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A Healthy Curiosity

Exploring strategies for holistic health, happiness, and personal evolution: what it takes to be well in a busy world. Blending the wisdom of Chinese Medicine, functional medicine, Ayurveda, neuroscience and psychology, you'll get practical tips you can use right away. You know that health and happiness aren’t things you can outsource. You’ve also got a full plate, you're a giver, and making the time to take care of yourself can be challenging. A Healthy Curiosity is here to support you. Host Brodie Welch, L.Ac., is an expert in Chinese Medicine and acupuncture, a holistic health coach, as well as a teacher and practitioner of qi gong, meditation, yoga, lifestyle and diet counseling who tries to walk her talk about health and mindfulness as a recovering Type-A, parent, and business owner. You'll find interviews with fellow experts in Chinese Medicine and natural health care about the conditions we treat and strategies we use clinically; simple self-care tips to help you feel calm, centered, and energized; and personal chats where we explore what gets in the way of our best intentions: perfectionism, big goals, habits and routines, chronic pain, overwork and overwhelm, boundaries, limiting beliefs — and what it takes to overcome such obstacles mindfully. While not strictly an acupuncture / Chinese Medicine podcast, it's not "not" an acupuncture podcast.
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Now displaying: May, 2019
May 29, 2019

DIY Detox

with Bridgit Danner, L.Ac., F.D.N.P.

No matter how well you eat, how much you exercise, toxins are everywhere.  How do you limit your exposure to toxins? What toxins might already be affecting your health? Detox is not just about a green juice anymore! Today we discuss:

  • why detox, how often, how to 
  • how to you have been exposed to heavy metals
  • what benefits a regular detox can have on the body
  • the benefits of sauna for detoxing your body

Bridgit Danner has been a licensed acupuncturist since 2004 and certified Functional Diagnostic practitioner since 2015. She gave over 12,000 treatments in her years working as an acupuncturist & led a staff of 10 at her practice.

While busy running an integrative wellness center, Bridgit developed an environmental illness due to toxic mold in her home. Already experienced in hormone management and nutrition, she became acutely aware of the powerful impact of the environment on her health.  

 

Find Bridgit Danner at:  https://www.bridgitdanner.com/

The DIY Detox Summit: https://diydetoxsummit.com/

Your link to the registration GIFT page: https://diydetoxsummit.com/reg-gift/

 

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May 22, 2019

MELT Your Fascia -- and your pain

with Sue Hitzmann, MS, CST, NMT

We're used to thinking of ourselves as a bunch of parts: muscles, bones, joints, nerves, organs. That which surrounds each and every part and holds it all together is the fascinating system of fascia.  In today's deep-dive with fascia expert Sue Hitzmann, you'll learn: 

  • the role of fascia in relation to pain relief and healing 
  • the relationship between chronic pain and past trauma
  • what you need to know about neurostrength
  • the 4 R's of the MELT Method 

Sue Hitzmann, MS, CST, NMT, is the creator of the MELT Method®, a simple self-treatment technique that helps people get out, and stay out of chronic pain. A nationally recognized educator, manual therapist, exercise physiologist, and founding member of the Fascia Research Society, Sue is the author of the New York Times bestselling book The MELT Method, which has been translated into eight languages and helped over 200,000 people lead a healthy, pain-free life.

Her new book, MELT Performance: A Step-by-Step Program to Accelerate Your Fitness Goals, Improve Balance and Control, and Prevent Chronic Pain and Injuries for Life 

 

Find Sue at:  https://www.meltmethod.com/about/sue-hitzmann

MELT Methode Introduction on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watchMELT

MELT on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/meltmethod/

Find MELT University at:  https://www.meltmethod.com

"MELT PERFORMANCE: A Step-by-Step Program to Accelerate Your Fitness Goals, Improve Balance and Control, and Prevent Chronic Pain and Injuries for Life " & "The Melt Method" can both be purchased at: https://www.amazon.com/Sue-Hitzmann

 

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May 15, 2019

Depression and Yang Addiction

with Brodie Welch, L.Ac.

Calling all high-achievers, we who hold ourselves to high standards and push ourselves -- at times beyond our limits. You're in good company. Our culture values doing way more than just being: we celebrate yang and undervalue yin. This sets us up for burnout and even depression, even if you're doing all the "right things." Join me today to explore:

  • When is enough, enough?
  • The scourge of yang addiction
  • How to honor your yin -- and why it's critical to do so 
  • A challenge

Resources in this episode - 

"Beyond the Label: Women, Leadership, and Success on Our Own Terms":  https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Label-Women-Leadership-Success/dp/0062655701

 

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May 8, 2019

Super Wellness Simplified

with Dr. Edith Ubuntu Chan

In Chinese Medicine, health isn't just the absence of disease: it's about living into who we really are. There's really no separation between body and mind and spirit, and each must be considered and respected in order to optimize our well-being. Today we discuss:

  • tips on creating living Super Well
  • why diet and exercise alone can't do it
  • the importance of working with our thoughts
  • why living life more simply creates wellness

Dr. Edith Ubuntu Chan is a Holistic Chinese Medicine Doctor, author, speaker, and coach who has devoted her life to unlocking the secrets of our human potential. She shares a refreshingly new approach to Wellness that integrates Science, Medicine, and Spirituality.

 

Find Dr. Edith at:  http://www.superwellness.com/

"SuperWellness: Become Your Own Best Healer; The Revolutionary Way for Creating True Vibrant Health" can be purchased at: https://www.amazon.com/SuperWellness-Revolutionary-Formula-Creating-Vibrant-ebook/

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May 1, 2019

31-Day Food Revolution

with Ocean Robbins

Eating "healthy" shouldn't be difficult, expensive, or confusing -- but it really can feel that way. Ocean Robbins brings his lifetime of expertise on healthy eating, healthy food production and other life hacks to the show. Today we discuss:

  • what the industrialized food industry is hiding from you
  • how to understand that food addiction is real
  • the power your food choices have on you, your community and your planet
  • how eating healthy can save health care costs
  • simple shifts in the direction of better

Ocean Robbins is the CEO and co-founder of the 500,000+ member Food Revolution Network — one of the largest communities of healthy eating advocates on the planet. He has held hundreds of live seminars and events that have touched millions of lives from 190 nations.

Ocean is founder and was director of the nonprofit YES!, which has led transformational events for 650,000 leaders in 65 nations. He’s a recipient of the national Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service, the Freedom’s Flame Award, the Harmon Wilkinson Award, and numerous other honors. Ocean has served as adjunct professor for Chapman University, and on the boards of Friends Of The Earth, Creating Our Future, Tipping Point Network, Turning Tide Coalition, and many other organizations.

Food Revolution Summit Affiliate Link: https://www.foodrevolutionsummit.org/

"31-Day Food Revolution: Heal Your Body, Feel Great, and Transform Your World" can be purchased at: 31-Day Food Revolution

Other resources mentioned in this episode - 

"A diet for a New America" can be purchased at:  A Diet for a New America

2019 list of Dirty Dozen & Clean 15 Foods:  Dirty 12 Clean 15 

 Reach Ocean Robbins at: https://www.oceanrobbins.com/

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