Podcasts about Schisandra

What if the clarity you're seeking—mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual—has always been hiding in the plants around you? In this solo episode, Darin Olien dives deep into the world of clarogenic plants—natural allies that indigenous cultures have used for centuries to unlock focus, purpose, and deep inner harmony. From adaptogens and dream-inducing herbs to ancient sacred botanicals used in vision quests and spiritual rituals, this episode opens a new portal to understanding clarity not as something to chase—but something to remember.     What You'll Learn in This Episode: 00:00 – Welcome to the SuperLife solo episode on clarogenic plants 01:00 – What “clarogenic” really means: mental, physical, and spiritual clarity 02:10 – These aren't just detox tools—they're consciousness-enhancers 03:00 – Why our modern world clouds our system: EMFs, stress, food, tech 04:00 – Ayahuasca, vision quests, and Darin's early plant medicine experiences 06:00 – Plants that bring clarity without psychedelics: assam, sacred tobacco, and nicotine 08:00 – Iboga and its role in trauma release and truth-seeking 09:00 – Elevation plants: kanna, kola nut, and their brain-enhancing effects 10:00 – Sage and sweetgrass: clarity of space as a spiritual detox 11:00 – Tulsi, Bacopa, sandalwood, reishi, and herbs that calm and clear 13:00 – Ginseng, Schisandra, and the “chi” of hormonal balance 14:00 – Kava for emotional stability and nervous system clarity 15:00 – Noni and durian: pungent powerhouses for detox and calm 16:00 – Studies backing bacopa, Rhodiola, and ginkgo for cognition 17:00 – Gōtu Kola and its antioxidant, brain-clearing properties 18:00 – The true purpose of herbs: they are information, not just nutrition 19:00 – Liver clarity through milk thistle, dandelion, burdock root 20:00 – Chlorella, spirulina, and their role in cellular cleansing 21:00 – Internal vs. external sage: clearing your space and your system 22:00 – Frankincense for depression, Tulsi for divine connection 23:00 – How to build your own daily ritual of clarogenesis 24:00 – Darin's parasite cleanse experience + physical stagnation 25:00 – Why detox is emotional and spiritual, not just physical 26:00 – Plants help you remember who you are 27:00 – This is more than health—it's a revolution of clarity 28:00 – Final thoughts: clarity is alignment, not hustle     Thank You to Our Sponsor: Bite Toothpaste: Go to trybite.com/DARIN20 or use code DARIN20 for 20% off your first order. Fatty15: Get an additional 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to https://fatty15.com/DARIN and using code DARIN at checkout.   Find More From Darin Olien: Website: darinolien.com Instagram: @darinolien SuperLife Products: superlife.com Book: Fatal Conveniences   Key Takeaway: "These plants don't just heal you. They help you remember who you are." – Darin Olien

There are so many methods (and reasons) for detoxifying the body, but herbal tinctures are as tried and true a method as there is. On this episode of Vitality Radio, Jared invites everyone's favorite, Jamie Cotter from WishGarden Herbs, back to the show to share just how nature has provided us with the tools to support our body's natural ability to detoxify. You'll learn how to use tonic herbs for periodic detoxes as well as daily support of the liver and lymphatic system. Jared and Jamie also discuss the age old use of bitters for digestion and chlorophyll for detoxification and oxygenation - liquid sunshine!Products:Wishgarden Herbal RemediesAdditional Information:#420: Fast Relief From Seasonal Allergies Using Some Kick-Ass Herbs with Jamie Cotter#473: Supporting Your Immune System Using Some Kick-Ass Herbs with Jamie Cotter#492: Herbal Remedies for Stress, Sleep, Focus, and Mood with Jamie CotterVisit the podcast website here: VitalityRadio.comYou can follow @vitalitynutritionbountiful and @vitalityradio on Instagram, or Vitality Radio and Vitality Nutrition on Facebook. Join us also in the Vitality Radio Podcast Listener Community on Facebook. Shop the products that Jared mentions at vitalitynutrition.com. Let us know your thoughts about this episode using the hashtag #vitalityradio and please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Thank you!Just a reminder that this podcast is for educational purposes only. The FDA has not evaluated the podcast. The information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. The advice given is not intended to replace the advice of your medical professional.

Are adaptogens truly powerful, or are they just another wellness trend? In this episode of Super Life, Darin Olien dives deep into the science and history of adaptogens, breaking down what they really do for the body. From his decades of superfood hunting, Darin shares firsthand experiences discovering powerful botanicals like ashwagandha, Rhodiola, maca, and Schisandra, and how these ancient remedies are finally being recognized by modern science. He also uncovers the hidden truth about supplement quality, the best adaptogens for stress relief, and why some companies are misleading consumers with under-dosed, ineffective products. If you want to reduce stress, boost energy, and understand the REAL benefits of adaptogens, this episode is a must-listen. What Are Adaptogens? Definition: Adaptogens are compounds that enhance the body's resilience to stress and promote recovery by normalizing physiological processes, boosting energy and endurance, and protecting against cellular damage. Used in Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Indigenous Healing Practices for centuries. Modern science is now validating—or challenging—these ancient uses. Scientific Evidence on Adaptogens for Stress Relief Comprehensive Benefits of Adaptogens A 2023 review confirmed the effectiveness of adaptogens in managing conditions linked to chronic stress, including anxiety, depression, fatigue, and cognitive disorders. The study highlighted commonly used adaptogens such as Rhodiola Rosea, Panax Ginseng, Eleuthero, and Ashwagandha as having significant therapeutic potential (Altanova & Korolyova, 2023).   Human Trials Show Adaptogens Can Reduce Stress A randomized, placebo-controlled trial found that adaptogenic supplements significantly improved stress resilience in 215 elite athletes. Markers such as cortisol levels, fatigue severity, and cognitive function showed measurable improvements (Hovhannisyan et al., 2017).   The Mechanism Behind Adaptogens' Effect on Stress Adaptogens regulate stress response pathways, particularly the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, controlling cortisol levels and stress markers like nitric oxide. This means they help maintain homeostasis and protect against both acute and chronic stress (Pawar & Shivakumar, 2012).   Effectiveness in Mental and Behavioral Disorders A systematic review on adaptogens found that Rhodiola Rosea, Eleutherococcus Senticosus, and Schisandra Chinensis all had documented effects on stress-related disorders, particularly by modulating neuroendocrine function (Panossian, 2013).   Ashwagandha and Rhodiola Specifically Target Stress and Fatigue A 2017 study reviewed the effects of Ashwagandha, Rhodiola, and Bacopa on cortisol levels and fatigue. The study concluded that these herbs significantly reduced stress-related fatigue and improved cognitive function (Ajala, 2017).   Potential Industry Bias in Adaptogen Research Some studies point out that while adaptogens have shown promise in treating stress and aging-related diseases, there is still limited large-scale human clinical data, and more rigorous studies are needed. The variability in adaptogen potency due to genetic and environmental factors complicates assessments of their true effectiveness (Panossian et al., 2020). Additionally, some adaptogen formulations are standardized by supplement companies, which raises concerns about industry influence on the research outcomes. Most Shocking Findings Adaptogens Can Mimic Stress to Build Resilience: They act as mild stress mimetics, triggering the body's adaptive stress response in small doses, similar to how a vaccine stimulates the immune system (Panossian et al., 2020). Cortisol Regulation is Key: Studies show adaptogens normalize elevated cortisol levels, preventing burnout and cognitive decline (Ajala, 2017). Elite Athletes Showed Significant Gains: Athletes taking adaptogens had a measurable improvement in reaction time, stress tolerance, and performance, suggesting real physiological benefits (Hovhannisyan et al., 2017).     Key Adaptogenic Herbs & Their Scientific Evidence 1. Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) Study: “A Review on Adaptogenic Activity of Ashwagandha (Withania Somnifera): An Ayurvedic Appraisal” Dosage Used in Studies: 300-600 mg/day Key Findings: Ashwagandha significantly reduces cortisol levels, enhances stress resilience, and improves cognitive function (Shrilata et al., 2017). Direct Quote from Study: "Ashwagandha has been shown to significantly reduce stress-related cortisol levels and improve anxiety symptoms in clinical trials." 2. Rhodiola Rosea Study: “The Effects of Adaptogens on the Physical and Psychological Symptoms of Chronic Stress” Dosage Used in Studies: 200-600 mg/day Key Findings: Rhodiola improves mental clarity, reduces fatigue, and stabilizes stress-induced hormonal changes (Ajala, 2017). Direct Quote from Study: "Rhodiola Rosea has demonstrated significant anti-fatigue and anti-stress properties, improving cognitive function and resilience in individuals exposed to chronic stress." 3. Schisandra Chinensis Study: “Adaptogens in Mental and Behavioral Disorders” Dosage Used in Studies: 500-1500 mg/day Key Findings: Schisandra enhances adrenal function, improves focus, and has neuroprotective effects(Panossian, 2013). Direct Quote from Study: "Schisandra has adaptogenic effects that enhance cognitive performance, improve stress resilience, and protect the nervous system from oxidative stress." 4. Maca Root (Lepidium meyenii) Study: “Effects of Adaptogens on the Central Nervous System” Dosage Used in Studies: 1500-3000 mg/day Key Findings: Maca supports energy levels, hormonal balance, and mood stability (Panossian & Wikman, 2010). Direct Quote from Study: "Maca root exhibits adaptogenic activity, particularly in enhancing physical stamina and resilience against psychological stress."     Shocking Research Insights Adaptogens Mimic Stress to Build Resilience Some researchers describe adaptogens as “mild stress mimetics”, triggering small stress responses that strengthen the body's ability to handle major stressors (Panossian et al., 2020). Clinical Trials on Elite Athletes Prove Effectiveness A randomized controlled trial on 215 elite athletes found that adaptogens significantly improved stress tolerance, reduced cortisol, and enhanced reaction time (Hovhannisyan et al., 2017). Industry Bias: Are Adaptogens Overhyped? Some studies highlight a lack of large-scale, independent research and potential conflicts of interest in studies funded by supplement companies (Panossian et al., 2020). Final Thoughts: Science or Pseudoscience? Science-Backed Benefits Exist: Studies show adaptogens modulate stress response systems, reduce fatigue, and improve mental performance. More Human Trials Needed: Many studies rely on animal models or small-scale trials. The lack of large-scale, independent clinical trials leaves some uncertainty. Potential Industry Bias: While there is strong evidence for adaptogens, commercial interests may be influencing research directions and outcomes.     What You'll Learn in This Episode: (00:00:00) Introduction – The growing hype around adaptogens: real or marketing? (00:02:15) The Power of Plants & Adaptogenic Herbs – Why ancient cultures relied on them for thousands of years. (00:04:19) Are Adaptogens Actually Stress Relievers? – What the research says about their effects. (00:06:21) How Stress Affects the Body – The connection between modern lifestyle and chronic stress. (00:07:05) The Science of Adaptogens & Stress Response – How they regulate the nervous system. (00:09:09) The Best Research-Backed Adaptogens – Ashwagandha, Rhodiola, ginseng, and more. (00:11:32) Why Your Supplement Might Be Useless – The industry's biggest problem: poor quality. (00:13:45) Adaptogens & Athletic Performance – What studies show about energy, stamina, and recovery. (00:16:20) The Problem with Western Medicine Ignoring Adaptogens – Why ancient wisdom is finally being validated. (00:19:18) The Best Way to Take Adaptogens – Should you use tinctures, powders, or capsules? (00:21:10) How to Find High-Quality Adaptogens – What to look for in supplement brands. (00:23:40) Final Thoughts & How to Use Adaptogens Daily – The best way to integrate them into your routine.     Thank You to Our Sponsors: Therasage: Go to www.therasage.com and use code DARIN at checkout for 15% off Fatty15: Get an additional 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to fatty15.com/DARIN and using code DARIN at checkout.     Find More From Darin: Website: darinolien.com Instagram: @darinolien Book: Fatal Conveniences     Key Takeaway: "Adaptogens aren't a quick fix—but used correctly, they can be one of the most powerful tools for long-term resilience, energy, and stress management."     Bibliography: Altanova & Korolyova, 2023 – Review on adaptogens in stress-induced conditions. Hovhannisyan et al., 2017 – Adaptogens improve athletic performance and stress tolerance. Ajala, 2017 – Effects of Ashwagandha, Rhodiola, and Bacopa on stress markers. Panossian, 2013 – Adaptogens for mental health. Panossian & Wikman, 2010 – Neurological effects of adaptogens.

Welcome to this week's episode of Red Pill Your Healthcast! Join Dr. Charlie Fagenholz and Nurse Lauren Johnson as they dive into a variety of health topics submitted by listeners. In this episode, we tackle: Helpful tips for transitioning to no deodorant and managing body odor (BO) Insights on Lyme disease and co-infections, including herbal remedies Strategies for overcoming fight or flight responses and supporting the nervous system Boosting immunity against flu and bird flu Exploring the connection between scoliosis and emotional trauma Whether you're looking for practical health advice or exploring the deeper connections between physical and emotional well-being, this episode is packed with valuable insights and actionable tips. Body Odor: Tips for Support Armpit Mask – Helps detox and reduce odor. Use as needed with: Bentonite clay Apple cider vinegar Tea tree oil Watch Nurse Lauren's Reel Here! Natural Deodorant – Primally Pure (aluminum-free) SHOP HERE Essential Oils – Can help with odor (Heart Harmony from VerVita SHOP HERE) Cycle Awareness – Pay attention to where you are in your menstrual cycle Gut & Liver Support – If odor is only on your right side, it may be linked to drainage pathways on that side Detox & Lymph Support Infrared sauna Dry brushing Vibration plate Movement & exercise to get lymph flowing Supplements & Binders Klenz + [SHOP HERE] Takesumi – Helps bind toxins SHOP HERE Dr. Charlie's Recommended Stack of Supplements: Morinda Melia (favorite antimicrobial for everything) Majista (supports lymphatic system) Schisandra (supports liver function) SHOP ALL HERE Lyme & Co-Infections: Key Steps Watch the Full Deep Dive – Dr. Charlie covers Lyme in detail inside his membership: LINK Recommended Supplements Cat's Claw Andrographis Scutellaria Shop these supplements here: SHOP HERE Daily Detox Support Reduce toxin exposure as much as possible in your daily life Check Vitamin D levels Address emotional health—emotions are heavily linked to Lyme recovery Testing & Assessments Rupa Health finger-stick poke test Lifestyle & Homeopathy Start with daily rhythms – listen to our podcast on this: LISTEN HERE Homeopathy – Shop Nurse Lauren's favorites: SHOP HERE Additional Support Gargle or drink Cistus tea – Nurse Lauren uses BioPure from Doctor's Supplement Store (Provider Code: LJ3698) SHOP HERE – great for busting biofilm New Supreme Supplement: Cryptolepis  SHOP HERE Eye Floaters Often linked to liver issues May have a mold/fungal component Favorite Liver Support Combo: Smilax – Mycotoxin binder SHOP HERE Schisandra Supreme – Liver support SHOP HERE Cir-Q Tonic (optional addition) SHOP HERE Tonsil Stones Biofilm issue – Addressing biofilms can help Check with a biological dentist – Listen to our podcast with one of our favorite dentists: LISTEN HERE Recommended Support: BFB-2 (biofilm buster) – Apply with a Q-tip around tonsils SHOP HERE Tonsil & Immune Support Supplements: Morinda SHOP HERE Melia SHOP HERE Golden Thread SHOP HERE Immune Harmony SHOP HERE Lymphatic Drainage Support Work on lymph flow with gua sha, massage, dry brushing, and movement Getting Out of Fight or Flight Tools & Practices to Support Nervous System Regulation SRT Light – Balances heart rhythms to brain rhythms SHOP HERE (use code: Drcharlie for $50 off) PEMF Mat – Helps regulate stress response EFT Tapping – Supports emotional processing LEARN MORE NET Provider – Find one HERE: Key Supplements Quinton Isotonic – Available on Fullscript SHOP HERE Magnesium – Supports relaxation and nervous system balance Red Light Therapy – Supports nervous system regulation SHOP LAUREN'S FAVORITE with a special discount Methylation & Genetic Testing Test Methylation – My Happy Genes test FIND TEST HERE Calming Supplements Kalmz – GABA-inducing supplement to calm the mind SHOP HERE Matrix Synergy – Originally formulated for joints but contains minerals, magnesium, calcium, and B2, which help with relaxation and MTHFR function SHOP HERE Essential Oils for Stress & Balance Elite Harmony- feelings of chaos SHOP HERE Immune Harmony- feelings of overwhelm SHOP HERE Self-Reflection for Nervous System Regulation Where in life are you not happy? What daily stressors are affecting you? Is your job aligned with who you are? Do you need to set better boundaries with friends and family? How can you protect your peace? Boosting Immunity for Flu Prevention and Treatment Antiviral Supplements for Treatment: Woah Illicium Olive Leaf Camu Camu (or a Vitamin C supplement) General Immune System Support Prior to Exposure: Immune Armor Astragalus Thymus Extract VerVita Essential Oils: Elite Harmony and Immune Harmony Scoliosis Treatment: Is It Linked to Childhood Trauma? Craniosacral Therapy Muscle Dynamics: Recognize that muscles influence bone alignment. Kidney Health: The kidneys are associated with fear and hydration; consider evaluating for subclinical infections. Emotional Factors: Acknowledge the potential emotional components; it's important to identify the specific location of scoliosis in the spine. Liver Health: The liver is linked to emotions such as anger and frustration. Psychological Interventions: Explore therapies like NET (Neuro Emotional Technique), EMF (Electromagnetic Field therapy), EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), and hypnotherapy. TIME STAMPS: 00:00:00 - Introduction and Q&A Overview 00:00:12 - Transitioning to No Deodorant 00:05:05 - Lyme Disease and Co-Infections 00:11:07 - Tonsil Stones and Eye Floaters 00:17:06 - Addressing Fight or Flight Response 00:25:10 - Boosting Immunity for Flu and Bird Flu 00:34:13 - Scoliosis Treatment and Emotional Links

Click here to send me a quick message :) In this generative dark wombspace of the year, you might be starting to dream into some of the herbs you'd like to grow (or harvest) in your garden this year.So while these three are not necessarily "wintertime" herbs, there are actually plenty of reasons to incorporate them into your wintertime herbal formulas... and they are each potent allies for hormonal health throughout the lifecycle.First, I share about dandelion, one of the most nutritious and medicinal wild weeds we have -- in abundance. And probably my favorite prebiotic hepatic (liver support) herb. It even works on both phase 1 + phase 2 detox, meaning it can help process and clear excess hormones and wastes from the body especially well.Then I give a glimpse into the gentle but powerful restorative tonic adaptogen, Schisandra -- also known as the 5 flavored berry. Another herb that ends up in many of my hormonal support formulas, from PMDD to menstrual irregularities to perimenopause.And finally I explore a little on ashwagandha, an increasingly popular herbal medicine often touted for stress resilience and sleep. But an equally powerful herb for hormonal regulation and especially low thyroid conditions (including postpartum). Some key herbs for menstrual, hormonal and sexual health. Resources:Today's shownotes: Winter herbal lovin'Episode 11: Dandelion herbal spotlightEpisode 40: Schisandra herbal spotlightEpisode 86: Ashwagandha herbal spotlightFree guide: Gardening for Menstrual + Hormonal HealthIf you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom.  And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you.  ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I'm an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.Support the show

Can schisandra really help you combat stress? Dr. Brian dives into ALL the researched benefits and shows you how to use this ancient adaptogen for maximum benefits. For more information about this topic: https://brianyeungnd.com/2024/08/22/benefits-of-schisandra/ Get EXCLUSIVE content and SUPPORT us: https://ko-fi.com/brianyeungnd Top recommended supplement choices: Chia seed - https://amzn.to/3DNhp8B - 1 to 3 tsp w/ meals Flaxseed (ground) - https://amzn.to/3OtTaRO - 1 to 3 tsp w/ meals Flaxseed (whole) - https://amzn.to/3DSVtZw - 1 to 3 tsp w/ meals Goji berries - https://amzn.to/3WWTsor - 1 to 3 tsp / day Schisandra - https://amzn.to/3YK9X9J - 1 to 3 tsp / day

To watch this as a video Download it and play it from the Downloads section in the Castbox app on your device.A delicious five-flavored Adaptogen that has been used for thousands of years to Biohack Yin and Yang. It's a "Tonic" - a tonic in Chinese Medicine is nothing like the tonic water you order at a cafe or mix with gin in your cocktail, it's a rather wide category of herbs that have been used historically to energize different dimensions of the human experience.And it's a notable herbal cofactor that enables the body to process other supplements and drugs.2:18 Scientific Research3:43 Athletic Performance4:46 A Flowstate Hack?6:19 The Plant6:35 Traditional Chinese Medicine9:11 100 Days of Schisandra10:38 An Energizing Nootropic13:53 Cognitive Enhancer14:31 The Soviet Formula17:17 Vs Stress18:31 Memory19:16 Sources22:08 Eyesight Hack23:29 Beautifying the Skin23:51 Sex Hack24:29 Mechanism of Action25:20 Mitochondrial Hack26:42 Cofactors27:40 Side Effects29:57 ConclusionRead Meta-Analysis

CommonWealth Herbs is hosting their semi-annual 20% off sale! Use coupon code LAVENDER at checkout to get 20% off ANY OF THEIR COURSES for the entire month of July. LEARN MORE & REGISTER Katja Swift and Ryn Midura from CommonWealth Holistic Herbalism joined me on The Herbalist Hour and this is a clip from that interview. I asked them to chat a bit about schisandra. Listen to this episode to hear their answer. And feel free to leave a comment to join the discussion! WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW

Some of the many unusual fruits that Allyson Levy and Scott Serrano grow in their arboretum in the Hudson Valley of New York, like goji berries or maybe Schisandra, are ones you’re more likely to see on ingredient labels of... Read More ›

Some of the many unusual fruits that Allyson Levy and Scott Serrano grow in their arboretum in the Hudson Valley of New York, like goji berries or maybe Schisandra, are ones you’re more likely to see on ingredient labels of... Read More ›

Some of the many unusual fruits that Allyson Levy and Scott Serrano grow in their arboretum in the Hudson Valley of New York, like goji berries or maybe Schisandra, are ones you’re more likely to see on ingredient labels of... Read More ›

Adaptogens are one of our favorite class of herbs to talk about, that's probably why we've been exploring them for the better part of a decade. We like to think of them as your body's personal trainers, pushing you to grow while also being supportive and nourishing. They're an easily accessible way to become more resilient in the face of stress. In this episode we explain:How they work on your body's stress pathways, the HPA Axis and SASThe relation of these longevity herbs through a Traditional Chinese Medicine lensDefine what a true adaptogen isHow they affect protein structure on a cellular levelExplore Ginseng and EleutheroAdaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, & Stress Relief, David Winston and Steven MaimesHerbalist & Alchemist, David Winston's Spagyric Herbal Tincture line featuring adaptogens SHADY GROVE BOTANICALS Ethically wild-crafted American Ginseng Natura Health Products, Donnie Yance's product line featuring adaptogens Mountain Rose Herbs affiliate link for adaptogens & bitter nervinesSOURCES FOR AMERICAN GINSENG:SHADY GROVE BOTANICALSMountain Rose now has forest grownNATURA Total list of Adaptogens: most are roots with a few berries and aerial parts thrown in there too. American Ginseng, Asian Ginseng, Ashwagandha, Cistanche, Codonopsis, Cordyceps, Eleuthero, Jiaogulan, Holy Basil, Horny Goat Weed, Licorice, Maca, Manchurian Aralia, Morinda, Prince Sheng, Shatavari, Shilajit, Reishi, Rhaponticum, Rhodiola, Russian's Devil Club, Schisandra, White Bryony

Yes, herbs can support us in aging more gracefully! Happy, healthy aging means avoiding the typical diseases that make us miserable or lead to early death. What we need are effective medicinal plants that can help us stay fit and juicy, balance our stress hormones, immune system, blood sugar, and cholesterol, control inflammation, prevent cancer, and improve bone and skin health! Adaptogens tick many of these boxes, for example, Medicinal Mushrooms like Cordyceps and Reishi, He Shou Wu (Fo-Ti), Ginseng, Ashwagandha and Schisandra. Astragalus for immunity, Turmeric as an anti-inflammatory, and Gotu Kola for nerve, skin and bone health! Give a health consultation as a meaningful Christmas gift to a loved one! Send me a message through the contact form on my website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.herbalhelp.net⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or click on my calendar ⁠⁠⁠⁠to book a free 20-minute call⁠⁠⁠⁠ to find out if you would like to book health consultations and how this would work. I am a professional, clinical Herbalist registered with the American Herbalists Guild and would love to give you personalized help! Sign up for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Herbal Inspiration Membership on Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get access to over 20 of my herbal videos, classes, and herbal case studies! A lot of great material to help you learn and deepen your understanding of medicinal herbs and empower you to use herbs safely and effectively! Topics of pre-recorded classes are Adaptogens, Herbs for the Nervous System, Medicinal Mushrooms, Immune Support, Hormonal Balance, Herbs for the Brain, Ayurveda, Herbal Oils, and more! Your monthly or one-time contribution through the Ko-Fi membership ⁠https://ko-fi.com/tamaraherbalist⁠ supports the creation of this podcast and my YouTube Channel! Thank you! Check out the new videos on my YouTube Channel! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Herbal Help by Tamara⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow me on Instagram: ⁠⁠herbal.help⁠⁠ Join my ⁠⁠free herbal channel on Telegram!⁠⁠  You just have to download and set up the Telegram App on your phone first (it's easy!), then ⁠⁠click this link to join my channel.⁠⁠ This show is meant for educational purposes only. This is not health advice. Please send me a message through the ⁠⁠contact form on my website⁠⁠.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/downtoearthherbalism/message

This episode covers the Chinese herb Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra Fruit). This is a relatively commonly used Chinese herb. Besides covering the basics of herbology including category, and functions, we will explore the history, quality, science, pharmacology, evidence, and any potential interactions. And then there is always something a little quirky about an episode: we will be looking at another classic of Chinese literature: the Bing Fa or The Art of War. Please join us as we learn about the important Chinese herb: Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra Fruit).

Thank you for listening to the episode today!  2 supplements I mentioned in the episode (Schisandra and Scutteleria) can be purchased here in my Doctors Supplement Store (use code KC2704)   Let's connect!

Join us in this enlightening episode as Dr. Motley reveals the untold story that your eyes hold about your overall health. Delve into the fascinating world of iridology, where the characteristics of the eyes offer valuable insights into imbalances within different organ systems. Discover how veins and vessels in the eyes hold profound clues to the conditions and symptoms you may be experiencing. From revealing patterns to identifying potential health concerns, this eye-opening conversation sheds light on the significance of ocular signs and their role in understanding your well-being. Tune in to uncover the hidden tale of your health through the windows of your eyes.Other Topics Discussed:Organ tissues and associated parts of the eye Locations of veins in your eyes Sclera, pupil and Iris characteristics Inherited characteristics of the eyesConditions and symptoms associated with eye characteristics The mind/ eye connection Styes and virusesAnemia and parasitesHerbs for the eyes: Schisandra, milk thistle, Vital Guard Supreme, Smart eyes supplement Phytonutrients for liver support Eye exercises for detoxificationFollow Dr. Motley: @doctormotley Follow @healthinstitute on Instagram! Join The Health Institute Newsletter! thehealthinstitute.com/wellness-weekly

Adaptogens are all the rage, making their way into popular pick-me-up products (looking at you, Monster energy drinks).  Many different plants are adaptogens (Ashwaganda, Ginseng, Rhodiola, etc), but should these plants really be taken willy-nilly? Tina & Leah give you the low down on adaptogens, including their uses, side effects, and some contraindications.What's an adaptogen? "a natural substance considered to help the body adapt to stress and to exert a normalizing effect upon bodily processes. A well-known example is ginseng." Tune in to learn more! Learn more about Ginseng Technical paper on Asian and American ginsengsSchisandra Herbalgram from American Botanical CouncilThe difference between red and white Panax ginsengASCO study on ginseng and cancer-related fatigueAmerican (Wisconsin) ginseng from the sourceOur September Sponsor:Pinkn' Patch's mission is to lift the burdens of fighting cancer so patients and their families can focus on healing. Through your contributions and partnerships with local businesses, this worthy initiative can expand into a powerful organization that helps thousands of patients and their families nationwide.For more information, go to pinkn.org.Support the showFind our podcast useful? We hope so! Please review & rate us! (every bit helps!)Share this podcast with someone you love! https://podfollow.com/the-cancer-pod Email us: thecancerpod@gmail.comWe are @TheCancerPod Instagram Twitter Facebook THANK YOU!

Today we're continuing our “herbs on our shelf” from A to Z series! This week, our herbs are schisandra and skullcap.Schisandra (Schisandra chinensis) is SOUR. That flavor stands out most strongly when you taste the herb. But it's also bitter, pungent, acrid, and a little bit sweet – that's why it's sometimes called five-flavor berry. Schisandra's a great herb for modern people, not least because it helps a lot with anger and with sugar. It does have some drug interactions to be aware of, though!Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora) is one of the ‘bitter mints'. It's not powerfully bitter, like motherwort, but more like betony, ground ivy, or self-heal. This group includes mostly relaxants, lymphatics, alteratives, & anti-inflammatories, and skullcap is primarily a relaxant. Its specific affinities are tension in the neck & shoulders, or else tension that's intermittent. It makes a great base compound with betony and passionflower, whether that's for a nervine tea blend or a before-bed tincture.Schisandra & skullcap are featured herbs in our Neurological & Emotional Health course. This is a user's guide to your nerves & your emotions – including the difficult and dark ones. We discuss holistic herbalism strategies for addressing both neurological & psychological health issues. It includes a lengthy discussion of herbal pain management strategies, too!Like all our offerings, these are self-paced online video courses, which come with free access to twice-weekly live Q&A sessions, lifetime access to current & future course material, twice-weekly live Q&A sessions with us, open discussion threads integrated in each lesson, an active student community, study guides, quizzes & capstone assignments, and more!If you enjoyed the episode, it helps us a lot if you subscribe, rate, & review our podcast wherever you listen. This helps others find us more easily. Thank you!Our theme music is “Wings” by Nicolai Heidlas.Support the showYou can find all of our online herbalism courses at online.commonwealthherbs.com!

Get your pen and paper for this episode from our expert doctor, Dr. Motley! In this deep dive convo, you'll learn the significance of your gallbladder, why you get gallstones, and how to support your body if you've had your gallbladder removed. Other talking points include:What the Gallbladder does The psychological brain connection to the liver and gallbladderThe relationship between the gallbladder and the liver Common symptoms associated with gallbladder removal Emotions connected to the gallbladder Transition time (charcoal test) of bowel motilityHow gallstones are formedMagnesium citrate as a support for constipationPsyllium seed husk for fiber support to clear bile Mimosa Pudica for parasites and colon cleansing Rules for dosing supplements How to stimulate acupressure liver points 13 and 14 Lipase enzymes for digestive supportAcupressure Made Simple book: amzn.to/3AuKyDM Takesumi, Schisandra, Bodyguard Supreme: shop.supremenutritionproducts.com/?aff=28Humic / Fulvic Minerals: www.motherearthlabs.com DNRS- www.retrainingthebrain.com Follow @healthinstitute on Instagram! www.instagram.com/healthinstitute Join The Health Institute Newsletter! www.thehealthinstitute.com/wellness-weekly

Top of the Spring to ya, bbs! It's our pleasure to continue to our root series, and explore some temperate roots. To kick off this season, this Spring, we are discussing our fave, Dandelion (taraxacum officianale)! Dandy is such an important support/ally/tonic for our liver, which is the organ system of the spring. Dandy is such a goddess and we're so excited to dive deep into our relationship with Dandelion, the most common AND powerful medicinal plant! Grab some chai, take a walk around your hood… and get some of this good good knowledge! Topics Discussed: The spice cabinet: cinnamon, allspice, cardamom, black pepper, nutmeg, vanilla, cloves (plant) Schisandra berry (Schisandra chinensis) as an astringent  (plant) Slippery Elm bark powdered (Ulmus rubra) as a soluble fiber &  (friend) Maurice Ka @theblusaint on IG (book) Mojo Workin': The Old African American Hoodoo System by Katrina Hazzard-Donald (book) Wind in the Blood: Mayan Healing and Chinese Medicine by Hernán Garcia (book) Healing Wise (aka The Green Book) by Susan Weed (Swedish Botanist) Carl Linnaeus **please excuse the mistakes: Carl Linnaeus is Swedish, not Swiss and the Binomial nomenclature took place in 1753** petty herbalist Herbalism of Spices Community Workshop SCA Coffee Expo Asia's Mailing List May 25th Remembering the Plant Path April 11th: Spring Medicine: Rooting Down to Rise Up April 19th: Ecoversity Herbal Certification ________________________ Follow us on social: @pettyherbalist @bonesbugsandbotany Join the petty herbalist Patreon Community to fund this amazing POD: https://www.patreon.com/pettyherbalist Join the bonesbugsandbotany Patreon Community to fund support all of Asia's work: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/bonesbugsandbotany Rate us to show your support! Thank You! #StayReady #BePetty --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pettyherbalist/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pettyherbalist/support

L'hypothyroïdie est un dérèglement de la glande thyroïde qui cause le ralentissement de son activité. Je partagerai avec vous l'alimentation que je vous préconise si vous êtes atteints d'hypothyroïdie, ainsi que les vitamines, minéraux et oligo-éléments indispensables à l'activité thyroïdienne. Je vous donnerai aussi des noms de plantes réputées pour leur activité pro-thyroïdienne pour vous aider à enrayer vos symptômes. On parlera également d'hygiène de vie, de stress, de sommeil et de perturbateurs endocriniens car ils peuvent tous impacter la bonne régulation de la glande thyroïde. Bonne écoute !

Dr. Motley describes the signs and symptoms of UTIs, Kidney deficiencies, and Bladder infections. In this episode, we learn the solutions to healing chronic infections and the emotions associated with the kidneys and bladder. Other topics discussed are:What the symptoms of tight hip flexors and knee pain meanWhat it means when you have frequent urination at nightEmotions of the Kidneys and Bladder (fear)The horary cycle of the KidneysSigns of bladder infectionsWhy you could be experiencing hair lossPrevalence of yeast and fungal overgrowthsWhy your Kidneys get tiredEmotional techniques to support Kidney and Bladder health: EFT, neurofeedback, and tappingHow to strengthen the kidneys with herbals (Phyllanthus, Schisandra, dandelion root tea, neem, chrysanthemum)Follow @healthinstitute on Instagram!www.instagram.com/healthinstituteJoin the Health Institute Newsletter!www.thehealthinstitute.com/wellness-weekly

Schisandra berry is an adaptogen the builds energy reserves, increases resilience and benefits the whole body in a variety of ways. Learn all about the 5 flavored fruit and how you can incorporate it into your life. Other episodes that relate to this topic include: #12 Adaptogen Herbs for Stress Support & Schisandra Find Brighid online here: Website: https://www.solidagoherbschool.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/solidagoherbschool Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/solidagoherbschool

Adaptogene sind Pflanzen, die häufig in ganz unwirtlichen Gegenden überleben müssen. Durch die harsche Umgebung in der sie wachsen, entwickeln die Pflanzen eine starke Resilienz gegenüber ihrer Umwelt und entwickeln spezielle Inhaltsstoffe, die sie widerstandsfähiger machen. Diese Inhaltsstoffe, die diese Pflanzen so überlebensstark und widerstandskräftig machen, können wir uns zu Nutze machen. Dr. Sabine Paul erklärt uns in diesem Interviewspecial, was Adaptogene genau sind, wie sie wirken und welche insbesondere bei Endometriose äusserst vielversprechend sind. Ganz viel Spass beim Interview!

Oh, schisandra, what a great herbal love.I know, not as popular as say, dandelion or nettles, but to me, schisandra is just as essential for our apothecaries. Perhaps you're familiar with this plant already, maybe you think of schisandra as an adaptogen, or as a lung tonic, or even as an herb to contain and replenish fluids in the body... or maybe you're completely new to this beautiful herb. Either way, this episode will help you to get to know this plant - which is not commonly thought of as a hormonal or sexual health herb - in a new light.Truly, an herbal ally for transitions in our cycling years, and beyond.Listen to this episode to learn:why schisandra is one of my favorite herbs how Schisandra's taste tells us about the medicinal propertiesschisandra's traditional and modern energetics and actions how schisandra is viewed from a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspectivemodern applications of schisandra for whole body healthsome updates on recent research and clinical trials on schisandrawhen you might incorporate schisandra into your hormonal health protocolshow schisandra is especially supportive for perimenopause + post-menopauseResources:See photos, videos + references from today's episode: Schisandra lovin'... an herbal ally for whole body resilience + hormonal healthEpisode 17: How stress messes with your hormonesEpisode 32: Motherwort love: An herbal ally for every season of your wombEpisode 33: Homeopathy, hot flashes + the menopausal transitionEpisode 37: Easing into menopauseLearn how to track your cycle + symptoms so you can understand what's going on in your body with this free guideIf you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom.  And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you.  ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I'm an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal health concerns.

Adaptogens and tonic herbs in general are my favorite category of medicinal herbs, and I use them a lot for myself and clients in my health practice. They are safe and non-toxic and help us deal with stress, improve the immune system, regulate hormones, and improve our thinking, mood, anxiety, and fatigue. Absolute all-rounders to help us deal with modern life's challenges! Let's learn about the difference between central nervous system stimulants like coffee, and adaptogens. In a nutshell, coffee depletes your energy and adaptogens actually build up your energy reserves, in the long term. Some of the more known adaptogens are Eleuthero, Ginseng, Schisandra, Reishi, and Rhodiola, but there are a lot more that are less known but equally effective. Join my free herbal channel on Telegram! Follow my updates about the herbs I'm taking, planting, or harvesting in nature! You just have to download and set up the Telegram App on your phone first (it's easy!), then click this link to join my channel. Would you like to come to my live classes on zoom? We have exciting topics coming up, more about adaptogens and tonic herbs for the brain, including memory, focus, ADHD, and anxiety. You can ask me your questions directly, in class, that's what I most enjoy about these classes, that we can actually discuss and interact. Please sign up for the Herb Student Membership on Ko-Fi and you will be notified about the next classes. You also get access to the recordings of 20plus of my herbal videos and mini-classes, and to the whole class of last week and some herbal case studies! A lot of great material to help you learn and deepen your understanding of medicinal herbs and empower you to use herbs in a safe and effective way! Would you like to work with me one-on-one and book your Online Health Consultation? Send me a message through the contact form on my website: www.herbalhelp.net Or click on my calendar to book a free 20 min call to get your questions answered directly and see if we are a good fit! I am a professional, clinical Herbalist registered with the American Herbalists Guild and would love to give you personalized help! YouTube Channel: Herbal Help by Tamara Follow me on Instagram: herbal.help If you like the show please let others know and write me a review! You can rate me on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Castbox, Audible Podcast Addict and more, and it's super easy, just click on this link. This show is meant for educational purposes only. This is not health advice. Please send me a message through the contact form on my website. I love to hear from my listeners and get feedback! What herb would you like me to discuss next on this podcast? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/downtoearthherbalism/message

The final episode of our adaptogens for recovery series – schisandra. Maybe it's right for you?Join The HA Societyhttp://thehasociety.com/joinWork 1:1 with us to get your period backhttp://thehasociety.com/coachingFollow us on IGhttp://instagram.com/thehapodcasthttp://instagram.com/danisheriffThe Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-hypothalamic-amenorrhea-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

"This is probably the first time we've talked about the San Jiao meridian- the invisible Yang Organ System. The San Jiao is responsible for the transportation of fluids through the body. It's responsible for the functional relationship between various Organs involved with fluid metabolism and metabolism in general. It's between the Lungs, Spleen, Kidneys, Small Intestine, and Bladder, and it's paired with the pericardium. It helps the body transport lymphatic fluid and prevents toxic build up". - Mason Taylor    Today on the podcast, we're taking a moment to observe and acknowledge the ancient healing tradition of Gua Sha. A healing technique that spans ages and cultures, bridging the gap between the practitioner's office and the home through direct engagement with the physicality of our bodies. Mason runs through the specific techniques and details of using the SuperFeast Bian stone Yin/Yang Gua Sha tools- how to engage, use them safely and feel connected to this ancient wisdom and ancient lore. Mason explains the function of eliminating internal heat and stagnation through the gentle scraping of the Gua Sha tool, supporting and assisting the movement of lymphatic fluids through the San Jiao meridian system. The Gua Sha tool offers profound benefits when incorporated into a daily facial-beauty routine, offering lasting radiance and buoyancy to the skin. But it is far more than just an elegant beauty tool for the face- it is a safe and gentle way of moving Qi around the body and preventing disease in our daily lives.   "The San Jiao meridian is the regulatory capacity for the body to move between the lower dantian, the middle dantian, the upper dantian, and the three burners-the three centres. And when they're in sync, you're connecting the Three Treasures, the Jing, the Qi, and the Shen. Everything's being regulated, harmonised, and connected, and the waters are moving on".  - Mason Taylor   Mason discusses: -Facial Gua Sha for detox. -Why Bian Stone for Gua Sha? -Chi Nei Tsang organ massage. -Immune function and Gua Sha. -How long do we use Gua sha for? -Gua Sha and the lymphatic sytem. -Gua Sha and the meridian systems. -San Jiao- the invisible Yang organ system. -How to use SuperFeasts Yin Yang Gua Sha tools. -The distinction between facial Gua Sha and body Gua Sha.  -Gua Sha and the distribution of Qi through the Gallbladder. -Why the San Jiao meridian system is essential for detoxification. -Stagnation-an indication of disease and disharmony within organ systems.   Resource guide Guest  Mason's Instagram SuperFeast Instagram    Mentioned in this episode  Movement Monk SuperFeast Gua Sha Bundle SuperFeast Yin Gua Sha Tool SuperFeast Yang Gua Sha Tool Chi Nei Tsang massage (Mantak Chia)    Beauty Tonics Tremella QI BLEND Schisandra BEAUTY BLEND I AM GAIA BLEND. Radiant Skin Bundle Relevant Articles:  Schisandra and Detox Go Hand in Hand Detoxification Guide -  A look At The Body's Detox channels Relevant Podcasts: Healing Heat: Infared Saunas with Sebastian Mierau (EP#84)   Check Out The Transcript Here:  

Today on the podcast, we're talking about Beauty-in particular, beauty as it is understood and pursued through the Taoist lens. The Taoist embodiment of beauty could simply be summed up through the understanding that internal harmony is the key to external radiant beauty, and the preservation of youth. As within, so without. Our radiance- the quality of our skin, hair, eyes, nails, and how we hold ourselves physically, is an insightful indicator of our internal organ health.  But what are the elements of this internal harmony that deliver sparkly eyes, healthy skin, glowing Shen, animated Qi, and well cultivated Jing? In conversation with Sophia, Mason discusses the ancient practices, tonic herbs, and Taoist wisdom available to us in our pursuit of beauty through the many seasons of life. Rather than forming an unhealthy, unrealistic, obsessive relationship with beauty- this ancient ark of knowledge passed down from the Taoist immortals will keep us in an embodied, balanced, holistic pursuit of beauty- one that supports the cultivation of us evolving into graceful, wise, Shen-filled elders. Mason also goes through the beauty-focused, single tonic herbs and tonic blends within the SuperFeast range- explaining why we love to use them and how they deliver external radiant beauty; from within. This conversation is a beautiful Yin/Yang dialogue between Sophia and Mason, with many pearls of beauty-wisdom, both practical and esoteric. Make sure you scroll down to see the many topics discussed in this episode.     "As we go along, we need this barometer to ensure the body is being preserved enough. Do we have enough juice, enough sexual juices- enough Yin essence to ensure we can go through these graduation cycles and evolve into truly beautiful elders"? - Mason Taylor   Mason and Sophia discuss:  - Ageless beauty. - Blood and beauty - Spleen and beauty. - Fertility and beauty. - Shen is radiant beauty. - Preservation of Yin Jing. - Schisandra for hair health.  - Beauty and Shen development. - Herbs that regulate the Liver system. - The preservation of health as beauty. - Signs that your youth/health is deteriorating. - Lung function, Qi cultivation and beautiful skin. - Chi Nei Tsang for healthy organs and radiant beauty. - SuperFeast herbs that support the embodiment of beauty.  - Why the Liver health is a critical key to embodying beauty.    Resource guide Guest: Mason's Instagram SuperFeast Instagram  Jost Sauer Organ Wheel poster Stephen Harrod Buhner Books Beauty Tonics: Tremella QI BLEND Schisandra BEAUTY BLEND I AM GAIA BLEND. Radiant Skin Bundle Relevant Articles:  Schisandra And Detox Go Hand In Hand BEAUTY BLEND: It's Amazing Health Benefits The Incredible Health Benefits Of Tremella Mushroom Relevant Podcasts: The Ancient Daoist Beauty Tonics with Mason Taylor (EP#29)  Deconstructing The Beauty Industry with Jessica DeFino (EP#152) Natural Beauty; Holistic Self Care and Dental Care with Nadine Artemis (EP#101)     Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/beauty-taoism-mason-ep-173  

Our liver does a lot of heavy work for us every day, let's make sure it stays healthy! Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is on the rise, but luckily, in its early stages, it is reversible. Understanding the mechanism makes it obvious that weight control and insulin resistance play a big role. We will discuss some herbs that help us to keep our blood glucose levels stable, like bitter melon and fenugreek. You will also learn how nervines and adaptogens can have a beneficial effect. But of course, we will also look deeply into liver herbs, also called hepatics, or hepatoprotectives which are the main pillar to improving the health of our liver. Some of my favorites are milk thistle seeds, burdock and dandelion root, tap root vegetables like beets and carrots, Turmeric, Schisandra berry and Celandine! This week I will post a video for my Ko-Fi supporters of my tour through a Chinese Supermarket, looking for medicinal herbs and explaining what I found! And yes, they had bitter melon in the produce section! I am posting herbal inspiration videos every week, and one full herbal class a month (soon more frequently!) for my Ko-Fi members, so make sure you are signed up! This is a fun way to learn and it supports the creation of this podcast. Thank you for your interest in Herbalism, you are helping to keep this knowledge alive! Would like to work with me one-on-one and book your Online Health Consultation? Send me a message through my website: www.herbalhelp.net Or click on my calendar to book a free 20 min call to get your questions answered directly and to see if we are a good fit for each other! I am a professional, clinical Herbalist registered with the American Herbalists Guild, and my specialization is in Thyroid Health. YouTube Channel: Herbal Help by Tamara Follow me on Instagram: herbal.help If you like the show please let others know and write me a review! You can rate me on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Castbox, Audible Podcast Addict and more, and it's super easy, just click on this link. This show is meant for educational purposes only. This is not health advice. Please send me a message through the contact form on my website. I love to hear from my listeners and get feedback! What herb would you like me to discuss next on this podcast? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/downtoearthherbalism/message

This is a powerful episode to work with your moon cycle and balance your hormones naturally with the magic of herbs. In this episode Madeline & I dive into the phases & archetypes of your moon cycle. How to support each phase with herbs, foods & seeds. Maiden. Mother. Wild Woman. Crone. Slowing down & sinking in. Grieving the change of seasons. Aphrodisiacs & boosting your libido naturally. Ginger. Cacao. Cayenne. Damiana. The medicine of Shatavari - she who possesses one hundred husbands. Supporting your adrenals with Ashwagandha & Nettles. Hibiscus the natural botox. Pearl powder. Schisandra. The witches herb of Mugwort. The heart opener of rose. Herbs to support men. Madeline MacKinnon is a nutritionist & women's health coach, and period expert. Her online practice, Natural Hormone Healing, helps women get true lasting relief from painful periods, heavy flow, and PMDD using natural methods. www.naturalhormonehealing.com @naturalhormonehealing Blogs: https://naturalhormonehealing.com/the-best-tea-for-period-cramps/ https://naturalhormonehealing.com/adrenal-cocktail/ https://naturalhormonehealing.com/raspberry-hot-chocolate-for-period-cramps/ https://naturalhormonehealing.com/7-high-progesterone-foods-and-a-smoothie-recipe/

One of the most common questions we get from customers new to SuperFeast is, Why do we source our Mushrooms from China? The answer is simple and rooted in integrity and hundreds of years of ancient Daoist philosophy; Di Dao.  Di Dao is the concept of growing herbs in their spiritual and native homeland; The preferred environment, atmospheric energy, pressure, and altitude required to grow and thrive. When tonic herbs and mushrooms are grown Di Dao, they deliver their intended spiritual intention and potency to the body. Contrastingly when herbs or mushrooms are not grown Di Dao and are instead grown on grain, oats, or even wood- away from their natural environment, they inevitably lack quality and their innate energetic potency.  In today's episode, we're answering ALL your questions plus more as Mason travels through China, visiting the pristine mountains and valleys where SuperFeast grows and forages its Di Dao tonic herbs and medicinal mushrooms. You can hear the reverence and awareness in Mason's voice as he discusses the lineage of Daoism and the wisdom that has been handed down from the ancient shamanic Daoists to ensure the knowledge, healing, and essence of these revered herbs, is not lost. You will learn about the philosophies of tonic herbalism and shamanic Daoism, wild foraging, the conscious farming operations of SuperFeast medicinal mushrooms and tonics, and why we are so proud to grow our herbs Di Dao. Tune in for all of this and more.    Mason discusses:   -Meteria medica. -Di Dao philosophy. -How herbs are classified. -What are Inferior herbs? -What are superior herbs? -What is wild and semi-wild crafting? -How SuperFeast herbs are sourced. -The preventative approach to health. -How to grow the best schisandra and Chaga. -How Traditional Chinese Medicine lost its way. -Shamanic Daoist style of herbalism and its origins. -Why mushrooms grown on grain or oats are inferior. -How to make a herb more adaptogenic through conscious farming.   Mason Taylor  Mason Taylor is the CEO/Founder of SuperFeast and a renowned tonic herbalist. On a soul mission to bring people back to their body and nature while bursting through dogma, he shares passionately and uniquely in his workshops, podcast, and content on how to cultivate healing and potentiation through health sovereignty. An expert in Daoist tonic herbalism, Mason has helped tens of thousands of people globally discover medicinal mushrooms, adaptogenic tonic herbs, and the healing philosophy from which they emerged. Mason is also a budding comedian; bursting the bubble on the “health scene” with his antics.   RESOURCE GUIDE: Tonics: JING Reishi Chaga Schisandra Lion's Mane Eucommia bark   Books:   Shen Nong The Divine farmer's Materia Medica   Articles:   Tonic Herbs, What Are they? Everything You Need To Know. The Daoist Brains: Who Are The Dao and What Is Their Philosophy?    Relevant Podcasts: Transformation with Tonic Herbalism (EP#4)  The Ancient Daoist Beauty Tonics With Mason Taylor (EP#29)   Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/di-dao-ep-162  

Sigi Tatschl ist Spezialist für seltene Obstsorten in Zusammenhang mit Permakultur. Er ist auch Sozialarbeiter und Psychotherapeut, und entwickelt gemeinsam mit Gemeinden "essbare Landschaften". Mit Obstsorten, die oft unbekannt sind. Im Gespräch stellt er uns die Themenlandschaft vor. Wir sprechen bei einem Hofrundgang bei ihm zuhause auch im Detail über Schisandra, Granatapfel, Ölweide, Chinesische Dattel, Kaki. Sein Buch heißt "555 seltene Obstsorten". Link: https://sigi-tatschl.at und 555 Obstsorten (Falter Buchversand) Im Korrespondententeil erzählt Marco Ringel aus Trier über den eben erfolgten ersten Teil der Honigernte. Er stellt uns auch eine Stockkarte vor, die er mit einem Freund entwickelt hat. Wir sprechen über Pläne und Hörtipps - er selbst ist auch in der Lehrer:innenausbildung tätig und hat einen Podcast "Schule aktuell". Link: http://marco-ringel.de und https://www.stock-karte.de

Are you looking to ignite the dulled flame of your sexual essence? Are you feeling depleted and lacking lustre for the day, let alone for having a robust lib*do? Perhaps you're looking to support your sexual vigour so you can continue to thrive, love life, and enjoy sex well into your later years. We're all sexual beings, and having the energy, spirit, and capacity to express ourselves in such a way is the spark that keeps us inspired and in love with life. Earlier this year, Mason did a live webinar on the topic of Lib*do and how Daoist tonic herbalism serves as a beautiful gateway into the cultivation of lifelong practices that will continue to expand sexual capacity, sexual vigour, and keep our essence burning strong well into our 60's, 70's and 80's. The webinar was so well received; that we've decided to make it an episode on the podcast. This episode is a holistic, integrated guide to establishing your intention and awareness of where you want your sexual vigour and capacity to be in 10, 20, and 30 years. Mason explains the relationship between Jing (Yin and Yang Jing), foundational energy, the kidneys, and how they are all inextricably woven into our potential for sexual desire and vigour. He also lays down an integrated guide to the Daoist tonic herbs, discussing how specific blends work within the organs to cultivate sexual essence, lasting potential and can work as a support system right through to our elderly years. Ultimately this is a holistic discussion around how we can use the teachings of Daoism to embody the most sexually robust, unique, love-filled expressions of ourselves! There is also a compact resource guide below with links to everything mentioned (and more) in the webinar, be sure to check it out.    "So put into place something to ensure you are taking your herbs regularly. Put your boundaries in place to ensure that you have enough time to cultivate your essence and have enough time to really go into that loving place where you know you have the space to take all those experiences that your potential and your sexual essence and lib*do have given you. And you have enough time to sit with it within your heart and let it sink in and make, gain wisdom".   - Mason Taylor   Mason discusses:   -Yang Jing herbs -The quality of lib*do. -Foundational energy. -Protecting our essence. -Spontaneous joy and sex. -The Daoist tonic herbs and lib*do -The cultivation of Jing, Qi and Shen. -Yin Jing- cultivating the waters of life. -Good sleep practices for sexual vigour. -How adaptogens help to restore lib*do. -Jing foundational essence and lib*do. Bonds, boundaries, spleen energy and protecting Jing.    RESOURCE GUIDE:   Products and Books: JING Blend Cordyceps Schisandra Ashwagandha  Deer Antler Velvet JING, QI, SHEN (Three Treasures bundle) Eucommia bark (primary Yang Jing herb). Ron Teeguarden - The Ancient Wisdom Of Chinese Tonic Herbs (Book)   Articles: Cordyceps Health Benefits- Article The 7 Sexy Benefits of Schisandra- Article The Three Treasures (Jing, Qi, Shen)- Article  Jing: What is it, and how to cultivate it- Article  Cultivating Passion and Desire Article by Molly Helfend. Discover Deer Antler Velvet Impressive Benefits- Article   Relevant Podcasts: Authentic Sex with Juliet Allen (EP#31) Sexuality and Libido with Nick Perry (EP#45)  Semen Retention with Taylor Johnson (EP#46) Nurturing Stability & Earth Energy with Tahnee & Mason Taylor Your Erotic Blueprint with Ian Ferguson from Jaiya Inc (EP#60) The Dao of Health, Sex & Longevity with Daniel Reid (EP#115) Love, Sex and Psychadelics with Dr. Molly Maloof (EP#137) Life-Changing Sex Makes Anything Possible with Kim Anami (EP#28)   Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/mason-taylor-ep-160  

It's time again for us to tune into the elements, our bodies, and the soothing subtle shifts occurring around us in nature; here in the Southern Hemisphere, we have entered into Autumn. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Autumn is the season of the Metal Element. As we come down from the energised Yang energy of warmer months into the Yin, we naturally find ourselves slowing down and going within. It is a time for introspection, reflection, and letting go of anything mentally, emotionally, or physically that no longer serves us. The Lungs and Large Intestine are the organs associated with the Metal Element. The Lungs, also known as the Seat Of Wisdom, play a vital role in the natural process of fortifying surface immunity (protective Wei Qi), strengthening Qi and our overall immune system. The Lungs also purify; The fresh Autumn air is inhaled and processed into True Human Qi, which is then carried throughout the body and distilled down to the Kidneys. This beautiful flow of transformation and distillation is why it's a good practice to take nourishing Yin herbs that keep the Lungs moisturised and protect the chest area from the cool, drying Autumn air. The Large intestines release toxins and waste from the body that is no longer required.  Mason Taylor: So if your Qi is transforming with flow through each of the organ systems through yang and yin, yin and yang, and different degrees and expressions, and let's say, you have a terrain which can protect itself. But that doesn't mean you'd be disrespectful to the system and be aware that it's not as much as it is infinite. It also is finite in what it can do because it's yin and yang. And therefore, you still put a scarf on when the wind is coming in cold to stop that the wind invading in through your throat. You still make sure that your kidneys are nice and warm, so the cold doesn't invade them all through your feet. So, it's yes to both. So, I'll just put it... because I had someone who wanted me to talk about it. Now, that's my piece   Tahnee and Mason discuss the herbs, practices, and emotions of this season, why breathwork practices are essential in this season and the importance of reflecting on the movements of nature with early bed, early rising, and lots of rest.     Mason and Tahnee discuss:  -Lung Foods. -Qi and Lung herbs. -Surface immunity and Wei Qi. -Convalescing foods for Autumn. -The energy of Lung Metal season. -The emotions of Lung Metal season. -Exercises for Autumn and Lung energy. -Contraction and introspection in Autumn. -The relationship between the Lungs skin. -The Lung and Large Intestine relationship. -How to strengthen Qi and build immunity. -Breathing practices for Lung Metal season. -Connecting with the seasons through nature. -Honouring the transition of seasons for good immunity.   Tahnee and Mason Taylor Tahnee and Mason Taylor are the CEO and founder of SuperFeast. Their mission with SuperFeast is to improve the health, healing, and happiness of people and the planet, through sharing carefully curated offerings and practices that honour ancient wisdom and elevate the human spirit. Together Tahnee and Mason run their company and host the SuperFeast podcast, weaving their combined experience in herbs, yoga, wellness, Taoist healing arts, and personal development with lucid and compelling interviews from all around the world. They are the proud parents of Aiya and Goji, the dog, and are grateful to call the Byron Shire home.    Resources: Shiitake Qi Blend Cordyceps Schisandra Astragalus Turkey Tail     Q: How Can I Support The SuperFeast Podcast? A: Tell all your friends and family and share online! We'd also love it if you could subscribe and review this podcast on iTunes. Or check us out on Stitcher, CastBox, iHeart RADIO:)! Plus we're on Spotify!   Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/tahnee-and-mason-ep-156  

Episode 80!  Today is a short solo episode about herbs to support with long-haul viral infections such as covid. It is a very short list of herbs I love to work with including hawthorn, cats claw, elecampane, schisandra berry, nettles and ginger. I would love to hear from you any favorite plants for illness and recovery. You can find me on Instagram @thymeinthestudiopodcast and let me know in comments or send me a dm. Also supporting your gut microbiome is the golden ticket to supporting your immune system. I created a list of over 60 things you can do to easily support your belly. Hop over to www.aidazea.com to grab that free checklist. And I'm teaching a class on Nourishing your belly to Transform your health on April 20 at Rebecca's Apothecary. The class is online and in-person and I would love to see you there!Also big thanks to Aaron Travers for the show music.  If you enjoyed this interview please share it with a friend and leave a review where reviews are found.If you want more fun resources you can join the patreon at www.patreon.com/thymeinthestudio And to sign up for my newsletter go to  www.aidazea.com. To sign up for my upcoming gut health class or to purchase the teas mentioned in this podcast please go to www.rebeccasherbs.comThanks for being here and may our efforts benefit all beings! Thyme in the Studio links:https://www.patreon.com/thymeinthestudiohttps://www.instagram.com/thymeinthestudiopodcast/https://www.aidazea.comwww.rebeccasherbs.comDiscliamer: I am not a doctor. I am an herbalist. This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes. This podcast and none of my handouts, classes, videos, audio or consultations are considered medical advice.  Please do your own research to determine what is right for you.  

Runny nose, itchy eyes and pharmaceutical antihistaminics make you drowsy? No worries, we have holistic remedies that work even better and strategies to address the root issue! Let's dig into some of the ayurvedic theories to explain hay fever and draw from the wisdom of global herbalism to get effective short and long-term relief. Some of the herbs covered are Nettle, Astragalus, Elecampane, Schisandra, Turmeric, Chrysanthemum, Elderflower, Cubeb Berry, Pippali and Guduchi, which we can choose based on their drying and warming, cooling, and/or immune-boosting action, depending on which of the doshas, Vata, Pitta and Kapha, seems most out of balance! We will also discuss some really helpful vitamins and minerals. Please don't hesitate to reach out to me if you would like to work with me one-on-one and book your Online Health Consultation! Send me a message through my website: www.herbalhelp.net Or click on my calendar to book a free 20 min call to get your questions answered directly and to see if we are a good fit for each other! Get access to exclusive weekly inspirational herbal videos and posts through my ko-fi donation site (like Patreon). Your one-off or monthly recurring contribution (membership) supports the creation of this podcast and helps me reach my goal of buying a good microphone (the one I am using is borrowed). Or just buy me a coffee (a cup of herbal tea actually) to say thanks for the podcast! Thank you so much! YouTube Channel: Herbal Help by Tamara Follow me on Instagram: herbal.help If you like the show please let others know and write me a review! You can rate me on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Castbox, Audible Podcast Addict and more, and it's super easy, just click on this link. Send me a message through the contact form on my website. I love to hear from my listeners and get feedback! What herb would you like me to discuss next on this podcast? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/downtoearthherbalism/message

In this discussion, Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai, MIT PhD shares CytoSolve Molecular Systems Analysis of Schisandra Fruit's effects on the Lung Congestion and Lung Health.

Monologue Dr. Joel Wallach begins the show discussing life expectancy. Citing the average ages of various peoples and comparing these peoples. Stating that the average of Japanese is almost 85 while others at 70. Asserting the reason for this nearly 15 year difference is diet. Contending the longer lived peoples don't eat gluten. Pearls of Wisdom Doug Winfrey and Dr. Wallach discuss a news article regarding the health benefits of schissandra berries. Used in teas, juices and tinctures as a natural remedy for sleep problems. Animal studies suggest that schisandra can be used as a natural sedative for those suffering from sleeplessness. Schisandra is an adaptogen that can counteract the effects of stress on the body. Callers John's wife has tinnitis and is suffering from hearing loss. Ezell has several health challenges including balance problems, peripheral neuropathies, has history of blood clots and has pain in his neck from a previous injury. Robert's wife's toe nail are curling and she wonders why this is happening. Derek is experiencing cold hands and feet and believes he may have Raynaud's disease. Call Dr. Wallach's live radio program weekdays from noon until 1pm pacific time at 831-685-1080 or toll free at 888-379-2552.

Let's look into Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome and how herbs can possibly help. This is for educational purposes only. Always seek medical help if needed. Long Covid can be serious and should not be left untreated. Let's look into some natural healing strategies that might be of benefit to strengthen your body! The herbs discussed apply to the recovery process after illness, especially ongoing fatigue, and are rooted in the wisdom of traditional systems like Ayurveda and TCM, or modern scientific research. We talk about adaptogens like Schisandra berry and Cordyceps which also support lung function and adaptogens that can give us our energy and stamina back, like Eleuthero, Rhodiola, and Ginseng. Gotu Kola is my favorite nervine from Ayurveda, it not only helps with brain fog and concentration but is said to restore loss of sense of smell and taste! Get access to exclusive videos and posts through my ko-fi donation site (like Patreon). For the price of a cup of coffee (or herbal tea in this case!) you get my cold and flu protocol with all herbs and dosages that I posted a few weeks ago, and a video with my deep dive into Ginger, which is such a versatile and tasty herb! I show you how I make my ginger tea and other preparations and we discuss the many benefits, from immunity, over throat ache to migraines! Last week's video was about Astragalus and my favorite and very tasty way to take it and this week I show you my beautiful flowering almond trees and the medicine that hides in them. If you join my membership program on ko-fi (monthly donation), you get access to all of these and future videos and posts, which are created to help you on your herbal learning journey and to inspire you. Let me be your guide and teacher! Thank you so much for supporting the creation of this podcast and of my Youtube Channel! We are also starting with our case studies, this is the middle tier of the ko-fi membership, which is a very accessible way to get actual personalized health advice on a problem, which could be about your own or a friend's health issue. This is an amazing opportunity to look over the shoulder of a practising, clinical herbalist, and watch me going through the assessment process and creating a personalized, real herbal health protocol for somebody (this could be you!). We can all learn so much from this! YouTube Channel: Herbal Help by Tamara Follow me on Instagram: herbal.help If you like the show please let others know and write me a review! You can rate me on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Castbox, Audible Podcast Addict and more, and it's super easy, just click on this link. You can enter the drawing to win a free health consultation package, just send me an email after writing the review and let me know that you want to get a chance to win! Online Health Consultations are available through my website: www.herbalhelp.net Send me a message through the contact form on my website. I love to hear from my listeners and get feedback! What herb would you like me to discuss next on this podcast? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/downtoearthherbalism/message

In this episode we speak with Sean, who is a gardener/permaculturist, nurseryman, and YouTuber about how he got into gardening, his gardening philosophy, hand dug ponds, and we geek out on some of our favorite plants including Schisandra chinensis and Diospyros virginiana. You can find him at EdibleAcres.org and us at Patreon.com/plantcunning. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/plantcunning/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/plantcunning/support

Der findes rigtig mange leverurter, som hver især har deres unikke egenskaber. En af dem er Schisandra chinensis, og som efternavnet antyder, er vi tæt på den asiatiske viden, når vi beskriver de små røde bær med den store effekt.

5 Action Steps to Build Your Own Mood Boosting, Stress Reducing Toolkit Tune in. Be aware of the clinical signs and symptoms of burnout and when it's important to seek medical and psychological help. Here's a good read to get you started: https://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/burnout-prevention-and-recovery.htm#:~:text=Burnout%20is%20a%20state%20of,unable%20to%20meet%20constant%20demands.Tune out. Create 'buffer times' into your day. For example: one hour of quiet contemplation time in the morning, 30 minutes at lunch and one hour in the evening before bed is just enough to help soothe the overactive nervous system and stress related cortisol surge.Simplify. Incorporate more brain healthy foods into your diet (hint: check out my previous episodes and my blog!). For example, the simple addition of flax, chia and hemp seeds into a smoothie can add a significant boost of Omega 3's known to support mental health.Test, don't guess! Check your nutritional status and get an oxidative stress analysis to find out how adaptogens may be able to help! Did you know there's a safe, convenient and affordable test that you can do at home measure your essential and non-essential amino acids, oxidative stress, malabsorption, dysbiosis and detoxification markers? (schedule a conversation with me )Don't go it alone. Find out why thousands of people have stopped relying on just one healthcare provider for optimal health and well-being and have benefitted from the integrative team approach. Ready to get supported? Schedule a conversation with me. Clinical studies on my favorite adaptogens:An Overview on Ashwagandha: A Rasayana (Rejuvenator) of Ayurveda:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3252722/Adaptogenic and Anxiolytic Effects of Ashwagandha Root Extract in Healthy Adults: A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Clinical Study https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6979308/12 potential health benefits of eleuthero: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319084#_noHeaderPrefixedContentEffect of Schisandra chinensis Extract Supplementation on Quadriceps Muscle Strength and Fatigue in Adult Women: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7177795/ Ethnobiology and Ethnopharmacology of Lepidium meyenii (Maca), a Plant from the Peruvian Highlands:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3184420/Tulsi - Ocimum sanctum: A herb for all reasons: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4296439/Rhodiola rosea L. Improves Learning and Memory Function: Preclinical Evidence and Possible Mechanisms: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6288277/ Stay Connected To Angel:Newsletter & Mailing List,  Healthy Housecalls With AngelGet Daily Support: Join Our Membership Community: Get Fit & Functional For LifeFollow or Message Angel on LinkedInFollow or Message Angel on FaceBook Get Angel's Valuable  Resources:DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE SUCCESS TRACKER NOW: Creating My Success, Fit & Functional For Life Healthy Habit TrackerENROLL IN OUR FREE RETREAT TODAY: What area of your life needs the most attention today?   Find out in this free 7-day email course and learn how radical self-compassion can help you recognize signs of burnout, reverse damage caused by stress, and restore your physical, mental, and spiritual health.Schedule your COMPLIMENTARY Vision to Victory Coaching SessionWant to share Angel's passion for lifestyle medicine with your organization and learn how she puts mindfulness and self-compassion in action for better health? Request Angel as your next speaker/podcast or retreat guest:   Connect Here

Ich hab mir viel vorgenommen für den CLEAN OCTEMBER!Und manchmal muss auch ich akzeptieren, dass ich auch nur ein Mensch bin.Mein Körper hatte wohl andere Pläne als ich…Dein Performance OptimizerRichard StaudnerMehr?→ Lies diesen Beitrag auch in Wort und Schrift auf https://richardstaudner.at/blog/→ Verfolge die “Clean Octember Challenge” auf meinem Instagram TV Kanal: https://www.instagram.com/richard_staudner/?hl=dePS: Du willst deinen Mind in dieser Zeit sanft boosten?Fokus und Konzentration anheben, wenn dir dein geliebter Kaffee fehlt? Genau für diesen Zwecke habe ich mit Btonic Performance das Produkt “100% Management” entwickelt. Inhaltsstoffe wie sibirischer Ginseng, Schisandra, Ashwagandha, Ginkgo und Rhodiola Rosea fördern deine geistige Performance bei kognitiver Arbeit. Unterstützt werden diese Extrakte durch wichtige Co-Faktoren wie B-Vitamine, Magnesium und Zink. Mit dem Code “richard20” erhälts du auf der Website www.btonic-performance.at 20% auf deine gesamte Bestellung.

Wenn wir von Kaffee sprechen, dann ist das warme Getränk gemeint, das wir auf der Sitzbank von Omas Stube trinken während wir über “die guten alten Zeiten” quatschen. Oder mit den Kumpels im Kaffee genüsslich an einem Cold Brew Coffee oder Latte Macchiato schlürfen.Kaffee hat in Europa seit Anfang des 17. Jahrhunderts einen festen Platz und zählt zu den beliebtesten Getränken. Eine Bürokultur ohne Kaffee? Nahezu unvorstellbar!Er wird weltweit als Eisbrecher in der Kommunikation eingesetzt und ist oft Inhalt der ersten Frage bei einem Meeting. “Darf es ein Kaffee sein?” SporlterInnen und Gesundheitsapostel trinken ihn gerne zwischendurch aus Langeweile, denn er vertreibt Hunger und hat selbst weder Kohlenhydrate noch Kalorien. Weiters verstärkt er den Fastenprozess (Autophagie) über das Enzym AMPK. Kaffee hat auch ein anderes Gesicht. Eine Schattenseite. Er gilt als Aufheller. Als Booster. Oder Stimulanz. Unter Fachleuten sogar als Droge. Er hat eine böse Seite. Er macht abhängig und greift in diverse Funktionen unseres Stoffwechsels ein, in die Produktion von Neurotransmitter. Er manipuliert direkt unser Gehirn und beeinflusst unseren Schlaf. Meist negativ.Die EU sagt, ab 400 mg pro Tag schädigt Koffein unsere Gesundheit. Ein Espresso hat etwa 70-100 mg Koffein, eine Tasse Filterkaffee schnell das doppelte. Also die 400 mg erreichen viele von uns leicht. So, aber genug des Schwarz-Weiss-Denkens. Sehen wir uns das genauer an. Dein Performance OptimizerRichard StaudnerMehr?→ Lies diesen Beitrag auch in Wort und Schrift auf https://richardstaudner.at/blog/→ Verfolge die “Clean Octember Challenge” auf meinem Instagram TV Kanal: https://www.instagram.com/richard_staudner/?hl=de→ Du willst diesen Beitrag nicht nur in Ton sondern auch Bild? https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=richard+staudner PS: Du willst deinen Mind in dieser Zeit sanft boosten?Fokus und Konzentration anheben, wenn dir dein geliebter Kaffee fehlt? Genau für diesen Zwecke habe ich mit Btonic Performance das Produkt “100% Management” entwickelt. Inhaltsstoffe wie sibirischer Ginseng, Schisandra, Ashwagandha, Ginkgo und Rhodiola Rosea fördern deine geistige Performance bei kognitiver Arbeit. Unterstützt werden diese Extrakte durch wichtige Co-Faktoren wie B-Vitamine, Magnesium und Zink. Mit dem Code “richard20” erhälts du auf der Website www.btonic-performance.at 20% auf deine gesamte Bestellung.

If you're listening to this podcast, chances are you know what it feels like to hunt for good food and produce that you know will leave you feeling your best. If that resonates with you, you'll love today's conversation with superfood hunter, Jerry Zeifman! Tune in to hear some life-altering suggestions to combat bloating and digestive issues, gain some fascinating insights into the superfoods you know, and be introduced to some amazing new ones. You'll hear about the ingredients at the forefront of Jerry's mind at the moment, like the sour and astringent Maqui berry, Schisandra grown on a family farm in New England, and Baobab harvested at a women's co-op in South Africa. Jerry reveals that, in order to be certified organic, a product doesn't need to be completely pesticide-free, and he gives us a glimpse into the farm where he and his son harvest adaptogenic, Ayurvedic herbs. He tells us about his introduction to healthy eating and shares how introducing enzymes into his diet changed his digestive system before telling us about the manifold uses of enzymes in restoring health. We also talk about Kapikachhu or Mucuna and its role in affecting dopamine transmitters for Parkinson's. Tune in today!Key Points From This Episode:An introduction to today's guest, superfood hunter, Jerry Zeifman. How the Maqui berry has 50 percent more antioxidants than the Açai berry.The flavour profile of Maqui berry that is sour, astringent, and delicious.How his Schisandra is grown on a family farm in New England and dried with infrared drying.The Baobab that is harvested at a women's co-op in South Africa.How he and his son came to live on a farm in Lanark County where they are harvesting adaptogenic, Ayurvedic herbs like Holy Basil and Ashwagandha. How the antioxidants are stored in the pigments of these herbs. Why being certified organic does not indicate that a food is pesticide-free.The unusual products that add value that Jerry seeks out for his store.How the honey melon jerky came to be after a meeting with a jerky supplier.The hot peppers his son grows: Habanero, Jalapeño, Birds Eye, Reapers, and more.Jerry's wish to look and feel more fit in ten years time when he is 80. His introduction to enzymes and how they changed his digestive system.How enzymes can be used therapeutically and digestively.The hot seat: Jerry tells us why he is a dusk person, how his family would rate his driving, which colour best represents him, and why he loves blueberry pie!Kapikachhu or Mucuna and its role in affecting dopamine transmitters for Parkinson's.Why Jerry endorses Ashwagandha to support the body's processes.Jerry's preference to have Matcha in the morning and Holy Basil at night.How the ingredients ECGC and MSM help to give you beautiful skin.Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:Jerry Zeifman on LinkedInOrganic TraditionsConscious EatingThe 100 Healthiest Foods to Eat During PregnancyAging BitesDeliciously GeekyAllison Tannis on LinkedInAllison Tannis on InstagramNatural Health Influencer on Instagram

We're bringing you a special edition on the podcast today, as Mason steps out of the interviewer seat and is interviewed by Tommy Moore on the Mind Body Plants Podcast. If you've ever wanted to listen to Mason go through the entire SuperFeast apothecary in both poetic and articulate detail; What's in the mindfully curated blends, the Organ systems they nourish, how the herbs are sourced, the seasons they best connect to, and the stories behind the formulations, this episode covers it all.   Tommy asks some great questions, and Mason dives deep into the world of Daoist tonic herbalism, discussing the lineage and how these heavenly messengers oscillate through Mind/Body/Spirit to bring healing and longevity. Mason opens up about his decade-long journey with SuperFeast, from grassroots beginnings to the epic company it is has grown into; Still maintaining the same core intentions of supporting people in maintaining wellness and longevity through tonic herbs and medicinal mushrooms. In comparing the western medical system with classical Chinese medicine, this conversation goes many places. Mason lays down what you need to know about Jing herbs, cultivating Qi, Nootropics, Brain health, Di Dao sourcing, and living in harmony with yourself and nature. This episode is the reminder we all need to stand empowered in our sovereign health.   "In classical Chinese medicine what you're looking at is the capacity for Qi to transform through a particular Organ system. And so you're looking at supporting that baseline regulatory capacity for inner transformation at all times; The ability for your body to accept and enable change to constantly occur. And you can see how different that clinical approach is going to be. You can see why Western medicine likes to just go, 'Yep, do that, bang. And now we're fixed'. Whereas if you take responsibility for helping someone move through changes in their body and in their life, that's a massive responsibility, and it's harder to be effective. It takes more keeping your finger literally on the pulse. Our medical and wellness system doesn't focus on or value that right now. It seems boring to focus on that constant capacity of 'this too will change'... Why? Because then you can't be right, and you can't dominate".   -Mason Taylor     Tommy and Mase discuss: Mycology.  Tonic herbalism.  The Daoist lineage.  Yin/Yang cultivation.  The culture of SuperFeast. The nature of Adaptogens. The SuperFeast apothecary. Di Dao sourcing and preserving tradition. Superior herbs (lifestyle herbs) and dosage. Autoimmune conditions and medicinal mushrooms. Brain health and nootropic herbs for neuro-plasticity.  The journey of SuperFeast; 10 years on from grassroots.  Psychedelic mushrooms, micro-dosing and mental health.  Cultivating organ health, longevity, and wisdom through herbs. Western medical system and classical Chinese medical system. Mason's personal journey from a uni student starting SuperFeast.     MasonTaylor Mason Taylor is the founder of SuperFeast. Mason was first exposed to the ideas of potentiating the human experience through his mum Janesse (who was a big inspiration for founding SuperFeast and is still an inspiration to Mason and his team due to her ongoing resilience in the face of disability). After traveling South America for a year, Mason found himself struggling with his health - he was worn out, carried fungal infections, and was only 22. He realised that he had the power to take control of his health. Mason redirected his attention from his business degree and night work in a bar to begin what was to become more than a decade of health research, courses, education, and mentorship from some of the leaders in personal development, wellness, and tonic herbalism. Inspired by the own changes to his health and wellbeing through his journey (which also included Yoga teacher training and raw foodism!), he started SuperFeast in 2010. Initially offering a selection of superfoods, herbs, and supplements to support detox, immune function, and general wellbeing. Mason offered education programs around Australia, and it was on one of these trips that he met Tahnee, who is now his wife and CEO of SuperFeast. Mason also offered detox and health transformation retreats in the Byron hinterland (some of which Tahnee also worked on, teaching Yoga and workshops on Taoist healing practices, as well as offering Chi Nei Tsang treatments to participants). After falling in love with the Byron Shire, Mason moved SuperFeast from Sydney's Northern Beaches to Byron Bay in 2015. He lived on a majestic permaculture farm in the Byron hinterland, and after not too long, Tahnee joined him (and their daughter, Aiya was conceived). The rest is history - from a friend's rented garage to a warehouse in the Byron Industrial Estate to SuperFeast's current home in Mullumbimby's beautiful Food Hub, SuperFeast (and Mason) has thrived in the conscious community of the Northern Rivers. Mason continues to evolve his role at SuperFeast, in education, sourcing, training, and creating the formulas based on Taoist principles of tonic herbalism.   CLICK HERE TO LISTEN ON APPLE PODCAST    Resources: Mason Instagram SuperFeast Instagram   Q: How Can I Support The SuperFeast Podcast? A: Tell all your friends and family and share online! We'd also love it if you could subscribe and review this podcast on iTunes. Or  check us out on Stitcher :)! Plus  we're on Spotify!   Check Out The Transcript Here:   Tommy Moore: (00:00) Mason, first and foremost, welcome and thank you for joining me on this podcast. Been following your work for a little while now, and I'm certainly thrilled to be able to welcome you here and to have a chance to speak to you and get a bit of a deep dive into some adaptogenic herbs and mushrooms that I personally take on almost a daily basis. So, before we get into all of that, how do you describe what you do?   Mason: (00:28) Yeah, it's been definitely a mixed bag of what I've done in the wellness space. My company, SuperFeast is at this point, I guess what I'm most well-known for nearly, it's going to be 10 years in May that I've had that company and it has evolved somehow despite my flippancy and desire to not be shackled down by the responsibility of business, it's grown to be a very... Yeah, it's a really beautiful, healthy business. I still feel I'd still own completely. So, it's still very grassroots and just ensconced in what my original intentions back in the day were. Before I started the company, I was just in my last year at uni and just trying to find ways to just to have my body be a little less lethargic, and I was a little bit worried the way I saw it.   Mason: (01:22) It's like I worried about my trajectory and what I saw, how I was going to be at 80 years old or 90 years old, or even 60 years old. And that kind of spurred me on to, even though I was gung ho and I was jumping into the deep end of extremism of diet and detoxification and just becoming basically an extremist and a purist in the health space. Ultimately, my intention was a real long term sustainable one. And so, I had the juice to kind of go extreme back then, but because my intention is what, where SuperFeast is at still and what kind of the mission or the intent is behind it at the same, what I have for myself, which is to just find whether it's practises or capacity to continually change and evolve with at different times of life, psychologically and physically, and just to find the herb, so on and so forth, that's going to facilitate and support my deepest health intentions to come true.   Mason: (02:17) And so, that, for me, when I was in uni studying herbalism, I wanted to potentiate the body. And so, that meant I didn't go for things that were problem-solution kind of herbs. Western herbalism didn't really interest me back then because it was more clinical. You take it for this, take it for that. But Daoist herbalism, the ancient Chinese philosophy and path of the Dao, their herbs were... They had this whole dialogue about cultivating organ health and cultivating the body. And that just really made sense to me because I didn't want to have a problem solution and initial problem-solution approach to my health and life. And that's where SuperFeast is basically at. It's just this gentle, this we source medicinal mushrooms. And when a lot of people know adaptogens in a way that's based on the Daoist tradition.   Mason: (03:06) So, it's just make getting them as close to nature as possible and having them be as robust as possible, so that with the same intention that they've had for thousands of years all over the world using herbs for health, it's just to keep you that little bit healthy, go get you on the front foot that little bit more. When you get a little bit more juice in your body, and you're not having to worry about symptoms and degeneration, or even fatigue. Even though these things can still be there in variants, if it's just like a little bit less of that, if you're a little less immune compromised, you don't have to waste your energy or your Qi on surviving. Those symptoms, you can get on the front foot and develop yourself and ultimately, when you get a little bit older, you're not degenerating and hopefully, you've had the power to overcome developmental issues, psychological issues.   Mason: (03:51) So, you're a little bit less of an asshole and you're actually someone who's got some wisdom and someone who... It doesn't have to be so reliant on external stuff in order to stay healthy, and that's basically what SuperFeast is. Back in the day, I was like, "No, I just don't want to see any more degenerative disease in the world." And that's still a nice, lofty mission that probably won't ever come true because it's beautiful, it's relating to decay has been bad, but I really was mourning at the, seeing so much unnecessary degeneration and wasting away of the body and not living in harmony with yourself in nature. And so, I'm a really at a point at that SuperFeast, it's just like people have intentions around their health.   Mason: (04:38) I don't have an agenda about where that leads them, but through our education, because we have educational courses as well, and about living in harmony with nature and yourself, but then especially the herbs and the medicinal mushrooms that we saw. So specifically, they can really just help the organs flow, cultivate the organs, get the immune system nice and healthy so that there's a little bit less for people to worry about and they can go on, making their health intentions come true and becoming less of an asshole and more of their awesome selves.   Tommy Moore: (05:07) I love how you speak to the Daoist tradition because thousands and thousands of years ago, when we didn't have science, we didn't have all of this empirical evidence or clinical evidence about any of these herbal medicines or medicinal mushrooms, but that had practised this for so, so long, and they didn't necessarily need to know what a biochemical was because I guess back then, what they would call a spirit, we would now possibly call a biochemical. And so, I really, really loved this link between science and spirituality, especially when we're talking about mushrooms and herbs, that they can change how we feel. They can change how we act and our behaviour. They can make us feel more connected to each other. Now, this will be the first time that I've spoken about medicinal mushrooms and herbs. So, before we get deeper into science and philosophy, let's start with some basic definitions. What is meant by a herbal tonic? What is meant by a medicinal mushroom, and also what is meant by an adaptogen?   Mason: (06:19) Yeah, good order that you've put them in. So, tonic herbs is, that term is a rough translation over from about 2000 years ago, we get the first herbal materia medica, cataloguing herbs and their uses and categorising them. And, this is why I study a Daoist path because it's the ancient Chinese, the ancient health nuts, as I kind of refer to them. At times, they're the ones that documented it and came up with terminology, whereas right now, you don't see a [flowering 00:06:54] just yet of the Australian herbal tradition, because it was verbal. It was a bit more, I guess you'd say more spirit-based versus 3D-based, and that's in a lovely way. The Daoists documented specific, very physical practise-based health practises.   Mason: (07:15) And so, since it was written, it's like it's there on offer and able to be utilised, which is a little bit different to a verbal tradition, especially one that's been consciously wiped out and hopefully not forever. And there's beautiful people preserving that and slowly, we own the right to be able to partake in that once we get, how to do that with respect and not just to be treating it as a commodity, which is the worst thing that happens in the wellness scene, in the herbal scene as the things that are based in basically, as you said, spirit, so it shows and the science can be there, but that's doing something following a path in a way that it's complete. I guess holistic is the word that's a bit bastardised, but nonetheless, it's like, we partake in tonic herbalism and we reflect on it based on the entire system of Daoism and reflecting on where the civilization was at, not just take a scalpel, which is what Western herbalism and Western medicine does a lot of time.   Mason: (08:11) Just we'll just get a scalpel and just like... We'll take that and we'll leave the rest. And we'll talk a little bit more about that when we get to adaptogens, because that's not a bad thing, taking something out and going, this is an adaptogen used in these scenarios. As long as you leave a thread back to the complete system and where it came from. But, over 2000 years ago, we got the first materia medica by the emperor, Shennong, and it's basically an accumulation of knowledge, thousands of years of knowledge. Many, many people contribute to say, "This is what we know so far." There's three categories of herbs, as far as we kind of practise, which is the inferior herbs or lower herbs. They're the ones that are used for disease states. There's a lot of long-term symptoms. We can damage the body. They're basically using poisons, very good in emergency situations and acute illnesses.   Mason: (08:59) And then, middle herbs, regular herbs. They're long-term management of symptoms says still a little bit more... They can go in organs placing those herbs. And then, there's the superior herbs. And the superior herbs can also be used clinically. They are the ones that you can get on the front foot and utilise in the body. The Daoists would say, ``We'd use this to lighten the body or to ward off ageing, ward off premature ageing, to bring the spirit through." So, what is the spirit through is, just imagine, yes, you can develop yourself and use like, say a disease state to gain more perspective and wisdom in life.   Mason: (09:36) But if you don't have to have these disease states to be the catalyst for your growth, if you are already on a path of growth, you don't have to spend all this time going and dealing with disease or symptoms, or whatever, like mental health issues, so on and so forth. If you can do that, then you're going to be able to develop yourself psychologically, you're going to be able to work on your perspective in life, you're going to be able to transition through the initiations of life where you kind of get a little bit less about you at some point, more about the community. And that's what the Daoists were interested in. The superior herbs could be used in that instance. There were some of the grandmas for thousands of years had been, grandpas had been putting in the soup to keep everyone healthy without them knowing.   Mason: (10:17) So, they're the tonic herbs. So, tonic herbs are those that preserve life, and it doesn't mean a lot of people... I've been doing this a long time now and I've been kind of talking. It's been interesting how do I talk about these and get people engaged with these herbs while respecting them, because it's not just the herbs that you can take as much as you want of. They are like herbal foods, but they're still medicinally active. And the whole point of them is, yes, you can take them and it's not like you're going to... It's hard to do damage with these tonic herbs. And that's why they're the lifestyle herbs. But still, people need to be aware that you're going, you need to go slow with these herbs, and sometimes if you're feeling that you need, then you do trust your instinct to start taking big doses of say an extract powder and do two big teaspoons a day.   Mason: (11:05) But then, you need to be able to listen to yourself and that's time to lower that back once again. So, although these are the superior herbs, they're also very active. They're like any food. You're going to want to rotate and keep your instincts alive, but they're the herbs to preserve life. They're the anti-ageing herbs. These are the ones that they use to keep their bones healthy, mind sharp, keep their organs flowing. It's about preserving your life and the Daoist talk about you being made up and everything they made up that your body may be made up of three treasures, especially the three treasures.   Mason: (11:40) Your Jing lives in your kidneys. You're given that when you're born. It's how much wax you have to burn through the candle of your life, right? And so, if you burn the candle at both ends, bang, you're going to get rid of that wax. Yes, Western medicine can keep that flame alive, but keeping a flame alive on just a wick and having no substance there for it to burn through, it's not much of a life to live. And that's why a lot of people die for a long time once they get to 50, 60, 70, they're kept alive, but they're dying for ages. We want to avoid that if possible and that's what the Jing herb's about, not bringing that premature ageing strong bones. They're the foundational essence.   Mason: (12:16) Qi is the second treasure. Qi is like, you take fuel in, you cultivate Qi, keeps the engine going. Keeps your thoughts moving, keeps your fluids moving. This is what keeps you going through every day of life. It's your breath, it's the food that you're taking in, and you can maintain a lot of vitality and a lot of energy by keeping that Qi cultivated. And then, the final treasure is Shen, which is your spirit and your consciousness that comes through. And as you develop more wisdom, that equates to being able to develop more Shen and so more virtuous nature. So, you genuinely cultivate kindness and forgiveness and loving. And then, note that there's other aspects in from consciousness that come from the heart, especially, but there are other organs that you cultivate. Say, for instance, that are going to bring about the wisdom of having really strong boundaries by your really beautiful boundaries, so on and so forth.   Mason: (13:14) So, it's not just all pie-in-the-sky, lovey-dovey shit, quite completely. And that's the theory of Daoism in the organ system, and each organ has its own consciousness. But then, as you keep the Qi going through the organs, the idea is you are not burning through your three treasures. Your Jing, your Qi, your Shen. You cultivate life. That's what tonic herbs are, the superior herbs are. And it contains mushrooms and berries and barks and deer antler velvet, and minerals like pearl. There's some animal ones like a particular type of ant, so on and so forth. And so, in our day and age, they're the ones for like, then nootropics fall into that kind of category a lot of the time. Energy herbs, like ginseng, fall into that category. And a lot of adaptogens fall into that category.   Mason: (14:01) So, clinically, an adaptogen in the west was really identified in the 1970s by the Russians. And they classified, let me see if I've still got this, classify the adaptogen herbs as ones that are going to have an accumulative effect on the body. So, the longer you take them, you're going to accumulate benefits and it's good for everyone to be mindful that that's just not linear, the more your take, gets better. At some point, you hit a glass ceiling of how much energy you can have, and the adaptogens then kind of flesh out and can maybe help you modulate the immune system a little bit more, modulate your nervous system a little bit more. So, it's not just getting better in one direction.   Mason: (14:41) Once you restore homeostasis within your adrenal, that bottom, I'll talk about the HPA axis in a second, but say your adrenals get back into sync all of a sudden, then you might not keep experiencing more and more benefits from that ginseng or ashwagandha in that same direction. You might start opening up to being able to experience benefits in other directions, if you're not attached to just external gains coming from the adaptogen. So, I just need to flesh that one out there. Second classification of adaptogens is it can create any additional harm or stress to the body. The general rules, taking things like ashwagandha, ginsengs, schizandras, reishis, chagas, these kinds of herbs. For the majority of the population who are symptomatic and are dealing with disease states, they're not going to move you into harm or stress place. They're going to help your body adapt to stress, right?   Mason: (15:38) And so, they're regulators. And especially the mushrooms, they're immunological regulators. As well, if you're very sick, you don't just go charging into taking adaptogens. You want to still be... That's a very general kind of classification, as well, and no more harm or stress. And then, the third one I kind of touched on is their regulatory. They have a non-specific action in the body. And so, we generally know that it's going to take cortisol down and the majority of the population's say for ashwagandha cycle, a lot of these herbs, because [everyone's 00:16:11] high. But what about instances where cortisol is low? There are instances where it's actually helping the body get back and increasing that cortisol to a healthy level at appropriate times during the day.   Mason: (16:20) So, that's non-specific. That's like the medicinal mushrooms are used in auto-immune conditions. When people look at them like a reishi and cordyceps, they want to be working with a practitioner. This is you with autoimmunity. But you're looking at those herbs and you're like, "Wow, they're really incredible for lifting the immune system, helping us adapt to pathogenic influx, and fight these things off." But then, there's really solid instances and data coming through around people who are really excessive in their immune activity to the extent where the immune system attacking itself in autoimmune conditions and mushrooms are used to regulate that immune function down. Too very handy having such sophisticated medicine doing that, rather than just using a drug to suppress the immune system. You're going one step further and going where's the trigger site for this unhealthy flurry of pro-inflammatory immune activity and let's go and start regulating the immune system down on that level in an inappropriate way.   Mason: (17:18) So, you're not taking the whole immune system down. You might just be taking a certain part of the immune system down and maintaining surface immunity, right? When you take complete immune suppressants, you're going to see... And then, you're going to be more likely to get sick. That's what an adaptogen is, those three things. No additional harm or stress to the body, accumulates benefits over the time, non-specific activity in the body. And the medicinal mushrooms kind of fall under that banner of a tonic herb, right? And then, some of these herbs in the tropics, adaptogens and nerve veins, and that they're kind of have the Western herbalism, we'll kind of comment on what some of them are, but they're not all adaptogens because some of them are just pure nourishes, right? Some of them like a tremella mushroom, truly beautiful for lubricating the lungs, therefore lubricating the skin. If you've got dry skin, it's just such a nutritive, gentle herb.   Mason: (18:11) And they use a lot in post-surgery or disease states just to get a lot of juice back into the body, and fluid back in the body, and yin essence back into the body, as well as people that just value beauty and vibrance in their skin. It's not really an adaptive fact. They will discover it has slightly adaptogenic elements because it's a medicinal mushroom and feeds the immune system. But right now, it's just seen as a nutritive. So, it's not clinically adaptogenic, but it is a tonic herb. It is a herb that can be used to cultivate Jing, Qi, Shen, which is that's what a tonic herb is. So, the mushrooms come into their medicinal mushrooms, not the culinary portobello kind of brown mushroom ones that you get on your pizza.   Mason: (18:49) I'm not talking about psychedelic mushrooms. We are talking about generally tree-born mushrooms. Those mushrooms like shiitake, maitake, agaricus, poria, Reishi, lion's mane, cordyceps, is grows off caterpillars. We can't do that in terms of a product. It's generally going to be a... For us, it's a fermented cordyceps in a VAT, so that's a vegan one, but that's a kind of an example of a nontree-born medicinal mushroom. But, that's generally going to find medicinal mushrooms. The mycelia is going to grow up through the tree and utilise the carbohydrates and basically, eat those carbohydrates. And then, essentially, don't want to personify it and humanise it too much, but essentially, the genitals come out and then we pick those genitals where the spores come out of and utilise those.   Mason: (19:45) And they're so amazing for the body. They're just so regulatory, whether it's immunity, nervous system, endocrine system. And clinically, what the possibility of using these in real specific instances is just endless, but getting onto them preemptively, I mean, it's at this point, it's just too good not to be taking medicinal mushrooms. I think that's a long form answer to your question.   Tommy Moore: (20:13) That's perfect. You've answered that brilliantly. Yeah, and you're so right. There's so much about Western science and medicine that is almost exclusively looking at symptomatology. And of course, this can be effective in short term treatment or acute treatment of particular diseases and getting back to somewhat of a baseline. But what do you do from there? There's so many people who get unwell, say with cancer or a degenerative illness, and all they're doing is managing their symptoms and to me, that doesn't make any sense at all. It makes sense to the point of not causing further damage, but it isn't encouraging people to get healthier and healthier over time. And so, I appreciate how these medicinal herbs and mushrooms are working on our body as they do have that accumulative effect. They're helping us over time to get better and optimise our organ function and our circulatory system over time so that we can firstly, get to baseline and then go beyond that, because science can be quite slow in these fields.   Tommy Moore: (21:26) Often when we're trying to raise money or get funding for research, it has to treat something. And the way you described it earlier with the inferior herbs that you're looking more at disease states and getting someone to baseline level seems to be how our working science and clinical research at the moment. It has to be for someone who's already ill. And so, the Western way of looking at things is almost waiting for that clinical research to prove its efficacy. But as we mentioned earlier, there's probably thousands upon thousands of documented evidence through the Daoist traditions that prove that efficacy without having to go through the Western clinical path.   Tommy Moore: (22:10) But there's so much merit in these medicinal herbs and mushrooms because they can have such a huge impact on our health and our longevity and optimising the way our body works and improving our brain function and our performance. And it really is multidimensional how they do exert their effects in our body. And you began to allude to the anatomy of the mushroom being the mycelium and the fruiting body, because I find it incredibly interesting how both plants and animals evolved from fungus. To understand their anatomy and understand the constituents is really helping us to understand ourselves and how our body functions. So, can you speak to the anatomy of a mushroom and what are some different types of mushrooms and the different parts of the mushrooms that are working to help us?   Mason: (23:05) Yeah, I mean, this is a huge conversation. I got to the point in studying mushrooms, that I was like, there's a reason that the school of, the discipline of mycology exists because it is its own profession and I'm not going to be able to do it justice. I kind of, at one point I was like, cool, I am going to stick to my lane of tonic herbalism because once again, we've got a little bit further down the track and everyone's like, "Can you identify this mushroom and this mushroom?" And I'm like, "Oh my gosh, I definitely do not want to and cannot do that." But in terms of, it's a good question because mushrooms still have an overall stigma and people relate to the word mushrooms as in that's an appropriate blanket term.   Mason: (23:57) Whereas mushrooms are, you think of the plant kingdom and you go, "Yeah," and you know immediately you understand that there's diversity in the plant kingdom. You think in the mushroom kingdom and people are slowly starting to open up and realising that there's more, if not for people's perception of just as much diversity within the mushroom kingdom, different types of mushrooms, different evolutionary parts, styles of reproducing, so on and so forth, vastly different environments, way more so than plant matter with living within the mushroom kingdom. And so, the biggest organisms on the earth, besides the earth itself, have been mushrooms, all of a sudden you can see what our mushrooms are like. We don't even really know. There's all debate about whether they came from the spores, or came from space.   Mason: (24:51) And I know there's definitely been evidence to show that up, right up as far as you can get in the atmosphere, pretty much their spores and sitting up there. And I think that the work, the studies have been done on saying that seeds and spores can survive the vacuum of space. And so, there's all these weird and wonderful theories about them being aliens coming in and helping to... And we know that fungus basically, kind of up there, just after maybe water had such a pivotal role on helping literally everything evolve and everything is, [bay 00:25:28] is reliant on land and is reliant on that fungal system. They're helping whether it's the procreation, whether it's the sprouting of a seed, you see the mycelium within this particular spore, billions of spores, trillions of spores, just sitting dormant within the soil. And you see these symbiotic relationships as that's perf as the seed and the spore, as well as other conditions align that the seed will start to sprout. And then, you'll see a collaborative effort from that spore starting to sprout, all the mycelia coming up and finding. So, the actual body of the...   Mason: (26:03) ... its sprout or the mycelia coming up and finding, so the actual body of the mushroom coming up and helping basically encase and, again, not my area of expertise, but the way I romantically talk about it, create a womb for that seed, and go down and extract minerals from deeper down, and feed that up into the tree, and then be involved within basically that interconnectedness of a forest and interconnectedness of many elements of the world running up in through the trees. And you can see, once the symbiotic relationship evolves through helping to procreate and create a nursery, basically. And then once that tree is an existence, you see a [mycorrhizal 00:26:42] relationship where you'll see the little spindly bits coming off of the mushroom cells. They can drill essentially into the wood, and then they release enzymes so that they can then basically digest externally and then get access to those carbohydrates because there's underground darkness. There's no access to light, so the mushrooms need to get access to their energy source, the carbohydrates, in another way, and that's how they do that.   Mason: (27:09) And then from there, continues to be a collaborative effort in terms of, for many trees, the mycelium growing in through, and then sometimes sprouting out, and then as well as those mushrooms and the mycelia that just sprout their own mushrooms, coming straight up from the soil. So in terms of what they are, I mean very genetically close to humans, mushrooms. We've definitely co-evolved. That's where you can see the immune system seems literally hardwired. So a lot of people know that now we can see we have the endocannabinoid system, it seems like we're actually hardwired some way to have cannabis in our diet, whether it's regularly or not regularly, or just having a top up, or just being around the plant. It's the same way with the way particular [immunopaths 00:27:55] work, where you're taking in compounds from mushrooms. And because we've co-evolved, you can see that the immune system is there waiting to have particular receptors so it can identify fungal invasion and then take it to places where it can invade it off.   Mason: (28:14) Whereas in the medicinal mushrooms, the tree mushrooms, you take that in and, because it's got a high molecular weight, it'll bypass digestion, get into the gut, and then hit immune cells within the lymph tissue in the gut. And it's like a mystery shopper vibe, or it's like playing war games, where we're going to war ... the immune system's like I'm going to war with this, but it's not an actual threat that's coming in. And so what happens is you take on that beta-glucan within the mushroom, and then that macrophage cell will pass through particular pathways and go deeper into the immune system, metabolise that compound, and then spit it out, but it happens to be what it spits out is in perfect formation to hit deeper immune receptors within the innate immune system, which is a bit deeper to get into a constitutional level like that. And then what you see happening is rather than an activation or stimulation of the immune system, you actually see ... Stimulation was the word I meant to use there first, you actually just see an activation of the immune system.   Mason: (29:18) Whereas the lights start turning on, the intelligence starts turning on, an irregulatory capacity can start to occur. And it's just too perfect, those pathways. And it can happen with other substances, but it doesn't seem to happen with such efficacy. And it's not to say that there's definitely indigenous tribes who hadn't identified this and weren't reliant on tree mushrooms, but it's just too perfect. And so we're utilising that, but I mean I've just danced around what I do know about mushrooms, and then obviously taken it back to their implications around herbal medicine and human consumption, which is what I'm comfortable with. But it's a big, wonderful world and I think there's a lot of nostalgia there. At the moment, you can see mushrooms are going off, whether it's culinary, lots of people are back-buying shiitakes and even lion's manes, and it's really getting into mycology pages on Instagram and just going off, the weird and wonderful world of mushrooms. And so it's definitely the wave's broken on everyone.   Mason: (30:21) And huge Facebook pages, amateur identification groups, people going out and wanting to harvest their own mushrooms. It's a huge little underground thing now, and just even around here, in Byron, there's a few specialists mushroom harvesters that deliver those to some of the more fancy or progressive cafes or restaurants, and just chefs doing really cool things. Yeah, it's just nostalgic and for me, offering medicinal mushrooms to people, that's what basically I see happening is they're like, "Oh man, that feels good. It feels really good being on those mushrooms." They just feel it's very protective, it's a very safe place to be. And it just feels like we just had such a deficiency of connection to that world, that mushroom world, so it's nice to see people waking back up to it.   Tommy Moore: (31:10) Yeah, definitely. And just to continue that topic of this wonderful, intricate interconnectedness or this symbiotic relationship that we have with everything else and that everything else has with us, because it's something like 92% of trees depend on the mycelial network to exchange nutrients and to have conversations with each other. So the trees almost represent our organs and the exchange of nutrients that happens at each of those organs, and the mycelial network is, I guess, like our neural network, and our central nervous system, and peripheral nervous system that's all working together in this beautiful harmony, and creating this wonderful symphony that is our human body. I suppose, for some people, this might sound a little bit woo-woo or spiritual, but I guess it is a little bit like that.   Mason: (32:04) It is a bit, and look, there's a lot you got to ... As I said earlier, I'm quite romantic sometimes when I talk about these things and I'll just shoot past what's been shown within the data. I'm in a good place with our herbal tradition because I walk a very traditional path and chose not to become a practitioner, but rather I work with a lot of practitioners. I have a lot of practitioners coming onto my podcast. We always advise people once we get past a certain lifestyle. It's like if someone is sick and all of a sudden it's no longer just getting good sleep, and getting hydrated, and making some food changes, if that's not an appropriate thing at the moment because their symptoms have gone beyond just having that advice, that's when it also goes beyond tonic herbalism in terms of going, "Just take this and this will help." So because I've created that for myself, yes, the scientific literature is slowly catching up to what's known, and that's fine because you just get realistic about how the Western mentality works, and it's going to require that legitimization, and it's going to be scrutinised.   Mason: (33:20) And sometimes it is rightfully scrutinising because the wellness scene, and I'm guilty of this back when I first started out, you get a little bit over excited, you get a little bit counter-culture, and you start just saying these extreme things, which perhaps are rooted in truth, but you start saying them with no nuance, with such conviction, when maybe you're saying it with conviction maybe because you were in a group that believes it or because your person that you idolise says it, and you haven't actually gone back to the source of why that's been said, and so you don't know where someone might be taking a little bit of liberty to say something that's whatever. You're not at the source of it. So it's a good balancing measure, I find, but nonetheless, I mean, for me, it's just like the grandma's not scientifically adding Poria mushroom and reishi mushroom into a broth. You don't need that scientifically validated. Maybe toxicology reports are really good. People can make sure that there's no significant interactions with drugs that people are on in the family.   Mason: (34:25) But at some point, why I like the herbs is it gets you perceptive of your body. And I like sourcing in a particular way that's [Di Dao 00:34:34], where the herbs are grown as closely as possible, if not wild, in consortium with the elements around them. Living on wild spring water or completely rural areas. And people can go to superfeast.com.au and see photos and get videos of me up there, high mountains or low valleys. It's just in such a shit to get to these places in China. And why do we go to China? Because no-one's growing these tonic herbs. And you can't grow Di Dao these herbs wild on wild wood, say for the mushroom instance. And the other thing about Di Dao is the spore or the seed needs to come from the microclimate. So in that textbook I told you about earlier, the Materia Medica, [Shennong Ben Cao Jing 00:35:19]. And he says you need to go to this province and in this microclimate, that's where you get the best reishi. That's where you get the best [Schisandra 00:35:27].   Mason: (35:27) And so that's what I do. That's what we do. We can look at doing it elsewhere and in other ways, but you're not going to get the best. And I want to preserve that tradition. That's just what I'm doing. And there's other options out there. And then we test for metals, and aflatoxins, and pesticides, and all those things at TGA Labs, and so it's an extremely clean product you're going to be getting every single time. I mean when you start connecting, you're talking about there's that crossing over of spirit and science, at some point, it's rather than even crossing them over, if you have the capacity to hold your awareness of each at the same time is when you start getting this beautiful integration, you have respect, real deep ... that's not right, reverence of both of those spaces, rather in the beginning, it's nice to try and watch where they splice over. We were talking about this. Science is explaining that that's the spirit, that must be what spirit is, you watch the mind again take over. Whereas if you can just hold this spaciousness within yourself and respect both paths, and you hold them in your mind, and in your heart, and then in your gut together without trying to layer them over each other, all of a sudden you become this bridge of awareness of where the crossover is, and you don't need to try and do it too consciously. Some people are specialising in that, and it's really fascinating, but for your own benefit, because the science and the way our culture's bent, we'll generally take all the spirit and the romance out of that style of herbalism. And if you're constantly looking for gains and outputs, you go back and you check in with those things to associate yourself every now and then. It's good to document what actually happened and how they hit that goal. Maybe the herbs contributed or you can definitely see an increase, or you start taking it and you've got an aura ring on, or something like that, and you immediately see you're able to sleep longer and deeper because you're taking a herb. That shit is epic. I absolutely love it.   Mason: (37:27) But nothing beats saying when you get onto Jing Herbs, talking about Jing being the kidney foundations, you've been exhausted. You might be doing panels of cortisol levels because you might have a practitioner who lucky enough is into adaptogens, because they like measuring the HPA access, the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis, you know that if you've got that healthy, that axis in your body, that you are able to handle stress with much more efficacy, and therefore they get you on adaptogens, and they test your panels, and they go, "Wow, you're actually getting better." Now, that's all well and good, but they might get a new one, we've got a formula called Jing, it's just replenishing when people are exhausted. We get them replenishing back those foundations. Now yes, getting those inputs and going wow, your mind can go, "This thing is effective. We like doing that," but nothing beats your capacity to observe you building back and cultivating the functions of your organs and the flow of your chi yourself. That can never be forgotten within your body. You develop a very deep memory, and part of that memory is wow, I can do this.   Mason: (38:38) This isn't me going to a practitioner or me just taking a herb, and that practitioner or herb doing something for me. Those are good, but we don't want to do that our whole lives because that can excessively form a dependence externally. And we don't want to become too prudish in rejecting those kinds of things either because that will lead to extremism, going, "No, I never need to go and see a doctor. I never need to go. I can do it all myself," and that's when people can get into shit in the extreme wellness community, or conspiracy theory community, just that excessive world. If you can start though just to watch the fact that you are partaking in a practise, which is say herbalism or whatever, slow, gentle movement, energetic practise, you're meditating, and you watch yourself cultivate that energy and get a little bit more space from when you react to a situation, you're able to, with more ease, get yourself up out of bed in the morning, and go move, and get that yang energy moving.   Mason: (39:38) And then you're able to consciously come down and descend with the yin energy at night, and really participate in making your sleep practise better. That's all you, and even though you'd made to be taking a herbal, this Jing formula, you feel yourself building back that kidney function, which then correlates to adrenals, HPA axis, not feeling as exhausted, but it installs a sense of sovereignty and not dependence. And that's why it's nice for you to be able to go into a tradition that's grassroots and folksy, because it doesn't excessively separate you from your capacity to self-regulate, which is what the full excessive Western model does. It just creates divides and cuts things. It's a scalpel. It's just a scalpel. It's what they do in anatomy, they just cut things apart, and they can't relate then to a part of the body, like the knee relating to the neck, or the liver relating to the nervous system. They just don't get it because they've already got a scalpel and they've cut through all the fascia that connects the whole body.   Mason: (40:46) And they haven't attempted to understand the body as a whole, which is super useful at times, and super not at other times, which is why there's epidemics of degenerative disease, and metabolic disease, and people wasting away, and people just not having any capacity to look after themselves in their older age, which is bullshit, and it's extremist, and it's a dangerous perspective. It doesn't mean we throw the baby out with the bathwater. That's why we need more mature people, people that aren't married to an institutionalised way of thinking, they're not dying on the hill just because they've been educated in a certain way. It's just such a boring, immature, way of looking at the world. And I don't know who these people think they are. The amount of all-knowing people on the internet, I think, is such a crock of shit. And I think it's the benefit for everyone, why I like using these herbs, I talk about becoming less of an asshole and more of an awesome, genuine self. I talk about myself specifically a lot. I definitely don't feel any ...   Mason: (41:53) Just the next trap is feeling the superiority because you're someone that can hold that middle place. It's like no, that's another little trap there. But generally, why I like the philosophy of tonic herbalism is because it can make people not only malleable, it can keep you agile. Doesn't mean as you get more into yourself and go along this path, which so many people are doing, millions, you become more principled in your perspective but you become agile within that principle. You're not projecting. As the organs get into flow and you develop, in general, through life, which is the whole point of these herbs is to help you develop through life, through different stages. And some stages, you just need to go into fully in order to get that perspective of wow, now I can integrate that and go down another path, or go into another stage. But the whole point of these herbs is to support that development so we have people who have wisdom and we don't have these people who get so externally identified with a label, or with a profession, or with an institution that becomes their identity for life.   Mason: (43:12) And therefore, I find that person to be really boring and I find it boring when I do it. And what you want, I think, is just to go on a malleable path and just find what self agency means to you. And that's all we're doing through the herbs. That's all I can hope for. I don't necessarily have an agenda anymore because I just don't assume to know what's right for anyone out there. So that's why I'm also, I feel really open and welcoming whenever anyone here is like, "This is what I want to work on in myself," and I'm like, "Yeah, amazing." Just having a health intention, and if you trust yourself, and go in that direction of an intent, and develop yourself, and stay malleable, the whole idea of the herbs is just to uncrack that stuckness as much as possible, lighten you up so that you can further develop, and same with exercise and hydration, sunlight, and all those good things. But yeah, it's good. There've been people getting perception, which can't ever be taken away.   Tommy Moore: (44:20) Yeah, there are too many people who are very much self identified and there is a huge place for certain herbs and mushrooms to, I guess, dissolve this sense of self identity and really move away from this man made self, and be more perceptual and sensitive to bodily sensations, and be more connected to yourself. I actually want to divert this conversation-   Mason: (44:49) [crosstalk 00:44:49] psychedelic mushrooms as well, go into that conversation as well.   Tommy Moore: (44:51) Well absolutely. Yeah, it's interesting that you bring that up because I do volunteer for a charity called Mind Medicine Australia, and they're actually looking at psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for mental illness.   Mason: (45:04) How far along are they? Mind Medicine Australia, are they doing the certifications? Is that right?   Tommy Moore: (45:11) Yeah, so we're in discussion with the TGA at the moment, so we're in the rescheduling process. There's an interim decision that's been made. So I know CBD has been accepted in that interim decision, [crosstalk 00:45:23]-   Mason: (45:24) You can put me in touch. Who's heading it? Because I'd love to chat with them a little bit [crosstalk 00:45:30].   Tommy Moore: (45:30) Yeah, totally. So it's Tania de Jong and Peter Hunt. So they're the two co-founders, but we've got a huge advisory board, from researchers, and philosophers, and people all over the world who are looking at this pretty closely. I know a lot of people in the States are, people like Rick Doblin, or Dennis McKenna, or people like that.   Mason: (45:50) Oh man, I'm so keen because this area is massive. I mean this is where people ask me all the time, "And what about psychedelic mushrooms?" and it's the same. And psychedelic mushrooms, brought it up on my podcast recently, I had someone who really explored psychedelic mushrooms, and I'm like, "Oh man, everyone always thinks just by osmosis, I'm going to be taking a lot of psilocybin-containing mushrooms," and the guy who was there, he's like, "I would never think that. I can tell straight away." And I'm not saying, "Yeah, because you're not conscious, man. You can tell that for sure." But I do get that, people like, "Oh yeah, well where can I get the psilocybin psychedelic mushrooms? You must be into them. Let's talk about them." I'm like I've got good things to say, but like mycology, I do stick to my lane now.   Mason: (46:41) And then you're working in the ... And the benefit of having that angle is it opens me up to going, "Yeah, cool." And then I'll talk to people like Tanya and yourself, who have actually got the insight of what's what's going on. I like just sitting on the sidelines, to an extent, and just be an observer of that, and just chat about it, because I mean we've been talking a lot about suicide just behind the scenes here, and on the podcast, it's been coming up. Anyway, I won't go into it right now, but just even for that preventative, I'm pretty sure ... Do you guys have that as a focus around [crosstalk 00:47:22]?   Tommy Moore: (47:22) Yeah, I mean the whole spectrum of mental health really within Australia, we look at the stats, we look at the lack of treatment options, and then we look at the statistics based on what we're seeing with psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy in trials that are happening all over the world. And the neuroimaging side of things, like Robin Carhart-Harris and David Nutt are doing over in Imperial College London.   Mason: (47:43) Who are they? The neuroimaging?   Tommy Moore: (47:46) Yeah, absolutely. So David Nutt and Robin Carhart-Harris are leading a lot of the trials over in Imperial College London. So they're, I guess, head of the Centre for Psychedelic Research as far as I'm aware. So their centre focuses on the action and clinical use of psychedelics with a particular focus on researching the treatment of depression. And they've done some really, really interesting studies there, obviously looking at the psychedelic state and what's happening at the level of the mind, or sorry, I should say the level of the brain in terms of neuroimaging, and also doing very interesting comparisons between the psychedelic state and the meditative state. They've done some comparisons of neuroimaging between Buddhist monks who have had 10,000 hours or more practise of meditation, and then comparing that to what the brain looks like during psychedelics, and some very, very awesome comparisons that they're finding and the similarities in terms of ego dissolution, and moving away from this mind-made self. But I'm certainly more than happy to chat about this.   Mason: (48:56) I was saying before, when you were talking about the mushrooms somewhat acting ... They act like an immune system. You can see tree-based immunological compounds moving between the mycelia between certain trees and sick trees, and also acting like a nervous system. My download, when I was on a medicine journey years and years ago, was that the mushrooms more relate to the fascial system. And the fact that within the Chinese herbal tradition, the mushrooms are seen as fluid regulators, and regulators of decay as well, they help move decay from the body, and allow it to be just metabolised and transformed. And I just started realising if you look at fascia in the body, just the biggest organ in the body, it's not skin, it's the fascia, and it's now I think technically classified as an organ, and it's such a regulating organ. And if you can maintain, as well as everything else, fascial health, you have a really good chance at staying really ... you have a high ability to stay more adaptable within your physicality. And I see that there's this energetic element to it, that it helps you just integrate experiences.   Mason: (50:17) And if you can stay connected in different parts of your body, which is likely you can see there almost being this photon transfer through the fascia in the body, and therefore how much light there is based on ... information there is based on light. And you can see that you can have information transfers to your body, therefore your body's going to be able to stay, basically what I can see, up to speed on what's going on elsewhere, and you can stay more unified as a whole. And then when I started bringing in mushrooms to the say the plant medicine community, and started seeing just how many of my friends, whether they were serving or whether they were regularly going into ceremonies, just felt a significant impact of taking medicinal mushrooms pre and post, pre especially, just to prepare your body and also ensure that you're not going to destroy your nervous system, that you've got this robustness to get through sometimes just how hardcore these journeys can be, but as well, the medicinal mushrooms afterwards to support the process of integration, huge, man.   Mason: (51:19) It was massive and it was this huge missing link. And I think as well, for anyone, it just goes to show it's not just plant medicines, when you're doing anything that's deep cathartic, and you're doing deep work with a therapist, whether it's plant medicine, you're deep diving in your yogic meditative practices, and so on and so forth, you can't just stay deep in these huge mind-exploding experiences. You can't get reliant, I think, long term on that being what's going to fix you or heal you. You go deep, you release the pressure valve, hopefully reduce some acute symptomatology, and then you will need to be able to catch yourself back up on ... If you've blown yourself out into the sky and you've gone deep into your psyche, you need to be able to hit that middle-   Mason: (52:03) Blind yourself out into the sky and you've gone deep into your psyche. You need to be able to hit that middle ground and come back to your lifestyle and your personal everyday practises, your own meditative practise, your own gentle movement practise and your own herbal practise in order to ensure that you're staying level and not becoming, again, externally reliant. Can happen on Western medicine, can happen on these plant medicines. It can happen with whatever, deep dive therapy, deep dive meditations. And, that's, where's the self agency. And that's where I really find the mushrooms to be super useful. And generally the tonic herbs, they're massive, and they are now that you see practitioners of all lights utilising them and getting their clients on these tonic herbs, as well as ensuring that they've just got their lifestyle factors rock solid. And you've got this constitutional discipline and the way you live your life to give yourself these basics, so as well as sleep and diet and all these things, because it's necessary, if you want to evolve in these areas, it's just paramount. Otherwise you can just keep on. You see all the good research in the beginning, because it's under watchful eyes and experts, whether it's a Shaman or whether it's a practitioner, they're a psychologist utilising psychedelic mushrooms or MDMA in all these other places. And there's a facilitation process, but if you aren't moving along on your own accord, if you keep on relying externally, you can start and you don't do so under a real watchful eye and someone that isn't just thinking, yeah, the more, the better, you come back and we'll keep you moving ahead using this thing, you start to loop in these subconscious kind of states rather than actually having the capacity to move slowly beyond them.   Mason: (53:43) And that's just important for everyone to remember that it always, from my perspective it's why I like the tonic herbals. It's like at some point, don't be relying on the external practise or the substance. Come back to your lifestyle. It's like the Buddhists and they're like chop wood carry water, that's where the magic happens when you've been chopping wood carrying water for 20 years and 30 years. And then you get a little insight, then you move past it and you just keep on doing your chop wood, carry water. Everyone needs to remember that it is in this scene because everyone's suckling at the teat of someone who does it for me. To get the research out there that discovers the therapy, that's going to help fix me inside. And I relate to it a lot in my early days as a big seeker.   Mason: (54:24) And it's just a really important reminder, I think for everyone to just constantly and now, if you can, as soon as you can, land with two feet on the ground and just keep your feet on the ground in that disciplined state. And I think then you can really start unlocking the magic. And if you're feeling dependent, unless you're in a dependent state where you find it's a really useful collaboration that you are working with it to get your head above the ground so you can work. But if you're feeling quite stable and you're still ambiguously, keep going back to look for some, there's got to be something more there for me, it helped me so much before. And now there must be other stuff. It's probably that seeking energy without acute symptomatology is there. It's probably time to just put all that aside for probably a few years. And so, anyway, just want to throw that out there.   Tommy Moore: (55:17) Yeah, absolutely. And just while we are on the topic of psychedelic mushrooms, I do think it's important that I bring across what is the therapeutic mechanism of something like psilocybin and psilocybin being the active constituent in psilocybe mushrooms. Now, I don't want to lose anyone in the chemistry of psilocybin because as we know, scientists and researchers are always using complex names. So stay with me as much as you can. I'll do my best to simplify some of the complex words that I'm going to discuss.   Tommy Moore: (55:51) But when we are studying the mind and studying the brain through material science, we do need to understand our limitations. We know that changes in brain activity or changes in blood redistribution within different areas of the brain can cause alterations in our state of consciousness, but we can't necessarily say, or don't necessarily know for sure where or how they exist. That is to say how we consciously perceive them.   Tommy Moore: (56:18) So firstly, let's just recognise the distinction or disassociate brain and mind. Do thoughts simply appear as electrical signals? Can we see thoughts through observing the brain? So I guess the three therapeutic mechanisms of something like a psychedelic mushroom, or all classic psychedelics being things DMT or LSD, neuroplasticity, functional connectivity, and modulation of the default mode network, and they're all correlating positive therapeutic outcomes of being more connected. I alluded to earlier, this feeling of connection to other people, to the greater good, to the universe, to ourselves, to everything. Feeling boundless, wonder, ineffability and a sense of gratitude for this human experience. And I did speak to the sense of ego disillusion, which is often referring to a psychedelic experience. And that is an experience that is beyond this level of mind, that we so often associate with our default state. Now, of course, people are going to have their own connotations and associated perceptions of the word ego, but let's start with that first therapeutic mechanism that I mentioned, which is neuroplasticity. And I know neuroplasticity can be linked with other herbs and medicines like lion's mane.   Mason: (57:46) There's another one. I completely mind blanking ironically when talking about herb's for neuro-plasticity. There was another one the other day and someone was using it. Maybe we're talking about niacin, we're talking about maybe the use of Ginkgo biloba rather than niacin. So more for that diluting factor using herbals rather than B3. So yeah, lion's mane, I think that's quite well established and there's a bajillion people now, thankfully doing lion's mane and microdosing in their own little settings. And I'm sure they're all legal. I was talking about neuroplasticity the other day in terms of a woman doing a masters on adaptogens and mental health. And she's a naturopath. And just going through the mechanisms in which neuro-plasticity is maintained. And it was nice because people use lion's mane and these nootropics. These other nootropics, herbal nootropics like ashwagandha and Rhodiola and Macuna and to an extent Ginkgo biloba. They use them in a way that's either healing.   Mason: (58:59) I use them on my mum on a traumatic brain injury, an acquired brain injury aneurysm. Or for study and mental output and mental acuity. And so they're good, not saying [inaudible 00:59:13] but then there's no grounding factor of just, if you can maintain your neuro-plasticity, you are less likely to find yourself in roadblocks that stop your psychological development or stop you from hopefully, we'll have to look at the data, but stop you from getting a neuro degenerative disease state later in life. And so that is exciting because I had this really calm relationship to neuro-plasticity, which is what I think it needs. I think the nootropic and the neuroplastic seen as far as herb's needs, needs to calm chop wood carry water association as well. So yeah, I'm excited about that side as well. Sorry for cutting you off.   Tommy Moore: (59:56) No, that's all good. Yeah. Just on neuroplasticity, I guess it is quite adaptogenic in a way, because the way most people think of neuroplasticity is just getting smarter or, very linked with the nootropic side of things like alertness and stimulation, but neuroplasticity in much the same way adaptogens work, is that it's progressive over time, you don't grow these neural pathways in a day or even a couple of days, it happens over weeks or months. And so if we're talking about neural pathways in the sense of a thought pattern and these neural pathways that are built up over time, it may be a negative bias that we have that is then becoming subconscious because we're using that pathway so often becomes easier to access. And it becomes part of our subconscious state or our default state when we're not necessarily doin

Dr. Simon Feeney's journey along the virtuous path of classical Chinese medicine and healing has been far from ordinary. His integrity and purist approach to everything he does, has successfully set a new standard for wholesale Chinese Herbs in Australia, with the establishment of his company/clinic Empirical Health six years ago. Purity, Quality, and Potency are the principle values of Empirical Health; The first and only Australian certified organic Chinese herb wholesaler dedicated to Dao Di principles. A Physician in Classical Chinese Medicine, Acupuncturist, extensively knowledgable herbalist, and ongoing devoted scholar (20 years) of ancient medical Burmese scriptures, Simon's passion for upholding essential ancient knowledge is evident in everything he does. Like all journeys of the heart, Simon's is full of incredible stories; Stories of ancient manuscripts with cures for Leprosy, herbal preparations to treat malaria, being held at gunpoint in the name of preserving ancient teachings, and quests of translating bygone measurements for 2000-year-old formulas used in the Han Dynasty. In this potent conversation, Simon and Mason discuss the preservation of Classical Chinese medicine through lineage, the institutionalisation of TCM (where it's lacking), concocting ancient formulas, species identification when it comes to Dao Di, and the reverence for classical Chinese medicine as a complete system. Tune in for ancient knowledge and so much more.   "If that herb's not available, what are we going to do? How are we going to adapt? Chinese medicine's beautiful like that, all of a sudden new things evolve, and that's the nature of Chinese medicine. It's still evolving. But it's not evolving as the western mind thinks about evolving, in the sense of, "Right, all that stuff's behind me, I need to forge forward into the darkness. No, it's evolving based on history".   - Dr. Simon Feeney     Host and Guest discuss: Pulse diagnosis. The Han Dynasty. Chinese herbalism. Energetics of herbs. Availability of herbs. Plant identification. Administration techniques. Therapeutic alkaloid testing. Quality discernment of herbs. Dao Di (original growing region) principles The evolving nature of Chinese Medicine. Genetic testing and proper identification of herbs. The current Chinese medicine renaissance in the west. Dosage; The right dose, for the right person at the right time.   Who is Simon Feeney? Empirical Health's Director, Simon Feeney continues to pursue his lifelong passion for the study of Traditional Medicine under a Theravadin Buddhist Monk, who has been guiding his learning for the past 20 years. Simon's commitment to fusing ancient knowledge with contemporary insight inspired his formal studies in Melbourne, Australia at the Southern School of Natural Therapies, where he completed his Bachelor's Degree of Chinese Herbal Medicine and Traditional Chinese Acupuncture. Along with his studies in the classical Chinese Medicine works of the Han Dynasty (200BC) and the refined art of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture, Simon is also a trained Bowen Therapist. Having studied intensively under one of Melbourne's leading Chinese Medicine gynaecologists. He has a special interest in chronic conditions, internal medicine, sub-clinical health, and other ‘hard to treat' conditions.   For the last 20 years, Simon has been working closely with his teacher to understand a number of scriptures from Burma (now called Myanmar). These writings, dating as far back as 500 AD, largely pertain to monastic order as well as ancient medical knowledge and further underpin Simon's dedication to preserving the integrity of the ancient ways for modern application and translation. Simon has travelled extensively through Thailand and Myanmar in documenting these texts and assisting in the preservation of this essential ancient knowledge to understand, use, and appreciate in the modern world. Simon has completed an extensive post-graduate education including a specialist course in Canonical Chinese Medicine under the internationally acclaimed educator and physician Dr. Arnaud Versluys Ph.D. director of Institute of Classical East Asian Medicine (ICEAM). He is a member of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society and a registered member of the Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency (AHPRA). His extensive knowledge as a herbalist came from him spending endless hours working through ancient texts identifying doses of various herbs, deciphering and translating those that were successfully used centuries ago into modern applications, yet have been largely lost in modern times. His growing prominence has now extended from Chinese Medicine physicians to also include a number of veterinarians who have sought out formulas for use in their animal clinics. Simon's life journey and his long-standing passion for helping people has also involved him working with a non-profit organisation and temple, that will help build a library to hold rare and ancient manuscripts.   CLICK HERE TO LISTEN ON APPLE PODCAST    Resources: Facebook Instagram Empirical Health Empirical Health Shop empiricalhealth.com   Q: How Can I Support The SuperFeast Podcast? A: Tell all your friends and family and share online! We'd also love it if you could subscribe and review this podcast on iTunes. Or  check us out on Stitcher, CastBox, iHeart RADIO:)! Plus  we're on Spotify!   Check Out The Transcript Here:   Mason: (00:01) Simon, thanks so much for joining me.   Simon Feeney: (00:03) You got it. Thanks for the invitation.   Mason: (00:04) Absolute pleasure. In the flesh no less.   Simon Feeney: (00:06) I know. First time, hey.   Mason: (00:08) Yeah.   Simon Feeney: (00:08) I don't know. Yeah.   Mason: (00:09) You're coming down from Brisbane?   Simon Feeney: (00:11) Yeah, just been up at a conference, so coming back down through here and thought I'd stop in and take up the invitation, and it all worked out beautifully.   Mason: (00:18) Yeah, getting the practitioner gang back together.   Simon Feeney: (00:20) Yes, exactly. Yeah, it's always good to be amongst some colleagues and shoot the breeze and connect after such a long time of separation, and so it's been very nice, very rewarding for everyone, I think.   Mason: (00:32) So I love your company.   Simon Feeney: (00:35) Thank you.   Mason: (00:37) Yeah, I know-   Simon Feeney: (00:38) Ditto.   Mason: (00:38) Thank you. I don't know if it's an unusual friendship or not the... I was very curious about your company when it came up, and you've established it with such authority, and I have so many friends who are acupuncturists, and they were telling me when you first came on the scene, and just how relieved they were that you were bringing Chinese herbs of this quality to Australia because you go to Chinatown, you go and pick up your cistanche, whatever, anything you kind of like, or your formulas, and you're like, "I assume they're clean and pure."   Simon Feeney: (01:21) Well, sometimes you have to pick out cigarette butts or a piece of plastic or something. That used to be what it was like, literally it was like that. I mean, when I trained with my first herbalist, he had his big display, and he was a real traditionalist so he said, "If you can't identify anything, you shouldn't be using it." So he had no names. It wasn't in alphabetical order. It was just depending on how much he used it. But it used to be that he had a bottle of, like a little container, that used to put all the bits that he found into the thing that was just rubbish.   Mason: (01:53) That's amazing.   Simon Feeney: (01:53) Yeah, because it was much less regulated back... There still is no regulation for the quality of Chinese herbs in Australia still to this day.   Mason: (02:02) This is loose.   Simon Feeney: (02:03) So we have to set our own standards.   Mason: (02:06) I mean, I guess there are... Again, it sits in a grey area. Technically, it is regulated, but because it's such an underground world and operation in business, it's not really enforced.   Simon Feeney: (02:22) No, it's not. That's right. I mean, the practise of it is, but the quality is not regulated. You've got these companies in Taiwan and in China now, but there is no official regulation for the quality, but once you start treating patients and you start wanting these herbs for, your kids are born and your wife is pregnant, then you want to have some sort of assurity that they are good quality, and that you're not doing any damage. Do no harm is the foundation of all clinical practise. That's what started the journey for me, so looking for that kind of quality.   Mason: (03:06) And I guess the most obvious one that comes up is pesticides-   Simon Feeney: (03:10) Huge [crosstalk 00:03:10].   Mason: (03:10) ... and I think everyone can relate to that in their immediate consciousness [crosstalk 00:03:15]-   Simon Feeney: (03:15) Yes.   Mason: (03:18) When I started the company I was obsessed, and so that's why I went and sourced herbs that I wanted, but then started to talk to people who, like this woman, she's pregnant. I want to give this to my mom who just had an aneurysm.   Simon Feeney: (03:32) That's right.   Mason: (03:33) All of a sudden, your level of...   Simon Feeney: (03:34) That's serious stuff.   Mason: (03:35) It's serious shit.   Simon Feeney: (03:36) Yeah, it's really... Yeah.   Mason: (03:36) Don't muck around.   Simon Feeney: (03:37) Yeah. No, you're talking about young foetuses. You're talking about the beginning of life, so you don't want to be doing any damage whatsoever, and you want to be assured, assured 100% with no doubt, that what you're doing is safe and not only effective, but primarily safe.   Mason: (03:56) One thing I'm liking though is the self-regulation that does come up because I know you've started out a couple of years ago, a few years ago, officially distributing?   Simon Feeney: (04:06) We've been distributing for about six years or so now. Yeah, yeah.   Mason: (04:11) Wow, and so what's been the uptake? Where have you guys... I guess it's because I've been tuned in to what you're doing. I've seen you grow exponentially, but was there a constant exponential growth in the beginning, or was it a mad slog going up against the big Chinese herb companies in Australia?   Simon Feeney: (04:28) Well, like you said earlier, just coming in it with authority and that sort of certainty. I was never happy with... Basically, I started because it was just in my clinic and wanted to make formulas, so I wanted to make these old ancient formulas from the Han Dynasty, so 2000 year old formulas, figuring out how to make them is a whole 'nother level. I had to work out what a liang was, what a [zhu 00:04:52], what a [fen 00:04:53], what a [zhang 00:04:53], what are all these measurements that absolutely made no sense to what I learnt at university and was completely impractical in terms of figuring out. So I had to figure all that out, but then I had to look at the herbs and figure out all that. So then we're realising that you have all these adulterations in Chinese medicine, so incorrect species identifications, quality discernment, and then safety and purity of the herbs.   Simon Feeney: (05:20) So that led me to kind of trying to find the better, better, better, better quality, and then looking for the paperwork that supported that. Some of it was there, it was kind of falsified. I found all these little things that you didn't want to find as a herbalist, you didn't want to know about, and it was like, "Well, I think I have to try to find the best I can possibly find in the world," and I asked my community internationally, the Chinese medicine community internationally, "Where's the best?" And they all pointed to this one guy in the US, Andrew Ellis. And so I contacted him and I was like, "I want to talk to you." About a year and a half later, he responded back to me on Facebook.   Mason: (06:00) Whoa!   Simon Feeney: (06:01) And then said... Yeah, and then literally I was on the phone with him that afternoon because he said, "What are you doing now?" And I was like, "Oh, man." I had a cancellation from a patient, and so I'm sitting there and all of a sudden it comes up. And then about an hour later on the phone, we started talking about all these ancient formulas, and then he said, "I'm going to Hangzhou in two weeks. Want to come?"   Mason: (06:23) Holy shit.   Simon Feeney: (06:23) And two weeks later, I was in Hangzhou meeting these, I mentioned to you earlier, these big Chinese companies and going out to farms and understanding all the testing, and the rest is history. And then I was like, "I want to bring that back to Australia," and I brought it back to Australia, and I told some of the suppliers and they got so upset with me. They were so upset with me. Some of them are not even talking to me still because I did that. So it was almost like a calling out, it's kind of like losing face for some of those people, which is a shame.   Mason: (06:51) I mean, okay, so there's a couple of things. You've gone over, and you've started going to these meetings with these herb companies that based on the demand of you going, "Hey, I want to know that there's no pesticides. I'd like this testing to be done. I want genetic testing, or proper identification."   Simon Feeney: (07:12) Yeah, yeah. The alkaloid testing and everything, that's what we want.   Mason: (07:16) I can't remember where I've read these stories, but in regards to where this is unregulated... There's an element of upregulation on what is the highest quality herb, and I remember hearing the initial stories of when [Dedao 00:07:31] became relevant, or [Daode 00:07:34], been when all the trading routes became, those roads became really tended to, and all of a sudden you're getting Schisandra berry where Schisandra berry doesn't really grow and then people going, "Hang on. This isn't the excellent Schisandra that I'm used to. Where's it come from? Oh, it's actually coming from over here now because we can grow it more," and then that person that knew what they were talking about going, "No, I want that Schisandra berry from this region and grown this way," and all of a sudden, there's this born this invisible unregulated at just the highest quality. And it's been completely driven by people like yourself, like... was it Andrew?   Simon Feeney: (08:13) Andrew Ellis, yeah. Andy Ellis, yeah.   Mason: (08:16) But it's hard to communicate to people and then you've gone over there-   Simon Feeney: (08:21) It's very complicated.   Mason: (08:22) ... and met with these huge businesses that you've gone, and then driven by Andrew's demands, then furthered by your demands are going, "No. I need the herbs at this level."   Simon Feeney: (08:31) The correct... I mean, the concept of this adulteration concept is very, very complicated, and as you mentioned, it comes all the way back to trade routes and all sorts of things. The principles of Daode are so complicated. You've got everything from completely incorrect species, like just one example is just Sheng Ma. So Sheng Ma's a herb that they use. I think in English it's like a Black Cohosh, and I think that's the English name for it. Anyway, we think about Sheng Ma and different kinds of Sheng Ma, but if you look at Sheng Ma, the actual herb, you can have something in the north called Sheng Ma and the south called Sheng Ma, but the north call that one [Ma Hua Toe 00:09:13], but in the south, they call it Sheng Ma. So, that can be one issue.   Simon Feeney: (09:19) So when I went to Thailand, for example, I went into a wholesaler, I was looking for [Her Hung Hua 00:09:25], and they're like, "Here it is," and I'm like, "No, no, no. You've got it wrong," because what I was saying was [Her Hung Wa 00:09:29]."   Simon Feeney: (09:30) It's like a special, like a flower. And then all of a sudden you realise, "No, no, no. You're using the wrong species." "No, you're not. You're using the wrong species." "But I've been using it in clinics for 10 years." "Well, I don't know, me too." "You've been using it for what purpose?" "I've been using it for this purpose." "Okay." So in some cases there's just incorrect species, so you just get a completely wrong species. In other instances you can have a different... And one thing does what it does therapeutically and the other one doesn't, and it's just been used for whatever reason, maybe it's got a mild action, but sometimes it just doesn't. It doesn't even have the marker, the therapeutic alkaloid in it, because you can measure these things now. That's the first example.   Simon Feeney: (10:11) Second examples are where you have two different species of, same gene, it's different species with exactly the same function. An example of that's suan zao ren, so suan zao ren has two different kinds of suan zao ren, [foreign language 00:10:31] and spinose. So the spinose species is a little bit more effective, but this is for insomnia and that sort of stuff. But the [foreign language 00:10:40] is being used long enough in the history of Chinese medicine therapeutically and effectively in the clinic to say, "Yeah, it's kind of suan zao ren."   Mason: (10:49) Far out.   Simon Feeney: (10:49) Right?   Mason: (10:51) Yeah.   Simon Feeney: (10:52) And then you've got others. You got like a, and don't even get me started on chai hu bupleurum sinensis. I mean, bupleurum species. There's like 50 that are in use. But in the north the bei chai hu is different from the nan chai, so the bei chai hu is very good at venting shaoyang, so getting out pathologies in the system. This kind of lingering, they call it like a lingering pathogenic factor, but it's just kind of a TCM way of seeing this. It's basically stuck, like the shaoyang imbalance, we need to regulate shaoyang. Doesn't stop the flaring from it, but that's a different herb, [wan chin 00:11:29], but the chai hu doesn't... in the sinensis species does that.   Simon Feeney: (11:35) But then the nan chai hu which is the southern chai hu, that vents and courses the liver. So if you're using those the opposite way around because they were written... It's complicated, sorry, if I get distracted.   Mason: (11:49) Go for it.   Simon Feeney: (11:50) The sinensis is used in all Shang Han Lun formulas, so the classical formulas to vent shaoyang. And in the modern one, the nan chai hu is used in Xiao Chai Hu Tang, which is a very common formula in Chinese medicine... Sorry, Xiao Yao San, to course liver chi and get rid of the stasis. When you swap those around and use them in the context of that formula, they can really cause problems. They can cause the adverse effects that you want. And people think, "Oh, it's me or it's something else." No, it's the species. And the complications of species identification is intense and when it comes to Daode the... I was talking to an indigenous guy, indigenous elder in South Australia, and I was asking about this concept. I was talking about this with him because I was talking about, oh, the way you decoct something.   Simon Feeney: (12:41) And he said, "Oh, Simon, I'm going to bring you something." And he brought me this herb and he's like, "Try it, and see what you think," and he wanted to watch me taste it. I'm tasting it and I'm like "Oh, wow. This does this." And he's like, "Oh, good. Good." And I said, "We should get more of this, and teach me how to use it in clinic and I can apply it." And he said, "Oh... " I said, "Can you grow it?" And he said, "No, no, no. You totally missed the point. You totally don't understand. This is only therapeutically effective if it is on the north side of the river on a south-facing slope. If it's on the other side of the river, it doesn't have any function." So that's a whole 'nother level. So now we're talking about, this can actually be the correct species in the correct area, but it comes back to these really deep principles of Daode.   Mason: (13:27) So I always try to get to the crux of why this comes about. Why we get all these problems and I can see, first of all, blaring the obvious is commercialization, extreme commercialization, taking away from the nature based element of this philosophy.   Simon Feeney: (13:41) Yeah.   Mason: (13:42) Then the other one, you're saying, you got all these people in clinic using a herb because it's in a textbook and you told that you can get this in a pulse, and that in tongue, that in a complexion, this is the formula you're going to be using. "Oh, it's not working." Well, something wrong with-   Simon Feeney: (13:55) Something is wrong with me.   Mason: (13:57) ... this person or the herb. Yeah, it's like, oh, yeah, me or...   Simon Feeney: (13:58) Yeah, or Chinese medicine doesn't work. I've given up, I'm going to go and... Yeah.   Mason: (14:01) Well, that's the most, I guess for me it's a funny frustrating thing because Chinese medicine is such a complete and ancient system-   Simon Feeney: (14:10) It is.   Mason: (14:10) ... that we know works.   Simon Feeney: (14:11) It is.   Mason: (14:12) Yet, the way it's been, I can see in Australia the frustration and of course when you see it get kind of very westernised. You see this belittling of Chinese medicine. If anyone comes in with cancer you need to send them to a big boy doctor, that's a western doctor because your system can't do it.   Simon Feeney: (14:29) No, we can do a lot of stuff and it's definitely the bane of my existence. I mean, it comes back to the principles of... And it goes further. You talk about, first thing is, is basically plant identification. That's step one. So we can see already how complicated that is and we haven't really even gone into the... There's a reason that it happens in the first place, like it's not necessarily... It can be because of innocence. It could just be just not only misidentification but just availability, and availability, what's the... necessity is the mother of all creations. People just need that herb, it's just not available. What are we going to do? How are we going to adapt?   Simon Feeney: (15:14) And so, Chinese medicine's beautiful like that and then all of a sudden new things evolve, and that is the nature of Chinese medicine. It is still evolving, but is evolving based on history. It's not evolving in the sense, like the western mind thinks about evolving in the sense of, "Right, all that stuff's behind me and I need to forge forward into the darkness." I learnt this from my teacher, Arnaud Versluys. Obviously, everyone says everything because they're "Who taught them before?" So I've got to acknowledge that this idea came from my teacher.   Simon Feeney: (15:49) So in the west you forge forward into the darkness with your mind like, "Right, we're going to create new things." And the eastern way of thinking is the absolute opposite. It spins around, you're looking at the foundations of what you have and how they manifest into the future, and the future's often behind you and you're sitting in this present moment. That's a completely different way of looking into the future. And so, trying to get these foundations are very, very important so you've got this... Anyway, back to the [inaudible 00:16:18] process. So plant identification is one thing and then you get to the quality discernment of something, and then you're looking at, right, it's this, this grown this time of the year, it's got pungency, it's got this, it's got that, it's got all its nature, it's got its chi, it's got its signature, it's got its flavour.   Simon Feeney: (16:33) And then you look at dosage, it's a whole 'nother thing and it's underpinning your point which is watering down and diluting the efficacy of the medicine. If you're not using the right dose for the right person at the right time, you can't blame the medicine. And then administration techniques, so different administration techniques are being completely ignored during the course of Chinese medicine. It's very interesting to look at.   Simon Feeney: (17:04) An example like qinghao, so Artemisia annua. What was the name? The lady's name? She got a nobel prize for a science in which she went back to the history of where she started testing qinghao for malaria. So she tested it as an extract or as a granule, and she tested it as a powder, she tested it as a decoction, she tested the level in which she was able to break down these malaria strains. And eventually, she kept following her way back, back, back into the history of Chinese medicine.   Simon Feeney: (17:41) She eventually went and came back to this guy called Ge Hong who was the first person to talk about qinghao, and what did he say? "Read the subtext," he says. "Do a cold water extraction." So take the thing and actually take it, wring it out in cold water and beat it 100 times, all right? And then they tested it and it just... just demolished, just demolished. I get goosebumps thinking about it, the malarial strains, and I've seen it effective on the Thai-Burmese border when we're working there, like it's just so effective. But if you don't do it, the correct administration, you don't use the correct administration technique, you're not going to get that purpose. So every step of the way, identification, quality, dosage, administration, all these steps are very... any of those that are lacking. you're going to get an inferior clinical result.   Mason: (18:33) Okay, because I love to jump in because it frustrates me when people are going and getting acupuncture. We talk about, a lot here about finding someone practising a classical Chinese medicine verse just straight out of the western taught model and it's a distinction I think is quite, I think it's quite stark. Someone like yourself is going, "Okay. I'm going to now have to go and study by myself after I've gotten trained." Tahnee, my wife, knew your name because I think podcasts you've been on talking about dose, so I really want to hear about that. But you just bring up a couple of things I think are just super significant in terms of when you're working with a practitioner.   Mason: (19:21) One, we've brought up the fact that someone could be using a herb and that's any... Of course, we can do that, but it also speaks to the quality of practitioner that we're producing that you not able to get into the mindset and question and understand and see, "Okay, I'm going to be able to chop and change and find what is that energetic of that herb that's not working in this situation, and being able to feel, and be present and be tactile." And you encapsulated that in being able to look, by looking behind you to why the history of this medicine and knowing that the answer's going to be there somewhere if you can not just forge into the darkness.   Simon Feeney: (20:03) No, we shouldn't be making... We're not making this stuff up. We are using the history of that medicine. It's the foundation of what we're doing, and I think it's very hard for, because we have huge egos in the west, like we want to be seen as this guru or we want to be seen as these things and I see it every day in Chinese medicine. You see, "Oh, he was wrong and she's wrong," like, man, we're all part of this. We're all part of this medicine and the only way we can make it better is if we work together, we unify and we basically...   Mason: (20:40) Everyone needs to listen to a little bit of Vanilla Ice, "Stop. Collaborate and listen."   Simon Feeney: (20:44) I wasn't expecting that.   Mason: (20:50) It comes up in my head so much because I can't think of the word collaborate without-   Simon Feeney: (20:54) Oh, without, oh, that's your relationship.   Mason: (20:54) ... singing that to myself.   Simon Feeney: (20:54) Yeah, yeah. Nice.   Mason: (20:57) And I mean it's the same for me in business. I'm a very reluctant businessman and watching other people come up in the medicinal mushroom space and the tonic herb space, and watching myself that perhaps at times kind of, like I just observe what my reaction to that is, especially when you see such a lack of collaboration going on. And every time I dip into the Chinese doctor world, the herbalist world, acupuncturist world, and I can see there's a lot of passion without collaboration a lot of the time. Everyone's just bickering at each other and bickering about like, "Well, this text says this and my lineage says this," and it's like, I mean...   Simon Feeney: (21:41) I mean, we do have that division. I mean, it's just human nature I guess. Politics is in everything. There's politics in an elevator. So that is an issue. It's very much like the martial arts world. This technique doesn't work better, but guess what happens, eventually you kind of get better and better and better. That's the nature of I guess competition in a sense. It was very much like that. They're all, "This guy's next to this guy." If you look at the way it was, like they had booze outside hospitals, just a guy waiting to take your pulse and write your script and get a little bit of money to feed his family. So he had to be good, or he or she had to be good.   Simon Feeney: (22:22) And they're always, "Oh... " And I guess the difference is badmouthing other people as opposed to just being good. So you can spend a lot of time, that's what Andy taught me. I said to him, "Oh, I'm so frustrated. Everyone's saying they've got this pesticide test, and said they got this and they got that. They're saying they got the same stuff as us, but I know they don't." And he's like, "Simon. Simon, just let your herbs speak for themselves."   Mason: (22:45) Great advice.   Simon Feeney: (22:45) I was like, oh, awesome advice. Awesome advice. And that's what it comes down to.   Mason: (22:51) And that's walking the path.   Simon Feeney: (22:52) It is walking... Yeah, it is. It's tough-   Mason: (22:54) I love coming across people like that.   Simon Feeney: (22:56) Yeah. Yeah.   Mason: (22:57) Because it's tough when you're getting triggered by your shadows. You get up and there's all these mirrors for yourself when you get into business, and if you can rise above, let your herbs speak for themselves, go, "There's more than enough for anyone. I'm championing the lineage. I'm championing people being well." All of a sudden-   Simon Feeney: (23:15) Yeah. You're bringing awareness to these issues and it's great. It's what we need. It's what everyone needs.   Mason: (23:21) I'm really-   Simon Feeney: (23:21) We're trying to get people well.   Mason: (23:23) I mean, that's ultimately-   Simon Feeney: (23:26) It's for our community, yeah.   Mason: (23:26) That's where I slap my palm on my head when everyone starts like, when people reporting each other, going after each other, stealing from each other, getting sneaky covert calls, and then we figure out what's going on and we're like, "Dude, just call us." We help so many young businesses and I talk to people who are bigger than me. I ask them advice all the time, and it's so nice when you can get out of that, there's that combative nature because we're trying to get everyone well.   Simon Feeney: (23:59) Yes, absolutely we are. And I think, as you must experience it, it's difficult when you're coming from your perspective, and I think you were mentioning before people are saying, "But you're not this, and you're not that."   Mason: (24:12) Not a herbalist.   Simon Feeney: (24:13) "You're not this and you're not that." It's tough. People spend a lot of time training and they get protective. Same things happening in our acupuncture industry at the moment. There's people spending five years studying their butts off, taking time away from their families. They're living really meagerly to get their degree in acupuncture and they come out, and then a dry needler opens up nextdoor to them and says, "Oh, acupuncture's not safe," or something, and then they give someone a pneumothorax, and then it's, what happens? An acupuncture needle did this. Yeah, but who was holding the acupuncture needle? Some person who's...   Mason: (24:58) What you're talking to there is when there's someone, like there's someone with herbs saying they got the same thing. It's hard if you know someone's potentially going to do damage, like that's if you get out and you know you're in a system and it's one thing to ignore if someone's just doing something measly, but if you know that's going to do damage, how do you not get combative and triggered?   Simon Feeney: (25:20) Yeah, yeah. Yeah. So...   Mason: (25:21) Because I know dry needle, it's always funny... Well, for me, verse the ultimate institutional herbal practise. This is why I enjoy going out and seeking these conversations with practitioners, with people like yourself that are such experts in the system of healing. And I've learnt how to not justify my existence but yet acknowledge that there's this part of me that is so... I've always been called to just stay away from becoming a practitioner and be... I love being folky. Okay, cool, we've identified, there's like a rise of, [inaudible 00:26:07] identified that this works in a very lifestyle kind of space potentially to keep us out of the practitioner office and then cultivate an ability to respect when something goes beyond your expertise, and then go and interact with a practitioner. I mean, I don't know if you [inaudible 00:26:22]-   Simon Feeney: (26:21) Yeah, definitely. I mean, it reminds me of when I... In my 20s, we used to hang out with this Buddhist monk. For years and years, we travelled Southeast Asia unearthing these old manuscripts, and I would spend years... He's one of only two people in the world who can read this stuff, and we would... The stuff that we saw, and I sometimes would bring the script to him and say, "Oh, [Bunty 00:26:48], this one looks really old, is this good?" He's like, "Oh, yeah. That's a thousand years old." And all this stuff was just getting eaten by insects and some of it is just, pertains to really interesting information. This is what started my whole journey.   Simon Feeney: (27:01) So one day I gave him... Normally the texts are about two foot long and they're all on palm leaf or etched by hand. This one was only about 20cm long, and I opened it up and it had all these graphs on it and pictures of the body and all these sort of astrological symbols and stuff. And I said, "Bunty, what is this?" And he's like, "Oh, it's a medical text. The reason it's so small is that the monks used to pop it in their robes and then travel with them, " and they couldn't take the big ones because they would stay at the monastery and they would study them. They would study monastic culture... Oh, sorry, the monastic order and things like that. Anyway, spend a lot of time with him and that, and then I said, "What's on it?" And he said, "Oh, this is for, what's that herb? What's the condition where your skin's falling off?" I'm like "Leprosy?" "Yeah, yeah. This formula's for leprosy." "What?! There's a formula here for leprosy in this stuff?" "Oh, there's a lot of stuff in that, Simon. You have no idea, there's a lot of stuff in that." "This has to be known."   Simon Feeney: (27:54) So I spent a lot of time hanging with him and learning about all the individual herbs and all the formulations and did all this stuff at a very grassroots level. It came to the point where he said to me, and I tried to raise all this capital through this big project to get all this funding to help him get this medicine protected, get these manuscripts into museums, all this stuff. We digitalized. I spent many, many days and nights getting smashed by mosquitoes digitizing these things, smuggled them out of Burma, all sorts of stuff, and arrested at gunpoint, it was hectic. And it got to a point where no one would take me seriously. No one would take me seriously.   Mason: (28:34) Why?   Simon Feeney: (28:35) Because I didn't have any credentials. I said, "Bunty, I'm so frustrated that this project would say, Alan, this person wants to know, our investors want to know this or our project coordinator, to get the funding from this we need to have some sort of legitimacy to you."   Mason: (28:53) This is when you're going into the healing of disease state.   Simon Feeney: (28:56) So I'm working into that. Yes.   Mason: (28:56) That kind of thing with these formulas.   Simon Feeney: (28:59) Yes. Yeah, and also sort of building projects to support them as a culture as well in terms of books and just... I mean, legitimization basicallY. And so, my teacher said, "Ah, Simon, you go and get paper." And I was like, "What do you mean, Bunty?" "You, I teach you enough for here. You go get paper" So I was like, "Okay." Everything he's ever said to me I've just listened to, and it's good to have someone like that in life. And then I left and I got my... I spent five years getting a piece of paper.   Mason: (29:34) Here?   Simon Feeney: (29:36) Yeah, in Australia. Yeah. And that's kind of what that was my path, and it depends on which path you're going and I certainly think that there is room for everybody and there's room for being... I think that's... It's just a different path.   Mason: (29:52) Yeah, I definitely did... That story's insane. [inaudible 00:29:57].   Simon Feeney: (29:58) Oh, there's lots more. Yeah.   Mason: (30:00) Well, let's go, like I'd love to go lots more. I mean, there's a crossroad and I can definitely relate to that crossroad. When you're looking at leprosy and you're looking at these, this is a formula classically done and doses classically done. This information needs to get out there. If you want to go out and start talking about that, you need a piece of paper behind you for sure.   Simon Feeney: (30:25) Yes, you do. Yeah, yeah. And it's not for everyone, and I respect people who don't do that just as much. Like Chinese medicine is built on all kinds of people. Actually, the foundations of it come from aesthetics, come from people like [Shen Nung 00:30:40]. Anyway, this guy didn't have a piece of paper, so I'm not saying it's important-   Mason: (30:45) You just had a translucent [crosstalk 00:30:46].   Simon Feeney: (30:46) I did have a translucent [inaudible 00:30:48]. And just lots and lots of meditation and lots of time in a cave.   Mason: (30:53) Yeah. I mean, I feel like-   Simon Feeney: (30:55) There's room for everything.   Mason: (30:57) Yeah. I mean, for me, I, at one point, like I'm walking that line where you've got, like I'm going I want to step out of practitioner, and so there's a level of what grandma and grandpa says like, "Oh, no. Take that. It makes you strong." I'm at that point where I'm like for the least this little bit of my path I'm happy just going, "Yeah, makes you strong. Yeah, that'll get you thinking a bit sharper." I don't want to say anything more than that. I'm going to have to know if we've got TGA products where we can only say immunity and those kinds of things, or actually we're able to say like cultivate Jing and things like that.   Mason: (31:38) But nonetheless, I'm really enjoying, for me, being at that point where I just sit literally within the kitchen household, and then I had all these, for me, then all of a sudden that opens me up to getting really curious and inviting folks like yourself onto the podcast. And then going, I feel like I can go on an adventure with you. I know my place, and I think that's something that I've liked in going forward with tonic herbalism, non-institutionalised kind of like style of herbal, like it's shoot from the hip, it's grassroots and it's chaotic and archaic, and I kind of like that. But the collaboration at some point needs to happen and they need to get humbled, and I think the tonic or herbal world needs to realise where its edges are.   Simon Feeney: (32:33) Yeah, and same with everything. Same with Chinese medicine. I know that I share this with a lot of practitioners whatever they come from, I mean everything from western surgeons to Chinese medicine practitioners is that you have to know the limitations of that. When you come out you're like, "I can treat everything with Chinese medicine." I'm thinking this, right, as a new graduate. There is nothing this medicine can't do, and then you treat it once and it works, and you treat it twice and it works, and you treat it the third time, I've totally got this, and then it doesn't work.   Simon Feeney: (33:12) Right, okay. Well, go back to my training, go back to my [inaudible 00:33:16] again. Try this, try that, try this, try that, do more training, you're upset with yourself. You're like, "Why doesn't this work?" Okay, factor all these things in. Yeah, all this, got the best quality herbs, got the best... You can do all this and be the best you possibly did 100%, got this pulse right, I've nailed it. Still can't get a result, why? Don't know. The person might need surgery. So to come to that realisation that... It's a really good realisation, a very humbling experience because you say, "Right, just there is a time and place for everything."   Simon Feeney: (33:47) I had a patient with terminal cancer, and I had to say goodbye. That was really tough for the first time it happens. It's so sad when your first patient dies. It's really, really difficult because you think that... I mean, coming from the [Daoist 00:34:11] point of view, you're trying to create everlasting life.   Mason: (34:16) Immortality.   Simon Feeney: (34:16) Immortality, maybe. And then all of a sudden that happens and it's devastating. It's devastating, but it's very humbling and it just makes you do what you can do.   Mason: (34:31) Let's go, I want to hear more about these gooey adventures that you go on where you've gone out of like... You've kind of gone from the diagnostic Chinese... Are you all right?   Simon Feeney: (34:42) Yes, yes, yes.   Mason: (34:42) Yeah? Chinese medicine too... and there's times when you have limitations and then obviously there's... But you've looked and gone, yeah, but we're not being as effective as we can be because we're not dosing say correctly or there's this... There's not this, like bricks and mortar, it's not just bricks and mortar style Chinese medicine. There's obviously something else back in the classics that you're wanting to bring to the forefront, particular formulas, dosage, or maybe there's something like a tactile, like being more agile within your clinic where you actually face backwards to the past, and therefore you've actually got your finger on the pulse in a sense where you can move rather than just following the textbook and have that kind of skill.   Mason: (35:29) I'm curious about that, like I don't know if that's even appropriate what I'm bringing up there, but I get the sense of you... There's this movement and you're part of it going back to these classics which makes you more of a personal... brings more of a humanness and this greater agile skillset to yourself in clinic with that patient. I don't know if that makes sense in that statement.   Simon Feeney: (35:50) Sort of, yeah. So I think there is a renaissance in Chinese medicine currently. It's from the west. The west is guiding this because I mean, I could just think of literally like two days ago I got lectured. I'm not sure if I want to bring this up, but look, this is the truth of what happened. I got a lecture. I consider myself a very, not a specialist by any means, but certainly an obsessive, I'm obsessed with the classics. I'm obsessed with this kind of administration, I'm obsessed with understanding these texts, and I was lectured by this lady... Actually, no, I'm not going to talk about that. So, I'm going to change the topic.   Mason: (36:40) I don't know even if it helps in that context not talking about that specific situation, but let's see on not with you but in a broader sense maybe bring up where's the clashing of the heads between the renaissance and what's maybe been really institutionalised in Australia in the west and China.   Simon Feeney: (36:59) Yeah, definitely. So the way that the TCM model is being taught currently, it's lacking. It's lacking the clinical application. It wasn't until I met my teacher, Arnaud Versluys that I really realised, "Wow. This is really, really good medicine," and I talked to people about his level of pulse diagnosis that he has taught us in Australia to other people who are super experienced and they're like, "That's impossible. You can't have two people feeling the same pulse and coming up with the same conclusion." I'm like, "No, no, no." I've seen it time and time again. I can give you an example, if you like?   Mason: (37:35) Yeah, please.   Simon Feeney: (37:36) First time I met Arnaud, we had 50 students on either side feeling each pulse. So 50 students feeling the right pulse, and 50 students feeling the left pulse, and he felt both-   Mason: (37:47) I can just imagine.   Simon Feeney: (37:47) It was awesome. It was awesome. And so, he's just in the centre figure feeling these people's pulses. He's feeling the pulse, writing the script, giving it to them, to the patient. The patient's going over sitting there, and then everyone's trying to feel what he felt, and this is part of the training and part of his training, it's called pulse calibration. So what we're trying to calibrate our fingers to feel exactly what he's feeling.   Simon Feeney: (38:06) One of his top students was there and anyway, so there's a patient sitting down and she comes over to the patient and says to the student that's feeling her pulse, "Would you mind if I just quickly feel the pulse? Just wanted to jump in." "Course, no worries. You're the... " So she feels the pulse, and he's like, "Would you like to see the formula?" And she goes "Oh, no, no. It's fine. I just want to check." And then she said the formula name [foreign language 00:38:28]. And he said "Oh, wow. That was pretty good." The student said to her, "Wow, I bet you don't know the dosages," which is kind of being a bit condescending to her. And she's like, "Well... " blah-blah-blah. And she said about one of the doses, she said the [Che Bai 00:38:45] was at 48g. And he goes "No, 24". He thought she got one thing wrong and that was enough to say that she wasn't legitimate, like that was already just super, super... I was just going, "Wow, whatever. I want to learn this." But then she goes, "Oh... " And she didn't take offence to it.   Simon Feeney: (39:08) She in fact just went and took the opportunity to feel the pulse to figure out what she'd done wrong, and then she feels the pulse and she's like, "Really? I thought he would have done 48." And he's like... And she said, "Can I see the paper?" "Yeah" The student had written 24. She said "Excuse me, Arnaud. This patient, did you do Che Bai at 24 or 48g?" And he goes through his notes and he goes, "48," and she looked down at the student. She said, "Maybe you need to check your notes." And I was just blown away. I've never seen anything like that in pulse diagnosis, to be able to replicate that, and that's what Chinese medicine is, is replication. But that information and trying to replicate it without diluting it, it takes a lot of effort to say the least. It's hard. It's hard to keep that level of quality going. Anyway, off tangent but...   Mason: (40:07) Well, I mean, it's on tangent because I think we are... I mean, especially on the podcast and the people that tune in, we're such, for me, I'm such a fan of Chinese medicine and I'm such a fan of clinical acupuncture, and to see it flail sometimes is really heartbreaking.   Simon Feeney: (40:29) Yes, yes.   Mason: (40:30) And to hear something like that, it's such a transformation. Immediately, it transforms me into a way of seeing the world that I always, I move towards. I feel like there's a sense, when you look at the classics and you look at the metaphor and the story there's a sense of animism that emerges in me and I can feel the world view and the skillset that a practitioner's going to need in order to be able to come up with the same pulse diagnosis every single time, and I think, what happened? We took out the story, the love, the animism and everyone goes, "Yeah, but that's going to be good because it's going to be [inaudible 00:41:14], we cut out all the shit that's not... " Cut the spirit out basically, and we're going to get more consistency.   Simon Feeney: (41:20) Yeah. That's what happened.   Mason: (41:20) And the opposite happened.   Simon Feeney: (41:20) Yeah. Well, I mean the TCM model is still being taught every day. Look, if you talk to some incredible acupuncturist like David White here in Australia, and these guys are bringing back some of that old acupuncture system, but it died, like it was killed. They killed it. It was dead. Luckily, we had actually had it for herbalism, Chinese herbalism, we had an actual physical thing to touch and to measure. So during the cultural evolution that was actually an opportunity to grow. It was then institutionalised obviously, but some of that old stuff survived. It survived in Taiwan, really. That's really what's made that survival. But it survived in practitioners like my teacher's teacher's teacher, Dr. Tian.   Simon Feeney: (42:14) So he lived till 98 basically treating 300 patients a day, and passed it onto a few students and one of those students was my teacher's teacher. And he survived with that same thing even though he went through that period, but he just kept practising the classic, kept practising the classic, practised what his teachers practised and he managed to pass it onto Arnaud, and now Arnaud is passing it onto us. But most of it definitely has been lost to a degree, very much similar to what happened in western herbalism. I remember talking to Jimi, I heard you interview Jimi and he's-   Mason: (42:49) Love him.   Simon Feeney: (42:50) He's a great guy. Yeah. He-   Mason: (42:52) That's Jimi Wollumbin, everybody.   Simon Feeney: (42:54) Yeah.   Mason: (42:54) Yeah.   Simon Feeney: (42:54) Yeah, he called me up one day just out of the blue and we just started talking, and I was like, "Wow, I could talk to this guy for a long, long time." So, yeah, very interesting, and I think he was sort of illustrating that as well, kind of that massive loss of herbalism, and then I think people like him are really kind of bringing that back to western herbalism, seems to me.   Mason: (43:15) Yeah.   Simon Feeney: (43:16) Seems to me. It's needed.   Mason: (43:16) And likewise yourself.   Simon Feeney: (43:17) Yeah.   Mason: (43:18) Having these conversations when... Well, I mean for you especially, and I know we won't go too much into it, you're really playing in both worlds.   Simon Feeney: (43:26) Yes.   Mason: (43:26) You really got your foot... You're rubbing up against the way that TCM is being taught here.   Simon Feeney: (43:32) Yeah.   Mason: (43:34) Directly with the new-   Simon Feeney: (43:35) Yeah, a lot of people get upset with me, unfortunately. Yeah. Yeah.   Mason: (43:37) It's kind of fun, isn't it?   Simon Feeney: (43:38) So you're thinking, welcome to my world.   Mason: (43:39) [crosstalk 00:43:39] world. I mean, I kind of tell people regularly. They're like, "How often does it happen that you have someone contacting you and getting upset?" I'm like, "I don't know why, not often."   Simon Feeney: (43:53) Oh, good, good. Yeah.   Mason: (43:55) But I don't know why. I think because I was beaten by the press and I think and try and have a conversation with myself to be like, "What am I doing that rubs up against the wrong way of... " and it's the TCM people, or even my classical acupuncturist. He gets upset at me sometimes because he's moved away now so, people, you can't ask me for his name because everyone's looking for that classic like, "Oh my God, you got a classical acupuncturist in the area? Can I have his name?" You know, for having like a few individual herbs, and I'm like, "I get it." I'll sit down and have a discussion of my rationale or where I was when I brought them into the range and now, how they're being used and how practitioners are using, so on and so forth. But I would much prefer to have it than leave that conversation in the shadows.   Simon Feeney: (44:47) Yeah. I think it's probably just jealousy for other people. I think they're probably just jealous of your success and that's not very attractive for those people.   Mason: (44:58) It's weird.   Simon Feeney: (44:59) But I think bringing this awareness to people in Australia is necessary. I think it's great what you've done, what you've achieved. I've seen your place now, it's really great. Well done. Yeah. I think it's great, yeah.   Mason: (45:12) Thank you very much. I really appreciate it. I think part of the mission is on the sidelines it can be the joker scallywag bringing attention to what you're talking about, to what Jimi Wollumbin is talking about. Do you know Rhonda Chang?   Simon Feeney: (45:25) I don't, no.   Mason: (45:25) I'm going to see if I've got a spare one of her books to give you. She's got a book called Chinese Medicine Masquerading as Yi.   Simon Feeney: (45:33) As?   Mason: (45:33) Yi.   Simon Feeney: (45:33) Oh, yeah. Okay.   Mason: (45:38) Blows it out, like documenting exactly how this new TCM is an invention that came about in the 50s.   Simon Feeney: (45:46) Yes, yes. Yeah.   Mason: (45:48) And I'm sure none of it's going to be news to you.   Simon Feeney: (45:50) Yeah. Well, it's funny, I was talking about the, even on the weekend someone was talking about some basic concepts like chi, people still think it's energy. You look at the translation, it's really fair. So these kinds of ideas are very new to the western Chinese medicine practitioners. It's very hard to understand that, because a lot of people come into the medicine with a very romantic view of what Chinese medicine is and can do. I was the same. I was very, how herbalism they can treat all this stuff, but then when you really start to practise and you realise it's not as... You've got to be very pragmatic about it, you've got to be very systematic about it, you've got to approach it with a clinical mindset. It's a very different thing, a very different way of thinking about it.   Simon Feeney: (46:47) But when you see how it connects with natural phenomena then you can actually reconnect with that whole idea. When you start to understand that, for example, you learn about different conformations, or just the translations. So for example, like the six, they call the six channels, they used to call the six channels or the six meridians or the six systems or the six warps. It just gives you a... It's very planned, and you can learn it like that. I'm talking about Tai Yang, Yang Min, Shao Yang, et cetera. When you translate it a different way, which is we translate it as conformations which is the way my teacher, Arnaud, translates it. It takes on a whole different perspective.   Simon Feeney: (47:29) So a conformation is something that's... It's vessels that are conforming to natural phenomena. So all of a sudden you're looking at it from a natural perspective and you're looking from a metaphoric, you're using natural metaphors to understand the body because we are just the microcosm of the macrocosm. And then you can get that whole romantic perspective and artistic perspective of what the medicine is. It returns, but it's only due to this renaissance that we're going through at the moment. It doesn't happen in the current model that's taught, but it's like everything, probably the same as accounting, I don't know.   Mason: (48:15) I mean, the world of numbers, I know there's a... I know, I've got friends that are sacred mathematicians [crosstalk 00:48:22]-   Simon Feeney: (48:21) Yes, exactly. There you go. Well done, exactly. Well said, yeah.   Mason: (48:27) Yeah. It is exciting. It is exciting feeling the story-telling and the metaphor and the alive, spiritually alive world can-   Simon Feeney: (48:38) It is. It's living and breathing. You feel it when the pulse changes. When you give someone a formula and their pulse changes and you go, "Whoa!" Or the seasons change, you feel it in their pulse. It's awesome.   Mason: (48:48) I mean, and I know what happened to the water.   Simon Feeney: (48:51) Yes. Yes.   Mason: (48:51) I can feel that. Was it like-   Simon Feeney: (48:52) Yes, it changes. Things change. Everything courses and lives and breathes.   Mason: (48:59) It's nice to see that, it's so simple. It's something that's so, it's so looked down on to have that romantic, that animism, yet you should have that with extreme structure and discipline at the same time.   Simon Feeney: (49:17) It does. It's both of those things simultaneously, and that Daoist medicine. That is the interaction and the mutual exchange of yin and yang and the cosmos, it's good.   Mason: (49:31) And the people that feel it, they feel the lineage.   Simon Feeney: (49:34) Yeah, it's very, very... It's in you. Yeah, absolutely. You practise it, and that's why it's kind of protected.   Mason: (49:42) I'd love to just go down that rabbit hole maybe hear some more adventures along the way, especially around the dosing. As I said, Tahnee knew you.   Simon Feeney: (49:51) Yes. Dosage stuff, yeah.   Mason: (49:53) Yeah, heard your stuff and I mean, if anything can go to the difference between something not working clinically and working clinically...   Simon Feeney: (50:01) Yeah.   Mason: (50:02) Transformational.   Simon Feeney: (50:03) Yes, it's huge. Yeah. So that whole dosage journey started when I started to make those classical pills. So a good example is MaZiRenWan. It's a hemp seed pill that's used for chronic constipation and inflammation in the small intestine, and that formula when I was trying to physically make it, because this is what I was trying to do. I wanted to use the, this back to this kind of original dosage but as an administration technique, so I was trying to use the administration techniques to be the way they were originally used. As I mentioned before with Artemisia, these kinds of factors are really, really huge.   Simon Feeney: (50:41) So you have Tang, Sans and Wans. So Tang's a decoction, so it's much more for sorting the organs clean, a very acute medicine. Sans are the powders, and they're for things that you need a little bit of hydrochloric acid to absorb into the body. And then Wans are pills, so they're much more chronic issues that have to be gently administered into the body or you want them to slowly get into the bloodstream. So you use honey, acts like a slow-release mechanism so it helps the herbs to stabilise, not get affected by the hydrochloric acid and absorb through the walls of the small intestine, straight into the bloodstream, straight into the liver, and then systematically.   Simon Feeney: (51:20) So, I didn't want to use Wans as Tangs and Tangs as Sans and Sans as Tangs or Wans. I wanted to use them according to the classics, so then I have to make them. So, go to the textbook, go to make them, read the current dosages, like this gramme equal this liang, this is this gramme, make it, slop. What's going on? Try a different formula, totally dry. How am I going to roll this into a pill?   Simon Feeney: (51:51) Now, I'd made medicine with my teacher on the border in Burma and Thailand, and I made boiled pills with him. I'd seen everyone, I'd hang out with the monks in the temples, breaking, grinding up herbs. I'd been doing that for years, learning all these techniques. I went "This is not right. Something's not right here." So, then I went "Okay, well, like you do, foundational medicine. Go back to the foundations." Went back to the foundations, what were the dosages? Oh, it's one liang of this, I have no idea what that is. It's half a jin. Well, I don't know what that is. It's one jin. Well, at least I know that half a jin, if I figure out what a jin is, I can figure out what half a jin is. A zhang? Don't even know, that's like a volume measurement? And then a [chur 00:52:35]. A chur is just a foot of something. I'm like, what the hell am I doing? How am I going to make this formula?   Simon Feeney: (52:43) So, okay, what is a liang? Because I knew that eight liang is one jin, half a jin will be four liang, et cetera, et cetera. Then you have these fen measurements and zhu measurements, and all these old measurements. I read every book I can find about this measurement stuff, and then I start going to the people who I feel like know the most in the English world, and even found some Chinese text. One liang equals 15.625g, and I'm like, "That's pretty precise."   Simon Feeney: (53:17) My dad's a PhD in algebra and he taught me at a very age about all sorts of mathematical things, so I was obsessed. How come everything thinks it's 3g when he's saying, and these people are like the authority, it's 15.625. So find out that, I mean how much do you want to know? Do you want me to... Am I boring you?   Mason: (53:37) I mean, I'm fascinated.   Simon Feeney: (53:40) Okay.   Mason: (53:40) Screw everyone listening, I want to hear you.   Simon Feeney: (53:43) I'm not sure this is right for your audience, but even if it's just for me and you... Yes, I mean, I don't care if you-   Mason: (53:47) No, go for it. You'll be surprised at how much they'll be loving this.   Simon Feeney: (53:53) Okay. So, yeah, 15.625g. So it turns out that this weight system comes off an old measurement system, so it's this old bell and you need to use a pitch pipe to tune the bell and it's called a Huang bell, and you use this pitch pipe that's cut with a particular size of bamboo. You know, how you got the knots in the bamboo and the gap? So then they create this at different sizes, and would create a different tune, right, when you "hoo". You... whatever, blow on it, right?   Mason: (54:20) When you hoedown on it.   Simon Feeney: (54:23) So in order to figure out how high that had to be, it was based on putting pieces of broomcorn millet inside this thing, and 1200 of those would be where you cut it off to make the pitch for the bell, this is a ceremonial bell. Turns out 1200 of that is 12 zhu, and 24 zhu is one liang. So I went and became a specialist in black broomcorn millet because of course that's what you do.   Mason: (54:56) Of course, that seems so obvious.   Simon Feeney: (54:58) Then I counted... It was such an obvious conclusion, right. So I had to find not only that but I had to find black broomcorn millet that was produced in the Han dynasty, which was an interesting process. Counted them all out, 1200, weighed them all out, 7.8g, right, 15.625, that's how they came up with the conclusion. So I was certain that's what that dose was.   Mason: (55:17) There's no industry for this in the Han... Where did you say was it?   Simon Feeney: (55:20) In the Han dynasty.   Mason: (55:21) In the Han...   Simon Feeney: (55:22) Yeah. Oh, sorry.   Mason: (55:22) Like where were you sourcing the millet? Where did you say you had to go and source it somewhere in China?   Simon Feeney: (55:26) Oh, basically just research. Yeah, just extensive research into the growth patterns of black broomcorn... because I didn't want to know that the size was different. Like the wheat grain had changed, it's different. The size, so if I'm counting them individually...   Mason: (55:39) That's what I'm thinking, yeah.   Simon Feeney: (55:40) Yeah, yeah, yeah. So we're talking about a volume measurement with something that could be potentially bigger or smaller. So, long story short, I started to figure out what a liang was. Then I could find out what a jin was, and half a jin was, and then this, and a zhu and a zhang. Put it all together based on those weights, perfect pills.   Mason: (55:59) Do you know where the-   Simon Feeney: (56:00) Like, yeah!   Mason: (56:01) Like that is [crosstalk 00:56:01] I'm feeling [crosstalk 00:56:02].   Simon Feeney: (56:03) Yeah. It was good moment.   Mason: (56:05) You're looking at your dad about how elated he was when he got like a massive formulation and you're like, "I get it."   Simon Feeney: (56:11) Yeah. It was a revelation, yeah.   Mason: (56:15) Where was the crux point where it's gone away from these forms of measurements? Where has the standardisation occurred that led to such dramatic poor translations on the formulas?   Simon Feeney: (56:28) What an awesome question. I mean, gosh that's complicated. So many factors. I mean, every factor from... As we mentioned earlier, quality to so many species differentiation, change in the environment, change in climate, lifestyle, people's... In the Han dynasty [inaudible 00:56:48] are living in huts versus living in air conditioned housing, so the strength of someone's digestive system that could cope with that compared to now. So that's one theory why it kind of got reinterpreted, but then if you look back through the dynasties each measurement system sort of changed, and then there's conflicting arguments, and then it kind of... and let's just all, just a big discussion.   Simon Feeney: (57:15) And so, there's sti

Jenn invites Amber Dugger on the podcast to discuss how women approach their finances in 2021. Amber tells you how the financial system has failed you and the institutions that are able to help you would rather make money off of you than get you out of debt. In this episode, you will hear Amber provide you with tips on how to create a positive experience with getting to know your finances and how it will help you build wealth in the future by preparing for upcoming bills and items that you would like to purchase without going into more debt. Amber Dugger is a certified health coach and a financial coach with 15+ years of corporate experience. As the founder of Profit for Keeps, Amber is helping thousands of entrepreneurs through a holistic system designed to remove stress and reduce anxiety around your finances, personal and professional. (we touched on this with Paula Wilimek on Episode 135 released March 15, 2021, feel free to go take a listen here). I, myself, am proud to say I work closely with Amber to increase my own financial literacy; improving not only my understanding and relationship with money, wealth, and abundance but empowering me to go after my goals, desires, and dreams. Here are the main topics of this amazing conversation: Jenn and Amber working started working together Jenn had a surface level feeling with her financial numbers Amber’s background Jenn tells of her financial lows as she was developing her business Many people feel overwhelmed when it comes to money After an hour of learning, peace and calm set in Money is quite simple once you realize Moving away from cash has led to overspending Not tracking your spending can lead to problems Learn to track your spending with Amber’s tool (https://amberdugger.com/calculator/) Creating your own bills can help you future forecast to avoid getting sidelined by future bills Tips to get out of debt When money is tight, think of 5 things of gratitude Feeling empowered with your finances Create a fun ritual when looking at your finances Showing your partner that things can get better financially can help get them on board Having conversations with your kids about finances should be fun and informative Starting to understand your finances and moving towards being wealthy can be clunky Approaching finances is similar to approaching nutrition and health Hoping this episode supports you on the path of knowing, accepting, and loving who you truly are. Wishing more simplicity and ease in all that you do! You can connect to this episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher by searching The Simplicity Sessions, or visiting www.jennpike.com/podcast. Join our Free Facebook Group called The Simplicity Sessions Community. I, myself, am proud to say I work closely with Amber to increase my own financial literacy; improving not only my understanding and relationship with money, wealth, and abundance but empowering me to go after my goals, desires, and dreams. “Right now we are a year into a pandemic, Income has changed a lot for people and Financial stress is a very real reality for many families right now. So what is the process literally and energetically as we start to look at our money? First of all, you're in the process of it right now. By listening to this conversation, you are already taking a step and empowering yourself with additional knowledge and that's a beautiful form of financial self-care.” Thank you for joining us today. If you could do me the honor of hitting the subscribe button, leaving a review and sharing this podcast with a friend or on social media tagging me when you do @thesimplicityproject on Facebook, @jennpike on Instagram, @simplicityjenn on Twitter, I would be forever grateful. You can connect to this episode on iTunes, Spotify, or Stitcher by searching The Simplicity Sessions, or visiting www.jennpike.com/podcast. Join our growing community via Facebook The Simplicity Sessions Community. Learn more about Amber Dugger:  Amber Dugger is a certified health coach and a financial coach with 15+ years of corporate experience. As the founder of Profit for Keeps, Amber is helping thousands of entrepreneurs through a holistic system designed to remove stress and reduce anxiety around your finances, personal and professional. (we touched on this with Paula Wilimek on Episode 135 released March 15, 2021, feel free to go take a listen here). You can connect with Amber via Twitter @profitwithamber, Instagram @profit.with.amber or through her website amberdugger.com.  To learn more about Profit for Keeps and to download the aforementioned tracking tool, go to https://amberdugger.com/profit-for-keeps/  Online work with Jenn:  Register for my signature program The Hormone Project and work with me 1:1 to support your health, hormones, and more via the following link www.jennpike.com/thehormoneproject. Sign up for The Synced Program to learn how to tune your body to the lunar cycle and acquire a multidisciplinary approach to balance your body in less than 30 minutes a day!  Interested in registering for the upcoming Audacious Women program? Send us a message via our website at https://jennpike.com/contact/  Learn more about our amazing show partners I am suffering so horribly from seasonal allergies. Are there any tips and suggestions that you can to, to help me or that you can offer to help me? Some common symptoms could be post-nasal drip, sneezing, watery eyes as well as scratchy throat, irritation or tickle in the ears, or a decreased focus and concentration (brain fog). You may also notice that some eczema has cropped up that had been lying quiet for a while. You may notice that your sleep is off. Ways to combat seasonal allergies Food is related to how our body responds to an immune sensitivity just as much as the environment. The two are connected. Certain foods will exacerbate the reaction you have to environmental allergens. So when you are thinking lifestyle, try to mitigate inflammatory foods, dairy and sugars are great examples. Having too much caffeine and alcohol can irate the system. Some seasonal foods that can be an issue at this time of year are you suffer from hay fever in different pollen and cross-reactive type of allergies to things like melon, cucumbers, and bananas can trigger a reaction. Wheat and glutenous grains can also cause problems Focus on raw local honey that is rich in bioflavonoids and has natural antibacterial properties Hot and spicy foods create some heat and burn things off. Bone broth for pre and probiotic-rich foods. Pineapple is good because of the enzymes bromelain Fish organic vegetables and local organic meats Vitamin C, corecertin, and Coenzyme Q 10 are great for mitochondrial support Allergy relief tincture from St. Francis Herb Farm called Allergy Relief with Deep Immune Tincture Relieves allergy symptoms and supports the immune system. Contains Australegis, reishi and Schisandra which are found in the deep immune formula Also, contain nettle and prickly Ash with certain homeopathic ingredients that can really help your system. You can up your water game by using the following ingredients: 1 scoop of the Garden of Life Beauty Collagen Powder 20 drops of the St. Francis Herb Farm Schisandra 1 Tablespoon of beat crystals - blood building 1 Liter of water in a mason jar I hope some of these tips can help all your mamas out there, and if you don’t have a daughter, then I hope some of these tips and tricks can help you. Save 15% off of your order at skinessence.ca when you use the code JENNPIKE15. Save 10% off of your order at sunwarrior.com if you’re a US resident when you use the code simplicity (all lower case). Save 15% off your order at stfrancisherbfarm.com when you use the code JENNPIKE15. Good Juju -- Save 10% off of your order at https://hellogoodjuju.com/collections/all-products using the code JENNPIKE10 Garden of Life (April / May only — collagen line) — https://gardenoflifecanada.com/ (NO CODE, just send them to the site) Learn more about Jenn’s work:  Jenn Pike   Ignite your Life with Jenn Pike The Hormone Project  The Simplicity Project Shop for books, DVDs, programs, and much more! http://www.jennpike.com/ Simplicity TV on Youtube Quotes: “I love seeing the process of someone go from a place of feeling anxious and overwhelmed within. Honestly, an hour already starting to feel peace and calm.” “So now that we have moved away from physical cash and instead of giving a card over, they have done studies that show that the consumer debt has extremely increased due to the fact that now people are handing over our card.” “When you know that your money is going out is larger than the money coming in. There's a reason you're feeling this way because it's just clear that there are more expenses than there is money” “I always suggest creating a beautiful ritual around looking at your money.” “I would just love to learn more so that I can make sure that I'm supporting our family and relationship and really bring it from a perspective of, you know, trying to alleviate them from that burden of being the only person responsible.” Additional Information About Jenn: Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature’s Emporium, and Juice Plus. Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two children.         

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Yoko is the founder of Shoku Iku, a once-popular raw food café turned raw food and specialist herbal supply business based out of Melbourne. In this podcast we get quite specific with some lesser-known herbs such as gynostemma and Schisandra… we talk about how to safely get started in herbalism, using the eastern philosophy of yin and yang to make better decisions, some of the benefits of eating raw foods, how to better develop our intuition and much more. You can visit here website here: https://shokuikuaustralia.com/

Yoko is the founder of Shoku Iku, a once-popular raw food café turned raw food and specialist herbal supply business based out of Melbourne.In this podcast we get quite specific with some lesser-known herbs such as gynostemma and Schisandra… we talk about how to safely get started in herbalism, using the eastern philosophy of yin and yang to make better decisions, some of the benefits of eating raw foods, how to better develop our intuition and much more.Yoko is the founder of Shoku Iku, a once-popular raw food café turned raw food and specialist herbal supply business based out of Melbourne.In this podcast we get quite specific with some lesser-known herbs such as gynostemma and Schisandra… we talk about how to safely get started in herbalism, using the eastern philosophy of yin and yang to make better decisions, some of the benefits of eating raw foods, how to better develop our intuition and much more.You can visit here website here: https://shokuikuaustralia.com/

In this episode, we talk about the liver. Although it may not be the most glamorous organ, the liver is our main source of energy and gets every toxin out of our bodies. Dr. Bart offers a fresh perspective on the liver, one which may help you understand some of your health problems like high cholesterol, constipation, and skin diseases.  We go over the tell-tale signs your liver is in trouble, what damages the liver, and the purpose of the gallbladder.   Dr. Bart and Karen also delve into the three phases of detox and what happens in the body when the toxins can't get through all three phases. He also shares what discoveries he's made about the liver from examining patients' lab tests pre- and post-COVID, and what viruses mean for our liver health.  Our livers are our life force, and luckily, they are extremely resilient. Dr. Bart goes offers clear health strategies and herbs to nourish and restore the organ that does so much for you.  1.  Why talk about the liver?  We live by the way of our liver. In traditional Chinese medicine, they prioritized the liver as the number one source of chi, or life force energy, in the body. However, most modern-day medicine practitioners only look at the liver when it's already diseased. Because the liver is responsible for getting rid of every toxin that comes into the body, we have to be proactive in keeping it clean and healthy. From what you eat to what you put on your skin, toxins must pass through the liver to get out.  2. Liver Functions Not only does the liver detox the body, but it also stores essential nutrients like vitamins and minerals. The liver also stores glycogen, which is the back-up source of energy the body uses when it's under stress. The liver makes cholesterol and also eliminates cholesterol. However, cholesterol can get stacked up in the liver if there's a back-up of other toxins, and that's when you'll experience high cholesterol.  Another essential function of the liver is the production of bile. Bile helps waste easily move through your small intestine and get eliminated. If you don't have good production or good storage of bile, then you may become constipated and toxins can't leave your body. 3. The Gallbladder's role If the liver is Batman, then think of the gallbladder as Robin. The gallbladder stores the extra bile that your liver makes. When your liver is dealing with other toxins and can't secrete proper amounts of bile, the gallbladder steps in to carry out the function. 4. Tell-Tale Signs that Your Liver Needs Help  Fatigue Jaundice  Your skin begins to turn yellow Hormone imbalances All your hormones go through your liver. For example, the liver converts T4 thyroids to T3 thyroids. However, if your liver is dealing with all these other chemicals and toxins, it's unable to keep up with the proper balance of hormones.    Skin issues  If you have hives, psoriasis, eczema, and other skin issues, start by looking at the liver. These skin issues could be caused by toxins trying to release through the skin rather than through the bladder or intestines.   Allergies  5. What damages the liver? Our livers are resilient. You could've been putting alcohol, drugs, and toxins in it for 50 years, but if you properly cleanse and replenish the essential nutrients to the liver, it can recover quickly. However, something damages the liver more than others. The first thing that begins to damage the liver is constantly putting toxins into the body, whether it be in the form of alcohol or non-organic food. Worry, concern, and fear also weaken the liver'sstrength, and last but not least, viruses are also extremely damaging for the liver.  6. The Three Phases of Liver Detox  We are always in the process of detoxing. The ultimate goal, or the mark of a healthy system, is creating a flow in the body where toxins can easily get out. Phase One Phase one of liver detox begins when a toxin enters our body. Toxins aren't just alcohol. They can also be things like pollen or GMO food. In this stage, the body identifies the toxin and starts to oxidize it, which means it breaks the toxin down to make it water-soluble. The body sends minerals, vitamins, and antioxidants to the liver to help with oxidation. Once it's water-soluble, the toxin can now enter phase two.  Phase Two  In phase two of detox, the body binds the toxin and prepares it to be transported out of your system. However, if you're putting a bulk of toxins into your body, the liver can quickly be depleted of the resources it uses for binding. If you're depleted of things like Vitamin C and other antioxidants, the liver can't effectively bind toxins in phase two. A simple fix to this problem is to nourish your body with the right foods. Because cruciferous vegetables, like broccoli and brussels sprouts, are insoluble fibers, they are amazing to help bind toxins and get them out of the body. Phase Three Phase there of liver detox is transport. This phase is where people often run into the biggest problems. Maybe you can effectively bind toxins in phase two, but toxins need to be eliminated from the body. To be frank, elimination happens through your pee and poop. Staying hydrated, drinking the proper amount of water, is essential in the transport phase. Bile is another aspect of transportation because it lubricates the toxins so they can easily move through the intestines. 7. Medications and the Liver Sometimes, we're required to take medications that may tax our liver. However, if you have to be on medication to function at your best in this world, be intelligent about it. From thyroid medication to Tylenol, all medications stress out the liver.  If you're on medication, think about leveling up your health and supporting the three phases of detox. With regards to phase one, you need to stop putting other junk into your body. Nourish your body with organic foods and the proper herbs. To support phase two of detox, commit to eating insoluble fibers like cruciferous vegetables.   8. Herbs & supplements mentioned in the show:  Milk Thistle:  Only need one in the morning and one in the afternoon  Schisandra:  Restores the liver. Take in combination with milk thistle.   Livaplex  Whole Food Vitamin C:  Holds together your collagen in your skin and defend the sun.  Calcium Lactate:  Protects your skin from the sun.   Vitamin F — Cataplex F:   Carries calcium out of the blood and into the tissue.   9. How does COVID affect the liver?  When Dr. Bart examined labs from his patients pre-and post-covid, he noticed that the liver makers were changing. He saw a lot of congestion, not necessarily damage, taking place in the post-COVID labs. Viruses leave debris and dead cells in our bodies that begin to congest the liver. Fatigue is a huge symptom post-COVID because the liver has to work very hard to flush toxins out.    10. Questions we cover:  If someone has high-cholesterol does doing the cleanse help lower it?  Yes. Our cleanse is very well-suited to support the three phases of detox, and you get to clear excess hormones, drugs, toxins, and cholesterols out of the body.   If you don't have a gallbladder, how can bile be built up to help the liver do its job?  One, if you don't have a gallbladder, you have to be cleaner than the average person because you don't have that backup system. Again, eat cruciferous vegetables to clear out your system. Another thing you should add to your diet is beets because they help thin the bile. Also, bad fats, like canola oil, are very bad for your liver and gut. So avoid those.  I once had fatty liver disease. Can I help my liver? Many people have fatty liver disease and aren't aware of it. Take your hand and run it along the right side of your body. Try to locate your liver up, underneath your bottom rib. If you go down your ribs and your liver protrudes out, then you may have fatty liver disease. Fatty liver disease is caused by bad fats and toxins in the body. The good news is that with a cleanse you can absolutely clean up your liver. Get on milk thistle, eat cruciferous vegetables regularly, and consume black cumin seed. Because fatty liver disease usually goes hand-and-hand with diabetes, make sure you monitor your blood sugar.  What does being hypersensitive to alcohol mean for your liver?  The toxins that are in your liver have a compounding effect. Maybe you used to be able to have five drinks, and now you may If you feel drunk after one cocktail or immediately get a headache. This is because of the accumulation of toxins. And now your liver can't handle it. You can also see the accumulation effect when out of nowhere you have a food allergy or become really sensitive to fragrances. - Want to connect with Dr. Bart?  No matter where you are, you can schedule a virtual meeting.   -- Medically reviewed and written by: Dr. Bart Precourt Founder of  The Health Made Simple Show Doctor of Chiropractic Register for the Health Made Simple Show If you are interested in registering for the Health Made Simple Show please visit http://www.healthmadesimple.com

Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/drjoshaxe390 Dr. Josh Axe (IG: @drjoshaxe) is the founder of Ancient Nutrition and DrAxe.com. He’s the author of the bestselling books Keto Diet and The Collagen Diet. Josh is the host of The Dr. Axe Show. Today we’re discussing Josh's upcoming book, Ancient Remedies. In this episode, we discuss: Becoming a new father & parenthood Josh's greatest challenges with a newborn Home births are an incredible experience Frustration can cause toxicity of your liver & gallbladder 50% of our health problems are due to emotions we experience Using ancient forms of medicine to heal Spirituality is important to health Healing leaky gut syndrome can take 6 months to 2 years Dr. Axe’s mom’s cancer journey The natural cancer healing protocol Josh created for his mom Faith and hope are ancient remedies for healing Helping people treat the root cause of disease Dr. Axe's latest book Ancient Remedies covers 70 protocols for healing Fibromyalgia is caused by past trauma The importance of building relationships in your community The rise and decline of the #1 natural health website The truth about social media sites and the censorship of natural health & wellness Astragulus is the most powerful herb for digestive & immune health Fo-ti is used to reverse aging & gray hair Schisandra is a powerful anti-aging berry Triphala is used for digestive issues Cordyceps boosts lung health Siberian ginseng increases performance Reishi is the most powerful mushroom for anti-aging Turkey tail is used for fighting viral infections Lion’s mane helps repair nerve damage Herb combining principles Taking turmeric with black pepper increases absorption by 154% Show sponsors: Rancho La Puerta - Bring a guest (or multiple guests) to Rancho La Puerta and you’ll each receive 25% off your visit in January, February, and March 2021 Beekeeper's Naturals

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ToddCast, Vol. XXV: Known in the trade as The Medicine Hunter, Chris Kilham travels the world over and really digs in with indigenous cultures to discover herbal remedies for the Western world—kava and maca being two preeminent herbs that Kilham was there at the start of both. During the COVID downtime, we caught up with Kilham resting comfortably just five miles from North America's largest organic schisandra farm. Listen in to this podcast with senior editor Todd Runestad as Kilham discusses: As one of the world's great longevity botanicals, why schisandra berry “really needs its day.” Differentiation among the three great adaptogenic superstars today—ashwagandha, rhodiola, Schisandra—and why an adaptogen virtually unheard-of outside the West may be the “king of kings.” Why the herb with a well-built commercial infrastructure but was beaten down by a questionable safety study a decade ago is nevertheless poised for a return. Is he going to talk about cannabis and CBD? You know he is!

Raven Rose shares how she works with the plants and her well ancestors for health, healing, deep connection, and guidance. You’ll also hear about: How to track the menstrual cycle, for deep connection and flow  Healing ancestral wounding and trauma in the dream-space  The womb wisdom of our ancestors  The menstrual cycle as sacred  ♥ PS - Make sure to back to listen back to episode 11 with Raven Rose, on Healing Period Pain with Herbal Smoke Blends. Plus, when you sign up for secret episodes, you get the Plant Speak mini-course on how to grow relationships with Earth and nature spirits for support and guidance in your everyday life. ***** Raven Rose is a Menstrual Health Herbalist, Educator, and Medicine Woman, whose work focuses on cultivating womb wellness and bringing balance to the mind, body, and spirit. Raven has studied herbalism, ethnobotany, ancestral medicine, womb massage, spiritual healing, and Kambo therapy in the Peruvian Amazon. She delicately weaves the magic and medicine of the plants and the ancestors into her consciously created business Moon Medicine, to assist her clients on their journey to health and healing. We are also excited to share that Raven will be hosting a workshop with Earth Speak in October, on Ancestral Dreamwork. In this workshop, we will be guided by Raven and the plants to connect, communicate, and heal with our well ancestors. In this episode, we talk about: Bringing balance to the menstrual cycle with the help of Qigong Creativity and the blood of creation  The womb wisdom of our ancestors  Balance as liberation Ancestral dreamwork as a tool for connection and guidance Birth control methods - the modern vs the old ways  The Fertility Awareness Method / FAM Re-remembering the menstrual cycle as sacred  How to track the menstrual cycle, for deeper connection and flow  How Raven’s work cultivates connection to the body Weaving the Spirit world with the physical world Less doing and more being  How the feminine has been suppressed  Healing ancestral wounding and trauma in the dream-space  Seeking balance with the energies of the feminine and masculine  Taking time off for menstruation and restoration  Living as the most vibrant expression of yourself  Herbs for mental clarity Raven shares how she works with her plant and nature allies  And more! Listen back to episode 11 with Raven Rose, on Healing Period Pain with Herbal Smoke Blends. Links: Join the Ancestral Dreamwork workshop https://www.earthspeak.love/ancestral-dreamwork  Listen to episode 11 with Raven Rose https://www.earthspeak.love/shows-1/ravenrose11   Learn more about Raven’s offerings at www.moonmedicine.co/ Connect with Raven on Instagram @moonmedicines // https://www.instagram.com/moonmedicines/  Connect with Raven on Facebook @moonmedicines ExploreRaven’s YouTube channel  Get the secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret References: Qigong https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qigong Georgia Bark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinckneya_pubens  8 Brocades https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baduanjin_qigong  Marisa Cranfill // Yoqi https://www.yoqi.com/   Daisy Lee // Shift Network https://theshiftnetwork.com/course/QigongWomen01   Kambo https://www.moonmedicine.co/kambo-ceremony  Kindara // app https://www.kindara.com/  FAM // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertility_awareness  Luteal phase https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luteal_phase  Follicular phase https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Follicular_phase  Endometriosis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endometriosis  Bacopa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacopa_monnieri Schisandra Berry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schisandra_chinensis Taking Charge of Your Fertility // book https://amz.run/3nvb Sign up to Raven’s newsletter to access her workshop Birth Control Detox www.moonmedicine.co/ Western Peony https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paeonia_brownii ► Leave us a written review on iTunes, and get shouted out on the show! Theme music is “It’s Easier” by Scarlet Crow http://www.scarletcrow.org/ and “Meeting Again” by Emily Sprague  https://mlesprg.info/ Learn to trust your intuition and activate your Earth magic + sign up for our delightful newsletter at https://www.earthspeak.love Follow Earth Speak on Instagram and tag us when you share @earthspeak https://www.instagram.com/earthspeak

Raven Rose shares how she works with the plants and her well ancestors for health, healing, deep connection, and guidance. You’ll also hear about: How to track the menstrual cycle, for deep connection and flow  Healing ancestral wounding and trauma in the dream-space  The womb wisdom of our ancestors  The menstrual cycle as sacred  ♥ PS - Make sure to back to listen back to episode 11 with Raven Rose, on Healing Period Pain with Herbal Smoke Blends. Plus, when you sign up for secret episodes, you get the Plant Speak mini-course on how to grow relationships with Earth and nature spirits for support and guidance in your everyday life. ***** Raven Rose is a Menstrual Health Herbalist, Educator, and Medicine Woman, whose work focuses on cultivating womb wellness and bringing balance to the mind, body, and spirit. Raven has studied herbalism, ethnobotany, ancestral medicine, womb massage, spiritual healing, and Kambo therapy in the Peruvian Amazon. She delicately weaves the magic and medicine of the plants and the ancestors into her consciously created business Moon Medicine, to assist her clients on their journey to health and healing. We are also excited to share that Raven will be hosting a workshop with Earth Speak in October, on Ancestral Dreamwork. In this workshop, we will be guided by Raven and the plants to connect, communicate, and heal with our well ancestors. In this episode, we talk about: Bringing balance to the menstrual cycle with the help of Qigong Creativity and the blood of creation  The womb wisdom of our ancestors  Balance as liberation Ancestral dreamwork as a tool for connection and guidance Birth control methods - the modern vs the old ways  The Fertility Awareness Method / FAM Re-remembering the menstrual cycle as sacred  How to track the menstrual cycle, for deeper connection and flow  How Raven’s work cultivates connection to the body Weaving the Spirit world with the physical world Less doing and more being  How the feminine has been suppressed  Healing ancestral wounding and trauma in the dream-space  Seeking balance with the energies of the feminine and masculine  Taking time off for menstruation and restoration  Living as the most vibrant expression of yourself  Herbs for mental clarity Raven shares how she works with her plant and nature allies  And more! Listen back to episode 11 with Raven Rose, on Healing Period Pain with Herbal Smoke Blends. Links: Join the Ancestral Dreamwork workshop https://www.earthspeak.love/ancestral-dreamwork  Listen to episode 11 with Raven Rose https://www.earthspeak.love/shows-1/ravenrose11   Learn more about Raven’s offerings at www.moonmedicine.co/ Connect with Raven on Instagram @moonmedicines // https://www.instagram.com/moonmedicines/  Connect with Raven on Facebook @moonmedicines ExploreRaven’s YouTube channel  Get the secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret References: Qigong https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qigong Georgia Bark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinckneya_pubens  8 Brocades https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baduanjin_qigong  Marisa Cranfill // Yoqi https://www.yoqi.com/   Daisy Lee // Shift Network https://theshiftnetwork.com/course/QigongWomen01   Kambo https://www.moonmedicine.co/kambo-ceremony  Kindara // app https://www.kindara.com/  FAM // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertility_awareness  Luteal phase https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luteal_phase  Follicular phase https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Follicular_phase  Endometriosis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endometriosis  Bacopa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacopa_monnieri Schisandra Berry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schisandra_chinensis Taking Charge of Your Fertility // book https://amz.run/3nvb Sign up to Raven’s newsletter to access her workshop Birth Control Detox www.moonmedicine.co/ Western Peony https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paeonia_brownii ► Leave us a written review on iTunes, and get shouted out on the show! Theme music is “It’s Easier” by Scarlet Crow http://www.scarletcrow.org/ and “Meeting Again” by Emily Sprague  https://mlesprg.info/ Learn to trust your intuition and activate your Earth magic + sign up for our delightful newsletter at https://www.earthspeak.love Follow Earth Speak on Instagram and tag us when you share @earthspeak https://www.instagram.com/earthspeak

In today's episode, we talk about adaptogens and how they can help with high stress during this time.To join our Free 5-Day Eat Your Veggie Challange Facebook Group click here.Research for this episode:What are Adaptogens: https://time.com/5025278/adaptogens-herbs-stress-anxiety/Adaptogens and the central nervous system: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3991026/Schisandra: https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/schisandraRhodiola: https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/rhodiolaAshwagandha: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3252722/Effects on Ginseng and stress: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5628357/#:~:text=Ginseng%20effectively%20regulates%20the%20immune,prevents%20stress%2Dassociated%20physiological%20diseases.Stress Management and Rhodiola:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13651501.2017.1417442Rhodiola and burn-out: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5370380/Evidence-based efficacy of adaptogens: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19500070/History of Schisandra https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/immunology-and-microbiology/schisandra

Lisa Hendrickson-Jack is a certified Fertility Awareness Educator and Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner who teaches women to chart their menstrual cycles for natural birth control, conception, and monitoring overall health.   In her new book The Fifth Vital Sign, Lisa debunks the myth that regular ovulation is only important when you want children, by recognizing the menstrual cycle as a vital sign. Drawing heavily from the current scientific literature, Lisa presents an evidence-based approach to fertility awareness and menstrual cycle optimization. She hosts the Fertility Friday Podcast, a weekly radio show devoted to helping women connect to their fifth vital sign by uncovering the connection between menstrual cycle health, fertility, and overall health.   These are the main topics of this valuable conversation: Lisa shares the mission and story behind her work. Lisa’s early experiences with fertility awareness. Our cycles are not just to have babies. What does a healthy menstrual cycle look like? What is happening when you get spotting before your actual period begins? Our health is not in a container, everything is interconnected. Lisa gives recommendations for women having low progesterone. Why you should care about your ovulation even when you are not trying to get pregnant. Ovulation and its relation to your overall health. Best tips to reclaim your libido and sexuality while you are in menopause. Lunar cycling. What are you going to monitor during the month? The menstrual cycle as the fifth vital sign. The myth of condoms. How long you should be charting before using it as a method of birth control.   Hoping this conversation helps you connect with your body, your health, and the amazing feminine power laying in all of us. Wishing more simplicity and ease in all that you do!   You can connect to this episode on iTunes, Spotify, or Stitcher by searching The Simplicity Sessions, or visiting www.jennpike.com/podcast.   Learn more about Dr. Lisa Hendrickson-Jack  :  Fertility Friday Fertility Friday Podcast Conceiving with Fertility Awareness (free online course) Fertility Awareness 101 (free online course) Fertility Fridays on Facebook Fertility Friday on Instagram Fertility Friday on Twitter Fertility Friday on Pinterest   Online working with Jenn: To register for my signature program The Hormone Project and work with me 1:1 to support your health, hormones and more, please join the waitlist at www.jennpike.com/thehormoneproject   The Synced Program is now available for registration, learn how to tune your body to the lunar cycle, and acquire a multidisciplinary approach to balance your body in less than 30 minutes a day!  This program has become a membership site, which is a ONE-TIME FEE and it is %50 off right now!   Learn more about our amazing show partners I love to add two drops of Lemon Essential Oil from DoTerra to my water, it’s really alkalizing and just delicious, I sometimes add a drop of Peppermint if my energy feels low. Another amazing product I incorporate in my water is Schisandra from Saint Francis Herb Farm which is an adaptogenic herb that assists the nervous system, which for me is highly needed during these intense and crazy pandemic times. Create a more simple life with Saint Francis Herb Farm products, You can order through Pure Feast, use the promo code JENNPIKE and save 10% off all of your purchases.   If you ever wonder about your skin and what product is the best for you, don’t hesitate to reach out to Skin Essense customer service, they are truly the best! You can call them and they’ll get on the phone with you for a consultation to help you figure out what skin type you are and which would be your best product options. While shopping at Skin Essence enter the code jennpike20 for 20% OFF your purchases www.skinessence.ca- Canada  www.skinessenceorganics.com- USA and International Learn more about Jenn’s work: Jenn Pike Ignite your Life with Jenn Pike The Hormone Project The Simplicity Project Shop for books, DVDs, programs, and much more! http://www.jennpike.com/ Simplicity TV on Youtube   Quotes: “Our cycles are our divine feminine superpower.” “Women are not fertile every day!” “Our cycles are not just to have babies.” “Stress is not always emotional.” “Our health is not in a container, everything is interconnected.” “Being exposed to blue light has the same effect as caffeine has on your body.” “Sleeping in the dark is a great positive influence on your hormonal balance.” “One of the most common effects of hormonal contraception is the loss of sex drive.” “The menstrual cycle reflects on the state of our hormonal health.”   Additional Information About Jenn: Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature’s Emporium, and Juice Plus. Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two children.  

In dieser Episode erfährst du wie du mit Smart Snacking bessere Leistung bringen, schöner Aussehen kannst und alle Nährstoffe einfach verfügbar hast.  Christians Empfehlungen aus der Episode: Bekomme komplett Gratis eine Packung vom Instant-Drink PROTECT hier. (Nur noch 100 Packungen verfügbar. Angebot gilt solange Vorrat reicht.)  Nutze außerdem den Gutscheincode: "vegan10" für 10% Rabatt auf andere Produkte von Berlin Organics Christians vegane smarte Snacks 12 Erstaunliche Fakten über Vitamin B12   Außerdem in dieser Episode: Klaas Koolman von Berlin Organics über smarte Snacks durch enthaltene Adaptogene Alexandra Moser Live aus der Schweiz über Adaptogene, Ashwagandha und Schisandra   *Alle vorgestellten Partner und Produkte kenne ich persönlich und habe ich persönlich getestet. Die Partner zahlen mir für meinen Aufwand eine kleine Unkostenpauschale da ich zu jedem Partner persönlich fahre und mich überzeuge.

To watch this as a video Download it and play it from the Downloads section in the Castbox app on your device.Full Biohacker Reviewhttps://www.limitlessmindset.com/nootropics/1230-schisandra-chinensisOrderhttps://www.limitlessmindset.com/Schisandra-LEHConfused?If you invest at least $100 in your Biohacking via LimitlessMindset.com, I will include a 30-minute free Biohacking consulting call with you. See my recommended Nootropics sources and Biohacking products here:https://www.limitlessmindset.com/blog/25-limitless-mindset-secret-societyForward a receipt of at least $100 to Consultations@LimitlessMindset.comJoin the Limitless Mindset email newsletterhttps://www.limitlessmindset.com/membership/community-membershipSupport My WorkMy BookHow to Be Cross Eyed: Thriving Despite Your Physical ImperfectionDonateBitcoin: 37ftt2np8YxGedZu87eGmbiE9RxyCNs1VNConnect with Jonathanon Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/limitlessmindseton Twitterhttp://twitter.com/jroselandon Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/roselandjonathan/on Gabhttps://gab.ai/jroselandon Mindshttps://www.minds.com/jroselandon LBRYhttps://lbry.tv/@jroseland:fon Telegramhttps://t.me/limitlessjrI'm not a doctor, medical professional or trained therapist. I'm a researcher and pragmatic biohacking practitioner exercising free speech to share evidence as I find it. I make no claims. Please practice skepticism and rational critical thinking. You should consult a professional about any serious decisions that you might make about your health.

Amely Kuchenbäcker ist Sängerin und Gründerin von YLUMI, einem Unternehmen für Nahrungsergänzungsmittel inspiriert von der Traditionellen Chinesischen Kräuterlehre kombiniert mit moderner Wissenschaft.In der Folge reden wir darüber:- wie ihre rheumatische Erkrankung sie zu TCM Kräutern geführt hat- wie sie bei YLUMI die östliche & westliche Welt verbinden- was Adaptogene sind- bei was so Inhaltsstoffe wie Ginseng, Camu Camu & Schisandra helfen können- was es mit den erlaubten Health Claims laut EU-Verordnung auf sich hat

I've discovered that consuming Adaptogens like Schisandra Chinensis as a tea is a whole lot more of a Nootropic experience. This earthy, fruity, yet hearty tasting tea energizes me within about 15 minutes of drinking it. The Adaptogen tea buzz seems to last a couple of hours and has a positive effect on mood.On Pubmed over 1000 scientific papers published about it can be found. Here I'll summarize the recent science and studies.Full Review and All Resources Mentionedhttps://www.limitlessmindset.com/nootropics/1230-schisandra-chinensisOrder from Lost Empire HerbsSchisandra https://www.limitlessmindset.com/Schisandra-LEHConfused?If you invest at least $100 in your Biohacking via LimitlessMindset.com, I will include a 30-minute free Biohacking consulting call with you. See my recommended Nootropics sources and Biohacking products here:https://www.limitlessmindset.com/blog/25-limitless-mindset-secret-societyForward a receipt of at least $100 to Consultations@LimitlessMindset.comJoin the Limitless Mindset email newsletterhttps://www.limitlessmindset.com/membership/community-membershipSupport My WorkMy BookHow to Be Cross Eyed: Thriving Despite Your Physical Imperfection https://www.limitlessmindset.com/books/231-how-to-be-cross-eyedDonateBitcoin: 37ftt2np8YxGedZu87eGmbiE9RxyCNs1VNConnect with Jonathanon Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/limitlessmindseton Twitterhttp://twitter.com/jroselandon Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/roselandjonathan/on Gabhttps://gab.com/jroselandon Mindshttps://www.minds.com/jroselandon LBRYhttps://lbry.tv/@jroseland:fon Telegramhttps://t.me/limitlessjrI'm not a doctor, medical professional or trained therapist. I'm a researcher and pragmatic biohacking practitioner exercising free speech to share evidence as I find it. I make no claims. Please practice skepticism and rational critical thinking. You should consult a professional about any serious decisions that you might make about your health.

“We are deeply connected to nature, what is happening outside is impacting us inside.”   Today’s episode is a live recording during which I dive deep into how our nervous system works and how it is impacted by the way we handle stress. We all are transiting chaotic times with COVID-19 and our adrenals are playing a huge role in our response to stress.   Listen to this episode to know more about how our body is reacting to the overload of information and to the real and imaginary dangers that we are now facing. Learn how to read the signs your body is giving you and how to be compassionate and loving to yourself, yes! to yourself before to others.    These are the main topics of an amazing episode: ● What are the adrenals and how do they work? ● How does stress work on your body? ● The involvement of the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and thyroids in response to stress. ● What does it mean to suffer from adrenal fatigue? ● Your symptoms are the messengers, not the root cause. ● If you don’t change what is causing your distress, taking a supplement, a medicine, or an adaptogen is not going to make a difference. ● The HPA axis. ● React, rescue, retreat. ● What happens when acute becomes chronic? ● FEAR: False Evidence Appearing Real or Fuck Everything And Run. ● Hormonal imbalances and stress. ● You are not selfish for taking care of yourself before other people. ● Your period is the end result, while the ovulation is the main event. ● Progesterone and GABA are your calming hormones. ● Core questions to ask yourself during the pandemic: How do I feel? How am I functioning? Learn to listen to the messages from your body. ● 10 tips to support your nervous system. ● Remember to breathe: practice my breath method to support your nervous system.   Our adrenal health depends on the lives we choose to live and the schedules that we put on ourselves, this is the foundation. Become a nourished human being. Wishing more simplicity and ease in all that you do!   You can connect to this episode on iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher by searching The Simplicity Sessions, or visiting www.jennpike.com/podcast.   Online working with Jenn: To register for my signature program The Hormone Project and work with me 1:1 to support your health, hormones and more, please join the waitlist at www.jennpike.com/thehormoneproject    The Synced Program is now available for registration, learn how to tune your body to the lunar cycle, and acquire a multidisciplinary approach to balance your body in less than 30 minutes a day!    Learn more about our amazing show partners I am usually not an anxious person but I tend to feel overwhelmed, especially in uncertain times like the ones we are going through with the COVID 19 outbreak. I personally use adaptogens, which are different herbs and botanicals that help our nervous systems and adrenals to adapt and manage stress better from the inside out. Saint Francis Herb Farm offers some amazing adaptogens, one of them is Strest which is amazing to ground you, to allow you to have more perspective and to help you have better sleep at night. My other recommendation is called  Schisandra, an adaptogen that feels like a hug to your adrenals pushing back against mental and physical fatigue and normalizing the stress response. Create a more simple life with Saint Francis Herb Farm products, You can order through Pure Feast, use the promo code JENNPIKE and save 10% off all of your purchases.  My skin also responds to stress and anxiety, and I have to recognize it has been feeling drier over the last couple of weeks. Skin Essence offers great products to care for your skin, Nourish is my choice to restore balance, I also love E-Cream which is the one that I have been constantly applying on a scar resulting from a cyst that was removed in December, the difference has been simply amazing! While shopping at Skin Essence enter the code jennpike15 for 15% OFF your purchases www.skinessence.ca- Canada  www.skinessenceorganics.com- USA and International  Learn more about Jenn’s work:  Jenn Pike  Ignite your Life with Jenn Pike The Hormone Project  The Simplicity Project Shop for books, DVDs, programs and much more! http://www.jennpike.com/ Simplicity TV on Youtube   Quotes:  “If one part is out of balance then everything is affected by it.” “Your symptoms are the messengers, not the root cause.” “Double up the water you are drinking per day and you will be amazed by the results.” “If you have a thyroid imbalance it is because you have had an adrenal issue for a very long time.” “Our stress hormones are designed to work for short terms.” “Affirmation: I am not selfish for taking care of myself before I take care of other people.” “We are deeply connected to nature, what is happening outside is impacting us inside.” “Sweating is a stress response from the body.” “Ten tips to support your nervous system: 1- Connect with someone who is positive and grounding. 2- Double on gratitude. 3- Move your body. 4- Consider adaptogens and supplements. 5- Keep your blood sugar stable. 6- Have a 12-hour digestive break. 7- Drink more water. 8- Choose real food. 9- Respect your circadian rhythms, be consistent with your sleep routine. 10- Remember to breathe!   Additional Information About Jenn: Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature’s Emporium and Juice Plus. Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two children.   

Lately, Pine Pollen has been adding some extra Adaptogenic awesomeness to my steaming cup of Adaptogenic tea. Frankly, I'm not sure what direct effects I can credit to the Pine Pollen. I was using it alongside other Adaptogens and mushrooms, Schisandra, Chaga, Cordyceps, and Horny Goat Weed. Resources & Science Mentionedhttps://www.limitlessmindset.com/nootropics/1507-pine-pollen Confused?If you invest at least $100 in your Biohacking via LimitlessMindset.com, I will include a 30-minute free Biohacking consulting call with you. See my recommended Nootropics sources and Biohacking products here:https://www.limitlessmindset.com/blog/25-limitless-mindset-secret-societyForward a receipt of at least $100 to Consultations@LimitlessMindset.com Join the Limitless Mindset email newsletterhttps://www.limitlessmindset.com/membership/community-membership Support My WorkMy BookHow to Be Cross Eyed: Thriving Despite Your Physical Imperfection https://www.limitlessmindset.com/books/231-how-to-be-cross-eyedDonateBitcoin: 37ftt2np8YxGedZu87eGmbiE9RxyCNs1VN Connect with Jonathanon Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/limitlessmindseton Twitterhttp://twitter.com/jroselandon Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/roselandjonathan/on Gabhttps://gab.com/jroselandon Mindshttps://www.minds.com/jroselandon Telegramhttps://t.me/limitlessjr I'm not a doctor, medical professional or trained therapist. I'm a researcher and pragmatic biohacking practitioner exercising free speech to share evidence as I find it. I make no claims. Please practice skepticism and rational critical thinking. You should consult a professional about any serious decisions that you might make about your health.

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Chinese Medical Physician and acupuncturist, Carolyn Barron, is back on the show with all her wisdom! Today, she joins us to talk about the Winter Water season, the transition into the Chinese New Year, and what this means for our energy and practices during this time. We aren’t meant to go nonstop, and Carolyn shares how going slow and turning inward matches the season we are in. We dive into what it means to move with the energy of nature, and Carolyn reveals her favorite teas, herbs, and foods to nurture ourselves during this time. At the end, Carolyn leads us in a DIY acupressure, Qigong meditation. Location note for Acupressure on Ming Men 'Gate of Life': Ming Men is located in the center of the spine, just below the 2nd lumbar vertebrae. Hot tip ➞ find the curve of your natural waist where it pinches ever so slightly inward, then join the thumbs together on the midline. The thumbs will generally intersect w/ the spinous process of L2, and LIKE WHOA, this point is usually tender. My favorite acupressure technique for stimulating Ming Men comes from Chen Xiyi’s Red Phoenix Calisthenics, + involves rolling the knuckles over the areas left + right of Life Gate 36 times (36=9, the Taoist number of completion, containing all things + all permutations). It is said that by performing this sacred kneading that Qi can be absorbed into the bones. ***Our meditation begins at [40:50]! Learn more about Kelsey at http://kelseyjpatel.com (http://kelseyjpatel.com)   Resources: Sign up for Carolyn’s magikal newsletter at botanarchy.com/inquire (http://www.botanarchy.com/inquire) Follow @botanarchy (https://www.instagram.com/botanarchy/?hl=en) on Instagram for recipes! Recommended Books: Tao: The Watercourse Way (https://www.amazon.com/Tao-Watercourse-Way-Alan-Watts/dp/0394733118) by Alan Watts Herbs for nourishing the Kidneys and supporting yourself in Water season: He Shou Wu (https://jingherbs.com/collections/best-sellers/products/he-shou-wu-extract-powder-50-grams) Schisandra (https://jingherbs.com/products/schisandra-extract-powder-50-grams?_pos=2&_sid=15a15d3de&_ss=r) Restore the Jin with Rehmannia (https://jingherbs.com/products/restore-the-jing-extract-powder-250-grams?_pos=3&_sid=d0beae3a0&_ss=r) Preorder Burning Bright: kelseyjpatel.com/book (https://www.kelseyjpatel.com/book) Instagram: instagram.com/kelseyjpatel (http://instagram.com/kelseyjpatel) Magik Vibes Instagram: instagram.com/magikvibes (http://instagram.com/magikvibes) Facebook: facebook.com/kelseyjpatel (https://www.facebook.com/kelseyjpatel) Magik Vibes is a production of (http://crate.media)

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November, or Brovember as we like to call it, is all about our men's health at SuperFeast. Today we're thrilled to have our good friend Dan Sipple back on the podcast. Dan is absolute gem and wealth of information in his field of natural medicine. In today's chat Mason and Dan discuss the importance of men's hormonal health and outline the diet and lifestyle factors men can embody to keep their hormones primed and rocking.  Dan and Mason break down: The male hormonal cascades. The importance of brain and cognitive health in regards to male fertility. The influence of diet and lifestyle on healthy hormonal function. The two simple pillars of hormone health; Sleep and Breath. Testosterone; the amazing hormone. Detoxification and reproductive health. Genetic testing. The connection between abnormally high iron (ferritin) and male infertility.  The role zinc plays in the conversion of androgens. The damaging effects of chronic inflammation in regards to hormonal health. Naked sunbathing and vitamin D3. The herbs that stimulate and antagonise androgens.   Who is Dan Sipple? Dan is a also known as The Functional Naturopath who uses cutting-edge evidence-based medicine. Experienced in modalities such as herbal nutritional medicine, with a strong focus on environmental health and longevity, Dan has a wealth of knowledge in root-dysfunction health.   Resources: Dan Instagram Dan Email Benny Fergusion - The Movement Monk The Dutch Test - Carrie Jones Podcast with Tahnee The Wildcrafting Brewer Book by Pascal Baudar SuperFeast Deer Antler  SuperFeast Ashwagandha SuperFeast Eucommia Bark SuperFeast Cordyceps   Q: How Can I Support The SuperFeast Podcast?   A: Tell all your friends and family and share online! We’d also love it if you could subscribe and review this podcast on iTunes. Or  check us out on Stitcher :)! Plus  we're on Spotify!   Check Out The Transcript Here:   Mason:  Hello everybody, we're welcoming back our good mate Dan, Dan Sipple, functional naturopath, how are you going man?   Dan Sipple:  Mate, I am fantastic today, how about you?   Mason:  Yeah, I'm really good. It's a nice sunny day down there, nice sunny day up here, we'll get into why that's significant and important if you're a man, you're going to be very happy at those points when the sun comes out. Thanks for joining me for Brovember here at SuperFeast focusing especially on this pod, going through some very important aspects and elements for men's health, men's physiology, things that, it's just going to be great. As they say, "They should teach this in schools," because it would actually be useful for us to understand about our hormonal cascades and our physiology going forth.   Dan Sipple:  Absolutely, and it's exciting. It's an exciting time to be alive and loving all the information that is just coming through right now in our amazing little world of natural health and how that can affect hormones and we'll dive obviously deep into all that stuff today I'm sure.   Mason:  Yeah, I think it's great as well. I really like this time of being alive as well, because we've gone through the extreme deconstruction of what's going on with health, and including lifestyle and dietary kind of fads that have been reduced to their parts. Likewise, of course we've learned a lot about the body through a reductionist western model, which can even sometimes cross over into naturopathic thought, but then it's synthesising and emerging, and just a real blossoming time where it's kind of coming together and being able to come into harmony in a lifestyle long term that doesn't make you feel like you as a person, in working on these things, need to reduce aspects of your lifestyle to work on them necessarily.   Mason:  Of course there's going to be areas where we put our focus upon, it's a very important thing for men to be able to do and then the aspect of men to able to have laser-like focus on something we're working on. That's when men can quite often in health scene loose themselves and we see that in many areas of dietary faddiness and going, that focus takes us right down the barrel of dogma or down the barrel of something like the more of the extreme bio-hacking kind of scenes, where we remain compartmentalised in our day, or our supplementation, or our diet.   Mason:  I think now we're seeing that the emergence of us being very aware that we have a foundational personal culture, lifestyle that mingles in with our family and our community and how can we sculpt an integrative lifestyle that's going to lead to these various markers, these various hormonal cascades and processes to be naturally nourished and able to function and regulate themselves, just through us living our lives, right?   Dan Sipple:  Absolutely, and I think people, men and women are just.. It's A time in the human existence where it's like we're feeling it now. People just know that there's something not quite right, and obviously being a naturopath, I'm a little bit biased because I'm seeing a lot of those people, naturally. But I think I read a study a couple of weeks ago that was saying something like men in even the 60s and 70s had just such a higher grade of production across the board of testosterone compared to men now. And it's a scary thought. I think I read in the same study something like by 2035, the rates of infertility in males is just going to absolutely sky rocket should all the factors, which disrupt that sort of cascade continue to be at work.   Mason:  Boys, let's learn how to not become just another statistic, take control of your sovereign health and hopefully end up with nice healthy levels of testosterone. Of course we'll have a little bit of, I guess that will be a little bit of a pillar. Where we go is you take us through the entire hormonal cascade from upstream, right through the middle of the stream, to downstream and then I feel like, you will of course go into this physiologically, but lifestyle wise, how that downstream is then ... We talked a little bit about it if we are a microcosm, in the macrocosm here where, and we have the reflection of nature within us, of course it isn't just upstream to downstream and then you get your results. What's going on downstream is very much going to evaporate and emerge and go right up to the top of the stream and affect our ability that, you know those kingpin aspects of our health.   Mason:  So, with that lets start jumping in. Was it the hormonal cascade in general and just the nature of that and the process of that do you want to take us through primarily?   Dan Sipple:  Yeah, I think it would be good just to do a little refresher on the actual physiological side of it, just to give focus on a bit of a mental picture. And if there's anything the guys take away from this today, and girls, it's that, just not to focus on male hormone production at the area of the downstream like you said, the testes and the adrenals. And to really factor in how important brain health is, and cognitive health, because that organ itself is the master commander, it's commanding that communication down to those organs to say, hey make testosterone mate, make DHEA et cetera.   Dan Sipple:  And that all starts from two hormonal chemicals, I guess you call them. Follicle Stimulating Hormone FSH, and Luteinizing Hormone LH. So they're speaking down to the leydic cells in the testicles to say make hormones, make testosterone and they operate like many hormones do on a bit of a feedback mechanism, a negative feedback mechanism. So for example, if testosterone down at the testicular level is adequate, FSH and LH back off in men and in women respectively with testis and ovaries.   Dan Sipple:  Likewise, if the production is low, those at the higher end in the pituitary LH and FSH will spark up and start screaming down at those organs to say, make more hormones, make more hormones. And there's a lot of things that we'll get into that can disrupt the communication between those two vital organs. So I've got that going on and then in terms of the steroid pathways, that's another kind of area that you weigh into the equation with regards to how cholesterol from the diet then gets transferred down into hormones like Pregnenolone and Progesterone, and across to precursors to testosterone and oestrogen like androstenedion. And again, things can go a little bit haywire during that conversion if there are other factors that play such as things like stress, acute infection, illness, a plethora of things, different herbs as well will affect the destination. Ultimately those signals.   Dan Sipple:  But essentially, we're starting at cholesterol and we're wanting to get down to progesterone in men and females. What can happen as a bit of something in between those two, an interruption if you like, is we call this the pregnenolone steal, and there's still a little bit of controversy around that in our field on whether it's actually a thing. You'll read a lot about that online and whatnot. The theory is that cholesterol starts and if it doesn't reach progesterone, pregnenolone comes in and diverts that signal down to cortisol, which is the stress pathway, and away from testosterone and away from oestrogen and away from DHEA, which for men and females are all the hormones responsible for making you feel strong, resilient, able to recover, confident, et cetera.   Dan Sipple:  With today's level of chronic stress and inflammation, a lot of hormonal panels when we look at them in folks with different stuff going on, will show that they've got a lot of production going down that cortisol pathway. It's being stolen if you like, hence the phrase the pregnenolone steal.   Mason:  And so, let me know whether you want to just go through the full range first to give us an insight, or whether you want to just start diving in there, because that seems like one of those critical physiological points. And when you're talking about stress, we've kind of gone through the stress model before in a podcast, but clinically, was it the pregnenolone steal? Is that what you said?   Dan Sipple:  Yep.   Mason:  So at that point, when you say chronic stress, you're talking about a diet that's going to be causing high amounts of inflammation and you're generally going to talk about a lifestyle that's going to keep you within the variations of a sympathetic nervous system, rather than being able to get into that deep parasympathetic.   Mason:  This is something interesting because clinically we see it a lot of the time and we hear it again and again and again, being banged on about getting out of the stress response and making sure you don't have stress in your lifestyle. But then, of course that's kind of a reductionist view in itself in terms of it's like a light switch and when it's on, you're in sympathetic and you're stressed and you're running away from the tiger. And we are boom, we turn it off and now you just happen to be relaxed.   Mason:  I feel like there's more and more, the conversation in men's health and women's health as well is coming to the various nuances and the personal relationship that you have with the reality of what a parasympathetic state is and what being able to approach the world in a way where you're nervous system isn't running a rye, your amygdala isn't throwing up past fears and memories that are then affecting your HPA axis and therefore taxing your adrenals. There's so many different nuances and because men are so focused and love to hanging on to things especially in processing mentally things, it's like all right, now I need practices that switch it off, turn it off and get me into this static thing that is a parasympathetic system.   Mason:  So, I'm just interested in some of, just clinically of course you're bridging people to try and get some protocols going, where they're maybe meditating, maybe doing something like a yin yoga or generally just coming back to their breath daily in order to really approach life in kind of more a balance between that yin and yang. But have you got any kind of tips or insights in terms of how we're going to deal with that stress without it being a reductionist conversation?   Dan Sipple:  That's a big question, I like it. I'll say first of all, the first two things that I always try and dial in, sleep and breath. Sleep and breath. It's that simple. If you can get a male, take a tradie for example. I see a lot of tradies down here. High pressure, they have to be able to exert authority on the job side, they have to be able to cope in that environment, and the ones that can't, usually leave the trade, from what I hear.   Dan Sipple:  But getting them to dial down from that, that sort of level of activity once the day is over, and just getting them doing this simple stuff like I say, if you can just do one minute, if you can do 60 seconds, where you can take literally eight to 10 breaths only, to get down to that level. That done daily as soon as you get home. So go outside, strip off your clothes, get you bare feet on the grass, sit down, let the sun hit you, have a chamomile tea or something like that, that's just going to take that edge off, probably the worst thing to do, which a lot do, is just go and smash four or five beers, and that's [crosstalk 00:11:30], because they want that [inaudible 00:11:31]. It's understandable, they want to come down. But we'll get into why that's not a great idea down the line.   Dan Sipple:  Breath and sleep, just dialling those two in. And sleep is something that so many people, I know I've banged on about this in the past, but I find people get it right and then they drift away from it and they forget that they got it right, and they slip back into old habits and they become really hyper-focused on the supplements and the weights and the diet and all that, but they forget the sleep. And I'm guilty of it 100%, I put my hand up. It's always something that I'm constantly trying to reel back in. I don't know about you, but it's something that I just find, if it's out of whack, there's no point even trying with the other stuff. That has to be first and foremost.   Mason:  I mean it's an interesting thing because you're right. And men are quite often, and then generally going to be those kinds of people that you give them an inch and they'll take a mile. And so, if you treat sleep and having somewhat of a subtle breath practice or even throughout your day where you can come into noticing your breath and allow that noticing without agenda to be the precursor for your actions, so in that awareness of the breath, you are leaving space for a non-stuck in the mental state, or non-stuck in an over identification with the physical to take place. In that space when you're just observing the breath. You then have an ability to have a noticing of what's going on with the mind and what's going on with the body and therefore there's less division and there's less as you said, that focusing on the thing which the mind tries to do. I'm going to do these weights to heal this problem, I'm going to do this ...   Mason:  So when it comes down to, there is, although that stuff is fun, you're never going to be able to go past the chop wood, carry water practice. Now if you really think about that, rather than it being just another thing, great, I'll take on that practice of chopping wood, carrying water and just doing that mundane for the rest of my life ... I was talking to my acupuncturist about it the other day and he was just like, and I was like, "Yeah man, that chop wood, carry water, I'm really working on it, but it can be really fleeting at times." And he was just like, "Listen mate ..." And my interpretation is we have such a privileged world, where we don't actually have to do the chopping of wood and carrying of water, but we do have to go to work every day, we need to be working on our homes and our cars and things that keep us going so that we can have the wood in the warmth and the material for us to live in this house and the water.   Mason:  Normally we're thing like actually chopping wood and actually getting up and carrying water and bringing that so we have something to drink, but now we're doing it in different ways, but it's the same thing. Keep ourselves warm and sheltered with chopping that wood and ensuring that you always have water to sustain life and cook with and prepare everything that we rely on water to do.   Mason:  That, because those practices are as methodical and slow and Yin in their repetitiveness as they were, they're very dynamic, naturally we need to lean a little bit more into the intentional nature of there are things like chopping wood, carry water, if you think about doing that for the next 40 years, this is what my acupuncturist was talking about, classically trained, worth mentioning, not modern TCM style. Is that, you're doing that for 40 years, of course along the way you are going to have some big pops and big insights and it's going to be moments of enlightenment, which of course the whole nature of chop wood, carry water is to release that enlightenment, otherwise you will be stuck in that place. And then, if you look at the majority of it, it's going to be very mundane, very boring, and very repetitive.   Mason:  But the nature of that is so beautiful in what it's going to do if you're going to accept that, and realize it's not always going to be bells and whistles. All of a sudden, the simple act of chopping wood and carrying water and coming consistently back to the breath and back to your practice daily, if that's one minute or if it's back to that practice of that discipline of screens down, creating that beautiful sleep environment, absolutely prioritizing bedtime, and if I can't prioritise, be able to get to stay up and stay asleep the next morning.   Mason:  We all have kids, a lot of us have kids, a lot of us have hectic jobs and social lives. But that chop wood and carry water, I think at the essence of this men's health message, that needs to be respected and honored, even if you're standing solid in your Yang. If you look at the Yin and Yang symbol, there is always going to be that place where you can stand with the Yin, within the Yang to ensure that, that is there and present so you don't have these hormonal stealings, which are going to lead us, this generation being dramatically lower in testosterone, and basically emasculated, right?   Dan Sipple:  Totally, and that's the thing too. How many males do we know that over train and spend too much time if you like in TCM terms, in the Yang, and just burning that furnace, I've got to lift weights and I've got to smash it and I've got to do this and do that. And I've got to make so much testosterone jacked up, and this and that. And it's like yeah, do all those things and that's cool, but fuck, regenerate man, get that sleep, get that breath dialed in. You have to regenerate, you have to dial in to regenerating, otherwise, let's face it, it's when you sleep that you build your testosterone and your growth hormone.   Mason:  In your blood, right?   Dan Sipple:  Yeah, and your blood.   Mason:  It's in your blood. That's kind of what I think, women are so, women are more sensitive to it because women are way more prone to running low on blood. Women are running on blood. We're running on Qi generally, and so it's a little bit, because we're not bleeding every month, it's a little bit harder for us to become deficient in blood, but it comes up and bites men in the arse, it's a gradual thing, but when you're over-training, over-ejaculation, overworking, in your mind excessively, you can go for so long. But then eventually bit by bit, you're chipping away at that blood and that Jing and ultimately when you look at what's going on hormonally, you're chipping away at the efficacy of these pathways and so you're going to end up in a place where you are deficient and it's not going to be a supplement, and it's not going to be a training session that's going to be able to turn that back on, build that blood back and actually restore the ability of these pathways.   Dan Sipple:  Mm-hmm (affirmative), 100%. And I want to make it clear too to the men listening. I'm not saying don't do all these things, we're not saying don't go and lift weights, and don't try and optimize testosterone, because I still think there's a lot of shame politically around that today, which I really want to see dispel. I hope this doesn't come across the wrong way, but I feel like, especially in naturopathy especially, there's a lot of focus on female hormonal health and it's totally acceptable and it's not even thought of twice for a female to want to optimize her estrogen and her progesterone and regulate her cycle and yadi, yadi, yada.   Dan Sipple:  As soon as a male wants to build up his testosterone, I feel like there's a bit of a stigma there still in some circles.   Mason:  You know who kind of cracks that with Stephen Harrod Buhner. He was totally in those herbal scenes going, "Hang on, we've got this huge apothecary full of phytoestrogenic herbs that are absolutely incredible for women's hormonal health." And we've got really nothing driving androgen, no herbs driving androgen, basically androgenic herbs. And then when he brought pine pollen, and that book on pine pollen that I think he supported or wrote, but he just championed it.   Mason:  Because he's such a gentle man, I feel like it was accepted, and he begun the process. But you are right, if you are taking pine pollen even to an extent ashwagandha, deer antler is probably the biggest one where people associate it with, of course maybe not in this community as much, but very much generalising. But you're right, the stigma is there, you're a boof head for wanting to, "You want to jack up your testosterone do you? Yeah, Good on you." In order to develop Shen, far out. In order to continue to grow our personality, emotionally, spiritually going deep into the ether of ourselves in order to become better humans, better men, you absolutely require that baseline testosterone optimisation.   Mason:  I'm with you, and it also comes down to the way that men approach it. There's no other context rather than, all right, you know we're going to like get, I just want to jack up my testosterone, I don't know how that connects to everything else. The only association with it is to become "more manly" and therefore that has a glass ceiling on its usefulness, right?   Dan Sipple:  Totally, yep. You nailed it, and that's another thing I really want to highlight too in that context is that don't just think of testosterone as my testosterone is up because I'm horny, because I feel like I'm keen and I'm good to go. Na man, bone health, you need to [crosstalk] testosterone, and immune function you need testosterone. Cognitive health, brain health, sleeping well, recovering, all that sort of stuff as well comes into that amazing hormone, which is testosterone.   Dan Sipple:  And I say to a lot of patients too, our physiology and our genetic demands and our DNA is, it sounds really harsh, but it does not give a shit about what's going on today societally. It doesn't care that we've got food problems and government problems and this problem and that problem. It's demands are exactly the same as they were seventy years ago, and you have to serve that. I'm sorry, you have to recognise that, and the sooner you do and start getting things back to simplicity like it's referring to, chopping your wood and your carrying your water. They're metaphors, but the audience, and I know exactly what you mean by that. Stripping things back to that simplicity just so that as a man you are serving your physiology and you're not putting things into your body and putting practices around your environment which affect that.   Mason:  So, just to kind of finish up on that, that stress conversation. I feel like it's a good point. If any guys, they feel like they're really rocking their physical practice in terms of, in that aspect of men's health, whether you feel like it's, whether you're lifting weights or you're running or whether it's MMA or whatever. If you've got that kind of side rocking and you're really loving it, you want to make, then you want to have like a more integrative practice in a way of training and practicing, approaching life from that parasympathetic place so that you can widen your cup, so that cup can hold more of these androgenic hormones and testosterone.   Mason:  My man Benny Ferguson has that really, really great programs, you can get in touch with him to see what might be ideal, but whether it's the tension release programs or in body flexibility or whatever it is, there's some really beautiful practices and you can hopefully find something there for yourself and as well, connect to the breath outside of dogmatic or, not that they're all dogmatic, but sometimes you don't want to enter into another clique. You don't want to go into a different style of yoga, you don't want to go into a different style of soft martial art. You want to just be working on your pure physiology and connecting to your breath and there's many people doing that in a way that's not just based on cues and rules of what it should look like to get good output. Many people are doing that, but Benny happens to be the one that I work with and I think he can be a really great resource for a lot of people, he's a beautiful man.   Mason:  So that stress, I think we've kind of really hit somewhat of a core of that ability to not maintain a life that's not philosophically stressful in the way that you approach it. Is there any other aspects of the pathways you want to go into before you jump into cholesterol? Otherwise, I want to really hear your two sense on it.   Dan Sipple:  Just touching back on that cascade we got kind of from cholesterol to progesterone, if all things are going well, then across to Androstenedione and then again if all things are still going well, across the testosterone ultimately.   Dan Sipple:  An important thing to look at there is, and it gets a little bit tricky, but I'll try and break it down, aromatase, which is an enzyme which influences or encourages the conversion of testosterone down to estradiol or E2 in men and female. And the really neat thing is when you do a DUTCH test by the Precision Analytical Company-   Mason:  That's not [Carrie] is it?   Dan Sipple:  That's Carrie.   Mason:  Dr. Carrie Jones, so that's for men as well, did you say?   Dan Sipple:  Totally, yep.   Mason:  That's cool. That was a great podcast that Tahnee had Dr Jones on. All right, great. We will put that in the show notes, so-   Dan Sipple:  She is a weapon. If anyone hasn't followed her yet on Instagram Dr. Carrie Jones, she's amazing.   Dan Sipple:  There's certain compounds that are going to influence that conversion, but ultimately if you're a man, obviously you want to keep it dialled in at testosterone, you don't want to lose that to a conversion process down to oestrogen, which inflammation, excess body fat, high insulin. So if you're getting too much carbohydrate and refined sugars, you'll influence that. Alcohol is a classic one that's going to encourage testosterone to convert down to oestrogen. And-   Mason:  A man's drink.   Dan Sipple:  That's right, exactly.   Mason:  Beer made with the most oestrogenic herb on the planet-   Dan Sipple:  Can't be-   Mason:  [crosstalk 00:25:47].   Dan Sipple:  What do you mean? That's right. Guys, beer, we have alcohol and we've got hops in there, double whammy, not so good for your testosterone.   Mason:  Yeah, but it's so delicious.   Dan Sipple:  I know.   Mason:  I think that's a nice thing, we'll bring it home in the end. We'll talk about, really, I can't stand having a rule based approach, not allowed this, not allowed that, so it's like ... My gosh, I can't wait until natural androgenic beers starts actually hitting the market. It's going to be the most incredible revelation and this is going to pop it for men that, Hops is literally, I think literally the most oestrogen forming herb that we have on the planet, and the man's drink not only you have like a shit load of beer, you're going to have excessive alcohol in the system, which is going to help, it's going to ... Is it an antagonist for aromatase?   Dan Sipple:  It encourages aromatase. So aromatase, you want to inhibit it ideally. So I think like zinc, grape seed extracts-   Mason:  Nettle root.   Dan Sipple:  Nettle, you've got damiana, [inaudible] and those sort of things, will inhibit that conversion, that enzyme. But yeah, androgenic beer, man.   Mason:  Yeah, pine pollen beer with no Hops, no grain, it's going to be the best thing. Everyone can go and get, and then start making their own with Pascal [Boudet 00:27:12], I think I've got my French-   Dan Sipple:  Have you done it before? Have you experimented with-   Mason:  We don't have that kind of crazy time, we try every now and then, [Tahnee] and I try to, we're kind of working our way back into being in the kitchen where we can get really fermenty again. We've gone and done the workshop with Pascal, where we went and foraged everything we made. We made a beer with few different types of sages and reishi's and fermented limes and a shit load of mugwort in order to bring out that bitterness. I've had a lot of natural beers and it's just like, it's watery, it doesn't have that oomph and punch that a beer normally does. But Pascal, I think he's the wild brewer, anyway ...   Mason:  Pascal is, we'll put the notes for the book down there. He's got a wild crafting brewer, or something like that, and he can teach you how to make these natural beers and you can just go and put pine pollen in there. You can either use SuperFeast like Deer Antler or we'll go to China Town and get deer antler slices and throw that in there to the fermentation process. Then you're kind of working with something, and you're working with an androgenic beer, but the way he makes them, he gets the flavour profile and he gets that meatiness that you need to hit the spot.   Mason:  So we started with aromatase and we went off to beer, but that's natural.   Dan Sipple:  That's all good. And then additionally into aromatase, there's another enzyme called 5-alpha reductase, which can also push testosterone down to its more potent form, 5-alpha DHT, which is also known as dihydrotestosterone. I think there's still a little bit of debate on whether you want to limit that conversion or whether no, You actually do want some healthy degree of DHT, which is the more potent androgen form of testosterone. I think there was a bit of a stigma because of the association and literature around BPH, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, and that being associated so they say, with higher DHT, dihydrotestosterone.   Dan Sipple:  We'll get into further, but that's essentially what I wanted to kind of just bring to light, the cholesterol conversion, and then once you arrive at testosterone, if all is going well down that cascade and that chain, keeping it there, rather than letting it go to those other hormones which we don't really want too much of as males.   Mason:  In terms of like the estriol or the estradiol.   Dan Sipple:  Yeah.   Mason:  Okay.   Dan Sipple:  And cortisol too. Yeah.   Mason:  Where does the cortisol come into it? Is that in the pregnenolone steal?   Dan Sipple:  That's right, so that's backup the chain. So that's before it gone across to testosterone, so it starts at cholesterol. You want it to get down to progesterone and then skate across from progesterone to the androgen pathways, but between cholesterol and progesterone, pregnenolone is kind of in the middle there and that can divert it if you like, down to the stress pathway...cortisol.   Mason:  Okay, cool. Well, let's go up and let's start breaking it down a little bit. So cholesterol, I think by now most people should know, but if you don't know, is the primary ingredient for the creation of hormones. Backbone of creation of hormones, so that's why you see a lot of people getting very passionate about having the inclusion of cholesterol in saturated fats in the diet, especially back probably a decade ago. It was like a massive kickback on a wider scale from those low fat diets and the 80-10-10 diets. 80% carbohydrates and sugars, 10% fats, 10% protein.   Mason:  And even in a lot of vegan and raw circles, as that kind of got to it's height, you saw a lot of endocrine disruption occurring and it kind of, a lot of it came down to the fact that no one actually had the backbone for the creation of hormones and then naturally that affected the nervous system as well. So, now it seems more of a normal conversation and there isn't that, even on a cultural level in Australia at least, there's not as much of championing of low fat diet.   Dan Sipple:  There was.   Mason:  Yeah, I don't even know whether the Healthy Heart Tick, I don't know whether that institution of dieticians is ever going to budge. But I don't know where you're at with your knowledge, [crosstalk 00:31:26].   Dan Sipple:  I don't even look at what they're doing anymore Mason, to be totally honest with you. It sometimes comes up in a conversation with a dietician or around the traps, but I try and shy away to be totally honest.   Mason:  But this study from Sanatorium told me-   Dan Sipple:  You've got it. We digress.   Mason:  All right, so what have you got to say on the cholesterol front?   Dan Sipple:  Well look, I see a lot of people on plant based diets and a lot of people on the flip side, that are doing close to carnivore diets. So I see them both. I think it's important to highlight that the body is a machine and a weapon and it will do its best to serve you no matter what diet you're doing for a time. In the plant based realms, I can hear people going, "But I get plenty of cholesterol, I have coconut oil for this, and I put coconut oil on that, and this and that."   Dan Sipple:  There's going to be a time where that supply, that kind of constitution and life force will start to dry up, eventually, that's just inevitable. And that can be argued til the cows come home, but I see it, I see it, I see it. And I've felt it before too, where you lean more towards those plant based diets and then you feel what it's like when you return back to a diet where you're getting lots of different saturated fats and mono unsaturated fats from different types of sources, plant based and animal sources, and you feel that return, you feel that gene come back and that neuroplasticity and whatnot.   Dan Sipple:  But look, I just encourage people to not over do it either, there's a big ... I feel like there was the plant based movement but then even now with all the carnivore madness going on at the moment, there's a big kickback to people and ketogenic diet, just going crazy on fats and ending up with all these bile issues and digestive issues, which we've gone into in the past as well. So it's a sweet spot. It's like anything, you have to hit the sweet spot. So long as you're doing things like macadamia nuts, avocados, a bit of coconut oil, grass fed beef, if you can get it, venison and deer, especially the men, trust me the next day your body will thank you for it, you know what I'm talking about, when you first wake up in the morning.   Dan Sipple:  But yeah, did you have anything that you would like to add there mate, with your take on that?   Mason:  I agree, just get out of the labels, if you can challenge yourself, it's one thing because I did want to talk a little bit about the fact if throughout this conversation, if there is someone that is really feeling like they've broken out of the dogma of like a vegan or raw kind of style of things, but they're still walking that lifestyle, just make sure we're hitting little points to enable them to maintain as best as they can a healthy cascade. In that sense, the best you're going to be able to do is just continue to hit those plant based fats, especially making sure you're getting an array of macadamias, avos, coconuts, any others that come to mind there?   Dan Sipple:  I probably wouldn't do any more than that. I think in that scenario, you then want to look to your herbs because as long as you're getting the backbone there, which is cholesterol, it's the rest of the process that you have to worry about on a plant based diet, and that's where the herbs can really help influence, maca is fantastic, maca is one of my favourite herbs. Couldn't speak more highly of that for men and female. That's always going to help men and female detoxify those more toxic types of oestrogens. Any oestrogenic kind of reabsorption that you're going to get through the enterohepatic recirculation, which sounds really complicated, but it's just essentially oestrogen getting broken down on its way out for excretion, but then due to certain gut bacteria, getting recirculated and popped back into the system. And ultimately, that can keep you in an oestrogen dominant state.   Mason:  All right, let's quickly hit that for a second, because we're looking at, I talk a lot about liver support and liver supporting herbs ongoingly, being present for women to ensure that their endocrine system remains healthy. Somewhat the liver, somewhat this is an analogy, but being like a conductor in terms of this gets broken down, this gets recycled, that's out, this is going to be reused, nope we want to keep that in circulation, and also just keeping those phases of detoxification open and present, so that then you don't get that bleed over of toxins and to an extent, I think even to the extent like toxic hormones bleeding over into the sex organs. There's a lot to do, from what I understand with women sexual organ issues, but for men as well, really, really key core to ensure that you're not getting these bleed overs of especially oestrogen [inaudible] into the rest of your system.   Dan Sipple:  Well that's right, because even if you've got good detoxification, even if your liver and gall bladder and your bile is all doing a fantastic job at getting that stuff broken down and packaged up in a nice little package ready for excretion, but then it gets down the large colon and then it hits disbiosis and you've got certain overgrowth of species known to basically unpackage that oestrogen, break it all back down and then guess what, it gets reabsorbed through the gut wall, then suddenly, it's back into the blood stream and back into the liver.   Mason:  So we've got a couple of things. We've got like a huge amount of time, but just in terms of what you like seeing included in the diet, we've got a couple of things in helping that through the intestines, we're going to make sure that we don't have disbiosis occurring in that area, so men maintaining a thorough awareness of their gut health. And then on the liver health in just ensuring that those detox pathways through the liver as well as the bile flow is going. Some basic recommendations.   Dan Sipple:  Totally, so I've got things like Schizandra, we've got globe artichoke, we've got-   Mason:  We're looking at the liver right now?   Dan Sipple:  We're looking at the liver right now, from the top-down. Those things are going to be usually as well as helping the liver, helping you stimulate bile. Bile is so, so important there, that's like washing crap through your liver and getting it down into the bowel for excretion.   Dan Sipple:  To your point though, just to hit that off on the head, binders are the important thing to prevent that recirculation. So we're hitting the charcoal, we're hitting Chlorella, zeolite if you like, I'm not such a fan of zeolite, but those first two are my faves.   Mason:  Why aren't you so much of a fan of zeolite?   Dan Sipple:  Zeolite, from certain studies I have looked at, can potentially bind up good minerals as well, and for that reason, and I've seen that happen too. I've seen people do it for too long and end up really depleted across the board, in terms of their micronutrients and trace minerals.   Dan Sipple:  It does do a good job of getting rid of the crap, but it can take out some of the good too. So something like, I tell people, always do your binders right before you go to bed, away from food, away from supplements. Do it as the last thing. So, a tall glass of water with some charcoal or some Chlorella thrown in there, make sure they are good quality.   Mason:  What about the clay side of things? As I said I generally sit, not like one back from the intensity of zeolite, even charcoal, I can't really handle every day because it's just too dehydrating for me, and I kind of feel like it has that same approach. Whereas clay's seem a little bit more gentle.   Dan Sipple:  Clay is something I have had less experience with, so you're probably going to be a little bit more vast in its ability to do that. But it does definitely fall into that same category. I definitely consider that before I hit zeolite.   Mason:  Yeah, okay. Cool. And then maintaining that liver health is something I feel like those staples. MSM is something that I'm still absolute thorough fan of, is that something you're still comfortable with men having?   Dan Sipple:  I do like it. It is very sulfuric, so people on a high protein diet that are already getting too much sulfur, all that have certain snips or SNPs or genetic variations on certain enzymes that predispose them to accumulating sulfur, have to be careful with that one. That's why it's always good to test them and check that stuff out before you just go gnarly on detoxing and those sorts of things.   Mason:  Do a genetic testing?   Dan Sipple:  Genetic testing is good, yeah. Mm-hmm (affirmative). Good old 23 and me run it through a genetic converter, find out if you've got enzymes like the CBS enzyme, that's to do with the transsulfuration pathway. But look, generally speaking, I see it do good things, it's excellent for joint mobility, I know I'm preaching to the choir here anyway, but, yeah. Back to you.   Mason:  Keep the inflammation down as well.   Dan Sipple:  Totally.   Mason:  And then with these things, the reason I like having these conversations because we get into the nuances of particular herbs, nuances of particular mineral supplements like MSM, and if something doesn't have a nuance, and it's just like a broad statement and it doesn't actually have room to move and breathe with all the different constitutions and genetics and tensions we have. Then it's marketing, you're not looking at it deep enough.   Mason:  Okay, so great. Keep up the Schisandra, globe artichoke probably milk thistle falls in there as well, it's like a here and there kind of like ... Helping herbal aid. And then getting down into the digestive system, like binders is just something I'm going to ... You know binders and clays, are in the Shen Nong original Materia Medica, as one of the original tonic herbs. And so we have the reishi's and the eucommia's and the schizandra's and the shatavari's there, within these ... Over 2000 years ago and thousands of years of pouring in, humans, men and women, herbalist and shamans like looking into what's going to be the most life enhancing, life procuring tonics from minerals, animals and plants and mushrooms, that you're going to be able to include in our diet longterm, and there's four different clays in there, that fit into that tonic herbal system as a mineral herb.   Mason:  So, it's something that I don't see as a treatment of myself daily, I see it in that kind of, the way that you see indigenous humans, birds, primates, going and sorting out the clay deposits or finding like here in Australia, the those termite mounds that are high clay, and every now and then, just popping a little bit of that through your tract in order to bind, to not just toxins in the environment, but metabolic waste that occurs just in general.   Dan Sipple:  Which includes hormones, yeah, totally.   Mason:  Which includes hormones. All right, beautiful. Now-   Dan Sipple:  Can I just chime in there Mase.   Mason:  Yeah.   Dan Sipple:  You've brought up a good point. While we're talking about detoxing the liver, and inflammation and whatnot, oxidative stress, iron is such a big, big factor that I never look past when I'm treating males. Obviously men don't menstruate, so we don't have a natural means of losing iron. And a lot of men, particularly those with low testosterone will have elevated ferritin or even elevated serum iron.   Dan Sipple:  Now, there's a genetic condition called hemochromatosis, which some of the listeners might be familiar with. That affects males and females. So, if iron is really high, guys when you've done blood checks in the past and your doctors just gone, "Oh well, we don't really know what to do about that, it's all good. Just check it out in a year." Pay attention because iron, if it's high, it's going to spell a lot of issues when it comes to your hormones. It creates a lot of inflammation, a lot of oxidative stress and just like it does in the environment, it's going to rust out your body and your organs.   Dan Sipple:  So ferritin scores, this could be reference range, western diagnostic range between 30 and 300. You don't really as a male want to be over say 100, 120. The sweet spot I find tends to be around 90 or 100 for ferritin. That's a deep reservoir sources of stored iron. But look, iron, even iron rich foods funnily enough, in a lot of the androgenic foods, beef, chicken, eggs and that sort of thing, naturally are going to contain large amounts of iron. So if you fall into that category where iron toxicity is a thing for you and you work that out and you link that back to why you haven't been able to reach your androgenic potential, that's something that you'll need to individually curve and look at. And again that's going to come back to how well your liver is detoxifying, because of all that iron creating a lot of oxidative stress, you have to be hammering the antioxidants. That's your blueberries, your green tea's and all those liver herbs which Mason and I just rattled off, so your milk thistle, globe artichoke, schizandra berries, rosemary, so forth.   Dan Sipple:  I just want to throw that in there because the dance and the balance between those metals and micronutrients like zinc and iron, you have to get that dialed in, you have to make sure that your zinc isn't being lost to iron, because all those metals are going to compete. Copper, iron, zinc. And zinc, we'll do a little section on that soon, but that is, they call it the male mineral for that reason, it's the one that always is associated with proper formation of your androgens and getting that testosterone converted from progesterone.   Dan Sipple:  So in a nutshell, to cap off from that, check your iron out, it's always good to do a full serum iron panel, iron studies and look at your ferritin scores, if it's a problem for you, make sure you're not taking any iron supplements. Definitely get all iron out of your supplements-   Mason:  You probably shouldn't be taking iron supplements to begin with.   Dan Sipple:  That's right. They do tend to work their way into a lot of the multi-mineral formulas, unfortunately. But there are some companies like Thorn for example, that will do iron free multi-mineral formulas.   Mason:  Okay. You recommend, I know this is like you get down the route of blood letting, which we know maybe it's not happening as much. Or even just going and donating blood in order to alleviate that. I know it's always like a real easy way to, if you're prone to those high iron levels, getting in there and doing something like that, right?   Dan Sipple:  100%, and you'll know it too, because there will be the sort of people that you'll do a consult with, and they'll be like, yeah I went and got my blood test and I don't know what it was, I don't know if it was just because I was fasting that morning, but man, I felt light that day and the next day. And you'll be like, okay. It's going to be interesting to see what your iron scores come back with, and sure enough, a lot of the times they're high.   Mason:  Okay, leading on from that, do you want to talk a little bit more on zinc while we're at it?   Dan Sipple:  I'd love to. So zinc and copper, zinc, the male mineral, copper the female mineral. Little bit sort of, it's not that straight forward but they do have that sort of reputation. We do see in today's society usually a lot of panels where zinc will come back low and copper will come back high. And copper dominance for females and males is an issue, because it definitely will cause a lot of hormonal disruption, brain fog, immune system problems. Any issue where zinc cannot accumulate and build up to a healthy decent level is going to affect immunity, constitution and hormones.   Dan Sipple:  So, zinc as a supplement is always a good idea I think for men, as soils these days are just as fact depleted in zinc. It is hard to get zinc. So a good sort of 30 milligram supplement, but it's also good to test as well. Test and check where you're at. But I just rarely see when we run a zinc panel a mans zinc is like prime and in good shape, it's always like, it could be better.   Mason:  It's always nice, you can, just that connection that it's like, took Tahnee out for dinner last night and of course started with a couple of Sydney rock oysters, like always good to keep the oysters in a high rotation if possible. Don't know where pumpkin seeds sit anymore in terms of actually affecting zinc levels, but-   Dan Sipple:  Yeah, I'm on the same kind of band wagon there. That really got pumped, so I remember when I was at uni, pepita seed, pumpkin seeds for zinc.   Mason:  It used to be on the pepita seed butter.   Dan Sipple:  Yeah, me too.   Mason:  And it's very delicious. But like I don't think there's any drawback, I don't see as many drawbacks. I definitely don't have as many seeds these days in my diet as I used to, but a little bit of that there. But then in terms of supplementation, I think we were talking yesterday, I got a little bit of citrate sitting up there, zinc citrate in that form, which is quite effective. But you like the-   Dan Sipple:  I like picolinate. Picolinate is, I won't talk too much to it because I'm not a chemist, but it's a form of zinc, which the body is going to be able to yield more from essentially. There are studies that actually conflict that too, however. So it's something where you do need to do a bit of personal trial. I do well on picolinate, I don't do well on citrate. Others, they do well on citrate.   Dan Sipple:  Generally avoid the over the counter versions though. I find like zinc gluconate, zinc oxide, some of the cheaper forms of zinc, just you'll probably absorb 10 to 20% of them. You're wasting your money really. But before you supplement, like you touched on Mason, definitely try and stack your diet if you're a man, in zinc rich foods. So we're talking oysters, deer venison, eggs, beef, funnily enough, zinc is found in a lot of the animal foods, it's just a fact. I find that even, and I can hear the plant based community in my head going, but there's zinc in this and there's zinc in that. Yeah, there is zinc in like pepita seeds for example, but there's also phytoestrogens in that same food. And there's also copper in that same food, which is going to make it hard for you to use that zinc.   Dan Sipple:  Whereas, something like good old grass fed beef, it's just bioavailable. Your body will just know what to do with it, and will suck it up.   Mason:  Or even better, like a venison, like wild non-vaccinated venison.   Dan Sipple:  Yes, exactly, yeah. And anything, as I think Sylvester Stallone said it in the 80s, "I'll eat anything that runs, walks, crawls, or flies".   Mason:  Okay. Deep.   Dan Sipple:  Yeah.   Mason:  Can you just, so I can get my head around a little bit of more of the importance of zinc. It's definitely something I haven't really, I'm not doing too may isolated supplements these days, but zinc and iodine was always one that I kind of like had hanging around at least. So can you just talk in terms of the pathway of where zinc is supporting that process of maintenance of health testosterone.   Dan Sipple:  Definitely. So like we touched on before, preventing testosterone from aromatising down to oestrogen. That's the main association there with zinc. If you have poor zinc levels, you can be pretty sure that that's going to be what's happening.   Mason:  Okay.   Dan Sipple:  That's essentially in a nutshell. But I find zinc isn't just testosterone fuel, it's all the other stuff too, like its bone health, its immune function, which is super important for much as male all around health and female too. But specifically the hormones, yeah, it's preventing that aromatisation.   Mason:  And the association between copper and oestrogen?   Dan Sipple:  Yeah, so copper is going to act like a shield for zinc to get on its receptor. So zinc and copper are always, excuse me. Trying to compete for the same receptors. It's a constant battle, and the ideal ratio, no matter what the scores are when you look at them on blood, as long as they're one to one, that's what you're aiming for. So I usually look at plasma zinc and serum copper. But most of the time, I'd say 90% of the time in males and females, we're seeing too much copper and not enough zinc.   Dan Sipple:  The way you remedy that is essentially just by pushing more zinc into the body to help push copper off the receptor sites, but you then have to get it out. So same thing applies what we were talking about before. You have to have good liver health, you have to be sweating, you have to be moving, and you have to be binding.   Mason:  And you've got to be pooing well with the binder.   Dan Sipple:  And pooing.   Mason:  So, that's kind of like a similar conversation, I guess there's always competition and ratios going on in the body. It's a similar thing with taking iodine to get those toxic halogens out of those receptors, right.   Dan Sipple:  It is, it is man. You have to look at selenium, you have to never just blindly take iodine and never look at selenium. You can see that become problematic and you can see, it can be flip side too. I have experienced that where I was on supplements that, and a diet that's naturally high in selenium and all of a sudden, I was creeping into selenium toxicity and my iodine was falling really short.   Dan Sipple:  So, it's always about that dance, you have to, don't just look at one mineral, you have to look at the full array.   Mason:  Okay. What's next down the chain?   Dan Sipple:  Let's have a look. We talked a little bit about soy-boys as they're sort of referred to.   Mason:  The precursor to the conversation guys, just in case you were like, hang on, I didn't hear the words soy-boy, I would have remembered that.   Dan Sipple:  Yeah, that's right. The precursor conversation. I mean, just highlighting that phytoestrogen sources can be anything really in the diet, that does have oestrogen mimicking or oestrogen like qualities, it can be problematic for men. So naturally when men do a plant based diet and they do it for too long, inadvertently, they're going to end up on, not all of them, but some, on foods that do have a high soy intake. Especially if they're not doing it properly and that, we don't need to go down it too detailed, but that's an obvious disrupter to testosterone. It's always going to be an issue there.   Dan Sipple:  And so that's where it pays to do, if you're an honest vegetarian or vegan and you want to do things properly, check out your hormones. Get the data, see what's going on and be honest with yourself and call it into check if things feel out of whack and if you're not feeling good. Because as I said earlier, your genetics are the same as they were all those thousands of years ago. Things have not changed genetically.   Mason:  That's the best thing, we can just all take our way of a charge. I think a lot of people are really emotional in the meat eating community, because they've had their own experiences of being vegan, vegetarian, and done something to themselves and then they feel like they've got to wave the banner. Otherwise, you've got people in the vegan community consistently only following vegan advocates and therefore justifying their diet and going further down that rabbit hole. But if you can take the charge away, get your panels done, don't do it in a sense that's defensive, don't do it trying to prove that one diet is right or wrong, no one is rocking it.   Mason:  There might be a few like indigenous communities that are really kind of making it really work still, but despite, yes we've got that, medical systems they're supporting us at the moment, but we're still everyone is experimenting at the moment in terms of what's going to be ideal in this post industrial world. For health, we're all trying to, we're picking and choosing and scraping things from different traditions and different countries and trying to make that work. So, in that sense, everyone can really get off their high horse-   Dan Sipple:  Yes, on both sides.   Mason:  Yeah, well from carnivore, to vegan. Veganism and everything in between. And if you can take away that charge and just get these panels and not be waving a flag for an agenda, or a justification of what you are doing currently. One of the best things I ever did when I was basically vegan, raw food, was reading Weston Price Natural Degeneration. I looked into the reality of why the China study was pretty horrible. Not horrible science, just horrible correlations that were results that they pulled out of that study.   Mason:  And just because I wanted to take away the charge of trying to justify myself and what I was doing, rather than actually having natural curiosity. Reading those books and reading about all the benefits of animal fats and all those kinds of things when I was vego, that was years before I made the transition. They weren't causative things that made me flip over, they just made me, they just kind of helped balance me out. It's nice to know other points of view, so you don't feel like you have to get defensive with your diet, because that's when you really dig yourself a hole, it's something, I don't exactly, I haven't got my head completely around the physiology of this particular susceptibility, but again, our acupuncturist talks a lot about the fact that when you have excessiveness in your lifestyle and in your diet, excessiveness is generally going to lead towards a deficiency of Jing at some point.   Mason:  And that is going to lead to a deficiency of your neurology and especially when you get to the point when you are deficient in blood, that is when you become susceptible to dogmatic ideas because it's so much harder for you to find your own center, your own Shen, your own mental consciousness, that you need to lean out and rely upon external systems. And because you can't establish the blood, which carries the Shen through your body, then you can't restore your Jing because you put on the blinders for your dogmatic diet or lifestyle factors or whatever it is, and you can't get out of it. And so, it's going to be a slow build out of that, and if you can work, even if you're in a nice balanced place now, consistently having little challenges for yourself to make sure that you are actually living dietarily supplement wise, belief system wise, based on something that is still relevant and innately coming from your center and your family center, rather than an idea that you feel like you've put your chips on and so you've got to make sure that you have all the data to justify.   Mason:  I think that's a huge part of it here, and I think that's all I have to say on that conversation because I really have a lot of friends who are vegan, I really respect the fact that they do that. And they're like, I'm going down this route, and there doesn't need to be any justification of it. But then they're doing the panels, right. They're taking the herbs and they're trying to ensure as much as possible that they're not degenerating their genetics.   Dan Sipple:  Totally, and that's the thing. I work with vegan's, carnivore's, paleo's, keto's, all of them, right. And I have respect for anyone that walks through the door no matter what they're doing, as long as they're being conscious about it, and which feeds into what you're saying. So getting your panels done, being conscious and honest with how you're feeling. If you're honest with your body and it's not working for you, it's okay, you tried it, you gave it a crack and you cleaned out your body, and you're going to revolve it from there. Don't get stuck into the dogma where, that's right, you've just got the blinders on and you can't hear anything. And that's on both sides of the equation too.   Dan Sipple:  If you've gone down that path and you are feeling signs of degeneration and you're skipping meals and you're eating chips and you're drinking beer, but you're plant based. It's like, come on, that's not cool.   Mason:  Or even not that, even if it's not like that kind of like faux health, even if there's no beers and chips and it's all that. There's always obvious signs of degeneration and you want to get to them before, not that it's about other people, but you want to get onto them before it becomes evident to everyone else.   Dan Sipple:  Totally.   Mason:  Because that's what happens a lot. Thanks for going down that little rabbit hole with me. We haven't got too much longer, so I want to hear a couple of other things. We've looked at cholesterol and how important it is, having a reasonable amount of and varied fats, plant and animal. Ensuring not to go excessive as to put taxation on our gull bladder and as well I think we've talked about too much fat is going to lead to an overgrowth of particular bacteria and off gassing, and that's why you see a lot of people who aren't designed for keto or just tend to stay there too excessively, are going to see this dibiosis in their gut. Runny poos and all those kinds of things. That general queasiness-   Dan Sipple:  Yeah, nausea, queasiness-   Mason:  Or it's that little queasiness when you have too much fats [crosstalk 00:59:22]. It's good to be on to that.   Mason:  Now tell me, we've gone down the nature of stress and ensuring that inflammation and stress isn't present, so that we can have that pregnenolone steal, which happens up above and inevitably goes down to forming more cortisol, right? So it's not even that directly cortisol being caused, it's the fact that we've got potentially these shenanigans going on in that hormonal cascade.   Mason:  I want to quickly talk about the formation of vitamin D3. It being a hormone in itself, it's one of the other things that always came up in terms of vitamin D3 levels being very low in people who don't have adequate cholesterol, and that's something that came out of that same conversation about 10 years ago for me, that I was talking about. So, can we quickly touch on the role that vitamin D3 is playing on all of this as well as our testosterone?   Dan Sipple:  Sure. So vitamin D3 isn't actually a vitamin, that's the first thing. It's a hormone. It's a steroid hormone with a cholesterol backbone. So straight away, we get out on the mindset of oh, it's just a vitamin and its good for you. It's like no, it's a hormone and you need it in big quantities. And if you want happy hormones and you want low inflammation, you'd better damn sure be looking at your vitamin D3, and that includes the active and non-active forms when you do blood panels.   Dan Sipple:  Typically, when you go to a doctor, they're just going to look at the non-active form, which is called 25-hydroxy vitamin D. Looking at the activated form is 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D. And that's the one that the kidneys I believe converts from the sunlight and using sunlight and cholesterol hits your body, boom, goes into the organs, the liver and the kidneys and gets converted. And making sure that you've got a healthy, good level of both ultimately. That's kind of the long and the short of it.   Dan Sipple:  But, I'll say in addition to that, that hormone D, I don't call it a vitamin, I call it hormone D, is the ultimate antiinflammatory hormone in the body. So if you have high cortisol and low hormone D, guarantee you're in trouble. Guaranteed.   Dan Sipple:  Inflammation, we hear a lot about inflammation and it's kind of like people, yeah, yeah, yeah, I get inflammation. But it goes so, so deep in terms of what stimulates inflammation and just how catastrophic that can be to your hormonal cascade. So, inflammation can come from yes, diet, it can come because you're not sleeping, but an often overlooked area is infections. If you have stealth infections in your body, and your po

David Brooke from Skin Essence is joining me again in this episode since we ran out of time in the previous one (Organic, Holistic and Natural Skincare). I got so much great feedback and tons of questions from listeners about the importance of our skin care and about understanding what is in the skin care products we are using, as well as the overall impact that some chemicals can have, not only in how our skin looks and feels, but also internally.    In this episode, we are diving deeper, talking about the hormonal impacts of skincare, since some products work as endocrine and estrogen disruptors. We also talk about the sustainability aspect of our product choices, and how to choose the right products for different types of skin.   Here are the main topics of this eye opening conversation:   ● The importance of what you are absorbing through your skin. ● Your skin naturally create oils, not creams. ● Oils vs creams. ● Oils for different type skins. ● The healing power of calendula. ● The hormonal impact of skincare products. ● The skincare industry is a self regulated one. ● Affordable and healthy skin products. ● When to start using oils on children. ● Regimes for three different skin types: aging skins, sensitive-rash prone skins and acne prone skin.  ● The importance of exfoliation. Hoping you start putting all these great tips and advice into action to improve your health and looks. Wishing more simplicity and ease in all that you do! You can connect to this episode on iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher by searching The Simplicity Sessions, or visiting www.jennpike.com/episode55 . Learn more about David Brooke:  Skin Essence EWG Skin Deep to check your skin product quality. Use the promo code: JENNPIKE20 and get 20% off your  purchases over $50 or use the code JENNPIKE and get a free  moisturizer (choose the right one for you!) of $32 value on your purchase of $65 or more and also get free shipping. Online working with Jenn: To register for my signature program The Hormone Project and work with me 1:1 to support your health, hormones and more, please join the waitlist at www.jennpike.com/thehormoneproject    Learn more about our amazing sponsors  The soothing drink I want to share with you today is one that I made for myself since I was a little bit chilly and I want something warm. I add a base of dandy blend, non dairy milk, hot water and a scoop of Chocolate Vegan Protein Powder from Genuine Health, I blend it all up and it's just perfect! Order any product at Genuine Health use the promo code JENNPIKE and save 10% off all of your purchases. I have to admit that I have been tired! I am going at a faster pace since I am teaching the hormone project currently, and I haven't done a very good job with my health. That is why I am doing some additional things to support my health, making shifts in my calendar and upping my adrenal game with Schisandra from Saint Francis Herb Farm  which also supports my immune system, helping with mental and physical fatigue.  Create a more simple life with Saint Francis Herb Farm products, You can order through Pure Feast, use the promo code JENNPIKE and save 10% off all of your purchases.  Learn more about Jenn’s work: Jenn Pike Ignite your Life with Jenn Pike The Hormone Project  The Simplicity Project Shop for books, DVDs, programs and much more! http://www.jennpike.com/ Simplicity TV on Youtube Take advantage of the early registration to the Synced Series  Quotes:  “Your skin naturally create oils, not creams.” “Oily skins will age more gracefully.” “The skin is one of the fastest ways of absorption.”   Additional Information About Jenn: Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature’s Emporium and Juice Plus. Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two children.   

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Joy McCarthy joins me again and this time it’s to talk about her Business Program. If you are already a practitioner or thinking about becoming one, and you got into that common point of feeling stuck about how to run a business in general, doubting your opportunities for success, or even wondering how to handle marketing… you are not alone! Joy and her husband have developed a Business Program just for people like you, who want to learn how to prepare and excel in their business endeavors.    The Joyous Health Business Program is a 12-week online learning experience that inspires, challenges and coaches wellness entrepreneurs to turn their passion into a thriving business. 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Joyous Health Joyous Health Business Program Joyous Health on Instagram Online working with Jenn: To register for my signature program The Hormone Project and work with me 1:1 to support your health, hormones and more, please join the waitlist at jennpike.com/thehormoneproject   Learn more about our amazing sponsors  I use an adaptogen in my water called Schisandra, that comes in a tincture form and it is an incredible way to help increase resistance to illness, boosting your immune system as well as increasing energy, releasing stress and contributing to enhance your physical resistance and endurance. 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Just add a scoop into their smoothies!  Order any product at Genuine Health use the promo code JENNPIKE and save 10% off all of your purchases.  Learn more about Jenn’s work: Jenn Pike Ignite your Life with Jenn Pike The Hormone Project  The Simplicity Project Shop for books, DVDs, programs and much more! http://www.jennpike.com/ Simplicity TV on Youtube Quotes:  “Learn from those who have gone before you.” “You are never going to know what something is about until you try to put it into action.” “It takes hard work to build a business, it is more than just passion.” “You need a lot more than passion to create a successful business.” “Be the early adaptor.”   Additional Information About Jenn: Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature’s Emporium and Juice Plus. Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two children.   

Is Easter really the best time to give up sugar? Well, given that there’s always another holiday around the corner, there’s never really an objectively better or worse time to try it. So why not try it now? You don’t have to do it alone – herbs can help! In this episode we’ll talk about some of our favorite herbs to control sugar cravings and help you change your relationship to sweet treats.We always combine our herbalism with rational lifestyle interventions, so we’ll also discuss holistic strategies to cope with an oversized sweet tooth. Establishing a “sugar budget”, identifying your favorite low-sugar treats, keeping dessert close to mealtime, and finding ways to treat yourself that don’t involve food are all key here. Beneath that, there’s also value in recognizing what a sugar craving really is: a communication from the body, letting you know about an unmet need. This helps stave off guilt and shame!Mentioned in this podcast:How To Minimize Hyperglycemic Toxicity – this post discusses the ways in which a complex meal mitigates the glycemic impact of a carby/sugary food.The Holistic Herbalism Podcast, episode 23: Schisandra & Peppermint – in which Katja embarked upon her 100-day schisandra experiment.Nettle & Friends – our classic formula. For sugar control, add in tulsi, cinnamon, or even schisandra!Everything Will Be Fine – an example of a nervine blend to help cope with the difficult emotions that often drive us to seek sugar.Herbs discussed include: cinnamon, schisandra, tulsi, nettle, ashwagandha, licorice, calamus.If you’d like to learn more about sugar, its effect on the body, more herbs for sugar cravings, and (almost) everything else about food and your health, check out our Fundamentals of Holistic Nutrition course! In it, we teach you the foundational principles of nutrition which apply to any diet type, while identifying particular diet adjustments that can help with common troubles. We also look at herbs as nutritive in their own right – as providers of mineral, vitamin, and phytonutrient compounds that can bolster a diet that’s otherwise lacking. Learn more and get started right here: Fundamentals of Holistic NutritionSupport the show (https://commonwealthherbs.com/supporters/)

Another sister episode! Emory was out this week, so Lizzy sat down for a convo with her sister, Jenny Carraway. Topics include OCD, anxiety, ADHD/ADD diagnoses, home owning as an anxious person, and weird fears. Featured Music: "People Are Strange" by Hisa Delirium. Over-the-counter drugs and supplements mentioned in show: For Nausea - Ginger root, Dramamine. For Anxiety - Dramamine, Benedryll, Valerian Root (also for sleep), Lemon Balm, Kava Kava Root (be careful on high doses), Probiotics, Reishi and Cordyceps (mushroom powders). For Depression - St. John's Wort. Adaptagens Promoting Positive Mood - Ashwagandha, Schisandra (also improves endurance), GABA. For Low Energy and PMS - Fish Oil, D3, Multivitamins, Wheatgrass Shots.

If you’re a practitioner of food-as-medicine and are interested in integrating herbs into your work – or just a health-seeker wondering if herbs can support dietary interventions – this is the episode for you! We present what we think are the seven best herbs for dietitians and nutritionists to learn about and to integrate into their practice.These are plants that either provide direct nutrient content themselves, improve the ability to digest and absorb nutrients from the food you eat, or help shift mental and emotional patterns of relationship to food – each is equally important when it comes to improving one’s diet!Our listener question this week: Why would you advise against working with meadowsweet for the pain of stomach cramps – isn’t it a “painkilling herb”? (Listen in for the answer!)Herbs discussed include meadowsweet, tulsi, schisandra, chamomile, Irish moss, shiitake & maitake, nettle, rose, & calamus.Mentioned in this podcast:Gut-Heal TeaOrganic India Tulsi TeaThe Holistic Herbalism Podcast, episode 23: Schisandra & PeppermintUrban Moonshine Calm Tummy Digestive Bitters – with chamomile & gingerThe Metabolic Plant Feedback Hypothesis, Jurg GertschChlorophyll and Chlorophyllin, Linus Pauling InstituteNettle & Friends – our other most important formula!Herbal Medicine for Beginners, our book!The Holistic Herbalism Podcast, episode 30: Tulsi & Formulating Absent Friends~Herbalism 101: Learn Your Herbs & Make Your Medicines – if you’re not sure where to start in learning herbalism, look no further! Get familiar with more than 85 herbs and learn how to make them into simple – but powerful – home remedies. Start today and take advantage of our 14-day, no-questions-asked, zero-risk return policy!Support the show (https://commonwealthherbs.com/supporters/)

September was PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) Awareness Month, so it is only fitting to do an episode centered around this condition. One in 10 American women, which is somewhere around five million women, suffer from symptoms on the PCOS spectrum. Today, we talk about what exactly PCOS is and the root causes, how the diagnosis occurs, the five Categories of Treatment, some myths surrounding it, and how you can go about reversing your PCOS in 9-12 months naturally.   To share your own fertility story, please email me at hillary@ladypotions.com. I look forward to connecting with you, as you are what this podcast is all about.   Takeaways: [2:12] Hillary shares her acceptance into the Women’s Functional and Integrative Training Program, offered by Dr. Aviva Romm. This is a huge honor, and Dr. Romm has been one of Hillary’s trusted teachers and an inspiration for shaking things up in the medical world and applying wisdom and evidence-based medicine. [2:42] Just because something has been traditionally used, doesn’t mean it’s a good idea for us. Hillary gives examples of pharmaceutical debacles from the 1950s up until recently. [6:52] Hillary recounts her experience with Accutane and the severe side effects. [8:28] It’s important to know what you are taking, the potential side effects, and whether it is traditional or alternative treatment. [10:46] How we take care of our bodies in the 12 months prior to falling pregnant has a huge impact on the next two generations. For the first time ever in the United States, children are being born with a lower life expectancy than their parents. And if we are sending down copies two generations at a time of our genes and we’re not teaching people how to ensure that these genes don’t trigger or mutate into various health issues, then we’re not actually practicing preventative medicine. [12:11] In the U.S., one in 10 American women will have a diagnosis of PCOS at some point in their life, which is the equivalent of five million women. There are about 10 different types that can present and are not what a majority of healthcare physicians think of as PCOS. Usually, they consider it to be someone that’s overweight, with high testosterone, and a 2:1 LH: FSH ratio, and having cysts show on an ultrasound around the ovaries. But in reality, there are so many different presentations that it’s more like a spectrum with women being affected to different degrees causing different symptoms and severities. [13:43] Although 85% of women affected with PCOS can reverse it naturally, a lot of physicians don’t look at it like it’s reversible. [16:44] Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome was previously considered a gynecological problem, diagnosed on the presence of polycystic ovarian cysts by ultrasound. Now, it’s actually recognized as a complex endocrine disorder with multiple possible causes and clinical manifestations. Only one of those actually yields polycystic ovaries on an ultrasound. [18:23] When women begin to understand that it was likely a predisposition was from their mother in utero, based on changes in the food supply, they can have a little more grace and compassion with themselves as well as motivation to try and stop it for the next generation. [19:23] How is it diagnosed and what are the symptoms? PCOS is a clinical diagnosis and it is primarily diagnosed based on having some or all of the classic symptoms and having other medical conditions being ruled out. While testing the blood on day three, looking at the ratio between LH and FSH, estrogen and testosterone, can certainly be one of the ways that we diagnose PCOS. [20:31] Traditionally, PCOS was thought to cause weight gain and abnormal hair growth from the excess testosterone, which does happen in one phenotype, but not all. [21:30] Symptoms of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome can include any of the following: infertility, irregular periods, lapses between periods for months at a time without being pregnant or breastfeeding, acne, weight gain, unwanted facial hair, hair thinning or hair loss, which oftentimes looks like male pattern baldness in PCOS, and then less commonly, you can have darkening of the skin in the armpits, the back of the neck or the groin. The other aspect to consider is that women with PCOS are also more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety, or they have eating disorders, particularly binge eating. [23:31] You are 20 to 40% more likely to experience a miscarriage due to the insulin resistance and the hormonal problems that it creates. Oftentimes, there is estrogen dominance and there’s not enough progesterone to actually hold a healthy pregnancy. I do see a lot of chemical pregnancies or early stage miscarriages in women that maybe didn't even know that they had PCOS. But then after we do a little bit of deeper digging we find that they have these symptoms, and then it’s really important to control for blood sugar dysregulation as well as the hormones when they’d go to get pregnant again. Diet becomes super important in those women. [28:00] You have to understand, the key is getting your blood sugar under control first, and the insulin resistance under control, before you start experimenting with the fasting. In terms of the science behind the diet, low inflammatory, low glycemic Mediterranean diet or a modified ancestral diet, meaning Paleo with lots of vegetables in it, not just all meat, has been the one that has been shown in the evidence to have the most dramatic effect on PCOS. And the bottom line is that most patients with PCOS will respond to a diet that is no more than 80 grams of carbohydrates a day and has about 60 to 90 grams of protein, and the rest being good fat. [29:59] Vitamin D has been associated with insulin resistance in low amounts. Having your vitamin D tested to see where you’re at is super easy and then supplementing depending on how low you are, with 2,000 to 5,000 units a day, and then re-testing again in 30 to 60 days to see if it’s making a difference on the levels themselves can be really helpful. One of the supplements that Hillary uses when encountering a woman with diagnosed or suspected PCOS is inositol. Inositol comes in a couple of different forms and a lot of the studies that have been done actually show that it’s advantageous to have a combination of Myo-inositol with D-chiro-inositol, at a ratio of 40:1 of Myo-inositol to D-chiro-inositol. The reason for that is, it’s naturally occurring in the body in that ratio. With the Myo-inositol you want to take up to 4 grams a day and the D-chiro you can go up to 1,200 milligrams a day. [33:19] Another herb or supplement that is used in blood sugar regulation is cinnamon and we use this all the time in Chinese medicine. In fact, the main formula by which most others are based on for treating PCOS is derived from is Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan. [34:03] The second category to consider when treating PCOS is HPA Axis Dysregulation. Now, HPA Axis Dysregulation is the hypothalamus, pituitary, and adrenal axis. One of the biggest things that you can do for yourself is getting adequate amounts of sleep. The most restful hours of sleep for fertility are actually between 9:00 PM and 11:00 PM. [40:43] Adaptogens are one of the greatest weapons we have, as they regulate cortisol and change our perception of stress. Adaptogens are ginseng, and things like ginseng, Rhodiola, Ashwagandha, licorice, Dang Shen or known as Codonopsis from Chinese medicine, milky oats, Schisandra, also known as Wu Wei Zi in Chinese medicine. Oftentimes if you pick up an adrenal axis formula or some are even named HPA Axis Formula, you will find that it’s a combination of these herbs. [42:22] The only adaptogen that has been studied specifically for PCOS is licorice. Licorice tends to raise the blood pressure, so if you already have high blood pressure, this is one that you would want to avoid. And in terms of ginseng, even though it’s a great adaptogen, it’s very hot energetically. If you have a lot of symptoms of heat, you’re sweating at night, maybe you’re having hot flashes with it during the day as well. You’ve got red itchy skin, loose urgent bowls, ginseng is not the one for you, you would want something more cooling like Dang Shen. Dang Shen is often substituted for ginseng or Ren Shen. [46:04] Not only do adaptogens regulate the cortisol, but they also help to regulate blood sugar and insulin. [48:59] If you aren’t properly eliminating those toxins in your bowel, they circulate back around to your liver which only lessens your liver’s ability to get rid of excess hormones. Making sure that you’re having daily bowel movements and detoxifying to the best of your ability is super important. On the flipside, if the bowels are too loose and you’re seeing undigested food, you’re not absorbing everything that you should be from your food. [52:46] The other aspect of gut health is leaky gut and that is caused by all kinds of pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter medications, antibiotics, improper gut flora, improper diet, and any major abdominal surgeries, including C-sections. You want to find out if there are any inflammatory food triggers — anything that is causing thinning or permeability of the gut. If you’re intolerant to gluten or dairy and you’re eating it every day, this can build so much inflammation that it eventually thins the lining of the gut, causing toxins to leak into the bloodstream. [56:41] If you do have histamine intolerance, if you think you’re having an immune response to sperm or you suspect that, that’s part of your infertility, you could include strains in your probiotic that actually help degrade histamine and an overactive immune response, which would be Bifidobacterium infantis (this is found in breast milk), Bifidobacterium longum, and Lactobacillus plantarum. These are helpful as well as soil-based organisms, meaning prebiotics that act as a food source for the good strains of probiotics you are using, as these can help to lower the immune system response. [58:09] The other category that needs to be considered when you’re cleaning up PCOS and trying to reverse it is environmental toxins and detoxification overload. Oftentimes, this is happening through your skin and beauty products, as well as your foods that are genetically modified and cause what are called xenoestrogens — bad estrogens — to dock in your hormonal receptors. These are huge causes of dysregulation, as are things like BPA, which is found in the lining of cans, so all those cans of tuna and LaCroix that you’ve been consuming thinking that you’re eating healthy, the BPA inside can be detrimental to your estrogen/testosterone balance. [1:00:57] The last category: Energy production and mitochondrial function. If you are someone that has insomnia and or fatigue, this category is for you. There’s been evidence that’s been accumulating for the role of CoQ10 in the treatment of mitochondrial disorders and infertility for some time now.   References: Fertile Minds on LibSyn Fertile Minds on iTunes Aviva Romm MD Thalidomide DES Accutane Gaia HPA Axis Episode 7   Continue Your Journey: Link to sign up for free 29-day meditation challenge @ladypotions4u on Twitter @ladypotions4u on Instagram My Website: Ladypotions.com Special Thanks to Christopher Lloyd Clarke for music   Disclaimer *  You must not rely on the information in this podcast as an alternative to medical advice from your doctor or other professional healthcare provider. If you have any specific questions about any medical matter you should consult your doctor or other professional healthcare provider. If you think you may be suffering from any medical condition you should seek immediate medical attention. You should never delay seeking medical advice, disregard medical advice, or discontinue medical treatment because of information on this website or in this podcast.

Ist natürlich Folge 34 :) Über 100 Jahre alt werden - wer will das schon? Charlie träumt davon sogar 120 zu werden und auch dann noch fit und Energiegeladen durchs Leben zu tanzen. Wie er das mit Hilfe von Biohacking anstellen will, verrät er uns in der heutigen Folge über Langlebigkeit. DU ERFÄHRST: - wie du Gesundheit zur Gewohnheit machst - warum du mehr Bücher lesen solltest - welche natürlichen Supplements ein langes Leben fördern  Shownotes Charlie's Kanal www.youtube.com/user/charly40fication Instagram www.instagram.com/charlesrueffieux/ Ultra Mind Solution https://amzn.to/2MyAcvc Longevity Diet https://amzn.to/2vUTj9m mehr unter www.goodreads.com Blueblocker Brille www.robinstolberg.de/wizion Z Fit Bit www.amzn.to/2yuHoCJ Supps: Ashwaganda, Schisandra, Tongkat Ali, Omega 3 Hol dir jetzt mein Biohacking Buch www.mindful-upgrade.ch/buch ________________________________________________________ Unterstütze jetzt den Natural Biohacking Podcast und hilf mir dabei weiterhin hochwertige und spannende Inhalte zu bringen. Support-Link:  http://www.robinstolberg.de/podcast-spende  Ich freue mich über ein Feedback. Schreib mir deine Meinung bei Instagram oder in der Natural Biohacking Facebook-Gruppe! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robin.stolberg/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/naturalbiohacking Wenn dir die Folge gefallen hat, freue ich mich über eine 5-Sterne-Bewertung, einen Kommentar bei iTunes und natürlich einem Abo! Damit machst du den Podcast besser und noch bekannter ;-)

Tips, herbs and flower essences for relieving anxiety and why you should touch yourself regularly. 100 days of drawing with schizandra and suggestions for balancing your budget and being more conscious with your money. https://www.aidazea.com/ http://www.saramariemiller.me/ Intro and outro music by Komiku Donate here: https://simplecast.com/donate/6016

No, that's not an herbal tea pairing suggestion! This week, Katja sets off on a 100-day experiment with schisandra berries, and Ryn discusses the nuances of peppermint's energetics - is it warming or cooling? Listen in and find out what we think! Don't forget! Herbal Medicine for Beginners, our first book, is available for pre-order now on Amazon!Support the show (https://commonwealthherbs.com/supporters/)

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I've covered a number of adaptogens over the past few months including American and Asian ginseng, ashwagandha, astragalus, and holy basil—and for good reason. They offer an effective means to combat stress as well as boost health and performance from a number of angles. I've enjoyed experimenting with many of them and even use some on a regular basis.  I thought I'd continue the series with a look at 3 additional adaptogens: maca, sea buckthorn, and schisandra. See what you think. (This Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Mark Sisson, and is narrated by Tina Leaman)

With the vast ocean of an industry that exceeds 122 billion dollars of supplements, pills, powders and elixirs in our wellness world, just exactly how do we decipher which things will actually work for the path we are walking in our personal wellness journey? An even better question is how do we know which supplements to trust and what natural plant-based adaptogens will give us more sustained energy throughout the day? JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP | REVIEW THIS PODCAST It should not come as a shock to anyone that the weight of our current responsibilities in this modern world are growing more every day. Combine this fact with all the social media, electronic, and technology distractions that pull us away from living a life of optimal wellness, and then how can we hit the reset button without wearing a bathrobe in the mountains for 5 days? (JK) :) To help transcend overwhelm and excess stress, today on the podcast we're talking about the natural ways we can modulate stress and help to normalize our bodies by finding more balance. We're talking with my good friend, Nutritional Therapist, and Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, Evan Brand, about using adaptogens; natural and phyto-therapeutic uses of plants to help us heal and give us more energy. Functional Medicine Through An Ancestral Lens If you been listening to the podcast for a while, you know that I've been a huge fan of Rhodiola Rosea as well as Maca for energy, so today on the podcast, if you've been curious about using adaptogens for wellness and energy this is going to be an awesome show for you. I know you're going to love (just as much as I did) Evan's down-home, grounded and authentic personality where we dive into topics like functional medicine through an ancestral lens, how to get back in touch with your inner dialogue, letting go of "paralysis by analysis," what adaptogens and supplements are best to take with you while traveling, and one of my most favorite seven for seven rounds we've had yet on the show. Be sure to stick around to hear Evan's take on the emotional quotient in letting go of old weight and how to use plants to give the type of healing that could never be produced in a lab. What Are Adaptogens? Adaptogens: Modulate stress responses and can help normalize body imbalances. By supporting adrenal function, they counteract the adverse effects of stress. They enable the body's cells to access more energy; help cells eliminate toxic byproducts of the metabolic process and help the body to utilize oxygen more efficiently. Phytotherapy refers to the use of plants for their healing abilities. Adaptogens are a unique class of healing plants: They help balance, restore and protect the body. As naturopath Edward Wallace explains, "An adaptogen doesn’t have a specific action: It helps you respond to any influence or stressor, normalizing your physiological functions." Top 9 Adaptogens Rhodioloa Rosea: boosts endurance and fights depression (golden root) Ashwaghanda: helps to promote healthy levels of energy and sleep Schisandra berry: lowers inflammation, supports adrenal health, improves liver and digestion Maca: helps with reducing fatigue, enhancing energy and endurance Cordyceps: considered the “ginseng of mushrooms” and are known to have a truly awesome effect on endurance and stamina Holy Basil: has been found in many studies to be equivalent to many modern painkillers Ginseng: panax ginseng roots are proven anti-inflammatory, can regulate blood sugar and can even inhibit some characteristics associated with cancer. Reishi Mushroom: traditional Chinese medicine uses reishi to "calm the spirit." Reishi, (literally "supernatural" mushrooms) have been used for more than 2,000 years, making them perhaps the oldest mushroom to be used medicinally. They can be helpful to reduce anxiety, alleviate insomnia, combat fatigue, and lower blood pressure. Shawn Stevenson calls this "the mushroom of immortality” Licorice Root: increases energy, increase immune function Listen to Episode 111 As Evan Uncovers: What it means to look at functional medicine through an ancestral lens. How Evan helps his clients through functional medicine and different tests. What we can do to get back in touch with our human nature by getting rid of WiFi, blue light, and spending time with nature. Evan's experience working for 21st Century Parks and how he fell in love with nature and forest bathing. How to ingest adaptogens for optimal benefits to combat stress, fatigue, and enhance performance What are the best adaptogens to help manage anxiety? How to use natural ways of living and being to support homeostasis in the body. Why more problems come from over researching and "information overload" which creates analysis paralysis that make people avoid doing anything. What are the top three Adaptogens for balancing the body and nervous system: Perfect Acai Revive: Rhodiola Rosea, Cordyceps, Grape Seed Extract The best foods and supplements to take on the road when traveling How CBD oil and other healing modalities can support the well-being of those suffering from cancer and various health disorders The right types of mindset and emotional intelligence that makes a difference when overcoming a chronic disease Power Quotes From Evan Brand [tweetthis] "What we've forgotten is how powerful nature can be to heal us." - @mrevanbrand [/tweetthis] [tweetthis] "It's not what happens to you in life but how you respond to it." - @mrevanbrand [/tweetthis] About Evan Brand Evan Brand is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, and Nutritional Therapist who is a globally recognized leader in the fields of ancestral health, Paleo nutrition, and functional medicine. He is the creator of NotJustPaleo.com, one of the top 25 natural health podcasts on iTunes, and the author of three books including REM Rehab, Stress Solutions, and The Everything Guide to Nootropics. Evan has been studying, practicing and teaching a natural health lifestyle for more than 9 years, and works with clients from a functional medicine perspective.   His work is deeply rooted in his own lifelong struggle with depression, IBS, and skin issues – which he later recovered from through his own research and experimentation.   Evan uses lab testing and a thorough intake process to discover the underlying causes of health symptoms, and a customized combination of nutrition, supplements, botanicals, herbs and lifestyle changes to address them. He lives in Louisville, KY with his wife and daughter. Resources Mentioned by Evan & Josh Not Just Paleo website Not Just Paleo facebook Evan Brand Website The Everything Guide To Nootropics Stress solutions: hack your stress, calm your system and take charge of your life Earthing Mat Aviva Romm: herbalist, midwife, doctor Mind Body Green: 3 Powerful Herbs For Energy CBD Oils HPA Axis Homeopathic Remedies Dr. Mercola Interview Heart Math Institute Forest Bathing: Shinrin Yoku Iris software - blocks blue light light spectrum light Epigenetics Antenna Search: See how many antenna are around your house Dr. Jonathan Wright: Why Stomach Acid Is Good For You Dr. Mercola on Cacao William Randolph Hearst - Paper-mill Hemp Controversy Emotional Healing Through Ayahuasca  [tweetthis] "Be the type of person that wants to soak up every day." - @mrevanbrand [/tweetthis] Get More Wellness In Your Life Join the WFR Community on facebook Send Josh Trent a personal message Tweet me on Twitter: Send us a fun tweet (or a what's up) Comment on the Facebook page Sign up to get an email alert whenever we release a new episode Support This Podcast Leave a 5 star review on iTunes Share this episode with someone you care about Contact Wellness Force Radio for podcast sponsorship and partnership opportunities Rate & Review Wellness Force Aloha! 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Los batidos para adelgazar, se están convirtiendo ya en una revelación, no solamente por el efecto que estos tienen sino que además por lo delicioso que son. Estos batidos en su gran mayoría se pueden beber en cualquier momento del día. Es importante recalcar que no te ayudan a perder peso porque tengan algunas propiedades mágicas, no. Principalmente te ayudan a adelgazar y a perder peso porque vas a mejorar tu alimentación, la salud de tu sistema digestivo, vas a solventar el déficit de determinados nutrientes que le faltan a tu dieta y que provocan que tu salud no sea todo lo buena que deseas, porque vas a evitar picotear entre horas y, además, conseguirás tomar determinados nutrientes que puede que no estés tomando porque no te guste la gama de alimentos más ricos en ese tipo de nutrientes. Es decir, te ayudarán a regular tu organismo, a cubrir tu déficit y a evitar que tomes alimentos perjudiciales entre horas o en el desayuno. Mucha gente pensará, si los tomo y me va bien, pero dejo de tomarlos, ¿tendrá efecto rebote? Pues la respuesta es sencilla: “todo depende de ti”. Si dejas de tomar batidos para cuidar tu línea y lo sustituyes por donuts, café, bollos, cereales con demasiado azúcar, bolsas de patatas, doritos o similares, por supuesto que sí. Si cuando quieras dejar de tomarlos, te tomas fruta, pavo, lomo y alimentos saludables, no tiene porqué. ¿De qué se componen los actuales batidos naturales que te ayudan a perder peso? Licuado de mora y plátano La mora es una fruta sumamente rica en vitamina C, además de que ayuda a acelerar el metabolismo y es baja en calorías. Licuado para quemar grasa Este es un jugo verde para adelgazar, se debe de agregar 1 hoja de lechuga, 1 tallo de apio con sus hojas y ¼ de pepino con cáscara y semillas. En la licuadora además de todos esos ingredientes le debes de agregar 1 vaso de agua. Licuado de lechuga, espinaca y kiwi Este batido para adelgazar es una de las mejores opciones diuréticas, ya que ayuda a quemar grasa y bajar de peso por la vitamina C y los agentes antioxidantes con los que cuenta esta. Estos batidos para adelgazar deben tomarse preferiblemente en ayunas para que el cuerpo pueda asimilarlos mejor. Aunque también puedes tomarlos como merienda, o diez minutos antes de cada comida, llegando en algunos casos a reemplazarlas.fruta. Este batido se debe de beber por las mañanas y 3 veces a la semana. Todo se debe de mezclar en la batidora con un chorro de miel. Estos son batidos muy comunes que podéis hacer en casa pero gracias al desarrollo y a las investigaciones y, sobre todo a la apertura y al conocimiento de plantas y hongos de otras partes del mundo, en la actualidad ya hay empresas que están buscando las mejores combinaciones de batidos para mejorar nuestra salud. Batidos que podamos tomar cuando queramos y donde queramos, frescos, naturales y sabrosos. Para ello, hay determinadas plantas y hongos que se pueden incorporar. Por eso, ahora os vamos a comentar las propiedades de algunos elementos que pronto veréis que acompañan a los batidos y que mejorarán nuestra salud aportando aquello que más necesitamos. Mencionar que estos batidos tendrán alguno de los ingredientes que comentamos y que se complementarán con otros para mejorar el sabor y complementar y que ya están siendo añadidos en snacks o barritas. Batidos con Schisandra La Schisandra es una baya exótica con propiedades antienvejecimiento. Actualmente Esta baya se utiliza en diversas preparaciones medicinales para aumentar la longevidad y la vitalidad en general. Schisandra crece en China y en algunas partes de Rusia. Numerosos estudios demuestran sus beneficios para la salud. Según la medicina tradicional china es una de las pocas hierbas que contiene los tres tesoros conocidos como el Jing, Qi y el Shen (esencia, energía y espíritu). Entre todas las hierbas chinas, la schizandra tiene una de la más amplia gama de beneficios. Con sus cinco elementos básicos, amamanta a cinco de los órganos más importantes del cuerpo: el corazón, el hígado, el bazo, los pulmones y los riñones. Según el famoso etnobotánico Chris Kilham “LA Schisandra chinensis disfruta de miles de años de uso tradicional para prolongar la vida, retardar el proceso de envejecimiento, aumentar la energía, combatir la fatiga, y como tónico sexual“. Muchos de los beneficios conocidos de la medicina china han sido científicamente probados. Especialmente los científicos rusos tenían especial interés en los beneficios de Schizandra, ya que fue utilizado por las personas Nanai en las regiones del Lejano Oriente para reducir el hambre, la sed y el cansancio, pues “da fuerzas para seguir un sable todo el día sin comer”. Schisandra berry muestra una destacada actividad adaptogénica. Esto significa que es segura y no tóxica. Como adaptógeno, Schisandra es un potente tónico general que disminuye la fatiga, mejora el rendimiento físico y promueve la resistencia. También reduce los niveles de las hormonas del estrés en la sangre. En estudios realizados con humanos, Schisandra berry y sus extractos, mejoraron el desempeño de corredores de larga distancia, esquiadores y gimnastas. Schisandra también ofrece beneficios especiales para la mente. Varios estudios en humanos muestran que el extracto de Schisandra mejora la concentración, la coordinación y la resistencia. También ayuda a prevenir la fatiga mental y aumenta la precisión y la calidad del trabajo. Schisandra también ayuda a proteger la salud del hígado y ayuda en el tratamiento de la hepatitis. Schisandra se ha utilizado en la medicina tradicional china desde hace más de 2.000 años. A pesar de esta larga historia, es aún relativamente desconocida en el mercado de Occidente. Propiedades del Hongo Maitake Algunas de las propiedades medicinales de la seta maitake son conocidas desde muy antiguo. Formaba parte de la alimentación de los monjes guerreros chinos en torno al siglo XV por su capacidad para aumentar la energía vital. En realidad lo que sucede es que el hongo maitake es un adaptógeno, esto es, ayuda al organismo a sobrellevar épocas de mucho desgaste físico y/o mental. Pero las propiedades medicinales del maitake más sorprendentes están relacionadas con enfermedades como el VIH, el cáncer o la fatiga crónica. El consumo habitual de este hongo estimula el sistema inmunológico, al potenciar la acción de los macrófagos, los linfocitos T y las células NK. Por ello, puede resultar de ayuda como coadyuvante en enfermos de VIH, nunca como sustituto a su medicación. Pero además las moléculas del sistema inmune sobre las cuales ejerce su acción el maitake están relacionadas con la inmunidad frente a ciertos tipos de tumores, aquellos que el organismo es capaz de detectar (son los menos). Los beneficios del maitake en personas aquejadas de fatiga crónica parecen deberse más bien a su acción adaptógena que a la inmunoestimulante, aunque al desconocerse el mecanismo de la enfermedad resultaría arriesgado descartar la segunda razón a día de hoy. La seta maitake posee también propiedades antiinflamatorias, que unidas a su acción antivírica explican su uso en recetas de medicina tradicional china contra la gripe. Además el maitake mejora la circulación sanguínea por su ligero efecto anticoagulante y rebaja con suavidad la presión arterial, algo curioso en un adaptógeno. Por si todo esto fuera poco, el hongo maitake ayuda a mantener constantes los niveles de glucosa en sangre y a rebajar los niveles de colesterol, por ello resulta interesante en personas con diabetes de tipo II y con hipercolesterolemia, respectivamente. Estudios publicados sobre el hongo… El hongo es conocido por sus propiedades anticancerígenas, donde se realizó un ensayo en humanos en 2009, en el Centro de Cáncer Memorial Sloan-Kettering, y mostró que el extracto de maitake estimula el sistema inmunológico de los pacientes que padecen cáncer de mama. Otros estudios de laboratorio realizados con Maitake, encontraron la presencia de grifolan, un importante polisacárido beta-glucano, con una actividad anticáncer, que posee la capacidad de bloquear el crecimiento de tumores cancerígenos y mejorar la función inmune de aquellos individuos que padecen cáncer. Según el estudio publicado en la Carta de Townsend, donde participaron más de 160 personas con cáncer avanzado, el Maitake se ha encontrado eficaz contra la leucemia, así como en cánceres de estómago y de hueso. En un estudio clínico de Japón, se investigó la eficacia de la administración de Maitake en 36 pacientes con cáncer de edades comprendidas entre 22 y 57 años, que se encontraban en los estadios II a IV; en ellos se observó una regresión del cáncer, que se traduce en una mejora significativa de los síntomas en casi el 70% de los pacientes de cáncer de mama, en casi el 60% de los pacientes con cáncer de hígado y de más del 60% de los pacientes con cáncer de pulmón. EL BAMBÚ El Bambú es originario de la India. Del bambú se consumen sus brotes tiernos, de los cuales hay que extraer las hojas exteriores o la vaina hasta llegar a la parte interior de color crema. El bambú contiene: ? 89% de humedad ? 5,7% de hidratos de carbono ? 3,9% de proteína ? Calcio ? Fósforo ? Hierro ? Vitamina C y K ? Enzimas amilasa, nucleasa, desamidasa y de silicio ? Los extractos de las hojas contienen metanol ¿Qué aporta el Bambú a nuestro organismo? El bambú, ayuda sobretodo a nuestra piel y huesos por tratarse de una planta con un alto contenido en un mineral llamado sílice. El sílice es un oligoelemento abundante en la naturaleza, pero los hábitos alimentarios modernos hacen que cada vez se consuma menos. También aporta 17 aminoácidos y gran cantidad de minerales, incluyendo calcio, magnesio, fósforo, potasio, sodio, cobre, manganeso y hierro. Beneficios del Sílice del Bambú para los Huesos El sílice del Bambú incrementa la síntesis del colágeno, que se encuentra en altas concentraciones en tejidos óseos y conjuntivos, de manera que ayuda enormemente a la reconstrucción del cartílago destruido en enfermedades de tipo articular como pueda ser la artrosis. A la ayuda que el Bambú presta en la regeneración del cartílago por enfermedad articular hemos de sumar que su efecto remineralizante resulta muy beneficioso en casos como la menopausia, donde se necesita un aporte extra que fortifique nuestros huesos. Otros beneficios del Bambú Son una buena fuente de lignanos y otros antioxidantes que la otorgan al bambú propiedades anticancerígenas, antibacterianas, antihongos y antivirales. Los brotes de bambú también son buenos para los problemas respiratorios, trastornos menstruales y lombrices intestinales. EL REISHI El Reishi es un hongo (Ganoderma Lucidum) que se viene estudiando desde hace más de 20 años ya que posee bondades y propiedades en beneficio de la salud. Desde hace más de 3000 años se es utilizado en la medicina tradicional del Oriente: China, Japón, Malasia, etc. Es conocido como el hongo de la eterna juventud, ya que promueve la longevidad y mantiene la vitalidad del cuerpo. Es catalogado en sus orígenes como el "Alimento que Cura" y "Seta de la Inmortalidad" por sus propiedades terapéuticas. ¿Pero esto es cierto? ¿Se ha demostrado? Lo curioso es que sí. El hongo reishi es un inmuno-estimulante, es útil para personas con SIDA, síndrome intestinal, Epstein-Barr, bronquitis cronica y otras enfermedades infecciosas. Y además, es usado como ayuda para conciliar el sueño, como diurético, laxante y para reducir el colesterol. Investigaciones revelan que el polisacárido beta-1, 3-D-glucan en las setas reishi refuerza el sistema inmune elevando la cantidad de células macrofagas de la sangre T, que tiene implicaciones principales en personas que sufren de SIDA y otros trastornos del sistema inmune. Esta acción reforzadora del sistema inmune también obra maravillas en la prevención y tratamento del cáncer, ya que las células T son entonces capaces de luchar contra las células cancerígenas más eficazmente. Sin embargo, reishi puede ayudar al cuerpo a curarse en no solo una sino cuatro maneras. Además de reforzar el sistema inmune, el glucan en las setas reishi ayuda a que las células inmunes se liguen a células tumorales. Muchos expertos creen que también reduce el número de células cancerígenas haciendo que sea más fácil para las células T y macrofagas eliminar esas células del cuerpo. Otra sustancia en reishi, llamada cantaxantina, ralentiza el crecimiento de los tumores, según la autora de “Prescription for Dietary Wellness”, Phyllis A. Balch y otros expertos. Como resultado de estas sorprendentes capacidades anti-cancerígenas, la investigación en laboratorios y el uso medicinal tradicional del reishi para luchar contra el cáncer es tan positivo que el gobierno japonés lo reconoce oficialmente como tratamiento para el cáncer. Además del cáncer, el reishi puede ayudar y tratar otra de las enfermedades más mortales, la enfermedad cardiovascular. La protección que ofrecen las setas reishi frente a enfermedades del corazón y apoplejía, son realmente sorprendentes porque ayuda a prevenir tantos factores de riesgo, debido a su alto contenido de sustancias protectoras para el corazón como esteroles, ácidos ganodericos, cumarina, manitol y polisacáridos. Los expertos creen que los ácidos ganodéricos particularmente, reducen los niveles de triglicéridos, eliminan el exceso de colesterol de la sangre, reducen la tensión arterial, reducen la pegajosidad de las plaquetas sanguíneas e incluso ayudan a corregir la arritmia. De hecho, para 54 personas con hipertensión que no respondía a medicamentos, tomar extracto de reishi tres veces al día durante cuatro semanas fue suficiente para reducir la tensión arterial de forma significativa, según un estudio comunicado por Burton Goldberg en “Heart Disease”. Gracias de nuevo, hasta el siguiente episodio. Podcast de salud, nutrición y bienestar en Ivoox. Podcast de Tulcop Trade e Internacionalfarma. 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