You can listen anytime to the edited, and unedited, podcast on the On Being web site. The transcript is available here.
A transformation of medicine is underway — a transition from a science of treating disease to a science of health.
During the conversation, Krista Tippett – a Peabody Award-winning broadcaster and a New York Times bestselling author – explored such topics as food as medicine, altruism, the importance of compassionate health care, spirituality and healing, and more.Mark Hyman is a family physician and a pioneer in the new discipline of functional medicine. James Gordon is an expert in using mind-body medicine to heal depression, anxiety, and psychological trauma. Penny George became a philanthropist of integrative medicine after she experienced cancer in mid-life. With Krista, before a live audience at the University of Minnesota, they discuss the challenge and promise of aligning medicine with a twenty-first century understanding of human wholeness.
