Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed - Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed & Big Belly Services Carrie Kenner

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed & Big Belly Services Carrie Kenner

09/26/17 • 121 min

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Carrie Kenner. Carrie has been helping people have babies since 1980. Her role as mother and grandmother are the most important teachers in her life. But the biggest impact she has on the world is as a birth doula trainer. Carrie has trained over 2000 doulas since 2004, and the ripples of love and support that all those doulas provide in the world help support her mission of "a more peaceful world by promoting healthy birth”. Carrie’s approach to doula training, urban farming, parenting and life is to do what you love, share your passion, and make all your actions lead to racial and social justice. Carries website is www.bigbellyservices.com this episode Q&A includes: • fever with cough- honey, proper dosing of echinacea, licorice, mullein.. • people that get colds and flus in their younger years have less cancer because their immune systems get a chance to work.. • elderberry tincture and yarrow tincture to prevent colds and flus.. • people that are not celiac that avoid gluten have higher incidence of type 2 diabetes.. • people who avoid dairy are more likely to have hip replacements.. • most important food for people with skin issues is full fat plain yogurt.. • soreness in the lymph nodes under the breasts- cleavers tincture or poke root tincture.. • elderberry kills flu virus's, linden infusion prevents colds and flus.. • psoriasis- linden infusion and hypericum oil.. • if your belly fat giggles and you can pinch it, embrace it.. • cancer- screening, treatment, recurrence..

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Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed & Children's Advocate Diane Levin

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Diane Levin. Diane is internationally recognized expert helping professionals, parents and policymakers understand and respond to the impact of various societal forces-such as violence and sexualization, and media and commercial culture-on children's development, learning and behavior. She is a founder of 3 advocacy organizations:T.R.U.C.E—Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children's Entertainment, which helps professionals help parents deal with the impact of media and promote quality play;Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, which works to end the commercial exploitation of children; and, Defending the Early Years, which advocates for appropriate early childhood practice that counteracts inappropriate aspects of many recent school reform mandates. Levin is a Professor of Early Childhood Education at Wheelock College and her 9th book, Beyond Remote-Controlled Childhood: Teaching Young Children in the Media Age. this episode Q&A includes: • carotene rich foods for eye health must be cooked,frozen, soaked in oil- no consumed raw.. • poke berries- joint swelling.. • heat in the liver- chinese 5 element theory.. • basis of all true spirituality is time spent alone in nature.. • false positive and false negative test results statistics.. • modern medicine is made for normal American's eating the standard American diet and watching 3-4 hours of television a day.. • folic acid added to foods increases chances of colon cancer.. • chronic Lyme's disease- bacteria to virus- astragalus, hypericum, teasel, Japanese knotweed, boneset..

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Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed & Community Herbalist Sean Murnin

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Sean Murnin. Sean Murnin is a community herbalist, medicine maker and gardener based out of Kingston, NY. He is the producer and host of The People's Medicine Show which is broadcast at 7:30pm EST on the first Thursday of the month. Sean has had a lifelong interest in natural healing and attended his first talking stick at the Wise Woman Center in Woodstock NY in 2010. He completed a Live Out Apprenticeship in 2013 there and has continued to visit, work and learn occasionally on weekends. this episode Q&A includes: • lump in throat of 9 year old.. • energy being powerful or not powerful is a little problematic.. • different parts of the plant has different constituents.. • Susun's column in Plant Healer Magazine- Basics of Herbal Medicine.. • large cyst in one ovary.. • uncircumcised 5 year with difficulty urinating- surgery and herbal allies.. • echinacea mobilizes white blood cells and fights infection in a way antibiotics cannot.. • our bodies get aggravated when we allow them to be cut- it's ok to be angry about it.. • shoulder impingement- comfrey leaf infusion.. • cranial sacral work to make the sinus's happy again.. • elder preparations.. • flavonoids and vitamin C..