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Alison Rose Levy: Smiling at Fear: Pema Chodron

What do you fear most--- the Swine Flu, or the Swine Flu vaccine? Airport terrorists, or airport security searches? Growing old, or the alternative? If you answered "all of the above," you'll guess why I went to a weekend retreat on fear with Pema ...

From ALISON ROSE LEVY, Huffington Post,  13 Nov 2009

Alison Rose Levy: Protecting New York City's Water Supply from Gas Companies

New Yorkers were out in force last Tuesday to protect the purity of their legendary water. A public comment event, held downtown by the state's Department of Environmental Conservation focused on drilling in the Marcellus shale, a vast reservoir of ...

From ALISON ROSE LEVY, Huffington Post,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Department of Environmental Conservation,  New York Times Company,  Michael Bloomberg,  Stuyvesant High School,  Scott Stringer

Alison Rose Levy: Fort Hood Exit Strategy

With the recent tragedy at Fort Hood, the time has come to face up to two facts: War is Hell -- this we know. War is not conducive to mental health -- this we don't want to realize. And it may be that if a little war is bad for one's mental state, a ...

From ALISON ROSE LEVY, Huffington Post,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Nidal Malik Hasan

Fort Hood Exit Strategy: The Cognitive Dissonance of a Military Psychiatrist

With the recent tragedy at Fort Hood, the time has come to face up to two facts:War is Hell-this we know.War is not conducive to mental health.This we don't want to realize.And it may be that if a little war is bad for one's mental state, a whole lot ...

From ALISON ROSE LEVY, Psychology Today,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Nidal Malik Hasan

Alison Rose Levy: Hold the MSG: Food Triggers for Epilepsy and Other Neurological Illnesses

Last week, 60 Minutes reported on David and Susan Axelrod's search for a cure for epilepsy prompted by their two decade plus experience of the ailment, which their adult daughter has suffered since infancy. But while Katie Couric admiringly covered the ...

From ALISON ROSE LEVY, Huffington Post,  26 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Katie Couric,  Barack Obama

Alison Rose Levy: Behind the Lost Symbol: Woo-Woo or Frontier Science? Part One

As it tops bestsellers' lists, Dan Brown's new book, The Lost Symbol, catapulted into the mainstream the frontier science he calls "Noetics," an area of active research for over twenty-five years, which he characterizes as humanity's best hope. Leading ...

From ALISON ROSE LEVY, Huffington Post,  12 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Dan Brown,  Edgar Mitchell

Alison Rose Levy: Mackenzie Phillips and the Stockholm Syndrome

In the aftermath of Mackenzie Phillip's shocking revelations of long term incest with her father, "Papa" John Phillips of the sixties' singing group, the Mamas and the Papas, some people are wondering why the actress allowed the incest to continue for ...

From ALISON ROSE LEVY, Huffington Post,  23 Sep 2009

Related Topics: John Phillips

Alison Rose Levy: Health Care By Sound Byte

I've always had trouble picturing the decline of Rome. Why would the Roman people get distracted by a mean-spirited and meaningless circus? At what stage of a civilization do cheap thrills become the best option? Unfortunately, nowadays, I don't have ...

From ALISON ROSE LEVY, Huffington Post,  14 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Andrew Weil,  Larry King

Alison Rose Levy: Their Money, Our Health: Andrew Weil Leads The Health Revolution

Dr. Andrew Weil's new book, "Why Our Health Matters" is a must read for anyone wondering why health care reform is in gridlock or what to do about it. In this book, Weil offers solid, original, clear-minded, and impeccably caring solutions for our ...

From ALISON ROSE LEVY, Huffington Post,  7 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Andrew Weil,  Barack Obama

Alison Rose Levy: Ted Kennedy and the End of All Health Care

Watching the traveling funeral cortege of Senator Edward Kennedy inevitably triggered memories of the funeral of John F. Kennedy-- the most tragic funeral of my time. The assassination broke America's heart. Its now iconic images mirrored our shared ...

From ALISON ROSE LEVY, Huffington Post,  30 Aug 2009

Related Topics: Edward M. Kennedy,  Caroline Kennedy,  Barack Obama,  Bill Gates,  Bill Moyers

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