A Healthy Curiosity
Brodie Welch, L.Ac.
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Chinese Herbs and Qi Gong for a time of plague
A Healthy Curiosity
04/01/20 • 40 min
When we're trying to stay healthy, it's crucial to remember there are multiple ways of looking at our health and multiple paths to creating balance in our own ecosystems. During this COVID-19 pandemic, how can we approach restoring our balance through a combination of Chinese Medicine and western medicine?
Dr. Sandra Subotich dives deep into some ways that we can work to stay happy and healthy in these stressful times. She goes into detail on some of her herbal approaches as well as some practices we can all use to help stay well.
On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:
- What her experience has been like working with COVID-19 patients
- Some of her steps for getting a sense of what herbs someone needs
- Why Chinese Medicine is uniquely positioned to help in the current crisis
- Walking through some immune-boosting and anxiety-relieving breathing exercise
Dr. Sandra Subotich is a doctor of acupuncture and oriental medicine. She started her studies in Chinese Medicine at World Medicine Institute Tai Hsuan, a small Daoist school in Honolulu, HI, where she was trained in TCM as well as ancient Daoist practices. She then completed her masters and her doctorate at Five Branches University in Santa Cruz, CA. Sandra also studied in various parts of China, spending time at many hospitals as well as training in the temples and countryside with various Daoist Priests. Sandra has been in practice for nearly a decade and has spent that entire time in integrative settings, working closely with MDs, DOs, Chiropractors, functional medicine doctors, and massage therapists. She is passionate about bridging the gap between eastern and western medicine and finding common ground while working to address each person’s well being. Her specialities include chronic pain, autoimmune and gastrointestinal disorders as well as psycho-spiritual issues including anxiety, depression and trauma.
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Protecting Your Bones
A Healthy Curiosity
02/26/20 • 47 min
Ensuring that our bones stay strong throughout our health span means not waiting until retirement to think about it. Bone health expert Margie Bissinger shares how we can take care of our bones pro-actively, beyond just exercise.
In a really interesting congruency with Chinese Medicine, Margie's research and experience illustrates just how interwoven our bone health is with all kinds of other parts of our lives, even as far as our happiness. Taking care of our bones early on in our life can help us to align with being powerful and feel like the victor rather than the victim as we work with other aspects of our health.
Just as a heads up, some of the links that follow are affiliate links for Margie's programs.
On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:
- Why increasingly sedentary lifestyles are driving an epidemic of osteoporosis
- How digestive problems can affect bone density
- The silver lining Margie identifies in an osteoporosis diagnosis
- What effects stress can have on your bones
- The drastic results she’s seen from teaching patients about happiness
Margie Bissinger is a physical therapist and integrative health coach. She has worked with clients in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis for over 20 years. She is the author of Osteoporosis: An Exercise Guide. Margie is the creator of Move Today, a statewide exercise program in NJ and Happy Bones, Happy LifeTM online program for people to prevent and treat osteoporosis and osteopenia. Margie helps people achieve optimal bone health through whole foods, exercise, mind-body relaxation techniques, and happiness training. Margie is a member of the NJ Interagency Council on Osteoporosis. Margie is also a certified happiness trainer.
Links:
Fight or flight May Be In Our Bones
Happy Bones, Happy Life - Ep 16 with Brodie Welch
Special Offer:
Free guide! 5 ThingsYour Doctor Didn’t Tell You About Osteoporosis
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Healing Anxiety
A Healthy Curiosity
02/20/19 • 45 min
Healing Anxiety
with Stephanie Dalfonzo
Have stress, anxiety, and struggling with sleep become your new normal? If yes, you’re so not alone. It’s easy to feel powerless around these issues. Happily, there are simple, concrete practices that can help. Stephanie Dalfonzo has developed 35 daily skills & techniques that can help women find & put their happiness first, and she shares several in today’s episode. We get into:
- why self care is where all care begins
- how adverse childhood experiences may surface many years later
- what true gratitude has to do with inner health and happiness
- how making small daily changes, can orient you to appreciation
Stephanie Dalfonzo is an Anxiety Expert, Speaker, Author and Clinical Hypnotist. Stephanie started her professional life as celebrity DJ Stevie Knox in the 80's & 90's. It was during this time she began to experience anxiety so badly she started to suffer from insomnia as well. After a brief success with prescription medication, Stephanie began to explore and educate herself on the treatment of chronic stress & anxiety. Leading her to becoming an expert in her field and the author of, "Goodbye Anxiety, Hello Freedom; How to Build Resilience and Overcome Anxiety."
Stephanie Dalfonzo's Website: https://stephaniedalfonzo.com/
"Goodbye Anxiety, Hello Freedom" available here: https://stephaniedalfonzo.com/goodbye-anxiety-book/
Adverse Childhood Experience Study: Adverse Childhood Experience Study Information
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Finding Your Feminine Fire with Amanda Testa
A Healthy Curiosity
11/21/18 • 33 min
Wondering how to prioritize your own pleasure and re-discover your libido? On today's episode, you'll learn about:
- simple tantric practices
- deepening connection and intimacy in 15 minutes
- using sexual energy to heal from trauma
Amanda Testa is a Sex, Love and Relationship Expert and founder of Find Your Feminine Fire. Her methods bridge ancient tantric tools combined with the latest in neuroscience to help high performing women ditch unworthiness and embody confidence, radiance, and vitality in all areas of their lives.
Amanda believes that we should all be able to enjoy our lives and not just get through each day. Many women feel like there's just no time for sex at the end of the day, but Amanda is here to help us discover how prioritizing our personal pleasure leads to deeper relationships and a more radiant sense of self-worth.
This podcast is one of a two-part series about pleasure, sexuality, and intimacy. Interested? Join us next week to talk about stoking the sexual flame in your relationships.
Connect with Amanda Testa:
Free gift From Amanda Testa:
Work with Brodie:
http://brodiewelch.com/level-up
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Like what you heard? Subscribe for free and new episodes will find you every week, and don't forget to share this episode with your people on social media. Wanna show some love? It's easy!—just take a moment to leave a rating and/or a review in iTunes, as it helps other people find the show. I so appreciate every listener, rating, and review!
Geek-Out: Women's Hormones
A Healthy Curiosity
01/18/17 • 36 min
This episode started out being a follow-up to Episode 25 on perimenopause, but we ended up covering so much ground that we decided to rename it and just call it what it is: a total geek-out on women’s hormones.
In Episode 30, Brodie talks with Maria Claps, a certified health coach, mother of 4 grown children, and women’s healthy aging advocate, about perimenopause, menopause, women’s hormones, and so much more. As we discussed in E25, perimenopause can be a tumultuous time in the world of hormones, leading to side-effects like anxiety, depression, insomnia, and hot flashes. Learning how to test for, understand, and effectively balance our hormones can makes the process seem far less daunting.
In this episode, we explore:
- Perimenopause and menopause
- Hormones and how they change
- Eating our veggies
- Supplements that can help ease symptoms and balance hormones
- Talking to physicians and making them hear you
- The Dutch Test
Maria Claps is a certified health coach, mother of 4 grown children, and women’s healthy aging advocate.
After receiving sub-standard care in NYC, Maria enrolled in the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN) in pursuit of a solution for her perimenopausal symptoms that began when she turned 40. Inspired by her training at IIN, Maria pursued 3 additional hormone-centric trainings:
- Dr. Sara Gottfried’s training program for practitioners;
- The Functional Diagnostic Nutrition program; and
- The UK-based 3rd Age Woman Certification program with Burrell Education.
When she’s not facilitating her online community, Maria keeps current in her knowledge of functional health by attending Datis Kharazzian seminars on topics like thyroid, blood chemistry, and brain health. She also enjoys reading, recipe creation, and finding new things to eat at farmers markets.
Resources:
- Maria’s Website, www.nourishandflourishhealth.com
- Maria’s Hormone Balancing Guide
Why Acupuncture is the Best for Musculoskeletal Pain
A Healthy Curiosity
04/20/22 • 46 min
What do you do when your back hurts, or when your neck and shoulders get tight and sore? Acupuncture is a potent medicine for joint pain, muscle pain, and nerve pain that provides an immediate relaxing, anti-inflammatory effect in a way that other healing modalities can’t. A growing body of research shows that acupuncture is a potent medicine for joint pain, muscle pain, low back pain, neck pain, osteoarthritis of the knee, as well as chronic conditions like fibromyalgia. But people often try it only after drugs, physical therapy, chiropractic, massage and aren’t yielding optimal results.
In this episode, Licensed Acupuncturist and host Brodie Welch and Dr. Anthony Lombardi unpack why acupuncture should be your go-to treatment modality available for muscle and/or joint pain due to its ability to neuromodulate, returning the neuromuscular system to homeostasis: improving range of motion, strength, while reducing inflammation.
On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:
- How Dr. Lombardi’s journey to acupuncture began in chiropractic school
- What advantages he sees in acupuncture compared to chiropractic therapies
- What motor points are and how they overlap with acupuncture points
- Why a series of treatments is typically necessary for lasting change
Dr. Anthony Lombardi is a 2002 graduate of the New York Chiropractic College and McMaster Contemporary Medical Acupuncture program in Hamilton, Ontario, and has been practicing acupuncture for 19 years. Upon graduation, he founded Hamilton Back Clinic and since then has become a private consultant to athletes in the NFL, CFL, and NHL. Over the past 19 years Anthony has given over 100,000 acupuncture treatments. In addition to practicing, Dr. Lombardi was also an instructor in the Contemporary Medical Acupuncture Program at McMaster University from 2004 to 2013. He developed his EXSTORE® system, which he currently teaches along with motor points and electro-acupuncture, to physicians and practitioners the world over.
He regularly writes and contributes articles on motor points in the Canadian Chiropractic and Chiropractic Economics magazines. Dr. Lombardi’s library continues to grow, with some 60 webinars available on a variety of MSK and pain conditions, as well as patient practice management topics. He holds live courses throughout the U.S. and Canada, and has a mentorship/education community on dranthonylombardi.locals.com.
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For more of the science on how acupuncture works, check out episode 203.
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Intermittent Fasting for Women
A Healthy Curiosity
11/14/18 • 43 min
Looking to lose weight without changing your diet? On today’s episode, you’ll learn about:
- Why the WHEN of eating is as important as what you’re eating
- Intermittent and long-term fasting
- The benefits (and potential risks) of fasting for women
Dr. Stephanie Estima is a big-hearted, energetic, and compassionate healer dedicated to changing lives through evidence-based health strategies like nutrition, fitness, and mindset. She studied Neuroscience and Psychology and received her Bachelor of Science with Honours from the University of Toronto. She then went on to complete her Doctor of Chiropractic degree at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College.
Dr. Stephanie has a special interest in brain optimization, longevity, and weight loss. She is a female biohacker, a former figure competitor, and is interested in the application of the ketogenic diet, fasting, and fitness in females. She also runs an online program called KetoClean, a plant-based approach to Keto.
Connect with Dr. Stephanie Estima:
https://www.thehealthloft.ca/dr-stephanie/
Work with Brodie:
http://brodiewelch.com/level-up
Get Our Self-Care Manifesto
You have the right to take care of yourself, even before all the work is done and everyone else’s needs are met. 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, visit https://brodiewelch.com and your free Right to Take Care of Yourself Manifesto. Print it out and hang it on your wall or fridge to remind you that taking care of yourself is not selfish; it’s essential.
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Healing from Trauma
A Healthy Curiosity
07/01/20 • 41 min
Trauma is unfortunately an all too common reality. This leads to unknowingly connecting everyday triggers to life threatening feelings which can have drastic effects on our well-being and the trajectory of our lives.
Liz Mullinar is committed to the vision that everyone deserves a good life and to heal from their trauma. To that end, she helps people find meaningful, permanent healing and trains others to be able to help as well.
On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:
- A challenge for you to stop making excuses
- How neuroscience defines trauma
- Why moments of trauma are never truly remembered
- The importance of accessing and releasing the emotions associated with trauma
- What she sees as the biggest barrier to healing from traumas in childhood
Liz Mullinar is a globally renowned trauma recovery expert and trauma survivor. Over 20 years ago, Liz pioneered Australia's first trauma recovery program - Heal For Life - a peer support approach that empowers survivors of childhood trauma to recognize and heal painful emotional triggers, transforming painful memories into meaningful, permanent healing.
Links:
Liz’s TEDx Talk - Treating the core problem of childhood trauma
Free gift! Download Chapter 2 of Liz’s book here
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Learn more about working with Brodie
Pause for Racial Justice #saytheirnames #podcastblackout
A Healthy Curiosity
06/03/20 • 9 min
At a time when racism's effects on the US are on display, as they've been with the most recent slayings of unarmed Black men and women, it can be difficult to distill our feelings into words, but speaking out imperfectly is important and better than staying silent.
Thousands lives have ended too early due to issues of institutionalized racism. In an effort to catalyze both reflection and action, this episode will hopefully serve as a way to remember those we've lost and offer anti-racist resources and action ideas.
On Today’s Solo Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:
- Why we need to eradicate the toxin of racism from our society the same way work to remove toxins from our bodies
- The yin and yang aspects to the work of dismantling institutionalized racism
- How we can seek to align our qi with our values of equality, justice, and love.
Links:
- Code Switch - NPR
- Anti-racism resources for white people
- This Historical Twitter thread
- So You Wanna Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo (get the audiobook or kindle, it seems to be sold out)
- White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
- Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
PMS, PCOS, and Pain: Your Period Doesn't Have to Suck
A Healthy Curiosity
04/08/20 • 38 min
Despite the significant percentage of women affected by polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, it often goes undiagnosed or diagnosed incorrectly. If you're a women concerned about irregular periods, problems with ovulation, or other symptoms, this episode could be particularly relevant.
Melissa Lee joins this conversation to examine different pieces of the PCOS puzzle. Rather than finding medications that mask the symptoms, Melissa advocates for changing how you're living to address the issues head on.
On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:
- Why there’s so much difficulty around recognizing and diagnosing PCOS
- How Melissa’s journey with PCOS organically transitioned her into her current niche
- The role that good fats play in her diet now
- What advice she has around weight loss for women who suspect they may have PCOS
Melissa Lee is a women's health coach specializing in PCOS and weight loss. She focuses on sustainable lifestyle changes and helps her clients feel comfortable in their clothes again.
Links:
Melissa’s free lifestyle downloads
Ep. 140: Beyond the Pill with Dr. Jolene Brighten
Ep 98: Low Tox Living with Alexx Stuart
Ep 152: DIY Detox with Bridgit Danner
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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 'Personality Isn't Permanent' 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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