UNIFIEDHEALTH
A Clinician's Forum
Upcoming Interviews (scroll down for current and archived interviews)
In our upcoming summer issue of Unified Health we are honored to be interviewing Dr. David R. Hawkins, MD, PhD. Dr. Hawkins is an internationally renowned psychiatrist, physician, researcher, and lecturer. He co-authored Orthomolecular Psychiatry with Nobel Laureate Linus Pauling that helped revolutionize psychiatry and was inducted into the 2006 Orthomolecular Medicine Hall of Fame. Dr. Hawkins is also an internationally known spiritual teacher, author, and speaker on the subject of advanced spiritual states, consciousness research, and the Realization of the Presence of God as Self. He is the author of the best-selling trilogy, Power vs. Force (published in 17 languages), The Eye of the I, and I: Reality and Subjectivity, and four additional books, including Truth vs. Falsehood, Transcending the Levels of Consciousness, Discovery of the Presence of God, and Reality, Spirituality and Modern Man.
We are also fortunate to be interviewing Dr. Michael Friedman, ND. Dr. Friedman is a naturopathic physician and medical herbalist. He graduated from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in 1998 and was a professor of endocrinology at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. He currently lectures for the ICS series at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. He is also the founder and director of the Annual Restorative Medicine Conference. Dr. Friedman is the author of the medical textbook Fundamentals of Naturopathic Medicine and Healing Diabetes. His research on the use of SR T3 has been published by the University Puerto Rico Medical School. Dr. Friedman has lectured at three naturopathic and allopathic medical schools including NCNM, UB, CCNM and Dehradun Medical School of Physicians and Surgeons in India.
Current Interview
Attitudinal Healing: An Interview with Gerald
Jampolsky, MD and Diane Cirincione, PhD (pdf)
Gerald Jampolsky, MD is a graduate of
School and a child and adult psychiatrist. He founded the
first
There are now dozens of Centers/Groups located around the
world offering free emotional support for children and adults
with life-threatening illnesses, relationship challenges, etc.
as well as a host of other services.
Diane V. Cirincione, PhD is a therapist, businesswoman, and author/co-author of several books. In addition to her masters and PhD in clinical psychology, she also holds a BS in organizational behavior and has founded and owned four companies. They have lectured worldwide on psychology, psychiatry, mental and physical health, the power of change; attitudinal healing; grief and death and other life transitions; interpersonal relationships; and education and business as they affect both our personal and professional lives. They have both been the recipients of numerous international awards and have appeared on dozens of national TV and radio programs. Jerry and Diane have written most recently A Mini Course for Life and Finding Our Way Home as well as Love is Letting Go of Fear, Change Your Mind-Change Your Life, Forgiveness: The Greatest Healer of All, Love is the Answer, and over a dozen other books published in 30 plus languages. Over the last 25 years they have worked cross-culturally in 54 countries together and are the recipients of numerous international, humanitarian awards. In 2005 Dr. Jampolsky also received the AMA Pride in the Profession Award. They are married and reside in
Jeremy Geffen, MD, is a board-certified medical oncologist, A Fellow of the American College of Physicians, and renownded pioneer in integrative medicine and oncology. He is president of Geffen Visions International and director of integrative oncology for P4 Healthcare and Caring4Cancer.com. Author of the highly acclaimed book, A Journey Through Cancer: Healing and Transforming the Whole Person (Three Rivers Press, 2006) and integrative medicine program, The Seven Levels of Healing® Dr. Geffen has more than thirty years experience exploring the great healing and spiritual traditions of the world. He lectures widely and offers seminars and retreats on the multidimensional aspects of medicine, wellness and life, and advises organizations on integrative programs for medicine and healing. Sharon Salzberg is one of America's leading spiritual teachers and authors, and has been a student of Buddhism since 1971, and leading meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. She teaches both intensive awareness practice (vipassana or insight meditation) and the profound cultivation of lovingkindness and compassion (the Brahma Viharas). She is a co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. Sharon's latest book is The Force of Kindness, published by Sounds True. She is also the author of Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience, published by Riverhead Books; Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness and A Heart as Wide as the World, both published by Shambhala Publications; and co-author with Joseph Goldstein of Insight Meditation, a Step-by-Step Course on how to Meditate (audio), from Sounds True. She has edited Voices of Insight, an anthology of writings by vipassana teachers in the West, also published by Shambhala. The Promise of Buddhist Psychology: An interview with Mark Epstein, MD (pdf) Dr. Luskin is the author of the San Francisco Bay Area best-seller, Forgive For Good: A Proven Prescription for Health and Happiness and Stress Free for Good. He has worked with organizations such as the City of San Jose, Kaiser Permanente, Mountain States Health Alliance, Superior Court of San Fransisco and others to help them work with conflict and grudges. He has trained lawyers, doctors, church leaders and congregations, hospital staffs, teachers and other professionals to manage stress and enhance forgiveness all over the U.S. Dr. Luskin's work has been featured in Time, O, Ladies Home Journal, U.S. News and World Reports, Parade and Prevention, as well as the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, U.S.A Today and the Wall Street Journal. In addition, the Public Broad System has made a pledge drive video of his teaching called "Forgive For Good."
Featured Interviews from the Archives
The Seven Levels of Healing®: A Leading-Edge Model of Integrative, Multidimensional Medicine (pdf)
On Faith & Applying Buddhist Teachings to Clinical Practice (pdf)
The Biology of Belief: An Interview with Bruce
Bruce H. Lipton, scientist and lecturer, received his Ph.D.
at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville (1971). He
served as an Associate Professor of Anatomy at the
University of Wisconsin's School of Medicine. Lipton's
research on mechanisms controlling cell behavior employed cloned human muscle cells. In addition, he lectured in Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology. Bruce resigned his tenured position to pursue independent research integrating quantum physics with cell biology. His breakthrough studies on the cell membrane, the "skin" of the cell, revealed that the behavior and health of the cell was controlled by the environment, findings that were in direct contrast with prevailing dogma that life is controlled by genes. Lipton returned to academia as a Research Fellow at Stanford University's School of Medicine to test his hypothesis (1987-1992). His ideas concerning environmental control were substantiated in two major scientific publications. The new research reveals the biochemical pathways connecting the mind and body and provides insight into the molecular basis of consciousness and the future of human evolution.
Nature's Miracles & The Equations of the Vis
Medicatrix Naturae: A Two Part Interview with Bill Mitchell, ND (pdf)
The late William Mitchell, ND, (1947-2007) studied pre-
medicine at Marquette University and completed his BA at
the University of Washington in 1971. He obtained his
doctorate of naturopathic medicine in 1976, from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine. In 1978, he co-founded Bastyr University of Seattle Washington with Dr. Joe Pizzorno and Dr. Les Griffith. He practiced medicine for over 29 years in Seattle and taught extensively at Bastyr University. He authored two books: Plant Medicine in Practice: Using the Teachings of John Bastyr, and Foundations of Natural Therapeutics: Biochemical Apologetics of Naturopathic Medicine. Dr. Mitchell spoke widely at numerous professional conferences on natural medicine and considered one of the most influential physicians credited with advancing the naturopathic medical profession to where it is today. 
Change, Healing and Interspirituality: An Interview with Joan Borysenko, PhD (pdf)
Joan Borysenko, PhD, is trained as a medical scientist
and is a licensed psychologist. She received her doctorate
from the Harvard Medical School where she also
completed three post-doctoral fellowships. She is the co-
founder and former director of the Mind/Body clinical
programs at Beth Israel/Deaconess Medical Center in
Boston and a former instructor in medicine at Harvard
Medical School. A pioneer in integrative medicine, Joan's
work encompasses creativity, women's issues, relationship-
centered healing, spirituality and the inter-religious dialogue. Author of twelve books and numerous audiocassette programs, she also writes a monthly column in Prevention magazine. Co-founder of the Claritas Institute for Interspiritual Inquiry, she directs the Interspiritual Mentor Training Program (IMTP), a two-year certificate course in spiritual direction.
The Heart of Naturopathic Medicine: An Interview with Pamela Snider, ND, Joseph E. Pizzorno, ND, James Sensenig, ND, Louise N. Edwards, ND, LAc, Jared Zeff, ND, LAc, & Emma Bezy, LCSW, MSW (pdf)
Pamela Snider, ND Joseph E. Pizzorno, ND Louise Edwards, ND, LAc
Jared Zeff, ND, LAc Emma Bezy, MSW James Sensenig, ND
Mark Epstein, MD, is a psychiatrist in private practice in
New York City and lectures frequently about the value of
Buddhist meditation in psychotherapy. In addition to Open
to Desire, his previous books include Thoughts Without a Thinker, Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart, and Going on Being - over 250,000 copies sold combined. He is a contributing editor to Tricycle: The Buddhist Review and has written many articles for Yoga Journal and O: The Oprah Magazine.
Medicine As A Way of Life: An Interview with
Rachel Naomi Remen, MD (pdf)
Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, is a clinical professor of
Family and Community Medicine at UCSF School of
Medicine and founder and director of the Institute for the
Study of Health and Illness at Commonwealth. She is one
of the earliest pioneers of holistic and integrative
medicine. As a medical educator and reformer, Dr. Remen
has enabled many thousands of physicians to practice
medicine from the heart. Her groundbreaking curriculum, The Healer's Art, is taught in nearly half of America's medical schools. She is author of the New York Times bestsellers, Kitchen Table Wisdom, and My Grandfather's Blessings. Her newest release is a book of sayings, called The Little Book of Kitchen Table Wisdom. Dr. Remen has had Chrohn's Disease for more than 50 years, and her work is a unique blend of the viewpoints of both physician and patient.
Reclaiming the Art of Medicine: An Interview with Mary Louise Bove, ND (pdf)
Mary Bove, ND, obtained her doctorate of naturopathic
medicine and midwifery certificate from Bastyr University of
Seattle, WA. She received the diploma of
phytotherapy/herbal medicine at the School of Phytotherapy
in Great Britain. She served as a full time faculty member
of Bastyr University in the departments of Botanical
Medicine and Naturopathic Midwifery. She is the author the
Encyclopedia of Natural Healing for Children and Infants
co-author of Herbs for Women's Health. She lectures internationally and writes on the topics of botanical medicine, pediatrics and natural childbirth. Dr. Bove currently practices naturopathic family medicine in Brattleboro, VT. She was interviewed by UnifiedHealth in their first published journal, and now contributes articles twice annually in the Clinical Focus department of Unified Health.
Forgiveness and Healing: An Interview with Fred Luskin, PhD (pdf)
Frederic Luskin, PhD, is the director of the Stanford
University Forgiveness Project and an associate professor
at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. He has
completed nine successful research projects on the training
and measurement of forgiveness therapy. Dr. Luskin's
research demonstrates that learning forgiveness leads to increased physical vitality, hope, greater self-efficacy, enhanced optimism and conflict and conflict resolution skills. His research also shows that forgiveness lessons the physical and emotional toll of stress, and decreases hurt, anger, depression and blood pressure. 
Neural Cranial Restructuring: A Remarkable
Breakthrough in Physical Medicine-An Interview with Dean Howell, ND (pdf)
Dean Howell, ND, was born and raised in Everett, WA.
He graduated from Bastyr University with his naturopathic
medical degree in 1982, after completing a mathematics
degree from the University of Washington in 1978. He
divides his time between his home office in Los Angeles
and his other offices in Seattle and New York City, as well
as working regularly in Colorado and Venezuela. Dr. Howell is married to actor/author Trisha Howell and has four children: Selena, a naturopathic physician and mother of two: Nathan, a custom software engineer, Derek, an aspiring actor and Dr. Howell's NCR therapy assistant, and Brandon, a college football quarterback. His hobbies include reading history, golf, body boarding, gourmet organic cooking, movie-going and hiking.
