Podcasts about rapa nui

Indigenous people across the planet constructed monuments marking the sun's position on the solstices and equinoxes — the pyramids of Egypt, the moai on Rapa Nui, the temples of Chichén Itzá, and more.

In this episode of Big Blend Radio's “Wanderers Compass” Travel Podcast, co-hosts Joelle Machia and Ryan Slough, founders of the Wanderers Compass Travel Blog share their unforgettable journey to Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui. From the iconic Moai statues and the ancient Birdman competition to local food, culture, and hidden discoveries, this conversation brings to life the history, traditions, and mysteries of one of the world's most remote and fascinating destinations. They discuss the cultural significance of the Moai, the importance of preserving heritage, and how respecting the past deepens the travel experience. You'll also hear about practical tips for visiting this bucket list destination, favorite local flavors (especially fresh seafood), and activities to enjoy beyond the statues. ⏱️ Chapters / Timestamps 00:00 Exploring Easter Island: A Bucket List Destination 02:55 The Journey to Rapa Nui: Planning and Expectations 05:31 Cultural Significance of the Moai Statues 08:38 The Birdman Competition: History and Tradition 11:20 The Mysteries Beneath: Discoveries of the Moai 13:49 Respecting the Past: Preservation of the Moai 16:27 Experiencing Rapa Nui: Local Culture and Guides 19:03 The Connection of Polynesian Cultures 21:59 The Impact of Tourism on Rapa Nui 24:28 Practical Tips for Visiting Easter Island 33:08 Weather Wonders on Easter Island 34:21 Culinary Delights: Food and Drink on the Island 36:55 Cultural Connections: Food Presentation and Local Cuisine 41:40 Spiritual Ties: Respecting the Land and Its People 43:43 Unique Experiences: Horses, Snorkeling, and Local Life 47:34 Travel Tips: Planning for Easter Island 51:13 The Importance of Research in Travel 56:02 Engaging with Local Culture: Beyond the Tourist Experience

En este episodio de Ser Historia, Nacho Ares y Jesús Callejo abren el cronovisor para rendir homenaje a Antonio Ribera (1920–2001), figura esencial en la divulgación del misterio, la exploración y la cultura en España. Ribera, conocido popularmente como pionero de la ufología, fue mucho más: traductor, novelista de ciencia ficción, dramaturgo, arqueólogo aficionado, pionero del submarinismo y explorador incansable. El programa repasa momentos clave de su vida, como su histórica conferencia sobre ovnis en la Cámara de los Lores de Londres en 1979, su amistad con Jacques Cousteau, su expedición a la Isla de Pascua —que cristalizó en el libro Operación Rapa Nui— y su papel en la fundación del Centro de Estudios Interplanetarios en Barcelona. Con testimonios de Javier Sierra, discípulo y heredero intelectual de Ribera, y con el análisis de la trayectoria vital de este humanista curioso y universal, el episodio recuerda la dimensión cultural y científica de un hombre que escribió más de 60 obras y que dedicó su vida a abrir caminos hacia lo desconocido. Un viaje sonoro que recupera la memoria de un catalán visionario que, entre lo insólito y lo poético, dejó huella en la historia del misterio en España. https://www.edenex.es

Wyciąć wszystkie drzewa, sprowadzić na siebie głód, a w rezultacie dopuścić się aktów kanibalizmu. Taki los miał spotkać niegdyś mieszkańców Rapa Nui. Wyspa Wielkanocna, odległa od kontynentu o ponad 3700 km, pełna jest mitów, które przeniknęły do świata nauki, a wraz z nim do naszej świadomości. Dzisiaj wiemy o niej więcej, choć wciąż niemało jest zagadek. Tymczasem potomkowie pierwszych wyspiarzy starają się odbudować zagubioną przed wiekami tożsamość i własną historię, której symbolem są posągi Moai.(00:00:00) Powitanie(00:00:56) Rozmowa(01:17:28) PodziękowaniaWszystkie głosy, które usłyszycie w tym odcinku należą do fizycznych, rzeczywiście istniejących osób i nie zostały wygenerowane maszynowo przez algorytmy.✅ Wspieraj Brzmienie Świata na Patronite:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patronite.pl/brzmienie-swiata⁠⁠⁠⁠FB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/brzmienieswiata⁠⁠⁠⁠IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/brzmienieswiata⁠⁠⁠⁠

Noah Paoa is a PhD candidate in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. His research focuses on sea level rise-induced flooding and its specific impacts on coastal cultural assets and archaeological sites throughout Polynesia. Using digital elevation mapping and wave-driven flood models, Paoa's work projects future threats to irreplaceable heritage sites. In this episode of weekend one on one, he explains his research on Rapa Nui - also known as Easter Island - shows that iconic monuments, including the famous moai statues of Ahu Tongariki, are at significant risk from coastal erosion and could be reached by destructive waves as early as 2080

Pensou que a Ilha de Páscoa era só cenário pra selfie com moai? Aqui a história é muito mais profunda — e um tanto sombria. Neste episódio, desembarcamos em Rapa Nui para desvendar como um povo isolado no meio do Pacífico ergueu colossos de pedra, enfrentou crises ambientais e mergulhou em disputas que mudaram seu destino.De rituais misteriosos ao desaparecimento quase total da floresta, passando por teorias arqueológicas e pitadas de lenda, mostramos como a ilha é um quebra-cabeça que mistura genialidade, tragédia e sobrevivência.—------------------------------APOIE o programa: APOIA.SE - https://apoia.se/nosnahistoriaSIGA-NOS no Instagram: @nosnahistoria_@buenasideias@lucianopotter @arthurdeverdadePatrocínio:TRADUZCA - https://www.traduzca.com/LIVROS INDICADOS NO EPISÓDIO - UM LIVRO - https://www.livrarianosnahistoria.com.br/Captação de áudio & vídeo, edição e finalização - https://www.instagram.com/studioprohub/

En este capítulo nos alejamos 3700 kilómetros de territorio continental chileno para aterrizar en Rapa Nui, isla ubicada en medio del océano Pacífico, donde un equipo interinstitucional secuenció genéticamente a dos especies endémicas junto a la comunidad y en coordinación con autoridades ancestrales de la isla. Se trata de la iniciativa 1000 Genomas impulsada por el Instituto Milenio CRG, quienes buscaron conocer la biología evolutiva y adaptación del ave Petrel de Henderson y el caracol Pure, con el apoyo de la Universidad de Chile, representantes de la Subsecretaría de Ciencias y Congreso Futuro.Producción y edición: Valentina Aravena ValdebenitoConducción: Carolina Aliaga

Elizabeth Arévalo Pakarati, alcaldesa de Rapa Nui, se refirió en Canal 24 Horas al avance en las negociaciones para reactivar la conexión aérea de Rapa Nui con Tahití que se suspendió en pandemia.

Miércoles 30 de julio: Para Chile, hay estado de alerta, suspensión de clases en comunas costeras y órdenes de evacuación preventiva en distintos lugares, comenzando en Rapa Nui a las 8 de la mañana y desde las 11 en el resto del país.

We are joined by Greg Weisman; a returning Cary Bates; and long time fan, Matt Parker, to discuss this otherworldly episode that brings us a new twist. We discuss bringing in heavy science fiction elements as well as the genre that “Gargoyles” falls into and why this doesn't clash with it. We discuss a wide variety of topics such as Avery Brooks as Nokkar, Rapa Nui, the presentation of alien technology, and more. We also discuss amnesia as a plot element, and Goliath and Elisa meeting for “the first time” under very different circumstances. We then delve into the proposed... Continue reading

Dans cet extrait, Laetitia raconte les moments les plus compliqués de leur voyage. Lisa s'est cassé les deux bras, une situation difficile à gérer seule avec deux enfants. Avant de partir, Laetitia avait inventé un code secret à utiliser si ses filles se sentaient en danger. Elles l'ont testé une première fois dans une piscine. Et à Rio, avant de monter dans un taxi, elle note le numéro du véhicule — “au cas où” — une manière de les rassurer, et de rester en alerte.Lisa se casse les deux bras pendant le voyageun code secret imaginé pour communiquer en cas de dangerun test en piscine, pour que ce soit concretprécaution prise à Rio en notant le numéro du taxiÀ écouter pour découvrir comment Laetitia a géré les galères, sans céder à la panique, avec calme et créativité.

Budget, logement, transport, visites, météo… Laetitia partage tout ce qu'il faut savoir pour organiser un voyage en famille à l'île de Pâques.Dans cet extrait, elle détaille les choix qui ont facilité son séjour avec deux enfants, et les astuces pour éviter les pièges d'un lieu aussi isolé.comment trouver des billets à prix correctoù loger et pourquoi choisir une cuisineorganiser les visites avec une guide francophonece qu'il faut prévoir (météo, alimentation, transport)Un guide pratique à écouter avant de réserver ses billets pour Rapa Nui.

Une semaine à l'île de Pâques, ce n'est pas que des statues. C'est aussi une organisation simple : école le matin, balades l'après-midi, coucher de soleil au même endroit chaque soir. Dans cet extrait, Laetitia raconte la mise en place de leur rythme, entre apprentissage, visites guidées avec Keka, pique-nique orageux, et légendes partagées.l'école avec les carnets de voyageles visites guidées avec Keka, guide locale francophonele rituel du coucher de soleilles moments imprévus devenus souvenirsUn épisode qui montre comment la routine, en voyage, peut devenir un ancrage joyeux.

Laetitia raconte leur arrivée à Rapa Nui, une île perdue dans le Pacifique où l'accueil commence avec des colliers de fleurs et se poursuit avec un hébergement… face à un Moaï.Dans cet extrait, elle partage le choc de la découverte, la beauté brute du lieu et le début de cette parenthèse hors du temps.arrivée sur l'île avec LATAM et accueil traditionnelpremier jour d'émerveillement face aux statuesinstallation dans un logement tout équipé avec vue directe sur les Moaïsimpression d'être déjà dans un autre rythme

Laetitia et ses filles Lisa 13 ans et Capucine 10 ans, c'est l'équipe de choc de ce nouvel épisode. Après deux mois de voyage en Amérique du Sud et quelques galères, dont deux bras dans le plâtre, elles ont posé leurs sacs sur l'île de Pâques.Là-bas, elles ont pris le temps de s'imprégner de l'atmosphère unique de Rapa Nui : les moaïs bien sûr, mais aussi les avocats du jardin, les arcs-en-ciel quotidiens, les histoires d'homme-oiseau, les trésors du musée… et les défis lancés par les copains restés en France. Un coup de cœur pour les trois voyageuses.Si les imprévus ne vous font pas peur, que l'idée de partir avec vos enfants vous travaille, ou si, tout simplement, vous aimez les récits sans filtre, vous allez vous régaler.-----------Si l'épisode vous a plu, laissez-moi une note 5 ⭐️ou un commentaire sur Apple Podcasts ou Spotify

Dans le supplément de ce dimanche, en première partie, nous parlons drogue comme hier en début d'émission. La drogue entraine de nombreuses violences au sein même  des trafics mais également au coeur des populations qui ne sont pas du tout concernées. Elle déstabilise les institutions et le commerce de par la corruption, elle tue par overdose, elle fait plonger les usagers dans une sorte de trouble physique et psychique. Nous nous arrêtons avec Edward Maille, un de nos correspondants aux États-Unis sur les drames qu'ont entrainés le Fentanyl et ses contrefaçons. Le Fentanyl est un médicament, un anti-douleur surpuissant, 100 fois plus puissant que la morphine. Lui et ses acolytes opioïdes, synthétiques sont allés jusqu'à tuer par overdose 74 000 personnes en 2022, mais 2 ans plus tard, le chiffre a chuté de plus d'1/3. Edward Maille, de Géorgie en Virginie, de Kentucky en Ohio nous explique pourquoi.  En deuxième partie : statues mythiques et plastiques océaniques, nous serons sur l'île de Pâques avec Naïla Derroisné. Épidémie de fentanyl : les États-Unis commencent à reprendre pied 26 juin, c'est la journée internationale contre l'abus et le trafic de drogues. Nous partons à cette occasion aux États-Unis. Cinquante fois plus puissante que l'héroïne… 100 fois plus que la morphine… l'équivalent de quelques grains de sel peuvent tuer. Le Fentanyl et ses contrefaçons ont envahi le pays depuis plus d'une décennie, provoquant une crise de santé majeure. Le Fentanyl est un analgésique, un anti-douleur surpuissant : les overdoses ont tué près de 3 000 personnes en 2013 : 74 000 en 2022 mais depuis, la courbe s'est inversée en 2024 : moins 30% de décès liés aux opioïdes synthétiques. Pour comprendre, nous partons en  Géorgie, Virginie, Kentucky et Ohio. Un Grand Reportage d'Edward Maille qui s'entretient avec Jacques Allix. À l'île de Pâques, des statues mythiques aux tourbillons de déchets plastiques Perdue au milieu de l'océan Pacifique, l'île de Pâques, aussi appelée Rapa Nui, est aujourd'hui assaillie par le plastique : des résidus de bidons, des bouées, des cordes, des bouchons en plastique, mais surtout des millions de microparticules de plastique fragmentées par le brassage en mer. Situé en plein dans le gyre du Pacifique Sud, un puissant courant tourbillonnant, ce petit territoire chilien voit s'échouer sur ses côtes 500 déchets par heure. Ils viennent du continent, mais aussi des bateaux qui pêchent en grandes quantités dans la zone. Également connue pour ses moai, Rapa Nui accueille chaque année des milliers de touristes qui génèrent eux aussi des tonnes de déchets. Un Grand reportage de Naïla Derroisné qui s'entretient avec Jacques Allix.

Perdue au milieu de l'océan Pacifique, l'île de Pâques, aussi appelée Rapa Nui, est aujourd'hui assaillie par le plastique : des résidus de bidons, des bouées, des cordes, des bouchons en plastique, mais surtout des millions de microparticules de plastique fragmentées par le brassage en mer. Situé en plein dans le gyre du Pacifique Sud, un puissant courant tourbillonnant, ce petit territoire chilien voit s'échouer sur ses côtes 500 déchets par heure. Ils viennent du continent, mais aussi des bateaux qui pêchent en grandes quantités dans la zone. Également connue pour ses moai, Rapa Nui accueille chaque année des milliers de touristes qui génèrent eux aussi des tonnes de déchets. «À l'île de Pâques, des statues mythiques aux tourbillons de déchets plastiques», un Grand reportage de Naila Derroisné.

Beautiful, versatile, prominent Rena Owen; New Zealand actor, a lifetime of great roles; Star Wars, Once Were Warriors, The Orville and one of my favourites Rapa Nui, in conversation with me ahead of appearing at SUPANOVA Pop Culture Convention. We even discuss The Crow Wicked Prayer. Enjoy our discussion.SUPANOVA SYDNEY June 2025

In the heart of the Pacific Ocean, over 2,000 miles from the nearest continent, lies one of the world's most iconic archaeological treasure troves - Rapa Nui, known to the outside world as Easter Island. Famed for the towering stone faces of the moai, the island has undergone extraordinary transformations since it was first settled.Joining us to explain the island's fascinating history is James Grant-Peterkin, a cultural historian and someone who has lived and worked on the island for over 20 years.Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Tim Arstall.You can now find Dan Snow's History Hit on YouTube! Watch episodes every Friday (including this one) here.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.We'd love to hear your feedback - you can take part in our podcast survey here: https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on.You can also email the podcast directly at ds.hh@historyhit.com.

Jaume Segalés y su equipo hablan de Voces del pacífico y de cine clásico. Hoy en Km0, tras repasar la actualidad informativa y deportiva, profundizamos en los siguientes asuntos: "Voces del pacífico. Innovación y tradición" Miramos a las antípodas para adentrarnos en las culturas de Oceanía de la mano de esta espléndida exposición que acoge CaixaForum Madrid (Paseo del Prado, 36), hasta el 14 de septiembre. Lunes a domingo y festivos de 10:00 a 20:00. Muestra compuesta por más de doscientas piezas representativas de la riqueza artística y cultural de los diversos pueblos y periodos históricos de Oceanía. Una cuidada colección de arte y de artesanía insular en la que figuran tanto artefactos antiguos como obras contemporáneas, fruto de la creatividad y de la sensibilidad características de las sociedades del Pacífico. Culturas distribuidas por un gran mosaico de islas repartidas por el más vasto océano del planeta, desde Nueva Guinea hasta Hawái, y desde Rapa Nui a Nueva Zelanda. Ahora podemos adentrarnos en ellas gracias a esta selección de objetos de todo tipo y uso que, durante milenios, las poblaciones que han habitado esta fascinante zona de la Tierra han creado. Objetos provenientes del Museo Británico organizados en siete secciones temáticas: innovación y tradición, innovadores, tejedores, bailarines, guerreros, tallistas y viajeros. Entrevistamos a la directora de CaixaForum Madrid, Isabel Fuentes. Sección lingüística "Dicho Queda" Carlota Izquierdo Gil (Instagram: @cigservicioslinguisticos) explica el origen de "salvarse por los pelos". Sección de cine clásico "Es sesión continua" Antolín de la Torre hoy nos habla sobre "Divorcio a la americana" (Marriage on the Rocks). Comedia romántica de 1965 dirigida por Jack Donohue con un reparto de lujo encabezado por Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin y Deborah Kerr, en la que Sinatra y Martin despliegan sus dotes como cantantes. Cuenta la historia de un matrimonio con problemas que decide ir a México en una especie de segunda luna de miel para arreglar sus diferencias. No obstante, allí discuten y acaban divorciándose.

Au milieu de l'immense océan pacifique, une petite île intrigue tout le monde : l'île des Rapa Nui, dite de Pâques, avec ses grandes et mystérieuses statues. En 1934 une expédition archéologique part pour tenter d'y voir plus clair. Le petit fils d'Henry Lavachery , le scénariste et documentariste Thomas Lavachery vient d'écrire, avec Thomas Gilbert au dessin, Caballero Bueno, un roman graphique mettant en scène un inspecteur chilien venu enquêter sur le meurtre d'un colon, prétendument assassiné par un des autochtones. Si le livre est une fiction, il s'inspire de l'expédition menée il y presqu'un siècle par Henry Lavachery. Pour en savoir plus, Jean-Marc Panis a tendu son micro à Thomas Lavachery, ainsi qu'à Nicolas Cauwe, archéologue et conservateur au Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, qui a mené pas moins de 25 campagnes de fouilles à l'ïle de Pâques. Sujets traités : Rapa Nui, Pâques, archéologie, Thomas Lavachery, Henry Lavachery , Océan, pacifique, Merci pour votre écoute Un Jour dans l'Histoire, c'est également en direct tous les jours de la semaine de 13h15 à 14h30 sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez tous les épisodes d'Un Jour dans l'Histoire sur notre plateforme Auvio.be :https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/5936 Intéressés par l'histoire ? Vous pourriez également aimer nos autres podcasts : L'Histoire Continue: https://audmns.com/kSbpELwL'heure H : https://audmns.com/YagLLiKEt sa version à écouter en famille : La Mini Heure H https://audmns.com/YagLLiKAinsi que nos séries historiques :Chili, le Pays de mes Histoires : https://audmns.com/XHbnevhD-Day : https://audmns.com/JWRdPYIJoséphine Baker : https://audmns.com/wCfhoEwLa folle histoire de l'aviation : https://audmns.com/xAWjyWCLes Jeux Olympiques, l'étonnant miroir de notre Histoire : https://audmns.com/ZEIihzZMarguerite, la Voix d'une Résistante : https://audmns.com/zFDehnENapoléon, le crépuscule de l'Aigle : https://audmns.com/DcdnIUnUn Jour dans le Sport : https://audmns.com/xXlkHMHSous le sable des Pyramides : https://audmns.com/rXfVppvN'oubliez pas de vous y abonner pour ne rien manquer.Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement. Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

In this episode I sit down with actress, comedian, “ancient history geek,” researcher and explorer Jahannah James to talk all things ancient history and lost technology! I start out by asking Jahannah to share a bit about her journey that led her down the alternative history rabbit hole. Next she shares her thoughts on the mainstream history timeline vs the one that keeps getting older - the alternative timeline of ancient history. After this, we spend the bulk of the interview talking about some of the top smoking gun evidence for lost ancient technology around the world. Being that Jahannah was instrumental in helping to break the world-wide news regarding the Khafre SARS Pyramid scans, I ask her to share her latest thoughts concerning this controversial subject. We end the discussion sharing our fascination about the most mysterious island on the planet - Rapa Nui. FOLLOW JAHANNAH BELOW:TikTokYoutubeInstagramPodcastJOIN ME ON A TOUR!

This week, Timelines returns to The Archaeology Show! We have always been fascinated by the Moai heads found on the island of Rapa Nui, so we used them to anchor this episode to 1100-1600 BCE. At the same time, the Mississippian culture in North America was building giant mounds and the Great Zimbabwe in Africa were building remarkable stone structures. In this episode we discuss these 3 distinct cultures that thrived during the same time period, in very different places.LinksTAS episode 163 - Timelines 1100 in North AmericaTAS episode 290 - The Archaeology of Moana 2Easter IslandMississippian PeriodGreat ZimbabweGreat ZimbabweContactChris Websterchris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.comRachel Rodenrachel@unraveleddesigns.comRachelUnraveled (Instagram)ArchPodNetAPN Website: https://www.archpodnet.comAPN Discord: https://discord.com/invite/CWBhb2T2edAPN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnetAPN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnetAPN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnetAPN ShopAffiliatesMotion

This week, Timelines returns to The Archaeology Show! We have always been fascinated by the Moai heads found on the island of Rapa Nui, so we used them to anchor this episode to 1100-1600 BCE. At the same time, the Mississippian culture in North America was building giant mounds and the Great Zimbabwe in Africa were building remarkable stone structures. In this episode we discuss these 3 distinct cultures that thrived during the same time period, in very different places.LinksTAS episode 163 - Timelines 1100 in North AmericaTAS episode 290 - The Archaeology of Moana 2Easter IslandMississippian PeriodGreat ZimbabweGreat ZimbabweContactChris Websterchris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.comRachel Rodenrachel@unraveleddesigns.comRachelUnraveled (Instagram)ArchPodNetAPN Website: https://www.archpodnet.comAPN Discord: https://discord.com/invite/CWBhb2T2edAPN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnetAPN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnetAPN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnetAPN ShopAffiliatesMotion

Am 5. April 1722 entdeckte Jakob Roggeveen im Südpazifik Rapa Nui, das die Einwohner „Te Pito o Te Henua“, den „Nabel der Welt“, nannten. Die Insel sollte allerdings unter dem Namen bekannt werden, den Roggeveen ihr gab: die Osterinsel. Wer waren die Einwohner*innen und warum erschufen sie rund 1.000 riesige Steingesichter, die sogenannten Moai, und stellten sie mit dem Rücken zum Ozean auf? Warum fand die Cook-Expedition, die nur gut 50 Jahre nach Roggeveen stattfand, viele Statuen umgestürzt und beschädigt? Und warum stand das Volk der Rapa Nui gegen Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts kurz vor der Auslöschung? Was war in den knapp 200 Jahren seit der Entdeckung der Insel durch Europäer geschehen? Wir haben den aktuellen Stand der wissenschaftlichen Forschung zu Rapa Nui zusammengetragen. Vielen Dank an Lars von Auf Distanz für die Glückwünsche. Wie man uns unterstützen kann, könnt ihr hier nachlesen. Zum HOAXILLA Merchandise geht es hier QUELLEN Story der Woche: Der Tage an dem ein Bus über die Tower Bridge sprang Thema der Woche: Rapa Nui (die Osterinsel) in der dt. wikipedia Moai in der dt. wikipedia Jakob Roggeveen in der dt. wikipedia Der Bericht von Carl Friedrich Behrens National Geographic: Die riesigen Steinfiguren der Osterinsel National Geographic: Rapa Nui: Die bewegte Geschichte der „Osterinsel“ Scinexx.de: Osterinsel: DNA schreibt Geschichte um SZ: Wie die Entdeckung der Osterinsel vor 300 Jahren zum Fiasko wurde Die Honigpalme in der dt. wikipedia LA Times: Does ‘Rapa Nui’ Take Artistic License Too Far? Video - BBC: Easter Island - Mysteries of a Lost World Schwurbelalarm!!! Video - Erich von Däniken: The Alien Theories Behind Easter Island's Giant Statues

¿Te has preguntado alguna vez por qué ciertos colores están asociados al género? ¿O por qué algunos gestos y costumbres se volvieron parte de la vida cotidiana sin que notemos su origen?En este episodio exploramos la historia detrás de algunas curiosidades culturales: desde el origen del rosa y el azul como colores "de género", hasta otros datos fascinantes que seguramente te sorprenderán.

In April of 1722 Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen and his crew stumbled upon a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. They sailed for the Dutch West India Company in search of Terra Australis Incognita, a hypothetical undiscovered continent that doesn't actually exist. The land they found instead was just a 64 square mile speck some 1,200 miles from the nearest island and over 2,000 miles from the nearest continent. This island, which they spotted on Easter Sunday, was incredibly small and incredibly remote. And yet, remarkably, there seemed to be people living there. Roggeveen and his crew were confused, as were the handful of Europeans who made occasional landfall in the centuries that followed. None of them could understand the mysterious people of Easter Island. Where did they come from? How did they get there? Why did they carve massive stone heads? How did they move them? There were so many unanswered questions that have led to a complete lack of answers even today. But the real mystery is, why didn't anyone just ask the Rapanui people themselves? Perhaps, if they had, Easter Island, Rapa Nui wouldn't be the mystery it is today. Join me this week to finally learn about Rapa Nui. We'll examine recent DNA evidence that completely debunks past theories and we'll finally listen to the Rapanui people whose rich oral traditions, storytelling, have survived despite it all.Support the show! Join the Patreon (patreon.com/historyfixpodcast)Buy some merchBuy Me a CoffeeVenmo @Shea-LaFountaineSources: UNESCO "Rapa Nui National Park"Smithsonian Magazine "The Secrets of Easter Island"Smithsonian Magazine "Easter Island's Ancient Population Never Faced Ecological Collapse, Suggests Another StudyNature "Ancient Rapanui genomes reveal resilience and pre-European contact with the AmericasEBSCO "European Discovery of Easter Island"Wikipedia "History of Easter Island"PBS NOVA Online "Secrets of Easter Island"Shoot me a message!

Découverte un jour de Pâques, l'île de Rapa Nui demeure une énigme perdue au cœur du Pacifique. Comment les Moaïs, ces géants de pierre qui défient le temps et la gravité, ont-ils été dressés ? Et que sont devenus les habitants de cette île fascinante ? Plongez dans le mystère de ce bout de terre, ce "nombril du monde " entre le Chili et la Polynésie, aujourd'hui classé au patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco. Crédits : Lorànt Deutsch, Éric Lange. Ecoutez Entrez dans l'Histoire avec Lorànt Deutsch du 18 avril 2025.Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

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L'isola di Pasqua è famosa per i moai e le leggende che la circondano. Scopri i misteri legati all'isola di Pasqua e al popolo Rapa Nui.

El 5 de abril de 1722 fue descubierta Rapa Nui por el navegante neerlandés Jakob Roggeveen, que en un largo viaje iniciado en Texel y tras navegar por las costas chilenas, la encontró y nombró Isla de Pascua, por la fecha correspondiente a la Pascua de Resurrección. 

Velikonoční ostrov ležící na jihu Tichého oceánu je jedním z nejodlehlejších obydlených míst na Zemi. V roce 1722 ho objevil nizozemský admirál Jacob Roggenveen. Za svou proslulost vděčí nevelký kus země vulkanického původu sochám moai, kterými je doslova poset. Rapa Nui, jak ostrov nazývali domorodci, dostal jméno podle velikonoční neděle, kdy Jacob Roggenveen přistál u jeho břehů. Ostrov spravovaný Chille je od roku 1996 zapsaný na seznamu světového dědictví UNESCO.

You know those massive stone giants of Easter Island that have baffled us for ages? It turns out, the ingenious Rapa Nui people used a little island magic – they rocked and rolled those statues like giant stone skateboards. And they didn't stop there – they even did a little dance called "walk the statues" to make them waltz across the island! Can you imagine that sight? So, let's unravel the mystery together and step back in time to witness the incredible feat of moving Easter Island's monumental marvels! Read more: https://brightside.me/articles/now-we... Credit: CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Dennis Jarvis: Moai - https://flic.kr/p/2hLnSGM, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Moai - https://flic.kr/p/2jdVeoa, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... New Orleans: Karen Apricot - https://flic.kr/p/BwHPa, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Chunchucmil-Sacbe: David R. Hixson, CC BY-SA 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Maryhill: Joe Mabel, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... ES Joya Ceren: Mariordo (Mario Roberto Duran Ortiz), https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Joya de Cerén: BelenM, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Ancient Roman: Bernard Gagnon, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Thor Heyerdahl: Bjørn Fjørtoft, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Stonehenge: TobyEditor, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Sled: Vince Lee, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... #brightside Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD... Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook: / brightside Instagram: / brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.of... Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The giant stone heads of the fantastically remote Easter Island have gazed out mysteriously for over a 1000 years, fascinating the world since Dutch sailors came across them in the 18th century.   They were created by some lost civilisation it was said, or perhaps they may not have been made by humans at all, but by extra-terrestrial visitors. Most commonly the story has been that the original people who made them brought about their own complete destruction in a kind of unintentional eco-suicide - a narrative that acts as a moral fable, a warning against our own selfish destruction of the planet's resources.   But is that really true?   James Grant Peterkin, historian, author and educator lived on Easter Island amongst its people for 20 years. He is one of the very few outsiders to speak their language of Rapanui and to be accepted in their community.  He came to the Bureau to talk about how he came there, why he stayed and to dispel some of the myths, tell some of the truths about a very particular, and very peculiar lost culture.   James's thoughts on the Easter Island statue in the British Museum     #easterisland, #rapanui, #stoneage #polynesia #earthmystery #esoteric #archaeology #statues #island    

Well, we finally did it. On today's episode we cover Netflix's Ancient Apocalypse Season 2 with Graham Hancock. We actually have so much to talk about that it takes two episodes. This is episode one where we make it to talking about Rapa Nui.Links London Bridge episode of TAS Heritage Voices Episode about Rapa NuiTranscripts For rough transcripts head over to https://archpodnet.com/archaeology/291Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Rachel Roden rachel@unraveleddesigns.com RachelUnraveled (Instagram)ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724Affiliates

Well, we finally did it. On today's episode we cover Netflix's Ancient Apocalypse Season 2 with Graham Hancock. We actually have so much to talk about that it takes two episodes. This is episode one where we make it to talking about Rapa Nui.Links London Bridge episode of TAS Heritage Voices Episode about Rapa NuiTranscripts For rough transcripts head over to https://archpodnet.com/archaeology/291Contact Chris Websterchris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Rachel Rodenrachel@unraveleddesigns.comRachelUnraveled (Instagram)ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724Affiliates

A look back at the episode on the Rapa Nui of Easter Island, plus plenty of discussion about mysteries of the ancient world, the Romans and the Picts among other things on this fresh look debrief episode.

This week we are joined by James Kearns, Managing Director of Rapanui Clothing. Rapanui is a sustainable, print-on-demand, fashion brand based in the Isle Of Wight.James and Nick share how to align your Shopify business with sustainability practices that not only benefit the environment but also resonate with today's conscious consumers for scale.James also shares his insights on how to scale from £8 million to £20 million sustainably! Check out Rapanui here: https://rapanuiclothing.com/Sign up to the Growth Hub here: https://wwspodcast.com/pages/the-growth-hub Key takeaways:0:00 Introduction & About Rapanui11:29 Making Sustainability Efforts Known16:19 How Do You Make Profit While Being Sustainable?20:42 How to Manage Inventory on Shopify28:00 Creating CRO Tests35:33 How to Manage Returns on Your Business41:48 How To Make Your Email Marketing BetterCheck out our other awesome partners!Join the bootcamp and elevate your inventory game: https://info.brightpearl.com/winning-with-shopify-holiday-planning-bootcamp To learn more or claim your free customer analysis and strategy session, visit seguno.com/winningwithshopifyBook your extended 60 day FREE Influencer Marketing demo session with Afluencer here! https://afluencer.com/wws/Support the show

Dans le supplément de ce dimanche, Grand reportage week-end est consacré en première partie à l'hommage qui a été rendu à Morlaix (France) aux tirailleurs sénégalais massacrés à Thiaroye en 1944 par l'armée française. En deuxième partie, direction l'île de Pâques, ou Rapa Nui, l'île connue pour ses statues mythiques, est envahie par les déchets plastiques provenant des bateaux de pêche et du tourisme. Massacre de Thiaroye 1944 : l'hommage de Morlaix aux tirailleurs sénégalais1944-2024. Il y a 80 ans, le 1er décembre, le drame de Thiaroye au Sénégal marquait l'histoire. Dans le camp militaire de la ville, des tirailleurs, tout juste rentrés de France, demandent le versement de leurs soldes et primes de guerre. Ils sont tués dans la matinée sur la Place d'Armes par l'armée française ; elle les accuse de rébellion. Cette histoire tragique a débuté à Morlaix, en France. C'est de cette ville, située dans le nord de la Bretagne, que sont partis en bateau les tirailleurs pour rejoindre Dakar. Pour la 1ère fois cette année (2024), début novembre, cette commune a organisé une cérémonie pour ces combattants africains.Un Grand reportage de Guillaume Thibault qui s'entretient avec Jacques Allix. À l'île de Pâques, des statues mythiques aux tourbillons de déchets plastiquesPerdue au milieu de l'océan Pacifique, l'île de Pâques, aussi appelée Rapa Nui, est aujourd'hui assaillie par le plastique : des résidus de bidons, des bouées, des cordes, des bouchons en plastique, mais surtout des millions de microparticules de plastique fragmentées par le brassage en mer. Situé en plein dans le gyre du Pacifique Sud, un puissant courant tourbillonnant, ce petit territoire chilien voit s'échouer sur ses côtes 500 déchets par heure.Ils viennent du continent, mais aussi des bateaux qui pêchent en grandes quantités dans la zone.Également connue pour ses moai, Rapa Nui accueille chaque année des milliers de touristes qui génèrent eux aussi des tonnes de déchets.Un Grand reportage de Naila Derroisné qui s'entretient avec Jacques Allix.    

Perdue au milieu de l'océan Pacifique, l'île de Pâques, aussi appelée Rapa Nui, est aujourd'hui assaillie par le plastique : des résidus de bidons, des bouées, des cordes, des bouchons en plastique, mais surtout des millions de microparticules de plastique fragmentées par le brassage en mer. Situé en plein dans le gyre du Pacifique Sud, un puissant courant tourbillonnant, ce petit territoire chilien voit s'échouer sur ses côtes 500 déchets par heure. Ils viennent du continent, mais aussi des bateaux qui pêchent en grandes quantités dans la zone.Également connue pour ses moai, Rapa Nui accueille chaque année des milliers de touristes qui génèrent eux aussi des tonnes de déchets.«À l'île de Pâques, des statues mythiques aux tourbillons de déchets plastiques», un Grand reportage de Naila Derroisné.

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This time, we will look back at two sites we covered in the past, but with some new information and approaches. Today's excursion is based on the Ancient Aliens episode "Mysterious Structures" from season eight. This is basically a clip show from past episodes. A bit of the issue with Ancient Aliens is that they tend to reuse material over time. But to add some new things, I'll discuss Ancient Aliens, Graham Hancock's latest season of Ancient Apocalypse, and a TikToker, all trying to claim Rapa Nui or Easter Island as either Aliens, Atlantis, or both.In the second half, we will look at the Coral Castle and if this modern megalithic structure could be an alien intervention. A hint: it's not.Contact:Website: https://diggingupancientaliens.comEmail: fredrik@diggingupancientaliens.comFacebook: facebook.com/Digging-up-Ancient-Aliens-108173641647111/Twitter: twitter.com/DUAncientAliensInstagram: instagram.com/digging_up_ancient_aliens/TikTok: tiktok.com/@digging_up_ancient_alienStore: https://diggingupancientaliens.com/merchBecome a supporter! Sign up for Patreon or membership here: https://diggingupancientaliens.com/support Support the show!We have a members portal and a Patreon; both have the same levels and bonuses. Join Patreon hereMember Portal MusicThe intro music is Lily of the woods by Sandra Marteleur, and the outro is named “Folie hatt” by Trallskruv. Visit Trallskruvs website here ArchPodNetAPN Website: https://www.archpodnet.comAPN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnetAPN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnetAPN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet

This time, we will look back at two sites we covered in the past, but with some new information and approaches. Today's excursion is based on the Ancient Aliens episode "Mysterious Structures" from season eight. This is basically a clip show from past episodes. A bit of the issue with Ancient Aliens is that they tend to reuse material over time. But to add some new things, I'll discuss Ancient Aliens, Graham Hancock's latest season of Ancient Apocalypse, and a TikToker, all trying to claim Rapa Nui or Easter Island as either Aliens, Atlantis, or both.In the second half, we will look at the Coral Castle and if this modern megalithic structure could be an alien intervention. A hint: it's not.For links, transcript and sources see: https://diggingupancientaliens.com/episode-74-return-of-the-moaiDigging up Ancient Aliens on the web: Website Email Facebook Twitter Instagram TikTok YouTubeSupport the show: Patreon Become a APN memberMusicThe intro music is Lily of the woods by Sandra Marteleur, and the outro is named “Folie hatt” by Trallskruv.ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public StoreAffiliates Motion

On today's episode of The Wholesome Fertility Podcast, I speak to longevity expert Leslie Kenny. @lesliesnewprime   Leslie shares her personal journey of overcoming autoimmune diseases and infertility through patient empowerment and alternative therapies. She emphasizes the importance of partnering with doctors and exploring alternative treatments that resonate with individuals. Leslie's story highlights the power of lifestyle changes, such as an anti-inflammatory diet and the use of anti-aging molecules like spermidine in improving health and reversing the aging process.    Our conversation covers the topic of spermidine and its role in healthy aging. Spermidine is a compound found in our diet and produced by our gut biome. It is correlated with healthy lifespan and can be obtained from plants and fermented foods. Our conversation also touches on gluten-free options for spermidine, the importance of fiber in the diet, and the potential benefits of systemic enzymes.    Leslie also shared her personal experience with hypothyroidism and the importance of finding a doctor who will help you uncover solutions for your reproductive health.    Podcast Takeaways: Partnering with doctors and exploring alternative treatments can empower patients to take control of their health. Lifestyle changes, such as an anti-inflammatory diet, can have a significant impact on autoimmune diseases and overall health. Anti-aging molecules like spermidine and rapamycin have the potential to slow down the aging process and improve fertility. Maintaining a balanced hormonal system is crucial for reproductive health and overall well-being. Spermidine can promote cell renewal and recycling. Spermidine is correlated with healthy lifespan and can be obtained from plants and fermented foods. Fiber is important for the gut biome to produce spermidine. Finding a doctor who believes in you and is willing to explore your symptoms is crucial.   Guest Bio:   Leslie is a longevity expert, and co-founder of the prestigious Oxford Longevity Project, a non-profit that brings scientists together to discuss breakthroughs around the science of ageing and autophagy, which is our body's natural cell recycling system.   www.oxfordhealthspan.com - Use coupon code WHOLESOMELOTUS for 15% off all items!   https://www.instagram.com/lesliesnewprime/ https://oxfordlongevityproject.org       Learn more about my new book “The Way of Fertility” here: https://www.michelleoravitz.com/thewayoffertility   For more information about Michelle, visit: www.michelleoravitz.com   The Wholesome FertilityFacebook group is where you can find free resources and support:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/   Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewholesomelotus/     Transcript:   Michelle (00:00) Welcome to the podcast Leslie.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (00:02) Thanks so much for having me, Michelle. It's a pleasure.   Michelle (00:05) So I would love for you to share your story of how you got into the work that you do today. And I know that you're very passionate. We just had a little pre -talk and I'm very excited to get started.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (00:14) You   Well, my story is one of patient empowerment, just like you. And it started, as it can with many women, with a fertility quest. So in my mid to late 30s, I really wanted to have a baby and found that I was having problems. So started with IUI, did three of those, didn't work, and then moved on to IVF.   And it was as I was doing my fifth IVF round with donor eggs, I might add, and being mixed race, I'll tell you, it's not easy to find a donor, you know? And it was a high stakes game, as it were. And right before embryo transfer, I began to notice pain in my hands. I was having trouble.   Michelle (00:54) Mm   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (01:08) using scissors, turning doorknobs, turning faucets. And I just thought, strange, I think this is probably what arthritis feels like. I better just have it checked out since obviously I want this IVF with donor eggs to go perfectly. And I went to the doctor, she ran some tests. I thought, you know, they'd say, you know, it's something, have steroids do something that I'd heard of before. And instead she called me and asked me to have a meeting with her in her office.   Michelle (01:17) Mm   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (01:38) and always a bad sign, right? If they can't explain it to you over the phone, and if it's not the nurse telling you, there's nothing to worry about. So I went and talked to her and she said, you do have arthritis, it's rheumatoid arthritis. This is where your body is attacking your joints. And here are some pre -filled syringes that you can inject into your belly, they're immune suppressants to basically   Michelle (01:40) Yeah.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (02:08) halt your immune system from attacking your body. And, and I immediately said, Hmm, don't I want my immune system to be strong? Like, don't I need that? And she said, well, normally you would, but in this case, it looks like your body is fighting cancer, except you're trying to destroy your own tissues. So I thought, okay, well, fine. Got the drugs. these are tiny diabetic needles. It'll be okay.   And then she said, but you also have something else. You have lupus. And that I'd never heard of. It was almost as if she'd said, you you have funny tree disease or something. It just made no sense to me. I didn't know what it was, had never heard of it. And I said, what's that? And she said, another autoimmune disease. And I said, okay, so what's the prescription for that?   And she said, unfortunately, there isn't a prescription for that. There's really nothing that we have right now to treat it. And you will slowly and progressively get worse. And I said, this is really not a good time for me to have this happen because I'm doing my fifth IVF with donor eggs. I'm waiting for embryo transfer. This is a terrible time. Can't we do something?   something else, anything else? Is there anything I can do? No, there's nothing you can do. Like, could I do my diet, my sleep? No, there's nothing you can do. Well, but what about this round? You know, I've done a lot to tee this up and a lot of money has gone into this. As you probably know, I've put in over a hundred thousand US dollars at this point in time into all of these treatments. And she said, I wouldn't do it. Don't do it.   you have a good five years left. And I thought, okay, well, that's a big statement to make. And I was so gobsmacked by it.   Michelle (04:08) That's crazy.   Wait, wait, She was saying you have five years left to live? Is that what she was saying?   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (04:16) That's how I interpreted it. That's how I interpreted that if I, if this was successful, if this round was successful, I would only be able to parent this child for five years or four years, I guess, as it were. And I, it was a lot to process. you know, if you're a patient and you're told you have one thing that's a lot to take on, you know, and then you're thinking about.   the treatment protocol and the things you have to do. And I think already, if it's not a tablet to swallow, but you're injecting yourself, that's another big thing to take on board. Then an illness that you've never heard of before where they say there's no treatment, there's no cure, and then she says five years left. I'm thinking in the back of my mind, thinking, have this, I want to become a mother. I have this.   cycle I have to go through, we're going to embryo transfer. My uterus has to be in good shape. What are you doing? What are you saying? How does this impact that? Because I've got acupunctures lined up for embryo transfer, right, before and after. And so I did have at least the presence of mind to say to her, can I, well, could this be a false positive? She said, no, we've done multiple types of tests.   Michelle (05:11) Yeah.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (05:35) and they all come back consistently indicating that you have these diseases. So then I said, can I test again? And she said, she shrugged her shoulders and said, sure, it's your insurance. So I vowed then and there that I would test again. And in the meantime, I would do everything possible. didn't matter what it was, whether it was my in uterine massage, which I did, or visualization, which I did.   Michelle (06:00) Mm -hmm.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (06:05) or trauma work, which I did, or, you know, new therapy, intravenous immunoglobulin transfusions, which I did, an anti-inflammatory diet. I was gonna do it all. I was gonna throw the kitchen sink at it. And any woman who is trying to get pregnant knows exactly where I was and that feeling of, I've gotta make this happen. And I will just pull out all the stops. We're doing a full court press, right? And...   And so I did all those things and I came back within six months for a regular sort of review with your doctor. She opened the folder and she clearly not looked at the results ahead of time. And she said, well, look at that. You, don't have lupus and you don't have RA. And I said, would you like to know what I did? And she said, no, that's okay.   Michelle (06:54) What?   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (07:04) And I said, well, that is, you know, that's pretty, that's pretty groundbreaking, right?   Michelle (07:11) Yeah,   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (07:12) so in any event, I was so, I was so shocked by all of this and, really for me, the penny dropped that doctors don't know everything that we treat them as if they must, that they are the Oracle and that they are the, the guide to whom we can outsource our health problems.   Michelle (07:23) Mm   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (07:35) But in fact, we have to work in partnership with them. And sometimes they're not willing for insurance or liability reasons to talk about or consider alternative therapies that might work. But we patients have the opportunity to explore those things that resonate with us that might have a meaningful impact. so my journey has really begun   Michelle (07:38) Yes.   Mm   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (08:04) as a patient advocate, really telling other women, you have more power than you think to move the needle on your health. And as a matter of fact, the things that you do might even be more important than what happens when you go to your acute care doctor, right? When you go into the doctor's office or into a hospital. And it has then...   taken me on a journey all the way to Oxford, England, where I ended up meeting a wonderful group of scientists here, a number of whom I helped fundraise for their companies for, all in the regenerative medicine space, and some of whom I've worked on longevity, healthy longevity advocacy.   other scientists whom I've worked on to bring an interesting anti -aging molecule called spermidine to market. So those are the...   Michelle (09:04) Yes. Is that, that's, that comes from   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (09:10) We can get it from wheat germ. We can get it from mushrooms. can get it from a huge variety of foods that are all plants. Essentially, if you want spermidine, it's almost exclusively in plants. only animal source is chicken liver, which is ironic because, of course, I remember my mother saying, you have to eat chicken liver. So moms do know, right? They've got a wisdom.   Michelle (09:19) Mm   Mm -hmm.   Yes.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (09:36) But it comes from plant sources. We also make it in our tissues. We moms make it in our breast milk. When we give it to our babies, it's there to help them grow. Men, of course, make it in their seminal fluid. is in there because DNA wraps itself around spermidine. And it's very tightly wound.   Michelle (10:00) Mm   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (10:04) Normally DNA is wrapped around something called histone bond. It's too big to really fit into semen. And it's also there in semen as an anti -inflammatory because it turns out that when men make sperm, it's a high reactive oxygen species event. Women and men can both make it in our gut biome as well. so those would be the main, the three sources would be from our tissue production.   Michelle (10:27) Mm   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (10:33) And that falls, that declines dramatically similar to the decline in production of estradiol, progesterone, testosterone, melatonin as we get older. And then the second area is the microbiome and then third is from our food.   Michelle (10:51) So interesting. So let's go back and talk about what, what do you think it was specifically that changed? Like, what do you think happened with your body? Because you came into the doctor and you had all the signs that showed that you had two different autoimmune diseases that she could pick up. And then you changed your diet, you changed your lifestyle. You really went through so much. and of course it's hard sometimes to figure out exactly what specifically, but now that you know what you know, and this is   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (11:03) Yeah.   Yum, yum.   Michelle (11:21) the work that you're doing. What are some of the things that come to mind?   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (11:22) Hmm.   I went on an anti -inflammatory diet. So one of the first things I did was I researched a lot about both of these illnesses and I could see that inflammation was part of the root cause. And I'd heard about a diet called the Zone Anti -inflammatory Diet. This was popular in the early 2000s. And so I did that and that had a high emphasis on omega -3fatty acids.   on extra virgin olive oil. These are anti -inflammatories. It had a high emphasis on plants. And so my diet changed dramatically from more meat and charcuterie, sort of salami, these types of things over to plants. I also eliminated things which were known to be inflammatory triggers for me. So I had an allergy test done.   I could see that dairy was a problem, gluten was a problem, eggs happened to be a problem, which was a shame because I loved eggs. But we can't eat them every day and think the body won't notice. We have to kind of mix it up and have a diverse diet. So I essentially removed the inflammatory triggers to the immune system. I added in things that were naturally anti -inflammatory, like the omega -3s. And at the same time, when I did the intravenous immunoglobulin,   Michelle (12:44) you   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (12:50) I reset my immune system and there were studies in, there were small groups of patients with both rheumatoid arthritis and lupus who had done IVIG already in 2004 when I was diagnosed and I could see it work for them and I sort of felt like I have nothing to lose. It's kind of this or I wait for the inevitable.   And I did have people tell me, don't do the IVIG, because this was the time of mad cow disease. And people were quite concerned about prions, these proteins in blood plasma. And they were worried that you might be able to get that or hepatitis C. These were things that had been transmitted through transfusion products previously. But I still felt that, what, five years?   Michelle (13:25) Mm   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (13:49) I have nothing to lose. So I'm so glad that I did do that. know that everyone has to weigh up the risk -benefit analysis of any new treatment and their own situation. But for me, that was a decision that I made, and I'm so glad I did, because I spent 20, my insurance company spent $24 ,000 US on two transfusions, eight hours in total. And I have   Michelle (13:52) Mm   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (14:19) Going into remission meant that I have foregone over a million US dollars worth of immune suppressing drugs or chemo drugs because often we autoimmune patients get moved on to methotrexate, which is a chemo drug. I've not had to do any of those over these 20 years. And of course, I also don't live in pain and I don't.   Michelle (14:29) Mm Right.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (14:45) live in fear of because I'm suppressing my immune system, I have to avoid social situations where people might have a cold and give it to me and compromise my immune system. So it was a fantastic outcome for me. It's not one I think a lot of people hear about, but I think they should.   Michelle (15:06) for sure. I mean, it's good to hear everything. And I agree with you that everybody has to really assess their own personal situation. I think, I believe in the innate intuition that's kind of like our body's intelligence speaking to us, just like it does when we have an allergy or we feel some things off when we eat something. So I think that that is a really important component to that. And it's the thing that spoke to you when you were at your doctor's office, because it,   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (15:20) Yeah, agreed.   Yeah.   Michelle (15:36) You could have just said, okay, I'm going to completely bypass any questions that I have and fully just accept everything that I'm given. But something inside of you said, wait, hold up. Let me just do this again. Let me look at this. me think about this. So I really believe in that. think that is so important and important for people to hear because so often we do that. We bypass our own internal judgment and knowing.   You said something important is partnering up with your provider so that it's not an all or nothing. Of course you're going to utilize and you did, you got benefit from getting those tests because that woke you up to doing so many new and amazing things in your own life and implementing a better diet and so on. As far as Omega -3 goes, this is just something that I've been hearing of late.   that some of the supplements go rancid and that it makes it worse. it, have you heard about that?   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (16:36) Yeah, I've heard that. Yeah, and apparently what you need to do is take this supplement and put it into the freezer. And if it gets cloudy, that is what I've heard is that then that's not good. It's supposed to remain clear throughout. I'm not an omega -3 fatty acid expert. I have lived for a number of years, very nearby one here in Oxford, Professor John Stein.   Michelle (16:45) Mm   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (17:05) who's done a lot of the research on mental health issues and omega -3s and how important they are for brain health. But yeah, I think, you know, get it from your diet first and foremost. Fatty fish is a great source, right? Yeah. Salmon, if we, you haven't already eaten all of it. Yeah.   Michelle (17:18) Right. Good fish. Yeah.   Wild caught, yeah. Yeah, I know. It's so crazy. Well, also just the mercury in some of the salmon, you know, the chemicals, but wild caught, I always say just.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (17:33) Yeah, wild caught. Yeah. And also anchovies, mackerel, sardines, right? The small fish are a really good source of omega -3 fatty acids. And those tend not to have the mercury. Obviously, if we're trying to get pregnant, mercury, definitely not your friend. So yeah.   Michelle (17:38) Sardines, yeah.   Yeah.   Yeah, for sure. I always say, you know, if you're not going to have it when you're pregnant and if you don't have it when you're trying to get pregnant because tuna, for example, they always caution not to have that because of the high mercury, but you don't want that in your system if you're trying to conceive. So for I was very intrigued by your story and I was also intrigued by what you do because when you think about egg quality, sperm quality and really reproduction,   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (18:02) Yum. Yum.   Hmm.   Michelle (18:18) you think anti -aging, that's like ultimately anti -aging in a nutshell. Like that's really what I do for people that I work with. And it benefits me because I'm like, okay, you know, I'm just going to apply a lot of these things as I learn. it definitely, but that's what it is. It's anti -aging. Like I'm big on meditation, which has also been shown take our clocks back, but food and diet and certain supplements,   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (18:20) Mm -hmm. 100%. Yeah.   Yeah. Yeah.   Michelle (18:46) can actually shift and slow down your aging or sometimes even like reverse your biological clock. And I know you're the expert in this specific topic. So I'd love for you to talk about that and what has been discovered and seen in this subject.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (18:57) Sure.   So when we are at our peak health is when we are reproductively capable. And we visually know this when we go out and we see a woman with glossy long hair, with long eyelashes, with healthy radiant skin, of healthy body weight, we know that that is someone who is   who is really attractive and why are they attractive? Because they are at their reproductive height. And interestingly, all of the things I have described are also linked with your spermidine levels. And so that's quite interesting. But also, your hormones are in perfect balance when you can reproduce and that includes not just the usual female sex hormones,   Michelle (19:36) Mm   Mmm.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (20:01) but also your thyroid hormones. So I'm also a Hashimoto's survivor as well. And so I'm a hypothyroid patient and that is also really important. So it's got to be in perfect balance then. And one of the things that happens with some of these anti -aging molecules is that they extend fertility.   Michelle (20:07) Mm   Mm   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (20:28) partly by reversing your age, but they will start the reproductive cycle back up for some people. And it kind of depends how far away from menopause you are. But we've certainly had clients who've said, what happened? I've been in menopause for two years and I've gotten my cycle back. And...   On the one hand, want to say, congratulations, that's great. But they're thinking, this means I can't wear white trousers now, right? And I thought I was done with the pads and the tampons. So I know it's a little bit of a double -edged sword. We women are often thinking about, how do we get rid of our cycles? But in fact, they are nature's way of saying that we are in peak health and are capable of bringing another life into this world.   Michelle (20:55) Hahaha   Yeah.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (21:22) You know, we do have to bear that in mind. Of course, the same is true for men. And we know there's a problem with testosterone declining in young men, whether it's due to endocrine disruptors in our food and our water supply, toxins in the air. There is a challenge to men as well. And we do want to see them at their reproductive best in order to be at optimum health, too.   And that is also something that these geroprotectors, these senolytic drugs, these anti -aging molecules can do. They seem to restore fertility in men as well as women.   Michelle (22:03) Amazing. And so let's break it down for people who have never heard of these molecules and these supplements and spermidine. So take a step by step, like, so that people listening can understand what it is.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (22:07) Yeah.   Sure. OK. Well, first, me just say that there are scientists believe that there are 12 reasons why we get older. And these are known as the hallmarks of aging. And they include things that you and your listeners will have heard of before, things like inflammation, leaky gut, stem cell exhaustion or dysfunction, mitochondrial dysfunction.   So, you know, where you have no energy. Telomere shortening. So telomeres are at our in caps and they limit the number of times that we can replicate ourselves. So all of these reasons why we get older, scientists have looked at different molecules that can inhibit those, you know, us going down those pathways. And they have a list of these molecules that   inhibit certain numbers of molecules. And the two that do the most are one called rapamycin, which is a bacteria, and the other one is spermidine, which we manufacture ourselves, like I said, in our gut, in our tissues, and also we get from food. But importantly, it is found in both breast milk and in sperm, and it's so necessary for the survival   the start and survival of the next generation, that it's also in the endosperm of all plants. So these two molecules, rapamycin and spermidine are kind of the darlings of the anti -aging set. And one of spermidine's superhero powers is that it activates cell renewal and recycling.   So if we think about staying in perfect health, one of the first things we want to do is make sure that we can do is every day oven cleaning, right? And the cells do have that function. Maintenance, exactly, exactly. Now, when we're young, it happens naturally and we don't think anything of it, but as we begin to age, that process falters and the cells, the dysfunctional cells,   Michelle (24:16) Mm -hmm. It's a maintenance.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (24:32) which we call senescent cells, they begin to stack up. And the more of these senescent or zombie cells that we have, the less well the other cells function. And I sometimes say that these zombie cells are a bit like your uncle Ted who has too much to drink at a wedding, and he begins to say inappropriate things.   Michelle (24:45) Mm   you   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (24:56) and do really silly stunts and you just think, okay, we got to get Ted over with pot of coffee in the corner away from everybody else or he's going to ruin the party for everyone else. This is what senescent cells do to you. You have one senescent cell and it begins to leak inflammatory contents to the other cells nearby and zombie -izes them and does the same to the other cells. It's a cascade effect.   Michelle (25:09) Mm.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (25:25) That is what spermidine can actually, one of the things it can help with in particular with immune cells, it can prevent those immune cells, well rather it can rejuvenate senescent immune cells and that is the work that was done at the University of Oxford.   Michelle (25:43) That's amazing. you moved there to work with them in the research?   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (25:48) Well, I came here anyway. I came here because my ex, now sadly my ex, but we have two wonderful children together. He was from Oxford and moved here to be closer to his family and still close to them and absolutely fell in love with the town and just the vibe. University towns are definitely my kind of place.   Michelle (26:09) Hmm. That's nice.   Mm   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (26:18) Just the scientific rigor here in the life sciences, it's phenomenal. It's really impressive.   Michelle (26:29) That's amazing. so the two things you're saying are spermidine and rapamycin. and so spermidine is something that you could take from supplements, but not so much rapamycin.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (26:39) You can't, no, not rapamycin, no. It's not something you're going to find in food. So it was basically isolated on Rapa Nui, which is one of the Eastern islands. And one of the pharmaceutical company, a researcher basically took it back home to the United States and it was later researched and found to do.   some really amazing things, one of which is that it can suppress the immune system. And this is important for people who have organ transplants because the tissue match is not perfect and their bodies necessarily want to reject any foreign material in their bodies. So if you give these patients immune suppressants to stop the rejection of the organ, they can live quite nicely with   Michelle (27:16) Mm   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (27:33) with that organ and continue in reasonable health, understanding that their immune system has been suppressed. Spermidine, though, of course, it's in our diet. It's something that our gut biome, if it's not been compromised by too much exposure to broad spectrum antibiotics, it can make. And in all of the longevity hotspots of the world, these populations of healthy centenarians, their spermidine levels are   high, they're similar to those of people who are in their 50s. And it's correlated with healthy lifespan. So I always recommend that people try to get more plants in their diet because you will get spermidine in your plants. If you can have fermented foods,   Michelle (28:12) Mm   Mm   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (28:29) If you don't have a problem with histamine load, and some people do for allergy, you know, if they've got allergies, but if you don't have a problem with histamine, then, you know, kimchi, sauerkraut, even things that are long matured like cheese. And a lot of people can say, I'm not allowed cheese because it'll make me gain weight. Well, yes, but there is also some spermatine there. The longer the maturity of the, of the cheese, the more it's been aged, the higher the spermatine content.   Michelle (28:45) Mm   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (28:58) Usually these are harder cheeses like a Parmesan or a cheddar. These would be good sources. And then for individuals who need extra, then a supplement makes sense. But I always say, get it first from your food. Please do not rely on a supplement, right? That's not doing, it's a disservice to think that you can just have a bunch of little pills on your plate.   Well, at first you're not going to get any satisfaction from it. But the other thing is that we need the fiber in those plants because that fiber, although our bodies don't, don't digest it, the gut biome needs that. And so you, you want to also feed the colonies in your gut biome that can make more spermidine for you. You know, we have these little pharmaceutical factories that make   Michelle (29:46) Mm   Yeah.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (29:54) everything from B vitamins and serotonin, one of the happiness hormones, and spermidine. So why waste it? actually in our supplement, the wheat germ derived one, we have a fructo -oleigosaccharide in there, an FOS, can selectively feed the bacteria that make spermidine. And the reason I want it there is because that's also what's in breast milk. In breast milk, you have   these fructo -aligosaccharides, you have spermidine, sperminine, another polyamine that actually helps turn good genes on, bad genes off, and then a precursor polyamine called putrescine. So you want some fiber, basically, that's the takeaway. Please, you want the fiber, yeah, exactly, because it's always better to, what do they say? Teach a man to fish, feed him for life, right?   Michelle (30:38) With the spermidine. Yeah.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (30:49) rather than just give him the fish. And that's kind of what we want to do. We want to train your body to make more of it, especially as you get older, because you'll have to eat increasing amounts of plant material to make up the shortfall of your tissue production of spermidine going offline.   Michelle (30:57) Right.   It's fascinating. So wheat germ is not necessarily gluten -free. For people who are gluten -free, what do they do?   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (31:16) Well, OK, so yes, obviously, this is a problem in particular for autoimmune patients. And I went on the autoimmune paleo diet myself. I got rid of all gluten. I was off all lectins. Gluten is most famous lectin. So I had so many autoimmune patients getting in touch with me who'd heard my story that I actually looked for a plant source high in spermidine that was not a lectin. And I found it in an unusual strain of chlorella.   Michelle (31:28) Mm   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (31:45) So I went to Okinawa and had to test 120 different strains, substrains of chlorella to find the single one that had very high expression of spermidine. And we commissioned that to be grown in open -air freshwater ponds that are on land in Okinawa, but next to the ocean, but not in the ocean.   Michelle (31:46) Mm   wow.   It's wild.   huh.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (32:11) And that's what we use in our gluten -free product, which also has Okinawan autumn turmeric and has Okinawan lime peel. So lime peel has another autophagy activator. That's that cell renewal process. This autophagy or cell renewal activator is called nobilitan. And it's also in bergamot, in bergamot, the citrus fruit.   Michelle (32:16) Mm -hmm.   Mm   Mm -hmm. Right.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (32:38) And that actually, interestingly enough, is an Earl Grey tea. So if you're going to drink a tea, maybe some Earl Grey, you'll get some nobilitan in that. But that formulation was especially made for celiacs and for other autoimmune patients who really wanted the benefits of autophagy but couldn't use the defatted wheat germ version that we had brought to market first.   Michelle (32:42) wow. Interesting.   Mm   Mm   Amazing. Let me ask you a question. Have you looked into enzymes, pro proteleic? No, enzymes that are actually systemic enzymes that you have on an empty stomach. like things like wobe enzyme and yeah. And I think that there's another one, it's Nuzheim or there's another pretty well -known company. And I think it's from Europe.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (33:11) You mean like digestive enzymes or?   I've taken wovenzyme.   So yeah, wabenzim is German. I took that, gosh, maybe it's been around for decades and it does work. I took that from my, interesting. I took it, I didn't know that. I took it for joint pain. And so this was something that I was taking as a way to try and treat myself for the rheumatoid arthritis. So it didn't, it wasn't enough for that. I think it can help.   Michelle (33:40) It was beneficial for thyroid. Yeah, yeah.   Yeah.   Yeah.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (33:59) more mild things, but definitely these are of benefit. And having a coach like you, who, you know, a trained practitioner who knows about all of the menu items that could be selected, you have the different tools, right? It's overwhelming as a patient. I mean, even just having my doctor say, just inject this one drug, that was like, whoa, can I get my head around the idea of injecting myself, right?   Michelle (34:13) Yeah, like different tools.   yeah.   Yeah.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (34:29) So you do need a guide and I think it's great that you've got that knowledge that you can share with your clients.   Michelle (34:37) Thank you. also, so for people who are interested, is it mostly the spermidine that you're focused on?   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (34:45) Yes, so basically we are a small all -women company and you know, women -led companies, we get around 2 % of all venture capital funding. We don't have venture capital funding like our competitors. We very much are growing organically and are looking at really focusing on something that we know very well and making the most excellent   Michelle (34:49) Mm -hmm.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (35:13) product on the planet. And for me, with my group of advisors, this has been the right thing to do because we've had so many raw material manufacturers and suppliers come to us telling us, try this spermidine. And when we tested in the lab, we see that it's basically a tiny amount of wheat germ, and it's been cut like a street drug with synthetic spermidine.   Michelle (35:15) Awesome.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (35:42) And the problem with synthetic spermidine is, firstly, OK, I am biased against the synthetic because I watch my mother take the synthetic HRT. I'm so glad I'm on bioidentical HRT. But the synthetic has never been tested for safety or efficacy in humans. So I'm reluctant to bring a product to market that has not been tested. And when it comes to fertility,   Michelle (35:43) wow.   Mm   Mm   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (36:11) We know that in mouse studies where they have used synthetic spermidine, small amounts seem to help. But then when you give just a little bit more, it actually impairs fertility. so with these...   Michelle (36:22) wow. That's important. That's really important, you guys, to listen to that because that's huge.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (36:28) Yeah, that's huge. So the problem is finding the Goldilocks zone. Each of us is bio individual. We have different ethnic difference, genetic differences, age, body shape, height, and metabolism. All of these things mean you want the right amount for you, but we don't know what that right amount is when it comes to synthetic spermidine. With plants, however, it's not a problem.   because the body recognizes this, we have co -evolved with plant -derived spermidine for millennia. So when there's too much, the body says, right, we're going to turn this into spermine, which is going to help with turning good genes on, bad genes off with the DNA methylation. But this doesn't happen with the synthetic. I think that on the fertility front, as a woman, I would never make that.   Michelle (36:55) Yeah.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (37:21) I would never go for something that might possibly hurt my fertility.   Michelle (37:25) absolutely. Absolutely. I mean, it's a complete waste of time because you're trying to do all these other things and then you're going to take something that's not, that's a risk. and then I was curious, it says you were talking about it you were saying that sometimes they'll find it in certain mushrooms, cordyceps by any chance.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (37:30) Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.   Mmm.   it will be in cordyceps. It will be in all mushrooms and the ones that have the highest amount of swirmed in our shiitake, oyster and trumpet, but all mushrooms will have it. And, know, if you, if you don't have a problem with, mushrooms, know, this is fall, it's autumn. This is the right time to, you know, get some mushrooms into your stews and your soups and,   Michelle (37:43) Mm -hmm. Mm -hmm.   Awesome.   Mm -hmm.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (38:06) It's really, it's so, so good also because it's got vitamin D and we're just coming off of this period where we've soaked up the vitamin D from the sun over the summer, but now we're going into winter and we're gonna get less. So there are so many reasons to get it also a wonderful source of fiber.   Michelle (38:16) Yeah.   Yeah, amazing. So if people are interested and want to learn more and then also want to look at your products, how can they find you?   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (38:32) They can go to Oxford HealthSpan, like the span of a bridge, it's all one word, .com. And if they're interested in learning more about healthy aging, we do bring breakthrough scientists who talk about things, not just about cell renewal or autophagy, but talk about other things as well. We also have them talk about, say, NAD, things like this. That's at the OxfordLongevityProject .org.   Michelle (38:56) Yeah.   Mm   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (39:01) And then I have kind of a side hustle helping my girlfriends with gray hair reversal. And that's on Leslie's new prime. Spermadine helps with that as well. It helps with hair health and eyelash and eyebrow health. That is on Leslie's new prime on YouTube. So L -E -S -L -I -E is how I spell my name.   Michelle (39:08) nice.   Fabulous. Leslie, this was fascinating. I really enjoyed talking to you. And also a key point, you got pregnant naturally at 40. Okay. important thing to mention. And I kept thinking about it as we're talking about, wait, wait, let's go. Let's go talk about that, even though it's kind of the end of the episode.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (39:34) I did at Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Well, it's a, it's a happy ending. So, so the fifth IVF with the donor eggs didn't work. As a matter of fact, the embryologist said on embryo transfer, said, I don't know why you didn't use your eggs. Your eggs are better than this younger donor. I was like,   You're kidding me because I can't tell you how much I just sacrificed to pay for that. And, but, know, basically fast forward, I adopted a little girl from China. So I became a mom. become parents, you know, mother is a verb. It's not a noun. So that was, that was great. And as I was taking care of her, I still felt very, very tired and I couldn't understand what was going on, why I saw these other moms.   Michelle (40:02) wow.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (40:27) running around with scout troops, planting gardens, walking dogs, five children. You know, why? How do they do it? They're the same age and they have so much more energy. And I just, I did go to Dr. Google. I put in every symptom I had and it came up hypothyroid. So then,   The GP here in the UK said, no, you're in the normal range. No problem. I went to a private GP. No, you're normal. I went to a private endocrinologist. No, you're normal. And I just thought, I know I'm not. These doctors keep telling me I'm normal. I know. We patients always, if you do feel like that, follow your intuition, find a doctor who believes you, and we'll run the test. We'll work with you to uncover the mystery. It's like a murder mystery, right? So.   Michelle (41:09) Yes.   Yes.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (41:14) So I went on patient forums. Patient forums have been great help. Went there and people said, there is one doctor who will help you and he won't just look at your blood test. A lot of doctors look at thyroid problems and they only look at your blood test, your TSH, your T3, your T4. I went to him and he looked at clinical symptoms and he also ran a cortisol test. And he said that my...   Michelle (41:33) Mm   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (41:43) Cortisol was the lowest he had ever seen. It was so bad, he didn't know how I was standing in front of him. And I had classic cold hands, cold feet. Yes, my hair was thinning. I was exhausted. I was breathless as I went upstairs. I was losing the outer third of my eyebrows. These are all clinical symptoms of hypothyroidism. He then said,   Michelle (41:50) Wow.   Mm   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (42:09) What you need to do is address your adrenals first because of the cortisol problem, and then two weeks after that, take some thyroid. And because I actually do not convert levothyroxine, which is a standard thyroid hormone that most people get, like 60 % of all Americans will get that, but I can't convert it into the bioavailable.   Michelle (42:22) Mm   Right. Yeah.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (42:33) thyroid hormone known as T3. And your cell receptors only have receptors for T3, not for levothyroxine. So if you've been taking loads and loads of levothyroxine, you still feel wiped out. You probably are just like me and have a genetic, you're genetically challenged and you can take a test with Genova diagnostics. I think it's called the DIO2 genetic test, D -I -O -2. And   Michelle (42:35) Mm   Mm   Mm -hmm. Mm -hmm.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (43:01) here in the UK cost about 75 pounds and you then can get T3 prescribed either synthetically or you can do what I do and Hillary Clinton also does. take something, we take a desiccated pig's thyroid. In America there's Armour, There's Armour, there's Urfa, there are a few brands and that within, you know, two to three weeks basically on that   Michelle (43:16) Is that armor? Yes, yeah.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (43:29) Pregnant right away. No idea. Had not even, didn't check if I was ovulating. You remember the days when you're like, you've got a thermometer under your tongue and you're checking, am I ovulating? Could it be now? And all the calendar work that you've got to do when you're trying to get pregnant, none of that. It just happened. And I was so shocked. yeah. So my daughter, Marguerite, was born, you know,   Michelle (43:38) Yeah.   That is so crazy.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (43:57) Eight months later, was just one day shy of being premature, so I got her over the premature line. And 10 out of 10 on the Apgar score delivered at age 43.   Michelle (44:08) Amazing. mean, that is just incredible. I'm sure, I mean, I'm so excited about this episode because I just feel like it's mind blowing, first of all, just all the different stories. And it also covers things that I feel are really important. advocating for yourself as a patient. I mean, that is huge. And I think a lot of us have been in those kinds of situations. You said something that I was like, wow.   That's a quote, find a doctor who believes you. You know, because also getting different opinions is super important and it's a game changer. It'll totally change your whole journey.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (44:37) Yeah, yeah, yeah.   Yeah.   Yeah. Well, look what this doctor did for me. So what none of the doctors had realized with those other two autoimmune conditions was that I had my autoimmune, the system, the immune system had not only attacked my joints and my organs, but it had attacked my thyroid. And the way that he could see it was, you know, he could see with.   Michelle (45:07) Mm -hmm.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (45:11) that I had all the clinical symptoms, but with an ultrasound, he could see that I had only one eighth of a thyroid left. I had so little viable thyroid left. There was just nothing of the organ left. yet, because he didn't want to fall in line here in Britain, he was actually hounded by the British Medical Council.   Michelle (45:23) Wow, that is so crazy.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (45:35) Mary Schumann, the thyroid advocate in the United States, who's written a number of thyroid patient handbooks, actually got a campaign together to try to gather signatures. And he had tens of thousands of signatures from grateful patients. But the medical council actually wasn't listening. They wanted their protocol to be followed. And it had to be a blood protocol.   Michelle (45:55) It's so crazy to me.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (46:02) And this is the problem is the blood does not show everything. But of course, we patients get these data points 24 -7.We know if our hair is falling out, if we can't shift the weight, if we can't walk upstairs without getting winded, if we've got cold hands and cold feet, our partners know because they tell us, God, you're freezing. What's going on? So we need.   Michelle (46:06) you   Yeah.   Mm   Yeah, yeah, totally, totally.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (46:30) Our partners know it. If, if you happen to be sleeping with a doctor, maybe he can be a prescribed for you and he'll believe it because of the cold feet. but otherwise, you know, you have to rely on your powers of persuasion to find a doctor who's willing to go the extra mile with you and get curious. I only ask that I just find a doctor who's willing to get curious with you.   Michelle (46:35) Right? Yeah.   Yeah, I love that. I love that. Well, I mean, I could talk to you for longer than we have. But let's say this is amazing information, like really, really, truly amazing. And I love your story. And I love the way you truly believed in yourself. And that's something that I want to tell everybody who's listening, just believe in yourself because you know, and you know what? The body is so forgiving, way more forgiving than we give it credit for. It's just a matter of   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (47:21) 100%.   Michelle (47:22) figuring out like what is it exactly that it needs, like just figuring it out, its own way of communication. So thank you so much, Leslie, for coming on today.   Leslie Kenny Oxford Healthspan (47:28) Yeah.   absolutely. Thank you for having me on. really appreciate it. It was lovely chatting with you, really fun. And keep going with your amazing work. Women need guides they can trust like you, who are willing to take the extra time to get curious and share the knowledge that you've gained over the years and the hard work you put in to get pregnant yourself, right?   Michelle (47:57) Thank you so much.    

In this episode we are doing something a little different...We recap and bring you the best bits from the Ecom Expo 2024, sharing marketing growth tips to help you grow your Shopify brand. Our host, Liv, speaks with the expert minds from UK leading brands such as Oreo, Mars Wrigley, Pizza Pilgrims, Lucky Saint, Rapanui and many more! Whether you're a seasoned Shopify store owner or just getting started, these insights from the 2024 Ecom Expo will help you stay ahead in the rapidly evolving eCommerce landscape.Sign up to the Growth Hub here: https://wwspodcast.com/pages/the-growth-hubCheck out our awesome partners!Join the bootcamp and elevate your inventory game: https://info.brightpearl.com/winning-with-shopify-holiday-planning-bootcamp  Book your FREE Influencer Marketing demo session with Afluencer here! https://afluencer.com/wws/To learn more or claim your free customer analysis and strategy session, visit seguno.com/winningwithshopifySupport the show

The Rapa Nui people are the original inhabitants of Rapa Nui Island, commonly known as “Easter Island.” The island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean is a colony of Chile, “annexed” in 1933 without the consent of the Rapa Nui people. The Rapa Nui people, comprising 36 clans, are engaged in a collective effort to rebuild its government and regain control of their ancestral lands and sacred and burial sites. In addition, the clans want to reclaim their self-government rights so they can curb unsustainable immigration and development on the island. The Center is providing legal assistance to help the Rapa Nui people use international law to defend their rights and bring an end to more than a century of Chilean mistreatment and human rights violations.The Rapa Nui clans had begun taken actions to reoccupy their illegally taken lands, control their sacred and burial sites, and exercise their self-government rights, to call attention to the need for serious and constructive dialogue to resolve these issues.The Chilean government took a hard line against the Rapa Nui protests and clan leaders, using excessive violence to evict clan members from their ancestral lands and sacred and burial sites, and criminally prosecuting the leaders.In 2010, the Center secured precautionary measures from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to prevent human rights violations arising from forced evictions perpetuated by Chilean armed forces. As a result, the violence has decreased but the situation remains tense because of unproductive and irregular dialogue carried out by the Chilean government on Rapa Nui issues.In the Spring of 2015, Rapa Nui leaders began to manage and control the sacred archeological sites that had long been controlled the Chilean government.  Chilean authorities began arresting and prosecuting the Rapa Nui leaders, and they searched and closed down the offices of the Rapa Nui Parliament. This led to demonstrations and further arrests as Rapa Nui leaders demanded self-determination and decolonization of the island. Center attorneys have provided legal counsel to the leaders and have assisted them in addressing the United Nations Human Rights Council, demanding an end to Chile's colonial rule of the island; as well as in requesting again precautionary measures from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to protect the lives of Rapa Nui leaders. Center will help to enforce the recommendations issued by the Commission, and will continue to help the Rapa Nui to win respect for their land rights and their right to self-government.Dr. Edwin Barnhart, director of the Maya Exploration Center, has over twenty five years of experience in Central, South, and North America as an archaeologist, an explorer, and an instructor. He has appeared in over a dozen documentaries and given presentations all over the world.His involvement in Maya studies began in 1990 as an archaeological intern in the ruins of Copan, Honduras. In January of 1996 he was invited to return to Copan and help the University of Pennsylvania excavate the early acropolis and the tomb of the city's lineage founder. From 1992-1995 he studied art, iconography, and epigraphy (hieroglyphic translation) under the late Dr. Linda Schele at the University of Texas at Austin. During that same time he worked across the state of Texas as a contract archaeologist. https://www.mayaexploration.org/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/earth-ancients--2790919/support.

Nearly a year ago, the top of a mountain on the Greenland coast broke off and slid a thousand metres down into the Dickson Fjord. The impact created a tsunami that started two-hundred-metres-high and sloshed between the cliffs for nine days, producing a global seismic signal. But it was so remote, only now are the details becoming clear. We hear from Paula Koelemeijer, Wieter Boone and Søren Rysgaard. The decline of the ancient inhabitants of Rapa Nui was unlikely to have been caused by a self-inflicted population collapse, thereby rejecting a contentious theory of ‘ecological suicide'. Anna-Sapfo Malaspinas of the University of Lausanne discusses her team's findings which shed light on the population history of the island formerly known as Easter Island - one of the most remote inhabited places in the world, around 3,700 km west of South America and over 1,900 km east of the closest inhabited island. A newly identified species of wasp that attacks and lays eggs inside an adult fly has been discovered by Logan Moore and colleagues from Mississippi State University. Around 200 species of parasitoid wasps that target the fruit fly have been discovered to date - they lay their eggs in living creatures - all of which have been shown to target their hosts during vulnerable stages, such as when larvae or pupae. Until now, no wasp that attacks and develops inside the adult stage of a fruit fly host has been described. Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Jonathan Blackwell Production Coordinator: Andrew Rhys Lewis (Image: Copernicus Sentinel Data (2023). Credit: European Space Agency)

In this episode:00:45 What ancient DNA has revealed about Rapa Nui's pastAncient DNA analysis has further demonstrated that the people of Rapa Nui did not cause their own population collapse, further refuting a controversial but popular claim. Rapa Nui, also known as Easter island, is famous for its giant Moai statues and the contested idea that the people mismanaged their natural resources leading to ‘ecological suicide'. Genomes sequenced from the remains of 15 ancient islanders showed no evidence of a sudden population crash, substantiating other research challenging the collapse idea.Research Article: Moreno-Mayar et al.News and Views: Rapa Nui's population history rewritten using ancient DNANews article: Famed Pacific island's population 'crash' debunked by ancient DNA17:03 Research HighlightsThe extinct bat-eating fish that bit off more than they could chew, and how manatee dung shapes an Amazonian ecosystem.Research Highlight: Ancient fish dined on bats — or died tryingResearch Highlight: The Amazon's gargantuan gardeners: manatees19:29 A macabre parasite of adult fruit fliesDespite being a hugely-studied model organism, it seems that there's still more to find out about the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, as researchers have discovered a new species of parasitoid wasp that infects the species. Unlike other parasitic wasps, this one lays its eggs in adult flies, with the developing larva devouring its host from the inside. The miniscule wasp was discovered by chance in an infected fruit fly collected in a Mississippi backyard and analysis suggests that despite having never been previously identified, it is widespread across parts of North America.Research article: Moore et al.32:04 Briefing ChatHow a dye that helps to give Doritos their orange hue can turn mouse tissues transparent, and an effective way to engage with climate-science sceptics.Nature News: Transparent mice made with light-absorbing dye reveal organs at workNature News: How to change people's minds about climate change: what the science says Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hundreds of monumental human shaped statues are motionless, and exposed to the elements, on Rapa Nui - also known as Easter Island. A name that dates back to 1722, when a Dutch explorer first saw it on Easter Sunday.The statues, or Moai, were there centuries before that and are sacred to the Rapa Nui people. They've also become a world famous tourist attraction and can be found in multiple outdoor locations across the small island. They are heavy and huge - sizes range from 1 to 20 metres tall. Some are upright on platforms, others are toppled over and broken. Over the years, global weather has become more extreme and is having a devastating effect. So this week on The Inquiry we're asking - Can the statues of Easter Island survive climate change?Contributors: Sonia Haoa Cardinali, Archaeologist with the Mata Ki Te Rangi Foundation and coordinator of Easter Island's national monuments, Rapa Nui Roberto Rondanelli, Meteorologist and Climate Scientist at the Department of Geophysics, University of ChileJo Anne Van Tilburg, Archaeologist and the Director of the Easter Island Statue ProjectPilar Vicuña, Culture Programme Officer, UNESCO (Santiago de Chile),Production team: Presenter: Charmaine Cozier Producers: Lorna Reader and Jill Collins Production Co-ordinators: Liam Morrey and Tim Fernley Editor: Tara McDermott