A Healer in Every Home

“A Healer In Every Home” is our new community-access cable TV show.

Featuring holistic health care professionals from the Lydian Center for Innovative Medicine, this show is designed to empower you to care for yourself and your loved ones, for common conditions safe to treat at home, using natural methods.

See clips from our shows on our own YouTube channel: GreenHealingTV.

Shows produced so far include:

Community-access TV Producers
You can download these shows from pegmedia.org and copy the descriptions below or download them to pdf.

Can you help us get our shows on your local community-access TV station?
It's usually easy to do - the content is excellent and there's nothing like it on community TV at this point. We can send you a set of DVDs for a suggested donation of $5 per show and $5 shipping to cover our expenses - they will come with a cover letter for your TV station and easy instructions. Of course you can watch them first before you send them!

You could Paypal your donation to heal@greenhealing.org, or send a check made out to GreenHealing and send to to: GreenHealing, 777 Concord Ave., Suite 301, Cambridge, MA 02138.

Please be sure to include your mailing address and a list of the shows you want. If you cannot afford our suggested donation, please send what you can. Larger donations are gratefully received.


Program Descriptions

Healthy Pregnancy
Yoga exercises to relieve backache and open up the hips for delivery - demonstrated by a yoga teacher who is five months pregnant with twins! Plus well-known author Miranda Castro shares her favorite natural remedy for morning sickness (safe to take while pregnant). Finally, a demonstration of why a pelvic adjustment from a chiropractor may help to prevent the need for a caesarean - from Dr. Lydian Knutson, founder of the Lydian Center for Innovative Medicine where the show is filmed.

Newborns: Hello Baby!
Welcoming new babies to the world and helping them recover from the trauma of the birth experience. Infant massage to promote bonding, and natural remedies for mom and baby after childbirth. Plus "infant heel swings" and simple craniosacral holds to promote the flow of craniosacral fluid - which nourishes the brain and central nervous system. Anyone can do it! Learn new ways to bond with your baby and jump start her health with the holistic practitioners of the Lydian Center for Innovative Medicine in Cambridge.

Breast Health for Women
Why is there so much breast cancer in this country, and what can you do to protect yourself? European thermographer Jackie Bell presents a safer, non-invasive alternative to mammograms - which picks up potential problem areas years before they show up on a mammogram, while there's still time for you to do something about it. Then, pro-active ways to protect your breasts: natural supplements to protect against breast cancer, and breast self-massage to promote the cleansing and detoxifying flow of lymph. Finally, a natural remedy for mastitis which is safe to take while breastfeeding.

Adoption: Special TLC for Special Kids
First, neurology expert Dr. Charles Krebs explains what happens when a baby is separated from its mother at birth, and why the typical protective-emotional shutdown response can make these babies less responsive to affection. Then, how to heal this protective mechanism, from the experts at the Lydian Center for Innovative Medicine: natural remedies that "heal the wounded heart" and help these adopted children open up to the love of their adoptive parents. Finally, a demonstration of the "I Love You" infant massage move to promote bonding between all babies and their parents.

Men's Health
Natural Viagra? The holistic healers of the Lydian Center for Innovative Medicine reveal a simple, inexpensive nutritional supplement available in health food stores that can substitute for this popular drug. Plus, they address the other health issue most common among their male clients - digestive problems from heartburn to hemorrhoids. Finally, "partner massage" to help ease those aching shoulder and back muscles.

Start Your Home Remedy Kit
Well-known author Miranda Castro shares her favorite remedies for everyday complaints, from bumps and bruises to back and joint pain, even hot flashes! plus instructions for how to take them and resources for more information. The remedies and books described are easily available in health food stores.

Colds and Flu
Natural remedies for boosting your immune system which have been shown to be effective in preventing and treating colds and flu. Naturopath Dr. Emily Chan and homeopath Begabati Lennihan give easy directions for these remedies (kids like them!) which you can get at your local health food store. These remedies are especially important for those who are unable or unwilling to get a flu vaccine.