Health 2000

DateSeptember 9 1994

Can DescriptionsMaster 2000

AbstractIntro topics of special include female body image, cancer research, alternative medicine, depression, and stress; The Health Beat Project special; hosts are Timothy Johnson, M.D. and Heather Kahn; segment on eating disorders and body image as a public health problem, dieting, model standards, genetics and lifestyle issues; cut to black; segment on cancer research and the war on cancer; two women over two years with cancer and their experiences with cancer in the family; cancer prevention and lifestyle changes; in-studio interview with Dr. Colditz?? and Robert Mayer, M.D. on cancer prevention and research; cut to black; segment on alternative medicine and options for cancer treatment; the I.A.T, Immunology Research Centre, not FDA approved; segment on child with brain tumor and her health with chemotherapy and alternative medicine to help with side effects; the mind-body connection and relaxation therapy; segment on faith healing; cut to black; segment on mental illness, three stories and experiences on individuals with teenage depression, bipolar disorder and clinical depression; medication vs. psychotherapy; cut to black; segment on modern life and stress, increase in illness due to stress; fight or flight response in stress; stress leading to poor lifestyle changes and depression; yoga and meditation as stress reduction; cut to black; outro and credits.

OtherCredits; Producer: Debra Shapiro; Director: Dorothy Will.