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Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Sarah Marshank MEd. Sarah is the the founder of Selfistry, a comprehensive integrative educational system for mastering the art of being human. She is the author of theBeing Selfish: My Journey for Escort to Monk to Grandmother. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Sarah teaches and speaks internationally, facilitates on line courses, and works one-on one with individuals. Sarah's embodied teaching and presence come from spending ten years in retreat. Her life’s purpose, articulated and expressed through Selfistry, integrates Eastern and Western philosophy and psychology with meditative and somatic practices.

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    

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 meditati

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 an

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 sy

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...  

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

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 m

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

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 ar

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 include

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Sarah Elisabeth. Sarah Elisabeth is an Herbalist in the Wise Woman Tradition.  She manages three gardens which total about a half acre.  She teaches, consults, writes articles and sells herbal products.  She is featured on Susun Weed's blogtalkradio program. She has her own radio show, Sarah Radio at www.theground.town.  She has taught at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture and New York Botanical Garden.  She currently teaches at the Green Thumb GrowTogether and Beacon Institute.  She has been featured in an article in Rural Intelligence online magazine and written articles for Reconnections online magazine. this episode Q&A includes: • turmeric contains anti-inflammatory constituents that are very poorly absorbed by the body. • cooking greens, nutralizing oxilates.. • we're plagued not only by an abundance of food, but also by an abundance of information... • ovarian cysts... • worry notebook- fo

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Judy Mastrangelo. Judy has painted all of her life, and has explored many genres. She portrays a wide variety of subjects in her Art. Being a great lover of Nature, she loves to portray it in her art. Judy’s Art has been licensed in many fields, such as for prints and posters, wall coverings, puzzles, calendars, greeting cards, figurines, Inspirational Card Decks etc. She has also written and illustrated several children's books. this episode Q&A includes: • why diets make us fat! people that lose weight do not improve their health. • yeast diaper rash- yogurt, plantain oil, vinegar and oxygen. • can we eat and use crimson clover for medicine? experiment in small amounts.. • are herbs safe to take for parasites? get a labratory test- drugs work better.. • irregular menstrual cycle, heavy bleeding, menopause- shepherd's purse, lady's mantle- metamorphosis.. • maiden, mother, crone- 3 distinctively differe

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Robin Rose Bennett. Robin Rose Bennett, founder of Wisewoman Healing Ways - Herbal Medicine and EarthSpirit Teachings, is a gifted herbalist, writer, and spiritual teacher. The focus of her healing work is to share the loving generosity of the earth and the magic, mystery, and beauty of the web of life while using herbal medicine to help people to heal and to birth their true selves in this time of profound transformation. Since 1986 she has taught at schools, clinics, hospitals, progressive and holistic organizations, and most joyously, outside with the plants. Her website is www.RobinRoseBennett.com this episode Q&A includes: • burdock oil preparations and safety of oil preparations... • making california poppy tincture and uses... • hematoma- plain witch hazel from drug store- one of the world's best • plantain- superb vulnerary... • no more chaga! too rare, overused and is going extinct- once harveste

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Ellen Evert Hopman. Ellen Evert Hopman lives and works in New England. She teaches a six month Herbal intensive every year near Amherst, MA, October to April. She also teaches and initiates Druids online and in her area of Western MA. She is the author of a number of Celtic herbals including A Druids Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year and A Druids Herbal of Sacred Tree Medicine and of a trilogy of Iron Age novels (The Priestess of the Forest series). See all her books (and order signed copies) at www.elleneverthopman.com   Visit her on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Ellen this episode Q&A includes: • energetic ties to people- go through each chakra to release each energy tie. Check out the book 'Herbs of the Spiritual Heart' • plantain gone to flower can still be made into oil. • reduce recurrence of breast cancer with herbs and foods- keep your immune system healthy. • tincture of ginkgo biloba taken on

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Suzy Meszoly. Suzy is an energetic healer and professional homeopath and has practices in NYC and Kingston. She also works with an international client base by phoneand skype. She practices classical homeopathy addressing physical, mental and emotional illness in both acute and chronic conditions. Suzy's website is www.energyhealingschoolny.com

Susun Weed answersherbal health questions followed by a interview with Donna Wolper. The natural world was her mentor and eventually she realized that her moontime cycle harmonized with the phases of the moon and that the wisdom of the Blood Mysteries were her moontime guideposts. When she heard Brook Medicine Eagle's tape The Moonlodge, she was inspired to write her book The Moontime Harmony Workbook so that other women could find their path to the Sacred and discover the gift of the menstrual cycle. Donna's website www.moontimeharmony.com . this episode Q&A includes: • hypericum perforatum and other species as medicine- red oil glands make it medicinal, taking with SSRI's, internal and external applications... • Maca has been turned into a wonder food- it's not- people in Peru cannot afford it- ethical issues with maca- maca is basically a turnip- eat turnips and rutabagas..  •  vitex makes hormones of ovulation become stronger- use in quantity day after day for best results... • chickweed infusion

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Marcie Goldman.  Marcie Goldman started her nutrition journey as a child growing up with a compulsive over-eater and dieter (her father went from morbidly obese to the "Biggest Loser"). Losing over 100lbs, he went from "food-addict" to "fit & healthy" before her eyes. At age 8, food meant LIFE or a constant battle.  Most recently her passion for mental health led her to a certification as an Addiction Recovery Nutrition Coach through the Alliance for Addiction Solutions. She helps people recover from food, alcohol and drug addiction using nutrition therapy.  this episode Q&A includes: • natural birth control- wild carrot seed or cotton root bark tincture for women, heat for men... • you get more nutrition- minerals, vitamins, proteins, polyphenols from nourishing herbal infusions than from multivitamins and supplements... • pregnant and lactating women thrive on including animal fat in every meal in a

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Kaala 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: • our idea of detoxing is to damage and destroy... • nettle contains calcium salts which is calcium in many forms providing your body with what it needs... • enzymes in foods can be killed at temperatures over 110°- so does the hydrochloric acid in you stomach... • seborrheic dermatitis on 11 year old- do you want to be in

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minte interview with Dr. Liza Leal. Dr. Leal knows first-hand the devastation of chronic pain and that restoration IS possible. While in medical school she developed Rheumatoid Arthritis causing her to be wheel chair bound, potentially derailing her medical career. Today, Dr. Leal is a national speaker, author, motivator and Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of Meridian Medical Dental Healthcare in Sugar Land, Texas. Her medical expertise and personal experience enables her to treat her patients with unique insight into their needs and struggles. As a result, she challenges, educates and motivates her patients, readers and audience to enthusiastically take action.  As an avid aviator, she combines her series of teachings as a flight plan to help healthcare professionals keep interest and motivation throughout  their journey. Liza's website is www.livewellwithchronicpain.com. this week Q&A includes: • lipomas may come about to s