Botanical Biohacking

Is Billionaire Brain Training Legit

I paid enough to buy a car for billionaire brain training. Was it worth it?

Bai Zhi Angelica Dahurica and the white rabbit fairy

A scholar meets a rabbit fairy?? to discover how his headaches are caused by an imbalance in his gut brain axis? Yep, apparently Song dyansty college students were doing shrooms.

Coix Seeds Yi Yi Ren 薏仁米

Four Essentials for Expertise

What really makes an expert? 10,000 hrs is not enough, there are four criteria which must be met for true expertise.

Cannabis Research Isn't Medicine

Nuance matters, remember the faucet.

Secret to my practice style

A clinical case study with my approach to practice management interwoven into it. Follow this if you want to enjoy exponential growth. Kind of do it, if you only want to grow a little. Do the opposite if you want...

How I escaped a burning skyscraper in China

How I escaped a burning skyscraper in China

Tech Bro Stoicism is Weak

Discover what is missing from modern remixes of stoicism and how looking deeper can lead you to have a richer and more fullfilling life.

What Ancestral Diets Get Wrong and How to Fix Them

There is one glaring oversight that is hijacking anscestral diets from being truly beautiful.

Can we finally measure qi?

Can new imaging finally provide objective measurement of qi?

Why You Should Make Casinos (And social media) Your Guru

What if you could reverse engineer the way even wealthy people can be brought to ruin and use that as a guide for success? We explore casinos and social media and turn the predators into our teachers.

Aphrodisiac Bacteria?

Discover how to cultivate sexy bacteria to help you heed the call of spring this mating season.

Permission to Thrive

  How do we lose the innate instinct for self care? How do we start thriving again?

Natural Athleticism

Like a stringed instrument your connective tissue can get out of tune leaving your uncoordinated, in chronic pain, and accident prone. Discover the simple concepts behind an ancient exercise ritual to get undeserved strength, speed, and flexibility and restore your...

Oregano

Used since at least the bronze age, this common kitchen spice may deserve a second glance.

Mold Remediation and Health with Ben Wiscombe and Brehan Crawford L.Ac

Mold remediation specialist Ben Wiscombe and Brehan Crawford L.Ac discuss internal and environmental mold remediation, how it contributes to chronic illness, and what to do about it.

Twilight States

  There is a waking dream which underlies logic as the sea beneath a boat. We think much of the boat and perhaps too little of the sea and her tides. Logic and genius alike are built upon these dreams...

Robert Chu on simplicity, the Yi Jing, and Tung Style Acupuncture

Robert Chu PhD. L.Ac, QME has specialized in Tung and Classical Acupuncture methods for over 20 years. He is the founder of the International Tung's Acupuncture Research Association. ITARA He lectures Internationally and is an adjunct professor in the DAOM...

Healing with Poisons

Dr. Yan Liu explores the role of poison in medicine from the levels of acute care, chronic care, and the tradition of nourishing life for supplementing body and brain function. We dive into the darkest aspects of medicine in order...

Scumbag Celebrity Doctors:

Tom Whalen MD and Brehan Crawford discuss scumbag celebrity doctor Mercola and common natural health scams linked to  misinformation.

Mushroom coffee

Discover how to make mushroom coffee that will make an significant impact on your mental performance, creativity, and clarity. 

Honouring Yin with Brodie Welch

Brodie Welch is a Licensed Acupuncturist, board-certified herbalist, and self-care strategist. Brodie helps self-aware, high-achieving women break the cycle of stress, overwhelm, and self-sabotage so they can enjoy the lives they’re working so hard to create, and truly embody self-respect....

How your immune system can repair or destroy your brain with Dr. Ayla Wolf

Just ...listen to this one. Its a little over an hr and well worth it. 

Why Big Pharma Can't Heal You (Yet)

Modern Medicine still rests on the old biology. This has been a tremendous gift, but its only part of the picture. It leaves a lot of diagnostic noise which makes treating chronic disease challenging. The new biology looks at the...

Anxiety Relief, NRF2, and Free and Easy Wanderer (Xiao Yao San)

Anxiety and Depression are linked with inflammation. Key regulator of the cellular antioxidant response NRF2 may play a role. Discover how an ancient herbal formula may help us better understand the relationship between depression and inflammation...

Corydalis topicals with Eliz Erman-Britton

Corydalis has been used for pain and was a major herb in formula for opiate addiction following the Chinese opiate wars. Discover how its use as a topic can relieve pain and enhance quality of life for those suffering from...

Five Stages of Digestion with Wade Lightheart

Wade has lived in ashrams, competed at the Mr. Universe as a drug free vegetarian, written several books, and co-founded a nutrition company. He's also served as an advisor to the American Anti-Cancer Institute. Why is this good for you?...

Our 10 Star Rating System for Legit Natural Medicine.

This is our filter for tradition and science in natural medicine. This is a huge time saver that can save you from wasting time and energy. It helps keep you focussed on the time tested, evidence backed natural health practices...

Jin Zhao on The One True School of Classical Chinese Medicine.

With his Ph.D in the various schools of Chinese Medicine, Dr. Jin Zhao is uniquely positioned to reveal the one true school of Classical Chinese Medicine.

Is idealizing ancient Chinese Medicine holding you back? Jin Zhao weighs in.

Dr. Jin Zhao is a 5th generation doctor with his Ph.D in the history and development of schools of thought in Chinese Medicine. He is a professor and a very busy clinician who sees over 200 patients a day. He...

Tiger King, Horny Cat Ladies, and Toxoplasmosis

In this whiskey fueled discussion kilt clad Herbalist Brehan Crawford discusses The Tiger King, Horny cat ladies, and a dangerous parasite linked to behavioral changes. Discover the herbs shown to kill this parasite. 

Temperature, Herbs, and Gene Expression

After a round of antibiotics Cathy felt exhausted and was losing her memory. Her job was suffering as a result. By using herbs to "warm" her gut she recovered. What is behind the thermal nature of herbs? Recent studies have...

White Gibbon's Secret to Agility

Stillness gives birth to movement. We explore a top down and bottom up approach to aligning the major joints of the body (seven stars) for greater tensegrity and then springing into life with white gibbon footwork. I then talk about...

Pandemic Garden -Patchouli, huo xiang

Patchouli, aka Huo xiang is great for damp loving pathogens and you can grow it fairly easily. We explore its cultivation, uses, and recipes.

Tantric Secrets for Quarantine

I learned some amazing Tantric Sex Secrets on Qing Cheng Mountain. If you apply these I guarantee it will improve your entire life. Discover where Tantra, Daoist sexuality, and botanical medicine converge and how you can apply this internal alchemy...

How to stop a virus using breathwork

We can't always reach for medicine. We can't always depend on others for healthcare, but as long as we are breathing, we can adjust our breathing to halt viral transcription. This is knowledge every human should have to keep our...

Dr. Sandra Subotich's 3 Herbal Formulas for Covid-19 Relief

Dr. Sandra Subotich got a call from an old friend. Her partner had just returned from Mardi Gras and was infected. Soon after she fell ill. Discover the three herbal formulas which she used to break the fever and return...

Corona Virus Covid-19 Successful Case Study

Dr. Jin Zhao has been working with a team of TCM doctors to successfully treat patients with the Corona virus (Covid-19) both in an integrative setting and using botanical medicine alone. 

Dr. Ayla Wolf and Dr. Clayton Shiu on Neurology and Chinese Medicine

Dr. Ayla Wolf and Dr. Clayton Shiu discuss neurological testing and Chinese Medicine as well as their upcoming classes.

Corona Virus as a Damp Plague

Epidemics are not new to Chinese society. Dr. Liu Qingquan (刘清泉),  director of Beijing TCM hospital and Dr. Tong Xiaolin (仝小林)， vice director of Guang An Men hospital, were among the first doctors entering SARS infected area and both treated...

Ghosts, evil winds, and microbiota.

A man becomes possessed during a Lakota ceremony gone wrong. An evil wind causes nightmares in Sichuan. A man wakes up with a sensation of a ghost pressing on him. Could there be a microbial component to our experiences with...

Sonny Boy

Seeing a kid with a fever can be scary. Understanding how digestion plays a role can help make complex cases simple.

Breathing and Fascia

This simple breathing exercise will help you align, power up, and have a beautiful day.

Secret Herbal Bag for Colds, Allergies, and Wandering pain

In Sichuan I would go to a special clinic whenever I had a cold and this special mixture fixed restored me right away. They also used it to treat chronic pain and had many patients who swore by this formula. Then...

Sichuan Peppercorns

This tinging, pain soothing, mold killing spice has been treasured for over 4,000 years.

Microbiota, Mucus, and Bipolar Disorder

In 1347 Chinese physician Zhu Dan Xi described the pathogenesis of Bipolar disorder as originating from mucus accumulation in his book "Heart Method". Modern research on gasotransmitters and the mucosal biofilm seems to support his theory. Can his botanical formula...

Plastic Consumption and Hidden Pathogens: A Deadly Alliance

Plastic permeates our food, water, and air making us fat, infertile, and susceptible to hidden pathogens. This is producing strange disease patterns that leave many clinicians at a loss for answers. If we are to protect ourselves then we must...

Lyme Disease Adhesions with Dr. Clayton Shiu and Fabrice Piche

Lyme disease causes far more than pain and fatigue, it can also lead to adhesions and reduce joint mobility. Discover how Fabrice Piche and Dr. Clayton Shiu worked to improve mobility with a patient suffering from chronic Lyme disease.

Gegen in Microgard Plus

Gegen, (radix pueraria) is an important herb in Chinese medicine. Here we discuss the folktale, pharmacology, clinical use and why we included it in our most popular formula "Microgard Plus".  

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