics  Further reading:  Protesters criticized for looting businesses without forming private equity firms first:  https://www.theonion.com/protestors-criticized-for-looting-businesses-without-fo-1843735351  Banks gave richest clients ‘concierge treatment’ for pandemic aid: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/business/sba-loans-ppp-coronavirus.html Who is really “looting” America? https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/06/9852642/billionaires-rich-looting-america-tax-law-money The top 1% have taken $50 trillion from the bottom 90%, and that’s made the U.S. less secure: https://time.com/5888024/50-trillion-income-inequality-america/  The golden age of white collar crime: https://www.huffpost.com/highline/article/white-collar-crime/ Some companies seeking bailouts had piles of cash, then spent it: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/business/coronavirus-bailouts-buybacks-cash.html U.S. billionaires got $845 billion richer since the start of the pandemic: https://www.fastcompany.com/90551712/u-s-billionaires-got-845-billion-richer-since-the-start-of-the-pandemic    The rich really do pay lower taxes than you: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/06/opinion/income-tax-rate-wealthy.html What is private equity, and why is it killing everything you love? https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/1/6/21024740/private-equity-taylor-swift-toys-r-us-elizabeth-warren When Wall Street is your landlord: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/02/single-family-landlords-wall-street/582394/ Many companies pay nothing in taxes. The public has a right to know how they pull it off: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/22/many-companies-pay-nothing-taxes-public-has-right-know-how-they-pull-it-off/ Purdue Pharma admits to crimes for its OxyContin marketing. But no one is going to prison: https://www.vox.com/2020/10/21/21526868/purdue-pharma-oxycontin-opioid-epidemic-department-of-justice   Website: http://pitchforkeconomics.com/ Twitter: @PitchforkEcon Instagram: @pitchforkeconomics Nick’s twitter: @NickHanauer

In this episode we interview Robert B. Reich, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and Senior Fellow at the Blum Center for Developing Economies. He served as Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration, for which Time Magazine named him one of the ten most effective cabinet secretaries of the twentieth century. He has written fifteen books, is also a founding editor of the American Prospect magazine, chairman of Common Cause, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and co-creator of the award-winning documentary, “Inequality For All.” More recently he’s co-creator of the Netflix original documentary “Saving Capitalism,” which is streaming now and author of the newly released “The SYSTEM: Who Rigged It, How to Fix It” which is available via Penguin Random House or your independent bookseller. Professor Reich in this episode shares hard facts, learnings from his experience, and inspiration to help shape our future for the better.

Diet is one of the most dominant factors in determining just how well our body functions, especially when it comes to fighting disease. With a tsunami of different and conflicting diets, gurus, and supplements, how do you know what food is best for your immunity? Dr. Susan Blum is the Founder and Director at Blum Center for Health, a healthcare practice that provides personalized treatments with an emphasis on functional and integrative medicine. She is the author of the best-selling book, The Immune System Recovery Plan, where she offers a four-step program that she uses to help patients recover from both immune and autoimmune-related conditions. Susan also authored Healing Arthritis where she writes about healing, and even reversing, this condition. Susan joins us today to discuss her integrative approach to diet and immunity and the steps she takes when it comes to personalized treatments for her patients. She explains what readers can expect from her books and what inspired her to write them. She describes what the functional medicine industry was like in the early days and how it has evolved over the years. She explains the link between gut health and our immune system and describes the best foods to eat for our gut. Susan also shares how she managed to prepare for the pandemic and care for her patients ahead of the city-wide lockdowns.   “There is a foundation for a healthy immune system.” - Dr. Susan Blum   This week on The Lab Report Podcast: Susan's thoughts on the current functional medicine movement. What it was like to be one of the first who pioneered functional medicine. Why Susan authored The Immune System Recovery book. What the Gut Terrain is and how best to keep it healthy. Antioxidants and how they affect the immune system. The different things that influence gut health. What she recommends when it comes to testing for leaky gut. The steps included in Susan's Heal My Gut Protocol. The different eating habits Susan encourages her clients to follow. Susan's virtual setup and how she's prepared for the pandemic.   Connect with Dr. Susan Blum Blum Health MD Blum Center for Health The Immune System Recovery Plan Healing Arthritis   Subscribe, Rate & Review The Lab Report Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of The Lab Report, presented by Genova Diagnostics, with your hosts, Michael Chapman and Patti Devers. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe to the show and give us a rating and review. Don’t forget to visit our website, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. Email Patti and Michael with your most pressing questions on functional medicine. And be sure to share your favorite Lab Report episodes with your friends and colleagues on social media to help others learn more about Genova and all things related to functional medicine and specialty lab testing.   Disclaimer: The content and information shared in The Lab Report is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. The views and opinions expressed in The Lab Report represent the opinions of Michael Chapman and Patti Devers and their guests. For medical advice, diagnosis, and/or treatment, please consult a medical professional. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Five decades after Lyndon Johnson first unveiled his lofty vision of a Great Society, politicians and pundits are still arguing about what he accomplished, and what he didn’t. This final installment will look at the legacy of LBJ's Great Society through the lens on one of its most enduring and popular programs — Head Start. Today, the Head Start program is alive and well, and so deeply woven into the fabric of American life that few know of its roots in the Great Society, or of the conflict and controversy that plagued many of its early programs. Features Alice O’Connor, Professor of History and Director of the Blum Center on Poverty, Inequality, and Democracy at the University of California Santa Barbara, and commentary from historians Rhonda Y. Williams, Josh Zeitz, and Julian Zelizer. Learn more at LBJsGreatSociety.org.

California Capitalism -- that's on this episode of Made in California Hey, everyone! California, the world’s fifth-largest economy, is leading the way. The state is developing its own distinctive political economy, “California Capitalism,” through fiscal responsibility, innovation, and cross-sector partnerships to foster inclusive, sustainable, long-term growth. But “California Capitalism” is not just about economic growth. To talk more about this, Lenny will take over the mic to interview Dr. Laura Tyson, who he has written extensively with and who recently was announced as co-chair of the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors along with Fernando Lozano, Professor of Economics at Pomona College. Dr. Tyson is a Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School and Faculty Director of the Institute for Business & Social Impact at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. She chairs the Blum Center for Developing Economies Board of Trustees at UC Berkeley. She served in the Clinton Administration as the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers and as Director of the National Economic Council.

I am excited to share the newest episode of Proven Health Alternatives featuring Dr. Susan Blum. She has been treating, healing and preventing chronic diseases for nearly 2 decades and she joined us to talk about the Gut-Arthritis connection.   Learn more about Dr. Susan Blum: Susan Blum, MD, MPH an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has been treating, healing and preventing chronic diseases for nearly two decades. A Preventive Medicine and Chronic Disease Specialist, Dr. Blum is the Founder and Director of Blum Center for Health in Rye Brook, New York, where she leads a multi-specialty team of physicians, nurse practitioners, nutritionists and health coaches, all providing cutting edge Functional and Integrative Medicine services. In her first best-selling book, The Immune System Recovery Plan (Scribner; 2013), Dr. Blum offers her four-step program, which she has used to help thousands of patients recover from autoimmune and immune-related conditions without medication. Dr. Blum’s second book, Healing Arthritis (Scribner; 2017) offers a ground-breaking approach to helping arthritis sufferers reverse and heal this condition. Dr. Blum is Board Certified in Preventive Medicine and Certified in both Functional Medicine and Integrative and Holistic Medicine.  She is a member of the Medical Advisory Board for The Dr. Oz Show, the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and is Senior Teaching Faculty with the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C. and teaches throughout the world in their Global trauma and training programs. Dr. Blum approaches medicine—and her life—from a whole-body perspective, incorporating all facets of wellness into every aspect. Following her passion for nutrition, she co-founded Organic Pharmer, a grab-and-go, functional food and juice eatery, with delivery available nationwide, and puts these principles into practice by beginning each day with a 20-minute meditation, a green smoothie made from the contents of her garden and a walk on her country road with her dog, Trixie.  https://www.facebook.com/susanblum/ www.blumhealthmd.com www.blumcenterforhealth.com

The United States and China are on the road to war, said Senior Advisor of New America’s Resource Security Program, Sharon Burke in this week’s Friday Podcast. “And if you’re an environmental peacebuilder and you’re not thinking about that, you might want to,” she added. She spoke with Geoffrey Dabelko, Professor at Ohio University and Senior Advisor to ECSP, at the first ever International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding in October 2019 at the University of California, Irvine. It’s a war we can’t afford, said Burke. “But we’re not doing anything to avoid it at the moment, in my opinion, other than deterrence.” In a primarily adversarial relationship, said Burke, does environmental peacebuilding have the ability to be a bright spot on an otherwise bleak path toward a seemingly inevitable war? According to Burke, the role of natural resources has become relevant to strategic investments and security in two main ways. First, resources are already a part of the competition, and will increasingly shape the struggle for both material resources and geopolitical influence. The effects of climate change on resource availability will also drive the priorities of both China and the United States as the two largest economies in the world. A key difference, Burke points out, is size. The United States has a population of 330 million people, compared to China’s population of 1.4 billion. Another difference relates to how the countries are trying to address resource gaps related to climate change. China has begun diversifying resource suppliers and taking into account the strain climate change will put on the global supply chain, especially in the agricultural and critical minerals sectors. On the other hand, the United States puts greater trust in the markets and lacks a natural security strategy. Dabelko compared the current situation with China to the environmental peacebuilding efforts between the United States and Soviet Union during and after the Cold War. The U.S. military engaged with other militaries globally during this period using environmental and scientific exchanges as a means to open a dialogue and reach a secure end. In recent years, there have not even been attempts at these types of exchanges with an environmental component. Burke believes that it’s still worth a try. “[The environment is] certainly going to be a point of contention going forward,” said Burke. “So why can’t it also be a point of collaboration?” Burke and Dabelko wrapped up the conversation by imagining a possible future marked by a changing climate. Burke hypothesized that as climate change affects global agriculture, we will need trade to adjust and adapt to the changing patterns of food production. Burke noted that that our planet does have the capacity to grow enough food even as the population grows, but the areas where food is grown will need to shift as the climate changes. In order to thrive, we will need to become more flexible with trade and stay away from locking in strictly bilateral deals. Climate change may create a powerful need for global collaboration and cooperation, Burke concluded. This interview was recorded at the first International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding, hosted by the Environmental Law Institute, Duke University, University of California, Irvine, and the Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation in October 2019.

What steps can we take in order to better our country by protecting the common interest of our workers? Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich arrived at Town Hall along with Washington’s 7th District Representative Pramila Jayapal for a Labor Day exploration of Reich’s latest book The Common Good. They offered their perspective on the state of American politics and the labor movement, and unpacked Reich’s powerful case for the expansion of America’s moral imagination. Rooting his argument in common sense and everyday reality, Reich demonstrated that a common good constitutes the very essence of any society or nation. Societies, he says, undergo virtuous cycles that reinforce the common good as well as vicious cycles that undermine it—one of which America has been experiencing for the past five decades. This process, Reich asserts, can and must be reversed. Join Reich and Jayapal for a chance to weigh the moral obligations of citizenship and carefully consider how we relate to labor, honor, shame, patriotism, truth, and the meaning of leadership. Robert B. Reich is Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and Senior Fellow at the Blum Center for Developing Economies. He served as Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration, for which Time Magazine named him one of the ten most effective cabinet secretaries of the twentieth century. He has written fifteen books, including the bestsellers Aftershock,The Work of Nations, and Beyond Outrage. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal represents Washington’s 7th District, which encompasses most of Seattle and surrounding areas including Shoreline, Vashon Island, Lake Forest Park, Edmonds and parts of Burien and Normandy Park. Congresswoman Jayapal is committed to ensuring that every resident of the district has economic opportunity; fairness and equity; and safe and healthy communities. Presented by Town Hall Seattle as part of the 2019 Homecoming Festival. Recorded live in the Great Hall on September 2, 2019. 

Arthritis can be complex. According to this week’s expert, Dr. Susan Blum, there are 3 buckets of arthritis. She shares these classifications with us and also weaves the web of interconnections throughout the body that amount to pain, ultimately illustrating that when there is arthritic pain in the body there is also unaddressed inflammation. May 31, 2019 > Click here to download the completed Matrix from this week’s episode > Be sure to get your hands on Dr. Blum’s newest book ‘Healing Arthritis: Your 3-Step Guide to Conquering Arthritis Naturally’ and be sure to check out her iconic ‘The Immune System Recovery Plan’ as well! > The Blum Center for Health is a leader in the field of Functional and Integrative Care   Get 15-Minute Matrix podcast notifications delivered to your inbox!

Deregulation for the powerful is a central tenet of the trickle-down myth, embraced by Democrats and Republican alike. Government regulations, we’re told, are costly and inefficient intrusions that slow grow and kill jobs. But Robert Reich explains that when thoughtfully applied, regulations are absolutely essential to growing a safe, secure, and broadly prosperous economy.  Robert Reich: Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at UC Berkeley and Senior Fellow at the Blum Center for Developing Economies. Served as Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration. Author of fifteen books, including ‘The Common Good’. Co-creator of the documentaries ‘Inequality for All’ and ‘Saving Capitalism’.  Twitter: @RBReich  Facebook: Robert Reich  Further reading: Robert B. Reich: How Trump's war on regulation is trickle-down economics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autoimmune diseases are among the most prevalent forms of chronic illness in this country affecting over 23.5 million Americans. Have you been told you have an autoimmune disorder? The author of The Immune System Recovery Plan and founder of The Blum Center for Health, Dr. Susan Blum, has a new book called “Healing Arthritis.” She will share how we can reverse any autoimmune disorder, including arthritis, naturally!

Autoimmune diseases are among the most prevalent forms of chronic illness in this country, affecting over 23.5 million Americans. Have you been told you have an autoimmune disorder? Author of The Immune System Recovery Plan, and founder of The Blum Center for Health, Dr. Susan Blum, will share how we can reverse any autoimmune disease in 4 steps: using food as medicine, understanding the stress connection, healing the gut, and supporting the liver. I will be taking lots of notes!

Aired Friday, 22 June 2018, 7:00 PM ETWhat is Functional Medicine and Can It Help Autoimmune?What if we made wellness and well-being as important as just getting over our current symptoms…? In this info-packed episode, we welcome Susan Blum, MD, a true pioneer in functional medicine and a nationally recognized speaker, author, and teacher. As founder and director of Blum Center for Health, and through her patient care, writing, research, and mentoring, she is a passionate advocate for those with chronic illness and helping them restore to a state of wellness.Dr. Blum is assistant clinical professor in preventive medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, and senior faculty with the Center for Mind-Body Medicine. She is certified in functional medicine, author of ‘The Immune System Recovery Program,' and medical advisor for the Dr. Oz Show and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Dr. Blum's book, ‘Healing Arthritis' was just released to much praise. She shares insights from both books including:~ What is functional medicine and would it help? ~ How to feel empowered in your health care and maintain the locus of control. ~ Why the ‘fixer-model' doesn't fix and how to develop a partnership in your care ~ The five significant guidelines for choosing your food as part of your healing ~ How to repair your gut and eliminate toxins and much more…Dr. Blum also shares how your body is an eco-system and although it takes time for the whole eco-system to shift, the steps you can take to acerbate that shift to wellness, including her four-step program, which she has used to help thousands of patients recover from autoimmune and immune-related conditions without medication from her first best-selling book, ‘The Immune System Recovery Plan' as well as, tips from ‘Healing Arthritis.' She has created useful programs that supports and ensures wellness success that you can discover at www.blumhealthmd.com and www.blumcenterforhealth.com AND be sure and join your host, Sharon Sayler as we discover easy ways to enhance our immune system Friday, June 22nd at 7 PM ET.

What if we made wellness and well-being as important as just getting over our current symptoms…? In this info-packed episode, we welcome Susan Blum, MD, a true pioneer in functional medicine and a nationally recognized speaker, author, and teacher. As founder and director of Blum Center for Health, and through her patient care, writing, research, and mentoring, she is a passionate advocate for those with chronic illness and helping them restore to a state of wellness. Dr. Blum is assistant clinical professor in preventive medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, and senior faculty with the Center for Mind-Body Medicine. She is certified in functional medicine, author of 'The Immune System Recovery Program,' and medical advisor for the Dr. Oz Show and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.  Dr. Blum's book, 'Healing Arthritis' was just released to much praise. She shares insights from both books including:  • What is functional medicine and would it help?• How to feel empowered in your health care and maintain the locus of control.• Why the ‘fixer-model' doesn't fix and how to develop a partnership in your care  • The five significant guidelines for choosing your food as part of your healing• How to repair your gut and eliminate toxins and much more….Dr. Blum shares how your body is an eco-system and although it takes time for the whole eco-system to shift, the steps you can take to acerbate that shift to wellness, including her four-step program, which she has used to help thousands of patients recover from autoimmune and immune-related conditions without medication from her first best-selling book, 'The Immune System Recovery Plan' as well as, tips from 'Healing Arthritis.' Discover more @ www.blumhealthmd.com and www.blumcenterforhealth.com 

Dr. Susan Blum is a medical doctor and a pioneer in Functional Medicine. She's a passionate advocate for those suffering with chronic illness, so has founded the Blum Center for Health in Rye Brook, NY. Dr. Blum is a speaker and author and brings us her new book: Healing Arthritis: Your 3-Step Guide to Conquering Arthritis Naturally. Good news--you can reverse this autoimmune disease. At this time of year where we find ourselves indulging in heaps of enticing but not necessarily the healthiest foods--we might consider Dr. Blum's recommendation of focusing on foods that are included in the Mediterranean diet. www.blumcenterforhealth.com

Your 3-Step Guide to Conquering Arthritis Naturally with Dr. Susan Blum The author of the bestselling The Immune System Recovery Planshares her science-based, drug-free treatment plan for the almost fifty million people who suffer from arthritis: an amazing 3-step guide to eliminate the disease naturally. Arthritis is the most common cause of disability in the world—greater than both back pain and heart disease. One example, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), is the most common autoimmune disease, affecting 1% of the US population, and almost 68 million people worldwide. Conventional medicine tends to treat arthritis with strong, gut-damaging, immune-suppressing pain medications, temporarily relieving the symptoms of the disease without addressing its root causes. Now, in her groundbreaking new book, Dr. Susan Blum, a leading expert in functional medicine, offers a better approach to healing arthritis permanently. Susan Blum, M.D., MPH, is an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in NYC and has been treating and preventing chronic disease for more than a decade. She is the founder of Blum Center for Health in Rye Brook, New York. She serves on the Medical Advisory Board for The Dr. Oz Show. For more information visit: https://blumcenterforhealth.com/?  or http://healingarthritisthebook.com/ ************************************************* For more information about BITEradio products and services visit: http://www.biteradio.me/index.html

My guest today is Dr. Susan Blum, a medical doctor, a pioneer in functional medicine, and the founder and director of Blum Center for Health. In today’s episode, we take a deep dive into Dr. Blum’s upcoming book, Healing Arthritis: Your 3-Step Guide to Conquering Arthritis Naturally. “Arthritis is an epidemic that nobody is talking about.” - Dr. Susan Blum Join Dr. Aviva Romm as she dishes up a weekly dose of the whole truth on health and medicine. To learn more about this episode of Natural MD Radio go to http://www.avivaromm.com/067

Floods are the most destructive of natural disasters, on average affecting 100 million people globally. Drones can be used as very cost effective mapping devices, gathering fine resolution data on a site's terrain, landcover, and even its infrastructure. This information is necessary to build models capable of predicting flood hazard at scales of streets and individual homes. Learn how the UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation is working to create a fleet of drones to benefit developing countries. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 32396]

Floods are the most destructive of natural disasters, on average affecting 100 million people globally. Drones can be used as very cost effective mapping devices, gathering fine resolution data on a site's terrain, landcover, and even its infrastructure. This information is necessary to build models capable of predicting flood hazard at scales of streets and individual homes. Learn how the UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation is working to create a fleet of drones to benefit developing countries. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 32396]

Floods are the most destructive of natural disasters, on average affecting 100 million people globally. Drones can be used as very cost effective mapping devices, gathering fine resolution data on a site's terrain, landcover, and even its infrastructure. This information is necessary to build models capable of predicting flood hazard at scales of streets and individual homes. Learn how the UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation is working to create a fleet of drones to benefit developing countries. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 32396]

Floods are the most destructive of natural disasters, on average affecting 100 million people globally. Drones can be used as very cost effective mapping devices, gathering fine resolution data on a site's terrain, landcover, and even its infrastructure. This information is necessary to build models capable of predicting flood hazard at scales of streets and individual homes. Learn how the UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation is working to create a fleet of drones to benefit developing countries. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 32396]

Floods are the most destructive of natural disasters, on average affecting 100 million people globally. Drones can be used as very cost effective mapping devices, gathering fine resolution data on a site's terrain, landcover, and even its infrastructure. This information is necessary to build models capable of predicting flood hazard at scales of streets and individual homes. Learn how the UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation is working to create a fleet of drones to benefit developing countries. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 32396]

Floods are the most destructive of natural disasters, on average affecting 100 million people globally. Drones can be used as very cost effective mapping devices, gathering fine resolution data on a site's terrain, landcover, and even its infrastructure. This information is necessary to build models capable of predicting flood hazard at scales of streets and individual homes. Learn how the UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation is working to create a fleet of drones to benefit developing countries. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 32396]

Floods are the most destructive of natural disasters, on average affecting 100 million people globally. Drones can be used as very cost effective mapping devices, gathering fine resolution data on a site's terrain, landcover, and even its infrastructure. This information is necessary to build models capable of predicting flood hazard at scales of streets and individual homes. Learn how the UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation is working to create a fleet of drones to benefit developing countries. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 32396]

Floods are the most destructive of natural disasters, on average affecting 100 million people globally. Drones can be used as very cost effective mapping devices, gathering fine resolution data on a site's terrain, landcover, and even its infrastructure. This information is necessary to build models capable of predicting flood hazard at scales of streets and individual homes. Learn how the UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation is working to create a fleet of drones to benefit developing countries. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 32396]

Floods are the most destructive of natural disasters, on average affecting 100 million people globally. Drones can be used as very cost effective mapping devices, gathering fine resolution data on a site's terrain, landcover, and even its infrastructure. This information is necessary to build models capable of predicting flood hazard at scales of streets and individual homes. Learn how the UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation is working to create a fleet of drones to benefit developing countries. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 32396]

Floods are the most destructive of natural disasters, on average affecting 100 million people globally. Drones can be used as very cost effective mapping devices, gathering fine resolution data on a site's terrain, landcover, and even its infrastructure. This information is necessary to build models capable of predicting flood hazard at scales of streets and individual homes. Learn how the UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation is working to create a fleet of drones to benefit developing countries. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 32396]

Floods are the most destructive of natural disasters, on average affecting 100 million people globally. Drones can be used as very cost effective mapping devices, gathering fine resolution data on a site's terrain, landcover, and even its infrastructure. This information is necessary to build models capable of predicting flood hazard at scales of streets and individual homes. Learn how the UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation is working to create a fleet of drones to benefit developing countries. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 32396]

Floods are the most destructive of natural disasters, on average affecting 100 million people globally. Drones can be used as very cost effective mapping devices, gathering fine resolution data on a site's terrain, landcover, and even its infrastructure. This information is necessary to build models capable of predicting flood hazard at scales of streets and individual homes. Learn how the UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation is working to create a fleet of drones to benefit developing countries. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 32396]

Floods are the most destructive of natural disasters, on average affecting 100 million people globally. Drones can be used as very cost effective mapping devices, gathering fine resolution data on a site's terrain, landcover, and even its infrastructure. This information is necessary to build models capable of predicting flood hazard at scales of streets and individual homes. Learn how the UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation is working to create a fleet of drones to benefit developing countries. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 32396]

Floods are the most destructive of natural disasters, on average affecting 100 million people globally. Drones can be used as very cost effective mapping devices, gathering fine resolution data on a site's terrain, landcover, and even its infrastructure. This information is necessary to build models capable of predicting flood hazard at scales of streets and individual homes. Learn how the UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation is working to create a fleet of drones to benefit developing countries. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 32396]

Susan Blum, MD, MPH. Dr. Susan Blum has been treating, healing and preventing chronic diseases for nearly two decades. Her passion and dedication for identifying and addressing the root causes of chronic illness through the groundbreaking whole body approach known as Functional Medicine, is helping to transform our healthcare system. As the Founder and Director of Blum Center for Health in Rye Brook, New York, Dr. Blum’s crusade for personalized medicine is paramount for treatment and prevention. Dr. Blum’s mission for Blum Center for Health is to facilitate a personalized healing experience by creating a partnership with her patients while providing cutting-edge Functional Medicine and teaching self-care skills for changing health habits. Through Dr. Blum’s medical practice, education efforts, writing, research, and advocacy, she empowers her patients to stop covering up symptoms in order to actually treat the underlying causes of illness, thereby combating—and most often curing—the chronic-disease epidemic. Blum Center for Health focuses on the comprehensive integration of Functional Medicine, Mind-Body Medicine, and Nutritional Medicine. Dr. Blum is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and is a member of the Medical Advisory Board for The Dr. Oz Show. She has appeared on Fox 5 News, ABC Eyewitness News, and is regularly quoted in Real Simple, Harper’s Bazaar, Redbook. Blum completed her Internal Medicine training at St-Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital, her residency in Preventive Medicine at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, and is Board Certified in Preventive Medicine. She received her Masters in Public Health at Columbia University, and her training in Functional Medicine from The Institute for Functional Medicine, in Gig Harbor, Washington, and is senior faculty at the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C. and teaches throughout the world in their training programs. In her first book, The Immune System Recovery Plan, (April 2013) Dr. Blum offers her proven four-step program, which she has used to help thousands of patients reverse their symptoms and prevent future illness. The Immune System Recovery Plan is a groundbreaking, revolutionary program that shows how anyone can cure the causes of autoimmune disease, strengthen their immune systems, and bolster their overall health. Dr. Blum lives in Armonk, NY with her husband and three sons and loves to begin her day with a hike in the mountains or a morning walk on her quiet country road. She completes her morning ritual with a 20-minute meditation and a green smoothie made with love from the contents of her garden. Dr. Blum also plans family meals in the summer based on the same homegrown vegetables. She loves experimenting in her kitchen with new recipes and with the power of herbs for their medicinal properties. She’s an expert skier and also plays golf regularly with her husband. On most evenings, Dr. Blum can be found at home drawing inspiration and support from many of the books she reads on spirituality and self-realization.

Are you using Functional Medicine to get well? Working with a practitioner who takes the time to review your lifestyle and food, and run better labs that give deeper insights? Do you and your provider have the same point of view - that everything you do, your living environment, your genetics, your emotions and your Microbiome all affect you? In this podcast with Susan Blum, MD our topic is using Functional Medicine to get well. We talk about genetics, Nature and Nurture, elimination diets, the power of Silence, and that keyword - inflammation. Whether your practitioner calls themselves Functional, Integrative, Holistic or Naturopathic, the goal is to change your future as well as your present.  Topics we cover in this Primal Diet - Modern Health podcast  WHY is my issue occurring and what can be done to fix the cause, not the symptom? What is "whole person medicine?" Why random supplements won't fix you How to be a good patient Links to things Dr. Susan Blum mentions Find more about the specialty of Functional Medicine  The Blum Center for Health in New York Dr. Blum's favorite App at Calm.com

Heal Your Immune System In Four Steps  Antibiotics are supposed to help our immune system recover from viruses, diseases, and other illnesses, but what if they leave us feeling fatigued, unwell, or even worse over time? With long-term use, can antibiotics actually hinder, not heal our immune systems? JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP | REVIEW THIS PODCAST Besides antibiotics, pesticides and processed food ingredients are also all too common in our modern society. Unfortunately, these three can be the culprits behind health, mind, and autoimmune disease. If we've developed an autoimmune disease over time, how can we fight back to regain our vibrant health, clarity, and strength? On this episode of Wellness Force Radio, Preventive Medicine and Chronic Disease Specialist, Founder and Director of The Blum Center for Health, and author of both The Immune System Recovery Plan and the upcoming book, Healing Arthritis, Dr. Susan Blum helps us discover how we can get to the the root of our autoimmune disease and recover our immune system in four steps: Using Food As Medicine Understanding Our Stress Connection Improving Our Gut health  Supporting and Detoxifying the Liver  Listen to Episode 109 as Dr. Susan Blum Uncovers How we can live a healthier life with the Four Fundamental Steps in her Immune System Recovery Plan. The importance of discovering the root causes of modern autoimmune disease. What is a healthy immune system? How does the gut, stress, food, toxins, and other factors come into play? The power of functional medicine to heal the mind and body. How is it possible that the number of people with an autoimmune disease has grown from 9 million to 24 million people since 1997? The constant amount of stress that we are facing as a society and how it's affecting our bodies and minds. Dr. Blum's experience with hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and what she's doing to help other people discover and treat their autoimmune disease. The danger of eating fish from the sea especially after Fukushima. How to know if your thyroid and overall health is actually helping your mind and body.. How can long usage of medications or antibiotics affect the body? What can food do to improve our health after taking antibiotics for so many years? Why are plant-based diets and cultured foods so great to help gut health? How can dairy affect our bodies? What can we eat if we're unable to digest dairy products? How probiotics can help the inflammation throughout your entire body. The connection between having both an autoimmune disease and a leaky gut. What is dysbiosis and how does it affect the stomach? What is glyphosate in products such as Roundup pesticide and how does it affect our gut's health? Wheat Sensitivity vs Gluten Sensitivity How an Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) test can help you discover if you have a general systematic autoimmune disease. How stress can really take a toll on our bodies and how it can lead to autoimmune diseases. The two stress systems: Hormonal stress and Acute stress How we can we detox our liver to live a healthier life. Top 3 Takeaways From The Show We've all had moments when we say "I'm too stressed" or "I'm so busy with everything." Fortunately, we have the power to recognize that stress and turn our feelings around. We don't have to allow stress to take control of our lives. Instead, we can find productive ways to use it and handle it. Regularly check in with your mind and body to see how you're doing. Taking a couple of moments each do to be mindful can help you recognize what your emotions or literal gut feelings are telling you. Meditate, walk, or journaling can help you get in touch with yourself and discover what you need. Following the Four Fundamental Steps in the Immune System Recovery Plan, be conscious about what you eat and drink as well as your stress levels. Treating our bodies naturally is possible without taking so many antibiotics for long periods of time. Power Quotes From Dr. Blum [tweetthis] "Functional medicine can heal the gut, detoxify the body, and help manage and measure stress levels." [/tweetthis] "Autoimmune disease is a malfunction in our immune system and there have been studies done to prove that certain factors disrupt our gut, stress and overall health. Functional medicine is an approach to treating and repairing the body. With functional medicine, we can heal the gut, get the toxins out of the body, and manage and measure stress levels." - Dr. Susan Blum on the power of Functional Medicine to heal our bodies.  "Today, babies aren't developing the healthy microbiome that they need to support their bodies. According to the Hygiene Hypothesis, babies don't need to be so clean because it tones their immune system. They should get an exposure to dirt to help their microbiome be strong. Kids should be playing outside. It's okay for them to eat dirt and parents don't have to make everything so clean." - Dr. Susan Blum on how a healthy microbiome and gut system can develop when we're young.   "You're eating what the animal ate." - Michael Pollan on how what animals we consume, such as fish our poultry, can affect us because of the mercury in the ocean or pesticides in the animal feed. "We don't have medicine for viruses, except for herpes. How can we recover from a virus? Our immune system naturally puts the virus into remission and that virus continues to live hidden inside our bodies. However, sometimes those viruses don't stay quiet and they can come back. That's when we have a problem with the immune system, but these four steps can treat that. By treating the immune system, you can also treat the virus." - Dr. Susan Blum on how viruses can be treated the same way we'd treat an autoimmune disease.  "The number one most important influence on your gut microbiome is food. Vegetables and foods with fiber and vital nutrients feed the good bacteria and help it flourish. Think of your gut like a garden and what you feed it will determine what will grow in it. So you can either grow flowers with good food or weeds with bad food." - Dr. Susan Blum on how food influences our gut microbiome.  "A plant-based diet and cultured foods are still king for encouraging the growth of good bacteria. If you eat cultured foods or take probiotics, you have a better chance at recovering the gut." - Dr. Susan Blum on how a plant-based diet and cultured foods or probiotics can really help our gut thrive.  "We all know that stress has this great control over us, but the fact is that we really have to take it to heart. We really have to believe that it's having an affect on us so that we can take steps to change what's happening. Try to think of it as if we have these 'stress auras' around us, but stress is actually the way our bodies are responding to them and we do have control over that." - Dr Susan Blum on the importance of recognizing how stress is affecting us and that we have the ability to take control.  "Keep practicing your self-care and keep it a priority. Check in with yourself to make sure that you're being true to who you are. We all have a North Star that's within ourselves that's there to guide us and that's also our intuition."  - Dr. Susan Blum on the best piece of advice she received to keep her health strong while working hard at her career. "Wellness is really about balancing our mind, body, and spirit. It's learning about who you are and finding happiness. Wellness is charting a path towards health with a positive outlook. It's about living your life to the fullest." - Dr. Susan Blum on what wellness means to her. About Dr. Susan Blum A true pioneer in Functional Medicine, Dr. Susan Blum has been treating, healing and preventing chronic diseases for nearly two decades. She has a voluntary faculty appointment as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Her passion and dedication for identifying and addressing the root causes of chronic illness through the groundbreaking whole body approach known as Functional Medicine, is helping to transform our healthcare system. As the Founder and Director of Blum Center for Health in Rye Brook, New York, Dr. Blum’s crusade for personalized medicine is paramount for treatment and prevention. A Preventive Medicine and Chronic Disease Specialist, Dr. Blum is a member of the Medical Advisory Board for The Dr. Oz Show. She has appeared on Fox 5 News, ABC Eyewitness News, and is regularly quoted in Real Simple, Harper’s Bazaar, Redbook. Dr. Blum’s mission for Blum Center for Health is to facilitate a personalized healing experience by creating a partnership with her patients while providing cutting-edge Functional Medicine and teaching self-care skills for changing health habits. Through Dr. Blum’s medical practice, education efforts, writing, research, and advocacy, she empowers her patients to stop covering up symptoms in order to actually treat the underlying causes of illness, thereby combating—and most often curing—the chronic-disease epidemic. Resources Mentioned By Dr. Blum & Josh Visit the official Blum Center for Health website Learn more about Dr. Susan Blum and all of her work in Functional Medicine Read The Immune System Recovery Plan  by Dr. Susan Blum Pre-order Dr. Susan Blum's upcoming book, Healing Arthritis Take the Medical Symptom Questionnaire from the Blum Center for Health Connect with Dr. Blum and The Blum Center for Health via: Facebook - The Blum Center for Health Facebook- Dr. Susan Blum YouTube Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Heal Your Gut with The Blum Center for Health Discover the connection between Mercury and Your Health Learn how you can cure your Hashimoto's Thyroiditis (HT) with Dr. Susan Blum Watch Dr. Blum explain The Importance of Detox with Facebook Live Dr. Susan Blum on The Dr. Oz Show Visit the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Check out the Organic Pharmer website Learn more about The Center for Mind-Body Medicine The Autoimmune Registry on Autoimmune Statistics Take your own 23andMe Genetic Test Check out Designs for Health Learn more about CASI Talks Find out more about Dr. Stephanie Seneff Learn more about Michael Pollan and his Netflix series, Cooked Listen to WFR 084 The Grain Brain Whole Life Plan with Dr. David Perlmutter Check out WFR 025 With Reed Davis and The Hidden Causes of Weight Gain   [tweetthis] "Treat self-care as a priority. 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Autoimmune diseases are among the most prevalent forms of chronic illness in this country, affecting over 23.5 million Americans. Have you been told you have an autoimmune disorder? Author of The Immune System Recovery Plan, and founder of The Blum Center for Health, Dr. Susan Blum, will share how we can reverse any autoimmune disease in 4 steps: using food as medicine, understanding the stress connection, healing the gut, and supporting the liver. I will be taking lots of notes!

Lina Nilsson is a bio-chemical engineer, and was the Innovation Director for the Blum Center for Developing Economies at UC Berkeley. She wrote an Op-Ed in the NYTimes called "How to Attract Female Engineers" and in our conversation, she shares some of the letters she received in opposition to this idea.

As we approach the 70th anniversary of the U.S. nuclear bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we speak with Sr. Megan Rice, who along with two fellow activists was recently freed from federal prison, after a court set aside their convictions for sabotage at the Y12 nuclear facility in Missouri.  The three are members of Transform Now Plowshares, which engages in symbolic destruction of nuclear armaments.  The 83-year-old Rice talks about how she came to the decision to take an action which could have resulted in spending the rest of her life in prison.  Our conversation also touches on feminism and the Catholic Church. And continuing our exploration of how to attract women to scientific and engineering fields, in which they're vastly underrepresented, we speak with Lina Nilsson, innovation director at the Blum Center for Developing Economies at UC Berkeley.  In a controversial New York Times op-ed in April, Nilsson described an engineering program that without even trying, achieved gender parity.  Find out how.   The post Womens Magazine – July 13, 2015 appeared first on KPFA.

[Originally published on August 19, 2013] Dr. Susan Blum is the Founder and Director of Blum Center for Health in Rye Brook, New York. She is a Preventive Medicine and Chronic Disease Specialist, Dr. Blum is a member of the Medical Advisory Board for The Dr. Oz Show. She has appeared on Fox 5 News, ABC Eyewitness News, and is regularly quoted in Real Simple, Harper's Bazaar, Redbook. Dr. Blum's mission for Blum Center for Health is to facilitate a personalized healing experience by creating a partnership with her patients while providing cutting-edge Functional Medicine and teaching self-care skills for changing health habits. Dr. Blum completed her Internal Medicine training at St-Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, her residency in Preventive Medicine at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, and is Board Certified in Preventive Medicine. She received her Masters in Public Health at Columbia University, and her training in Functional Medicine from The Institute for Functional Medicine, in Gig Harbor, Washington. In addition to her role as Founder of Blum Center for Health, Dr. Blum is on staff at Greenwich Hospital as an Integrative Medicine Specialist in the Medicine Department. She is also a member of the Senior Teaching Faculty at the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C. and teaches throughout the world in their training programs. Can you tell us a little bit about who you are and what you do? You just published a book, The Immune System Recovery Plan, and you offer one approach to treating all the different illnesses that are considered autoimmune disease. How did you devise this system and how can one approach help heal so many different issues? Can you define autoimmune disease and tell us a bit about what causes it? In your new book, The Immune System Recovery Plan, you talk about four categories or pillars that influence autoimmune disease, and if handled correctly, could actually help heal your immune system. Can you tell us what they are and fill us in on why they are so important? Let's go into more detail on the 4 steps of your treatment program. First, Using Food As Medicine. We all know food is important, but can you give us specifics on how food relates specifically to autoimmune disease? Step 2 of your program is Understanding The Stress Connection. Of course we all know there is plenty of stress all around us. Can stress really trigger autoimmune disease and what can we do about it? Step 3 is Healing Your Gut. Can you elaborate on the connection between a healthy gut and a healthy immune system? Why do you think it is that people have so many gut problems now? What can we do to ensure that our gut is healthy? You call Step 4 “Supporting Your Liver”. Can you share your detox program and explain how this can help heal your immune system? Thank you for explaining your 4-Step program. Do you have any suggestions where to start? How can people contact you or get more information about your book and your program? Connect with Dr. Myers: Website: https://www.amymyersmd.com/ Newsletter: https://www.amymyersmd.com/ec/guide-to-leaky-gut Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmyMyersMD Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amymyersmd/ Connect with Dr. Blum: Website: https://www.blumcenterforhealth.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blumcenterforhealth/

Kathryn interviews the “Emeril of Enlightenment” Sue Frederick, author of “I Can See Your Dream Job: A Career Intuitive Shows You How to Discover What You Were Put on Earth to Do”. Frederick uses practical knowledge to help hundreds of people from coast to coast set aside their fears and find their true calling. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, on CNN.com, and in Complete Woman magazine. Kathryn also interviews The Dr. Oz Show advisory board member Susan Blum MD, author of “The Immune System Recovery Plan”. Blum has devoted her life's work to treating root causes of illnesses, finding that the high levels of toxins found in the standard American diet are leading this epidemic. Her proven four-step program includes 40 recipes and a workbook to help readers design their own treatment plan. Blum is the Founder and Director of the Blum Center for Health and a former Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Kathryn interviews the “Emeril of Enlightenment” Sue Frederick, author of “I Can See Your Dream Job: A Career Intuitive Shows You How to Discover What You Were Put on Earth to Do”. Frederick uses practical knowledge to help hundreds of people from coast to coast set aside their fears and find their true calling. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, on CNN.com, and in Complete Woman magazine. Kathryn also interviews The Dr. Oz Show advisory board member Susan Blum MD, author of “The Immune System Recovery Plan”. Blum has devoted her life's work to treating root causes of illnesses, finding that the high levels of toxins found in the standard American diet are leading this epidemic. Her proven four-step program includes 40 recipes and a workbook to help readers design their own treatment plan. Blum is the Founder and Director of the Blum Center for Health and a former Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

The Blum Center for Developing Economies Presents: International Law A presentation by US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, followed by a conversation with Dean Christopher Edley, UC Berkeley School of Law. Stephen Breyer, born in San Francisco in 1938, is a graduate of Stanford, Oxford, and Harvard Law School. He taught law for many years at Harvard and has also worked as a Supreme Court law clerk, a Justice Department lawyer, an Assistant Watergate Special Prosecutor, and Chief Counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee. In 1990 he was appointed an appellate court judge by President Carter. In 1994 he was appointed a Supreme Court Justice by President Clinton.  

The Blum Center for Developing Economies Presents: International Law A presentation by US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, followed by a conversation with Dean Christopher Edley, UC Berkeley School of Law. Stephen Breyer, born in San Francisco in 1938, is a graduate of Stanford, Oxford, and Harvard Law School. He taught law for many years at Harvard and has also worked as a Supreme Court law clerk, a Justice Department lawyer, an Assistant Watergate Special Prosecutor, and Chief Counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee. In 1990 he was appointed an appellate court judge by President Carter. In 1994 he was appointed a Supreme Court Justice by President Clinton.  

From Sustainable Business to Sustainable Capitalism Seminar 1: The Big Picture Featuring Hunter Lovins, President and founder of Natural Capital Solutions and co-author of the acclaimed Natural Capitalism. NCS educates business, government and civil society leaders to restore and enhance the natural and human capital while increasing prosperity and quality of life. In 1982 Lovins co-founded Rocky Mountain Institute, an internationally recognized research center well known for its innovative thinking in energy and resource issues. Lovins has consulted for dozens of industries and governments worldwide, including the International Finance Corporation, Royal Dutch Shell, Interface, Clif Bar, Wal-Mart, Pentagon, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the governments of Jamaica, Australia, and Afghanistan. Moderator: George T. Scharffenberger, Executive Director of Blum Center for Developing Economies Seminar details: Can capitalism as a system be truly sustainable and just? From global climate change and resource depletion to widening inequality and social unrest, current economic and political models are proving unsustainable. Yet businesses, social entrepreneurs, NGOs and governments are collaborating like never before to address these problems. Can these solutions scale? This interdisciplinary seminar series will examine the changes necessary within the free market system — including law and public policy, consumer behavior, science and technology, the design of products and cities, and faith — for a fundamental shift towards a truly sustainable future. Presented by the Berkeley Net Impact Club, Sustainable Products and Solutions Program and the Blum Center for Developing Economies.  

From Sustainable Business to Sustainable Capitalism Seminar 1: The Big Picture Featuring Hunter Lovins, President and founder of Natural Capital Solutions and co-author of the acclaimed Natural Capitalism. NCS educates business, government and civil society leaders to restore and enhance the natural and human capital while increasing prosperity and quality of life. In 1982 Lovins co-founded Rocky Mountain Institute, an internationally recognized research center well known for its innovative thinking in energy and resource issues. Lovins has consulted for dozens of industries and governments worldwide, including the International Finance Corporation, Royal Dutch Shell, Interface, Clif Bar, Wal-Mart, Pentagon, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the governments of Jamaica, Australia, and Afghanistan. Moderator: George T. Scharffenberger, Executive Director of Blum Center for Developing Economies Seminar details: Can capitalism as a system be truly sustainable and just? From global climate change and resource depletion to widening inequality and social unrest, current economic and political models are proving unsustainable. Yet businesses, social entrepreneurs, NGOs and governments are collaborating like never before to address these problems. Can these solutions scale? This interdisciplinary seminar series will examine the changes necessary within the free market system — including law and public policy, consumer behavior, science and technology, the design of products and cities, and faith — for a fundamental shift towards a truly sustainable future. Presented by the Berkeley Net Impact Club, Sustainable Products and Solutions Program and the Blum Center for Developing Economies.  

he Blum Center for Developing Economies and Center for South Asia Studies at UC Berkeley have entered into a unique three-year partnership with Tata, the largest privately held conglomerate in India, to provide students the opportunity to intern directly with community initiatives in India. The first crop of interns is now back on campus, having spent eight weeks in various parts of rural India working on projects that included the development of sustainable and fair Water Codes, the exploration of Sustainable Livelihoods for a community that can no longer survive on farming alone, and the development of HIV/AIDS curriculum for high school students to be offered in the schools. To highlight the amazing opportunities of this Tata Partnership, Berkeley will host a student symposium on Friday, September 19th, from 1-4 pm at the International House that is open to the campus community and public. The symposium will feature short presentations by Berkeley's Tata interns, highlighting their work this summer. Another student panel will feature Berkeley undergrads who participated in global practice experiences this summer as part of the Blum Center's Global Poverty and Practice Minor.

he Blum Center for Developing Economies and Center for South Asia Studies at UC Berkeley have entered into a unique three-year partnership with Tata, the largest privately held conglomerate in India, to provide students the opportunity to intern directly with community initiatives in India. The first crop of interns is now back on campus, having spent eight weeks in various parts of rural India working on projects that included the development of sustainable and fair Water Codes, the exploration of Sustainable Livelihoods for a community that can no longer survive on farming alone, and the development of HIV/AIDS curriculum for high school students to be offered in the schools. To highlight the amazing opportunities of this Tata Partnership, Berkeley will host a student symposium on Friday, September 19th, from 1-4 pm at the International House that is open to the campus community and public. The symposium will feature short presentations by Berkeley's Tata interns, highlighting their work this summer. Another student panel will feature Berkeley undergrads who participated in global practice experiences this summer as part of the Blum Center's Global Poverty and Practice Minor.

"The Global Food Crisis: A World Development Report Perspective" The world food crisis has increased attention to the role of agriculture for development. But will this make a difference? Or will agriculture continue to be neglected by governments and international development agencies, falling back into business as usual with extensive rural poverty and recurrent food crises? This presentation discusses what could be done to induce business as UNUSUAL. Professor Alain de Janvry Co-Author of the World Development Report Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley    

"The Global Food Crisis: A World Development Report Perspective" The world food crisis has increased attention to the role of agriculture for development. But will this make a difference? Or will agriculture continue to be neglected by governments and international development agencies, falling back into business as usual with extensive rural poverty and recurrent food crises? This presentation discusses what could be done to induce business as UNUSUAL. Professor Alain de Janvry Co-Author of the World Development Report Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley