Guest Highlight: Peggy Huddleston
Peggy Huddleston is a pioneer in mind-body medicine. Her ground-breaking clinical work and writing focus on the ways positive emotions and the human spirit enhance healing. A researcher, she is the principal investigator of a study documenting the benefits of her pre-surgical program at the New England Baptist Hospital, a Tufts and Harvard Medical School teaching hospital in Boston. She also trains health care professionals to teach her one-hour workshop for people facing surgery. Her work with surgical patients has been featured nationally on PBS-TV. Peggy Huddleston, is featured in the recent book, Healing Spirits: True Stories from 14 Spiritual Healers. www.healfaster.com
Peggy Huddleston appearances on KPFK
Peggy Huddleston has written a wonderful book called Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster: A Guide Of Mind-Body Techniques. She’s on the show today to talk about her ground-breaking mind-body techniques that are being used in hospitals world wide that help the patient feel calmer before surgery, recover faster with less pain, use less pain medication, and save money on medical bills.