Susan Kuchinskas

Science and Medicine: What is Oxytocin?

What is Oxytocin? Well, Journalist, Susan Kuchinskas joins the show to tell us all about our body's natural wonder drug. Also, Hosts Dr. Michael Roizen and Joe Galuski discuss health in the news and Real Age Tip of the Week: The Health Benefits of Pumpkins!

Susan Kuchinskas is a journalist with more than fifteen years of experience who has published thousands of articles on science, technology, and culture. She is fascinated by what science can tell us about being human. Susan is a journalist and author who specializes in science and technology. She became fascinated by oxytocin because it seemed to hold the key to her own emotional journey, from the free-love 1970s to a series of failed relationships to finding the love of her life. She has published thousands of articles in Time, Wired, and many other publications. Kuchinskas is also a gardener, a welder, and a beekeeper, and lives in Berkeley, CA, with her mate, a dog, and a frog. Visit her oxytocin blog online at hugthemonkey.com. She is the author of, "The Chemistry of Connection: How Oxytocin Response Can Help You Find Trust, Intimacy and Love."

New Harbinger Publications

Dr. Mike Roizen

10 / 31 / 2009