Having a complicated GI issue can really get in the way of our daily lives. Luckily for us, holistic practitioners like Brett Hawes can help us to find the root cause of our symptoms and correct the imbalances in the body. In this episode we talk about where gastrointestinal issues come from, how they manifest within the body, what to do to correct them. Join us as we dive deeper into complicated GI issues in this episode of Complicated GI Issues with Brett Hawes!

Many people suffer from addiction, whether we want to admit it or not (step 1 in AA). Luckily, many practitioners are starting to understand where addiction comes from and how to recover from addiction. This is a subject Hollis Baley really understands since she has actually spent the time to recover from addiction herself, which sent her down a path to become a practitioner! Listen in as we talk with Hollis about her own struggles and journey, and how she uses real foods and nutrients to support the body to recover from addiction. Please enjoy this episode of How To Recover From Addiction with Hollis Baley!

Many people suffer from addiction, whether we want to admit it or not (step 1 in AA). Luckily, many practitioners are starting to understand where addiction comes from and how to recover from addiction. This is a subject Hollis Baley really understands since she has actually spent the time to recover from addiction herself, which sent her down a path to become a practitioner! Listen in as we talk with Hollis about her own struggles and journey, and how she uses real foods and nutrients to support the body to recover from addiction.  Please enjoy this episode of How To Recover From Addiction with Hollis Baley!

Shownotes

1:19 – Hollis's history with addicition4:10 – Struggling with food, anorexia, and bulimia6:27 – The moment Hollis decided to seek professional help6:53 – What did standard treatment facilities do for Hollis9:50 – The battle trying to come off of medication10:33 – Losing vision. Not in life, but in actual eyesight!12:14 – Taking a holistic path to recovery14:12 – Following a sugar detox and supplement nutrients back into the body14:56 – When vision returned16:19 – Reason Hollis became a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner18:36 – Using Nutritional Therapy to help people with addiction and recovery21:30 – 2 factors that lead to addiction

23:12 – Main causes for digestive issues to prevent you from breaking down your foods25:15 – How do we come to a parasympathetic state29:10 – Medication can keep you in a sympathetic state31:58 – Can you go “cold turkey” when coming off of sugar34:13 – Next steps to support the digestive system35:50 – Restoring nutrient deficiencies to restore neurotransmitter imbalances37:30 – Specific nutrients that are needed for specific drugs of choice39:43 – PAWS, storing toxic drugs within the body and can cause you to “trip” later on43:10 – Detoxification being a daily practice44:28 – Detoxing the emotional component47:28 – The Holistic Nutrition for Recovery Ebook

Learn More About Hollis Baley

Website: nutritionbyhollis.com

Facebook: Nutrition By Hollis

Programs: Online Community (coming soon) , Holistic Nutrition for Recovery Ebook

Thank you for listening to this episode of the Summit For Wellness Podcast. If you enjoyed How To Recover From Addiction with Hollis Baley, then subscribe to our channel so you can listen to all the latest episodes.

Many people suffer from addiction, whether we want to admit it or not (step 1 in AA). Luckily, many practitioners are starting to understand where addiction comes from and how to recover from addiction. This is a subject Hollis Baley really understands since she has actually spent the time to recover from addiction herself, which sent her down a path to become a practitioner! Listen in as we talk with Hollis about her own struggles and journey, and how she uses real foods and nutrients to support the body to recover from addiction.  Please enjoy this episode of How To Recover From Addiction with Hollis Baley!

Shownotes

1:19 – Hollis's history with addicition4:10 – Struggling with food, anorexia, and bulimia6:27 – The moment Hollis decided to seek professional help6:53 – What did standard treatment facilities do for Hollis9:50 – The battle trying to come off of medication10:33 – Losing vision. Not in life, but in actual eyesight!

Welcome to Part 2 of our series with Miles Coleman! Last week we discussed what tonic herbs do for your body, and how they are important to our constitutions. Today, we start to break down tonic herbs further into 4 main categories: Yin, Yang, Blood, and Qi. Join us as we dive deeper into tonic herbs in this episode of Tonic Herbs with Miles Coleman pt 2!

Welcome to Part 2 of our series with Miles Coleman! Last week we discussed what tonic herbs do for your body, and how they are important to our constitutions. Today, we start to break down tonic herbs further into 4 main categories: Yin, Yang, Blood, and Qi. Join us as we dive deeper into tonic herbs in this episode of Tonic Herbs with Miles Coleman pt 2!

Shownotes

2:48 – Hsin Fa School4:52 – Tongue Diagnosis5:32 – Roadmap of the tongue7:10 – Tongue diagnosis can give more information than clients give9:21 – Recap of Tonic Herbs with Miles Coleman pt 112:35 – Sympathetic and Parasympathetic15:00 – What is more common, Deficient Yin or Deficient Yang17:56 – Yin tonic herbs and formulas18:40 – Rehmannia for Yin Deficiencies19:48 – Western digestive abilities21:21 – Westerners ability to digest Rehmannia24:08 – Asparagus Root for Yin Tonics26:38 – Yang tonic herbs and formulas27:23 – What is menopause considered in TCM28:25 – Aconite helps to spark the kidneys28:55 – Kidney Yang can rule bones, so specific herbs can help with bone damage and degradation29:19 – Herbs that are used in Hit Medicine (Trauma Medicine)31:04 – Paradoxical herbs that can be Yang and Yin31:50 – Herbs aren't just plant material

32:33 – Herbal info comes from clinical experience and thousands of years of practice34:28 – Hit Medicine kits and formulas38:25 – Blood tonic herbs and formulas41:18 – Lycii/Goji Berry43:39 – How important are Blood tonics45:20 – Formulas to help with flexability49:19 – Qi tonic herbs and formulas50:00 – Ginseng51:34 – Astragalus for gently building Qi52:13 – Astragalus for cancer treatments53:27 – Adaptogens, the ability to adapt to stress54:23 – Qi tonics for different training types56:28 – Sourcing of herbs, Mayway Herbs, NuHerbs, Dragon Herbs59:46 – Consultations with Miles Coleman

Learn More About Miles Coleman

Website: www.blackbeltherbs.com

Facebook: Hsin Fa School , Black Belt Herbs , Ling Qi

American Herbalist Guild: www.americanherbalistsguild.com/

Programs: Hsin Fa School   Consultations

Thank you for listening to this episode of the Summit For Wellness Podcast. If you enjoyed Tonic Herbs with Miles Coleman pt 2, then subscribe to our channel so you can listen to all the latest episodes.

Welcome to Part 2 of our series with Miles Coleman! Last week we discussed what tonic herbs do for your body,

In this episode of the Summit For Wellness Podcast, we sit down with Miles Coleman to discuss how to approach disease from a Traditional Chinese Medicine approach. Miles has so much knowledge to share that we couldn't fit all this into 1 episode! This week we build together an intro into tonic herbs, and discuss how tonic herbs interact with the body. Next week we will dive deeper into specific tonic herbs. Please enjoy this episode of Tonic Herbs with Miles Coleman pt 1!

Have you ever felt like your body was “off”, like something was just not quite working right. Maybe it is your ability to think properly, or maybe your energy levels. These are typically signs of disharmony within the body, and is your body's way of telling you that it needs help. In comes tonic herbs. These are herbs that help to bring your body back to harmony. In this episode of the Summit For Wellness Podcast, we sit down with Miles Coleman to discuss how to approach disease from a Traditional Chinese Medicine approach. Miles has so much knowledge to share that we couldn't fit all this into 1 episode! This week we build together an intro into tonic herbs, and discuss how tonic herbs interact with the body. Next week we will dive deeper into specific tonic herbs. Please enjoy this episode of Tonic Herbs with Miles Coleman pt 1!

Shownotes

1:49 – The start of Miles Coleman Disciplines2:44 – Disciplines woven in Chinese culture3:59 – Hsin Fa School6:09 – Length of Herbal School7:36 – Will there be martial arts or Qi Gong in Hsin Fa School10:23 – Find out more info at blackbeltherbs.com11:24 – What is Qi13:42 – Balancing Qi utilizing herbs14:19 – 5 branches of Chinese Medicine: Acupuncture, Tuina, Food Therapy, Herbalism, and Qi Gong14:35 – Herbalist utilizes herbs to balance the body15:59 – How Qi becomes deficient in today's society16:43 – Overeating creates deficiencies within the body18:44 – Can you over-tonify your Qi?20:28 – Chinese formulas are to balance out the herbs and their reactions21:21 – What are tonic herbs and formulas22:17 – Classic Qi tonic

22:28 – Blood tonics22:40 – Yin and Yang tonics24:03 – Can an herb or formula tonify all 4 areas of Blood, Qi, Yin, and Yang25:54 – There aren't many formulas in Chinese Medicine like Western Medicine, what does that mean?26:45 – TCM not based on Western Diseases, it is based on Pattern Discrimination27:40 – 1 pattern of disharmony could translate into dozens of western diseases29:18 – How to help ourselves from the TCM perspective31:17 – Chinese hospitals integrating Western and Chinese Medicine33:12 – Specific instances when TCM or Western Medicine is chosen as the primary model36:06 – When people usually switch over to alternative medicine38:13 – Alternative Medicine works hard to find root causes to illnesses40:44 – The culture of distraction41:40 – Differentiating Qi, Blood, Yin, and Yang47:12 – Teaching tonic herbs at the Hsin Fa School

Learn More About Miles Coleman

Website: www.blackbeltherbs.com

Facebook: Hsin Fa School , Black Belt Herbs , Ling Qi

American Herbalist Guild: www.americanherbalistsguild.com/

Programs: Hsin Fa School   Consultations

Thank you for listening to this episode of the Summit For Wellness Podcast. If you enjoyed Tonic Herbs with Miles Coleman pt 1, then subscribe to our channel so you can listen to all the latest episodes.

Have you ever felt like your body was “off”, like something was just not quite working right. Maybe it is your ability to think properly, or maybe your energy levels.

Today our episode is about the benefits of herbs with Natalie Hammerquist. She is a traditional western herbalist from Seattle, Washington. Natalie goes into depth about how to use herbs to support your body, how to know which ones to use, ideas for foraging, and much more.

Today we had the lovely opportunity to have Natalie Hammerquist come on to our show! She is a traditional western herbalist located in the Pacific Northwest. We spent our hour together breaking down herbs into a nice introduction for anyone who is unfamiliar with what herbs can do for your health. Listen and learn about how you can go out and learn to identify, forage, and start using some of the powerful herbs right in your own backyards! Please enjoy this episode of Benefits of Herbs with Natalie Hammerquist!

Shownotes

1:41 – Making Calendula Cream2:18 – Natalie uses both wildcrafted and sourced herbs2:55 – Foraging during winter3:33 – How to identify plants in winter3:55 – Scoping out foraging areas during other seasons4:30 – What can herbs do for somebody6:16 – When herbs can help cancer6:38 – Some issues herbs can help with7:05 – What stages of cancer do herbs help with7:55 – Most ideal time to use herbs for cancer8:06 – 2nd most ideal time to start using herbs for cancer8:22 – Point of no return using herbs for cancer9:26 – Most doctors don't know how herbs work, so they recommend not using them10:30 – Our medical system has led to more self education on health11:08 – Paradigm shift in self care12:49 – How to know what herb to take for disease13:45 – Utilizing different assessments to determine herbal remedies18:23- Dosage of herbs21:52 – What is the best method for taking herbs23:55 – Steaming herbs for respiratory issues24:40 – Steaming essential oils versus the actual herb itself25:12 – Using essential oils internally26:28 – Brands of essential oils26:48 – Uncle Harry's Essential Oils27:31 – Is extractions of specific constituents a good practice30:33 – Willow bark and known specific constituents extracted for medicine31:45 – Our understanding of carrots compared to what we don't know34:13 – Doctrine of Signatures within plants37:35 – Is the herb you are harvesting safe?

40:28 – Are single herbs harder on the body than a formula of herbs41:50 – Using local herbs vs imported herbs43:05 – Master herbalists only use around 50 herbs44:25 – Natalie's most commonly used herbs45:30 – Common household herbs for medicinal purposes47:05 – Making your own plaster (TV show Grow your own Drugs)48:32 – Natalie's tried and true remedies50:05 – The benefits of Goldenseal52:02 – Using herbs for their properties in lotions and creams52:37 – Natalie's herbal classes that she teaches53:15 – Apprenticeship with Natalie55:32 – Classes sizes

Learn More About Natalie Hammerquist

Website: www.adiantumschool.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adiantumschool/

Classes: https://www.adiantumschool.com/classes

Yearlong Programs: Foundations of PNW Herbalism   Seattle Herbal Apprenticeship

Thank you for listening to this episode of the Summit For Wellness Podcast. If you enjoyed Benefits of Herbs with Natalie Hammerquist, then subscribe to our channel so you can listen to all the latest episodes.

Today we had the lovely opportunity to have Natalie Hammerquist come on to our show! She is a traditional western herbalist located in the Pacific Northwest.