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Eric Karlsson from Sweden is an expert in the subject of Nature Cure his qualifications and merits including Doctor of Naprapathy (Sweden 1983). Registered naprapath in Sweden and a Diploma in Nature Cure (Australia 1992). He was a student of legendary nature cure practitioner, chiropractor, osteopath, author, master iris diagnostician and fasting expert Kenneth S. Jaffrey also well known as charismatic lecturer.Learn more about UK Fruitfest by emailing: info@fruitfest.co.ukLearn more about a raw vegan lifestyle at UK Fruitfest, one of the world's best event for the raw vegan community: http://fruitfest.co.ukSubscribe to the Love Fruit Newsletter and receive the 21 Days Of Raw Inspiration email series: https://mailchi.mp/fruitfest/newsletter
What inspires desire for plants? In The Cactus Hunters, Jared Margulies takes readers through the intriguing world of succulent collecting, where collectors and conservationists alike are animated by passions that sometimes exceed the limits of the law. His globe-spanning journey offers complex insight into the fields of botany and criminology, political ecology and human geography, and psychoanalysis. Here, Margulies is joined in conversation with Samantha Walton.Jared Margulies is assistant professor of political ecology in the Department of Geography at the University of Alabama. Margulies is author of The Cactus Hunters: Desire and Extinction in the Illicit Succulent Trade.Samantha Walton is professor of modern literature at Bath Spa University in England. Walton is author of Everybody Needs Beauty: In Search of the Nature Cure and The Living World: Nan Shepherd and Environmental Thought.EPISODE REFERENCES:Nan ShepherdThe Detectorists (British comedy series)Sheffield Branch of the British Cactus and Succulent SocietyCactus and Succulent Society of AmericaJacques LacanSigmund FreudHannah DickinsonPaul KingsburyAnna SecorLucas PohlRobert Fletcher / Failing ForwardAlberto Vojtech FričLocations discussed:EnglandBrazilCzech RepublicMexicoThe Cactus Hunters: Desire and Extinction in the Illicit Succulent Trade is available from University of Minnesota Press."This book offers a powerful example of the value of close attention to the entangled lives of plants and their people."—Thom van Dooren, author of A World in a Shell: Snail Stories for a Time of Extinctions"A deeply felt and nuanced reckoning with desire as a structurally produced and world-making force—a unique and major contribution to political ecology."—Rosemary Collard, author of Animal Traffic: Lively Capital in the Global Exotic Pet Trade
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Sally starts the podcast with a brief poem by Philip Larkin, a complex poem of springtime, grief, and renewal. The trees all around the boat take Sally's mind back to the horse chestnut tree of her youth, where she and her brother used to play, and which became a companion to her as she started to read books. A hunt for a pack of pesky wasp invaders, headed by an indignant Queen, ends up with Sally pruning the nearby hawthorn and willow trees, in whose branches the neighbourhood water vole has been spotted, and listening to the chirruping of the birds. She turns to a work by novelist John Fowles – who, just like Sally, grew up feeling deeply connected to trees, drawing on them for creative inspiration. Arguing passionately for the importance of preserving nature in its wild state, Fowles felt connected to trees all his life, from the orchards of his childhood to the woodlands of Devon and Dorset. Fowles published his autobiographical book The Tree in 1979, describing nature and writing as interconnected, “siblings, branches of one tree”. The book is considered to have created a new genre, “nature-as-memoir”, taken up later by authors including Richard Mabey, who Sally mentions towards the end of the episode. Mabey, born in 1941, is a pioneering nature-and-culture writer, someone who did a huge amount to bring to public attention the networked, social nature of trees, writing books such as Nature Cure and The Ash and The Beech. The interconnected roots of trees, the way they can communicate with and support each other, has also been explored in books such as The Hidden Life of Trees (by Peter Wohlleben). The Trees one of the best known poems by the leading 20th century poet Philip Larkin (1922 to 1985), can be found here: https://poetryarchive.org/poem/trees/ The producer of the podcast is Andrew Smith: https://www.fleetingyearfilms.com The extra voice in this episode is Emma Fielding. Thanks to everyone who has supported us so far. Special thanks go to Violet Henderson, Kris Dyer, and Maeve Magnus.
Welcome to episode 129 with Richard Mabey, a writer and broadcaster who has been writing about the natural world for more than 50 years and is considered by many to be the father of modern nature writing. His first book Food for Free was published in 1972 and has never been out of print. He has written over 30 books since. At the age of 61 Richard endured a series of life events that led to a breakdown and a period of depression that lasted for two years. He fell out of love with the natural world and was unable to write. After some time in hospital, Richard moved to Norfolk to be cared for by friends and slowly started to write about his new surroundings, and his recovery, in real time. This work became the memoir Nature Cure which was published in 2005. In this episode I chat to Richard about his early years and how his interest in the natural world began. We chat about his life and his experiences with mental ill health and we chat about the series of events that led to his two years of depression and how he came back from it. We also chat about the association between nature and mental health and how we could be in danger of degrading nature in to a form of green anti-depressant. Richard's books are available everywhere and you can learn more about his work via his website www.richardmabey.co.uk You can connect with me on social media @propermentalpodcast and you can connect with me via the website here: www.propermentalpodcast.com Another way to support is to rate, review and subscribe on whatever platform you get your podcasts from! If you or anyone you know needs to find support in your local area, please go to www.hubofhope.co.uk Thanks for listening!
Kim Bright, a former actress, model, professional chef, and restauranteur has counseled over 15 thousand people in wellness and nutrition. She became an expert in superfoods. She founded of Brightcore Nutrition 27 years ago (I am an enthusiastic customer of a number of their products.) Today we talked about collagen and its external effects on hair, skin and nails. Before and after customer photos. The exclusive special offer for HBN listeners: Buy 2 bottles of REVIVE and Get 1 FREE. (It is NOT one of those deals that requires a subscription, and it has a 60-day 100% money back guarantee.) The special is NOT available online or in stores. Call now at (888) 958-5331 to also receive a bonus of one Bright Core Collagen Face Masks as a FREE GIFT with your order. Catherine Darley, ND is a leader in natural sleep medicine. Her work bridges the fields of Nature Cure, sleep and circadian rhythms. She founded The Institute of Naturopathic Sleep Medicine, Inc. in Seattle. It is dedicated to patient care, public education about sleep health, and consultation with highly sleep deprived populations such as first responders. Dr. Darley trains healthcare providers in the treatment of sleep disorders. She serves as adjunct faculty at National University of Natural Medicine and is on the Symphony Natural Health medical expert team and that of Mattress Clarity. You can find her on Instagram at Skilled Sleeper. Bastyr University (natural medicine)
We're back to our apothecary shelf herb profile tour! This week we have a pair of herbs who both support respiratory function. They demonstrate two types of heat: pungency and the hot aromatics.The root of elecampane, Inula helenium, taste in a way we fondly refer to as “peppery mud”. This herb is fantastic for cold, damp lung conditions. When you feel like you'd need a shovel to get all the phlegm out of your lungs, look to elecampane for help. Inula is also an excellent digestive herb, and these effects are most comprehensive when it's taken as a decoction.The leaves and, especially, the berries of juniper (Juniperus communis) are bright with warm, airy aromatic movement. Simply holding a berry in your mouth and letting its vapors pervade your sinuses & lungs is an old trick from the Nature Cure movment. Today it's a good habit for when you're traveling or in a large group of humans! Juniper's an excellent urinary antiseptic also, and for Katja, it's a standout emotional support herb.Our Respiratory Health course includes more discussion of elecampane & juniper, as well as other key herbs to work with, and methods for targeting herbal remedies to the sinuses & lungs. Asthma, cold/flu/corona, COPD, and other troubles are covered in detail. Plus, you get everything that comes with enrollment in our courses. That includes: lifetime access to current & future course material, twice-weekly live Q&A sessions with us, open discussion threads integrated in each lesson, a buzzing student community, study guides, quizzes & capstone assignments, and more!If you have a moment, it would help us a lot if you could subscribe, rate, & review our podcast wherever you listen. This helps others find us more easily. Thank you!!Our theme music is “Wings” by Nicolai Heidlas.Support the show
Elise and I loooove nature and thanks to the inspiration of Florence Williams' book about nature and humans, The Nature Fix, we speak to the benefits of seeing nature in this episode.If you have listened to any of our recent episodes you are starting to understand how valuable nature is to our physical and mental health and wellbeing. The experience of seeing nature with our eyes has profound effects. To begin with sunlight helps with dopamine in our eyes and impacts eye shape and thus can promote proper formation of the eyeball itself. Without it the eye can take on an oval shape causing near-sightedness. Our eyes are also see red very well which is what helps us distinguish healthy foods but also can alert us to danger. Interestingly red was the first color given a name in many cultures after naming black and white. Counter to that blue and green have a very calming and universal connectedness effect. This is why so many hospitals use these colors, so that patients may experience the calming benefits of those colors, like speedier healing and less pain meds.We also discuss fractal patterns which is a word that explains many of the self-repeating patterns of nature, for instance fern leaves. The term was coined by Benoit Mandelbrot in 1975. Our body has many examples of fractal patterns within so it is no wonder that witnessing fractal patterns can create a positive mental response in humans. Some studies have shown that these patterns can reduce stress and mental fatigue by 60%. So get outside or go buy some plants!Taken from Florence Williams' book we talk about ... A Dutch study of over 10,000 households that found people of similar incomes living near more vegetation experienced less loneliness, and by an office study showing that subjects in rooms with potted plants were more generous to others when ask to distribute five dollars than those in a room without plants” - F. Williams. Check out her website HEREThere is not shortage of data out there that demonstrates how valuable looking at natural settings and plants can be for humans. Remember we are animals. Elise and I recommend adding walks in nature, plants in the office and vacations in natural habitats to calm the mind and uplift the spirits. #optoutside (Thanks REI)Thanks for your support of our podcast. Please leave a review or subscribe. Please email us with any questions, comments or suggestions...daring2dabblepodcast@gmail.comBe sure to check us out on Facebook and Instagram. Also please join our very new Facebook group... DARING TO DABBLE PODCAST COMMUNITYWe are super excited to connect with our listeners, let's all share our joy for trying new things and experiencing life to it's fullest. MAKE LIFE FUN!!! Elise and Nicole are Intuitive Life Coaches, you can learn more about how they do what they do here:Elise Suronen website: https://mycoachelise.com/ Nicole Hope website: https://nhopeguidance.com/
Hey there and welcome to the we move podcast. So we've had a few weeks off for the start of the year coinciding with a few weeks of waiting for our guests to become available. So this week we are continuing our conversations about food and farming, all linked with the podcast titled Staying Alive in Toxic Times. and because, food is super important for us all as it is the root of many of the problems regarding health and wellbeing. Todays episode we speak to Glen Burrows founder of Ethical Butcher who we have had on a couple of times, but this episode is specifically to talk about Regenuary which is the initiative for the month of January to raise awareness and encourage us to buy our food from producers who follow a Regenerative approach to farming, because the food is better for us and the process is better for the planet. What always strikes me is how these ideas for eating, getting healthy, or back in shape tend to be just for a month in the year, rather than a way of living and a constant practice. Nothing that we speak about in the episode but it seems to be the way that one idea is pitted against another, even though they all are heading in the same direction and require the same consistent year round action, not just a month. In fact is is Chris speaking to Glen today, and whilst the conversation might be seen as Regenuary vs Veganuary. It is I would say about the relationship we all have with food, that we can have differing views on the way we eat food , but the health of our selves and the planet might actually be better if we worked together in our similarities and respected the differences but realise we need the contrast of difference to move us forward. And maybe if we apply those principles to fitness, to relationships, to money, to health, to family to everything then there is a good chance that improvements will be made. Next week we speak to Josiah Meldrew of Hodmedods, another farmer but from the non meat world and it is a perfect companion to this episode but from another perspective within the same realm. I think the two of them combine quite nicely. And also next week, we release our eight week newsletter programme, which is a weekly series of 3 ideas per week for laying a foundation in movement, health and wellbeing provided by 3 of our good friends and long time collaborators, Barney Gabos of Whitehart CrossFit, Oxygen Advantage Master coach David Jackson and Osteopath and Nature Cure practitioner Alex Johnson. So if you're interested in that, and you're already on our mailing list, you will receive that and if you would like to receive it, sign up to our mailing list on the website wemove.world and that will automatically arrive that to your inbox. Whether you are a seasoned athlete, or a raw beginner, this will be a useful refresher series or an entry point if you are wanting to supplement your training or start something that will make a difference to your life. It's three short videos, and purposefully very few words, but things that you can consume and you can do at home. And then at the end of that eight weeks, the plan is to get people together for a day of training, ideas and food, because quite frankly it's getting to the time when we need to move together. Thanks so much. And, as always, if you like what we do share it. And if you are considering supporting a podcast, do think of this one. We have a very simple link on our instagram and website where you can shout us “coffee” to keep the podcast moving on. As always, thanks for listening and from Chris and me Peace.
Climate change presents new challenges to human health. As temperatures rise, tropical and sub-tropical diseases are already becoming more widespread. While climate change has consequences on human health, engaging with the natural world can also have benefits for physical and mental health. But, how do we best communicate and explain these issues and the choices we face. Des Fitzgerald talks to Samantha Walton and Christopher Sanders about their research and discuss the challenges the climate and nature emergency presents to human health, and how we might respond. Dr Christopher Sanders is a Fellow in Entomology, Epidemiology and Virology at the Pirbright Institute funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), which is part of UK Research and Innovation. His research focuses on the physiological and behavioural attributes that enable an insect species to transmit a pathogen. Since 2006, his work has explored the behaviour of Culicoides biting midges, a type of small insect which has the potential to be transported over long distances on prevailing winds, carrying viruses with it. https://www.pirbright.ac.uk/users/dr-christopher-sanders Dr Samantha Walton is a poet and Reader in Modern Literature at Bath Spa University. Her research explores psychology and environmentalism; experimental poetics, fiction of the 1920s-30s; and the Scottish novelist and nature writer, Nan Shepherd. Walton is the author of The Living World: Nan Shepherd and Environmental Thought, and the forthcoming Everybody Needs Beauty: In Search of the Nature Cure. Between 2016-2018, Walton was an Early Career Leadership Fellow working on the AHRC-funded project, Cultures of Nature and Wellbeing: Connecting Health and the Environment through Literature. This project involved working with environment and health policymakers and wellbeing practitioners, and original research into what literature tells us about our emotional and ethical entanglements with the living world. You can read more about the project here: https://culturenaturewellbeing.wordpress.com Professor Des Fitzgerald is a New Generation Thinker based at the University of Exeter. You can find a new podcast series Green Thinking: 26 episodes 26 minutes long in the run up to COP26 made in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council, part of UKRI, exploring the latest research and ideas around understanding and tackling the climate and nature emergency. New Generation Thinkers Des Fitzgerald and Eleanor Barraclough will be in conversation with researchers on a wide-range of subjects from cryptocurrencies and finance to soil and sustainable transport. The podcasts are all available from the Arts & Ideas podcast feed - and collected on the Free Thinking website under Green Thinking where you can also find programmes on festivals, rivers, eco-criticism and the weather. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07zg0r2 For more information about the research the AHRC's supports around climate change and the natural world you can visit: https://www.ukri.org/our-work/responding-to-climate-change/ or follow @ahrcpress on twitter. To join the discussion about the research covered in this podcast and the series please use the hashtag #GreenThinkingPodcast. Producer: Ruth Watts
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For centuries, we've had an intuitive sense that connecting with “nature” is good for our wellbeing. But what's the hard evidence? What exactly is “nature” anyway? Should we be wary of it being prescribed as a catch-all cure for complex problems? And what impact does nature writing itself actually have? Science writer Lucy Jones talks to Alice Bloch about her prize-winning book ‘Losing Eden', which surveys the mass of research – from the work of Carl Jung to cutting-edge neurology, medical and social science – on why our minds need the wild. If you want access to more fresh thinking, why not subscribe to New Humanist magazine? Head to newhumanist.org.uk/subscribe and enter the code WITHREASON to get a whole year's subscription for just £13.50Hosts: Alice Bloch and Samira ShackleExec Producer: Alice BlochSound Engineer: David CracklesMusic: DanosongsImage: Gemma Brunton (photo), Ed Dingli (artwork) Reading list: Lucy Jones (2020) ‘Losing Eden: Why Our Minds Need the Wild'Richard Mabey (2005) 'The Nature Cure'Mary-Jayne Rust (2020) 'Towards an Ecopsychotherapy'Carl Jung, collected works.Richard Smyth (2019) ‘In search of the "nature cure"', New Humanist magazine.
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Welcome back to The Simplicity Sessions, I'm delighted that you've joined us today. My name is Jenn Pike, your host, registered holistic nutritionist, medical exercise specialist, the best-selling author of the Simplicity Project, and the creator of the women's revolutionary health program, The Hormone Project. Today, we kick off this episode breaking down elixirs and tinctures as I speak about these two quite often on this podcast, as well as addressing inflammation given it is a frequently asked about the topic by our listeners, clients, and community. We will then dive into our conversation with Doctor Ben Reebs, award-winning naturopathic physician and founder of the Portland Clinic of Natural Health which is an integrative medicine clinic that specializes in helping resolve chronic disease with natural medicine. He is the author of the highly acclaimed book, The Serpent and the Butterfly, the seven laws of healing. We actually go deep into his book, the name of this book, the whole meaning behind it. We talk about the seven different laws of healing as well in today's interview. And Ben is a recognized leading expert in the mind, body healing, and alternative medicine industry. He was awarded one of Portland's top medical providers in 2019, 2020, and 2021. He has appeared in many different shows and publications. He is a member of the American Association of naturopathic physicians and the Oregon Association of naturopathic physicians. And lastly, I just want to congratulate Dr. Ben Reebs on being an imminently expectant father to be during the recording of this episode, and with all our prayers and best wishes, a father to a beautiful, healthy, son or daughter, by the time you are hearing this episode. You can find links to Dr. Ben Reebs's multi-platform publishings, as well as social / websites below in the ‘Connect with us' section of the show notes. 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GoodJuju makes all-natural, plastic-free home & body products that are good for you, and good for the planet. Use code JENNPIKE at check out and save 10% off your first order Quotes “One of the reasons I love them so much is that the tinctures help to retain the most complete range of that plant's therapeutic constituents… they bypass the gut. They get directly into the body, into the stomach without having to go through all of the other channels.” “I think sometimes we get very wrapped up in just the physical of like what we eat and what we supplement with without taking into consideration everything else.” “The first law is what I call the love vitality, the vital force.” “The second is the law of disease...the founder of naturopathic medicine states that disease is caused by three things...and in modern language, these are - deficiency, toxicity, and weak vitality.” “Looking at their symptoms which are really a reflection of an imbalance of imbalances. It's the way their body's pivoting, almost light a fighter... I don't see their symptoms as something that's wrong. It's more like this is the way their body compensated for an imbalance.” “I think it's how we've been taught. It's how we've been trained. You know, there's a pill for your ill. So just tell me the ill, give me the pill and let me move on. But then that person never actually feels better. They don't achieve vitality.” “ The powerful thing is that it's not having the right modality or having the right supplement, it's having the right way of thinking. I find that so liberating” “Your body will never lie to you” The fourth law is the Law of Compensation. Again from the founder of Naturopathic medicine, in his book, Nature Cure, written in 1913, he said that - ‘Everything you do to the body has first a primary action that is easily observed, and it's short-lived, It's transient, it lasts a short time. Then there's always a secondary reaction that goes in the opposite direction of the first that is actually much more long-lasting and more potent.” “The sixth law is the Law of Synergy - we can combine different therapies, different modalities, and they have a much greater effect than if they were just used individually...certain plants, when used together, are much more powerful than by themselves.” “A lot of that convenience, food, and lifestyle is leading to a very inconvenient decrease in our health” “Cytokines, in their very essence, are signaling cells and they're little proteins that cascade, one into the next.” “The seventh law is arguably the most important of them all, the Law of Intention. We really are the summation of what we think and feel and believe. And so what we intend, if we can visualize healing, that has an enormous impact on the outcome.” “Listen to your body, listen to its feedback, and then start to apply these different healing laws” “You just have to be willing to sit back and observe to sometimes press pause and to allow the innate power and ability of your body to step forward.” Additional Information About Jenn: Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv, and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star, and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature's Emporium, and Juice Plus. Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two children.
Dr. Arun Sharma, fondly known as “Guruji” by his students, is the Founder Director of the International Institute of Mahayoga & Natural Hygiene (IMANAH), USA. In his twenties, he wanted to be a successful entrepreneur and used to be full of innovative business ideas. However, Nature, or lets say the Divine, willed that he bear the flame of “Nature Cure”, which he now prefers to articulate as "Nature Health Science." Dr Sharma heard and wholeheartedly embraced that call. For the last 50 years he has untiringly supported people across the world, from Arizona in the US to villages in India, in naturally improving their health by connecting to the source of the creative intelligence within them. “Natural Fitness is Worship”, is his mantra. He is the grandson of Late Acharya Lakshmana Sharma, who was the founding father of Nature Cure in India and author of the magnum opus Practical Nature Cure. It is understood that NAture's Health Science, with its origin in the Indian scriptures, fell into general neglect and obscurity until its rebirth in Germany during the 19th Century. And Lakshmana Sharma discovered its Indian origin and reintroduced it to India. An except from the book reads: "From our sacred lore we learn that Nature (prakriti) is just the Divine Power that creates, sustains, destroys and recreates the universe. She is immanent in all creatures and maintains them in health so long as they do not seriously transgress Her laws, which are the laws of God, because She is not separate from God. So it must be understood that this blessed science is a Divine Science, and that God Himself is the Indwelling Healer in all creatures, and also the Teacher of this True Science." Even Gandhi and Vinoba wholeheartedly embraced Nature Cure in their personal lives and also set-up naturopathy centers (in Baroda, Pune, et al.) which are still operational. It is said that in 1942, Vallabhbhai Patel became seriously ill while staying at Gandhi's Ashram at Wardha and was brought back to health under the treatment by Shri Lakshmana Sharma. Continuing the tradition, his son Ganesa Sharma took this science to the villages and small towns of Tamil Nadu through large field-camps believing that “real health requires a revolution in the kitchen.” He innovated new practices in this system and authored several books on the subject which have further increased its practicality and scope. Many people even think that Ganesa Sharma was instrumental in popularizing ‘tender coconut water’, now an important element of this practice. To see Dr Sharma at his work, is to see his message through his life. Even today, at the age of 79, his energy far outlives many people half his age. Besides hours of theory and demonstrations, he can be seen arranging footwear outside the dining hall in the hot sun when no one is looking. And he can be seen talking to construction laborers about perils of tobacco, nudging them gently to give it up. His work is revolutionary as it helps shift health from being a specialist subject, to empowering lay people to understand the natural laws governing health and hence be more self-reliant. Through his work, he has attempted to achieve a deeper integration among physical, mental and spiritual health; between food and medicine, creativity and occupation; and livelihood and service. He also continues to unconditionally mentor and support many aspiring educators in the field of Nature's Health Science.
Dr. Arun Sharma, fondly known as “Guruji” by his students, is the Founder Director of the International Institute of Mahayoga & Natural Hygiene (IMANAH), USA. In his twenties, he wanted to be a successful entrepreneur and used to be full of innovative business ideas. However, Nature, or lets say the Divine, willed that he bear the flame of “Nature Cure”, which he now prefers to articulate as "Nature Health Science." Dr Sharma heard and wholeheartedly embraced that call. For the last 50 years he has untiringly supported people across the world, from Arizona in the US to villages in India, in naturally improving their health by connecting to the source of the creative intelligence within them. “Natural Fitness is Worship”, is his mantra. He is the grandson of Late Acharya Lakshmana Sharma, who was the founding father of Nature Cure in India and author of the magnum opus Practical Nature Cure. It is understood that NAture's Health Science, with its origin in the Indian scriptures, fell into general neglect and obscurity until its rebirth in Germany during the 19th Century. And Lakshmana Sharma discovered its Indian origin and reintroduced it to India. An except from the book reads: "From our sacred lore we learn that Nature (prakriti) is just the Divine Power that creates, sustains, destroys and recreates the universe. She is immanent in all creatures and maintains them in health so long as they do not seriously transgress Her laws, which are the laws of God, because She is not separate from God. So it must be understood that this blessed science is a Divine Science, and that God Himself is the Indwelling Healer in all creatures, and also the Teacher of this True Science." Even Gandhi and Vinoba wholeheartedly embraced Nature Cure in their personal lives and also set-up naturopathy centers (in Baroda, Pune, et al.) which are still operational. It is said that in 1942, Vallabhbhai Patel became seriously ill while staying at Gandhi's Ashram at Wardha and was brought back to health under the treatment by Shri Lakshmana Sharma. Continuing the tradition, his son Ganesa Sharma took this science to the villages and small towns of Tamil Nadu through large field-camps believing that “real health requires a revolution in the kitchen.” He innovated new practices in this system and authored several books on the subject which have further increased its practicality and scope. Many people even think that Ganesa Sharma was instrumental in popularizing ‘tender coconut water’, now an important element of this practice. To see Dr Sharma at his work, is to see his message through his life. Even today, at the age of 79, his energy far outlives many people half his age. Besides hours of theory and demonstrations, he can be seen arranging footwear outside the dining hall in the hot sun when no one is looking. And he can be seen talking to construction laborers about perils of tobacco, nudging them gently to give it up. His work is revolutionary as it helps shift health from being a specialist subject, to empowering lay people to understand the natural laws governing health and hence be more self-reliant. Through his work, he has attempted to achieve a deeper integration among physical, mental and spiritual health; between food and medicine, creativity and occupation; and livelihood and service. He also continues to unconditionally mentor and support many aspiring educators in the field of Nature's Health Science.
The literary fruit of a crisis in the life of British writer, Richard Mabey is our latest suggestion for building the ideal shelf of nature writing
From Bessie Head to Keats, Rachel Carson to Lorine Niedecker, Lisa Mullen and guests analyse links between literature and nature as an increasing number of university departments offer eco-criticism courses focusing on the way writers past and present have thought about the environment. Samuel Solnick specialises in environmental humanities at the University of Liverpool, and is particularly interested in the relationship between literature and science. His books include Poetry and the Anthropocene: Ecology, biology and technology in contemporary British and Irish poetry (Book - 2018) Samantha Walton is an academic and poet at Bath Spa University, specialising in ecological feminism and the relation between nature and mental health. Her books include The Living World: Nan Shepherd and Environmental Thought (2020), Bad Moon (poetry - 2020), and Everybody Needs Beauty: In Search of the Nature Cure (2021). Harriet Tarlo, is both a poet and a critic at Sheffield Hallam University, where she practices and preaches the importance of radical nature writing. Published work includes On Ecopoetics: Harriet Tarlo and Jonathan Skinner in Conversation and Off path, counter path: contemporary walking collaborations in landscape, art and poetry and a Shearsman Press book Poems 2004-2014. This episode was made in partnership with the AHRC, part of UKRI. You can find more about New Research in a playlist on the Free Thinking programme website - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03zws90 - where you’ll find other episodes in the New Thinking strand showcasing academic research. You might also be interested in the Green Thinking playlist on the Free Thinking website https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07zg0r2 which includes Amitav Gosh https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00066px on his most recent novel and on his arguments about the need for literature to engage with the climate https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07z7bnd Poet Elizabeth Jane Burnett sharing her Soil Stories https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08fj505 A discussion of the influential writing of Rachel Carson https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0005gwk There's more on researching Wordsworth from the directors of Lancaster University's Wordsworth Centre for the Study of Poetry https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p087kr4n Bessie Head is discussed in this Free Thinking episode https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001dt8 Ian McMillan on Radio 3's The Verb has been speaking to a whole host of writers and poets about nature, the environment and our changing times https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tnsf/episodes/downloads Radio 3 is also part of a Soundscapes for Wellness project where you can find mixes involving natural sounds on BBC Sounds. https://canvas-story.bbcrewind.co.uk/soundscapesforwellbeing/ On this link you can find out how to take part in a Virtual Nature Experiment organised by the University of Exeter co-created by sound recordist Chris Watson and film composer, Nainita Desai. Producer: Luke Mulhall
Alex Johnson is a Nature Cure Health practitioner with a degree in Osteopathy and a deep understanding of Holistic health. He has developed a Heath Care approach that works in healing and empowering individuals. His knowledge and experience aids in helping support people to pursue their own health and longevity whilst stripping away everything that is blocking their true potential to live and thrive in the modern day. Alex is a registered member of the General Osteopathic Council, Institute of Classical Osteopathy, the Incorporated Society of Registered Naturopaths and the General Naturopathic Council. Alex shares great insights into his lifestyle and much more in a very powerful episode. NOTES __ Documentary - Big Little Farm - Trailer Vital Force Book - https://www.rajshreepatel.com/
Some people may say that Naturopathic Medicine is “the Medicine of the Future”. But by the same token, Naturopathy is a branch of Medicine that is rooted in observing, cooperating, and adapting to natural phenomena, and Nature’s wisdom is timeless.As such, it is a medicine of the past (and the present), and it is important to remember the roots of Naturopathic Medicine. It is fitting, then, that we were able to have a conversation with Dr. Richard Vuksinic ND, a true student of the timeless phenomena of Nature and one of those “roots-y” Naturopathic Doctors who reminds the rest of us Naturopaths why we do what we do, and why it makes so much sense. Except for his strange infatuation with Doug Gilmour and the Toronto Maple Leafs, it is fairly safe to say that everything Naturopathic Medicine courses through his veins and forms every fibre of his being. Join us as our friend and colleague, Dr. Richard Vuksinic ND, touches on hormesis, the microbiome, mitochondria, and deep Nature connection.
Shake it Off: An Integrative Approach to Parkinson’s Solutions with Dr. Greg Eckel from Nature Cure’s Clinic. Dr. Eckel is a Naturopathic Doctor and Licensed Acupuncturist with areas of focus in Neurology, Allergies and Asthma, and Orthopedics. Dr. Eckel’s Treatment Philosophy is: “I don’t treat conditions, diagnoses or signs & symptoms. I treat people as whole dynamic beings moving through time and space.” Dr. Eckel’s Mission Statement is: “My purpose and passion is to help as many people as I can achieve optimal wellness through an integrative care model” Dr. Eckel can be reached at https://naturecuresclinic.com/ We are happy to announce that for the entire month of December all BYWGs Premium Supplements are 10% off using the code bywggift. We were thinking of doing the proverbial Black Friday / Cyber Monday Sale but we wanted to standout. We wanted to do more – so our “Holiday Sale” runs the entire month of December on all 10 Premium – Intelligently Designed - BYWG Supplements. You can listen to Dr. Mike and Dr. Noah do a short podcast release on our 10 Premium Supplements this week on the Beyond Your Wildest Genes Podcast. Thank you as always for listening. .fusion-button.button-61 {border-radius:25px;}See Our Product Line.fusion-image-frame-bottomshadow.image-frame-shadow-118{display:inline-block}.element-bottomshadow.imageframe-118:before, .element-bottomshadow.imageframe-118:after{-webkit-box-shadow: 0 17px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);box-shadow: 0 17px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);}BYWG's Product of the Month is a worthy repeat – Dry Farm Wines. During the holidays a healthier bottle of wine is always worth searching for and Dry Farm Wines fits the bill. We have a special offer for a Penny Bottle of Wine using the code found in the show notes, weekly emails, and social media. www.dryfarmwines.com/BYWG. Dry Farms Wines feature low alcohol, extremely low sugar and carb free, very low sulfites, and mycotoxin free. **Pay attention for special holiday wine deals offered throughout the month. Don’t worry we will keep you in the loop……. BYWG's Book of the Month is Keto for Life – Reset Your Biological Clock in 21 Days and Optimize Your Diet for Longevity. I interviewed the co-author Brad Kearns and it was great. The podcast interview discussing this book will be released in December for your listening pleasure. The link to purchase the book will be in the show notes and weekly emails.
A thoughtful and compelling case for the power and potential of natural medicine to heal the human body, from bestselling author Dr Andreas Michalsen. This illuminating book has the power to transform your health and change your life. We are living longer than ever before, but our prolonged lives have come at a price: a rise in chronic diseases like digestive disorders, high blood pressure, heart disease, arthritis and cancer. These diseases pose a challenge to conventional medicine, which controls symptoms but doesn't address the underlying cause. But there is a solution: naturopathy. Naturopathy, or natural medicine, focuses on uncovering the roots of health and resilience. In The Natural Prescription (published as The Nature Cure in the US), Dr Michalsen shares the potential of nature he discovers every day with his patients. Thoughtfully written and filled with science and history, fascinating case studies and practical guidance, he walks us through the basic principles and scientific mechanisms of naturopathy and provides us with practical, easy-to-follow instructions on how to integrate naturopathic methods into our daily routine.
Chris and Michael discuss smartphones and technology addiction. In the episode, they re-broadcast Outside Podcast's episode, "The Radically Simple Digital Diet We All Need", and offer their thoughts. The episode is Part 1 of a four-part series entitled The Nature Cure, sponsored by Adidas.Love our podcast? Got questions, or suggestions for topics of future episodes? We'd love to hear from you! Drop us a line at podcast@resolutionsofwv.com.
A large and growing body of research has found that time outdoors makes us happier and healthier, but there’s relatively limited science explaining why. According to findings published last summer in the journal Emotion, a big part of the answer may be awe. Studies conducted by psychologists at the University of California at Berkeley showed that feeling awe during a nature experience has a singular ability to lower stress and improve our overall well-being. Even more compelling, the research suggests that we don’t need to climb a mountain or run a river to get the healing power of awe—the simplest moments outside are all it takes. For this final episode in our Nature Cure series, we talk to the scientist who led the Berkeley study, as well as a man who says awe saved his life.
In recent years, a grassroots movement of physicians have begun prescribing time outdoors as the best possible treatment for a growing list of ailments, from anxiety and obesity to attention deficit disorder and high blood pressure. Meanwhile, research institutes for nature and health are opening at major medical centers and a couple bold insurance companies are embracing the idea. For this third episode in our Nature Cure series, we sit down with science writer Aaron Reuben, who reported on this emerging trend for Outside magazine. The question now, he says, is what it will take to convince big health care that free medicine is the way of the future.
About six years ago, ecologist Chris Morgan was sitting in a doctor’s waiting room when he picked up a copy of Outside and read the cover story, “Take Two Hours of Pine Forest and Call Me in the Morning.” The article, written by Florence Williams, explored the scientific basis for something that Morgan had intuitively felt all his life: being in nature is inherently healing and leaves us feeling more alert, alive, and content. Ever since, he wanted to have his own guided nature experience. For this second installment of our Nature Cure series, Morgan shares a story from his new podcast The Wild, in which he goes forest bathing in the Pacific Northwest, then asks Williams, What happened to me out there?
In this podcast Let's Know what is Naturopathic or Naturopathy and What's Benefits and how it's cure disease and pain to cure any kind of disease, Naturopathy is based on Five Nature Elements and how it's cure our disease let's discuss share your thought and share benefits Cure with Naturopathy visit us on https://RevaNatureCure.Com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/revanaturecure/message
On today's podcast, we're discussing Nature Cure and Skin. My guest is Dr. Ben Reebs. Raised in the Quaker tradition, Dr. Reebs grew up off-the-grid in central Washington state. Living close to nature in a family of healers, Dr. Reebs' path began with a childhood steeped in medicine, exploration, and the power of the natural world. Dr. Reebs earned his doctorate of naturopathic medicine (ND) from the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) in Portland, Oregon. Before naturopathic medical school, Dr. Reebs was head cook at the Esalen Institute, a world-famous humanistic alternative education center in Big Sur, CA. While there, he had the opportunity to study mind-body medicine with prominent healers from all over the world. With the experience he gained, Dr. Reebs healed himself of two life-long chronic diseases. Now, as a practicing doctor, he combines traditional healing wisdom with current scientific knowledge, enabling him to better meet diverse patient needs. During this interview, we discuss some of the laws of vitalism and principles behind Naturopathic Medicine. This leads us into talking about the amazing attributes of skin and how we can heal skin with nature cure, including hydrotherapy and embrace a truly holistic approach to skin. So please enjoy this interview…
Darren Hey is a nutrition expert and a teacher of Natural Living. His studies include the philosophies of natural hygiene, nature cure, and biogenicsWe talk about these philosophies, about nutrition, about the gut, and more. He has a great way of communicating this, and tying it all into the Probiotic life. If you want to reach out to him, check out his Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/darrenhey6 Show Notes Background - very diverse career background- all types of work have been some form of training his body to make it stronger and fitter- this made him realise you need to nourish your body well- philosophies of natural living: the body is self healing when you align with life conditions- 3 streams of philosophy: natural hygiene, nature cure, biogenics- became an educator in natural living and healing- Q of how do you get/grow high quality food? led him to permaculture- recently completed apprenticeship with Geoff Lawton - teaches on true health science, not info pushed by corporate dogma Natural Hygiene & Nature Cure- cleanliness inside and outside- cleanliness does not mean sterility, which is devoid of life- looks at health holistically- when you provide your cells with what they need in the right ratio they are effectively immortal- cells require: energy, nutrient, the removal of waste product- nature cure is very similar, but uses fasting a little bit differently Biogenics- biogenics: came from teaching of ancient sacred society of Essenes, as deciphered by scholar Edmond Bordeaux Szekely- Essenes lived in accordance with natural law, how to align yourself with beneficial forces- natural forces (such as water) have memory and energy flow; water will die if you interrupt its natural flow- water behaves as if it is frozen inside our bodies, to facilitate energy & information along our nervous tissue Steps Along Darren's Path- found mainstream perception of life dry and unfulfilling- went on a search for meaning, for answers- intuitively sensed there was something more- experience in army of how easily info can be manipulated, where the public receives incorrect or incomplete info- truth has become his highest value- as many others, reaching a point of breakdown and injury, caused him to reevaluate- began to ask how he brought himself to that point, develop awareness of his own responsibility- high value for self-actualisation- people not knowing or outright ignoring their own health is the cause of chronic illness & mental health crisis Lessons learned from Nature- nature provides everything that we need- life is working for us, not against us- how can we work with the living forces around us?- this gives you your greatest chance for wellbeing- also reveals which parts of you sees life as an antagonist: this creates opportunity for emotional & mental healing The Disrupting of Nature- water seeks 4 degrees Celsius and retreats from warmth, which creates the cycle of how water moves around the earth- by interrupting and polluting nature, you destroy the habitat water requires- life is seeking homeostasis, in all the trillions of processes happening at every moment in your body- physical symptoms are messages that something is out of balance- treating the symptoms instead of finding the cause interrupts our bodies' attempts to self-heal- this shuts off our opportunity to get back in balance and heal naturally Getting Back In Alignment- nature within us, nature around us, and our own nature- we are not meant to live separated from natural processes- we need technology that frees humanity, is earth-friendly, obeys natural law- law of energy conservation: don't push life beyond its ability to recuperate, or it will die- get familiar with the laws of nature operating within us, learning what your senses are telling you- willingness to face the truth- take responsibility for your journey, self-education- surrender to life's prerogative in your body, that it is out of your control and has its own laws Illness, Bacteria, and Healing- your body will tell you the truth about what is happening in your consciousness- illness and injury come from spirit & mind attempting to heal the body, or spirit & body attempting to heal the mind- energy can't be created or destroyed, only transformed- you can transform it to your benefit or to your detriment- the monomorphic idea of germs = disease, kill bacteria = cure disease is not quite correct- when illness manifests, bacteria are the last thing to show up; disease was already well on its way before that- if you keep creating toxic conditions in your body, the bacteria will keep transforming and coming back- infection is the body attempting to clean house- “the germ is nothing, the terrain is everything”- waging war on bacteria is a sure route to destroying higher life forms, while the bacteria will survive Final Thoughts- soil food web inside you as well as your garden- for high quality food pay attention to the biology of the soil- permaculture is by design, food growing conditions that work in harmony with the laws of nature- many organisms that live in soil also live in our bodies- these benefit serotonin production within our bodies, boost natural immunity & detoxification, help with nutrient assimilation- the seat of our physical mind is in our gut, modern science verifies this- your ability to think clearly and powerfully depends on your gut
Libby Purves meets nature writer Richard Mabey; Gladys Hudgell and Eva Rodwell who worked at the Tate & Lyle sugar factory in East London; software programmer turned author Ellen Ullman; and artist Pedro Reyes. Richard Mabey is a nature writer. He is the author of some thirty books including Food for Free, Weeds and Nature Cure which was shortlisted for the Whitbread prize. In his new book, Turned Out Nice Again, he weaves together science, art and memory to illuminate our pre-occupation with the weather. Turned Out Nice Again - Living with the Weather is published by Profile Books. Gladys Hudgell and Eva Rodwell worked at the Tate and Lyle factory in East London in the early fifties. Girls who worked there were known as 'sugar girls'. The Sugar Girls - Tales of Hardship, Love and Happiness in Tate and Lyle's East End,is published by Harper Collins. The exhibition Sugar Girls: Working Women of Newham is currently on tour. Ellen Ullman is a former software programmer turned author. Her memoir, Close To The Machine, tells of her life as a software programmer in San Francisco during the formative years of Silicon Valley. Close To The Machine is published by Pushkin Press. Her latest novel, By Blood, is published by Pushkin Press. Pedro Reyes is a Mexican artist whose new show, Disarm, highlights the drug and gun crime crisis in Mexico. He transforms firearms, confiscated by the Mexican government, into an orchestra of fully-workable musical instruments. He has collaborated with John Coxon of Spiritualized to create a limited edition vinyl record as part of his installation. Disarm is at the Lisson Gallery, Bell Street, London NW1. Producer: Annette Wells.
Richard Mabey The man described as "Britain's greatest living nature writer", Richard Mabey, talks to Claudia Hammond about "the lost years" of his depressive illness. The author of Food for Free, Flora Britannica and Nature Cure admits that a symptom of his clinical depression was that he lost his connection with the natural world. Allotment "Young at Heart" The Young at Heart Project in Barking and Dagenham works to improve the mental and physical health of socially isolated men by bringing them together for regular growing sessions down at the allotment. Ecotherapy Mental health professionals join Andy McGeeney in ancient woodland, Thorndon Park, in Essex, to learn about ecotherapy. Lisa on Horticultural Therapy After many years of illness, Lisa, a former mental health nurse, tells Claudia about the part making a garden played in her recovery. "Green Therapy": the evidence Dr Rachel Bragg from the "Green Care Research Team" at the University of Essex describes the evidence behind nature-based therapies and argues they should be part of a "toolkit" of care for patients. Producer: Fiona Hill.