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Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed & Visionary Artist Martina Hoffmann

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Martina Hoffman. Martina Hoffmann works as a painter and sculptress and is a central figure in contemporary Visionary Art. Her paintings offer the viewer a detailed glimpse into her inner landscapes - imagery that has been inspired by expanded states of consciousness. The Visionary Realism of Martina Hoffmann is decidedly feminine and places the ‘Universal Woman’ in an intimate cosmos. She transcribes her ecstatic experiences but also her subtle reflections on the nature of women in a realistic style which marries the fantastic to the sacred.
Martina Hoffmann has also created original art and photography for numerous CD as well as book and magazine covers. The artist keeps a home and studio in both, the USA and France and has exhibited her work internationally since 1985. Website: www.martinahoffmann.com
 
 

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed & Plant Spirit Healing Pamela Montgomery

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Pam Montgomery. Pam is an author, teacher and practitioner who has passionately embraced her role as a spokesperson for the green beings and has been investigating plants and their intelligent spiritual nature for more than three decades.  She is the author of two books one of which is the highly acclaimed Plant Spirit Healing; A Guide to Working with Plant Consciousness. She teaches internationally on plant spirit healing, spiritual ecology and people as Nature Evolutionaries. She is a founding member of United Plant Savers and more recently the Organization of Nature Evolutionaries or ONE. Her latest passion is to engage ceremonially in full symbiosis within the plant/human matrix where the elder common plants initiate and guide us into being truly human.
this episode Q&A includes:
• dyshidrotic eczema- soak in and drink comfrey leaf infusion  
• mantra, prayer, wise woman philosophy, buddhism and meditation...
• milk thistle protects the liver..
• what plant to plant in place of grass that are drough resistant- thyme and chamomile..
• poultices for fatty lymphoma..
• getting off antihypertensive drugs- nourishing herbal infusions, movement, blood pressure monitor- motherwort, passionflower, hawthorn...
• acid reflux- dandelion tincture...
• lose weight? replace the a in fat with an i...
• rheumatoid arthritis- severe joint pain- high cbd cannabis tincture, creams and oils...
• depression in women- GET ANGRY and take action...
 
 
 
 

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed & Herbalist Matthew Wood

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Matthew Wood. Matthew Wood has been a practicing herbalists for almost thirty-five years.  He began as a shop clerk in an herb store – a great way to learn.  He loves to teach and write about herbal medicine and is widely known for these activities.  He particularly likes the history of herbalism, historical uses of plants, energetics, and the interface with shamanism.  Plants can be our teachers, inward and outward.  He lives near the Twin Cities in summer and Lake Co., California, in the winter.    
this episode Q&A includes:
• what conditions makes nettle grow prolifically?
• poke root is very strong medicine- harvested and tinctured in the fall...
• explanation of food born illnesses opposed to parasites- wormwood tincture and slippery elm balls...
• for the eyes- blueberries, well cooked tomato sauce, dandelion leaf vinegar...
• resistance to something you need to do and setting up a reward system and doing it...
• 2 year old with outrageous temper- let it out and then is fine- it's healthy...
• grandparents vow- not to say anything about their children's parenting...
• celandine destroys abnormal cells in skin growths..
• clary sage..
• when to harvest stinging nettle...
• alfalfa and why Susun does not use it...

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed & Yoga Teacher Sianna Sherman

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions. Sianna Sherman is an internationally renowned yoga teacher, community activator, evocative storyteller and a passionate speaker at festivals throughout the world. She is the catalyst of Rasa Yoga, a 1,008-hour yoga school, the founder of Mythic Yoga Flow®, creator of the Goddess Yoga Project in partnership with Yoga Journal, and co-founder of Urban Priestess dedicated to the empowerment of women as community leaders.  Check out Sianna's website siannasherman.com.
this episode Q&A includes:
• passiflora incarnata- sit with plant and ask the plant what you need it to be effective for...
• autoimmune disorders- alopecia and vitiligo- drink nourishing herbal infusions- what are nourishing herbal infusions? how are they made?
• we cannot take out too many props at one time- rather than challenge a new problem, deepen your healing with one thing at a time...
• alternate nostril breathing- changes how our brains function and calms down the nervous system..
• stool sample- 3 types of parasites found- in general when we want to kill something, drugs do it better than herbs- slippery elm, apple sauce and reduction of raw fruit..
• reverse osmosis water is making your water into white bread by removing everything from it..
• squaw vine- do not call it that!!! partridge berry (Michella repens)
• herbs in capsules are the most expensive, least effective and most dangerous way to use herbs..
• stinging nettle infusions can completely reverse type 2 diabetes- for nerves in feet and eyes- walk more and control blood sugar better..
• only nutritive herbs for infusions- nettle, oatstraw, linden, comfrey, red clover, mullein, cleavers, hibiscus, astragalus, rose hips, dandelion, burdock...

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed & Green Goddess Yvette Lewis

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Yvette Lewis.
this episode Q&A includes:
• elevated bilirubin/ gallbladder issues- wild yam root tincture gives raw materials to make hormones and enzymes- chicory, milk thistle...
• nourishing herbal infusions increase the available nutrients in the body...
• increase fertility with animal fats and red clover infusions..
• tincturing skullcap- keeping it simple to notice subtleties from the same herb harvested at different time and/ or different places..
• heightened lead levels in 1 yr old- seaweed- nereocystic kelp from Ryan Drum..
• getting off narcotic drugs- infusions, especially oatstraw...
• pregnancy and preparing for labor..
• motherwort helps us learn how to operate under stress- to help us to move through situations rather than act like they don't exist...
 

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed & Drawing Out Your Soul Deborah Koff-Chapin

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Deborah Koff-Chapin. Deborah has been developing Touch Drawing since she came upon it in as a creative inspiration in 1974. She has introduced the process at conferences and graduate programs internationally. Deborah is creator of the best-selling decks, SoulCards 1&2 and author of Drawing Out Your Soul. Her newest project is the series of five SoulTouch Coloring Journals. She has served as Interpretive Artist at numerous conferences, including recently at the Parliament of the Worlds Religions. Find out more at www.touchdrawing.com. 
this episode Q&A includes:
• how to take care of a dying person- get in touch with hospice, what makes this person at ease and happy? relieve pain and discomfort..
• hypericum perforatum for relieving muscle pain..
• post menopausal bleeding- very important to get tested for cancer..
• reproductive cancers- removal, flax seed cooked into grain, fresh violet leaf infusions..
• told to have a hysterectomy and want a valued opinion? Hysterectomy Educational Resources Services...
• traumatic events- PTSD or use as a spring board to make change in our lives...
• has being a good girl got you where you want to be in your life? maybe it's time to be a !
• herbal treatment for stage 4 breast cancer..
• heart healthy tips to quit smoking...
• tick borne encephalitis- very dangerous! dropperful of hypericum perforatum taken hourly...
 
 
 

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed & ’Nourishing Broth’ Kaayla T. Daniel

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Kaayla T. Daniel. KAAYLA T. DANIEL, PhD is known as The Naughty Nutritionist® because she “tells the truth that’s too hot to handle.” Kaayla is coauthor of the bestselling book Nourishing Broth: An Old-Fashioned Remedy for the Modern World (2014) and the author of The Whole Soy Story:The Dark Side of America's Favorite Health Food (2005). She received the Integrity in Science Award from the Weston A. Price Foundation in 2005, the Health Freedom Fighter Award from Freedom Law School in 2009, and the BadAss Award from the Paleo-Primal-Price Foundation in 2015.   
this episode Q&A includes:
• contact dermatitis- immune system protective- relieve symptoms with witch hazel, plantain leaf..
• elevated bilirubin and gassy- nourishing herbal infusions of violet leaf, chickweed, mullein, hibiscus- nourish digestion and liver with burdock, dandelion and yellow dock...
• why use one herb at a time? to restore herbal medicine as people's medicine..
• anger and resentment and expressing emotion...
• hemorrhoids- witch hazel, horse chestnut, stone root, restore elasticity to veins with stinging nettle infusion, foods to avoid and include...
• slippery elm restores lining to small intestine...
• cholesterol medicine makes muscles weak- your heart is a muscle...
 

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed & Spiritual Director Kathleen Leo

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Kathy Leo. Kathy is the founder and spiritual director of Hallowell, a hospice choir that has been serving the community through the practice of bedside singing for the dying since 2003. She has recently completed a manuscript and hopes to publish her new book; On the Breath of Song: Guidance and Stories for the Practice of Bedside Singing for the Dying. She draws on a decade of experience as a midwife helping families give birth at home. Being welcomed into the sacred spaces of birth, death and grief continues to offer Kathy and those who share in this practice, reverence and gratitude for daily life. 
this episode Q&A includes:
• the way to be healthy is to nourish yourself...
• learn to be more appreciative of the negative experiences in our live and what they have to offer us... 
• sunflowers suck up and remove stuff we do not want in our soils...
• estrogens made in our bodies, made by plants and made in laboratories- cancer, puberty, reproduction and menopause...
• soy protein isolate- long path estrogen- worst thing you can consume...
• herpes- hypericum perforatum prevents and treats outbreaks, self heal tincture can get rid of, l lysine in halibut, chicken and goats milk, avoid nuts...
• vegan diet is incredibly bad for women, we are designed to eat meat...
• Are you ok replacing meat with B12 GMO supplements?
• urban wildcrafting..
• using the root of osha multiple times..
•  when we want to make the eyes stronger- make the liver stronger- nettle infusion, well cooked greens..
• obesity- BMI is not an indicator of health...
 

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed & Financial Therapist Bari Tessler Linden

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Bari Tessler Linden, MA. Bari is a Financial Therapist, Mentor Coach and Mama-preneur. Bari’s gentle, body-centered approach weaves together personal, couple, and creative entrepreneurial money teachings into one complete tapestry. She is the founder of The Art of Money: a global, year-long money school, which integrates Money Healing, Money Practices and Money Maps. Bari is also the Author of her upcoming book, The Art of Money: A Life-Changing Guide to Financial Happiness, published by Parallax Press in Spring 2016. Learn more about Bari at: http://baritessler.com/
this episode Q&A includes:
• eat something wild and unwashed everyday to maintain youthful vitality...
• wild food- more protein, less sugar, more amino acids and more vitamins and minerals...
• people that are allergic to pollen reduce cancer risk by 2/3..
• a great many women spend their lives not speaking their truths...
• best tincture are made with a full jar- reduces oxidation...
• black pepper is inflammatory and has no place in the human diet- unless you live in a hot climate and used to kill bacteria...
• iron deficiency in toddler- yellow dock tincture- more importantly more red meat and well cooked greens...
• functional medicine- totally bogus!!! Watch out!
• we have no evidence of any kind that being thinner makes us healthier...
• love who you are and let that be enough...
• our quest for reason and belief comes from our desire to be in control...
• taking herbs in capsules is the most expensive, most dangerous and least effective way to take herbs..
• water retention during the hot months- cleavers tincture moves lymphatic fluid..

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed & Steamy Chick Keli Garza

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Keli Garza. Keli is the founder and owner of Chick Food Inc and the creator of Steamy Chick products. Keli has been researching the practice of vaginal steaming and using it in her own self-care since 2010. 
Keli lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two little girls. Kelly's Website is www.steamychick.com.
this episode Q&A includes:
• plantar's fascitis- what are the symptoms? do not wear heels, go bare foot, drink comfrey infusions and soak or compress with comfrey..
• hesitant to use antibiotics when undergoing bone graft- antibiotics are very important in these situations- find a class of antibiotics you can work with...
• if you're concerned with your microbiome, throw away all products that contain essential oils..
• cook your kale for a minimum of one hour..
• leading cause of food poisoning in the United States is eating raw greens primarily blended up into smoothies..
• a broad diet includes eating fish at least once a week, meat at least once a week, eggs at least twice a week..
• during menopause women produce more hormones than any other time- extra nutrition, take better care of yourself...
• 'Breast Cancer? Breast Health!'- Building powerful immunity, anti cancer foods..
• how to make a tincture- use 100 proof vodka..