New - Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Sara-Chana Silverstein. Sar-Chana is the author of the book MOODTOPIA: Tame your moods, de-stress, and find balance using herbal remedies.  She is a Master Herbalist RH (AHG), Classical Homeopath, Board-certified lactation consultant (IBCLC), businesswoman, wife, keynote speaker and mother of seven children.  She is regularly featured on TV news shows across the US discussing how people can integrate alternative medicine with conventional medicine.  She is a consultant to many pediatricians, surgeons, obstetricians, midwives, general doctors and guest lectures to resident at medical schools. this episode Q&A includes: • is linden a better anti inflammatory than turmeric? • liver and gallbladder problem- slippery elm smoothes everything out.. • smoke in the air and pregnant.. • why essential oils are problematic.. • Baba Yaga.. • and much more..

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with HeatherAsh Amara. HeatherAsh is the bestselling author of Warrior Goddess Training, Become the Woman You Are Meant to Be. She travels the world working with groups of women to integrate the feminine wisdom of the ancients into their modern lives. this episode Q&A includes: • hypothyroidism healing success without taking medication.. • central sleep apnea- what is the problem with the problem.. • wholeness and integrating our darkness.. • teachings from Elisabeth Kubler Ross.. • tincturing yellowdock root.. • preventing and treating ovarian cancer with ginkgo biloba tincture.. • retaining plant volatiles from mint family plants by making pestos and honeys.. • harvesting linden flowers.. 

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minuteinterview with Maia Toll. Maia Toll opened the first Herbiary shop in Philadelphia in 2006 after returning from a year-long apprenticeship with an herbalist in Ireland. Maia believed, and still believes, that easy access to plant-based healing can cultivate love and respect for the natural world, even if you live in the most urban of spaces. Maia has taught plant medicine at universities, hospitals, and even in the Peruvian jungle but, these days, she prefers to focus on creating community around women's wisdom and spirituality, working through her online group The Medicine Keepers Collective. Her first book, The Illustrated Herbiary, hits the shelves today! The Illustrated Herbiary helps you create connection with the plants through ritual and reflection, using imagery to ignite your imagination. If you order your copy this evening, you'll still be able to get the free online class Maia offered for pre-orders, which she extended so listeners of Susun Weed radio can jump in. Get all the info at maiatoll.com this episode Q&A includes: • is comfrey labeled Symphytum officinale safe to drink? • calcified deposits in shoulder- seven medicines.. • hashimoto's- listen to yourself or your naturopath? Who knows your body better? • rash on face and neck, burning irritating- hypericum perforatum.. • itchy flaky scalp- burdock seed oil, rosemary infused oil.. • can you find a use for what you have harvested? ONLY harvest plants you have a use for/ can make into medicine immediately! • slow down and be a little wiser.. • you can get a diagnosis and treat that diagnosis, but you may not make yourself healthy by treating that diagnosis..

Sean is an herbalist, gardener and medicine maker. You are invited to call in to ask questions and add to the discussion

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Astrid Grove & Ixeeya Lin. Astrid Grove currently lives in the Colorado mountain town of Nederland with her husband, her two daughters, and two cats.  Her passion lies in facilitating and supporting women’s empowerment through midwifery, hands on healing, plant medicine and sacred ceremony.  She is in the process of revamping her website and you can expect that soon at www.astridgrove.com. Ixeeya Lin is dedicated to restoring the feminine back to her full embodied glory to support sacred union on our glorious planet!  Through rite of passage coaching, bodywork and rituals she helps you awaken deep meaning, awaken confidence and authenticity and value your feminine genius. Ixeeya has been on a wild adventure, trained and certified by a variety of wild wise women around the globe in restorative movement, ceremonial arts, womens yoga, Maya abdominal womb centering, shamanism and folk herbalism, somatic healing, sotai, holistic pelvic care, reiki, tantra, south indian temple dance and a variety of global dance forms. More about Ixeeya at  WomensTent.com     this episode Q&A includes: • sore breast tissue- parsley poultice.. • hypericum species- perforatum is medicinal because it holds the red oil in it.. • histamines in the body freaking out causing excess mucous in the nose and eyes? find what is flowering, osha tincture.. • oil pushing or pulling? • burning sores in the mouth- Saint Joan knows about burns, honey, cocoa and honey.. • craving chocolate? you may need more minerals.. • who is a woman? who decides? www.XXamazons.org  

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Helen McConnell. Helen is a Personal Transformation Specialist. That means she can help you make the really big changes you want to make in your life – relatively easily and effectively. She specializes in helping people identify and release outof-date and limiting beliefs and old, negative thought patterns – those are the things that block us from reaching our big dreams. The majority of people live by default and habit - succumbing to repetitive thought patterns and unconscious beliefs. How would you like to Live by Design - where you consciously create your life? Helen can show you how. It’s not only possible, but the means to do so are literally at your fingertips! She works her magic with individuals and groups – in person, by phone, and by Skype.  

Susun Weed answers (0 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Shivagi. Shivagi's restlessness took her to a lot of ashrams and gurus, and brought her in touch with various philosophies and spiritual/healing teachings/practices. She did crazy travels, met interesting people under different circumstances, kept learning from her pleasant/unpleasant experiences, but something just did not fit in. She had not just been changing multiple jobs but frequently changing professions all together. When she had reached the peak of her internal crisis, in the October of 2016, quite unexpectedly, she met Jivasu in the town of Rishikesh and got introduced to Naturality. A peek into Jivasu's life and his unassuming ability to answer her incessant questions about everything, initiated certain kind of natural integration in her. Shivagi currently resides in Dehradun and is the co-founder of Naturality programs in India. Her journey was never devoid of excitement and uncertainties, but she is now always full of boundless inner adventure which is finding a wholesome expression on her more conscious journey. Her website is www.naturalitypath.com this episode Q&A includes: • red clover blossoms- dying and buying.. • beginning menopause and needing alone time.. • being autistic and having your needs met.. • what you have to give is valuable and it's based on taking care of yourself.. • using nettle leaves and stalks before it flowers.. • psoriasis- try hypericum perforatum oil.. • lots of herbal options for breast tenderness.. • recently removed gallbladder- nourishing herbal infusions and eating less fat at one time. • feeding babies- infusions and shopping for whole foods..  

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Stephanie Sellers. Dr. Stephanie A. Sellers is a poet, a homesteader in the mountains of Pennsylvania, and a Native American Studies scholar who is dedicated to the healing of women and Mother Earth. She has just co-edited a book with the artist-scholar, Menoukha Case, about the Laguna Pueblo writer Paula Gunn Allen called Weaving the Legacy.  Stephanie is currently researching the hidden phenomenon of Family Aggression against daughters in patriarchal cultures. She created the organization, Sedna’s Daughters, to raise awareness and offer support for daughters who have been shunned by or are estranged from their biological families. Stephanie's website is www.sednasdaughters.com  and you can find her on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SednasD/ this episode Q&A includes: • the act of being alive creates toxins- liver and kidney function, persistent organic chemicals- supporting your liver, why it is dangerous to detox.. • diabetes- what not to eat, what to eat and when- possible to keep from progressing.. • giving up nighttime feedings with breastfed toddler to protect the teeth.. • 'Breast Cancer? Breast Health!' what's better than juicing? Macrobiotic, Mediterranean diet, herbal infusions, mushrooms... • drinking water and distilled water takes down your electrolytes and compromises the immune system.. • sore mouth cancer and using sage..