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(Episode 83) Protect Yourself from EMFs with Justin Frandson

April 10, 2024

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Today, with guest speaker Justin Frandson, we dive deep into the heart of natural living, and the innovative practices that empower us to lead healthier lives in harmony with our planet.

In this episode, we’re unraveling the complexities of electromagnetic fields (EMFs), exploring the magic of crystals, and discovering holistic ways to protect and enhance our health.

Justin Frandson is a renowned athleticism performance coach and author. He specializes in nerve work and is the founder of Athleticism.com and EMFrocks.com. He's been working in the field of athletic performance for over 25 years. Justin is the author of Athletiscm: Whole Body + Whole Brain + Performance, which delves into the connection between athletic performance and the environment.

Frandson became interested in the impact of environmental factors on athletic performance after noticing that many of his clients were breaking down due to the effects of wearable technology.

In response to this, he looked to nature for solutions to the man made EMF challenge. His grounding bags, which are sold at physician clinics across the country, are the leading natural answer for helping people coexist with EMFs.

Key Themes:

Athletic Performance vs. EMFs: Frandson shares his insights on the overlooked impact of electromagnetic fields on athletic performance and overall well-being. Discover the science behind grounding bags filled with healing crystals like shungite amethyst.
Crystal Healing and EMF Protection: Delve into the research of Doctor Bear Lando, who explores the effectiveness of specific crystals in clinical settings to shield against EMF exposure. Learn how these natural elements can be your allies in navigating a technology-saturated world.
The 5G Controversy: We dissect the potential health risks associated with the rollout of 5G technology, the response (or lack thereof) from authorities, and the broader implications for society and the environment.
Solutions for a Healthier Tomorrow: From Zeolite supplements to the critical role of gut health, you’ll learn actionable solutions to combat radiation exposure and other modern-day health challenges.

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[02:15] Introduction of Justin Frandson, an athleticism performance coach, discussing the adverse effects of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) on health and athletic performance.
[04:50] Frandson’s recommendation for using grounding bags with crystals like shungite and amethyst to counteract EMF effects for improved sleep and healing.
[07:30] Explanation of native vs. non-native EMFs and the health risks associated with prolonged exposure to electromagnetic radiation from devices like cell phones.
[10:05] The significance of incorporating natural elements into living spaces to enhance health and mitigate EMF exposure.
[12:40] Highlighting Doctor Bear Lando’s research on the effectiveness of crystals in clinical settings against EMF exposure.
[15:20] Discussion on connecting with Earth’s energies for healing, detoxification, and the benefits of such practices.
[17:55] Examination of the potential health risks posed by 5G technology and the lack of adequate response from governments and industries.
[20:30] The impact of electromagnetic radiation and noise pollution on marine life and human sleep quality, with potential solutions.
[23:10] Solutions for combating radiation exposure and improving overall well-being, including the use of Zeolite supplements.
[25:45] The importance of gut health in maintaining a strong immune system and its role in combating the effects of EMF exposure.
[28:20] Critical discussion on the challenges posed by environmental factors like EMF radiation and the importance of a balanced, natural lifestyle.
[31:00] Strategies for reducing personal EMF exposure, including practical tips for minimizing device usage and embracing nature.
[33:40] The role of community in supporting a natural and healthy lifestyle.
[38:50] Recap of the key points discussed, emphasizing the importance of eco-friendly products, natural healing practices, and awareness of EMF exposure.
[41:25] Closing thoughts on empowering listeners to make informed health decisions and the impact of a balanced lifestyle on overall well-being.

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(Episode 82) Shamanic Healing for the Five Elements

March 13, 2024

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Welcome to our latest episode, where we delve into the pursuit of balance through elemental practices. When we discuss the elements, we are referring to the five Chinese elements: Earth, Wood, Metal, Fire, and Water. Join us as we explore how these practices can enhance our well-being, harmony, and balance in today’s fast-paced world.

Key Themes:

Balance and Harmony: We discuss the crucial role of achieving balance in our lives and how connecting with the five Chinese elements can lead to mental, physical, and emotional harmony.
Shamanic Traditions: We encourage listeners to engage with shamanic practices to balance the five elements.
Connecting with the Elements:
- Earth: Learn how drumming and preparing food can help you connect with the earth element.
- Wood: We talk about hugging trees and listening to the wind to strengthen your wood energy.
- Metal: Discover how wind chimes, singing bowls, and crystals can help you align with metal energy.
- Water and Fire: Understand the importance of balancing these opposing forces through moon and solar gazing, and why spending time near water can cultivate Ying energy.
Leadership and Organization: We delve into how wood energy is associated with leadership and metal with organization, offering insights for those looking to improve in these areas.
Creative and Calming Practices: The episode covers how to stimulate creativity with Fire and calm the mind with Water, as well as safe alternatives to direct sun gazing.

Even if you just have 5 minutes, fast forward to one of these key moments, then bookmark this episode for later to learn:

[00:00] Introduction to the concept of balance and harmony through elemental energies for overall well-being.
[04:30] Discussion on the significance of grounding in the year of the Yang Wood Dragon.
[06:50] Importance of integrating shamanic traditions to balance the five Chinese elements for personal harmony.
[08:40] The role of astrology in self-awareness and its limitations without the addition of personal growth and free will.
[10:20] Practices to connect with the Earth element: drumming and cooking.
[12:05] Techniques for connecting with Wood energy: tree hugging and listening to the wind.
[14:00] Using wind chimes, singing bowls, and crystals to align with the metal element.
[15:35] Leadership and wood energy, organization and metal energy: exploring their interconnections.
[17:20] Engaging with Water and Fire energies through moon and solar gazing.
[19:10] Recommendations for inviting more Water energy into one’s life for Ying energy and balance.
[21:00] Calming the mind with Water practices and stimulating creativity with Fire practices.
[22:45] Advice on safe sun gazing.
[24:30] The healing benefits of altering old patterns and enhancing consciousness through these elemental practices.
[26:10] Emphasizing the role of nature in achieving relaxation and deepening awareness.

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(Episode 81) Reset in 2024: Wellness Tips for the Year of the Dragon

February 28, 2024

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Welcome to the Year of the Yang Wood Dragon. This year we’re also entering Period 9, a twenty year cycle. The number 9 represents Fire, so this will be a time of expansion, enthusiasm, passion, evaluation, and a time of letting go.

In this episode you’ll learn more about this new year to come as well as tips on how to calm your mind so you can reevaluate and get clear about what you truly want to create for yourself in years to come.

Even if you just have 5 minutes, fast forward to one of these key moments, then bookmark this episode for later to learn:

[1:40] all about the Chinese New Year and an overview of 2024 from a Chinese astrological perspective

[12:01] how to easily ground Wind patterns, which can manifest as chaos, dizziness, high blood pressure, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, etc.

[14:02] why your connection to Earth is important, how our modern Western society often breaks that connection and how you can rebuild it

[16:04] why moving your body and cultivating flexibility is essential for longevity and quality of life

[17:35] Salvador leads you through a simple Qigong exercise

[22:12] tips to work from home to keep your energy up and set your body up for health

[23:45] why having this area of your body open will help with your focus, clarity and productivity

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(Episode 80) Overcoming Obstacles to Cultivating a Positive Mindset: A Five Element Approach

January 10, 2024

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This episode will shift your mind! There are key ways to cultivate a positive mindset that have nothing to do with thinking more positively, or thinking at all.

Cultivating positivity involves addressing Five Element patterns within your health that'll allow you to make changes physically, emotionally and mentally to have your best year yet.

In this episode, you'll learn the 5 key patterns to focus on, including improving your gut health, so that you can cultivate a positive mindset with far less effort, and set goals you’ll actually achieve this new year and beyond.

Even if you only have a few minutes to spare, fast forward to any of these segments then bookmark this episode for later:

6:00 what’s most essential for you to make a positive global impact
10:00 foods to help purify your mind
12:10 how to overcome your fear
13:20 your life purpose and why it’s important to open your heart
14:38 the important role of the Lungs to let go of trauma and experience forgiveness
15:36 one of the easiest ways to shift patterns when you feel stuck and can’t let go
16:15 why it’s hard to change your mind, and what to do instead
17:00 lowering your stress response to protect your Lungs and Liver
19:00 how your brain wave frequency affects your vibrational frequency
19:28 what we can do to start to shift the way the world is vibrating right now
21:00 a summary of 5 key things you can do to set goals you can actually achieve
23:31 the most important question to ask yourself in order to get what you truly want

You’ll learn powerful ways to improve your gut health, strengthen your Kidney energy, calm your Heart, settle your nervous system, break patterns of of anger and frustration, and strengthen your immune system.

Once you’ve listened, let us know in the comments below — what was your biggest takeaway from this episode?

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(Episode 79) Foods for Brain Health and Longevity

December 20, 2023

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Regardless of whether you’re listening to this episode during wintertime, you’ll learn about key foods and practices that will support your brain health and longevity.

Winter is related to the Water Element and in particular the Kidneys, which store your essence, known as Jing. Jing is the foundation for brain health, longevity and disease prevention.

Even if you just have five minutes, fast forward to one of these key moments, then bookmark this video for later to learn:

[7:35] an ancient nutrition technique to restore hormone balance

[11:40] five types of foods that help nourish the Kidneys

[12:57] foods that are especially beneficial for brain health

[14:25] the cholesterol myth (and what actually causes high cholesterol)

[15:40] a key way to regulate your hormones and curb cravings

[16:39] important oils to support brain health

[18:05] the most important meat to support your Kidneys that also strengthens your sinews and bones and can help alleviate neurological conditions

[19:20] the proper way to integrate spices into your diet

[20:30] what to eat if you tend to have cold hands and feet

[23:23] a powerful visualization practice guided by Salvador to reduce anxiety and support longevity

[29:37] what’s essential to lower your stress (and cortisol) levels to reduce morning anxiety

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(Episode 77) Depressed? Essential Oils to Help You Navigate Sadness & Depression (Part 1) and (Episode 78) Depressed? Healing Chronic Depression with Essential Oils (Part 2)

November 22, 2023

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Globally this is a time of great sadness, anger, and confusion. This level of suffering that is taking place in the world currently is so strong, that as a part of humanity, we are all going to suffer to varying degrees.

When the outer world is in chaos, it’s essential that we cultivate our inner world more deeply. We can create change in the external world by simply changing our individual consciousness.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to navigate difficult emotions through the use of essential oils.

By using your great privilege and awareness to do inner work, cultivation, learning and self-healing, you can make great contributions to the global healing.

To move through the emotions of grief and sadness, we have to regulate the Qi (energy) of both the Lungs and Liver, as well as the Spleen and Stomach, according to Chinese Medicine. In this episode, you’ll learn why this is important as well as how to do this through the use of essential oils.

You’ll learn all about three specific essential oils — Bergamot, Patchouli, and Cumin — that can help relax your central nervous system to reduce anxiety and depression, and improve sleep and digestion.

And as you regulate your Qi from the inside to find your light, you can illuminate the darkness in the world.

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When you're feeling down, know that there's always a solution to bring you back. There's a lot to learn from these emotional states, but it's also important to have tools to navigate these emotions to learn from these experiences and to create a ripple effect to heal the collective.

Regulating the Liver is essential to reduce depression, as well as fortifying the Spleen and Stomach.

In this episode, we’re going to focus on invigorating the blood. The blood in Chinese Medicine is said to store the emotions, the trauma, the memories.

Invigorating the blood can help liberate you from depression.

We’ll discuss three oils to help invigorate the blood and alleviate depression: Litsea (which can also relieve anxiety), Frankincense (which is known as a wound healer, physically and emotionally) and Sandalwood (which is also an important oil to relax your nervous system).

Just by smelling the essential oils, you’ll notice a shift in your mood.

At [7:15] Dr. Setareh Moafi will guide you through a gentle breathing exercise that’ll help you understand the important relationship between the Lungs and the Liver. This will also help you understand the power of essential oils that we discuss in both episodes 77 and 78 to relax the Liver and allow you to breathe more deeply.

It’s no wonder that breathing is such an essential part of meditation and relaxation.

At [10:00] Salvador describes an easy acupuncture point that opens the diaphragm and can be used to apply these essential oils to relieve nausea, aid digestion, breathe more deeply and relax your chest for anxiety.

At [11:02] Salvador shares a formula of essential oils you can use to create a bath to help you sleep, reduce anxiety and calm your nervous system at the end of a stressful day.

You’ll also learn how to use the essential oils as a tool to address more chronic depression at [14:24].

At [16:57] you’ll learn the risks of taking a lot of supplements, as well as why it’s so important to limit the amount of information, food and stimulation you take in to prevent and reduce depression.

At [18:15] you’ll learn how coffee and dark chocolate may not be as beneficial as you might think when you’re dealing with anxiety and depression.

The essential oils can be powerful to liberate you from chronic sadness and depression. The work you do on an individual level will enhance the collective and make you more available for what the world is needing right now.

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(Episode 76) Moving Through Grief: 3 Essential Oils to Help You Let Go

November 1, 2023

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Essential oils are allies from nature that defend us from the external world as well as from our internal battles.

Today we’re exploring essential oils in relation to the Metal Element. You’ll learn how imbalances in personality and emotional state can be harmonized using essential oils.

Essential Oils for the Metal Element

Essential oils can help us when we feel weak and vulnerable to the elements, including bacteria, viruses, wind and cold. They can also help us with social factors when feeling uncomfortable in a social situation.

These oils can help us support the functions of the Lungs and Large Intestine, the organs related to the Metal Element, which relates to our immunity.

Many of them help when you’re having difficulty with inspiration in terms of your breathing but also they help with feeling a lack of creativity; when you feel despondent so you can feel more inspired.

Grief could come from a loss of any kind – work, friend, partner, etc.

Essential oils are allies that fortify your soul. Each of the Five Element organ systems have a specific soul expression. The soul of the Lungs is called Po.

Three primary souls inhabit the body – Liver stores Hun, Shen holds onto your experiences and direct experiences with Spirit, and Po is the Corporeal Body which is the most dense aspect of your soul that helps you feel grounded and embodied.

Essential oils related to the Metal Element will help you feel more grounded and more whole within yourself. This is associated with Wei Qi, which is produced by the Lungs via the Spleen and Stomach, and circulates on the exterior to help us defend against external factors as well as social factors that may make us feel vulnerable.

The Lungs, Grief & Self-Definition

One of the virtues of the Lungs is this idea of inspiration. Inspiration can relate to inhalation, taking a deep breath, but it can also relate to motivation and the inspiration to create and be alive.

The first breath you take separates you from your mother and gives you a distinct self-definition. Your final breath takes you out of your body and into the next world.

When the Lungs are weak or stagnant, we start to feel sadness, grief and especially apathy, which is the opposite of inspiration. One thing that’s important to do is strengthen and boost Qi of the Lungs and also clear the stagnation that comes from phlegm in the Lungs that makes us feel more stuck in our lives. (You can learn more about the relationship between the Lungs and grief in this article).

During Autumn, it’s important to moisten the Lungs (we talked about this in episode 74) to combat the dryness that’s common during this time.

On a psychological level, as you nourish Lung Yin, you’re also nourishing your sense of self so it helps you feel more grounded within yourself. The Po of the Lungs is this dense energy that helps you feel more grounded and whole within yourself and more present in the moment.

The stronger your Lungs, the stronger your sense of identity and your sense of embodiment.

Essential Oils & The Final Transition: Death

At [10:00] Salvador describes the recent loss of his father and how he worked with essential oils during the last five days of his life to let go of the Po and fully transition. Salvador describes in detail the beautiful final days and moments of his father’s journey.

3 Essential Oils to Help You Cope with Grief

Pine
Pine essential oil is a warming, drying and spicy mucolytic essential oil that’s commonly used by Native Americans. Pine essential oil helps to strengthen your Qi and is one of the most powerful oils to clear Cold Phlegm (as discussed in Episode 75).
Psychologically, Pine essential oil invigorates the Po by opening the chest, helping you feel less oppressed and giving you self-confidence.
Pine reduces melancholy, pessimism, shame and blame by improving self-image. It’s also an excellent oil to use when you’re feeling stuck.
Pine essential oil is also a great oil to help you when you’re feeling burdened with guilt and to help you let go, which is the greatest virtue of the Lungs.
Clary Sage
Clary Sage essential oil is an uplifting floral oil that’s often used for hormonal balance. Clary Sage essential oil is warming, dry, boosts Qi and also circulates Qi.
It helps when you feel wired and tired, is uplifting and helps you feel more inspired. It’s also an essential oil that helps with sadness and grief and to support the Po.
Cypress
Cypress essential oil is perhaps the most important oil to use when you’re dealing with grief and loss. The Greeks planted cypress trees in graveyards to help the deceased souls in times of grief.
Cypress is astringent, so it’s commonly used when there’s leakage of Qi such as excessive sweating or urination. Cypress is antispasmodic and mucolytic.
It’s an especiialy important essential oil when someone is suffering from grief and when stuck in grief.

Remember that sadness and grief can weaken the Lungs over time, so during times of transition it’s especially important to support the Lungs with essential oils and time in nature to avoid compromising the Lungs.

Essential oils can provide support for your immune system, your mood, as well as to help you move through times when you feel stuck.

As Dr. Setareh states: “Nature is always there to support you.”

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(Episode 75) Essential Oils for the Cold and Flu Season

October 18, 2023

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In the last episode (episode 74) we discussed how important it is to keep your Lung Qi strong, especially during Fall as well as ways to boost your immune system through lifestyle and dietary changes.

In this episode you’ll learn how to use essential oils to fortify the Lungs to keep the immune system strong for Fall and year-round, as well as how to use essential oils to support your emotional well-being.

In episode 38 we discussed five of the most powerful essential oils to boost your immune system. Some of the information we discuss in this episode will be a review of that earlier episode, but we’ll focus on strengthening the Lungs to make the Fall transition a little bit easier.

These essential oils will help you clear the Lungs, break up phlegm, and help you get rid of a cough. You can use these essential oils as a powerful protector as well as powerful treatment.

In Chinese Medicine, Wind Cold is an early stage of a cold. You may have a stuffy nose and thinner mucus. If you start to feel a postnasal drip, this is an early sign that you should use essential oils to treat the cold before it gets too serious. Cold phlegm can turn into a hot phlegm, developing into a bad respiratory condition with yellow mucus.

These essential oils, like all essential oils, are more than just helpful to the immune system, however, they are a multifaceted approach to holistic healing. You can use them to treat the physical and the emotional ailments we all face. Essential oils go directly to the brain, to the limbic system, or your emotional brain.

An imbalance in the lungs can be related to grief or sadness which can cause us to feel really stuck in our lives. You can use these types of oils to help you break these emotional patterns where you feel you are trapped. Oils help to instigate this change in a therapeutic way. It’s a good idea to keep these essential oils in your medicine cabinet at all times of the year.

The safest way to administer the essential oils is with an essential oils diffuser.

Essential Oil #1: Eucalyptus Radiata

Eucalyptus Radiata is a primary ENT oil (ears, nose, and throat). You can use this oil for both viral and bacterial conditions. It also works well for both hot and cold phlegm. You can use this oil alone or in combination with Essential Oil #2.

Essential Oil #2: Eucalyptus Citriodora

Eucalyptus Citriodora is great for wind-heat conditions, whether you have allergies, inflamed sinuses, or you are sneezing in general.

Essential Oil #3: Bay Laurel

Bay Laurel is also great to cook with; you can drop a leaf into what you’re cooking up and it will help your immune system. As an essential oil, you can use this to break-up phlegm. It will help open your sinuses.

Essential Oil #4: Sweet Marjoram

Sweet Marjoram treats hot phlegm, asthma, or wheezing. This is a relaxant and therefore it does wonders for sore or stiff muscles. This is a great oil to use in your bath. You can also use it to help ease headaches, to cool the Liver, to reduce fire in the body or to help relieve stress and hypertension. This oil is Liver Lung compatible and will help relax the diaphragm which will deepen your breath.

Essential Oil #5: Thyme Linalool

Of the different kinds of Thyme essential oils, Linalool is very gentle. You can use this oil for a cooling and relaxing effect. It is drying so you can use it to break down mucus in the body. You can also use this oil for both Wind Cold and Wind Heat. This is a great oil to use when you notice an infection start to penetrate the throat; you may have a sore throat, sinuses inflamed, or a headache.

These five essential oils can help you ease into the Fall season by protecting and helping you heal from cold or flu symptoms.

Once you’ve listened, let us know which of the oils you’d like to try in the comments below!

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(Episode 74) Supporting Your Immune System During the Fall Transition

October 4, 2023

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In this episode you’ll learn about the different ways you can strengthen your immune system as we head into the Fall or Autumn season. These methods can also be applied to any seasonal change by focusing on some of the body systems, like the Lungs, Colon, Skin, Spleen and Stomach.

These tips will help with digestive issues, and can even be useful for improving weight management and restful sleep.

Hydration

Fall is a time of the Lungs and the climate is drier, which will most impact your Lungs, Large Intestine/colon and skin systems. It’s important to strengthen your Lungs and to combat dryness during this time.

During the day, Wei Qi provides a protective layer along your skin to protect you from the external environment.

If your skin is dry you can use oils to bring back hydration into the skin. You can use sesame oil, shea butter, or coconut oil. These are strong hydration techniques, so be cautious if your skin gets oily quickly, as these heavy oils can clog pores.

Too much exposure to the elements this time of year, especially with the strong winds and cold temperatures, can cause you to contract Wind Cold. The phrase “catching a cold” comes from this idea! Wind Cold can transform into Wind Heat, which is a more infectious and more serious condition.

Since Stomach fluids are a big part of Wei Qi production, hydration is essential.

The water you drink is important because most water sources are stripped of their minerals (like potassium & sodium) and electrolytes. You can make sure the water you drink have these minerals by putting them in your water yourself. You can add a pinch of Celtic sea salt.

Food and Nutrition

Wei Qi rules your immune system and is produced in the Stomach. You can make dietary changes to strengthen your Wei Qi and reduce dryness, or for some people to reduce dampness during the Fall season, and all seasonal transitions.

If you have any skin issues you’re going to want to avoid nuts, and eat more seeds instead. Almonds are great for the Lungs, it strengthens and nourishes them.

However if you need to hydrate the Lungs, eat fruits such as citruses, apples, and pears - pears are the best.

How you cook your foods is important in terms of how this affects your wellbeing.

For instance, to increase the hydrating effect of fruits for the Lungs, you can steam, poach, or even just let the fruit sit in a pot to simmer for a little while. If you bake these fruits instead, this would be more drying.

When cooking fruits, there’s no need to add sugar, but do add spices like cardamon, cinnamon, nutmeg, etc. This will introduce the Earth element and it warms some of the cold nature of the fruit.

Even though this is a season of dryness, some people have a dampness problem and not a dryness problem. This could be caused by what they are eating (dairy, sugar, processed carbs) creating mucus and phlegm. Avoid these foods if you do have too much dampness.

To nourish the Earth Element during any seasonal change, eat regularly, don’t skip meals or eat haphazardly.

Intermittent fasting is best suited for those with a lot of Stomach Fire, hypertension and high blood sugar levels. If this is you, having a break from food - a period of cool down - is helpful to your health.

If you are insulin resistant and have poor digestion on the other hand, smaller meals eaten through out the day is the way to go. This is because larger meals can stress the Spleen and weaken the Qi.

You can take digestive enzymes to help break down the food, which helps prevent stagnation and accumulation of heat in the Stomach which can cause constipation. And due to the dryness this time of year, constipation can be more common.

If you’re fatigued, your lower back is aching, or you’re prone to burnout, consider eating more seeds. Pumpkin seeds specifically are high in zinc which helps the Kidneys and your immune system.

Rest & Exercise

During this time of season which is moving from Yang to Ying, your energy is shifting from being outwardly expressed to going more inward. This is a time to minimize your relationship with the external world, a time to reset.

This time of year you should be getting more rest to support your immune system.

Eating small amounts of the cooked fruit towards the end of the day can help aide your sleep because it anchors your Lung Qi.

While rest is important this time of year, this doesn’t mean you shouldn’t exercise. Exercise keeps the Lungs strong. You should do cardiovascular exercise to get your heart rate up. During the Fall, this can be in the form of High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) workouts in as short as 8-10 minutes. In addition to the HIIT workouts, we recommend gentle exercises, such as Tai Chi, Qi Gong, or Yoga.

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(Episode 73) Solutions for Brain Health and Happiness with Lance Schuttler

September 20, 2023

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In this episode you’ll learn about the wonders of natural healing for mental health and physical well-being with repeat guest speaker, Lance Schuttler. If you missed Episode 60: How to Optimize Your Brain Health with Lance Schuttler, you can listen to that episode to learn even more.

Re-Introducing Lance Schuttler, Founder of Ascent Nutrition

Lance Schuttler graduated from the University of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in Health Science and is the CEO and owner of Ascent Nutrition, a unique, holistic nutrition company. He is also contributing health and wellness writer at the Epoch Times. His work also includes the topics of regenerative agriculture, resource based economies and quantum technologies. He's a facilitator and collaborator of big ideas, visions and projects that spark creative and healing solutions in our world.

Getting Empowered through Natural Healing

While we don’t discourage pharmaceutical drugs, we discuss in this podcast episode the nuances of using both pharmaceuticals and natural healing herbs and foods in combination for a more holistic journey to self-healing. This empowers you to take charge of your own health and well-being.

You’ll learn about how spices can help lift your mood, in particular we delve deep into a spice that’s commonly used in Persian cuisine, known as saffron, which comes from a flower.

If you’re curious to learn more about spices in particular, you’ll definitely want to check out Episode 4: Spice Up Your Life: Using Culinary Spices & Essential Oils to Increase Your Zest for Life to learn how spices can affect your mood.

In this episode, we go into detail on how taking Saffron, Lion’s Mane and Agarikon mushrooms can greatly heal your brain health, mental health, respiratory system, immune system, nervous system, and even boost your motivation.

You’ll hear the scientific explanation, as well as the Classical Chinese medicine perspective, and the spiritual perspective for how all this healing is possible just from taking different herbs and foods.

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(Episode 72) Ancient Secrets for a Healthy Immune System

August 23, 2023

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In this week’s episode we discuss the Classical Chinese medicine perspective on the relationship between the Heart and Kidneys. In past episodes we’ve discussed the Water and Fire paths and the relationship between these two organ systems in terms of movement and in terms of discovering and living out your life purpose (Listen to episodes 67, 69, and 70).

In this episode we talk about this important relationship in terms of your immune health, and how a healthy immune system is in large part determined by the health of your immune system.

Stress is widely known to cause health problems but the nuances of stress levels matters. Too much stress is not good for you, but also too little stress is equally not good.

Eustress is a type of stress that leads to a positive response and can refer to any type of beneficial stress, whether physical or psychological. Eustress tends to be short-term and often feels exciting, and people perceive it as manageable and even motivating.

Major health problems arise when there is chronic stress that taxes the nervous system, debilitating the adrenals.

To contrast the effects of stress, it’s important to rectify your Qi.

To prevent chronic stress from creating chronic health issues, it’s important to practice more mindfulness as well as exercises that calm anxiety and relax the nervous system. This will help resolve your unhealed wounds, including your psychological wounds.

You’ll learn an easy and short breathing exercise that will help reduce stress in your body and mind at [9:03], as well as help you draw the energy of the Heart down into the Kidneys to deepen this communication.

Learn more why this exercise is so helpful [8:20] and practice this exercise anytime [9:03] whenever you need to rectify your Qi and to restore balance between your Heart and Kidneys.

In this way, you’ll be able to bring the Fire of the Heart into the Water of the Kidneys in order to cultivate self-love.

By bringing this love into your Heart and down to your Kidneys, you can radiate from yourself into the world and to the people around you.

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(Episode 71) Scalar Light Healing with Tom Paladino

August 2, 2023

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In this week’s episode we speak with Tom Paladino and take a deep dive into the relationship between the heart and the kidneys in relation to Chinese medicine and a healthy immune system

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(Episode 70) Unleashing Your Power

July 19, 2023

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In episode 67 you learned how you can use the Water Path to ground yourself and in episode 69 we discussed how the Fire Path can help you to lighten up. In this episode, you’ll learn how you can use the Water Path to generate energy to tap into your power and potential.

The Fire Path creates short term energy bursts, while the Water Path gives you endurance and stamina. But in order to have more energy, you have to rest.

You’ll learn a special Water Path breathing exercise to help you generate power and realize that you’re much stronger than you think [06:10].

We often think we have to exert a lot of energy to achieve our goals (Fire energy) but if we rest and use intention (Water energy) we become more powerful than we ever believed we could be.

There is unlimited potential within us, but we often don’t tap into it because we try to do it through striving instead of through cultivating ourselves. The actions we do or want to do are just as important as the intentions behind those actions.

Water Path breathing is stabilizing and is a great practice for any standing or movement activity.

It’s important to have intention around your posture because not paying attention to where your energy is going can lead to burnout.

Awareness is the first step to healing and the first step to maintain and build your energy. When you do the Water Path breathing exercise while you’re sitting or standing, you’ll not only cultivate your Qi, but you’ll also strengthen your Spleen, which is a major component of your gut health.

Improving your gut health or maintaining your gut health is essential to your mental clarity. Many of the neurotransmitters and hormones we once thought were produced in the brain are actually produced in the gut.

When you sit or stand for long periods it taxes the Spleen, as does overthinking, and all of this eventually impacts your body’s ability to produce neurotransmitters. This can cause you to feel more depressed or feel off in some way. You won’t be able to focus, and it effects your immune system. 70% of your immune cells are produced in your gut.

The other important thing to remember is hydration which is discussed in depth at the end of the episode.

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(Episode 69) Lighten Up: How to Cultivate your Fire Energy

July 5, 2023

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The burden of stress can create tension in the body and mind. By learning how to work with the Fire Path, you can learn how to use this breathing method to relax and loosen chronic tension patterns and ease the burden of mental and emotional strain so you can lighten up. This is especially important if you struggle with anxiety and depression, and generally it’s for all during the Fire season of Summer.

While it’s important to be grounded and to practice earthing, which we discussed in Episode 67, it’s also important to have buoyancy in life, and to be able to lift your mood when life feels heavy.

You’ll learn specific exercises you can do right at home, or anywhere, to release stagnant Fire energy and bring lightness to your body, heart and mind.

Dr. Setareh and Salvador share about the power of shaking, dancing, and finding other ways to express your Fire energy, as well as a visualization exercise to open up the Fire Path in your body.

Harmonizing the Fire and Water Paths is essential and in this episode you’ll also learn which of the paths to focus on at any given time to ground yourself and lighten up.

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(Episode 68) Demystifying Internal Martial Arts with Brandon Gilbert

June 28, 2023

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This episode we welcome back previous guest speaker Brandon Gilbert (Episode 58). In the last episode, Brandon shared about medicinal mushrooms and tonic herbs, but today he’s going to share more about his personal cultivation practices, including the ancient practice of Nei Gong.

Meet Brandon Gilbert, Founder of Hyperion Herbs

Brandon Gilbert has been deeply interested in studying Eastern philosophy since the age of 14. A serial entrepreneur, he started his first business in 2006 after going deep in the alternative health field to resolve his own health issues.

Brandon felt motivated to share his views and experiences with a larger audience. He created the YouTube channel HyperionTv.com in 2009, built up a following, then founded Hyperion Herbs in 2010 to share purely potent tonic herbs and make them accessible and easily available like never before.

Brandon has taught many classes and workshops both online and in person on a wide variety of subjects, ranging from alternative health and healing modalities, herbalism, internal arts and Eastern philosophy.

In addition to running Hyperion Herbs and Hyperion TV, Brandon spends and invests many hours every day training internal arts like Qigong, Neigong, Tai Chi, Chuan and various sitting practices.

Introduction to the Internal Martial Arts

In this week’s episode you’ll learn all about the nuances between similar (often mistakenly interchangeable) terms of internal martial arts such as: Qi Gong, Nei Gong, and Tai Chi.

Many of these internal martial arts believe that our spiritual self, qi, is interconnected with the physical body, shen. If you benefit one the other can benefit, and if you degrade one, the other can degrade as well. In this episode you’ll learn how they are similar and how they greatly differ with one another.

Unfortunately, in our modern-day society it’s the norm to always be stressed, to always be in conflict, and to be overstimulated. This creates blockages in your channels, creating physical and mental ailments. If you slow down and practice these internal arts, your body and mind will heal.

Be sure to listen in to hear the warning Brandon gives about jumping head first into these practices. If you jump into these seated practices before cultivating your body health issues can arise. You also may feel spacey or ungrounded as a result.

Often times, when you work on the body, feeling more internally comfortable and at ease in your physiology, your mental problems like anxiety or depression, naturally ease. It’s like your mind is taking a sigh of relief, releasing these heavy weights of mental problems.

Minds are stubborn and it can be really challenging to change them. Instead you can use your body to change your mind. It’s very empowering when you do these mindfulness practices through the internal martial arts.

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(Episode 67) Grounding: The Secret to Longevity

June 7, 2023

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According to the Chinese luni-solar calendar, Summer began on May 6th in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s important to cool down both physically and energetically at this, as well as if you tend to feel anxious, restless or have inflammation in general. In this episode, you’ll learn how to achieve this by doing a variety of easy daily practices.

Many people think they should exercise vigorously all year round to be healthy, however it is best to live life seasonally. As Dr. Setareh says in this episode to be healthy year round is, “to live with the rhythm of nature.”

Summer is associated with the Fire Element, which can cause us to feel more stimulated, anxious, restless, distractible, and emotional.

To ease these seasonal effects — and if you tend to generally be anxious, restless or have inflammation — it’s important to cool your body down by grounding, rather than by overexerting with vigorous exercise.

There are many ways to ground yourself. A few examples are by practicing qi gong, meditation, yoga, mindfulness, and by being in the moment and not living in the past nor future.

By focusing on the cooling aspects of these practices, you can help anchor the Fire from this season within yourself.

You’ll learn two go-to exercises Dr. Setareh and Salvador recommend for grounding in this episode!

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(Episode 66) Qi Gong for Everyone with Lee Holden

May 24, 2023

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Welcoming Lee Holden, CEO & Founder of Holden Qi Gong

Lee Holden is the CEO and founder of Holden Qi Gong. He's world renowned for bringing this ancient Chinese practice to the modern world. Holden has led eight successful shows on PBS, reaching millions of people through his warm, interactive approach to movement and healing.

This November, he will appear on Fountain of Youth with Lee Holden, a 13 episode show broadcast on PBS, where he teaches Qi Gong at a variety of scenic locations, including Yosemite, Redwood National Park, and Croatia.

Holden has worked closely with celebrity clients, Olympic and professional NHL and NFL athletes, and high profile government officials, including the Bush family, the Minister of Happiness of Dubai and the royal family of Jordan.

Through online and in-person courses, Holden teaches the transformative power of Qi Gong, a science that improves the energy life force of individuals by activating dormant energy through a series of breathing and meditative exercises. Practitioners can see results in as little as seven minutes a day.

Holden's teachings have helped more than 10,000 students meet their goals of healing from injury and disease, slowing the aging process, maximizing energy and feeling better in their bodies.

Lee received his official Qi Gong teaching certification from Master Montauk Chia. He went on to ghostwrite 12 books for Chia, including a bestseller about transforming stress into vitality, thus making this ancient practice accessible and comprehensible for all. Lee has also spent time learning from other Qi Gong masters in Japan, China, and Indonesia, along the way.

Qi Gong is currently the most popular exercise in the world with over 50 million people worldwide practicing Qigong every single day.

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Lee Holden’s unique journey into this ancient healing art from childhood, to finding his mentor, and to his path to expanding his teachings through PBS to bring Qi Gong practice to thousands of people around the world.
All about the ancient practice of Qi Gong, and how just 7 minutes of daily practice can transform your wellbeing.
How you can improve your mindset and energy in seconds with “Qi Breaks.”
How to incorporate Qi Gong into your daily life — even with a busy schedule — so you can have more energy, clarity and peace of mind.
The relationship between nature and your body and how Qi Gong practice can help you attune to your surroundings and experience nature in a whole new way.

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(Episodes 64 & 65) The Power of Intention with Ann Cecil-Sterman, Part 1 & 2

May 3, 2023

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Welcoming Ann Cecil-Sterman, Author of Advanced Acupuncture

Ann Cecil Sterman is the author of three major books, including Advanced Acupuncture, a clinic manual acclaimed as the first and only text with complete protocols for all the channels of acupuncture, a book used often as the sole basis for several online courses presented by many teachers around the world.

Ann works to return acupuncture to its inspiring classical roots, not just to the Han Dynasty writings, but even earlier. She teaches in three continents and offers a twice monthly online chat where practitioners new and established present cases and ask any level of question. She graduated from and then taught for six years at the acupuncture school founded by Dr. Jeffrey Yuen in New York.

During and after her time there for over 20 years, she received thousands of hours of direct transmissions from him in acupuncture, pulse, diagnosis, history, food, herbs, essential oils, stones, qigong and philosophy. In her busy Manhattan practice, which she loves, she specializes in seemingly intractable conditions.

In Part 1, you’ll learn:

How time alone in England recently changed Ann’s views of teaching
Why, as Ann states: “the greatest enemy to broad thinking and expansion of consciousness is fact.”
Why you must raise your courage to question what’s considered true
Great advice for both healthcare practitioners and those of you who simply want more tools for your self-cultivation
How you can access a resonance to your essence without needles or tangible tools, simply through the power of intention
How Covid lockdowns catalyzed the profession of acupuncture to go into a different direction, and how this change will make the benefits of this practice more accessible to a wider audience
As Salvador states: “We have to learn, especially collectively, to see ourselves well.”

In Part 2, you’ll learn:

How to return to a state of joy
How your thoughts can get in the way of building healthy mindset and emotions
The power you have to align with your destiny
Why your Heart-Kidney connection is so important for living out your purpose and experiencing endless possibilities
The difference between manifesting and receiving, and how to become more receptive
How your emotions (and thoughts) manifest in your body

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(Episodes 62 & 63) Simplify Your Diet to Heal Yourself & the Planet with Andrew Sterman, Part 1 & 2

April 5, 2023

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Welcoming Andrew Sterman, Author of Welcoming Food

In the first part of this two-part series, you’ll learn:

Why and how we need to return back to nature with food
Basics of food energetics
How Cold can damage to your gut health
Weak digestion signs and symptoms
Why your supplements may be damaging your gut health
Three pillars of designing a diet:
- Meets individual nutritional needs
- Meets energetic needs of our health
- Doesn’t unduly tax the earth itself
Cooking for basic health maintenance vs therapy
Understanding and resolving “food conflicts“
Spicy foods and the Scoville scale
Self soothing foods that may be damaging your health
How dehydration can cause illness and why it’s essential to hydrate using food (not just water)
Why we need to eat fat and the problems with a low fat diet

In the second part of this two-part series you’ll learn:

The unhealthy strategies we commonly use with food to manage our emotions and the Fire in our lives
The importance of simplification
Should you eat dessert?
What to do after eating to feel better and satiated
What it really means to eat with awareness
Why counting calories is not a successful strategy
What to eat when you have a fever
Why it’s essential to be accountable for your ailments
Simplified meal ideas
Why it’s important to make things easier to digest
The harm of engineered food
How taste and texture influence nutrition
The power of intuition and how it’s is vital to cultivate dietary wellness
Why you should start cooking (or cook more often) for yourself

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