Dr. Seymour Reichlin: Neuroendocrinologist (part 1) - Epi. 92, Host Dr. Mark Sublette

A timely interview with 96-year old world-renowned neuroendocrinologist and researcher Dr. Seymour Reichlin who discussed the role stress has on disease and the issues surrounding psychosomatic disease as well as briefly discuss the 1918 Pandemic flu, Babe Ruth and the deployment of the Atomic bomb.Dr. Reichlin joins our host, Dr. Mark Sublette who takes off his art hat too discuss medicine and early Navajo life in the 1950's and the medical treatments and lifestyle at that time as well as collecting Native Arts. This is part one of a two-episode interview.In part one, Seymour discusses his early years growing up in a depression-era New York to immigrant parents. We hear about Seymour's father and his involvement in WWI, along with Seymour's own participation in WWII, and how these would both contribute to his interest in studying chemical systems in the brain.