On Saturday, Dr Carl O Helvie, Host, Holistic Health Show will interview Dr.Pieter J. DeWet, M.D., M.D.(H), FAAFP, ABIHM, an Integrative Holistic Health Physician who is both a medical doctor and homeopathic doctor.
Dr. DeWet has been in private practice, practicing wellness medicine since 1997. He is the owner and medical director of Quantum Healing Institute in Tyler, TX and a Weekly Co-Host of Healthy, Wealthy & Wise radio with Frank Jordan on XM 170. He and his wife, Cindi, also host their own XM radio program called The Quantum Healing Hour every Monday through Friday at 4 to 5 p.m. CST. Dr. DeWet has been a family physician since 1991 when he obtained his Board Certification in Family Medicine through the American Board of Family Medicine. He has been a Diplomat of the American Board of Holistic and Integrative Medicine (not recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties) since the year 2000. Dr. DeWet has years of clinical and practical experience in the prevention and treatment of disease and is committed to understanding the underlying issues, conditions and concerns that hinder total health and wellness.

His new book, Heal Thyself- Transform Your Life, Transform Your Health was officially released on June 29th, 2010 and is available for purchase through Barnes & Nobles, Amazon.com and his website. This publication will help the reader understand the often hidden causes of sickness and disease and provide the valuable information needed to chart a course to improved health and healing. It clearly details the broken state of our current health care system and covers in detail the most critical steps necessary in order to regain our health More information is available at: http://pieterdewet.com

Guests of Dr Carl O Helvie on Saturday on the Holistic Health Show on BBS Radio are: Ms Elaine Masters (left), Dr Kathy Gruver(right), and Ms Peggy Hall (below). Elaine Masters has baccalaureate degrees in fine arts (Cornish College and San Francisco State University)and is certified as a yoga teacher with the yoga alliance in kinepathics, hatha yoga and somatic movement. Elaine has been practicing yoga for decades and commutes to speaking engagements throughout southern California. She is a mom, and the award winning author of Drivetime Yoga. She recently launched the Flytime Yoga Passport Wallet and Booklet. Her company, the YogoProject, creates yoga inspired products for travel ease. She will share some small simple techniques to do safely while driving or at stop lights or while flying in order to arrive relaxed and ready to play. More information is available at www.drivetimeyoga.com

Dr Kathy Gruver has a doctorate as a traditional naturopath, a masters in natural health and is pursuing a PhD. She is also a liscensed massage therapist and has 20 years and over 10,000 hours of medical massage and natural health experience. She works with people having back pain using deep trigger point massage and mind/body medicine to see a decrease in pain and an increase in range of motion. She has been featured as an expert in publications such Massage Magazine, Discovery, First for Women, Dermascope Magazine, and Pacific Coast Business Times. She has written many health and wellness articles and appeared as guest on 30 radio shows covering topics such as back pain, mind/body medicine, healthy pregnancy, homeopathics, nutrition, and patient advocacy. Kathy’s first book the Alternative Medicine Cabinet will be available in April. She also produced an instructional massage DvD titled Therapeutic Massage at Home: Learn to Rub People the Right Way. More information is available at: www.healingcirclemassage.com

Peggy Hall was called America’s Ultimate Wellness Expert by Woman’s World Magazine. She is the featured health and wellness expert for the ABC radio network with her weekly wellness segment syndicated to 200 stations coast to coast. She is also a contributing writer for Clean Eating Magazine, and the creator of the Three Day Detox Diet.
Peggy holds a baccalaureate degree in political science, a masters degree in iinternational relations, and is certified in nutrition and yoga. She is the creator of the best selling Yoga for Surfers instructional DVD series. More information is available at www.peggyhall.com

On Saturday, July 18, I interviewed 5 cancer survivors pictured from left to right–Aurea McGarry, Linda Wilson, Regina Leeds, Les Thiele, and Lori Kuban .

Aurea is a 9 year Non Hodskins Lymphoma survivor who won the Mrs. U.S. Beauty of Georgia Contest in 2003 and the title of Most Inspirational Contestant. She is the creator, producer and host of the television show Live Your Legacy with Aurea McGarry. Earlier she worked on the soap opera Edge of Night. She discusses her experiences with cancer in her book I Won’t Survive, I’ll Thrive. More information is available at: www.liveyourlegacytv.com

Linda had a tumor of the kidney and used alternative interventions. She and her husband have owned a rare and used book business for 25 years. She has degrees in English Literature, and Respiratory Therapy, and a Masters in Theology. She is an ordained Episcopal Minister but currently works with the Catholic Apolistic Church. She writes when she has time and has a novel placed with an agent currently. She can be reached at: littlegidding@hughes.net

Regina is a 7 year survivor of third stage uterine cancer who used traditional and alternative interventions. She is a professional organizer and authored six books including the New York Times best seller One Year to an Organized Life. More information is available at www.reginaleeds.com

Les is a 3 time ovarian cancer survivor who used complementary interventions. She talks with cancer patients several times a week and is in the process of putting up a web site. She can be reached at: (617) 834-1597.

Lori is a brain tumor survivor who used traditional and alternative interventions. She has a baccalaureate and masters degree and is a research librarian. She is also a cancer and health care advocate who speaks and provides workshops for cancer survivors and professionals including being a spokesperson for the American Cancer Society. She also gives radio and television interviews. More information is available at www.cancerologist.com

The interviews for this show follow.

pic of Sheila Kerpelman

Ms Sheila Kerpelman, a Masters Prepared Family Nurse Practitioner, discusses how she uses holistic alternative health principles in her nursing practice and how nursing schools integrate it into their curriculum. Should it be a specialty or offered to all students? How are the principles integrated into daily health care?  Do nursing journals support holistic alternative health care?  Is there room in health care for a diversity of players–some prepared and some unprepared? Should all health care workers be registered or certified? Who actually brings about healing in patients. These and other questions are answered by this experienced family nurse practitioner.