Jim Donovan Show

Jim talks to Patrick McKeown who is widely regarded as one of the world's leading experts in breathing re-education.

McKeown is President of Buteyko Professionals International and the New York Times' bestselling author of The Oxygen Advantage: The Simple, Scientifically Proven Breathing Techniques for a Healthier, Slimmer, Faster, and Fitter You.

You'll learn about the health benefits of nasal breathing, how proper breathing can s...

Sachin Patel is a father, husband, philanthropist, speaker, author, and plant medicine advocate. He is the founder of The Living Proof Institute through which he pioneered a revolutionary approach to patient-centered healthcare.

Dr. Patel asserts that "the doctor of the future is the patient" and he has committed himself to helping others raise their consciousness, activate their "inner doctor," and initiate their deepest healing t...

In this episode, Jim speaks with Dr. Sandra Kaufmann. Dr. Kaufmann received her medical degree from Johns Hopkins University and is the Chief of Pediatric Anesthesia at the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital in Hollywood, Florida. 

She is also the creator and bestselling author of The Kaufmann Protocol: Why We Age and How to Stop It. During this fascinating conversation, Dr. Kaufmann reveals the Seven Tenets of Aging, the biggest myt...

In this eye-opening interview, Jim speaks with Carolyn Thomas. Carolyn is a Mayo Clinic-trained women's health advocate, a heart attack survivor, and author of the book A Women's Guide to Living with Heart Disease. 

Carolyn and Jim discuss whether high blood pressure is always an indicator of heart disease—and what to do about it. As well as six of the biggest myths about women and heart disease, the recovery-boosting habits she ad...

In this moving interview, Jim talks with Pete Griffin, the CEO of Musicians On Call—a non-profit that brings musicians into hospitals to help patients heal physically, mentally, and spiritually.

Pete shares some remarkable stories of healing. He describes how music therapy provided by Musicians On Call has helped over 830,000 patients, families, and caregivers since it's inception in 1999. Plus, its impact on local and big-name mus...

Doctors have been successfully treating patients using the power of sound and vibration for decades. 

Sound and vibration enter the body naturally, and in many cases, can heal parts of the body without medications or risky surgeries.

But even if you aren't currently suffering from an injury or health ailment, you can still reap the benefits of a regular sound and vibration practice—especially if you want to enrich your health.

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Lung health is on everyone's mind these days, rightfully so.

And ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began, I've been on the lookout for things you can do at home to both protect and strengthen your lungs.

And now, Johns Hopkins—one of the most trusted medical authorities in the nation—just recommended sound and humming as a safe, simple, drug-free treatment approach to help COVID-19 survivors.

I'll show you my "go to" humming techniq...

Between work, your family, and the other priorities in your life, some days you might feel like your "tank is on empty," with no energy left to take care of yourself.

But when you make a habit of running on fumes, you can create some real problems for yourself—like weakening your immune system, slowing your body's healing processes, or even triggering premature aging.

Today I'll tell you about how you can break the low-energy cycle...

According to the latest science, indulging in a regular "Happy Hour" may not be making us so happy after all.

Research shows that just one drink in the evening can have detrimental effects to our sleep.

Although alcohol may help you feel drowsy, it can get in the way of our body's ability to rest.

Today I'll share my three go-to relaxation techniques so you can wind down without the "help" of that potentially dangerous cocktail.

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With all the uncertainty in our world, it's no wonder so many people struggle to quiet their racing mind.

If you don't take time to actively rid your body of all that nervous energy, it can start to take a toll on you.

Especially if your cortisol levels start building up. That's because cortisol—also known as the "stress hormone"—will start to attack your organs and bodily tissues if levels get too high.

Today I'll share a safe all...

Aging is inevitable.

But thanks to some new groundbreaking scientific work, it is indeed possible to slam the breaks on aging.

The secret to this fountain of youth lies within your ability to disrupt your body's own aging processes—all the way down to the cellular level. Today you'll learn about a part of your DNA called telomeres. Telomeres act as a "cap" on the end of a strand of DNA to protect your chromosomes from damage---a ma...

Can kindness make a difference to your health? 

A group of researchers at UCLA and University of Plymouth in the UK found that when we see a person help someone else, it makes us feel good. And as a result, we tend to go out and commit our own act of kindness.

But what's going on inside our bodies when we perform an act of kindness?

Today I'll tell you exactly what's happening and give you ten easy ways to spread kindness so that t...

It's no surprise that the year 2020 has more people turning to mind-body practices like yoga and meditation to find inner peace and calm. 

Today I'm going to teach you a powerful beginner 5-step technique that can help you clear your mind and relax whenever you need it.

You'll also learn the one key thing you need to do BEFORE you start any meditation, why listening to the wrong music can derail your calm, and how meditation has be...