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A Healthy Curiosity
Brodie Welch, L.Ac.
strategies for givers on being well in a busy world
- 53 minutes 34 secondsChinese Medicine For Your Gut Microbiome
You know we need a healthy gut microbiome in order to digest and absorb nutrients from our food – without pain, gas, bloating, diarrhea or constipation. It also plays a role in autoimmune disease, hormone balance, our level of energy overall, heart disease, kidney disease, brain fog, bone health -- the list goes on. With Chinese herbal medicine, we can encourage the body to release its own digestive enzymes and bile while supporting the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and intestines.
On today’s episode you'll learn:
- What besides food affects the gut microbiome
- How the gut interconnects with other body systems
- Chinese herbs that help with gas, bloating, and fat loss
- A simple practice you can employ to help you digest and absorb better right away
Dr. Andrew Miles, DOM grew up with a Taiwanese stepfather immersed in Chinese culture, martial arts, and medicine. He studied Traditional Chinese Medicine in Canada at the Canadian College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and later studied advanced diagnostics and integrated medicine at the Chengdu University of TCM in Sichuan, China. He lived in China for years learning more about Chinese medicine in laboratories and learning from China’s top specialists. He is the host of the Botanical Biohacking podcast and works with an expert panel to source sustainably wildcrafted herbs for dampness. He has consulted for pharmaceutical companies, practiced medicine and taught martial arts in China, and has been recognized by the Taiwanese and Chinese governments for promotion and preservation of traditional Chinese culture.Through his Chinese herb company, Botanical Biohacking, he supplies some of the best herbal medicine on the planet to Chinese herbal medicine practitioners, including my clinic.
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Chinese Medicine Resources for Better Digestion
Episode 177: Microbiome Biohacking with Dr. Andrew Miles
Episode 227: TCM Nutrition tips for a Healthy Digestive Microbiome with Dr. Darlene Easton, DACM
Episode 236: Care and Feeding of Your Microbiome with Dr. Chris Damman
The Weirdest People In The World by Joseph Henrich
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29 April 2024, 10:00 am - 19 minutes 31 secondsLessons From 20 Years in Practice
In September 2023, my Chinese Medical practice turned 20 years old. This episode started off as a retrospective on lessons learned in these two decades as a self-employed Licensed Acupuncturist, herbalist, and coach. While it starts with the role of a clinician and the nature of healing, it explores issues that parents, givers, and people who care about what they do may well relate to, like:
- If you'll never know it all, when is enough enough?
- How healing happens -- and who is responsible
- The work that happens before showing up for work
- Detaching the ego from outcomes, even when you care
- How you can be a healer even without a medical practice
Thank you for downloading and listening to the show, and being part of my journey of helping people live healthier, happier, more authentic lives.
Want to celebrate with me? Leave me a tip, share something you’ve learned here with someone else, and of course, be good to yourself so you can inpsire others to do the same.
25 October 2023, 10:41 pm - 58 minutes 33 secondsThe Hormone Balance Pyramid
Moving from overwhelm to a more healthy life is often about small steps. One such step can be embracing the philosophy of seeing how so many things can be connected. Approaching symptoms we're experiencing through the lens of the mind-body connection can help us do things like calm down our nervous system and reduce stress while still doing everything we need to do in our lives.
Ali Damron, a colleague in the Chinese Medicine field, joins this conversation to dig into this philosophy of connectedness, particularly with regard to hormone balancing. When we attune to the part our hormones play in our health, it's another great tool in treating both the roots and branches of issues we may be dealing with.
On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:
- What kinds of problems Ali helps people with through hormone balancing
- How she begins unraveling symptoms and stress with clients
- Ali’s own journey with burnout and how that informs her work today
- The structure of the hormone balance pyramid -- and what to focus on first
Ali is a wife, mom to 2 little boys, an acupuncturist and hormone expert. Over the last twelve years, she’s helped hundreds of women overcome hormonal balancing, weight loss, pregnancy, and postpartum, and menopausal symptoms.
Links:
Healing Back Pain by Dr. John Sarno
The Myth of Normal by Dr. Gabor Maté
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22 February 2023, 10:00 am - 42 minutes 50 secondsCare and Feeding of Your Microbiome
Taking steps in the direction of better health is a multi-faceted process. Not only do we have to take care of ourselves, but we also have to take care of the trillions of microbes that call our bodies home. Rooted in the Earth element of Chinese Medicine, the ecosystem of our bodies is integral to our health in a variety of different ways from our ability to produce energy to feeling grounded and centered.
Dr. Chris Damman joins us in this conversation to geek out on where the science of the microbiome verifies aspects of Chinese Medicine.
On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:
- What the microbiome is and why it’s so important
- How things like temperature and timing of food can affect our health
- The four Fs of food and which areas are often missed
- Why resistant starch is an important facet of our nutritional intake
Dr. Damman earned his BA/MA from Wesleyan University, MD from Columbia University, and is a board-certified, actively practicing gastroenterologist. With a background at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation where he led the gut health, microbiome and functional food initiative, Dr. Damman focused on the role of diet and microbiome-targeted therapies. Dr.Damman specialized in treating gastrointestinal, metabolic, and neurologic disease throughout his five-year tenure at the foundation.
Links:
When We Eat, or Don’t Eat, May Be Critical For Health by Anahad O’Connor
Gut-microbiota-targeted diets modulate human immune status
Acupuncture for the Treatment of Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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25 January 2023, 10:00 am - 34 minutes 51 secondsQuestions from the Treatment Room, Answered
This season of the podcast has focused a lot on demystifying different aspects of Chinese Medicine. From acupressure to qi gong, we've spoken with experts to dig into the details of how these practices can help us move toward better health.
In this conversation, we're exploring some of the most common questions from patients in the clinic in an asynchronous q+a session. These questions cover a broad range from the concrete, tactical side to the more theoretical side to help gain a deeper understanding for how the practice of acupuncture and Chinese Medicine works.
On Today’s Solo Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:
- The difference between acupuncture needles and hypodermic needles
- How long it takes to get results from acupuncture
- What Chinese herbs have to do with acupuncture
- The process and benefits of using patterns in diagnosis
Links:
The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella review of the evidence
“No convincing evidence” that depression is caused by low serotonin levels, say study authors
Acupuncture for Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Efficacy of omega-3 PUFAs in depression: A meta-analysis
Curcumin in Depression: Potential Mechanisms of Action and Current Evidence—A Narrative Review
Episode 14: Healthy Skin & Chinese Medicine with Alexa Gilmore, L.Ac.
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5 October 2022, 9:00 am - 33 minutes 59 secondsSelf-healing with Acupressure: There’s an App for That
A consistent theme in this show is empowering you to embody self-respect through daily actions; to take small steps in the direction of better. The body is always seeking balance and homeostasis through its own intelligence and there are usually actions we can take to help support that process. One such way is using points on the body to take care of yourself through acupressure.
Katie Pedrick, L.Ac. joins us for this conversation to unpack some of the self-care possibilities that come from putting your own hands on your body. As another proponent of empowering you to support your body's natural intelligence, Katie co-founded the Moxa Acupressure app as a way to further put the process into your hands.
On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:
- Katie's journey to Chinese Medicine after starting out studying western medicine
- What led her to creating the Moxa app to expand access for patients
- How acupressure can be applied for a noticeable effect on our health
- The method for providing personalization in the app and why that’s important
- An example of how to access a point with acupressure
Katie Pedrick is a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist with a thriving practice in Boston (VIBE Wellness), as well as the cofounder of the Moxa Acupressure app. She began her career in cancer and pharmaceutical research with a masters in biotechnology from Harvard University, then turned her attention to Eastern medicine, earning her doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental medicine from the Pacific College of Health Sciences. She is passionate about combining modern western science with ancient eastern wisdom, and is on a mission to empower others to reach their most vibrant health through accessible wellness.
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7 September 2022, 9:00 am - 44 minutes 50 secondsImmunity, Digestion, Focus and Relaxation Practices
Whether dealing with a COVID infection or just moving through life, a lot of us may be hitting energetic walls these days. In times like this, employing methods rooted in Chinese Medicine, like qi gong, can be very powerful in taking care of ourselves.
Dr. Juli Kramer has practiced and studied qi gong intensely for years and she joins us in this conversation to discuss building strength through the gentle movements of qi gong. In addition to the value of using both yin and yang practices in our wellness efforts, she shares how clearing stagnation in different parts of the body helps to avoid injury and disease.
On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:
- How qi gong fits into the Chinese Medicine framework in the era of COVID-19
- Dr. Juli’s journey from being an endurance athlete to practicing and promoting qi gong
- Why the gentleness of qi gong can be transformative compared to the yang addiction of western sensibilities
- How qi gong can help to strengthen our internal organs as well as other parts of our bodies
- Walking through practices to help with winding down for sleep
Dr. Juli Kramer is a certified qi gong, meditation, and TCM beauty secrets instructor. She holds a diploma in Chinese Medicine Nutritional Therapy and multiple certificates in Chinese medicine. Juli also has a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Counseling Psychology.
Links:
Episode 129: Cultivating Energy with Qigong
Episode 37: Playing With the Life Force
Qigong for Beginners YouTube playlist
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Radiant Shenti on Insight Timer
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10 August 2022, 9:00 am - 46 minutes 5 secondsWhy Acupuncture is the Best for Musculoskeletal Pain
What do you do when your back hurts, or when your neck and shoulders get tight and sore? Acupuncture is a potent medicine for joint pain, muscle pain, and nerve pain that provides an immediate relaxing, anti-inflammatory effect in a way that other healing modalities can’t. A growing body of research shows that acupuncture is a potent medicine for joint pain, muscle pain, low back pain, neck pain, osteoarthritis of the knee, as well as chronic conditions like fibromyalgia. But people often try it only after drugs, physical therapy, chiropractic, massage and aren’t yielding optimal results.
In this episode, Licensed Acupuncturist and host Brodie Welch and Dr. Anthony Lombardi unpack why acupuncture should be your go-to treatment modality available for muscle and/or joint pain due to its ability to neuromodulate, returning the neuromuscular system to homeostasis: improving range of motion, strength, while reducing inflammation.
On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:
- How Dr. Lombardi’s journey to acupuncture began in chiropractic school
- What advantages he sees in acupuncture compared to chiropractic therapies
- What motor points are and how they overlap with acupuncture points
- Why a series of treatments is typically necessary for lasting change
Dr. Anthony Lombardi is a 2002 graduate of the New York Chiropractic College and McMaster Contemporary Medical Acupuncture program in Hamilton, Ontario, and has been practicing acupuncture for 19 years. Upon graduation, he founded Hamilton Back Clinic and since then has become a private consultant to athletes in the NFL, CFL, and NHL. Over the past 19 years Anthony has given over 100,000 acupuncture treatments. In addition to practicing, Dr. Lombardi was also an instructor in the Contemporary Medical Acupuncture Program at McMaster University from 2004 to 2013. He developed his EXSTORE® system, which he currently teaches along with motor points and electro-acupuncture, to physicians and practitioners the world over.
He regularly writes and contributes articles on motor points in the Canadian Chiropractic and Chiropractic Economics magazines. Dr. Lombardi’s library continues to grow, with some 60 webinars available on a variety of MSK and pain conditions, as well as patient practice management topics. He holds live courses throughout the U.S. and Canada, and has a mentorship/education community on dranthonylombardi.locals.com.
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For more of the science on how acupuncture works, check out episode 203.
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20 April 2022, 9:00 am - 41 minutes 54 secondsMove Your Stuck Qi with Breathwork
Chances are, if you're checking out this episode, you're looking for tools and techniques to help tune into yourself and be a better self-healer. You're probably also aware that the things we do every day can make a massive difference in how we feel as opposed to only finding healing in a bottle.
In this conversation, Amy Kuretsky, L.Ac. joins us to examine the deceptively simple, yet powerful technique of breathwork. As a broad term, breathwork is about simply bringing some intention to how you are using or manipulating your breath to reach specific outcomes such as regulating energy, clearing trauma, and reprograming old beliefs.
On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:
- What some of the differences are between types of breathwork
- Who often benefits the most from the type of breathwork Amy practices
- The benefits she found for herself through her practice
- How breathwork can help to unpack trauma
- A short example of the breathwork Amy works with
Amy Kuretsky (she/her) is a breathwork facilitator and business coach working on Dakota and Anishinaabe ancestral land. Her work is focused on helping successful businesses tap into their intuition and do business differently so that they can fall back in love with their work.
She uses the breath as a tool for healing and business building and has led online and in-person breathwork groups all over the world. This past year, she organized with a group of other breathwork facilitators for more anti-oppression and trauma informed training as part of the Breathwork for the People collective.
Along with her coaching business, she also has a background in acupuncture and Chinese medicine and co-owns Constellation Acupuncture and Healing Arts, a healing space in NE Minneapolis.
Links:
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
Holotropic Breathwork by Stanislav Grof & Christina Grof
Get Amy's free 15-minute guided breathwork meditaton to relieve stress and move energy!
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Constellation Acupuncture & Healing Arts
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25 February 2022, 10:00 am - 24 minutes 36 secondsDeep Listening, Gifts of Winter, Overcoming low motivation
Winter is cold, dark, slow time of year, and since we’re a part of nature, it’s easy for us to feel the same way: sluggish and more inclined to hibernate than to get things done.
This most yin of seasons is necessary to balance the yang of life, and we ignore its gifts at our peril. In this episode, we examine how we can embrace the yin nature of winter, along with:
- The connection between slowness, empathy, and connection
- What winter is about according to Chinese Medicine
- How qi gong can make you a better listener
- Why doing less is seasonally appropriate
- How to overcome winter’s inertia to keep moving forward
Links:
Register for Brodie’s 1-hr Intro to Qi Gong: Embodied Meditation for Your Nervous System (Feb. 9, 2022) https://inaura.com/events/qigong-basics/ Brodie’s on-demand qi gong classEnjoying the show? Help support us and keep the show going with the tip jar!
2 February 2022, 3:41 pm - 22 minutes 16 secondsThe Shiny & Dark Sides of Habit Change: A Personal Story
What would you really like to make time for on a regular basis, that somehow keeps getting pushed to the back burner? Whether it's writing a book, starting a meditation practice, or dropping a few pounds, developing a consistent routine is often the key to realizing your goal.
And developing a new routine -- or stopping an old behavior -- is hard. And it's about more than just willpower.
It takes time, energy, strategy, planning, and support.
It takes examining the emotional triggers, and being able to see what hidden subconscious forces might be holding us back.
In this episode, Brodie shares not only share a personal win, but also some of the healing that it took to make it happen. You'll hear which tried-and-true techniques helped her succeed, and an old story she was forced to examine and break up with. May it inspire you to Do the Thing!
On Today’s Solo Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:
- What helped with keeping a daily exercise commitment for over 13 months
- Why it’s important to get well acquainted with the forces of resistance
- How defining what enough is can help us stay balanced
Links:
Episode 120: How to Change Habits with James Clear
Episode 167: Brain Science and Behavior Change with Dr. Kyra Bobinet, MD MPH
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