Episodes
Monday Feb 26, 2018
Helvie, Carl - Health Aging - 07.10.08
Monday Feb 26, 2018
Monday Feb 26, 2018
"Healthy Holistic Aging; A Blueprint for Success". An engaging discussion of a holistic approach to healthy aging that embraces our physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing as well as our interactions with each other and our environment.
Carl O. Helvie is a recognized health practitioner and widely published author who has developed multiple strategies for healthy holistic aging in his clinical work and as a nursing educator. Professor emeritus of nursing at Old Dominion University, he was awarded the Distinguished Career in Public Health Award from the American Public Health Association in 1999. During his years in academia he received funding for and established a nursing center, provided primary care for homeless and low income individuals and families. He overcame lung cancer using natural interventions after being given 6 months to live by conventional medicine in 1974. He is the founder of the Carl O Helvie Holistic Cancer Foundation. "Healthy Holistic Aging; A Blueprint for Success".