Dr. Anna O’Malley,  is an Integrative Family and Community Medicine physician and founder of Natura Institute of Ecology and Medicine, in the Commonweal Garden, who on a daily basis bears witness to the limiting challenges of the medical or “disease manage-ment” system.  She has done a lot of research on anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, foods, how to most effectively cleanse and detoxify the body, and preparing foods for maximum nutrition. In this episode we talk about: The remarkable ability of human beings to heal, to be well, and feel vitality Our capacity to recover from difficulties, to “spring back” and The circumstances and self-care practices that are strongly supportive to well being