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Bioidentische Hormone sind strukturell identisch mit unseren körpereigenen Hormonen und bieten eine Alternative ohne die Nebenwirkungen synthetischer Hormone. Dr. Anja Breetholt ganzheitliche Ärztin aus Lüneburg, verbindet Ayurveda mit moderner Funktionsmedizin, um Hormonprobleme umfassend zu behandeln.• Sie klärt auf was ist der Unterschied zwischen bioidentischen Hormonen und synthetischen Hormonpräparaten: Bioidentische Hormone docken an Rezeptoren an und können wieder abgehen, ohne diese zu schädigenErzählt uns von ihrer eigenen Geschichte und gibt einen einzigartigen Einblick wie man  East und West - Ayurveda und der westlichen Betrachung von Hormonen betrachten kann. • Was können Phytoöstrogene ? Pflanzliche Hormone und Nahrungsergänzungsmittel wie z.B. Mönchspfeffer, Shatavari wirklich • Hormone sind kein Allheilmittel – Nährstoffmängel und Lebensstilfaktoren können ähnliche Symptome verursachen• Schlaf, reduzierter Selbstdruck und zyklus-bewusstes Leben sind Grundpfeiler der hormonellen Gesundheit• Worauf gilt es besonders in der zweiten Zyklusphase zu achten? • Bioidentische Hormone ersetzen fehlende Hormone, regen aber nicht die körpereigene Produktion an• Was ist das Besondere an der RIMKUS-Therapie? Sie bietet fein dosierbare bioidentische Hormone ohne ZusatzstoffeÜber Dr. Anja Breetholt:  Ärztin und Mentorin für holistische Gesundheit, Ayurveda und Mindset.https://dr.anjabreetholt.de/Angebote:  1:1 Ganzheitliches Gesundheitsmentoring - Jahresgruppenprogramm - WorkshopsGANZ NEU: Mach den Leptin-Test: Finde heraus, ob du "Leptin-Resitent" bist und ob das vielleicht der Grund für deine Hormonellen Schwankungen ist. www.soulglowveda.de Mehr über meine Angebote für Deine Hormongesundheit: www.soulglowveda.com oder folge mir auf Instagram. Buch dir dein kostenloses Beratungsgespräch- ob Coaching, Hormon Glow Academy, Astrologie. Ich berate dich gerne:https://www.soulglowveda.com/consultationHormon Glow Academy - im Oktober 2025 geht es wieder los. Jetzt Early Bird sichernHormon Glow Academy- AusbildungsbroschüreDu findest mich auf Instagram unter: https://www.instagram.com/soulglowveda_claudia/

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In dieser Folge sprechen wir über ein faszinierendes Thema: die Rolle der **sexuellen Energie** auf **Körper-, Geist- und Seelenebene** – und wie Blockaden in diesem Bereich entstehen und gelöst werden können. Wir betrachten das Konzept aus zwei Perspektiven: der **Psychosomatik** und der **Ayurvedischen Lehre**. --- #### **1. Was ist sexuelle Energie und wie wirkt sie?** Sexuelle Energie ist eine essentielle Lebensenergie, die sowohl unsere physische Vitalität als auch mentale und emotionale Gesundheit beeinflusst. Sie ist eng mit unserem Selbstwertgefühl, unseren Beziehungen und unserer Kreativität verbunden. Auf der spirituellen Ebene wird sie oft als transformative Kraft gesehen, die uns mit uns selbst und dem Universum verbindet. --- #### **2. Der Teufelskreis der sexuellen Energie in der Psychosomatik** Blockaden der sexuellen Energie können in einem **Teufelskreis** enden, der durch körperliche, emotionale und soziale Wechselwirkungen aufrechterhalten wird. - **Körperlich:** Symptome wie Schmerzen, Verspannungen oder hormonelle Störungen. - **Mental:** Negative Gedanken wie Scham oder Angst verstärken die Blockade. - **Seelisch:** Ein Gefühl von Entfremdung oder fehlender Lebensfreude. Um diesen Kreislauf zu durchbrechen, sind ganzheitliche Ansätze nötig, die alle Ebenen ansprechen. --- #### **3. Ayurveda: Ein ganzheitlicher Blick auf sexuelle Energie** In der ayurvedischen Lehre wird sexuelle Energie als Ausdruck von **Ojas** – unserer Lebensessenz – betrachtet. Sie hängt eng mit dem reproduktiven Gewebe (**Shukra Dhatu**) und dem Energiefluss im Körper zusammen. Blockaden entstehen häufig durch ein Ungleichgewicht der Doshas: - **Vata:** Angst, Unruhe und Libidoverlust. - **Pitta:** Übermäßige Begierde oder Gereiztheit. - **Kapha:** Antriebslosigkeit und Stagnation. Ayurveda bietet eine Vielzahl von Lösungen: - **Ernährung:** Nahrung wie Mandeln, Safran und Ghee stärken die sexuelle Energie. - **Kräuter:** Adaptogene wie Ashwagandha oder Shatavari fördern Vitalität und Balance. - **Yoga und Meditation:** Übungen, die speziell das **Svadhisthana-Chakra** (Sakralchakra) aktivieren, helfen, Blockaden zu lösen. - **Massagen:** Selbstmassagen mit Kräuterölen wie Sesamöl fördern den Energiefluss. --- #### **4. Wie kann man die Energie harmonisieren?** Um sexuelle Energie als Kraftquelle zu nutzen, sind kleine, bewusste Schritte wichtig: - **Stress abbauen:** Entspannungsübungen wie Pranayama oder Meditation. - **Selbstakzeptanz:** Einen positiven und schamfreien Umgang mit der eigenen Sexualität pflegen. - **Verbindung stärken:** Intimität bewusst und respektvoll erleben – mit sich selbst und anderen. - **Spirituelle Ausrichtung:** Praktiken wie Tantra können helfen, sexuelle Energie kreativ und spirituell zu transformieren. --- #### **5. Fazit: Eine Reise zur Balance** Sexuelle Energie ist mehr als nur Triebkraft – sie ist eine Lebensenergie, die uns Vitalität, Kreativität und spirituelle Tiefe schenkt. Wenn wir lernen, Blockaden zu lösen und diese Energie bewusst zu nutzen, können wir ein harmonisches und erfülltes Leben führen. Ayurveda und psychosomatische Ansätze bieten dafür eine wertvolle Orientierung.

Today, I am excited to have Adena from Adena Rose Ayurveda with me on the podcast. Adena is a women's health Ayurveda practitioner with 15 years of experience at the AyurvedicCenter of Vermont, where she once served as one of my Panchakarma therapists. As an Ayurvedic practitioner, Adena works primarily in reproductive health, doing hands-on work, including Maya abdominal therapy and Ayurvedic therapies, to support women through various life stages, overcome fertility issues, and help them heal painful and irregular menstrual cycles. Adena loves sharing vital self-healing tools to empower women. In this episode, she dives into the most effective and recommended tools. We also explore the practice of vaginal steaming and how to do it.Join us for her years of clinical experience as Adena shares her insights on women's health.FertilityAdena believes women must ensure that the soil, or conditions for fertility, are optimal. Her approach fosters a deeper understanding of physical signals, guiding women to reclaim their health and well-being through Ayurveda.Monitoring FertilityCervical Fluid: Recognizing changes in cervical fluid can help identify the fertile window without invasive measures.Basal Body Temperature: Tracking temperature changes can indicate ovulation phases to clarify fertility status.Cervical Examination: For those comfortable with it, feeling the cervix can offer insights into ovulation.These methods can help women gain a more intimate understanding of their bodies without relying on ovulation kits.Ayurvedic Perspective on Ovulation IssuesBy assessing digestion and menstrual patterns, practitioners can identify underlying dosha-related issues affecting ovulation. Adena explains that the symptoms of not ovulating can vary widely, from irregular cycles to different bleeding patterns, all of which can link to specific dosha imbalances.Navigating Fertility PathsMany clients seek out alternative methods after being disappointed with conventional treatments. Some approach Adena before starting their fertility journey, while others go to her after trying IVF or other medical interventions. Adena highlights the importance of conscious conception, where couples prepare their bodies and balance doshas before attempting to conceive.Perimenopause and Menopause InsightsWomen in their 40s may experience hot flashes, irregular periods, and heightened anxiety. Adena explains that those symptoms often reflect dosha imbalances, which can manifest as increased sensitivity. She acknowledges the cyclical nature of female health, highlighting the importance of self-awareness during life transitions.Ayurvedic Self-Care Practices for WomenAbhyanga: Daily self-massage with warm oil to promote relaxation and balance.Pranayama: Breathing techniques that help connect the breath and nervous system, including NadiShodhana (alternate nostril breathing).Nourishing Herbal Infusions: Using herbs like nettles and red clover to provide essential nutrients is particularly beneficial for perimenopausal and postmenopausal women.Herbal Infusions Herbal infusions involve soaking herbs in hot water for an extended period (8-12 hours) to maximize the extraction of iron, magnesium, potassium, and calcium. You can include the Ayurvedic herbs, Shatavari, and ashwagandha, but Western herbs like nettle, rose, and tulsi are usually more accessible.HydrationIn Ayurveda, hydration is fundamental for health. Adena recommends starting the day with a glass of warm water with lemon to stimulate digestion and detoxification. Drinking warm or room-temperature

You keep hearing about ashwagandha, and you're *this* close to giving it a try… Here's what I wish more people knew before they started taking random herbs they read about online. Where to connect with Andrea Website: https://andreaclaassen.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/seasonalandrea Freebie: 5 Day Ayurvedic Toolkit- https://andreaclaassen.com/5-day-ayurvedic-toolkit Sacred Seasons: https://andreaclaassen.com/sacred-seasons Winter Wellness Flow: https://andreaclaassen.com/winter-wellness-flow Andrea Claassen Bio Andrea Claassen is an Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor, RYT 500 hour yoga teacher, and Personal Trainer who has been in the wellness space since 2007. She specializes in cyclical living. Her mission is to help women learn how to slow down, tune in and connect to their inner wisdom. The four pillars she focuses on are movement, mindfulness, menstrual cycle & mother nature through an Ayurvedic lens. You can hear more from Andrea on her Peaceful Power Podcast where she aims to deliver actionable takeaways for you to live a more holistic lifestyle. Connect with Andrea on her website at www.andreaclaassen.com

Menopause can feel like a wild ride, but what if ancient Ayurvedic wisdom could make it easier? In this episode, Dr. Shivani Gupta, who holds a Ph.D. in Ayurvedic Sciences, shares some super practical tips on how to adjust what you eat and do based on your Dosha type—whether you're more Vata, Pitta, or Kapha—to feel better during this stage of life. You'll hear how cooling foods can help with hot flashes for Pitta types or why cozy, warm meals are great for Kapha types. Plus, we explore how Ayurvedic herbs like Shatavari and spices like Turmeric can make a difference in how you feel daily.   We also get into the good stuff about using everyday spices, like Turmeric for fighting inflammation or Ashwagandha to help keep you calm and focused. Dr. Shivani breaks down simple ways to work these into your meals and talks about why things like yoga and following nature's rhythms can really help you feel more in tune with your body during menopause. If you've been feeling out of balance, this episode offers a grounded, holistic approach to reclaiming your vitality and taking control of how you feel with simple, actionable steps.   And if you're feeling like your body needs some extra support, my Estro Balance Mastery formula is here to help. It's packed with powerful ingredients to ease symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, and brain fog—just two capsules a day! Head over to metabolicblueprint.com/pod10 for 10% off your first bottle. Oh, and don't forget to take my FREE Hormone Quiz to see what's really going on with your hormones: https://bit.ly/3wNJOec.   Key Takeaways: [06:19] Fascination with Ayurveda, discusses doshas and body types. [10:00] Kapha dosha: slow, rounded features, deep sleep. [12:00] Ayurveda offers tools to ease difficult perimenopause. [14:09] Doshas require opposite diets for balance. [17:42] Enjoys spicy food despite potential health concerns. [21:15] Shatavari and Tulsi support female reproductive health. [24:23] Indian cuisine highlights beneficial Ayurvedic spices. [27:56] Ayurveda sees menopause as a time for transformation and self-care. [30:48] Menopause rewires the brain, boosting creativity. [35:42] Add diverse spices to expand your culinary palette. Memorable Quotes: "The more I applied ayurvedic wisdom to my life, I healed my gut, built an immune system of steel that I get to enjoy now. I'm fully defended against colds and things that come by. And I also have built this level of vitality in health that I never had before. And so I have this deep gratitude for what's possible when you truly invest in a detoxed, healthy body." — Dr. Shivani Gupta   "What's cool about adaptogens from Ayurveda is if we're stressed and anxious, they calm us down. If we're depressed and having the blues, they lift us up, so they function like this internal thermostat that's going to naturally give us exactly what we need based on the day and time you're dealing with." — Dr. Shivani Gupta   Links Mentioned: Estro Balance Mastery (Get 10% OFF first order): https://metabolicblueprint.com/pod10/ Free Hormone Quiz: https://bit.ly/3wNJOec Free Dosha Quiz: https://shivanigreenliving.clickfunnels.com/quiz-page1671373749045   Free ‘The Fusionary Tales' Cookbook: https://www.fusionarytales.com/optin1621440086258   Connect with Dr. Shivani Gupta: Website: https://shivanigupta.com/ Supplement Website: https://fusionaryformulas.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.shivanigupta/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheShivaniGupta/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.shivanigupta   Connect with Betty Murray: Living Well Dallas Website: https://www.livingwelldallas.com/ Hormone Reset Website: https://hormonereset.net/ Betty Murray Website: https://www.bettymurray.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BettyAMurrayCN/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bettymurray_phd/   Produced by Evolved Podcasting: www.evolvedpodcasting.com    

Menopause can feel like a wild ride, but what if ancient Ayurvedic wisdom could make it easier? In this episode, Dr. Shivani Gupta, who holds a Ph.D. in Ayurvedic Sciences, shares some super practical tips on how to adjust what you eat and do based on your Dosha type—whether you're more Vata, Pitta, or Kapha—to feel better during this stage of life. You'll hear how cooling foods can help with hot flashes for Pitta types or why cozy, warm meals are great for Kapha types. Plus, we explore how Ayurvedic herbs like Shatavari and spices like Turmeric can make a difference in how you feel daily.   We also get into the good stuff about using everyday spices, like Turmeric for fighting inflammation or Ashwagandha to help keep you calm and focused. Dr. Shivani breaks down simple ways to work these into your meals and talks about why things like yoga and following nature's rhythms can really help you feel more in tune with your body during menopause. If you've been feeling out of balance, this episode offers a grounded, holistic approach to reclaiming your vitality and taking control of how you feel with simple, actionable steps.   And if you're feeling like your body needs some extra support, my Estro Balance Mastery formula is here to help. It's packed with powerful ingredients to ease symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, and brain fog—just two capsules a day! Head over to metabolicblueprint.com/pod10 for 10% off your first bottle. Oh, and don't forget to take my FREE Hormone Quiz to see what's really going on with your hormones: https://bit.ly/3wNJOec.   Key Takeaways: [06:19] Fascination with Ayurveda, discusses doshas and body types. [10:00] Kapha dosha: slow, rounded features, deep sleep. [12:00] Ayurveda offers tools to ease difficult perimenopause. [14:09] Doshas require opposite diets for balance. [17:42] Enjoys spicy food despite potential health concerns. [21:15] Shatavari and Tulsi support female reproductive health. [24:23] Indian cuisine highlights beneficial Ayurvedic spices. [27:56] Ayurveda sees menopause as a time for transformation and self-care. [30:48] Menopause rewires the brain, boosting creativity. [35:42] Add diverse spices to expand your culinary palette. Memorable Quotes: "The more I applied ayurvedic wisdom to my life, I healed my gut, built an immune system of steel that I get to enjoy now. I'm fully defended against colds and things that come by. And I also have built this level of vitality in health that I never had before. And so I have this deep gratitude for what's possible when you truly invest in a detoxed, healthy body." — Dr. Shivani Gupta   "What's cool about adaptogens from Ayurveda is if we're stressed and anxious, they calm us down. If we're depressed and having the blues, they lift us up, so they function like this internal thermostat that's going to naturally give us exactly what we need based on the day and time you're dealing with." — Dr. Shivani Gupta   Links Mentioned: Estro Balance Mastery (Get 10% OFF first order): https://metabolicblueprint.com/pod10/ Free Hormone Quiz: https://bit.ly/3wNJOec Free Dosha Quiz: https://shivanigreenliving.clickfunnels.com/quiz-page1671373749045   Free ‘The Fusionary Tales' Cookbook: https://www.fusionarytales.com/optin1621440086258   Connect with Dr. Shivani Gupta: Website: https://shivanigupta.com/ Supplement Website: https://fusionaryformulas.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.shivanigupta/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheShivaniGupta/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.shivanigupta   Connect with Betty Murray: Living Well Dallas Website: https://www.livingwelldallas.com/ Hormone Reset Website: https://hormonereset.net/ Betty Murray Website: https://www.bettymurray.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BettyAMurrayCN/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bettymurray_phd/   Produced by Evolved Podcasting: www.evolvedpodcasting.com    

In this episode, "Passion Potions: Herbs to Spice Up Your Sex Life," I'll share five of my favorite herbal recipes designed to ignite passion, increase libido, and enhance sensitivity and moisture. With over 20 years of teaching experience and 15 years of clinical practice, I'll guide you through the benefits of herbs like Damiana, Ginger, Cinnamon, Dong Quai, and Shatavari. Together, we'll brew a sweet, honey-infused cordial perfect for date night and a marshmallow tea blend to boost lubrication for days to come. Check out the recipes below to get started! RESOURCES ForLife Blue TeaPot and Strainer: https://amzn.to/3ZtVcsc Bulk Herbs like Damiana: https://mountainroseherbs.com/ "Herbs and Natural Supplements: An Evidence Based Guide" by Braun and Cohen: https://amzn.to/4ewBYXf "Herb of the Month: Damiana" Video: https://youtu.be/V76eFVrVt4k?feature=shared "Herb of the Month: Black Cohosh" Video: https://youtu.be/2ZfcoKxKT2Q?feature=shared Glass Mason Jars/Wide Mouth Drinking Jars: https://amzn.to/4gtZ8Pw RECIPES Passion Potion Tea 2 tbsp Damiana 1 tsp Rose 1 tsp Cinnamon chips or powder Add herbs to a teapot like this one https://amzn.to/3ZtVcsc and fill with about 2 cups of water. Steep for 15 minutes, strain and drink. Passion Potion Cordial 1/4 cup Ashwagandha 1/4 cup Shatavari 1 tbsp Licorice root (optional) 1 tbsp Ginger 1 tbsp Cinnamon 1 tbsp Angelica sinensis/Dong Quai Add herbs to a sauce pan and add 1/2 quart or 2 cups of water. Simmer covered for 1 hour until liquid is reduced to 1 cup. Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of honey and 1/4 to 1/2 cup of brandy. Mix well and refrigerate. Passion Potion for Moisture 1/2 - 1 cup Marshmallow Root 1-2 tbsp Rose Petals 1-2 tbsp Cinnamon chips or powder Add herbs and water to a glass quart jar. Let steep for 8-10 hours. Strain and drink. You may need a few days of drinking this to feel a full moisture boost but it will happen! Passion Potion for Deep Processing Black Cohosh Tincture Damiana Tincture Angelica sinensis Tincture Take  - 3 -5 drops of each tincture before bed Passion Potion Body Oil Combine a blend of dried Shatavari Root, Chamomile Flowers, Calendula Flowers, Cinnamon, and even Ginger into a glass quart-sized mason jar, filling the jar 1/2 way with a combination of herbs. Add jojoba or sunflower oil to the top and cap. Let sit in a warm bath of water (like a crockpot) for 48 hours or sit in a dark place for 4 weeks. Strain and use for massages and as a body oil.

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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

Today we dive into the world of herbs and present to you some potent solutions to support your reproductive health and increase your chances of conception. Pick up our top fertililty foods and herbs here! https://www.thehopsack.ie/product-tag/fertility-top-picks-from-wandering-into-wellness/ Here are our top 5 herbs that can help you improve fertility: Damiana: Harness the libido-boosting effects and aromatase inhibition properties of Damiana, a herb renowned for its ability to enhance sexual desire and hormonal balance. Shatavari: Indian asparagus, known as Shatavari, revered for its fertility-enhancing properties and ability to improve conception rates. Cordyceps: Cordyceps as a hormonal support tonic has been used since the ancient times. From Finland to India and China, Cordyceps has stood the test of time for its libido-boosting effects, particularly for men. Maca Root: Here's a Peruvian secret to fertility with Maca root, available in convenient powdered form for easy incorporation into your daily routine. Add it to smoothies, soups, and more for a natural fertility boost. Ashwagandha: Combat stress and fatigue with Ashwagandha, an adaptogenic herb that provides support to your body's stress response system. By reducing stress levels, Ashwagandha indirectly improves fertility and reproductive health. Watch now and discover how these powerful botanicals can support your path to parenthood.

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Dans cet épisode, nous croisons nos points de vue - Jennifer et moi - entre médecine chinoise et diététique par rapport au syndrome des ovaires polykystiques (SOPK). Après l'épisode 05 dans lequel j'interviewais Jennifer sur le thème de la digestion selon la médecine chinoise, j'ai tenu à l'inviter de nouveau sur le podcast afin qu'elle nous raconte son témoignage, puisqu'elle est elle-même atteinte de SOPK. Nous partagons de multiples solutions et ressources au fil de cet échange sur comment soulager le SOPK dans son quotidien, donc j'espère sincèrement que cet épisode aidera un grand nombre d'entre vous. Bonne écoute !

Let's raise awareness for hormonal fluctuations in the lives of women that make us cyclical beings, but let's not normalize period pain and PMS, because for those we have effective and safe herbal remedies! Let's talk about Vitex (Agnus Castus), Shatavari, and Dong Quai as hormonal regulators, but also liver herbs to reduce the effects of toxic estrogen metabolites like milk thistle seeds and supplements like DIM and sulforaphane, and also really important, our gut microbiome/estrobolome, which we can improve by eating a fiber-rich diet and taking probiotics if necessary. For period cramps we have herbs to regulate blood and circulation, and to lower inflammation, like hawthorn berries and rosehips! And of course, calming herbs and nervines like chamomile, hops, valerian, and adaptogens to support our mood and stress response like Rhodiola and Ashwagandha. No one has to keep suffering from PMS and period cramps! If you need my personal help to resolve your health imbalances, I'm here for you! 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 in a safe and effective way! Topics of pre-recorded classes are 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 of 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

La rétention d'eau est un phénomène assez commun en été, mais elle ne devrait pas s'accentuer au point de vous incommoder au quotidien.Dans cet épisode, j'aborde avec vous 9 conseils hygiéno-diététiques ainsi que 7 plantes naturelles pour vous aider à diminuer la rétention d'eau et soulager les jambes lourdes afin de profiter pleinement de votre été !--------------------Ressources mentionnées :- On veut... des jolies gambettes - Atelier Nubio : https://www.ateliernubio.fr/singleproduct/jolies-gambettes-omc#ae262 - Shatavari : https://tinyurl.com/24eax4wz - Brahmi : https://tinyurl.com/52z9s5ha *Liens affiliés.Si vous souhaitez soutenir le podcast, n'hésitez pas à me laisser un avis 5 étoiles et un commentaire sur Apple Podcasts ! ✨--------------------

Lo Nigrosh, a lactation consultant and Paralympic athlete, shares her inspiring journey on this episode of The Herbalists Path Podcast. Despite being born without her left foot, Lo played able-bodied sports and later joined the Paralympic sitting volleyball team, winning a bronze medal in 2004. As a lactation consultant, Lo empowers mothers, blending Western medicine and holistic healthcare. She emphasizes the importance of mental health, support systems, and self-care during the breastfeeding journey. The discussion also touches on herbal remedies like fenugreek and Shatavari. Listeners can access Lo's expertise on her podcast, The Milk Making Minutes,  her webiste,  or her Facebook group promoting a supportive community for mothers.

Dr. Izabella Wentz discusses her Adrenal Transformation Protocol with Dr. Ben Weitz. [If you enjoy this podcast, please give us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, so more people will find The Rational Wellness Podcast. Also check out the video version on my WeitzChiro YouTube page.]    Podcast Highlights 0:37  Adrenal fatigue as a concept was first proposed by Dr. James Wilson in 1998 in his book of the same name.  This concept was dismissed by the medical world but embraced by the Functional Medicine community, but now it has been discredited and seen as invalid even in the Functional Medicine world since the adrenals never lose the ability to secrete cortisol.  On the other hand, there are many patients with symptoms like fatigue, brain fog, intolerance to exercise, feeling overwhelmed, etc. and salivary cortisol testing often shows reduced cortisol levels or cortisol not being released at the proper time, which we will call adrenal dysfunction.  3:15  Dr. Wentz suffered with Hashimoto's thyroiditis and she got off gluten and dairy and started taking thyroid medications T4 and T3.  This made her feel better, but she still struggled with brain fog, fatigue and anxiety, and unrefreshing sleep even though I was sleeping a lot after having made these changes.  She had heard about adrenal fatigue and had heard that it didn't exist as a condition.  Eventually she tried the recommendations for adrenal fatigue and they helped her to feel better.  Her brain fog and fatigue improved and she started to have refreshing sleep. Her anxiety also improved due to balancing her adrenals. Most patients with Hashimoto's (hypothyroid) have some degree of adrenal dysfunction where they either have too much cortisol, cortisol at the wrong times of day or not enough cortisol. 8:12  The adrenal/thyroid connection.  Patients with hypothyroidism will generally break down their cortisol slower.  Cortisol may supply some of the energy that the body lacks from the lower thyroid hormone levels.  Or patients who get put on thyroid meds may feel better at first but then may crash and this may be because they start clearing their cortisol quicker and now they have too little cortisol.  Dr. Wentz noted that about 60% of those tested for adrenals with Hashimoto's have a low cortisol level all day long.  You should also measure reverse T3, since higher levels of stress and cortisol can lead to T4 being converted into reverse T3 instead of into T3.  Some of these patients will do better with a natural desiccated thyroid that contains some T3 as well as T4.    18:18  Recommendations for adrenal dysfunction.  Patients should follow a paleo-like diet by getting rid of the most common inflammatory foods, including gluten, dairy, soy, as well as grains.  This diet should be higher in protein and fat and perhaps a few more carbs at night to help lower cortisol to help with sleep. 19:25 Nutritional Supplements.  Dr. Wentz offers a minimalist approach to help patients with adrenal problems turn their health around in a short period of time.  To help with digestion, she sometimes recommends sea salt to stimulate digestive enzyme production or thiamine to stimulate digestion and hydrochloric acid production.  Dr. Wentz does recommend adrenal adaptogens, magnesium citrate, saccharomyces boulardii, and myo-inositol. As far as adrenal adaptogenic herbs, the ones she likes the most are Ashwaganda and Rhodiola. Ashwaganda can also help normalize thyroid hormone.  Maca and Shatavari are two herbs that can help with libido. She also recommends B complex and vitamin C.  Dr. Wentz also recommends magnesium citrate, which can help with anxiety, with sleep, for pain, and for constipation.  Magnesium can also help us to produce GABA.  Dr. Wentz also recommends saccharomyces boulardii as a probiotic to improve gut health and improve our natural defenses and help to clear out candida, protozoans, and some pathogenic bacteria.

This inspiring conversation details the journey from illness to optimal health through herbal medicine. After Western medicine failed her, Shanais describes how she found hope and healing in nature. Learn how she used adaptogens and other natural remedies to regain optimal health and change the trajectory of her life. Now Shanai formulates health-promoting products for Organifi.Products:Green JuiceRed JuiceHarmonyGold ChocolateVisit the podcast website here: VitalityRadio.comYou can follow @vitalityradio and @vitalitynutritionbountiful 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.

Grandpa Bill continues talking about The Complete Guide to Natural PlantBased MedicinesMushrooms-ORGANIC FUNCTIONAL MUSHROOMS ARE GREAT FOR YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM! Unlike regular mushrooms, functional mushrooms offer health benefits beyond basic nutrition. These mushrooms are naturally rich in biologically active compounds, such as polysaccharides and beta-glucans, which are highly beneficial for supporting a healthy immune system. They are also loaded with vitamin D, antioxidant polyphenols and other immune-supporting nutrients. The Health Ranger Store recognizes the benefits of functional mushrooms, which is why we've gone to great lengths to find and combine seven of the most potent functional mushrooms and offer them to you in a convenient capsule and powder form. Our Health Ranger Select Seven Treasures Mushroom Capsules and Powder are made with some of the world's cleanest, lab-verified mushroom powders, including organic shiitake, maitake, cordyceps, reishi, turkey tail, lion's mane and chaga mushroom powders. Our premium mushroom capsules and powder are also vegan, non-GMO, certified Kosher and meticulously lab tested for glyphosate, heavy metals and microbiology. Earth and Sea Greens with SBOs CONTAIN KENNEL KELP TOO!!!!Green Superfoods Contains natural seeds & fibers which recondition the bowels & supports probiotic development. Rich in chlorella, spirulina, blue green algae & many other potent nutritive. Provides a complete spectrum of nature's finest chlorophyll based foods. No vegetables have been added to this blend to insure the most concentrated nutritional profile possible. Green Superfoods-Ingredients: Nettle Leaf, Yacon, Alfalfa, Borage Leaf, Moringa Oleifera, Jiao Gu Lan, Mushroom Blend (Chaga, Cordyceps, Lion's Mane, Maitake, Reishi, Agarikon, Turkey Tail), Ashwagandha, Codonopsis, Eleuthero Root, Fennel, Hyssop, Parsley Root, Peppermint, Shatavari, White Oak Bark, Bringraj, Cilantro, Guduchi, Hawthorn Berry, Milk Thistle Seed Powder, Nettle Root, Nettle Seed Powder, Oatstraw, Orange Peel, Suma Root, Brahmi, Dulse, Humic & Fulvic Earth with SBOs, Licorice Root, Parsley Leaf, Spirulina, Wood Betony, Ancient Plant Minerals, Baobab, Blue Green Algae, Devil's Club, Horsetail, Marshmallow Root, Plantain Leaf, Rose Hips, Sacred Clay, Vitallite, Birch Bark, Coriander, Dill, Elderberry, Ginger, Kelp, Rehmannia with Kudzu (4:1), Stevia Green Leaf, Triphala (Amalaki, Bibitaki, Haritaki), Black Walnut Hull, Cardamon, Laminaria Juice, Ormalite Recommended Low Level Use: For general maintenance, thoroughly mix 1 level tablespoon with 8-12 ounces of water, 2 times per day. In capsule form, take 12 capsules with liquid 2 times per day. Can be combined with your desired amount of Fiber Blend, Fire or other herbal/mineral formulas and added to 8 oz of water, juice. smoothie, or cold/hot tea. Consume as a meal additive or meal replacement to increase energy, nourishment & body alkalinity. Recommended High Level Use: To realize the greater health benefits of Earth & Sea Greens with SBOs, amount can be increased to 1 tablespoon (12 capsules) 3 or more times per day, consumed with water, veggie juice, smoothie or cold/hot tea --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bhsales/message

Welcome to OpTEAmized, the show helping 1 million people opTEAmize their minds, bodies, and spirits through tea.Today we are diving into all things Adaptogens!1) What is stress and why it is both good and bad.2) What are adaptogens and how they relate to stress.3) What are specific adaptogens you can work with today.Dive in on this episode to learn about a high level overview of why adaptogens are so popular and how you can kick your stress out with them!Here is the full list of adaptogens discussed today:Ashwagandha, Gotu Kola, Holy Basil (Tulsi), Ginseng, Eleuthero, Rhodiola, Codonopsis, Jiaogulan, Cordyceps, Schizandra, Licorice Root, Maca, Reishi, Amla, Shatavari, Gogi Berry, Elderberry, Astragalus, Bacopa, & BillberryTry Fresh Steeps tea products to support your health with the freshest adaptogenic herbs and tea! Click here to try yours today!Looking to meet like minded tea lovers? Want to learn from others on how tea is changing & optimizing their games? Join our FREE Facebook group using the link below!Opteamize Your Mind, Body, and Spirit Through TeaWant to show your support for the show & give us a 5 star rating?! Do so using the link below or if you are on Apple Podcasts or Spotify you can there too! We appreciate your support!Leave A 5 Star Review Here!For more tea info follow the other social media accounts of Fresh Steeps!InstagramTikTokTwitterDisclaimer* Any health related topics have not been researched, identified, or passed through the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). All statements are for informational use only and any introduction of a new herb or tea should be discussed with your primary physician, doctor, or holistic practitioner first to see if it is right for you.

Eins og margir vita erum við Eva og Sylvía eigendur vefverslunarinnar boheme.is. Við fáum daglega fyrirspurnir varðandi hráefnin og blöndurnar sem við seljum í Bohéme Húsinu og ákváðum þess vegna að skella í einn aukaþátt til upplýsinga. Hér fyrir neðan getur þú séð mismunandi flokka og tímasetningar og hlustað á partinn sem höfðar til þín.  Einbeiting, Fókus og orka 01.37 Mind Over Matter 01.45 Blue Me Away 12.24 Slay All Day 16:00  Lions Mane 07.00 Jafnvægi og streita 21.05 Do not Disturb 21.12 Chill The F Out og Ashwagandha 27:15 Stop Your Wine-ing 32.35 Gott fyrir líkamann/þarmaflóru 57:50 Follow Your Gut 57:50  Chlorella 1.00.45 Hormónakerfið 39:40 Seal The Deal 39.40 Shatavari  45:00 Cordyceps  47.00 Meðganga og brjóstagjöf 49:09 Meet My Wombmate 49.09 Milky Way 51:30 I Beg Your Postpartum 55:15 Umræða um meðgöngu og aðlögunarefni 56.05 Betri Húð  01.02.50 Glow getter 01.02.50 You Dew You 01.06.00 Umræða um nýju Ancient Brave línuna í lokin Collagen og MCT Olía  

Come along with us as we listen and learn about Shatavari, brought to us from the perspective of Jessica Robinson. Jessica takes us through the details of this fascinating herb which is popular in India and is commonly used for Women's Health considerations, such as Menopause. One of our favorite things about this episode was Jessica's use of the word "unctuous" which is a way to describe the personality of this herb when it makes contact with moisture. Jessica describes some of the nuances of different food items, and how this is an important aspect in matching food and herbs with people's individual health concerns. Learn about ways this herb is prepared and implemented in this fun episode. Thanks for listening! Find Shatavri using the source that Jessica mentioned during this episode @banyanbotanicals. Find Jessica online at www.sacredspacehealingarts.com or on Instagram @saacredspaceyoga Check out the Next Ingredient at www.nextingredient.com Take a peek at the blog while you're there: nextingredient.com/blog Maybe you're more of an Instagram person: @nextingredient Thank you for listening! Please feel free to contact us with questions or comments, or if you would like to be a guest on the show. This podcast is meant to be a survey and celebration of natural ingredients. Please remember that health topics mentioned in these episodes are general. This is not to be considered one-on-one consulting with Next Ingredient, and does not replace a partnership with a trusted healthcare practitioner. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/next-ingredient/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/next-ingredient/support

In the first of the Sofa Sessions,  Gilly, a Nurse Practitioner, and I talk candidly about our menopause journey. From hot flushes to insomnia, crippling anxiety to brain fog we chat about how it has affected us and why women need to speak openly about it to know we are not alone, as well as our partner's and friend's so they get an understanding of why we are being so cranky!Get yourself a cuppa and join usLoveLizThe herb I spoke of is called Shatavari, and also I didn't mention Menoforce by A. Vogel, which helped me a lot of the way.To contact me the email address is:  Spirituallyspeaking222@gmail.comInstagram:  Spiritually_speaking_222Facebook: Spirituallyspeaking222

St John's Wort is highly prized when it comes to supporting healthy moods, lifting depression, easing anxiety, and reducing stress levels. But when it comes to menopause it does so much more.   St John's Wort   Other herbs previously discussed Black Cohosh - episode 108 Shatavari - episode 104 Sage - episode 88 Turmeric - episode 83 Saffron - episode 74  

Take back control. You might not be sure if you are actually in perimenopause yet, but that doesn't mean you should just wait until you are to take action. The better your health going into this period of change the better equipped your body is to deal with the transition. Mental and physical impact of perimenopause It's not just about night sweats, the early signs of perimenopause can be much more subtle. For me it was anxiety and poor quality sleep, which I just attributed to a stressful job. Mood swings and anxiety are common, a bit like having constant PMT? And because it's a busy time of life for most women they just chalk it up to stress and power through. Once I took time to prioritise my health and in particular my sleep my symptoms improved. I also changed my exercise regime, concentrating on strength and yoga rather than high impact work that was just adding to the load on my central nervous system. Natural solutions and tips to help deal with perimenopause There a many ways that we can help our transition through perimenopause. I like to think about it as supporting our mid life and these are tips that will help you improve your health and wellbeing whatever your age or sex. Here are my top 5 tips: Prioritise sleep - listen to episode 134 for more tips on foods to improve mood and sleep. Reduce sugar and alcohol - this is the single most effective thing I did for my symptoms. Move regularly - and consider what type of exercise you are doing, try varying it. Eat whole and colourful foods - whole grains, nuts and seeds, colourful vegetables, quality protein. these should form the basis of your meals. Use herbs and aromatherapy wisely - herbal teas to help calm you, Shatavari is my favourite female herb to help with many symtpoms, sage can help with hot flushes. Citrus oils boost mood and concentration whilst lavender helps with sleep. You don't have to do them all together, be kind to yourself and just ask the question - what can I do that is a positive change right now.   For the full episode notes please go to: hillstart.me.uk/160   To listen to the full episode head on over to your chosen podcast provider or follow this link here for itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/are-you-really-going-to-eat-that/id1480678239

In this episode, Whitney Erwin talks about holistic healthcare tools for living your best life. Whitney Erwin, M.Ed., LMT, has helped Onward Podcast host Emily Harman tremendously in managing her health and depression with holistic options. And, Whitney started her quest into holistic health when she was diagnosed with a brain condition when she was 20 years old and given a 50% chance to live. Now she shares all that she learned, and continues to learn, as she serves her clients.  As the founder of Four Seasons Harmony, Whitney provides holistic health and nutrition, clinical herbalism, Ayurvedic therapies and more. Also, Whitney loves providing holistic health services and she specializes in Natural Female Hormonal Balance, Fertility, Prenatal and Postpartum Care. And, her business is located in the Shenandoah Valley and Harrisonburg, Virginia, with distance clientele around the world.  Four Seasons Harmony's treatments aspire to enhance the body's innate healing abilities, promote deep relaxation, relieve pain, support healing from chronic imbalances, improve one's quality of life, and serve any person's health background no matter how complex.  Finally, Whitney's company values environmentally conscious practices and products, including safe and natural biodegradable cleaners, 100% pure, certified organic or wildcrafted massage oils, essential oils and flower essences and 100% tree-free office paper.  Four Season's Harmony Rasa Tea Recipee 1 Tbsp Fenugreek or slippery elm or Shatavari (cut and sifted)  1 Tbsp Flax or chia seeds  1 Tbsp Fennel Seeds  1 Tbsp Marshmallow root  Pour one quart of hot water over the herbs in a quart size mason jar. Steep up to 30 min. and drink as it cools. Astragalus root is an adaptogen and can be added as well in equal parts in weight. Excellent for pacifying Vata. Resources Mentioned:  Check out Whitney's website Whitney on LinkedIn Follow Whitney on Instagram: @whitney_fourseasonsharmony Four Seasons Harmony - Home | Facebook Connect with Emily on LinkedIn  Emily Harman Positive Intelligence Coaching Program  Onward Accelerator Coaching Program Onward: Twitter | Onward Movement Facebook Group | YouTube Buy Emily's Best Selling Book Step Into the Spotlight Schedule a Complimentary Coaching Call with Emily Music by Soul Pajamas Enjoyed the show? Please remember to leave a rating and review in Apple Podcasts.

Wie bei den Episoden zu heimischen Wildkräutern versprochen, erzähle ich Dir in dieser kleinen Serie etwas über die wichtigsten Ayurvedischen Heilkräuter. Inzwischen sind diese ja sogar bei uns problemlos erhältlich – weil sie halt wirklich gut sind

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/

In this episode of TGL we are discussing the power behind understanding our women's cycles. Adele Smith CHHC is back to teach us about the different phases of our cycle, what to eat, how to move and when to take it easy vs. going for it! These golden nuggets allow us to know how to nurture our bodies so that we can respect or body's needs and feel better overall!Check out Episode 2 with Adele  if you missed it! Adele F. Smith, is the one of most energetic and positive internationally accredited and certified Holistic Health Coaches, Motivational Speakers, Mindfulness Practitioners and Personal Trainers you'll ever meet. With over 18 years of professional and personal experience she is known to many of her clients as the true badass body, mind and soul transformer!Her passions lie in educating, inspiring and empowering women globally, on how and why we must drop the diet culture and adopt healthy relationships with food and lifestyle.Adele not only teaches you how to cultivate the healthy habits and mindsets to attain  the body of your dreams but she ensures that you simultaneously achieve the mind of champion. While she does not believe in the “one plan for every man” approach, she does believe that we all hold the power within us, to be the best versions of ourselves, through intuition and holistic living. She believes everything is interconnected, what's goes on in your mind and in your life, matters just as much as what's going into your body.Adele is committed to joy and plant-based living and through this, if you're ready to feel replenished, empowered and energized in all areas of your life …. You are ready for Adele! She is not currently taking on new clients, as she is a full time mom, but shares amazing wisdom on her Instagram page @adelefsmith and is happy to answer questions there too.  Download your Cycle guide and tracker for FREE!  Special thanks to YourSuper for the  15% discount: liveleanhealth15Superwoman Bundle Improve your health and hormones with the Superwoman Bundle! Includes a 7-Day Morning Reset Program to start feeling better every day.Inner BalanceBoosts energyImproves moodSupports skin healthUS website EU website The Superwoman Bundle includes:Moon Balance to support happy hormonesForever Beautiful to nourish your skin from the inside outPlant Collagen to naturally boost your collagenPlant Protein for clean proteinMagic Mushroom to help you relaxThe Superwoman Bundle includes enough superfood powders for the entire 7-Day Program and another 2-3 week leftovers to continue incorporating superfoods into your daily routine.INGREDIENTS Moon Balance MixPink latte powder with ayurvedic herbs and adaptogensIngredients: Baobab*, Maca*, Hibiscus*, Amla Berry*, Beetroot*, and Shatavari* powder. *Organic CertifiedWeight: 200 grams | 40 servingsTaste: Earthy, floral hibiscus taste Forever Beautiful MixBerry smoothie powder with excellent source of antioxidant Vitamin CIngredients: Chia Seeds*, Acai*, Maqui*, Acerola*, Maca*, and Blueberry* powder. *Organic CertifiedWeight: 200 grams | 40 servingsTaste: Delicious berries, slightly sweet taste Plant Collagen MixDrink booster powder to support skin hydrationIngredients: Tocos*, Pea Protein*, Tremella*, Lucuma*, Vanilla* and Aloe Vera* powder. *Organic CertifiedWeight: 120 grams | 24 servingsTaste: Neutral, vanilla taste Plant Protein MixPlant protein powder containing all essential amino acidsIngredients: Rice Protein*, Pea Protein*, Maca*, Lucuma*, and Banana* powder. *Organic CertifiedWeight: 400 grams | 26 servingsTaste: Slightly sweet, very neutral tasteMagic Mushroom MixChocolate latte powder with ayurvedic herbs and adaptogenic mushroomsIngredients: Cacao*, Chaga*, Ashwagandha*, Reishi*, Lucuma*, and Cinnamon* powder. *Organic CertifiedWeight: 150 grams | 30 servingsTaste: Chocolatey, cinnamon taste  

Is microalgae a green alternative to palm oils? Can elderberry extracts stop the replication of SARA CoV2 in-vitro? What are the consequences of the overuse of antibiotics in women? This week, Tom and Nan break down huge news in the natural products industry in a packed Naturals in the Know segment. Then, they welcome special guest Erik Goldman and talk about the history of his longstanding newsletter, Holistic Primary Care, and how attitudes toward supplements are shifting within the medical community. In honor of International Women's Month, Our Favorite Things shares our love for herbs that support Women's Health. Shatavari and Cramp Bark are reigning herbs used to support women in and through their cycles and beyond. Enjoy! Show Links Check out the Supplement Super Sleuth & Herbal Storyteller on Facebook Learn more about our work at watersedgewellness.com Guest Links Check out Erik's newsletter: https://holisticprimarycare.net/ 

Is microalgae a green alternative to palm oils? Can elderberry extracts stop the replication of SARA CoV2 in-vitro? What are the consequences of the overuse of antibiotics in women? This week, Tom and Nan break down huge news in the natural products industry in a packed Naturals in the Know segment. Then, they welcome special guest Erik Goldman and talk about the history of his longstanding newsletter, Holistic Primary Care, and how attitudes toward supplements are shifting within the medical community. In honor of International Women's Month, Our Favorite Things shares our love for herbs that support Women's Health. Shatavari and Cramp Bark are reigning herbs used to support women in and through their cycles and beyond. Enjoy! Show Links Check out the Supplement Super Sleuth & Herbal Storyteller on Facebook Learn more about our work at watersedgewellness.com Guest Links Check out Erik's newsletter: https://holisticprimarycare.net/ 

*SAVE NATURE* : Max Temperatures recorded in some Indian cities: ☀Lucknow 47 degrees ☀Delhi 47 degrees ☀Agra 45 degrees ☀Nagpur 49 degrees ☀Kota 48 degrees ☀Hyderabad 45 degrees ☀Pune 42 degrees ☀Ahmedabad 46 degrees ☀ Mumbai 42 degrees ☀ Nashik 40 degrees ☀Bangalore 40 degrees ☀ Chennai 45 degrees ☀Rajkot 45 degrees Next years these cities will cross 50 degrees. Even AC or fan will not save us in summer.. Why is it so hot ??? In last 10 years over 10 crore trees were cut for widening roads and highways. But not more than a lakh trees have been planted by govt. or public. How to make India cool ??? Please do not wait for government to plant trees. Sowing seeds or planting trees does not cost much. Just collect seeds of Shatavari, Bel, Peeple, Tulsi, Mango, Lemon, Jamun, Neem, Custard Apple, Jack fruit, etc. Then dig two-three inch hole on open spaces, roadside, footpaths, highways, gardens and also in your society or bungalow. Bury these seeds in each hole with soil and then water them every two days in summer. In rainy season no need to water them. After 15 to 30 days small plants will be born. Let us make this a National movement and plant 10 crore trees all over India. We should stop temperature from crossing 50 degrees..... Please plant maximum trees and forward this message to everyone. Lets distribute saplings as return gifts during functions, birthdays etc. *1 person - 1 plant* We will easily reach 10 crore plants

This is our last part of the Ayurvedic Doshas Series! Today we'll talk about Kapha, and about anything that I forgot to mention in the last two parts! We will circle back to a few herbs for each of the doshas. To help you with your note-taking, here they are: Vata: Ashwagandha, Haritaki, Ginger, Fennel (and all other carminatives/digestive herbs), Cinnamon, warming, moistening herbs in general. Some hot herbs can be drying, for example Turmeric and Black Pepper, so caution here. Pitta: Amla (part of Triphala), Cucumber and Celery juice, Neem, Aloe Vera, Shatavari, Coconut Oil for Abhyanga (full body oil massage). Kapha: Black Pepper (warming and drying! perfect) can be taken in the morning with a teaspoon of honey. Bibitaki (part of Triphala), Ginger, Turmeric, Cloves, Ginseng (warming and stimulating, win-win), and Mustard Seed Oil for Abhyanga oil massage. 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). 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. 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 today's episode, I connected with Dr. Shivani Gupta, an Ayurvedic Practitioner, and entrepreneur. We talked about the importance of self-care and ways to have vibrant immunity, including sleep hygiene. I like to refer to her as the "Sleep Queen". As a busy wife and mother of two, she understands the challenges modern women face when it comes to putting their health and wellbeing first. Unfortunately for many women self-care has become a dirty word and yet another unrealistic expectation on our never-ending to-do list. Success and self-care go hand in hand. The more you care for yourself, the happier you will be and less likely to reach for things that aren't good for you. Self-care doesn't need to be one more thing you add to your to-do list. Finding a few extra minutes each day can have a profound impact on health. Hormone Rebalance Tea is here! It's a delicious jasmine sencha green tea with the perfect Ayurvedic herbs to help support you. This ReBalancing tea helps balance your hormones, improves symptoms of PMS, and can boost your libido. In addition, it has a cooling effect on menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats. Check out the amazing ingredients! An Organic Tea Blend with Sencha green tea from Japan, Jasmine, Vana Tulsi, Rama Tulsi, Krishna Tulsi, Fenugreek, Fennel Seeds, Shatavari, Amla and Lychee Website IG: @dr.shivanigupta IG @fusionaryformulasrx

This week's herbs from our apothecary shelf are shatavari and astragalus! These are a couple of slow-acting herbs for long-term work. Their restorative properties take some time for full effect, but they're worth building the habit. We prefer to prepare both of these as decoctions.Asparagus racemosus, called shatavari, is an Ayurvedic herb with cooling, moistening, and relaxant qualities. It's an adaptogenic herb which can improve the stress response – especially for people with dry constitutions. Shatavari is famous as an herb for the dry tendencies of aging humans, but it's really good for anyone prone to dryness, or for whom depletion has led to fatigue.Astragalus membranaceus is a Chinese herb which is mildly warming, moistening, and tonifying. It is an immune restorative herb, most appropriate when recovering from illness. It can also help build up immune reserves when one may go into a place where they're likely to be exposed to sick people. Astragalus maintains our immune defenses, but it's not an immune stimulant and it's not an herb we take when we're acutely ill.The formula we mentioned drinkin today includes: shatavari, astragalus, cacao nibs, hawthorn berries, ginger, cinnamon, & cardamom.These quick plant profiles were done off-the-cuff & on-the-spot. If you enjoyed them, we have more! Our organized & comprehensive presentation of our herbal allies is in the Holistic Herbalism Materia Medica course. We have detailed profiles of 90 medicinal herbs! Plus you get everything that comes with enrollment in our courses: twice-weekly live Q&A sessions, lifetime access to current & future course material, discussion threads integrated in each lesson, guides & quizzes, and more.If you have a moment, it would help us a lot if you could subscribe, rate, & review our podcast wherever you listen. This helps others find us more easily. Thank you!!Our theme music is “Wings” by Nicolai Heidlas.This episode was sponsored by Mountain Rose Herbs. We thank them for their support!Support the show (https://commonwealthherbs.com/supporters/)

Today on the podcast, we are graced with the highly cultivated holistic healer; Erin Lovell Verinder for an intimate discussion around her devotion to the plant path, the world of herbalism, and why we are witnessing a timely resurgence of this revered profession of healing. A Herbalist, nutritionist, energetic healer, mentor, and author of two incredible bodies of work, Erin's the kind of woman that leaves you wondering; How does she do it all? Birthed consecutively amidst a pandemic, Erin's books, Plants For The People (Thames & Hudson 2020) and The Plant Clinic (Thames & Hudson 2021), are modern classic guides to the world of plant medicine and herbalism, endowed with elegant visual codes of your favourite coffee table book. This is the second time we've had Erin on the podcast, and we're so thrilled to have her back. Both versed in the love language of plant medicine, this conversation between Tahnee and Erin is a celebration of herbalism, filled with nuance and some progressive insights on not gendering herbs through their application. Erin discusses what she calls her pillars to thrive, supporting the immune system during the pandemic, and the profound effect of having a gentle approach to healing and detoxing. A remembering, a becoming, and unfolding of the world of holistic herbal healing; This episode is one for everyone. Tune in.      "You have to be a savvy business owner as well. I've had different iterations of having a healing space, my own multi-modality wellness space, which sold and successfully ran for many years. Then being a head-practitioner at a busy, busy clinic in Sydney, and then being digital and writing books. I've had all these different iterations, and it's given me a lot of perspectives. But there's a lot of things I wished that I knew when I came out, and if I can help people in that way, I'm really excited to do that because it's a big job".     - Erin Lovell Verinder      Tahnee and Erin discuss: Immunity protocols. Drop dosing for kids. Herbal remedies for kids. The gendering of herbs. Detox and cleansing culture. Viewing fear as a mental virus. Herbs as the people's medicine. The matriarchal lineage of herbalism. The process of healing and becoming. Knowing yours, and your child's constitution type. Healing the gut; An energetic core of our constitution.     Who is Erin Lovell Verinder? Erin is a fully qualified Herbalist, Nutritionist, and Energetic Healer who has worked in the healing realms for twenty-one years. Erin holds a Bachelor of Western Herbal Medicine, an Advanced Diploma of Nutritional Medicine, and a Diploma of Energetic Healing and is a member of the (ATMS) Australian Traditional Medicine Society. Walking the plant path, Erin is a woman in tune with the natural world. On a full-hearted mission to educate, assist, and up-level how we can all heal with the rhythms of nature. Marrying the wisdom and philosophy of naturopathic medicine as the golden compass to treat the whole- not just the symptom is the pure guiding force in Erin's practice. Getting to the roots of ill health is the solid intention and directive of her work. Through her practice, Erin addresses the drivers and encourages the body to gently return to balance, using food as medicine, medicinal plants, lifestyle changes, functional testing, and energetic healing; Delivering a wholesome, high vibrational experience. Erin has written two phenomenal books: Plants For The People (Thames & Hudson 2020. The Plant Clinic (Thames & Hudson 2021).   CLICK HERE TO LISTEN ON APPLE PODCAST    Resources: Erin's Instagram  erinlovellverinder.com The Plant Clinic Book Plants For The People Book Plants For The People SuperFeast podcast   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:   Tahnee: (00:00) Hi, everyone. Welcome back to the SuperFeast podcast. We have one of my favourite guests. You're Mr. Guest of the show now, Erin. Erin Lovell Verinder, who is a beautiful Herbalist, she's also an author, and we're here really today to talk about her new book, The Plant Clinic, which has already gotten pre-discussed in my house. It's, again, a stunning book, but also a really practical manual. Even for someone who's like trained in herbalism, I'm using it all the time because it captures all these protocols and concepts and ideas in this really beautiful and succinct way. I want to congratulate you on your new baby. Well done.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (00:39) Thank you so much. That's so sweet.   Tahnee: (00:42) Yeah, and welcome back to the show. It's great to have you.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (00:44) Thank you for having me.   Tahnee: (00:45) Yeah, I'm so happy to have you here. Your first podcast was one of the most popular, so it's really great to have you.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (00:51) Oh, that's so sweet.   Tahnee: (00:52) Yeah, I know. We're like aww. I think people just love... and that's something we've always been really passionate about is like, yeah, it's great to buy products and we love that you can buy SuperFeast from the shelf or whatever. But when you start to make your own herbal medicines, I think there's something, I don't know, that connects you to herbalism in a different way and connects you to the energy of the plants in a different way. I use pre-made stuff and I make my own stuff. I think it just depends on where I'm at in my life. But, yeah, I think having books like yours, especially, modernising herbalism because a lot of the old books can... like they're awesome, but they can be a bit retro [crosstalk 00:01:28]. How's it been going since publication? Have you been getting any positive feedback or?   Erin Lovell Verinder: (01:37) Yeah, it's been lovely. I've done two books now in the pandemic which has been like fairly wild and interesting. That they're being birthed at this time when actually I feel like they've been really needed and the spirit of plant medicine is like singing, I think, at this time within the pandemic and everything that we are moving through as a collective. Yeah, so Plants for the People came out in my March 2020 when the pandemic hit, and then The Plant Clinic just came out August 31st in Australia when we were all basically in lockdown. We were in the eye of it, so there were no stores open. Which was strange and I had to add a real block around that initially like, "Oh, I can't do in-person and people can't go see it at the stores."   Erin Lovell Verinder: (02:22) But I moved through that and it's actually, of course, it's been really well received and people are finding it and ordering it, and yeah, giving me such beautiful feedback. There's nothing more rewarding than that. Honestly, I get so much from those messages and emails about how the book has impacted their life or their little ones life or how they're working with their family in health and herbs and how they learn how to do this from the book, or I came at the right time. Like a lot of people say that I picked the book up and it's just at the most perfect time and that really thrills me. Yeah, it's been beautiful, it's been a beautiful exchange of putting the book out and what's coming back to me, which is beautiful.   Tahnee: (03:02) Yeah, it must be really rewarding, and how much work goes into these things. Yeah, incredible to see it in the flesh.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (03:13) So much work.   Tahnee: (03:13) Yes, so much work.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (03:13) Sorry, I was going to say this book really held us captive for over a year, and Noah, my husband, designed it so it was this real family effort and creation from our little family to you all. It was a major, so much work. So I'm so proud of it to see we did it, we did it, we made it.   Tahnee: (03:33) Yeah, well it's quite encyclopaedic in a way of like it really... I think Plants for the People was this amazing introduction to the world of plants. But then this is almost like working with a herbalist. It's got almost protocols and what a day would look like if you're working on a specific issue? And there's pillars of health that you might get introduced to working with a clinicians, so for me it felt a bit more actually going and seeing a practitioner. Like this book's almost like one in your house.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (04:05) Yes. No, really, that was truly my intention of writing it, for sure, was taking all of my years of clinical practise and knowledge, and as best as I could, distilling it down onto the paper to support and guide people with these daily protocols and how to work with plants as if you were working with the herbalist. Because the truth is like not everybody can access that one on one care and afford to weave that into their support team and whatnot, or access it. I just wanted to create a body of work that was super accessible and had all of those. Oh, so much in there, there's just so much in that book, for sure.   Tahnee: (04:44) Yeah, well, I think and I really appreciated like you have got a lot there for children and around dosing. I think that's stuff we get asked about a lot at SuperFeast. There's a lot of fear around working with herbs and children, and at different stages of pregnancy and postpartum and things. It's quite confusing on the internet. Like I saw you made a note in there around like you're going to read different things and they're going to conflict sometimes. Like I wonder do you have any overarching philosophies around working with kids and how do you approach that? You've got some dosing guidelines in here, but I'm just interested to flick that out a little bit.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (05:22) Yeah, for sure. I wanted to shed light on that because, yeah, you're right, I get asked all the time as well. When I started my practise as a herbalist, I was really specialising in paediatrics. And for years I really worked very closely with kids and their parents because you're always working with parents when you work with kids too. Which sometimes is the harder piece, to be honest. But so dosing was important and shedding light on working with children was important to me. I'd say that one of the biggest pieces around dosing with kids is that often less is more. So really even looking at drop dosing and working with more this energetic concept of dosing herbs, then these big wacky, not wacky, but big therapeutic dosing.   Tahnee: (06:10) Mamado herbs.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (06:10) Yeah, I had a whole section on drop dosing in the book, which I feel like can be really helpful. That more ease, using your intuition to start it just like these small little drops. You might start with five drops in a little bit of water for your little one, or instead of doing like a big meal dropper, it might just be like a few drops and see how your little one responds in that way. Drop dosing's a really good one to consider with kids because I feel like kids are so responsive often to herbs, to the plant world. Yeah, so I always start more with a drop dose approach, but there's a bunch of different rules in herbal medicine that you can calculate doses based on...   Erin Lovell Verinder: (06:52) So there's Clark's rule, but there's also Young's, and excuse me, so I would look at those and I've actually highlighted Clark's in the book because I feel like that's you're looking at... There's ones that look at age and weight and there's all these different methods that you can use. But I feel like Clark's is just really easy.   Tahnee: (07:12) Really simple.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (07:13) Yeah.   Tahnee: (07:14) Yeah, I've noticed that in my treating my daughter, because we've not really had much more than colds and she had a sore ear last night actually at 3:00 in the morning and gave her some immune herbs and put some Colloidal Silver in her ear and gave her a little limp massage and she woke up like, "Oh my ear's fine now, mommy." I'm like it's amazing to me how fast they heal, and I'm like, "If that was me, I'd probably still be in bed going ugh."   Erin Lovell Verinder: (07:42) Totally [crosstalk 00:07:43].   Tahnee: (07:42) She's like, "I'm good, I'm good. I'm ready to go to school and I love just..." Yeah, I hardly gave her, I probably gave her eight drops of this little immune tincture that we have. Which it's a bit stronger than the mushrooms like to give her sometimes things that pack a bit more of a punch if she's properly unwell. But, yeah, I really noticed that you just don't need much and homeopathics are so effective for them and those kinds of things.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (08:05) Yes, absolutely. Responsive, so responsive, and they shift really quickly, really quickly. Like a stupid charged shift with kids. I would say like really go low dose and just read a bit more about it. Like in the section of The Plant Clinic, get familiar with that, and then you do have to use your intuition a little bit knowing your little one like what's their constitution like? What do they respond from? Are they really... I've outlined the constitution piece in the book and there's only a little section on it.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (08:39) But I feel like it's so helpful to think about whether someone has a more robust constitution or a more sensitive constitution. Because it really changes how you approach dosing with plant medicine based on that. I would even implement that ethos into looking at your little one, are they quite robust? Are they sensitive and how would you dose them as well around that?   Tahnee: (09:00) I think that for adults too, it's something we speak about a lot when people come to us with dosing issues. Like they might take a quarter teaspoon and be like, "Are you sure these aren't psychedelic?" I'm like, "No, they're not. But you're obviously very sensitive, so for you, you're not going to need a very large dose at all. You can get away with like probably an eighth of a tea spoon or a pinch or something." That's great, good value, off you go. Then you're going to deal with people that are stronger, more robust, less sensitive to their energy body and they're going to be able to take much higher doses and not be affected by it. Yeah, I find that a lot that people miss that bio individuality piece of like you are going to behave and perform differently to everybody else.   Tahnee: (09:43) It's tricky like we were chatting before we came on with the compliance and regulations that we have to meet as herbalists. When working with a product like ours where we're selling it directly to the public, we have to state dosage and this isn't always aligned to what I believe to be true. I would actually prefer it to be a lot more nuanced, I suppose. But, yeah, just the way it is. Energy's kind of that was your first domain, I suppose, like working in that more subtle realm. How has that come into... has that been coming into clinic more for you lately with all this stuff going on? I imagine you probably need some protection yourself.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (10:29) I [inaudible 00:10:30]. Yeah, that's so interesting. On lots of levels, it's been coming in strongly. For my own practice because what has been presenting... so clients, what people are moving through and what we're moving through collectively, I really do believe it's a whole new paradigm and people are operating on a really different level than they were operating on pre-pandemic. As a practitioner, definitely it has impacted how I show up and what is needed? What's the demand on me to hold that space, and it's like I have to cast a bigger circle to hold it. That's been interesting in my own process and witnessing what that's bringing out in me and how I can show up. Yeah, for sure, that's been a whole thing.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (11:25) But in terms of what people are moving through and whether or not I have to call on those energetic parts, for sure. I'm always, in everything that I do as a practitioner, I'm always doing my best to honour the unseen forces and the subtle anatomy of it all. That means even if I'm working with somebody on their gut, I'm also honouring the emotions of the gut and the energy systems of the gut. I'm not just looking at it in a very black and white physiological anatomy and physiology, or like even the action of the herb or the action of the nutrient of food that we're working with, I'm more thinking about to the energy of it and the energy of what that person's moving through.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (12:13) Yeah, it's always a consideration and it's for sure a big consideration right now. Because what people are moving through is far... Like obviously people present with physical symptoms or imbalances that need support. But I really do believe that things are driven by our emotional bodies and spiritual bodies and our mental bodies too. I do believe that there's always involvement, right? I do believe that those aspects aren't... it's a lot going on right now. There's a lot of deep emotion that's tied into the physical right now. Yeah, I'm for sure working on those realms and levels always.   Tahnee: (12:51) I know you're seeing that in presentation more around adrenal type stuff or is it like... Personally, in myself, I can feel like a tendency to withdraw a lot more in a lot more sensitive just in general to people and energy. I'm also pregnant, so it's hard to know how much of that's pregnancy and how much of that's COVID. But, yeah, I've really noticed that in myself, like I just have a much smaller buffer between myself and the world and I'm having to be quite protective of that. Which was unusual for me because normally I'm quite comfortable with big groups and people, and now I'm like, "Oh, no, there's like 10 people [inaudible 00:13:33]." It's that stuff. I don't even know what you call that, like sensitivity and maybe anxiety and a bit of that.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (13:44) Yeah, I would say that there's... Like really what's coming forward, it's got a lot to do with the nervous system, and for sure, I would say that there's a lot more anxiety and a lot more deep fatigue. But like sensitivity, a lot of sensitivity, sensitivity to stimulation, depression, or low mood, low vitality. And just a lot of fear, there's a lot of fear that's going around, and I think fear can be a bit of a collective thought virus as well? There's like people are dealing with the fear and how that's cycling in their body, and fear of being unwell. There's just a lot of fear. I think that that's what I started talking about and referring to that new paradigm. Like everyone's just operating on a very different level right now.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (14:43) As a clinician, having been in practise now solid for like over 10 years, of course, I've never seen anything like it where everyone's experiencing the same thing in some way, in such a way. Obviously, we're experiencing similar things by being alive on the planet at the same time, but not like this.   Tahnee: (15:01) Acutely.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (15:03) Acutely, so people present with being maybe they want to talk about what they can do to support their immune systems, or their concerns about the vaccination, or which is very hard to navigate as a practitioner, for sure. Because actually this is a space that we are legally meant to step back from. There's just a lot of like what people are curious about and what they're worrying about. But the anxiety and the depression and the adrenal stuff, it's all like nervous system adrenal system, fight or flight survival mode stuff big time.   Tahnee: (15:48) Yeah, we're activating the sympathetic nervous system.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (15:50) Absolutely.   Tahnee: (15:51) Yeah, I can see that like we've got a team of about 30, so I can see different waves of things move through, and yeah, I've noticed those kinds of things in our team. I think I really... like that's one of the things I love about this book and would really recommend to people if you are thinking about immune protocols, you're thinking about anxiety and managing that with herbs. Like you've got calls for those listed out in here like whole chapters devoted to them. I think just having, I know for me, having things that I can lean on that support me, it's like a bomb.   Tahnee: (16:26) It's like you might be aware of that feeling and that sensitivity, but you don't have to lean into it too far because you've got these things to prop you up. It's where I think herbs can really store on all these beautiful, calming, gorgeous herbs that we have of access to reishi. I'm loving all these [inaudible 00:16:44] lately. I can just feel this real need to nourish that inner aspect.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (16:50) Absolutely. Yeah, and personally, it's funny, even oat staw are like I've got a little milky oats tincture on my table here, on my desk. Yep, and I've also been taking reishi myself as well. The two that you mentioned are very much like present in my field, in my body. Because I think the biggest thing is how can people shift from that sympathetic nervous system state to that parasympathetic rest and digest state? And how can I support them to do that? That's a lot of the work I'm doing right now, for sure. A lot of it is about our herbal helpers and how our plant medicines that calm the nervous system, and even can gently sedate the nervous system when you're in a really acute state of anxiety or panic or fear.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (17:42) It's I just feel for everyone. I feel for everyone so much right now. There's just so much of that going around, so that's why I actually... Obviously, I didn't... Well, I was writing, so I was writing the book in the depth of the pandemic. But, yeah, that was a part of why I wrote the emotions, mind spirit section, in The Plant Clinic. Because, as a clinician, even pre-pandemic, I was always treating lots of anxiety and working with people with anxiety, panic, depression. Just that low vitality as well, and all stemming from more of a mental, emotional place. Yeah, so I'm really proud of that section because I just really feel like it's rare to come across a body of work in herbalism that addresses that directly. I feel like often we're not talking so much about the spirit in, at all. Sometimes-   Tahnee: (18:39) I completely agree. It's all physical and often very... Like it's something I really love about your work is obviously you have the background of the energy medicine and then you've also got the more chemical constituents like biomedical background.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (18:54) Yeah, herbals and nutritional medicine.   Tahnee: (18:55) Yeah, and like this nice intersection of... which I think is where medicine really needs to go is like, and what has drawn me to Chinese medicine and Ayurveda and these things in my life is like we need to acknowledge that subtle realm and their unseen forces, as you call them. That's a really potent part of healing and a potent part of why we often have anxiety and things like that. We disconnect from what we really need or what we're really calling for in our deepest selves. Yeah, I think herbs really help with that, and I think even the action of preparing your own medicine and preparing your own tonics and things like there's something very nourishing and soothing in that.   Tahnee: (19:40) I don't know, just like it's a small, simple process that moved you toward maybe where you want to be. I think that was something I really noticed and loved about the book was it was that section, and you should be proud of yourself. It's important and I know it's hard to speak to those things as a practitioner sometimes because people can sound woo woo. It's something we struggle with a lot. Like we want to be woo woo.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (20:06) Totally. Yeah, girl, I'm just so at a point where I'm like, "This is what it is, guys. I'm not even worried if I sound woo woo."   Tahnee: (20:14) Totally.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (20:14) I'm just like, "This is my message. This is what's coming out. Receive it or don't."   Tahnee: (20:19) Well, I love it. You're a little bit more evolved than me. I'm still [crosstalk 00:20:24]-   Erin Lovell Verinder: (20:24) No, no, no.   Tahnee: (20:26) Bit, no. I think it takes some confidence though, and some like, probably, like you've had these 10 years in clinic. You're like it's this little experience of this is what I see and it's proven to me over and over again and I can't avoid it.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (20:40) Well, it's just that thing of like you can't compartmentalise health. It's like we're whole beings. If you're going to, like I said, just example of the gut that I'm circling back to that, if you're going to work on the gut, of course, you have to work on it from a very physical level. What's going on in the gut and how can we heal the gut? What are we eating? What are we feeding? But what are we thinking? What are we, actually, what are we absorbing from self-talk? What's our environment like that impacts our digestive systems? What are the roots of the gut dysbiosis? Is there trauma there? I think working on the gut, it's like the deepest seed of like our actual beginning of our root system. The beginning of us-   Tahnee: (21:23) Yeah, like our, what's the word, evolution in the womb as well-   Erin Lovell Verinder: (21:27) Absolutely, it's the beginning.   Tahnee: (21:28) ... with primal layers.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (21:30) Yeah, and it's like so I often feel like when people are working deeply on healing their guts, and I do a lot of digestive healing with clients, we're going back to the roots and it's so powerful. There's people always go through really big, almost like deep initiation and rebirth canals when they're working on the gut in a way. And I'm like, "Well, it would be like I'm going to get half of the results if I don't honour those other parts of what someone's going through and support them through that too." I know this from doing it for so many years, so yeah, I'm like I'm all in, I'm all in.   Tahnee: (22:04) Well, that's enough.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (22:06) I'm all in.   Tahnee: (22:06) Here I am and I noted that page in your book where you talk about on unfolding and healing isn't pretty, and I think that's something I often try and emphasise for people. It's like it's not just these detox reactions or herb reactions and things that we get. But it's like if you are... I know this personally, like my work around my gut was deeply connected to a lot of stuff from my childhood and it was not fun. It was not fun at all to start actually acknowledging the pain and the stuff that was brought forward from remembering and acknowledging those things. But the outcome being have a great digestive system in these days and it's like, yeah, it's worth it but it's not always nice.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (22:54) Absolutely. Yeah, that's really important in my process working with people, and I think my ethos is healing is not always pretty, it's not always straightforward. It takes time, you're unfolding and allowing that to be a process. It's the process of becoming. I think becoming is a real theme in my work, and when I mentor people too who want to walk the plant path it's like we're a little bit I'm geared towards like this a little, a lot. Geared towards instant culture, like this instant culture, instant gratification culture, and we just want to do the thing and then that's that. That's what we are, and I'm like, "Ah, there's a whole process."   Erin Lovell Verinder: (23:42) For me to show up who I am, I've walked these 20 something years now to get to this place where I can confidently say to you all, "Hey, take it or leave it. Like this is who I am and this is what I've got to say." I'm not saying I'm... I've got work to do still, I'm just saying this is who I am at this point. But-   Tahnee: (24:03) It's still unfolding.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (24:04) It's still unfolding. Like I've become to this point and healing is like that. It's a becoming and it's just an unfolding and it's gentle and it can be gentle, sometimes it's not. But you have to be gentle with yourself in that process.   Tahnee: (24:18) I was going to say, and I noticed a tendency toward gentleness in your work, which I like. There's not these extreme, like your detox protocols and things, they're not these extreme crazy things that we've all... Maybe not everyone's tried, but I've definitely tried some of it [inaudible 00:24:33]. Look, there's space for them in the world and I'm not trying to say they're wrong, but I think, especially in times like this, where people are so sensitive and there's so much collective for like angst and fear and stress. Like gentleness is probably the best medicine we could give ourselves at this point. I hope I'm not speaking for you, but that's-   Erin Lovell Verinder: (24:54) No, I totally agree. Yeah, for sure. Gentle is definitely my approach, and in writing a book that I know that is going to be accessed by all these different people and they're not going to be guided by me personally. As in they can just call me up and ask a question. I really wanted to write a book that I knew would be gentle for people and they could have a really soft pace with it, but also get results. I think that kind of concept, detoxification as well, because, yeah, there's a whole detoxification section in the book. I wanted to dispel a bit of myths around like this whole cleansing culture and detox culture.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (25:38) Yeah, the whole section explains it well around like your body's naturally detoxifying all the time, so how can we just, every minute, so how can we support those systems to just give them a little extra lift? But in a way that just actually flows with what they're already doing. So you might find that, "Oh, my liver is stagnated." Well, your liver is still doing its thing, it just needs a little bit of help. Yeah, that was my approach of like, "We're not going to do anything drastic. We're just going to be really gentle." But it can often be so profound when you are gentle in your approach.   Tahnee: (26:15) Yeah, I definitely like preconception with Ayo was pretty hectic, and this baby, I made a real effort to not be like that and I focused a lot more. I still did a bit of preparatory work that was very gentle, and then I focused a lot more on building and nourishing myself. Which I think I neglected that part a little bit with Ayo was a bit more like gung-ho with the cleansing. Like I didn't get any morning sickness at all this time. I did get a lot of rage, so maybe I did quite of both.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (26:50) [crosstalk 00:26:50] rage.   Tahnee: (26:53) But it was interesting having like just that really different first trimester experience of like with Ayo was like if it wasn't salty and crunchy, it wasn't going in my mouth. Whereas with this baby I was like, "I can eat pretty much everything." Yeah, it was a lot more gentle to navigate that first trimester, and yeah, except if you were Mason Taylor because you were not having a gentle time, but [inaudible 00:27:18] high oestrogen perhaps. Yeah, really I thought that was really interesting just personal anecdote. Yeah, and again, like you speak to hormones a lot in your book and it is a gentle approach.   Tahnee: (27:35) I think especially with women, we are cyclical beings and we are very sensitive and I think a lot of... and I've read a lot of books by male herbalists and that can be very gung-ho. It can come in hard and it can come in a little bit aggressive, and I think it's nice to bring some of that gentleness into that space as well.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (27:58) Yeah, I think, yeah, fully, and I think herbalism has been... I think there's a heavy matriarchal lineage running through herbalism. The OG lineage perhaps.   Tahnee: (28:10) Yeah.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (28:10) The OG lineage, exactly. So I think there's also a really different lens of perspective when you've been trained in that lineage as well. That's definitely been my lineage, and all my teachers were women, which women identified which felt correct learning with this softer... I mean not all soft but-   Tahnee: (28:35) Yes, I've had Susan Weed on the [inaudible 00:28:37]-   Erin Lovell Verinder: (28:37) Not soft, Susan, not all soft. But, yeah, the teachers I really resonated with were just very, very soft. So that really also expanded my path around how important that felt for me to have that gentleness as a teacher and a writer and a clinician as well. I just I really want people to feel held in whatever I do, and there's a softness to that, whatever that is. That matriarchal maternal instinct to want to be soft and to want to hold that space.   Tahnee: (29:16) Yeah, and I think that's really aligned to... One thing I think we both have like as a theme in our belief systems is this idea of herbs is people's medicine. If you think about like traditionally women are going to hold the kitchen, they're going to hold the garden, and they're going to be holding the medicine in a way. I think there's this real sense of something I've always said to Mason, like I want to be 60 and I want to be old and I want people to come and be like, "I've got this," and I always give them something. It's like a potion. I think there's this real beautiful ancestral line of women healers that I think we're seeing this resurgence in like...   Tahnee: (29:57) I just had Asia Suler on the podcast, and she's very feminine in how she works. Yeah, I can feel this, I don't know, this softening in the herbal world. When I started with Mase, it was guys doing tablespoons of mushrooms and it's bio hacky. It was really hectic, and I was like, "Whoa." I wasn't drawn into that, like I was drawn into working with the herbs and the mushrooms, for sure, but not in that way. Yeah, it's been interesting to watch that space change as well. It's a lot more feminine now and a lot more soft.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (30:29) Yeah, for sure. Then on the flip side of that too, I feel like what's fascinating is as we let go of these concepts of gender, and gender is a construct as well, how people, non-binary people, might be practising herbalism. And bringing it into this space that, they're definitely practising herbalism, but bringing it into this space that is like neither that nor that. As we upgrade our language and the love language of herbalism just keeps expanding from different voices who have different perspectives. I think that's also really interesting. And just also thinking about plants, not in their male or female plants. I think that's really limiting in terms of my idea of how I think about plants, and that's changing and growing, and as I grow. But, yeah, I've really been feeling more into that.   Tahnee: (31:36) I'm interested in this, because we come from a modulus tradition where there is a lot of genderizing of everything. I definitely had that bias, and I would obviously love to... I've done some workshops, actually, I did a really amazing workshop with a non-binary teacher in Oregon and she was like... Well, she wasn't a she, but she looked feminine to me, but I think she was a they, and they were speaking a lot about female bodied people and herbal abortions and working in that space around trauma to do with birth and miscarriage. Look, it was one of the best workshops and trainings I've ever done, and they spoke a little bit about the non-...   Tahnee: (32:26) Like this person's clinic really served that community, so they spoke a bit about issues in that community. But I don't see a lot of representation of that in the herbal world, maybe you do more because you might be a bit more exposed to it. But, yeah, I'd be interested in your experience. Like how are you now relating to plants through that energetic realm if you are not choosing binary terms?   Erin Lovell Verinder: (32:50) Yeah, look, it's really interesting because I think that, first of all, I think herbal culture in Australia is really... and we've talked about it. We went into this in the last podcast, which I really loved because I thought it was just a really interesting perspective for you and I to talk about that. Because we both have a lot of experience with American herbalism and that spirit of herbalism in the States. Having you train there and me spending so much time there, and because my husband's American and having such a kinship with America. But Australian herbalism is just so, so different because we have to study in these private colleges or university settings, and essentially, it's a health science degree, or whether you do a health science naturopathy degree or whatnot. And you're learning herbs or you become a herbalist at Western Herbal Medicine.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (33:39) So that in itself already puts herbalism in a really inaccesible place for a lot of people here in Australia. Because unless you've got... My debt from school is from training is insane, let alone what they're paying now and that mine was so long ago. I'm just saying that because it like casts an awareness on not all types of people would have access to doing this kind of training here in Australia. Obviously, you can learn herbs in different ways, but if you were to go out and practise and learn in a structured setting. Whereas in America, and this is what we went into on the last podcast, it's like it's the people's medicine. It's like essential to have that medicine in the system where there is no universal healthcare.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (34:28) Therefore, I think herbalism reaches a lot of different types of people, and not just privileged people. Not just people of privileged who can go and do those kind of degrees. There's a different spirit to it. I think that there's a lot of exciting things happening in the States with non-binary people who identify non-binary, but are herbalist and they're practising in ways that are undoing some of those structures, which I think is really fascinating. I'm still listening. I'll continue to listen and learn, and yeah, I'm curious. But the way that, for me, how it's impacted, I think I just always felt like those systems didn't feel super true and resonate with me.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (35:15) Some of the systems of like these are women's herbs and these are the men's herbs. I know these are ancient traditions, so I'm not saying that they don't have a place and there's not a lot of gold in all of that, of how we can treat female body people or male body people, or let's use those terms just to streamline this conversation. But I do feel that I didn't deeply resonate with that. So there's a section in The Plant Clinic that's Mums & Bubs, and there's a section that's hormone health. I was like, "How do I be more inclusive in those spaces?" But I'm trying to convey what I'm trying to convey. I had to use certain terminology like Mums & Bubs, or like this is first-   Tahnee: (36:01) [crosstalk 00:36:01] people and-   Erin Lovell Verinder: (36:01) ... Birthing people and mensturating people. Yeah, so that was a little tricky, but I wrote a little note in the book on gender terminology and I was like, "Oh, this is going to really shake it up, isn't it?" Maybe this is going to shake it a little bit up, but hey, I think that's what we're all here for as well to open conversations and to get people thinking about a different layer, a different perspective. And how boring if we all just felt like we all knew it all and it was the exact same way forever. The times are changing, and that means herbalism is changing too. I've witnessed it changed dramatically from when I started studying to now. There was really like it was so wacky, if you're a herbalist. It was like, "Oh, good luck. Like get onto the world, let's see what happens?"   Tahnee: (36:55) All in three months.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (36:58) Totally. Yeah, exactly. You might not have a job real soon or your clinic probably will fail because there's not that many people into this. It felt like that when I got out and now it's like it's in a totally different place where I feel like it's having this epic renaissance.   Tahnee: (37:15) I agree, yeah.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (37:16) Yeah, and it's just so rich. But so rich in action, in movement, in growth. I just feel like... Oh, so back to your question about how I'm practising it, it's more about the energy. It's just, honestly, it comes down to the energy and the presentation of what someone's going through and how I would meet them with herbs. It's like a herb like Shatavari, which is a very beautiful I think central herb that is very much linked in with a woman's herb. Because it has such an effect on the menstrual cycle, and it is a beautiful herb for women. But it's a beautiful herb for everyone in many different ways. Even like those really we think of them as really Yang ginseng like Panax ginseng or Korean ginseng.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (38:12) We think more to apply those to men. But, absolutely, I just do not think that is true in terms of how we can apply it to all people just in... If it suits, if the presentation's correct, if the energy's correct, if the dose is correct, it's just about listening. I think it's just about listening. Like I might think, yeah, a herb like Rose is just really feminine. We use that like soft, feminine, the unfolding, the petals of Rose. But I know a lot of people who could do with Rose, and it's just heart medicine. I just challenge that a little bit in The Plant Clinic, but it's just it's my own perspective.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (39:04) But it doesn't mean it has to be true for you, and I do think that aeons of information around herbs that would be supportive for our menstrual cycle, and say, supportive for sperm motility. Of course, I understand that they're applied to like this male identified person or this woman identified person. But, at the same time, I'm just challenging that idea of that actually isn't everybody as well. There's just this nuances, so we just need to open up space for nuance.   Tahnee: (39:36) Yeah, and I think it comes down to the intention of the person ingesting the herbs as to what kind of energy shifts they want to experience in their body? I can imagine if you're a male body person who identifies as female, you might not care about your sperm motility so much. So you might not be interested in working with those herbs. But then, again, I'm very clunky in this space, so anyone listening please feel free to write me an email about it. But I definitely have had like a personal experience of the universe having a binary, like two binary forces that are constantly in motion. It's hard to explain in words, but it's more of a visual or a felt sense that I have.   Tahnee: (40:26) I can understand that there's a spectrum between an extreme of each, whether you want to call it yin and yang or gender and male-Feminine, whatever, the Shiva-Shakti from the yoga traditions. Like I can feel this real truth in that sense of the binary is always in motion between one another, and that creates this experience that we live in. We're going very deep right now.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (40:51) Yes.   Tahnee: (40:53) But for me that-   Erin Lovell Verinder: (40:54) Unexpectedly deep into this area.   Tahnee: (40:57) [crosstalk 00:40:57] on the radar today. We haven't had enough sleep for this conversation, but yeah.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (41:01) Totally, forgive us if we're stumbling through this. But I think it's important to talk about it. It's important.   Tahnee: (41:09) It is, yeah. This has formed my, like cosmology, has formed my worldview. This sense of this dance between these two poles creating this manifest reality. That's literally how I've ended up explaining to myself how all this is here. I can understand that those like masculine and feminine terms aren't necessarily useful, but I think what you're pointing to, and I've had this experience in myself. Like postpartum, Deer Antler is not a herb I relate to normally. Postpartum, I'm like, "Give me that stuff." It's like I can see that I've gone through this big depletion of my yang of given birth. It's like a huge journey, and it's like to pull some of that masculine or yang energy or whatever you want to call it into my being is a really powerful medicine for me at that point.   Tahnee: (42:02) I don't keep doing it for long, it just it's a period of time and then I'm done with that again. I think I can relate to what you're saying there. It's also I think I often, for me, I've really related to ratio's a very feminine energy, but I would always expect men to take it because I think it can connect them to that softer part of themselves, like what you're saying with Rose. Yeah, and I remember you... I might not remember it word for word, but you said something to the effect of this book is for older people. There are some sections that are working toward women's reproductive stuff, and yes, they might not be useful for everybody. But, in general, herbalism is for everybody, like just about tuning into what's right for you in the moment.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (42:51) That's it, that's ultimately what it is. I think I'm just curious as well about out doing, undoing old paradigms. I think there must be something with that [crosstalk 00:43:08]. What's that?   Tahnee: (43:11) Just in like paradigm breaking mode right now.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (43:13) Yeah, make it all [inaudible 00:43:14]. No, I know, I'm just curious about these things that sometimes I think... Look, I know that that's even in writing these books, I felt like that was actually breaking down a bit of a paradigm in herbalism. Because, personally, my experience of, and I think most people would agree with this if you've got a big herb collection of books, you would know that most of your books are written by older people. There's a real sense of like, which is beautiful, of course, the elders in the community and these people that have lived all these years and all this experience to put it down in a book, what a gift. But being a younger person, and I'm nearly 40, I'm not super, super young, but being a younger person, writing a book about herbal... It was like breaking the boundary there a little, and I think I just maybe like doing that. I don't know.   Tahnee: (44:10) I think that's a theme in your work, and I think I also see a lot of courage in that. Like that you were able to so young guide yourself. If you haven't listened to our first podcast, Erin did a lot of really early training in energy work and things before training to be a herbalist. For a young person to have the courage to fuller those paths, I think that takes a lot of, I don't know, self belief or faith or whatever you want to call it. Is that something, you know, did you bump up against that in putting these books together? Was it like there's a self-worth thing here or like an imposter syndrome thing or were like, "No, I'm feeling strong and solid in there."   Erin Lovell Verinder: (44:52) I was really supported, so I think that feeling really cheered and supported was a huge piece of feeling like I've got this as well. Well, I just felt like someone had to do it. I felt a bit like, "Well, someone's got to do this, someone's got to do this."   Tahnee: (45:12) You're an Aries, aren't you?   Erin Lovell Verinder: (45:15) Yeah, [crosstalk 00:45:16].   Tahnee: (45:15) That's why.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (45:18) Yeah, I don't know.   Tahnee: (45:19) Aries runs a lot, "Yeah, of course, I can do it."   Erin Lovell Verinder: (45:21) Yeah, totally.   Tahnee: (45:22) Everybody else is like, Oh my God, it's so scary."   Erin Lovell Verinder: (45:25) Well, and like it's so classic me as well to just like... even when I enrolled in herbal medicine and nutritional medicine, which was like a double degree vibe is what I was doing at the same time. I didn't even read the syllabus, I was just like, "Yeah, I'm going to do this. I've got this." It was like, "I really want to be this. I wonder what's going to happen?" Then I got it and I was like, "This is a science degree."   Tahnee: (45:45) What am I doing?   Erin Lovell Verinder: (45:46) Yeah. What is this biochemistry and pharmacology? I really didn't know. I think, in a way, probably anyone doing their first book feels that way too. Like you're so excited about it, you sign up, you do it, and then you're like, "Oh my goodness, this is so much work. This is so demanding and hard." I think I did that with the first book, I just dove in and was really excited and eager. I was like, "Yeah, someone's going to do this. It's going to be great. I'm just going to tell the stories of the plants again and just introduce people back to that remembering." Then I got there and was like, "Oh, this is just this is hard." But I felt confident, and I was like... I sound like such an Aries right now.   Tahnee: (46:31) [crosstalk 00:46:31] a lot of it.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (46:35) I felt confident that I could pull it off, even though it also brought out other parts of myself. I'm a Liberian rising, and I think that I'm so such an aesthetic person and I really love things to look beautiful and be visually like visual eye candy and pull you in. That was actually really fun for me because both books, I got to strengthen that muscle in me of making things beautiful. I think too that has been missing in the modern herbalism space of bringing books to life that people want to put on their tables and the coffee tables and having the kitchen because it's beautiful.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (47:16) I think that there's just no denying that we're all very aesthetic creatures these days, and particularly, with Instagram and the social media channels where we're all pulled in from the visual of everything. Yeah, I just think it was timely to just bring a book to life that both books that are just visually pretty. But, yeah, for sure, that's definitely my nature just to be very much like just jump in.   Tahnee: (47:44) Yeah, I love it there. I think like you have brought it up, more than brought it up, and it's you're completely right in the visual. I think I've got your books at home, but I think we've also got both of them in the office and people just go straight to them. We have like, I don't know, I want to say thousands of books on herbalism and-   Erin Lovell Verinder: (48:04) You have lots of books [crosstalk 00:48:06]-   Tahnee: (48:08) I've got more even at our house, and people would just go straight for them and it's, to me, I'm like, "Oh, that's like the plants are being sung into people's hearts through the visual storytelling as well as your words." I think that's really powerful because images they connect us in a different way. Just I was looking into the moustache and picture in here and I'm like just that joy and that bright laugh that these sessions bring to a space. I think there's something really magical about that. I think what I really also liked about this one, I'm trying to remember your first book which I haven't read in a little while. But you talk about the pillars to thrive in this and I'm not sure that was in the first one. I don't think it was.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (48:55) No, it wasn't at all.   Tahnee: (48:55) Yeah, could you talk a little bit about that? Obviously, get the book for the in-depth look at it. But I'm just interested in right now we've talked a lot about where everyone's at, sensitivity, we're feeling a bit un-hinged [inaudible 00:49:10]. We've gone deep into the cosmos. We've tried to navigate gender issues in terms of some really practical stuff. Like not that none of that is practical, but-   Erin Lovell Verinder: (49:21) Not really.   Tahnee: (49:23) ... like how would you say to people like, "Yes, we've got herbs," but what are those lifestyle pieces that are non-negotiables for you that need to be honoured to be well in this time?   Erin Lovell Verinder: (49:34) Yeah, I think I feel like that's such a foundation of the book are those pillars. I wrote the book really with all of those elements in mind in every single daily planner.   Tahnee: (49:47) [crosstalk 00:49:47].   Erin Lovell Verinder: (49:47) Yeah, I wrote it around them and that's it. In my clinical practise, I've learnt that, like we talked about before, you can't compartmentalise a person's healing process and you can't pull them apart and say, "Just do this and you'll be great." What I've learned is that we've taken the herbs to really allow them to sink into a deeper state of received healing in the body. We need to do other elements and to take care of the body. We need to make sure that we are hydrated, we're eating good nourishing food that's healing for us, we're resting, we're connecting to nature. We're really mindful of what we're saying to ourselves. So our self-talk and we're moving our bodies. The pillars are just those elements, and the rest, the good food, moving your body, connected to nature, self-talk, body movement. No, I missed one.   Tahnee: (50:41) Yeah, I think you got them all.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (50:41) Drinking water.   Tahnee: (50:41) Diabetic.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (50:41) Diabetic.   Tahnee: (50:41) Connected with nature.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (50:48) Yeah, those pillars are super important. It's very naturopathic thinking about what are the elements that the body needs to, the body being, needs to be supported with to heal. You'll see in every protocol. Like let's say there's a protocol for an acute cold, it will say practise the pillars, and then it says which pillars to practise. You might want to do, obviously, like to do them all, but you really focus on rest and really focusing on hydration and eating good food. Then I suggest some foods that could be really helpful too. The book was really written around those because I really believe that to work with plant medicines, you need to also work with those elements. I felt like it was seriously negligible of me to write a book about healing with plant medicine without mentioning all those elements of how we can heal holistically and truly.   Tahnee: (51:36) It's something that comes up so much for us where someone will call and be like, "Oh, I run 50 kilometres a day and I work 80 hours away. Can I do this essentially at work? Can you give me for my adrenals?" I'm like, "Hmm." I just would like to say that I'm happy to help you and support you, but really that's not a sustainable way to live forever. These hormonal issues you're experiencing in this insomnia and all of these things that are coming up for you like we can't avoid looking at our lifestyles. I think, again, this gentleness, that was something that I've certainly learned and I felt in your... You're not preaching anything, you're not trying to say like there's a right way or a wrong way.   Tahnee: (52:21) It's just like, look, these are pretty basic foundations that we all need to acknowledge are essential to living. And you have to sleep at some point and you have to drink water. Yes, I think they just become... and it's nice to have them laid out in such a simple way, I think. I think it was really I liked that you had like say with the code immunity one, like rest is a priority now instead of maybe moving your body. I think it's important for people to remember that it's okay to not do your physical practise some days if your body needs to rest more than anything else.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (52:54) Absolutely. Yeah, they're just so fundamental to really working with healing your body and your being. It's just the simple reminders to return back to those practises and a gentle guide. That's really what it is, like those pillars to thrive when you read them and get to know them. But I can't tell you how many times in clinic I returned to those, and then constantly I'm just repeating myself around, "Let's drink more water, let's rest more, let's move the body more, let's eat these foods." It's amazing how simple it is, but we need to be reminded. I know, personally, I've got my big water bottle here and I fill it up and I'm going to really work to hit three of those a day and drink three of those a day.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (53:43) If I don't have my water bottle there, I forget. I'm just not an amazing natural water drinker. That really helps for me, and so I have to put my intention and energy towards weaving that in. Because I feel way better when I'm hydrated. It's just, yeah, it's always those elements, those little things in that book where it says, "There's a little tip on how to drink more water." I hope that really helps.   Tahnee: (54:07) That's what we get in clinic. Again, I remember being... I know we've both had adrenal crash in our lives and mine came I must've been about 23 or '4. I was pretty young. And I remember going to see this naturopath and she was like, "Okay, babe, you're going to put a bottle of water on the front seat of your car. You're going to put a bottle of water in your hand like this." Then she's like, "If you're stuck in traffic, you drink a sip of..." I had to be coached through, God it's embarrassing now, but like having enough water. Then she's like, "I know you're going to eat three meals a day and you're going to have some protein in everything."   Tahnee: (54:45) It was just this stuff that now obviously has become integrated and is stuff I'm trying to teach my kid, and constantly stay on top of it. But, yeah, I'm the same, I'm not someone that would go and reach for a glass of water unless I'm dehydrated, basically.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (55:01) Yes, to the point of dehydration.   Tahnee: (55:04) It's like, yeah, it's good. I'm like just have a jar, always there, refill it regularly. I've even had to have apps at points in my life, but it's just like that's how you get through it. Same with [inaudible 00:55:16], I was talking, a lot of moms can probably relate, you get to like 9:00 and your kid's asleep and you're like your house is clean and then you're like, "Ooh, me time." It's like-   Erin Lovell Verinder: (55:26) Yeah, and then you sit up and watch three hours of shows.   Tahnee: (55:29) [crosstalk 00:55:29] I've had to just be really tough and no fucking computers in the bedroom. Like, no, we don't have a TV, so it's like I have to be tight with that stuff or else one slip and I'm doomed. I appreciated having that, it was a good reminder even after all those years and all this money spent.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (55:55) That's the thing, these pillars really they're free. Obviously, we pay for our food, but a lot of them are super accessible and pretty much free. It's like that concept too that "wellness" is this big thing and it has to be expensive, and it's like that's actual bull. It's about coming back to these really foundational, fundamental practises that make our bodies and being seen and thrive and they are so simple. That's really what the pillars to thrive are, and yeah, you very much heavily referred to throughout the whole book to bring you back and keep reminding you how to practise them.   Tahnee: (56:41) Again, like you would have with Erin in face to face [crosstalk 00:56:44]-   Erin Lovell Verinder: (56:44) Exactly. Can you imagine me being like, "You can do it. Drink your water."   Tahnee: (56:49) Take care of yourself.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (56:50) What are you saying to yourself?   Tahnee: (56:53) You could record me a go to bed Tommy lullaby, that'd be good.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (56:59) I like that you like a-   Tahnee: (56:59) Got to sleep.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (57:01) ... little note, like a little alarm that just says, "Honey, switch off."   Tahnee: (57:05) Yeah. I've been good with pregnancy. I'm trying to really honour that I need about two more hours than I used to need at night. But, yeah, I know definitely it's an easy thing. Literally, every week at daycare pick up I chat with some mom and she's like, "Oh my God, I just started watching something I'm sure and I shouldn't have and now I had everybody..." I'm like, "I know, I've been there." I really like you're not taking clients at the moment, and you're in this liminal space. Obviously, you've had birth to book, it's not a minor thing, but I know you're still very busy with your clinic. But, obviously, don't have space for new clients. But you mentioned, is it okay if we talk about the mentoring things that are going to come? Yeah, could we talk through that one?   Erin Lovell Verinder: (57:50) Yeah, so I've got a wait list for clients, just for new clients. At this point, it's closed so we'll see when it will open up again. But, yeah, for the mentoring. So I've been doing mentoring one to one for, gosh, years and years and years, and I've loved it and I've learnt so much mentoring so many people. I really wanted to do that before writing a programme to just get this deep sense of what people are seeking, and they absolutely are themes that have come through to what I share and what people are going through. I'm in the midst of writing the mentoring programmes now in the hopes they'll be released. These things sometimes take time, but early 2022.   Tahnee: (58:36) Okay.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (58:37) Yeah, there'll be two different strains of mentoring and how you can mentor with me. It's really exciting because it's the first programmes I'll have done. Though I've taught many groups over the years, this is my first group digital offering and I think it's going to be really exciting and new ways for me to work with people and reach more people and be able to support more people and spread myself into those different spaces. It's exciting, yes.   Tahnee: (59:05) Yeah. Well, as a clinician, I could see a limited as to how many people you can see. But if you're teaching teachers and people that are working with people, then yeah, you're able to make a bigger impact.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (59:20) Sure, I mean... Oh, go ahead. Sorry.   Tahnee: (59:20) Well, I was just going to say that what are the qualifications? Is it for people who are trying to settle or studying or that what's your-   Erin Lovell Verinder: (59:23) There'll be two different streams, so one is more for people who are studying or graduated, and the other one is more people who are curious to step onto the plant path. Because they have two very different ways to teach and audiences to speak to. I'm really, really passionate about doing my very best as well to shape, or whatever I could do to help support and shape someone into feeling like a really capable and strong presence as a practitioner because it's a big job. I think that we come out of our studies, particularly here in Australia, and it's... I don't know. I was flabbergasted at how I didn't learn so much at school and I felt really unprepared. Then it's like, "Oh my God, I'm working with people. Is this right? How do I do this? And how do I set up these basics elements of my business?"   Erin Lovell Verinder: (01:00:22) You really have to be like a savvy business owner as well. I've had different iterations of having a big healing space like my own multi-modality wellness space for many years and selling that successfully and running it. Then being a head practitioner at a busy, busy clinic in Sydney, and then being digital and writing books. I've had all these different iterations and it's given me a lot of perspective. But there's a lot of things I wished that I knew when I came out, and if I can help people in that way, I'm really excited to do that because it's a big job.   Tahnee: (01:00:56) I guess like that, is that business aspect part of one of the streams? Like your-   Erin Lovell Verinder: (01:01:05) Yeah, we're definitely weaving that in and I'm so lucky to have my husband who's like-   Tahnee: (01:01:12) Mr. Noah.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (01:01:13) Mr. Noah, he's a virgo who is so amazing at... He really can show up with a skill set that I do not have and I am totally okay about not having that skillset. He's amazing at that. I sounded like I was talking myself out before, but I really I'm lacking much of that [crosstalk 01:01:31]. But, yeah, and he has a marketing background, so that's been really helpful to have his input into the course as well and how to run a business and the marketing aspect. It's huge, right? It is a huge element.   Tahnee: (01:01:48) Yeah, I only know it from yoga, but like similarly you do a teacher training and they're like, "Okay, you're a teacher now." And you like, "well, and like how do I go to class? What do I..." That worked for a studio, so I had a silver platter, like I was very fortunate. But a lot of my friends never ended up teaching because that jump from education to actual practise was really difficult.   Erin Lovell Verinder: (01:02:11) Really difficult and overwhelming.   Tahnee: (01:02:15) Yeah, and I was lucky to have worked and then managed other businesses so I had a bit of a business brain. Like I often think, God, if I didn't h

Shatavari is the most popular Ayurvedic herb used for the menopausal transition. It is famous for its libido-enhancing effects. In fact, the word Shatavari in Sanskrit translates to be “she who has 100 husbands”.  But Shatavari is not just a libido herb.   Previous episodes on herbs Saffron in episode 74 Turmeric in number 83 Sage at number 88   Discovery Call with Jen

SHOWNOTES Zonder verkoudheid, zonder ziek worden en lekker warm en in balans het vaak gure herfstweer door! Klinkt goed toch? Nou het kan dus… als je weet wat je moet aanpassen. De herfst, wij houden er echt van. Kaarsjes aan, gordijnen dicht… Dit past ook helemaal bij dit seizoen, want in deze tijd van het jaar keren we intuïtief meer naar binnen. Maar naast gezelligheid en warmte kun je ook last krijgen van een wat down of lusteloos gevoel. Ook kun je je even niet goed geaard voelen. Want precies dát is wat er kan gebeuren in de herfst als je niet helemaal in balans bent. Goed voor jezelf zorgen is daarom nu extra belangrijk! Hoe je dat doet? Dat hoor je in deze aflevering over herfst van De Ayurveda Podcast!  We geven heel veel tips wat je het beste kunt eten en kunt doen. En we hebben een hele leuk winactie! In onze rubriek: Zoek ‘t uit! geeft Marleen antwoord op de vraag wat je kunt doen tegen overgangsklachten.  In onze rubriek: Geïnspireerd door… vertellen onze Detox deelnemers hoe ze de detox vonden en hoe ze zich nu voelen.  Neti-neusspoelkannetje: https://holisanshop.nl/neti-neusspoelkannetje-flora Abyhanga: zelfmassage met warme olie Shirodara: Een rustgevende behandeling voor lichaam en geest. Shirodhara betekent letterlijk ‘een warme stroom op het hoofd'. Het is een onderdeel van de (Ayur) Vedische methode voor lichamelijke en geestelijke reiniging. 20 - 30 minuten wordt op speciale wijze een dun stroompje warme olie op het voorhoofd gegoten. Deze ‘massage' werkt ontspannend op lichaam en geest. Shatavari: https://holisanshop.nl/shatavari-60-vcaps Overleg altijd met een arts als je twijfelt of het goed is voor jou of als je medicijnen slikt Sariva: https://holisanshop.nl/sariva-churna-bio-100-gOverleg altijd met een arts als je twijfelt of het goed is voor jou of als je medicijnen slikt Aswaghandapoeder: https://holisanshop.nl/ashwagandha-churna-bio-100-g Overleg altijd met een arts als je twijfelt of het goed is voor jou of als je medicijnen slikt. Niet gebruiken tijdens zwangerschap of borstvoeding! Ook voor chronisch zieken is voorzichtigheid geboden bij het gebruik van preparaten die winterkers bevatten Wij worden geïnspireerd door: Alle luisteraars van de Ayurveda Podcast  Divine Ayurveda  Frederieke Couvee  https://divine-ayurveda.com/ Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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In this episode, I talk about adaptogens, what they are and how this category of herbs, which are mainly roots, work for our health. Ginseng is the classic adaptogen, or tonic herb, as it would be called in Traditional Chinese Medicine, but there are many other herbs that have similar benefits, like Ashwagandha, Rhodiola and Eleuthero which is also called Siberian Ginseng. We talk about similarities to the concept of Rasayanas in Ayurvedic Medicine and Kidney Yang Tonics in TCM, and I also mention the herb Shatavari which is maybe not a full adaptogen in the strict definition, because it has a more specific action on the female hormones whereas adaptogens have a more broad action and help with stress. But anyway, you will learn a lot about Adaptogens in this info-packed episode and how to use these herbs in the correct dose for optimal health results! I would be delighted if you could recommend this podcast to a friend, and leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Thank you! Check out my website www.herbalhelp.net for info about individual health consultations. Write me a message through the contact form on my website or through Instagram @herbal.help Youtube Channel: Herbal Help by Tamara --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/downtoearthherbalism/message

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Happy New Year!! This week you are stuck with ME.  My second attempt at a solo podcast. I dive into marriage, parenting, nutrition, self care, the experience of going public with Laird Superfood in late September and my 3 Ps formula Perspective/perception, Practice and that Perfect is NOT the goal. Think of this as a friend sharing a few thoughts. Enjoy   www.Whoop.com  with code Gabby at checkout to save 15% on any membership www.Sakara.com/GABBYREECE  for 20% off your first order   Morning drink mentioned Laird Superfood Activate, Cocoa Creamer, and mushroom blend.    Shatavari, Maca, Ashwagandha, TRUNiagen, Omegas, Vitamin D, Shilajit   Podcast: Joe Rogan, Eric Weinsteins the Portal, Tim Ferris, and my guilty fun pleasure Wondery Bunga Bunga narrated by Whitney Cummings.   Books. Awareness lecture by Anthony Demello, Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray, and the Courage to be Disliked by Alfred Adler   Products. NuCalm.com

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In this interview, Andrea Donsky interviews Amy Keller, New Product Development and Education for Organic India.  Amy explains what are adaptogens, how they work with your body, and how they can help with menopause symptoms like stress and balancing your hormones. Full disclosure: Organic India is one of our partners and they are Naturally Savvy approved. To learn more about our what it means to be Naturally Savvy approved click here: https://naturallysavvy.com/eat/the-naturally-savvy-seal-of-approval/Want to connect with other women in perimenopause or menopause in a private community? Looking for information, solutions, and real talk about the many symptoms women experience. Click here: https://bit.ly/2MsxBBf to join our FREE WeAreMorphus support group where we share, laugh, cry, and learn about menopause and beyond. 00:28 What are adaptogens and how they work in our body1:26 Where are they grown1:52 Examples of adaptogens2:37 When to take adaptogens3:52 How fast do they work4:39 Other adaptogens5:49 How the adaptogen Shatavari, helps during menopause8:26 Available formats to take adaptogens11:17 Other adaptogens12:17 Are they safe to take13:17 How do adaptogens affect our adrenal glands14:06 What age can we start using adaptogens15:14 The nature analogy of how adaptogens work in the body 16:35 The science behind adaptogens======

Episode: 120: Shatavari in Home Remedies

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Lauren Berlingeri is Co-Founder/Co-CEO of HigherDOSE -- a spa focused on next-level health and wellness therapies, and information on “getting high naturally”. Together we dive into the benefits behind infrared saunas and how to optimize your health through sweating and doing less.SHOW NOTES: 1:20 Welcome to the show!1:39 Lauren Berlingeri’s Bio2:47 Lauren’s current experience in Quarantine4:00 Sauna routine at home4:28 Staying hydrated while breastfeeding5:18 Hormone balancing & skin health6:09 History of sauna practice6:40 Study: Men in sauna vs all-cause mortality7:21 Health benefits of infrared sauna9:15 Heat Shock Proteins (HSP)9:57 Sauna for Recovery & Rehab10:50 Differing types of sweat11:39 Her discovery of infrared saunas13:51 Sharing the benefits of sauna with NYC15:08 Lauren’s personal health journey17:30 “Women vs Workout”20:53 Her ah-ha moment23:25 The power of less24:28 Shatavari & herbs for hormones24:57 Her morning super coffee28:12 Infrared vs Traditional sauna29:47 What to expect at Higher Dose30:52 Sauna culture around the world32:30 Endorphin release33:34 HIGHERDOSE Spa culture34:25 Infrared sauna blankets39:09 Saunas & EMF-exposure41:47 Partnering with Clearlight Sauna46:01 Future plans for Higher Dose47:55 Lauren’s one piece of advice50:41 Thanks for tuning in!RESOURCES:Higher DoseAnima Mundi HerbsPremier Research LabsInstagram: Lauren BerlingeriInstagram: Higher Dose

As more places institute social distancing guidelines to help “flatten the curve” of the COVID-19 pandemic, you might notice your social media feeds are overrun with ads for “immunity-boosting” supplements. From pills to powders to smoothie mix-ins, these products often come couched in language about “supporting” or “strengthening” your immune system, without directly referencing the public health crisis at the front of everyone’s minds. People everywhere are trying to keep themselves safe from contracting coronavirus, but experts say supplements aren’t likely to help. “The only way a supplement could help prevent the spread of an infectious disease is if the supplement made you too sick to leave your home,” Dr. Juan Antonio Dumois, an infectious disease specialist at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, says. Dumois says when it comes to understanding any claims being made about boosting immunity, first you need to know what “immunity” means. The immune system helps keep infections and cancers under control, he explains; white blood cells are key to this process. Different kinds of white blood cells, made by your bone marrow, do different things to help keep your body healthy, according to the University of Rochester Medical Center: Some “sound the alarm” when infectious agents invade the body and kickstart its response, some work to produce antibodies to fight bacteria and viruses, and some break down bacteria directly. Your bone marrow needs you to eat a balanced diet in order to turn amino acids into white blood cells, according to the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics. Take someone who is deficient in vitamin B12 (a common issue for vegans) — supplementing with that specific vitamin helps prevent anemia, keeps blood and nerve cells healthy, and allows the body to produce DNA, which all in turn help your immune system. Generally speaking, though, most Americans are able to get all the vitamins and minerals they need from their food. On top of vitamins, a few herbal ingredients commonly pop up in these supplements, each of which sorta-kinda does what it’s marketed to do. Studies have shown that elderberry extract, Shatavari root extract, Ashwagandha root extract, and Reishi mushrooms might have a positive effect on the immune system, but each study concludes that more testing needs to be done before these supplements should be recommended. Just because some “supplements may have been shown to stimulate the activity of white blood cells in a test tube,” Dumois says, “does not mean they will make a sick person feel better.” While the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) doesn’t regulate the supplement industry the way it does prescription drugs, it does ban manufacturers of dietary supplements from marketing their products for the purpose of treating, diagnosing, preventing, or curing diseases. They do allow manufacturers to make claims about “supporting” or “strengthening” some process of the human body, like immunity. You find those words all over the labels of these products. But as Dumois puts it, “immunity supporting,” “immunity boosting,” and immunity strengthening” are all phrases that “do not have a specific medical or scientific meaning.” Because of the “extreme complexity of the human immune system,” Dumois points out that even in the case where, hypothetically, a supplement did kickstart your immune response, it might not be what’s best for the body: In severe cases of COVID-19, an aggressive immune response against the virus is the cause of some of the worst lung damage, Dumois says. According to the CDC, the immune response to COVID-19 is not yet understood. Scientists simply don’t know enough yet about how the virus operates, other than that it’s highly contagious. So the idea that a supplement with limited research may stop you from getting coronavirus is no more likely than assuming that, well, anything other than social distancing (or any forthcoming vaccine) will stop you from getting it. “Since there have been no studies published about the benefits of any dietary supplement in the treatment of patients with COVID-19, you cannot assume or believe that any supplements that ‘boosts the immune system’ will make you better,” Dumois says. This goes for both prevention and cure. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has repeatedly said there is no proven treatment for COVID-19 yet, says Dr. Ellen Foxman, an assistant professor of laboratory medicine and immunobiology at the Yale School of Medicine. “That means [there is] no proven drug or medication or herbal supplement that treats this,” Foxman says. “If someone is claiming they have a magic pill, they don’t.” The best things anyone can do to “boost” their immune system are common sense. “During times of stress, people put aside their normal healthy habits, like three meals a day and a good night’s sleep,” says Foxman. Sleeping and eating a balanced diet, as well as a little bit of exercise, can help you maintain your baseline health and make it easier for your body to fight off illnesses. But no supplement can do what social distancing and best practices do to prevent or slow the spread of coronavirus infections. Dumois emphasizes washing your hands, not touching your face, and staying away from potentially sick people. “If you don’t come across other people, you’re not going to get a virus from them,” Foxman says. “It sounds really dull and boring, but … staying home is really effective.” Dr. Juan Antonio Dumois, an infectious disease specialist at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Dr. Ellen Foxman, an assistant professor of laboratory medicine and immunobiology at the Yale School of Medicine

The use of fertility herbs along with other natural remedies to help you get pregnant has been around for centuries. They were prevalent long before IVF and modern fertility treatments were available. Oftentimes they are overlooked in favor of “quick fixes” from western medicine but they can play a huge role in balancing your homes and even helping to reverse infertility. My personal favorite herb is Shatavari. I used it to reduce PMS symptoms and cramps and in turn, I reversed my infertility with it, It was one of the major herbs that helped me conceive. When you are thinking about your nutrition or what supplements to take to boost your fertility, herbs should definitely play a role in your overall plan for conception. If you havIf you have any questions or would like to book a consultation with me to further discuss your infertility and how to reverse it naturally.. book a call HERE. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Don't forget to subscribe to my podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or Soundcloud. And it would mean the world to me if you left a rating and review. This helps other listeners to find my podcast, so please share the love. I love to know your thoughts on the podcast, people and topics you are interested in, and suggestions on how to improve it. Keep the conversation going by emailing me at info@stephanielopezgilmore.com Follow Stephanie on Social Media Instagram Facebook: Website --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephanielopezgilmore/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stephanielopezgilmore/support

See all the Healthcast at https://www.biobalancehealth.com/healthcast-blog/ This week we are examining the process the FDA calls Fast Tracking of drugs. Fast track is a process designed to facilitate the development and expedite the review of drugs to treat serious conditions and fill an unmet medical need. The purpose of fast tracking is to get important new drugs to the patient earlier.  The FDA acts to check the impact on such factors as survival, day to day functioning, or the likelihood that the condition if left untreated, will progress from less severe to more severe Filling an unmet medical need is defined as providing a therapy where none exists or providing a therapy which may be potentially better than ones that are available. If there are available therapies a fast track drug must show some advantage over existing ones: Superior effectiveness Avoiding serious side effects of existing ones Improving the diagnosis of serious conditions where early diagnosis results in improved outcomes Decreasing clinically significant toxicity of available therapies which often leads to discontinuation of treatment The thought is that by fast tracking, the FDA will have the ability to address emerging public health needs. A record high 43 drugs came through in 2018. This represents 73% of new drugs approved by the FDA in 018. The Wall Street Journal says the FDA generally fast tracks drugs intended to treat conditions that are debilitating or deadly and have few or no other treatments. FDA granted fast tracking to at least 60% of the new drugs approved in each of the last five years. 10 years ago, the FDA only approved 10 new drugs by this method. There are concerns about public safety because there are trade- offs. If they approve a drug and eventually they discover some negative side effects or issues the drugs will already be on the market……..   But the data tends to be positive in favor of fast tracking: 19% of the 42 cancer drugs significantly extended patient lives as well as 26% of the 34 expedited cancer drugs approved from 2011-2014. Still, fast tracking is somewhat controversial because of political issues and questions surrounding how these decisions are made. Viagra was fast tracked because there was a social concern about men needing to have a satisfying sex life.  It was approved within six months. A similar drug for women took six years, seemingly because society does not see the value of being concerned about sexual satisfaction among women.   Generally, society sees that if you are a man struggling to have a satisfying sex life it deserves not only a solution but one you don't have to pay for. Almost all insurance companies cover this cost for men. Women's rights to sexual desire, satisfaction, and birth control are more complicated in our history and are only recently getting serious attention. Now there is a disorder called HSDD. Hypoactive sexual desire disorder. A medical condition causing low libido that affects one in ten women. HSDD has two key hallmarks: decreased sex drive and libido, coupled with feelings of distress because of the decreased sex drive. (not everyone is worried about this when they lose it) Psychological factors are considered when treating HSDD and there are also biological imbalances that cause it and nonsexual diseases like arthritis, there are certain medications that can lower sex drive, fatigue or hormonal shifts during menopause and pregnancy can as well. There has been a societal narrative that reduced everything that went wrong in the bedroom with women to psychology and everything that went wrong in the bedroom with men to biology. We believe that this is changing, but ever so slowly. There are two new drugs for women to treat HSDD:             Ayddi and Vyleesi Vyleesi is an injectable medication meant to be taken within six hours before a person intends to have sex, and works in about 45 minutes lasting about 16 hours. Ayddi is a pill taken once a day but it can take at least two weeks to start working. It was originally developed as an antidepressant, and you cannot drink alcohol while taking it. With vylessi nausea is a common side effect. Low testosterone is an issue with sex drive for women as well. If you don't want to take a prescription drug or can't afford it or your insurance does not cover it, you may want to take a supplement. Herbs like Maca and Shatavari can help boost libido in both pre and postmenopausal women but results vary and there are consistency and standardization issues with herbals. On balance, we feel that it is a good thing that the FDA is working to increase the approval process for new drugs. They are finally starting to use the European model more regularly. Hopefully this will result in better health care for the American people.

In today's podcast Mason chats to Susan Van Daal. Susan is a passionate practitioner of the Ayurvedic healing sciences. Susan believes that the "potential for healing lies in understanding nature, connecting with nature and adjusting to nature.“ Specialising in digestive health, with a focus on food as medicine, Susan incorporates her knowledge in the areas of Qigong, postnatal care, the emotional freedom technique (EFT) and biochemical science to guide her clients on the path of their own good health.  Mason and Susan discuss: Ayurvedic medicine. Digestive health. Food and plants as medicine. Mindset as a tool for creating health in the body. The power of intention when using herbs to heal. Ayurveda and postnatal care. Who Is Susan Van Daal?  Susan van Daal is an Ayurvedic practitioner, doula and founder of Inanna care. Inanna care is the embodiment of her call to inspire vital living, health, and longevity. Susan guides people through the healing of digestive disorders, such as IBS, Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's and supports women through different stages of feminine health: from fertility through pregnancy, birth and postpartum. A significant vector of her work is healing through food and plants as medicine. Her ambition is to transform other people’s lives by sharing nature’s laws and rhythms based on Ayurveda.    Resources: Susan's Website Prakriti by Robert Svoboda  Textbook of Ayurveda by Vasant Lad  The Yoga of Herbs' by David Frawley and Vasant Lad  Dravyaguna for Westerners' by Atreya Smith    *A few of the Ayurvedic terms Mason asked Susan to pronounce in the chat: Cedrus deodara (latin name) Devdaru (sanskrit name) (Himalayan Cedar wood) - is a very powerful herb especially for the Kapha dosha.  This herb is a strong tonic that acts as a expectorant, carminative and laxative, while creating a calming effect on the mind. The moment before sunrise is called Brahma - muhurta Anupanus - is a substance, such as ghee, that helps medicinal herbs reach deeper or more specific tissues in the body.   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! We got you covered on all bases ;P Check Out The Transcript Here:   Mason:  Hey, everybody and hello to you, Susan. How are you?   Susan:  I'm good. I'm losing my...   Mason:  Thank you for inviting me into your home. So, Susan Van Daal, you're up here in the Topanga Hills. Well, I'll let you explain what you do, but where do you have your Ayurvedic practitioner clinic? Are you working out of here or are you nearby?   Susan:  Yeah, I work from home, but I work also as a doula, so then I'm visiting clients. I give massages at people's place, but most of the sessions I do actually through Skype now, if I'm not working in postpartum areas.   Mason:  Okay. This conversation's just blown out into so many different areas that we're going to be able to go at it from. Just to give everyone a world... you're from Netherlands. Whereabouts are you?   Susan:  Yeah. I'm from a small town actually in the south of the Netherlands, which I've lived in for quite awhile. Then I moved to Lisbon and now I came here in half a year ago, building up my practice here.   Mason:  Okay. And you were practicing in those places as well?   Susan:  In Lisbon, I had my Ayurvedic practice, yes.   Mason:  Okay. Where did you study?   Susan:  I'm still studying, because I think it's a more lifetime commitment. I think that you...   Mason:  Good, trick question.   Susan:  Exactly. Once you start Ayuveda or yoga, whatever the sutras are endless. So I can keep on studying forever-   Mason:  Yeah, and a better question is, what's been your track and your inspirational path to learning so far?   Susan:  I think my personal experience was really the trigger to go down this route. I mean, nine years ago, I got an autoimmune disease, ulcerative colitis, and I came in touch with this book, it was called, just David Frawley, a book about Ayurveda and herbs. And I came in touch with Sankhya philosophy and felt really for me-   Mason:  What philosophy was it?   Susan:  Sankhya philosophy is one of the six Hindu philosophies of how matter or substances are created and how the universe exists. And it was not even related to my disease, necessarily, not directly, but it opened up a certain, whatever, channel. I don't know what it was. But it was familiar like, "Okay, this is truth. This for me true." And-   Mason:  But you went from a static mental model of what it was going to look like for you with an autoimmune disease, kind of like-   Susan:  Yeah, I was in Western and Western process and doctors had said, "Well, you need to take this medication for the rest of your life."   Mason:  You were like-   Susan:  And I thought, "Well..."   Mason:  It's such a common story, but and at the same time very unique. And, obviously, as you know in your experience, you go from you've bought into an official story that you're getting from an industry or a culture, which doesn't even have to be sadistic in nature, it's just their official story and their world. And, boom, and all of a sudden you crack the egg with something like that on your own.   Susan:  Exactly. I was reading that, how that [inaudible 00:02:22], so how consciousness and matter came together and how that's actually the subtlety of our existence of the universe. And then I thought, "Well, if this is how life is about, then I should connect in a different way with food, with my lifestyle, because I was not living a very good lifestyle. At the moment, I was studying and enjoying whatever, everything.   Mason:  Yep, partying.   Susan:  Food, parties, and everything. And it was just a radical shift, the book was more like kind of a spiritual awakening or something and triggered me to go more into the Ayurvedic philosophy. So first I started to study myself. For a few years I was just reading books and trying to heal my own foundation and basically I'd gotten really quite far with that. Then I thought, "No, I really need to change my life and help other people with the same kind of conditions." And then I started to study with a few Indian doctors, Dr. Shailesh, he's based in Pune, and then-   Mason:  By correspondence, or?   Susan:  No, I started at the Academy of Ayurvedic studies in Holland and they were collaborating with these two Indian doctors. Yeah. And then I continued afterwards.   Mason:  So, I know we can go down a rabbit hole on this, with the autoimmunity-   Susan:  Yeah.   Mason:  From your perspective, coming at it from an Ayurvedic lifestyle and medicine approach, herbal approach, were there... I know, and we've got a very high IQ listener here, so, permission to simplify. They know how huge it is to shift something like that and to get to the point now whether you feel like you're clear or in management more it'd be great to hear as well. But what are some of the pillar steps for you that you took in to get on top of that?   Susan:  Yeah. So it's like a process that took a few years, right? I couldn't change... although I quit it almost after a few months that I was working with some sort of Ayurvedic principals I could equate with the medications. But it's longer transition that I've been going through, of course, and I think it will end when I die, of course. So, it started, I think, to take out some elements of my diet. Mainly the standard things like dairy, meat, things that are hard to digest, because ulcerative colitis is a-   Mason:  Do you want to explain it a little bit? Yeah.   Susan:  Yeah, ulcerative colitis is inflammation of the large intestine. It's fairly similar to the disease of Crohn's, but then Chron can expand also to small intestine, stomach, and everything. So ulcerative colitis is only in the large intestine. So, yeah, the first question that I asked seeing the doctor, I was like, "Okay, the food, maybe, that I eat might affect my intestine, right?" And then he said, "Oh, it's not scientific. No food for that."   Susan:  And then I started to read about these things and, for example, pork meat sits for like 72 hours in your digestive track before you eliminate it, compared to 18 hours that fruit takes, for example. So, from that perspective, actually, it's almost like a biochemical approach, right? You just look at what does this substance do to your body and how much effort and energy does the body needs to put into it to digest it? And you can have a-   Mason:  Well, especially if you're in a place of deficiency and inflammation.   Susan:  Exactly, exactly. It's not meat or dairy at all, it just means that you need to select the foods carefully that meet your digestive fire.   Mason:  Ama?   Susan:  Yeah.   Mason:  I hear some things. I pick up some Ayurvedic [crosstalk 00:05:31]   Susan:  Yeah, yeah. I was doing a [inaudible 00:05:34] maybe I'm maybe a little bit drifting off.   Mason:  That's okay, I mean, diet of course was that first step.   Susan:  Diet was the first thing, and then of course meditation, having a routine. Routine was maybe the most important thing. Having dinner [inaudible 00:05:45]   Mason:  What's that?   Susan:  Kind of like a famous thing in Ayurveda is actually how you organize your life, your routine in the morning, especially. How to tune into circadian rhythms so you wake up at a set time at Brahama Muhurta, the most ideal time to wake up so actually around sunrise.   Mason:  Was that term, what was the word you that just used?   Susan:  Brahama Muhurta? That's the time before the sun rises, basically, because then the energy on earth is different.   Mason:  The hive mind hasn't awoken yet.   Susan:  Exactly. So if you wake up then, meditate... Nowadays I include different modalities. I don't believe that you just have to stick to just Ayurveda and yoga because yoga and Ayurveda are related. So I include a lot of [00:06:25] in my practice because for me, that's the most soothing practice I've encountered. And I'm a Vatta-Pitta, I need to have very soothing practices in the morning. Yeah, to calm to start the day in a peaceful and mindful way.   Mason:  I'm curious about your being a practitioner now. So you've gone down that route where you are helping and creating.   Susan:  Yeah.   Mason:  You've experienced it yourself. I'm sure you have practitioners, especially going down you had that route. It sounds like you really took it on yourself. You had your structure, so you're in a healing pattern, you limited your diet for a few years while you were healing, you had a structure for a practice in the morning while you were healing. Now, you'd be utilizing those in your practice but yet you're stepping beyond that place where you're needing to consider yourself somewhat of a patient or treat yourself because it's appropriate for times. I'm always fascinated when you've been through it and then you have patients. What I see so often is practitioners then getting trapped in, "This is how now your lifestyle needs to look for the rest of your life." And there's a bit of a stunting in staying in that, "Well, I'll always be a patient." There's a subtle fear.   Susan:  Oh, yeah.   Mason:  You know what I mean?   Susan:  I understand exactly what you mean, yeah.   Mason:  So I'm just curious because you're in it.   Susan:  To be honest, I really don't consider myself as a patient anymore. I don't know I that's the question.   Mason:  No, but that's what I get. You're not. And so that period when you were healing, healing, healing, healing and then with say, your diet or your rigid practice that is required, then how did you successfully bridge over into a lifestyle that was more dynamic?   Susan:  [crosstalk 00:08:02] Yeah, yeah, yeah. I understand what you're saying. You mean what it took from me to get to that stage.   Mason:  Either that, or how do you then inform your patients of that process?   Susan:  So, I work with people, or I'd prefer to work, it's not always working like that, for a couple of months. Especially when you need to heal severe diseases like ulcerative colitis or something. You need to work for at least three to four months or maybe six sometimes. And I always tell them, "It's a process," right? And now I might recommend to eliminate pork or meat, more heavy meat, from your diet, but this is temporary, you know? It's just to get rid of excess amount. That's what we talk about in Ayurveda when you have a buildup of toxins in your digestive tract. It's more like mucus, kind of, sticky substance that stays in your large intestines. And that can permeate through the intestinal wall and then interfere, actually, with the proteins that are running through your own blood, your own proteins. And then they start to fight because your body cannot recognize any more which proteins are yours or from undigested.   Mason:  Yes.   Susan:  So, I really believe that it's all a temporary imbalance and that you need to go through this stage of elimination and detoxification. And then afterwards, when the symptoms diminish or even are gone, then you need to start build up with Rasayanas, for example.   Mason:  Rasayanas, yeah.   Susan:  Rasayanas. Yeah, and then I'd think then you can also become a little bit more... You always need to be mindful, I think, what you're eating and how you're eating. And, or course, at the same time, you need to allow yourself, also, to relax and not to create this mental thing about food because that's a very tricky thing and there is a very fine line between these two.   Mason:  Well it's interesting you bring up the Rasayanas there, and I feel like in Rasayanas I think everyone, if you've heard the [00:09:44] episode I go over this a lot more, you might be able to learn a little bit more, but it's not about the fact that we're just like, "Now you just take Rasayana herbs. Now you take tonic herbs." It's more about the philosophy that revolves around that. It's a philosophy when you go from being sick, because, I don't know why, just bear with me as we go through this, but I feel like it's something that a lot of people would really appreciate hearing again and again and again and again. Because, you know, I just came from that mindbodygreen Revitalize weekend, right? And it was great, you know. When I'm hearing people on stage, I'll take everything with a grain of salt at all times while still respecting peoples' work heavily.   Mason:  But there was this one really well regarded MD doctor, it was basically he's just like, "Look, this is how I am with my patients. It's no spinach, no meat, no nightshades, no grain, no quinoa, no chia..." So it was very lectern-based. Anyway, it was just like the whole argument of a gorilla gets all its protein from vegetation, That really old kind of thing. And then just telling everyone they should be having tons of olive oil every day. But anyway, he was a keynote, right? I was sitting there going like, "This guy gets people who are very sick and tries to get them well and is then very confused about the fact that people need to then branch out and open up after that fact and not remain on this "I'm sick" diet."   Susan:  Exactly, yeah-   Mason:  So, this is where I get the sense that you're going through it with Rasayanas. So what's the intention there? Because you're trying to get well when you're sick, then when you're essentially well you don't have a reframing that occurs. So you're still just trying to stay well and that dictates something, there's no momentum. But it's confusing with Rasayanas, I think at the talk you came to the other night, because you were there it reminded me to mention it, with the Rasayana intent of taking an herb like Shatavari and Ashwagandha to bring spontaneous joy, allow spontaneous joy to emerge from the body. It's a very subtle intention, yet it's one that you can wrap your head around long-term, right?   Susan:  It is like a bill is a nourishing thing. It's more like, "Oh, I'm taking care of myself and my body." It's not like, "Oh, I need to..." I mean, it's more like, indeed, what you're saying. That's a good perspective, actually, to look at it from a pleasure kind of side, rather than, "I need to heal," or something. But in the stages that I go through with most of my clients, first there's kind of a lot of elimination. So maybe, also, you can lose maybe a little bit of body weight or something.   Susan:  And then you need to build up the tissues again, which is also a very nourishing practice and I would not see it as "You're still sick." I would say like, "Oh, you're taking care of yourself and you understand your body better and what is compatible with your body." And not like, "Oh, I eat maybe now french fries. So I know maybe tomorrow I might have some discomfort, but it's fine. It's fine and I know how to counteract that the day after," or something. More to understand which foods affect your body in a certain way, which is all fine, without any judgment. But then also learn from it and be mindful like, "Okay, I do this and I enjoy it, and I'm fully present in that and enjoying it. And then after, I might use some herbs or something or another [00:12:58] diet to balance it out [inaudible 00:12:59]."   Mason:  Yeah, you've got tools, right?   Susan:  You have tools, you have tools, yeah.   Mason:  You've got tools and then you embody some of the tools and then, as you go forth, you get to explore different intentions. And you've got such a vibrant lifestyle, I think. I love practitioners. And there's so many emerging that just embody... Because you need to teach that bridging, I'm getting a sense of, that bridge from, "I'm sick" towards like, "All right, now were healing. Now you need to take it on yourself." I feel like a practitioner needs to maintain that and communicate it via osmosis, that ownership and sovereignty they have within themselves, so the patient can see, "Right, now I've come to the end of my journey. I can see through the corner of my eye what the next step is," and then they can move beyond that paradigm.   Mason:  I want to go into herbs. We've had a couple chats about the herbaceous world around us, including having more and more experiences just over the past weekend, where you're deepening your relationship and entwining and little bit more. I'm going to leave it very open-ended. Where did that love affair with especially herbs begin for you personally? And then let's start diving into the way you relate to herbs through Ayurveda.   Susan:  I think my deep respect for food and for herbs came from my own experience and I think, too, deepening my meditation and some other spiritual practices and learning from Lakota elders from different tribes and how they relate to herbs and how they treat the plants. Because, yeah, you have vegan people... I'm not against vegan, I'm not necessarily in favor of it. I think everyone needs to decide what feels best for their own body. But what you see, for example, that the Lakota tribes, they treat plants in the same way as they treat animals. Also in Ayurveda there is the concept of [00:14:40], the soul of the plant. You can call it "soul," you can call it maybe, "consciousness" or "higher intelligence" resonates more with some people. But-   Mason:  And with the veganism thing, you're talking about the fact that plants are conscious?   Susan:  Always a sacrifice is made for your meal, even as plants like, effect on the environment. I mean, yeah, of course meat has a bigger impact on the [crosstalk 00:15:03]   Mason:  Well, meat has such an in-your-face impact.   Susan:  Exactly.   Mason:  There is a central nervous system that we can relate to. Yet we can't relate to the pain and emotional receptors of a plant.   Susan:  No, exactly. But I think, too, this learning with different tribes and not just with Ayurveda, but more indigenous tribes from the Amazon or something. I felt that plants have a spirit and that you can connect with it. There is a reason why in Ayurveda we're singing mantras when we prepare herbal decoctions or infusions or whatever. And why also, in the Amazon, they are connecting with the plant by singing whatever [00:15:40] or whatever to it. And I have felt it doesn't matter if you believe if there is this higher intelligence in plants or if you see that your mind is connecting in an intentful way with the plant. And that helps the acceleration of the healing, you know? I think it can work both sides. It doesn't matter how you explain it.   Susan:  But for me, with my meditation practices and other practices I've learned, I've cultivated a deep respect for plants and herbs, yeah. Because it has helped me in a symptomatic, very clear way. It just improves my life by smudging, working with cedar, different types of cedar and sage, and see how it changes my energy, the way how I feel, literally. And also I can see, for example, in post-partum, if you work with certain herbs and you come into the room with a woman who just gave birth, you feel that the aromas all the senses are stimulated by plants. And it's, do you say "undeniable?"   Mason:  It is "undeniable."   Susan:  Yeah, I mean, it's so present.   Mason:  In terms of ingesting the herbs at the same time? Is that what the example's there? Especially with the sage, of course. I feel like what you're talking to is a fanaticism in the medical system around herbs and drugs is, "Go, go, go, go, go, quick, quick, quick, quick, quick, quick. We don't have time for that, you know?"   Susan:  Quick fix.   Mason:  Yeah, quickly. And that's just hocus pocus bullshit.   Susan:  Yeah! Yeah.   Mason:  And if anything, as you said, whether you believe that here is a consciousness or a personality and an energy, you know... I'm sure with herbs you're using for treatment, you might be using teas or powders or capsules or something in that sense. It doesn't detract from that fact that slowing down and having a little bit of a connection, whether you're in the harvesting process or the usage process, I think what it does, and what you're speaking to, is as you slow down and you connect that little bit, I think that's the space where what I call the "placebo" is activated.   Susan:  Exactly, yeah. You could see it like that. So, even if it's just smelling the herb before you take it or just ask to help, I mean, yeah maybe it sounds a bit out of air, but I really believe it, that if you ask for... No, maybe if you're like really trying to connect with it, and not just like, "Okay, I use it as a, whatever, it's there." If you use it with a certain intention and with a certain respect, yeah, it's a really big difference if you take in herbs in that way, rather than just on the go, in the car, and I take a few capsules because I need some supplement, or something, some minerals.   Mason:  Give me, give me, give me, give me-   Susan:  Give me, exactly. Yeah.   Mason:  Were there any herbs in particular? I'm sure it's many, and I know it's not about just one herb, but there are any herbs that really swept you off your feet?   Susan:  Yeah, like Boswellia Serrata.   Mason:  [inaudible 00:18:15]?   Susan:  Frankincense. Yeah, also already its aroma is super strong. But I also felt, after working it for a month doing mono diet and then just trying to ingest it and try to feel what's happening with my body-   Mason:  Explain the mono diet.   Susan:  Ayurveda, there are some fasting methods. But for certain types of people like more Vatta dominating people, predominately Vatta types, fasting is not always the best thing because it can disrupt their digestive fire and everything and make them less grounded. So then you have mono diet. You eat three times a day, basically the same meal like, one type of grains, most of the time it's kitchri, but you can use one type of grain if another grain appeals more to you, I'm not very rigid around that.   Mason:  Including the herb at the same time?   Susan:  I take it before eating the food. I take ingest it before.   Mason:  That's kind of like your [00:19:04].   Susan:  Yeah, kind of, and I did that also. I mean, I wish I did it with all the herbs that I'm using. But this is a long lifetime practice to connect with herbs on a more deeper level than just in a mind, how do you say, it ventures from...   Mason:  Like a materia medica sense?   Susan:  Yeah, exactly More from a mind perspective rather than really feeling into it.   Mason:  Yeah, that's beautiful, I like-   Susan:  Also that devadaru seed is actually the Himalyan ceder wood.   Mason:  What's it called?   Susan:  Cedrus deodara. In Sanskrit it's devadaru I had also incredible experiences with that because I was reading in the sutras about it, what kind of effects it would have, and then [inaudible 00:19:43] more biochemical approach. But then, when I was using it, I realized that, because it was actually in the ancient text it says it's heating to the body and I have a high Pitta, so high heat in my body. But I was working with it and then I felt like, whoa, I don't feel that aspect of it. So I think it's also very important to sometimes detach from all the knowledge that you have. Is it not that Lao Tzu once said that you need to get rid of everything that you learned in order to really like-   Mason:  That's frustrating.   Susan:  It is!   Mason:  Like, when you feel kind of like, "Gosh, I know my shit." That's why I think it's like, whether you're someone like myself, who was previously like, "No, I'm not going anywhere near that practitioner realm because I want to guard the image that I have" or if you're a practitioner that's like, "No, I know the energetics, I know that this one's heating and that one's cooling and that that's a heating disease so you use a cooling herb." And that is sense where there's no nuance in both cases. It's the ultimate maturity, right? To be like, "Cool, I know a lot, but I know nothing. And I'm willing for it to be colorful."   Susan:  And to open up to the experience, right? Without any preconceptions that you have. Just, okay, let's allow yourself to let the herb do it's work and then see what's happening. If it's expanding, or is it contracting? Whatever is happening in the body. It's so fascinating. I love to work with it.   Mason:  Unfortunately, you're going to have to look outside of the box sometimes in order to get the most amazing results. That's kind of like I felt in my beginnings because, especially in the beginning, I was such in that multidimensional world. I felt like a tripper. I couldn't quite connect it to a symptomatic response which would ground this way of approaching. I was just in that instinctively feeling, "I think you should go and explore this direction of health. I think you really need to work on your skin and detoxifying your skin" or "I really think you need to be working on your estrogen." And just take these long-winded parts connecting it to whatever the symptomatic response was. And I think everyone, especially in the medical and practitioner community, doesn't trust that instinct that emerges.   Susan:  I really fully agree. I think so. Because we are so trained to look at herbs into that system that I have a lot of respect of this heritage of all this kind of knowledge, but then-   Mason:  Of course. It's beyond useful.   Susan:  But still, for me it's very important what my own experience is with a herb. And that can only build it after months of using it on a consistent basis.   Mason:  Before I ask you about being a doula, is there some other herbs that you use in practice that you just want to give a little shout out?   Susan:  So you asked also something about what my relationship was with Ayurveda and herbs. I feel nowadays I really want to explore the herbs that grow around my surrounding, right? In Topanga. So what is growing here and what helps me here, rather than just working with the traditional Ayurveda herbs. Although, I feel if you're talking about Rasayanas, it's for me very difficult to find the same kind of quality, that nourishing tonic kind of, more what you talk about tonics. I think the tonics and Rasayanas are very similar. And I feel like, in that aspect, I didn't encounter yet the same kind of quality and profoundness of herbs in my own area. So then I reached back to indeed Ashwagandha, Shatavari, Amalaki, Triphala, like whatever, these kind of more-   Mason:  Triphala, delicious   Susan:  They are so delicious. Everyone loves it. Maybe then capsules is sometimes the right thing.   Mason:  Yeah.   Susan:  And Mustaka whatever, Brahmi, these kind of things, feel very profound. But, for example, if I have a client or something, or even myself, a UTI, for example, a quite clear symptom, then I would really recommend to just use Uva Ursi or burdock or marshmallow or other kind of herbs.   Mason:  Right, well that's it. Yeah-   Susan:  Sometimes the symptomatic approach is not-   Mason:  Well, it's ideal. Just like, I'm not sure what the other classifications. It's a bit like a Rasayana has its own clinical intent. We know what Ashwagandha does. But if the whole, "Oh, they're adaptogens, you can use them for anything at any time," it's not... Like, a Rasayana mostly, a tonic, is to strengthen the body, make it resilient, allow spontaneous joy to come forth because you know the system is calm and you can work on yourself. And that's why that's the superior herbs and tonic herbalism. That's they're intent.   Susan:  Are you nourishing the Qi, right? With tonics.   Mason:  No, not necessarily, I mean, with a herb like astragalus, is pure Qi. It's a Qi tonic, so you're nourishing lung and spleen, right? And so it's tonifying from that angle. And in terms of everything building and sealing, it's just not quite the case with a tonic. It's like it's too much of a broad brush, over a tonic. No, we only use tonic in times of sickness to build back the body after it's been emaciated. Whereas, if you then get an appropriate dose and keep your finger on the pulse of your own energy, the whole point is that you're strengthening systems of the body so they can do what they need to do, rather than just purely tightening and toning the body or the system. You know, of course Cordyceps in instance of autoimmunity as is Reishi, has been shown to be bringing back the capacity for T-cell regulation to return and so we see autoimmunity or antibodies implicated decreasing.   Susan:  Similar effect as [inaudible 00:24:51].   Mason:  Yeah, exactly. In particular instances. But, I think that's where people don't realize that there is those tiers. So that's the superior herbs and then in the regular herbs, like [00:25:02], and, as you were talking to there, herbs that I used to treat symptoms specifically, and they have a slight toxicity about them.   Susan:  Yeah, so you need to use it, indeed, for a limited period of time.   Mason:  For a limited time-   Susan:  And that's prefect-   Mason:  Rasayanas and tonics, I feel like they're just nontoxic. Which people think, "Oh my god, I can have them as much as I want?" No, that's not the case.   Susan:  No, no. Exactly, exactly, exactly. And from an Ayurvedic is always because Rasayanas are a little bit harder to digest, in general, than other herbs, so from that aspect Ayurveda always would include some sort of [00:25:37], that's what we call [00:25:38] as a vehicle that you ingest a herb with. So like some sort of substance that can be like gi or aloe vera that helps to-   Mason:  Did you say, "aloe vera?" for a Pitta?   Susan:  Yeah.   Mason:  For someone inflamed or [crosstalk 00:25:50]. Aloe vera's one of my favorites, I grew up with it.   Susan:  Or with a ginger decoction or something that helps the digestion of Rasayanas-   Mason:  I think that's a crossover. Humans necessarily created a hot elixir for themselves, or they would pair the herbs with a delivery system, quite often a flavoring, or a fat-like gi, or whatever it was, in order to buffer the releasing of all the medicines. And especially ginger, an absolute perfect example of the amount of, especially paired with licorice, the amount of blends in TCM that are just rounded out with ginger or rounded out with mint. These herbs, they weave everything together, you know? Especially licorice, it's just the ultimate weaver-   Susan:  Is licorice more well known for that property than ginger in Chinese medicine?   Mason:  Yeah, licorice I believe is the most used herb in Chinese medicine.   Susan:  Interesting, so that's maybe the ginger of-   Mason:  It's the great magnifier. But it's a wonderful Qi tonic at the same time . And so it's a digestive... You know, so much starts with digestion, ama, spleen. It's like Hippocrates, "All disease begins in the gut. All disease, then, ends in the gut."   Susan:  Exactly, yeah, I really believe that.   Mason:  Yeah, so from Taoist perspective, we're trying to maintain our vital Xing. I'm not sure what is like-   Susan:  That would be [00:27:02] I think in-   Mason:  [00:27:03]. But, it's like yes, your [00:27:05], Xing, like a pilot light, I'm not sure if this is the same correlation, a pilot light for ama. But, it's like these are kind of like the pilot light for the spleen, and therefore cooking the pot of the stomach, right?   Susan:  Hmm. That's interesting.   Mason:  Everyone, continuously, we need to restore the Xing first in the West from, this is just my perspective, it's not definitive. But then, you need to psychologically make the transition towards managing your Qi, digestion, and your breath. And so the focus, to keep our finger on the pulse in what we're talking about, getting to a place where you're no longer exhausted or sick. You're watching yourself in the way that your capacity to digest and your capacity to utilize your food and breath, or lack thereof, and stay warm, continue to circulate and stay somewhat in harmony emotionally. That's all kind of comes back to the spleen.   Mason:  And so, when you see one of the primary spleen and Qi and harmonizing tonics is licorice, there the proof is in the pudding that long-term it's that middle ground where you can sit really long-term, keeping your finger on the pulse, and it gives you a real long view of your life. It's like a real tortoise and the hare, an amalgamation of both. And I feel like I hear ama being brought up so much, and unless you've embodied your ability to take responsibility for yourself once you've healed, I feel like then you can reapproach digestive Qi, digestive capacity, and ama with a whole new light. You don't feel like you're sick and you're just limited.   Susan:  Yeah, that's very true.   Mason:  This is the reality, yeah. You want to elaborate on that?   Susan:  Elaborate on that? No, I think I agree, yeah, what you're saying. I mean, I don't know if the spleen and the ama... I mean, the ama is a result of indigestion, right? So I think where the focus in Chinese medicine is on the spleen, I think in Ayurvedic it's really about the stomach, the small intestine, the large intestine, that area more.   Mason:  But it's the same world, just different points of view.   Susan:  Exactly.   Mason:  So, I'm really curious about what talked you into being a doula, as well.   Susan:  Oh, yeah.   Mason:  It comes up so much on this Podcast, you know? Just that sacred space and that sacred realm that I didn't realize we were going to be heading into that direction. And yeah, just go nuts.   Susan:  Part of my Ayurvedic training included some post-partum work, and I started, basically, just to help first friends that gave birth. And I came there and then I had such a profound experience with one of my friends that had a very tough labor. And then I started to give her a massage. And in Ayurveda there's this concept of that the soul of the baby and the could of the mother are connected for the first two years of their lives. And I experienced, at least in this first few weeks of the life of the baby, I felt like as soon as the mother was nourished and taken care of and relaxed, as soon as I started to massage her for example, the baby started to calm down. For me, it was like, "Whoa, this is quite profound." [crosstalk 00:29:56] or something. It was just amazing to see the effect and that's where it came from that I wanted to focus more on that transition that women are going through when they gave birth.   Mason:  Looking at post-partum, fourth trimester, what's your approach?   Susan:  You mean for the women that I supported? I mean, what my approach is? I mean the fourth trimester, yeah, in many indigenous tribes and cultures, or ancient cultures, that fourth trimester women need to be taken care of and nourished by family or friends. And that's what I would like to being a little bit more in this modern society. I think more awareness of that transition that women are going through and that fourth trimester is almost even more important. Because you see often women are pregnant and then there's a lot of attention in these first nine months. And then the baby's born and then I think, "Okay, the baby's born."   Susan:  But I think it's very important to support women in this period afterwords because, I mean, one in ten, I think it was one of the statistics recently published, that one in ten women get post-partum depression and these kind of things. And it can be very well treated if there is the right attention and support for these women. There is this hormonal imbalance, of course, that can be treated with herbs, for example, Vitex is very good for that, mugwort-   Mason:  Vitex is magic, yeah.   Susan:  Balances mood. And also like when people go through miscarriages it's very important that women have support in that recovering. It's such a transformative thing, spiritually, emotionally, physically-   Mason:  Are you personalizing a lot of the herbal approach post-partum? Or are there herbs like Vitex that you feel are quite across the board, essentially appropriate for most people?   Susan:  Yes, I have to say yes. Although I know Vitex is a little bit heating but I've really seen good results in many cases-   Mason:  Yeah, it's like keep your finger on the pulse.   Susan:  Yeah. And Borage oil, for example, is very good, I think. It has an antidepressant-like action. Giving massage for that, I know that in traditional Ayurveda they use [00:31:53] after pregnancy. But Borage, I have a personal connection with Borage oil.   Mason:  What's the practice where you're just oiling yourself up?   Susan:  That's called a [00:32:03]   Mason:  A [00:32:03].   Susan:  Yeah, and that's very important after giving birth because the nervous system and everything needs to calm down.   Mason:  I mean, [inaudible 00:32:10], my fiance, when she gets the chance, she practices that and I can always get the sense of absolute parasympathetic emerging. I mean, I can't believe-   Susan:  It's very soothing.   Mason:  Yeah, I mean, I can't believe we don't... When there's an athlete that's done an ultramarathon, there's so much focus placed on their recovery in order to get themselves to be able to compete again. And for themselves, they're... But culturally, I think this is obvious to everyone that's going to be listening, but culturally that fourth trimester we completely underestimate just how much you need to regenerate after birth. Far out.   Susan:  Completely, yeah.   Mason:  Okay, Vitex, any other general, obviously this is general-   Susan:  Abhyanga is one of the most important, I think, practices. But also to bring in some devour of an aroma or sage baths or some sort of more rituals of something to honor that stage of a woman's life. I think it's very important. And just holding space for women in that period is very important. I mean, it's all a combination of things, of nourishing food is also very important. Suggest food that gets [inaudible 00:33:19] for them, herbal soups but also bone broth, they need to build up-   Mason:  Build it back.   Susan:  Yeah.   Mason:  Is watermelon seed a thing in India? I might have made that up. Completely.   Susan:  Watermelon seed? Especially in post-partum or?   Mason:  Yeah, I mean I just remember looking through all the post-, this is almost three years ago, looking at them all, of course, it's like wherever you're at it's nourishing Xing-building herbs a lot of the time or broths and soups. Soup are nourishing. I'm sure it was in China, it's pork after birth, you know? And in India it's many things. But watermelon seeds, I was like, watermelon seeds [crosstalk 00:33:52]   Susan:  I didn't hear about this. So I haven't learned about [crosstalk 00:33:56]   Mason:  I was like, you know, sometimes you get into that frame of mind you read something you're like, "Okay, cool, I'm down."   Susan:  "Yeah, I need to do that."   Mason:  "Yeah, okay got to do pork, and I've got to do watermelon seeds, I've got to do Cordyceps, I've got to do that..." And you're like, "Okay, no, maybe I can just drop a couple of these and get back to what the real intention is here."   Susan:  Yeah, exactly. And Shatavari is the most famous one.   Mason:  Shatavari?   Susan:  Yeah.   Mason:  Mm-hmm (affirmative). Asparagus magic.   Susan:  Yeah.   Mason:  Well, it would be interesting to get your two cents. When women ask from our collective what's going to be useful, quite often Reishi's one that's there to be considered. It's got the, I don't know what you'd call it, the brand? Around being good for sleep, but essentially, it's a Shen tonic. So, the calming the mind, maintaining adaptability of the mind in unifying with the body, so that you can continue to develop your conscious awareness of what's going on. So number one, essentially, because you're changing so heavily and if you've got stuck mental patterns that you haven't dealt with during that child-bearing stage, you'll get stuck in quite often depression can emerge, so on and so forth.   Mason:  Shatavari, from the Taoist perspective, is considered one of the most beautiful Shen tonics. Reishi gets in and really can change your direction. Shatavari in my experience creates this atmosphere and this adapting atmospheric pressure for your mind and for your consciousness, which is just really beautiful, present space. The Taoists, their main intention for long-term for using it was to enable you to fly. To fly with your consciousness and fly with your dreams and be free, right?   Susan:  And can see it from the perspectives as Shatavari is working on the blood, right? And the blood and Shen are very much related?   Mason:  Yes.   Susan:  So I can imagine that case is the seed of the Shen right? So, if the blood is built, and good, and especially very important after post-partum, right? That the blood is built again, and nourished.   Mason:  Obviously so much of yoga is-   Susan:  And raspberry leaf.   Mason:  Oh, raspberry leaf   Susan:  [crosstalk 00:35:51]   Mason:  And nettle.   Susan:  And nettle, indeed, yeah. I've been now reading a little bit into the blue cohosh thing and that's what I find biggest in the Native American traditions, blue cohosh was used to, even in giving labor, to dilate the birth canal. But then I reading like what kind of pop med studies.   Mason:  Pop med?   Susan:  Yeah, studies like more biochemical approaches and then they show that it can create some birth defects or something. So I'm still figuring out what I feel for that. I didn't feel confident yet to prescribe that herb. But, anyway, I really feel like those Native American traditions, they have a deeper understanding, maybe, than some scientists nowadays have. You never what agenda is behind a study. So that's a bit of a tricky thing sometimes with herbs.   Mason:  Yeah, it's a double-edged sword.   Susan:  Yeah.   Mason:  Because sometimes we find out these amazing little nuances from herbs from these studies and sometimes, of course, people are like, "Oh my gosh, this herb is really toxic to the liver. Oh, I'm never taking it again." You'd look at the dose that they gave the rats and it's just unreasonable.   Susan:  Yeah, exactly! Or they just extract one compound, right? And then they magnify that thing. And that's, I think where Chinese medicine and Ayurveda meet, is that we look at plants as a holistic being, right? Nothing is like for no reason there. So everything is working together, all the compounds, and they interact and they create synergy together and that's how it affects the body and you cannot really just extract. That's also, they never found, I think, in ginseng the active compound, right? If I'm not mistaken?   Mason:  Ginseng asides are being variously discovered and they're trying to attribute different aspects to those compounds [crosstalk 00:37:21]   Susan:  But they can never extract, right? They could never extract the particle of the herb that was the-   Mason:  No, they don't know what it is.   Susan:  No.   Mason:  It's like with St. John's Wort. Different countries associate different active constituents to be the primary. And that's just my favorite example. There's so much of Chaga mushroom and Reishi mushroom that haven't been identified yet. And we could assume the same of majority of herbs. And I like what you said. With pregnancy especially, it's like, "Are these herbs safe during pregnancy?"   Susan:  Yeah, it's even more important than treating individual clients. I mean, I feel more confidence prescribing a herb when it's just small infection, of course, than when it's a pregnancy concerned or even childbirth. I mean, yeah-   Mason:  Of course, I mean-   Susan:  Such a fragile state.   Mason:  Well, it's a fragile state but I think the difference when we look traditionally, they had a different understanding. And I think they had a different understanding because they slowed themselves down. They understood in their administering. Some people will be like, "Oh, they used Eucommia bark and Reishi in pregnancy traditionally. So they're cool to go." And it's like, "Well..." If you look especially at any point you introduce something slowly, so you can take that pause that we were talking about earlier, the awareness of the herb, allow yourself to experience it.   Mason:  Now, then the other thing that comes about is the fact that you were saying "herbal interactions." So, some herbs are friends, some are enemies, some lift each other up, some dampen each other, some kill each other, and some are complete servants to others. Although it seems complicated, it's generally not. Especially in a Rasayana or a tonic herb perspective, it's like a do-it-yourself at home experiment. It gets a little bit trickier when you get down into treatment herbs. But, at the same time, in the instances of herbal application during pregnancy, traditionally, they knew that slow response and indifferent states herbs were going to have different reactions with each other. And so they just took it slow. They just went and started with minute amounts, or they knew each other so intimately that they went, "I know this herb and I know you, you're going to get along really well."   Susan:  Yeah! And I also think they were way more conscious about the setting, what they created around how they administered it. And I think the setting is very important also.   Mason:  What kind of setting do you create?   Susan:  I mean, I'm not like a birth doula, right?   Mason:  Yeah.   Susan:  Sorry. Okay.   Mason:  Yeah, just like in general, creating that healing environment, especially post-partum. You've talked about aromas-   Susan:  Yeah. It depends what the woman needs in that specific moment, right? So sometimes it's just listening. But, I mean, there's always an aspect that first checking in, what are the needs at the moment? Does she need protective sleep? Is the main priority? But then still, I'm bringing in essential oils or some baths, sage baths or something else. That connects them more with it's a sacred space and time in life, right? So that connects them with, a little bit more, with their body and it brings them back to their heart basically.   Mason:  And what you were saying in terms of just asking, I feel like that's-   Susan:  Checking in.   Mason:  Just checking in.   Susan:  It's very important. Maybe she didn't eat for six hours or something. So at first we'll prepare some food, you know? It depends. I always, every time when I visit, it's bring in in some sort of connection with a herb. It can be essential oils, just bring a diffuser. Can be like an oil that I've prepared myself. Mugwort or Borage or whatever.   Mason:  Oh, so good.   Susan:  Yeah.   Mason:  That must be fun work.   Susan:  It is. For me, the doula work brought in all aspects that I really love. This deeper connection with one person, or actually a family. And I like to cook, I like to prepare herbs. What I like in the doula work is that I prepare the oils myself. It's more like a personal longer-term connection that's built. That's what I really like. And the effect that you can see.   Mason:  Yeah, that's so real. So non-superficial   Susan:  Yeah. Yeah. And it's very humbling. I mean, the only thing that you're doing there is to serve and checking what does the person need? You know? And, I don't know, it's just beautiful.   Mason:  So, before we completely rewind, first of all, what are the two... So, we're in your room up here-   Susan:  This is mugwort [inaudible 00:41:24]-   Mason:  So you've got a mugwort brew.   Susan:  Tincture, yeah.   Mason:  Why is it a-   Susan:  It's a tincture.   Mason:  What's the menstruum?   Susan:  You mean this [crosstalk 00:41:30]? It's like 40%.   Mason:  It's kind of vodka.   Susan:  Yeah. Yeah. I just, yeah. I could only find this online to buy a high percentage but I think it's fine.   Mason:  Yeah, 40% gets the job done.   Susan:  And this one is royal [inaudible 00:41:40] it's like a good kidney tonic. It works. So this is, I just forawrd these herbs.   Mason:  From the area? What was that other one, sorry?   Susan:  Royal [00:41:48]   Mason:  Okay.   Susan:  It's used by the Chumash Indians for kidney disorders. It's a kidney tonic. Also a bit of a diuretic. Help with a little bit with UTIs and these kid of things. And because the tincture is fast-acting so it works on infections quite well.   Mason:  Just bringing it in to land, are there any texts or YouTube channels or anything that you'd like, or have you got any resource, if anyone wants to go bring a little bit more of the Ayurvedic practices into their lives? Especially-   Susan:  Yeah, I mean, I really try to combine to balance out a little bit the ancient text with just biochemical studies, like modern science. So the ancient text that I use is Charaka Samhita. Yeah, it's I think the most fundamental text that's written about it. And then Ashtanga Hridayam is a little bit more easy to understand. So I think maybe you start with Ashtanga Hridayam. Yeah, it' describes basic principals of Ayurveda. And some people like argue a little bit against a modern interpretations, but I like the books of [00:42:53] a lot, and David Frawley. I like it. I mean, I think-   Mason:  I know David Frawley. Michael Tierra's got a good book that came with his course called The Way of Ayurvedic Herbs that was really nice as well.   Susan:  Who, sorry?   Mason:  Michael Tierra.   Susan:  Michael Tierra.   Mason:  Yeah, he's interesting. He's doing a lot of what a lot of people are doing. Doing a lot of bridging and helping people interpret Ayurvedic TCM and Western herbalism and saying where they cross paths.   Susan:  Yeah, that's interesting. And Robert Svoboda.   Mason:  Svoboda, okay.   Susan:  Yeah, he has interesting... And actually one of my teachers is Atreya Smith, and he has also for me very easy to understand interpretations of Charaka Samhita. So, one of his book is Dravyaguna for Westerners. That's one of the books that I use most oftenly because he uses Western herbs and has Ayurvedic monographs of them.   Mason:  Nice.   Susan:  So very, very useful, yeah.   Mason:  Beautiful. We'll get those in the notes. It's 11:11am. That sounds like a perfect time for us to wrap it up. Thanks heaps for coming on. So, yeah. Your website, best way to connect with you?   Susan:  Is inanacare.com   Mason:  How do I spell it?   Susan:  I-n-a-n-n-a-care.com   Mason:  Perfecto. We'll put it in the notes plus all those texts that you were talking about. Thanks so much for coming on.   Susan:  Thank you too, Mason. Was nice.

Colette talks about four well respected healing herbs used in Ayurvedic medicine: Ashwaghandha Shatavari Fenugreek Triphala She covers the following for each herb: The origin of the herb The energetics of each herb: Taste/Rasa Energy/Virya Post Digestive Effect/Vipak  Benefits of each herb Have questions? Join the conversation over on the Elements of Ayurveda Podcast Facebook Group. Check out all the details on Colette's French Riviera Ayurveda & Yoga Retreat Oct 11-13th on the NEW Elements Healing & Wellbeing Website! Thanks for listening!  

Herbal medicine can be a little scary for those that are thinking of having a baby or trying to conceive. You may be asking, "are the herbs safe to take?" "What happens if I get pregnant, will they hurt the baby?" You may just feel overwhelmed with the options and not sure if you're making the right choice for your unique situation. In today's episode, we go over 8 botanical herbs that are known traditionally and clinically to be helpful in fertility: Black cohosh, Chaste Tree Berry, Dong Quai, Red Raspberry Leaf, Tribulus, Rhodiola, Shatavari, Wild Yam. These herbs are safe when taken is recommended doses from a reputable source. If you find out you're pregnant while taking these herbs, it's important to work with a licensed practitioner to know what's safe to continue. Most of the herbs we discuss should be stopped once you have a positive test. At the end of the episode, we name a few of our favorite herbal blends to use with our clients. You can find show notes for the episode and link to resources we discuss on our website here: https://tinyfeet.co/my-podcast/44. Take the FREE Quiz: Are You Healthy Enough to Get Pregnant?

Heute habe ich eine Aufzeichnung der Instagram Live Session vom vergangenen Sonntag für dich. Einige Hörer sind nicht auf Instagram und manchen fällt es verständlicherweise im Alltag auch sehr schwer eine so lange Dauer auf Instagram zu verweilen. Aktuell beantworte ich jeden Sonntag eure Fragen (wie in einer kleinen Sprechstunde) auf Instagram. In dieser Folge habe ich 4 Punkte herausgegriffen die am häufigsten gefragt wurden. Ich beantworte die Fragen ??? -was tun bei einem Blähbauch -wie werde ich Stressdurchfall los -die beste Hilfe bei Appetitlosigkeit und -wie kann ich Triphala, Shatavari und Ashwagandha einsetzen Ich hoffe sehr die Ausführungen helfen dir und ich freue mich auf dein Feedback zu dieser etwas anderen Folge. Alle Infos zu Lenatura findest du unter www.lenatura.de Trage dich jetzt ein, in die Warteliste zum Unbeschwert ernährt Online Kurs Kostenfreies Online Webinar am 11.08.2019 Terminbuchung 1:1 Ernährungstherapie online & offline Hast du noch Fragen? Dann buche dir hier dein kostenloses Vorgespräch! Deine Meinung ist mir wichtig, deshalb sende mir dein Feedback: auf Instagram , Facebook oder per Mail

I'm so excited to share that I'm PREGNANT and in this week's episode I'm sharing my journey to conception with my husband. We talk about our excitement and fears, how we each prepared and the decisions we've made so far in our pregnancy. I hope you enjoy this week's episode. Please remember to subscribe to the Rise Parenting Podcast on iTunes Podcast for notifications about new episodes! Show Notes: Fertility herbs I mention… Pre-Conception, Fertility Support: - Herbs: these I took each morning in warm water like a tea for several months, then twice a day leading up to ovulation/conception and Derek began drinking this same tea leading up to conception as well: -- Ashwagandha - powder -- Slippery Elm - powder -- Shatavari – powder -- Maca – powder - Tea – I made this tea in bulk and drank it in the evenings: -- Red raspberry leave, Red clover, Nettles, Liquorish root, Dong Quai, and Rose -- While at work I'd sometimes have Traditional Medicinals Pregnancy Tea - Milk Thistle – capsules - Evening Primrose Oil – capsules - Rainbow Light Prenatal One - I also take a liquid probiotic every day During Ovulation and Post-Conception: Some of the above herbs while supportive of hormones and fertility are contraindicated or lack research around pregnancy so after we “opened our prayer” I only took: - Rainbow Light Prenatal One - Probiotics - And drank Traditional Medicinals Pregnancy Tea Now that I'm Pregnant I'm taking: - Rainbow Light Prenatal One - Probiotics - Parental DHA - Vitamin D (as I tested as being low) - And Traditional Medicinals Pregnancy Tea Other supports I utilized during pregnancy-prep: - Nutritionist, changed my diet, no caffeine or alcohol - Womb message - Acupuncture - Meditation - Hula-hooping - Yoni Steaming - Yoni Egg - Tracking periods While I've been asked to share what herbs I've taken I want to be clear that I am not a medical professional and you should do your own research and consult your doctor before taking any new herbs or supplements. Podcast Music: England by Pictures of the Floating World, License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/legalcode

Are you mentally and physically depleted? Are you wondering why you are constantly exhausted? Your ojas maybe low. What is ojas? According to Ayurveda, it is the final byproduct of food and experiences that gives you vitality, radiance and virility. In this podcast, I give you simple practices to regenerate depleted ojas. Here is the link to my Self-Massage video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNs2xwf_KCA&t=449s Here is the link to my Ayurvedic body oils and the Sleep Balm: www.aparnakhanolkar.com/shop-ishvari/ Find out more about Heart-Based meditation here: www.heartbasedmeditation.com Tonic Recipe: Saffron Elixir 1 cup milk (for a vegan recipe, please use almond milk) 5 almonds 5-8 strands saffron 1/4 tsp nutmeg powder A pinch of cinnamon powder 1 tsp turbinado sugar ½ tsp Ghee 1 slice ginger Shatavari – 1 capsule ¼ tsp licorice powder Open the capsule and shake the shatavari powder into a small bowl. Soak the almonds in ½ cup water for about 2 hours. Drain and wash and peel the almonds and add them to the blender with 1/3 cup of the milk and grind till fine. Strain and add the to the rest of the ingredients in a small pot and bring to a gentle boil on medium heat. Enjoy this drink half an hour before bed time. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aparna-khanolkar/support

In this episode I discuss: ~My story with food ~Our desire for health (Swashthya) ~The Tantric practice of Truth: holding paradoxical qualities all at once ~Book: Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life by Dr Claudia Welch ~Food & Our Emotions ~Our innate intelligence ~Intuitive Eating VS Cravings and Binge Eating ~The importance of food preparation ~Swashthya: Being seated in the heart, “health” ~Getting into the God Body ~Lineage of Love Free Trial! ~I'm in LOVE with Triphala and Shatavari by ApotheKary and their Kits!! They're an Ayurvedic inspired apothecary that mixes small-batch potions.  Use discount code GHEESPOT10 to get a bottle from ApotheKary.co   Further Reading: Feeding the Hungry Heart by Geneen Roth Women Food and God by Geneen Roth Also check out my food psychology book list here: https://www.theshaktischool.com/books-we-love/   Get the full show notes: https://www.theshaktischool.com/podcast/   Learn more: Shakti Ayurveda School Lineage of Love Community   HELP US SPREAD OUR POD WINGS   This show is a passion project that I produce for the love of sharing. If you enjoy this show and want a free and easy way to help it grow, the most effective way you can help is to:   Subscribe to the show by clicking “subscribe” in iTunes Write us a review in iTunes Share this show with one friend right now!   It's seems simple, but you'd be AMAZED to know how much it helps my little love project reach more people. iTunes' algorithm uses ratings and reviews to know who to show our show to in their app.   Here's the link to leave us reviews in iTunes.   From my heart to your screen, Katie

In this episode I discuss: ~Our True Nature or True Self ~Everything begins on the subtle plane ~The Blueprint vs the Overlays (aka Samskaras) ~Yoga at its best is a dissolution ~Why I don't like online quizzes ~Love as Listening ~Ayurveda as nothing to do with your dosha ~Freedom & Desire ~Authenticity ~Trying vs watching ~I'm in LOVE with Triphala and Shatavari by ApotheKary! They're an Ayurvedic inspired apothecary that mixes small-batch potions.  Use discount code GHEESPOT10 to get a bottle from ApotheKary.co   Get the full show notes: https://www.theshaktischool.com/podcast/   Learn more: Shakti Ayurveda School Lineage of Love Community   HELP US SPREAD OUR POD WINGS   This show is a passion project that I produce for the love of sharing. If you enjoy this show and want a free and easy way to help it grow, the most effective way you can help is to:   Subscribe to the show by clicking “subscribe” in iTunes Write us a review in iTunes Share this show with one friend right now!   It's seems simple, but you'd be AMAZED to know how much it helps my little love project reach more people. iTunes' algorithm uses ratings and reviews to know who to show our show to in their app.   Here's the link to leave us reviews in iTunes.   From my heart to your screen, Katie

In this episode I discuss: ~A reading from the Bhairava Tantra ~Tantra as tenderness ~The veil between matter and spirit ~Death as acceptance ~The 40-day grace period ~When I'm feeling like I need nourishing I turn to Shatavari, it's a gals best herb friend! So grounding and balancing to our endocrine system. Use discount code GHEESPOT10 to get a bottle from ApotheKary.co   We have a new partner in ApotheKary, my friends started an ayurvedic wellness store! Our discount code is GHEESPOT10 for 10% off.   Get the full show notes: https://www.theshaktischool.com/podcast/   Learn more: Shakti Ayurveda School Lineage of Love Community   HELP US SPREAD OUR POD WINGS   This show is a passion project that I produce for the love of sharing. If you enjoy this show and want a free and easy way to help it grow, the most effective way you can help is to:   Subscribe to the show by clicking “subscribe” in iTunes Write us a review in iTunes Share this show with one friend right now!   It's seems simple, but you'd be AMAZED to know how much it helps my little love project reach more people. iTunes' algorithm uses ratings and reviews to know who to show our show to in their app.   Here's the link to leave us reviews in iTunes.   From my heart to your screen, Katie

Denis Stewart discusses bioflavenoids and the Ayurvedic herb Shatavari, and answers questions from listeners.

How to reverse menopausal dryness, weight gain, mood swings, insomnia and more through natural Ayurvedic remedies. Acharya Shunya, our featured expert, is an internationally recognized spiritual teacher, ordained lineage holder, authority and scholar of the Vedic Sciences of Ayurveda, Yoga and Vedanta and bestselling author of the book Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom. Key Questions and highlights: ----------------------------------------- 06:01 2. What are the principles of Ayurveda for healthy Menopause? - Stop excluding yourself from Nature - Be aligned with five Elements: Space, Air, Fire, Water, Earth 08:29 3. What is Ayurveda's perspective on Menopause itself? - A natural transition of the human biology and physiology - During Menopause, inherent fertility is going into deep ripening and changing. It will go seamlessly and naturally if elements in the body are in balance - It is a time of incredible creativity and time to go from making babies to making books, art and others works of great creativity - It is not supposed to be symptomatic but has become more so now Natural remedy for hot flashes? - Ayurveda says switch to a diet that "cools down" your diet. - Do not add more fire to your diet such as ginger tea and wine - Eat cooling foods like coconut and fennel, and garnish your food with petals. - Within 1 week you can experience a difference in hormonal activity as they are connected to the fire in the body 22:51 4. How can a woman in menopause look younger and richer? How to reverse aging? - What is Rasa? - Health is equal to beauty. - Evoke divinity and beauty. See that beauty is a natural state of existence. It is a natural manifestation of who we are deep inside. - Eat certain recipes that don't dry us, but juice us like Amalaki which nourishes whole being. - Rasa: Juice of life existence - Shatavari is a great herb for sensuality and rasayana 30:44 5. Rasayana recommendations - For Menopause, food-based rasayana - Amalaki juice and jam - Ingest Cow ghee, not Bufallo Ghee. - Be liberal and add one teaspoon of Cow ghee in morning with cold water as it can improve your mood and remove dryness of skin - Homemade Rose Sharbat gives courage to the heart, improves complexion, reduces heat, and increases Rasa in blood. Listen to easy to make recipe! - Recipe for a simple face scrub that Acharya Shuniyaji uses herself - Restore the magical soul inside through natures magical ingredients. Within 1 month see emergence of sacred health and sensuality. 34:25 6. Menopause and anxiety and anger? - Pure diet is important - Listen to your mood - Understand that behind anger is vulnerability - Deep down there is pain that needs acknowledgement 41:34 7. How to understand yourself? - Spend some time alone - Fill it with nature - Learn meditation 46:08 8. Menopause and weight management? - Hormones influence weight - Inflamation swelling of the body has got to do with the fire element in the body - Practice Pranayama or scientific breathing in the morning on an empty stomach. It balances out hormones and emotions, and redirects vitality so you will feel more energized 49:30 9. Please share a Spiritual Message to us - Take time to acquaint yourself with YOU - Fall in love with your 'I'. Everything else will fall into place. Learn all the details in the book Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom http://healcircles.com/ayurveda-lifestyle-wisdom-a-complete-prescription-to-optimize-your-health-prevent-disease-and-live-with-vitality-and-joy/ KEY LINKS: WEBSITE: https://www.acharyashunya.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA: https://www.facebook.com/acharyashunya/ https://twitter.com/vedikaglobal https://www.youtube.com/user/vedikaglobal Liked what you heard? Love what I am doing with my mission of spreading the truth about how we can live healthier, happier and longer? Then please SUBSCRIBE, RATE AND SHARE with your loved ones!! They will thank you for it :) Till next time, wishing you health, love and joy!

Full Body Frequency Episode 207 https://www.facebook.com/FULLBODYFREQUENCY/ Today's show is all about getting your summer groove on! I'm out of the studio and hanging with Tarshel Beards, Full Body Frequency's resident world traveler; makeup maven, beauty blogger, and holistic goddess in her South Loop, Chicago digs. We talk about changing up our summer beauty regimes-makeup, sunscreens, fragrances, and workouts; summer fashion and fashion shifts for traveling to Miami and to Egypt. We discuss our personal summer dietary changes: vegetarianism, veganism, and chicken wings. Yes, chicken wings! Are collard greens the new kale? #HAES Later in the show, Tarshel and I chat about balancing out our hormones with our mutual love for Shatavari aka 'the herb of a woman with a thousand husbands." We even talk about what's currently playing in our ears. Yes, this episode of Full Body Frequency is all about being your best and summer fresh. So grab your girlfriends, grab some cool drinks, and stay tuned! Onyx Beauty: https://onyxbeauty.wordpress.com/

Full Body Frequency Episode 207 https://www.facebook.com/FULLBODYFREQUENCY/ Today’s show is all about getting your summer groove on! I’m out of the studio and hanging with Tarshel Beards, Full Body Frequency’s resident world traveler; makeup maven, beauty blogger, and holistic goddess in her South Loop, Chicago digs. We talk about changing up our summer beauty regimes-makeup, sunscreens, fragrances, and workouts; summer fashion and fashion shifts for traveling to Miami and to Egypt. We discuss our personal summer dietary changes: vegetarianism, veganism, and chicken wings. Yes, chicken wings! Are collard greens the new kale? #HAES Later in the show, Tarshel and I chat about balancing out our hormones with our mutual love for Shatavari aka 'the herb of a woman with a thousand husbands." We even talk about what’s currently playing in our ears. Yes, this episode of Full Body Frequency is all about being your best and summer fresh. So grab your girlfriends, grab some cool drinks, and stay tuned! Onyx Beauty: https://onyxbeauty.wordpress.com/

On today's show I’m talking about adaptogens, a whole group of herbs that can help us heal our chronic energy and stress problems. "Adaptogens help your body and your mind to cope more effectively with the demands of everyday life." - Aviva Romm Join Dr. Aviva Romm as she dishes up a weekly dose of the whole truth on health and medicine. To learn more about this episode of Natural MD Radio go to http://www.avivaromm.com/8.

Most people treat aphrodisiacs as folk fantasy. Don't be deceived. When libido flags in women, there are many herbs that can help revive it. The biochemistry of plants like ginseng, dong quai, fennel, shilajit—even a few essential oils can bring powerful sexual regeneration to your body and intensify your libido. It's your own individual response to specific herbs that holds the key to which aphrodisiacs are best for you. Loss of your libido can have many different causes. So when turning to herbs for help in the sexual arena, you will need to experiment a bit to find which plants work best for you. But watch out. It can not only be easy to create an experience of intense desire; it can be just as easy for a woman to end up fertilized by the results of it. Shatavari—Asparagus racemosus This Ayurvedic female rejuvenation tonic is also an excellent aphrodisiac as well. It's been used for thousands of years as a female tonic to correct menstrual and menopausal imbalances as well. Traditionally known as “She who has 1,000 husbands”, it was long believed to give a woman the strength and passion to handle 1,000 lovers. Organic shatavari root extract contains a full spectrum of active and synergistic constituents, including saponins containing shatavarin. Use only this herb which is naturally grown or ethically wild crafted so it contains no chemical fertilizers or pesticides. Wild Yam—Dioscorea villosa Often restores a woman's libido so successfully that I wouldn't advise you to use it unless you have a sexual partner. You can take it as a tincture—½ to1 teaspoon in water twice a day—or as a dried herb in capsules, 4-6 capsules a day. I have known women who take as many as 10 capsules a day, but less than this works very well for most. American Ginseng—Panax ginseng Is as good a raiser of libido in women as it is in men, despite the assumption that it is a male plant. It is particularly useful for post-menopausal women. Drink it as a tea three or four times a day. Be patient it takes time to do its work. Shilajit—known by many names in many countries Has been used as an aphrodisiac and female fertility treatment for centuries. One of the most powerful “herbal” substances known, it has been used for thousands of years all over the world. It comes in a thick, tar-like form containing over 80 minerals from Himalayan rocks. It is anti-inflammatory, anti-stress and anti-anxiety, as well as anti-aging. Be sure to buy only the highest grade of Shilajit, wild crafted and gathered from the Himalayas, since only the finest will bring you your desired goal. Fennel—Foeniculum vulgare Is replete with plant steroids. In animal experiments it has been shown to raise the libido of both males and females. You can take it as a tea. Bruise a teaspoon of organic fennel seeds and pour 2 cups of boiling water over them. Steep for 5 minutes, strain and drink. Caution: Do not use fennel oil on your body when you are pregnant, as it has been known to cause miscarriage. Paradise Herbs, Organics, Shatavari, 60 Veggie Caps http://www.iherb.com/Paradise-Herbs-Organics-Shatavari-60-Veggie-Caps/40255?rcode=yes026 Herb Pharm, Wild Yam http://www.iherb.com/herb-pharm-wild-yam-1-fl-oz-29-6-ml/15280?rcode=yes026 Nature's Way, Wild Yam, Root Capsules http://www.iherb.com/nature-s-way-wild-yam-root-100-capsules/11652?rcode=yes026 Triple Leaf Tea, American Ginseng, Caffeine-Free http://www.iherb.com/triple-leaf-tea-american-ginseng-caffeine-free-20-tea-bags-1-4-oz-40-g/41338?rcode=yes026 Dragon Herbs, High Mountain Shilajit, 500 mg, 60 Capsules http://www.iherb.com/Dragon-Herbs-High-Mountain-Shilajit-500-mg-60-Capsules/23260?rcode=yes026 Frontier Natural Products, Organic Whole Fennel Seed http://www.iherb.com/frontier-natural-products-organic-whole-fennel-seed-16-oz-453-g/30935?rcode=yes026

Most people treat aphrodisiacs as folk fantasy. Don’t be deceived. When libido flags in women, there are many herbs that can help revive it. The biochemistry of plants like ginseng, dong quai, fennel, shilajit—even a few essential oils can bring powerful sexual regeneration to your body and intensify your libido. It’s your own individual response to specific herbs that holds the key to which aphrodisiacs are best for you. Loss of your libido can have many different causes. So when turning to herbs for help in the sexual arena, you will need to experiment a bit to find which plants work best for you. But watch out. It can not only be easy to create an experience of intense desire; it can be just as easy for a woman to end up fertilized by the results of it. Shatavari—Asparagus racemosus This Ayurvedic female rejuvenation tonic is also an excellent aphrodisiac as well. It’s been used for thousands of years as a female tonic to correct menstrual and menopausal imbalances as well. Traditionally known as “She who has 1,000 husbands”, it was long believed to give a woman the strength and passion to handle 1,000 lovers. Organic shatavari root extract contains a full spectrum of active and synergistic constituents, including saponins containing shatavarin. Use only this herb which is naturally grown or ethically wild crafted so it contains no chemical fertilizers or pesticides. Wild Yam—Dioscorea villosa Often restores a woman’s libido so successfully that I wouldn’t advise you to use it unless you have a sexual partner. You can take it as a tincture—½ to1 teaspoon in water twice a day—or as a dried herb in capsules, 4-6 capsules a day. I have known women who take as many as 10 capsules a day, but less than this works very well for most. American Ginseng—Panax ginseng Is as good a raiser of libido in women as it is in men, despite the assumption that it is a male plant. It is particularly useful for post-menopausal women. Drink it as a tea three or four times a day. Be patient it takes time to do its work. Shilajit—known by many names in many countries Has been used as an aphrodisiac and female fertility treatment for centuries. One of the most powerful “herbal” substances known, it has been used for thousands of years all over the world. It comes in a thick, tar-like form containing over 80 minerals from Himalayan rocks. It is anti-inflammatory, anti-stress and anti-anxiety, as well as anti-aging. Be sure to buy only the highest grade of Shilajit, wild crafted and gathered from the Himalayas, since only the finest will bring you your desired goal. Fennel—Foeniculum vulgare Is replete with plant steroids. In animal experiments it has been shown to raise the libido of both males and females. You can take it as a tea. Bruise a teaspoon of organic fennel seeds and pour 2 cups of boiling water over them. Steep for 5 minutes, strain and drink. Caution: Do not use fennel oil on your body when you are pregnant, as it has been known to cause miscarriage. Other simple herbs which you can add to your foods with a good reputation for enhancing libido are parsley, fenugreek—great to sprout and eat in salads—ginger, and anis. Even coca, from which chocolate is made, is a mild aphrodisiac. You can also use certain essential oils to enhance libido on the night. Massage your body and your partner’s with a carrier oil such as sweet almond oil or apricot oil to which you have added one of the aphrodisiac essences: Clary sage, ylang ylang, rose, or jasmine. Of course, this is for external use only. It’s powerful stuff—you need only 1 drop of an essential oil to each teaspoon of carrier oil. A capsule of vitamin E squeezed into the oil when you mix it helps keep it fresh longer. Next week on our Sacred Truth Podcast, we’ll be looking at some of the best aphrodisiacs for men, so stay tuned. Meanwhile, check out the links below for the best products you can find. Paradise Herbs, Organics, Shatavari, 60 Veggie Caps http://www.iherb.com/Paradise-Herbs-Organics-Shatavari-60-Veggie-Caps/40255?rcode=yes026 Herb Pharm, Wild Yam http://www.iherb.com/herb-pharm-wild-yam-1-fl-oz-29-6-ml/15280?rcode=yes026 Nature's Way, Wild Yam, Root Capsules http://www.iherb.com/nature-s-way-wild-yam-root-100-capsules/11652?rcode=yes026 Triple Leaf Tea, American Ginseng, Caffeine-Free http://www.iherb.com/triple-leaf-tea-american-ginseng-caffeine-free-20-tea-bags-1-4-oz-40-g/41338?rcode=yes026 Dragon Herbs, High Mountain Shilajit, 500 mg, 60 Capsules http://www.iherb.com/Dragon-Herbs-High-Mountain-Shilajit-500-mg-60-Capsules/23260?rcode=yes026 Frontier Natural Products, Organic Whole Fennel Seed http://www.iherb.com/frontier-natural-products-organic-whole-fennel-seed-16-oz-453-g/30935?rcode=yes026

Most people treat aphrodisiacs as folk fantasy. Don’t be deceived. When libido flags in women, there are many herbs that can help revive it. The biochemistry of plants like ginseng, dong quai, fennel, shilajit—even a few essential oils can bring powerful sexual regeneration to your body and intensify your libido. It’s your own individual response to specific herbs that holds the key to which aphrodisiacs are best for you. Loss of your libido can have many different causes. So when turning to herbs for help in the sexual arena, you will need to experiment a bit to find which plants work best for you. But watch out. It can not only be easy to create an experience of intense desire; it can be just as easy for a woman to end up fertilized by the results of it. Shatavari—Asparagus racemosus This Ayurvedic female rejuvenation tonic is also an excellent aphrodisiac as well. It’s been used for thousands of years as a female tonic to correct menstrual and menopausal imbalances as well. Traditionally known as “She who has 1,000 husbands”, it was long believed to give a woman the strength and passion to handle 1,000 lovers. Organic shatavari root extract contains a full spectrum of active and synergistic constituents, including saponins containing shatavarin. Use only this herb which is naturally grown or ethically wild crafted so it contains no chemical fertilizers or pesticides. Wild Yam—Dioscorea villosa Often restores a woman’s libido so successfully that I wouldn’t advise you to use it unless you have a sexual partner. You can take it as a tincture—½ to1 teaspoon in water twice a day—or as a dried herb in capsules, 4-6 capsules a day. I have known women who take as many as 10 capsules a day, but less than this works very well for most. American Ginseng—Panax ginseng Is as good a raiser of libido in women as it is in men, despite the assumption that it is a male plant. It is particularly useful for post-menopausal women. Drink it as a tea three or four times a day. Be patient it takes time to do its work. Shilajit—known by many names in many countries Has been used as an aphrodisiac and female fertility treatment for centuries. One of the most powerful “herbal” substances known, it has been used for thousands of years all over the world. It comes in a thick, tar-like form containing over 80 minerals from Himalayan rocks. It is anti-inflammatory, anti-stress and anti-anxiety, as well as anti-aging. Be sure to buy only the highest grade of Shilajit, wild crafted and gathered from the Himalayas, since only the finest will bring you your desired goal. Fennel—Foeniculum vulgare Is replete with plant steroids. In animal experiments it has been shown to raise the libido of both males and females. You can take it as a tea. Bruise a teaspoon of organic fennel seeds and pour 2 cups of boiling water over them. Steep for 5 minutes, strain and drink. Caution: Do not use fennel oil on your body when you are pregnant, as it has been known to cause miscarriage. Other simple herbs which you can add to your foods with a good reputation for enhancing libido are parsley, fenugreek—great to sprout and eat in salads—ginger, and anis. Even coca, from which chocolate is made, is a mild aphrodisiac. You can also use certain essential oils to enhance libido on the night. Massage your body and your partner’s with a carrier oil such as sweet almond oil or apricot oil to which you have added one of the aphrodisiac essences: Clary sage, ylang ylang, rose, or jasmine. Of course, this is for external use only. It’s powerful stuff—you need only 1 drop of an essential oil to each teaspoon of carrier oil. A capsule of vitamin E squeezed into the oil when you mix it helps keep it fresh longer. Next week on our Sacred Truth Podcast, we’ll be looking at some of the best aphrodisiacs for men, so stay tuned. Meanwhile, check out the links below for the best products you can find. Paradise Herbs, Organics, Shatavari, 60 Veggie Caps http://www.iherb.com/Paradise-Herbs-Organics-Shatavari-60-Veggie-Caps/40255?rcode=yes026 Herb Pharm, Wild Yam http://www.iherb.com/herb-pharm-wild-yam-1-fl-oz-29-6-ml/15280?rcode=yes026 Nature's Way, Wild Yam, Root Capsules http://www.iherb.com/nature-s-way-wild-yam-root-100-capsules/11652?rcode=yes026 Triple Leaf Tea, American Ginseng, Caffeine-Free http://www.iherb.com/triple-leaf-tea-american-ginseng-caffeine-free-20-tea-bags-1-4-oz-40-g/41338?rcode=yes026 Dragon Herbs, High Mountain Shilajit, 500 mg, 60 Capsules http://www.iherb.com/Dragon-Herbs-High-Mountain-Shilajit-500-mg-60-Capsules/23260?rcode=yes026 Frontier Natural Products, Organic Whole Fennel Seed http://www.iherb.com/frontier-natural-products-organic-whole-fennel-seed-16-oz-453-g/30935?rcode=yes026

Ayurvedic Medicine - Podcast #5 I interview Naturopath and Ayurvedic lifestyle consultant Lisa Costa-Bir about Ayurvedic medicine and how she incorporates her knowledge from this into her practice as well as her personal life. Podcast Breakdown: 1.18 A bit about Lisa Costa-Bir, her Indian background and her first experience with Ayurveda in treating her skin condition. 3.24 What is Ayurveda/Ayurvedic medicine? 4.00 The origins of the Ayurvedic word: Life Knowledge 4.43 How does Lisa blend her Ayurvedic knowledge into her Naturopathic practice? 5.22 About the Prakruti, or the individual doshas Vata, Pitta and Kapha 6.30 Want to work out your own prakruti? http://ayurvedadosha.org/doshas/ayurveda-dosha-test 8.35 Lisa discusses what dosha she is, a Vata-Kapha and talks a bit more about Vata 9.56 Pitta people often love spicy foods even though it’s not so great for them. 10.36 Kapha people usually love ice cream and other dairy, but its often too damp and mucous promoting for them. 11.04 A bit more about Kapha and Pitta 13.16 Everything that we do in our diet and our lifestyle influences our health: “As is the atom, so is the universe As is the microcosm, so is the macrocosm As is the human mind, so is the cosmic mind”. 13.45 What are the main Ayurvedic teaching Lisa has incorporated into her life personally? Mostly they are around digestive function. 15.30 Food should be body temperature. Spices for Vata and Kapha. 16.10 Combining foods and spices to negate the negative effects of foods. 17.35 Start the morning with a spice mix to get the digestion going. 18.00 Classic ayurvedic recipes Lisa loves: Ginger tea with herbs and spices, 19.40 Golden milk and Benefits of turmeric, plus how to get more benefits out of turmeric such as adding black pepper, fat and using heat. 21.00 Avoid heating honey as it destroys the ‘vitality’ of the honey 22.30 How to look after your spices 23.20 Chai tea 24.00 Spice milk 21.19 The benefits of dates: A rejuvenating tonic, also known as rasayana which is often consumed after giving birth or after intercourse 25.00 Some health and lifestyle techniques that have their origins from Ayurveda such as self massage with sesame oil (great for all the constitutions) or coconut oil. 27.00 Tongue scraping and tongue diagnosis 29.17 Oil pulling 30.20 Seasonal eating 32.45 Some dessert ideas for winter 33.47 Dahl for breakfast? Yes! 34.45 Other techniques to adjust to the season: oil massage for the body and hair 35.25 Pranayama: A series of breathing exercises, a great way to start and/or finish the day. 36.10 Practise the breathing exercise along with Lisa. 38.00 We discuss our favourite Ayurvedic herbs: Shatavari, Ginger and Tribulus for Lisa, Holy Basil and Withania for me. 40.35 How to get in contact with Lisa.

Truth Calkins explains this Ayurvedic superherb for women's wellness, fertility, and hormone regulation.