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In this episode of the Live Your Raw Life Podcast, Rachel Watkins welcomes Jose Torres, founder of Aztlan Herbal Remedies and Indigenous Herbalist. Jose shares his powerful healing journey from severe gut and skin issues to becoming a community healer who bridges Mexican ancestral plant medicine with modern wellness technology through the Menla Scan. Together, they explore how true healing begins in the gut, is guided by nature, and reconnects us with our ancestral roots and spiritual wisdom.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Jose’s origin story as a healer
• How childhood meningitis, chronic gut problems, and years on medication led him to natural remedies and his lineage of healers.
• Why gut health is the foundation
• The link between gut imbalance and issues like eczema, migraines, blood sugar, blood pressure, and brain fog - and why quick detoxes don’t support longterm healing.
• Blending tradition with tech: the Menla Scan
• How Jose uses the Menla Scan alongside herbal remedies to visually show clients what’s happening in their bodies and track progress over time.
• Plants as living medicine
• Why herbs are not a “fast fix,” the importance of consistency, and how blessing and working intentionally with plant medicine shifts body, mind, and spirit.
• First steps if you’re feeling out of alignment - Jose’s simple starting point for anyone wanting to reclaim their health - especially through gentle, sustained gut detox and lifestyle shifts.

Mentioned in this episode 
Herbal Detox (60-day gut support bundle)
https://www.aztlanherbalremedies.com/collections/best-sellers/products/60-day-starter-kit

Aztlan Herbal Remedies (Jose’s shop/online store):
https://www.aztlanherbalremedies.com/ 

Jose’s social media – Indigenous Herbalist:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indigenousherbalist/ 
https://linktr.ee/aztlanherbalremedies 

Aztlan Herbal Remedies physical location (Torrance, CA):
 21720 S Vermont Ave # 111, Torrance, CA 90502

In this episode of the Live Your R.A.W. Life Podcast, Rachel sits down with Nidhi Bhardwaj - pharmaceutical professional, holistic health practitioner, and author of Regeneration and Vitality - to explore how we can move beyond symptom management into true regeneration and vitality. Nidhi shares how her experience in oncology drug development, a family cancer diagnosis, and years of naturopathic study led her to bridge rigorous science with whole-body, root-cause healing.

In this episode, we explore:

• Nidhi’s journey from pharmaceutical research to holistic, root-cause medicine
• Why biomarkers and bio-individuality matter more than “normal” lab ranges
• The difference between diagnostic scans and wellness scans (featuring Menla Scan Technology)
• How early detection of trends like insulin resistance, inflammation, and hormone shifts can prevent disease
• The science of red light therapy and how it supports the body at the mitochondrial/cellular level
• Real client stories: avoiding surgeries, reducing medications, and reversing symptoms with regenerative therapies
• The role of shockwave therapy and improved microcirculation in relieving chronic pain and supporting longevity
• Why combining pharmaceuticals (when needed) with regenerative tools can restore balance instead of just ‘bandaiding’ symptoms

Resources & Links Mentioned:

• Nidhi’s book Regeneration and Vitality - REGENERATION AND VITALITY: Supporting the Body's power to heal: Bhardwaj, Nidhi: 9798285930600: Amazon.com: Books
• Nidhi’s red light therapy book (Illuminous Health – co-authored with Dr. Karl Rothschild) – https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/your-luminous-health-dr-carl-rothschild/1147604988 
• PurLife Medical – West Windsor, NJ (clinic website) – https://www.purlifemedical-westwindsor.com/ 
• Connect with Nidhi (socials / contact) –Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560910283068
• Instagram: @purlife_medical_westwindsor
• You tube: https://youtube.com/@purlifemedicalww?si=fueo9o5gsejM_FOH
• Biomat Information: https://rawwellness.biomatmarketing.com

Rachel talks with Dr. Milien, a board-certified family and obesity medicine physician and founder of Precision Primary Care & Wellness in Fishers, Indiana. They explore shifting from reactive, insurance-driven medicine to a preventive, data-driven, holistic model using tools like the Mela Scan and IV therapy to support the body before crisis.

Key Topics Covered

• From Hospitalist to Prevention-Focused Primary Care
  • Why watching preventable crises (heart attacks, strokes, diabetic complications) in the hospital led Dr. Milien to build a proactive primary care practice.
  • The difference between “insurance care” (reacting when sick) vs. true health care (investing early in wellness).
• Why Data Motivates Patients
  • How showing patients their own numbers—blood pressure trends, fat distribution, visceral fat, etc.—turns vague advice (“eat better,” “exercise more”) into concrete, actionable insight.
  • The role of ongoing tracking so patients can see: “This is where I was; this is where I am now.”
• Mela Scan: A ‘Crystal Ball’ for Health
  • What the Mela Scan is and how it can detect inflammation, cardiovascular risk, microvascular changes, and organ system stress before symptoms appear.
  • How Precision uses Mela Scan with every new patient and for ongoing monitoring, making care collaborative and highly personalized.
• Hydration, Minerals & IV Therapy
  • Why electrolyte and mineral balance (magnesium, potassium, sodium, etc.) is often missed in traditional labs but is crucial for:
    • Muscle performance and recovery
    • Cognitive function and mood
    • Long-term heart and kidney health
  • How pairing Mela Scan with IV hydration/IV therapy allows real-time correction of imbalances, not just crisis treatment in the hospital.
• Working with Youth & Community Health
  • Precision’s sports physical program for middle- and high-school students in Fishers / greater Indianapolis, using Mela Scan plus full education on:
    • Hydration and recovery
    • Nutrition
    • Hearing and vision screening
  • The goal: build a health-investor mindset early, so kids grow up seeing health as their most important asset.
• Stronger Primary Care & Patient Empowerment
  • Why having a primary care doctor who knows you, advocates for you, and has time to collaborate with specialists changes outcomes.
  • How giving patients direct access to their data (especially Mela Scan results) makes health feel tangible and “gamified,” boosting engagement for both adults and kids.

Mentioned Links & How to Connect

• Precision Primary Care & Wellness (Fishers, Indiana)
  • Website: precisionprimarycarewellness.com
  • Social media: @PrecisionPCW on major platforms (Instagram, Facebook, etc.)

In this episode, Rachel sits down with Dr. Jesse Ross, a chiropractic physician and wellness advocate in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, to explore a radically empowering view of the human body. Drawing from his father’s near-fatal heart condition and his own 30+ years in practice, Dr. Jesse explains why symptoms are signs of adaptation, not failure, and how stress, belief, and behavior shape our physiology. They dive into the Menla (mental) scan, biofeedback technologies, energy and frequency in healing, and the roles of forgiveness, prayer, and present-moment awareness in transforming health.

What They Talked About:

• Dr. Jesse’s Story & Core Philosophy
  • How his father’s journey from a 6‑month heart failure prognosis to nearly 20 extra years inspired his work.
  • Why he sees symptoms not as failure, but as the body’s adaptation to stress, belief, and lifestyle.
• Stress, Lifestyle & “Disease”
  • How high-paced, high-stress modern life (debt, overwork, social media) shapes our physiology.
  • The idea that chronic conditions often reflect long‑term patterns of thought and behavior, not a “broken” body.
• Mind, Emotion & the Nervous System
  • The roles of the frontal lobe and amygdala in fear, crisis, and emotional patterning.
  • Why every experience is simultaneously emotional, physical, and chemical.
• The Menla Scan & Biofeedback
  • What the Menla (mental) scan measures: electrical/electromagnetic patterns in organ systems.
  • How he uses it every 12 visits to track adaptation, correlate changes with life events, and empower patients with data.
  • How biofeedback helps interrupt unhelpful emotional and thought loops.
• Energy, Frequency & Healing Tools
  • Using light, sound, and frequency-based technologies to support the body’s natural regulation.
  • Viewing these tools as ways to remove interference, not “fight disease.”
• Forgiveness, Prayer & Presence
  • How self‑judgment loops (“I should have / why did I say that?”) show up as physical tension and chronic stress.
  • The role of forgiveness, prayer/mantra, gratitude, and present-moment awareness in calming the system and shifting physiology.
• Taking Responsibility for Health
  • Seeing so-called illness as an adaptive response that can change when behavior and perspective change.
  • Supporting the body with fundamentals: food, movement, rest, clean water, emotional honesty, and nervous system care.

Practice: Chiro IQ in Mount Pleasant, SC - https://www.mychiroiq.com/ 

Contact email: [email protected]

In this episode of Live Your RAW Life, Rachel Anne Watkins shares her own personal story ~ one that begins with a synchronistic, almost cosmic encounter and leads her to becoming the Director of Customer Experience and Sales at MenlaTechnologies. 

Rachel introduces listeners to the MenlaScan, a cutting-edge general wellness device that measures up to 128 physiological markers in real time, and pulls back the curtain on how this technology has transformed her personal health journey and her business. This is the launch episode of an upcoming MenlaScan series on the podcast, where Rachel will be spotlighting a variety of practitioners who each use the system in their own unique way.

Today we discuss:
* Rachel's Cosmic Introduction to MenlaTechnologies: The synchronistic, unexpected meeting that first brought Rachel into the world of the MenlaScan, and why it felt like anything but a coincidence.

* What the MenlaScan Is: An overview of this powerful general wellness device that measures up to 128 physiological markers in real time using four distinct technologies; Galvanic Skin Response, Heart Rate Variability, Pulse Wave Analysis, and Multi-Frequency Bioimpedance.

* What the MenlaScan Measures: A deep dive into the markers the system tracks, including Body Composition, Water Balance, Phase Angle, Microcirculation, Vertebral Load, Cardio Score, Vascular Age, and ANS/Stress Score ~ plus personalized food, supplement, sport, and spa recommendations tailored to your body.

* Rachel's First Scan & Instant Validation: What it felt like to experience the MenlaScan for the first time, why the results resonated so deeply, and the moment Rachel knew this technology was something she could fully stand behind.

* From Client to Demo Center: How just three months after her first scan, Rachel's business became one of MenlaTechnologies' official demo centers, and what that journey looked like.

* How Rachel Uses It Personally: The ways Rachel integrates the MenlaScan into her own wellness routine and how it has shaped her approach to health and self-care.

* Her Role at Menla Technologies: How Rachel now works alongside the company as Director of Customer Experience and Sales to help bring this technology to more people, practitioners, and wellness spaces.

* Introducing the MenlaScan Series: A preview of what's coming, an ongoing series on Live Your RAW Life spotlighting diverse practitioners who use the MenlaScan in their own unique and inspiring ways.

Menla Technologies Website: www.menlatech.com
Rachel Anne Watkins Website: www.rachelannewatkins.com

In this episode of Live Your Raw Life, Rachel sits down with Katie Hess – author of Flower Revolution, founder of Lotuswei and the Self-Arising Nature Center in Phoenix, AZ. They explore how flower essences support emotional and spiritual growth, Katie’s origin story in Mexico and Nepal, and how simple plant-based remedies can help us navigate an increasingly chaotic world with more trust, harmony, and inner knowing.

Today we discuss:

• What Are Flower Essences?: Explanation of how flower essences are made (solar infusion, energetic imprint in water), how they work through the meridian system, and how they differ from herbs and essential oils.
• Benefits & Uses: How flower essences support stress relief, emotional balance, nervous system regulation, and spiritual growth, plus how to start with the Lotuswei flower quiz and build a “flower elixir cabinet.”
• Katie’s Journey & Spiritual Practice: Katie’s origin story (meeting her flower essence teacher in Mexico, founding Lotuswei in Arizona) and deepening her work through Tibetan Buddhist practice and inner healing.
• Nepal Orchid Expedition & Water Project: Collecting orchid flower essences in Nepal (Panchase, Pokhara, Kathmandu), ethical and ceremonial harvesting practices, and the clean water project for Buddhist nuns.
• Supporting Uncertain Times: Using specific blends like Pitcher Plant, Inner Knowing, Sacred Body, and Sacred Awareness to navigate collective uncertainty, rebuild trust in self, and stay grounded in times of change.

Flower Hunters: https://www.youtube.com/@LOTUSWEI

Business Webpage: https://www.lotuswei.com/ 

Flower Quiz: lotuswei.com/pages/master-flower-quiz

Instagram: instagram.com/lotuswei

Rachel sits down with Kim Rogers, the “Worm Queen” and co-founder of Rogers Hood Apothecary. After 20+ years deep in Western medicine and a near-death health collapse, Kim discovered that parasites, mold, Lyme, and toxic water were at the root of her mysterious symptoms.

If you’ve been told “your labs are fine” but you still feel awful, this conversation will blow your mind.

What We Cover

• From insider to rebel:
  20+ years in Western medicine, writing national health exams, running 25+ colleges, and why Kim walked away.
• The health crash:
  Moldy home. Contaminated water. Chronic Lyme. Autoimmune encephalitis. Near death in 2019.
• The “toilet moment”:
  First parasite cleanse in 2021 → roundworms, flukes, pinworms visibly in the toilet within 3 days.
• Misdiagnosed for decades:
  Stage 4 endometriosis, hysterectomy at 29, 13 surgeries, now linked to parasites, mold, and Lyme.
• The toxic trio:
  How parasites, mold, and Lyme hide together in biofilm and drive autoimmune and mystery illness.
• Water wake-up call:
  Community well in Washington state testing positive for nematodes and protozoa. Why you should filter all water (drinking, shower, brushing teeth, washing produce).
• Pets & barefoot grounding:
  Why walking barefoot where your dog poops (or letting pets lick you) is a parasite highway.
• Parasites as energy thieves:
  Fatigue, brain fog, pain, mood swings, autoimmune flares, how parasites steal your nutrients and energy.
• Why binders matter:
  Die-off = toxin dump. Using charcoal/Cinnamon binder so toxins leave your body instead of recirculating.
• Herbs vs. synthetics:
  Ivermectin, fenbendazole, etc. ~ when they help, when they backfire, and why Kim starts with herbal cleanses.
• How often to cleanse:
  Simple rhythm: 30 days on, 7 days off, 30 days on if needed, or 3-4 times/year as maintenance.
• Lymph & mold support:
  Opening drainage (pee, poop, sweat) with the LYMF kit, plus a dedicated mold kit for brain fog and toxicity.
• Health sovereignty:
  Getting out of fear, learning your body, and becoming the CEO of your own health.

Links & Resources (Placeholders)

• Free eBooks & resources from Kim: https://rogershood.com/resources/
• Rachel’s affiliate link + code RAWWELLNESS20: https://rogershood.com/ref/3002/
• Connect with Kim (IG/TikTok): https://www.instagram.com/rogershoodapothecary/ https://www.tiktok.com/@mrsrogershood

In this week’s episode, Rachel returns after a long and unexpected pause, opening up about where life has taken her over the past few years and why the podcast went quiet.

From downsizing and living in a camper with her family, to stepping into a new chapter in Missouri that brought her deeper into the world of wellness, yoga, and energy work, this episode is a raw and honest reflection on growth, change, and trusting the unfolding path ~ even when it doesn’t make sense in the moment.

Rachel shares the deeper intention behind the rebirth of this podcast, what listeners can expect moving forward, and how this space will evolve into conversations around integrative, holistic, and data-informed approaches to health ~ especially through tools like the MenlaScan.

This is an invitation back into conversation with curiosity and connection with your body and your own inner knowing.

Whether you’ve been here from the beginning or you’re just arriving, welcome.

Let’s begin again.

Instagram: @rachelannewatkins
YouTube: Live Your RAW Life
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.rachelannewatkins.com

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In this week’s episode, Rachel shares from the heart what it means to be an Alignment Guide, how to tell if you are living in alignment, and personal shares about when she has been out of alignment. This conversation leads to the sharing of various success stories of past clients and how their lives have drastically changed due to discovering the feeling of harmony, balance, and alignment.

She also shares some news about what is shifting with the podcast and platform. Rachel offers a reminder of her why. Why she chose the tagline, “Heal Yourself, Heal The World.” Why she created her “Restoring Harmony” program. Why she shows up every day authentically herself. 

Tune in to receive a Tao Healing Hands blessing for your body, mind, and spirit. 

Rachel would love to hear what resonated and if you too are feeling anything bubbling under the surface. Connect with her through the following:

IG: @liveyourrawlife

E: [email protected]

Web: www.liveyourrawlife.com

Your support for the podcast is greatly appreciated:

Patreon link:
https://www.patreon.com/liveyourrawlife

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In this week’s episode, you are in for a real treat. Alex from episode #100 is your host. She has put the founder of this platform, Rachel in the hot seat as this week’s guest. Alex had planted the seed months ago to interview Rachel and it germinated in this beautiful episode.

Rachel and Alex talk about Rachel’s recent journey with the plant medicine Mother Ayahuasca. As they discuss the wide range of experiences Rachel had during her ceremony, it allowed Rachel the space to be open, honest, and real about her journey on the mat.

Rachel also shares how she met her Native American spiritual teacher and what may be coming next for her as she learns more about her Native roots, heritage, culture, and traditions. Such a perfect conversation for her to have with Alex, a fellow sister.

Rachel would love to hear what you enjoyed most about this conversation. Let her know through the following:

IG: @liveyourrawlife

F: Live Your RAW Life 

Y: Live Your RAW Life

E: [email protected]

Web: www.liveyourrawlife.com

If you’d like to support this podcast you can do so through:

Patreon link:
https://www.patreon.com/liveyourrawlife

Today’s Sponsors: 

Forij Granola: Start your day with mental focus and natural energy from whole food ingredients & anti-inflammatory functional mushrooms. Enjoy the handcrafted mouth-watering flavors that leverage spice for flavor rather than sugar. Feel the difference with 100% real ingredients & anti-inflammatory mushroom extracts that provide real energy & focus benefits. Eat guilt-free knowing this is the lowest sugar granola on the market. Visit forij.co and enter liveraw15 for 15% off.

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