This week on The Exchange and on our new program The Second Half on Siouxland Public Media we explore water quality issues and we look at mental health in a new way.
We talk with a psychiatrist about his new book that explores the roots of schizophrenia, Dr. Steven Lesk.
And we talk with researcher Nicole Avena about the effects of sugar on our minds and bodies and how we can gradually reduce sugar in our diets.
Also, why Iowa’s extreme drought is further damaging Iowa’s water quality, and what we can do about it. We talk with University of Iowa Professor David Cwiertny at the Center of Health Effects of Environmental Contamination.
Also, winter has truly set in and many of us are concerned about health of young trees and shrubs as small animals nibble them for food. We talk with an Iowa State University Extension specialist about protecting trees and shrubs through the cold season.
We hear about a new initiative in Iowa to connect immigrants to the foodways of their homelands by providing them with land to grow their own traditional foods.
