33. Root Cause Medicine & Breasts as an Intuitive Center - Anja Robinson

In the Intro:

• Living among the California wildfires
• $200 herbal medicine giveaway!
• The beautiful complexity of the female body

In the Interview:

• The intersection between herbalism & functional medicine
• Why "Just live like your grandmothers lived and you'll be healthy" doesn't work anymore
• Health confusion and information overload
• A name is a prayer: the meaning of Anja's name and how it ties into her life's path
• The gateway of birth & the role of a birth attendant
• Understanding the complex dance of women's hormones and what we can do to create better hormonal health (we talk about digestion, the liver, PMS, headaches, bloating, cramps, water retention, breaking out, PCOS, endometriosis, fibroids, toxic overloads, xeno-estrogens, etc.)
• The importance of the lymphatic system
• The insanity of the truly toxic products that are marketed to women as real femininity
• Don't put anything on your skin you wouldn't put in your mouth
• A deep dive into breast health
• Reframing self exams: knowing the terrain of your own body, what to look for, and what not to worry about!
• The flexibility & resiliency of breast tissue

Links:

• Anja's website Mana Medicinals
• My website MythicMedicine.love
• Medicine Stories Patreon (podcast bonuses)
• The Medicine Stories Facebook group
• Take my fun Which Healing Herb is Your Spirit Medicine? quiz
• Mythic Medicine on Instagram
• Music by Mariee Sioux (from her beautiful song Wild Eyes)
• For the Wild podcast: The Myths & Misinformation of Wildland Fires