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Tuesday Jul 22, 2014
Tuesday Jul 22, 2014
Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Karen Amster-Young and Pam Godwin. Karen Amster-Young is a marketing and public relations veteran and has amassed many PR awards, including a spot on PR Week’s “Forty PR Stars under Forty”. She is also a freelance writer and along with Pam Godwin, their blog the52weeks.com was started as a way to shake things up, try new things and get out of their respective comfort zones. Karen lives with her husband and daughter in New York City.
Pam Godwin began her career as a caseworker for a nonprofit refugee resettlement agency. After getting her master’s degree in elementary education, she taught in New York City public schools as a classroom teacher and literacy specialist. She lives with her husband and children in New York City.
this episode Q&A- includes:
• 1 year old with rattle in the lungs- how to make mullein milk and when and how to harvest mullein..
• we have become physical so our spirit can have experiences..
• tendons and ligaments have shortened after breaking bones- comfrey leaf infusion..
• the greater our flexibility in life the more sturdy we are..
• thyroid and fucus infusion..
• does red clover and St. Joans Wort decrease the effectiveness of birth control pills? what part of plant are you using? what form?
• is shoulder surgery necessary?
• circulation- fingers and toes cold to touch..
• improving the quality of your diet..

Tuesday Jul 15, 2014
Tuesday Jul 15, 2014
Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Elsbeth Meuth and Freddy Zental Weaver. Dr. Elsbeth Meuth, Ed.D., was born and raised in Germany and has been developing her career over the past 40 years in the United States and Europe. Elsbeth holds a doctorate in education and a master’s degree in music. Her academic career includes associate professorships at Musikhochschule Nordrhein-Westfalen in Germany, and Berklee School of Music in Boston.She is trained as an ontological design coach employing the principles of the “Philosophy of Language” and is a certified Tantra Yoga teacher.
Freddy Zental Weaver co-led creative self-discovery seminars at the Institute for Creative Living in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, and Hawaii. He employs the creative self-discovery approach as developed and pioneered by his father, psychiatrist and author Fred Weaver, MD. Freddy Zental has served as a teacher and district-wide human relationship counselor in the Los Angeles Unified School District and is a performing artist with a one-man show called Sexual Enlightenment currently touring the United States.
this episode - Q&A includes:
• chickweed contains saponins that break open membranes around things we don't want like cysts..
• gingko contains gingkolides that kill ovarian cancer cells..
• if you're going to take something- take ownership of your decisions..
• making rose elixir..
• if you hold out for perfection you wont ever be able to do anything at all..
• egg tubes blocked and castor oil packs, red clover blossom infusion for fertility and vitex to bring down high FSH levels..
• osteoporosis and a vegan diet- infusions, eating meat and full fat yogurt..

Tuesday Jul 08, 2014
Tuesday Jul 08, 2014
Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions.
this episode Q&A- includes:
• Susun tells a story of developing a cough after her fathers death- she asks how is this cough serving you? what do you need to cough up?
• menopause, thyroid, hysterectomy..
• hysterectomy with removal of the ovaries is castration..
• palpitations and anxiety- motherwort and daily meditation practice..
• algins in seaweed bind to radioactive isotopes in the body to help remove them..
• story medicine- have you asked you wise healer within for a story?
• multiple cavities in children- get them filled!
• how much herb for infusion for a year?
• red clover infusion, fertility and progesterone..
• linden infusion and making a second brew..
• oat straw is the herb of desire and brings back libido..
• what do you mean by ? intercourse and real personal satisfaction..
• motherhood and feeling trapped- we are prisoners of our own thoughts..
• mullein flower oil for ear infections...
• inflammatory reaction to bug bites? try eliminating pepper from the diet..

Tuesday Jul 01, 2014
Tuesday Jul 01, 2014
Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Nicki Scully.Nicki Scully has been teaching healing, shamanic arts, and the Egyptian Mysteries since 1983. During her first visit to Egypt with the Grateful Dead in 1978, Nicki experienced an epiphany that transformed her life. She deepened her focus on healing and began delving into the hidden shamanic arts of Egypt. She is now a lineage holder in the Hermetic tradition of Thoth, her teacher and mentor. With Thoth she developed Alchemical Healing, a comprehensive healing form that is practiced by thousands of practitioners internationally.Nicki lives in Eugene, OR, where she maintains a healing and shamanic consulting practice. She is the author of numerous books.
this episode Q&A- includes:
• toothpaste? use yarrow, echinacea or blood root tincture and brush for 2 minutes..
• bad breath? try tongue scrapping..
• upcoming hysterectomy- call HERF- more than 90% of women that call do not need a hysterectomy. keep your ovaries!!
• hypericum perforatum is the only medicinal hypericum variety- tincture and oil turn bright red..
• ingrown hair- discutient herbs to soften skin- red clover oil or chickweed oil..
• deep wound- want it to heal from inside out..yarrow or plantain..
• facial hair- New Menopausal Years- Hairy Problems..
• how much nourishing herbal infusion to drink? Susun's goal is to drink 1 quart per day..
• no nutrition available from raw foods..
• acne in teenage boy- remove keloid scarring with calendula oil..
• partially ruptured ovarian cyst..

Tuesday Jun 24, 2014
Tuesday Jun 24, 2014
Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Dorene Petersen. Dorene Petersen, BA, Dip.NT, Dip.Acu, RH (AHG), is President and Founder of the American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS). She regularly lectures and presents at conferences on herbal medicine, holistic health, and aromatherapy, and has appeared on various TV and radio shows. Dorene’s articles about herbal medicine and aromatherapy have appeared in publications worldwide. Her white paper presented at the 2012 AAIC Asian Aroma Ingredients Congress & Expos on US Trends in Aromatherapy can be downloaded here: www/achs.edu. Dorene is a professional member of the American Herbalists Guild and in 2009 was awarded the Professional Service Award from the International Herb Association for her outstanding contributions to the herb industry.
this episode Q&A- includes:
• tincturing dried and fresh plants..
• keratosis on the scalp- red clover oil and sap of celandine..
• cataracts surgery- prepare by drinking nourishing herbal infusions, non inflammatory diet and asking for loving support from friends..
• the allantoin in comfrey is found mostly in the hard parts: most in roots, 2nd most in flower stalks, next most in leaf midribs.- how to dry..
• safety of comfrey..
• liver strengthening herbs- dandelion, chicory, yellow dock and milk thistle..
• linden flower, leaf and harvesting..
• ovarian cysts and iron level success story!!
• blessed thistle and milk thistle- same plant? all parts of the thistle are edible and artichoke is in the same family and holds the same properties..
• call out to your archetypes to find them..

Tuesday Jun 17, 2014
Tuesday Jun 17, 2014
Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Ana Holub. Ana Holub, MA, teaches the healing power of forgiveness as a counselor, author, poet and peace educator. She holds a BA in Peace Studies and an MA in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine University School of Law. Ana is also a certified Domestic Violence counselor and Radical Forgiveness coach. She’s deeply inspired by her daily study of A Course in Miracles, meditation and yoga. Over the past twenty years, she has worked with women, men, teens, couples, government, prison inmates, at-risk families, non-profits, businesses, and schools.
Ana's recent book is called Forgive and Be Free: A Step-by-Step Guide to Release, Healing and Higher Consciousness. Her books, CD and E-Courses are available on her website: www.anaholub.com
this episode Q&A- includes:
• menopausal hormonal changes- why not to cleanse the skin, how and why maintain bone health..
• we live because we eat the bodies of other beings- plants and animals..
• being malnourished and a vegetarian diet..
• can you allow yourself to feel both abandoned and cherished? choosing your path of empowerment or being a victim..
• epilepsy- drinking infusions, cranial sacral therapy and acupuncture..
• endometrial cancer, chemotherapy, nausea- protecting liver with milks thistle seed tincture and nourishing the gut with slippery elm balls..
• and much more..

Tuesday Jun 10, 2014
Tuesday Jun 10, 2014
Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Louise LeBrun. Louise is the founder of the WEL-Systems Institute and creator of the WEL-Systems body of knowledge, including Quantum TLC™, The CODE Model™ and CODE Model Coaching™ Certification. The WEL-Systems® approach to accelerated evolution is a tested, refined, proven and replicable process that has been available for close to 25 years.
Author of 5 books and creator of more than 40 unique audio products, Louise's commitment to her own continuing evolution ensures that her curiosity is fed and her discoveries are shared. Louise shares the belief that the future of the world is in the hands of women!
this episode Q&A- includes:
• honey as a wound healer..
• feldenkrais method exercises..
• moving from heroic tradition to wise woman tradition..
• chod practice from tibetan buddhism to feed your hungry demons..
• 7 medicines created for chronic problems wanting a holistic approach- serenity, story, faith, lifestyle, herbal, pharmaceutical and hi-tech medicines..
• dry eyes and options to heal..
• psoriasis as a risk factor for inflammation/ high c-reactive protein, diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol..
• chocolate and avocado compete with cholesterol..
• linden infusion brings down inflammation and c-reactive protein.. hypericum oil on area of psoriasis..
• always dried herb used for infusion..
• and much more..

Tuesday Jun 03, 2014
Tuesday Jun 03, 2014
Susun Weed answers 120 minutes of herbal health questions.
this episode Q&A- includes:
• chickweed is a great healer of the eyes- softening and cooling and freshly boiled comfrey leaf poultice heals sores of any size..
• problems sleeping and alternatives to melatonin- skullcap, hops and california poppy..
• vast majority of indigenous peoples have broken sleep patterns- artifact of industrial revolution to sleep in one long stretch..
• appendectomy and laparoscopic surgery- nourishing herbal infusions, massage, calendula oil..
• edible marijuana- not a huge issue..
• Juliette de Bairacli Levy and animal healing.. any of things Susun writes about for people can be used for animals as well.
• transgender, being two spirited and dangers of taking hormones your body is not creating..
• possible stomach ulcer- Russian ulcer cure recipe of cabbage and potato juice to kill the bacteria that causes ulcer..
• 6 year old with shingles in eyes and hypericum tincture dosage..
• clicking in the back- animal fats, massage and ma roller..
• do not compare yourself with anyone but yourself..
• bartholin gland cysts- goes through steps of healing found in Down There..
• growth in breast- 6 steps of healing found in Breast Cancer? Breast Health!
• safety of ground ivy..
• eating hibiscus..
• red clover infusion and menopause..

Tuesday May 27, 2014
Tuesday May 27, 2014
Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Mary Elizabeth Hoffman. Mary gives fast paced direct readings focusing on creative, empowering solutions to life's challenges. She uses astrology, tarot and psychic intuition. Mary has led workshops and trips to sacred sites around the world since 1986 on such subjects as astrology, personal growth, earth energies, earth changes, lost civilizations, prophecy, sacred geometry and alternative healing.
this episode Q&A- includes:
• poke root salve is a escharotic which erodes the skin allowing cancer and other infections to come out.. chickweed helps to dissolve cysts..
• nettle infusion rebuilds veins so they are like those as a teenager, legs up the wall massaged with herbal oils also relieves veins..
• persistent vaginal infection, possible undiagnosed chlamydia and lots of information talked about and found in Down There: Sexual and ReproductiveHealth the Wise Woman Way
• poison ivy and witch hazel..
• alternatives to valerian- skullcap tincture better at bringing on sleep and hops..
• when we wake up and cannot fall back to sleep- usually adrenal stress, nourish with nettle infusion..
• 47 and would like to get pregnant- risks and options..
• brandy has too much other stuff in it to absorb other plant constituents- use 100 proof vodka..
• rosacea and burdock root..
• phytoestrogens, phytosterols, precursors to hormones, intestinal flora, tamoxifen and breast cancer prevention..
• you have to be able to get sick to get healthy..

Tuesday May 20, 2014
Tuesday May 20, 2014
Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Laura Shannon. Laura is known worldwide for her pioneering approach to traditional women's dances as tools for healing and transformation. Traditional Greek, Balkan and Armenian dances embody an ancient worldview of sustainability, community, and reverence for the earth. Blending folk dance, circle dance and dance/movement therapy, Laura's teaching seeks to rekindle this awareness and to rediscover the hidden wisdom encoded in the dances. With 25 years of experience researching and teaching, Laura is considered to be one of the 'grandmothers' of the circle dance movement, and brings her inspiring workshops, performances and trainings to over twenty countries.
this episode Q&A- includes:
• black mold allergy and major coughing fits- improve your lungs and breathing apparatus with mullein milk and osha tincture is powerful blocker of histamines..
• limited diets make for limited health..
• no studies show cholesterol in the diet has a connection to cholesterol in the blood..
• chaste tree berry tea as opposed to infusion- limited amount of herbs used for infusions..
• obtaining yarrow from fresh plant material- Red Moon Herbs and Catskill Mountain Herbs..
• the bigger and more complex we make our breakfast the more stable our blood sugar is throughout the day..
• avoid raw food to stabilize blood sugar- cook vegetables 30-60 minutes at least..
• addicted to herbal laxatives and healing with infusions, brown rice, cooked vegetables and slippery elm..
• low milk supply and adrenal fatigue- nettle infusions, turn off t.v., chicken soup and full fat organic yogurt..
• drinking nourishing herbal infusions relieves what ales you in a relatively short amount of time..
• and much more..





