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Tuesday Jan 30, 2018

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by  a 30 minute interview with Donna Henes. Donna is an internationally renowned urban shaman, contemporary ceremonialist, spiritual teacher, award-winning author, popular speaker and workshop leader whose joyful celebrations of celestial events have introduced ancient traditional rituals and contemporary ceremonies to millions of people in more than 100 cities since 1972. She has published four books, a CD, an acclaimed Ezine and writes for The Huffington Post, Beliefnet and UPI Religion and Spirituality Forum. A noted ritual expert, she serves as a ritual consultant for the television and film industry. Mama Donna, as she is affectionately called, maintains a ceremonial center, spirit shop, ritual practice and consultancy in Exotic Brooklyn, NY where she  offers intuitive tarot readings, spiritual counseling and works with individuals, groups, institutions, municipalities and corporations to create meaningful ceremonies for every imaginable occasion. Donna's website is www.DonnaHenes.net

Tuesday Jan 23, 2018

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Lisa Barnett. Lisa Barnett is the internationally recognized bestselling author of "The Infinite Wisdom of the Akashic Records" and her newest book “From Questioning to Knowing – 73 Prayers to Transform Your Life”. She is also the founder and head teacher of Akashic Knowing School of Wisdom, an internationally recognized school where students can learn to access their soul wisdom and guidance from their personal Akashic Records along with numerous healing tools, meditation, and prayer systems. Lisa has more than twenty-five years of experience in the spiritual healing forum and is a master of many healing modalities. For 10 of those years, she has also been a Certified Prayer Practitioner, where she offered healing prayer treatment to the congregations and served as vice president on the board of directors at Golden Gate Center for Spiritual Living in California. It is Lisa’s passion to empowering individuals to find greater fulfillment, happiness, abundance, health and ease by helping them align with their soul path, understand their soul contracts, and complete their karma and vows.  For more information, you can visit her website at www.AkashicKnowing.com
this episode Q&A includes:
• dandelion is a tonic- get to know her, life long friend...
• very important to eat full fat dairy for skin health..
• make comfrey infusion taste better with apple cider, cranberry juice or brewed with a pinch of monarda didyma.. 
• cloggled pores- wash cloth with witch hazel, yarrow spray..
• healthy bones vs osteoprosis..
• not a fan of statins..
• herbs for the throat..
 
 

Tuesday Jan 16, 2018

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Paula and Jenny abouth their new book 'Weaving Healing Wisdom'. 
Paula Youmell, RN, Wise Woman Nurse®, teaches body, mind, spirit health from the cellular level up, yup, a natural health-biology nerd to assist your weaving wisdom around your body's amazing inner workings. Her passion for real food and earth based, natural medicine will have you walking your path to health with a skip in your step.
Jenny Morrill is a proud public school teacher and Mindfulness Mentor/Trainer specializing in the educational setting.  She loves sharing her expertise to support others as they begin the healing benefits of mindfulness.  She is devoted to helping others settle into their own minds and bodies with steadiness and ease.  It is possible to navigate stress and optimize health using the breath to enhance well-being and presence of mind.  Jenny lives with her daughter and husband in the Foothills of the Adirondacks and is grateful to work in an engaging and caring learning community.  Discover the magic within the struggle and learn more at 3marigolds.com. 

Tuesday Jan 09, 2018

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Susan Shumsky. Dr. Susan Shumsky has dedicated her life to helping people take command of their lives in highly effective, powerful, positive ways. She is the best-selling author of 13 books, published by Simon &
Schuster, Random House, New Page, and Skyhorse Publishing. A pioneer in the human potential field, she has spent nearly 50 years teaching thousands of people meditation, prayer, affirmation, and intuition.
For 22 years, her mentor was Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who was guru of the Beatles. Neither starry-eyed nor
antagonistic, her memoir _Maharishi & Me_ captures, from a balanced viewpoint, the genuine essence of what it's like to live in an ashram.
this episode Q&A includes:
• as men and women, we can stop addressing people as "you guys"..
• when men stand strong and tell women the truth, we all benefit..
• cold colds and hot colds- elderberry and echinacea are consider neutral..
• hypericum perforatum- powerful antiviral..
• anger, as long as it is not used to put others down, is the energy of change..
• it is okay to take care of yourself..
• your body doesn't know anything but perfection...
• nourishing herbal infusions are the backbone of giving your body what it needs to repair and heal..
• hysterical hygiene to get rid of parasites such as lice..
• transferring the healing of the planet through your hands.. 
 
 

Tuesday Jan 02, 2018

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Tracy Ash. Tracey Ash believes genius evolutionary clues lie within our ancient origins. She hopes to use them to return us to love, the destiny of humanity. Since 1999 Tracey has aided thousands of individuals to empower, transform and awaken their own sacred destiny.  Tracey Ash has delivered her training in the U.K., USA, Egypt, Japan, and Australia. She is recognized as a leading light by those who deeply care about earth and humanity. Tracey is a Sufi, an expert on Ancient Egypt, and a premier global conference speaker. Her Reality Revolution projects have been activated at the Great Pyramid of Giza, Uluru, Tokyo, Stonehenge, and Mt. Fuji.
this episode Q&A includes:
• comfrey infusion during pregnancy prevents postpartum issues by making tissues stronger and more elastic..
• long term acid reflux- you are eating yourself alive if you do not cook for yourself- easy go to whole, nourishing foods.
• itchy dog- plantain oil..
• antibiotics are not prophylactic- do not take before procedure!
• golden seal taken internally can damage liver, kidneys and digestive system more than antibiotic- echinacea can be taken with antibiotics for more effective treatment..
• tincture of myrr is highly antibiotic and numbing- great for gums.
• irritated bladder- corn silk and linden infusion added to rotation..
• soaking methods for glass in foot..
 
 
 

Tuesday Dec 19, 2017

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Eric Osborne. Eric is the founder of Magnificent Mushrooms gourmet mushroom farm and consulting, Indiana’s first State recognized Wild Mushroom Expert and a conscientious psychonaut, Eric began working in underground Psilocybin therapy for five years before being arrested.  Informed of his activities, police raided his farm and home, charged him with three class B felonies and turned his life upside down.
Unwilling to be thwarted, after his release from incarceration Eric founded the 501(c)(3) organization PLEDG INC. (Psychedelic Liberation Education Discipline and Guidance), the for-profit venture MycoMeditations, a legal psilocybin retreat program in rural Jamaica and MycoMeditations Podcast. A husband, father of three and passionate about psychedelic healing, Eric has used hurdles as inspiration to bring forward the medicine of mushrooms.
this episode Q&A includes:
• painful injury- RICE, skullcap tincture, hypericum tincture, comfrey, high cbd..
• herbal first aid works best when it is used first..
• which comfrey is safe to use?
• yarrow used as a dentifrice..
• chaparral used as tea or tincture?
• comfrey is a toughener- gets the job done!
• type II diabetes- nourishing herbal infusions, increasing physical activity..
• blue light kills MRSA..
• depression- antidepressants are overpriced, addictive placebos- get angry!
 

Tuesday Dec 12, 2017

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Naomi Love. Naomi Love is a Relationship & Intimacy Coach, Evolutionary Alchemist, Herbalist, Nutritional Therapist, Flower Essence Practitioner and Wisdom keeper of the temple and healing arts. Naomi is also the Creatrix of Wise Womb Medicine Path which is a holistic body of work sharing the Medicine of Mother Earth, Divine Wisdom & Spirit with women around the world - teaching through experiential embodiment and deep personal healing how to be wisdom keepers of the medicine path.
this episode Q&A includes:
• dog with throat abrasion- no dry kibble, give cream, eggs, bone broth, nourishing herbal infusions- Juliette De Bairacli Levy..
• remedies for canker sores- amla, tulsi, licorice, myrrh, coconut oil, comfrey leaf infusion, clove tea..
• death- non dualism, grieving, remembering/honoring..
• allergies to protein is a allergy to life..
• getting off of ssri- hypericum perforatum tincture and motherwort tincture can help..
• shoulder injury- arnica gel, hypericum tincture, skullcap, high cbd- RICE- rest, ice, compress, elevate..

Tuesday Dec 05, 2017

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Dr. Heide Goettner-Abendroth. She has published extensively on matriarchal society and culture, and through her lifelong research on matriarchal societies has become a founder of Modern Matriarchal Studies. She lectured in Europe and abroad, and her main work “Matriarchal Societies. Studies on Indigenous Culturtes across the Globe”” has been published in German, English and Italian.  
this episode Q&A includes:
• "No wound requires stiches;" step into your power
• People want to avoid Serenity Medicine; it takes time, practice and patience
• Hypericum, Oatstraw, mineral rich diet, visualization + affirmations restore nerve functioning
• Integrative Care says "I'm in charge of my healing" and I heal myself everyday. 
• Prevention for Lyme's disease
• Pulsating retina; chamomile + palming
• Wise herb choices for toddlers; taste + know the herb + autonomy
• Immunization scheduling 
• Removing heavy metals from the body; infusions + adaptogens + seaweed
• How to stay connected to the Goddess and avoid "relational aggression”
• Men's medicine is not female's medicine 
• What's effective prayer? 
• Tinctures with alcohol for alcoholics + babies; tea alternatives
• Sore throat relief
• Avoid herbs that cause idiosyncratic symptoms

Tuesday Nov 28, 2017

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Dr. Rosita Arvigo. Rosita Arvigo was born in Chicago and trained in the United States as a doctor of naprapathy. In addition to her natural healing practice in Belize, Arvigo is the founder of Belize's six-thousand-acre Terra Nova Medicinal Plant Reserve, the founder of Ix Chel Tropical Research Foundation, the cofounder of Rainforest Remedies, and the creator of the Panti Mayan Medicine Trail, a popular and educational tribute to Don Elijio. Rosita's lifework, THE ARVIGO TECHNIQUES OF MAYA ABDOMINAL THERAPY®, help to restore the body to its natural balance by correcting the position of organs that have shifted and restrict the flow of blood, lymph, nerve and chi energy. Today the Arvigo® techniques are employed by Arvigo® Practitioners across the globe bringing the benefits of natural healing to their clients.
this episode Q&A includes:
• Susun's next book "Abundantly Well"
• cancer of the tongue (HPV) human papillomavirus (memorial sloan kettering)
• get a real second opinion, "not a seconding of the first opnion" 
• high CBD shrinks tumors (look for Susun's cancer treatment video course in Feb '18)
• "loving support" for people going through cancer (or a difficult time) 
• necrotic growth and comfrey, 7 medicines, inquiry; visualize a curtain that reveals myself in 5  years
• travel herbal medicine kit for India + vaccinations for travel (risk and rewards)
• success stories with Poke Rt + Echinacea, St Joan's Wort and asking the body what she needs
• abnormal paps and birth control 
• herbal allies + breathing with plants to support chanting (meditation) practice 
• castor oil

Tuesday Nov 21, 2017

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Mia Tomikawa. Mia Tomikawa is a translator and editor in chief at IRH Press, an international publisher of spiritual, religious, and self-improvement books by the bestselling author Ryuho Okawa.
Mia has been working on the English-translated versions of Okawa's books for nearly a decade to share the spiritual truths that he teaches, which have changed the lives of millions around the world including herself. Mia believes that increasing the awareness and deepening the understanding of these spiritual truths are the keys to finding true happiness on a personal level as well on a global scale.
To date, Mia has worked on more than 30 titles by Okawa. In addition to her editing and translation experience, she is a simultaneous interpreter, writer, as well as a U.S. spokesperson for Ryuho Okawa's books.
this episode Q&A includes:
• comfrey *leaf* infusion + compress for bones + wounds
• hiatel hernia 
• Susun spends money on health, free & clear, not insurance 
• constipation: treat colon like a child, be kind + nourish
• the body believes every word we think & say
• start eating meat by adding bones/broth to beans, trust animals like being eaten 
• immune support: "guardian disease" self-protection + adaptogens/mushrooms
• don't watch t.v. when you're stressed, meditate for 10 secs throughout day
• Pacific Botanicals ships fresh herbs (in season) 
• re-do lab test(s) that would ask you to make any large dietary change
• studies refer to feedlot meat + dairy, not grassfed 
• motherwort + oatstraw allies for anxiety; dose will change in time

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