A Healthy Curiosity
Brodie Welch, L.Ac.
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Healing the Psyche with Chinese Herbs: Podcast with Justin Ehrlich
A Healthy Curiosity
10/10/18 • 44 min
On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity, you’ll learn about:
- Chinese medicine on a physical and spiritual level
- How herbs channel energy and open our perspective
- Herbs for personal cultivation
- Cleansing wounds and resolving trauma
- Which herbal strategy is right for you?
Drawn to many of the mystical practices that originated in ancient China for most of my life, Justin has been a California state licensed acupuncturist since 2002 and a student of the Jade Purity branch of Daoism since 2001.
After many years of questioning the nature of reality, and using these practices to work through his own struggles, heal old wounds, and find a deeper connection to the Divine, he's personally seen just how powerful and transformative this path can be.
Justin has studied a multitude of practices, including medicines, meditation, philosophy, mindfulness-based practices, and religion. He implements these practically as a coach and Chinese medicine practitioner.
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Questions from the Treatment Room, Answered
A Healthy Curiosity
10/05/22 • 34 min
This season of the podcast has focused a lot on demystifying different aspects of Chinese Medicine. From acupressure to qi gong, we've spoken with experts to dig into the details of how these practices can help us move toward better health.
In this conversation, we're exploring some of the most common questions from patients in the clinic in an asynchronous q+a session. These questions cover a broad range from the concrete, tactical side to the more theoretical side to help gain a deeper understanding for how the practice of acupuncture and Chinese Medicine works.
On Today’s Solo Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:
- The difference between acupuncture needles and hypodermic needles
- How long it takes to get results from acupuncture
- What Chinese herbs have to do with acupuncture
- The process and benefits of using patterns in diagnosis
Links:
The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella review of the evidence
“No convincing evidence” that depression is caused by low serotonin levels, say study authors
Acupuncture for Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Efficacy of omega-3 PUFAs in depression: A meta-analysis
Curcumin in Depression: Potential Mechanisms of Action and Current Evidence—A Narrative Review
Episode 14: Healthy Skin & Chinese Medicine with Alexa Gilmore, L.Ac.
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Chinese Medicine For Your Gut Microbiome
A Healthy Curiosity
04/29/24 • 53 min
You know we need a healthy gut microbiome in order to digest and absorb nutrients from our food – without pain, gas, bloating, diarrhea or constipation. It also plays a role in autoimmune disease, hormone balance, our level of energy overall, heart disease, kidney disease, brain fog, bone health -- the list goes on. With Chinese herbal medicine, we can encourage the body to release its own digestive enzymes and bile while supporting the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and intestines.
On today’s episode you'll learn:
- What besides food affects the gut microbiome
- How the gut interconnects with other body systems
- Chinese herbs that help with gas, bloating, and fat loss
- A simple practice you can employ to help you digest and absorb better right away
Dr. Andrew Miles, DOM grew up with a Taiwanese stepfather immersed in Chinese culture, martial arts, and medicine. He studied Traditional Chinese Medicine in Canada at the Canadian College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and later studied advanced diagnostics and integrated medicine at the Chengdu University of TCM in Sichuan, China. He lived in China for years learning more about Chinese medicine in laboratories and learning from China’s top specialists. He is the host of the Botanical Biohacking podcast and works with an expert panel to source sustainably wildcrafted herbs for dampness. He has consulted for pharmaceutical companies, practiced medicine and taught martial arts in China, and has been recognized by the Taiwanese and Chinese governments for promotion and preservation of traditional Chinese culture.Through his Chinese herb company, Botanical Biohacking, he supplies some of the best herbal medicine on the planet to Chinese herbal medicine practitioners, including my clinic.
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Chinese Medicine Resources for Better Digestion
Episode 177: Microbiome Biohacking with Dr. Andrew Miles
Episode 227: TCM Nutrition tips for a Healthy Digestive Microbiome with Dr. Darlene Easton, DACM
Episode 236: Care and Feeding of Your Microbiome with Dr. Chris Damman
The Weirdest People In The World by Joseph Henrich
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Natural Chemo Support with Carol Lourie
A Healthy Curiosity
02/14/18 • 35 min
Chemotherapy has been described as one of the most traumatic and difficult treatments one can go through. But unfortunately, in this toxic world we live in, there’s a good chance that most of us will know someone personally who has to go through chemotherapy. Is there any way to minimize the harmful effects of this devastating treatment and possibly make it a positive experience?
My guest today is Carol Lourie, who is a Naturopath, Acupuncturist and Homeopath. After attending the National College of Naturopathic Medicine, Carol moved to California, obtained her Acupuncture license and opened the Natural Health Care and Healing Center in Berkeley. She has always been interested in the treatment of complex disease and utilizes all skills for a mind-body approach towards recovering health.
“I think that when you are undergoing care for something as complex as cancer, you need to be able to differentiate what parts of the recommended treatment are for you, when you want to seek a second opinion and how you can become the most empowered advocate for yourself.” – Carol Lourie
On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:
- Types of support available to those with breast or ovarian cancer.
- A person with cancer is not a “patient”.
- The beauty of individualizing treatment for each person.
- What people can do to empower or help themselves during chemo.
- How limiting caloric intake before treatment can reduce the negative side effects of chemotherapy.
- The benefits of using acupuncture to help mitigate side effects.
- Dietary suggestions for those who are going through chemo.
- Discerning what is essential and where you should put your energy.
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Get Our Self-Care Manifesto
You have the right to take care of yourself. When you take care of yourself first, everyone around you will benefit, and will let you get more done in less time. If you need a reminder, just go to our webpage and click the download button. Then print and hang the manifesto on your wall or fridge or wherever you want so long as you get to see a positive reminder every day. Remember: Self-care is not selfish; it is essential.
Level Up Your Life
Are you ready to upgrade to the next version of you? If you are ready to receive the guidance, accountability, and support you need to up level your health, feel more energized, and truly love your body, then join me for the 11 Weeks to Level Up Your Life program!
The next round of Level Up Your Life begins February 13, 2018.
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Thank you for joining me on today’s episode of A Healthy Curiosity, the podcast that explores what it takes to be well in today’s busy world with healthcare strategies through Chinese medicine. If you enjoyed today’s episode, pleasehead over to iTunes and subscribe to the show. Share your favorite episodes with your friends on social media to help us spread the word and help more people achieve optimal health throughout their busy lives.
Healing with Your Heart
A Healthy Curiosity
12/02/20 • 38 min
If you've been looking for a different approach to cultivating emotional wellness and wellbeing, you will definitely want to catch this conversation.
With influence on essentially every system in the body, the heart is the conductor of our inner orchestra. The heart is also capable of healing on a deep, programming level.
Carine Camara identifies the heart and its energy as the most powerful force in the body. By using heart centered healing along with a blend of other paradigms, she helps people access their love and joy to fill themselves up so they can then fill up others.
On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:
- What drew Carine to work with the energy of the heart
- The mechanisms of using heart energy to create healing
- A short guided meditation to help us connect with our hearts
- Why this practice is particularly powerful for empaths and highly sensitive people
- What she recommends people do to start cultivating a deeper connection to their heart
Carine Camara is an intuitive guide, acupuncturist, energy medicine practitioner, and the Host of the Infinite Love Podcast. Her mission is to help people heal. Carine’s offerings/services are a unique blend of intuitive and energetic healing, practical science, and care. She has devoted her life to the study of physical, emotional, and spiritual wellness. For the last 20 years, she has immersed myself in the healing sciences. Carine began by studying plant based nutrition, to heal her own physical issues, and later obtained her Masters in Chinese Medicine.
Her practice and knowledge continued to expand, as she trained in Energy Medicine, and works closely with spiritual coaches, teachers and more. For those who are suffering from chronic illness, highly sensitive and/or looking for support in their lives, Carine has a wealth of knowledge to guide you back to wellness. She has an online practice and a holistic clinic located in Lafayette - where she serves the San Francisco Bay Area community.
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GABA for Sleep, Anxiety, and Pain with Beverly Meyer
A Healthy Curiosity
10/04/17 • 44 min
Beverly Meyer is a practitioner, podcaster, and blogger who, like so many of us, have struggled with her own health issues early in life. In her college years, Beverly contracted herpes and she was disappointed at what was conventionally known at the time. She sought other doctors, received natural and conservative treatment, and she was able to at least suppress its symptoms. She has since become an advocate for alternative medicine and has established herself as a household name in the Paleo world.
In today’s episode, Beverly shares her learning experience and why she had an interest to research GABA. She also explains why she calls GABA the “forgotten neurotransmitter” and what you can do to determine if you’re low in GABA and how to improve your levels.
“GABA is that neurotransmitter that's keeping things at a stable, steady pattern.” – Beverly Meyer
On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:
- The four main neurotransmitters in the body.
- How seizures are linked to GABA.
- GABA's main roles in the body.
- Does GABA get depleted and can it be increased through our diet?
- Why she tells her clients to remove gluten in their diet.
- Her favorite sleep trick.
- GABA sources she recommends.
- What is "leaky brain"?
- Her thoughts on seeing traditional doctors.
Key Takeaway:
- People have to be willing to speak up and acknowledge that they deserve better doctors.
- The problem is human life right now revolves around stress. Our rational minds are swamped with irrational events that we can't place in a rational system.
- Every cell in your body is programed to win, to live, and to do its job perfectly. We don't have to make things happen, our job is to let things happen.
Resources mentioned:
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Level Up Your Life
Are you ready to upgrade to the next version of you? If you are ready to receive the guidance, accountability, and support you need to up level your health, feel more energized, and truly love your body, then join me for the 11 Weeks to Level Up Your Life program!
Visit BrodieWelch.com/Level-Up to learn more and schedule your FREE Discovery Call Today!
The next round of Level Up Your Life begins on October 10 2017. Spots are limited so reserve your spot today!
Share Your Healthy Curiosity
Thank you for joining me on today’s episode of A Healthy Curiosity, the podcast that explores what it takes to be well in today’s busy world with healthcare strategies through Chinese medicine. If you enjoyed today’s episode, please head over to iTunes and subscribe to the show. Share your favorite episodes with your friends on social media to help us spread the word and help more people achieve optimal health throughout their busy lives.
Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter to tell us what you’d like to learn more about!
Is Addiction a Disease?
A Healthy Curiosity
11/18/20 • 38 min
In a time when a lot of us are dealing with strong, difficult emotions, it can be easy to slip into bad patterns to try and cope and these patterns can spiral to harmful levels and addiction. On top of that, some of the most popular addiction treatments often end up reinforcing the idea that someone's identity is "addict" which only serves to feed the pattern.
Michelle Dunbar has a different way of looking at addiction. Through the framework she helped to develop, Michelle and her team empower people struggling with addiction to change the trajectory of their lives rather than giving the power to substances and bad habits.
On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:
- What addiction means in the context of Michelle’s work
- How her own experiences and those of other family members led her toward the framework she developed
- The three distinct components of The Freedom Model
- Why she says the opposite of addiction is diversification
- What has surprised her along her career of helping people with addiction
Michelle Dunbar is the co-author of The Freedom Model for Addictions: Escape the Treatment and Recovery Trap and The Freedom Model for the Family. She is also Executive Director of Baldwin Research Institute, Inc., and The Saint Jude Retreats, not-for-profit research organizations with the mission to change the way people with substance use problems are helped worldwide. Michelle has been helping people move beyond addiction for over 30 years.
Links:
Get A Free Sample of The Non-12 Step Addiction Ebook
Get The Freedom Model Books for free by using code “freedom100” through the end of 2020
Connect With Michelle Dunbar:
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Stopping Time with Dr. Pedram Shojai
A Healthy Curiosity
09/13/17 • 39 min
Dr. Pedram Shojai is a fellow Chinese medicine practitioner, a Qigong teacher, known philanthropist, and a New York Times bestselling author. He’s also made headlines in the movie industry producing documentaries. Above all, he is known as the Urban Monk, a person who advocates the use of Oriental Medicine and favors a holistic approach to wellness. His new book The Art of Stopping Time was written to help people find more time, energy, and peace in their life.
In today’s episode, Pedram shares why he quit being a traditional “clinician,” how he got into his current career, and his daily health routines. He also explains what his books and documentaries are all about and actionable tips and strategies you can use right now to help improve your life.
“No one is going to fix the world; It's you. Fix yourself then fix the world. Help yourself, then help the world.” – Dr. Pedram Shojai
On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:
- How he went from working with people as a clinician to what he's doing today.
- Where has he had the most success in getting people to actually follow his recommendations.
- How he started his new career with reverse engineering.
- His strategy when he needs to dig deep and tap into his "infinite place.”
- Why the media and the government seem to disempower you.
- How he supports companies that don't support the destruction of the world.
- Low cost things that people can do to be part of the solution.
- What is Time Compression Syndrome?
Key Takeaway:
- The goal of any noble profession is to put itself out of business.
- There's a huge difference between what the media tells you what happiness looks like and what happiness really is.
- Never allow yourself to get out of breath; stay under your breath
Connect with Pedram Shojai:
- The Urban Monk
- The Urban Monk book by Dr. Pedram Shojai
- The Art of Stopping Time book by Dr. Pedram Shojai
- Prosperity film by Dr. Pedram Shojai
- WELL official website
Level Up Your Life
Are you ready to upgrade to the next version of you? If you are ready to receive the guidance, accountability, and support you need to up level your health, feel more energized, and truly love your body, then join me for the 11 Weeks to Level Up Your Life program!
Visit BrodieWelch.com/Level-Up to learn more and schedule your FREE Discovery Call Today!
The next round of Level Up Your Life begins in October 10, 2017. Spots are limited so reserve your spot today!
The next round of Basics of Chinese Medicine begins on October 18, 2017. Spots are limited so reserve your spot today!
Share Your Healthy Curiosity
Thank you for joining me on today’s episode of A Healthy Curiosity, the podcast that explores what it takes to be well in today’s busy world with healthcare strategies through Chinese medicine. If you enjoyed today’s episode, please head over to iTunes and subscribe to the show. Share your favorite episodes with your friends on social media to help us spread the word and help more people achieve optimal health throughout their busy lives.
Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter to tell us what you’d like to learn more about!
Reactivity and Anger: Dialing it Down
A Healthy Curiosity
11/11/20 • 48 min
In challenging times, taking the time to make sure we take care of ourselves can be especially difficult. As the changes brought on by COVID continue to affect us, we're all coping with more stress which can lead to increased anger and irritability. Given these constraints, how can we work to ensure we're meeting our own needs in order to keep our relationships peaceful and harmonious?
Melissa Wolak provides some excellent, practical advice for naming, claiming, and processing our anger so we can move on more productively. Anger is often a habitual reaction and Melissa shares ways to approach finding and changing our reaction habits when facing stress and uncertainty.
On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:
- What the difference is between reacting and responding
- How we can stay resilient and flexible in our window of tolerance
- Why affect labeling is important to reducing reactivity
- What the different types of anger are and how they often show up
- How we can get more in touch with the existence or presence of anger
Melissa Wolak mentors and leads women to reclaim their energy, time and wellbeing with powerful mindset shifts, deepening their mind-body connection and establishing sustainable lifestyle practices. As a mindset and empowerment coach, she is a fierce advocate for creating more fulfillment, freedom and self-compassion. The foundation of her movement and unique system connects science and soul. She incorporates her 23 years of experience in the healthcare and neurotrauma fields as a holistic Speech-Language Cognitive therapist, education with a Bachelors and Masters in Communication Science Disorders and her development of tools to conquer stress and burnout by incorporating neuroscience, mindfulness and assertive communication strategies.
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Evil Bone Water for Pain
A Healthy Curiosity
08/01/24 • 58 min
You're probably aware of how powerful acupuncture is for treating pain. Chinese herbal Medicine has a role to play as well.
Fellow acupunctuist and herbalist Dr. Mark Brinson joins us to share his experience a clinician, entrepreneur, and creator of Evil Bone Water, a topically-applied Chinese herbal linament based on a 500-year-old recipe that Brodie considers a medicine cabinet staple.
On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:
- Mark's meandering path to Chinese Medicine
- What shaped and informed his approach with herbs and his overall practice
- Why he created Evil Bone Water
- The traditional and the common uses for Evil Bone Water
- Tips for herbal medicine makers and entrepreneurs
- What makes imperial grade herbs so powerful
Mark Brinson is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine with 30 years’ experience. He has had several clinics, taught internationally and is a master herbalist. Now, as CEO and Brewmaster of Evil Bone Water, he is in over 1900 clinics internationally and growing every day. He still, and always will, make every bottle by hand with the highest quality ingredients on the planet.
Links:
Join Brodie for the Aligning with the Elements Workshop in Ashland, Oregon Oct. 24-27, 2024
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FAQ
How many episodes does A Healthy Curiosity have?
A Healthy Curiosity currently has 240 episodes available.
What topics does A Healthy Curiosity cover?
The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Happiness, Anxiety, Acupuncture, Alternative Health, Feminist, Holistic, Podcasts, Self-Improvement, Education, Habits, Selfcare and Mindfulness.
What is the most popular episode on A Healthy Curiosity?
The episode title 'Lessons From 20 Years in Practice' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on A Healthy Curiosity?
The average episode length on A Healthy Curiosity is 40 minutes.
How often are episodes of A Healthy Curiosity released?
Episodes of A Healthy Curiosity are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of A Healthy Curiosity?
The first episode of A Healthy Curiosity was released on Jul 11, 2016.
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