Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed

Special broadcast of Susun Weed's Plant Deva Playshop lecture. Recorded live at the Midwest Herb Conference, June 2019.

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Ryan Drum, PhD has a BSc in Chemical Technology and a PhD in Botany (Phycology) from Iowa State University. He studied Herbal Medicine with Ella Birzneck, founder of Dominion Herbal College in British Columbia for 12 years, and taught at their summer seminars for 35 years. He has been an adjunct faculty at Bastyr University since 1984, and he lectures at major herbal conferences and herbal schools. Dr. Drum is the author of over 30 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, the author of Electron Microscopy of Diatom Cells 1966, Springer Verlag, a 100-Plate Atlas, in print for 20 years, and a contributing author of two chapters in Planting the Future (Gladstar and Hirsch 2001) and a chapter in Fundamentals of Naturopathic Endocrinology, M. Friedman 2005. this episode Q&A includes: • mints! shiso reseeds itself beautifully, stevia is a mint and prunella vulgaris too.. • tannins tan.. • catnip tincture makes a wonderful bug repellant.. • comfrey strengthens skin, bones, ligament, mucous membranes of respiratory and digestive systems.. • soy milk used as a medicine not a food prevents damage from radiation.. • mentored students- check out herbs for cancer treatment- information can also be found on Time Monk Radio airing this month.. • ssri's- placebos with bad side effects? hypericum out performs out performs them all when taken in tincture form from fresh flowering plant.. • very elevated blood pressure- passionflower, diuretics, lack of sleep.. • restoring eyesight and preventing eyesight loss with hawthorn, amla, carotenes.. • burdock tincture should have a white film containing inulin :)

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Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with her guest Vanessa Nixon. Vanessa Nixon is a Traditional Naturopath who is passionate about empowering women to thrive naturally during mid-life so they can make this the most vibrant and impactful phase of their lives. She believes that we all have an innate wisdom and access to ancestral healing knowledge, if we only know how to tap into it. Once we are able to connect with this intuitive inner healer, we can become confident in taking ownership of our health.Vanessa shares a combination of spiritual and practical tools including exploring intuitive wise woman traditions, discovering herb witchery to craft a toolkit of natural remedies, embracing ancient movement meditations, and beauty practices to create radiant wellness. As an experienced expert and speaker on natural health who works with women around their mid-life challenges, Vanessa sees in her clients and virtual event students how these tools are so urgently needed right now, especially when people's access to health and wellness resources are limited due to Covid. https://www.herbsofgracehealingarts.com Q & A topics in this episode include: Blood pressureMuscular skeletal issuesFibroids HPV positiveDementiaCovid-19 *

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Author Samantha Garcia. Sam Garcia is the author of 'Regenerative Business: How to Align Your Business with Nature for More Abundance, Fulfillment, and Impact,' and the founder of Dirty Alchemy, the marketing agency & consulting firm for spiritual entrepreneurs, coaches & course creators. Sam hosts the Regenerative Business podcast, and helps ambitious online business owners to grow their revenue and visibility while actually having a life outside of business in the Regenerative Business Creation Lab. Sam graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelors in Physics and a minor in Environmental Science, and went on to get a Permaculture Design Certification before moving to Maui in 2013. She co-founded the regenerative agriculture business, Living Earth Systems, with her now husband Eddy Garcia in 2015, on the side of growing her marketing business. Sam & Eddy work and live off-grid on their regenerative farm in Olowalu with their 3 dogs, 5 cats, 3 salamanders, chickens, peacocks, sheep, and wild boar.